Interact club members staff the phones at the 21st annual Rotary Auction on Sunday afternoon held by the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Saco Bay at the J. Richard Martin Community Center in Biddeford. (LIZ GOTTHELF/Journal Tribune)
March 2010
Warm March frustrates syrup-makers
The last weekend in March means one thing in Maine: Maple Syrup Sunday. On March 28, sugarhouses across York County and all over the state will open their doors for visitors for the 27th annual event. Different sugarhouses will offer various activities, including maple syrup demonstrations, samples, pancake breakfasts, and the opportunity to purchase maple […]
Maine closing in on playoffs
PORTLAND — It’s two wins and counting for the Maine Red Claws. Maine is only two wins away from becoming the third franchise in NBA D-League history to reach the playoffs as an expansion team. The Red Claws got closer to that goal Sunday afternoon by defeating the Springfield Armor 118-107 in front of a […]
Rotary raises $50K at auction
BIDDEFORD — With phones ringing off the hook for a multitude of items up for auction, the 21st annual television auction of the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Saco Bay went off without a hitch Sunday. The event is televised courtesy of Time Warner Cable, and was broadcast throughout the state. The […]
Warm March frustrates syrup-makers
Clark Cole checks the temperature of a heated batch of maple syrup Wednesday at Cole Farm Dairy and Andy’s Agway in Dayton. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)
Warm March frustrates syrup-makers
Clark Cole holds containers of fresh maple syrup up into the light to check their hue Wednesday at Cole Farm Dairy and Andy’s Agway in Dayton. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)
Letters to the editor: March 22, 2010
Abortion no solution to problems Nancy A. Foss of the Abortion Access Project called people like me “radical right-to-lifers” (Letters, March 10) because we disagree with the abundance of abortions. Does she consider herself a “radical right-to-deather?” Her maudlin adoration of abortion doctors is disturbing. Ms. Foss must be in her own version of […]
Demonstrators protest inaction on immigration reform
Some are disappointed that Obama hasn’t done more on the issue during his first year in office.
Crisis easing despite tough talk by Netanyahu
Construction in Jerusalem — the source of conflict — won’t be halted, but it will be restricted, officials say.
Michaud, Pingree follow party line in health vote
Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe don’t share the optimism that the reform will succeed.