FORT MYERS, Fla. — With his sharp-breaking curveball, a fastball averaging 94 mph and the fitness of an elite athlete, Jose Berrios has every reason to be confident on the mound.Last season, he finally was.From the day he was drafted out of Puerto Rico by the Minnesota Twins with the 32nd overall pick in 2012, […]
2018
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Lewiston council gives development project 3 more years
LEWISTON (AP) — The Lewiston City Council has approved an agreement that will give a local redevelopment effort at least three more years for completion. The agreement gives developer Tom Platz exclusive rights to purchase a 350,000-sq. foot building owned by the city for $1, but leaves the door open for another developer to take […]
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Deadline moved up for solar initiatives
AUGUSTA (AP) — The deadline for Maine electric customers to take advantage of expiring solar incentives has been moved up. Solar panels installed by March 16 will be eligible under old “net metering” policies that provide homeowners with credits on their electricity bills for any excess solar energy produced. After that, credits for new systems […]
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Butter, popcorn, and men in preposterous tights
Lois Lane screams as she falls from the top of a Metropolis skyscraper because, well, that’s just what she does. A crowd gathered on the sidewalk watches her tumble through the air, faces locked in horror as they anticipate the ensuing grisly scene. Then whoosh! In a blue-and-red blur, a mysterious flying man streaks across […]
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Tugboat sinks off coast of Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — U.S. Coast Guard investigators are at the scene of a collision at sea off the coast of Kennebunk on Thursday that resulted in the sinking of a 80-foot tugboat. A spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard said that one of two crewmen aboard the 40-foot tugboat Helen Louise reported that their vessel had collided […]
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Inside Standish
Red Cross blood driveThe American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive at the Standish Town Hall on February 24 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. All blood types are needed. To make an appointment or for more information, download the American Red Cross Blood Donor app, visit redcrossblood.org, or call 1-800-733-2767. Wildridge Garden […]