FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Robert Kraft looked down from his seat high above the field and watched his New England Patriots fall apart. The offense led by Tom Brady struggled to move the ball. The defense that had been stingy couldn’t stop the Kansas City Chiefs from reeling off long gains. And Bill Belichick lost by at least […]
October 2014
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Maine’s archery deer hunt begins this week
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s season for hunting deer with bows and arrows is set to begin this week. The archery season begins on Thursday and runs until Halloween. Hunters are allowed to harvest bucks throughout the state during the season. Hunters may only take antlerless deer in parts of the state that recognize “any deer” […]
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Buxton-Hollis Historical Society to host talk on historic theater curtains
Guest speaker Christine Hadsel, director of “Curtains Without Borders,” will present “Suspended Worlds: Historic Theater Scenery in Maine” at the Buxton-Hollis Historical Society on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m. A hundred years ago, grand drapes and painted backdrops were a primary artistic feature in the cultural life of almost every village and town in […]
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Midterm loss could crack stonewall on pipeline
The federal government recently began its seventh year of considering whether to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Nearly all that time has passed under the administration of President Obama, who seems content never to decide the pipeline’s fate. That way, it wouldn’t be built, which would please the president’s supporters on the liberal […]
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Swimmer Phelps apologizes after another brush with the law
Michael Phelps can’t seem to break a disturbing pattern. Record-breaking success in the pool. Trouble on dry land. The winningest athlete in Olympic history is facing DUI charges for the second time after being arrested early Tuesday in his hometown of Baltimore, where police said he was clocked going nearly 40 mph over the speed […]
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King graduates from basic training
ARUNDEL — U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Darin J. King graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete […]
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Autumn is a prime season for quality time with family
Family time is wicked important to me, so every Friday evening after work, I drive up the coast to see and spend time with my wife and my 11-year-old daughter, Olivia. This past Sunday, we all went apple picking. Olivia’s friend, Lyla, came along, and the two girls also went through a corn maze. When […]
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Mustangs, Stags battle to draw in field hockey
PORTLAND — Massabesic twice fought back from a deficit to tie Cheverus 2-2 in an SMAA field hockey game on Tuesday. Becca Archer got the Stags on the board with 16:03 left in the first thanks to an assist from Colleen Slattery, only for the Mustangs to tie the game two minutes later when Emma […]
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Deal in wrongful death suit rejected
FARMINGTON (AP) — A lawsuit against the town of Farmington, the police chief and an officer filed by the parents of an Army veteran shot and killed by police will move forward after the town rejected a settlement. The Morning Sentinel reports that details of the proposal are confidential, but attorneys said the case is […]
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Hillary Clinton to raise money for N.H.’s Shaheen
CONCORD, N.H. — Hillary Clinton is expected to help raise campaign cash for Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire ”“ an important place to maintain friends, should the former secretary of state choose to make a second bid for the White House. Two Democrats with knowledge of the event confirmed Clinton will join Shaheen […]