BIDDEFORD — No one was injured during a fire at a multi-family residence in Biddeford on Wednesday. The call to 37 Emery St. came in at approximately 2 p.m., said Biddeford Fire Capt. Rick Dussault. “There was no smoke showing,” he said, when Biddeford firefighters responded to the scene. The fire occurred in the kitchen […]
October 2014
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Family Album
The 1904 Thornton Academy football team poses for a photo on the steps of the school’s then-new library in Saco. — Submitted by Jim Leary, Saco ”¢ ”¢ ”¢ Readers are invited to submit old photographs for use in this weekly feature. Call the News Department at the Journal Tribune, 282-1535, Ext. 329, with any […]
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Bookkeeper pleads guilty to embezzling
PORTLAND (AP) — A bookkeeper has pleaded guilty to stealing almost $1 million from two former employers in Maine and New Hampshire. Janis Woods of Conway, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to interstate transportation of stolen checks and tax evasion. Prosecutors say the 65-year-old Woods, while working as a bookkeeper for Grover […]
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Saints, Panthers square off
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints have to find a way to win on the road if they plan to take over first place in the NFC South. That’s something they haven’t been able to do this season. The Saints are 3-0 at home but 0-4 away from the Superdome entering […]
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We need Mr. & Ms. Smith to go to Washington
It’s been years since I managed a political campaign, but I get outside of Washington, D.C. nearly every week. With early voting commencing in more than half of the country, and millions of ballots being cast absentee or in person, there is only one thing known for certain: This midterm election remains fluid. But no […]
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Delightful mystery unfolds in ‘The Mousetrap’
BIDDEFORD — “The Mousetrap,” a play by mystery writer Agatha Christie, opened the 2014-15 season at City Theater Oct. 23. This show has been playing continuously in London’s West End for the past 62 years, making it the longest running play in recorded history. Linda Sturdivant, artistic director of the theater, welcomed the audience prior […]
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Red Cross encourages blood donation
The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to make a point to give blood before the busy holiday season arrives. Blood donations often decline between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day as people become busy with holiday festivities. Donors are needed in the weeks leading up to the winter holidays to help prevent these seasonal declines. […]
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Sri Lanka says no hope finding mudslide survivors
KOSLANDA, Sri Lanka — There was no hope of finding survivors after a mudslide tore through a tea plantation, a Sri Lankan disaster official said Thursday, amid widely conflicting reports about how many people had been buried alive under the mud. Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera estimated the number of dead in Wednesday’s disaster at the […]
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Nurse defies Ebola quarantine
FORT KENT — A nurse who vowed to defy Maine’s voluntary quarantine for health care workers who treated Ebola patients followed through on her promise Thursday, leaving her home for a bike ride. Kaci Hickox and her boyfriend stepped out of their home Thursday morning and rode away on mountain bikes, followed by state police […]