QUINCY, Mass. — Amber Zablowsky and Julie Bigelow each threw two-hit shutouts to lead the University of New England to a sweep of a Commonwealth Coast Conference softball doubleheader against Eastern Nazarene on Saturday. Megan Gauger hit a two-out single and scored on a triple by Casey Brigham in the second inning as the Nor’easters […]
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Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
NCAA Basketball: Duke will get another chance
The Blue Devils top West Virginia for a crack at Butler and their first title in nine years.
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Discounts and rebates drive rise in drug sales
Low-cost generics also add to the increase in the number of prescriptions filed in 2009.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Police placed on leave after slapping, using stun gun on 10-year-old boy
The chief says he believes the two officers could have restrained the unruly boy without using force.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Visit by Chinese president considered a positive sign
Hu Jintao’s attendance at a nuclear security summit in the U.S. is called a signal to warmer relations.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
In smog-prone Mexico City, a breath of fresh air
Mexico City, once the world’s pollution capital, is called an example for developing countries.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Nation Dispatches
MOGADISHU, Somalia Lack of equipment, training stalls Somali army offensive Somali army recruits are using sticks instead of guns as they train for combat against battle-hardened Islamist rebels. With the army lacking equipment and training, Somalia’s prime minister said an offensive the government has threatened to launch for months will be gradual instead of a […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Massachusetts governor goes on talk radio to answer conservative critics
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick tried to answer his critics by appearing on conservative talk radio. Patrick, a Democrat, on Thursday visited Howie Carr’s talk show on WRKO-AM. They clashed over how quickly the state can remove toll booths from the Massachusetts Turnpike – a pet cause of Carr’s. Carr complained that a reorganization of […]
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Snowe sees need for health plan changes
After a tour of a career center, she says she is not committed to a wholesale repeal of the package.
Posted inThe Forecaster
South Portland school custodian faces weapon charge
SOUTH PORTLAND — A custodian who apparently injured himself with a folding knife in the School Department administrative office has been barred from school grounds. Police were called to 120 Wescott Road, shortly after 10:30 a.m. on March 24 for a medical emergency. Police Lt. Frank Clark said Andrzej Szpara, 53, of North Sebago, had […]