Infant dies in Dry Mills Road home fire
Two year old Shawn Christopher Meagher died of smoke inhalation in a mid morning fire at the family apartment on Dry Mills Road. Father Richard Meagher saved his older son, but could not reach Shawn who hid in a toybox. Fire officials say the blaze began in the bedroom. the apartment suffered extensive damage. Funeral services set for Thursday at Emond Funeral Home Biddeford.
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Gray
Shawn Christopher Meagher
Dry Mills Road
Richard Meagher
Richard
Shawn
Meagher
Cumberland County
Kenneth Russell
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Biddeford
St. Joseph Cemetery
Kennebunk Boy Rescues Friend From River Peril
Bruce Smart 6 is reported in good condition after nearly drowning when he slid into the Kennebunk River near his home. Richard Stevens 15 a Kennebunk High freshman heard cries and jumped in to pull him to safety until help arrived. The rescued boy was treated at Biddeford Hospital and discharged the next day.
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Kennebunk
Bruce Smart
Bruce
Eugene Smart
Downing Road
Richard Stevens
Nebunk High School
Biddeford
Kennebunk Enforces Winter Parking Ban
Kennebunk imposes a nightly towable parking ban from midnight to 5 a.m. Cars left idle may be towed at owner expense. Police chief Frank Stevens and town manager Eugene Berky say state law also restricts parking to keep snow plows clear.
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Kennebunk
Frank Stevens
Eugene Berky
Parked Saco Car Struck By Vehicle
Saco police report damage to a car driven by Edward Abbott Jr. 21 of Biddeford Pool when it struck a parked vehicle on Ferry Road Tuesday morning. The parked car, last operated by Norman Murphy 42 of Seaside Avenue Saco, sustained no damage.
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Saco
Edward Abbott Jr
Biddeford Pool
Ferry Road
Norman Murphy
Seaside Avenue
Funeral services for Mrs Theresa Guimond
Funeral services for Mrs Theresa Guimond of Alfred Road Biddeford will be conducted Friday at 8 30 a m from St Joseph Church. Entombment will be in the family lot at St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call at the St Biddeford today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m.
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Theresa Guimond
Alfred Road
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond
Hill St
Weather forecast for Portland with scattered snow flurries
The forecast calls for fair conditions in Portland and southwest areas tonight with a chance of snow flurries elsewhere. Lows near ten degrees in the north to about 20 in the south. Thursday will be mostly sunny with highs in the 20s to low 30s.
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Portland
Church group schedules and youth events listed in Saco region
Senior Choir rehearsal in a room tomorrow night at 7 30 p m. Royal Rangers and Missionettes service Friday for ages 12 to 17 at Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Old Orchard Beach. Full Gospel Assembly evangelistic service Friday 7 30 p m at American Legion Hall Biddeford. Pioneer Girls meet Friday 6 39 p m at Lyman Baptist Church Goodwill Mills. Ladies Prayer meeting Friday 10 a m parsonage Lyman Protestant Church Goodwins Mills. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah s Witnesses 107 Main St Saco Ministry School weekly 7 30 p m followed by Ministry Development Class at 8 35 p m.
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Saco United Baptist Church
Royal Rangers and Missionettes
Faith Pentecostal ‘Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Full Gospel Assembly
American Legion Hall
Elm St
Biddeford
Pioneer Girls
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwil Mills
Lyman Protist Church
Goodwins Mills
Kingdom Hall of Jenewal's Witnesses
Main St
Saco
Ministry
Ministry Development
Christmas party and meetings in Biddeford area clubs
Our Lady of Fatima hosts a Christmas party with Mass at 7:30 and hall gathering at 7 on Adams Street. Knights of Columbus directors meet at Pool Street hall tonight at 7. Tighe-Beaudoin-Fairey Post 26 American Legion meets Thursday at 8 on Elm Street. Our Lady of Victory Circle attends a Sunday party at Wonder Bar with installation of Owen-Davis Unit officers. American Legion Auxiliary meets tonight at 7 on Beach Street for its Christmas party. York County Eight and Forty meets Thursday at Mrs Laurette L Heureux home in Biddeford. co host Mrs Florence Lewis.
