LEWISTON  — It was a sad ending to a great run as Lewiston knocked off the Biddeford boys’ ice hockey team to claims its third straight Class A title, 2-1, on Saturday night in Lewiston. More details about the game will be included in Monday’s online edition, with a full wrap-up of all the action […]

BIDDEFORD — Missing that extra hour of sleep this morning? Daylight Saving Time, the practice of setting the clock ahead for one hour during the warmer part of the year so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less, officially began again at 2 a.m. Sunday. Maine, along with most regions of the United States […]

YORK COUNTY — The end of February 2018 marked the 27th anniversary of the end of combat operations of the first Gulf War, which includes the buildup of Operation Desert Shield and combat in Operation Desert Storm. Nearly 700,000 men and women served in the Persian Gulf during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Since then, VA […]

SACO — A team of Thornton Academy students has put the school on the map. A team of four Thornton Academy seniors- Vincent Falardeau, Monika Kaczorowska, Ethan Nadeau, and Connor Northway- placed first in the Academic World Quest competition on Feb. 27 at the Council on International Educational Exchange offices in Portland. The state-wide geography […]

YORK COUNTY — Entomologists from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry are reminding the public that now is the time to remove browntail caterpillars from trees that are accessible. Browntail caterpillars cause a poison ivy-like rash and they are impacting a broad swath of Maine. Contact with this caterpillar’s hairs can cause severe […]

SANFORD — Beat the Winter Blues is hosted every year to make families aware of  the opportunities in Sanford and Springvale available to help to provide their children with a healthy, active life. It is a fun event for kids and an informative event for families,  reports Sharon Remick, principal at Lafayette School.  Held March […]

SANFORD — What’s up with the U.S. Senate and why can’t the parties seem to find common ground? Ask U.S. Senator Angus King, I-Maine. King will tell you that he believes, in part at least, it is  because of the Senate schedules that see them all head for home on Thursday afternoons. It is because […]

SACO — The city is moving forward to replace Geotubes with a metal seawall to help protect erosion along Surf Street.  The coastal area of Camp Ellis has long been the target of coastal erosion. The Saco Jetty, a 7,000 foot structure built in the late 1800s that extends into Saco Bay from the mouth […]

BIDDEFORD — Food trucks seem to be a new trend in the Biddeford area. In order to be “proactive,” City Council on Tuesday gave a preliminary thumbs up to an ordinance that requires food truck operators to get a special license and to follow a host of other regulations. The council must vote one more […]

BIDDEFORD — State police say excessive speed on icy roads caused an accident that led to a 14-vehicle pile up on the highway on Thursday night. A tractor trailer jacknifed on the Maine Turnpike around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday in the northbound lane between exits 32 in Biddeford and 36 in Saco, causing a chain […]