PORTLAND — The Nova Star ferry will be open for free tours from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 10. The tours are scheduled five days before daily trips to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, begin, and a day before the 528-foot ferry heads to Boston for its christening. The ship has three restaurants, a casino, children’s play […]
May 2014
Posted inJournal Tribune
U.S. to unleash new weapon against Russia – the IRS
The Treasury Department will use a new tax law that will make it more expensive for Russian banks to do business in the United States.
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Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. to unleash new weapon against Russia – the IRS
The Treasury Department will use a new tax law that will make it more expensive for Russian banks to do business in the United States.
Posted inNation & World, News
‘Toothy’ shark on safety flier gets mixed reviews on Cape Cod
There’s good information in the brochure, says a Center for Coastal Studies official in Provincetown, but the cover reminds him of ‘Jaws.’
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Small-wheelers take over Portland boulevard
Kendra Danse, of Portland, roller skates with dog Blou during the first “Sundays on the Boulevard” – a weekly event during which Baxter Boulevard is closed to vehicle traffic between Vannah Avenue and Payson Park from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. each Sunday until early November. Blou’s owner, Hallie Fairchild, skates in the background.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Ukraine sends elite force to key port of Odessa
In an eastern city, government troops battle about 800 pro-Russian forces armed with large-caliber weapons and mortars.
Posted inNation & World, News
Ukraine sends elite force to key port of Odessa
In an eastern city, government troops battle about 800 pro-Russian forces armed with large-caliber weapons and mortars.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Out & About: Theatrical farce, a variety of music
Leave ’em laughing is a tried-and-true maxim of show business. This month it’s the exit strategy as The Public Theatre of Lewiston-Auburn wraps up its 2013-2014 season with “Moonlight & Magnolias,” a very funny farce that runs through this weekend. Music for many tastes is happening in Portland. First up is Kris Delmhorst, a topnotch […]
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Islamic extremists threaten to sell kidnapped Nigerian girls
An intermediary says two of the girls have died of snakebite and about 20 are ill.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Federal conservation effort to target Penoscot River habitat
The watershed is home to three endangered fish species: the Atlantic salmon, Atlantic sturgeon and shortnose sturgeon.