Prospective marijuana business cries foul over Old Orchard Beach rule change

Two Old Orchard Beach residents are suing the town after it changed an ordinance on recreational marijuana stores before a planned June referendum that would limit the size of the businesses.

Damage assessments begin after ‘spectacular’ storm washed away parts of southern coast

With the storm – and the holiday weekend – now over and power mostly restored, municipalities and private property owners are assessing the damage.

Southern Maine wildlife refuge calendar available

First ever Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle comic printed at Journal Tribune

Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created the series in Dover, New Hampshire. The negatives for that first comic, printed in 1984, have surfaced and the owner, a Colorado collector, came to Biddeford In September to look around.

A little ‘liquid sunshine’ closes out summer tourism season in Maine

Despite a rainy end to the Labor Day weekend, business owners say they had a great summer season.

Officials continue to investigate how boy, 10, was injured on ride at Old Orchard Beach

The Super Star at Palace Playland passed inspection after a boy was injured on it Saturday night.

Boy, 10, injured on ride at Old Orchard Beach amusement park

The boy, who was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, was riding the Super Star at Palace Playland. State safety inspectors checked the ride and say it passed inspection.

Some beaches will be without lifeguards, some pools will be shut as seasonal staffing problems persist

In Portland, a community pool will be closed this summer because the city has not been able to hire enough lifeguards. Six state parks have no lifeguards signed up for their beaches.

Maine man sentenced for hitting Missouri trooper with car

Galen Sailer, of Old Orchard Beach, was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison.

School mask mandates are going away in other states. Will Maine follow suit?

As some look forward to an end of mask mandates in Maine schools, hospital patient counts remain high and the state says more federal help is coming.