FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady fired a pass for a 20-yard gain on the very first play. It was like a dart that punctured the criticism that followed him after his offense’s awfulness in the previous game. Over-the-hill? An offensive line that can’t protect him? Receivers who can’t get open? New England Patriots 43, the no-longer-unbeaten Cincinnati […]
October 2014
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Boston 2024 Olympics group honors past Olympians
BOSTON — A group working to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Boston has honored dozens of current and former Massachusetts Olympians and Paralympians at a special event at a sports bar near baseball’s Fenway Park. Former figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, who won a bronze medal in 1992 and a silver medal in 1994, and […]
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Harrington is an ideal candidate to represent Sanford
I am very glad that such an outstanding person is running to serve Sanford in the Maine House of Representatives. Matt Harrington is already a dedicated public servant, and folks in Sanford and throughout Maine would benefit from having him serve on a larger scale at the Statehouse. Matt has served as a firefighter, an […]
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Hodge’s hat trick leads Spartans past Tigers, into playoff position
SANFORD — If you happened to be anywhere near Cobb Stadium on Monday night, you would have likely heard a large Homecoming game Sanford student section chanting, “She’s a sophomore, she’s a sophomore.” That’s because Vanessa Hodge is a sophomore, and she provided plenty for the Spartans to cheer about. Hodge scored a trio of […]
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Contest for animal shelters to begin Oct. 22
Pets Add Life, a nonprofit campaign dedicated to spreading the joys and benefits of pet ownership, is giving away a total of $50,000 to three shelters across the nation through its second annual Shelter Showdown Contest. From Oct. 22 through Nov. 19, shelter supporters and communities are encouraged to vote for their organization of choice […]
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LePage decries cut to vets funeral funding
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is urging the state’s congressional delegation to help restore funding for a federal program that pays for honor guard details at veterans’ funerals. The Republican governor said the Maine National Guard was notified that the state’s funding for the Funeral Honors program will be cut by 58 percent. […]
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Cutler supporters must not give LePage victory again
In 2010, I was among the 61 percent who voted against Paul LePage. This November, I hope to be among the 61 percent who vote for Mike Michaud for governor. I am a Democrat. In 2010, when I saw that the weak Democratic candidate was running a distant third, I voted for Eliot Cutler. He […]
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Giants, Cards set to try to close out series
Talk about postseason pressure. The best pitcher in baseball, with his team’s season on the line, trying to shake off a poor playoff history against a lineup that’s had his number in October. On the road. On short rest. With the legacy of Sandy Koufax looming in the background, and the hopes of a $256 […]
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Regulators set restrictions on herring
PORTLAND (AP) — Federal regulators are reducing the number of days fishermen can fish for Atlantic herring off of Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section’s members from the three states say vessels may fish for Atlantic herring for four days weekly, from 12:01 a.m. Monday until midnight […]
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Paula C. Quinn
SACO — Paula C. Quinn, 60, of Saco, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough, after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Biddeford on Feb. 15, 1954, the daughter of Ralph and Dolores Langevin Guilbault. She was educated in Saco and Biddeford schools, graduating from Biddeford High […]