OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Town Manager Stephen Gunty has announced his resignation. The resignation was accepted by the Town Council without comment at Tuesday night’s meeting. Immediately after the meeting, Gunty offered the press a copy of his letter of resignation, but first had to wait to give it to the council, as Council Chairwoman […]

Old Orchard Beach Town Manager Stephen Gunty, pictured here in this file photo, announced his resignation Tuesday at the Town Council Meeting. (JOURNAL TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO)

Sanford Town Manager Mark Green stands inside a run-down area inside the Sanford Mill on Monday. The building is the focus of revitalization plans that seek to restore and reuse the old mill space. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

WATERBORO — Tommy Whitten was supposed to graduate from Waterboro High School in 1943, but by then he had joined the U.S. Navy, stationed in Rhode Island. Not too many months later, he was serving his country as a gunner on an 80-foot PT boat, fighting in New Guinea and the Philippines. Whitten, who quit […]

More than 140 high school diplomas were conferred on veterans of World War II and the Korean War at ceremonies in Waterboro Saturday. Here Everett Whitten Jr,.chats with his uncle, Tommy Whitten, 85, who dropped out of school and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in New Guinea and the Philippines in the […]

A man speaks to the Wells Board of Selectmen and Planning Board at the Wells High School Thursday night regarding the proposed water extraction ordinance. (ROBYN BURNHAM/Journal Tribune)

Flowers adorn several newly-painted planters along Bacon Street in Biddeford on Wednesday. Volunteers painted the planters in anticipation of the Bacon Street Festival, set to kick off this weekend. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

BIDDEFORD — Bacon Street was once reputed to be one of the worst streets in Biddeford. It was viewed as a high crime neighborhood and many said they felt unsafe on the street. Today, concerted efforts by the Community Development Department, residents of the area, the Biddeford Police Department and community groups have helped transformed […]

BIDDEFORD — Although the national economic crisis may be to blame for slowing development in the city’s mill district, some projects are moving forward. A plan to build a 66-unit residential complex at one of the Riverdam Mill buildings received final approval from the Planning Board earlier this month, with construction projected to begin in […]

Kennebunk Police Officer Audra Presby helps her son Gavin, 6, with the strap on his bicycle helmet Monday morning during the official launch of an ongoing bike helmet give-away, an effort by Kennebunk Police, Fire Rescue, Kennebunk Savings and Dairy Queen to put both helmets and safe riding practices into the hands of Kennebunk youth. […]