Biddeford News

Animal Welfare Society art auction - June 2 - Join us for the 4th annual Invitational Art Auction at the Nonantum Resort, Ocean Avenue ,Kennebunkport. Support the shelter and expand your collection.

The horrific downtown fires have once again put the spotlight on the housing situation in downtown Lewiston.

City officials and potential customers alike say they're excited about the new Market Basket supermarket slated to open this summer in Biddeford.

From fried fish sandwiches to lobster rolls, from blueberry pie to ice cream, we highlight the must-try options in the region.

AUGUSTA In an initial vote Wednesday, the Maine Senate rejected a bill that could eventually ban the use of ethanol in motor fuel sold in the state.

The Maine House has voted to uphold Governor LePage's veto of a bill that sought to allow school districts to hire superintendents without regard for whether they live within the district they will head.

Gov. Paul LePage 's veto of a bill that would prevent Maine cities and towns from requiring superintendents to live within their school districts was upheld Tuesday by the Maine Legislature.

More than 30 legislators in the House of Representatives voted Tuesday against overriding Gov.

A legislative committee on Monday recommended against passage of a bill that would expand the confidentiality of information in 911 emergency-call transcripts.

On Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Casco Bay High School , Oak Point Associates will unveil some preliminary designs for renovations - or in the case of one facility, a replacement - of five of Portland's schools.

Christie Cantara celebrated Mother's Day in a big way. She was the honorary bat girl for the Red Sox! Lindsey Laverriere, a friend of Christie's daughter, entered her in the Major League Baseball 2013 Honorary Bat Girl Contest, which recognizes 30 women who have been affected by breast cancer.

The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance has announced the finalists for its 2013 Maine Literary Awards.

Envision Rumford will host a presentation Tuesday by Delilah Poupore, executive director of Heart of Biddeford, on the concept of "pop-up" stores and how Rumford can get involved with it.

On Sunday, Catholic church leaders announced that the Rev. Jack Dickinson, Maine's youngest priest and the parochial vicar at Corpus Christi, has been assigned to a new location after two years in the Waterville-area parish.

A confidentiality bill motivated by a MaineToday Media public-access request for a 911 transcript relating to a December 2012 homicide in Biddeford was heard by a legislative committee Friday.

In Biddeford, the money will be used to clean up the site of a former textile mill, and the Greater Portland Council of Governments receives $800,000. BIDDEFORD The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $3.6 million in so-called brownfield grants to communities in Maine, including a project to clean up the site of a former textile mill ... (more)

The Shriners Hospitals for Children are hosting a free screening clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11 at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford.

Volunteers are needed to help veterans organizations place American flags at veterans' graves in the local cemeteries in time for Memorial Day.

Before David Dutremble got divorced in 2005 and fought for shared custody of his children, he had never heard of a guardian ad litem.

Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have given school boards the authority to decide whether their superintendents should be required to live in the communities where they work.