Consumer spending which accounts for 70 percent of economic activity slowed more than previously thought
May 2018
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Sports, Lakes Region Weekly
Boys Tennis: Windham dispatches Bonny Eagle in prelims, 4-1
WINDHAM—The sixth-seed Eagles bested the visiting, No. 11 Scots with relative ease on Tuesday afternoon, May 29: Windham won at first and third singles, as well as first and second doubles, to secure the 4-1 prelims victory. “It didn’t go our way today, but the guys were out, they were fighting the entire time,” said […]
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Missouri governor who vowed to fight scandal instead quits
Eric Greitens remained defiant even while resigning in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth 300: A chance to look back, forward
FALMOUTH — The Tercentennial Committee has a simple message: Falmouth is a great place to be. And it hopes to send that message as the town commemorates its 300th anniversary with a variety of events intended to celebrate Falmouth’s past, present and future. Marge Devine, chairwoman of the planning committee, said she hopes people use […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Class of 2018: Falmouth grad overcomes accident, learns to play on
FALMOUTH — Passionate about soccer from the time she was a toddler, Lauren Wendland was afraid she’d never be able to play again following a traumatic car accident when she was 10 years old. Now Wendland, who will graduate with her Falmouth High School classmates at 6 p.m. on June 3, will play Division 1 soccer at Quinnipiac […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: When you let Trump voters speak for themselves, racial intolerance is a common trait
For the progressives who question why I said not to bother trying to reason with them, I rest my case.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Trojans make statement
SACO — The road to the Class A boys’ lacrosse state title goes through Thornton Academy. The Golden Trojans have made that loud and clear. Thornton Academy hosted Falmouth in a highly anticipated battle of unbeaten teams Tuesday evening at Hill Stadium and by night’s end, completely dominated the Yachtsmen to the tune of a […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Seeds of Hope celebrates 10th anniversary of community service
BIDDEFORD — When you get right down to it, the success by which a community is measured is truly not about those who have an abundance of prosperity, rather it’s about if it can provide enough for those who don’t have very much. For a decade now, the Rev. Shirley Bowen of the Seeds of Hope […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Chase helps Wells lock up No. 1 seed in Class B South
WELLS — Anya Chase and the Wells High softball team sent a message to the rest of Class B South Tuesday afternoon: we’re back. Chase, the senior left-hander, pitched her best game of the season to lead the Warriors to a 10-3 victory over Fryeburg Academy. Hampered much of the season by a hip injury […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
ATV operator faces charges for hitting pedestrian, OUI
LEBANON — A South Berwick ATV operator allegedly told Maine State Police troopers on Saturday that he didn’t know anything about an ATV crash involving a pedestrian in a campground located in an ATV mud racing and off-road park and that he didn’t own an ATV. Recent injuries and dirt marks that were indicative of […]