BRUNSWICK — Brunswick High School student Julia Brown will travel to Washington, D.C., in March after being selected to participate in the U.S. Senate Youth Program. A press release announced that U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has selected Brown alongside Scarborough student Adam Cohen to participate in the week-long trip to tour Congress in session. A […]
2011
The Christmas Sleigh
Last week: The family hurries to complete refurbishing an old horse-drawn sleigh before Christmas, and the children, 6-year-old James and 10-year-old Sara, want to take one last peek at the sleigh before heading to bed Christmas Eve. They raced out to the garage. The sleigh shone with a light all of its own. “Let’s sit […]
Mainers split on cell phone ban
SANFORD — Should Maine take the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendation and ban the use of cell phones and all other electronic devices by drivers? Some drivers say yes, others, who drive a lot in the course of their employment, say no. The measure could come before the Maine Legislature, most likely when a new […]
Broncos can’t pass the Patriots’ test
DENVER (AP) — Slow starts, solved. Furious finishes, those, too. Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score and the New England Patriots shut down Tim Tebow’s late-game heroics with a 41-23 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday. The Patriots (11-3) won their sixth straight game and another AFC East title […]
Monday, Dec. 19, 2011
Leroy Ellsworth Lane Jr., 84, of Kennebunk, died on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 at his daughter’s residence, in the presence of his loving family. There are no visiting hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 at 10 a.m. at Holy Spirit Parish/St. Martha’s Church, Kennebunk. Private burial in […]
Mainers split on cell phone ban
A driver talks on a cell phone while behind the wheel of a car in this posed image taken Sunday. The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended states ban the use of all cell phones and other electronic devices while driving, except in emergencies. (Tammy Wells/Journal Tribune)
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Thumbs up to the proposal in Kennebunkport to increase lighting in the Dock Square area. Currently, there is inadequate light for those who choose to walk from the parking areas to the shopping areas, and it will be a good investment for the town to remedy that problem. Particularly at this time of year, which […]
North Korea’s ‘Dear Leader’ dies, South Korea on alert
Kim Jong Il’s third son is the chosen successor, but some fear a power struggle might ensue.
Family in Portland awaits word as search for toddler continues
Police, wardens and volunteers in Waterville look for Ayla Reynolds, missing since Saturday.
A long war comes to a quiet end
The last U.S. troops cross into Kuwait Sunday along the invasion route of nine years earlier.