BIDDEFORD — The City of Biddeford received $125,000 through funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. Biddeford is one of four Maine municipalities and well as Penobscot County to receive such funding to be used to hire law enforcement officers. In total, Maine received […]

The University of New England has received a gift of $300,000 from the Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation to support scholarships for UNE Online’s Graduate Programs in Public Health. Maine faces a public health workforce shortage that is projected to get larger in the near future. This is of greatest concern to many Maine communities where […]

BIDDEFORD — It’s beginning to look a lot like a free fresh, knocked out, coo-coo, groovy Sinatra Rat Pack Christmas at City Theater in Biddeford. Ring in the holidays with “Christmas My Way,” a fresh, swingin’ musical conceived by David Grapes and Todd Olson. “Christmas My Way” includes classic Sinatra tunes to seasonal favorites Rat […]

BIDDEFORD — Twenty students from the University of New England recently fanned out in downtown Biddeford on a sunny Saturday morning to spread holiday cheer and brighten the holidays for residents and those less fortunate. The event was held a bit earlier in the season this year, but students had no idea temperatures would be […]