IN-DEPTH | City Manager announces sudden resignation
APRIL 27, 2026 | Biddeford City Manager Truc Dever’s unexpected resignation Monday caught many community member off-guard and feeling shocked. The Gazette spent the better part of the day talking to several people who worked closely with Dever in order to provide our readers with an in-depth story that provides context, clarity and varying perspectives. | READ MORE
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IN-DEPTH | Biddeford’s unhoused funding challenges
APRIL 24, 2026 | 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. Councilors seem extremely split on how to best fund programs and services related to the city’s unhoused population. | READ MORE
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IN-DEPTH | The city, the convent and the university. What happened?
APRIL 9, 2026 | A weeks-long investigation by the Biddeford Gazette reveals a million-dollar real estate deal, a 25-year option on a large parcel of riverfront land and a lack of disclosure that has fueled negative public commentary.
As tensions between the city of Biddeford and the University of New England continue to boil, new information about the school’s plans to convert a former riverfront convent into student housing has raised questions and concerns about transparency and accountability. | READ MORE
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