A new Biddeford city manager has been hired. On Tuesday, June 17, the City Council unanimously voted to approve Truc Dever of Washington to be the next city manager. Dever will start the position on ...

Saco’s Pepperell Park could be restored to its former grandeur with a plan proposed by the city’s recreation department. The 12-acre city park, sandwiched between Park Avenue and Beach Street dates ...

The 42nd La Kermesse Festival opens Thursday, June 19, with more performers focused on French music, a new parade route, and first-time events that include a Bubble Bonanza and Touch-A-Truck. This ...

Students at Gov. John Fairfield School in Saco learned about the water cycle last week by some industry experts. Representatives from Maine Water Company, using the company’s Water Drop Watchers ...

A Saco man was arrested after a police chase through York and Cumberland counties. Around 10:10 a.m. on Thursday, a Maine State Police Trooper saw a white Hyundai Sonata traveling at a reckless speed ...

Eva Barnfather sits in her room at The Wardwell in Saco, a bit non-plussed at the thought of an interview. “Couldn’t you find someone more interesting,” she said with a laugh and a dismissive wave of ...

A new lending library is a bright spot outside the J. Richard Martin Community Center in Biddeford. The Little Free Library was installed recently thanks to a partnership between the Greater Biddeford ...

I tend to be a creature of habit. I’ll look over a menu and ponder my decision for several minutes, then order the item I always order. It’s good to change things up every once in a while, and some of ...

The Saco Car Show has been canceled. Local downtown group Saco Main Street, which organizes the annual event, published a notice on its website that the 16 th annual Saco Car Show, scheduled for July ...

The end of the school year is usually bittersweet, but at John F. Kennedy School in Biddeford, it’s even more bittersweet than usual this June. Students will exit the building for the last time ...

Tensions about a proposed pier that the University of New England wants to construct on the Saco River prompted Biddeford City Manager James Bennett to remove the city’s harbormaster from the review ...

Many years ago, I was standing in the crowd on Old Orchard Street watching the annual Old Orchard Beach Memorial Parade go by, and I saw a ragtag group of folks pushing decorated lawn mowers. They ...