Wells School Committee Faces Delicate Topics in Session
Wells School Committee met in executive session to review three issues with the Wells Ogunquit Teachers Association including a teacher assignment a grievance and a hearing request. The board discussed a York County court motion on a contract dispute with the association and postponed the nomination of Mrs Patricia Ruck pending investigation of discouragement reports. The panel also elected Lisbeth Hunt to grade five at Wells Elementary and approved eleven teacher aides and related funding including raises for custodians and cafeteria workers and funding for Wells students attending the National Special Olympics.
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Robert Saunders Journal
Wells
Thomas Vose
Wells- Ogunquit
Vose
Harry Glassman
York County Superior Court
Teacher's Association
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Willian Spiller
Patricia Ruck
Ogunquit
Ruck
D.iscussion
Spiller
Janet Langille
Harriet Dufort
Teachers Association
Buck
Lisbeth Hunt
The
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Awards Made At OOB Graduation
Old Orchard Beach honors Lynne re, Joanne Peasley, and Kelly Webber for awards and scholarships at Thursday graduation ceremonies. Webber sang a musical selection as part of the program. Additional graduates receiving honors were announced.
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Jerome A. LePelletier
Old Orchard Beach High School
OOB
Old Orchard Beach
Lynnere
Joanne Peasley
Kelly Webber
Miss Webber
James Angelosante
Alan Bouchard
Eleanor Arker
OOB Lions Club
Lawrence Bean
Ocean Park Extension Group
Jo Anne Beaulieu
OOB Teachers Association
Carl Bernard
H.J. Hirst
Catherine Buffum
Catherine Murphy
Diane Carr
OOB Kiwanis Club
Warren Harmon
Lynne Farrington
DAR
Richard Golovich
OOB Chamber of Commerce
Biddeford-Saco
Kingshighway Relocation Plan Aids Beachfront Firebreak
Building Inspector Kenneth Campbell and selectmen reach a tentative deal to relocate a 250 foot Kingshighway segment near John McGrory’s Batsons River beachfront to meet setback rules. McGrory will donate one acre to the town's Conservation Trust, with nearby land from Mrs Earline Wright to enable a turnaround, pending engineering surveys and final land negotiations.
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Kenneth Campbell
Selectmen
Kingshighway
John McGrory
Batsons River
McGrory
John Bradford
Gordon Ayer
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Earline Wright
York County taxes set for 1975 with $0.62 rate
York County officials released the 1975 budget figures totaling $681,659 in county government costs and a tax rate of 62 cents per thousand. City and town levies include Old Orchard Beach 38471, Saco 60357, Biddeford 80290, Arundel 5642, Kennebunk 43834, Kennebunkport 28520, Wells 65720, Alfred 6200, Buxton 20088, Dayton 7068, Hollis 10354, Lyman 7254, Waterboro 14570. Valuation for all towns stands at 1,099,450,000. Commissioners will meet in Alfred at 9 am Tuesday to hear warrants.
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Saco
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Arundel
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Wells
Alfred
Buxton
Dayton
Hollis
Lyman
Waterboro
Auger
Biddeford Eyes New School Chief Amid Turmoil
Biddeford school board moves to fill the superintendent vacancy after Frechette resignation amid questions of secrecy. Rumors link David Redmond to the post without applying. internal candidates discussed and board members deny improper talks. The district will advertise in the Maine Sunday Telegram while continuing the search and approving unrelated bids and staffing moves.
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Robert Laroche
Christo Anton
Wilfred Pombriant
Lucien Dutremble
Anton
Dutremble
David Redmond
Governor’s Executive Council
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Eee
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Walter Nelson
Frechette
Pombriant
Flack
Maine School Management Association
State Department of Educational and Cultural Services
Maine Sunday Telegram
Edward Radin
Waterhouse Field
Mt. Ararat
Massabesie
Pape Chevrolet
Dump Engineer To Be Selected
The Saco city council will meet June 16 to choose an engineer to address the dump pollution problem. At a May 29 workshop, members considered proposals from E C Jordan Portland Geraghty and Miller New York and A W Martin Associates Pennsylvania.
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Saco
John Dexter
E.C. Jordan
Portland
Geraghty and Miller
New York
A.W. Martin Associates
Pennsylvania
Buxton Road
Department of Environmental Protection
City Hall
Eastport to Merrimack River Small Craft Advisory
A small craft advisory is in effect from Eastport to Merrimack River tonight with south to southwest winds 10 to 20 knots and seas 3 to 5 feet, easing overnight. Saturday sees southwest winds 15 to 25 knots, fog patches, scattered showers, and partial clearing with visibility reducing to one mile or less in fog tonight then improving to over five miles by Saturday.
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Eastport
Merrimack River
Deadly Acid Seeping Into Mass Reservoir In Mass
A spill of more than 500 gallons of carbolic acid from a ruptured truck began seeping into a pond and then into Holland Reservoir in Holland Massachusetts. The acid threatens water used at the nearby pond and delays at a Connecticut truck stop. One Union fireman was hospitalized. the truck was owned by Pioneer Plastic Corp and the chemical came from Dow Chemical Co. The remaining acid was moved to another tanker. Also noted: Saco School Bus Patrol fund drive for a Boston Red Sox trip.
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State Department of Environmental Protection
Connecticut
Dibble
Pioneer Plastic Corp
Dow Chemical Co
Bayonne
N.J
Auburn
Maine
Saco
Boston
Earl Jamieson Jr
Saco Police Department
Biddeford
Red Sox
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