This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1977
Page
8
Mostly sunny today with windy northern and eastern areas. Highs near 20 to low 30s, clear tonight with lows from 5 above to 5 below. Thursday brings increasing clouds and a chance of late snow, with temperatures near 20 to 30 across the region.
Biddeford council, split 6 to 5, debated smoking in official meetings. Seating was rearranged to separate smokers from nonsmokers and a vote allowed smoking, with councilors urging restraint amid health concerns.
Thornton Academy teachers accept a starting salary of 8075 after a fact finding panel’s recommendation. The two year contract to 1978 will be financially renegotiated later. the academy seeks a part time girls gymnastics teacher as intramurals expand amid rising student participation.
Rep. David Emery announces four additional nominees to the U S Merchant Marine Academy from Maine. The list includes Robert Benson of Kennebunkport Derrick Galen of Brunswick Brian Hadwen of Kittery and Stuart A Pennell Jr of South Windham Those named join eight others nominated by Emery and other Maine delegates Palmer urged interested high school students to contact Emerys Augusta office about July 1978 academies.
Fire at 81 Water Street Biddeford gutted one of three units shortly after midnight. Fire Chief Emile Bergeron says the blaze started around 12 33 a.m. and five firefighters cleared the scene by 2 30 a.m. Occupants of two other units, including the destroyed one, were still unknown along with possible injuries. The building is owned by Ronald Boucher of Saco.
Roy notes residents fear costs and refuse inspections yet demand safety. The program offers free home checks, pamphlets, slide shows, and a tot finder decal to mark children's rooms for quicker firefighter access. Budget request seeks 1000 to fund ongoing outreach and prevention efforts.
The Cumberland County budget outlook shows a 272000 rise to 1392724 dollars driven by county function costs and higher prisoner housing fees at Cumberland jail. York County prisoners at 20 per day now cost 20 dollars daily. revenue declines as district court funds shift to the state.
North Saco ends its subdivision moratorium in a 4 to 3 vote by the city council. The emergency ordinance in the C-1 zone since September was tabled as new on site sewage disposal inspection methods were adopted. Plans include soils analysis location approval and test pit inspections by building and plumbing inspectors.
In Chieti the provincial traffic inspectorate found 22 licensed drivers officially listed as blind after a name by name record check. Police had already uncovered three men drawing pens ions for the blind held driving licenses and 19 more similar cases were found. The findings were sent to the judiciary for possible prosecutions on charges of fraud or falsified blindness certificates. In London British customs seized 15 pounds of heroin at Heathrow worth 1.7 million dollars and arrested a suspected drug ring courier. He faced Uxbridge Magistrates Court and remained detained ahead of another hearing.
Dr. Irving J. Selikoff led a study of 1 029 people in the Grand Rapids area showing about a third report health issues tied to PBB contamination from tainted livestock feed. They found memory loss mood changes exhaustion skin and breathing problems plus other disorders in some participants.
The document lists salaries for city roles including Theodore Drouin Jr as superintendent of streets at 14300 dollars, Paul Gobeil auditor 2400, Bernard Poirier assistant assessor 3200, building inspector 7400, Martin Rielly treasurer 3500, Urbain Bisson tax collector 11700, Gerard Letellier plumbing inspector 800, Richard Saucier parks director 12300, Ellen O Leary health officer 300, Adelbert Morin police chief 14500, Emile Bergeron fire chief 13800 with prior figures in parentheses.
Accused councilor Cassette counters Mayor Zaitlin on secret meetings during a housing code debate. Zaitlin defends open sessions and accuses Cassette and two other councilors of obstruction, while Cassette argues the mayor uses tactics to influence votes. Both deny deliberate obstruction and call for truth.
Public safety beat notes multiple minor crashes with injuries and property damage. Sharon Murphy of Old Orchard Beach was treated after skidding on Buxton Road. Two car crash on Elm and Water streets involved Randall Schildroth and Patricia Wheeler with $1,200 damages. Fender bender on Ferry Road involved Marie Graffem and Paul Lacroix with $250 damages. Sprinkler alarm caused light damage at Wellby Drug Store in Biddeford. No other significant activity reported.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.