READER FEEDBACK

Jeanne Gall:

“. . . I have lived in New Hampshire for 50 years now, but my mother (96 years) still lives in my childhood home on South St. I rent a place at Hills Beach and my best friends still live here as well. Needless to say, I miss The Journal and The Courier and very much appreciate The Biddeford Gazette. You are doing us all a great service with your publication.”

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Margaret O’Neil, Saco:

Thank you for publishing the Biddeford Gazette. I particularly appreciate the coverage of municipal government and the good works of our fellow citizens – news that one can’t find elsewhere. I have two suggestions.

First, please make the Gazette less self-referential. We don’t need to hear so much about editor, how the subjects of his article treated him, and how the Gazette is covering stories. And we don’t need all the hype about “as the Biddeford Gazette reported last April”, “as exclusively reported by the Biddeford Gazette”, etc. Just publish the facts and offer a link to a prior article if it is relevant.

Second, the news coverage (and captions) sometimes sensationalizes the matter being discussed. For example, I found the recent description of the city’s appeal of the case involving UNE a little over-blown. Of course, the city appealed; it’s easy and cheap to do, and politically the mayor and council had no other real choice. And, of course, UNE said that the appeal was frivolous. I don’t see that as a sign that tensions between the parties are increasing, as the Gazette reported. More of a nothingburger in the course of litigation, but the article caption probably served well as clickbait as it spread out on Facebook.

In any event, thanks for doing what you do.”

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Will Church, Biddeford:

“Local journalism, reporting the stories that shape Biddeford and Saco, with integrity, independence, and deep community roots.”

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Bernard Roy, former Biddeford resident:

“It seems clearly evident that you have a personal and professional bias against the University of New England.”

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Mark Robinson, Biddeford:

” . . . As a reporter you’ve been a fixture in this community for decades now. Sometimes you are inconvenient, sometimes you make us uncomfortable, and sometimes the powers that be desperately want you to flinch. Please don’t.”

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Rachel Lovejoy:

“You do your homework, you are aware and vigilant, you consider both sides of a coin, but above all, the fact that you truly care about the issues in question comes through in your writing. I have always known of the power that words have to move people and to topple empires, both of which are the two best reasons I can think of for you to rock on.”

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Wade Goldthwait, Biddeford:

“You are freaking killing it, Mr. Seaver. Calling you Mr. Seaver makes me think of your dad. He’s very proud of you. You are doing great work. Thank you,”

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Jennifer Charbonneau:

“I read everything you post, and I appreciate your unbiased, factual representation of the news in my hometown. I live in Georgia now, but my parents and siblings are still there.”

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Scott Soulard, Biddeford:

“I really appreciate getting the local what’s happening in our great city.”

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Deborah Morris Morand:

“Though we all may not agree, you always report objectively and that is so important.”

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Bonnie Tallagnon, Biddeford

“I always stop to see what you have to say. Your words are always informative and up to date as to what is happening in Biddeford and places nearby. You have always been an integral and appreciated member of our community. Entertaining, too. Keep up your great work!

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Jake Pierson, Biddeford

“As always Randy thank you for the tireless reporting!”

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Jenica B Gosselin, Biddeford

“Thanks for all your hard work, Randy! We appreciate how informative your articles always are!!”

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Guy M Gagnon, Biddeford

“Randy, thanks for keeping us all informed. Without your reporting, our local elections would be nothing more than a popularity contest. Keep digging down into the issues that matter in our community.”

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Anita Alvarez Huizing

“The coverage you share with the Biddeford community is highly commendable. Thank you for providing all the information needed to keep voters up to date & informed.”

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Gesse Faber

I’m relatively new to Biddeford. We first lived here 30 years ago and moved back in 2021. I get a lot of my information from reading your posts and articles. I am grateful for the information you provide.

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