LEWISTON (AP) — A Wales man charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a hunter is now facing charges of sexually assaulting a child. Christopher Austin, 43, has been charged with eight counts of gross sexual assault of a child between 8-15 years old. He’s being held on $50,000 bail. The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s […]
2014
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Seahawks top Patriots in final AP Pro32 rankings
NEW YORK (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks finished the regular season where they started it: as the top team in the NFL. Defending Super Bowl champion Seattle (12-4) received 11 of 12 first-place votes Tuesday in the AP Pro32 power rankings, which are decided by a media panel that regularly covers the league. The Seahawks […]
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No drugs found in jail ‘shakedown’
ALFRED — York County Jail corrections officers and state corrections canines and their handlers went through the jail with the proverbial fine-tooth comb Tuesday, looking for drugs and other contraband. Corrections officers lifted mattresses, rifled through clothing, examined desks, books and more inside cells. Canines sniffed common areas for drugs. The good news, said Sheriff-Elect […]
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Local giving by BHS students brings cheer to hospitalized children at SMHC
BIDDEFORD — A hospital stay isn’t how most would prefer to spend the holidays but it’s especially hard for children who miss the excitement of Christmas morning and opening gifts under the tree. Thanks to the generosity of donors and the volunteer efforts of Biddeford Regional Center of Technology’s Student Leadership Council and Biddeford High […]
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New Year’s resolution
I never make New Year’s resolutions. Number one, the turning of one year to the next has never struck me as particularly significant in any way. Moreover, other than tradition, it isn’t clear to me why a decision to do something new or better or to somehow improve my behavior should be linked to the […]
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Americans’ slipping sense of duty
WASHINGTON — Americans are a little less likely to ask what they can do for their country these days. An Associated Press-GfK poll found that the sense of duty has slipped since a similar survey three decades earlier. Civic virtues such as staying informed or serving on a jury don’t seem as important as they […]
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Will Obama defy Congress on Gitmo prisoners?
President Obama has long advocated closing the U.S. terrorist prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He likely would have done it long ago, had Congress not stopped him. Now, however, Obama is not in the mood to abide by anything Congress says. And he is again talking about closing Guantanamo. The result could be an ugly […]
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Sports Briefs
Suh’s suspension rescinded; fine instead NEW YORK (AP) — Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh can play in Detroit’s wild-card game after his one-game NFL suspension was reduced to a $70,000 fine. Hearing officer Ted Cottrell heard Suh’s expedited appeal Tuesday and ruled that Suh can play Sunday at Dallas but must pay the fine. Suh […]
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Harbaugh back home in Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — By the time Jim Harbaugh walked onto the court at halftime of the Michigan basketball game, his homecoming had turned into a full-fledged pep rally. “I pledge to you that we will do our very best to carry on the great tradition of Michigan ”“ excellence all across the board,” the […]
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Applications for study abroad due Jan. 7
The application deadline for the 2015-2016 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study, or YES, Abroad scholarship program is Jan. 7. The program provides full scholarships to American high school students to experience overseas communities and cultures. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the YES Abroad program enables students to […]