PORTLAND — Perhaps Henry Owens had an inkling of what was to come when he was asked about the pressure that comes with rapidly advancing through the Boston Red Sox farm system as a highly-touted prospect. “I think it’s just building upon more expectation, and until those expectations are met, I’m still a 21-year-old kid […]
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Health care access preserved for Portland homeless
PORTLAND (AP) — Officials in Portland expect a smooth transition as a city-run health care clinic for the homeless scales back operations, while another nonprofit clinic picks up the slack. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1jqc7Qk ) reported that there had been concerns about a coverage gap. But Sheila Hill-Christian, Portland’s deputy city manager, wrote in […]
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Minor League Baseball: Becoming a team no minor task for Portland Sea Dogs
PORTLAND — As the son of a former Major League catcher and manager, Michael Brenly knows the dynamics of a professional baseball team better than anyone on the 2014 Portland Sea Dogs. Brenly knows relationships have already been forged and cliques formed over the course of a season or two or three in the low […]
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Caron returns to Lewiston, brings Lewiston into Pirates Hall
LEWISTON — As Tom Caron remembers it, his first game as the voice of the Portland Pirates was at what is now the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. “Preseason 1993, maybe the first game, I don’t know. But a preseason game, the Pirates played, we played here, and I did the game on radio,” Caron recalled. “It’s […]
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AHL: Pirates power past Monarchs
LEWISTON — It took the Portland Pirates nearly 13 minutes to realize shooting the puck would be not only advisable but quite fruitful Saturday night. Tim Kennedy scored on Portland’s first shot at 12:41 of the first period, opening a deluge of five unanswered goals as the Pirates rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to […]
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USM will save recreation and leisure program due to its high enrollment, revenue
PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine no longer plans to eliminate its recreation and leisure studies program, according to a statement released by university officials on Friday. Instead, the program will become part of USM’s School of Nursing until January of 2015. It is yet to be determined what will happen to the program […]
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Tickets available for annual Sea Dogs ‘Welcome Back’ dinner
PORTLAND — The annual Portland Sea Dogs ‘Welcome Back Dinner’ to benefit the Opportunity Alliance is set for Tuesday, April 1 at the Portland Expo. Tickets for the event, which begins at 5:30 p.m., are now on sale and are $20 for adults and $15 for children up to age 14. They can be purchased […]
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Red Sox: Butterfield back for seconds at third
PORTLAND — If homecomings always played out perfectly as the one Brian Butterfield experienced in 2013, life would be a lot less complex. And everybody would be doing it. Deep into a career that has occupied a portion of five different decades, having spent time with the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue […]
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Pirates get back to work, trip Sound Tigers
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The Portland Pirates won their first game after an eight-day layoff Sunday, defeating the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4-2 behind three special teams goals. Randy Jones got the shorthanded game-winner for the Pirates, while Jordan Szwarz and Lucas Lessio each had power play tallies. Louis Domingue made 24 saves to win his second […]
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Ex-Maine coach accused of soliciting teenage fan
PORTLAND (AP) — A former assistant hockey coach for the Portland Pirates has been charged with soliciting sex from a 13-year-old fan and sending her a lewd photo. Mike Minard, 37, of Falmouth, has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of solicitation of a child to commit a prohibited act and sexual misconduct with a […]