LEWISTON — The Thornton Academy boys tennis squad is currently in uncharted territory as the Trojans’ program had never reached the Western Maine final before this season. Now that they are in the regional final ”“ where they meet Falmouth today ”“ the Trojans are hoping to continue their historic run. “We are going into […]
2015
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Glendale set to vote on canceling arena deal with Coyotes
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The city of Glendale issued a statement Wednesday saying it would be open to renegotiating an arena lease deal with the Arizona Coyotes, hours before the City Council was scheduled to vote on canceling the existing deal. “The City Council has scheduled a discussion and possible vote regarding Glendale’s contract with the […]
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O’s defense does in Red Sox
BALTIMORE — This is how badly things are going for the Boston Red Sox: Two singles and a liner to the gap in right-center turns into a 1-2-3 inning for the opposition. The Baltimore Orioles put on a dazzling defensive display Wednesday night in a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox, whose struggles this season […]
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Medical marijuana program still facing delays
CONCORD, N.H. — For 20 years, Frank Paine has suffered from chronic back pain that caused him to retire early in 2009 and now makes it hard for him to walk long distances. He’s tried numerous medications, physical therapy and acupuncture. None of it has worked, but he and his doctor see another possible source […]
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Our Theatre Company charms with ‘Into the Woods’
The fourth season of the Our Theatre Company continued with a production of “Into The Woods” at the Nasson Little Theater in Springvale. The show contains music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and direction by James Lapine, who wrote the book that the Broadway production was based on. The cast of the show has eighteen […]
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Family Album
A pile of lumber salvaged from the river, which washed up against the Elm Street bridge in Saco during the 1936 flood. — 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. 319, […]
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Bush supports more troops in Eastern Europe to stop Putin
BERLIN — The United States should consider sending thousands more U.S. troops, along with NATO forces, to Eastern Europe to match the strength Russian President Vladimir Putin is amassing in the region, Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said Wednesday. Capping the two-day German leg of a European trip aimed at bolstering the former Florida governor’s […]
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Town Meeting to be held in Waterboro on Saturday
WATERBORO — Town Meeting voters will act on a 41-article warrant Saturday, and decide spending on general government, repairs to the Town Hall and library roofs, and whether to increase the contracted assessing agency for three days a week instead of the current two. They’ll look at whether to approve adding five more hours per […]
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KPD: Don’t fall for home repair scams
KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk Police Department has charged Franklin Dee, 23, of Graham Street, Biddeford, with a transient seller registration violation, a Class D crime, and home repair fraud, a Class D crime. These charges were the result of an investigation into Dee after he allegedly received almost $5,000 in checks from an 89-year-old man […]
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Linwood “Babe†Kimball
SACO — Linwood “Babe” Kimball, 91, of Saco, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2015, at St. Andre’s Health Care Facility in Biddeford. He was born in Saco on Jan. 26, 1924, a son of Herbert and Eva (Lavallee) Kimball. He graduated from Thornton Academy, where he lettered in football. He was a huge fan […]