Nearing the halfway mark of his third season at Syracuse, coach Dino Babers has finally made the Orange relevant again. Relegated to a national laughingstock a decade ago during the four-year tenure of Greg Robinson , Syracuse is receiving votes again in the AP Top 25, a measure of respect long overdue for a program […]
October 2018
Posted inJournal Tribune
Grant will fund new camera, more for Sanford Fire Department
SANFORD — Ted Gay, right, of Factory Mutual Insurance was at Sanford Fire Department Central Station recently for an official award presentation of a $1,741 grant to buy a new camera and accessories for fire prevention and investigation. He is shown here with Fire Marshal Patrick Cotter, left, receiving the award on behalf of the […]
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Red Sox keeping things routine awaiting ALDS opponent
BOSTON — Alex Cora knows first-hand the way things change in October. That’s why the Boston Red Sox manager wants to keep everything the same for his club. Routine served Boston well during the regular season. Under their rookie skipper, the Red Sox posted a franchise-best 108 wins and secured home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. […]
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Proposals to save right whales could drastically change lobstering
To save the endangered right whale, advocates are proposing major changes that would upend the New England lobster fishery. Proposals to close the fishery in the western Gulf of Maine south of Cape Elizabeth during April, cut the number of seabed-to-surface lines that can entangle whales, and become a ropeless fishery by 2020 are among […]
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Volunteers ready to help families prepare for winter
SANFORD — Getting a home ready for winter can be a challenge. Taking out window-unit air conditioners and putting up storm windows, removing screens and drain gutters, clearing leaves from the yard, gathering and putting away garden tools and equipment — these and other jobs can be hard to tackle for any family. They can […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Defenders of endangered right whales pursue limits on aquaculture
The threat of entanglements extends beyond the lobster industry, say advocates, pointing to Maine’s rapidly growing farmed-fisheries sector.
Posted inElection 2018, Maine, Politics
House District 65: Small-business owners pursue New Gloucester seat
Republican Amy Arata and Democrat Misty Coolidge have ideas for addressing the opioid crisis, and both support Medicaid expansion.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Students can’t compete without computer science education
A study shows that Maine should get moving if it wants its young people and businesses to be competitive.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: To fix judge confirmation process, draw from objective entities like the CBO
The Congressional Budget Office’s nonpartisan model could help improve the way court nominees are vetted.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Details of major traumatic events are seared into our memories
I would like to respond to Jessica Lockhart’s letter referring to her memory of being traumatically sexually assaulted as a teenager by a teenage boy (Oct. 2). Memory of trauma is very different from memory of daily life. Ask me how my day went on May 22, 1967, and I can only guess. Ask me […]
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