WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced Friday that 12 counties will receive nearly $875,000 in federal funds for emergency food and shelter programs. Cumberland County is expected to receive more than $150,000, while Androscoggin County is expect to receive about $75,500. The funds are being administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency within […]
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Sports roundup
SUBHEAD-SMCC sweeps rival Southern Maine Community College’s men’s and women’s basketball teams ended the 2008 portion of their schedule on a high note Thursday night by beating their top rival, Central Maine Community College, at home. The women rallied from a halftime deficit to beat CMCC 68-65 behind Darcey Webster’s 19 points. Alyssa Henderson (16), […]
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Schools eye teachers contract, athletics for savings
PORTLAND — Faced with a nearly $2 million curtailment of state education funds, the School Committee is balancing a need to act quickly with its responsibility to allow time for public discourse on several proposed spending cuts. The committee will hold a public hearing on Jan. 14. at 7 p.m. in Room 250 of Casco Bay […]
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Holiday hockey tournament features 45 teams Local powers to square off against New England, Canadian foes
By Michael Hoffer The 2008 version of the Maine High School Hockey Invitational will drop the puck Friday at the Portland Ice Arena and Travis Roy Arena. Games will also be held this year at Biddeford Ice Arena and the University of Southern Maine. Twenty-one teams from Maine, including Cape Elizabeth, Cheverus, Falmouth, Greely, North […]
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Bishop appeals Vatican ruling on sex abuse
PORTLAND — Bishop Richard Malone of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is appealing the findings of a Vatican tribunal clearing a Maine priest accused of sexually abusing minors in the 1980s. A Vatican Tribunal, comprised of three priests with special expertise in church law, ruled in August the accusations of sexual abuse against Thomas […]
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Waynflete girls soar at Falmouth Flyers stay perfect, ride fourth quarter rally to 58-50 triumph
By Michael Hoffer FALMOUTH — One season after graduating 1,000-point scorer and three-time Winter Female Athlete of the Year Margaret Veroneau, the Waynflete girls’ basketball team might be better than ever. After three easy wins to start the 2008-09 campaign, the Flyers made an emphatic statement Saturday afternoon, riding a fourth quarter rally to a […]
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Winter season takes a pause Strong results in early going for local squads
By Michael Hoffer Just as the winter sports season was kicking into gear, it’s taking a brief hiatus for holiday tournaments. Of course, Mother Nature has made life difficult in the early going, but even with a small sampling, it’s clear that there are many more thrills on the horizon. Here’s a look at where […]
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MPA proposes changes to high school sports landscape Length of seasons, scrimmages, postseason all could be affected
By Michael Hoffer The Maine Principals’ Association announced late last week that in response to a proposed reduction in state subsidies in education and expected budget shortfalls, several changes to high school athletics are being considered. An ad hoc committee on athletic policy recently met to “ensure a level playing field around the state,” and […]
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Beem's mileage
We all realize that Edgar Allen Beem is a left-wing nut ,but he is getting worse. In his anti-all things American rant about Detroit and its failure to produce 100-mpg vehicles, he fails to mention that his favorite country, Japan, does not produce these vehicles, either. This is simply because technology cannot be legislated. If […]
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Poetic Justice Calender features Portland police poetry, photographs
PORTLAND — Police officers paired with poets and photographers the past few months and the result is a 2009 calendar filled with the poems and photos created by the officers. The calendar is a project of the Arts and Equity Initiative, an arts collaboration between the city and the nonprofit Terra Moto Inc. Director Marty […]