NEW YORK — Dayton Moore thought about the changes in baseball’s new labor deal and wondered how they would impact the Kansas City Royals, who spent more than $14 million this year to sign amateur talent, nearly half as much as the team’s $36 million opening-day payroll.
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CAREY KISH: Trail-tested stuff for gear heads to check out
Now don’t get me wrong, I’m right there with you, suffering along with the very same affliction. Try as I might to limit my indulgence for new gear in preparation for a recent European hike — a two-week, 125-mile trek around Mont Blanc through France, Italy and Switzerland — I came up short in the resolve department. That’s right, despite really having all the gear I needed, I nonetheless ended up with a half-dozen new items in my pack. I should know better than to think otherwise.
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Residents of 3 towns lost their right to be heard
I was one of the residents from Lexington who made the trip to the State House the other day to present petitions to Gov. Paul LePage to make him aware of what will happen soon to the residents of Lexington, Highland and Concord if Iberdrola and First Wind LLC have their way. Because of LD […]
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AniMeals program for seniors’ pets gets $5,000 grant
HALLOWELL — A meals on wheels program for pets got a boost this week.
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Two arrested in 2009 robbery
SKOWHEGAN — Two men face federal charges for the armed robbery of a Skowhegan credit union more than two years ago.
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50 stolen laptops recovered in Waterboro
Police say they were found neatly packed into large plastic bins but won’t say where.
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Moody’s warns U.S. not to back off deficit cuts
Moody’s currently has U.S. government debt with a top rating of Aaa but with a negative outlook.
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Renegade Amish group arrested for haircut attacks
The FBI raids the group’s compound in eastern Ohio and charges seven men, including group leader Sam Mullet, with hate crimes.
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Ventrone at home on waiver wire
It’s Wednesday, so Ross Ventrone is on the waiver wire again.
The New England Patriots released the safety for the seventh time this year, letting him go to make room for offensive lineman Donald Thomas two days after Thomas was released so Ventrone could be activated for Monday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Travel rush is under way across U.S.
CHICAGO — Undeterred by costlier gas and airfare, millions of Americans set out todday to see friends and family in what is expected to be the nation’s busiest Thanksgiving weekend since the financial meltdown more than three years ago. The rough economy led people to find ways to save money, but many refused to scrap […]