BIDDEFORD — In 1909, Doris Lambert’s grandparents were married in the basement of St. Andre Church on Bacon Street. Construction on the church had begun but wasn’t completed until the following year. Since that time, five generations of her family ”“ from her grandparents to her grandchild ”“ have attended services at St. Andre. Today, […]

SANFORD — This community has become the first in the state to qualify under a relatively new law that allows review of some construction plans for fire safety code compliance to be conducted locally. This means builders and developers can meet a certified inspector in town, on the proposed site if need be, to have […]

Fire Marshal Peter Cutrer of the Town of Sanford Fire Department Emergency Services thumbs through blueprints of sprinkler systems in his office inside the old Roosevelt School on Tuesday. Cutrer will be inspecting retail buildings for fire safety; Sanford has recently been deemed the only municipality in the state capable of conducting its own inspections. […]

BUXTON — Two men allegedly threatened a supermarket employee with guns, locked him in a freezer and made off with what police are describing as a large amount of cash. The robbery took place at about 2 a.m. Tuesday at the Hannaford store in Buxton. Police Chief Michael Grovo this morning said the employee, who […]

Kennebunk Police Chief Robert MacKenzie holds a plaque in his office last week that was given to him upon his completion of an obstacle course known as the Yellow Brick Road, an optional fitness exercise that was part of the FBI National Academy, an 11-week course study that MacKenzie recently attended at FBI headquarters in […]

KENNEBUNK — On the desk of Kennebunk Police Chief Robert MacKenzie rests a piece of the Yellow Brick Road. No, MacKenzie is not a collector of classic movie memorabilia, nor has he transcended the bounds of reality and visited the mythical land of Oz. His journey, from which he has recently returned, was far more […]

A vigorous winter storm started wreaking havoc for motorists and emergency personnel Sunday evening, well into Monday. Unsafe speed and blizzard conditions appear to be the cause of a fatal accident in Wells Sunday night, according to police reports. On Dec. 26, at 7:29 p.m. Richard Folsom, 59, of Wells, was driving a GMC pickup […]

A member of a snow clearing crew crosses North Broad Street after a snow storm in Philadelphia, Monday. AP WIREPHOTO

Mike Foran, right, and girlfriend Tammy Rabida kneel in the snow Wednesday night beside Frosty the Snowman, one of several Christmas-themed lawn ornaments that they have erected for the holidays. Their full light display, which covers most of their house, garage, shed and driveway, was started the day before Halloween; Foran said he completed a […]

From Staff Reports The year was marked by development, a high-profile murder trial and many changes throughout York County’s communities. For a look at the top stories covered by Journal Tribune reporters in 2010, read on: ARUNDEL Many parents were upset with the Regional School Unit 21 school board’s decision in late June to end […]