Editor’s Note | The Biddeford Gazette was proud to make a modest donation to this effort. We strongly encourage our readers to also consider supporting this community project and honor the memory of one of Biddeford’s greatest citizens. By KAREN GARNETT | Biddeford School Department For generations of students, athletes, […]
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OPINION | Biddeford budget: the unfortunate truth
City councilor explains the challenges and economic realities Biddeford is facing, asks for public input and guidance By BRAD COTE | Biddeford City Councilor Special to the Biddeford Gazette As I read the well-written piece by Emma Bouthillette, (Biddeford’s looming budget; get involved) it got me thinking about the budget […]
NEWS | City eyes new economic development director
City manager nominates a candidate with extensive experience in development and growth at universities and colleges By DANICA LAMONTANGE | City of Biddeford Biddeford City Manager Truc Dever is asking the city council to support her nomination of Brian Clark as the city of Biddeford’s next economic development director. Clark […]
OPINION | Why did the Gazette share a negative op-ed about Biddeford from the Maine Wire?
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 […]
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 […]
