This week’s local spotlight is a tribute to a four-legged creature made history more than a century ago in York County. July 24 marks the anniversary of the death of a circus elephant named Old Bet, ...

Nestled in between Dairy Queen and Bill’s Pizza in downtown Old Orchard Beach is a new coffee shop. Tide and Grind opened this week, and will remain open for the season from 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. daily. The ...

Take a stroll along the Saco River and learn about the river’s connections to Saco’s history through a new interactive walking tour. Local economic development group Saco Main Street on Friday ...

Homeowners who maintain a lawn or do some gardening in hopes of outwitting the chipmunks and woodchucks know they’re got more than varmints to worry about: if American bittersweet or Japanese knotweed ...

Fran Day has lived and worked in several resort communities, but none quite like Ocean Park. Day started last month as the Executive Director for the Ocean Park Association, the organization that ...

You can’t escape the sunrise at The Voyager Motel in Old Orchard Beach. The image is on coffee mugs, clocks, cornhole boards and room number signs. It’s the motel’s logo, and with good reason. “The ...

In a 3-2 vote, the Biddeford Planning Board approved on Wednesday the preliminary site plan shoreline zoning for a permanent marine science center research pier that the University of New England is ...

The Jubilee Island Music Series is back in downtown Saco for another round of summer sounds, and the first concert is scheduled for this weekend. Every year, Saco Parks and Recreation Department hosts ...

An ad-hoc committee has made some suggestions to the rest of the Saco City Council after reviewing a citizen grievance. A citizen grievance filed in August 2023 asked the city to address questions ...

The first-ever Firestone Complete Auto Care store in Maine is opening in Biddeford next month. Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., announced in a press ...

ALFRED – York County’s $28.6 million budget for the fiscal year that began July 1 is now in effect following a unanimous July 2 vote to ratify by York County Commissioners. The York County Budget ...

A recent audit found the city of Biddeford was not adhering to best practices when it came to managing finances. Staff from Runyon Kersteen Ouellette (RKO) at a June 17 City Council meeting presented ...