I know I’m not the first person to say something like this, but regardless: “Things were simpler when I was a kid in the 1950s and ’60s.” There, I’ve said it again, anyway. A reminder of how simple things were occurred to me the other day as I sat in the car waiting for my […]
2011
Posted inAmerican Journal
Buxton elect officials, reject school re-use proposal
BUXTON – Buxton voters Tuesday re-elected Jean Harmon and Robert Libby to three-year terms on the Board of Selectmen while rejecting a plan to reuse a former school. In a crowded race for two selectmen seats, Libby topped the field of seven candidates with 361 votes, closely followed by Harmon with 355. Susan Orfant Gillette […]
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OOB falls in home opener
Raging Tide shortstop Michael Fransoso elevates to avoid the sliding Dario Pizzano of the North Shore Navigators while attempting to turn a double play during the second inning at the Ballpark in Old Orchard Beach, Tuesday. OOB dropped the contest, 9-3, spoiling the Tide’s home debut. (DAN HICKLING/Journal Tribune)
Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries, Obituaries
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Raoul Guy Fortin, 84, of Biddeford, died suddenly on Sunday, June 12, 2011, at his home. Visiting hours will be 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, at Hope Memorial Chapel. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 16, at St. Joseph Church of the Good Shepherd Parish in […]
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Voters approve RSU 21 budget
In the second go-round for the Regional School 21 budget, the district’s voters cast their ballots in favor of the $35.6 million proposed education budget Tuesday and chose school board candidates. Despite failing in Arundel, the budget won a majority of votes from the district’s three towns combined, with 1,662 residents voting in favor of, […]
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Awesome power of thunder, lightning always exciting
We often read of an approaching tornado described as producing a sound not unlike that of a freight train. The same could be said of a thunderstorm approaching from a distance in these woods. It starts as a dull roar, such as a large truck makes as it lumbers down this dirt road. But unlike […]
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OOB falls in home opener
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — They had already seen 23 years pass before them. So waiting three more days for the town’s baseball team finally retake the field was no big deal. As for getting that first home field win, fans of the Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide will have to wait a little longer. The […]
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Lebanon resilient in face of vandalism to new library
The vandalism that occurred this past weekend at the new Martha Sawyer Community Library in Lebanon, where unknown vandals defaced the building with spray-painted slogans and racial slurs, is terribly disheartening. Graffiti of ugly tags, grotesque images and offensive language is always a detriment to any neighborhood, whether it’s on a crumbling concrete wall in […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Meetings: June 15 – 21
Portland Wed. 6/15 4 p.m. Island Advisory Committee Casco Bay Ferry Terminal Wed. 6/15 4 p.m. Public Art Committee CH Wed. 6/15 5 p.m. Terminal Expansion Building Committee Jetport Conference Room A Wed. 6/15 5 p.m. Historic Preservation CH Wed. 6/15 5:30 p.m. Transforming Forest Avenue Public Advisory Committee CH Thu. 6/16 4 p.m. Downtown […]