AUGUSTA — After lengthy debate, state ethics regulators declined Thursday to launch an investigation into ties between a once-anonymous “news” site and the Maine Republican Party after a top party official admitted to owning the site independent of the party. Jason Savage, executive director of the Maine Republican Party, admitted last week to owning the Maine […]
2018
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State still has no fix for disabled people in crisis
When a Houlton group home resident became a danger to himself, his housemate and the staff members assigned to care for him late last fall, he ended up in the emergency room of Houlton Regional Hospital. The man, who has an intellectual disability, remained there the next 39 days, until Jan. 18. Staff from the […]
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York County drug deaths second highest in Maine
AUGUSTA — Maine saw 418 drug-induced deaths in 2017, according to figures released by Attorney General Janet Mills on Thursday. About 20 percent of them, 82 deaths, were in York County. Of the 82 York County overdose deaths, 23 were in Biddeford and 12 were in Sanford, according to Mills. Of the 23 deaths in Biddeford, […]
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OOB Salvation Army receives grant from United Way
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Salvation Army of Old Orchard Beach has been awarded a two-year grant from United Way of York County totaling $20,600. Through the mobilization of resources, expertise and funds that support programs focused on the essentials of education, financial stability and health, United Way of York County advances the common good […]
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Truly Golden Trojans
SACO — Thornton Academy juniors Jason Montano and Travis Snyder achieved something that most high school athletes can only dream of when they captured state championships at the Maine Class A Indoor Track and Field Championships.Snyder won the gold medal in the pole vault and Montano was the state champion in the shot put at […]
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Warriors roll over Patriots, into regional final
PORTLAND — The top-seeded Wells boys basketball team jumped out to an 18-5 lead over No. 5 Gray-New Gloucester and never looked back as the Warriors rolled to a 54-33 win in the Class B South semifinals at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Thursday evening.Wells will now face No. 2 Cape Elizabeth in the […]
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Colts’ Vinatieri gets new deal, chance to set scoring record
INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL’s oldest player is going to try to break the league’s career scoring record.If Adam Vinatieri gets his way, it might not be the only record to fall.On Thursday, the 45-year-old kicker signed a one-year deal to stay with the Indianapolis Colts — a deal he insists may not be his last.Financial […]
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Kings take shot at bringing NBA All-Star game to Sacramento
SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento Kings are looking to bring the NBA All-Star game to California’s capital for the first time.Kings owner Vivek Ranadive, Mayor Darrell Steinberg and tourism officials are set to detail plans for the bid for the game in 2022 or ‘23 on Thursday and submit an application to the league Friday.Getting the […]
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Howard, Walker help Hornets send Nets to 8th straight loss
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dwight Howard said he was tired. He called his legs “noodly” and “wobbly.”“My legs and mind wasn’t on the same page,” the Charlotte center explained. “Next time, I’ve got to make sure they’re on the same page so I can get more rebounds for the team and we can get a […]
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Drury hopes to launch Yankees career after remaking swing
TAMPA, Fla. — After watching J.D. Martinez transform into one of baseball’s most powerful sluggers, Brandon Drury decided his career could lift off with some of that long-ball technique.So Drury commuted from his Las Vegas home to Southern California a half-dozen times during the offseason to work with the coaches who rebuilt the swings of […]