Gaisford, Richard “Dick” A. 93, of Topsham, Oct. 3, at home. Service 2 p.m., Oct. 21, Standish Village Cemetery. If rain …
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Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms
The evacuation order sparked widespread panic among civilians and aid workers already running from Israeli airstrikes and contending with a total siege and a territory-wide blackout.
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College hockey: Bradly Nadeau shines in Maine debut, a 4-1 win over RPI
The first-round NHL draft pick scores a pair of second-period goals for the Black Bears in a season-opening win over the Engineers.
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Thursday’s high school roundup: Marshwood rallies for crucial win over Thornton
Boys’ soccer: The Hawks boost their postseason hopes with a 2-1 victory.
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Deering surges in second half, beats Portland in late-season showdown
Rams earn critical Heal Points and city bragging rights, 3-1.
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The morgue at Gaza’s biggest hospital is overflowing as Israeli attacks intensify
The morgue at Shifa Hospital can only handle some 30 bodies at a time, and workers had to stack corpses outside the walk-in cooler and put dozens more in the parking lot.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ soccer: Deering celebrates Senior Night by beating rival Portland, 3-1
The Rams take a big step toward a first-round playoff bye, leaping ahead of Portland in the Class A South Heal point standings.
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Judiciary asks Maine’s high court to dismiss petition to release unrepresented defendants
Supreme Judicial Court Justice Wayne Douglas will meet Monday with attorneys to discuss the petition to identify and release from county jails low-income people who are being held pretrial without an attorney.
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Rudolph Isley, founding member of Isley Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, dies at 84
A Cincinnati native, Isley began singing in church with brothers Ronald and O’Kelly and was still in his teens when they broke through in the late 1950s with ‘Shout,’ which was later immortalized during the toga scene in ‘National Lampoon’s Animal House.’
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Doctors group calls its ‘excited delirium’ paper outdated and withdraws its approval
The American College of Emergency Physicians said the term – which critics say has been used to justify excessive force by police – should not be used by members who testify in civil or criminal cases.