PORTLAND — The Boston Red Sox and Portland Sea Dogs have agreed to extend their Player Development Contract for an additional four years, keeping the Red Sox Double-A affiliation in Portland through the 2018 season.
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Inland Hospital recognized for obstetrics care by consumer group
WATERVILLE — Lisa Smith chose to give birth at Inland Hospital partly because of the good things she heard about it from people she knows.
ALLEN AFIELD: In end, we are reminded why we hunt these speedsters
In my preteens, rabbit hunting meant a short walk east from my home, taking me through a stately grove of white pines and then to a tumbling brook that rushed downhill, enough of a drop for a kid to sled the bank.
Man accused of Lawrence High School intrusion has history of violence, mental illness
FAIRFIELD — The 48-year-old man charged with assaulting two hospital employees on the same day that police subdued him with a stun gun at Lawrence High School has a history of violence and mental illness.
Starks shooting victim still on mend, frustrated by case’s slow progress
STARKS — Kerry Hebert, shot by hunters on his property in October, is recovering from his wounds, but he is frustrated that the case itself isn’t closer to resolution.
ON THE EDGE: The land of ice and snow
It’s out there and it won’t go away now. It will be there for Easter probably. It’s cold stuff and wet and corroding and dangerous. Snowmobilers and skiers like it. Kids like it, and my snowplow man who works harder than I do and makes much more money, is happy to see it come.
Unidentified body found on Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville
WATERVILLE — The body of an unidentified man was discovered Friday near an industrial complex. His death in under investigation, according to police.
Backer of virtual charter schools defends independence
But the leader of the Charter School Commission says doubts about oversight led to rejections of two applications this week.
LePage budget proposal: Blueprint or massive tax shift?
Gov. LePage’s $6.2 billion two-year budget proposal draws heavy fire from Democrats; the House GOP leader says it calls for ‘right-sized government.’
LePage speech foreshadows budget cuts
LePage says his proposal will include the elimination of 200 state jobs and $30 million worth of cuts from “lowest-value programs.”