Category: City Announcements

Since its inception in 2010, Engine has played a transformative role in Biddeford by creating a welcoming space for artists, fostering the creative economy, and providing arts education. However, Engine has faced significant challenges due to staff and location transitions over the last several years, compounded by the impact of the pandemic felt by many...

Join us for a cabin-fever busting weekend of snow and fun filled events for the whole family! We are adding events as confirmed. Keep checking back for updates!!! This will be a “snow or shine” event but it wasn’t designed to be a frozen solid event! Due to extreme cold predicted for this weekend, outdoor...

Keep voting and spreading the word through Oct. 26, and by the end of October Biddeford could be the winners of $150,000 in preservation funding to restore the four faces of the clock tower and get the clock working again! If you haven’t signed up yet, click here to sign up to vote. The clock tower is a symbol of all...

HEART OF BIDDEFORD PARTICIPATING IN PARTNERS IN PRESERVATION: MAIN STREET CAMPAIGN REFLECTING AMERICAN DIVERSITY Biddeford’s City Hall Clock Tower Can Win Preservation Funding with Support From the Local Community As a participant of the 2018 Partners in Preservation campaign, Heart of Biddeford is encouraging the public to visit VoteYourMainStreet.org to secure funding to help preserve...

The talk around town is true! Biddeford is a great place to do business! We are happy to report an overall positive trend downtown, with satisfied business owners. During a five-week period throughout the first half of this spring, Heart of Biddeford was able to administer and collect 55 survey responses from various local downtown...

Here’s the first installment of #SeeingOrange, a blogpost about construction in the downtown between (approximately) April 24-June 30. This is the information Heart of Biddeford has gathered from the City of Biddeford. We will update timelines as more information comes in! Although it will seem like one large project, there are actually four separate projects...

The Snow Must Go On!  (In other words, despite the blustery cold this weekend, we will still hold WinterFest’s indoor and outdoor events (including Saturday’s Winter Carnival and Sunday’s Ice Skating). Both venues have warming huts, so we encourage everyone to dress very warmly and take lots of indoor breaks! Thank You to our WinterFest...

Due to the weather forecast for rain tomorrow morning, we’ve decided to cancel the parade and hold an indoor ceremony. Below are the details and I hope you will still be able to attend the ceremony. Veterans Day Ceremony 11 a.m., Wed., Nov. 11, 2015 Richard J. Martin Community Center 189 Alfred Street, Biddeford The...

Good things continue to happen along the RiverWalk! Here’s a long-awaited update! Wayfinding Signage RiverWalk wayfinding signage has been installed in both Biddeford and Saco, based on the overall plan developed by Brad Woodworth of Woodworth Associates, in conjunction with staff from both cities.  Their purpose is to direct visitors from the RiverWalk to the...