Former U S Representative Seeks Old Orchard Beach Town Manager Post
Former U S Representative and Saco Mayor Peter Garland has applied for the Old Orchard Beach town manager job. Council chairman E Emerson Cummings says Garland did not name a salary. Four applications exist including Lin Bishop and two other applicants with legal backgrounds. deadline February 13.
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Old Orchard Beach
U.S
Saco
Peter Garland
E. Emerson Cummings
Garland
Washington
Peter Kyros
Jerome Plante
Kyros
Cummings
Hhe
Lin Bishop
Wells
Saco Officials Lock Horns Over City Solicitor Appointment
City Administrator John Dexter seeks to appoint the city solicitor, but councilors Robert Cassette and William Boucouvalas oppose. They fear conflicts if the administrator appoints the solicitor, while the council could face biased advice in legal actions. Dexter cites the city charter, threatens an appeal, and Cassette seeks a legal opinion.
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Saco
John Dexter
Robert Cassette
William Boucouvalas
Dexter
Cassette
Samuel Zaitlin
Ordinance Committee
Boucouvalas
Ronald Ayotte
Portland
Paul Frinsko
Quote on speech and silence in early life
The saying notes a baby learns to talk in about two years and later spends 50 plus years learning to keep quiet. It reflects humor about evolving communication.
January thaw brings rain over snow feared in Maine
The National Weather Service reports about one inch of rain in the Biddeford Saco area during the overnight, a pale substitute for snow that could have reached ten inches if cold had prevailed. Warmer temps have raised water levels and flood warnings for southern Maine were set to be lifted this morning.
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National Weather Service
Portland
Biddeford-Saco
Weather Service
Maine
Bustin Enters Maine 1st District Congressional Race
State Rep. David W. Bustin Augusta lawmaker and Maine Teachers Association official joins the crowded Democratic field for Maine's 1st District. He resigns as party chair to pursue the nomination, facing incumbent Republican David P. Emery and seven other Democrats.
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Bustin
Crowded Field
Augusta
David W. Bustin
Maine Democratic Party
Maine
Maine Teachers Association
David P. Emeryustin
AG Probing Charge Over Old Orchard Beach Paving
Assistant Attorney General Arthur Stilphen said a decision on the Old Orchard Beach paving controversy may come in two to three weeks. Former councilor John Bird accuses Acting Town Manager Jerome Plante of misappropriating funds by paving streets in Plante’s subdivision before others. Plante denies wrongdoing and says only streets from his subdivision that were not part of the original plan have been paved.
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Augusta
Arthur Stilphen
Old Orchard Beach
John Bird
Bird
Jerome Plante
Era Park
Plante
Journal
Paul St. Hilaire
Stilphen
Blaze Gut Beachwood Hotel At Old Orchard Beach
An early morning fire gutted The Beachwood hotel at Old Orchard Beach causing about 100000 in damage. Firefighters from Saco Scarborough Biddeford and the local department battled the four story blaze for over four hours with no injuries reported.
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Old Orchard Beach
Lawrence Dolby
Beachwood
Julienne Touchette
Alice Cloutier
Lewiston
Montreal
Saco
Scarborough
Biddeford
Maremont Ford Stumbling Block in Maine Contract Delay
Maine lawmakers say federal contract delay for Maremont Corp in Saco may be tied to presidential concerns over the New Hampshire primary. Reps Barry Hobbins and Neil Rolde urge awarding the machine gun contract to Maremont, noting 1,200 workers and potential political impact in New Hampshire.
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Augusta
Maine
New Hampshire
Barry J. Hobbins
Saco
House
Neil Rolde
York
Maremont Corp
Maremont
Ford
Hobbins
Rolde
Portsmouth Naval
Sandy
Truman Seeks Image as Giant Killer in Senate Bid
Plato Truman, a Biddeford businessman and former gubernatorial candidate, says challenging Robert A.G. Monks for the Maine Republican U.S. Senate nomination will help him project a giant killer image to unseat incumbent Democrat Edmund S. Muskie.
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Maine
Plato Truman
U.S. Senate
Truman
Robert A.G. Monks
State Office of Energy Resources
Monks
Biddeford
Edmund S. Muskie
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