LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordan Clarkson scored 25 points, D’Angelo Russell added 21 and the Los Angeles Lakers stunned the Golden State Warriors 112-95 on Sunday, handing the defending NBA champions just their sixth loss of the season, all on the road. Kobe Bryant added 12 points in helping the Lakers earn one of the […]
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Maine proves to be Sanders country
SACO —The Bern ran deep in York County and all across Maine on Sunday. Democrats in large numbers turned out to signal their strong support for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders as their presidential preference, leaving Hillary Clinton in the dust. Statewide, Sanders took 64 percent of the caucus votes, while Clinton came in a distant […]
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Cruz edges out Trump to win York County
BIDDEFORD — York County Republicans chose Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas as their candidate for president in heavy caucus voting Saturday, mirroring the statewide result. Lines to vote at York County’s Republican presidential caucus formed early – doors opened at noon – and stretched out the door and through the parking lot of Biddeford Middle […]
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OOB apartment fire displaces 5 tenants
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A fire in an apartment complex has temporarily displaced five people. Firefighters responded at 2:40 p.m. Saturday to the blaze at a four-unit building at Orchard Terrace, 133 Portland Ave., said Fire Chief Rick Plummer. Run by the affordable housing agency Avesta Housing, Orchard Terrace provides housing for seniors and people […]
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Valentino won’t seek re-election
SACO — Sen. Linda Valentino, D-Saco, won’t seek re-election to District 31 in November, citing family responsibilities. And her decision, which she reached last week and formally announced Sunday, has vaulted two popular Democrats into the race. Reps. Barry Hobbins and Justin Chenette, who represent Saco House Districts 14 and 15, respectively, both announced Sunday […]
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Nancy Reagan remembered for her forceful, private style
NEW YORK — Unlike other presidential wives, Nancy Reagan didn’t testify before Congress about health care, celebrate controversial Supreme Court decisions or sit in on Cabinet meetings. “She never emerged as a political player in her own right. Nor did she seek to,” says historian David Greenberg, the author of “Republic of Spin: An Inside […]
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One-on-one with Sen. Valentino
SACO — Make no mistake about it – Sen. Linda Valentino loves her job. “I love the excitement, the negotiation, even the arguments and the floor fights,” she said Sunday. “I love all the people I’ve met.” But after 12 years in the Legislature – the last four as a senator – and with responsibilities […]
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Municipal Meetings Calendar
Here is a list of regularly scheduled meetings for area councils, boards of selectmen and school boards. All meetings are public. Acton: Selectmen meet at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday at Town Hall, 35 H Road; the next meeting is tomorrow. The school board meets at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday at the […]
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Bill would change Maine caucuses to primaries
AUGUSTA — Senate Democratic leader Justin Alfond of Portland has announced he will submit an after-deadline bill today to establish presidential primaries in Maine. Both Republican and Democratic caucuses held over the weekend had larger than expected turnouts, with lines of voters out the door at some locations. “Maine’s voter turnout has always been a […]
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BIW readies to submit bid for cutters
BATH (AP) — Bath Iron Works is preparing to submit its bid for a contract to build Coast Guard cutters. The deadline is Tuesday for bids from the Maine shipyard and two competitors – Bollinger Shipyards in Louisiana and Eastern Shipbuilding in Florida – for a contract that could be worth up to $10 billion. […]