Kampground Plans Approved in Kennebunk West Kennebunk
The Kennebunk planning board unanimously approved Paul Bergeron’s Kennebunk Kampground in West Kennebunk after a successful test well drive by Ronald Dyer Well Drilling Co. The well produced 35 gpm for 4 to 5 hours meeting 100 gpd per campsite.
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Barbara Smart
Kennebunk
Paulergeron
Kamground
Westennebunk
Bergeron
Robert Cyr
Ronald Dyer Well Drilling Co
William Ryder
Water Products Inc
Revere
Mass
William Hooper
Arcadia National Park
Richar F. Dutting
Kleinschmidt and
Bennett To Speak On Values In Christian Life At Biddeford
Rev. Owen Bennett OFM of St Hyacinth College Granby Mass will lecture at St Mary Hall Biddeford Friday at 8 pm presented by St Mary Sodality. He writes on epistemology and metaphysics and has lectured at UMass Amherst and RPI. The program is open to the public with a small admission fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Bennett
O.F.M
St. Hyacinth College and Seminary
Granby
Mass
St. Mary Hall
Biddeford
Father Bennett
St. Mary Sodality
University of Massachusetts In
Amherst
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
N.Y
Four Fire Engines Battle Saco Blaze
Four Saco fire engines and about 20 men fought a roof fire at a Boom Road home owned by Laurent Morrisette. Sparks from a chimney ignited the roof, and the alarm rang at 8 12 p m. Significant roof damage was reported but the blaze was contained early. Bats inhabit most parts of the world except the coldest regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Laurent Morrisette
Boom Road
Bigelow Mountain Park Plan Sparks Maine Debate
Maine lawmakers heard bids to turn Bigelow Mountain into a state park or a private timber and resort complex led by Massachusetts developer John Marden. Critics warn a private scheme would favor wealthy skiers while limiting access for Maine residents, amid a proposed 1.5 million dollar state bond and matching federal funds.
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Augusta
Maine
Bigelow Mountain
Stephen Clark
National Resources Council
Massachusetts
John Marden
Boston-New York-Washington
Clark
Legislative Public Lands Committee
Bigelow
Marden
Concord
Mass
Flagstaff Corp
Aspen
Vail
Colorado
Flagstaff
Elden H. Shute Jr
Farmington
Appalachian Mountain Club
Maine Fish and Game Committee
Maine Sierra Club
Maine Snowmobile Association
John Christie
Saddleback
Ed Rogers
Sugarloaf Businessmen’s Association
Lawrence Stuart
Parks and Recreation Department
Western Maine Mountain Area Planning Committee
Rogers
Shute
Maria Callas Debuts as Opera Director in Turin
Opera soprano Maria Callas directed Verdi's Sicilian Vespers at the Royal Opera House Turin. The 49 year old Miss Callas shared the stage with Italian tenor Giuseppe di Stefano before an 1800 strong crowd that included President Giovanni Leone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turin
Italy
Maria Callas
Royal Opera House
Miss Callas
Guiseppe di Stefano
Giovanni Leone
Explorers Attend Fundy Conference Plan Across Regions
Members of Search and Rescue Explorer Post 399 with Biddeford Fire Department and Pine Tree Council posts traveled Friday to the Prince of Fundy and Nova Scotia for a council planning conference. They outlined six months of activities. Officers elected include Belinda Burns as chairman Bridget Burns as treasurer from the Kennebunkport ship and Diane Paquette secretary from the Medical Post. Attendees totaled 68 explorers from York District and 250 from the Council.
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Search and Rescue Explorer
Biddeford
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Arundel
Diane Paquette
Medical Post
Webber Hospital
York District
Council
Novelist Eleanor Flexner Sees Women’s Jobs Limits
Northampton Mass AP novelist Eleanor Flexner nominee for National Book Award discusses gender barriers. She notes literature offers few obstacles for qualified women while other jobs once closed to her show ongoing pay and opportunity gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
Eleanor Flexner
Miss Flexner
Mary Wollstonecraft
Jackie Robinson
Ann Crawford Flexner
Mrs. Wiggs
Abraham
Swarthmore
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Thornton Academy
Sue Scales
Paul Simanonok
Stanley Scontras
Michael Spath
Kampground
Ifford Boyer
Soil Conservation Service
Lloyd Robinson
Ments
Kennebunk River
Michael Severance
Sea Side’ Motor Inn
Severance
Bennett
Saco Blaze
Batt
Eddie
Children’s Dept
Missy
Tan
Navy
Fundy
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