Windham’s Andrew Whiting pulled off the bunt half of a suicide squeeze in the fifth inning at Sanford Friday, while Tanner Laberge executed the dash off third. That one run is all the Eagles would need to edge past the Spartans, though they soon added two more nevertheless. 3-0 was the final in a low-key […]
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Baseball: Windham edges Sanford in opener
Windham’s Andrew Whiting pulled off the bunt half of a suicide squeeze in the fifth inning at Sanford Friday, while Tanner Laberge executed the dash off third. That one run is all the Eagles would need to edge past the Spartans, though they soon added two more nevertheless. 3-0 was the final in a low-key […]
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Girls’ roundup: Portland rallies to lacrosse victory
The Bulldogs score a late goal to defeat Biddeford.
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Branding iron
The buzzword of the day is “branding.” Which is odd, because the concept of infusing a product with a distinct identity has been around since prehistoric times (“Fire By Ogg: Twice The Heat For Half The Effort”) and has been actively used for centuries by the advertising industry and (somewhat less painfully) by cowboys and […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: What the well-dressed Mainer is wearing now
When I’m not sitting at my computer writing, I spend a lot of time traveling around New England, entertaining at banquets and conventions. Over the years I’ve noticed – among many other things – a change in what people choose to wear to such events. Not too long ago, if there was a nice dinner […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: See you at the Senior Expo
We remember the first Senior Expo we attended with a couple of reluctant, but senior, friends. It took me a week to persuade them to go – but I think they’ve returned several times since that day we spent tasting healthy food, getting our vision checked and listening to Don Doane, a local (and swinging) […]
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NBA says announcement coming Tuesday on Sterling
The LA Clippers owner is being investigated over allegations he made racially charged comments in a recorded conversation with a woman.
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North Carolina university issues ‘all clear’ after report of gunman
There were no reports of shots fired, and no gunman was found in a search.
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Paul Simon, Edie Brickell arrested on disorderly conduct charges
Officers found minor injuries and believed it was a case of domestic violence, the New Canaan, Conn., police chief says.
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Work begins on restoration of State House dome, ‘Lady of Wisdom’
New copper sheathing will initially make the dome shine like a new penny.