BRUNSWICK Central Maine Power Company reports tonight that 39,000 customer accounts remain without power after an estimated 123,000 lost service due to damage from an ice storm that struck Maine on Monday morning. According to an update released at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sagadahoc County, which had a total of 6,827 customers reporting outages since Monday […]
2013
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Sanford’s Miles, 100, feted by school, city
Assistant Superintendent of Schools Eric Knowlton, center, presents an honorary Sanford High School diploma to Ethel Miles, right, during a celebration in her honor at Trafton Senior Center Monday. Miles, who turned 100 years old Sunday, had to quit school during the Great Depression to work in the mills. To her left is one of […]
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The best gifts come in no packaging at all
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” — Henry David Thoreau In November, many of us gathered with […]
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Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013
Louis P. Bolduc Jr., 81, technical sergeant, U.S. Air Force, died Dec. 11, 2013 in Upper Marlboro, Md. A gathering will be held at Lee Funeral Home on Coventry Way in Clinton, Md. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at Maryland […]
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Thornton shows its mettle with victory over unbeaten Portland
Thornton’s Kaylee Burns (22) drives to the hoop past two Portland defenders during the Trojans’ 51-35 victory on Monday at Linnell Gymnasium in Saco. (WIL KRAMLICH/Journal Tribune)
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Yes, Virginia, Santa Claus is indeed real after all
In the spirit of the holiday season and to help wish our readers a very Merry Christmas, we share the following letter and response that appeared in 1897 in the New York Sun. The unsigned editorial was the work of Francis P. Church. Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends […]
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The polar opposites of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela’s passing earlier this month prompted tributes from virtually every major world leader. It’s hard to recall the last time an individual was eulogized so eloquently by such a variety of people from around the globe. The justifiably revered former president of South Africa helped his nation escape the shackles of apartheid, both through […]
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Sanford’s Miles, 100, feted by school, city
SANFORD — There were so many reasons to celebrate Ethel Miles 100th birthday: her long, happy association with Trafton Senior Center and the YMCA, her 91 years as a patron of Springvale Public Library, and her devotion to her faith and her church, among others. Looking smart in a red wool blazer and neat slacks, […]
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Thornton shows its mettle with victory over unbeaten Portland
SACO — Thornton Academy entered the week at the top of the Class A West MPA heal point standings after reeling off four straight wins against a tough early schedule. The Trojans had the chance to show they belonged at the top with a clash against undefeated Portland on Monday night, and they proved their […]
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LePage proposal would end assistance to asylum seekers
Portland officials say a General Assistance rule change could leave many immigrants without shelter or food.