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📰BIDDEFORD | ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ leaves Mainers hungrier, sicker – and less free
~Featured Monthly Column~ By Senator Henry Ingwersen, District 32 "Although the Big Beautiful Bill has weakened – or destroyed – some of the critical social safety net programs that help Mainers address hunger, healthcare and human rights, there are still resources available in the state." September 26, 20206, Over the past year, the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ has left Mainers hungrier, sicker – and less free. From hunger and healthcare to human rights, the Trump Administration con
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📰BIDDEFORD | OPINION | We Spend More. Our Kids Read Worse. That Is Not Compassion.
By Jason Litalien, Independent candidate, Maine State Senate District 32 (Biddeford, Dayton, Hollis, Lyman, and Arundel) September 22, 2026, I grew up in Biddeford. I graduated from Biddeford High School, served 13 years in the Air Force, earned a law degree at the University of Maine School of Law, and built a small practice here. My wife, Kristen, and I live just miles from where I grew up. I am running as an Independent for Senate District 32 because this district is payin
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📰BIDDEFORD & SACO | U.S. Navy Grants Biddeford and Saco Schools $1 Million
~Biddeford and Saco Middle Schools Open New stem+M Labs - Creating an earlier pathway to technical careers thanks to $1M U.S. Navy, Department of War grant~ By Karen Garnett, Saco and Biddeford School Departments September 17, 2026, Middle school students in Biddeford and Saco now have the opportunity to discover whether their future might be in engineering, advanced manufacturing, automation, design, or the skilled trades, years before they need to choose a career path. New
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📰BIDDEFORD & SACO | Biddeford and Saco Selected for National Homeless Response Peer Network
“Biddeford and Saco deserve recognition for their leadership and their understanding that addressing homelessness requires collaboration.” - Carter Friend, CEO of York County Community Action Corporation ~Published collaboratively by the Cities of Saco and Biddeford September 18, 2026, The Cities of Biddeford and Saco have been selected for the 2026 Homeless Response Peer Network, a national program of the Housing Solutions Lab at New York University’s Furman Center that will
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BREAKING: City forced to remove structures and clean park, due to "human fecal matter - space being used for personal storage and as a public restroom".
"Any cleanup that is related to unhoused individuals and/or their belongings is assisted by Code Enforcement, which is why they were present during the cleanup along with Public Works." September 17, 2026, According to Biddeford City officials, "The City received a complaint from a park volunteer earlier this week regarding sanitation issues with the park at 315 Main Street. There were two freestanding walls in the corner of the park, and the space behind them was being used
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📰BIDDEFORD | ICE Shooting | City Leadership Reviewing 11 Ordinances to Limit ICE Activity
"Regardless of the approach taken by the Council, enforcement of immigration law rests exclusively with the Federal Government." September 16, 2026, Last night, Biddeford City Solicitor Harry Center provided Mayor LaFountain and the City Council, with a memo including 11 ordinances City Leadership could adapt, in an effort to limit ICE operations in Biddeford. According to centers memo, "the Council may take the approach of Rockland and Lewiston and pass the attached ordinanc
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📰 BIDDEFORD | 5 Steps to Ending the Addiction Pandemic in Maine
"There are proven, accountable ways to end this nationwide addiction pandemic, slamming states like Maine. They require governor-level leadership. If we get that, we can fix it." By Bobby Charles, Maine 2026 Republican Gubernatorial Candidate September 15, 2026, There are proven, accountable ways to end this nationwide addiction pandemic, slamming states like Maine. They require governor-level leadership. If we get that, we can fix it. Addiction is a national pandemic, hitt
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📰BIDDEFORD | City Awarded $119k in Community Grants
This message was shared with us by the office of Senator Henry Ingwersen: Sen. Ingwersen celebrates Community Action Grants awarded to municipalities and service providers for projects in Biddeford, Dayton, Hollis and Lyman The funds awarded will support storm recovery and resilience projects to protect Maine people, businesses and infrastructure. September 14, 2026, Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, is pleased to announce that municipalities and service providers across Senat
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