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📰BIDDEFORD | Bonds Passed, Now What?
-Mayor Elect LaFountain and City Staff React to Passing of Recreation & Sewer Bonds- “ I look forward to working with the City Council and city staff to ensure that the sewer bond proceeds are used responsibly and effectively.” November 5, 2025, Yesterday, Biddeford voters approved all 3 local municipal bond questions proposed on the 2025 Ballot. Following the election results, we reached out to Mayor Elect Liam LaFountain and City Staff, to share their thoughts regarding the
Nov 52 min read
📰SACO | EXIT 35 - Now Open!
📰SACO | EXIT 35 - Now Open! November 3, 2025, Maine Turnpike Authority's first new exit in more than 20 years is designed to improve connections to and from the Turnpike, providing easier Turnpike access to westerly traffic, reducing peak travel congestion along Route 112 and Industrial Park Road, and reducing traffic at Exit 36. There have been traffic delays this morning due to signal timing at the Exit 35 on- and off- ramps. Maine Turnpike has informed the City that their
Nov 31 min read
📰BIDDEFORD | Biddeford Needs Leadership That Puts Accountability First
Opinion: Biddeford Needs Leadership That Puts Accountability First By Loren McCready November 3, 2025, With Tuesday’s election approaching, the issue on nearly everyone’s mind is the cost of living, especially housing. It’s also the subject most candidates have been pressed to address. Mayor Marty Grohman’s recent column offered a confident vision of Biddeford’s future: rapid growth, new housing, and economic momentum. But his portrayal of an opponent as anti-development and
Nov 34 min read
📰BIDDEFORD | Speaker Ryan Fecteau Endorses Liam LaFountain for Mayor
📰BIDDEFORD | Speaker Ryan Fecteau Endorses Liam LaFountain for Mayor November 2, 2025, Earlier this evening Speaker Ryan Fecteau publicly announced his endorsement for Biddeford Mayoral Candidate Liam LaFountain. Below is Speaker Fecteau's statement: ***I am supporting Council President Liam LaFountain for Mayor.*** I wasn't planning to offer public support for any of the mayoral candidates, but I read a write-up today that was entirely unfair in regards to Liam's record. So
Nov 22 min read
📰BIDDEFORD | SEWER... One problem... Only One Pipe... Interviewer: "So right now, if we get a really heavy rain, there's the possibility that sewerage could overflow and end up in the river?"
Interviewer: "So right now, if we get a really heavy rain, there's the possibility that sewerage could overflow and end up in the river?" Answer: "That is correct." - Jeff Demers, Director, Biddeford Public Works November 2, 2025, This past week The Biddeford Buzz, along with WGME CBS 13 News, Portland, and Spectrum News Maine, were invited by the City of Biddeford Government to tour the various sewage facilities and learn more about the upcoming sewer bond (Question 1) that
Nov 22 min read
📰BIDDEFORD | Mayor Martin Grohman Comes Out Swinging; "The Gloves Are Off"
-Mayor Marty Grohman Takes Jabs at Mayoral Opponent Liam LaFountain... Little to No Mentioning of opponent Norm Belanger- "It’s disingenuous for my opponent [Liam LaFountain], who is the Council President, to now claim that he’s pro-business, when he has relentlessly driven up the costs of business: like making it cost ten thousand bucks to hook up a sink." - Marty Grohman By MARTY GROHMAN - November 2, 2025, In Biddeford, the mayor doesn’t have a vote. The Council has all th
Nov 23 min read
📰BIDDEFORD | Sewer Bills En Route!
-A Message to Biddeford Wastewater Customers from Maine Water- EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2025 - MAINE WATER WILL HANDLE BIDDEFORD WASTEWATER BILLING SERVICES October 30th, 2025, Maine water sent the below letter to residents of Biddeford regarding their new contract with the City to handle all “ billing, collection and customer service inquiries for the City’s wastewater customers, effective November 1, 2025” Please read the letter below from Maine Water: Dear Biddeford Wastewat
Oct 302 min read
📰BIDDEFORD | Teachers Association Endorses 2 Mayoral Candidates?
📰BIDDEFORD | Teachers Association Endorses 2 Mayoral Candidates? UPDATE 9:05 PM 10/29/25: The Biddeford Buzz has received a copy of the letter sent to both mayoral candidates from Allison Pickering, Vice President, Biddeford Teachers Association and Chair, Biddeford Teachers Association Screening and Endorsement Committee that stated "after great consideration, the committee has decided to make a dual endorsement in the mayoral race, recommending both you and Liam LaFountain
Oct 291 min read
📰BIDDEFORD | This is why we can’t have nice things…
“It is really disheartening to have someone maliciously vandalize a beloved asset we’ve invested so much into for this community. I hope we are able to catch the vandal and prevent similar occurrences in the future.” - Truc Dever, Biddeford City Manager October 28, 2025 - Well folks, according to a statement released yesterday from the Biddeford Recreation department, less than 30 days after the new playground at the J. Richard Martin Community Center (located at 189 Alfre
Oct 283 min read
📰BIDDEFORD | Mayor Endorses not 1... not 2... not 3... but 5 City Council Candidates
"I am pleased to support Brad Cote, David Kurtz, Jim LaBelle, Dylan Doughty, and John McCurry [for city council]" - Mayor Martin Grohman October 25, 2025, after endorsing two candidates yesterday, Current Mayor and Mayoral Candidate Martin Grohman has publicly announced endorsement of an additional 3 more... totaling 5 publicly announced endorsments for candidates running for Biddeford city council in the November 4th election. Top L to R: David Kurtz, John McCurry, and Dylan
Oct 252 min read
📰BIDDEFORD | Indecision in D.C Leading to Starving Maine Families
-1,535 Eligible Students to Lose SNAP Benefits | Mayoral Candidates Weigh In- October 23, 2025 - “The halting of the SNAP program during this government shutdown is the poster child for dysfunction of the Federal government and the partisan bickering's impact on the citizen's lives. ” - Norman Belanger, Biddeford Mayoral Candidate & Current Ward 6 City Councilor Message currently displayed on Maine DHHS website As many are aware at this point, due to the ongoing federal gov
Oct 235 min read
📰BIDDEFORD | "You Can't Park There" | Parking Lots & Parking Garage | MAYORAL DEBATE
📰BIDDEFORD | "You Can't Park There" | Parking Lots & Parking Garage | MAYORAL DEBATE “We pay nearly a million dollars a year on [the parking garage]... there may be a need for a parking garage in Biddeford, but the contract that we signed is one of the worst i've ever seen and it is costing us every single year” -Mayoral Candidate Liam LaFountain VIEW VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19s81Y9PuS/ October 16, 2025, This past week, a debate was held in the City of Biddef
Oct 162 min read
📰JUST IN! | BIDDEFORD | Mayoral Candidate Calls Out Opponent
📰JUST IN! | BIDDEFORD | Mayoral Candidate Calls Out Opponent Mayor Marty Grohman October 11, 2025, Following last night's Mayoral...
Oct 111 min read
📰BIDDEFORD | SEWER BOND (QUESTION 1)
On November 4, Biddeford voters will be asked to weigh in on three referendum questions: a $20 million bond referendum for mandatory...
Oct 92 min read
📰COUNCIL PASSES 20 MILLION DOLLAR BOND FOR UPCOMING ELECTION
RESULTS -BOND VOTE & SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING- Both Bonds #1 & #2 were FINALIZED AND APPROVED last night (8/26/25) by the City of...
Aug 261 min read
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