NEW ORLEANS — Before Drew Brees could blow kisses to the adoring Superdome crowd, before he could embrace his wife and children on the sideline, the Saints’ 39-year-old quarterback had to shred one of the NFL’s top pass defenses with ruthless efficiency. And so he did. Brees passed Peyton Manning to become the NFL’s all-time leader […]
October 2018
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Sports
New England Patriots News: Big test coming up for Pats as Chiefs comes to town
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When Bill Belichick was asked Monday what he liked about Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, his answer sounded a lot like everyone else’s this season. “Pretty much everything,” Belichick said of the second-year player as the Patriots began preparations for Sunday night’s matchup with Kansas City (5-0). “He gets the ball to all of […]
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Freeport Trail Challenge in full swing
Participants have less than a month to hike four Freeport trails and complete the 4th annual Freeport Trail Challenge. Riley, left, and Elli Sterling recently checked one of the hikes off their list after completing the Brewer Woods trail with their dog, Buck. Challenge passports are available until Nov. 5 at the Freeport Conservation Trust office […]
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‘An angry mob’: Republicans work to recast Democratic protests as out-of-control anarchy
In an effort to flip the midterms from a referendum on Trump, Republicans cast themselves as defenders at the gates.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Tickets available for Yarmouth Education Foundation Blue Jean Ball
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth Education Foundation is preparing for it’s biggest fundraising event of the year, the Blue Jean Ball. The 8th annual dance will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, at AMVETS on North Road and will include a silent auction, refreshments, and music by The Loose Threads. Tickets can be purchased at yefbluejeanball.eventbrite.com. […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland seeks a big tree for holiday season
PORTLAND — The hunt is on for a Christmas tree for Monument Square. City spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said the city and Portland Downtown are looking for a 45- to 60-foot tree to be the centerpiece of the holiday season in town. An evergreen, spruce or fir tree from the city, South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, Gorham, Westbrook, […]
Posted inTimes Record
Maine hotelier Tom Walsh, who developed the Samoset and other properties, dies
Thomas “Tom” Walsh, a Bangor native who built one of the largest hotel management companies in the world and helped raise Maine’s stature as a premier destination for luxury hospitality, has died. He was 88. Walsh was a self-made mogul whose first hotel in Brewer spawned an empire that stretches from Canada to Florida with […]
Posted inTimes Record
Critical Kavanaugh vote reshapes Collins’ political future
PORTLAND — She is not on the ballot this fall, yet the fight over Susan Collins’ political future is already raging. Interest in the Maine Republican senator’s 2020 re-election has exploded in the days since she cast the deciding vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick — a vote that helped transform the […]
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Look! Down on the highway! It’s a … plane?
AUBURN (AP) — A vintage commercial airplane is set to undertake a long, slow journey from Maine to New York where it will be turned into a cocktail lounge. The long trip ahead of the Lockheed Constellation, known as the “Connie,” kicked off Monday at a send-off event Auburn-Lewiston Airport in Maine. The plane will […]
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Maine news in brief: Driver mistakenly accused of abduction attempt; Former first daughter Barbara Bush gets married
Sen. Angus King talks pre-existing conditions in Maine BREWER, Maine (AP) — Maine’s independent U.S. Sen. Angus King was back in the state this week to talk about pre-existing conditions to people recovering from drug use. King was in Brewer Monday for a round table discussion at the Bangor Area Recovery Network. WABI-TV reports at […]