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📰BREAKING NEWS: UNE Considers Extending Natural Gas Main from Downtown to UNE Campus
February 18, 2026, at last night’s city council meeting, Biddeford City Manager Truc Dever informed councilors and the Mayor, that according to a memo she received from Alan Thibault (UNE Vice President for University Operations), the University of New England is "considering working with Unitil on an extension of the natural gas main from downtown to the UNE campus." VIDEO CAN BE VIEWED HERE: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DZ5FiBJRr/ The full memo shared by City Manager D
Feb 182 min read


📰BIDDEFORD | FREEZING RAIN & ICY ROAD CONDITIONS | 12-29-25
December 29, 2025, Multiple agencies have issued statements this morning urging residents to exercise extreme caution when driving. Due to the rain, snow and cold temperatures, there is a large amount of "black ice" throughout the state. According to the Maine State Police, the Turnpike (I-95) from New Hampshire line (Mile 0) to the end of the Maine Turnpike at Mile 109 have been reduced to 45 MPH due to freezing rain. PLEASE NOTE - Oversized loads are prohibited. In addition
Dec 29, 20251 min read


📰BIDDEFORD | Alfred Street Sewer Separation Phase 3 | INVITATION TO BID
December 19, 2025, The City of Biddeford will receive sealed bids for the Alfred Street Sewer Separation Phase 3 Project until 2:00 p.m. prevailing local time on January 22nd, 2026 at the Biddeford City Hall, 205 Main Street, 3rd floor – Engineering Dept., Biddeford, Maine 04005. Bid documents shall be in clearly marked sealed envelopes titled Alfred Street Sewer Separation Phase 3 Project. All bids will be opened and read aloud at the Biddeford City Hall at 2:00 pm on Janu
Dec 19, 20253 min read


📰BIDDEFORD | PARKING BAN | 12/2 - 12/3 | There will be a citywide Snow Emergency Parking Ban in effect for the City of Biddeford from 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2
PARKING BAN December 1, 2025, There will be a citywide Snow Emergency Parking Ban in effect for the City of Biddeford from 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2 until 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3. On Tuesday, December 2, parking will be permitted until 10 PM on Main Street between Hill Street and Elm Street for short-term business parking ONLY. Designed by Biddeford Buzz Inauguration attendees may take a shuttle from the Pearl Street Parking Garage to City Hall. The shuttle
Dec 1, 20252 min read


📰BIDDEFORD | Triumph and Tragedy | We Need to Be Proactive
November 21, 2025, This past Sunday November 16th was the 2025 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. It’s an annual international day to remember those who have been killed on our roads and streets in the past year. The Bicycle Coalition of Maine has publicly stated that so far in 2025 Maine has seen 209 crashes involving pedestrians resulting in 40 serious injuries and 19 fatalities. Our state has also seen 198 crashes involving bicyclists resulting in 29 seriou
Nov 21, 20254 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 3, 20251 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 30, 20252 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 16, 20252 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 9, 20252 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 2, 20251 min read


🚧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 30, 20251 min read


📰SACO EXIT 35 | Opening Date! 11/21/25
(Via Maine Turnpike Authority ) Project Schedule: Completion date November 21, 2025 Project Scope: The work consists of highway,...
Sep 15, 20251 min read


🗣FYI: Community Meeting to Help Reimagine Route 1
The Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG), in partnership with the Cities of Saco, Biddeford, and Scarborough, invite you to a...
Sep 12, 20251 min read


🚧TRAFFIC ADVISORY (9/17/25)
TRAFFIC ADVISORY from City of Saco Government and City of Biddeford Government : CSX crews will complete repairs at the Main Street...
Sep 10, 20251 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 15, 20251 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...
Aug 13, 20251 min read
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