SPRINGVALE — A sharp-eyed witness saw a man leave the Rite Aid pharmacy around noon Sunday, run across the street and get into a silver sport utility that sped away. The witness was driving ahead of the suspect vehicle, but managed to get a license plate number and told police the vehicle headed out on […]

U.S. Attorney for Maine Thomas E. Delahanty II speaks at a news conference in Portland, Wednesday. Delahanty said the federal government will aid local, county and state agencies in the investigation and prosecution of pharmacy robberies in Maine. (TAMMY WELLS/Journal Tribune)

PORTLAND — The news that federal agents will step up efforts to assist local law enforcement with pharmacy robberies was welcomed Wednesday by two York County police chiefs and the York County Sheriff. “They’re very efficient,” said Sanford Police Chief Thomas Connolly. “And if they prosecute you, you go to jail.” “Justice is quicker and […]

BIDDEFORD — Downtown Biddeford was once a hub of activity, with bustling shops and a vibrant textile business that brought people to the city center to work, shop and conduct business. It’s now a shadow of its former self ”“ vacant storefronts on every corner and the textile industry gone ”“ but concerned citizens are […]

Biddeford City Hall, pictured Tuesday, will be the site of several more meetings to gather public input on the city’s master plan, with a focus on reinvigorating the downtown. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

Katy Wolfe, right, brother Jake and mother Ellen listen to speakers during the vigil at Biddeford City Hall. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

BIDDEFORD — On Jan. 15, three white men allegedly attacked a black man at his motel room in Biddeford using a baseball bat. In addition to physically beating the victim, Biddeford Police say the men yelled racial slurs. The Maine Attorney General’s Office is considering charging the men with hate crimes. On Monday, outside of […]

SACO — On the stage, an enigmatic masked figure does an upside-down crabwalk ”“ palms and feet on the floorboards, stomach and chest raised high into the air, head tilted back ”“ and slinks through a labyrinth of young women in black leotards, their backs heaving and arms gyrating slowly, as if stirring the contents […]

Dance company performers present a conceptual dance called “5-6-7-80s Remix” during the Dancelebration event. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

Benjamin Blaisdell uses a computer at the River Ridge Center in Kennebunk, a facility that specializes in the treatment of acquired brain injury and other cognitive disorders. Blaisdell says that playing Bookworm on the computer is one of his favorite activities at River Ridge. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)