With Holy Week upon us, culminated with Easter a little more than seven days away, local houses of worship have been announcing their plans. The following is a list of some of the services taking place during the next week at Midcoast congregations. • The Neighborhood United Church of Christ will start with a 10 […]
March 2018
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Does the pope own the Vatican brand? Spain, so far, says yes
MADRID A Vatican crackdown on the commercial use of its name and official emblems has encountered resistance from a Spanish website that refuses to give up referencing the seat of the Catholic Church in its masthead. The case against InfoVaticana.com, one of hundreds of copyright actions taken by the church, is part of a broader […]
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Bolton replacing McMaster as national security adviser
WASHINGTON Charging ahead with the dramatic remaking of his White House, President Donald Trump said he would replace national security adviser H.R. McMaster with the former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, a foreign policy hawk entering an administration facing key decisions on Iran and North Korea. After weeks of speculation about McMaster’s future, Trump and the […]
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Legal shake-up in Trump team may suggest shift in strategy
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump’s lead lawyer in the special counsel’s Russia investigation resigned Thursday, shaking up the legal team just as Trump intensifies attacks on an inquiry he calls nothing more than a witch hunt. The departure of attorney John Dowd removes the primary negotiator and legal strategist who had been molding Trump’s defense. It […]
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Champagne pushes for success at St. Joe’s
BRUNSWICK At the start of the 2011/12 high school basketball season, Brunswick girls coach Sam Farrell knew he had a special player in freshman Julia Champagne. At a time when the Dragons struggled for victories, Champagne was setting an example for the young athletes to come. “When Julia was a freshmen, we were not winning […]
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Red Sox hope for next step with rookie manager
FORT MYERS, Fla. Before the 2016 season, Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski added former Cy Young winner David Price and closer Craig Kimbrel to help win the World Series. It didn’t happen. Before last season, he got Chris Sale to help win the World Series. It didn’t happen. In February he gave […]
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Ramblers win again, 69-68
ATLANTA With Loyola-Chicago’s captivating NCAA Tournament run hanging in the balance, it was Marques Townes’ turn to deliver another memorable finish. Townes had scored only a combined 15 points in Loyola’s first two NCAA Tournament games, but that didn’t concern Ramblers coach Porter Moser. Townes had the ball in front of the Loyola bench in […]
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Michigan routs A&M, 99-72
LOS ANGELES Michigan took all the drama out of this NCAA Tournament victory, burying Texas A&M under a barrage of 3-point shots. After reaching the round of 16 with an improbable buzzer-beater, the Wolverines shot 62 percent from the floor and routed the Aggies 99-72 in the West Region semifinals on Thursday night to advance […]
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’Noles roll, upset Gonzaga, 75-60
LOS ANGELES Terance Mann grabbed the basketball with both hands and screamed, relishing his turn to be the high-scoring hero while Florida State steadily pulled away from Gonzaga. If he doesn’t get the opportunity again, the junior guard will be just fine with it. These surprising Seminoles are thriving on balance, discipline and tremendous teamwork […]
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No. 9 K-State downs Kentucky, 61-58
ATLANTA Barry Brown Jr. darted into the lane, blowing by everybody in blue, and delivered a rare burst of offense just in the nick of time. He wasn’t done, either. As Kansas State celebrated yet another upset in the bracket-busting South, knocking out Kentucky’s’ latest group of fabulous freshmen, Brown leaped over the press table […]