UNE President’s Forum takes place Thursday, Feb. 13 The University of New England hosts the next installment of its signature President’s Forum series, “Are Colleges and Universities Too Liberal?” on Thursday, Feb. 13. The event will take place at 6 p.m. in Room 283 of the Harold Alfond Forum on UNE’s Biddeford Campus. It is […]
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UNE student talks about dating abuse on Finding Our Voices podcast
A University of New England student said her high school boyfriend robbed her of college life in the Teen Dating Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month episode of the “Let’s Talk About It” podcast. The podcast, hosted by Patrisha McLean, CEO and founder of Finding Our Voices, features conversations with survivors of domestic abuse. The episode […]
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Letters to the Editor: Hoping farmers/makers market comes to Biddeford
Hoping farmers/makers market comes to Biddeford Farmers and makers deserve the support of a weekly local market. This is especially true considering the proposed changes to federal grant programs that help ensure the current and future viability of local farmers. Farmers’ markets are made more enticing to communities by the addition of local makers and […]
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UNE dental students provide over $13,000 in free care for OOB schoolkids
Dozens of student providers from the University of New England’s doctoral dental medicine and undergraduate dental hygiene degree programs provided over $13,000 in free dental care to nearly 100 students from Old Orchard Beach on Feb. 7. The students, from the College of Dental Medicine and Department of Dental Hygiene, performed the no-cost dental screening […]
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One of two suspects in death of Biddeford man pleads not guilty
Linda Lambert pleaded not guilty to felony murder and robbery charges in connection with the death last fall of Gene Dares.
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BHS 2nd quarter honor roll
Grade 12 High Honors: Eva Aranovitch, Kayla Arsenault, Andrea Clarke, Margaret Curry, Nikolai Davidenko, Benjamin Descoteaux, Eliza Doyon, Travis Edgerton, Joseph Elliott, Emily Frechette, Eva Fleurent, Jacob Golden, Taylor Gonneville, Gavin Hayford, Ella Ireland, Layla Keddy, Wyatt Labonte, Ayla Lagasse, Glen LaRoche, Noah Laverriere, Maria Lembissa, Ahlany Martinez, Samson Milliken, Willy Mpemba, Guydranie Nkouka, Teresa Pedro, […]
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Farmers, makers markets might come to Biddeford next year
Many Southern Maine communities have farmers markets and makers markets. Biddeford could be the next community to join this list.
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Curtains Up: Curtain speech opens the show
The other night, as I lay in the dark trying to nod off, I started drafting my curtain speech – not that I’ve been invited to give one, but in my current position here at City Theater, I am occasionally called upon to change my hat and do something I have, yet, to do. And […]
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Dizzy Birds in Biddeford to reopen for takeout, delivery
The restaurant had closed at the end of 2024, citing a lack of dine-in customers.
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Engine, an arts nonprofit that helped revitalize Biddeford, dissolves
The Heart of Biddeford, the downtown group that often partnered with Engine, will expand its own arts programming to fill the void.