BOSTON — Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy doesn’t want to change too much heading into Game 7 of Boston’s first-round series against Toronto, explaining that his players “are a bit like dogs.” “They love routines, especially on game days,” he said after the team’s practice on Monday. “So I think you try to stay as close to […]
2019
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
‘Perfect way to kick off May’: Popular trivia show returns to Bath
BATH — Pizza and cookies, local trivia, and a chance to win Gordy the Sloth: “The Return of So You Think you Know Bath” has it all. Back after a three-year hiatus, the game show will be held at Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., on Saturday, May 4. The 5:30-9 p.m. event will have […]
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Portland school promotes reading with ‘Teddy Talks’
PORTLAND — In a novel approach to getting students more excited about reading, the East End Community School has introduced a new initiative called Teddy Talks. At least once a week, the school plans to upload a video of staff or members of the community reading a book aloud, which students can then access online anytime, […]
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RSU 1 budget draws little public concern, will require 2% more in tax revenue
BATH — Despite a proposed 12% increase in spending over the prior year, the $33.7 million RSU 1 budget has drawn little feedback from residents, likely because the increase in spending doesn’t come with an equivalent increase in taxes. On Monday at Bath Middle School, the RSU 1 school board held its second and final […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Trump threatens crackdown on high visa overstay countries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is considering suspending or limiting entry to the U.S. for individuals from countries with high rates of short-term visa overstays — a proposal vaguely reminiscent of the controversial travel bans President Donald Trump pursued during his first year in office. In a memo signed Monday, Trump directs officials to […]
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Sanford team wins Elks drug awareness video contest
Sanford Junior High School students who took part in the Elks Club drug awareness video project not only won the local lodge contest, but have also been named state winners in the grade school division. They will be recognized at the Elks state convention banquet in Lewiston in May. For winning at the lodge level, […]
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UNE’s Spring Student Art Show features still life and abstract still life painting
BIDDEFORD — The University of New England’s Spring Student Art Show is on display at the university’s Biddeford Campus Center until May 1. This year’s exhibit features student works from an introductory painting class taught by Sarah Gorham and both still life and abstract still life will be featured. According to Gorham, throughout the semester, the […]
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Do you love oceans, whales and exercise?
Editor, Do you love oceans, whales and exercise? If you do, please join the Planeteers of Southern Maine on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. until noon for a “Plogging Event:”running or walking while picking up litter, particularly plastics. We will begin at Rotary Park on Water Street in Kennebunk. Participants may groups or go […]
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Protecting the Earth enriches human family of nations
Editor, Earth Day offers the opportunity to recommit to doing our part to cultivate the harmony between God the Creator, ourselves as created persons, and our natural world. In his encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Francis calls us to live with a consciousness not only of the need to care for the earth by replacing consumption with […]
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