GORHAM – One minute. It doesn’t seem like that much time, but on Monday afternoon, it was the difference that led the Cape Elizabeth boys hockey team (5-3) to their fifth straight win as they topped Gorham (2-5) 4-1 at the University of Southern Maine. The Capers out shot the Rams 36-18, but had trouble […]
2011
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From the Urban Wilderness
Each year, the holidays are barely over before I am already looking forward to spring and to what new gardening adventures I will be able to embark upon. My first spring here in these woods was in 2000, and the snow was barely off the ground in March before I was assembling the frames for […]
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Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011
URBAIN E. DESROCHERS of Biddeford, died Sunday in Biddeford. Visiting hours will be 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 at Hope Memorial Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011 at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery […]
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Debate may increase support for health care reform
(The vote, originally scheduled for this week was postponed after the shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona.) Opponents have found much to dislike in The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but the open discussion provoked by Congress may lead most consumers to the reasonable conclusion that it is likely to both improve […]
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‘Grim Reaper’ robs Sanford bank
Sanford Police enter a side door at the Sanford Institute for Savings branch on Main Street in Springvale following a reported robbery Monday afternoon. A lone man sporting a “grim reaper” type face mask demanded money, police said, was given some and then ran away. (TAMMY WELLS/Journal Tribune)
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‘Grim Reaper’ robs Sanford bank
SANFORD — A lone man reportedly dressed like the “grim reaper” walked into the Springvale branch of Sanford Institution for Savings at about 3:15 p.m. Monday and demanded money. He was given some, and he ran away. No one was injured, said Deputy Police Chief Craig Sanford. The man did not display a weapon and […]
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Dumoulin returns to Biddeford with bronze medal, experience
Biddeford’s Brian Dumoulin, playing for the USA Junior team earlier this month, puts a shot on goal against Canada in the World Junior Hockey Championships in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Wirephoto)
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Dumoulin returns to Biddeford with bronze medal, experience
BIDDEFORD ”“ Brian Dumoulin returned to Biddeford, Monday, for the first time in nearly a month. And it’s safe to say that the former Biddeford High standout is a changed man since his last visit home. Who wouldn’t be, after seeing the World ”“ make that the World Junior Championship ”“ first hand for the […]
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Gabrielle Giffords: Halt in swelling, ability to respond give doctors hope
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords remained in critical condition Monday at Tucson’s University Medical Center. Recent CT scans showed no further swelling in the brain, but doctors were guarded. “We’re not out of the woods yet,” her neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Lemole said. “That swelling can sometimes take three days or five days to maximize. But every day […]
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BCS Championship: Tigers, by a toe
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Auburn running back Michael Dyer never heard any whistle, so he just kept running – past the tackler who thought he had him down and deep into Oregon territory.
Dyer broke stride, then took off on a once-in-a-lifetime run in the final minutes, setting up a short field goal on the last play that led No. 1 Auburn over the No. 2 Ducks 22-19 in the BCS championship game Monday night.
The freshman running back upstaged Auburn’s Heisman-winning quarterback Cam Newton with a 37-yard run, in which he appeared down but wasn’t – his knee never hit the ground – as he rolled over defender Eddie Pleasant to put the Tigers in scoring position.