Umpire certification classes upcoming The Western Maine Baseball Umpires Association is holding umpire certification classes. WMBUA provides baseball umpires for schools and leagues above the Little League level in Cumberland and York counties. Classes run for five Sunday evenings beginning Jan. 30. FMI, 846-5997 or [email protected]. Quinton Porter holiding football clinic Former Portland High and […]
2011
Posted inThe Forecaster
New year, new tradition
It takes surprisingly little to talk some Mainers out of their long johns and into a bathing suit for a quick winter dip into Casco Bay. Just come up with a good cause in need of a fundraiser, in this case South Portland High School Project Graduation, and – splash! – let the shivering begin. […]
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Building relationships: Oliver Place, Bath community provide support for at-risk teens
BATH — If it weren’t for Oliver Place, Cori Mullins said, she might not still be in school. The 17-year-old, who has been at the residential treatment facility at 55 Oliver St. since last summer, is a senior at Morse High School. She goes to school day and night to ensure that she will graduate […]
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Documents reveal Cutler Files probe focused on trio
An attorney for Eliot Cutler also claimed the Mitchell campaign turned down an offer to buy the research.
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Spending spree buoys outlook for recovery
Pre-Christmas retail sales exceeded expectations, and if the trend continues — as analysts believe it will — jobs will result.
Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries, Obituaries
Friday, Jan. 7, 2011
PAUL L. GAUDETTE formerly of Biddeford died Wednesday in Stratford, Conn. FAITH JANICE ”˜FAYE’ HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach died Monday in Old Orchard Beach. She is also survived by: Her grandchildren, Jade Marcotte, Tom Blake, Joshua Hogan, Sarah Hogan, Erik Hogan, Ryun Hogan; and two great-grandchildren, Ian Blake and Ryder Blake. In accordance with […]
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Claws nip back to down Dakota 99-95
PORTLAND ”“ The route may have been a bit bumpy, but who cares? It’s the arrival that matters most, which for the Maine Red Claws, meant squeaking past the Dakota Wizards, 99-95 in overtime, before a sellout crowd of 3,045 at the Portland Expo. Trailing by a dozen at halftime, Maine (9-9) hauled itself back […]
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A preventative approach to food-borne illnesses
The Food and Drug Administration for the first time can order the recall of tainted foods and will soon be in a position to undertake regular inspections of food processing plants. These and other provisions were enacted by Congress with broad bipartisan support last month, and the Food Safety Act was signed Tuesday by the […]
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Grant will help fund OOB skate park
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Recreation Department recently received a $5,000 grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation toward the construction of a new skate park. The Tony Hawk Foundation is a non-profit that helps promote and finance public skate parks across the country. The grant brings current funding up to $35,000. In the past two […]
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Grant will help fund OOB skate park
In this file photo from April 2010, Taylor Cooper does a jump off the stairs leading up to the Grand Victorian in Old Orchard Beach. Cooper and other skateboarders said they convene fairly regularly in Old Orchard’s downtown area, jumping, spinning and twisting their way across some of their favorite skating hotspots. Youths are now […]