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Our Lady of Fatima
Adams Street
Biddeford
Christopher Association
Luke E. Hart
Knights of Columbus
Pool Street Hall
Tighe-Beaudoin-Fairey Post
American Legion
Post
Elm Street
Our Lady of Victory Circle
Wonder Bar
Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Beach Street
Saco
York County
Laurette L'Heureux
Alfred Road
Florence Lewis
John Bissonnette Patient at Weber Hospital
John Bissonnette of 42 Foss Street Biddeford is listed as a medical patient at Weber Hospital.
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John Bissonnette
Foss St. Biddeford
Weber Hospital
Dessert Bridge Club Hosts Move With High Scorers
Mrs Wesley Mewer hosted the Tuesday Dessert Bridge Club at Sunset Drive. High scorers were Mrs Arthur Dickson and Mrs Howard Slaney, sharing first place applications.
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Wesley Mewer
Sunset Drive
Arthur Dickson
Howard Slaney
Carrier Ranger Fire Off Vietnamese Coast
A fire in the Carrier Ranger’s machinery room four days after arriving off Vietnam was quickly controlled by the ship’s fire crew. Eight crewmen suffered smoke inhalation but returned to duty, with no other casualties reported. Navy officials investigate, noting no evidence of malicious acts. The 78,000-ton carrier has faced sabotage and earlier delays for dry dock repairs.
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Vietnam
United States
Saco School Board plans center directors for school buildings
The Saco School Committee approved a plan by Recreation Director Robert Moody to place a Center Director in each building used as a community center and school. Directors will manage weekend and after hours use and scheduling, with final authority remaining with the superintendent and school committee.
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Saco
Robert Moody
Recreation Department
Howard Cushman
Donald Klosterman
Human Relations Services
Burns Junior High School
Kosterman
Klosterman
Josephine Hartford
Unitarian Universalist Church
Old Orchard Beach Assessor Mathew Servadio Resigns
Mathew Servadio resigns as town assessor of Old Orchard Beach to Town Manager Louis Savelas effective immediately He urges hiring a full-time outside assessor due to workload and conflicts of interest noting past use of an EEA funded post and council changes He expresses gratitude for service but cites loyalty to friends and community.
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Servadio
EEA
Old Orchard Beach
Friend
Truman Holds His Own Amid Serious Health Struggles
Kansas City AP report says former president Harry S. Truman, 88, remains in serious condition with heart and respiratory problems. Hospital spokesman notes fluctuating vital signs but describes his pulse and blood pressure as within normal limits at 10 a.m. EST. he responds to verbal stimuli but does not talk.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Ballots Inspected Saturday At Old Orchard Beach
Frank Manduca will oversee a ballot inspection Saturday at 9 in the town hall. Manduca lost the Public Safety Commission race by 12 votes in Monday's town elections, per Town Clerk Barbara Lord.
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Old Orchard Beach
Frank Manduca
Barbara Lord
Manduca
Public Safety Commission
Fire Alarm Study Passed By Selectmen
Kennebunk selectmen held a brief session approving a $100 000 loan from Ocean National Bank to cover the town share of the SAD 71 assessment due December 16. The meeting authorized a feasibility study to link Arundel and Kennebunk fire alarm systems and granted two licenses including a malt liquor license for Cooks Inlet Restaurant.
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Kennebunk
Ocean National Bank of
Arundel
Lewis Burr
Hartigan
Main Street
Eugene Berky
Cooks Inlet
Robert Reynolds
West Kennk
Saco Girl Cast in Portland Nutcracker Ballet
Janet LeClair a 12 year old from Saco will portray a child in the Nutcracker Ballet staged by Portland Symphony Orchestra and Mainette Ballet at Portland City Hall. She has nine years of study, trains with Joyce Walker LeClair and at the Thomas School of the Dance. Janet holds Junior Miss Maine Baton Twirling title and competed for Junior Miss America at the U S Twirling Association national convention in Buffalo. She attends C K Burns and is on the cheer squad.
