Blaney snaps a 59-race winless streak and gives Penske racing a sweep of the Memorial Day weekend of top races.
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Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Baseball: Mt. Abram pulls away from Spruce Mountain
A five-run top of the sixth helped the Roadrunners defeat the Phoenix in a game Mt. Abram had to have for playoff positioning.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
New wood heat options come with climate trade-offs
Maine’s forests are crucial to both absorbing carbon emissions and providing alternatives to high oil costs.
Posted inLocal Government, Maine
Public hearing set on bill to help Jay regain $600,000 used to offset property tax loss
The hearing is at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Room 127 at State House.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Motorist arrested after approaching Canadian border with bomb sign, police say
A chase on I-95 in Houlton ended when a trooper fired shots at the truck as it headed for the Canadian port of entry; the man surrendered without injury.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
George Maharis, star of TV’s ‘Route 66’ in the 1960s, dies at 94
The handsome actor became an icon to American youth on the hit 1960s TV series.
Posted inSports
NBA notebook: 76ers hire Nick Nurse as head coach
Nurse, who led the Raptors to the NBA title in 2019, replaces Doc Rivers in Philadelphia.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Chas Newby, fill-in bassist who rejected a full-time gig with the Beatles, dies at 81
Chas Newby, an English rock bassist and brief member of the Beatles in the early 1960s, died May 22 at 81. Friends and members of the Liverpool rock scene confirmed Newby’s death, with many remembering him as “the first left-handed bass guitarist in the Beatles.” Paul McCartney became the second when he eventually moved over […]
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Josef Newgarden finally relishes an Indy 500 win
Newgarden has experienced plenty of disappointment in Indianapolis, but in his 12th attempt finally got to kiss the bricks.
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Skowhegan honors local veterans, including Steven Spaulding, at Memorial Day Parade
Spaulding, who was a key organizer of the parade in past years and commander of the American Legion Post 16, served in the Marine Corps and died shortly after being diagnosed with lung cancer last summer.