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7+ hour, 19+ min ago (627+ words) SOUTH PORTLAND " The Maine Mall opened at 8 a.m. for Black Friday. By 8:01 a.m., its walkways teemed with deal-hunters. Though early-morning attendance was steady, it was far from shoulder-to-shoulder traffic. Some shoppers remarked that the crowd seemed smaller than in years past, when people would line up early to lock in the best deals. "I feel like there's way less people actually going out to shop," said 13-year-old Lennon Smart-Dennon. "I feel like everyone's doing it online now." Asked why the trio opted for in-person shopping, Barbie Smart, the teenager's mother, had just one word: "tradition." As the holiday shopping season grows wider, and as more deals move online, that sense of ritual " the idea that Black Friday is inherently distinctive " is a key draw for brick-and-mortar stores, said Curtis Picard, president of the Retail Association of Maine. "There's the tradition of it:…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago (813+ words) Watch: Bangor v Glentoran Watch on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website from 19:30 GMT There were two games on Tuesday night in the Irish Premiership which have had implications at the top of the table heading into a full weekend of action. Larne leapfrogged Coleraine into top spot with a 2-1 victory at the Coleraine Showgrounds, while Linfield were 1-0 victors against Crusaders in Tuesday's other top-flight match. Leroy Millar converted a Tomas Cosgrove delivery in the 43rd minute before Sean Graham scored Larne's second just three minutes later. Matthew Shevlin halved Larne's advantage deep into second-half additional time, but they couldn't find another late goal. Elsewhere, at Windsor Park, Linfield defeated Crusaders, with Chris McKee's 45th minute goal enough to seal the three points for the Blues. The results mean that the Inver Reds are now two points clear of Ruaidhri Higgins' side…...

9+ hour, 37+ min ago (193+ words) American University scored 14 straight points early in the first half and rolled to a 74-61 win over the University of Maine men's basketball team in the Capital Thanksgiving Classic on Friday in ... You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. With a Centralmaine.com subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do not have any active subscriptions. To get one, go to the subscriptions page. - Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email American University scored 14 straight points early in the first half and rolled to a 74-61 win over the University of Maine men's basketball team in the Capital Thanksgiving Classic on Friday in Washington. TJ Biel had 15 points and five rebounds for the Black Bears, who are…...

12+ hour, 5+ min ago (84+ words) A man was flown to a hospital in Portland Thursday after a house exploded in Oakland, Maine, officials said. The extent of the man's injuries was unknown Thursday, according to the office of Maine's Fire Marshal. The man was not immediately identified by authorities. The explosion occurred on Lakeview Drive, officials said. The man was first driven to a hospital before being flown to another one, officials said. This is a developing story and will be updated when more information is available....

18+ hour, 18+ min ago (254+ words) Glentoran are winless in their last three league games Glentoran boss Declan Devine said that while he was "frustrated" by their 1-1 draw with Bangor, he could not fault his players' "desire" at Clandeboye Park. Pat Hoban rescued a point for the Glens, levelling eight minutes after Tiarnan Mulvenna's stunning strike had put Bangor ahead. Hoban then squandered two late chances as Glentoran's winless run in the league stretched to three games, but Devine praised his players after questioning their application in defeats to Glenavon and Dungannon Swifts. "We were the team really trying to win the game, we are frustrated we weren't able to take the opportunities presented to us, but one thing I can't question is the hunger and desire of the players to keep going. "I can't be critical, we had a lot of big performances, but no…...

22+ hour, 26+ min ago (221+ words) Maine State Police on Thursday arrested a man they allege crashed a U-Haul van into a tree in Clinton two days earlier, killing his passenger, officials said. Tyler Hewitt, 31, of Presque Isle, faces charges including leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, and operating after suspension, police said. Hewitt's passenger, John Perkins, 38, of Hampden, was pronounced dead at a hospital on Tuesday, according to police. Police responded to the crash on Interstate 95 near mile marker 138 at 7 a.m., police said. "Investigators determined a 2025 GMC Savana rental van left the northbound lane, entered the ditch area, before going airborne over the median crossover and striking a tree," Maine State Police wrote in a release Tuesday. Witnesses told police that a male driver, wearing dark clothes and carrying a dark backpack, ran from the van into the woods before authorities arrived, police…...