TAMPA, Fla. — Bruce Arians is the latest coach entrusted to transform the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers into winners. The 66-year-old came out of a one-year retirement Tuesday to fill the team’s fifth coaching vacancy in a decade. Arians replaces Dirk Koetter, who was dismissed Dec. 30 after leading the Bucs to 19 wins and […]
2019
Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries
Patricia St. Pierre
SCARBOROUGH — Patricia St. Pierre, 67, of Waterboro, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019 at Gosnell Memorial Hospices House, in Scarborough, surrounded by her family. Patricia was born in Biddeford on Jan. 14, 1951, the daughter of Ernest and Jennie Mae (Paradis) Raymond. Patricia moved to Scarborough as a young child when her father was hired […]
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
South Portland to change controversial proficiency-based grading at high school
The change will take effect in the 2019-2020 school year, a decision that followed increasing complaints about the accuracy, fairness and complexity of the system adopted four years ago.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: U.S. House Democrats’ reform bill would help safeguard voting rights
The dismal prospects for the voting-rights and campaign-finance measure should be a clear wake-up call.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Life & Culture, Maine, News
The Wrap: A host of new fare in 2019, from offbeat desserts to Sichuan cuisine
If the variety of restaurant choices in Greater Portland already overwhelms you, it’s best you don’t read further.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Hockey great P.K. Subban offers words of hope to youths facing racist jeers
One of the league’s most celebrated black players and his family step in after teen athletes are taunted.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Gov. Mills steadily targeting tribal rights
Her choice of Jerry Reid as environmental protection chief underscores her indifference to tribes’ sovereignty.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Newspaper carrier goes beyond the call of duty
I want to commend my Press Herald paper delivery person – and all who deliver your paper. I do not live in a very accessible location during a weather event, but my guy has always been right on. Even on Jan. 3, with two-hour school delays, I went out that morning to snow blow and […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Maine lags its neighbors in offering paid sick leave
As someone who has gone without paid sick days at work, I understand how imperative it is that the state set a minimum standard for paid sick leave. Maine is one of only two states in New England that don’t require their employers to provide paid sick days. It is a shame how far behind […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Maine workers shouldn’t have to choose between being sick, getting paid
Currently, over 198,000 workers in Maine don’t have access to any paid sick time at work. Forty-two percent of Maine’s workforce has no guarantee that they will be able to take a paid sick day when they are ill. Because of this, many Maine workers are forced into difficult decisions dealing with health. Parents must […]
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