PORTLAND — Sanford was up for the challenge of handing Cheverus its first loss of the season, but the Stags weren’t ready to taste defeat, as they took control early and handed the Spartans their second loss of the season by a score of 57-47 at Cheverus High School on Friday night. Sanford came out […]
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Officials: Education key in dealing with coyotes
BIDDEFORD — Educating the public about coyotes will be one of the key ways to deal with the fear of some Biddeford residents regarding recent coyote sightings within the city’s boundaries, said city officials during a meeting in the mayor’s office in City Hall on Friday. Since the fall ”“ some say even as early […]
Preserving the past, for the future
Springvale historian Harland Eastman displays historic photos of the Goodall mansion at his home on Thursday. The mansion, built for Sanford industrialist Thomas Goodall Sr., will be sold at public auction Jan. 17. (TAMMY WELLS/Journal Tribune)
Federal aid after Sandy: ‘Today was just a down payment’
Victims of Superstorm Sandy voice their anger that the government took so long to approve aid.
College Roundup: Manziel sets record as Aggies win, 41-13
ARLINGTON, Texas – Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel ran for two touchdowns, threw for two more and had a Cotton Bowl-record 516 total yards as 10th-ranked Texas A&M wrapped up its first SEC season with a 41-13 win over No. 12 Oklahoma on Friday night. The Aggies (11-2) never trailed after Manziel tiptoed the sideline […]
Convicted politician gets TV show
NEW ORLEANS – Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards will star on a new cable TV show with the woman he married after his release from federal prison on a corruption conviction. In a Facebook exchange Friday, Trina Scott Edwards told The Associated Press she’s currently filming for “The Governor’s Wife,” which will showcase the 34-year-old […]
Celtics rout Pacers to end losing streak
Kevin Garnett plays strong game until a fourth-quarter ejection for striking Tyler Hansbrough.
Maine Colleges: Bowdoin hockey stays undefeated
AMHERST, Mass. – Colin Downey scored from Ollie Koo and Harry Matheson with 2:05 remaining to lift Bowdoin to a 3-2 men’s hockey win over Amherst in a NESCAC game Friday night. Bowdoin moved to 10-0-1 with the win. After Johnny Van Siclen gave Amherst (7-4-1) a lead just 11 seconds in, Jay Livermore evened […]
‘No dog since Lassie ever got this attention’
Author Dennis Lehane offers a special reward: Find his lost dog and be a character in his next book.
Vermont fares well under health law
The state ranks behind only New York and California in terms of bringing in federal grants.