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📰BIDDEFORD | Addiction Isn’t a Choice. Pretending You Understand It Is. | OPINION
How shame, misinformation, and online “experts” make a medical crisis worse—and what real compassion looks like. By Sean Mckenna Every so often on Facebook, someone feels spiritually summoned to explain addiction to the masses. These are usually the same folks who believe WebMD diagnoses can be cured by “rubbing a little dirt on it.” And the most popular Facebook theory of all time? “Addiction is just a choice.” Now, don’t get me wrong— I once thought people chose their probl
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📰SACO & OLD ORCHARD | $12,000 BAIL | COCAINE AND CASH "...the discovery of 33.3 grams of cocaine, 9.2 grams of cocaine base, and a significant amount of cash.."
📰SACO & OLD ORCHARD | $12,000 BAIL | COCAINE AND CASH "...the discovery of 33.3 grams of cocaine, 9.2 grams of cocaine base, and a significant amount of cash.." December 6, 2025, Acoording to a press release from the Old Orchard Beach Police Department, On December 6, 2025, at approximately 1:13 PM, Old Orchard Beach Police Officers received information regarding a suspicious vehicle at a local business. Officers responded and identified two of the occupants as Heidi M. Aldr
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📰BIDDEFORD | $25,000 BAIL | Shooting Suspect Denied Motion to Lower Bail
-Prosecutor cited “public safety" as reason for objecting to lowering bail amount- November 13, 2025, This morning a judge at the York County Superior Court in Biddeford Maine, revoked a motion to lower the bail amount for one Derick Dorais of Biddeford. Derick has been incarcerated since a shooting that occurred this past Mothers Day (5/11/25) on Elm Street in Biddeford. Derick Dorais During today’s bail hearing, the defense asked for Dorais’ bail to be lowered to $1,000; t
Nov 132 min read


📰BIDDEFORD | GRANITE STREET INCIDENT FULLY CONFIRMED - WE WERE CORRECT ICE was not present, full release below:
📰BIDDEFORD | GRANITE STREET INCIDENT FULLY CONFIRMED - WE WERE CORRECT ICE was not present, full release below: Via Biddeford Police Department, On Sunday, November 9, 2025, at approximately 1:00 AM, a Biddeford police officer conducted a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle. The operator, who initially provided a false name, fled in the vehicle. Officers were able to positively identify the operator as Harley Winchenbach, 33, of Biddeford. Officers learned that Winchenbach
Nov 111 min read


📰BIDDEFORD | $25,000 Bail | Arrest Made | Felony Warrants | Early Friday morning at approximately 3:50 AM, Biddeford Police aresseted an Augusta man for two active felony warrants.
📰BIDDEFORD | $25,000 Bail | Arrest Made | Felony Warrants November 7, 2025, Early Friday morning at approximately 3:50 AM, Biddeford Police aresseted an Augusta man for two active felony warrants. Timothy Larsen The individual, Timothy Larsen, 36, of Augusta, was arrested and taken to York County Jail. The first warrant Larsen was aresseted for was for Aggravated Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs (Class A) and Violating Conditions of Release (Class E). The second warrant was fo
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📰SACO | RAID | Drugs, Guns, and Flash Grenades
“Officers were seen detaining 2 females and 5 males and removing a firearm from a safe that was brought out of the home” October 30, 2025, This morning, the Biddeford Buzz has received multiple reports of a large police presence at 99 Temple Street in Saco. Saco Police Department, York County Sheriffs and Maine DEA agents have been confirmed to be on the scene and are still on the scene as of 8:30 AM. MDEA, Saco Police Department and York County Sheriff's work together on Tem
Oct 301 min read


📰BIDDEFORD | ARREST | Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Gun
"... A loaded shotgun and approximately $7,000.00 in suspected drug proceeds were located alongside the drugs..." October 29, 2025, According to reports from the MDEA and Biddeford Police Department, Brandon Gelsomini, 28, of Biddeford was charged with Aggravated Trafficking Scheduled “W” Drugs Class A and Violation of Bail Conditions. For the past two months, MDEA and Biddeford Police received information from the Biddeford community reporting illicit drug sales from an enca
Oct 292 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 | Family Alleges Multiple Attacks in Broad Daylight
“I’m terrified this guy is going to come back and set my house on fire while we are sleeping in the middle of the night… and as of now, there is nothing the Biddeford Police can do… we’re really hoping the public may recognize the individual or the car” - Biddeford Wife and Mother Shattered rear window of Biddeford family October 17, 2025 - A Biddeford family is looking for answers after having what appears to be the same individual attack their home and vehicles in broad day
Oct 173 min read


📰BIDDEFORD & PORTLAND | Missing 13 Year Old Found
📰 BIDDEFORD & PORTLAND | Missing 13 Year Old Found Elijah Coleman -UPDATE: CHARGE HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO KIDNAPPING- OCTOBER 15, 2025, The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division has concluded an extensive week-long investigation to locate 13-year-old Jadelynn Harlow, who had been reported missing from the Town of Pownal. Through the course of the investigation, detectives identified an address at 470 Brighton Avenue, Portland, where the teen was be
Oct 151 min read


📰ARUNDEL | Criminal Speeding & Driving to Endanger | 114 MPH IN 40 MPH ZONE
Joshua Uriah Farseer According to reports from the York County Sheriff's Office, On Saturday, October 11th, at 6:00 pm, Deputy Justin...
Oct 121 min read
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