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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
📰BIDDEFORD | Why I Voted YES on 1, It's About Trust, Not Politics
Opinion: Why I Voted YES on 1, It's About Trust, Not Politics By Scott Thibeau November 5, 2025, As a citizen of Biddeford, a local business owner, a Realtor, a Veteran, and the President of the Heart of Biddeford, I recently posted on my personal Facebook page to better understand why the voter ID measure was decisively defeated. I want to be absolutely clear: the views I express on this topic are solely my own and do not represent the opinions of any organization I own, l
Nov 52 min read
📰BIDDEFORD | Why It's So Important Question 1 Failed
Opinion: Why It’s So Important that Question 1 Failed By Ian Garcia-Theriault November 5, 2025, Maine voters recently rejected Question 1, which would have required voter ID and rolled back parts of our absentee voting system. I’m relieved it failed—not because I oppose secure elections, but because I see it as the first step down a very familiar slippery slope. Biddeford voters wait in line to drop off completed ballots On the surface, voter ID feels like common sense. We sh
Nov 53 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 | 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
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