SACO — The margin of error was slim for Fayette-Staples and Staples Crossing, as both teams’ starting pitchers were on-point on Thursday. One break for Staples Crossing in the top of the seventh was the difference as the visitors survived a pitchers duel to win 3-1 in an American Legion baseball game at Thornton Academy […]
2013
Packing bags is a real trip
Packing for a trip is like gearing up for an excursion to outer space: Forget one important item, and you spend your time stranded without the comfort of your favorite stuff. It’s the adult equivalent of missing your beloved childhood blankie, minus the crying and sucking of thumbs. Usually. In less than a month, I’ll […]
Friday, July 19, 2013
Edmond W. Chenard, 90, of Springvale, died on Wednesday, July 17 at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 22 at St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish, Notre Dame Church, located on Payne Street in Springvale. Interment with military honors will follow at […]
Marijuana regulations should be a state issue
City councilors in Portland could have decided Monday to legalize marijuana within city limits, but instead chose to put the question to voters this November. We’re glad they made the decision to give residents a voice in this decision, rather than make it for them, but we have significant concerns about regulating marijuana town by […]
Sanford celebrates new identity as a city
SANFORD — Sanford has been a city since Jan. 1, but the unveiling of a new sign on the front lawn of City Hall Thursday afternoon seemed to make its new status even more official. Sanford is the seventh largest city of 23 in the state ”“ and the newest. “We have all the necessary […]
Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman’s Career-Saver
(NewsUSA) – If it wasn’t for chiropractic care, basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman might not be the household name she is today. In 1991, six years before she’d go on to make a splash in the inaugural season of the WNBA, a car accident threatened to end Lieberman’s career. “I was driving in Dallas, […]
Jones outduels Dunbar, Fayette-Staples
Staples Crossing starting pitcher Robert Jones delivers a pitch during a 3-1 victory over Fayette-Staples at Thornton Academy in Saco on Thursday. (WIL KRAMLICH/Journal Tribune)
In compromise, Portland raises car-towing fees to $85
Although wrecker companies asked for the change, they say it’s still not enough to pay the bills.
Obama ponders canceling Moscow talks with Putin
The White House is dangling that option over the Russians as Moscow considers a temporary asylum petition from Edward Snowden.
Hot weather moves backward across U.S.
But the high pressure is about to return eastward, extending the Northeast heat wave an extra day.