NEW YORK (AP) — Pedro Ciriaco blooped an RBI single in the 10th inning for his latest big hit against the New York Yankees, and the Boston Red Sox squeaked out a 3-2 victory Sunday night moments after manager Bobby Valentine was ejected.
July 2012
Tobey’s General Store founder, China selectman dead at age 89
BRANCH MILLS — The former owner of a well-known South China store died Saturday of complications resulting from a broken bone.
SNAPSHOT: Stacking the blues
Ed Merilorme, of Waterville, stacks crates of blueberries he helped harvest Sunday with a tractor at a barren in Dresden. Commercial pickers are moving across Maine this week to pick the fruit as the season commences.
Drought shrinking competitions at state and county fairs
MILWAUKEE — State and county fairs in the sweltering and drought-stricken Midwest may see some skinnier pigs and smaller squash this year.
Augusta District Court: July 19-25, 2012
AUGUSTA — The following is a list of cases closed in Augusta District Court between July 19 and July 25, 2012.
Fireworks in Monmouth subject of petition, plenty of talk
MONMOUTH — Fireworks in town are attracting plenty of attention and dozens of residents hope selectmen will take notice.
Wayne dam repairs close public swim spot
WAYNE — First you hear sound of the falls.
Then you see the water, placid on one side and then falling on the other side of the town-owned North Wayne Dam.
No painless solutions to needs for remedial college classes
AUGUSTA — Every year, thousands of students enrolling in Maine colleges and universities find out they lack the basic reading, writing or math skills to take even basic courses.
Births: June 25-July 4
AUGUSTA — A daughter, Harper Elizabeth Farwell, was born July 4 at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta campus, to Kara and Hunter Farwell of Mount Vernon.
Maine’s congressional delegation backs more funding to detect fraud
AUGUSTA — Maine’s congressional delegation is supporting increased federal funding to help Maine, and other states, take full advantage of the Public Assistance Reporting Information System operated by the federal government to help states find cases of fraud and mistakes in a wide array of programs.