Voters Show Apathy At Old Orchard Beach Candidates Night
Old Orchard Beach voters and candidates gathered for a sparsely attended candidates night with 10 of 37 candidates present. The forum highlighted local issues including town manager selection, nudity and traffic on East and West Grand avenues, and calls for experience in leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Plante
Robert Corliss
Helen L. Harvey
Jerry Plante
Mokarzel
Harvey
Plante
William R. Murphy
Erome Plante
Old Orchard Beach
Murphy
Grand Avenues
Roberts Acres invitation snub sparks council race feud
Old Orchard Beach residents spar over late invitations to a candidates night sponsored by the Beach Chamber of Commerce. Clarence Roberts says Francis Garneau apologized for missing Roberts Acres and Paul St Hilaire claimed none. Roberts notes political tension from last year’s recall and council votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Roberts
Roberts
Tam
Timothy W. Tucker
Ucker
Maurice Whitehead
Old Orchard Beach
Clarence L. Roberts
The
Beach
Chamber
Francis Garneau
Garneau
Paul St. Hilaire
Old Fashioned Christmas Workshop At Biddeford Library
The McArthur Library hosts a day long Christmas workshop with UMaine cooperative extension Regional Vocational Center and staff from the library. Activities include toy making demonstrations, home craft gift ideas, toy safety talk by the fire department, films on toys and play, and a display of handmade decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
McArthur
University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service
Regional Vocational Center
Extension Service
Jackie Goulet
Main Street
Shelby Boissoneault
Audra Fournell
Biddeford High
John Ewing
Saco residents learn of CD repair grants and eligibility
City planner Peter Cullinan announces an expanded rehabilitation area for home improvement grants in Saco. The program offers three grant types based on income and payment ability to help keep elderly residents in their homes and revitalize neighborhoods with energy efficiency and safety upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Brickley
Saco
Community Development Committee
Forest Street
Peter Cullinan
City Hall
Cullinan
Biddeford School Eyes Purchase of Marie Academy
Elaine Crosby plans a large private preparatory school in Banfield and seeks $5,000 binder funds to buy Marie Academy in Biddeford. The Order of the Presentation of Mary owns the eight hectare oceanfront property and five story building, on the market at about 400 000. Banfield says the price offer is not yet public and sale terms remain to be negotiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Crosby
Biddeford
Banfield
Crosby
Arivate
Elaine
Bar Mills
Marie
Order of the Presentation of Mary
Biddeford Pool
Birthdays and historical events on December 9
Notes mark December 9 with birthdays of John Milton Kirk Douglas Broderick Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr and historic dates from 1793 to 1974. An Oil Prices comment by Gulf Oil's Jerry McAffe forecasts a possible OPEC rise and its impact on Maine is previewed on page 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Milton
Kirk Douglas
Broderick Crawford
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Noah Webster
American Minerva
New York City
Wilmington
Del
Woodrow Wilson
White House
John Ehrlichman
Richard Nixon
Gulf Oil
Jerry McAffe
UPI
McAffe
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Pittsburg
Maine
Backlogged Massachusetts Civil Courts Spur Delay Reflections
Massachusetts faces long civil case waits as dockets lag, with six of the 12 worst counties nationwide in backlogs. The governor seeks remedies but funds remain scarce, prompting readers to turn to page 15 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
U.S
Dispatch
Bay State
Weary sales clerk learns from fig leaf riddle
A humorous exchange appears in the daily puzzle page where a weary clerk jokes about customers trying on fig leaves before choosing one. The light item adds a playful note beside sections like cartoons, classifieds, and weather.
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OOB
Amy Levy
Old Orchard Beach — Beach
Beach Chamber of Commerce
Loranger School
Corliss
T. Hilaire
B‘ford
Marie Joseph Academy
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United Press International
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