Journal Tribune

TA's Tremblay solid in debut

SACO — It’s been four years since anyone not named Julia Geaumont started in the pitchers’ circle for the Thornton Academy softball team. That ended with a bang on Friday as sophomore Bailey Tremblay took advantage of her first varsity start.

Climate change is right focus for 2013 Earth Day

Earth Day is slated for Monday, April 22, and many people will mark it with events this weekend, from the cleanup of the nearby Scarborough Marsh to a paper shredding and recycling event in Biddeford.

Gallant hired as new Massabesic football coach

WATERBORO — A new era of Massabesic football started Thursday with the announcement of Jon Gallant as the next head coach of the Mustangs. Gallant, a 1994 graduate of Massabesic, spent the past two years as head coach at Deering.

Regulations must be upgraded for elver fishery

The elver fishery is hot right now, and the high prices for these juvenile eels mean that the dealing is getting dirty.

After doubles titles Lambert switches to singles

SACO — In 2012, Alex Lambert and his playing partner Justin Pollard achieved a feat no other Thornton Academy boys before them ever had – win a state tennis championship.

Superintendent residency should be removed from Biddeford charter

The Maine House and Senate have both given initial approval to Biddeford Rep. and Mayor Alan Casavant’s bill that would allow school boards to decide whether a superintendent must live within the school district.

Joy turns into confusion for Saco runner after blasts

At 2:50 p.m. on Monday, Robert Gomez was just about to sit down to a meal at the Cheesecake Factory on the ground floor of the Prudential Center in Boston’s Copley Square.

Tragedy should remind us all to be ‘helpers’ for others

In the immediate aftermath of the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon Monday, there was a viral post going around the Internet community, quoting Mr. (Fred) Rogers:

Red Sox poised for a strong season after tough years

What a difference a year can make. Last year at this time, fans of the Boston Red Sox were watching the beginnings of a team that would eventually finish with one of its worst records ever.

Mainers' Ouellette recalls explosion aftermath

BOSTON — Sanford Mainers Director of Media and Broadcasting Jacob Ouellette was just a few blocks away from the finish line of the Boston Marathon, where two bombs went off during the race on Monday.