State education officials are refusing to renew a teaching credential for former lawmaker Dillon Bates, who resigned his seat in the Maine House of Representatives amid allegations he engaged in inappropriate relationships with female students. The State Department of Education denied the renewal request on the basis of sexual harassment laws, officials said Wednesday. The statute cited […]
September 2018
Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries
Doris T. Bisson
KENNEBUNK — On Sept. 13, 2018, Doris T. LeBlanc Bisson (Dubuc) age 88, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away. Doris was born on Feb. 13, 1930 in Biddeford, Maine to Joseph and Sophrenie (Lambert) Dubuc. Doris graduated from St. Andre, Class of 1949. In 1951, Doris married Charles E. LeBlanc and together they adopted their […]
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NHL’s best referee: Wes McCauley goes by his own book
Wes McCauley keeps his good calls close and his bad calls closer. Any time the veteran NHL referee is feeling too good or gets down on himself, he breaks out a binder full of his missed calls and looks through it. “It’s a humbling book,” McCauley said. “Trust me, I’ve made a lot of mistakes. […]
Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries
Madeleine Y. Goulet
SACO — Madeleine Y. Goulet, 89, of Saco and a longtime resident of Biddeford, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford. She was born Sept. 15, 1929 in Biddeford a daughter of Esdras and Josephine (Cloutier) Valliere. Madeleine attended local schools and was a graduate of St. Joseph High School in […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Lobster industry’s struggles overseas add urgency to driving up demand in U.S.
As exports to China and Europe plunge, Maine’s industry tries to build a unified domestic strategy to aid dealers and fishermen alike.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: U.S. retreats amid misery of global refugee crisis
By continuing to slash the number of people we’ll take in, we’re abdicating our duty as a rich and powerful nation and a moral beacon.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Views of women who weren’t assaulted are a weak Kavanaugh defense
According to The Washington Post, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of having sexually assaulted a woman who is now a respected professor at Palo Alto University when they were both teenagers. Not only is her story credible, she took a polygraph test that concluded her statement was accurate. On the other hand, […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Collins must ask court nominee hard questions or she will be voted out
In light of the new allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, it is imperative that the Senate question him, under oath, about any wrongdoing. He is a Supreme Court nominee. He is responsible for laws in this land, to include Roe v. Wade, on which he has already contradicted himself on whether he believes it is “settled […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Mills undercuts workers by fighting tribal rights to protect water quality
Her office’s lawsuit puts the Penobscot people at risk for cancer and other health complications caused by consuming fish from polluted water.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Newspaper should not republish claims already shown to be untrue
I am unsure whether Judge Brett Kavanaugh should be elevated to the U.S. Supreme Court. However, it is important to honestly discuss the matter. Kim Ervin Tucker’s Sept. 14 Maine Voices op-ed contained the same attribution for which The Washington Post Fact Checker had awarded Sen. Kamala Harris four Pinocchios a number of days ago. […]
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