NBA coaches likely will be challenging one call per game next season. The league told teams Friday that, pending expected approval by the board of governors on July 9, coaches may challenge a personal foul charged to their team, a called out-of-bounds violation, a goaltending violation or a basket-interference violation. No other call may be […]
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Sanford Meals on Wheels searching for new space
SANFORD – Meals on Wheels, the program that provides meals to home bound seniors, is looking for new quarters in Sanford. A program of Southern Maine Agency on Aging, Meals on Wheels has been operating in space in the former Children’s Center on Amherst Street for the past couple of years. But that space will […]
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Dominican police arrest ‘mastermind’ in David Ortiz shooting
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Authorities in the Dominican Republic announced Friday that they have arrested the man behind the shooting of baseball great David Ortiz in an apparent case of mistaken identity. Police said Víctor Hugo Gómez was detained in the Caribbean country. No further details were immediately released. Authorities had said last week […]
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Moose take comeback trail to victory in Laconia
LACONIA – The Mainers found themselves in familiar territory when they trailed the Winnipesaukee Muskrats in the eighth inning. As they seem to do often, they dug deep and found a way to win it late, grabbing a 9-5 win from the jaws of defeat. In the early stages of the third meeting between these two […]
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House sends Trump $4.6B border bill, yielding to Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to send President Donald Trump a bipartisan, Senate-drafted, $4.6 billion measure to care for migrant refugees detained at the southern border, capping a Washington skirmish in which die-hard liberals came out on the losing end in a battle with the White House, the GOP-held Senate and Democratic […]
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Earl Tilford: Showdown with the Ayatollahs: A Dangerous Situation
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump imposed more economic sanctions on Iran. In response, Iranian officials denounced the sanctions. Does diplomacy have a chance in this situation? Or is war inevitable? Going to war is the highest responsibility of any government. Once violence is unleashed, it is difficult to keep under control because emotions recede into […]
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City residents express frustration with Biddeford paid parking plan
BIDDEFORD — Frustration was evident as residents expressed their dislike for Biddeford’s paid parking plan during a meeting held Wednesday evening at the Little Theater at Biddeford High School. Some Biddeford City Councilors, Biddeford Mayor Alan Casavant and Biddeford City Manager Jim Bennett listened for an hour and a half as city residents and business […]
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Gordon Weil: Unexpected consequences from Trump’s policies
“Whack-a-mole” is an old arcade game that’s an exercise in futility. It has come to mean that each time you try to solve a problem, another problem pops up. In the original game, players would hit the mole on the head, forcing it back into its hole. Another would pop up, and players had to […]
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Cornish teen suspects steal liquor, one assaults store clerk, deputies say
CORNISH — A 16-year-old teen faces assault, threatening and other charges after he allegedly punched a store clerk, damaged store displays, stole liquor from a local supermarket and attempted to assault a deputy in Cornish. Three other teens also face charges in connection with the incident that took place Sunday night. In a release issued […]
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Maine Turnpike Authority officials expect steady holiday traffic
PORTLAND — The Maine Turnpike Authority anticipates a steady stream of traffic on its roadway leading up to Independence Day next Thursday. MTA expects traffic to grow by approximately 1.3 percent over last year’s Fourth of July travel, with more than 700,000 transactions along the Maine Turnpike between Friday and Saturday alone. From January through […]