FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker said Tuesday he has signed the $9.5 million tender offer that came along with being designated the team’s franchise player.
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RED SOX: Beckett sharp in Sox victory
BOSTON (AP) — Josh Beckett redeemed himself less than a week after being booed off the mound, striking out a season-high nine as the Boston Red Sox shut out the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Tuesday and extended their winning streak to five.
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK: Panthers favored to repeat at Cup
The eighth annual Community Cup is Friday at Skowhegan Area High School, and it’s expected to end just like the first seven did: With a Waterville sweep.
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NBA PLAYOFFS: 76ers surprisingly tied with Celtics
PHILADELPHIA — See ya, Chicago. Thanks for the split, Boston.
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Pared-down budget passes initial votes
AUGUSTA — Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate, despite pressure from groups opposed to MaineCare cuts, passed a budget Tuesday that eliminates health care coverage for more than 20,000 people, cuts prescription drug coverage for senior citizens and reduces funding for Head Start.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friedman moving to Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — When it came time to decide if he wanted to stay at Madison Area Memorial High School or make the move to Skowhegan Area High School, Matt Friedman talked to his wife, Kristen Dubord.
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Union says administrator stole $260,000
AUGUSTA — Trustees of a Fairfield union’s trust fund say that an administrator who died in a car accident earlier this year had stolen more than $260,000 to cover up a theft from an Augusta union’s trust fund.
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SAD 54 to talk bond of safety concerns
SKOWHEGAN — Residents of the six towns in School Administrative District 54 will get a chance tonight to review plans to borrow $900,000 for health and safety concerns and to get final numbers on the proposed $32.3 million budget for the coming year.
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Massive Plum Creek easement touches off celebration
PORTLAND — Representatives from The Nature Conservancy, the Forest Society of Maine and the Plum Creek timber company came together Tuesday to celebrate a new conservation easement that’s considered one of the largest ever in the United States.
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Waterville police station costs ready soon, says city manager
WATERVILLE — The city is getting closer to knowing what it would cost to build a police station at Head of Falls versus retrofitting the Morning Sentinel building for that purpose.