Editor, The Biddeford Fire Department would like to thank Poland Spring and its employees for continued support with their recent donation of bottled water.  The drinking water is used during emergency incidents, training, and helps with keeping our firefighters and emergency personnel hydrated during these operations. We greatly appreciate Poland Springs generosity in donating this […]

Editor, Saco taxpayers will be facing another tax increase of $1.16 per $1000 valuation this coming year.  The School budget, as presented to the City Council, will be a .71 increase and the Saco City budget is a .35 increase.  For a $200,000 home, their taxes will increase by $232. The City Council tried to […]

Editor, The Biddeford High School’s Civil Rights Team feels strongly committed to raising awareness and fighting back against injustice in our school and community, so we are speaking out in horror in response to the incident of hate that recently occured in Biddeford. As reported in the Press Herald, two men have been charged with […]

Editor, March 27 was just like any ordinary day/evening, until it wasn’t.  My husband and I had both just arrived home in the evening when he began having a medical emergency.  He fell to the ground and began having difficulty breathing.  Not having a medical background, I was not sure what was happening, so I […]

The beach is an asset to the city of Saco. Our restaurants, grocery stores, amusement and entertainment venues fill in the summer time with guests. This revenue supports many businesses in our city. Yet, for close to 100 years, the city by its actions has demonstrated that they do not value the beach as an […]

Editor, Ranked choice voting will come before the voters again in a referendum on June 12. Since this is an off-year, June election, voter turnout coud be light, which is unfortunate for such an important question. The election will include Democrat and Republican primaries, but the referendum and local elections are of course open to […]

On May 18, 2018, I was privileged to attend the grand opening of the Layman Way Recovery Center at the York County Jail. This new center will help individuals begin treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. If Sanford decides to allow for the open retail sale of marijuana, York County better be ready to open […]

Editor, Maine municipalities are desperately trying to fit one solution to the opioid crisis – affordable and accessible recovery houses – into their outdated code books. They are putting entire communities at risk by not expeditiously reconciling their code books with federal law, with sound logic, and with an approach that will save lives and […]