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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1973

Page

2

Referendum Nears On Town Land Sale For SAD 71 Center

Kennebunk officials prepare for a pivotal vote on selling 25 acres behind Kennebunk High School to fund a new SAD 71 learning center. Selectmen are asked to set an equitable price, with a decision due at the Jan 23 meeting and a potential Feb 6 referendum date.

Kennebunk Jack Ketcham District 71 Kennebunk Selectmen Kennebunk High School Ketcham Memorial Field Punky Swamp King Selectmen’s Lower Town Hall

Funeral Directors in Saco Listings

Funeral service firms in Saco Maine are listed with addresses and phone numbers. Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St. Danett? & Craig at 365 Main Street. Emond's Funeral Home at 284 5511. Frank X. Emond and J P Conroy noted among names.

Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring St. Saco Dennett & Craig Main Street Saco Maine Tel Emond Frank X. Emond J. P Conroy

Funeral Service For Anna Lydia Tremblay

Mrs Anna Lydia Tremblay 72 of New Pool Road Biddeford died January 14 1973 Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 PM at Shumway Gross Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco Friends may call at the funeral home this evening 7 to 9 PM

Tremblay Anna Lydia New Pool Road Biddeford Shumway Gross Funeral Home Spring St Saco Laurel Hill Cemetery

Hathaway Visits Maine Between Washington Duties

Former Congressman Bill Hathaway, in town for a short visit, mingles with Maine friends amid press sessions and renewal of connections. He describes leisure in Washington with family and golf, skiing plans, and a fondness for books by Wolfe, Fitzgerald, and Faulkner.

Sugarloaf Auburn Washington Thomas Wolfe F. Scott Fitzgerald William Faulkner Faulkner Bill Hathaway Maine

Tufts Guards Dorms After Wave of Crimes

Tufts University placed campus police inside all women dormitories at Medford and Boston after a series of crimes including an attempted rape in a dorm room and rapes elsewhere on campus. The university added security measures such as a $30,000 lighting program and sensing devices in storage areas to curb further incidents.

Medford Mass Tufts University Boston University Tufts

Society members honor Joseph Huot at funeral home meeting

Members of the Society of St. Jean Baptiste de Bienfaisance will meet tonight at 7:30 at Cosgrove Funeral Home 326 Elm St Biddeford to pay respects to Joseph Huot a member.

Society of St. Jean Baptiste de Bienfaisance Cosgrove Funeral Home Elm St Biddeford Joseph Huot

Card of Thanks to Bernice Thibeau

Public notice expresses gratitude to Bernice Thibeau from the Journal Want Ads readers for support and kindness, noting appreciation from the sender and readers alike.

Weather Forecast for Portland Area Tonight and Wednesday

The forecast calls for clear conditions in Portland tonight with lows near 10 degrees in the north and the low 20s in the south. Partly cloudy on Wednesday with highs from the 20s to the low 40s.

Portland

Saco Pathfinders Meet Wednesday Evening

The Saco Pathfinders snowmobile club will hold a meeting Wednesday at 7 30 in the Young School All Purpose Room. Prospective members welcome.

Saco Pathfinders Young School Maine State Cosmetologists Association Holiday Inn Brunswick Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post American Legion and Auxiliary Post Elm Street Biddeford Luke E. Hart Luke E. Hart Council, Knights of Columbus Auxiliary Pool Street Hall Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Home Thornton Street

Anniversary Honored Couple Ernest and Mrs Roberts

Mr and Mrs Ernest Roberts of 60 Hill Street Saco were honored on their 30th wedding anniversary at a surprise event hosted by their children at their home.

Ernest Roberts Hill St Saco

Berry bill seeks inspector general post to aid legislature

The Berry board bill filed as the legislature began its third week would create an inspector general to help the body manage relations with the health and welfare department. The appointee would be selected by the Legislative Research Committee. Governor Curtis plans a $543.5 million biennial budget with $30 million to towns for property tax relief and a tax reform package tied to current school subsidy methods, sparking MMA concerns about strings attached. Also filed were bills to add irreconcilable marital differences as grounds for divorce and to add a Superior Court judge, district court judge, and court reporter.

Berry Health and Welfare Department Legislative Research Committee Kenneth M. Curtis Curtis Maine Maine Municipal Association MMA Municipal Association House Senate Wakine G. Tanous East Millinocket Jerrod B. Speers Winthrop

Kennebunk Planning Board weighs campground and subdivision plans

The Planning Board discussed Paul Bergeron’s West Kennebunk campground noting DEP approval not yet in writing and requesting details on water levels water service roads and access. It will hold a public hearing after further review. The Longview Terrace subdivision by Lloyd Robinson was also reviewed with drainage plans bond needs and a request for a state highway letter on culverts. Final approval slated for next meeting and Down East Corp involvement noted.

Kennebunk Planning Board Paul Bergeron West Kennebunk Alexander Armentrout Bergeron Department of Environmental Protection Armentrout D.E.P Certified Assurance of Water Service U.S Soil Conservation Commission Longview Terrace Lloyd Robinson Harlow Brown Clifford Boyer State Highway Commission Ross Road Brown Robinson Peter Camplin Down East iCorp Cat Mousam Road

Pine Cliffe development plan presented at board

land along the Mousam River called Pine Cliffe submitted a preliminary plan to the Board to deed a river strip to the Ramanasco Trust for preservation. Camplin cites lot PS prices from 4500 to 5500 and home costs from 25000 to 32000. The Board requires a drainage line to the storm sewer and no structures below the 90 foot contour, then approved the plan with these stipulations.

