On Tuesday, the Maine Senate enacted LD 585, “An Act to Use Certain Regional Transmission Organization Payments for Beneficial Electrification to Reduce Electricity Rates,” a bill sponsored by Sen.

The dream of home ownership seemed out of reach, but, thanks to a partnership with Habitat for Humanity York County, a single dad and his daughter now have a forever home in Saco. Justin Parizo is a ...

Today marks the start of Maine Seaweed Week. The seventh annual Maine Seaweed Week runs from April 25 to May 4 celebrating Maine’s kelp harvest. Restaurants across the state will run specials ...

Local municipal officials joined Patriot Subaru in Saco and the Arbor Day Foundation to celebrate the distribution of 200 trees. Arbor Day, observed the last Friday of April in Maine, encourages the ...

L.L. Bean’s new Biddeford store is opening next week. The Freeport-based outdoor gear and apparel retailer announced the new outlet store at The Shops at Biddeford Crossing, 220 Mariner Way in ...

In a bid to cut down on household trash, dog waste and scavenging by animals, the Biddeford Parks and Recreation Department has removed the outdoor trash cans at Rotary Park and is asking park users ...

University of New England graduate and environmental activist Kiara De Los Santos is asking community members to come join her this weekend to help clean up Biddeford’s downtown. She has been ...

Dayton Consolidated School has joined the national movement to empower young girls with the launch of its first Girls on the Run program this spring. Led by PE and STEM teacher Jill Keimach and ...

Mention diversity, equity and inclusion and the fair treatment of disenfranchised and vulnerable populations likely come to mind. But DEI is not just about race or sexual orientation, said Florence ...

Howard Hopkins was all of these and more, and his widow, Dominique Hopkins, is making sure the love of her life and his legacy are not forgotten. The legacy is large: under the nom de plume Lance ...

The Hamburger Stand in Biddeford has closed. Barbara Ouellette and Shawn Vance opened The Hamburger Stand nine years ago at 138 Elm St., serving up burgers, fries and other fast-food items to go or to ...

Buxton police are asking for the public’s help in the search for a missing man. The Buxton Police Department issued a Silver Alert for Lloyd Mclaughlin, 73, of Buxton, according to a press release ...