BIDDEFORD — It's become an annual rite for Biddeford.  And it's getting to be that way for Thornton Academy, too.  Both schools, whose door-to-door distance measures less than five miles, will travel an hour or so north, tonight, to m More...

Thornton Academy forward Jon Pate is shadowed by assistant coach Rick Hebb, Monday, during the team's preparations for tonight's Western Maine Class A championship game against Biddeford. More...

I glanced out a front window yesterday around noon just in time to see a large raccoon walking down the snow-covered dirt road. It didn't seem to be in any big hurry to get anywhere, nor did it appear to be distressed. More...

One of the budget priorities of the LePage administration is to tighten up Maine's welfare system. The budget proposes new restrictions on general assistance, MaineCare and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.  More...

On Feb. 23, United States attorney general Eric Holder, acting at President Barack Obama's behest, announced the justice department would no longer defend a law banning federal recognition of same-sex marriages.  More...

THERESA M. LEMIRE of Biddeford and formerly of Saco died Saturday in Yarmouth. There will be no visiting hours. The family will receive those in attendance at the church one hour prior to a memorial Mass to be celebrated at 10 a.m. More...