PORTLAND, Maine — The federal government outlined an ambitious, potentially costly new plan to restore Atlantic salmon in the United States, where rivers teemed with the fish before dams, pollution and overfishing decimated their populations. The Atlantic salmon has declined in the U.S. to the point where the last remaining wild populations of in the […]
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Luis Severino, Yankees agree to $40M, 4-year contract
NEW YORK — Right-hander Luis Severino avoided an arbitration hearing with the New York Yankees, agreeing Friday to a $40 million, four-year contract. Severino’s deal includes a team option for 2023 that could make the agreement worth $52.25 million for five seasons. If the option is not exercised, Severino would be eligible for free agency […]
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As youth hunting numbers steadily drop in Maine, lawmakers and state officials grapple with the problem
The number of youth hunting licenses in Maine has dropped precipitously over 15 years, and proposed legislation this session – including one bill suggested by a pair of East Machias Middle School students – along with a new effort by the state to recruit hunters are aimed at turning that decline around. Sales of the […]
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Judge: Hernandez’s child can’t sue NFL over brain disease
PHILADELPHIA — The 6-year-old daughter of the late NFL player Aaron Hernandez missed a 2014 deadline to opt out of the league’s concussion settlement and can’t separately pursue a $20 million suit over his diagnosis of a degenerative brain disease, a judge ruled. Yet Hernandez’s death in 2017 came too late for his family to […]
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Kaepernick, Eric Reid settle collusion grievances with NFL
NEW YORK — With a public hearing looming and the threat of owners and league officials facing depositions, the NFL settled collusion cases brought by Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid. The league, about to celebrate its 100th season, faced criticism from all sides thanks to the protest movement started by Kaepernick. Many Kaepernick supporters wanted […]
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Freshman wrestlers putting together stellar seasons for Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — Every year some freshman wrestlers will take the state by storm as they climb onto the podium at some of the biggest tournaments of the season. This year four of those wrestlers making noise are from the same program as the Kennebunk Rams have counted on their young standouts to succeed on the […]
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Biddeford senior fighting through broken back to stay on the mat
BIDDEFORD — Peyton Bissonnette made a trip to Athens, Pennsylvania last June to compete in an off-season wrestling tournament as he prepared for his senior season with the Biddeford High School team. Unfortunately for Bissonnette, instead of helping him improve heading into his senior campaign, it almost cost him his final year of high school […]
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Lady Gulls rally to advance in Class C South playoffs
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Richmond Bobcats and Old Orchard Beach Lady Gulls are familiar opponents when it comes to the Class C South tournament. Last season a sixth seeded Richmond team upset No. 3 OOB in the quarterfinals. The year prior it was OOB’S turn to upset an unbeaten Richmond team in the semi […]
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Hot start leads Wells boys to playoff win
WELLS — Every basketball coach in America is looking for their team to get off to a fast start — and that’s exactly what the Wells Warriors gave head coach Troy Brown on Thursday night. The No. 8 Warriors scored the first 15 points of their Class B South boys basketball preliminary round game on […]
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OOB boys punch ticket to Augusta
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The No. 7 Old Orchard Beach boys basketball team jumped out to a 16-point lead after the first half and never looked back as the Seagulls rolled to a 50-29 win over the No. 10 Madison during Thursday night’s Class C South prelim. Ryan Crockett put on a show for OOB […]