On Sept. 18, leaders of North and South Korea signed a September Declaration to advance inter-Korean cooperation and the possibility of the North’s denuclearization. Critics immediately dismissed the agreement for having accomplished nothing on the latter objective while largely ignoring what was accomplished on the former. From my perspective, the critics have it wrong: They […]
October 2018
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Opinion
Michael Reagan: Assaulting Kavanaugh
It was a long, embarrassing day of drama, tears and ugly partisan bickering. But by the end of Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, I came to the conclusion that both Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford had told the truth. I believed Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh never sexually assaulted Ford in 1982, when they were […]
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Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries
Anita T. Ouellette
BIDDEFORD — Anita T. Ouellette, 92, of Biddeford, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough with her family by her side. This was the 73rd anniversary of her marriage to her husband Joseph. She was born May 27, 1926 in Biddeford a daughter of William and Melina (Tardif) Sylvestre, and was […]
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Buehler, Dodgers top Rockies 5-2; 6th straight NL West title
LOS ANGELES — Rookie Walker Buehler tossed one-hit ball into the seventh inning, Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy launched two-run homers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 in a tiebreaker on Monday to earn their record sixth consecutive NL West title. The defending NL champion Dodgers became the first major league […]
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Maine gets another extension on compliance with Real ID
AUGUSTA (AP) — Airlines and federal facilities will accept Maine driver’s licenses through October 2020. Maine’s secretary of state says the Department of Homeland Security has issued Maine another waiver for compliance with the Real ID Act. The federal Real ID law was passed by Congress after the 2001 terrorist attacks to strengthen rules for […]
Posted inMaine Commercial Real Estate
Zero Canal Plaza Offers a Unique Building For a Restaurant or a Retail Tenant
The cool design is a key part of the open-concept property’s appeal.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Rare calico lobster caught off Pine Point
A lobsterman fishing off Pine Point this weekend caught an exceptionally rare calico lobster. “Everyone who sees it (comments on) its beauty,” said Anthony Belanger, who works at Scarborough Fish & Lobster on Route 1 where the lobster now resides. “My boss and the lobstermen we get our lobsters from have never seen one like […]
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Trump hails NAFTA revamp, but quick approval no sure thing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump hailed his revamped North American trade deal with Canada and Mexico on Monday and vowed to sign it by late November. But it’s not the final step in the lengthy path to congressional approval on an issue that has served for two decades as a political football for U.S. industrial […]
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Patriots get sparkplug WR Edelman back from suspension
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots got their sparkplug back Monday. A matter of hours after a 38-7 thrashing of the previously undefeated Miami Dolphins, Julian Edelman returned from his four-game suspension for performance enhancers, reportedly showing up in the locker room for the first time in a month before 7 a.m. “It’s good. […]
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Fearing changes to Endangered Species Act, conservationists point to bald eagle’s soaring success
The 50th annual bald eagle cruise on Merrymeeting Bay highlights the robust comeback of the species.