2013
In ’Duck Dynasty’ hometown local loyalty prevails
WEST MONROE “Faith. Family. Ducks.” It’s the unofficial motto for the family featured in the TV reality show Duck Dynasty and that homespun philosophy permeates nearly everything in this small north Louisiana town. It’s perhaps most on display at the White’s Ferry Road Church of Christ in West Monroe, where the Robertson family prays and […]
Friday, Dec. 27, 2013
Fred A. Flaherty, 88, of Scarborough, died on Dec. 19, 2013 in Westbrook. Visiting hours will be Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 from 10-11 a.m., followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. To share condolences online, visit www.HopeMemorial.com. * Death notices list funeral arrangements. Full […]
Golden Trojans triumph over Red Eddies, 4-0
Thornton’s Alex Fallon, right, looks to pass the puck by Edward Little’s Cade Chapman during the Trojans’ 4-0 win in the Yankee Ford Hockey Holiday Classic at USM Ice Arena in Gorham on Thursday. Fallon scored a goal 43 seconds into the game and later added two assists. (WIL KRAMLICH/Journal Tribune)
Paperwork lagged, billing company alleges
LEBANON — Medicare suspended reimbursement payments to Lebanon Rescue June 17, six months after the rescue department failed to submit revalidation paperwork due by the Jan. 1, 2013 deadline, according to the company hired to do billing for rescue services. The revelation was among several outlining Comstar Ambulance Billing Service’s dealings with Lebanon Rescue, contained […]
A time to contemplate time itself
As a younger man, the transition into a new year seemed somehow significant, a major event of sorts. Friends and I would gather around a TV to watch the ball drop in Times Square; and then, as with any big-deal moment, we’d consummate the celebration by cracking open bottles with swashbuckling pirates etched into the […]
Golden Trojans triumph over Red Eddies, 4-0
GORHAM — A goal in the first minute of the game did little in providing any early momentum for Thornton Academy against Edward Little on Thursday in the Yankee Ford Hockey Holiday Classic. But the Trojans found their way midway through the second period, and then reeled off three goals in the third to eventually […]
Saving regional news channel is a coup for Maine
The future of the New England Cable News Network broadcasts was recently in jeopardy for Time Warner Cable customers ”“ of which there are many in Maine ”“ because the cable provider announced it would drop the station in Maine as of Jan. 1. However, the company announced over the weekend that it will retain […]
South Portland synagogue gets national architectural acclaim
Congregation Bet Ha’am’s house of worship features a concave roofline and banks of windows positioned to maximize natural light coming inside.