BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford boys hockey team handed Cheverus its first loss of the season with a hard fought 2-1 victory. The Tigers struck first at 8:39 of the first period as a result of some tenacious forechecking by freshman Curtis Petit and junior captain Kerry Crepeau, as junior Joe Anders slipped the puck past […]
2015
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New editors take helm at Journal Tribune
BIDDEFORD — A longtime journalist who was raised in Saco has been named associate editor of the Journal Tribune. Dina Mendros will lead the newsroom beginning today, with the help of assistant editor Jeff Lagasse, a Maine native who was raised in Lewiston. Both have worked at the newspaper for the past several years. Mendros […]
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Romo, Cowboys rally past Lions
ARLINGTON, Texas — Face-down on the turf, Tony Romo pounded his hands into the ground like a petulant child. Frustrated by yet another season-ending failure? Far from it. The Dallas quarterback was celebrating after giving the Cowboys the lead in a stirring playoff comeback. Romo threw two touchdown passes to Terrance Williams, the second for […]
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Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers around New England:
The Brattleboro (Vt.) Reformer, Dec. 25: Two decades into the Internet revolution and political leaders around the world are still trying to figure out how to control, regulate and bend it to their will. Internet governance is at an inflection point right now and debate about the fundamental structure of the Internet is ramping up, […]
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Theresa St. Hours
BIDDEFORD — Theresa St. Ours, 90, of Biddeford, died Saturday, Jan. 3, at her home. She was born June 24, 1924 in Biddeford, a daughter of Celestin and Alphonsine (Goulet) Gobeil and was educated locally at the former St. Andre’s School. On Sept. 24, 1943, she married Roland St. Ours at St. Andre’s Church. She […]
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Colts pull away from Bengals
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When Andrew Luck was under pressure Sunday, he stood tall and maintained his poise. Andy Dalton and the Bengals simply collapsed. Again. Luck delivered a game-changing touchdown pass as he was headed to the turf, and Indianapolis’ defense dominated the rest of the game as the Colts roared past Cincinnati 26-10 and […]
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Pink Pals raise money for ‘Living Well Fund’
YORK — An evening of celebrity auctions, runway fashions and boundless generosity describes the “Little Black Dress Girls Night Out” event, held in November at Portsmouth Harbor Events. And on Dec. 10, event organizers ”“ The Pink Pals ”“ officially presented a $150,000 check to York Hospital’s Breast Cancer Living Well Fund. Through their generosity […]
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Library to host new book discussion group
LYMAN — A free, facilitated book discussion group at the Community Library will begin this month, thanks to the Maine Humanities Council. The library was selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer the “Let’s Talk About It” reading and discussion program. The first session will be held on Jan. 21, at 6 p.m., to […]
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Tractor-trailer crashes on I-95 in Augusta
The accident forces police to shut down the northbound travel lanes.
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Car slides off road in Standish, snapping utility pole and closing Route 113
One person is transported to a Portland hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.