— Chris Rotta of Ellsworth describing the old English double-decker passenger bus he is restoring. After a first life in public transportation, the bus was resurrected as a food truck in Bangor, then languished in a field for two decades before Rotta took it in.
Is Roger Clemens a hero or villain?A group of Maine kids born after the former Boston Red Sox pitcher and seven-time Cy Young Award winner retired didn’t seem to care one way or the other when he paid them a visit Thursday.
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame pitcher Roger Clemens demonstrates his pitching form for a group of young baseball players at Hadlock Field in Portland on Thursday. The 61-year-old “Rocket” stopped off in the city to work with a group of kids associated with the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital and the Dempsey Center before going to a celebrity golf tournament. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN
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