BIDDEFORD—Kyle McGlone, Matthew Christie and Jeremy Hill each scored to lead the University of New England men’s soccer team to a 3-0 victory over the University of Maine at Farmington in a non-conference game at Barbara J. Hazard Field on Wednesday.
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Dill defends absence
SOUTH PORTLAND — As Cynthia Dill settled in to teach her government class at Southern Maine Community College, one of her students asked the obvious question: Aren’t you supposed to be at the U.S. Senate candidate debate?
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Fireworks-restricting rule fails in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD — A town ordinance that would have restricted fireworks usage to 19 days of the year failed to pass Wednesday night during a Town Council meeting.
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Sen. Collins calls efficiency agency’s spending ‘outrageous,’ wasteful
WASHINGTON — Maine’s U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Wednesday blasted what she called “outrageous” wasteful spending at the General Services Administration, a federal agency that is supposed to make government more efficient.
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HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Short-handed Panthers start strong
Waterville is playing with 12 field hockey players, although that number could increase to 14 in the near future. When the Purple Panthers beat Camden Hills on Monday, they used the same 11 players for the entire game.
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NFL: Ridley gets a grip, plays key role for Pats
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Stevan Ridley learned the hard way as a rookie. Hold on to the ball or grab a seat on the bench.
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Occupy protesters decry Colby College trustee Diamond
A row of more than 20 picketers stood at the base of the Diamond Building on Mayflower Hill Drive to call attention to the building’s donor — Robert E. Diamond Jr., a 1973 Colby graduate and chairman of the college’s board of trustees.
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Bill questions oversite of powerful independent regulation agencies
WASHINGTON — A bill co-authored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is sparking debate about whether rule changes sought by powerful, independent regulatory bodies should face the same scrutiny as those proposed by agencies controlled by the White House.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Messalonskee’s Stinson packs a punch
OAKLAND — The Messalonskee High School football team is conducting a physics experiment. Force equals mass times acceleration. If Jake Stinson, a 5-foot-10, 225-pound guard turned fullback, gets a 2-yard head start, how big will the hole that he creates be?
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Waterville man pleads guilty to growing pot near Little Home for Wanderers
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man who told police he was growing and processing marijuana for about six months in his residence near the Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers pleaded guilty this week to two drug charges.