OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Tonight kicks off a weekend of activities that promise family-friendly fun and support good causes. The opening ceremony for the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce’s 35th annual Beach Olympics will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at The Town Square. Live entertainment begins at 7:30 p.m. The fun continues on […]
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Brandt Snedeker shoots 59 at Wyndham
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Brandt Snedeker predicted low scores at the Wyndham Championship — but not this low. Snedeker shot an 11-under 59 on Thursday, falling one shot shy of matching the PGA Tour record. He made a 20-foot putt on his final hole to become the 10th player in tour history to break 60. […]
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Mystery lovers should attend Hackmatck’s latest production
Want to see a real good who-done-it? “Dial M For Murder” at the Hackmatack Barn Playhouse in North Berwick is such a show. The show was written by Frederick Knott, who also wrote the successful screen lay as well as the stage play on which it is based. The play premiered on BBC Television in […]
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Elway may be calling around for backup QB but no Kaepernick
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — John Elway might find himself in the market for a veteran backup quarterback soon, yet there’s one man who won’t be getting a call: Colin Kaepernick . “Colin had his chance to be here,” Elway said Thursday when asked if the former San Francisco 49ers QB would be an option if he […]
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‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin dies at 76
NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul” who sang with matchless style on such classics as “Think,” ″I Say a Little Prayer” and her signature song, “Respect,” and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, died Thursday at age 76 from pancreatic cancer. She died at her home in Detroit — “one […]
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Maine Ethics Commission votes to release campaign cash despite budget typo
AUGUSTA – The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices voted Thursday to authorize up to $3.5 million in clean elections payments that had been frozen by a typographical error in the Legislature. The 3-1 vote by the panel, made up of two Republicans and two Democrats, makes money available to about 200 candidates […]
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Maine supreme court upholds teen’s sentence, but rips youth justice system for lack of options
The Maine supreme court has upheld a Skowhegan teenager’s commitment to a youth detention center in South Portland, but the court’s chief justice issued a scathing opinion calling the lack of sentencing options in the state’s youth justice system a tragedy. The juvenile, referred to in court records as J.R., will remain held at Long […]
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Letter to the editor: Critic of referendum process doesn’t speak for all Mainers
In his Aug. 13 Maine Voices column, Jacob Posik of the Maine Heritage Policy Center opined that outside interest groups are exploiting Maine’s ballot question system and sarcastically remarked that “people wanted these initiatives to appear on our ballot. They just don’t live in Maine.” Well, he should speak for himself! I live in Maine […]
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NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne retiring after 15 Cup seasons
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kasey Kahne announced Thursday that he will retire from full-time racing in NASCAR and plans to focus on the sprint car team he owns. Kahne said in a Twitter post that he is at ease with the decision after 15 years racing in NASCAR. Kahne, from Enumclaw, Washington, made it to […]
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