OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO — Down to just one full-time employee, Taylor Energy Company exists for only one reason: to fight an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico that has gone largely unnoticed, despite creating miles-long slicks for more than a decade. The New Orleans-based company has downplayed the leak’s environmental impact, likening […]
2015
Posted inJournal Tribune
Augusta man wins chess championship
WATERVILLE (AP) — Jarod Bryan has put together a dynasty even more impressive than the New England Patriots. The 47-year-old Augusta man on Sunday won his seventh Maine Closed Chess Championship to conclude a two-day tournament at a Waterville hotel. He’s now won two years in a row and three out of the last four. […]
advertisement
Posted inJournal Tribune
Community Sports Notes
Sanford Babe Ruth registration set Sanford Babe Ruth league registration has been set for May 4-5 at Goodall Park from 6-8 p.m. Players need to bring a birth certificate, unless they played last year. For any questions, please call 324-4109. ——— If your team or organization would like to see your upcoming event or fundraiser […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
People’s United Bank Donates $7K to Veterans Count Maine
Dan Thornton, southern Maine market president of People’s United Ban presents a check to Easter Seals Maine and Veterans Count Executive Director Gail Wilkerson. The $7,000 grant funds the work of Easter Seals Maine’s care coordination staff with Maine veterans, service personnel and their families.
Posted inJournal Tribune
New nonprofit aims to ‘nurture through the arts’
BIDDEFORD — A nonprofit arts organization is slated to open downtown this week. Nurturing Through the Arts, at 103 Franklin St., will offer art classes and mentoring to those facing challenges, such as senior citizens, the homeless, veterans and people adjusting to life after prison, according to its website, NurturingThroughtheArts.org. “We’re offering a very warm, […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
LePage’s priorities out of step with needs of Maine residents
For the past few months, I, along with my colleagues on the state’s budget writing committee, have been examining Gov. LePage’s $6.5 billion budget. As you may remember from my previous column, the Appropriations Committee has held numerous public hearings where we heard from hundreds of people ”“ from economists to municipal officials and non-profit […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
AP Sources: Tim Tebow expected to sign with Eagles today
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — It’s Tebow Time in the City of Brotherly Love. Tim Tebow is expected to sign a one-year contract with the Eagles on Monday, according to three people familiar with the deal. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the contract hasn’t been finalized. Tebow hasn’t played […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Ways to acknowledge Earth Day abound
Whether you want to take part of a national initiative, community project, or home improvement project, there are many ways to acknowledge Earth Day. Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, was founded in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, according to a written statement from the Environmental Protection Agency. At the time, there […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Four proposed amendments to the Maine State Constitution
The Portland Press Herald published an editorial on April 8, which stated that “for over 100 years, state law has allowed ordinary Mainers to put policy questions to voters at the ballot box through petition drives. The citizen initiative process is a cornerstone of participatory democracy here.” The Bangor Daily News published an editorial on […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Furyk tops Kisner in playoff at RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Jim Furyk had gone 100 starts without winning, a stretch that gnawed at his psyche and challenged his confidence. That all disappeared in uncharacteristic fashion Sunday when he won his first PGA Tour title in five years with birdies on both playoff holes to outlast Kevin Kisner at the RBC […]