Recall hearing postponed in Old Orchard Beach case
Citizens seek recall of four town councilors in Old Orchard Beach with a York County Superior Court hearing tentatively set for August 7. Justice Edward Stern assigned, after petitions filed two weeks earlier sought a recall election and costs. Maine Attorney General Brennan supported the suit.
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Old Orchard Beach
York County
Edward Stern
Atty
Paul Frinsko
Portland
Brennan
Thomas Lee Sr
Arnold Morin
Richard Marshall
Paul St. Hilaire
Augusta
William Donahue
Biddeford
Executive Council
Bert S. Prunty
Exec
Nine Supreme Court
Donahue
Alfred
Punty
Prunty
Joseph Hochadel
Charles Abbott
Council
Lloyd LaFountain
Gordon Scott
Joseph Brennan
Supreme Court
Law (Supreme) Court
Maine
LaFountain
Journal
Atty. Gen. Scott
Multiple shootings on Route 1 Saco linked to McDonald bus attacks
Saco police chief Alfred Cote says a Tuesday Route 1 shooting may not be linked to two earlier McDonald’s bus incidents. He notes no bullet recovered from a Zaitlin and Sons Inc. truck and cites a possible ricochet. The McDonald’s free bus service was temporarily halted amid threats and earlier vandalism.
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Saco
Alfred Cote
Route 1
McDonald’s
Cote
Zaitlin and Sons Inc
James Chapman
McDonald
Kenneth Charles
McDonald's
Charles
Cascade Road
Old Orchard Beach
Department
George Pelletier
Woodchucks
Wharf Street
Common Street
Pelletier
Canada closes east coast ports to Soviet fishing vessels
Ottawa announces ban effective July 28 after failed diplomatic efforts to curb Soviet overfishing. Fisheries Minister Romeo LeBlanc warned Spain and Portugal may face similar port closures if their fleets do not improve. The Soviet fleet reportedly made 400 visits last year under quotas set by the International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Romeo LeBlanc
LeBlanc
International Commission For the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
Biddeford Council Reopens Bidding on Courthouse Project
Biddeford to restart bids for converting the old Washington Street post office into a district courthouse after council vote 6 to 4. A local contractor complained he was not invited to previous bidding, with bids due by August 5 under the same specifications and no submission restrictions.
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Mene
Biddeford
Washington Street
Beer Destruction After Maine Court Ruling
Nearly 5 000 cans of beer were destroyed after District Court Judge ordered forfeiture of a truckload. Roger S. Hoarst 28 of Scituate Mass pleaded guilty in Kittery to importing more than the legal Maine limit and was fined 200 dollars. State liquor officials destroyed almost 200 cases at the York town dump while witnesses lamented the loss of 400 000 cans. Hoarst and four passengers were en route to Evergreen Valley East Stoneham for a folk concert. inspectors said water dripping from the truck led to discovery. Each person got to keep one case.
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York, Maine
Maine
New Hampshire
Roger S. Hoarst
Scituate
Mass
Kittery
York Town
Hoar
Evergreen Valley
East Stoneham
Council deadlocks over bid for Post Office renovation work
Councillor Farrell questions Girard track record and bid awareness as council votes fail to approve reopening the bidding. Debate centers on whether Girard or Gadbois should win the contract, with calls to allow new bids and then a final decision to restart bidding. The meeting also funds paving on Free Street and traffic lights at Elm and South streets.
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Guy Farrell
Girard
Farrell
Norman Poirier
Poirier
Gadbois
Michael Bergeron
Bergeron
Claire Malasnik
Joseph Zuke
Malasnik
Zuke
Richard Potvin
Potvin
Roger Cote
Norman Labbe
Labbe
Pavin
Free Street
Elm
South Streets
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Maryline White
Scott
Scarborough Salt Marsh
Maine Department of Fish and Game
Maine Audubon Society
Biddeford-Saco
Donna Zaitlin
Lynn Hower
Philip Gadbois and Sons
District Court System
Ralph Ross
Mark Girard
Southern Maine Builders, Inc
Gerard Paquette
Lucien Dutremble
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