The probable closure of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 489 in Biddeford is a sign of the times. Unfortunately, it’s not a sign that we don’t have enough veterans anymore, as we’ve had plenty of wars, and they don’t appear to be stopping any time soon. Instead, the membership drop off can be linked […]

Consumer protection took a hit recently, as the Legislature voted to uphold Gov. LePage’s veto of a bill that would have made the foreclosure process more fair for homeowners. In the wake of the housing bust that hit our economy only a few years ago, one would think our leaders in Augusta would be more […]

As the Legislature takes up a $40 million supplemental budget, lawmakers should support this compromise to continue funding important programs and keep social service costs from being shifted to municipalities. The package was unanimously approved by the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee Monday. House and Senate votes could come as early as Thursday. We’re pleased to see […]

With autism on the rise and public funding on the decline for a whole host of medical and educational services, the Legislature recently made the right decision standing up for children with special needs. Maine lawmakers vetoed Gov. Paul LePage’s decision to cut MaineCare services to special-needs children in the state’s schools. The Senate voted […]

There is an easy assessment of the National Basketball Association when it comes to its talent level: It’s weak and possibly becoming weaker. Any fan who watches an NBA game lately will see athletes who are professional by name, but their gameplay will say otherwise. Professional basketball games are filled with bad shooting and a […]

Reality is a powerful thing. Sooner or later, even those who for whatever reasons suspend their disbelief in the unlikely or the impossible will get jarred back to it. Last week brought the news that much-beloved professional wrestler Chief Jay Strongbow had died at age 83. But his obituary bore some information which had to […]

Mist rises from the river this morning, following it downstream in ghostlike fashion. It shimmers in the sunlight, mimicking the current’s eddying motions. The moisture particles of which clouds are made split the light into a thousand different shades of mauve. A mourning dove scurries across the gravel lot across the way, and flies up […]

Thumbs up to Alyssa Kavanagh and Nick Planeta, a couple with local ties, who will receive a $100,000 dream wedding after winning a contest sponsored by Real Maine Weddings magazine. Kavanagh and Planeta met at Colby College, and overcame the deaths of several of their loved ones over the last few years together. As recent […]

There’s no doubt that the removal of the Maine Energy Recovery Company trash incinerator from downtown Biddeford would benefit the city overall, from an economic development to an environmental standpoint ”“ but the devil, as they say, is in the details. After rumors had been circulating about town for several weeks, Biddeford officials finally announced […]

Was there life before Post-it notes? Probably. But it wasn’t nearly so rich with sticky reminders, clinging memos and glue-backed lists. The advent of written reminders is nothing new. But somehow our notes seem to vanish when we most need them. They get buried under papers, books, bills and, yes, other notes. Nothing so augments […]