MOSCOW (AP) — A burglar in a small town in Siberia has broken into a house and left his photograph with a note of apology. The burglar in Prokopyevsk, about 3,100 kilometers east of Moscow, picked the lock on the front door and stole a chain saw as well as several blocks of cigarette packs, […]
2015
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Devotees nailed to crosses in Philippines
SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) — Half a dozen Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to wooden crosses to mimic the suffering of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation. Church leaders have spoken against the annual practice which mixes Catholic devotion with folk belief, but it continues to draw big crowds, […]
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Polar Bears face Bates this weekend
BRUNSWICK If fans add up the numbers for the start and the finish of the Bowdoin College baseball team’s recently completed Florida excursion, things were not good. The Polar Bears began the early March trip with four losses in their first five games, and ended the same way. But, a solid mid-trip stretch, including a […]
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NASCAR fines Ryan Newman’s race team for manipulated tires
CHARLOTTE, N.C. NASCAR levied harsh penalties against Ryan Newman’s race team Tuesday after determining Richard Childress Racing manipulated the tires Newman used at Auto Club Speedway in California. There had been rampant speculation throughout the Sprint Cup garage that teams were drilling tiny holes in their tires to allow air to escape during a race. […]
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Bruins slip past Red Wings, 3-2
DETROIT (AP) — Zach Trotman’s first career NHL goal couldn’t have come at a better time for the surging Boston Bruins. He scored with 2:08 remaining to lift the Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. Trotman’s wrist shot got between Petr Mrazek’s glove and jersey, and trickled past […]
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Napoli homers as Sox bounce Twins
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Mike Napoli had a tworun homer in a seven-run sixth, and the Boston Red Sox beat Minnesota 8-5 on Thursday night after Twins starter Ervin Santana turned in five scoreless innings of one-hit ball. Dustin Pedroia also drove in two runs for the Red Sox, and Pablo Sandoval had two […]
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Saddleback has great April skiing
RANGELEY LAKES Though Spring is here (really), now is not the time to be putting away your winter sports equipment. After this record setting season, there is still plenty of snow left both on the mountains and in the woods. The sun is shining stronger and longer, bringing the spring warmth, softening snow surfaces and […]
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Still lots to see and ski
While perusing a past issue of the Maine Sunday Telegram, I came upon John Christie’s column regarding discount offers to senior skiers in various resorts both here in Maine and beyond. As us Baby Boomers swell the senior population numbers, people (mostly us!) have begun to rethink what senior looks like. As Christie notes, “Fifteen […]
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Improper feeding leads to deer deaths
Improper feeding that led to enterotoxemia appears to have caused the deaths of several deer in New Hampshire. Even when done properly, supplemental winter feeding can bring up many complications for starving deer. When done improperly, feeding deer could mean an agonizing death. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department reported recently that a group […]