Alright, I guess it’s inevitable. Time to make some resolutions. It’s been forever since I’ve done this. Years of my life have gone by with nary a resolution made, and for one simple reason – I’m awesome in every way and can’t be improved upon. OK, resolution number one: Stop lying about how awesome I […]
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Official: ’Affluenza’ teen wins 3- day delay in deportation
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — A teen fugitive from Texas known for using an “affluenza” defense was granted a three-day delay in deportation on Wednesday, the same day he and his mother were scheduled to be sent back to the U.S., according to a Mexican official. An official with Mexico’s Migration Institute told The Associated Press that […]
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Apple agrees to pay $350 million in Italian tax case
ROME — Apple has agreed to pay Italy 318 million euros (about $350 million) in taxes for several past years, prosecutors said Wednesday, part of a broader European effort to make multinationals pay what they owe in each country where they do business. Italy has already brought several cases against global technology companies that have […]
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Eugene A. Breton
KENNEBUNK — Eugene A. Breton, 91, of Kennebunk and formerly of Saco, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, at Kennebunk Nursing Center. He was born in Biddeford on June 7, 1924, a son of Eugene and Lea (Roy) Breton. He was educated in Biddeford schools. He served his country in the U.S. Army during […]
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Otis L. Randall Jr.
KENNEBUNK — Otis L. Randall Jr., 84, of Kennebunk, passed away on Dec. 29, 2015. Visiting hours will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk, on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, where a funeral service will follow at noon. Interment will follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco.
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International Adventure & Fabulous Food In NH’s White Mountains
Snow at last, snow at last, Oh lord almighty, we have snow at last! Admittedly, I was having a minor crisis of faith when Christmas came to Maine unaccompanied by a single flake of snow and El Paso, Texas was experiencing a blizzard. Thankfully, Winter has arrived and with it the announcement from the Appalachian […]
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Leap from college coaching to NFL rarely worth the trip
Everyone has to start somewhere. But if the end game is to win a Super Bowl, candidates applying for NFL head-coaching vacancies may want to downplay their college resumes. As Philadelphia’s firing of Chip Kelly reminded us again, past successes are no guarantee of future prosperity — at least in the pros. Coaches with designs […]
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Former Red Sox All-Star third baseman Frank Malzone dies
BOSTON — Frank Malzone, the Boston Red Sox’s all-time leader among third baseman with homers and RBIs, has died, the team said Tuesday. He was 85. Malzone died at home in Needham, Massachusetts, of natural causes, the team said. A member of the Red Sox hall of fame since 1995, he played in Boston for […]
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Bach: Sports bodies must clean up to protect credibility
LONDON — Sports organizations must work harder than ever in 2016 to clean up their act after a year of corruption and doping scandals that tarnished the Olympic movement, IOC President Thomas Bach said Wednesday in a New Year’s message. Bach said the entire Olympic world must live up to the public’s expectations of integrity […]
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NFL season again filled with surprises, disappointments
The 2015 NFL season has had plenty of flops such as Jimmy Graham’s move to the Northwest, the “lose-lose” LeSean McCoy-Kiko Alonso trade and the Ndamukong Suh-Miami Dolphins marriage. It’s also had tons of surprises. The Carolina Panthers rolled right along after star receiver Kelvin Benjamin tore an ACL in training camp, and the Carr-Cooper-Crabtree […]