The facility will have the potential to convert more than one ton of organic waste per day from campus dining facilities into a rich soil additive that will be used in UMaine landscaping and on university crop fields.
2013
Posted inNews
Martin Luther King Day events set in Maine
The Annual MLK Holiday Observance Gospel Concert will be held Saturday at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium. The concert features seven choirs.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: McAuley stays unbeaten in win over Scarborough
PORTLAND – The Scarborough High School girls’ basketball team stood at 9-2 going into Friday night’s game at McAuley in Portland. The Red Storm were well over .500. But the Lions’ record was 11-0, a perfect .1000. The matchup promised excitement, and if the crowd noise in the small, standing-room-only gym was any indication, the […]
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
It wasn't easy, but McAuley handles Scarborough for 38th straight victory
PORTLAND—McAuley’s girls’ basketball team has now faced the three teams best equipped to give it a scare. After holding off rival Deering a couple weeks ago and handling “Holy War” rival Cheverus Tuesday, the Lions welcomed Scarborough for a rematch of last year’s regional final Friday evening. While the Red Storm played valiantly and gave […]
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Michael Cuzzi: Governor’s budget a disappointing fiscal shell game
In using gimmicks, Paul LePage has proven more middling politician than savvy businessman.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Sanford’s Shain has Fitzy in his sights
SANFORD — It’s been over two months since Sanford’s Alex Shain last carried the football, as he hobbled off the field after a playoff loss at Scarborough. His exploits on the gridiron earned him an invitation to the Fitzpatrick Trophy ceremony on Sunday, as a finalist for the award given to the top senior football […]
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Biddeford tech school offers something for all
BIDDEFORD — While in high school, Nicole Cartier of Biddeford originally wanted to be a veterinarian. Then the Biddeford High School graduate, Class of 2010, took an accounting class at the Biddeford Regional Center of Technology, known as the BRCOT, located next to the high school, and her plans changed. “I fell in love with […]
Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries
Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013
Christina A. Boston, 95, of Lebanon Road, passed away Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 in the Varney Crossing Nursing Care Center in North Berwick. Graveside services will be held in the spring, tentatively on May 10, 2013 at 11 a.m., in Oakdale Cemetery in Sanford. Memorial donations in Christina’s memory may be made to the American […]
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Biddeford tech school offers something for all
Dominic D’Alessandro uses a lathe to prepare a pin for a snowmobile trailer Tuesday at the Biddeford Regional Center of Technology. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)
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Shifting costs to towns is not a budget solution
While it’s commendable that the governor is working to pay off the state’s hospital debt, his proposal to eliminate revenue sharing with municipalities for the next two years would be devastating to communities and their taxpayers. Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed $6.3 billion biennial budget eliminates revenue sharing, for taxes like excise, which are shared between […]