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Auto racing: Kahne wins pole at Michigan International

BROOKLYN, Mich. — Kasey Kahne has won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup pole in nearly 32 months, topping qualifying at Michigan International Speedway on Friday with a lap of 201.992 mph. It’s the 27th pole of his career, but the first for the 35-year-old driver since October 2012 at Kansas. Points leader Kevin Harvick was […]

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NHL notebook: Defenses take control in Stanley Cup Final

BRANDON, Fla. — After Steven Stamkos stepped off the Lightning’s practice rink on a 90-degree June day, the Tampa Bay captain made it clear he is well aware that he hasn’t scored a goal yet in his first Stanley Cup Final. Stamkos and his Lightning teammates are determined to keep their cool and their focus […]

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NFL notebook: Spikes cited in vehicle crash; Patriots sign Flynn

BOSTON — Former New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes was cited by state police Friday for rear-ending another vehicle on a Massachusetts highway then leaving the scene. Spikes, 27, is accused of leaving the scene of an accident causing injury, speeding, driving negligently and failing to stay within marked lanes. He will be summoned to […]

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Trio now facing federal gun charges

PORTLAND — Three young people charged earlier this year in state court with stealing guns in a 2014 burglary spree throughout parts of York and Cumberland counties are now facing federal charges. A federal Grand Jury on May 27 handed up conspiracy indictments against Christopher Michaud, 23, and Amber Meserve, 22, both of Limerick and […]

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Chapter & Verse

New summer hours for the Kennebunk Baptist Church start on June 16 and go through the fall. Service will be at 10 a.m. For more information, call 985-5921. The Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, 5 Lebanon Street in Sanford, offers summer worship services every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the parlor. Summer services run from June […]

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Joe Laverriere

BIDDEFORD — Joe “Quarter Keg” Laverriere, 81, of Naugatuck, Connecticut and Saco, passed away June 8, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, Connecticut. He was born in Biddeford on May 28, 1934, a son of Henri and Irene Laverriere of Biddeford. He was a graduate of St. Louis High School. Joe served his country […]