ARUNDEL — Bentley’s Saloon & Campground in Arundel may be in a bit of hot water due to a potential violation of the Arundel Land Use Ordinance. According to Town Manager Todd Shea, Code Enforcement Officer Jim Nagle received a written complaint around May 18 of this year that additional campsites not allowed by the […]

KENNEBUNK — Thornton Academy’s headmaster is asking the Regional School Unit 21 school board to respect the contract set forth to allow Arundel students to only attend Thornton Academy Middle School. The RSU 21 school board sent a letter to the TAMS board of trustees last week asking them to allow 15 Arundel students to […]

The lantern that symbolizes a new beginning for Williams Court in Biddeford was unveiled Saturday. Situated in a newly-created park at the end of the tiny street, the lantern bears the hands of 11 people, including several who attended the unveiling, pictured here: Biddeford City Councilor Bob Mills; Diane Dutremble, who stretches her hand high […]

BIDDEFORD — Some of the hands are large; some are small. Some are young hands, as yet unlined by the advance of years. Some are older hands, sturdy hands that worked hard, held babies, cooked meals and pegged clothes on the line. Eleven hands are on the bronze lantern, lighting up a neighborhood that once, […]

Sallie Huot, left, Roy Fairfield, and Anne Dobson gather at the Dyer Library in Saco on Wednesday, flipping through a copy of the book in which they all had a hand: “Houses of Worship,” a historical look at churches and synagogues in the Saco and Biddeford area. JEFF LAGASSE/ Journal Tribune

BIDDEFORD — For at least 25 years, maybe longer, there has a been a familiar figure on the streets of Biddeford and Saco: An elderly, bent-over woman, wearing a heavy jacket all year round, moving her mountains of filled shopping bags back and forth between the twin cities. While there are other homeless people in […]

SACO — Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church was the first Greek church established in Maine and had its beginnings in various rented halls in downtown Biddeford. The history of St. Demetrios is one of many that can be found in the book “Houses of Worship” recently published by the Saco Area Historical Society. The book […]

LYMAN — A call for civility was made Tuesday as the town faces two petitions from residents who have become upset over the board of selectmen’s decision to pursue legal action against Selectman Steven Marble. Tax collector Susan Bellerose made a plea to residents at the Tuesday selectmen’s meeting, saying, “I truly fear, at this […]

LYMAN — Linda Houy sits on the property she owns with husband, John, Tuesday afternoon and looks out on Wadleigh Pond. “This is a piece of heaven,” she says. The Houys have had to move a camper onto the property to enjoy that “piece of heaven,” however, as construction of the retirement home they’ve dreamt […]