Subdivision and Sawmill Notes Spur Zoning Review
Biddeford planning board faces calls for a comprehensive zoning map update amid proposals for a parks and recreation zone near Rotary Park and a hospital/medical zone on Alfred Road. Officials consider planned unit developments and density as part of an overhaul to the city's comprehensive plan to guide future land use.
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Biddeford
Rotary Park
Saco River
Planning Board
Alfred Road
Webber Hospital
Roger Johnson
Oil Refinery Appeal Planned by CRAC
The Coastal Resources Action Committee will appeal to the Maine Supreme Court within 60 days to block Pittston Co. refinery plans in Eastport. Horace Hildreth Jr. said CRAC has notified the Maine Board of Environmental Protection and will use Canadian opposition to justify the appeal.
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Portland, Maine
Coastal Resources Action Committee
Maine Supreme Court
Eastport
Horace Hildreth Jr
Portland
CRAC
Maine Board of Environmental Protection
Environmental Board
Pittston Co
Ince Hildreth
Canada
Pittston
Head Harbor
Inside the Journal Chuckle on Tax Loopholes and Parking
A humorous take compares tax loopholes to parking spaces that vanish just as you reach them, linking the idea to daily annoyances and clever wordplay.
Maine Legislature Sees Freshmen Shape a New Era
The 107th Maine Legislature features a large class of freshmen more active and socially aware, yet party leaders still hold power. Pay rises to 4750 and rising to 6000 per biennium reflect broader professionalization, while demographics show a first black legislator and seating rights for two Indigenous representatives.
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Pat Sherlock
Associated Press
Augusta
Maine
Iideo
John Reed
Gerald Talbot
Portland
House
Senate
Argentina Faces 48 Hour General Strike By CGT
In Buenos Aires the 3.5 million member CGT began a 48 hour general strike to pressure President Isabel Peron amid wage, policy, and cabinet resignations. Hospitals run on emergencies. public transport and many businesses halted. analysts warn of heavy economic losses.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
General Labor Confederation
CGT
Jose Lopez Rega
Dae la
Lopez Rega
Israelis Hit Refugee Camps in Southern Lebanon
Israeli forces bombed Palestinian refugee camps near Tyre and Rashadiyeh in southern Lebanon from air and sea, killing at least 13 and destroying numerous huts. Lebanese Premier Rashid Karami said talks are ongoing to secure U S Colonel Ernest Morgan’s release, amid a kidnapping threat and ransom demand linked to aid delivery.
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Associated Press
Israel
Lebanon
Ernest R. Morgan
Jerusalem
Holy City
Tel Aviv
Rashid Karami
Morgan
Petersburg
United States
Slaughterhouse
Sinai Desert
Washington
Egypt
Rashadiyeh
Tyre
Housing money sought for elderly units in Biddeford
Mayor Lucien Dutremble said the Maine State Housing Authority seeks federal funds for 40 elderly housing units in Biddeford. He met MSHA Director James Mitchell who outlined plans for a new high rise similar to the Graham Street 60 unit building under HUD.
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Biddeford
Lucien Dutremble
Maine State Housing Authority
Dutremble
MSHA
James Mitchell
Graham Street
Housing Authority
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Brian Thayer
Consuelo Eames Hanks
Jefferson
Christine York
Coopers Mills
Stanley W. Gawron
Waterboro
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Litany
Sea OF Galilee
Damascus
Syria
Lebanese Defense Ministry
Burj el Shemali
Beirut
Col. Morgan
U.S
Maslakh
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