Obituaries and funerals from Old Orchard Beach area
Obituary notices for Sam Mullen Edmund Haskins Antonio J Dube cover services in Biddeford and nearby towns. Masses and interments planned at St Margaret St Joseph Cemeteries. Calling hours listed for Old Orchard Beach and Biddeford funeral homes.
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Old Orchard Beach
Sam Mullen
Turner Falls
Mass
Biddeford
Harry
Alice Mullen
St. Mary
Baltimore, Md
New York State
St. Margaret Church
James J. Morrison
St. Mary Cemetery
Portland Ave
Kennebunk selects local bidders for 1976 report and 1977 loan
The Kennebunk selectmen awarded printing of the 1976 town report to Star Press Inc at 14.08 per page and approved a 2.81 percent loan from Ocean National Bank up to 1.9 million for 1977. Town Manager Kenneth Barrett notes the town is not obligated to borrow and that bids from Casco Bank and Canal Bank were higher. The meeting also covered plans for a tree planting program on Main Street, sale of the West Kennebunk industrial building, and a potential shift of alewife fishing rights from state to town control with regulatory ordinances.
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Kennebunk
Ocean National Nk
Kenneth Barrett
Ocean National
Barrett
Ocean National Bank
Casco Bank and Trust Co
Canal National Bank
Star Press Inc
Star Press
Lincoln Press
Sanford
Selectmen
Betty Joyce
Board of Realtors meeting in Kennebunk
The York County Board of Realtors met Tuesday at the Glenmore Restaurant in Kennebunk. After a directors' session a social hour and banquet followed. President Marjorie Davis led the business meeting while Vice-president Ed Hagar introduced commissioners Paul Sawyer of Augusta and Robert Hayden of Portland who spoke on pending legislation and realtor duties to the public.
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York County Board of Realtors
Glenmore
Kennebunk
Marjorie Davis
Ed Hagar
Paul Sawyer
Augusta
Robert Hayden
Portland
Funeral Homes and Directors Listings in Saco Biddeford Maine
Funeral homes advertise locations and contact numbers across Saco and Biddeford Maine. Dennett Craig 365 Main St Saco Conroy Jr 72 Hill St Biddeford Sansoucy Blais 1 Stone St Biddeford R Martel Director Shumway Gross 35 Spring St Saco provide telephones for arrangements.
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Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Biddeford
Sansoucy
Former chaplain urges amnesty with no strings
Former Yale chaplain and antiwar activist William Sloane Coffin urged President-elect Carter to declare unconditional amnesty for all Vietnam War resisters. He argued amnesty would restore the nation’s spiritual center, citing Civil War, War of 1812, Shay’s Rebellion, and Whiskey Rebellion as precedents. Coffin, 51, left Yale in 1975 after 17 years as chief chaplain and later faced draft-protest activity. he now lives in semi retirement in Strafford, Vermont.
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Hanover
N.H
UPI
Yale University
William Sloane Coffin
Jimmy Carter
Shea
Coffin
Yale
Benjamin Spock
Strafford
IRS moves to Five Points Office in Biddeford
The Biddeford Internal Revenue Service sets up a new office at Five Points Shopping Center on Alfred Road. Staff will work 8 to 1 and 2 to 4 45 p.m. through April, gathering stamps pencils and W-2 forms before relocating.
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The
Biddeford Internal Revenue Service
Alfred Road
Knights of Columbus Meeting Postponed in Biddeford
A Knights of Columbus Third Degree meeting in Biddeford scheduled for tonight has been postponed to next Thursday. The session will begin at 7 30 PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Pool Street.
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Knights of Columbus
Biddeford
Knights of Columbus Hall
Pool Street
Good news at Waban program extended to February
SANFORD Maine UPI Camp Waban a program for retarded adults and children will not shut down Jan 31 as expected The Board of Directors of Waban Projects Inc voted Wednesday to extend the adult Saycore Brea with an enrollment of 25 through February The child day care program will extend through March Bernard Fernald board chairman The adult day care program will then be extended through June if the contract with the State Bureau for Mental Retardation is renewed Fernald said The board had announced winter programs would be terminated due to financial difficulties The change came after efforts to raise funds to keep the programs running
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Sanford
Maine
UPI
Camp Waban
Waban Projects Inc
Saycore Brea
Bernard Fernald
State Bureau For
Fernald
Waban
Town weighs drastic move as council mulls drafting manager
OLD ORCHARD BEACH council debates drafting a non applicant for town manager, aims to review applications and set interviews within two to three weeks while considering appointees for economic plan liaison, legal counsel, and department liaisons amid a possible snow emergency program and weekly meetings until tasks finish.
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Old Orchard Beach
Christopher Kenton
Joseph Mokarzel
William Murphy
Timothy Tucker
Leslie Wyman
Richard Marshall
Portland
Federal Economic Development Administration
Charter Commission
Applicants aplenty but Beach town manager job remains open
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Maine 28 people have applied for the town manager post. Most applicants are from New England though not Maine. others come from Wyoming Florida and Illinois. Deadline is Monday Jan 17. Former chairman says applications must arrive at town hall to be official. Kent leaves February 1 or upon successor arrival. Jerome Plante could not be reached for comment.
