For most of the 2015 season, Greely’s baseball team didn’t appear bound for another championship. But when the calendar turned to June, the Rangers flipped the switch once again and Saturday at St. Joseph’s College in Standish, Greely culminated a stirring playoff run with a dominant state game victory over Camden Hills as it repeated […]
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Lawmakers pass bill to let some Mainers pull out of wind permitting area
The compromise would allow residents of the Unorganized Territory to petition the state to be removed by June 30, 2016.
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Scientists say sharks seen off Maine are likely basking sharks, not great whites
If indeed the biggest one was 25 feet long, it likely was a harmless plankton-eater, experts say.
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Hundreds turn out in Portland to decry racism, honor victims of Charleston shootings
‘Don’t be distracted by homelessness,’ an organizer of the event tells the crowd at Merrill Auditorium. ‘We’re talking about racism.’
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Maine House passes bill to allow General Assistance for asylum seekers
The fate of the bill remains unclear, however, because the initial House vote did not pass by a veto-proof majority.
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Red Sox will retire Pedro Martinez’s number July 28
Two days after the former Boston ace is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, his number, 45, will go up on the right field display at Fenway Park.
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Northbound I-295 in Yarmouth reopens after truck fire
A tractor-trailer fire had briefly closed both lanes, but they were reopened before 4:30 p.m.
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Woman injured in Westbrook fire upgraded from critical condition
The woman, in whose apartment the fire started, suffered burns and is being treated in Boston.
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Maine Legislature overrides veto of bill sparked by fatal hayride accident
The bill directs the State Fire Marshal’s Office and chief of the state police to convene a task force to look at ways to ensure the safety of hayrides and other uninspected farm rides.
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Portland park vigil fights homelessness
Homeless Voices for Justice advocate Jim Devine sings the blues in Portland’s Post Office Park on June 19 during the eighth annual Longest Day of Homelessness Summer Solstice Vigil. From sunrise at 4:59 a.m. to sunset at 8:26 p.m., activists and supporters shared stories in the park on Middle Street. “Don’t be too high, mighty […]