IN ANSON, Friday at 9:50 a.m., a caller from Greenleaf Road reported hearing shots fired.
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MLB: Red Sox rough up Sabathia, tied for AL East lead
BOSTON (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury had a three-run homer with a career-high six RBIs as the Boston Red Sox continued their mastery of CC Sabathia and beat the Yankees 10-4 on Saturday, ending New York’s eight-game winning streak and moving back into a tie atop the AL East.
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Historic downgrade puts nation in uncharted financial waters
WASHINGTON — The real danger from the downgrade of U.S. government debt by Standard & Poor’s isn’t higher interest rates. It’s the hit to the nation’s fragile economic psyche and rattled financial markets.
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GOLF NOTES: Defending champ tees off 1st
ORONO — Defending champion Kristin Kannegieser will tee off in the first group at the Women’s Maine State Golf Association championships, which start at 7:30 a.m. Monday at the Penobscot Country Club.
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Wyeth illustrates new children’s book
TENANTS HARBOR — Barbara Walsh figured the worst that could happen was he would say no.
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Downeaster expansion stirs new issues
Sixteen years ago, Mori and Carl LeFevre built their house next to the railroad crossing at Muirfield Road on the Falmouth-Cumberland town line.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Hull Creek’reveals talentof Jim Nichols
HULL CREEK By Jim Nichols Down East Books, 2011 242 pages, $24.95 ISBN 978-0-89272-915-9 Writer Jim Nichols, of Warren, is an award-winning author of short stories, including the collection titled “Slow Monkeys.” This is his first novel, however — a tightly-wrapped, gritty story that reveals his exceptional talent as a writer. HULL CREEK is […]
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HARLAN: Woman gave you her number to call her, not to play games
I met a girl through some friends and we had a great conversation. She gave me her number. I want to call, but don’t know how long I should wait to call or text a girl after I get her number. I don’t want to get in touch too soon, but I don’t want to wait too long. What’s the right amount of time?
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‘DRAGONS,’ ‘STOLEN LIFE’ bolster publishing industry
Jaycee Lee Dugard’s memoir, “A Stolen Life,” has been zipping off bookstore shelves since its release in mid-July.
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‘Water is a plant’s Viagra,’ says enterprising pot professor
AUGUSTA — Marijuana is known for making some people feel good and making others angry, particularly when it comes to debates about whether or not to make the plant available to the ill and the injured.