By RANDY SEAVER | Editor The Biddeford Gazette has been taking a little bit of heat and some pushback from several readers – including former and current Biddeford city officials –about our decision on Sunday to share a rather scathing op-ed about the city that was published in The Maine […]
Month: March 2026
NEWSLETTER | We got the beat
Another busy — but especially rewarding — week at the Biddeford Gazette. Our apologies for once again being a day late with our weekly update. _________ BEHIND THE SCENES | We’re still working on building our foundation and are working daily to fulfill our mission of delivering reliable, accurate news, […]
An Attitude of Gratitude | Don Creighton
By RANDY SEAVER | Editor Don Creighton has just four words for all the people who rallied around him earlier this year when an unexpected injury sidelined him from his job as a security guard at the McArthur Library in Biddeford. Thank. You. So. Much. We caught up with Creighton […]
OPINION | Working toward fair school funding
According to current data, 64.3 percent of Biddeford students in our school district are economically disadvantaged. This is one of the highest poverty rates of any school district in Maine.
St. James School opens enrollment
The parochial school is celebrating a long legacy in Biddeford, and ‘unplugged’ academic excellence [Contributed Story] BIDDEFORD — Saint James School, a cornerstone of the Biddeford community for over a century, officially announced the opening of enrollment for the next school year. Positioning itself as a leader in the regional […]
OPINION | Taking care of the people who feed us
“Mental health challenges in these industries don’t always look like crises. More often, they show up as exhaustion, irritability, isolation and a sense that there’s no room to slow down.”
Voices and Visions Lecture Series Kicks Off April 8
Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center launches its new ‘Voices and Visions’ Lectures series with presentation titled ‘The Colonization of the Dawnland’ Contributed Story & Photo | Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center will launch its new Voices and Visions Lecture Series with a […]
Biddeford Mills Museum hosting historian Elizabeth DeWolfe for March 29 lecture about ‘Mill Girls’
[Contributed Story & Graphic] By CHLOE BOULLE | University of New England Historian and professor Dr. Elizabeth DeWolfe will join the Biddeford Mills Museum on March 29 for a Women’s History Month lecture on the 1841 women-led strike of textile mill workers. The Biddeford Mills Museum is celebrating this year’s […]
Mid-1600s deeds, other historic documents enthrall adult ed class
[Contributed Story & Photos] By TAMMY WELLS | York County Government media ALFRED, Maine – The mark, drawn in ink, is a figure of a person with their arms thrust out from their sides, fingers on each hand spread wide. It is the mark of a man named Roles, described […]
BRCOT Students Earn Top Honors at SkillsUSA Challenge
[Contributed Story] By KAREN GARNETT | Biddeford School Department Six students from the Biddeford Regional Center of Technology (BRCOT) placed in the State SkillsUSA Competition on March 12 and 13, 2026, demonstrating exceptional technical skill, dedication, and career readiness across a range of high-demand fields. This year, twenty-eight BRCOT students competed […]
