Retired nurse Betsy Martin is revitalizing a group dedicated to making Biddeford livable for older community members.
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Biddeford has over $1 million in public infrastructure damage from Jan. 10 storm
Code Enforcement Director Roby Fecteau said he did not yet have a ballpark figure for damage wrought by a second powerful storm on Jan. 13, but said it was ‘worse.’
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Biddeford native was among those killed in plane crash in California’s Half Moon Bay
Cassidy Rae Petit and Lochie Ferrier, who also died in the crash, were to be married in Hawaii next week.
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From Augusta: We must improve our state’s climate resilience
The weather this month has been the strangest that I can remember. We have dealt with traditional winter snowstorms and two massive rain and wind events that have led to flooding and significant damage across the state. The flooding, power outages, hazardous materials spills, structural damage and loss of natural protective barriers have taken a […]
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Maine’s former economic development chief now works for Biddeford
George Gervais said he was attracted to the job because he wanted to contribute ‘to the next chapter in Biddeford’s success story.’
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Federal appeals court reconsiders mothers’ wrongful death suit against Biddeford police
Susan Johnson and Jocelyn Welch have spent years arguing that an officer contributed to the deaths of their children when their landlord shot them in 2012.
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York County businesses and residents left reeling from storms
Coastal communities were pummeled by huge waves, flooding, and wind gusts up to 60 mph. It was the second episode of extreme weather within days.
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Biddeford ramps up focus on homelessness
The number of unhoused people in York County’s largest city is rising, and Biddeford has signaled it wants to confront the crisis with compassion and proactive policymaking.
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OOB misses deadline to comply with state housing law, Biddeford makes it just in time
In addition to enacting small changes to comply with LD 2003, Biddeford City Council passed another key affordable housing measure: inclusionary zoning.
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Biddeford woman charged in Saco shooting returned to Maine
Ariana Tito, 18, is back in Maine after spending several weeks in jail on Rikers Island in New York City. She was arrested in Brooklyn after allegedly shooting a woman in Saco in November.