WASHINGTON — Nearly five years after President Barack Obama signed his health care overhaul into law, its fate is yet again in the hands of the Supreme Court. This time it’s not just the White House and Democrats who have reason to be anxious. Republican lawmakers and governors won’t escape the political fallout if the court […]
February 2015
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Russian economy catches up with US fur trappers
LIMINGTON — Brian Cogill pulls on a green hoodie, slips on his hip waders, dons the hat made from a beaver he caught himself and drives out into the snowy woods in search of his quarry. Tall, husky, barrel-chested, with a bushy auburn beard and a rosy complexion, he tromps through the forest to check […]
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Thornton’s Barrett, Daigle sign NLIs on National Signing Day
SACO — Starting at 8 a.m. Wednesday and continuing on throughout the day, thousands of high school senior student-athletes put pen to paper in regards to committing to play sports at various colleges and universities. Two of those student-athletes did just that at Thornton Academy as Kevin Barrett and Tori Daigle signed National Letters of […]
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No limits: Penn State celebrates signing day Franklin-style
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The cheerleaders arrived at Penn State’s football offices just as the sun was starting to peek from behind Nittany Mountain. Blue and white balloons were everywhere and pop music pumped loudly into a room that was filling quickly with Penn State supporters, administrators and coaches from all sports. James Franklin sat […]
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No shortage of hilarity in “Regretsâ€
Marriage, the good, the bad, and the ugly, is humorously explored in the current production by Portland’s Good Theater Company. “No Regrets” by Paul Rudnick is a drawing room for satirical comedy that tackles the issue of gay marriage while skewering the vapid materialism and the social excess of the New York City’s Upper West […]
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Kelly: 24 recruits provide ND with needed depth
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame added 24 players to its roster Wednesday that coach Brian Kelly said should provide the needed depth to challenge for a national championship even though it wasn’t rated as a top-five class by analysts. “We don’t look at it through anybody else’s lens but our own,” Kelly said. […]
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Georgette L. Perreault
BIDDEFORD — Georgette L. Perreault, 85, of Biddeford, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough. She was born June 13, 1929 in Claremont, New Hampshire, a daughter of Wilfred and Emilia (Vermette) Lariviere. She came to Biddeford as a child and was educated in Biddeford schools receiving her high school diploma […]
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Grammy facts: Timberlake’s redemption and Joan Rivers
NEW YORK — The Grammy Awards, airing live on Sunday, include predicable nominees like Beyonci and Taylor Swift, and awards like best rap song and best country album. But we take a look at interesting factoids in this year’s nominations, including Joan Rivers battling Jimmy Carter for an award and Miley Cyrus earning her first-ever […]
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Suspect arrested in Biddeford 7-Eleven robbery
BIDDEFORD — A Lyman man is in custody after making off with the entire cash register from 7-Eleven, at 66 Alfred St., early Wednesday morning, according to police. Biddeford police were called to the convenience store at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday and were told that a male suspect stole the cash register and took off running toward Washington […]
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Buckeyes lock up 27, including 12 from Ohio, 3 from Florida
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Urban Meyer says being the coach of the national champion opens the door to recruiting in every living room in the United States. Meyer got less of a bounce from Ohio State’s national title than he thought he might, but still locked up a banner crop of 27 new Buckeyes on Wednesday. […]