FREEPORT — Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections will hold a Grand Re-Opening and 35th Anniversary Celebration starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at its factory store, 174 Lower Main St. The celebration will include a day of chocolate samples, children’s activities, local vendor tastings, complimentary factory tours, Maine made product samples and raffles. Wilbur […]
sj-web
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Friend surprises Lewiston super Sox fan: You’re tossing the first pitch Friday at Fenway
LEWISTON — When Dave Turcotte tosses the first pitch at Fenway Park on Friday, he will wear a custom baseball jersey with No. 34 on the back, the number of his favorite player and the number of years since he has thrown a baseball. Turcotte, 52, was an all-star pitcher at Edward Little High School […]
advertisement
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
Trump 'very concerned' Russians will meddle to help Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s “very concerned” that Russia will try to meddle in November’s midterm elections to help Democrats win. Trump says in a tweet he’s “very concerned that Russia will be fighting very hard to have an impact on the upcoming Election,” but says: “they will be pushing very hard […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
Board recommends Cosby be found a sexually violent predator
Bill Cosby should be classified as a sexually violent predator, according to an evaluation by Pennsylvania’s Sexual Offenders Assessment Board. The district attorney’s office that prosecuted Cosby asked a judge in a filing Tuesday to schedule a hearing on whether to accept the recommendation. No date was immediately set. “We will see them in court,” […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Mainers turn out for ‘Today’ show visit from Roker, Melvin
GEORGETOWN — A colorful crowd of Mainers, including a woman and a dog wearing lobster costumes, gathered in the coastal Maine fog Tuesday morning to watch the filming of segments for NBC’s “Today” show. Celebrity weatherman Al Roker and co-host Craig Melvin are in Georgetown filming parts of a travel segment that will show Roker […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
Trump steps up pressure, but Iran says it's 'unimpressed'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s explosive Twitter threat to Iran’s leader comes as his administration is ratcheting up a pressure campaign on the Islamic republic that many suspect is aimed at regime change. No one is predicting imminent war. But Trump’s bellicose, all-caps challenge addressed to President Hassan Rouhani followed a speech by Secretary […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
With focus on Mexico, apprehensions grow at porous Canadian border
DERBY LINE, Vt. (AP) — While the Trump administration fortifies the southern border, there’s growing concern over the number of foreigners entering the country illegally across the porous northern border with Canada. People crossing the border between Vermont and Quebec have paid smugglers up to $4,000, usually payable when the immigrants reach their U.S. destination, […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Missing Florida teen found dead in Casco Bay
A 19-year-old Florida man was found dead in Casco Bay near Peaks Island after he was reported missing Sunday from Great Diamond Island, police said. Maxwell Brown, of Boca Raton, Florida, was reported missing and possibly having a medical crisis at about 7 p.m., according to a statement issued by the Portland Police Department. Residents, […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
Trump considers pulling security clearances from intelligence critics
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is considering revoking the security clearances of six former top national security officials who have been critical of his administration, a move that opponents and experts say would be an unprecedented politicization of the clearance process. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday that the president is […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, sj-web
Single-family homes prices in Maine jumps 11 percent in June
The median sale price for existing, single-family homes in Maine increased by 11 percent in June compared with a year earlier, while the volume of home sales increased by nearly 3 percent. According to a report issued Monday by the Maine Association of Realtors, the median sale price in June was $227,500, compared with $205,000 […]