Deaths William C. Vir OLN Orchard Beach
William C. Vir 67 of 16 Washington Ave. died at home after a long illness. Born November 2, 1907 in Thetford Mines Quebec he worked for Biddeford city and Allied Shoe Co. until retirement. He served in the US Army 1925 28 and held several fraternal memberships. Surviving are his widow five daughters two sons and many relatives. Mass of Christian Burial Friday at St. Margaret's Church with burial at St. Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call at Sansoucy and Blais Funeral Home Thursday.
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Oln
Orchard Beach
William C. Vir
Washington Ave
Thetford Mines
Que
David and
Adrienne (Gregoire) Vir
Biddeford
Allied Shoe Co
Saco
Vir
U.S. Army
James J. Mullen
Knights of Columbus
Rochambeau Club
International Association of Investigators and Special Police
American Federation of Police
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
St. Margaret’s Church
Irene
Berhtiaume) Hopkins
Roger
Priscilla) Hopkins
Marcel
Muriel) Perreault
Camp Ellis Saco
William
Claire) Howard
Wilfred
Yvonne) St. Pierre
Hartford
Conn
Holbert
Irene) Mosley
Fort
Lauderdale
Emile VII
Norman Vir
Henry
Yvonne) Berthiaume
Jeannette Bacon
Springvale
Joseph
Alice) Nokes
Waldoboro
St. Joseph Cemetery
Sansoucy and Blais
Stone St
Edmond J Morin, longtime Edmond Morin obituary
Edmond J. Morin 77 of 83 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach died at home. Born April 22 1897 in St Theodore Quebec he worked for Goodall Sanford Mills Sanford. Survived by widow Nora May Haigh two sons Roger and Donald two daughters Rita Picard Yvette Dianto 11 grandchildren two great grandchildren. Private funeral Friday 9 a.m. Laurel Hill Cemetery Chapel Saco with Rev Joseph Carrier officiating. Sanford Funeral Home Sanford handled arrangements.
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Old Orchard Beach
Edmond J. Morin
Union Ave
St. Theodore
Que
Joseph and
Celina
Gendron)morin
Goodall- Sanford Mills
Sanford
Morin
Nora May Haigh
Town
Roger
Donald
San Antonio
Tex
Gason
Rita) Picard
Saco
Joseph
Yvette) Dianto
Staten Island
N.Y
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Joseph Carrier
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Sacd
Sanford Funeral Home
Harold King 77 Lewiston Resident Dies
Harold King, 77, of the Marcotte Nursing Home, died Tuesday at St Marys General Hospital. Born June 22, 1897 in Somersworth New Hampshire, he was vice president of Bates Manufacturing and a Northeast Bank director. Funeral Friday at St Peters Church with services and interment in Waterville. Visitation at Pinette Funeral Home Wednesday 7 9 p.m. and Thursday 2 4 and 7 9 p.m.
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Lewiston
Harold King
Marcotte
St. Mary’s General Hospital
Somersworth
N.H
Sinai and
Slavie Albert Roy
Bates Manufacturing Co
Northeast Bank
Josephine Ouellette
King
Paul King
Medina
N.Y
Albert King
Margate
Fla
St. Peter’s Church
St. Firancis de Sales
Waterville
Pinette Funeral Home
Hearing canceled on Biddeford Pool Road zone change plan
The Biddeford Planning Board hearing on a pool road zone change to permit a motel restaurant bar complex was canceled after Ye Old College Inn Inc withdrew due to a principal's hospitalization. A resubmission is expected later while the board still meets at 7 30 p m in city hall.
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Biddeford
Prayer Meeting For Miss Lachance At Local Funeral Home
Our Lady of Fatima Circle meets at 7 15 PM at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford to offer prayers for circle member Miss Marie Rose Lachance.
