Sanford running back Alex Shain (22) gallops for the first of his five touchdowns against Biddeford in Sanford’s 49-30 season opening triumph at Cobb Stadium in Sanford Friday night. Shain, a junior who was making his first varsity start, amassed 249 yards on 17 carries. (DAN HICKLING/Journal Tribune)

A bond package for Biddeford was nearly kept from voters this November thanks to Mayor Twomey’s belief voters wouldn’t approve it. The City Council must vote on the bonds package by next week, to see if voters will be allowed their say on road and drainage improvements and new roofs for three city buildings. We […]

What comes to mind when you hear the word marriage? Love, commitment, family, all are words typically associated with the concept of joining in union with the person who makes your world go ’round. Some choose to have a big, lavish wedding with all the bells and whistles while others, like my parents, get it […]

The most recent move by Regional School Unit 21 with regard to Thornton Academy Middle School has elevated the ongoing issues between the entities to a new level of ridiculousness. How many times will RSU 21 have to be told “no” for an answer? The district has a binding contract with TAMS for all Arundel […]

Ah, Labor Day, the holiday when we honor Organized Labor. You know, unions and stuff like that. Yes, there’ll be picnics and speeches detailing the enormous contribution unions make to our nation’s prosperity. Political candidates will extol the virtues of the American worker and”¦ Wait minute. I think I’ve picked up the wrong script here. […]

Hurricane Irene ”“ or Tropical Storm Irene to Mainers ”“ left destruction in its path, and some serious damage in the state despite the limited impacts felt by many Maine residents. The rush to pull boats from marinas and board windows near the beach seemed to be overkill, even as the winds whipped trees and […]

Lots of people are angry about Hurricane Irene. Not that it occurred, but that it was over-hyped, in their opinions. Did they really want it to live up to the worst-case predictions? We can’t manage potential major disasters without running the risk of over-preparing. If we under-prepare, we could face another situation like the one […]

As I write, nature is unleashing her power with rare ferocity as my neck of the woods experiences the latest phase of the storm called Irene. Appearing to be tracking northwest and toward upstate Vermont and the Adirondacks of New York, the storm is still wide enough to be expressing itself here in southwestern Maine […]

Biddeford and many other York County residents had the opportunity to get free breakfasts and lunches for their children throughout the summer, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program, which is offered at schools and community buildings throughout the state and country. For those who took advantage ”“ and even enjoyed a […]

“Three York County men arrested in regional prostitution sting” was the Aug. 19 headline on the front page of the Journal Tribune. The story underneath it provided details of an Internet sting operation set up by the Cumberland County Sherriff’s Department, which at least temporarily put the brakes on some illegal activities that had been […]