PITTSBURGH — Syracuse was missing its starting center. North Carolina-Asheville thought the Orange got help from three men in striped shirts. With Syracuse facing the kind of NCAA tournament history no team wants to make, the top-seeded Orange rallied for a 72-65 victory Thursday in the second round of the East Regional.
March 2012
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LePage calls MPBN funding corporate welfare
SOUTH PARIS — Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday that funding for the Maine Public Broadcasting Network is a form of corporate welfare that the state can no longer afford.
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Safe and sound
DRESDEN — A massive search for a missing local boy ended happily Thursday when he was found cold and wet, but otherwise safe, near the Eastern River after spending a lonely night in the woods.
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COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Terriers set to play in bubble
The Thomas softball team will have a late night Saturday as the Terriers open their season with UMaine-Presque Isle. The doubleheader will be played in “the bubble” at the University of Maine in Orono, and the games are slated to start at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
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SPRING TRAINING: Pedroia, a Yankees fan favorite
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Two young boys from New Jersey wearing pinstriped Yankees jerseys spotted Dustin Pedroia chatting with Reggie Jackson near the foul line and couldn’t resist asking for an autograph.
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No rule on issue of leftover business
NORRIDGEWOCK — There appears to be no Maine precedent for the case of Charlotte Curtis, who was elected selectman but has not yet been able to serve because of unfinished business as a former town treasurer.
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Moscow Town Meeting to cover budget increase
MOSCOW — Residents will vote on the 2012 budget at the annual Town Meeting on Monday.
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Skowhegan ready for Maple Festival
SKOWHEGAN — A full 10 days of family activities is on tap beginning today for this year’s Maple Festival, all leading up to Maine Maple Sunday, on March 25.
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Girl Scouts to sell cookies until April 1
Girl Scouts of Maine will conduct the public booth sale phase of the Girl Scout Cookie activity at various venues statewide through Sunday, April 1.
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Suga is semifinalist in state geography bee
VASSALBORO — Jake Suga of Vassalboro was recently named a semifinalist in the 2012 Maine Geographic Bee set for Friday, March 30, at the University of Maine at Farmington.