PORTLAND — Fire crews are on the scene of a boat explosion and fire in Portland. The incident happened Friday at at East End Beach. Witnesses tell WCSH-TV (http://on.wcsh6.com/126TNVh ) that the explosion in the rear compartment occurred after a man started the boat. He dove in the water when his clothes caught on fire. […]
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Cecchini, Dogs rise to 7-0 win
PORTLAND — Garin Cecchini is one of the fastest-rising prospects in the Boston farm system. On Civil War Night at Hadlock Field, he showed why. Cecchini went 3-for-4, falling a triple short of the cycle, and drove in three runs as the Portland Sea Dogs extended their winning steak to five games with a 7-0 […]
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From Little League to pros, teams hoping they won’t strike out in soggy weather
PORTLAND — Some of the top young talent in the Boston Red Sox farm system has called Hadlock Field home this year. A handful of Red Sox have passed through on injury rehabilitation assignments on their way back to Boston. But some of the biggest cheers at Portland Sea Dogs’ games this season have erupted […]
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Otisfield town meeting voters OK petition opposing tar sands oil
OTISFIELD — Voters approved a $1.4 million municipal budget at the annual town meeting Saturday morning in just three hours. They also OK’d every article in the 25-article warrant that sought approvals, including two citizen-initiated petitions. One opposed the possible transport of tar-sands oil through Otisfield and Maine; the other, to withdraw $22,606 from a trust […]
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Lewiston, Portland part of fight against extremist recruiting
COLUMBUS, Ohio — As Islamic State propagandists set their sights on recruiting Western youths through slickly produced videos, newscasts, blogs and tweets, U.S. cities with large Muslim populations are reaching out to fight the threat — and finding that one size does not fit all. In Maine, a haven for thousands of Somali immigrants, Portland […]