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Janet LeClair
Portland Aeneny Orchestra
Mainette Ballet
Nutcracker Ballet
Portland City Hall
Janet
Joyce Walker LeClair
Thomas School of the Dance
Portland
Polly Thomas
Maine State Ballet
Husson College
Bangor
Saco Jets
Young Americans
Maine
U.S
Old Movie Classics Show at RPort in December
KENNEBUNKPORT The Recreation Committee sponsors a classic film night showing The Caine Mutiny at 7 30 p m Friday Dec 17 at the Consolidated School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Consolidated School
Court Adjourns After Dispute Over Zoning Record
Trailed by concerns over omissions in the record the court postponed the hearing following discussions with two attorneys. Donahue claimed the 1968 Saco zoning ordinance was never legally enacted as readings occurred but no final enactment motion followed. He also questioned the meaning of the conservation district created by the ordinance.
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Donahue
Saco
Explosion at Lewiston Textile Mill Draws Fire, Ambulances
An explosion rocked the W. S. Libbey Co. textile mill in downtown Lewiston. Fire followed the blast as ambulances were dispatched and the cause and fatalities were initially unclear. The mill complex sits near the North Bridge to Auburn and traffic was halted.
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Lewiston
W.S. Libbey Co
Auburn
Androscoggin River
Skidding Mishaps Reported on Elm Street
Biddeford police logged two skidding incidents on Elm Street yesterday. Lionel Bernier Jr. of Saco collided with a rear passenger side of Roland Rousselle’s car from Old Orchard Beach with no injuries reported. Gertrude Woodman of Saco was rear ended by Shirley Dubois who said her vehicle skidded while braking.
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Biddeford
Elm Street
Lionel Bernier Jr
Saco
Roland Rousselle
Eden Lane
Old Orchard Beach
Gertrude H. Woodman
Summer St
Shirley M. Dubois
Buxton Road
Danton Probes Saco Revenue Cut
State Senator Peter Danton is in Augusta seeking answers after Saco’s federal revenue sharing fell by 56000. He contacted the governor’s aide, who sent a letter to the U S Treasury Department questioning the sudden reduction.
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Peter Danton
Saco
Danton
Augusta
Kenneth Curtis
U.S. Treasury Department
Spacewalk drills thrill viewers as lunar ascent unfolds
Operators watched as Cernan and Schmitt tackled rugged terrain on the moon while Mission Control guided a rake tool. The two astronauts moved with growing ease, hopping and leaping in the low gravity, and officials praised their efficient work during the mission. In Vermont, town Police Chief Dana Thompson was killed and Chief Francis Hoag wounded in a burglary gun battle.
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South Massif
Mission Control
Cernan
Schmitt
Manchester
Dana Thompson
Francis Hoag
Hoag
Used Trucks Listed in Section 12 Want Ads
Local want ads page highlights a list of used trucks under Section 12. Vehicles span multiple makes and models with descriptions, prices, and contact details for buyers seeking affordable options.
Vermont Yankee to resume operation after radiation leaks
Vernon Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power plant plans to return to operation tonight despite recent reports of higher radiation near the turbine area. A spokesman said access to the generating plant site was restricted for the second time in five weeks due to elevated radiation levels in the turbine building vicinity. Maine Turnpike marks 25 years with record business as Bath Iron Works lands a 9.5 million prep contract for a new patrol frigate. The University of Maine Portland-Gorham names acting president after current finance head moves up.
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Vernon, Vt
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Portland
Maine
Bath Iron Works
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Spring St
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Main’ Ceeset
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
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Saco School Board UK
By Michael Spath
OOB Town
Harry Truman
Wallace Graham
John Dreves
Bess
Margaret Truman Daniel
Water & Clifford Streets
York County Savings Bank
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Saco Girl
Portland Ballet
Egrem Jezar
Foss Street
Webber Hospital
Dick Danforth
William Hathaway
Edmund Muskie
Peter Kyros
Jo-Ann’s
AnSco
Aria Long
By Andy Scontras
Biddeford-Saco Journal
ASK AnSco
Ansco Realty & Appraisal CO
Biddeford - Saco
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