Looking for an easy way to impress this Valentine’s Day? Consider a simple — but still sensational — chocolate bark. As treats go, it doesn’t get much easier than this. And the best part is that there are infinite ways to personalize the bark. You know, so that you can show that you really do […]
2013
Posted inTimes Record
Harpswell charter school advances again
AUGUSTA Harpswell Coastal Academy is clear to open its doors in Harpswell next fall following unanimous approval of its application today by the Maine Charter School Commission. The commission voted 7-0 to approve the Harpswell charter school application and voted 6-1 to approve the application resubmitted by the grades K-5 Fiddlehead School of Arts and […]
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Hannaford shedding Maine jobs
Delhaize America, owner of Hannaford, is laying off 350 corporate employees, including an unspecified number at Hannaford’s headquarters in Scarborough. Michael Norton, Hannaford’s spokesman, wouldn’t confirm how many of those layoffs would take place in Scarborough, where Hannaford employs roughly 1,000 people in corporate, back-office functions. “We’re not parsing it now because we’re still telling […]
Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013
Katherine L. Bertrand, 89, of Sanford, died on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 at Goodall Hospital in Sanford. A private graveside service will be held in the spring at the Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Springvale. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the York County Shelter Food Pantry, c/o York County […]
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Halftime show left little to imagine, much to be desired
Millions of fans watching the Super Bowl on Sunday night were treated to one of the greatest games in National Football League championship history, as the Baltimore Ravens held off the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 at the Superdome in New Orleans. Once again, however, those same millions of fans were also treated to a less- […]
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Wells looks to build on regional success
Wells senior Chad Daly, top, grapples with junior Colin Sevigny during practice on Monday. The pair were two of the Warriors’ four individual champions at Saturday’s Western Maine Class B regional meet, with Sevigny winning in the 126-pound weight class and Daly in the 145-pound division. (CAMERON DUNBAR/Journal Tribune)
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Wells looks to build on regional success
WELLS — Going into Saturday’s Western Maine Class B regional meet with just 10 wrestlers in the 14 total weight classes, Wells athletes said they knew it was going to be tough to beat out favored Fryeburg Academy ”“ with 12 entries ”“ for the overall team title. And while the two extra wrestlers proved […]
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Few athletes of today worth looking up to
Which of today’s athletes are worth admiring? Five decades ago, impressionable American boys were encouraged both openly and covertly to emulate the nation’s greatest athletes. But looking back, it seems they were duped into idolizing caricatures rather than actual human beings. Arthur Ashe was born in 1943 and grew up in a single-parent household; his […]
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Saco rejects Cascade Falls zipline proposal
SACO — A zipline is not in the cards for Cascade Falls. The city council Monday night voted unanimously not to have City Administrator Richard Michaud negotiate a lease with Monkey Trunks, a zipline and ropes course amusement park. The suggested lease would have allowed Monkey Trunks to expand its rope course with a zipline […]
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Wildlife adapts to winter weather
Twice now, I’ve startled deer browsing in last year’s leaves below the porch. The first time was when I opened the door hoping to chase a squirrel from the feeder. Not only did I spook the squirrel, but a lovely doe as well. I berated myself for not thinking before opening the door, but lucky […]