Winter can be a dangerous time of year, with extreme weather that can turn daily activities into hazards. Simply going for a walk during the winter puts one at risk for slips and falls, which can be especially damaging for the elderly. With January now making its entrance after a particularly snowy December, it’s a […]
2014
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Huot holds his own in holiday shutout
While it took some time for the Thornton Academy boys hockey team to get in sync against Edward Little last Thursday, junior goalie Andrew Huot was in tune from the start. Huot stonewalled a Red Eddies attack that spent plenty of time in the attacking zone and posted a shutout in the Trojans’ 4-0 win […]
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Bookstore to benefit pantry
SANFORD — Books are opening a new chapter for the food pantry at York County Shelter Programs, and, in turn, the agency is seeing to it that the city’s only bookstore will continue operating. It nearly didn’t. Books Revisited, which had opened at 882 Main St. about 15 years ago with all-volunteer management and staff, […]
Posted inLife & Culture
Portland winter art preview: Staged reading, art walk jump-start 2014
Photo and sculpture exhibits are up at museums and the library.
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Making Noise: Potty Mouth at Space Gallery
The indie rockers provide the edge in this week of ‘a bit dirty, very rootsy’ on the music scene.
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Maine libraries write new chapter on lending
Cake pans, fishing poles, dolls and ukuleles are among the items circulating in Maine as libraries expand their mission.
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This Week in GO
Having fun with Old Man Winter / Making Noise gets excited for music in 2014 / The best and worst of movies in 2013 / New theater and art shows / ‘The Hard Life of Woody Guthrie’
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Negotiators urged to bring peace to South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan — Negotiators from South Sudan’s two warring sides arrived Wednesday in Ethiopia for peace talks, and a U.N. official urged both forces to bring the world’s newest country “back from the brink.” Fighting continued in Bor, a gateway city to the capital of Juba, a government official said. Bor is just 75 […]
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All-female ticket aims for Texas statehouse
Despite long odds, the two women hope to make history as governor and lieutenant governor.
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College roundup: Colby wins in women’s basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Carylanne Wolfington had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Colby held Maine Maritime to 20.7 percent shooting on the way to a 55-29 win in the consolation game of the Naismith Classic women’s basketball tournament at Springfield College. Brooke Chandor added 10 points for the Mules (4-7), who led 26-10 at halftime. […]