Month: May 2025

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OPINION: What do I want? How about some tax relief?

They say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results. That’s how I felt on Tuesday evening, sitting in the back row and watching the second and final public hearing on Biddeford’s proposed budget for the upcoming year. In fact, Tuesday’s […]

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Mayor defends city review of UNE pier proposal

During a sometimes terse and heated meeting, Biddeford Mayor Marty Grohman defended the way the city has acted during the review of a controversial pier that the University of New England wants to construct on the Saco River. The nearly hour-long meeting was held at the request of John Schafer, […]

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Aquarium Science Center opens in Biddeford

Tucked away in one of Biddeford’s former mill buildings on Pearl Street, there is a growing and thriving display of underwater life – from tropical coral reefs to freshwater rivers and lakes. The Northeast Aquarium Science Center attracted hundreds of visitors Saturday during its grand-opening event that showcased several species […]