GORHAM — The Thornton Academy girls tennis team ended its regular season with a loss on Wednesday evening, as the Trojans fell 3-2 to Scarborough at the USM Field House in Gorham. But unlike the past three years, the Trojans’ season isn’t over, because for the first time in any of the players’ careers, they […]
May 2014
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Scandals tarnish New Zealand’s corrupt-free image
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — If any country has a squeaky-clean image, it is New Zealand. It’s a place where police officers won’t even accept freebies from burger joints. It’s been ranked the world’s least corrupt nation for eight years straight by the watchdog group Transparency International. Recent scandals in business, politics and sports, however, may […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
A successful launch
BIDDEFORD — Wednesday morning was cold, gray and wet. But the miserable weather didn’t dampen the spirits of the half a dozen Biddeford High School students and the approximately 20 others who had gathered to watch the youth take a turn rowing a boat off the Marblehead pier. The boat is a special one: It […]
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Touch a Truck event planned in Sanford
SANFORD — Partly sunny skies are on tap Saturday ”“ the perfect weather for kids to sit in a big rig or a fire engine, an excavator or a police cruiser. It will be Touch a Truck day on Presidential Drive at Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is […]
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Kennebunk Beach Improvement Association to offer summer camps, activities
KENNEBUNK — Registration is now open for the 104th season at the Kennebunk Beach Improvement Association. Again this summer, KBIA will offer eight weeks of summer recreational and enrichment classes for ages 3-17, starting June 23. KBIA will again waive the membership fee for all Week 1 participants (June 23-27) as a way for first-time […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough Police Beat: May 30
Arrests 5/19 at 9:40 p.m. Carrie L. Greenleaf, 42, of U.S. Route 1, was arrested on Black Point Road by Officer Andrew Flynn on charges of criminal mischief and operating under the influence. 5/20 at 4:27 p.m. David C. Vanboskirk, 51, of Prescott Street, Lewiston, was arrested on U.S. Route 1 by Sgt. Thomas Chard […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Mid-Coast Meetings: May 30 to June 5
Bath Wed. 6/4 6 p.m. City Council CH Brunswick Mon. 6/2 7 p.m. Town Council TH Tues. 6/3 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Wed. 6/4 7 p.m. Marine Resource TH Harpswell Mon. 6/2 3:30 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Implementation TO Tues. 6/3 5:30 p.m. Harbor & Waterfront TO Wed. 6/4 3 p.m. Conservation Commission TO Wed. […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Obituaries, The Forecaster
Sandra Marie Moreau, 50: Maine native, loved summers on her boat
HARPSWELL — Sandra Marie Moreau, 50, died May 19, at home with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born June 30, 1963, the daughter of Donald and Alberta Pickard, of Topsham. She attended Topsham schools, and graduated from Mt. Ararat High School in 1981. She earned a bachelor’s in […]
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Young students develop Brunswick-China connection
BRUNSWICK — The term “international delegation” usually summons images of somber diplomats with business suits and briefcases. It’s less likely to bring to mind chipper elementary school students, outfitted with lunchboxes and sneakers. But after hosting a group of 21 fifth-grade students from Jinhua, China, for the past week, some Brunswick families might be less […]