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April 7, 2026, at tonight's city council meeting, Mayor LaFountain, city councilors, and city staff recognized the Biddeford 3rd and 4th grade girls basketball team for earning the title of the 2025 New England Championship! The room was full of smiles and erupted with applause when the ladies received their certificates of accomplishment - job well done. Congrats ladies! 🎊 ---Biddeford's trusted news source; 🗣 Local news For YOU, By YOU 🤝 www.biddefordbuzz.com

By Karen Garnett, Contributing Writer April 7, 2026, Among the 77 teams representing Divisions I, II, and III at the Maine Odyssey of the Mind (OM) State Finals Tournament on April 4, 2026, two of the four Biddeford teams placed in their divisions. Both the Biddeford Intermediate School (BIS) Performance Team and the Biddeford Middle School (BMS) Technical Team were named World Finalists after placing second at the State Tournament and will move on to compete in the World Fin

April 7, 2026, This morning, Rep. Holly Sargent, D-York, and Rep. Marc Malon, D-Biddeford, welcomed the York-Biddeford-Old Orchard Beach hockey team to the State House in Augusta. The team was recognized by the House and Senate for winning the 2026 Class B State Championship. --From the Biddeford Buzz, Great work boys! ---Biddeford's trusted news source; 🗣 Local news For YOU, By YOU 🤝 www.biddefordbuzz.com

By Victoria Foley, Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications, Speaker of the House Ryan D. Fecteau April 7, 2026, Speaker of the House Ryan D. Fecteau (D-Biddeford) issued the following statement following the Supreme Court ruling against a Colorado law banning ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ minors that took place on April 4: “Today’s [April 4, 2026] ruling from the Court is dangerous. It legitimizes an overwhelmingly discredited practice that causes harm to young people. Her

By Martin Grohman, Contributing Writer -Special to the Biddeford Buzz- "In these times, a credit of up to $4,000 would be a lot of help, and I don’t want you to miss out on it." April 7, 2026, Remember the senior property tax freeze? The one that let older homeowners lock in their tax bill so it couldn't go up? A lot of people loved that idea. It passed the Legislature with strong support in 2022, and towns across Maine — including Biddeford — were flooded with applications.

"An Act to Strengthen Consumer Protections by Prohibiting Liens on Principal Residences and Wage Garnishments for Medical Debt, was sponsored by Sen. Donna Bailey of Saco, a cancer survivor who has championed Legislative efforts to safeguard Maine people from harmful impacts of medical debt." April 6, 2026, According to a press release sent directly to the Biddeford Buzz earlier today, Governor Janet Mills announced the signing of "LD 2129, legislation to protect Maine people