PORTLAND — About 100 people turned out Tuesday night to hear a panel of marine industry and tourism experts discuss the competing needs facing the heart of Portland’s waterfront. The panel discussion is the first of two meetings scheduled for this week, as the Planning Board considers changes to zoning for the Central Waterfront, including […]
March 2010
Greater Portland Events
FREEPORT Mountain climber at library “Great Explorers: Peary at the Pole to Landing on the Moon,” a free presentation by Mount Everest climber Ed Webster, will take place at 6:30 p.m. today in the Community Meeting Room at Freeport Community Library. Webster will share landmarks of human exploration during his presentation, including photographs from 1880 […]
Tigers roar to WM title
Thornton Academy goalie Rick Hebb makes the stop of Biddeford’s Derek Reny (88) during the second period of the Western Maine Class-A championship game. Hebb turned in a 22-save performance, but Biddeford won the game, 3-0. (DAN HICKLING/Journal Tribune)
TA: Middle school choice for Arundel is ‘breach of contract’
ARUNDEL — A school district policy, confirmed by the Regional School Unit 21 school board Monday in a 7-2 vote, could lead to a lawsuit if it is determined to be in violation of the Thornton Academy Middle School contract. At issue is whether or not the contract between Arundel and Thornton Academy requires all […]
Services provided by Free Dental Clinic are essential to health
Anyone who has suffered from a toothache knows the value of dental care. Dentists and the specialists who share this field solve problems that can seriously interfere with our enjoyment of life. That’s one reason why the opening of the Biddeford Free Dental Clinic is so welcome. The clinic serves patients who can’t afford regular […]
Tigers roar to WM title
LEWISTON ”“ They felt it. If not when Trevor Fleurent scored the first goal, then when Travis Guay scored the second. And if not then, then when Fleurent scored Biddeford’s third goal. And if not then, then when? “When the final horn sounded,” said Biddeford coach Rich Reissfelder, moments after his top seeded Tigers captured […]
Column: A lot of what we know about government is unconstitutional
A requirement that only citizens can vote sounds like something in the Constitution, but it’s not.
Letters to the Editor: March 3, 2010
Readers comment on ‘folks from away,’ paid sick days and Exxon Mobil.
Our View: USM restructure plan on the right track
Times call for the university to save money as well as respond to the community’s needs.
Our View: Spring training is here, can spring be far behind?
The baseball schedule tells us something that the calendar says is still three weeks away.