FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have one major goal remaining in the regular season: clinching home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. All they need to do is beat the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. That doesn’t seem so difficult for a team that has won its last seven games and will be at home […]
2011
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Top 10 Photos of 2011
Matt Richards, left, co-director of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association’s annual tournament, unwraps buckets of baseballs from their protective coating in May along with Old Orchard Beach Town Manager Jack Turcotte at the Old Orchard Beach Ballpark, prior to the start of that evening’s home run derby. JEFF LAGASSE/ Journal Tribune
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Shroud of snow envelops winter wonderland
Despite the fact that winter can be a difficult time of year in Maine, I always love watching snow fall. There is so much going on, yet it is all happening so quietly. The only time it makes any sound at all is if the snow is falling on dried oak leaves still clinging to […]
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Thumbs up to the students at Dayton Consolidated School for collecting and donating hundreds of coloring books and crayons to children at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital. The students in Julie Montalbano’s second-grade class and Crystal Blais’ fourth-grade class worked together and organized the school-wide collection, which garnered 211 coloring books and 158 boxes of […]
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Top 10 Photos of 2011
This weekend, the Journal takes a look back at our best photographs of York County news and culture in 2011. See the print edition for all the photos.
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Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011
Richard Bitere “Rich” Kearsley Jr., 56, of Kennebunk, died on Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, following a sudden illness. Calling hours will be on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated […]
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High school skiing: Five boys’ teams to watch
1. Falmouth: After twice winning the Class B combined title, Falmouth moves up to a Class A dominated (with the exception of Leavitt in 2006) for the past dozen years by Mt. Blue. The unbeaten Alpine squad returns its core of senior Weston Scott, juniors Alex Gowen, Sam Hamilton and Luke Andrews, and sophomores Joe […]
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High school skiing: Five girls’ teams to watch
1. Yarmouth: The Clippers have won five straight Class B state titles and show no signs of slipping. A Nordic squad of 22 is led by senior Caitlin Crawford, and juniors Sarah Becker and Tara Humphries, each of whom is capable of a top-five finish at the states. A crop of promising freshmen is among […]
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Waterville police: Ayla taken from father’s home
VIDEO: The chief said she didn’t leave on her own, and offered a $30,000 reward for information leading to the 20-month-old girl’s return.
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In Focus: Lawmakers’ wealth leaves voters behind
From 1984 to 2009, House members’ adjusted wealth rose 250 percent, while that of families declined a bit.