MATTERDALE, England James Rebanks sits in his stone farmhouse, describing the hardscrabble mountain life his family has known for six centuries or more. Then his cellphone rings. It’s a big London ad agency, hoping to sign him up for a project. Rebanks is probably the world’s most famous shepherd, with a hit Twitter account, a […]
2015
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Former Chicago LL team suing over stripped title
CHICAGO — A former Chicago Little League team announced a lawsuit Wednesday against the sport’s governing body, accusing it of improperly stripping the young athletes of the national title that made them hometown heroes and nationally known and refusing to provide the information used to make the stunning decision. The attorney for Jackie Robinson West […]
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“Nunsense, A-Men!†an exercise in slapstick
It must be the summer of the Nun as three of our local theaters have anointed their 2015 summer season with convent chicanery. Two productions of “Sister Act” are on the docket, one at the Ogunquit Playhouse and yet another at Maine State Music Theater in Brunswick. The comic Catholic contagion is raging at the […]
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Boston Marathon bomber says he’s sorry for the first time
BOSTON — Moments before a judge sentenced him to death, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev broke more than two years of silence Wednesday and apologized to the victims and their loved ones for the first time. “I pray for your relief, for your healing,” he said. “I am sorry for the lives that I’ve taken, […]
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Republican-led Congress hands Obama major win on trade
WASHINGTON — In a triumph of divided government, the Republican-controlled Congress passed major trade legislation Wednesday that was long-sought by President Barack Obama but vehemently opposed by most lawmakers in his party. The measure to strengthen Obama’s hand in global trade talks cleared the Senate on a vote of 60-38, and will go to the […]
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Towns, Okafor and good lesser-known players top NBA draft
NEW YORK — Karl-Anthony Towns hoisted a child high up toward his shoulders, letting the youngster at an NBA community service event feel what it was like to rock the rim with a dunk. Next up for Towns might be trying to help lift the Minnesota Timberwolves. The center from Kentucky is considered the likely […]
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Community Calendar
Saturday, June 27 The North Saco Congregational Church is hosting a bean supper at the corner of Flag Pond, Heath and Rocky Hill Roads on Saturday, June 27 from 4:30-6 p.m. The menu will include two kinds of beans, hot dogs, coleslaw, potato salad, brown bread, pie, coffee and lemonade. The price is $7 for […]
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The Pope gets involved
What business does the pope have getting involved in politics and science? That’s a question that has come up in recent days surrounding the release of Pope Francis’ much anticipated encyclical, or letter, on ecology. “Laudato Si” (”Praise Be With You” ”“ the beginning of a canticle addressed to Jesus Christ by St. Francis of […]
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Virginia’s 4-2 win over Vandy gives ACC 1st title since 1955
OMAHA, Neb. — It took 60 years, but the Atlantic Coast Conference finally won a baseball national title again. Virginia completed its improbable run to the championship with a 4-2 victory over defending champ Vanderbilt on Wednesday night, making it the first ACC team since Wake Forest in 1955 to reach the top of college […]
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Kennebunk selectmen send possible TIF change to November vote
KENNEBUNK — The Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday night to send three proposed changes to the town’s Lower Village Tax Increment Financing district to a November vote. The changes would incorporate the former Bartley’s Restaurant, the Tudisco vacant property lot and the Gallery lot into the district. Kennebunk has three other TIF districts: the Route […]