American leaders typically haven’t spoken directly to the Taiwanese leader since the U.S. shifted its diplomatic recognition to mainland China in 1979.
December 2016
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Northern edition Fall Coaches of the Year
BOYS’ TEAM PAUL ST. PIERRE—FREEPORT FOOTBALL Freeport’s football team enjoyed arguably its finest season this fall and while that came as a surprise to many, it was predicted by coach Paul St. Pierre. St. Pierre’s faith in his charges came to fruition as the Falcons followed up a winless campaign by producing four victories, including […]
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Yarmouth Clippers Fall Athletes of the Year
Laverdiere Laverdiere Langenbach Langenbach MALE: LUKE LAVERDIERE, Junior-Cross country Class B individual state champion Foot Locker Regional qualifier New England meet qualifier All-state WMC All-Conference, first-team Laverdiere enjoyed a nearly flawless season, even by his lofty standards, and he continued to cement his name as one of the state’s best runners, one whose legend is […]
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North Yarmouth Academy Panthers Fall Athletes of the Year
Thelven Thelven Shaw Shaw MALE: JEREMY THELVEN, Senior-Soccer WMC Class C all-star, first-team Thelven was an unsung hero for a Panthers team that had to fill holes and play without a beloved coach. He did whatever was necessary, including moving to a new position and playing through injury, and his contributions led NYA back to […]
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Greely Rangers Fall Athletes of the Year
Buchanan Buchanan Cimino Cimino MALE: PAUL BUCHANAN, Senior-Football Campbell Conference Class B all-star, first-team Co-captain Buchanan was the anchor on both sides of the ball for a Rangers team that again overcame its limited numbers and enjoyed a better-than-expected campaign. Buchanan started playing football in the fifth grade and while he’s also been a hockey […]
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Falmouth Yachtsmen Fall Athletes of the Year
Sands Sands Pasch Pasch MALE: JEREMIAH SANDS, Senior-Cross country Class A South regional champion All-State, first-team WMC all-star, first-team New England qualifier Sands had no peer in Class A this fall and as a result, neither did his team, as Falmouth went on to make history by winning a first-ever championship in the state’s biggest […]
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Rewards totaling $11,000 offered in illegal killings of 2 Canada lynx
The lynx, a threatened species, were shot in Aroostook and Oxford counties within days of each other in November.
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Shouting match erupts between aides for Clinton and Trump
Democrats say Republicans intentionally fueled racism during the campaign, to which the Trump campaign manager fumes, “Guys, I can tell you are angry, but wow. Hashtag he’s your president. How’s that?”
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Portland edition Fall Coaches of the Year
Myatt Roberts BOYS’ TEAM FRANK MYATT—DEERING CROSS COUNTRY Deering’s boys’ cross country team enjoyed its best season in over a decade and while the Rams featured an abundance of strong runners, Frank Myatt put the pieces together and got them to the next level. For his efforts, Frank Myatt is The Forecaster’s choice for our […]
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Waynflete Flyers Fall Athletes of the Year
Abdi Abdi Canning Canning MALE: ILYAS ABDI, Junior-Soccer Class C South regional all-star WMC Class C all-star, first team Team MVP Abdi switched positions this fall and became a goal-scoring machine, helping Waynflete enjoy another very successful campaign. Abdi has also played basketball and lacrosse, but considers soccer his top sport. “The soccer field is […]