News across Greater Portland, ME
City of Biddeford Announces 2026 Employee and Volunteer of the Year Honorees
The City of Biddeford recognized outstanding contributions from staff and community members at its annual Employee and Volunteer Appreciation Banquet at the J. Richard Martin Community Center.
Biddeford and Saco Selected for National Homeless Response Peer Network
The Cities of Biddeford and Saco have been selected for the 2026 Homeless Response Peer Network, a national program of the Housing Solutions Lab at New York University’s Furman Center that will strengthen their regional response to homelessness.
Property Tax Bill Information
City of Biddeford property tax bills were mailed to residents this week and are now available online using Invoice Cloud, our online bill payment service. Payments will be due on October 8, 2026.

9/18/2026 Newsletter
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8/31/2026 Newsletter
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Q & A with Sarah Elizabeth Mangiarelli, founder, Pieces of Perception
Thanks, Sarah, for joining us at Ocean State Stories. Momentarily, we’ll get into Pieces of Perception, but let’s start with you. Please tell us about your background. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Bridgton, Maine, a small rural town, in a 1770s farmhouse. The youngest of…

Sea Dogs Honor Fans in 1-0 Win
On Saturday, Sept. 12, the matchup between the Portland Sea Dogs and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies brought a 1-0 win for the Sea Dogs at their home stadium of Delta Dental Park. The game, marked as Fan Appreciation Night, was prefaced by a brief speech recounting the history of…

Mahoney City Center Update: Public-Private Partnership (Next Meeting 9/22)
The Mahoney City Center Committee meets Tuesday, September 19 to discuss teaming up with a developer to move the Mahoney project forward.

HDC and Business License OpenGov Notice
BUSINESS LICENSE & HDC APPLICATIONS NOTICE

Pay-As-You-Throw Update
The City Council decided on September 15, 2026 not to move forward with a PAYT program at this time.

West Nile Virus Notice from Maine CDC
