Eileen Harmon Dies in Biddeford Hospital
Eileen T Harmon died Sunday in a Biddeford hospital. Wife of Charles A Harmon Jr she was born June 28 1921 in Scotland to John and Hannah Gilroy. Former Winchester Mass resident now lived in Cape Porpoise three years. Funeral Mass 10 am Wednesday at St Martha Kennebunkport. Bibber Memorial Chapel handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon
Langsford
Biddeford
Charles A. Harmon Jr
Scotland
John
Hannah (McMeneny) Gilroy
Winchester
Mass
St. Martha Church
Kennebunkport
Harold E. Thomas obituary from Biddeford area
Harold E. Thomas 84 of 405 Main St Biddeford died after a lengthy illness in a local hospital. He was born in Saco April 29 1889 son of George and Helen Thomas. He worked at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and later as custodian at First National Bank Biddeford. Survived by two sisters and three nephews. Mass at St Marys Biddeford Thursday at 1 am entombment Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call Cosgrove Funeral Home Biddeford Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to p.m.
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Harold E. Thomas
Main St
Biddeford
Saco
George
Helen
Harmon) Thomas
St. Mary’s Church
Old Orchard Beach
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
First National Bank of
Doris M. Thomas
C. F
Lillian) Frost Sr
St. Mary's Church
Greenwood Cemetery
St. Mary Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
Energy Tips For Today
Short reheating times save energy and avoid heat loss from opening the oven door. Preheat only when needed and use oven space for multiple items. Wrap frozen vegetables in reusable foil with a bit of butter for efficient cooking. vegetables may cook in a fraction of an hour.
Local CAR Chapter Convenes Meeting
The Rev John Fairfield Society Children Of The American Revolution met at the Saco home of Mrs. Albert W Coleman with Barbara King presiding. Pamela Small led devotionals and Lisa Smalled the CAR song and creed while Karen Tierney and Kevin Tierney led the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance. Steven Duross read the NSCAR president’s message and funds were approved for the Endowment Fund NSCAR Museum schools the Maine Indian Reservation library at Perry and the Endangered Species Fund. Scrapbook work on Whittier and Franklin was completed and patriotic literature distributed. Plans were set for an American history program to be presented to the Rebecca Emery Chapter DAR in February.
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Barbara King
John Fairfield Society
Saco
Albert W. Coleman
Pamela
Funeral Directors in Saco Maine After Hours Services
A list of funeral homes in Saco Maine includes Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St 284-5611 Dennett and Craig at 365 Main St Swed Saco Maine 222 Emond and Conroy Frank X Emond J P Conroy 284-5511 and 282-1818 offering funeral services
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Dennett & Craig
Maine
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P Conroy
Weather forecast for Portland and coastal waters
Tonight flurries possible in the north with fair conditions in the south. Lows range from 10 below to 10 above. Wednesday sees variable cloudiness with highs in the low 20s north to the low 20s south. Eastport to Merrimack River marine forecast shows NW winds 20 to 30 knots tonight and Wednesday. Partly cloudy, visibility over five miles, seas slowly subsiding.
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Portland
New England Temperatures Across Massachusetts States
The report lists city temperatures in Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Hampshire Vermont Maine and nearby Canadian locations with readings such as Boston 15 Chatham 56 Nantucket 57 Providence 59 Concord 32 Burlington 18 Newport 11 and Halifax 53. Temperature spread shows cooler readings in northern hubs and milder coastal pockets with a blend of single and double digit values across the region.
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Boston
Chatham
Nantucket
Pittsfield
New Bedford
Worcester
Rhode Island
Providence
Connecticut
NEW Hampshire
Concord
T. Washington
Vermont
Burlington
Montpelier
Newport
Maine
Bangor - Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Portland
Rumford
Halifax
Montreal
Quebec
Car Bomb Injures Dozens in Central London Attack
A car bomb exploded outside a Home Office building in central London injuring 34 people, many from glass injuries and shock. The blast followed recent IRA activity and prompted warnings of further terror as authorities report related bombs and a Belfast gun battle.
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London
Irish Republican Army
Dolours
Marian Price
Brixton
Britain
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Michael O’'Cook
Firefighters Pump Out Flooded Cellars After Storm
Biddeford firemen spent Monday removing floodwater from cellars of local residents at High Street Pike Street Plymouth Drive Vine Street and Alfred Road following a heavy storm.
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Biddeford
High Street
Pike Street
Plymouth Drive
Vine Street
Alfred Road
Saco Fire Inspect Lights at Elm Street Residence
The Saco Fire Department checked light fixtures at 45 Elm St occupied by Mrs. Gay Demers on Monday at 10 45 p.m according to a department spokesman.
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Saco Fire Department
Elm St
Gay Demers
Saco Woman's Car Hits Beach Street Pole
Lucienne Sirois 41 of Seaside Avenue Saco drove onto Beach Street Tuesday at 10 04 am and struck a pole. Police said about 200 damage to the car and no injuries were reported.
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Lucienne Sirois
Seaside Avenue
Saco
Beach Street
Car Collisions In Saco And Old Orchard Beach
Police report two vehicle incidents in this period. Alma Dubay of Saco owned a parked car struck by Jean Beaulieu of Biddeford on Market Street resulting in 350 dollar damage to Dubay’s car and 300 dollars to Beaulieu’s. A fire truck responding to Butler House brushed a car on Old Orchard Street causing 100 dollar damage to the owner David Smith’s vehicle while en route to the fire. Laco Chief Cote warns that snowmobile use on public streets will be prosecuted, noting 14 complaints after the recent storm.
