Mrs. Maine International Kelly Howe and her daughter, Miss Maine Teen U.S. Morgan Curley, 17 of South Berwick, were among several “royals” taking the plunge. Howe said she and her daughter stayed at the Caring Unlimited shelter in the 1980s and wanted to support the agency that helped them. (TAMMY WELLS/Journal Tribune)

KENNEBUNK — Okay. So it is 23 degrees outside and the water temperature is 40 degrees and you’re expected to just go plunge into the ocean. How do you spell cold? How about f-r-i-g-i-d? How do you spell ready? How about g-o f-o-r i-t? Several dozen souls took that brave plunge Saturday at Gooch’s Beach […]

Holli Andrews, who has been organizing the HeartSpots: Downtown Memory Lane project for the Heart of Biddeford, stands Wednesday by the building that used to house Reny’s and has been designated as one of Biddeford’s HeartSpots. In her left hand is one of several signs posted on the window fronts of downtown buildings that have […]

Air? 23 degrees. Water? 40 degrees. Several dozen hearty souls took the Atlantic Plunge Saturday to benefit Caring Unlimited, the county’s domestic violence prevention program. Here, plungers took to the water with nary a gripe, at Gooch’s Beach in Kennebunk. (TAMMY WELLS/Journal Tribune)

Danny Huot, 10, prepares to slap his hockey puck to brother Andrew, 13 (not pictured), at the West Brook Skating Rink in Biddeford on Wednesday. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

BIDDEFORD — The cold weather is bringing people outdoors to participate in winter activities like skiing, snow shoeing and a favorite for all ages, ice skating. A popular skating spot for generations of Biddeford residents has been the Westbrook Skating Rink on Pool Street. On Dec. 26, the public was allowed on the ice for […]

Local Eagle Scout Zach Nason uses a chop saw last Friday to cut pieces of wood for an observation deck that will part of the river walk in Saco; Saco Public Works employee Jim Burnell, who is also the co-chairman of the River Walk Committee, looks on in the background. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

SACO — The RiverWalk committee is clearing the way for a safer walk along the Saco River. The RiverWalk Trail spans about 3/4 of a mile, starting at the top of Front Street, running parallel with the Saco River down to the Wastewater Treatment Plant where it turns uphill to a scenic lookout on Hall […]

Main Street in Saco serves as a backdrop for Rachael Davis on Tuesday as she removes a Christmas decoration from the display window of Artistry in Bloom. The area may be affected by a proposed zoning amendment. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

SACO — The planning board will reconsider the completeness of an application for a proposed CVS development downtown, in response to concerns from residents. The determination that buildings on or abutting the site are historic properties could affect the proposed development. The planning board is also proposing changes in the B3 downtown zone, where the […]