The Plum Creek wilderness sled dog race scheduled for Saturday was postponed for one week due to the effects of warm rainy weather on trail conditions. The 100-mile race will be held at 9 a.m. Feb. 9 at Leisure Life Resort in Greenville. The event is free to spectators, and family events like snowshoe races […]
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Grocery store construction under way
BIDDEFORD — About two weeks ago, demolition and interior construction work began at the site where Biddeford’s newest supermarket will locate later this year. Cranes, excavators and other heavy equipment are preparing the site of the former Lowe’s home improvement store at The Shops at Biddeford Crossing off Route 111. Once work is completed, by […]
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Consumers can help keep future of farming bright
Jim Leary, of the Leary family farm in Saco, spoke to the Journal Tribune recently about the changes in the farming industry’s landscape over his lifetime. Since he was in high school in the mid-1940s, the dairy farms in Saco have dwindled from 50 to just one today ”“ his farm. The Leary Farm is […]
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Maine elector system may have been mistake
Maine is getting a lot of unexpected, national political attention these days. It has to do with how the state votes for the president and vice president of the United States. Each state gets a number of votes equal to the total of its senators and representatives. These are votes in the Electoral College, and […]
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Massabesic boys come in third at South Southwesterns
CAPE ELIZABETH — Before nearly every Massabesic swimming meet this season, senior swimmer Connor Mayhew has sung the national anthem in honor of former Mustangs coach Kevin Broad, himself an accomplished singer who died last summer after a two-year battle with stomach cancer. Friday night was no different as Mayhew belted out the Star Spangled […]
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Home remedy: Adventures in refrigeration
Camping has much to recommend it ”“ the challenge of a new environment, a break from routine, an excuse to make s’mores. This assumes, of course, that one is camping by choice. Sometimes, camping happens. There we were, returning home from a trip, two days before Christmas. We unloaded the car, which included a cooler […]
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A sweet path to success
Members of Girl Scout Troop 3240, who have the distinction of having sold the most cookies in Maine last year, convene for a meeting in Arundel on Wednesday, displaying the famous cookies they will soon be distributing to buyers. Back row, left to right: MacKenzie Esquivel, Louisa Strachan, Tori Williams, Brianna Hayes, Felicia Lemieux and […]
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Grocery store construction under way
On Thursday, demolition takes place at the site of the new Market Basket supermarket, set to open later this year, in Biddeford. DINA MENDROS/Journal Tribune
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Massabesic boys come in third at South Southwesterns
Massabesic senior Connor Mayhew swims the 200-meter backstroke during the South Southwesterns meet at Richards Pool in Cape Elizabeth on Friday. Mayhew finished second in the event in a time of 55.05. (CAMERON DUNBAR/Journal Tribune)
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Portland mayor: General Assistance cuts would swamp state
Because it provides more aid than most communities, Portland faces a potential catastrophe, Michael Brennan warns.