SANFORD — City councilors here took a vote on their annual salary Tuesday ”“ agreeing to pay themselves $4,000 each, annually. The salary is the same as it was last year. Actually, it’s been the same for about a decade, estimated deputy Mayor Maura Herlihy, when it was doubled from $2,000 a year. Mayor Tom […]
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RI House agrees to let terminally ill use experimental drugs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island House has passed a bill to let terminally ill patients obtain experimental drugs that haven’t been federally approved. The House passed the measure 70-to-1 Wednesday. It now heads to the Senate for consideration. Democratic Rep. Joseph McNamara says he introduced the bill because he wants to give hope […]
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Rams finally victorious in regional final
FALMOUTH — Kennebunk’s 12-player junior class doesn’t know what it’s like to not play in a regional final, as those dozen Rams competed for the Western Maine title in both their freshmen and sophomore years. But now those juniors, as well as the rest of the players on the Kennebunk roster, know what it feels […]
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Goodall offering a ‘Taste of Summer’
SANFORD — If you have a ticket, you can walk the grounds of the Goodall Mansion and sample delicacies from 15 or more restaurants on July 1. Called “A Taste of Summer,” the event is a fundraiser for Trafton Senior Center and Literacy Volunteers of Greater Sanford. Taste of Summer starts at 5 p.m. on […]
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Annual fish-off approaches in Sanford
SANFORD — Nothing like fishing in the summer. Nothing like fishing with someone special. Young people can do that Sunday at Number One Pond in Sanford. That is when the annual Father’s Day Family Fish Off takes place. The fish-off is open to teams of two, consisting of a child under 16 years old and one […]
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Mom, stepdad plead guilty to fleeing country with daughter
LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) — A mother and stepfather entered guilty pleas Wednesday to charges they fled the country more than a decade ago with her daughter amid a custody dispute. Genevieve and Scott Kelley pleaded guilty during a pretrial hearing to misdemeanor charges of custodial interference. Additional felony charges of custodial interference and witness tampering […]
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TA falls to South Portland in boys lax regional final
SOUTH PORTLAND — At halftime of Wednesday’s Western Maine Class A boys lacrosse regional final it looked as though top-seeded South Portland and No. 2 Thornton Academy were on a collision course for another battle to the end. The Trojans and Red Riots were playing a rematch of last year’s regional final, when South Portland […]
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US, EU ready tough Russia sanctions, in case they’re needed
WASHINGTON — Determined to prevent another Moscow-led rebel advance, the United States and European governments have prepared a new round of penalties targeting Russia’s energy and financial sectors as part of a sanctions-in-waiting strategy that officials hope will help the West respond immediately if insurgents push deeper into Ukraine. The penalties could start with banning […]
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Sanford strikes early in win
SANFORD — The Mainers scored five runs combined in the first two innings, then allowed just a pair of one-run frames as Sanford topped Ocean State 5-2 at Goodall Park Wednesday. Dalton Thomas got the Sanford offense rolling with a two-out solo home run in the bottom of the first. Three straight singles against Waves […]
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Chambers Bay could make for a long US Open
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — These might be some of the longest rounds in the U.S. Open, and it won’t all be down to slow play. Chambers Bay is a long hike even without clubs. USGA executive director Mike Davis set the time par at 4 hours, 45 minutes, which is not close to what anyone […]