Hello, Goodbye

~ Randy Seaver

Dear readers,

Once again, I have some good news and some bad news. Let’s start with the good news.

Roughly 24 hours ago, Laura told me it was time for me to get a bit more serious about the Biddeford Gazette, an online multi-media news source focused on the city of Biddeford.

Instead of trying to run the Gazette as a subpage here — on my personal blog site — I went ahead and purchased a new domain so that the Gazette could stand on its own without all the clutter and distraction of my blog, Lessons in Mediocrity.

Going forward, as time and funding allows, I will be making enhancements to the Biddeford Gazette site to improve its functionality and design.

My goal is to give you an alternative and comprehensive overview of what is happening in the Biddeford area.

Now the bad news.

As I continue working to build the Biddeford Gazette, I am going to need your help. Mainly, I’m hoping you will subscribe (for free) and follow us on social media.

By subscribing, you will get an email update every time a new story is published. Your email address will NOT be shared with anyone else. Go here to subscribe.

I hate to be a pain in the ass, but if you are already a subscriber of my blog, you will need to subscribe separately to the Biddeford Gazette. It’s free and it’s worth it.

Throughout all of this, I will continue my blog on a more personal scale. To learn more about the Biddeford Gazette go here.

As always, thank you so much for reading!

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Published by Randy Seaver

Randy Seaver is a cranky, nearly insufferable malcontent living in Biddeford. He is a retired newspaper editor and the principal of a small strategic communications consulting firm. He may be contacted at randy@randyseaver.com

4 thoughts on “Hello, Goodbye”

    1. I wouldn’t describe it as “abandoning” those two communities. Here are my three primary reasons for focusing just on Biddeford. (Things could always change in the future) 1.) Saco Bay News is already doing a great job covering news in those communities. 2.) I am literally a one-person operation; so, I cannot afford to spread myself thin. 3.) Currently, the mayor of Saco is my stepsister. Trying to cover Saco news would trigger all sorts of conflict-of-interest issues. All that said, if there is a “major” story in either Saco or OOB (fire, bank robbery, murder, etc.) I would probably include that information in the Gazette

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  2. I believe this is a good move and I would offer that a group of us serve as advisory to your efforts and design a strategic plan to help keep you focused. My 2 cents!

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