Zac Smith patches up holes in a plaster mold last week at Green Foundry in Eliot. The mold, when completed, will be showcased at Williams Court in Biddeford. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

BIDDEFORD — Tucked away behind the Sanctuary Art facility on Bolt Hill Road in Eliot, is the Green Foundry, one of the only art casting foundry’s in New England. In recent months, the co-owners of the foundry, husband and wife team Josh Dow and Lauren Holmgren, have been working on a sculpture that will encase […]

ALFRED — Four corrections officers at York County Jail have been indicted by a York County Grand Jury on misdemeanor charges ranging from assault to criminal threatening to reckless conduct. The indictments, handed up by a York County Grand Jury, were announced this morning by Sheriff Maurice Ouellette and stem from an incident that allegedly […]

Editor’s Note: Meg Hastings, a resident of Hollis Center who is a contributor to the Journal Tribune, traveled to England for the nuptials of Kate Middleton and Prince William on Friday. Here, she shares her first-hand experience of being on the scene for the royals’ big day. LONDON — One thing the British do well […]

Delma Smith, left, and Martha McOrmack sip tea while watching a presentation of the royal wedding at Seal Rock Health Care in Saco on Friday afternoon. The staff organized a special viewing of the event in celebration of Kate Middleton and Prince Williams’ wedding ceremony. JEFF LAGASSE/ Journal Tribune

SACO — A new exhibit at the Saco Museum explores 19th century maritime history through the life of sea captain Tristram Jordan and his family. The exhibit, Voyages and the Great Age of Sail, opens Friday with a free reception at 5:30 p.m. and runs through Sept. 4. The exhibit is a culmination of a […]

University of New England student Jennifer Cox cuts strips of paper into squares last week during preparation for the Saco Museum’s newest exhibit, Voyages and the Great Age of Sail, opening Friday. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

Works depicting a seafaring tradition await hanging last week at the Saco Museum. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

SANFORD — A New Hampshire development company ”“ whose name is synonymous with mill conversions ”“ wants to transform the mill at 72 Emery St. into upwards of 140 apartments on the upper floors with commercial space on the lower level, a town council member said Tuesday. Brady Sullivan Properties of Manchester, N.H., whose portfolio […]

An Alfred mother heard her son’s voice from his location near the Pakistan border in Afghanistan early Monday afternoon, bringing welcome relief. “I just heard from him. He’s safe,” said Sue Babb-McKinney of her son, Army Sgt. First Class Joel Babb. “It was so nice to hear his voice.”  Babb-McKinney said she is glad Osama […]