Teacher Paul Doughty digs into a box filled with spiral notebooks Tuesday while making preparations to his third-grade classroom at Jameson School in Old Orchard Beach. Next week marks the beginning of school for students across York County. JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune

Teacher Ann Marie Henderson organizes her books Tuesday while making preparations to her first-grade classroom at Jameson School in Old Orchard Beach. JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune

BIDDEFORD — On Nov. 2, Biddeford voters will decide whether or not they are willing to allow harness racing and an associated racino to locate within their community. Although there are some hurdles that would still have to be overcome on the state level, passing a referendum on the local level is the first required […]

PORTLAND – A Portland man was charged with stabbing another man early Sunday after a fight broke out at a party in East Deering. Police said that 23-year-old Jeffrey Orne was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after witnesses identified him as the man who stabbed 28-year-old Richard Boyle of Portland. Boyle was treated at Maine […]

Superior Court Justice Robert Crowley’s fairness and humor will be missed, colleagues say.

Parishioners honor ‘Father Red,’ who is still missing five years after Hurricane Katrina struck.

Five years after the hurricane, President Obama praises the resilience of survivors.

There are many elements that contribute to a successful hunt. Different types of game and styles of hunting call for different tactics and equipment. Still, there are commonalities, and regardless of what you pursue, whether it be whitetails or wood ducks, woodcock or wild turkey, the most consistently successful hunters are those who devote the […]

Teacher Ann Marie Henderson organizes her books Tuesday while making preparations to her first-grade classroom at Jameson School in Old Orchard Beach. JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune

Teacher Paul Doughty digs into a box filled with spiral notebooks Tuesday while making preparations to his third-grade classroom at Jameson School in Old Orchard Beach. Next week marks the beginning of school for students across York County. JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune