AUSTIN, Texas — Texas athletic director Steve Patterson is scheduled to travel Thursday to meet with Virginia Commonwealth coach Shaka Smart to make an offer to coach the Longhorns, a person with knowledge of the trip told The Associated Press. Texas hopes to introduce Smart as its new coach as early as Friday, according to […]
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Spotlight Calendar
THEATER “Mary Poppins” will be performed by The TA Players and the Thornton Academy Arts Department from April 9-12 at the Garland Auditorium in Saco. Showtimes are Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10 at 7 p.m. There will be two shows on Saturday April 11 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The final performance will be […]
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Polito to officiate at same-sex marriage of Senate leader
BOSTON — Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, a one-time staunch opponent of gay marriage, will officiate at the wedding of state Senate President Stan Rosenberg to his partner, Bryon Hefner, Rosenberg confirmed Wednesday. Rosenberg, an Amherst Democrat, is the first openly gay person to lead a legislative chamber in Massachusetts. He was elected Senate president […]
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Community Sports Notes
Sanford High School to hold public forum on athletic facilities The Sanford High School and Regional Technical Center building committee will hold a public forum on outside athletic facilities Monday, April 6 at 7 p.m. at the Sanford High School cafetorium. The building committee will be seeking public input on field lighting, irrigation, concession stands, […]
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Family Album
The Kittery Naval Yard, ca. 1900, from an old postcard.. — 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, with any questions.
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OOB town manager proposes 2016 budget
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town manager has proposed a town budget for the upcoming year that, when combined with the proposed school budget, would increase property taxes less than 3 percent. Town Manager Larry Mead said at a special town meeting Wednesday night the council had requested a tax proposal that would limit a […]
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Saul, Mules freeze Nor’easters
BIDDEFORD — The weather was relatively nice at Claude Dubois Field as the University of New England softball team warmed up before its non-conference game against in-state rival Colby Wednesday. The Nor’easters (7-8) looked to be off to a hot start when leadoff hitter Sydney Helmbrecht opened the game with a hard grounder for a […]
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‘Furious 7’ drives hard with action, laughs, tribute
Fast-moving fight scenes, outrageous auto antics and a sprinkling of ridiculous one-liners make “Furious 7” a campy, crowd-pleasing escape. Never mind that the film repeatedly presents the impossible ”“ a muscle car attacks an airborne helicopter ”“ fans of the franchise know to suspend disbelief at the door. With nonstop action from start to finish, […]
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Proposed RSU 57 budget includes pilot pre-K program
WATERBORO — A state-reimbursed, pre-kindergarten program for up to 16 4-year-olds at Shapleigh Memorial School, starting in the fall, has been proposed in RSU 57. That initiative, a pilot program, was among the items discussed at a public input meeting Wednesday on the district’s proposed $38.5 million budget for the school year beginning in September. […]
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Sen. King visits YCCC during quest for flexible education reform
WELLS — It has been eight years since the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), better known as “No Child Left Behind,” was instituted nationwide. On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, announced his intention to introduce federal legislation this spring that will ease Maine’s compliance with the law’s federal testing requirements. The announcement was […]