Two Biddeford women die Aug 3 after illnesses
Mrs. Marion V. McMahon, 76, of 428 Pool Road Biddeford, died August 3 at an Old Orchard Beach Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Born January 12, 1897 in Colebrook New Hampshire, she was the widow of Thomas McMahon and survived by a daughter Shirley Gross of Biddeford, two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Sunday at 1 p.m. at Shumway-Gross Funeral Home Saco, interment Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford. friends may call Saturday 7-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Lucille B. Peloquin, 66, of 17 Grant Street Biddeford, who died August 3 at a local hospital, will be celebrated Monday at 8:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Church with interment at St. Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. She was born October 20, 1906 in Biddeford, daughter of Narcisse and Lucienne Fontaine. survived by husband Francis E. Peloquin, son Roland, several half siblings and nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements at Bolduc Funeral Home Biddeford with viewing times Saturday and Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
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Marion V. McMahon
Pool Road
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Colebrook
N.H
Thomas
Victoria (Strong) Scott
McMahon
Thomas McMahon
Robert
Shirley) Gross
Lucille B. Peloquin
Grant St
Narcisse and
Lucienne Appleton Fontaine Jr
St. Joseph Church
Francis E
Pete) Peloquin
Roland Peloquin
Ernest Fontaine
Simeon Fontaine
Saco
Lawrence Croteau
St. Joseph Cemetery
Bolduc
Alfred St
Fred H Swasey Sr 1888 198? dies in Wells Beach
Fred H Swasey Sr 84 born Oct 28 1888 South Berwick son of Frank E and Elizabeth A Swasey died Aug 3 at his sister’s Wells Beach residence. Lifelong Mason and former Ravenna Ohio Portage County Appraiser survived by son Fred H Swasey Jr sister Cora Currier brother Henry Swasey and grandchildren. Funeral held Monday in Ravenna with Maple Grove Cemetery interment. Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk to host viewing Saturday evening.
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Wells
Fred H. Swasey
North L St
Lakewood
Fila
Wells Beach
South Berwick
Frank E
Elizabeth A. (Goddard) Swasey
South Berwick High School
University of Maine
New Hampshire
Masonic Lodge
Portage County
Ravenna
Ohio
Fred H. Swasey Jr
Diamond
Henry C. Swasey
Pinellas Park
Fla
Cora S. Currier
the Woods Funeral Home
Maple Grove Cemetery
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St
Kennebunk
Angelina Letourneau 88 Biddeford resident dies after long illness
Angelina Letourneau age 88 of 67 Pool Street Biddeford died August 2 at home after a lengthy illness. Born April 6 1885 in D'Israeli Quebec she was a daughter of Joseph and Adeline Pouliot. Survived by son Emile Letourneau three daughters Marie Anna Gregoire Anna Pontbriant Mire Germaine Danis two brothers Fromance Isaie Pouliot and many grandchildren and great grands. Mass of Christian Burial at St Andre Church Biddeford with interment in St Joseph Cemetery. Emond and Conroy Funeral Home to preview hours Saturday and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
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Angelina Letourneau
Pool St
Biddeford
D'Israeli
Que
Joseph and
Adeline (Leblanc) Pouliot
Letourneau
St. Andre Church
Adelard Letourneau
Emile Letourneau
Marie Anna Gregoire
Salem
Mass
Anna Pontbriant
Mire Germaine Danis
Fromance
Isaie Pouliot
D’israeli
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond and Conroy
Hill St
Card of Thanks for hospital visit and gifts
Roseanna Tardif thanks relatives and friends for visits gifts flowers and cards during hospital stay. She includes thanks to Fathers Sirois and St. Cyr of St An dre s and Father Carrier of St. Joseph, Drs Johnston and Don and the first floor nurses at Webber Hospital, and Noella Lamirande.
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Roseanna Tardif
Fathers Sirois
St. Cyr
St. Andre's
Father Carrier
St. Joseph
Funeral notices for Leandre R Charest and Angelina Letourneau
Mrs Leandre R Charest of Kinney Shores Saco to have funeral Mass at Notre Dame de Lourdes Saco Saturday at 10 AM Calling hours 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home Biddeford Also Angelina Letourneau of 67 Pool Street Biddeford to have funeral Mass at St Andre Church Monday at 9 AM Calling hours at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford this evening 7 to 9 and Saturday and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM
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Charest
Leandre R
Kinney Shores
Saco
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Emond and Conroy Funeral Home
Hill St
Biddeford
Lacourse
Oscar
Arundel
St. Joseph's Church
Emond and Conroy
Letourneau
Angelina
Pool St
St. Andre's Church
Hill St. Biddeford
Litchfield Woman Dies In Car Crash
Florence Libby, 79, of Litchfield died in a one car crash on Halloween road after a vehicle left the road in heavy rain and struck an embankment. The driver sustained minor injuries, state police reported.
