If one hasn’t had a chance to watch Kennebunk star runner Abbey Leonardi compete in a cross country event, they might want to do it soon as they won’t be disappointed. Leonardi, a senior for the Rams this year, is simply a sight to behold on a crosscountry course, and she didn’t disappoint this past […]

Last week a full-color, four-page brochure began appearing in mailboxes around the state. An organization calling itself “Yes on 2” is, not surprisingly, urging citizens to cast an affirmative ballot on a question reading, “Do you want to allow a slot machine facility at a harness racing track in Biddeford or another community within 25 […]

Thumbs up to Operation Blessing International and General Marine in Biddeford for taking on the project of building new fishing boats for fishermen in Japan whose fleets were decimated by the earthquake and tsunami in March. This aid effort is very important, as it is a means of getting people back to work to rebuild […]

Question 4 on the state ballot would strengthen Maine’s redistricting law as well as bring it into alignment with other states’ timelines. The question asks, “Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to change the years of redistricting the Maine Legislature, congressional districts and county commissioner districts after 2013 from 2023 and every 10th […]

In this world of strip malls and condo complexes that make every town look the same, historic preservation is a key part of maintaining a community’s identity and character. Biddeford has several special buildings that speak to its past ”“ textile mills, Main Street storefronts, churches and society buildings abound, all speaking of the culture, […]

It’s been a little more than 50 years since I first walked into the Des Moines Register newsroom to begin a career in journalism. It was a beat-up scruffy place filled with beat-up scruffy people, almost all men. They worked in a big room lined with gray steel desks piled high with newspapers, stacks of […]

Roland “Ron” Michaud’s candidacy for the Regional School Unit 23 school board was ill-advised from the start. The RSU has a very clear conflict of interest policy that prohibits employees of Thornton Academy, or the spouse of a Thornton Academy employee, from serving on the RSU board. The reason for this is clear, of course. […]

We are once again approaching that time of year when we will set our clocks back in the great “falling behind” that assures us of darker afternoons and earlier sunrises. In the naturalistic world, the word “fall” has many connotations and can be associated with many processes beyond just the trees shedding their leaves as […]

On Election Day, voters will decide whether to continue a decades-long right of Maine voters to register at the polls and in the few business days leading up to an election. Question 1, a people’s veto, asks voters if they would like to “reject the section of Chapter 399 of the Public Laws of 2011 […]

It’s no secret that the Biddeford Tigers football team has struggled this season. After all, the team is 0-7 and has been outscored 294 to 66 in those seven games. It got so bad for the Tigers at one point that they went two straight games in the middle of the season where they didn’t […]