IN-DEPTH | Beyond the Headlines

NEWS

City Manager Truc’s Dever’s resignation | April 27, 2026

After only nine months on the job, Biddeford City Manager Truc Dever announced her resignation, sending shockwaves across the city and raising new questions about a myriad of challenging issues that have plagued City Hall for more than four years. | READ MORE

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City leaders grapple with unhoused funding issues | 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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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. | READ MORE

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING (Three-part series)

The Gazette tackled the issue of “affordable housing” in this three-part series that was published in early 2025. We spoke with state and city officials, real estate professionals and housing developers. | READ MORE

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RESOURCES

2026 BIDDEFORD BUDGET INFO

This section provides detailed information, analysis and downloadable documents regarding Biddeford’s FY 2027 municipal and school budgets. | READ MORE

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2025 BIDDEFORD ELECTION COVERAGE:

The Biddeford Gazette led the way in providing in-depth reporting on issues connected to Biddeford’s 2025 municipal elections, including candidate profiles and comprehensive news coverage and analysis. | READ MORE

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BIDDEFORD GAZETTE | OUR HISTORY

Learn how and why Randy and Laura Seaver launched the Biddeford Gazette in November 2024 as a full-service, professional and non-profit community newspaper. | READ MORE

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