The Biddeford Community Iftar has been postponed for a week because of the weekend snowstorm. The dinner, which celebrates the end of the daily fast during Ramadan, will now be held at 6 p.m. March 30 at Southern Maine Health Care, 1 Medical Center Drive. The focus of this year’s event is on celebrating Muslim […]
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Gonzaga pulls away to beat Kansas, reach Sweet 16 in men’s tournament
The fifth-seeded Bulldogs advance to the second weekend for the ninth-straight season.
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Portland eighth grader wins state spelling bee for second year
Evan Trieu of St. Brigid School emerges among 14 finalists on Saturday at Bowdoin College. He won the state bee last year as well.
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Ceddanne Rafaela makes Red Sox Opening Day roster
Rafaela is expected to be Boston’s starting center fielder, though he could also see time at shortstop and second base.
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Women’s basketball: DeWolfe, Notre Dame move on to second round
Cumberland’s Anna DeWolfe scores 12 points as second-seeded Notre Dame turns back Kent State, 81-67.
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Indiana pulls away in second half, beats Fairfield in NCAA Tournament opener, 89-56
Mackenzie Holmes and the fourth-seeded Hoosiers are on to the second round after ending Fairfield’s 29-game winning streak.
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Trump escalates solidarity with Jan. 6 rioters as his own trials close in
While Trump quickly secured the Republican nomination some Republicans are voicing concerns that his misrepresentations of the Jan. 6 attack and the people involved could weaken him with general election voters.
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For Haitian diaspora, gang violence back home is personal as hopes dim for eventual return
Haitian Bridge Alliance has been contacting immigrants in the United States and Canada and finding many have family trapped in gang warfare, said Guerline Jozef, the advocacy group’s executive director.
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Men’s hockey: Maine awaits NCAA Tournament bid
The Black Bears will find out Sunday night where and when they’ll play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Moscow concert hall attack wasn’t the first during Putin’s 25-year rule
Here’s a look at major attacks since Putin became Russia’s prime minister for the first time in August 1999.