BIDDEFORD PEOPLE

FROM THE ARCHIVES | A collection of our favorite interviews with some the people who make Biddeford such a special place to live work and play

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March 28, 2026

DON CREIGHTON | An attitude of gratitude

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 last week. He contacted us, wanting to issue a very public thank you letter to the community. | READ MORE

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March 22, 2026

DOUG SANFORD | Preacher’s Son & Bootstrap Developer

When looking back over the last 50 years of Biddeford’s history, there is no question that Doug Sanford played an extraordinarily pivotal and significant role in resurrecting a community that was brimming with potential but mired in despair.

He took on tremendous personal risky to put the city he loves on a new trajectory toward a brighter future. | READ MORE

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Feb. 28, 2026

DAVID KURTZ | Lawyer, hiker and city councilor

David Kurtz takes in a deep breath – pauses – and looks away, toward the coffee shop’s window before answering one of our questions during an informal and candid interview.

Kurtz, 39, is one of the three new Biddeford city councilors who were each first elected to office in November. READ MORE

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Feb. 23, 2026

HEATHER PAQUETTE | Biddeford native; Good Sheperd Food Bank president

Outside the Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn, the morning felt unmistakably like Maine. The sun was bright, the air was cold, the wind was sharp, and snow clung to the edges of the parking lot. It was the kind of day that makes you hurry from your car to the door. Inside, the world felt entirely different.

Originally published at BRICK + TIDES | Reprinted with permission

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May 14, 2024

RICHARD RHAMES | Dirt farmer, pundit and activist

Although he wears many hats, Richard Rhames of Biddeford could probably best be described with just three words: authentic, passionate and persistent.

Rhames, 78, is a well-known commodity at City Hall. He is an outspoken member of the public, a former city councilor and a tireless member of the both the city’s Conservation Commission and Cable Television Committee. READ MORE

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