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Alma B. Dubay
Market St
Saco
Jean B. Beaulieu
Summer St
Biddeford
Dubay
Market Street
Beaulieu
Old Orchard Beach
Richard Parker
Ross Road
Old Orchard Street
David Smith
Portland Ave
Butler
Laco
Alfred Cote
Alcoholism Affects United States Deaths and Crises
A report cites 180000 deaths related to alcoholism in the United States and links it to half of traffic fatalities and homicides and a quarter of personal crisis reports. It frames alcohol misuse as a major public health and safety concern across sectors.
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U. S
Northeast Storm Knocks Out Power Across Region
Sleet and freezing rain paralyzed the Northeast with power failures across states. Eight deaths were linked to the storm as lines fell and crews worked to restore electricity to about a quarter million homes, while icy roads snarled traffic from New York to Connecticut.
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Florida
re-Weather Service
Georgia
Gron
Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
Connecticut
New York City
Christmas reunites POW with family after seven years apart
Orlando AP Glendon Perkins, Air Force pilot held by North Vietnamese from July 1966 to February 1973, returns home to celebrate with his wife Kay and their four children. The couple recalls wartime holidays, scant meals, and hopeful reunions as they resume normal life and shop for gifts.
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Orlando, Fla
Glendon Perkins
Kay Perkins
Perkins
Inmate Dies by Own Action at York County Jail
Alfred county jail reports a suicide by Daniel F. Lawrence 21 of Gorham found hanging in his cell shortly after 7 am by a guard and a prisoner-trustee. autopsy to confirm cause. Lawrence had been jailed on disorderly conduct charges and hitchhiking after a brief release.
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Alfred
York County
Richard Dutremble
Dutremble
Daniel F. Lawrence
Gorham
Lawrence
Webber Hospital
Sheri Dutremble
Trash War Continues Over City Trash Disposal Rules
Park residents consider registering as businesses to obtain trash services under city ordinance. Mrs. MacKilligan notes tax abatements as a possibility if disposal is not provided. The city says the park owner agreed to provide service. York says the agreement was only typed, not signed. Drivers were paid $5 to $20 by park management, and when $20 was demanded the owner refused, triggering city action. The association investigates a revenue sharing funds rule potentially blocking the city’s refusal to service.
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Park
MacKilligan
York
Joe Fork
Bombing crisis at Beirut impedes air traffic and gate security
Beirut authorities close the airport to all traffic as terrorists block landings. a Pan Am bombing victim, 30 year old Bonnie Cresnell, dies. Negotiations with Greek officials over freeing two Black September guerrillas follow a chaotic exchange and later shift to trial.
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Beirut
Bonnie Cresnell
Iby Radio
Athens
el Arid Shafik
Khantouran Palaal
Three Inmates Arraigned in DeSalvo Case in Boston
Inmates Robert M. Wilson Richard L. Devlin and Carmine R. Gagliardi from Walte State Prison were arraigned in Dedham Superior Court on conspiracy charges tied to the November 25 death of Albert DeSalvo, once said to be the Boston Strangler. A Jan 7 hearing was set and a public defender was appointed.
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Boston
Walte State
Albert DeSalvo
Dedham
Henry Leen
Robert M. Wilson
Richard L. Devlin
Carmine R. Gagliardi
Leen
Hhem
Local Council Holds Annual Holiday Party in Biddeford
The Ste Therese Union St Jean Baptiste council held its annual Christmas party Monday night at Adams Street hall with 40 members. A ham dinner from Pinedale Restaurant of Scarborough followed a social hour, before gifts and awards were handed out.
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Ste Therese
Union St Jean. Baptiste
Adams Street
Biddeford
Pinedale Restaurant
Scarborough
Lilian I. Viger
Lucienne Trottier
Irene Marcoux
Antoinette Vire
Donald Nicknair
O.F.M
Edna Anton
America
Miss Viger
Lucienne C. Metayer
Father Donald
Emilia Pepin
Eva Lavoie
Vire
Alden Racine
Miss Metayer
Claire Metayer
Neglected Veronese Paintings Bring $375000 at London Auction
Salve Regina College Newport said two Renaissance paintings titled An Astronomer and A Patriarch by Paolo Veronese sold at a London auction for 375000. The works hung in Ochre Court and were donated with the Goelet mansion in 1947. Proceeds will aid the Goelet Scholarship Fund.
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Newport
R.I
Salve Regina College
Paolo Veronese
London
England
Ochre Court
Robert Goelet
Goelets
Veronese
Venice
Goelet
A McKillop
College Presient
Levitt Suit Targets Kennebunk Planning Board
Levitt and Sons of New England sues Kennebunk Planning Board in York County Superior Court alleging discrimination by refusing a 154 unit condominium project on Summer Street. The four count suit also challenges a moratorium on subdivisions of 16 units or more and seeks court orders to allow the Levitt application and compel board action.
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Kennebunk
Planning Board
Levitt and Sons of New England
York County Superior Court
Alfred
Elliott
Levitt
Back Conseeration
Historical Preservation Planning Board
Summer Street
John
Kennebunk River
H. Walker
Clifford Boyer Jr
G. Robert Butler
James ‘Ant
Keating
Barbara Converse
Thomas Murphy
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Eileen T. Harmon
Cape
Eileen T
Clarence Eon
Camp Waban
St. Joseph's Cemetery
A.M
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Massachusetts
Chelsea
LRA
Public Safety
Conco
Plains
Rockies
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Great Lakes
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Lindenhurst
Thomas J. Meskil
National Guard
Ington
Senate
New York
American Stock Exchanges
Wall Street
Logan Internacional
Iberia Airlines
New York State
U.S
Paul
Cindy
Steve
DeSalvo
Pan AM World Airways
Fiumicino International
Rome
Rochambeau Club
Carey Bros. Jewelers Teacher Building
Carey Bros
Biddeford-Saco
Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce
Merchants Committee
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