The Civil War Soldier Memorial has stood at the corner of Adams Street and South Street in Biddeford since 1887. Made of white metal, the statue was paid for originally by the Biddeford Soldiers and Sailors Association and is now a stop on the Biddeford Museum in the Streets walking tour. CHRIS JORDAN/Journal Tribune
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Deschambault restaurant bill draws initial approval
BIDDEFORD — A bill sponsored by State Sen. Susan Deschambault of Biddeford intended to boost the restaurant industry statewide has been granted initial approval by the Maine Senate. Deschambault, a Democrat who represents District 32 including Biddeford, Alfred, Arundel, Dayton, Kennebunkport and Lyman, introduced the bill last fall after she said that a constituent brought […]
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Already struggling to pay minimum wage, homes for people with disabilities face cuts July 1
Kurtis Rhodes has two support staff with him during all waking hours. Allan Thibodeau and Alex MacKenzie make sure he takes his array of medications, help him complete chores around the Orono house where he lives, take him out into the community, and make sure he stays safe. Rhodes, 31, who was born with a […]
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Grocer Albertsons eyes Rite Aid deal in health care push
The owner of Safeway and other grocery brands is buying the drugstore chain Rite Aid as retailers continue to plunge deeper into health care and adjust to swiftly changing shopping habits. Albertsons Companies executives said Tuesday that their purchase of Rite Aid’s more than 2,500 remaining stores will help the combined company become a “leader […]
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Special counsel files new charge in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election has charged an attorney with lying to federal investigators about his interactions with a former Trump campaign official, according to court papers made public Tuesday. Alex van der Zwaan, who worked at the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom until […]
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Mousam Way Land Trust wants input
SANFORD — What do community members feel is the most important task in the Sanford Springvale Mousam Way Land Trust’s repertoire? What should the trust emphasize — what do people feel matters most or least? The land trust’s board of directors wants to know local residents opinions, and have set up an online survey to […]
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Biddeford Police Log
BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from Feb. 13 to Feb. 19, 2018: • Jamie L. Pettersen, 36, of Rochester, New Hampshire, was issued a summons for attaching false plates. • Erik S. Hebert, 28, of Biddeford, was arrested for two counts of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, […]
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Tax credit plan in works for Maine logging firms
AUGUSTA (AP) — Lawmakers are set to consider a lawmaker’s idea to offer tax credits for logging and trucking businesses that hire U.S. residents. The concept bill could receive a Tuesday committee vote. It’s sponsored by Democratic Senate Leader Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger whose family still works in Maine’s forests. Jackson’s bill was still […]
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Some Hannaford workers to go on strike
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — A food workers union that represents employees at a Maine distribution center says it has rejected a contract proposal and will go on strike. The 250 workers are members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 who work at the Hannaford Distribution Center in South Portland. The union says the […]
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President finalists visiting UMaine campus
ORONO (AP) — Four finalists for the position of the president of the University of Maine will visit the campus over the next two weeks. The university says the finalists were selected from a pool of 67 applicants in a national search. The visits beging this week at UMaine and run through March 2. One […]