Ed Hodgdon, owner of Hodgdon Consulting, is selected to replace Paige Farmer.
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Waitlists grow as developers plan, build and fill affordable housing
Projects across the southern Maine landscape aim to keep up with explosive demand, but advocates say ‘we are not creating new affordable homes fast enough.’
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Courts move to new consolidated York Judicial Center in Biddeford
York Judicial Center is slated to be fully open May 3, according to the Admiistrative Office of the Courts.
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Thornton Academy team aces WorldQuest competition
They’re off to the national competition April 28.
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Retired criminal justice professor pitches in to help recruit jail staff
Democrat Bill King, who was running for re-election as York County Sheriff and the Rev. David Corbett, a Republican making a bid for state senate and who worked for the sheriff’s office 20 years ago, began talking on the campaign trail last year.
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Judge hits pause on recreational marijuana license in Old Orchard Beach
York County Superior Court Justice Richard Mulhern said the town should delay its licensing decision until after a June referendum. Issuing the license before then, he said, would make the vote ‘effectively meaningless.’
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Judge grants injunction in Old Orchard Beach cannabis case
The town council’s decision to schedule receipt of license applications ahead of a June 13 referendum “likely rises to the level of an abuse of discretion,” wrote Justice Richard Mulhern.
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Man indicted in South Street gunfire incident in Biddeford
A November gunfire incident remains under investigation by Biddeford Police. There were no injuries reported in either incident.
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Parlez-vous Francais? ‘Let’s Speak French’ offers conversation, fun
It is an informal get-together of people eager and happy to converse in the language that for most involved, represents their heritage.
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Beyond the Headlines: Breaking down the county budget process
The county budget season is upon us and it’s a perfect opportunity to break down the process, which isn’t well known. The typical annual county budget is around $20+ million. To give you a comparison on both ends of the spectrum, the city of Saco annual municipal budget has been around $35+ million and the […]