Demolition Ordered for Seven Buildings by Biddeford Council
Biddeford officials condemned seven structures after a public hearing to inspect the sites. The Columbia Hotel led the list with 30 day demolition, while a 65 Water St. tenement faces 60 days. Other properties include 14 Buckley’s Court and several vacant sites, with new notices to be served for later action.
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Biddeford
Gilbert Boucher
Columbia
Columbia Hotel
Guy Farrell
Jennie
Eva Aronovitch
Water St
Merle Buzzell
Buzzells
Buzzell
Boucher
Philip Laverriere
Buzzell’s
Buckley's Court
Hormidas Jalbert
Jalbert
Saco Lowell
Storage Realty Corp
Foss St
Paul Moreau
Cleaves St
Priscilla Supermarket, Inc
Wentworth St
Manual Rosenbaum
Raymond
Cecilia A. Lepage
Plato Truman
Roland
Laurette Souliere
Space problems loom as SAD 71 weighs high school needs
Kennebunk SAD 71 board to hold a Sept 17 meeting to revisit overcrowding at Kennebunk High School after a referendum failed to fund land for a new building. A district questionnaire showed 800 of 5,000 respondents cited space as a top issue and raised questions about the analysis and use of the results.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk High School
David Sutter
Frances Taylor
Sutter
Henry Labrie
Labrie
Harvard University
Arthur Hedberg
Jack Ketchum
Art
Hedberg
Jack
Ketchum
Jack Libby
Severe Lightning Storm Moves Through Maine
A powerful early morning storm moved east across Maine from the west northwest. It brought thunder, heavy rain, high winds and downed power lines with scattered outages during its hour long passage. Minor damage included a barn fire in Bar Mills and a blocked Maine 9 B in Wells. most areas reported only light to moderate effects.
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Maine
National Weather Service
NWS
Portland
Central Maine Power Co
Ken Small
Small
Kennebunks
U.S. 202
Bar Mills
CMP
York
Hodgson Houses Wins DEP Approval for Biddeford Plant
The State Department of Environmental Protection approved Hodgson Houses Inc. plan to build a 71,500 square foot modular home plant in Biddeford Industrial Park. The Seventh Development Corp. finances the move, with water sewage and traffic agreements deemed workable and financial and technical capacity confirmed.
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State Department of Environmental Protection
Hodgson Houses Inc
Biddeford
Seventh Af Development Corp
Hodgson
Roger Johnson
Seventh Business Development Corp
DEP
William Adams Jr
Adams
Maine Bay Reports Equine Encephalitis Spread
Maine and nearby states race to contain eastern equine encephalitis as livestock deaths mount. Officials report horse fatalities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, human cases await test results, while aerial spraying expands to curb infected mosquitoes.
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New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Brentwood
N.il
Meldrim Thomson
Concord
Manchester
Thomson
Mexico City Rocked by 5.5 Quake Injures in Puebla
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake centered south of Mexico City rattled the capital. In Puebla state 16 people were injured and two died. churches and homes were damaged, while Mexico City saw citizens flee in nightclothes as ambulances and officials assessed the damage.
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Mexico City
Puebla
Red Cross
Rafael Simon
Simon
Tonzintla
U.S
Inside The Journal American-Chinese Flock To Red China
Officials fear a letter bombing will increase with Nixon disclosing financing for San Clemente. A man was turned away from a cocktail lounge for not wearing a tie amid a lighthearted note.
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Red China
Nixon
San Clemente
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Saco
Middle St
Scammon St
Hodgson Houses, Inc
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Rockingham County
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