WATERVILLE — Madison coach Peter Kirby thought he had a great plan. Kirby had saved ace Cody Moody for Thursday, giving Moody an extra two days of rest and enabling Moody to pitch two of Madison’s final four games. Kirby envisioned Moody going out and allowing one or two runs in a win.
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‘Maybe the IRS is not quite as bad — yet’
Governor still sees parallels between agency, Nazi secret police
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Natural gas pipeline not a done deal
AUGUSTA — The state will consider an appeal of its controversial decision to choose the smaller of two proposals to bring a natural gas pipeline to the Kennebec Valley.
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Former Congressman Peter Kyros dies at 86
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Peter Kyros of Portland was remembered Thursday as a dedicated lawmaker who never lost his interest in politics and kept working until months before he died at age 86.
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AUTO RACING: Bayne gets back to his roots with trip to OPS
Trevor Bayne understands what it takes to race with the Sprint Cup big boys. He also understands that racing at the top of NASCAR’s rung can be fun, but that it’s also a business.
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Poll shows Mainers see mostly cloudy economic picture
One in three Mainers say that their own economic situation is worse now than it was two years ago, and only 18 percent say it’s better, according to a poll commissioned recently by The Portland Press Herald.
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PUC failed to ensure smart meters were safe, say justices
PORTLAND — The Maine Public Utilities Commission failed to resolve health and safety issues related to Central Maine Power Co.’s installation of smart meters and should now do so, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled.
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Collins casts 5,000th consecutive vote
PORTLAND — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Thursday cast her 5,000th consecutive vote, a milestone in a perfect voting record that dates to her arrival in Washington in January 1997.
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MLB: Ellsbury could rejoin Sox today
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Boston Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury could come off the disabled list and rejoin the team on Friday.
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Maine International Film Festival full schedule, July 13 – 22
FRIDAY, JULY 13 Waterville Opera House 6:30 p.m. VacationLand 9:30 p.m. The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best Railroad Square Cinema 6:30 p.m. Consuming Spirits 9:30 p.m. A Real Life 6:15 p.m. Maine Short Films 9:15 p.m. Punishment Park 6 p.m. Sleeping Dogs 9 p.m. Kyrgyzstan New Wave Amici’s Cucina, 137 Main St. 9 p.m. Opening […]