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February 22, 2011

Basketball tournament roundup: Boothbay puts away Traip

AUGUSTA — Second-seeded Boothbay Region advanced to the Western Class C boys’ basketball semifinals with a 73-60 victory against 10th-ranked Traip Academy on Monday at the Augusta Civic Center. The Seahawks (16-3) took a 35-33 halftime lead, then pulled away. Anthony DiMauro scored 29 points for the Seahawks, who held off a late surge. Traip […]
Published
February 21, 2011

Boys’ hockey roundup: Scarborough clinches berth in tournament

SACO — Jake Gross had three goals and an assist Monday as Scarborough clinched a berth in the Western Class A boys’ hockey tournament with an 8-1 victory against Portland at MHG Arena. Scarborough was ranked eighth and Portland ninth entering the regular-season finale, with the top eight making the tournament. The Red Storm (9-9) […]
Published
February 9, 2011

Reminder: Veterans Bridge lane closure today

One southbound lane will be closed until 4 p.m. today.
Published
October 22, 2010

Pro-racino PAC spent $88,000 in first 19 days of October

BIDDEFORD — The political action committee advocating for a racino in the city spent $88,208.25 in the first 19 days of October, according to a campaign finance report filed Friday. The large expenditures for Pepperell Downs LLC included some $27,000 for printing and literature, about $24,000 for phone banks or automated calls and $15,000 for […]
Published
September 30, 2010

LePage campaign says punch line a joke

A video shows the Republican candidate saying he’d like to punch a MPBN reporter.
Published
September 30, 2010

Tour de France winner won’t ride in Dempsey Challenge

Alberto Contador is unable to travel to the United States because of a personal matter.
Published
September 29, 2010

Hotel chain joins Downs racino project

A proposal to relocate the racetrack and open a racino in Biddeford will be on the city ballot on Nov. 2.
Published
September 23, 2010

Strip club lawyer to hold press conference

The lawyer representing the owner of an embattled strip club on Warren Avenue in Westbrook is holding a press conference this afternoon to correct what he says is misinformation about the business. Dreamers Cabaret opened Friday but was closed by city officials on Saturday after a fire inspector discovered alleged code violations involving sprinkers, an […]
Published
September 13, 2010

Portland ranks last in magazine’s sex list

Burlington and Manchester, New Hampshire also landed at the bottom of the list.
Published
September 3, 2010

State police seize $1M in routine truck inspection

State police seized more than $1 million in cash today from a tractor-trailer they had stopped for a routine inspection on the Maine Turnpike. The Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit stopped the Texas-registered truck in the southbound lanes in York about noon. Police said the driver, Jhon Rivera-Ramirez, 35, and his passenger, Jose […]

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