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Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Isabella
Emond
Conroy Funeral
Hill St
Biddeford
Marie Rose Lachance
Funeral Directors Listings in Saco and Biddeford Area
Funeral home contacts in Saco and Biddeford include Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco 284 5611 Dennett and Craig 365 Main Street Saco 282 0562 Emond and Conroy 72 Hill St Biddeford 284 5511 or 282 1818 Sansoucy Blais 1 Stone St Biddeford 283 3653 R Martel director local directory entry.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Hill St
Biddeford
Sansoucy - Blais Funeral Home
Stone St
R. Martel
Portland Weather Clears With Light Winds Tonight
Portland forecast calls for clearing skies and diminishing winds with overnight lows around zero in the far north and teens in the south. Thursday brings mostly sunny skies with highs in the teens to the north and mostly in the 20s to the south.
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Portland
Redmond Wins in Maine House Caucus Balloting
Michael Schoonjans of Old Orchard Beach and Peter Truman of Biddeford led the ballot progression as Redmond won on the fifth ballot. Robert Farley of Biddeford was elected chairman of the delegation, with George Carroll of Limerick as the other contender.
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Michael Schoonjans
Old Orchard Beach
Leatrice Morin
Phyllis Roberts
Buxton
Philip Berry
Joseph de Roy
Berwick
Harland Goodwin
Robert Senesac
Sanford
Richard Nadeau
Michael Aube
Schoonjans
Redmond
DeRoy
Senesac
Pease
Roberts
Aubie
House
Robert Farley
Biddeford
George Carroll
Limerick
Post Office as High Speed Mail Hub in New England
A Harvard style high tech post office uses a conveyor maze and computer aided sorting to move bulk mail from up to 40 tractor trailers into a second fleet of trucks. Mail should reach final destinations within minutes to six hours locally and six days coast to coast.
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Harvard
Sprague
New England
City Council Debates Crestwood Drive Street Issues
The council defeated Poirier's motion 7-4 over Crestwood Drive street acceptance after a driver was carried off edge concerns and a $233,760 post revaluation assessment. Other action included a $1,000 Head Start donation and bids for Parks trucks, plus a $200 St Francis College Christmas party grant.
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Michael Bergeron
Malasnik
Poirier
Daniel Boucher
Crestwood Drive
Farrell
Bergeron
John Fournier
Garnache
Council
Biddeford-Saco
Roland Vigner
Joseph Zuke
Norman Labbe
Claire Malasnik
Ylonen
Parks and Recreation Department
Joe Saucier
Itrade-In
Saco Motors
Crepeau Motors
Weir’s
Trio Apprehended After Sandwich Shop Break Attempt
Portland man Thomas Boothby, 18, and two juveniles were arrested in Old Orchard Beach after an attempted break in at a Sandwich Shop. They rode in a stolen car. Boothby faces charges in Saco District Court with case continued to Dec 9. One juvenile released. the other custody pending hearing.
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Old Orchard Beach
Portland
Thomas Boothby
Saco District Court
Juvenile Held Over Norwich Armed Robbery Case
Beach police arrested a 16 year old Sunday in connection with an armed robbery in Norwich Connecticut on October 31. The juvenile is expected to waive extradition hearings in juvenile Court Thursday.
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Old Orchard
Norwich
Conn
Fire Investigated in Old Orchard Beach Suspicious Origin
Fire officials probe a blaze in Old Orchard Beach suspected to have originated under suspicious circumstances. Details on cause and damages were not immediately available.
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Old Orchard Beach
Two Women Injured in Kennebunkport Collision
Two local women Barbara Wormwood age 37 of Kennebunkport and Marilyn Arsenault age 20 of Colonial Drive Kennebunk suffered minor injuries in a morning crash at Whitten Hill and Goose Rocks Road. The Arsenault car was declared a total loss by Officer Garry Rowan. Conditions are under investigation with no hospital treatment needed.
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Kennebunkport
Whitten Hill
Goose Rocks Road
Barbara Wormwood
Marilyn Arsenault
Colonial Drive
Kennebunk
Garry Rowan
Leasing vs buying police cruiser debated by Kennebunkport commission
Kennebunkport officials weighed leasing a patrol car against purchase. Richard Thompson of Kennebunk Leasing Co. outlined monthly leasing costs and potential resale credits, noting leasing fits large fleets and budget planning but not all towns. The panel adjourned to an off the record session and slated a Dec 18 budget board presentation. Snowmobile Club hosts first meeting of season at VFW hall Thursday night.
