Firefighters battling the West Coast wildfires say this year’s blazes are some of the worst they have ever seen.
2020
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Lightning face adversity and Islanders in East final Game 6
The Islanders stay alive with a win in double overtime in Game 5.
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Nuggets crash the L.A. party by bouncing Clippers
The duo of Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic has Denver – which is 6-0 in elimination games in these playoffs – thinking it can knock off LeBron James and the Lakers.
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Celtics say they’re learning lessons, but it didn’t show in Game 1 loss to Miami
Moments of stagnation and an inability to finish off a game were on display in a 117-114 overtime loss.
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U.S. Open: Winged Foot still as challenging as ever
No trickery is needed this week to make the course a supreme test for the world’s best golfers.
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‘Sigh of relief’: Sally spares Mississippi gator ranch
During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, about 250 alligators escaped their enclosures as storm surge pushed water over the grounds.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Cony Middle and High School will play fall sports
Hosting fall sports for students may “mitigate” the risk of COVID-19 exposure, according to Athletic Director Jon Millet, because then students would not turn to travel teams.
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NCAA men’s and women’s basketball seasons set to open day before Thanksgiving
The Division I Council votes to push the start date back from the originally scheduled Nov. 10 as one of several precautions against the spread of coronavirus.
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Stanley Crouch, contentious man of letters, dies at 74
The influential critic, columnist and self-taught Renaissance man was inspired by his knowledge and love of blues and jazz and his impulse to step over the line.
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Madison Paper to appeal to Maine Supreme Judicial Court latest decision on tax abatement
Twice the taxes levied by the town of Madison have been challenged and twice the town has won, but at a cost of $200,000 which will increase because of the fight in the high court.