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Trump abandons bid to include citizenship question on census
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a week after insisting that he was “absolutely moving forward,” President Donald Trump abandoned his effort to insert a citizenship question into next year’s census. He directed federal agencies to try to compile the information using existing databases instead. “It is essential that we have a clear breakdown of the number […]
South Portland City Council approves historic ordinances
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ordinances to delay demolition of historic properties and incentivize rehabilitation were met with approval from the South Portland City Council. The council passed a first reading of the ordinances by unanimous vote on July 2. The first ordinance, if passed at the next reading, would allow for adaptive reuse of historic properties […]
Domestic violence, warrants, drunk driving top Sanford Police log
SANFORD – The following people were arrested or charged by Sanford Police from June 24 to July 7. • Annabelle Cappello, 23, Sanford, was arrested on a warrant on Main Street. • Amanda Jean Franco, 34, Sanford, was arrested on two warrants on High Street. • Raymond Peter Grover, 33, Freeport, was arrested on a […]
ACC adds Boston to bowl destinations for 2020-25
The Atlantic Coast Conference has agreements with 13 bowl games from Boston to San Diego for the 2020-25 seasons. The ACC announced its bowl partners for the next postseason cycle Thursday and they included a few new additions. The conference will now send a team to the Holiday Bowl in San Diego and a newly created game […]
York beats Saco, sets up decisive title game in Little League District 4 Tournament
SACO — For the second straight game, York relied on an explosive offense to keep its title hopes alive. York used an eight-run third inning to break open its elimination game against Sanford on Monday. On Wednesday, trailing Saco 2-0 in the second, Brody Gullison hit a grand slam to spark a six-run outburst and […]
City to break ground for new Red Sox minor league stadium
WORCESTER, Mass. — Red Sox executives joined officials from the state and the city of Worcester on Thursday to break ground on a 10,000-seat stadium for the ballclub’s Triple-A affiliate. A crowd of about 1,000 people attended the ceremony to welcome the International League team now based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, that is scheduled to begin […]
Ex-Red Sox slugger Ortiz recovering from 3rd surgery
BOSTON — Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is recovering from a third surgery after experiencing complications resulting from his gunshot wound. Ortiz’s wife, Tiffany, says in a statement Thursday that he is “recovering well and in good spirits.” He had the surgery earlier this week at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ortiz was shot in the […]
David Shribman: Location, location, location
Let’s talk geopolitics. Now that three female senators — Kamala Harris of California, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts — have used deft debate performances to rock the septuagenarian male front-runners off their pedantic pedestals, geography rather than gender is coming into play. The United States may have a national culture — and television (and then […]
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