KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Just like clockwork, Spain’s “tiki taka” passing game tore Italy apart. The World Cup champions controlled the play Sunday in the European Championship final, as they usually do. They moved the ball up the field with short pass after short pass, as they usually do.
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Wilton office building owner ponders hydro power
WILTON — A tradition of water power may be revived at the Bass-Wilson building downtown, where a grant will help to determine whether a modern hydro turbine would be cost-effective.
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Town considers fireworks plan
RANDOLPH — Selectmen will propose an ordinance that allows the use of fireworks and permits 18-year-olds to shoot them off.
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No members left on Readfield Recreation Board
READFIELD — All four members of the Recreation Board stepped down last week, leaving administration of recreation programs and the beach to the town manager.
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Belgrade brings back frog jumping
BELGRADE — The annual Fourth of July frog jumping contest is back.
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Don Brown, radio bosses, part ‘amicably’
GARDINER — For the past two weeks, morning radio personality Don Brown has slept later than usual. He gets up 6 a.m. now when his wife’s cellphone alarm rings.
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Winslow woman heads to Norway
WINSLOW — While some girls dream of turning frogs into princes, it was a frog that turned Alexis Baxter into a scientist.
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North Vassalboro project coming into better focus
NORTH VASSALBORO — Ray Breton hopes to turn what was once an eyesore on Main Street — an abandoned gas station with tall weeds and trash — into a sight for sore eyes.
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Stolen Valor ruling upsets some veterans
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Jack Jacobs can proudly — and truthfully — say he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valor in Vietnam. After a recent Supreme Court ruling, anyone else is free under the First Amendment to make the same claim, whether it’s true or not.
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First report from painkiller abuse panel near
A task force created by Attorney General William Schneider to crack down on Maine’s painkiller abuse epidemic is set to present its first round of plans and recommendations to Gov. Paul LePage this week.