SANTA CLARA, Calif. The San Francisco 49ers signed linebacker NaVorro Bowman to a four-year contract extension through the 2022 season Wednesday. The 28-year-old Bowman missed the 2014 season after a devastating left knee injury during the NFC championship game, then returned last year and led the NFL with 154 total tackles. He also had 2 […]
August 2016
Cowboys backup QB plans unclear after Kellen Moore injury
OXNARD, Calif. Dallas quarterback Kellen Moore broke his right ankle in a training camp practice Tuesday, likely forcing the Cowboys to look outside the organization for an experienced backup. The injury happened during one of the last plays of 11-on-11 work in the second full-pad practice of camp. Guard Jared Smith was pushed back by […]
Museum celebrates Great Lakes’ legacy
MARQUETTE, Mich. While waterways such as the Great Lakes are viewed by modern society as a source of recreation and transportation, it is easy to forget that local history was forged, in large part, by the water that surrounds us. The Marquette Maritime Museum has chronicled and celebrated life on the Great Lakes for well […]
DIVIDED AMERICA
Hillary Clinton and Mary Thomas have little in common, except for this: They both hope to add to the meager ranks of America’s female elected officials come January. You know about Clinton, but probably not Thomas — a conservative Republican, opponent of abortion and Obamacare, former general counsel of Florida’s Department of Elder Affairs. She’s […]
Biddeford Planning Board approves marijuana proposals
BIDDEFORD — Following a poorly-attended public hearing on Wednesday, the Planning Board voted to send two of three proposed amendments to the city’s marijuana ordinances to the City Council for final approval. The proposed amendments, which have been discussed at both City Council and Planning Board meetings since early July, pertain to land development regulations, […]
Barber to a president was cut above the rest
SANFORD — To generations of men and boys, Emile Roy was their barber. To others, he was a friend; a man who loved his family, his community, his church and his country . To his five children, he was Dad, or Roy, or sometimes, Emile. To a president, he was a treasured, loyal friend. Roy, […]
Martin withdraws from state Senate race citing medical reasons
BIDDEFORD — Republican Senate District 32 candidate Steve Martin on Wednesday said he is withdrawing from his race to unseat incumbent Democrat Susan Deschambault in the November election, citing medical reasons. Withdrawing for medical reasons, despite being after the July 25 deadline to replace candidates, means York County Republicans could caucus to nominate another candidate, […]