SANFORD — It was a warm summer night like any other, but just before 7 p.m. rolled around on June 23, a symbol of Sanford’s textile history went up in flames. One of Sanford’s long-vacant textile factories, in the heart of the mill district and surrounded by residential neighborhoods, was on fire. Ashes and debris […]
2018
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’17 Top Story: Former OOB Fire Chief to be sentenced in January
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Former Old Orchard Beach Fire Chief Ricky Plummer pleaded guilty to a Class A felony arson charge at York County Superior Court in October. Plummer, 61, of Biddeford, admitted he was guilty starting a fire that spread over more than 40 acres of marsh grass and woods north of Walnut Street […]
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’17 Top Story: Volunteers rescue iconic Waterhouse Field
BIDDEFORD — For almost 90 years, Waterhouse Field has been a fixture in the sports landscape in Biddeford, but its future was threatened in March because of safety issues stemming from the field’s dilapidated wooden bleachers. Long term exposure to ice and snow led to ongoing repairs through the years before a study released in February […]
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Welcome to 2018
YORK COUNTY — As we all arrive at the start of 2018, the staff of the Journal Tribune wishes our readers a healthy and prosperous new year. Today and on Tuesday we’re taking a look back at some of the top local stories of the past year and some of what’s happened in the aftermath of […]
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Maine to prohibit sale of invasive plants
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine will soon prohibit the sale of 33 invasive plants. State officials say that the Maine landscape is being invaded by otherwise lovely plants like “Crimson King” Norway maple, burning bush and Japanese barberry. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry says such plants crowd out native plants and eliminate the […]
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3 days, 3 records in Maine cold snap
GRAY (AP) — The relentless, Artic blast is breaking records in Maine’s largest city. The National Weather Service said Portland experienced the coldest high temperature on three consecutive days, and temperatures are going to remain below freezing for another week to 10 days. On Thursday, the temperature climbed to 8 degrees, breaking the old record […]
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LePage says Washington wants Riverview funding returned
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor is warning that lawmakers tasked with finding tens of millions of dollars to fund a voter-approved Medicaid expansion must also consider the potential return of $51 million in federal funding spent on the operation of a state psychiatric center. Gov. Paul LePage recently told The Associated Press he expects […]
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Gronk goes catchless in Pats win over Jets
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady’s eyes widened when he was told that he didn’t even throw a pass in the direction of tight end Rob Gronkowski on Sunday — the first time in the three-time All-Pro’s career that he wasn’t targeted for an entire game. “Really?” the Patriots quarterback said. “I didn’t know that. […]
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Alabama-Clemson becomes college football’s best new rivalry
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The three-peat will be complete. Then again, there might be a few more chapters in college football’s most intriguing new rivalry. For the third year in a row , Clemson will meet Alabama in the College Football Playoff, only this time it will be in the Sugar Bowl semifinal rather than the […]