ORONO (AP) — Two adults and a 2-year-old child were injured when a thick tree limb fell on their SUV as they drove down an Orono street during a rainstorm. All three people were taken to the hospital with injuries that are not considered life threatening. Police say the vehicle driven by 33-year-old Isis Bell-Smith […]
May 2014
Posted inJournal Tribune
Women reach the top in Nepal’s trekking industry
POKHARA, Nepal — When Lucky, Dicky and Nicky Chettri tried to break into Nepal’s male-dominated trekking industry 20 years ago, competitors tried to run them out of business. They say men threatened them, harassed them ”“ even filed bogus police reports against them. “The men said this is a business for the men and we […]
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Posted inMaine, News
Saco might join few Maine towns that let elderly defer taxes, keep homes
The program before Saco’s council, for those 70 or older, may see more use in a state with an aging population.
Posted inFlashback, News
The Portland Farmers Market in 1940 — Flashback
A 1940 photograph of the Portland Farmers Market on Federal Street next to Lincoln Park.
Posted inSports
Monks jump on Bowdoin miscues in baseball victory
Colby receives a bid to the NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament
Posted inLife & Culture, News
For Maine composer, it’s a whole new ballgame
Daniel Sonenberg’s ‘The Summer King’ premieres Thursday at Merrill Auditorium in Portland.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Fallen tree branch in Orono traps mother and 2-year-old daughter in vehicle
Three people are sent to the hospital with injuries that are not life threatening.
Posted inMaine, News
Fallen tree branch in Orono traps mother and 2-year-old daughter in vehicle
Three people are sent to the hospital with injuries that are not life threatening.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Bruce Springsteen at 2014 Jazz Fest
‘The Boss’ kicked off his three-hour set with “High Hopes,” the title track of his latest album.