Biddeford Obituaries Highlight Local Residents and Officials
Obituaries detail services for Paul A. Boissonneault 57 of Biddeford who died after a lengthy illness, with mass planned at St. Andre Church and burial in St. Joseph Cemetery. Also mention Janet G. Bisaillon 65 of Biddeford, funeral at St. Joseph Church with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, and former Maine Inland Fisheries and Game Commissioner George W. Bucknam honored with a memorial service in Augusta. Surviving family members and calling hours listed for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Boissonneault
Hillside Ave
Biddeford
Alfred and
Anna (Tardif) Boissonneault
St. Andre School
St. Andre Church
Overell Manufacturing Co
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond and Conroyeneral
Hill St. Biddeford
Janet G. Bisaillon
Roberts St
Leominster
Mass
Amedio
Andonia DiFazio
Marc V
Bernadette) Perreault
Saco
St. Joseph Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Emond and Conroy Funeral Home
Hill St
Augusta
Maine
George W. Bucknam
Inland Fisheries and Game Department
Green Street United Methodist Church
Bucknam
Gardiner
Maynard F. Marsh
Fish and Game Department
Sea Shore Fisheries, Parks and Recreation Services
Columbia Falls
Washington State Teachers College
Machias
University of Maine At
Orono
Baring
Woodland
Waterville
Belgrade Lakes
Helen
Charles Bucknam
West Hartford
Federal lands bill a windfall for York County
U S Rep William Cohen says a House approved measure to shift relief to local governments from non taxable federal lands would bring Maine about 5000 more funds. He notes Oxford and Hancock Counties gain about 25 000 and York 2775 with Knox and Washington smaller. Cohen also lauds tax reform amendments to boost energy saving via insulation and windows and says a bill to let the Civil Aeronautics Board approve senior fares would boost elderly travel and fill airline seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
U.S
William Cohen
Cohen
Oxford
Hancock
York
Knox
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Rhode Islander Dies In Maine Car Crash In Bethel
A North Providence man identified as R.J. was killed when his car failed to negotiate a turn on U S Route 2 in Bethel Maine and struck a tree. James W McCall driving west was pronounced dead in Augusta. another man was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Maine
Providence
R.J
James W. McCall
U.S
Funeral Home Listings for Biddeford and Saco Officials
SANSOUCY BLAIS Funeral Home on Stone Street Biddeford with phone 283 3653 directed by R Martel. SHUMWAY AND GROSS Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco phone 284 5611.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
Biddeford
R. Martel
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Lobster Theft and Purses Rifled in Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach police report a theft of 45 chicken lobsters worth 85 dollars from Rodney's Seafood in the Halfway section of Saco Avenue Saturday morning between 3 and 6. A citizen's band radio valued at 400 dollars and a 75 dollar antenna were stolen from a car owned by Guy Dumont in Quebec, parked at the Royal Anchor Motel on East Grand Avenue. Three Beach residents and Country Store workers Sherry Nadeau Patti McKee and Donna Gowers reported 146 dollars stolen from their wallets stored in a store room on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Rodney's Seafood
Saco Avenue
Guy Dumont
Quebec
Royal Anchor
East Grand Avenue
OOB
Sherry Nadeau
Patti McKee
Donna Gowers
Beach
Open government or closed doors Longley transparency debate
Governor James B. Longley draws scrutiny for secrecy in state matters from industrial recruitment trips to veto messages and advisory task force deliberations. The piece contrasts his approach with former governor Kenneth Curtis and argues public access suffers when key actions are shrouded from reporters and citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven P. Rosenfield
Associated Press
Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Saco
White House
Defense Department
Bangor Mental Health Institute
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Longley
Kenneth Curtis
Curtis
State House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Maine refinery project eyed as cornerstone of petrochemical complex
New York businessman Julius Flescher promotes Maine Refining and Petro-Chemical Corp to anchor a potential 2 billion petrochemical complex in Maine. He envisions a 10 year build with 10 000 to 20 000 indirect jobs, serving as a hub for multiple petrochemical plants. He acknowledges environmental concerns and says site selection is preliminary, not coastal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
New York
New York City
Julius Flescher
Flescher
Maine Refining and Petro-Chemical
Maine Corporation
Atlass
Portland
Maine
Wynn Wins B C Open by One Stroke in Rain Delay
Bob Wynn edged Bob Gilder by one stroke to capture the B C Open at Endicott New York finishing 13 under par 271 after birdies on the 16th and 17th. Wynn sealed the victory with a 20 foot birdie at 17 and a clutch 12 inch tap in at 18 earning 40000 dollars and PGA eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Endicott
