Top, Cassidy Mawhinney, 11, of Biddeford, helps the Downtown Development Commission plant flowers May 19 in downtown Biddeford. More...

Cassidy Mawhinney, left, and Brianna Keely, 8, of Biddeford, help push forward mulch for volunteers to spread in downtown flower boxes. (Molly Lovell-Keely photo) More...

BIDDEFORD – The old courthouse at 27 Washington St., which was auctioned by Keenan Auction Company on Monday, May 20, was bought by the highest bidder – Bayview Servicing LLC, the bank that already owned the property as a result of a fore More...

I was educated in Maine public schools. Here’s what I learned: My fourth-grade teacher explained to my class why the best way to settle the civil rights unrest then gripping the nation was racial segregation. More...

(À la fin du dernier volet des souvenances des moulins et des shoe shops, j’avais demandé aux lecteurs et lectrices de me contacter si ils voulaient partager leurs expériences de travail avec les lecteurs du Courier. More...

(At the end of the second part of my memories of the mills and shoe shops, I asked the readers to contact me if they had any mill experiences to share with my readers. Well, here are two stories of millworkers. More...

The Courier accepts calendar listings from nonprofit organizations. Submissions must be received 10 days prior to publication. Please email your listing to editor@inthecourier.com and indicate the date of your event in the reference line. More...