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Litchfield
Florence Libby
Hallowe's
Weather outlook for Portland turns partly sunny
Tonight mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the north and east. Low temperatures 60 to 65. Saturday remains partly sunny with highs in the 70s to low 40s.
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Portland
Maritime Weather Forecast for Eastport to Merrimack
Southerly winds five to 15 knots veer to southwest tonight with west retreat. West to northwest winds five to 15 knots Saturday. Slow diminishing tonight and Saturday. Visibility near zero in fog increasing to five miles or more tonight or Saturday.
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Eastport
Merrimack River
New England Temperature Readings Across Major Cities
A 24 hour temperature report lists Boston Chatham Nantucket Pittsfield Worcester Providence Hartford Concord Lebanon Mount Washington Burlington Montpelier Newport Bangor Caribou Eastport Greenville Portland Rumford along with values 73 69 52 78 72 in linked data, showing regional highs and variances across New England and nearby Canadian cities. The snippet reflects weather observation patterns with several state capitals and coastal towns included.
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Boston
Chatham
Nantucket
Pittsfield
Worcester
Providence
CONN
Hartford New Hampshir
Concord
Lebanon
Mount Washington
Vermont
Burlington
Montpelier
Newport Bangor
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Portland
Rumford Canadian
Halifax
Montreal
Quebec
MAINE
Storm floods threaten Northeast as heavy rain kills seven
Torrential rains produced flash floods across Pennsylvania New Jersey and New England with at least seven dead and hundreds evacuated. New York City faced 2.5 inches of rain knocking out lines and snarling transit while flash flood warnings extended to New England and the southern Rockies.
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New England
Rockies
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Norristown
Philadelphia
New York City
Manhattan
Coordinators Named For York County Community College Services
A coordinator and two counselors selected to staff YCCCS offices opening Aug. 13 in Biddeford and Sanford. Ellen Forbes named coordinator. Judith Mellor to Biddeford. Lorraine Masure to Sanford. Offices to aid students as courses start in September at St Francis College, Nassan College, and area high schools.
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Christopher Couch
York County Community College Services
Biddeford
Sanford
Ellen Forbes
Marshwood High School
Eliot
Judith A. Mellor
Springvale
Lorraine D. Masure
Maine
American Friends Service Committee
Springfield College
Springvale Veterinary Hospital
Mellor
Roger Williams College
Providence
R.L
Sweetser Children’s Home
Saco
Lewiston
Nassan College
YCCCS
School Department
Biddeford High School
St. Francis College
University of Maine At
Portland-Gorham
Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute
UCCCS
University of Maine System
State Act of Educational and Cultural Services
Two Vehicle Crash In Saco Injuries Reported None
A 1970 Ford driven by Donald Gauthier of Biddeford and a Biddeford Saco Bus in 1947 ACF bus driven by Josep Gaudette of Saco collided on North Street near Maremont's driveway at 6 56 am. No injuries. Gauthier’s car sustained about 350 in damage, the bus had only scratches.
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Saco
Donald Gauthier
Middle St
Biddeford
Maremont
Gauthier
Break in at Saco Democratic HQ under police scrutiny
Saco Police Deputy Chief Al Martin says investigations indicate the break in was not political mischief as suggested by Michael Rube of the Saco Young Democrats. Police allege intruders used a crow bar to pry the front door and broke a glass door to enter the office.
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Saco Democratic
Saco
al Martin
Michael Rube
Saco Young Democrats
Old Orchard Beach Police Release Thursday Arrest List
Old Orchard Beach officials released a list of arrests from Thursday for various charges. The record includes a 17 year old juvenile from Old Orchard Beach charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
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Old Orchard Beach
Collision at Biddeford Post Office parking lot
Local police report no injuries or citations after a morning collision in the Biddeford Post Office parking lot. A 1971 Ford driven by Jeannette A. Boutin, 54, of 88 West Cutts Street, Biddeford, struck a 1970 Ford driven by Fernand Petit Sr.
