Infant winter of 76 packs grown up punch
Winter's barely a week old yet it brings a harsh start to the year. The Northeast sees heavy cold with subzero lows and widespread frostbite risk, while parts of New England report snow flurries and brief sun elsewhere. Notable readings include Chicago at 3 below zero and Orhult Minnesota at 38 below, with wind chill plunging to dangerous levels.
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York County remembers a turbulent 1976 year
A retrospective list highlights York County events from 1976 including the Beach Council in Old Orchard Beach, a biddeford post office reopening as Maine District Court, indictments, lawsuits, weather storms, and local labor unrest. The compilation notes political infighting, public debates, and key actions by town officials and agencies.
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York County
Mavement
Old Orchard Beach
Fires, hires, and openings in Maine towns flash May events
A series of local notices cover incidents and changes in Maine towns: Central Maine Power office explosion in Augusta with no injuries. Francis Amoroso named Saco police chief. Bikini Tavern topless bar opens in Old Orchard Beach. Kennebunk junior high to hold double sessions. Carpet Club fire under investigation. mortgage rate hike to 9 percent noted. cyclist hospitalized after hit and run. Old Orchard Beach hires town manager Christopher Kent, who later resigns. accompanying photo shows Kent with Barbara Kent at a spring reception.
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Biddeford
Maine District Court
Warren Bowdoin
Portland
Kennebunk
Saco
Tessens
Alfred Cote
Police
New Beach
OOB
Aeo
Saniner Iece
Rome Pane
Dan Joseph Brennan
Beach
Jerome Plante
Fors Park Vision
Massachusetts
Thomas A Matthews
Camp Ellis
St. Patrick's Day
Maine
Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power Company
Augusta
Amoroso
Francis Amoroso
Portland Police
Ment
Richard Gabriele
Bikini
East Grand Avenue
West Grand Ave
Carter delegates chosen in Maine party race
February 9 results name five local delegates in Kennebunk and Old Orchard Beach to back Jimmy Carter at the state Democratic convention set for May 7 to 9.
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Carter
Kennebunk
Old Orchard Beach
Jimmy Carter
OOB Council
Mark Snow
Astrowsky
Warren Astrowsky
Primary results and coastal bans headline from June events
York County voters nominate Rick Barton for Congress and Robert Monks for Senate while backing Bigelow Mountain preserve. Kennebunk bans new hotels motels and restaurants on Kennebunk Beach. State police identify a body found in a Saco apartment as Robert D. Chapman Jr.
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Rick Barton
Robert Monks
Bigelow Mountain
Robert Farley
John Kerry
Kennebunk Beach
Kennebunk
Saco
Saco Main Street
Robert D. Chapman Jr
Alden, Pa
July 4 Bicentennial Parades and Fireworks Across York County
York County communities celebrate the nation's 200th anniversary with parades in Biddeford and Saco and fireworks in Old Orchard Beach. Debora Hardy, 22, of Livermore Falls is named Miss Dumpy of 1976 at the Kennebunkport Dump Festival. Investigators search the Kennebunk home at 10 Hovey St. for the body of an 11 year old who disappeared in 1964. Carter selects Mondale for vice president over Maine's Edmund Muskie amid street chatter. Pepperell Trust Co. restores the original mortgage rates after a month of Consumer Protection Bureau scrutiny.
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Miss Dumpy
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Livermore Falls
Kennebunkport
Kennebunk Cellar
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Kennebunk
Hovey St
Consumer Protection Bureau
Police injured in Kennebunk melee at Lower Village gathering
August reports say a state trooper suffered a broken nose from a thrown bottle and several officers were hurt when Kennebunk police tried to quiet a party of 75 to 100 youths at a Lower Village home. Arrests are expected.
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Maremont
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Saco
Rogers
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William Rogers
Seattle
Wash
Biddeford youth arrest ends shooting spree stand off
A 17 year old Biddeford youth identified as John E Shaw was arrested after police fired tear gas into a Elm Street apartment ending an hour long spree on Memorial Day. No injuries reported. Authorities say the suspect faced no injuries.
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Saco
North Saco
Kennebunkport
Charles Gould
United Bikers Party
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Carter Campaign Swing Draws Thousands in Biddeford
October events report Carter birthday welcome by thousands of Maine voters in Biddeford during a campaign swing. Muskie Monks debate drew little local attention. Swine flu inoculations halted after three deaths in Pittsburg. Old Orchard House fire origin undetermined. Biddeford shoe plant closes leaving 110 workers unpaid. Old Orchard Beach topless ordinance to be voted on in December.
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Biddeford
Maine
Muskie
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard House
Brunswick Alpha
OOB Council
OOB Town Council
York County voters back Carter Muskie and local victors in November election
November 2 turnout in York County helps elect Jimmy Carter resident and Edmund Muskie to the Senate, elects Emery to Congress, and places Peter Danton to the State Senate along with Elmont Tyndale and John A. in the state legislature. Wesley Phinney wins a close York County sheriff race. A statewide bottle bill passes. November 13 victory party leads to arrests after a celebration at Thornton Academy. November 18 Warren Bowdoin is acquitted in a narcotics case. November 24 Attorney General begins Beach fire probes.
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Jimmy Carter
Edmund Muskie
Senate
Avid Emery
Congress
Peter Danton
John A
Elmont Tyndale
Wesley Phinney
OOB
Old Orchard Beach
Joseph Mokarzel
Leslie Wyman
Timothy Tucker
Richard Marshall
William Murphy
OOB and
Arundel
Kennebunkport
Dutremble
Richard Dutremble
C. Wesley Phinney
Biddeford
Maine
Corliss
Robert Corliss
Camp Waban
Kent resigns as Old Orchard Beach town manager
Christopher Kent announces his resignation as town manager of Old Orchard Beach for personal reasons. The series of December events includes school bomb threats, local tax plan failures, hospital bid offers, and council elections shaping OOB governance.
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Kennebunk High School
Kennebunkport
Abbott Pendergast
Webber
Biddeford
Webber Hospital Association
City of
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