FREEPORT—The Freeport girls’ basketball team may not have brought a glowing record into the new year, but does this squad ever have an upside. The Falcons lost five of their first six contests this winter, but just before the Christmas break, they took top contenders York and Wells to the wire, gaining confidence in the […]
2014
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Don Everly receives ‘special spiritual message’
Don says he had a special moment with his late brother while listening to a song Phil had written.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Ted Cruz remains a Canadian citizen
The Texas Republican vowed to renounce his Canadian citizenship by the end of last year, but he is still a dual citizen.
Posted inNation & World, News
Secretive spy court renews NSA’s phone-records collection program
Meanwhile, government lawyers seek to block last month’s ruling against the program.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. evacuating South Sudan embassy workers
The drawdown suggests that diplomats are deeply concerned about fighting between rival groups.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Schools win battle against lunch portion limits
The Agriculture Department removes the meat and grain limits for good.
Posted inNation & World, News
Soldier foils arsonist at crowded Seattle bar
An Army staff sergeant grabs a fire extinguisher after someone poured gasoline on a carpeted stairway and set it ablaze.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Lawsuit alleges Facebook scans private messages
The company says there is no merit to the claims that the social network profits by profiling users’ Web activity and sharing the data with marketers.
Posted inFlashback, News
Flashback: City Hall’s lost neighbors
A photo from the Portland Press Herald’s archives shows two small buildings that occupied a corner lot behind Merrill Auditorium. They were sold to the city for $5,000 and demolished.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Bitter cold weather overnight
After a cold day, we have one of the colder nights in several years ahead. All areas of the state will be subzero by 8 or 9PM and stay that way through the first few hours after sunrise. The sunshine Saturday will help to move the mercury quite a bit higher than today with many […]