N.Y
Bob Wynn
Bob Gilder
Wynn
PGA
Terry Diehl
George Knudson
Jerry McGee
Ed Sneed
Gilder
Furloughs Hamper Firefighting In Portland Maine
Firefighters union leader says city furloughs delay responses to blazes. Local 740 president Orton A Rutherford will mail letters this week to officials about fires on two weekends. Furloughs, ordered by City Manager A J Wilson, affect emergency workers on two holiday weekends, delaying units to the three alarm blaze at a vacant pen and to the two alarm fire at Eastland Motor Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Orton A. Rutherford
International Association of Firefighters
A.J. Wilson
Rutherford
Eastland Motor Hotel
Firefighter Stricken During Holden Farm Blaze
Maine officer Warren Hurd of the Holden Fire Department was hospitalized with an apparent heart attack after battling a fire that destroyed two barns at a local Holden farm. Francis Hodgdon valued the loss at about $150,000 as Brewer, Holden, Eddington and Orrington firefighters fought 100-foot flames for over three hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden, Maine
Warren Hurd
Holden Fire Department
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor
Francis Hodgdon
Brewer
Holden
Eddington
Orrington
Maine gallon sales rise in first half of year
The Maine Petroleum Association reports a 5.8 percent rise in motor fuel sales for the first six months of the year, totaling 266 million gallons. Association Director Milton Huntington attributes gains to economic upturn and Bicentennial travel, noting the rise covers highway and aviation fuels. The figures compare to the same period in 1975 and reflect a broader demand increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Maine Petroleum Association
Association
Milton Huntington
Huntington
Blueberry Harvest Soars in Washington Hancock Maine
In inland Washington and Hancock counties Maine blueberry growers report an exceptional harvest this year. Jasper Wyman & Son, led by late Sen J Hollis Wyman, notes above average picking. A.L. Stewart & Sons Cherryfield spokesman says yield so far exceeds 1975's 12 million pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherryfield
Maine
Washington
Hancock
J. Hollis Wyman
Jasper Wyman & Son
Aoe
A.L. Stewart & Sons
Havener Wins Sardine Packer Title At Rockland Festival
Patricia Havener of Friendship recaptures the World Champion Sardine Packer title at Rockland Maine. She snips heads and tails from 399 sardines in 10 minutes as 79 cans are packed, last holding the crown in 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland, Maine
Patricia Havener
Motel guest robs Worcester Four Flags Motel and flees
Police hunt a man who bound manager Bruce Rolph with his shirt and belt in his motel room at Woolf's Four Flags Motel on First Street. The suspect, registered as Steven Calahan, forced Rolph to surrender $25 from the safe and drove away in the manager's 1969 Thunderbird after keeping him tied for about four hours. Rolph, uninjured, described the suspect as a clean cut 20-year-old. Police investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Woolf
First Street
Bruce Rolph
Steven Calahan
Rolph
Calahan
DOB
United Fund executive elected secretary of Maine United Ways
Clayton Cartmill, executive secretary of the United Fund of Biddeford-Saco, was elected secretary of the United Ways of Maine. Officers include William Seig, Al DeWachter, Harry Simons Jr., and others. The annual meeting at the Holiday Inn in Augusta heard updates from outgoing president Gurney Clancy and speakers Fran cis Finnegan, Robert Donahoe, Paul McClay, and Mary Flagg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Cartmill
United Fund of
Biddeford-Saco
United Ways of Maine
Cartmill
William Seig
United Way of
Portland
al DeWachter
Brunswick Area United Fund
Harry Simons Jr
Kennebec Valley
Holiday Inn
Augusta
Gurney Clancy
Van snaps off pole and driver charged in Kennebunk
Kennebunk police say 18 year old Richard A. Soucy of Hill Road drove a new Dodge van onto Mill Street from Cat Mousam Road and lost control at about 4 am Saturday. The van toppled onto its roof, snapping a power pole and signposts. Gavin fuel spilled and gasoline was washed away by the fire department. Soucy and passenger Dana Welch, 18, were treated only as needed and Soucy was charged with driving to endanger. Damages to the van were estimated at 6500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Biddeford
Kennebunk Light and Power Co
Charles Desper
Richard A. Soucy
Hill Road
Mill Street
Cat Mousam Road
Soucy
Dana Welch
Old Port Road
Desper
Power Company
Kennebunk Fire Department
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Paul Boissonneault
Janet Bisaillon
Rocco DeFazio
East Weymouth
Joanne MacDonald
Fitchburg
Theresa Ruclewicz
Reading
York County
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Public Safety
Arthur Willey
Biddeford Vocational School
John Ewing
Saco Bank
Hadley Atlass
State Development Office
Fleshcher
B.C
American Jewish Committee
Ford
Betram H. Gold
Israel
Gold
Mideast
Congress
United States
395
United Fund Exec
United Ways
Van
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