BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics needed the rest more than a playoff tuneup. Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony also sat out the regular-season finale.
April 2011
Panel backs limit on motorcycle noise
The law would require inspection stickers be displayed on license plates.
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Jennings sparks Colby
WATERVILLE — John Jennings reached 30 goals this season, scoring five as the Colby College men’s lacrosse team beat the University of Maine 19-5 on Wednesday.
SURVIVOR: ‘Return of the Rob-father’
Wednesday night’s “Survivor” may have been officially titled “The Buddy System,” but a more fitting moniker could have been “Return of the Rob-father.”
Turnpike Authority spent nearly $1M on meals, travel in 4 years
AUGUSTA — From 2005 to 2009, the head of Maine Turnpike Authority billed his agency more than $200,000 for hotels, meals and other expenses, according to documents obtained by the Legislature’s oversight office.
Former turnpike boss globetrotted in posh style
AUGUSTA — Charges on the credit cards the Maine Turnpike Authority issued to Executive Director Paul Violette show the style in which he traveled as he met with bankers, engineers and toll organizations in North America and Europe.
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Goalies in spotlight
WILMINGTON, Mass. — Tim Thomas came out of playoff hibernation and played better than any goalie this season. Now, he’ll try to be just as sharp in the postseason for the Boston Bruins.
China board sends applicant back for legal advice on lease
CHINA — A proposed gift shop on Lakeview Drive remains in limbo.
Senate passes BPA ban
The Maine Senate has voted unanimously to ban bisphenol-A from certain children’s products, such as bottles and sippy cups, affirming a recent lopsided vote in the House.
MLB: Rays got better, Sox continued to struggle
BOSTON — There was a time when the young Tampa Bay Rays considered Fenway Park to be their personal house of horrors.