Everyone thinks they can predict what the coming year will bring. Political commentators, sports broadcasters, financial executives and quasi-literate YouTube stars are all doling out their prognostications: “The stock market will nosedive!” “Tom Brady will be the MVP!” “Centaurs from Galaxy X will invade Earth and use our chimneys for pooping!” Since few so-called experts […]
2018
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Political intrigue of 1968 — 50 years and counting
My political interests were sparked at age 11, half a century ago, during one of the most interesting campaign seasons in recent American history. In my home we had neither a newspaper nor a news magazine. Our television reception was unreliable. Yet the stories were compelling. The favorite part of my day occurred when my […]
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Blizzard blankets York County
YORK COUNTY — Winter Storm Grayson walloped York County on Thursday and will be remembered as an unwelcome visitor. Packing winds of up to 65 mph in some locations and dropping more than 14 inches of wet, heavy snow, the blizzard produced more than a foot of storm surge in some coastal areas. Some lost […]
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Family safe after heeding carbon monoxide detector warning
DAYTON — A local family was able to avoid a potentially dangerous situation, thanks to warnings from carbon monoxide detectors and assistance from the local fire company. Goodwins Mills Fire and Rescue, which serves Dayton and Lyman, reported on its Facebook page that a young couple returned to their Dayton home Tuesday night after work […]
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Legislators weigh measures to ban signature gatherers at polls
AUGUSTA (AP) — A legislative panel on Wednesday considered a bill that would make signature-gathering at Maine polling places a crime. The bill includes a provision to prohibit exit polling, signature gathering, electioneering and charitable activities within 50 feet of the entrance to polling places. Lawmakers heard testimony on the bill at a committee hearing on Wednesday. […]
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Shrimp project won’t yield any seafood this year
PORTLAND (AP) — A shrimp research project will not yield extra shrimp for the public to buy this year as it has in the past. The New England shrimp fishery has been shut down since 2013 because relatively few of the creatures are reaching maturity. But fishermen from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts have typically […]
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Youth theater founder gets 10-year sentence for sex abuse
WEST BATH (AP) — The founder of a youth theater group in Maine has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing eight children. Fifty-seven-year-old Henry Eichman pleaded guilty Wednesday under the Alford doctrine, meaning he did not admit guilt but acknowledged prosecutors had enough evidence to win a conviction. The Topsham resident’s attorney says […]
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Suspect who hid cameras in bathroom to serve month in jail
YORK (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to a month in jail following his arrest for hiding small video cameras in a beach rental to spy on guests. WCSH-TV reports 32-year-old Joseph McGrath of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, rented the home in York, Maine, last September and placed four hidden cameras in bathrooms. He was staying […]
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Local athletes excelling on college stage
I t’s been a busy winter for local collegiate athletes as we head into the middle of the season after the holiday break. Many former York County high school standouts are making their mark on their college programs, and are carrying on their careers while representing Southern Maine. Here is a look at some of […]
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For Isaiah Thomas, no hard feelings in his return to Boston
BOSTON — Isaiah Thomas wanted to make thing one perfectly clear during his return to Boston: He isn’t holding onto any hard feelings about the way he left. Thomas returned to TD Garden on Wednesday night for the first time since he was dealt to the Cleveland Cavaliers in August as part of the blockbuster […]