The Wrap: New restaurants in the works, and a peek at Seaweed Week

Azure Cafe closes, and Chad Conley of Palace Diner and Rose Foods dishes on his new Washington Avenue concept.

Prosecutor drops OUI case against longtime Biddeford school bus driver

Richard Tanguay will return to work immediately, the superintendent said Friday, after breath and urine tests revealed no evidence of alcohol or drugs.

Biddeford food processing plant to lay off 93 workers

Growers Express says it will lay off the employees by March 24, but won't say whether it plans to keep the plant open.

The University of New England fall dean’s list

Biddeford firefighters union takes vote of no confidence in chief

The call for Scott Gagne to be replaced comes amid contract negotiations with the city.

Biddeford, Mechanics savings banks merge

Maine Community Bank plans to keep all 10 branches open, and has no plans to lay off employees, its CEO says.

Historic Biddeford clock tower moves closer to long-awaited restoration

The structure was moved gently Friday to a parking lot where it can be restored.

Biddeford residents raise concerns about proposed courthouse project

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.

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.

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.