2016
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Posted inJournal Tribune
On the road again
When I was a teenager and somebody said “road trip,” I was the first one to jump in the car. Usually, that meant jumping into an old beater that had bald tires and only a gallon of gas in it. Because usually we took my car. If we went 30 miles without a flat tire, […]
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Imposter in a strange land
When I was a grade school pipsqueak growing up in Lewiston, a video arcade called “Aladdin’s Castle” set up shop in a local mall. For nerds, it was a watershed event. Mine was the first generation to become obsessed with video games, and a video arcade is to gaming what a movie theater is to […]
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Clarke Leads Red Claws to Win
By K.Z. LEVINS KY Special to the Journal Tribune PORTLAND — The Maine Red Claws (26-15) cruised to their fifth straight win on Thursday night, defeating the Erie Bayhawks 111-95. At home after two successful road games, it was Maine’s 13th victory in their last 16 contests. The Red Claws led 50-47 at halftime and […]
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David Price gives up 2 HRs in Dubut, Twins Beat Red Sox
By KEN POWTAK FORT MYERS, Fla. — David Price gave up consecutive homers in the middle inning of his Boston debut, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Red Sox 8-2 on Thursday. Signed as free agent to a $217 million, seven-year contract to bolster a staff with the AL’s second-worst ERA last year, the 30-year-old […]
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Biddeford man arrested for shooting windows with pellet gun
BIDDEFORD — A Biddeford man who was out on bail for a domestic violence assault charge is behind bars again for allegedly shooting the windows of several cars and buildings with a pellet gun. Officers with the Biddeford Police Department’s Street Crimes and Crime Scene units responded today to reports of criminal mischief in the […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick Landing company SaviLinx announces 200 new jobs
U.S. Sen. Angus King was at SaviLinx, a contact center based at Brunswick Landing, March 11 for the announcement that the company would be hiring 200 new employees at its Brunswick call center. Above, King pets ‘Linx,’ the office cat.