Obituary for Maurice Parisien Sr. Scarborough veteran leader
Maurice R. Parisien Sr. 55 of Bayberry Lane Scarborough former national vice commander of the American Legion died unexpectedly Monday in a Portland hospital Born October 15 1919 in Summerstown Ontario he moved to Saco as a child served in an Army airborne division in World War II and worked for Sears then Fairmont Products He held multiple Legion posts and carried leadership roles including Maine representative to the Legion Insurance Trust Surviving are his widow two sons his mother five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Mass was to be held at St John the Evangelist Church Interment in Riverside Cemetery Funeral home calling hours were set.
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Scarborough
Maurice R. Parisien Sr
Bayberry Lane
American Legion
Portland
Summerstown
Ont
Louis A
Lilly (LaPlante) Parisien
Saco
Sears Roebuck Co
Fairmont Products, Inc
Philadelphia
Department of Maine
Legion
Kenneth M. Curtis
Ralph D. Caldwell
American Legion of Portland
Maine
Legion Insurance Trust
Portland Lodge of Elks
Army, Navy and
Air Force Veterans of Canada
la Societe Des Forty and Eight Club
Voucher
St. John the Evangelist Church
South Portland
Knights of the Road
Mary (Colonna) Parisien
Maurice R. Parisien Jr
Norwalk
Conn
Richard A. Parisien
Limestone
Lilly Parisien
Ere
Hay and Peabody Uneral
Dunstan Corner
Biddeford Man Takes Own Life
Lionel E. Landry a 55 year old resident of 31 Bacon Street Biddeford was found dead at his home Tuesday afternoon from a self inflicted gunshot wound Medical Examiner Thomas Anton of Old Orchard Beach determined the cause at the scene In a separate incident a car driven by 17 year old Nicholas Truman of Saco was forced off Goodale Avenue by an unidentified driver this morning causing about 575 dollars in damage to the Truman vehicle.
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Lionel E. Landry
Bacon St
Biddeford
Thomas Anton
Old Orchard Beach
Nicholas Truman
Saco
Goodale Avenue
Truman
Illinois Gears To Prevent Encephalitis Epidemic
Illinois health officials mobilize to curb encephalitis as Southern Illinois faces an outbreak. Public Health Director Dr. Joyce Lashof urges mosquito control to avert a regional epidemic while noting cases across several states and persistent risk to the elderly.
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Associated Press
Joyce Lashof
Lashof
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
North Dakota
East St. Louis
Ill
St. Louis
Stedly
Jefferson Ounty
George Hardy
Jefferson County Health Department
CDC
Biddeford Site Inspection For Elderly Housing Bids
An MSHA official will inspect 10 proposed sites in Biddeford on Friday for 40 state subsidized elderly housing units. Firms from Needham, Reading, Boston, Biddeford, Westbrook, and Manchester submitted bids, with options on the municipal garage site at 80 000 dollars. The city aims to start construction this fall, while a Graham Street high-rise known as Ledgewood has a waiting list.
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Maine State Housing Authority
Biddeford
MSHA
Falmouth
Wayne Davis
Davis
Anlo Realty Trust
Needham
Mass
Alfred Street
South Street
Cherry Lane
Village Lane
Graham Street
Adams Street
Tambrone Corporation
Reading
Prospect Street
Victory Avenue
Western Associates
Boston
Granite Street
Central Plaza Inc
Central Theater
C.M. Cimino
Westbrook
Berkshire Builders
Manchester
N.H
Municipal Garage
State Housing Authority
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Aone
Ledgewood
Weather Elsewhere Marine Forecast Eastport to Merrimack River
High pressure builds over coastal waters through the period. Westerly winds 10 to 20 knots tonight diminishing to 5 to 15 knots Thursday. Fair weather with visibility 5 miles or more. Seas 1 to 3 feet tonight.
