Debated Kennebunkport Charter Session Forms of Government
Kennebunkport town charter commission held a discussion with 26 citizens on potential government forms. The dialogue weighed town manager and town council options, while affirming the current Town Meeting system's responsiveness.
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Kennebunkport
Town Charter Commission
Commission
John Feeury
Selectman
Dave Walley
Grace Howard
Kennebunk
Floods Swallow 10.4 Million Acres Across Seven States
Floodwaters cover 10.4 million acres in seven states with $193 million in crop and business damage. Missouri levees breach near St. Louis forcing evacuations of 600 mobile homes. Two more deaths raise toll to at least 10 as Illinois and Louisiana face heavy losses.
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Missouri
St. Louis
Boshelown
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
George Thad Watts
St. Charles County
Ilinois
Larry Wolfe
Havana
Illinois River
Charles Noble
Mississippi River Commission
Vicksburg
Miss
Louisiana
Arkansas
North
Little Rock
Robert L. Rosamond
Baton Rouge
Louisana Farm Bureau Federation
Rail agency shift moves May closure for Biddeford offices
The Boston and Maine Corporation will close its Biddeford rail agency on May 23 and transfer duties to the Dover New Hampshire office. On the same date Kennebunk Old Orchard Pine Point and Scarborough Beach stations will also come under Dover. Biddeford Chamber of Commerce secretary Clayton Cartmill urged affected businesses to file complaints in writing with the Maine Public Utilities Commission and Transportation Director Robert True. the commission can call a public hearing.
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Boston and Maine Corporation
Biddeford
Dover
Kennebunk
Old Orchard
Pine Point
Scarborough Beach
Clayton Cartmill
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Robert True
The
Utilities Commission
Cartmill
Local Senators Urge State Ownership of Maine Pike
Senator Guy Marcotte of Biddeford told the Transportation Committee at a public hearing that the Maine Turnpike should be state owned. He argued there is no legal obstacle to a state takeover as the ongoing battle continues.
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Maine
Augusta
Guy Marcotte
Biddeford
Transportation Committee
State
Senate
Sen
Marcotte
Turnpike Authority
MTA
Braley Questions New School Sewerage Plant or Extend Lines
Saco mayor Braley urged a review of building a separate sewerage plant for the new Buxton Road junior high versus extending city sewer lines to the area. The plan would cost about 90 000 dollars for a dedicated facility, while extending lines could serve a larger city section using existing plants. The matter prompts talks among the city council school committees and residents amid potential conflicts of interest tied to Hillview Heights development.
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Saco
Berton Braley
Buxton Road
Braley
Saco Planning Board
Nicholas Scontras
Leroy Waycott
Armand Mercier
Waycott
Hillview Heights
Mercier
Scontras
Braicy
Saco zoning change eyed to attract industry
At a Saco planning board hearing residents debated rezoning about 30 acres of Mare mont and Sweetser Home land from residential to industrial use near Roebuck Avenue. State land take and Tampax and Gaziano site access were noted as factors shaping the proposed change.
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Saco City Hall
Dudley Roever
Saco
North Street
Lester Black
Maremont Corp
Sweetser
Boston and Maine
Roebuck
Roucouvasiely
Wiliam Boucouvala
Saco Planning Board
Economic Improvement Commission
Arthur Huot
Roever
Frank Gaziano
Gaziano
Floods At-A-Glance The Nation Faces Massive Floods
The Associated Press reports over 104 million acres across seven Mississippi River Valley states flooded by the Mississippi Missouri and tributaries. Ten deaths and thousands displaced after a levee breach in St Charles County Missouri. Total property damage estimated at millions with soybeans cotton and sugarcane ruined in many areas.
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Associated Press
Iere
Mississippi River Valley
Mississippi
Missouri
Ilinois
St. Charles County
Three Firms Seek Space In Biddeford Complex
Bosal Foam Products of South Portland seeks to move with Halley Polyester Fibers and Gail Ann Fabrics into 50 000 square feet vacated by Components Inc at the Biddeford Saco Development Corporation site. Harrisburg promises no disruption to current tenants as sale goes to stockholders May 10. The site at Pearl and Smith Streets once supported 2800 workers and now hosts Westland Shoe Preciston Screw Atlantic Products Quality Leather John Roberts and Chemlan tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Harrisburg
Bosal Foam Products Company
South Portland
Biddeford Econome Inprovement Commission
Biddeford-Saco Development Corporation
Components, Inc
Harrisburg
Roger Johnson
Local Development Corporation
Pearl and
Smith Streets
Saco Lowell
Biddeford
Westland Shoe
Preciston Screw Machine
Atlantic Products
Quality Leather
John Roberts
Chemlan
Development Corporation
Labor Unrest Hit Japan as POW Rescues Aim to Be Honored
Reported turmoil in Japan features wartime labor unrest and recognition for attempted rescuers. The piece notes POWs and local officials discussing postwar tensions and upcoming public honors for the rescuers.
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Japan
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Ind
Gerry Murphy
Robert Clayton
White River
Eugene Berky
Fred Severance
Severance
Contin
Nice Tatro
Delta
Louisiana Conservation Department
Biddeford Rail Agency
Frank Hancock
By Michael Spath
Planning Board
Portland
Mercy Hospital
Old Orchard Beach
Peter A. Ferrante
Portland Avenue
Milliken Mills Road
Jeff
Manwell
Michael Viola
John Belanger
Gil Pelletier
Robert Boynton
John Rafferty
Viola
Maxwell
Art Nadeau
Biddeford Complex
By Christopher Couch
Bosal Foam
United States
Canada
Halley
Gail Ann Fabrics
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