SOUTH PORTLAND — The two challengers to U.S. Sen. Angus King criticized the independent from both sides during an hourlong debate Monday morning hosted by WGAN radio. King, first elected to the Senate in 2012, mostly declined to respond to attacks from Democrat Zak Ringelstein, who targeted the senator for accepting corporate donations and for […]
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LePage appealing lawsuit against Mills to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Gov. Paul LePage will appeal a judge’s decision that Attorney General Janet Mills did not exceed her authority by joining a lawsuit in defense of protections for young undocumented immigrants. Mills joined California and other states in September 2017 in a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or […]
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World Series set for a cold start
BOSTON (AP) — Hooting and hollering, Chris Taylor and a couple of Dodgers took aim at the Green Monster. With their arms, not bats. Standing in left field, they kept throwing balls at a small, square space in the scoreboard, shouting every time a miss clanged off the metal letters. “I’ve got good aim!” Taylor […]
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Red Claws open training camp with overhauled roster
PORTLAND, ME – OCTOBER 22: PJ Dozier goes up for a layup during practice during the opening day of training camp for the Maine Red Claws, who will soon start their tenth season playing in the NBA G League. (Staff photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer) The familiar thump of basketballs and squeak of sneakers permeated […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston has look of another championship team
When Lewiston won its first boys’ soccer state championship three years ago, the Blue Devils were the favorites, despite never having broken through to win states. Last year’s title was a bit more of a surprise, if only because Bangor was thought of as the favorite and Lewiston didn’t round into form until the championship […]
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Girls' soccer: Monmouth hoping homefield paves road to state final
For the third year in a row, Monmouth Academy earned the top seed in the Class C South girls’ soccer bracket. That homefield advantage hasn’t translated to a ticket out of the region so far, however. That doesn’t mean the Mustangs will complain about the region running through Monmouth. But maybe this will be the […]
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Girls' soccer: Oak Hill reloads despite roster turnover
Monmouth’s Libby Clement, left, and Oak Hill’s Gabbie Chessie vye for a 50/50 ball during a game in Monmouth in September. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal File Photo) WALES — Replacing 10 seniors isn’t usually a good recipe for success, yet for the second season in a row the Oak Hill girls’ soccer team won double-digit games, […]
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Huge lottery prizes due to simple math, with some surprises
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For all the anticipation about whether someone will finally snag the gigantic Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, the games come down to two things: simple math — and very long odds. But there are some quirks and surprises about the math equations that likely will soon vault someone into stratospheric […]
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Workshop at Leavitt high school
TURNER — A story published on Page B3 on Monday should have said the location of the Fused Glass Panel Workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, will be at Leavitt Area High School, with instructor Lynn Curran-Sargent of Random Pottery.
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Webber, Pross and Hay to present at MSMA Conference
AUBURN — Skelton Taintor & Abbott attorneys Rebecca S. Webber, James F. Pross and Jordan Payne Hay will present at the 45th Annual Maine School Management Association Conference. It will be held Thursday and Friday at the Augusta Civic Center and feature speakers, product and service vendors, and more than 50 clinics on educational topics. […]