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Eastport
Merrimack River
Saco Committee To Meet On Nitrate Pollution Fix
An ad hoc panel studying nitrate pollution in wells along Buxton Road will convene tonight at 7 at Saco City Hall to discuss proposed remedies. The committee members include local officials and residents.
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Buxton Road
Saco City Hall
Biddeford considers Buxton Road water extension plan
Miss Juliette Casuette of 19 Union St Biddeford is a patient at Maine Medical Center Ortland councilors Michael Searles Bruce Taylor and Rober Cassette formed at the last council meeting Nitrate pollution was found in wells along Buxton Road last fall City Administrator John Dexter proposed a plan to extend city water along Buxton Road The city would pay to extend to the Maynard Cousens property Beyond that, residents would pay 1000 dollars upfront and a 100 dollar annual minimum for water Residents oppose the plan as too costly for homeowners
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Bruce Taylor
Rober Cassette
Buxton Road
Public Utilities Commission
Biddeford and Saco Water Co
John Dexter
Maynard Cousens
Local Funeral Homes Directory In Saco Biddeford Maine
Funeral home listings include SHUMWAY AND GROSS at 35 Spring St Saco with phone 284 5611 DENNETT & CRAIG at 365 Main Street Saco Maine 282 0562 EMOND & CONROY Funeral Home John P Conroy Jr Director 72 Hill St Biddeford 284 5511 or 282 1818 SANSOUCY BLAIS Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford 283 3653 R Martel Director
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St. Saco
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Biddeford
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
R. Martel
Notes Redeemed by Biddeford Development Corp
The First Business Development Corporation of Biddeford announced the annual interest payments and redemption of eight notes for the 1975 business year. A Board of Directors meeting at City Hall reported over 70 percent of notes retired and noted ahead of schedule payments by the corporation and Vork Packaging Company in the Biddeford Industrial Park.
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First Business Development Corporation of
Biddeford
Board of Directors
City Hall
First Business Development Corporation
Vork Packaging Company
Catholic Charities Leader to Speak at Maine Institute
The Rev. Joseph M. Sullivan, president of the National Conference of Catholic Charities, will address the two day Human Services Institute at St Francis College in Biddeford. Maine Catholic leaders and DHRS boards will discuss the theme Liberty and Justice For All with a focus on church social ministry and diocesan workshops.
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Joseph M. Sullivan
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Maine
St. Francis College
Biddeford
Father Sullivan
Fordham University
Graduate School of Social Services
New York University
Seminary of the
New York City
DHRS
Detroit
Michaud
Stephen Concannon
Portland
Mary George O'Toole
R.S.M
St. Joseph College
Windham
John Kerry
Old Orchard Beach
Human Relations Services
Parish Names New Assistant Pastor at St Joseph Portland
Bishop Edward C. OLeary appointed Rev. Paul R. Kerns as assistant pastor at St. Joseph Parish Portland effective Sept 6 He is a Biddeford native who has served with the Newman Apostolate and as campus parish pastor at the University of Maine Presque Isle and Ricker College in Houston since June 1974 He trained at Our Lady of Lourdes Seminary Cassadaga NY and St Mary Seminary Baltimore and was ordained June 5 1971 by Archbishop Peter L Gerety Earlier assignments included St Patrick Parish Portland and other Newman Apostolate duties
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Edward C. O'Leary
Paul R. Kerns
St. Joseph Parish
Portland
Father Kerns
Biddeford
Newman
University of Maine
Presque Isle
Ricker College
Houston
Our Lady of Lourdes Seminary
Cassadaga
N.Y
St. Mary Seminary
Baltimore
Peter L. Gerety
St. Patrick Parish
Husband Held In OD Death In Palm Springs
In Palm Springs California AP William Plachta 64 was arrested on manslaughter charges after his wife Francesca Plachta 49 died from a sleeping pill overdose. police say she told him she wished to die and dictated a suicide note. He waited 22 hours before calling for help and was later released on 2500 dollar bail.
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Palm Springs
Calif
William Plachta
Plachta
Francesca Plachta
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