Two unidentified women attend the Jacquard looms at the Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, circa 1925. Jacquard looms were used to weave complex designs into cloth using the punch cards that can be seen at the top of the looms. (COURTESY OF MAINE MEMORY NETWORK/MCARTHUR LIBRARY COLLECTION, BIDDEFORD)
March 2010
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State budget scenarios should include tax options
Establishing a state budget when tax revenue is pinched by a slow economy poses a painful choice. Do you risk dampening the economy further with a tax hike, or cut state spending to the bone? As Gov. John Baldacci said in January, there are no easy answers. The administration and the Legislature have the responsibility […]
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Textile past preserved online
BIDDEFORD — Today, redeveloping the mill buildings that straddle both sides of the Saco River, in Biddeford and Saco, is a hot topic. But an online exhibit made available to the public in December will ensure that the historic past of the mills, which brought growth to both cities, is not forgotten. Entitled “Biddeford, Saco […]
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Biddeford moving forward
Biddeford players engage in a mass celebration, following the No. 1 seed Tigers’ 3-0 win over No. 2 Thornton Academy, in the Western Maine Class-A championship, Tuesday, in Lewiston. The Tigers will now face Eastern champions, Waterville, Saturday, in the state championship game. (DAN HICKLING/Journal Tribune)
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Our View: Cell phone warning labels would not help consumers
It would be wrong to treat the devices with the same caution given to tobacco products.
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Skaters feel lots of warmth from Disney on Ice crowds
Matt Grimsted has skated competitively, doing triple toe loops in front of the watchful eyes of a judging panel. He’s also skated dressed as a moonfish and a pelican, doing toe loops and the like before the adoring eyes of tiny children. He prefers the latter, since it’s a lot tougher to get a smile […]
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Jury convicts woman of cruelty, assault
FARMINGTON — It took a Franklin County jury 30 minutes on Wednesday to find Carol Murphy guilty of animal cruelty and of assaulting an officer with a stun gun.
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Column: Relief delivery to orphanage tantalizingly close
LES CAYES, Haiti — The Maine ship Sea Hunter, assuming it passes a customs inspection early this morning, has been cleared to begin offloading its 200 tons of relief supplies for Haiti’s earthquake victims. Government officials here gave the green light Wednesday after meeting for several hours with the Sea Hunter’s owner, Greg Brooks of […]
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Quake may be the second-costliest in history for insurers
NEW YORK — The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 700 people in Chile last week may be the most expensive for insurers since 1994, and the second-costliest for the industry in history. The quake, the world’s fifth-strongest in a century, leveled buildings, knocked out power lines and damaged 1.5 million homes, officials said. The […]
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Israeli soldier gets prison time after disclosing raid on Facebook
JERUSALEM — Israel’s military has “unfriended” one of its own – after a combat soldier potentially updated Israel’s enemies on Facebook. The military said Wednesday that a planned raid on a West Bank village was called off after the soldier disclosed its details online. The military said the soldier posted the time and location on […]