Providence sports writer Joseph F. McHenry dies at home
Joseph F. McHenry longtime Providence Journal Bulletin sports writer died at his Providence home Tuesday night. A 1936 Providence College graduate, he joined the Journal-Bulletin in 1946 after time at the Providence Star-Tribune. He covered the Red Sox camp in Florida and returned to Rhode Island a week ago. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Seven Die In Crash Of Truck Car On I 75 Georgia
Seven killed and three injured when a tractor trailer rammed a station wagon on Interstate 75 near Tifton Georgia. Victims include Woodrow Edwards and family, with fire crews removing bodies and a survivor in critical condition. Truck driver Hutchinson charged with following too closely and license issues. A separate obituary notes Sidney Slack’s death in Anchorage after WWII service and lists family survivors and funeral details.
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Anthony Colomb 59 Saco resident died after brief illness
Anthony R. Colomb 59 of 31 Roebuck Ave Saco died Tuesday in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born Swanton Vermont Jan 17 1916 he was WWII veteran and worked for West Point Pepperell in Biddeford. Survived by widow Bernice three sons two daughters two sisters a brother and three grandchildren. Mass Thursday 10 am Most Holy Trinity Church burial Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco Maine
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Fitness Program Offered by Biddeford Parks Department
The Biddeford Parks and Recreation Department will offer a Women's Fitness Program at Biddeford Junior High School starting April 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. Each session features an hour of trimming exercises and a sports hour with activities like basketball and volleyball. The eight week course is supervised by Sandra Girard.
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Funeral Home Listings and Contacts
Funeral service notices show SHUMWAY AND GROSS at 35 Spring St Saco with phone 284 5611 and SANSOUCY BLAIS Funeral Home at 1 Stone St Biddeford with phone 283 3653, directed by R Martel.
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Police arrest Portland man at gunpoint in Biddeford
Biddeford police say they arrested Kormes Welch, 20, of Portland at gun point on Prospect Street Tuesday afternoon after a staneart robbery at the Dorothy Dean store in Biddeford Shopping Center. He faces charges of aiding and abetting robbery over theft of about $50 in change. A warrant is out for another Portland man. A six year-old boy provided directions, aiding pursuit.
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Maine Daily Jackpot numbers drawn in Augusta
The Augusta Maine Daily Jackpot drawing produced winning numbers 1340 4707 6820 with the digits 1 3 4 0 4 7 0 7 6 8 2 0. No prize details are given in the text.
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Public Safety Beat: Vandalism and Vehicle Thefts
Public safety notes report a rock thrown through a Saco Drive In ticket booth window and damaged door by unknown vandals. Kennebunkport reports gas pump hose slashed at Morrison's Taxi, second such act in three weeks. Police also quell a truck engine fire in Kennebunk and recover a stolen car in Saco. Two cars collide on Ocean Park Road causing about 700 in damages.
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House defeats Prestile Stream upgrade bill in Maine
The Maine House voted 112 to 28 against a bill to reclassify Prestile Stream from C to B-1 in Aroostook County. Opponents argued no environmental need and potential harm to negotiations for Easton sugar beet refinery and Vahlsing potato plant.
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Emery School Teachers Propose fund to save aides
Biddeford Emery School teachers plan to donate one day of pay to raise money for five full time aides through a school board match to cover remaining months. The aide program is cut back after Title 1 funds fell short, with 30 aides system wide affected and a April 13 board review likely.
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Recall Issue Again On Beach Agenda
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Another recall election date may be set at the Thursday Town Council meeting at Loranger School. May 5 is suggested for a recall. Councillor John Bird seeks to cancel part of a January resolution suspending Rita Belair as town manager. The agenda includes budget items, HUD funding talks, tax liens, dog spaying clinic, vendor licenses, union talks, and purchases over $100.
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Gorillas on a Motorbike Stir Fitchburg Police
In Fitchburg Massachusetts John A Bosk Jr 23 dressed in a black gorilla suit rode a motorcycle on Maine Street in the afternoon A police officer stopped him For riding without protective headgear Bosk faces six charges including being a dis orderly person driving an un registered vehicle operating an uninsured vehicle and refusing to show registration He pleaded innocent and was released for trial May 6
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Father Sacrifices for Son Rescues Friend in Canal Tragedy
In St. Petersburg Florida AP report Peter Puma struggled to revive five year old Christopher Puma after he fell into a canal to save Jackie Nolan Bradford. The 8 year old son disappeared and drowned in the muddy water, leaving Peter stunned by his loss.
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