Something nice happened to me a few years ago thanks to a congenial man I’d never met. I’ll tell you about it, but first a bit of background. Too many decades ago, my grandmother used to take me to Horn and Hardart’s Automat restaurant in New York City. We’d go to a show or a […]
2019
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Coastal History: How old is your house?
Many people are interested in knowing the history of their houses, especially its age. It’s hard to pin down an exact date just by looking at a house, and many homes have been renovated multiple times over the years, which makes it even harder. But there are clues you can look for. One of the […]
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So long 2018 — Hello 2019
Another year (2018) has departed—12 months, 52 weeks, and 365 days have ticked away. The residue of events, happenings, and goings-on of 2018 dwell in newspapers, history books, human memories—and in the bowels of computer hard drives, cell phones, and other techno devices. More time has passed — 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes, and 31,536,000 seconds have […]
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Times Square crowd braves rain to bid wet welcome to 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — Rain drops fell along with confetti as revelers rang in 2019 in New York’s Times Square, capping a soggy New Year’s Eve celebration that included singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha’s stirring rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine” just before midnight. Crews used squeegees to try to remove water from the stages, but New Kids […]
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Another playoff berth, another bye for Brady and Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots center David Andrews has gone to the playoffs every year he’s been in the NFL, reaching the AFC title game in his first three tries and making the Super Bowl twice. Something he’s never done: played on wild-card weekend. “I don’t know what it’s like doing it any […]
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Five displaced but none injured in Westbrook fire
A fire Sunday night destroyed a downtown Westbrook building that housed a dentist’s office and an apartment, Fire Chief Andy Turcotte said. The fire at 13 Pleasant Street was reported shortly after 8 p.m., Turcotte said, and wasn’t brought fully under control until about 11 p.m. There were no injuries. Turcotte said Monday that the […]
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Happy New Year from the Journal Tribune
BIDDEFORD — We welcome all of our readers to a new year and hope that 2019 is filled with everything you want it to be. As a reminder, there is no print edition of the newspaper today as our staff is enjoying the holiday with their families. The Journal Tribune office at 6 Digital Drive […]
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Lewiston suspect accused of stabbing teenage son
BELMONT — A Lewiston man was arrested after he stabbed his teenage son during a fight on the side of a road in Belmont, according to the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office. Just before 7 p.m. Friday, Allen Sanborn, 59, was spotted by Maine State Police Trooper Don Webber having an altercation with another person on […]
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Arts Calendar: Jan. 1-11
‘Appearances’ Greater Portland Auditions “Pride & Prejudice,” 6-9 p.m., Jan. 3 and 4, Portland Players Theater, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland, portlandplayers.org. “Little Women the Musical,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., Jan. 6 and 7, City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Exhibits/Galleries “Appearances,” 100 works by photographers Jack Montgomery and Ralph Gibson, Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, USM […]
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