The School of Marine and Environmental Programs at the University of New England recently hosted members of the coastal Biddeford community for a series of presentations from students and faculty, discussing ongoing research on the pertinent topics of climate change, invasive species, advances in aquaculture, and the impacts of microplastics pollution, according to a UNE […]

A 59-year-old Saco man has recently announced he is running for the U.S. House of Representatives for Maine’s 1st district. Ethan Weld Alcorn, who is listed as an unenrolled, Independent candidate with the Secretary of State’s Bureau of Elections, Corporations & Commissions, will run against Republican nominee Ronald C. Russell and incumbent Chellie Pingree, a […]

A Maine State Police trooper was injured Saturday night in Biddeford when his cruiser was rear-ended by another vehicle. At about 7:33 pm, Trooper Patrick Flanagan was on a traffic stop with his emergency lights activated at mile marker 32 southbound on the turnpike in Biddeford when his cruiser was hit. The force of the […]

The pilot program is a result of a partnership between SMPDC, McArthur Library, and Biddeford Adult Education.

Biddeford’s new assessor is not a new face in her department. Deanne Vail, who was assistant assessor with the city, received a unanimous vote from the Biddeford City Council on her appointment to the department head on July 16. She was nominated for the assessor position by City Manager James Bennett, and assumed the duties […]