The four-story York County Courthouse on Route 1 would be nearly double the maximum height of 35 feet allowed and will require a zoning change.
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Commentary: Proposed Maine local option tax would be a losing proposition
Border-county businesses would forfeit sales, and taxpayers in most of the state’s municipalities would see little benefit.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Spend juvenile-justice money on Maine’s youth, not prisons
Young people who have been in Long Creek urge the state to invest in things like housing, education and after-school programs.
Posted inMaine
Biddeford ‘sting’ reveals drivers largely undeterred by new handheld cellphone law
On several details, police could not keep up with the violations they observed, they say.
Posted inMaine
Six Biddeford businesses cited for selling alcohol to minors
The police department conducted compliance checks at 30 businesses in Biddeford in November.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: State of Maine is an unfit guardian for intellectually disabled adults
DHHS’ fiscal obligations cannot be squared with its obligation to act in its wards’ best interests.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
‘Band of rookies’: Biddeford High resurrects marching band program
After a 10-year hiatus, Tiger Pride makes a triumphant return to the community.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Biddeford native, a former Google exec who advised Schwarzenegger, joins Senate race
Ross LaJeunesse, 49, enters Maine’s Democratic primary with hopes of unseating four-term incumbent Susan Collins.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Maine, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Mainers cast ballots on statewide referendum questions, local races
Polls open across the state Tuesday between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., and all close at 8 p.m.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Biddeford bus driver charged with OUI has mostly clean driving record
Richard E. Tanguay, 68, has no recent record of driving infractions, but was involved in a minor collision while driving a district school bus in 2011.