New Bid Procedure Rejected by OOB Council
Old Orchard Beach town council rejected Councilor John Bird’s plan for sealed bids on purchases over 500 dollars. Bird criticized current bid practices, while Acting Town Manager Jerome Plante defended three-distributor bidding and admitted occasional nonwritten bids. Councilor Paul St Hilaire called competitive bargaining healthy for consumers.
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Old Orchard Beach
John Bird
Brune
Bird
Jerome Plante
Plante
Ouncilor
Paul St. Hilaire
Town council cabinet discusses bids and audits amid hiring of Plante
Council debate noted no second for Bird motion altering bid rules as Richard Marshall sought discretion for Plante. Audience member James Marshall questioned lack of voucher audits for Plante’s 2500 expense claim while Rita Belair spent 1281 in 1974. Plante’s hiring followed Belair’s suspension January 2. Council set meetings, hearings, and a workshop for March 24 and authorized grant applications for an incinerator pool project.
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Thomas Lee Sr
Bird
Richard Marshall
Plante
Marshall
James Marshall
Lante
Rita Belair
Belair
Department of Oasing and Urban Development
Fire Department
Biddeford Delays Full-Time Aide Policy Change
Biddeford School Board kept five teacher aides on half-day schedules for remainder of the year due to Title 1 funding shortfalls. Board approved full-time aide for one Emery School special education class at a cost of 350 dollars. Teachers had proposed donating one day’s pay to maintain aides. board concerns cited discrimination and funding limits.
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Christopher
Biddeford
Emerychool
Robert Hodge
Emery School
Christo Anton
Ork
Cumberland
Maine
Emery
Odge
Aurora
Gov Longley Seeks Offshore Lease Moratorium With Ford
Maine Governor James Longley, interrupting a ski trip, met President Ford in New Hampshire to press for a moratorium on offshore oil and gas leasing in New England. He urged federal cooperation on an offshore plan and discussed alternate energy with White House energy adviser Frank Zarb. The conference also featured remarks on education funding and local control by Casper Weinberger and others.
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Concord
N.H
Maine
James Longley
Greenville
Arsenal
Gerald Ford
White House
Longley
Spencer Apollonio
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New England
Canada
U.S
Zarb
Meldrim Thomson Jr
New Hampshire
Washington
William Baroody
Ford
Casper Weinberger
Weinberger
Congress
State of
EPA finds organic chemicals in drinking water in 79 of 80 cities
The EPA report shows six organic chemicals detected in 79 of 80 tested city water samples. The agency notes levels are very low but urges continued safety measures under the Safe Drinking Water Act signed by President Ford. Russell Train says the problem is nationwide and that public water users deserve reassurance.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Russell E. Train
EPA
Train
Lawrence
Mass
Seattle
Unusual raffle drawn under street light in Saco
The Saco River Corridor Association held a monthly meeting at Salmon Falls School Hollis but conducted a raffle at 10:30 p.m. under a Joy Valley street light to satisfy Saco license rules. Four members crossed the line to ensure legality and the fundraiser raised at least $800 to cover legal bills.
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Saco River
Corridor Association
Betty Wuesthoff
Association
Proposed Ordinance Would Limit New Saco Conservation Commission
The Saco council studied a proposal to reconstitute the abolished conservation commission as an advisory body with restricted authority. It would require meeting records, allow materials via council funding, and coordinate with the planning board on land areas while addressing membership and term details.
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Saco Conservation Commission
Saco City
Conservation Commission
James Ward
Samuel Zaitlin
Zaitlin
Ward
Council Finance Committee
Planning Board
Commission
Ronald Ayotte
Inside the Journal: Chuckle Live Says Pay and Worry Vanish
The feature riffs on wealth as a shield against care with humor about income and security. It mocks the idea that money cures all, noting satire about financial myths and everyday anxieties.
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