CLEVELAND Jimmy Butler scored 10 straight points during a critical stretch in the fourth quarter, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 106-94 win Wednesday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had a less-than-100 percent LeBron James and were without stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love. Butler, who was coming off a 52-point game against Charlotte, […]
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Gibson’s 23 saves lifts Ducks past Wings
ANAHEIM, Calif. John Gibson made 23 saves in his eighth career shutout, and Nick Ritchie scored in the first period of the Anaheim Ducks’ 2-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Ondrej Kase scored late in the third period and Antoine Vermette had two assists for the Ducks, who have won three […]
Age-Friendly Communities
DALLAS Hundreds of communities around the world — both big and small — are working to make sure people can live there from birth to old age. Take John Holliday, a 71-year-old rural Maine resident who walks for his health. He uses a paved pathway in Bethel, population 2,600, in the summer. But the winter’s […]
MUSEUM OF BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS
LOS ANGELES After her husband asked for a divorce, Amber Clisura gave back her engagement ring, kicked him out of the house and tossed everything that reminded her of the ruined marriage. Except for one item: a polished steel barbecue smoker that her future ex-husband had fashioned for her from an old oil drum. “It […]
Man hurt in head-on collision with dump truck
BRUNSWICK Brunswick police say a car and a dump truck collided head-on Thursday afternoon on Old Portland Road in Brunswick. The crash was reported just before 4 p.m. in the area of the Fairfield Inn. The section of Old Portland Road was closed between Pleasant Street and Greenwood Road while police investigated. According to Brunswick […]
Lots happening at Springvale library
SPRINGVALE — Springvale Public Library has outlined a number of events to keep kids engaged from now through March. The library is at 443 Main St. For more information call 324-4624 or visit www.springvalelibrary.org. • Story Time is designed for children ages 3 to 6 and rstarts at 10 a.m. on Mondays from Jan . […]