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📰BIDDEFORD | VOTE POSTPONED - Director of Planning and Economic Development
October 21, 2025, Tonight at the Biddeford City Council Meeting, Councilors were scheduled to vote on the confirmation of Denise Clavette as the next director of Planning and Economic Development. Denise Clavette However, at the beginning of the meeting, it was unexpectedly announced that agenda item 10b "was struck" from the agenda. 10b was the agenda item pertaining to the Economic Director confirmation. It was also announced that a new item would be added to the executive
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📰BIDDEFORD | Absentee Ballots & Election
October 21, 2025, Reminder from the City of Biddeford, absentee ballots are now available for the November 4, 2025 Election. Photo Via City of Biddeford You can request an absentee ballot online at https://apps.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl , by phone at 207-571-1662, or in person in the City Clerk’s Office during business hours. Absentee ballot requests must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, 2025 unless special circumstances exist. Abse
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📰BREAKING! | City of Biddeford and former City Manager reach settlement
-City of Biddeford and former City Manager reach settlement- Jim Bennett October 20, 2025, City of Biddeford and former City Manager reach settlement. Pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement, the statement below was negotiated and agreed upon. The City and former City Manager Jim Bennett are pleased to announce that they have come to a mutual resolution of their dispute over Bennett’s separation from the City, allowing both sides to move forward. The litigation was
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📰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
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📰BIDDEFORD | Tax Breaks, but for who? | MAYORAL DEBATE: TIFs & Credit Enhancement
Q: “The average voter thinks that credit enhancement agreements and TIFs are tax breaks for developers, but meanwhile property tax bills just came out and people have to swallow yet another very big increase. Regarding tax breaks to developers that the council acted upon the last two years, how do you try to oppose or limit any of them now that Biddeford is moving in a different direction?” A: “...if a developer wants to build a bowling alley, they should build it on their ow
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📰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


📰BIDDEFORD | UNE PIER CITIZEN MEETING SCHEDULED
📰BIDDEFORD | UNE PIER CITIZEN MEETING SCHEDULED -Date set for "Citizens Grievance" meeting- October 7, 2025, According to Biddeford...
Oct 71 min read


📰BIDDEFORD | RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY | J RICHARD R. MARTIN COMMUNITY CENTER PLAYGROUND
📰BIDDEFORD | RIBBON CUTTING | J RICHARD R. MARTIN COMMUNITY CENTER PLAYGROUND 🥳 Congratulations to City of Biddeford Government and...
Oct 21 min read


🚧BIDDEFORD | Main & Elm Signal Change
October 2, 2025 | Beginning on October 8, drivers in Biddeford’s downtown will notice a temporary traffic signalization change at the...
Oct 21 min read


📰BIDDEFORD | "TOWN HALL" EVENT | Sewer & Rec Bond Referendum Questions
📰BIDDEFORD | "TOWN HALL" EVENT | Sewer & Rec Bond Referendum Questions -SAVE THE DATE- OCT. 14, 2025 OCTOBER 1, 2025 | At the November...
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🚧BIDDEFORD | HILL STREET CONSTRUCTION WRAP UP
September 30, 2025 | Construction on Hill Street will wrap up this week, with paving between West Street and Fall Street taking place on...
Sep 301 min read


📰RIBBON CUTTING | RICHARD R. MARTIN COMMUNITY CENTER | Oct 2, @ 4:000 PM
Media Advisory: J. Richard Martin Community Center Ribbon | Oct 2. @ 4:00PM BIDDEFORD, Maine — Biddeford Recreation has collaborated with...
Sep 231 min read


📢CITY ACCEPTING DEMOLITION & CONSTRUCTION BIDS | DEADLINE 10/24/25
ATTENTION: The City of Biddeford Public Works Department is seeking bids for the demolition and reconstruction of granite stone seawall...
Sep 101 min read


🚧 ALFRED STREET TRAFFIC & ROADWORK
Seaboard Drilling will be drilling test holes on Alfred Street between Summer Street and Porter Street this week to determine the depth...
Aug 181 min read


🚧HILL STREET ROADWORK
HILL STREET ROADWORK - A message from Bike BS : The resurfacing project underway on Hill St. has the potential to create a safer street...
Aug 151 min read


🚧TRAFFIC ALERT - HILL STREET
From the City of Biddeford Government : At their July 29 meeting, the City of Biddeford’s Traffic Committee supported a recommendation to...
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🚧ELM STREET CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Last week, the portion of Elm Street from Lincoln Street into Saco was reopened, allowing drivers to enter Saco by taking a right turn...
Aug 61 min read
📰NEWS BREAK | Planning Board Approves UNE Pier 3-2
At today's Planning Board Meeting the Biddeford Planning Board voted 3-2 - GRANTING APPROVAL for University of New England research...
Aug 61 min read
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