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Mouth watering, easy ideas

Crumb-topped Apples This is not Brown Betty or Apple Crumble. It doesn’t have a crust on the bottom, but you won’t miss it. This recipe is for sliced apples topped with the kind of crumbs that come on coffee cake. Ingredients: Crumbs 3⁄4 cup flour or more 3⁄4 cup sugar or more Dash salt 1 […]

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Ravens hoping to make themselves right at home in Foxborough once again

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The temperature drops, friendly fans roar and the Patriots pile up victories. New England has the best home record in the NFL in Bill Belichick’s 15 seasons as coach, playoffs included. Watch out, though. Here come the road-tested Baltimore Ravens for a divisional game Saturday. “There’s nothing that the crowd can do […]

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House poised to pass pipeline bill as state court clears way

WASHINGTON — As House Republicans prepared to pass legislation Friday to authorize construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, Nebraska’s highest court removed a major obstacle to the project and a major reason behind President Barack Obama’s opposition to the bill. “President Obama is now out of excuses for blocking the Keystone pipeline and the […]

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Boston, city of curmudgeons, reacts warily to Olympics bid

BOSTON — Organizers of Boston’s bid for the 2024 Olympics say they’re “wicked excited.” Ordinary Bostonians ”“ bracing for killer traffic and other headaches if the famously curmudgeonly city actually wins the Games ”“ say they’re just wicked bummed. Columnists and commuters alike took to the airwaves, the streets and social media Friday to air […]

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NBA’s Bonner promotes health care coverage in N.H.

CONCORD, N.H. — An organization helping New Hampshire consumers understand the Affordable Care Act is ramping up efforts to get young men covered with a new television ad and a public service announcement featuring NBA player Matt Bonner. The second enrollment period under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law ends Feb. 15. During the […]

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Bulldogs pull away from Biddeford

BIDDEFORD — Host Biddeford hung with defending Class A state champion Portland for a half, but the Bulldogs flexed their muscles in the third quarter, as they eased to a 67-33 victory in an SMAA boys basketball game at Tiger Gym on Friday. Portland (9-0) held a 23-16 lead at halftime before pouring in 29 […]

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Maary M. Patrick

BOOTHBAY — Mary Marion Patrick, 69, passed away on Jan. 7 at Saint Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor. She was born on Nov. 1, 1945 in Augusta, the daughter of Stephen and Harriet Pease Patrick. Mary grew up on Glenhaven Circle in Saco and graduated from Thornton Academy. She later earned her Master’s in Education […]

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French security forces kill gunmen, end terror rampage

PARIS — With explosions and gunfire, security forces Friday ended three days of terror around Paris, killing the two al-Qaida-linked brothers who staged a murderous rampage at a satirical newspaper and an accomplice who seized hostages at a kosher supermarket to try to help the brothers escape. The worst terrorist violence France has seen in […]