Moody's boot camp for kids creativity in York County
Moody of Saco Recreation leads a two week outdoor education program for 66 children aged 8 to 11. The camp uses a ropes course and group games to teach cooperation and coordination, inspired by Action Bound and funded by CETA with potential Project USE involvement.
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Linda Brickley
Hey
Robert Moody
Moody
Saco Recreation
York County
CETA
Harrison
Saco board shifts Homeland moratorium ruling near
The Saco planning board postponed hearings on Homeland Inc plans for two subdivisions in the C-1 zone and a seven-lot project, awaiting city council guidance on a proposed moratorium tied to the Comprehensive Plan update. Pre-application for Michael Eon’s Buxton Road parcel was set for Sept 16, with Eon noting no immediate intent to subdivide.
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Linda Brickley
Saco
North Saco
Homeland Inc
Scarborough
Homeland
Ronald Zehner
Gordon Ayer
Peter Cullinan
Michael Eon
Old Orchard Beach
Eon
Planning Board
Buxton Road
Ayer
Kennebunk
Journal
Walter Wilson
Richard Hjort
Bikers will fight for party here
United Bikers of Maine claim permission for a party on Buzzell Road Biddeford as city officials dispute who pays taxes on the land Norman Chappell says he pays and wants no party Tarbox may be paying via Chappell but both men are unreachable for comment Bridges says bikers want to avoid legal trouble over a land ownership dispute and proceed with caution
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Kathleen O'Connell
United Bikers of
Maine
Buzzell Road
Biddeford
Gordon Bridges
The
United
Bikers of
Paul Tarbox
Tarbox
Norman Chappell
Chappell
Bridges
Big boned house builders rise in Kennebunk
Stewart S. Elliott leads eight Housesmiths who revive timber frame post and beam construction. They build massive 800 pound beams joined by wooden pegs, a revival of centuries old methods. Their current project is a 22 storey frame 1750 style saltbox for Thomas and Shirley Murphy on an 18 acre site once Nathanial Gilpatrick shipyard. Ridgepot set in place Wednesday signaling progress.
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Peter Kingsley Steff
Kennebunk
Stewart S. Elliott
China
Europe
Thomas
Shirley Murphy
Kennebunk River
Nathanial Gilpatrick
Reagan's Tearful Farewell Marks End Of Era
In Kansas City, AP reports Ronald Reagan, 65, appeared moved and tearful as he bid farewell to troops and reflected on a career from Death Valley Days to California governor. The piece recalls his Goldwater campaign, 1966 primary victory, and the midnight oath that launched his governorship, framing his farewell as the end of a defining chapter.
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Kansas City, Mo
Ronald Reagan
Death Valley
California
Bealf
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Reagan
Today in History August 20 1976 Highlights
On August 20 1976 the day marks Vitus Bering discovering Alaska in 1791 the Dnieper Dam destruction in 1941 the East German border wall construction in 1961 Ford naming Nelson Rockefeller as VP in 1974 and Vietnam forces near 300000 in 1964 plus a Franklin letter note from 1776.
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Vitus Bering
Alaska
Dnieper
Ukraine
East
West Berlin
Gerald Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
U.S
South Vietnam
Benjamin Franklin
Richard Howe
Crisis in Korea escalates as u s sends reinforcements
Omaha woman Mrs. Raymond Bonifas holds a photo of her son U S Army Captain Art Bonifas 33 killed by North Koreans in the Demilitarized Zone. He was a West Point graduate who volunteered for duty in 1975. Two squadrons of fighters were ordered to South Korea as bodies of Bonifas and 1st Lieutenant Mark T Barrett were flown home. About 25 combat and reconnaissance planes were sent from Okinawa as a precautionary measure. Secretary Kissinger stressed the U S will not accept attacks on its personnel.
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Omaha
Raymond Bonifas
UPI
U.S. Army
Art Bonifas
Bonifas
West Point
South Korea
United States
Mark T. Barrett
Columbia
S.C
Washington
Okinawa
Pentagon
Henry A. Kissinger
The Bicentennial Chuckle Opens Maine Journal
The Bicentennial took hold after all. Even people who couldn't figure out how to make a buck on it were interested.
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Saco Rec
Jay Knox
Moody’s
Saco Board
Virginia Moore
Hjort
Thornton Academy
Tuxbury House
Main St
Cumberland Avenue
York- Cumberland Housing Authority
North
Nott Streets
Thomas Sheltra
John Ewing
Ford
Associated Press
Saco Syournal
National
New England
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