BATH What would the steering wheel of an old destroyer be doing in the basement of Bath City Hall? City staff and Maine Maritime Museum are wondering the same thing. Nathan Lipfert, the museum’s senior curator, identified the device as a 1944 manufactured steering wheel of an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, many of which were […]
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LePage remarks trigger criticism
PORTLAND Blunt-spoken Republican Gov. Paul LePage said out-of-state drug dealers are impregnating “young white” girls, and his remarks were quickly denounced by critics on Thursday as racial fear mongering. LePage, talking about Maine’s heroin epidemic, described out-of-state drug dealers as “guys with the name D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty” and said “half the time they impregnate a […]
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Hyde fends off Pine Tree, 31-30
BATH Thursday night’s girls high school basketball game between Hyde and Pine Tree Academy was deadlocked after three quarters, and both teams had one last run in them. First it was the Phoenix, who jumped out to a 9-1 run to start the frame. Then came PTA, which stormed back with nine of the game’s […]
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Falcons fly the coop on ’Hounds
LISBON The Lisbon High School girls basketball team battled back against another talented team, cutting a 14-point halftime deficit down to just seven points versus Mountain Valley on Thursday in a Mountain Valley Conference contest. Unfortunately for Julie Petrie’s Greyhounds, the hard work that produced the comeback also served to tire her team out, and […]
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Struggling Celtics fall to Chicago
CHICAGO Pau Gasol was so in tune he gave a performance even one of the greatest tenors could appreciate. Gasol had 17 points and 18 rebounds with Placido Domingo looking on, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Boston Celtics 101-92 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory. “When our main players play at our […]
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Patriots back to where they belong
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Another Super Bowl title, followed by a summer of “Deflategate.” The aborted suspension of quarterback Tom Brady that turned into a 10-game, season opening winning streak. And then, most unusual of all, stumbling into the playoffs with a 2-4 record after Thanksgiving. “But here we are,” New England Patriots defensive lineman Rob Ninkovich […]
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QB quandaries nothing new
DENVER Peyton Manning or Brock Osweiler? Well, the Broncos settled on Manning. Certainly, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak could’ve justified placing either quarterback in the starting lineup. And if Denver loses next Sunday, then certainly, Kubiak’s choice will be secondguessed. “I don’t think that way,” Kubiak said. “I’m going in real positive.” He is hardly the […]
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Reed takes Hyundai lead
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Patrick Reed had three eagle attempts Thursday and made the last one for an 8-under 65 and a one-shot lead over Jordan Spieth in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. Reed is the defending champion at Kapalua and has top 10s in his last six tournaments around the world. Most of the […]
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Falcons, Wolverines drop a pair of contests
NORTH ANSON — The Wiscasset High School boys basketball team appeared to have everything under control in its Mountain Valley Conference matchup with Carrabec on Thursday. Looking to end a two game slide, the Wolverines led 35-21 the half. But, the Cobras unleashed a 32-point third quarter, rallying for a 68-63 win, dropping Wiscasset, which […]