Mousam River Pine Cliffe Ramanasco Trust Camplin

Biddeford Airport Expansion Advances With DesRoberts and Henry

Biddeford City Council approves first reading to hire DesRoberts and Henry for airport additions funded by federal aid. Project upgrades include widening from 75 to 100 feet, strengthening for 60,000 pound aircraft, lengthening by 3100 feet, and constructing a parallel 40-foot taxiway along the 5000-foot runway with medium intensity lighting and a 36 inch rotating beacon.

Biddeford DesRoberts and Henry David P. Twomey

Meir Continues Europe Tour to Bolster Africa Policy

Premier Golda Meir, en route from Rome to Switzerland, meets President Felix Houphouet-Boigny of the Ivory Coast to shore up Israel’s standing in Africa after several governments severed ties. The trip follows a Paris Socialist meeting and an unannounced Rome stop, kept secret due to Arab threats.

Jerusalem Golda Meir Switzerland Rome Felix Houphouet-Boigny Ivory Coast Israel Africa Meir Paris

One-Car Accident On Ferry Road In Saco

Saco police report a Monday afternoon one car crash on Ferry Road involving Joan L. Boutet 39 of 18 Fairhaven Ave Saco. Vehicle damage listed at 250 dollars with no injuries. Section 51 For Articles For Sale.

Saco Ferry Road Joan L. Boutet Fairhaven Ave

Saco School Committee Sets 16 Item Agenda For Tonight

The agenda includes acceptance of the negotiated teacher contract with the Saco Teachers Association, a progress report on the new junior high school, and the expiration of the proposed educational subsidy bill. The meeting starts at 7 30 in the council chambers, city hall.

Saco Teacher's Association Saco School Committee Council City Hall

Goodrich Announces Run For Selectman In Kennebunk

Kennebunk residents list candidates for local offices. Goodrich of Hillcrest Drive seeks three year selectman at large. Other filings include Edmund Cashen for constable one year, Edna Wentworth for town clerk one year, Elliot Green for five year trustee, and S.A.D. 71 board director seats held by William O'Donnell and Kenneth Bustin for a two year term. Richard Littlefield seeks re election for three years. No papers yet for three year SAD 71 seat or for the other vacant positions as incumbents move or are to move.

Kennebunk Wayne Goodrich Hillcrest Drive Selectman Vincent Mason Panama James McMahon Edmund Cashen Edna Wentworth Elliot Green Kennebunk Light and Power District S.A.D. 71 William O'Donnell David Upton Kenneth Bustin Richard Littlefield William Hobbs Alaska

Hearing Tomorrow On Zoning Exceptions In Biddeford

Biddeford Planning Board Chairman Robert Collette announced a public hearing set for tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the City Building to consider amendments to the zoning ordinance related to exceptions. A moratorium on all exceptions had been placed months earlier at Collette's request while the board studies alternatives.

Biddeford Gilbert R. Boucher Towmey Boucher Norman R. Boucher Guinea Road Conrad Grondin Economic Improvement Commission Robert Collette Tony's Grille Foss St

Yiddish Language Roots and Age

The Yiddish language is about 1,000 years old. It blends German Hebrew and Slavic linguistic elements to form a unique Jewish tongue used historically in Central and Eastern Europe and by diaspora communities worldwide.

Journal Want Ads Want You To Read Want Ads

Classified notices highlight available goods and services in the local paper. Readers browse listings for job offers, housing, and merchandise with brief details and contact information.

Woman Is Subject Of Search In Old Orchard Beach

Police seek 26 year old Sandra St Laurent missing since Saturday from Fort Hill Road home. She left to exchange drapes at Maine Mall in South Portland. car not used. Authorities check taxis buses and nearby woods. husband Robert of Beach Pharmacy reports she has been low in spirits and may have amnesia. An all points bulletin issued Sunday. She is 5 ft 2 in, 110 pounds, with short brown hair, last seen in gray knee length coat, slacks and brown boots.

Old Orchard Beach Fort Hill Road Sandra St. Laurent Maine Mall Portland

Confirmation scheduled at St. Joseph's Biddeford

Ceremonies will be held at St. Joseph's Church in Biddeford on March 11 at 2 30 pm. CCC students who are 12 or turning 12 this year and not yet confirmed should report for religion classes at St. Joseph's School starting Saturday at 9 30 am.

St. Joseph's Church Biddeford CCC St. Joseph's School

Biddeford Man Booked on Marijuana Charge

Biddeford police arrested Dennis Mullins, 27, of 32 Alfred Street, on illegal possession of marijuana. He was taken to the county jail in Alfred pending a January 18 court hearing in 10th District Court, Saco. He had two bags of marijuana at the time of arrest on Main Street.

Biddeford Dennis Mullins Alfred St Main Street Robert Krul Mullins Alfred 10Thistrict Court Saco

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