Priscilla Gallant, treasurer of the Harmon Museum in Old Orchard Beach, adjusts a wooden puzzle depicting the town as it was during the 1940s, Monday at the museum. The puzzle is part of its newest exhibit, “Old Orchard: Then and Now.” (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)
2011
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Editorial: Hear no evil: Cape Elizabeth School Board clamps down on public comment
You’re a Cape Elizabeth parent whose child comes home from school on a Tuesday with news that raises your eyebrows. Maybe it’s the way cafeteria employees handled that day’s lunch food. Maybe it was the behavior of another kid on the school bus. Perhaps it wasn’t even disturbing: maybe your son or daughter has high […]
advertisement
Posted inNews
Maine courthouses beefing up security, clerk staffing
The new state budget also funds renovations at some of our oldest court buildings.
Posted inNews
Neighbor ‘flew out that door’ after toddler ingested cocaine
A woman describes the harrowing moments after her neighbor began calling for help.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest, June 28, 2011
BASEBALL Gouin drives in five runs to lead Sanford past Staples for a 14-9 American Legion win Ethan Gouin had four hits, including a triple, to drive in five runs for Sanford (2-2) in their 14-9 American Legion win at home over Staples. Sanford took an 8-2 lead in the first inning after reaching base […]
Posted inBusiness
National Semiconductor offershope for investment after sale
National Semiconductor had planned to invest another $100 million in its manufacturing facility in South Portland, expanding capacity by about 30 percent over the next five years. But those plans are uncertain now that the maker of analog semiconductors is being acquired by Texas Instruments . . .
Posted inNews
Campaign finance law fixes needed in Maine after high court ruling
Giving publicly funded candidates matching cash is unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court declares.
Posted inNews
Feature Obituary: Rev. David Harris Cole, 90, advocate for social justice
His peers at a Chicago-based theology school described him as a distinguished clergyman devoted to the causes of liberal religion, a tireless advocate for social justice and a global humanitarian. He championed issues that shaped our nation’s history, including his participation in the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott to protest the segregation of blacks on city […]
Posted inNation & World
NRC: Nebraska nuclear plants safe despite floods
The NRC chairman visits the two plants and says he doesn’t believe they pose ‘an immediate threat.’
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Junichi Tazawa’s bump on the comeback trail
Poor control cuts short the pitcher’s Double-A rehab start, a 15-5 loss to New Britain.