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Biddeford
Jeannette A. Boutin
West Cutts St
Fernand Petit Sr
Rubbish Fire at Verrier Construction Site in Biddeford
Fire crews from Biddeford Engine six responded to a rubbish fire at the Alfred Street shopping center on the Verrier Construction Company property. The fire was extinguished with no injuries reported.
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Biddeford
Alfred Street
Verrier Construction Company
Fire on Yates Street in Biddeford curtailed by firefighters
A fire on Yates Street in Biddeford was extinguished before responders arrived. A short circuit in a wire ignited a Central Maine Power telephone pole. Engine six and Biddeford Pop! car nine arrived on scene around 6 45 Thursday evening.
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Yates Street
Biddeford
Maine
Fire Devastates Summerland Hotel Resort in Douglas
A blaze swept the Summerland complex on the Douglas seafront killing at least 46 people and injuring about 890. Police expect the toll to rise as crews search upper floors of the seven story complex known as a Coney Island style entertainment center.
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Douglas
Isle of Man
Douglas Seafront
Frank Weedon
Summerland
Coney Island
L. Shaffer
Water Ski Tourney Opens in Sanford With 130+ Entrants
More than 130 skiers from 13 states enter the Eastern Regional Water Ski Tournament at Pond 1 in Sanford. Skiers compete in slalom, jumping, and trick events to qualify for nationals in Virginia in two weeks. The event is sponsored by the Sanford-Springvale J.C.'s and the Square Pond Waterski Association and runs through Sunday.
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Sanford
Virginia
Sanford-Springvale J.c.’S
Square Pond Waterski Association
Pond 1
Complaint Filed Against Keating On Rent Hikes
Maine AG office says rent increase by Portand real estate broker Edward T Keating would yield him over 20 percent profit on a $200000 Eastern Avenue apartment complex housing 50 tenants many of them elderly or on fixed incomes The filing in Kennebec County Superior Court cites "unreasonable and unjust" conditions If allowed many tenants could lose housing or cut other expenses A temporary restraining order blocks increases with a permanent injunction hearing set for August 14 before Superior Court Justice William E McCarthy
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Augusta
Maine
Port
Edward T. Keating
Kennebec County
Keating
Martin ‘K. Welk
Eastern Avenue
S.uperior Court
William E. McCarthy
McCarthy
Delta DC-9 crash survivor to have legs amputated
Air Force Sgt. Leopold Chouinard, the only survivor of the Logan Airport crash, faces leg amputations to improve survival after third degree burns covering over 80 percent of his body. Doctors call the operation radical yet necessary. 88 others died in the disaster. He recalled being helped free and shoved to safety as flames engulfed the rear of the plane. Federal investigators report no sudden crew action or power surge before impact.
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Boston
Delta Airlines
Logan
Air Force
Leopold Chouinard
Marshfield
Massachusetts General Hospital
Chouinard
Joshua Tofield
John Constable
Bible School Closing Event at United Baptist Church
Vacation Bible School program tonight at United Baptist Church Main Street Saco features handwork exhibition and songs. Reverend Theodore Euson invites parents and friends to attend as children perform This Little Light of Mine I Have to Follow Jesus Im Happy All the Time In Gods Green Pastures and Happiness Is The Lord.
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Vacation Bible School
United Baptist Church
Main Street
Saco
Theodore Euson
Jesus
Unemployment Drops in July Amid Race Gap Rise
Washington reports July unemployment at 4.2 percent, overall employment steady at 84.6 million. White jobless rate fell to 4.1 percent, while blacks and other races saw a sharp rise to 93 percent, with May rate at 9.4 percent. administration aims for 4.5 percent by year end.
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Washington
United States
Oe Department
Labor Department
Doria Salvage Crew Returns To Site Today
FAIRHAVEN Mass AP The Narragansett trawler aims for the Andrea Doria salvage site off Nantucket for another attempt at recovering about 4 million in treasure. A deep sea habitat carries two divers who will live there up to two weeks to access vaults inside the liner after electrical issues halted operations last week.
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Fairhaven
Mass
Narragansett
Nantucket
Electrica
Flag Football Sign Up Opens in Kennebunk
Kennebunk registration for flag football starts Saturday at Park Street School from 9 a.m. to noon with a second session on August 11 for those who cannot attend the first. Two age groups 8 to 10 and 11 to 13. No limit on entries within ages. donors must bring birth certificate and $1.25 insurance. Parents must accompany players. Questions to Recreation Program Director Richard Heikkinen.
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Kennebunk
Park Street
Recreation Commission
Francis Lamontagne
Richard Heikkinen
Kennebunk Recreation
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