WASHINGTON (AP) — A vaping industry group sued the U.S. government on Wednesday to delay an upcoming review of thousands of e-cigarettes on the market. The legal challenge by the Vapor Technology Association is the latest hurdle in the Food and Drug Administration’s yearslong effort to regulate the multibillion-dollar vaping industry, which includes makers and […]
2019
Posted inJournal Tribune
Tri City Chorus invites singers to orientation Aug. 19
The Tri City Community Chorus invites any singers interested in joining, to an orientation on Monday evening, Aug. 19 between 6 and 8 p.m. It will be at the Masonic Hall, third floor of the Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, 252 Main St., Saco. Entrance and parking in the rear. Please call or email Director Wesley Raines at 475-7582; [email protected] to schedule […]
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Wells High School preparing to cull the Class of 2018’s student records
WELLS — Wells High School will be culling student records for the Class of 2018 beginning in early October. If you would like to obtain your cumulative folder, please send your request, including your name and mailing address, in writing to guidance secretary Erin Sanborn by Sept. 30, 2019. You can either email your request […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
We Love to Eat: Aug. 15
Free dinner – Thursday, Aug. 15, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Aug. 16, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Notes: Aug. 15
WHS class of ’79 Cindy Kilburn reported an “amazing turnout” at the Westbrook High School class of 1979 40th reunion on Aug. 2 at the Stockhouse. Kilburn, an event organizer, said about 90 attended with several from distant states. Kilburn said Eric Shepard and J. Nicholas Gross came from California; Jayne Farrington, North Carolina; Mark […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Buxton Notes: Aug. 15
Big parade, fest turnout Spectators Saturday packed a Buxton parade route and the Dorcas Fest at Tory Hill. Town Clerk John Myers, who organized the parade, Monday guessed the number of spectators at “700ish.” A Dorcas Society organizer, Beverly Atkinson at the Brewster Mansion, said Monday the turnout in the mansion’s barn was heavy, based […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: Aug. 15
School bus routes Darryl Wright, School Committee chairman, last week reminded parents who might have changes in bus runs to contact the Transportation Department. The transportation office can be reached at 893-2547. Bus schedules will be posted Friday, Aug. 16, on the district web site www.gorhamschools.org. School start dates The School Department reports Gorham schools […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick cultural broker hopes to ease transition for asylum-seekers
Nsiona Nguizani has been helping the immigrants since they arrived in Portland in June.
Posted inNation & World
Philadelphia gunman who wounded 6 officers is in custody after standoff
A SWAT team helps 2 other officers and several people they had handcuffed to escape from the building where the gunman was barricaded.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Woman accused of Capital One hack may have hit 30 other companies, feds say
Paige Thompson, who was arrested last month, has a long history of dangerous behavior.