BIDDEFORD — Timber Point, located at the end of Granite Point Road in Biddeford, is one the last remaining, large, unspoiled spots of natural beauty under single ownership along the southern Maine coastline. This unique property, located where Little River meets the Atlantic Ocean, is comprised of a 97-acre peninsula and a 13-acre island. There […]

Cattails at Timber Point on the coastline of Biddeford, pictured here Tuesday. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Current estimates for sewer, wastewater and road projects have tallied higher than the $5.3 million approved by voters in 2008. Representatives from the Wright Pierce engineering firm gave the town council an update Tuesday night on the bond project, including current estimates, which totaled about $5,624,000. Some of the work, including […]

Land at Timber Point on the coastline of Biddeford, pictured here Tuesday. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

SANFORD — Sixty-five workers, among about 225 poised to lose their jobs Dec. 31 when the Whatman plant in south Sanford is slated to close, will be working in the same location for a new company early in the new year. Maine Manufacturing LLC president Bill Emhiser said Tuesday that the start-up company is finalizing […]

BIDDEFORD — A hoax phone call didn’t fool Biddeford Police officers. Their alertness and initiative led to the expeditious arrest of a man who allegedly made off with prescription drugs from the CVS pharmacy at Five Points in Biddeford on Monday, said Police Chief Roger Beaupre. Kyle Desmarais, 28, of 4 John St. in Biddeford, […]

SACO — On Friday, parishioners at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church began the process of saying goodbye to their church, which will close the end of the month. “We come here with heavy hearts, with a sense of sadness and loss,” said Bishop Richard Malone, who presided over mass that evening to a crowd that […]

Monsignor Rene Mathieu and Bishop Richard Malone celebrate Mass on Friday evening at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco. Malone presided over the Mass at the church, which is closing at the end of the month. (LIZ GOTTHELF/Journal Tribune)

ALFRED — A woman who was incarcerated at York County Jail for 103 days after a judge ordered her release is suing York County government, Sheriff Maurice Ouellette, Jail superintendent Michael Vitiello, other jail personnel and her former attorney, Amy McGarry. Mary P. O’Connor-Saverse filed a civil complaint on Tuesday at York County Superior Court alleging […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH —  Ballpark Group members are looking for help from the town to get the park ready for a national collegiate baseball tournament next spring. In May, The Ballpark will host the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association’s national baseball tournament for small colleges. A Town Council workshop was held Tuesday night regarding The Ballpark. […]