(StatePoint) While last year’s cold and flu season was mild, experts say this year could bring you a wallop of sniffles and sneezes. While there is no cure for the cold or flu, despite what mom says about her soup, over-the-counter (OTC) medications can provide relief for the most common symptoms. And these guidelines can […]
December 12, 2012
Posted inJournal Tribune
Resolve to Quit Smoking in the New Year
(StatePoint) It’s at the top of many New Year’s resolution lists — quitting smoking. In fact, 15 million people try to quit smoking cigarettes yearly. Only 5 percent succeed when they use no support or go cold turkey. Moreover, the average smoker will attempt to quit up to nine times before successfully quitting. Luckily there […]
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Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
Romayne C. Barden, 69, of St. Mary’s Street, passed away Dec. 5, 2012 at the Southern Maine Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at the Dennett, Craig & Pate Funeral Home, 365 Main St., Saco, on Friday, Dec. 14 at 4 p.m. Barbara Trotter Fleming, 99, of Kennebunk, died Saturday morning, Dec. 8, […]
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Blueberry purchase supports economy, promotes health
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that it plans to purchase $16 million worth of wild blueberries for federal food programs, according to U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine. The purchase comes at the request of the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission and the urging of Congressman Michaud. The commission asked the USDA to purchase […]
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Market Basket to hire 150 full time
BIDDEFORD — Market Basket supermarkets, with stores in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, is popular among many Mainers in the southern part of the state, who travel regularly across the border in search of lower grocery prices. Soon, traveling out of state will no longer be necessary. According to a city official, Market Basket will open […]
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Second slow start in a row dooms Wells
WELLS — As cold as it was outside Tuesday night, it wasn’t as cold as the shooting for the Wells girls basketball team at the beginning of its home opener against Poland. The Warriors scored just five points in the first quarter and never fully recovered, as they fell to the Knights 52-46. Poland started […]
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
A grand night for Veroneau, Flyers
PORTLAND—On Jan. 3, 2008, an seventh grader named Martha Veroneau watched as her older sister, Margaret, eclipsed the 1,000 career point barrier in Waynflete’s 55-33 win over Fryeburg. Tuesday evening, Martha joined her. Veroneau became the fourth female Flyer to reach the milestone as she helped Waynflete earn its second straight emphatic victory to start […]
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Indian sitar virtuoso Shankar dies at 92
Ravi Shankar helped millions of classical, jazz and rock lovers discover the centuries-old traditions of Indian music.
Posted inNation & World
Organized labor takes hit in Michigan
Protests notwithstanding, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signs ‘right to work’ measures.