Mourners gather on South St. in Biddeford Tuesday night in a candlelight vigil, held to commemorate the memories of brothers Gage and Derek Greene, who were the victims of a deadly shooting Tuesday morning. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)

ALFRED — A Biddeford man, charged with murder in connection with an early morning shooting on Tuesday, made his first court appearance in York County Superior Court in Alfred today. Rory Holland, 55, is charged with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of two brothers, Gage Greene, 19, and Derek Greene, 21, both […]

BIDDEFORD — Following a stand-off that took place over several hours this morning, Rory Holland of Biddeford was charged with the murder of two men outside his South Street home. According to State Police spokesman Steve McCausland, Biddeford police officers were called to the Holland’s home at 58 South Street after neighbors reported hearing shots […]

Norah Albertini, 2, rides a horse at the petting zoo with help from her mother, Susan, Saturday at the 27th annual La Kermesse festival. (ROBYN BURNHAM/Journal Tribune)

BIDDEFORD — La Kermesse continued Saturday at St. Louis Field with food, field events, performers and more in the annual Franco-American Festival. “We come every year. It’s tradition,” said Gerie Valliere of Buxton, as she ate ice cream Saturday with her granddaughter, 8-year-old Marissa Valliere. A native of Biddeford, Valliere has been coming from the […]

BIDDEFORD — The end is approaching for the last of the city’s large textile manufacturing plants. But the question remains, what will happen to the empty buildings owned by WestPoint Home now that the property is for sale? It’s been only a few weeks since the “for sale” sign was hung at the 12-building complex, […]

BIDDEFORD — This fall, Biddeford High School freshmen and sophomore students, as well as some upper class students, will have new Apple laptop computers at their disposal. After considering the matter for several weeks, on Tuesday the School Committee approved the purchase, at a cost of approximately $591,000. “If we want a change in the […]

ALFRED — York County government has declared a fiscal emergency that could mean as many as 40 layoffs spread over the district attorney’s support staff, rural patrol, the registries of deeds and probate and the county commissioners office. “It will mean a reduction in services,” said County Manager Richard Brown. The chairman of the county’s […]

SPRINGVALE — Built in 1970, the former Nasson College Science Center at 15 Oak St. has been empty for more years than it served students; the college closed in 1983. But after an exterior facelift last year, owner Rob Reinken is hopeful tenants will emerge to fill the building and contribute to the village’s bustling […]

La Kermesse President Priscille Gagnon holds a festival program as she stands at window of the volunteer kitchen at St. Louis field on Saturday morning. Volunteers were working to get the field set up for the festival. (LIZ GOTTHELF/Journal Tribune)