NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James is about to play a new power position ”“ vice president. The Cavaliers star was unanimously elected first vice president of the National Basketball Players Association on Friday, giving the game’s top player a leadership role within a union set to square off in the future with the league’s […]
February 2015
Posted inJournal Tribune
Turkey rolls back secular education for ‘pious generation’
ANKARA, Turkey — Pastor Ahmet Guvener managed to get his daughter, a Christian, an exemption from mandatory religious classes in her Turkish school. But he soon found that the 17-year-old wasn’t really off the hook. As an alternative to the classes at her school in Diyarbakir, in southeast Turkey, she would have to choose from […]
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Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries
Timothy A. Berry
LIMERICK — Timothy A. Berry, 65, of Oxford and formerly Limerick, died on Feb. 10, 2015 at a Lewiston hospital. A celebration of life will be held on Monday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m. at the Massabesic High School Auditorium, 88 West Road, Waterboro, ME. Arrangements by Watson, Neal & York Funeral Home and Cremation Service.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Harvick settled in for sophomore season at Stewart-Haas
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kevin Harvick opened last season determined to immediately show the strength and speed of his new race team. It was abundantly clear that the new Stewart-Haas Racing team was one of the best in the garage, and Harvick closed the year with his first career Cup championship. As he embarks on […]
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Wells Reserve hosts first volunteer drive
WELLS — The Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm is preparing for the 2015 volunteer season by hosting its first ever Volunteer Fair. According to the Reserve, approximately 30,000 people visit Laudholm Farm each year to participate in special events and enjoy the seven miles of trails winding through the 22-acre natural estuary. The Wells Reserve […]
Posted inNation & World
Traces of sympathy emerge for accused Boston Marathon bomber
At least one possible juror feels Dzhokar Tsarnaev’s admiration for his brother led him to help in the bombing.
Posted inLife & Culture
‘Laugh-In’ announcer Gary Owens dies at 80
Owens was shown on camera in a parody of an old-school announcer, with his hand cupped over his ear.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Ex-pastor from Bridgton sentenced to 3 years for defrauding MaineCare
Ronald Petersen’s Hope Recovery Center in Limerick provided minimal substance abuse counseling, but billed MaineCare as if it were a large counseling center.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
People: No bells and whistles for Bon Jovi show
NEW YORK — Most of the time when you hear a Bon Jovi song in a store, it’s playing over a loudspeaker. But Thursday night, around 100 lucky fans saw the group’s lead singer and namesake perform a bunch of his hits during an intimate acoustic set inside a Kenneth Cole store in Soho. The […]
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Western Class A boys: No. 1 Portland moves on
The Bulldogs open their quest for a second straight state championship, beating No. 8 Windham.