2019 – Page 4609 – The Portland Press Herald

Spurs scored 46 in third to race past Celtics, 120-111

by RAUL DOMINGUEZ January 1, 2019November 9, 2019

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich had to use some colorful language to explain to the Spurs at halftime that their lack of aggression was troubling him. The Spurs responded with their highest-scoring quarter in 25 years. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 32 points and San Antonio rode a 46-point third quarter to a […]

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Old Orchard Beach seeking new deputy fire chief

by LIZ GOTTHELF January 1, 2019November 9, 2019

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town of Old Orchard Beach is looking for a new deputy fire chief. Rich Kindelan came on board as the town’s deputy fire chief in November 2017, after the town of Old Orchard Beach added the new position of deputy fire chief. Kindelan has left to take on the position […]

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Sudoku

January 1, 2019November 9, 2019

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Maine’s first flu death of season reported

by ERIC RUSSELL January 1, 2019January 3, 2019

Maine’s first flu death of the season has been reported. According to a weekly surveillance report released late last week by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one person died from influenza during the week ending Dec. 22. The person was not named but was over the age of 65 and lived in […]

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Balentine should research the definition of socialism

January 1, 2019December 30, 2019

A recent article by John Balentine was titled, “Now more than ever, socialism’s evils need to be unveiled,” (Nov. 14). His writing on this subject reveals his ignorance, but his ignorance is shared with many Americans who think socialism is the same as Stalinism. He refers to “past atrocities under authoritarian socialist regimes.” There are […]

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Letter: Beem should consider the Democrats’ demise

January 1, 2019December 26, 2019

In the Dec. 20 Southern Forecaster, Edgar Allen Beem has concluded the Republican Party is dead in his piece, “R.I.P., GOP.” I don’t often read Mr. Beem, but I do remember him pondering the eventuality of angry Trump supporters since Hillary Clinton’s election as president of the United States was a foregone conclusion. Based on […]

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Judge denies Kevin Spacey’s request to skip court appearance

by ASSOCIATED PRESS January 1, 2019November 9, 2019

BOSTON (AP) — Former “House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey must appear in a Massachusetts court on accusations that he groped a young man in 2016, a judge ruled on Monday. The 59-year-old Oscar-winning actor had argued he should be excused from attending his Jan. 7 arraignment at the Nantucket District Court because his presence […]