ALFRED — The president of the County Patrol Association said Tuesday that sheriff’s deputies are willing to step up and pay a portion of their health insurance costs. Sgt. Ron Lund said the union has been encouraging the county to look at companies that might be able to offer insurance coverage for less money than […]

SANFORD — Right now, it’d be tough to make the connections if someone wanted to bicycle downtown and be able to catch the Ocean Shuttle to the Wells Transportation Center, where they’d take the train to Dover, N.H. or Boston or any of the stops in between. York County Community Action Corporation provides a variety […]

SACO — The two candidates running for mayor ”“ Mark Johnston and Jeff Christenbury ”“ spoke about their priorities and fielded other questions at a candidates forum Monday night. The forum, sponsored by the Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was held at the train station. Johnston, 59, is no stranger to local politics, having […]

Mayoral candidate Mark Johnston speaks during the candidate’s night at the Amtrak train station in Saco on Monday. (LIZ GOTTHELF/Journal Tribune)

Mayoral candidate Jeff Christenbury speaks during the candidate’s night at the Amtrak train station in Saco on Monday. (LIZ GOTTHELF/Journal Tribune)

Emily Hutchins and Corey Eldridge line up a shot during the filming of a video project Tuesday at the Sanford Regional Technical Center. (Jeff Lagasse/Journal Tribune)

BIDDEFORD — The Lowe’s Home Improvement store in Biddeford is now closed. The store closed unexpectedly Sunday, with workers only finding out about the closure that day. It’s one of 20 “underperforming” stores in 15 states that will close, according to a prepared statement from the company’s corporate office in Mooresville, N.C., today. Ten Lowe’s […]

Emily Hutchins and Corey Eldridge line up a shot during the filming of a video project Tuesday at the Sanford Regional Technical Center. (Jeff Lagasse/Journal Tribune)

SANFORD — Lights, camera, action ”“ roll ’em. WSSR-TV is on the scene, videotaping that soccer game, a school committee meeting, creating a music video, or filming former First Lady Barbara Bush as she reads to children at a Springvale daycare. From public service announcements that carry a stark message ”“ like the one about […]

SACO — Regional School Unit 23 has received a legal opinion on whether a Thornton Academy employee can serve on the school board, but the superintendent of schools is not releasing the information. Thornton Academy is a private school in Saco. The RSU, under a contract, pays the school tuition costs so it can send […]