A Biddeford property owner is spearheading an effort to allow the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to permit the construction of seawalls and riprap on sand dunes.
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Jan. 13 storm devastates historic Wood Island boat house
Jan. 13’s powerful storm, the second in three days, wrought severe damage to the 1867 boat house belonging to Wood Island Light Station off the coast of Biddeford Pool, and caused significant erosion on the east side of the island threatening the 1838 granite lighthouse tower. Thanks to amateur photographer Josh McPhail of Sanford who […]
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Biddeford man pleads guilty in conspiring to distribute fentanyl
Michael Bolster faces 5-40 years in federal prison.
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After a pause during Covid, Age Friendly Biddeford is back
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.