NORTH BERWICK — The Noble High girls basketball team led by 22 points at halftime and would hold off visiting Lewiston for a 55-41 win on Friday night. Lexi Morrill led the way for Noble with 15 points. Raegan Kelly added 13 points, while Amy Fleming finished with nine points and Olivia Howard chipped in […]
2019
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Ex-NFL Pro Bowl players try curling with 2022 Olympic goal
Defensive lineman Jared Allen retired from the NFL in 2015 and wasn’t ready to give up on the competition he’d come to enjoy as a five-time All-Pro. His solution: The Olympics. The problem: He didn’t compete in any Olympic sports. Less than a year later, Allen and three other former NFL stars — none with […]
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Startups reinvent the sheet-buying experience
NEW YORK (AP) — A new year calls for sparkly new sheets. But shoppers looking for high-quality linens without hurting their budget may want to skip the so-called white sales at mass retailers. A new cast of startups, including Parachute, Brooklinen, and Boll & Branch, are cutting out middlemen and selling directly to customers online […]
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Hayward, Celtics beat Mavs
BOSTON (AP) — Gordon Hayward had 16 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, Jaylen Brown scored 21 points and the short-handed Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 114-93 on Friday night. Jayson Tatum added 18 points, and Al Horford had 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. The Celtics won easily despite playing their second […]
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Six men fined for roles in underage drinking that led to 19-year-old’s death in Orono
Six young men will pay fines for providing a place for underage drinking in Orono on the night that a 19-year-old woman died from acute intoxication and hypothermia. A passer-by found Alexie Adams’ body in a snowbank on the morning of Feb. 3, 2018. The state medical examiner said alcohol, cocaine and cold caused her accidental death. An investigation […]
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Mary Mayhew out after less than 3 months of leading Medicaid
Former Maine human services commissioner Mary Mayhew’s tenure as head of the federal Medicaid program has ended less than three months after it began. The former head of Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services and Republican primary candidate for governor in 2018 has resigned to take a position in the administration of the soon-to-be […]
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Data show Maine had most frequent, longest power outages
BANGOR — Data shows that Maine electricity customers had longer and more frequent power outages than those in any other state in 2017. Maine Public Radio reported that data collected by the federal Energy Information Administration shows Maine electricity users averaged three service interruptions in 2017. The service failures lasted over 40 hours on average. […]
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Rite of Candidacy celebrated by bishop
Joseph Moreshead, who grew up in South Portland and graduated from Cheverus High School, openly declared his intention to complete his preparation for the priesthood during the Rite of Candidacy, celebrated by Bishop Robert Deeley on Friday, Dec. 21. “For me, receiving the rite of candidacy is an exceptional joy,” Moreshead said. During the rite, […]
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Arundel chooses architect for proposed municipal building
ARUNDEL — The design and construction of the proposed new Arundel Municipal Facility was discussed at a special Board of Selectmen’s meeting in December and after interviewing five different firms, the Town Municipal Building Committee has chosen the Port City Architecture Team of Portland to work on the project. The company was chosen based on their […]
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Plenty of family friendly fun had on Eve’s Eve
OCEAN PARK – When Jenna Stepp and her family moved from Lewiston to Saco two years ago, they decided they wanted to ring in the New Year in a memorable way. “It had been a big year for our family. We had moved, so we wanted to commemorate the new beginnings with something fun,” Stepp […]