Saturday Special ceremony and plaque unveiling, 8 a.m., will commemorate the fire at Lacoste Babies Home in New Auburn on Jan. 31, 1945. Sixteen babies and one adult died in the fire. The 70th anniversary ceremony is open to all and will be held in the chapel mausoleum at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston. After […]
February 2015
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Mike Tipping: LePage-authorized Alexander Report was a complete con job, new numbers show
The saga would be almost comical if the study weren’t still being used to justify denying health benefits to needy Mainers.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jonah Goldberg: Obama’s comparison of radical Islam to Christianity defies logic
Jihadists – not Christians – have shown that they’re capable of medieval barbarism in 2015.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest
SWIMMING Phelps plans return from suspension in April Michael Phelps plans to return from his six-month suspension in April at the Arena Pro Swim Series event in Mesa, Ariz. The record-setting Olympian’s longtime coach, Bob Bowman, confirmed the plan Friday after reports emerged from Germany, where Phelps was making an appearance. Phelps came out of […]
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NBA roundup: Hawks show Warriors who’s the best
Atlanta wins the showdown between two conference leaders.
Posted inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
WMC indoor track: Greely girls, Falmouth boys capture titles
Greely continues its dominance of the girls’ meet, and Falmouth tops York for the boys’ crown.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Massabesic wins boys South Southwesterns swim title
CAP ELIZABETH — It was déjà vu for the Massabesic boys swim team, as the Mustangs won the South Southwesterns swimming and diving title for the second year in a row. Massabesic (218 points) outlasted 2013 champion Windham (206) as well as Thornton Academy (197) in a competitive regional meet at Roberts Community Pool Friday […]
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Jan. job gains show US recovery gaining greater strength
WASHINGTON — A resurgent job market in January signaled that the U.S. economy is finally regaining the kind of strength typical of a healthy recovery ”“ with hiring accelerating, wages rising and people who had given up their job hunts starting to look again. Freer-spending consumers and steady economic expansion have boosted hiring for the […]
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Maine’s youngest author visits Biddeford
r BIDDEFORD — In many ways, JoJo Thoreau is like any other children’s author. She visits schools and libraries to read to children. She signs copies of her work. She admits the editing process can be “really frustrating.” But there’s one thing that sets her far apart from other children’s authors: She’s a child herself. […]