OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town is considering charging a fee to those who use the public bathrooms this summer, in an effort to fund bathroom attendants and help deter crime, but the council must first work out some details in a contract with a cleaning company that would staff the bathroom. At a Town […]

KENNEBUNK — Community members from Arundel, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport approved all 18 articles of the Regional School Unit 21’s proposed budget Tuesday night. The articles will be listed on the ballot of the June 14 budget referendum at designated polling stations in the three towns. “We need as many people as possible to come out […]

Saco resident Art Denison submits his ballot on the Regional School Unit 23 budget at the community center on Tuesday as poll worker Louise Hughes monitors the ballot box. RSU 23 was one of three local school districts to hold voting on its budget Tuesday. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

KENNEBUNK — Regional School Unit 21 held its candidates’ night Monday at Kennebunk Town Hall, allowing prospective school board members to answer questions on key topics affecting the district and build platforms for their candidacies. Eight candidates are vying for the 14-member board’s five open spots: Arundel’s Leia Lowery and Diane Robbins; Kennebunk’s Robert Higgins, […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — In the moments before the Old Orchard Beach High School graduation began, graduating seniors were darting across the lawn of the Salvation Army Pavilion. Dressed in robes of blue and white, the soon-to-be-graduates made sure to get in some last-minute hugs and photos, both with fellow students and high school staff. […]

HOLLIS — In the early 1940s, Rita Anderson practiced softball in a farmer’s hayfield in Hollis that was notable only for its lack of amenities: No diamond, no bases, no outfield fence. Armed with only a ball and a bat ”“ gloves and chest protectors were luxuries for which one could only wish ”“ Anderson […]

The old Hollis High School building, seen here Wednesday. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

Pictured from left to right are Sanford High School seniors Lindsey Nolette, Catherine Murley and Kristin Blow. The girls share a laugh together prior to the school’s 2011 graduation ceremony Friday evening at the Dr. Stephen A. Cobb Stadium in Sanford. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

Roberta Ramsdell, left, and Rita Anderson, members of a group interested in the preservation of the old Hollis High School building, stand in front of the school Wednesday with a sign encouraging people to vote. At the June 14 Town Meeting, Hollis residents will have the chance to weigh in on the building’s fate: A […]