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Third graders take former mayor’s idea to heart
APRIL 18, 2026 | At the suggestion of former Biddeford Mayor Michael Cantara, current Mayor Liam LaFountain organized an early Arbor Day celebration on Wednesday at the J.R Martin Community Center, where some third-grade students helped plant a tree in the new playground area. | READ MORE
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100 Years And Still Going Strong
APRIL 15, 2026 | Priscilla Demers of Biddeford will soon celebrate her 100th birthday with her family, and she is about to celebrate this landmark event the same way that she has lived her adult life with independence, warmth and the love of family.
Now 99 years old, Priscilla still lives alone, continuing to cook (including her legendary Whoopie pies), cleans her apartment and does her laundry – all on her own. | READ MORE
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A Trip Down Biddeford’s Memory Lane
APRIL 5, 2026 | A classic 1958 high school football game; an appreciation for the Dutremble family name, compelling headlines from the now deceased Journal Tribune. Join us for a fun look at the history that guides Biddeford today. | READ MORE
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DON CHREIGHTON | An Attitude of Gratitude (Update with video)
MARCH 28, 2026 | 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. | READ MORE
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LOST FORTUNES ROCKS | Fire of 1947
JAN. 25, 2026 | It would become the largest natural disaster in Maine’s history, and it destroyed dozens of homes in many of Biddeford’s coastal neighborhoods. | READ MORE
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