Another dynamic week has provided us with several examples of how Biddeford is a city closely connected by a fabric of people who are always ready to step up and answer the call for service to their community.
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OBITUARIES | May 24, 2026
This week's local obituaries. May 24, 2026
NEWS | Committee proposes $2.6 million county budget increase
Residents will have the final say on the proposed FY ’27 county budget at a public hearing set for 6 p.m. June 3 at the York County Government Building, 149 Jordan Springs Road in Alfred.
OPINION | We need more people digging in for Biddeford
It has become very easy online to criticize every decision being made, but I think many people do not fully understand the scope of the challenges this administration inherited.
SPORTS | BHS Tigers defeat Deering, 7-2
After a pair of tough losses, the Biddeford Varsity Tigers baseball team came back strong Thursday, ousting the Deering High School Rams 7-2 on Thursday at St Louis Field in Biddeford.
BUSINESS | May 22, 2026 Briefcase
Paquin & Carroll; Rousseau Insurance and Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution all welcomed new team members this month.
NEWS | City councilor steps up to help fire victims
Biddeford City Councilor Abigail Woods is taking on a project to help a local family that was displaced by an April 23 fire on Hazel Street.
COMMUNITY | Lessons in Honor; Biddeford students get an interactive lesson about Memorial Day
Just four days before the Memorial Day holiday, more than 40 fourth-graders from Biddeford Intermediate School received a valuable, interactive life lesson about service and about honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
NEWS | Middle School student leaders gather at UNE for 8th annual Leadership Summit
The Summit is part of an ongoing partnership between the University of New England Education Department and the Biddeford School Department.
LETTER | Biddeford is on the right track with UNE
"In the last decade certain processes have been sloppy. Our elected officials are now determined to clean it all up, not an easy task."
NEWS | 2025 York County report is now available
What is the median age in York County? What is the poverty rate? How about median household income? Almost everything you want to know about York County can be found in the 2025 annual report
POLL | Maine Primary Election (Governor)
Which candidate for governor will you be supporting during Maine's June 9 Democratic and Republican Primary elections?
NEWS | Biddeford firefighters respond to a second porch fire this week
The Biddeford Fire Department responded to a “porch fire” that took place Wednesday evening on Clifford Street in Biddeford. According to a media statement, firefighters arrived on scene shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday and found smoke coming from the outside porches of a three-story wood frame apartment building.
NEWS | Pingree rouses Biddeford Democrats
The former Maine House Speaker is trailing far behind her Democratic rivals with only three weeks remaining before the June 9 primary election
SPORTS | Cheverus hands Biddeford a heartbreaker
Despite a 4-run deficit in the sixth inning, the Biddeford Tigers almost came all the way back, eventually falling 6-5 to the Cheverus Stags on Monday at St Louis Field. Biddeford closed the gap by scoring on a walk, a walk and a walk.
NEWS | Biddeford Fire Department highlights ‘Excellence in Emergency Medical Services’ during National EMS Week
As the nation celebrates National EMS Week (May 17-23) under the 2026 theme “Improving Outcomes, Together,” the city of Biddeford recognizes the dedicated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals of the Biddeford Fire Department for their essential role in protecting community health and safety.
OPINION | Gazette repeated ‘false narratives,’ further eroding public discourse about UNE
The Biddeford Gazette’s May 17 article, “UNE describes their relationship with Biddeford as ‘broken,’” makes several factual errors and perpetuates false narratives about the proposed research pier.
OPINION | Biddeford needs economic engines like UNE
Communities across the country spend years trying to attract institutions like UNE and MaineHealth that offer an elevated level of reach and stability. Biddeford already has them rooted here.
OPINION | Biddeford lawmakers blast Maine Water
Biddeford's legislative delegation -- all Democrats seeking reelection in November -- recently blasted a rate increase proposed by the region's public water utility
NEWS | Funding cuts force Heart of Biddeford to examine community programs
Heart of Biddeford (HOB), the nonprofit organization behind many of downtown Biddeford's signature events, arts programs, and small business support initiatives, is asking the community to help shape its priorities for the coming year.
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