COLUMBIA, S.C. — Having agreed to consider removing the Confederate flag from South Carolina’s Statehouse, lawmakers are now saying goodbye to a beloved black colleague whose slaying in a mass church shooting has reignited debate about Civil War symbols in the South. State Sen. Clementa Pinckney’s open coffin will be on display in the Statehouse […]
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Red Sox activate Masterson, Kratz, demote Wright, Castillo to Triple-A
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have activated right-hander Justin Masterson and catcher Erik Kratz and sent right-hander Steven Wright and outfielder Rusney Castillo to Triple-A Pawtucket. Manager John Farrell said Tuesday that Masterson will work out of the bullpen after being a starter before going on the disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis. […]
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Sanford accident
No one was injured in a car crash that took place on Grammar Road in Sanford Tuesday evening. The Sanford Fire Department was called to the scene, near Shain’s farm stand, at about 8:18 p.m. A cause of the crash was not available at press time.
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Ohio lawmakers hold off on Rose support
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio lawmakers are delaying any action on a resolution urging baseball’s commissioner to reinstate all-time hits leader Pete Rose and make the former Cincinnati Reds star eligible for the Hall of Fame. The measure was pulled from a legislative committee’s agenda for Tuesday, a day after ESPN reported it obtained a […]
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Council to take up substance abuse, mental health money
CONCORD, N.H. — The state’s Executive Council will vote on a number of state contracts today to implement parts of New Hampshire’s mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention efforts. The five-member council works alongside Gov. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, to approve all large state contracts and agency appointments. The contracts up for consideration […]
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After 10-hour appeal, Brady now must wait for verdict
NEW YORK — After a 10-hour hearing, Tom Brady now must wait to find out if his appeal of a four-game suspension carried any weight with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The league suspended Brady for his role in the use of deflated footballs in the AFC championship game win over Indianapolis. He arrived at the […]
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Sanford High grad wins scholarship
SANFORD — Ian Kelly, a 2015 graduate of Sanford High School, received a $1,000 Gary Potter Memorial Scholarship through Mainely Character, an organization established in 2000 to provide scholarships to Maine high school seniors who have demonstrated a steadfast commitment to the principles of courage, integrity, responsibility and concern for others. Kelly has logged more […]
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Waterboro tax error fuels tax reduction
WATERBORO — A $424,000 error made in the tax commitment last year will be returned to taxpayers this year. The money will be used to reduce taxes. Town Administrator Gary Lamb addressed the error Tuesday. He said he had inadvertently accounted for county taxes twice when figuring the tax commitment last year. Lamb said he […]
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1st pot dispensary in MA opening
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — The first medical marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts is scheduled to open nearly three years after voters overwhelmingly approved marijuana for medicinal use. Alternative Therapies Group’s dispensary in Salem is opening Wednesday and accepting patients by appointment only. State regulators signed off on the final paperwork Tuesday allowing the dispensary to open. […]
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Diddy claims self sefense in UCLA incident
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was defending himself in an incident at the University of California, Los Angeles, that led to his arrest, a representative the hip-hop mogul’s company said Tuesday. “The various accounts of the event and charges that are being reported are wholly inaccurate,” Nathalie Moar, a rep for Combs Enterprises, […]