Peter Tranchemontagne will serve a 2nd term on City Council, alongside newly elected Charlene Plante.
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A new transportation option in the works for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard commuters
Sanford, Springvale, Wells area residents encouraged to sign up for the ‘Shipyard Sprinter.’
More Mainers are leaning on state help to pay for burials, cremations
Funeral directors say they are seeing more situations where General Assistance is needed to pay for a burial or cremation, but the amount paid by the program doesn’t completely cover expenses.
Business – Kennebunk Savings donates to community hub for older adults
Kennebunk Savings serves as a steward for the Huntington Common Charitable Fund, charged with the mission of supporting nonprofit organizations that improve the lives of older adults in York County. The fund, according to a Jan. 3 news release, awarded a donation – a $100,000 grant to the Southern Maine Agency on Aging, in support […]
Business News – Hussey Seating, McDougal Orchards earn family business awards
A group of companies from across the state were honored Oct. 29 at the 24th Maine Family Business Awards gala hosted by Amanda Hill, weeknight anchor for NewsCenter Maine. The event took place at Thompson’s Point, Brick South, in Portland, a venue chosen to accommodate the nearly 500 guests the event attracts each year. The […]
Bodies of teenage stepbrothers recovered from water at Sanford park
An investigation continues, but officials believe 17-year-old Tavayne Weir and 16-year-old Diandre Graham drowned at Holdsworth Park.
Obituary: Laura Blaisdell
SPRINGVALE — Laura J. Blaisdell, 65, of Springvale, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Laura was born in Biddeford on June 9, 1958, a daughter of Edward and Gertrude (Dumont) Clegg. Her youth was spent growing up in Biddeford, and later in Saco, and she graduated from […]
Heavy snow in April? Mainers scoff at spring storm after warm winter
The wet, heavy snow brings out a mix of resignation, excitement and anger among some of those braving the nor’easter Thursday.
Springvale man sentenced to 4 years for deadly motorcycle crash
Olaf Nordmann, 53, pleaded guilty to manslaughter this month in the death of his girlfriend, Marisa Standley, in 2021.
Springvale pick-your-own berry spot becomes ‘Forever Farm,’ securing family legacy
Before Jerry Rivard died in November, he ensured his family farm would be preserved as a working farm for future generations.