Dan Perichino, employee of the Roast N Crumb coffee shop in York, pours a cappuccino at the shop on Tuesday. Perichino is one of many small business employees who may be affected by Congress’s new health care law. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

BIDDEFORD — A group of residents got a first-hand look Saturday at plans for a park on the former Diamond Match property. The company gave the property to the city around 40 years ago, said Environmental Code Officer Brian Phinney, and it is now being developed into a public park. Phinney and Bob Metcalf, a landscape […]

If the recent national health care reform legislation requires Maine’s seasonal businesses to provide health insurance for all of their employees, some local tourist spots could be driven out of business. That’s the concern voiced by Ken Cormier, president of Funtown/Splashtown USA in Saco, who said he simply cannot afford to insure his peak-season staff […]

Devin Hoppe, employee of the Roast N Crumb coffee shop in York, prepares a sandwich at the shop on Tuesday. Hoppe is one of many small business employees who may be affected by Congress’s new health care law. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

Joe Sestak says Specter’s comments show he’s desperate as the primary campaign winds down.

Front-row seats to the cityscape make this Portland condo shine.

Brad Babb is a third-generation driver in the No. 4 race car, and at 17 he’s moving up to the ACT.

Manchester scores three runs in the bottom of the first and cruises to an easy 9-2 win over Portland.

WASHINGTON — Striking at a lucrative bank business, the Senate on Thursday voted to force credit card companies to reduce fees for debit card transactions and permit merchants to offer customer discounts based on their payment method. The 64-33 vote inserted the fee requirement in a package of new financial rules the Senate is considering […]

After a three-year stint at St. Joe’s, Tony DiBiase is aiming to revamp a high school basketball program.