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Kennebunkport
Police Commission
Richard Thompson
Kennebunk Leasing Corp
Kennebunk Leasing Co
Thompson
Police
Old Orchard Beach
VFW ‘Hall
Atlantic Avenue
Federal Program Boon For Saco Sewer Plan
Saco officials report that the 208 federal program will fund a large portion of the city sewer plan including half of the inflow infiltration project. Only the sewer system mapping is not eligible. The council may proceed with ineligible parts or wait for preliminary 208 approval. Dexter aims to finalize eligiblity by end of January. King Cleveland Street project to begin soon should reduce plant overburden.
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Saco
Department of Environmental Protection
DEP
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
SMRPC
John Dexter
Dexter
King Cleveland Street
King-Cleveland Street
GI Education Bill Veto Overridden by Congress
Congress overrides President Ford at 394 to 10 in the House and 90 to 1 in the Senate to raise most GI education benefits by 22.7 percent. About 1.5 million veterans, with back pay retroactive to September, will see larger checks in roughly 15 days. The new rates lift monthly benefits for full-time students to 270 dollars for single veterans, 321 with one dependent, and 336 with two dependents, with increases for additional dependents.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
House
Senate
GOP
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Veterans Administration
Brennan Wins Democrats Nod for Maine Attorney General
Former Senate minority leader Joseph E. Brennan of Portland won the Maine Democratic caucus vote for attorney general unopposed as the party names constitutional officers and leadership for the 107th Legislature. Mark Gartley won secretary of state. Rodney Scribner is treasurer. John Martin becomes House Speaker. Neil Rolde is majority floor leader. Mary Najarian assistant majority leader.
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Augusta
Senate
Joseph E. Brennan
Portland
Legislative Democrats
Maine
Brennan
House
Cumberland County
Mark Gartley
Greenville
William §. Cohen
Gartley
Democratic National
Rodney L. Scribner
John Martin
Eagle Lake
Martin
Neil Rolde
York
Mary Najarian
Edwin Pert
Georgetown
Jerome Plante
Old Orchard Beach
Gerard P. Conley
Peter W. Danton
Saco
Rolde
Arthur P. Lynch
Livermore Falls
Najarian
Kathleen W. Goodwin
Bath
Robert M. Farley
Biddeford
Pert
Maine Senate
Norman Whittell
Gardiner
New Maine Legislature Sees Push to Abolish Executive Council
In Augusta for a pre legislative conference 75 newcomers prepare to convene Jan 1. Key figures John Joyce Judith Kang and Bonnie Post push to abolish the Executive Council while George Call leans toward cooperation with the governor and parties. Tax hikes loom as new leaders face fiscal strain.
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Augusta
House
Senate
John J. Joyce
Portland
Joyce
Executive Council
George F. Call
Lewiston
Auburn
Elmer F. Berry
Judith Kang
Waterville
James B. Longley
Longley
Rockland
Wayne C. Gray
Gray
Bonnie Post
Owl’s Head
Kennebunk Approves Heating System Upgrade for Old Twine Mill
In Kennebunk a town meeting approved 8000 in federal revenue sharing for a new gas fired heating system at the Old Twine Mill factory in West Kennebunk. The project replaces an aging boiler, with bids to install to be solicited and Morningstar Corp lease renewal pending. Attendees included local officials and residents.
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Kennebunk
Morningstar Corp
Selectmen
Heber Smith
Kenneth Barrett
Edna Wentworth
Budget Board
State Drinking Age May Be Increased
Augusta AP report notes a bill filed Tuesday to raise the minimum drinking age to 20. Sponsored by Sen. Walter W. Hichens of Eliot, the proposal targets the current 18 year old limit set in May 1972.
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Newport
Bangor I Caribou
Eastport
Rumford
Anadian
Montreal
Post Office
Pool Road
Saco River
Crestwood
Stephen Muskie
Public Safety
Prospect St
Phyllis Althean
Spruce Lodge
Miriam Battey
Susan Morrison
Chine End Roast
Kirschner
Bologna
Coott
Ginger
Duncan Hines
Cudahy
Deran
Campbell’s
Schonland
Sunbeam English
Stewart’s Apple
Sevigny's Market
Bradbury St
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