KENNEBUNKPORT — The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library has opened its new Mothers Wing, providing the library with a multitude of new functions available to the public. Dozens of locals dropped by the library at 18 Maine St. on Friday for the grand opening and tours of the library’s new wing. The new 5,000-square-foot […]
2017
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Independent candidate for governor visits Biddeford
Independent candiate for governor Terry Hayes visited the Journal Tribune offices in Biddeford on Thursday and discussed her candidacy with members of the newspaper’s management team. Hayes is a former state legislator from Buckfield and is currently serving as Maine’s first independent state treasurer. RYDER SCHUMACHER/Journal Tribune
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Sanford fire under investigation, buildings demolished
SANFORD — The blaze that tore through sections of Island Avenue in Sanford, destroying two apartment buildings, is still under investigation according to Sanford firefighters and the Office of State Fire Marshal. Investigators were unable to comment on the investigation as of Friday afternoon. The fire displaced eight residents, according to the Maine Red Cross, […]
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Donald W. McIver, Sr.
FRISCO, Texas — Donald William McIver Sr., 82, of Frisco Texas, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 2, 2017. He was born on July 18, 1935, in Barre, Vermont, to Bernard Angus and Irene (Benevides) McIver. He grew up in Saco, Maine and graduated from Thornton Academy in 1953. He attended Massachusetts Institute of […]
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US says 2 more American victims confirmed in Cuba attacks
WASHINGTON — Two more U.S. government workers have been confirmed to be victims of invisible attacks in Cuba, the United States said Friday, raising the total to 24. The tally has inched upward since the U.S. first disclosed in August that embassy workers and their families in Havana had been harmed by unexplained, mysterious incidents […]
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Tigers stun Red Storm
SCARBOROUGH — The Biddeford field hockey team is partying like it’s 1995. The No. 4 Tigers put together an impressive all-around performance in Friday night’s Class A South semifinal as they earned a 2-1 win over the No. 1 Scarborough Red Storm — and punched their ticket to the regional finals for the first time […]
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Rams top Biddeford in season finale
BIDDEFORD — Despite a slow start, the Kennebunk football team topped host Biddeford 35-21 to rebound after a heartbreaking loss to Marshwood last week. The Tigers opened the game by blocking a Kennebunk punt in the opening drive, then getting a score soon after on a Carter Edgerton rush to jump ahead 7-0. Kennebunk would […]
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Thornton survives at Sanford
SANFORD — Anthony Bracamonte scored two touchdowns for the Thornton Academy football team on Friday night, but a catch he made early in the fourth quarter might have been the biggest play of the night. A diving catch by Bracamonte gained 34 yards and set up his first touchdown of the night, which came three […]
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Mustangs end season with back-to-back wins
WATERBORO — The Massabesic football team started the season with six straight losses, but the Mustangs will take a two-game winning streak into the offseason as they picked up a wild 25-22 win over Deering in their season finale on Friday night. Massabesic jumped out to a 7-0 lead with 4:30 left in the first […]
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Scots come back to eliminate Trojans
STANDISH — The Bonny Eagle girls soccer team erased a 1-0 deficit to beat visiting Thornton Academy 2-1 and advance to the Class A South quarterfinals. Mia Taranko would put TA ahead with 24 minutes remaining in the first half, but Bonny Eagle quickly responded by getting back to back goals in the next nine […]