WELLS —“ Mud, Mud, Mud!” shrieked the young women as they entered the greenhouse at the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge Saturday morning. The young women ”“ students and alumni from Coastal Studies for girls ”“ eagerly lined up along wading pools of dirt, got their instructions from Biological Scientist Technician Megan Zopfi, and then […]
2015
Posted inJournal Tribune
Rubio looks to find his opening
WASHINGTON — If Marco Rubio launches his presidential campaign as expected Monday, the first-term Republican senator from Florida may have to answer this simple question. Why now? The 43-year-old Rubio, a rising star on Capitol Hill, could wait four more years, even eight, and still be a relatively young candidate. Some party officials want him […]
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Library Visioning Session offered in Lyman
LYMAN — The Board of Directors of the Community Library invite all Lyman and Dayton residents to a Library Visioning Session. The purpose is to provide the board of directors with community input regarding what the Community Library might look like in 1, 5, 10 and 20 years from now, what programs should be added, […]
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Jordan Spieth Masterful at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jordan Spieth tapped in his final putt to cap off a record performance and bent over in relief. He just as easily could have been taking a bow. This was a Masters for the ages. Not since Tiger Woods in 1997 has a 21-year-old faced so little stress while making a mockery […]
Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries
Gerard R. “Jerry†Boudreau
BIDDEFORD — Gerard R. “Jerry” Boudreau, age 80, beloved husband of Dorothy L. (Underwood) Boudreau, died Saturday at the Palm Center in Chelmsford, Massachusetts after a lengthy illness. He was born in Biddeford on Oct. 2, 1934, a son of the late Lucien and Yvonne (Binnette) Boudreau, and lived in Maine before moving to Waltham, […]
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Recycle and support scholarship
BUXTON — Buxton Garden Club is collecting used inkjet cartridges and cell phones to fund a scholarship for a Bonney Eagle High School senior. Collection boxes in the town of Buxton are located at the Buxton Recycling Center, Buxton Town Hall, West Buxton Library, and the Bar Mills Post Office. Boxes in Hollis are at […]
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Perimeter breaches found at US airports
One man tossed his bike over a fence and pedaled across a runway at Chicago O’Hare, stopping to knock on a terminal door. Another rammed a sports-utility vehicle through a security gate at Philadelphia International and sped down a runway as a plane was about to land. At Los Angeles International, a mentally ill man […]
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Proposed FY2016 Maine town and school budgets
Information includes town mil rates and schedules for public hearings.
Posted inNation & World
Authorities release video of fatal interracial encounter in Tulsa
Officials say the white deputy thought he was holding a stun gun when he shot a black suspect.
Posted inNation & World
Islamic State militants wreck relics at ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud
The militants have been destroying ancient sites they say promote idolatry and violate Islamic law.