LEBANON — The chance discovery of a sodden, dirty pillowcase along the roadside during an annual town-wide clean-up day has meant the return of some of the items a local couple had thought were gone forever. Richard and Joanne Couture were away from their Lebanon home for just a short time one day last winter, […]
May 2018
Journal Tribune website to look different starting today
YORK COUNTY — Personal Development author Wayne Dyer once said that “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Not sure if Dyer had the journaltribune.com website in mind when he came up with that, but starting Tuesday morning, visitors to the newpaper’s website will experience a big […]
Sommer has vision for Saco Parks and Recreation
SACO — Ryan Sommer has come full circle in life, and he couldn’t be happier. Sommer, 42, worked early on in his career in the field of recreation as a recreation technician for the City of Saco from 1998 to 2003. Now he’s back working for the city, and started the position of Saco Parks […]
Right whales spotted off coast in Wells
WELLS — A rare North Atlantic right whale has been seen swimming near the coast of Wells. Local police issued an alert warning boaters to stay clear and not to interfere with the juvenile whale, which is one of the rarest large whales in the world. The police department received numerous reports over the weekend […]
Solar Probe Presentation nearing at KHS
Solar Probe Presentation at Kennebunk High School, Thursday, May 24, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Lecture, free and open to the public, about an upcoming NASA launch to send a probe to study the sun. Dr. Benjamin Chandran, professor at the Space Science Center at University of New Hampshire, will join us in the Kennebunk High […]
Open House at The New School
On Wednesday, May 23 there will be an Open House at The New School from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The New School, 38 York St. in Kennebunk is a democratic, student-centered high school, where loving school is a way of life. For more details, call 985-3745 or visit www.thenewschoolmaine.org
Ogunquit Heritage Museum to offer ‘Do You Remember’
Friends of the Ogunquit Heritage Museum present “Do You Remember?” with Richard Perkins on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at the Dunaway Center from 2 to 4 p.m. The presntation was previously scheduled in April, but had to be postponed because of weather. Richard has promised a new Ode to mark the occasion. The movie “How […]
Maine ferry line gets $6 million to replace boat
PORTLAND (AP) — The Federal Transit Administration is giving a ferry line in Maine $6 million to replace an aging boat. The administration is providing the money to Casco Bay Lines in Portland. The boat that will be replaced is aging to the point where it’s no longer useful. Elected officials in the state say […]
Joshua J. Blow
SACO — Joshua James Blow, 22, tragically passed away May 9, 2018 in Okeechobee, Florida from injuries sustained while working in the RV resort he managed for his family. He was born Oct. 27, 1995 the son of James and Michelle Millette Blow. Josh was a 2014 graduate of Thornton Academy and attended ITT Tech in […]
Leon A. Labonte
BIDDEFORD — Leon A. Labonte, 72, of Saco passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 10 after a long, courageous, and inspiring battle with Parkinson’s Disease. His wife, daughters, and siblings were surrounding him as he entered the loving arms of God. Leon was born on Nov. 24, 1945 in Biddeford and graduated from St. Louis High […]
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