WASHINGTON (AP) — Christmas has come and gone but the partial government shutdown is just getting started. Wednesday brings the first full business day after several government departments and agencies closed up over the weekend due to a budgetary stalemate between President Donald Trump and Congress. And there is no end in sight. So far, […]
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Deputies arrest burglary suspect in bizarre Waterboro crime
WATERBORO — A bizarre holiday burglary has resulted in the arrest of a Standish suspect. According to York County Sheriff William L. King, Jr., deputies responded to a home on Bennet Hill Road in Waterboro at 4:30 p.m. Sunday for a report of a burglary. King said that a caller had informed deputies that when […]
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Paul Kengor: Christmas with Clarence (Darrow)
No, that’s not “Clarence the Angel” of It’s a Wonderful Life fame. The Clarence in this title is much less inspiring—a humbug, really. I’m thinking of Clarence Darrow, dogmatic defender of atheists. As Christians this time of year absorb another spate of snipes at their revered holy day, they might pause to remember Darrow. Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) […]
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New marketing plan will pitch Maine’s soft-shell lobster to fishmongers
A state-funded marketing council is expanding its new-shell lobster crusade to focus on courting the fishmongers who sell seafood, not just the chefs who cook it. The Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative plans to appoint a celebrity spokesman, submit a trademark application and create a seasonal calendar to persuade the middlemen of the seafood supply chain […]
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Village Idiot: Out to Lunch
I was talking to my friend Charlie on the phone last night, and he said he had to go eat dinner. He mentioned he was pretty hungry because he had forgotten to eat lunch. Forgotten to eat lunch? There’s a phrase I have never used in my life. Usually, while I am eating lunch, I […]
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The Dabo Way: Swinney keeps mood light at surging Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. — Dabo Swinney likes to keep the mood around Clemson’s football program light, with lots of revelry. It’s the Dabo Way. And it seems to be working. Top recruits keep arriving each year, assistants don’t want to leave and the Tigers keep winning. Swinney, in his 10th year at Clemson, like most coaches […]
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Atlantic Plunge continues charitable tradition Jan. 5
KENNEBUNK – Organizers from Caring Unlimited say those who take the Atlantic Plunge are ‘freezin’ for a reason.’ The annual event, which benefits the domestic violence resource center, commences on Gooch’s Beach at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5. And while that is several days off, chances are pretty good that the air will be […]
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Suspect accused in Christmas Day stabbing in Bridgton held on $20,000 bail
Bridgton police said Tuesday that they arrested an 18-year-old suspect after he allegedly assaulted another person with a knife on Christmas morning. Tyler G. Loisel of Bridgton was charged with burglary and aggravated assault and was being held in Cumberland County Jail in Portland after an altercation with the victim at a home on Green […]
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