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Old Orchard Beach
Ee Christopher Kent
Udy George
Kent
New England
Maine
Wyoming
Florida
Illinois
E. Emerson Cummings
Journal
Jerome Plante
Plante
Footwear firm boots misfit tale spurs salvage scheme
In Bangor Maine Joseph deFrancesco head of Bauer Canadian Skate recalls reject work boots were dumped then salvaged sold by a salvage operator. The Salvation Army distributed hundreds of mismatched boots at Christmas before selling leftovers at a nominal price. A retailer complained triggering a return to giveaway. Some mis matched pairs were accidentally dumped and sold. DeFrancesco quips about hiring the operator.
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Bangor
Maine
UPI
Joseph deFrancesco
Bauer Canadian Skate Inc
deFrancesco
Salvation Army
Army
Charles Sargent
Sargent
Alcoholism cost to private industry cited
Statistics show that at least one in thirteen private sector employees is an alcoholic and that a problem drinker misses work 16 times more often, has 3.6 times higher accident rate, receives sickness benefits three times as much, and files five times as many compensation claims.
New Elections Ordered in Two Maine House and Senate Districts
Maine lawmakers moved to new elections in Senate District 8 covering South Portland and Cape Elizabeth and House District 89 representing West Bath and parts of Bath and Brunswick after vacancies were declared. The action aims to resolve disputed results amid questions on 39 disputed ballots and possible absentee ballot inspections. The Maine Supreme Court may rule on House District 29 questions and an appeal in District 45 as part of ongoing electoral challenges.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Senate
High Court
Richard Hewes
Cape Elizabeth
Marietta Burrowes
South Portland
House
Courtney Stover
William J. Hennessey
Commission On Governmental Ethics and Campaign Practices
House Committee On Elections
Commission
Michael Gibbs
Gray
Gordon Cunningham
New Gloucester
Elections Committee
Harland Goodwin
Pineland Center
Goodwin
Supreme Court
David Ault
R Wayne
Ault
Jed Davis
House Committee
Davis
Police chief and AG clash over repealing pot ruling
Calais Police Chief Clinton Hayward and Maine Attorney General Joseph Brennan diverge on repealing decriminalization for small amount possession. Hayward backs a repeal with a criminal record, while Brennan opposes changes and urges longer evaluation of the current policy.
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Hayward
Joseph Brennan
Brennan
Maine
Safety beat ALL QUIET dispatch report quiet 24 hours
Kennebunkport dispatch reports no significant police or fire activity in the past 24 hours. Two fender benders and two vehicle crashes are noted with minor damages and no injuries. Saco police identify drivers in yesterday’s crashes and damages totaled 350 and 450 dollars. A TV fire at a home caused no other damage.
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Kennebunkport Communications Center
Ender
Kennebunk Communications Center
Fletcher Street
Maguire Road
Saco
Spring Street
John Pothier
Cutts St
Biddeford
Rosilda Gowen
Bradley St
Route 1
Remona H. Slagle
Foot Road
Delores D. White
Portland
OOB Fire Department
Edenal Pettengill
Ocean Pines
Meeting postponed by Court Decary No 51
The monthly meeting of Court Decary No 51 in Biddeford has been postponed to next week. It will be held next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Fremont Club on Alfred Street.
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Saco Elks Lodge
Kiwanis Club
Elwyna Blair
Malden
Mass
Scobee- Combs Funeral Home
Noella Baron Dube
Rene Dube
Biddeford
Reuben
Therese) Inniss
Albert
Tacoma
Wash
Oscar
Manchester
N.H
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford High Band Ready for Carter Inauguration Trip
The 108th Tiger band poised to travel to Washington next week for President-elect Jimmy Carter's inauguration pending legislative approval of funding. Boosters met Wednesday night and voted not to seek school board or city funding due to snow removal costs, aiming to raise 2500 dollars themselves to reach a 16000 dollar goal.
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Biddeford
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Porter Claire Cadorette
Hogerty rejects Maine homeowners premium hike
Maine Insurance Superintendent Frank M. Hogerty Jr. denied an application for at least a 12.4 percent homeowners insurance rate increase. He said the evidence from the Insurance Services Office, covering about half of Maine companies, was incomplete and did not show Maine specific costs for materials used in construction.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Frank M. Hogerty Jr
Hogerty
Insurance Services Office
Cyclists push to repeal Maine helmet law at hearing
Hundreds of motorcyclists attended a Transportation Committee hearing on a bill to end the mandatory helmet law in Maine. Supporters argue personal freedom. opponents cite safety and potential loss of federal highway funds. Lawmakers note past failures and a renewed push after federal issues subsided.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Transportation Committee
Donald O'Leary
Mexico
Matthew Levine
D-Winslow
Levine
Committee
Sen
Edwin Greeley
Transportation Department Safety Division
Harrison Robbinson
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Edmund Haskins
Boynton Beach
Fla
Pontiac
Antonio Dube
Antonio J. Dube
Western Ave
Pembroke
Age
Henrietta (Dube
Bates Manufacturing Co
Pepperell Manufacturing Co
St. Jean Baptiste Society
Chagnon Council
Emond and Conroy Funeral Home
Board of Realtors
IRS
District
Charles Cragin
OOB
Beach
Calais
Clinton Hayward
Maine Chiefs of Police Association
Michael H. Gibbs
D-Gray
Severin Beliveau
Marcy
North Country Furniture & Gifts
Arundel
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