AUGUSTA — Second-seeded Boothbay Region advanced to the Western Class C boys’ basketball semifinals with a 73-60 victory against 10th-ranked Traip Academy on Monday at the Augusta Civic Center. The Seahawks (16-3) took a 35-33 halftime lead, then pulled away. Anthony DiMauro scored 29 points for the Seahawks, who held off a late surge. Traip […]
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Boys’ hockey roundup: Scarborough clinches berth in tournament
SACO — Jake Gross had three goals and an assist Monday as Scarborough clinched a berth in the Western Class A boys’ hockey tournament with an 8-1 victory against Portland at MHG Arena. Scarborough was ranked eighth and Portland ninth entering the regular-season finale, with the top eight making the tournament. The Red Storm (9-9) […]
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Reminder: Veterans Bridge lane closure today
One southbound lane will be closed until 4 p.m. today.
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Pro-racino PAC spent $88,000 in first 19 days of October
BIDDEFORD — The political action committee advocating for a racino in the city spent $88,208.25 in the first 19 days of October, according to a campaign finance report filed Friday. The large expenditures for Pepperell Downs LLC included some $27,000 for printing and literature, about $24,000 for phone banks or automated calls and $15,000 for […]
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LePage campaign says punch line a joke
A video shows the Republican candidate saying he’d like to punch a MPBN reporter.
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Tour de France winner won’t ride in Dempsey Challenge
Alberto Contador is unable to travel to the United States because of a personal matter.
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Hotel chain joins Downs racino project
A proposal to relocate the racetrack and open a racino in Biddeford will be on the city ballot on Nov. 2.
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Strip club lawyer to hold press conference
The lawyer representing the owner of an embattled strip club on Warren Avenue in Westbrook is holding a press conference this afternoon to correct what he says is misinformation about the business. Dreamers Cabaret opened Friday but was closed by city officials on Saturday after a fire inspector discovered alleged code violations involving sprinkers, an […]
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Portland ranks last in magazine’s sex list
Burlington and Manchester, New Hampshire also landed at the bottom of the list.
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State police seize $1M in routine truck inspection
State police seized more than $1 million in cash today from a tractor-trailer they had stopped for a routine inspection on the Maine Turnpike. The Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit stopped the Texas-registered truck in the southbound lanes in York about noon. Police said the driver, Jhon Rivera-Ramirez, 35, and his passenger, Jose […]