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December 7, 2025, This morning several members of the community, along with the daughter and granddaughter of Heather Hamilton, a cyclist killed two months ago after being struck by a UPS Truck on Foss Street, gathered at the crash site to pay their respects and install a “ghost bike” memorial. A ghost bike (also referred to as a ghostcycle or whiteCycle) is a bicycle roadside memorial, placed where a cyclist has been killed or severely injured, usually by the driver of a mot

Karen Garnett kgarnett@biddefordschools.me BIDDEFORD, Maine– December 1, 2025 – Biddeford School Department is proud to be chosen as a convoy stop for this year’s annual Wreaths Across America “Escort to Arlington” – known as the world’s largest veterans parade. The official presentation will take place on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 9:15 a.m., at Biddeford Middle School, offering students a meaningful opportunity to hear directly from veterans and community leaders about s

-Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening, Bounce Pickle + Play and Match Point Kitchen- “It's amazing, I'll tell you what. Strange twist of fate, literally 30 years ago, I managed the bookland that was next door to here. So to see the plaza go down and come back as it has, is just remarkable." Alex MacPhail, Executive Director, Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce + Industry November 20, 2025, This evening, the Biddeford + Saco Chamber of Commerce + Industry Board of Directors, Executiv

“I think it has been really successful. We are at the half way point of the time set aside and the students have already completed 2/3's of the entire workload”, said Delilah Poupore, Executive Director for Heart of Biddeford.  November 16, 2025, If you were downtown today, you may have noticed some younger looking individuals carrying around ladders, totes, lights, and some even climbing trees. Great news, this was not a rebellion!  UNE students hang lights from tress in dow

📰BIDDEFORD | New Executive Director | Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce 🎊 CONGRATULATIONS ALEX MCPHAIL! November 15, 2025, The Biddeford + Saco Chamber of Commerce + Industry has hired Alex MacPhail (resident of Saco) to be their new executive director. Alex MacPhail MacPhail will start as executive director on Monday, Nov. 17, according to a press release from the chamber’s board of directors. In the role as executive drector, MacPhail will be responsible for member engag

*ELECTION DAY FOOD DRIVE!* October 31, 2025, This Election Day, candidates are teaming up on a non- partisan community food drive. A donation drop will be set up outside the entrance at Biddeford High School Tiger Gym (20 Maplewood Ave) from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM so voters can optionally contribute shelf-stable items All donations go directly to the Biddeford Food Pantry for our neighbors in need. Local need remains consistently high into late fall and early winter, when househo

“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

"Instead of respecting the hard work of these residents and doing THE ONLY TASK REQUIRED OF HIM (UNDIVIDED ATTENTION TO THE SPEAKERS), City Solicitor Harry Center, instead chose to be on his cell phone and laptop. In fact, on two separate occasions, Mr. Center did not look up from his phone for over 2 mins. At one point, Harry even took his laptop off his desk, sat back in his chair, and proceeded to casually use it." We want to preface this by saying that this is not the nor

Media Contact: Karen Garnett (207) 391-6871 kgarnett@biddefordschools.me BHS Drama Club Presents Antigone by David Rush BIDDEFORD, Maine – October 20, 2025 – The Biddeford High School (BHS) Drama Club will bring Sophocles’ timeless tragedy Antigone by David Rush to the stage on Friday, November 7, 2025, and Saturday, November 8, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the BHS Little Theater. The production is directed by Ellie Joseph, head of Vocal and Theatre Arts at Biddeford High School

📰JUST IN! | BIDDEFORD | Mayoral Candidate Calls Out Opponent Mayor Marty Grohman October 11, 2025, Following last night's Mayoral...

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

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

October 2, 2025 | This past Tuesday, over 100+ members of the community attended AccessDirect Recovery Network’s Annual Recovery Softball...

📰BIDDEFORD | 2025 City Employee and Volunteer of the Year Awards October 1, 2025 — The City of Biddeford is pleased to announce its...

September 30, 2025, According to City Officials, the Biddeford City Council will hold a Public Hearing on October 7, 2025, at 6:00 PM in...

This past Saturday, September 27th, The Biddeford Fire Department hosted its first community open house since 2018 at the Biddeford Fire...

This past   Thursday, September 25, former United States Senator Olympia Snowe hosted nearly 1,000 people for the Olympia Snowe Women’s...