SEATTLE (AP) — Dozen police held positions around a house early Thursday where a suspect accused of fatally shooting a Tacoma police officer hours earlier was believed still barricaded inside. The officer was shot multiple times while responding to a domestic violence call Wednesday afternoon. Tacoma Police spokeswoman Loretta Cool said the officer was pronounced […]
December 2016
Posted inJournal Tribune
Turkish official: Turkey and Russia want cease-fire in Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday his country and Russia want a cease-fire in Syria, where the two nations support opposing camps in the conflict. Speaking alongside his Russian counterpart in a Turkish resort town, Sergey Lavrov, Cavusoglu said, “We are in agreement that a cease-fire is needed so that […]
advertisement
Posted inJournal Tribune
Open for business: Signs point to recovery after wildfires
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The charred city of Gatlinburg is still days away from reopening after devastating and deadly wildfires, but all around the city, communities in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains are welcoming back residents and visitors. In Pigeon Forge, the Comedy House rented an electronic billboard message that said it was […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Gorham Notes
Smith excels at UMF Patty Smith, a senior at University of Maine in Farmington, helped the university’s field hockey team go to the first round of the NCAA Division III championships on Nov. 9. Smith had 12 saves, but Farmington lost 5-0 to the University of New England after Farmington had won the North Atlantic […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
It wouldn't be Christmas without 'Peabody Pew'
A multi-aged cast of actors will take on old roles and new in the traditional holiday classic, “The Old Peabody Pew,” new life Sunday in Buxton. The play was first performed 100 years ago, and this year marks the 153rd performance, sponsored by the Dorcas Society of Buxton and Hollis. The two-act show packs the […]
Posted inUncategorized
Tis the season: Festival of Trees rolls on
On Tuesday morning, 80-year-old Roberta Morrill was all smiles at the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church. Longtime volunteers and organizers of the Festival of Trees – now in its 16th year – were beginning to arrive and set up for the weeklong event. “It’s exciting,” Morrill said. “This place becomes magical.” Over the next few days, the […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Transformation Project closes on downtown building
The Transformation Project, an organization that works to transition young adults from Long Creek Youth Development Center, closed Wednesday on 907 Main St. in downtown Westbrook, the former office of Ethos. The non-profit group had been under contract on the building since early October, and intends to turn the building into a cafe, bakery and […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Transformation Project closes on downtown building
The Transformation Project, an organization that works to transition young adults from Long Creek Youth Development Center, closed Wednesday on 907 Main St. in downtown Westbrook, the former office of Ethos. The non-profit group had been under contract on the building since early October, and intends to turn the building into a cafe, bakery and […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Arts and Culture briefs
Rielly, Robbins to read at Books in ‘Brook Books in the ‘Brook will continue its second season on Dec. 3 with readings by multi-genre writer Edward Rielly and poet Dana Robbins. Rielly, a Westbrook resident, is a professor of English and director of the Writing and Publishing Program at Saint Joseph’s College. He has published approximately […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham’s Robinson bows out ‘for now’
Gorham’s Town Council meeting last week ended a long tenure on the board for Matthew Robinson, who was first elected in 2000. Robinson, the council chairman, thanked a multitude of past and present officials and citizens, along with his wife, Melissa, and their daughter, Samantha. He also memorialized deceased town councilors Phil Dugas and Cal […]