SACO — Police from Saco and Buxton are asking anyone with information of the theft and death of a German Shepherd Monday to contact them. Uhdelle, a five-year-old German Shepherd owned by dog trainer Doreen Metcalf of Timber Ridge Farm near the Buxton border of Saco, went missing on Monday morning while out for a […]
November 2016
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Trout, Bryant win MVP awards
CHICAGO — While the Los Angeles Angels stumbled, Mike Trout soared again. Just too good to ignore. Trout won the AL MVP award Thursday for the second time in three years, and Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant was voted NL MVP in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. While the Angels finished […]
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Deal set to dismiss domestic assault case against Manziel
DALLAS — Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel has reached a deal with prosecutors for the conditional dismissal of a domestic assault case involving his former girlfriend. Defense attorney Jim Darnell said there was still work to be done, but said after a Thursday morning hearing that he was encouraged. A judge set another hearing for […]
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Edwards tries to put 2011 loss behind him
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Carl Edwards detests social media. He prefers his followers have sharpies and photos instead of egg avatars and his only “likes” are NASCAR victory celebrations. “I enjoy normal, social interaction,” Edwards said. “It’s hard once you get down the path of social media.” Edwards recalled a time his brother handed him a […]
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Baseball to study success of some high-profile positions
CHICAGO — Commissioner Rob Manfred says baseball wants to study high-profile positions within the sports to see if certain qualifications predict success, a step that “has everything to do” with minority hiring. Baseball had no Latino managers before Rick Renteria took over the Chicago White Sox last month. Dusty Baker of the Washington Nationals and […]
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Dubnyk gets league-best 4th shutout as Wild beat Bruins
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mikael Granlund scored with 44.5 seconds left, Devan Dubnyk stopped 25 shots for his league-leading fourth shutout, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Boston Bruins 1-0 Thursday night. Granlund took a pass from Jonas Brodin circled below the end line and came out to the right of Tuukka Rask. His centering […]
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Rams, Warriors set for state championship
York Country will be well-represented during this week’s high school football state championships, with Kennebunk taking on Brunswick in the Class B finals and Wells going up against Mt. Desert in Class C. Between dominating regular seasons and hard-fought postseasons, the Rams’ and Warriors’ success has been slowly building and each team will have a […]
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Maine growers announce creation of new potato variety
PRESQUE ISLE (AP) — Out with the old, in with the tubers. The Maine Potato Board says a new variety of potato will be available to consumers at the upcoming Maine Harvest Festival in Bangor. The new potato is called the Caribou Russet and it was first announced last spring. The potato board says the commercial seed […]
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Maine suspect pleads not guilty to threatening President Obama
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine man has pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges that he threatened to kill President Barack Obama and U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree. Authoritites report that 66-year-old Peter M. Hamilton of Augusta was ordered held in federal custody after his arraignment on Thursday in Bangor. A six-count indictment says Hamilton made a series of threats […]
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Democrat prevails in Maine House recount
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine secretary of state’s office says a Democratic candidate for the state House of Representatives has prevailed in a recount. Initial results showed that Democrat Catherine Nadeau defeated Republican Benjamin Twitchell in the District 78 race by 148 votes. The secretary of state’s office says the recount shows Nadeau won by […]