Authorities are planning to convert the former courthouses into apartment buildings, and state officials are also in discussions regarding a third site in York.
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Ruralist Lament: Thoughts on the darkest day
What the Romans called “the new sun” rises. The seed catalogs are arriving and though the wood stove’s fire struggles against the strengthening cold, a new year is being born. This theme of death and rebirth, ebb and the flow has long occupied human thought and practice. Huge stones, hauled great distances and erected with […]
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Shuttered restaurants cite rising costs, post-pandemic shift
Small restaurants in Saco, Biddeford, and Kennebunk are shutting their doors before 2025.
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From Augusta: Let’s help each other muddle through
“Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light Next year all our troubles will be out of sight” So begins the well-known Christmas carol, penned by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and sung by Judy Garland in the 1944 musical “Meet Me in St. Louis.” The song has endured and changed through […]
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Hundreds gather to celebrate life of Biddeford police sergeant killed in car crash
A fellow officer said Sgt. Jacob Wolterbeek’s death was a significant loss and that the size of the crowd at his funeral was a testament to how widely his death was felt throughout southern Maine.
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Cocktail bar Apéro launches in downtown Biddeford
Two sisters and Biddeford natives opened the bar in the former home of the Drift & Wander boutique last weekend.
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Biddeford begins work on coastal resiliency
Beach dunes and dune grass are important to maintaining the shoreline, experts say.
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Biddeford named one of best places to visit in December
Downtown Biddeford landed among destinations like Belize and New York City as one of the best places in the world to visit during the holidays.
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Biddeford seeks resident input in search for new city manager
The Biddeford City Council asked residents last week to identify important attributes for the next city manager.
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Gere named House chair of Legislature’s new Housing and Economic Development Committee
Rep. Traci Gere, D-Kennebunkport, has been appointed to serve as House chair of the Legislature’s newly formed Housing and Economic Development Committee. Having previously served as House chair of the 131st Legislature’s Joint Select Committee on Housing, Gere was appointed by House Speaker Ryan Fecteau. According to a Dec. 13 news release, the committee will […]