Sobriety checkpoints will occur From Staff Reports Motorists may encounter sobriety checkpoints on some major roadways in York County today. York County Sheriff’s office, in conjunction with the Regional Impaired Driving Enforement Team, will be conducting the checkpoints in Lyman and Arundel. York County Chief Deputy Tom Baran said the enforcement activities are being planned […]
2015
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Revolution fall to Crew
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — MLS scoring leader Kei Kamara had two goals and the Columbus Crew snapped a six-game winless streak with a 2-1 comeback victory over the New England Revolution on Wednesday night. Columbus (5-6-5) avenged last season’s conference semifinal 7-3 aggregate loss to New England (6-6-6), which has lost four straight on the […]
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Hotel breaks ground across from casino OXFORD (AP) — Construction has started on a new hotel across the street from the Oxford Casino. State and local officials, business leaders and the project’s developer gathered Wednesday to celebrate the groundbreaking. The project is the town’s biggest since the casino opened three years ago and it is […]
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Boston Marathon Bombing
In this courtroom sketch, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, right, stands before U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. as he addresses the court during his sentencing, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in federal court in Boston. Tsarnaev apologized to the victims and their loved ones for the first time Wednesday just before the judge formally sentenced […]
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Officials argue against public safety position
BIDDEFORD — Police and fire commissioners unanimously told city officials during a workshop at City Hall Wednesday night that they oppose hiring a public safety director in Biddeford. “My sense is that it’s off the table now,” Mayor Alan Casavant said after the discussion, although he indicated no official decision has been made, and he […]
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World briefs
Putin vows to strengthen military MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin says Russia needs a powerful military to fend off threats near its borders, a statement that reflects tensions with the West over the Ukrainian crisis. Speaking at Thursday’s Kremlin meeting with graduates of Russian military academies, Putin said that a “powerful army equipped with […]
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Editorial Roundup
Rutland Herald (Vt.), June 19: It is an astonishing number: the United Nations estimates that violence and poverty have displaced 60 million people around the globe. It is a number that takes us back to the catastrophic era of World War II when vast populations of refugees roamed the European continent and war-torn regions of […]
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Bringing it home: Jazz clarinetist plays Saturday
SANFORD — Clarinetist, composer and saxophonist Mike McGinnis was a 13 year-old at Sanford Junior High School when his band teacher, Angela Hendricks, suggested he get hold of a recording of jazz great Charlie Parker. His parents got him one, and he listened ”“ and then he listened, again and again. It made an impression […]
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Lambert headlines SMAA baseball honors
The Southwestern Maine Activities Association recently released its All-Conference teams and awards, and Thornton Academy junior Ben Lambert was named the conference’s Most Valuable Player. Lambert was a dual threat for the Trojans this season, as both one of the league’s top hitters and top pitchers. On the mound, Lambert was fourth in the league […]