WATERBORO — Mike Fraser has always had an axe for cutting firewood and working in the woods. As a full-time firefighter, using an axe to help open a roof or some other firefighting task comes as second nature. So a few years ago, he saw an old axe at a yard sale. And then he […]
2018
Posted inJournal Tribune
His name is Idris Elba, but will he be first black Bond?
LONDON (AP) — British actor Idris Elba is stoking speculation he may take over the role of James Bond when Daniel Craig steps aside, offering an enigmatic Twitter post that fueled the buzz about him becoming the first black Bond. The star of shows such as “The Wire” and “Luther” on Sunday posted an artistic […]
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Dig aims to locate evidence of pre-Revolutionary War garrison
SANFORD — Sometimes, to know where you’ve been, digging is involved. A digger can unearth things — such as pottery shards, old clay pipes, buttons or beads or bullets or hand wrought nails. This weekend, archeologists and volunteers will conduct a dig in south Sanford, hoping to find evidence of a garrison built 24 years […]
Posted inMaine, News
In transition to city job, former police chief leaves mark on department
Michael Sauschuck, who this week started a job as an assistant city manager, leaves a department he helped transform and modernize.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Transgender advocates adopt lobster emoji
In the meantime, they are pushing an online petition for their own pink-and-blue emoji.
Posted inMaine, News
Munjoy Hill conservation district to face test from developer
Tim Wells wants approval to demolish a Montreal Street house that meets the city’s criteria for preservation.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland moves ahead with Thames Street extension
The $1.2 million project would connect the street to a proposed redevelopment on the eastern waterfront.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Medicaid expansion depends on electing Mills, not Moody
Last November, nearly 60 percent of Maine voters elected to expand Medicaid so that an additional 70,000 Mainers could have health insurance. These are working people who cannot afford private health insurance – working people who earn up to $16,753 for an individual and $34,638 for a family of four (not a lot of money […]
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Letter to the editor: Spare lobsters agony of boiling, choose vegan meals instead
Your recent editorial “Our View: Maine lobster fishery doesn’t need a lecture on ethics from PETA” (August 2) misses the point of PETA’s “I’m ME, Not Meat” lobster ad. Every year, millions of lobsters suffer needlessly for our dinner tables – that’s undeniable – and that’s why PETA is asking visitors to Maine to choose […]
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