NEW YORK (AP) — M. Night Shyamalan scored his fifth No. 1 movie as the director’s “Glass,” while not quite the blockbuster some expected, nevertheless dominated Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend at the box office with $40.6 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday. Universal Pictures predicted that “Glass” will make about […]
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Stone cold in Saco
Ice covers the stones on the Saco River Jetty off the coast of the Camp Ellis neighborhood of Saco on Sunday. LIZ GOTTHELF/Journal Tribune
Maine Water warns that pipes may freeze during severe weather
SACO — Near zero temperatures and gusty winds are in the forecast for Sunday and Monday, and homeowners are encouraged to take a few simple steps to prevent damage caused by freezing of water pipes inside and outside the home. According to Maine Water, pipes bringing water in from a public water system or a private […]
Pizza place granted parking request
BIDDEFORD — As the city wades through the waters of a new parking policy, the Downtown Committee continues to try and resolve small problems as they arise, this week adding more free spaces to the Franklin Street Lot in Biddeford. The concern put before the board at a Jan. 10 meeting was the effect parking […]
Ice glazes over swath of US as wind chills fall below zero
BOSTON (AP) — Bitter cold is setting in after a major winter storm blanketed a wide swath of the country in snow, sleet and rain this weekend, creating dangerously icy conditions that promise to complicate cleanup efforts and make travel challenging on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Some of the coldest temperatures felt so far […]
Update: Winter Storm Harper charges into Maine
BIDDEFORD — Those who enjoy shoveling snow are happy to see Winter Storm Harper enter Maine, but for everyone else, accumulation totals and icy conditions are not welcome at any time of the year. The latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Gray says that a low pressure front has moved northeast through the […]
Students in ‘MAGA’ hats mock Native American after rally
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A diocese in Kentucky apologized Saturday after videos emerged showing students from a Catholic boys’ high school mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a rally in Washington. The Indigenous Peoples March in Washington on Friday coincided with the March for Life, which drew thousands of anti-abortion protesters, including a […]
Mainers stock up before snowstorm moves in
People treat snowstorms differently in her native Serbia, Vesna Cirica said Saturday as she loaded groceries into her car outside a Hannaford store in South Portland. “It’s not like here,” said Cirica, noting that there was no big build-up to a storm and the snowfall was ignored as much as possible. “Schools are working, people […]
One of two victims identified in fatal Orrington house fire
A man and a woman were killed Saturday in an early morning fire in Orrington. The State Fire Marshal’s Office said three others escaped the fire at 359 Brewer Lake Road, which was reported about 2:30 a.m. Shelly Lynn Murphy, 55, was identified as one of the dead. The other was as a middle-aged man, […]
Maren Morris starts second album with uplifting ‘GIRL’ single
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Maren Morris knew the importance of selecting the first single she released from her much-anticipated second record, but as soon as she heard the demo of “GIRL,” she knew this was the song she wanted to lead off the album. “It felt like such a timely song for now,” said the […]
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