The Maine Mariners will begin play in the ECHL this fall as an affilate of the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers. Portland’s new minor league professional hockey team made the announcement Monday afternoon. “It’s a classy organization,” said Danny Briere, vice president of hockey operations for the Mariners, who are scheduled to take the […]
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Ethelyn D. Roberts
LEWISTON — Ethelyn D. (Benjamin) Roberts, 85, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 12, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. She was born on Jan. 14, 1933, the daughter of the late James “Fred” and Ruth (Gilcrist) Benjamin. Ethelyn lived in Maine most of her life. She graduated from Morse Memorial School. Ethelyn worked for […]
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Robert R. Landry
AUBURN — Robert R. Landry, 74, of Auburn, died Friday, Feb. 23, at the Clover Living Center in Auburn. Born in Lewiston on March 12, 1943, he was the son of Albert and Cecile Roberge Bolduc. After his mother’s death in an automobile accident, he was adopted and raised by Ernest and Theresa Landry. Educated in […]
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Video: Florida Panthers honor victims of school shooting
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers have honored victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with a somber video tribute before their game against the Washington Capitals. The arena video screen Thursday night showed the names and faces of each of the 17 students who were killed on Valentine’s Day in […]
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Philadelphia Eagles win first Super Bowl, holding off New England Patriots 41-33
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles’ flight from last to first ended up with a Lombardi Trophy. In a record-setting shootout between Nick Foles and Tom Brady, the backup quarterback led a pressure-packed 75-yard drive to the winning touchdown, 11 yards to Zach Etrz with 2:21 to go Sunday night. Then a defense that had […]
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Working during the Super Bowl while everyone else parties? Someone has to.
Nick Folan figures he’ll get a lot of generous tips delivering Otto pizza to hungry Pats fans. Portland police Lt. Kevin Cashman, a Chicago Bears fan, will take the opportunity to remind other officers that the Patriots used to lose Super Bowls. And emergency room nurse Monique Gilbert will do her best to keep patients […]
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For this nurse and Maine native, it’s great being Tom Brady
The 28-year-old from Sherman, now working in Alaska, is proud to share his name with the Patriots’ quarterback. His name is greeted with smiles, laughs, taunts of “cheater” and, sometimes, utter disbelief. “Guys (in bars) have gotten a little agitated because I continued to tell them my name is Tom Brady,” said Thomas C. Brady […]
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Registration for 4,000 Beach to Beacon 10K bibs set for March 16
General registration for the 2018 TD Beach to Beacon 10K will take place on March 16, race organizers announced Friday. Four thousand race bibs will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 7 a.m. One day earlier, Cape Elizabeth residents will be able to register for 600 bibs, also starting at 7 a.m. […]
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Super Fan: 81-year-old Maine man has attended every Super Bowl
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Donald Crisman has more than a half-century of Super Bowl memories behind him, from taking a 24-hour train ride to Super Bowl II to seeing his beloved New England Patriots win in overtime last year. But he says the 52nd Super Bowl featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and the Patriots on Sunday […]
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Tom Brady cuts off radio interview over remark about daughter
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he’s reconsidering whether to continue a long-running weekly radio appearance after a host at the station called his daughter “an annoying little pissant.” Brady cut short an appearance on Monday morning and said, “I’ll obviously evaluate whether I want to come on this show again.” WEEI […]