Cameron Dunbar Staff Writer SACO — Going into his first-ever cross country race on Thursday afternoon, Thornton Academy senior Ryan Cadorette said he had “no idea what to expect.” A varsity soccer player for the Golden Trojans a year ago, Cadorette decided to make the switch in sports after a strong outdoor track season this […]
September 2013
Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries
Friday, Sept. 6, 2013
Claire P. Chevrette, 86, of Saco, passed away early Wednesday morning on Sept. 4, 2013 at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford. Visiting hours will be from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013 at Cote Funeral Home, 87 James St. in Saco. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. […]
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The wonder and inspiration of the cosmos
Whenever I hear someone complaining about NASA’s budget, I feel like clobbering them with one of those Marvin the Martian dolls you win at state fairs. And then I don’t, because that would be dumb. Still, that folks find the space agency overfunded and irrelevant is an irksome fact, particularly if you’re the kind of […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Class A High School Football Preview
A look at all the teams in Class A as well as the 15 players and five teams to watch.
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Class A High School Football Preview
A look at all the teams in Class A as well as the 15 players and five teams to watch.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Web
Bulletin Board
Libby-Mitchell Legion baseball will hold tryouts for the 2014 season at 8 a.m. Sunday at Scarborough High. Players should bring their original copy birth certificate, cleats, gloves and hat. Coaches will also have players fill out a tryout registration form. Libby-Mitchell sponsors both a Junior Legion team of younger players and a Senior Legion team […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Portland warns plaza protest planners
An encampment by Occupy Maine, which opposes the sale of the public land, would need city approval, an official says.
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Different kinds of bacteria may help protect against obesity, study says
WASHINGTON – Call it a hidden ally: The right germs just might be able to help fight fat. Different kinds of bacteria that live inside the gut can help spur obesity or protect against it, say scientists at Washington University in St. Louis who transplanted intestinal germs from fat or lean people into mice and […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Web
Different kinds of bacteria may help protect against obesity, study says
WASHINGTON – Call it a hidden ally: The right germs just might be able to help fight fat. Different kinds of bacteria that live inside the gut can help spur obesity or protect against it, say scientists at Washington University in St. Louis who transplanted intestinal germs from fat or lean people into mice and […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Muslims resume protests of Miss World event
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesian Muslim hard-liners resumed protests Thursday against the Miss World pageant, as organizers insisted that the event would go on as scheduled this weekend on the resort island of Bali. In Jakarta, the capital, about 1,000 members of the Islamic group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia rallied outside the building housing the local organizer […]