A runner will start at second base when teams come to bat in extra innings, to end games faster. Critics fear the rule will be adopted by the major leagues.
March 2018
Posted inSports
Scarborough Downs 2018 opening day pushed to March 31
The harness racing season will need to wait a week with snowstorms hampering preparations for the season opener in Scarborough.
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Weather fails to deter Freeport, Yarmouth students from joining national day of protest
FREEPORT — A nor’easter couldn’t stifle a unified cry for action on gun violence Wednesday from students in Freeport and Yarmouth. Although school was canceled, about 50 Freeport high school and middle school students lined Main Street in front of Town Hall holding signs and chanting “Enough is enough.” Across the street, parents and school staff […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Weather fails to deter Freeport, Yarmouth students from joining national day of protest
FREEPORT — A nor’easter couldn’t stifle a unified cry for action on gun violence Wednesday from students in Freeport and Yarmouth. Although school was canceled, about 50 Freeport high school and middle school students lined Main Street in front of Town Hall holding signs and chanting “Enough is enough.” Across the street, parents and school staff […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Larry Kudlow, Trump’s new top adviser on the economy, is all business
The longtime CNBC pundit and Wall Street economist is a big fan of tax cuts but opposes tariffs like the ones the president is planning on steel and aluminum imports.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump open to short-term DACA deal, White House tells Republican leaders
The offer could represent a dramatic shift for the president, who has for months insisted on including strict limits on legal immigration as part of any deal to protect DACA recipients.
Posted inForecaster Sports, Lakes Region Weekly
Winter Reviews: Lake Region
NAPLES—Lake Region put together a strong winter run, and with spring still a few weeks distant, it’s time to take a look back at the Lakers’ recent efforts. Boys BasketballJohn Mayo’s Gentlemen Lakers turned in a strong season: Though they went 7-11, finished 10th and missed the playoffs by less than three Heal Points, they […]
Posted inNew England Patriots
Solder, Lewis, Butler, Amendola leave Patriots
The Giants sign Nate Solder, considered the top offensive lineman available in free agency, and Lewis and Butler are going to the Titans.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Compromise on Scarborough school start times floated as recall petitions circulate
SCARBOROUGH — Amid continuing uproar over the resignation of high school Principal David Creech, the School Board and superintendent of schools Monday said they are open to compromise on later school start times scheduled for the fall. Before Monday night’s special workshop at Wentworth Intermediate School, called in response to escalating public criticism about the school-day […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Compromise on Scarborough school start times floated as recall petitions circulate
SCARBOROUGH — Amid continuing uproar over the resignation of high school Principal David Creech, the School Board and superintendent of schools Monday said they are open to compromise on later school start times scheduled for the fall. Before Monday night’s special workshop at Wentworth Intermediate School, called in response to escalating public criticism about the school-day […]