Deliah Cairns of Lyman, a Level Seven gymnast from Dudziak’s Gymnastics in Biddeford, recently competed at the 2026 USAG Gymnastics Region Six Championships, earning a third-place all-around finish.
Month: April 2026
LETTER | Seeds of Hope remains as Biddeford’s most cost-effective and humane method of meeting human needs
Editor: I would like to respond to your recent article on the city council budget discussions around funding for the Seeds of Hope Center. (Biddeford’s unhoused funding challenges, April 24, 2026). It is helpful to recall that the city, working cooperatively with Seeds of Hope, was successful in resolving a […]
SPORTS | Evan Doyon leads Biddeford varsity Tigers past Windham Eagles
CONTRIBUTED | By GameChanger Media Game Photos | Laureen Sirois Evan Doyon collected three hits in four at bats, as Biddeford Varsity Tigers defeated Windham Varsity Windham Varsity Eagles 14-7 on Friday at St Louis Field. Doyon singled in the fourth inning, singled in the fifth inning, and singled in […]
NEWS | City announces temporary road closure on Main Street
[Contributed Story] Biddeford Public Works Director Jeff Demers distributed a media statement to alert local motorists about a temporary road closure on outer Main Street, near the main entrance of Rotary Park. According to Demers, this section of Main Street will be closed to all traffic on April 27, from […]
IN-DEPTH | Biddeford’s unhoused funding challenges
‘We’re using a butter knife, when we should be using a chainsaw,’ says Biddeford City Councilor Marc Lessard By RANDY SEAVER | Editor As the Biddeford City Council continues slogging through its review and recommendations for next year’s municipal budget, one particular issue has clearly become a contentious hot-button topic. […]
LETTER | Biddeford doesn’t face a false choice. It faces a necessary one
Editor: The idea that Biddeford must “hold multiple truths at once” sounds reasonable, but it sidesteps a harder reality: priorities require trade-offs. When costs are rising for residents, choosing not to limit spending is a choice—one that shows up directly in higher property taxes. Organizations like Heart of Biddeford played […]
NEWS | Local businesses donate $20k to support state’s first psychiatric residential treatment facility
Saco & Biddeford Savings and Paquin & Carroll Insurance are proud to announce their $20,000 donation to Sweetser in support of the construction of Maine’s first Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility on Sweetser’s Saco campus. CONTRIBUTED STORY | Saco & Biddeford Savings and Paquin & Carroll Insurance are proud to announce […]
ON-DEMAND | Frank Coletti & Sam Pecor
Note: This is the first installment of an ongoing series of community highlights from our digital media friends. The Biddeford Gazette is simply sharing these features to promote the work of Biddeford natives Cy Cyr and Randy Forcier. The views and content shared are solely those of the independent producers. […]
Area leaders hear about CMP’s upgrade plan
By RANDY SEAVER | Editor More than two dozen local community and business leaders attended a special event sponsored by the Biddeford + Saco Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday to learn more about Central Maine Power (CMP) and how the utility delivers electricity to more than 670,000 residential and commercial […]
LETTER | What kind of city do we want?
Editor: As Biddeford’s budget conversations take shape, I’ve noticed a framing of the conversation that doesn’t quite serve our community: the idea that we must choose between keeping taxes low or supporting the services and programs that make our city work. That’s a false choice, and an oversimplification. Of course, […]
