In celebration of the Maine city’s sardine-canning history, organizers of Eastport’s Sardine and Maple Leaf Drop will lower an 8-foot-long wooden sardine from a downtown building at midnight.
2011
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Cheverus wins Marshwood showdown with surprising ease
PORTLAND—With one exception, the 2011 calendar year was very good to the Cheverus boys’ basketball team and Friday night, fittingly, the Stags bid the year adieu with yet another victory. Facing dangerous Marshwood in a Western Class A showdown at Keegan Gymnasium, Cheverus, playing without senior standout Louie DiStasio, put on a dazzling display of […]
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A year in review
The year saw local elections and the defeat of a racino in the county along with many changes at local businesses, schools and for residents throughout York County’s communities. For a look at the top stories covered by Journal Tribune reporters in 2011, read on: ALFRED Alfred Elementary school got a new playground in August […]
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Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011
Viola R. Blue, 93, formerly of Sanford, died Dec. 28 in Saco. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Wednesday, Jan. 4 from 2-4 p.m. at the Lafrance-Lambert & Black Funeral Home, 29 Winter St., Sanford. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Holy Family Church of […]
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Resolve to help your community in the new year
With a new year upon us, people are most likely formulating New Year’s resolutions for 2012. Each year, many of us vow to lose weight, quit smoking or make the pledge just to live a healthier life. While these are honorable goals, and we do encourage our readers ”“ and everyone for that matter ”“ […]
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Robinson moving up with Junior Pirates
SACO — With D.J. Robinson, it’s best to expect the unexpected. In the space of a year, Robinson has gone from a senior defenseman on a middle-of-the-road Kennebunk High team, to landing a spot on the Portland Junior Pirates “B” team, to earning a battlefield promotion to the PJPs “A” squad. All without drawing a […]
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Former Saco police officer wants his job back
SACO — A former Saco police corporal and the Maine Association of Police are seeking a rehearing with an arbitrator, stating his termination from the department was not justified. According to court documents, former police corporal Michael Mullen, a 10-year veteran with the department, was terminated on March 10. Mullen was fired in relation to […]
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A year in review
Clockwise from left: Mayor Alan Casavant celebrates his victory with family and supporters on election night in November at the North Dam Mill in Biddeford; Saco Deputy Fire Chief Ed Dube slides down a new fire pole in April while giving a tour of the new fire station; Alfred Elementary School kindergarten student Anna Bourque […]
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Robinson moving up with Junior Pirates
D.J. Robinson, a defenseman for the Portland Jr. Pirates, has made strong progress during his first year of junior hockey. Robinson, who played four years of varsity at Kennebunk, has moved from the PJP’s “B” team up to the program’s “A” squad. (DAN HICKLING/Journal Tribune)
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The Year in Maine Politics 2011
A new Republican governor and GOP-controlled Legislature, a continuing economic slump and controversy in the Maine Turnpike Authority highlighted a fast and furious year.