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Business
Market Basket will open a new (80,000 sqft) store on Nov.
6 in The Downs at Market Street and Scarborough Downs Road, offering more than 50,000 products; it's the retailer's fourth Maine location and Scarborough's third major grocery store.
Sports
Scarborough beat South Portland 2-1 in overtime Friday when Wren Bodah scored 12:37 into OT on a Josie Duncan free-kick rebound, and the top-seeded Red Storm (15-0-1) will host No. 3 Kennebunk in the Class A South final on Tuesday.
Community
Lily Robbins, a Searsmont EMS volunteer, returned home Friday from Mass General after five and a half months following the May 15 Robbins Lumber silo explosion that killed three, and responder vehicles led a procession to a reception at the Searsmont Fire station (OSHA will release findings mid-November).
Health
Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness said it will close its detox beds in Bangor once current patients finish care, citing MaineCare reimbursements that fall short (about $1.5 million a year) and reduced grant funding that made the service financially unsustainable.
Sports
Falmouth beat defending champion Westbrook 20-14 in a Class B South quarterfinal Friday night in Falmouth, as junior Harper Drosdik made his first start at quarterback, threw for 143 yards, ran for 48 and set up two late field goals; Falmouth now faces No. 1 Marshwood in the semifinal.
Environment
A severe drought has dried leaf litter, grasses, and fallen wood across much of Maine, raising brush-fire risk now as colder November nights arrive; officials urge residents to get a burn permit before burning yard debris and to call 911 at the first sign of smoke.
Sports
Three high school football games Friday will decide playoff paths: Messalonskee at Fryeburg Academy, 6 p.m., in a Class B quarterfinal; Westbrook at Falmouth, 6:30 p.m., in the B South first round; and Portland at South Portland, 7 p.m., where a South Portland win would clinch the No. 4 seed.
Business
Portland Yacht Services says the MV Ghost, a 68-foot military prototype built in 2009, stayed past its storage contract that expired at the end of Sept., accruing more than $1,000 a day and over $30,000 in fees; it is suing to recover costs or seek rights to sell the vessel.
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