Belgians Eager For F-16 Work
In Charleroi and Gosselies Belgian factories prepare for a large F 16 jet program. Fairey Gosselies plans to hire 600 workers to build fuselages for 150 jets for Belgium and Denmark. Fabrique Nationale expands engines for 340 planes and preserves jobs amid regional economic shifts.
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New York Times
Charleroi
Belgium
Sambre
Fairey Aircraft
Gosselies
Dynamics
Meuse
Liege
Fabrique Nationale Co
Herstal
Pratt & Whitney
U.S. Army
Fabrique Nationale
Flanders
Wallonia
Schippl
Ee 11
Denmark
Netherlands
General Dynamics
United States Air Force
Citizens seek delay of Kennebunk River dredging plan
Selectmen urge Maine's Washington delegation to postpone the 132 by 38 foot dredging barge project along the Kennebunk River from mouth to bridge. Boat owners fear mid summer traffic disruption and mooring changes during the task contracted to Leone and Sons of Weston Mass.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunkport
Maine
Washington
Kennebunk River
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer
Weston, Mass
Joseph Leone
Leone and Sons
Gunnar Berglund
Corps of Ae
Edmund Muskie
David Emery
Board of Selectman
Abbott Pendergast
Udderly Fascinating Food Learning At Local Parks Program
The Fun With Food program by York County Cooperative Extension runs daily 10 to 2:30 this week at Biddeford Rotary Park with visits in Kittery Springvale Limington and Cornish planned next week Lorraine Long leads activities teaching children about nutrition through games and cooking experiences Cow 56 from Cole Farm Dairy attracted many children learning to milk The dredging project to restore the river channel to 100 feet involves removing 18000 yards of sand and silt while a Leone barge moves from Cape Cod toward Kennebunkport Social fishermen could not attend the meeting as they were out fishing at that time.
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York County
Rotary Park
Cole Farm
Lynn Hower
Biddeford School Board Expands Student Rights in Expulsion Policy
Biddeford School Board approved a state recommended suspension policy and a vision policy expanding student due process rights. The guidelines cover suspensions under and over 10 days and require hearings with basic adversary procedures for expulsions, aligning with recent U S Supreme Court decisions.
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Biddeford
Christopher
U.S. Supreme Court
Department of Evd‘ational and Cultural Services
Office of the Attorney General
Pay or Not Pay: Maine official clashes over legal bill
Carl Sheltra the Democrat county treasurer of York Maine refuses to pay a four month billing for outside legal counsel to county commissioners citing budget and authority disputes. He faces a lawsuit for $1700 as various state lawyers offer conflicting guidance while Sheltra hires his own lawyer and remains in limbo awaiting resolution.
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Maryline White
Carl Sheltra
Biddeford
Maine
Sheltra
Wells
Roland Cole
Augusta
Ihe
Cole
William Donahue
Executive Council
Robert Farley
Charles LaRoche
Joseph Brennan
Brennan
John Benoit
LaRoche
Attorney General
Benoit
Torney
Roger Nadeau
Journal
Kirk Studstrup
Studstrup
Saco Shore Zoning Debate Over Shoreline Protections
Saco officials questioned the RP shoreland protections in the proposed ordinance. State planner Rich Rothe explained RP depends on soil type and permits agriculture, while towns must meet minimum shoreline controls. Officials worried RP could block Ferry Beach State Park and hinder development along Goosefare Brook.
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Augusta
Saco Council
State Planning
Goosefare Brook
William Searles
James Ward
Rich Rothe
State Planning Office
Rothe
Ward
Saco
Peter
Ferry Beach State Park
Ocean Park residents push for more police and beach safety
At a Wednesday Ocean Park meeting with Old Orchard Beach officials residents urged expanding the police force and new funding to curb vandalism speeding and public drinking. They discussed lifeguard enforcement water quality upgrades and a possible public parking area while noting staffing limits at the local police department and ongoing efforts to improve Goosefare Brook pollution controls.
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Kathleen O’connell
Ocean Park
Goosefare Brook
Old Orchard Beach
Jerome Plante
Richard
Old Orchard
Lamb
Lumb
Saco
Bear Brook
Inside the Journal Today’s Chuckle Bumper Sticker
A humorous quote from the journal notes a bumper sticker that mocks political stances while asserting free expression. It frames the paradox of defending others right to hold contrasting views with a dramatic vow. The line plays on liberty and disagreement.
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Fokker-Vfw
Amsterdam
Fokker
Europe
Kennebunk
Leone
Cape Cod
Susan Morrison
Lake George
N.Y
Whch
McCleod
McLeod
State Departments of Health and Welfare and Environmental Protection
Inside the Journal
Abby
New England
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