LEWISTON (AP) — Lewiston officials are considering a developer’s plan to develop a 426-acre site at the Interstate 95 interchange. The Sun Journal reports developer Dave Gendron could fit 2.1 million square feet of commercial and warehouse space, 771,000 square feet of retail and office space and 200 hotel rooms on the site over 30 […]
2015
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Correction:
Fireworks began at 7 tonight during the Old Orchard Beach Last Blast New Year’s Eve celebration. The time was incorrect in a story on Page A3 Wednesday. • The Journal Tribune will promptly correct errors of fact or clarify misleading information appearing in its articles. Corrections and clarifications will generally appear on this page. Errors […]
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Local artists’ work displayed at OOB library
The Saco Bay Artists presented a holiday show at Libby Memorial Library in Old Orchard Beach last month. Several artists displayed their three-dimensional artwork and were on hand to discuss their techniques and answer questions. Pictured above, Elizabeth Horton Shore, the association’s founder, displays work by artist Sylvia Orchard. The art will remain on display […]
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Local author to discuss novel at K’bunk library
KENNEBUNK — Local author Emily Kinney will discuss her novel “The Island of Lote” at the Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main St., on Thursday, Jan. 7, from noon to 1 p.m. in Hank’s Room. The talk is part of the library’s “Brown Bag Lunch Series” – an opportunity for the community to connect with local […]
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Genealogy Group to meet at K’bunk library
KENNEBUNK —The Genealogy Group of the Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main St., will meet Saturday, Jan. 9 at 10 a.m. Pam Stone Eagleson, certified genealogist, will present a lecture addressing a common problem faced by many family genealogists: how can you find an ancestor’s parents if no document names them? The Genealogy Group is open […]
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Gleanings
10 years ago From the Journal Tribune: “A sharp focus on economic development, a new downtown waterfront redevelopment plan, news of potentially hundreds of jobs in the retail sector and union contracts settlements between teachers and police employees and the town dominated headlines in Sanford in 2005. Downtown fires, drug arrests and convictions, and a […]
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Today in History
Today is Thursday, Dec. 31, the 365th and final day of 2015. On this date: In 1775, during the Revolutionary War, the British repulsed an attack by Continental Army generals Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold at Quebec; Montgomery was killed. In 1904, New York’s Times Square saw its first New Year’s Eve celebration, with an […]
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Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 31, 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent light in Menlo Park, New Jersey. Ten years ago In central Indonesia, suspected Islamic militants set off a powerful bomb at a busy market frequented by Christians, killing seven people. Dick Clark, in his first television appearance since his stroke in 2004, helped […]
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The conservative war on science
Donald Trump tells outrageous lies with no regard for reality. There’s his claim – never supported by any visual evidence – that “thousands and thousands of people” in New Jersey cheered the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9/11. Or the accusation that President Obama wants to bring 250,000 Syrian refugees into this country, when […]
