CAPE ELIZABETH — A local provider of handyman and home improvement services is embarking on a capital campaign to take the business 5,000 miles south, where it can lend a helping hand in Panama. If they raise at least $28,800, members of the Willard Square Home Repair team will travel in February to help build a playground […]
October 2018
Online rants by would-be shooters create dilemma for police
Many people on Twitter say ‘insane stuff’ but ‘how do you know which is the one person’ who will act?
Pakistan acquits Christian woman facing death for blasphemy
Asia Bibi had been on death row for eight years and the decision to exonerate her has provoked calls for her public execution by hard-line Islamists.
Class B Boys Soccer Regional: Team chemistry key for Falcons
FREEPORT — The last time Freeport High School won a regional boys soccer title, gas was 63 cents a gallon, Space Invaders launched a craze for computer video games and Saturday Night Fever was in the theaters. The year was 1978, and the Falcons had just concluded a three-year run of winning state championships in Class B, […]
Class A Boys Soccer Regional: Lewiston faces worthy foe Mt. Ararat Eagles
Lewiston — No team has been a thorn in the side of defending Class A boys soccer state champion Lewiston this year like Mt. Ararat. The Eagles were one of two teams to play the unbeaten Blue Devils to a draw, and later bested them in the exhibition KVAC championship game — with both results coming […]
Boston Red Sox Moves: Red Sox exercise option on ace pitcher Chris Sale
Boston — The Red Sox have exercised their $15 million option for next season on ace left-hander Chris Sale. Sale will earn $15 million in the final season of a five-year contract he signed with the Chicago White Sox before the 2013 season that guaranteed $32.5 million, including a 2017 option buyout. He had a $12.5 […]
Boston Celtics: Irving scores 31, Celtics beat Pistons, 108-105
Boston — After averaging 14 points through the first six games, Kyrie Irving knew he was due to start hitting some shots. Irving broke through Tuesday night with a season-high 31 points and led a third-quarter surge that put Boston in command of a 108-105 win over Detroit, handing the Pistons back-to-back losses after a 4-0 […]
Boston Bruins Update: Marchand scores twice as Bruins stop Hurricanes, 3-2
Raleigh, N.C. — Brad Marchand has been in a bit of a scoring slump in the first month of the season. That all changed with a visit to one of his favorite opponents. Marchand scored the tying and go-ahead goals and the Boston Bruins continued their dominance of the Carolina Hurricanes with a 3-2 victory on […]
New England Patriots News: Patriots have short turnaround with Rodgers, Packers next
Foxborough, Mass. — The Patriots are accustomed to making adjustments. That was certainly their philosophy during their matchup with the Bills on Monday night. Down to just two healthy running backs on the roster with leading rusher and rookie Sony Michel inactive with a knee injury, New England started receiver Cordarrelle Patterson in the backfield in […]