Every team has a friendly rival – if they don’t, they should get one – and some even have multiple. Top squads jostle with each other year in and year out for the best playoff seeds, or face off in consecutive championships. But the grudge games that stick, that evolve into traditions, are usually between […]
October 2014
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Hagel approves 21-day Ebola quarantine for troops
President Obama has made clear he feels the military’s situation is different from that of civilians, in part because troops are not in West Africa by choice.
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Girls Soccer: Gorham ekes out win over Westbrook
It took the Rams most of a half to do so, but they finally penetrated a solid Blazes defense Saturday evening. Gorham’s Kate Hopkins made the most of a momentary Westbrook breakdown to slip through the middle of the chaos and deposit the game’s first – and last – goal. The Rams took the W, […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Freeport farm plans for the future
FREEPORT — After 25 years of taking care of horses, maintaining high-quality soil, and running day-to-day operations, the owners of Winterwood Farm are thinking of its future. Bob and Simone Rodgers know what they don’t want to happen to their 46-acre farm on Webster Road. They’re working with the Freeport Conservation Trust to do whatever […]
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Analysts: Al-Qaida still offers olive branch to Islamic State
Analysts are closely watching al-Qaida’s repeated overtures, and while a full reconciliation is not expected soon – if ever – there is evidence the two groups have curtailed their infighting.
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A world in harmony: Local chorus heads for international stage
YARMOUTH — About 50 men from the Portland area are breaking the conventions of barbershop singing, and now have the chance to showcase their talent in an international competition. The Downeasters Chorus is part of the Portland chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, and will represent the society’s northeastern district at its 2015 International Convention […]
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Augusta’s Colonial Theater wins national historic designation
The Water Street theater, last used as a movie house in 1969, could be eligible for federal and state tax credits.
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Ghoulish gourds at Freeport festival
Sidebar Elements The L.L. Bean Pumpkin Festival, on Saturday, Oct. 25, in Freeport, featured hundreds of carved jack o’lanterns, including these ones on display outside the Bean flagship store. Saturday’s pumpkin festival, at the L.L. Bean flagship store in Freeport, included a costume parade, music, face painting, and of course pumpkin-carving. Proceeds from the annual […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
LETTERS: Bring back the sporting of bear hunting
According to the Vote No campaign website, the state’s bear population has increased over 67 percent since the 1990s, requiring the use of the current “state of the art” program to control the bear population and reduce bear/human interactions. This is in fact their main argument! However, data collected within Maine and other states provide […]
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LETTERS: Bring back the sporting of bear hunting
According to the Vote No campaign website, the state’s bear population has increased over 67 percent since the 1990s, requiring the use of the current “state of the art” program to control the bear population and reduce bear/human interactions. This is in fact their main argument! However, data collected within Maine and other states provide […]