Katharina Huene, far right, recites a line from the play “You Can’t Take it With You” during rehearsals last week at Kennebunk High School, as other members of the school’s drama club act in the scene. The play will run from Nov. 18-20 at 7:30 p.m. in the school’s auditorium, and opening night will be […]

KENNEBUNK — When the curtain rises on the Kennebunk High School theater group’s production of “You Can’t Take it With You” on Nov. 18, some special attendees will be watching from the first row. At 7:30 p.m., the house lights will dim, the spotlight will illuminate the stage, and members of the KHS Class of […]

BIDDEFORD — More than 150 years ago, in 1845, Laconia Mill 1 was built. It was one of the first buildings to house Biddeford’s burgeoning textile industry. Eventually, the city’s mill district grew to an estimated 1.5 million square feet, and thousands of people were employed by the mills. Then the industry moved south and […]

Developer Nathan Szanton addresses the crowd attending the grand opening Monday of The Mill at Saco Falls. The former textile mill building, built in 1845, has been redeveloped into a 66-unit apartment complex. (DINA MENDROS/Journal Tribune)

BIDDEFORD — Portland Pirates Managing Owner and CEO Brian Petrovek confirme Friday he has spoken to Biddeford city officials and developers of the Biddeford Downs racino about possibly moving the team to Biddeford. Crystal Canney, a spokeswoman for the developers of Biddeford Downs, confirmed there has been a discussion between the Pirates’ owners and racino […]

SACO — When Thornton Academy Sophmore Qing “Sunny” Jin got dressed up for the homecoming dance, her homestay sister, sophmore Courtney O’Brien, was getting ready with her. O’Brien and Jin, along with O’Brien’s sister, Sarah, a Thornton Academy Middle School student, share clothes and go shopping together. Jin, a 15-year-old sophmore attending Thornton Academy from […]

Thornton Academy student Qing “Sunny” Jin, of China, right, sits with members of her homestay family, Courtney O’Brien, far left, and sister Sarah, Thursday at the O’Brien home in Saco. Jin is a participant in Thornton Academy’s homestay program, which allows students from overseas to stay with host families during the school year. JEFF LAGASSE/Journal […]

BUXTON — A complaint challenging the legality of the voting process in town was filed Friday with the Maine Ethics Commission by Republican James Libby, who narrowly lost the House 131 race to Rep. Robert Hunt, D-Buxton, on Nov. 2. Libby, who lost by 36 votes, has also requested a recount in the race, scheduled […]

U.S. military veteran Lenny Sanborn places a ceremonial wreath near the war memorial in Veterans Memorial Park in Biddeford Thursday during the closing ceremony of the Veterans Day parade. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

BIDDEFORD — Leading the way through the streets of Saco and Biddeford was the color guard, with members from different generations and various branches of the military; there were veterans, some walking and many riding in cars; school bands from both Biddeford and Saco performed and, local Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops also took […]