HARRISON — Police are investigating a stabbing and maul assault Friday night that left a 49-year old woman with serious injuries to her head, arms and face. Her son, Mohamed Noh, 24, was charged with elevated aggravated assault. Police responded to the home of Halimo Azair of Harrison at 195 Dawes Hill Road around 8 […]
Journal Tribune
The moon landing was a giant leap for movies, too
NEW YORK (AP) — In 1964, Stanley Kubrick, on the recommendation of the science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, bought a telescope. “He got this Questar and he attached one of his cameras to it,” remembers Katharina Kubrick, the filmmaker’s stepdaughter. “On a night where there was a lunar eclipse, he dragged us all out onto […]
Andy Young: An ill-timed departure half a century ago
It’s a good bet anyone born before John F. Kennedy’s assassination remembers exactly what he or she was doing on the night of July 20, 1969. I know I do. My parents, 11-year-old brother, nine-year-old sister and I were congregated in what we called “Grandpa’s Room” in my childhood home, transfixed by the events taking […]
Mueller’s testimony poses risk for Trump, but also Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress will depend not so much on what he says, but that he’s even saying it at all. For Democrats, the special counsel’s appearance Wednesday creates a moment many have been waiting for: Mueller finally speaking out, piercing the public consciousness about President Donald Trump’s response to the Russia investigation and whether […]
Former UMaine, Biddeford High slugger honored over hall of fame nod
BIDDEFORD – Joey Drapeau hasn’t picked up a bat in years, but the former University of Maine and Biddeford High slugger continues to add to the state’s rich baseball history. Drapeau, 39, enters the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame at the organization’s annual ceremony and banquet on July 28 at the Holiday Inn By the […]
West beats East 60-14, sets Lobster Bowl scoring record
SACO – The West’s defense set the tone. And then the offense set a Lobster Bowl scoring record. The West capitalized on an early turnover and rolled to a 60-14 win over the East at the 30th Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic on a scorching Saturday evening at Thornton Academy. “We felt all week that […]
Red Sox rout Orioles 17-6
BALTIMORE — On a sizzling night at Camden Yards, the Boston Red Sox worked up a sweat running around the bases during their most prolific offensive performance of the year. Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a pair of three-run homers, Mookie Betts homered and had three RBIs, and Boston blew out the Baltimore Orioles 17-6 Saturday. […]
The Book Corner
Judgment Ridge:The True Story Behind the Dartmouth Murders By Dick Lehr and Mitchell Zuckoff Published by Harper Collins 2003 Pages 389 Price $25.95 This book is well very written by two journalists, Dick Lehr and Mitchell Zuckoff. It is a true story and record of events which happened in New Hampshire and Vermont, near the […]
State board approves middle school project
SOUTH PORTLAND — Funding for a new middle school project received unanimous approval from the Maine State Board of Education on July 10. The new school would serve all South Portland students in grades five through eight and would replace both Mahoney and Memorial middle schools. It would house 900 students. Today, the two schools […]
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