Journal Tribune
Gideon announces she will challenge Collins in 2020
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon said Monday she would seek her party’s nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in 2020. Gideon, a Freeport Democrat serving her fourth term in the Maine House and second term as its speaker, was widely expected to take on the Republican incumbent but first faces a primary battle in […]
Ticketing surge adds to confusion, anger in Biddeford parking debate
BIDDEFORD — Roger Chretien has seen a lot of changes during five decades of working in downtown Biddeford, but one thing has stayed the same. “Parking is always, always, always an issue,” he said while cutting a client’s hair in his barber shop near the corner of Main and Alfred streets. Parking has been an […]
Kennebunk grappling with another racial incident involving students
School officials and police in Kennebunk are investigating a video taken last week that appeared to show both underage drinking and the repeated use of a racial slur by one high school student. The incident occurred on the same week the RSU 21 board of directors settled a complaint with a former high school teacher who claimed […]
Robert Koehler: War begets war — And nothing else
Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran . . . Thanks, John McCain! Let’s mix a little humor in with war. It’s so much easier to take when we do. By the way, have you noticed that we’re always on the verge of war? “The bombing will be massive, but will be limited to a specific target.” So said […]
Shark sighting in York prompts beach advisory
York officials on Monday placed town beaches under a cautionary advisory after a shark sighting off Long Sands Beach. A video of the shark taken by people fishing shows the large animal swimming at the surface near a boat, not far from the popular town beach. The fish was identified as a basking shark by […]
Bounty hunter’s wife remains in coma in Honolulu hospital
HONOLULU (AP) — The wife of “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV star Duane “Dog” Chapman remained in a medically induced coma Monday so that she can be treated without suffering pain. Beth Chapman was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2017 after having a nagging cough checked out, family spokeswoman Mona Wood-Sword said. Chapman was […]
Evergreen Cemetery corrections will be acceptable to everyone
Editor, I would like to thank all the townspeople and friends who have worked with me addressing the shocking visual outcome and damage done by clear-cutting at Evergreen Cemetery in Kennebunk. Personally, I found there was undeniable traffic on my dad’s grave site and at other surrounding graves. Some mistakes were indeed made during this […]
Creativity’s the theme at Saco Sidewalk Art Festival
SACO — Sunshine, a slight breeze, artistic talent and customers eager to look and buy, all came together Saturday at Saco’s 49th annual Sidewalk Art Festival. Whether people were in the market for a unique piece of jewelry, pebble art, Maine photography, a custom bird house, a lobster rope door mat, or an exquisite hand-painted […]
Pregnant woman stabbed in Parsonsfield altercation
PARSONSFIELD — The pregnant victim of a Sunday night stabbing in Parsonsfield was taken overnight by a LifeFlight helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. York County Sheriff William L. King Jr. said the woman was stabbed during an altercation that was sparked by a social media disagreement. Arrested and charged with elevated aggravated […]
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