SWAN’S ISLAND — A new library is opening on Swan’s Island three years after lightning destroyed the old one. The old library on the eastern Maine island burned to the ground after being struck by lightning in July 2008. The building had been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A new 3,500-square-foot library […]
2011
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Woman is impaled by tree branch during storm
A Dover-Foxcroft woman is in critical condition after a tree branch crashes through her windshield.
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EARTH SPEAKS – World changes begin at kitchen tables
In the 1700s, the Quakers and the Mennonites began to question the morality of slavery. These discussions led to “minutes” at Yearly Meetings. In 1775, the Quakers founded the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery (PAS), the world’s first anti-slavery society and the first Quaker anti-slavery society. In 1835, female anti-slavery societies are […]
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State/Local Dispatches
PORTLAND Boy, 15, drowns in pool at apartment complex A 15-year-old boy drowned in the swimming pool of an apartment complex off Forest Avenue on Tuesday night. Rescue workers were called to the Princeton Pines apartment complex at 7 p.m., after other youths who were getting ready to swim found the boy. Rescue workers tried […]
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Acton man escapes house fire
ACTON — Ken Ridolfi had set his alarm clock for 3:30 a.m., intending to get up early, but when alarms reverberated through his home at 3 a.m., it was smoke detectors sounding. His home was on fire. This morning, all that remained of the two-story structure was a pile of smoking rubble. Fire investigators were […]
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Acton man escapes house fire
Ken Ridolfi and his two dogs are safe today after a fire ripped through his home on H Road in Acton overnight. He said smoke detectors that sounded at about 3 a.m. saved his life. (TAMMY WELLS/Journal Tribune)
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Youkilis, Ellsbury, Wakefield lead Sox past Jays
Boston Red Sox’s Jacoby Ellsbury, right, hits a two-run double off a pitch by Toronto Blue Jays’ Ricky Romero as Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia looks on during the fourth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Wednesday, in Boston. (AP WIREPHOTO)
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Civil marriage is a right that should belong to all of us
Gay marriage supporters in Maine announced last week they would push to get the issue back on the ballot in 2012. With New York becoming the most recent state to approve same-sex marriages just weeks ago, Mainers should consider the issue carefully because it is likely to continue to be battled out in legislatures, courts […]
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Youkilis, Ellsbury, Wakefield lead Sox past Jays
BOSTON (AP) — Another Red Sox pitcher goes on the disabled list, and Tim Wakefield just keeps trotting out to the mound. The oldest active player in the majors ”“ he’ll be 45 in less than a month”“ Wakefield earned his 198th career victory on Wednesday night, scattering nine hits over seven innings to lead […]
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Thursday, July 7, 2011
Richard P. Corriveau, 79, of Holyoke, Mass., died Monday, July 4, 2011 at Baystate Medical Center. The funeral will be held Saturday at 8:30 a.m. from the Barry J. Farrell Funeral Home, Northampton Street, Holyoke, Mass., followed by a Mass in St. Patrick’s Church, South Hadley, Mass. at 9:30 a.m. Burial will follow in Notre […]