Sanford Town Meeting representatives Paul Auger and Gilles Auger check in with deputy Town Clerk Sue Cote before Tuesday’s meeting. Members handily approved all 44 articles with only minor changes. (TAMMY WELLS/Journal Tribune)

SANFORD — Town Meeting representatives handily approved a $54.9 million combined municipal and school budget Tuesday, agreeing only to one change: To add $1,020 to the Historical Committee’s appropriation. In a bid to try and ensure no increase in property taxes, the majority of articles recommended by the Finance Committee in the no-frills budget were […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Memorial Day was marked by a festive parade through town and a ceremony of somber remembrance for those in the military who have served our country. Parade-goers crowded Saco Avenue and Old Orchard Street Monday afternoon to watch the more than 60 groups go by. Participants included local civic organizations handing […]

The colorguard of the Massabesic High School Navy Junior ROTC marches in Sanford’s Memorial Day parade Monday morning.

Biddeford High School students (from left) Maria Curit, Alex Villandry and Travis Lablonde were joined by their classmates in cleaning up the city’s downtown on Thursday as part of a project called ‘Address the Mess.’ (KAYLA BINETTE/ Journal Tribune)

BIDDEFORD — Passers-by may notice cleaner streets near the high school and downtown today, thanks to a concerted clean-up effort completed by a group of students. The first “Address the Mess” community service project started outside Biddeford High School Thursday afternoon. The idea for the event came from Linda Hardacker, Community Development Coordinator, and BHS […]

KENNEBUNK — Many towns throughout York County have worked out agreements with Maine Energy Recovery Company in Biddeford after delivering less than their guaranteed annual tonnage for trash disposal in 2008, according to Maine Energy General Manager Ken Robbins. The town of Kennebunk was short about 2,600 tons last year ”“ according to Maine Energy’s […]

Biddeford Fire Department Captain Paul Lebrecque, right, directs crews to 10 Kossuth St. to protect it from the fire burning at 8 Kossuth St. next door Tuesday in Biddeford. Officials today are saying the blaze is under investigation, and that “intentional human element” is most likely the cause of the fire. (DREW MCMULLIN/Journal Tribune)

BIDDEFORD — Fire officials in the city are saying that a Tuesday blaze that destroyed a downtown apartment building and damaged another next door was no accident. At approximately 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, the Biddeford Fire Department began receiving numerous calls of a structure fire at 8 Kossuth St. in the city’s downtown. Firefighters began to […]

ALFRED — Last week’s conviction of three men involved in a large-scale drug conspiracy was the culmination of a collaborative investigation by local, state and federal agencies. On Monday, officials revealed details of the long-running case. On May 13, in a federal court, Richard “Zip” Szpyt of Haverhill, Mass. and Old Orchard Beach, Ramon Dellosantos […]