KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage ended statewide at the stroke of midnight Monday, and court clerks in some Florida counties wasted no time, issuing marriage licenses and performing weddings for same-sex couples overnight. But they were beaten to the punch by a Miami judge who found no need to wait until the […]
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Undefeated Falmouth routs Thornton
BIDDEFORD — Falmouth kept its undefeated start intact on Monday night, as the Yachtsmen won their eighth game of the season with an 8-0 victory over host Thornton Academy in a Western Class A boys hockey game at Biddeford Ice Arena. Falmouth (8-0) jumped on top early with four goals in the first period, then […]
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Walker, Hornets shoot past Celtics, 104-95
BOSTON — Kemba Walker knows there’s a lot more riding on him because several key teammates are sidelined with injuries. He certainly looked comfortable with that Monday night. Walker scored 20 of his 33 points in the second half and Cody Zeller finished with a career-high 20 points in a perfect shooting performance, carrying the […]
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Ceremony marks construction on Maine-NH bridge
KITTERY (AP) — Construction is starting at an aging bridge that connects New Hampshire and Maine. The 70-year-old Sarah Mildred Long Bridge connects Kittery and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is rated structurally deficient. Dignitaries from both states gathered Monday at the Kittery Community Center at Frisbee Common to mark the official start of the project. […]
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Public getting glimpse of Boston time capsule
BOSTON (AP) — The public is getting its first glimpse inside a time capsule dating to 1795 and believed placed by Samuel Adams and other Revolutionary War figures. Officials already have a good idea of the contents, which will be displayed Tuesday evening at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The original capsule was […]
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Panthers’ Ron Rivera, family not injured in house fire
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Panthers coach Ron Rivera has more to worry about this week than his team’s upcoming NFC playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks after an overnight fire at his home left his family displaced on Monday. The Rivera family’s 7,000-square-foot, two-story Charlotte home sustained “significant” damage from an early morning blaze that spewed […]
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No road weariness for confident Ravens
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The roar that filled the stadium in the first quarter had long since disappeared, and so had the majority of Pittsburgh Steelers fans. As the Baltimore Ravens walked off Heinz Field following their 30-17 victory Saturday night, a few hundred purple-clad folks lined up near the visitors’ tunnel. Smiling broadly, Ravens […]
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Authorities release cause of Holden fire
HOLDEN, Mass. (AP) — Investigators say a fatal three-alarm fire at a Holden home in October started when the homeowner doused himself in gasoline and set fire to himself. State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan said in a statement Monday that the Oct. 26 blaze was the result of “self-immolation by the victim that spread to […]
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New Congress sworn in with GOP in control
WASHINGTON — Republicans are assuming full control of Congress for the first time in eight years in a day of pomp, circumstance and raw politics beneath the Capitol Dome. They planned to move swiftly Tuesday toward a veto showdown with President Barack Obama over the Keystone XL pipeline, summoning unity despite a tea party-backed effort […]