Saco Budget Hearings Highlight Long-Active Citizens
City officials in Saco convened the first public hearing on the 1977 2.7 million dollar budget at Fairfield School. The lineup included Van Piomiades Robert Fenderson Harold Waight and Newton Sanborn as long-active local figures attended by photo credit John Ewing.
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Saco
van Piomiades
Robert
Fenderson
Harold Waight
Newton Sanborn
F Airfield
John Ewing
Saco budget hearing weighs tax rise and raises
Saco residents urged higher taxes at the first public hearing on the 1977 budget. The Finance Committee proposed a tax rate increase from 38.30 to 39.42 per thousand, while Administrator John Dexter’s version would raise about 1.95 per thousand. The panel cut Dexter’s police funding, pared his cost of living raise, and faced a tied vote over restoring his salary and that of the City Planning Director. A final reading is set for May 16 with room for revision.
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Saco
Alfred Martin
Elmwood Dr
Saco City
John Dexter
Dexter
CETA
Roderick Potter
Raymond Hobbins
Arthur Lerman Hobbins
Samuel Zaitlin
Hobbins
O'Neil LeBlanc
Charles Pendleton
Rochard Hjort
Robert Cassette
William Boucouvalas
Paul Lamontagne
Finance Committee
Senate approves $4 billion jobs bill to spur 600000 positions
The Senate backed a compromise $4 billion able works jobs bill as part of Carter economic stimulus. Sponsors say the measure could create up to 600,000 jobs. The bill passed by voice vote and moves to the House for final action.
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Steve Gerstel
Washington
UPL
Senate Today
Carter
House
Beach council debates skateboard site at Veterans Memorial Park
Old Orchard Beach Town Council votes three to two to place a new skateboard facility in Veterans Memorial Park over Milliken Street lot. Opponents warn of safety and reverence concerns while supporters cite keeping kids off streets and potential profits.
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Old Orchard Beach
Veterans Memorial Park
The
Park Commission
Milliken Street
Richard Marshall
Veterans’ Memorial Park
Mokarzel
Veterans’ Monument
Memorial Park
Leslie Wyman
William Murphy
Timothy Tucker
Marshall
Jerome Plante
Plante
Kelley
Federal Economic Development Administration
Old Orchard Street
Illiken Street
Tucker
Joyce McKee
King Weinstein
Leo Larochelle
Zoning Board of Appeals
Planning Board
Re-greening Main Street in Kennebunk with new shade trees
Kennebunk conservation commission launches effort to plant 50 shade trees along Main Street to recreate a tree arch that once lined the avenue. Betty Joyce notes the project will cost about $6,500 with about half raised. funding aims for June completion with remaining trees planned for next spring.
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Michael Lafavore
Kennebunk
Main Street
Kennebunk Conservation Commission
Betty Joyce
Joyce
London
John Ewing
Almanac flashback history and notable dates
On this day in history notable events include the Duke of Wellington born in 1769 and a 1945 Dachau liberation of 32,000 prisoners. Other items note Hoovers 1931 meeting with the King of Siam and the 1975 South Vietnam surrender announcement by Duong Van Minh.
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Almanacky
United Press International
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
Saturn
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Boston
Herbert Hoover
Siam
United States
Dachau
Nazi Germany
Duong van Minh
South Vietnam
First Lady Rosalynn Carter Hosts Visitors During Recovery
The First Lady, recovering from breast lump removal surgery, greets a visiting group of men and touring children at the White House. She plans to attend a National Symphony lecture, continuing public duties despite her recent operation.
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Rosalynn Carter
UPI
Mrs. Carter
Blue Cross-Blue Shield in Maine Faces Regulatory Dispute
Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Maine contests being an insurer and thus under the Insurance Bureau. Superintendent Hagerty accuses the firm of a legal technicality to dodge regulation and previously rejected a proposed rate schedule set for July 1. Blue Cross says it did not submit the schedule for approval.
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Maine
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Frankey
Bureau of Insurance
Hagerty
Ogerty
Hogerty
Today’s chuckle on movie ratings and inclusivity
A light note reflecting on how past cinema judged films by merit rather than audience restrictions. The snippet hints at a nostalgic view of evolving movie rating standards and social inclusion.
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Sway Beach
Amy Levy
Joseph Mokarzel
Miriam G. Battey
Beach
Ken Joy
Bowdoin’s Pharmacy
Kennebunk Inn
White House
Journal
New England
Abby
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