South Portland’s boys’ lacrosse team celebrates a goal during last week’s 13-12 home win over Yarmouth. It hasn’t even begun to feel like spring, yet the 2019 spring sports season is nearly halfway complete. Local athletes have become adept at dodging raindrops and making the most of their opportunities on the diamond, field, track and […]
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Spring thrills ramping up in Midcoast
It hasn’t even begun to feel like spring, yet the 2019 spring sports season is nearly halfway complete. Local athletes have become adept at dodging raindrops and making the most of their opportunities on the diamond, field, track and courts. Here’s a glimpse at the week that was: Baseball Mt. Ararat’s baseball team was 5-2 […]
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Brunswick athletes commit to UMF
Brunswick seniors Emily Larochelle, left, and Rosie White sign their National Letters of Intent last week to attend and compete in athletics at the University of Maine-Farmington. Larochelle will play soccer, while White will play basketball.
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Myanmar frees 2 imprisoned Reuters reporters
Their convictions were related to reporting on security forces’ abuses of the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority.
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Monday’s major league roundup: Yankees rough up Hernandez, Mariners
New York hits three home runs in the first two innings to beat Seattle, 7-3.
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Bruins put away Blue Jackets to advance to conference final
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tuukka Rask made 39 saves and recorded his sixth career playoff shutout as the Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 Monday night to clinch their second-round series and advance to the Eastern Conference final. Rask was supported by great defensive play in front of the net in the Bruins’ third […]
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Bruins beats Blue Jackets to advance to conference finals
Tuukka Rask makes 39 saves in his sixth career shutout as Boston wins the series, 4-2.
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Portland council votes 5-4 to reject earned sick time requirement
The majority believes a statewide policy would be better and that a local ordinance might inadvertently affect workers with existing paid time off benefits.
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Villar slam, Means’ pitching lifts Orioles past Red Sox 4-1
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jonathan Villar hit a grand slam, John Means handcuffed Boston’s torrid offense over seven innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Red Sox 4-1 Monday night. Villar connected in the second inning off Josh Smith (0-1), who was making his first start with Boston. The drive came after Villar was robbed of […]