Wells’ Alison Furness (23) tries to drive past Fryeburg defender Skye Dole (25) during the Warriors’ 34-28 victory at Ronco Gymnasium in Wells on Thursday. (WIL KRAMLICH/Journal Tribune)
2013
Posted inJournal Tribune
Trash transition goes smoothly
BIDDEFORD — Thursday was the first day of operations of the Westbrook waste transfer station and according to Biddeford’s director of Public Works, that day’s trash run went well. After 25 years of operation, the Maine Energy Recovery Company waste-to-energy incinerator in downtown Biddeford closed for good on Dec. 31. As a result, Biddeford, and […]
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Posted inJournal Tribune
Congress must cooperate for good of American people
It was business as usual Tuesday in Washington as lawmakers waited until the last possible minute to approve a deal to avert the “fiscal cliff” that Americans have been hearing about for much of the last six months. The deal, which passed the House by a vote of 257-167, will extend tax cuts for most […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
It’s no match for a penguin
Why do boxing announcers wear tuxedos? This might seem like a trivial question, but those are the kind that often get lodged in the brain like some kind of psychic splinter. I mean, here’s a sport in which two lumps of meat are encouraged to beat each other about the face, and the ringside announcers […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Girls’ Roundup: Capers rally, then get win in OT
PORTLAND – Marlo Dell’Aquila scored 18 points to lead Cape Elizabeth to a 49-45 overtime upset win over Waynflete Thursday in a Western Maine Conference girls’ basketball game. Trailing 40-34 after three quarters, Cape Elizabeth (2-5) held Waynflete (5-2) to just two points in the fourth to force overtime. In the extra session, the Capers […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Anger over rape, death may bring change in India
The attack on a student who died over the weekend triggers signs of a turning point.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Steve Solloway: Edwards earns points as a leader
ORONO – The ball would not fall through the basket. Justin Edwards was missing on 3-point shots and on layups and anything in between. You searched Edwards’ face for tell-tale signs of frustration or discouragement. He betrayed no emotion, except for the flash of a grin when the University of Maine resisted all of Boston […]
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Falmouth simply fantastic in blowout of York
FALMOUTH—We knew the Falmouth boys’ basketball team was good, but what the Yachtsmen have accomplished over the past week makes it appear that they’re the best team in the state regardless of class. After handling three Class A foes, as well as a squad from New York during the holiday break, Falmouth returned to league […]
Posted inNation & World
Dispatches
LOS ANGELES Rape conviction reversed, based partly on 1872 law A California appeals court overturned the rape conviction of a man who pretended to be a sleeping woman’s boyfriend, ruling, in part, Wednesday that an arcane law from 1872 doesn’t protect unmarried women in such cases. A panel of judges reversed the trial court’s conviction […]
