The top 10 basketball teams in Maine, through games of Jan. 24, 2018, based on voting from Pressherald.com, Centralmaine.com and Sunjournal.com staff, with first-place votes in parenthesis, followed by total points: BOYS Greely (3) 54 Portland (1) 51 Hampden Academy (1) 46 Scarborough (1) 44 South Portland 34 Hermon 27 Edward Little 23 Biddeford 12 […]
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Most Americans oppose funding border wall
In this March 29, 2017, file photo, a youth looks at a new, taller fence being built along U.S.-Mexico border, replacing the shorter, gray metal fence in front of it, in the Anapra neighborhood of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, across the border from Sunland Park, New Mexico. Most Americans oppose funding President Donald Trump’s wall along […]
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H.S. Football Top 10: Portland continues amazing shutout streak
Bulldogs’ defense has gone 16 consecutive quarters, and 30 of the past 32, without allowing a touchdown. 2. Thornton 8-1 (2) Trojans beat Bonny Eagle, 45-21, two weeks ago, so TA is in the driver’s seat heading toward another trip to Fitzpatrick Stadium. 3. Windham 7-2 (3) Eagles’ 10-3 loss to Portland in Week 3 […]
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H.S. Football Top 10: Bulldogs stay No. 1; Hornets resurface
Bulldogs last allowed points on Oct. 2. Six of their eight opponents failed to score a touchdown. 2. Thornton 7-1 (2) Golden Trojans are the clear favorite in Class A South after trouncing Bonny Eagle. 3. Windham 6-2 (5) Win over Cheverus in Week 8 gives Eagles the privilege of hosting the presumed rematch next […]
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Lewiston voters to decide school budget Tuesday
LEWISTON — Lewiston voters will have a chance to have their say on the proposed school budget during a referendum Tuesday, May 13. Voting hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Longley Elementary School gym, 145 Birch St., across from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. “Fortunately, we have very capable educators in Lewiston,” Superintendent […]
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And the survey says …
Mainers are more likely to open a bank account than just about anyone else in the country. There are more doctors here per capita than elsewhere. We have the best hospitals and the best schools. We say we’re healthier eaters than other Americans. We live in the safest state in the country and we have […]
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UMaine football climbs to No. 4 in nation
ORONO (AP) — The Maine Black Bears have climbed to No. 4 nationally in both major Football Championship Subdivision polls. The ranking comes two days after Maine clinched the Colonial Athletic Conference championship with a 41-0 rout of Rhode Island. It is the team’s first conference championship since 2002. The Black Bears are now 10-1 […]
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Public gives government poor marks on protecting right to keep and bear arms
WASHINGTON (AP) — A New Jersey college student wants Congress to stand strong against tougher gun laws. A Colorado software executive thinks the federal government goes too far in protecting gun rights. A child-care worker in Wisconsin just wants the shootings in her city to stop. Even as the debate over tightening national gun control […]