Bounce, a new entertainment business offering pickleball and an indoor golf simulator, will open in Biddeford this spring.
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County Report – Officials: Training center may be finished by end of year
The water line has been brought over from York County Jail to the building site, the foundation for the First Responder Training Center has been poured, sewer piping is complete, and soon, installation of structural steel for the training center will commence. York County Commissioners learned during a mid-January site tour that if all continues […]
BHS students win multiple Silver and Gold Key Art Awards
Two Biddeford High School students are being recognized for their award-winning artwork in the prestigious Scholastic Art and Writing Awards at the Maine College of Art & Design (MECA) in Portland next month. BHS Junior Savannah Matthews earned a Silver Key Award for their mixed media painting titled “Motionless Solitude in the Golden Canopy,” and […]
Celebrity book signing at Biddeford library to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
This is a story where community crosses all kinds of lines and partnerships are formed to benefit the greater good; a story that could only take place in New England, which often feels like a small town itself. Biddeford resident Jessica Johnson has been continuing her mother Dorothy’s legacy and honoring her wishes since 2002. […]
Business students develop marketing plans for Biddeford-based buoyancy manufacturer
The University of New England, with a campus in Biddeford, has for the second year partnered with DeepWater Buoyancy — a Biddeford-based manufacturer of subsea buoyancy products used in offshore energy, oceanographic research, and other industries — to provide students in its burgeoning College of Business with hands-on, global marketing experiences, according to a university […]
Center of Technology awarded $2,500 for STEM programs
The Biddeford Regional Center of Technology (BRCOT) was presented with a $2,500 STEM Talent Pipeline Grant from We Work for Health on Jan. 17. This grant is designated for use with STEM programs: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, according to a Biddeford School Department press release. During the grant presentation, four students from BRCOT spoke […]
County Report – Commissioners discuss deputy program, recovery center in early budget talks
Transition to a new recovery center, potential changes in the sheriff’s office contract deputy program and other matters, like upcoming contract negotiations, were discussed by York County Commissioners Jan. 15 as part of early fiscal year budget talks. It may be winter still – and just under six months before York County government’s new fiscal […]
Coastal communities prepare for winter storms
A series of winter storms bashed the southern Maine coastline last January. This year, coastal towns hope to be prepared.
Biddeford WinterFest keeps cabin fever at bay
This year’s WinterFest will take place from February 7-9.
Biddeford L.L.Bean a testament to the city’s growth
L.L.Bean will open a Biddeford location this spring.