BIDDEFORD — Rachel A. Cote, of Biddeford, died on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough. She was born in Biddeford on Nov. 13, 1958, to Laurier and Theresa (Cantara) Cote. She attended local schools in Biddeford. Rachel had been employed at Edgewater Motel in Old Orchard Beach as a housekeeper before […]
May 2014
Posted inJournal Tribune
French to honor WWII vets at West Point
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Thirty-four World War II veterans are being honored by the French at the U.S. Military Academy 70 years after the D-Day landings. The men will be decorated as knights of the Legion of Honor during a ceremony Friday at the celebrated West Point academy. The consul general of France will […]
advertisement
Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries
Michael A. Babine
SANFORD — Michael A. Babine, 72, of Sanford, died Monday, May 5, 2014 at the Newton Center.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Heat, Spurs take 2-0 series leads; Ducks top Kings behind Selanne
NBA Heat 94, Nets 82 MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 22 points, Chris Bosh added 18 and the Miami Heat took a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series by beating the Brooklyn Nets 94-82 on Thursday night. Dwyane Wade had 14 and Ray Allen scored 13 for the Heat, who tied a […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
FabLab hosts weekly sessions for teens, adults
BIDDEFORD — Maine FabLab is introducing weekly sessions for children, teens and adults, as well as classes throughout the month. Weekly classes include: Tech Tuesday, Tuesdays, 5-6 p.m.; Teen After School Session, Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m.; Kid’s After School Session, Thursdays, 4-5 p.m.; and Leap Motion Lessons, Fridays, 4-5 p.m. Special projects include: Kid’s TinkerCAD: Designer […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Patriots draft Florida DL Easley in 1st rd.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick went back to Florida for his first-round selection in the NFL draft. The Patriots selected Florida defensive lineman Dominique Easley with the No. 29 overall pick on Thursday night. He’s the seventh Gator selected by Belichick since he arrived in New England. “When I was playing at Florida, […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Vulgar display of superpower
Oh, the things I would do if I could fly. There are so many items I’d check off my to-do list, a goodly amount of them illegal in many parts of the world ”“ including the Saharan badlands, where most of the laws currently on the books pertain to the ownership of camels. First thing’s […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Grenade thrown at home of Thai judge
BANGKOK (AP) — Police say a grenade was thrown at the home of a judge on Thailand’s Constitutional Court that had ousted the country’s prime minister for abuse of power. Police Col. Kamthorn Auicharoen said Thursday that there were no casualties and that the attackers were trying to instigate a situation to further deepen the […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Fire spreads from OOB to Saco
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A fire that sprang up along the railroad tracks in multiple communities Thursday afternoon destroyed 10 trailers at a local campground. Fire Chief John Glass said firefighters were first called with a report of fire around 1:40 p.m., and then calls were “pouring in,” including multiple grass fires and a fire […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Group cites progress for children’s mental health
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — Members of a coalition working to fix New Hampshire’s fragmented support system for children with mental health and substance abuse problems said Thursday they have made significant progress in the last year. Created in 2010, the New Hampshire Children’s Behavioral Health Collaborative brings together more than 50 […]