The City of Biddeford is moving forward with plans to improve parking in the downtown and mill districts. Since approving $100,000 for a parking feasibility study last year, the city council has now received information from that study and is considering what the data mean. At a recent meeting, Winton Scott of Winton Scott Architects […]

No matter what we are doing or where we are ”“ work, school, sitting in front of the television set or computer, or fast asleep ”“ the woods are there, watching, waiting, ever-changing. Millions of tiny dramas go on unseen by most during any given time whose increments overlap each other toward infinity. Each movement […]

As National Football League superstar Peyton Manning searches for a new team, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s men’s basketball tournament gears up for the Sweet 16, it’s safe to say the two stories have dominated headlines across the nation. They are certainly the most notable sports stories of the past two weeks, nationally. In […]

Thumbs up to all who celebrated their Irish heritage on St. Patrick’s Day this past Saturday by attending public events such as flag raisings and parades. The parade through Old Orchard Beach is a nice addition to the town’s offerings and a good way to take advantage of a springtime celebration with which many people […]

The hubbub in Arundel early this week over whether or not to publish school funding figures in the town newsletter is concerning, and it highlights the importance of the selectmen’s role in guiding the town. We’re glad to see that, in the end, the board of selectmen narrowly agreed to let voters have the information […]

Over the weekend, women veterans were honored locally with the new “Forever Remember” commemorative coins depicting female veterans. The coin shows Hannah Watts Weston, one of Maine’s first female veterans; Emily W. Dana, Civil War Union Army nurse; Patricia A. (Chadwick) Erickson, World War II Women Air Force Service pilot; and Annette M. Bachman, representing […]

It’s unfortunate that equestrian use of the Eastern Trail has become a point of contention between its users and the towns through which the trail runs. A moratorium on using horses on the trail is now in place, in response to several concerns that have arisen in the towns that did not ban horses in […]

In a recent meeting with the Journal Tribune editorial board, GWI founder and CEO Fletcher Kittredge was eager to discuss the near-complete Three Ring Binder Project and his vision for Biddeford’s future. Begun last year and scheduled to be complete this summer, the Three Ring Binder Project consists of 1,100 miles of fiber optic cables […]

This is an exciting time of year for sports fans. Actually, it’s an exciting time of year even for those who don’t usually consider themselves sports fans but get wrapped into the “madness.” On Sunday, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced the 68-team men’s basketball tournament field. That means the next three weeks most of […]

I saw today the first sign of spring flowers straining to rise above a recent snow. They appeared to be the tender shoots of daffodils, and they are not to be blamed for what might be perceived as a premature entrance. Perennials operate on a system of growth that really has little to do with […]