BIDDEFORD — Michael Mercer’s eyelids shut like bear traps. He leaned over, wailing in agony, coughing and spitting and trying to explain, for the video camera, what he was experiencing. “It’s really, really, super hot,” he said. Mercer, who worked as a police officer in Maine and Arizona before retiring several years ago, had just […]
2015
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Eva Spencer
SANFORD — Eva L. Spencer, 90, of Sanford, died on June 19, 2015. Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes & Cremation Service Sanford-Springvale.
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Nonprofit to study cost of restoring historic fort
PORTLAND (AP) — A nonprofit organization is planning to commission a study to look into the cost of restoring a Civil War-era fort in Portland that would also outline how repairs would be carried out. The Portland Press Herald that Fort Gorges, a stronghold located between the Portland peninsula and Peaks Island, needs to be […]
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Nationals’ Max Scherzer celebrates his no-hitter
WASHINGTON — A day later, Max Scherzer couldn’t stop smiling. “I’m doing great,” the Nationals right-hander said the morning after he threw a no-hitter and came within a strike of a perfect game before hitting Pittsburgh’s Jose Tabata in Washington’s 6-0 victory. “I didn’t get much sleep, but that’s for a good reason, just on […]
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Man charged with threatening neighbors
NORRIDGEWOCK (AP) — Police have arrested a Norridgewock man they say accused his neighbors of kidnapping his girlfriend then fired several gun rounds at their house. William Longley is scheduled to appear in court Monday to face charges including aggravated reckless conduct and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon in connection with the Saturday night […]
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Ralph Roberts
NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Roberts, a cable pioneer who built Comcast from a small cable TV system in Mississippi into an entertainment and communications behemoth, has died. He was 95. Comcast said in a statement that Roberts died Thursday night in Philadelphia of natural causes. He was in his 40s when he began his […]
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Taliban suicide bomber, gunmen attack Afghan parliament
KABUL, Afghanistan — A Taliban suicide bomber struck the entrance to the Afghan parliament on Monday and gunmen tried to storm the heavily guarded compound, setting off a gunbattle with police that left two people dead as lawmakers were meeting inside to vote on the appointment of a new defense minister. Afghan security forces managed […]
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Kennebunk rallies, but falls to defending champ Yarmouth in Class B girls lacrosse state championship
PORTLAND — Despite being the defending state champion, Yarmouth entered Saturday’s Class B girls lacrosse state championship with the feeling of being the underdog against Kennebunk. The Clippers certainly played like the underdog, fighting for every loose ball and contesting every possession. The Rams, who have never completed a championship season in their history, rallied […]
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Sea Dogs rally falls short
READING, Pa. — The Portland Sea Dogs (26-43) rallied back from an early 7-0 deficit but lost to the Reading Fightin Phils (36-32), 8-7, on Father’s Day at FirstEnergy Stadium. Portland has lost consecutive one-run games in Reading. Trailing 8-6 in the ninth inning, Aneury Tavarez led off with a double and scored on a […]
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Kennebunk fire leaves 1 dead, 1 seriously injured
From Staff Reports KENNEBUNK — A deadly fire at 305 Cat Mousam Road in Kennebunk has killed one and left another seriously injured. The fire was reported around 2:30 a.m. Monday morning, and Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesperson Stephen McCausland said that the deceased man was not able to escape the blaze. He died […]