Yes, it’s that time of year again! Not only does every product in the world economy suffer from widespread pumpkin spice contamination, but entire nacho-crazed communities across America have succumbed to the yearly epidemic of Friday night high school football mania. In East Texas, these events would rival the popularity of a free Beyonce concert […]
October 2018
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Truck, health centers eyed for Route 1 in Freeport
FREEPORT — Two conceptual plans for Route 1 commercial development have been submitted to the town since the subdivision of 38 acres of land was approved last month. The site, which is now vacant, sits at an unassigned address adjacent to Pillars Antiques and across from Napa Auto Parts. The Project Review Board on Aug. 15 […]
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On the Road Review: Toyota Yaris SE Liftback
Functionality is a virtue, but the vehicle faces competition from within its own showroom.
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Brunswick trail has wormers, clammers, hikers in mind
BRUNSWICK — Woodward Cove, a property the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust purchased two years ago to preserve mud-flat access for wormers and clammers, has a new walking trail. The new trail runs through the organization’s property on Gurnet Road. Stewards from both BTLT and the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust were responsible for creating the new path and cut the […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Susan Deschambault: Standing with Maine’s Gold Star Families
In Maine, we take great care to honor the brave men and women, who paid the ultimate sacrifice abroad. But we cannot forget the devoted families – the Gold Star families – that these heroic service members left behind; the families whose lives were forever changed. As one of our final acts of the year, […]
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Patrick Dempsey closes event, thanking fundraisers and volunteers
LEWISTON — A crowd of about 100 participants, fundraisers and onlookers watched as Patrick Dempsey took the stage at Simard-Payne Park in Lewiston to close out the 10th annual Dempsey Challenge on Sunday. During his closing comments, the actor and Buckfield native gave thanks to the event’s fundraisers and volunteers, the driving forces who make […]
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SAUs now have option of awarding proficiency or credit-based diplomas
BIDDEFORD — A new law signed by Maine Gov. Paul LePage in July will leave it up to individual school administrative units, or SAUs, to determine if high schools will award proficiency-based or credit-based diplomas to graduates effective Dec. 13. The education-reform measure was passed this spring by the 128th Legislature and removed a mandate that […]
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Four charged with cocaine trafficking in Bangor
Four men, three of them from Detroit, Michigan, have been arrested and charged with operating a crack cocaine trafficking ring from a home in Bangor. Charged with trafficking crack cocaine are: 24-year-old Jason Arnold, 28-year-old Tyler Smith, and 29-year-old Rickey Johnson Jr., all of Detroit. The fourth person to be charged was 29-year-old Derek Auger […]
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Post-Kevin Spacey, Old Vic ‘guardians’ fight workplace abuse
LONDON (AP) — A year after it became an unwilling focus for Britain’s #MeToo movement, the Old Vic Theatre says it is trying to stamp out abuses of power in all workplaces. The London theater company once led by actor Kevin Spacey said Monday that 20 cultural organizations have joined it in appointing workplace “guardians,” […]
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