Many observers agree that the lifeblood of Maine’s economy is small businesses, generally defined as independent firms that employ fewer than five hundred workers. While the big guys like IDEXX, ...

In a basement studio in a former Biddeford mill building, Luci Benedict mixes chemistry and creativity to create the perfect bar of soap. Benedict is the owner of Luci’s Lather Lab, a producer of hand ...

Saco Bay News has joined Maine Independent News Collaborative, or MINC. MINC is a collective of newsrooms and nonprofit partners that believe strong local journalism is critical for healthy ...

Steve Mondor’s father, Donald, has been going from his home in Old Orchard Beach to dialysis appointments in Biddeford three times a week for many years. At first, he drove himself to the appointments ...

Former Saco Mayor William “Bill” Johnson, a well-known community advocate, died at the age of 92 on Sunday. Saco Mayor Jodi MacPhail led the City Council in a moment of silence at Monday night’s ...

This weekend marks the 43 rd annual Maine Maple Sunday weekend, a weekend dedicated to all things maple. Initially just observed on just the fourth Sunday of March, it became so popular that it’s now ...

The gym at Saco Middle School was full and energy was high as teacher Ryan Martin got ready to achieve his third Guinness World Record on Nov. 10. The well-liked physical education teacher did not ...

SACO — Step inside the Way Way Store and you’ll feel like you’ve gone back in time – way, way back. The Way Way Store, so named because the location at 93 Buxton Road is nearly three miles away from ...

Blaze Brewery is closing its tap room at 28 Pearl St. in Biddeford. Owners Matt and Evelina Haskell announced on Facebook on Thursday that Sunday would be the last day of operation for the tasting ...

The oldest bookstore in the state will be opening a shop in Saco this year. Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops will be opening a bookstore next to Shaw's in the Saco Valley Shopping Center, 4 Scammon St ...

Wave gauges placed near the Saco Jetty will give data on how a spur jetty will impact wave action off the coast of Camp Ellis. The Saco Jetty, constructed at the mouth of the Saco River in the 1800s ...

A new event space like no other in northern York County will be opening this spring in Biddeford. Maine Venue Partners, comprised of Laurie Andrews of Laurie Andrews Design and Fausto Pifferrer and ...