No Easy Remedy For Youth Center's Troubles
A Biddeford community meeting reviewed the Ross Community Center youths who resist school, police, and parks services. officials urged volunteer help and school and agency aid while funding for federal personnel winds down, with a plan to save the center amid growing budget strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Community Center
Park and Recreation
Parks and Recreation
John Braley
Recreation Department
Braley
Howard Hanson
Biddeford
New Administrator Takes Reins In Saco Sewage Budget
John Dexter, the newly appointed Saco city administrator, led the Monday city council meeting where sewer issues dominated. Following the sewer budget committee’s recommendation, the council voted to reallocate funds from the sewer budget to address pressing sewage problems in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco City
John Dexter
Saco
Repair Sewers In Westward Lane And Cleveland Streets Project
The council heard plans to reconstruct the sanitary sewer from Cleveland to King streets to fix flushing issues in Westward Lane Clark King Winter and parts of Main. Crowley projected a two year program costing about 82000 while a linked Stockman Avenue project remains under study for 825k. Residents petitioned for sewer connection prompting the study and a 1250 pollution source investigation shared between Old Orchard Beach and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
King Streets
Cley
Timothy Crowley
Westward Lane
Clark Street
King and
Winter Streets
Main Street
Crowley
Council
Paula Armstrong
Robert Cassette
van Psomiades
King and Cleveland Street
Stockman Avenue
Cumberland Avenue
Finance Committee
Mabel Avenue
Coolidge Street
Lucille Street
Paul Street
Louise Street
Stockman
Cumberland Avenues
Armstrong
Cleveland Streets
Conservation Commission
Samuel Zaitlin
Old Orchard
Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute
Goosefare Brook
Psomiades
William Flahive
Old Orchard Beach
Levitt Plan Option Extended in Kennebunk
At a closed meeting Kennebunk selectmen discussed Levitt and Sons offer to sell their option on 90 acres off Summers Street for 65 000 with a land price of 140 000. Levitt proposed a 154 unit condo subdivision though the deadline expired March 28 1974. The town may pursue private funding to buy the option or land for a park while some locals have lost interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Selectmen
Levitt and Sons of
New England
Summers Street
Heber Smith
Levitt
James Nadeau
E.R. Jellison
Smith
W. John Ameriing
Roger Elliott
Optimistic Oscar Night Draws Stars to 46th Academy Awards
Hollywood brims with optimism as the 46th Academy Awards unfold in Los Angeles with stars from Ann Margret to Elizabeth Taylor. Brando and Redford skip, while Glenda Jackson and Barbra Streisand decline. Groucho Marx to receive a special tribute. NBC settles a labor dispute with air conditioning workers before the telecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ann-Margret
Elizabeth Taylor
Marlon Brando
Robert Redford
Brando
Redford
Glenda Jackson
Rome
Barbra Streisand
Miss Streisand
The
NBC
Burbank
Inside The Journal Classifieds and Dear Abby Joke
A lighthearted note in the weekly page teases growing pains at any age with a playful quip about gardening. The line hints at a familiar newspaper rhythm across sections like classifieds, horoscopes, and comics. No specific people or events are named.
Saco May Get 25000 Grant For Industrial Park Project
The FHA indicates a potential 25000 grant toward a 50000 request to aid purchase and development of the privately owned Saco Industrial Park. City officials, state reviewers, and soil water management concerns shape the plan as work proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Park
Saco
Farmer's Home Administration
FHA
Robert Cassette
Dwight A. Sewell
Goosefare Brook
Arthur Huot
Saco Industrial Development Committee
Empty Post Office Seen As Courthouse
Biddeford mayoral committee weighs using the old Washington Street post office as a district courthouse to be leased by Maine. A sub committee will study facilities and costs while surveys assess public ideas for the four year empty building and parking needs. Other options include a police station cultural center or community college services. The building is under General Services Administration control with a $70,000 asking price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
State of
Maine
Constantine Karvanides
District Court
Peppere! Trust
York County Counseling Service
York County Community College Services
YWCA
YMCA
Karvonides
General Services Administration
Karevonides
Gibbs Oil Refinery Noise Odor Illumination Figures Revealed
The Journal reports statistical data on noise odor and illumination for Gibbs Oil Co refinery plans in Sanford. Environmental consultant Alan Epstein says the plant would be odorless with minimal boundary noise and a safe vapor recovery system using large 75 foot diameter spheres. A public hearing on rezoning from limited to heavy industrial is set for Sanford Town Hall tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibbs Oil Co
Sanford
Alan Epstein
Environmentalesearch and Technology
Lexington, Mass
Journal Monday
Sanford Warrant Committee
Foil
Epstein
Journal
Sanford Town Hall
Gibbs
South Sanord
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Parks and Recreation Department
Washington Street Center
E.C. Jordan
Portland
Saco Dump
Cassette
Trixie
Denise Roberge
Dick Danforth
By Peter Kingsley
Jack Lemmon
Inside the Journal
Abby
Baes Bat AS
Susan Morrison
State Clearing House
Earland Morrison
Soil Conservation Service
Morrison
Christopher Couch
Lucien Dutremble
By Brian Thayer
Friends of Intelligent Land Use
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