BOSTON (AP) — Dustin Pedroia hit a three-run homer and Boston added three consecutive home runs in the seventh as the Red Sox beat the struggling Baltimore Orioles 10-4 on Thursday night.
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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Minoty lifts Augusta
AUGUSTA — It isn’t often a pitcher will win three games in six days, and it’s even more rare when two of those are complete games.
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Law students get trial run of court with UMaine program
PORTLAND — The prosecutor described in vivid detail how the victim was robbed in a dark alley. The victim tasted fear, saw the gleam of a knife and felt the attacker reach into his pocket to snatch his wallet.
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NBA D-LEAGUE: Red Claws add Philadelphia 76ers as affiliate
PORTLAND — Although longtime Boston Celtics fans who remember Andrew Toney as The Boston Strangler may recoil in mock horror, the Philadelphia 76ers have joined the Celtics and the Charlotte Bobcats as NBA affilliates of the Maine Red Claws.
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STEVE SOLLOWAY: Planting Seeds, enabling dreams
OTISFIELD — Eighteen-year-old Kamal was more than cooperative and apologetic. No, he said, he doesn’t know much about America’s NBA. He didn’t recognize the names of the rookies who were just introduced Thursday morning to the Seeds of Peace campers.
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Florida fugitive found in Madison
MADISON — A man originally from Madison was arrested here Thursday afternoon in connection with the slaying of a Florida woman.
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Waterville city council approves 3-year contracts
WATERVILLE — The Waterville City Council has approved a three-year contract with city clerical workers and administrative assistants.
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Young musicians bring ‘From the Top’ to Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON — Fans of the public broadcasting program “From the Top” — or anyone who enjoys seeing young people pursuing their passions — have a treat in store Saturday night at the Mount Vernon Community Center.
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LePage signs law banning ‘bath salts’
AUGUSTA — Governor Paul LePage signed emergency legislation Wednesday banning a group of synthetic drugs known as “bath salts” that are dangerous hallucinogens that Maine Public Safety Commissioner John Morris says are among the most dangerous he has seen.
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DENIS THOET: Life is full of surprises, starting with birth, ending with death
Surprise is very rare in our lives. Birth is our first true surprise.