Paul Caron 73 Biddeford resident dies after illness
Paul Caron of 84 High Street Biddeford died Thursday in an Old Orchard Beach nursing home after a lengthy illness. Born April 19 1903 in Lisbon he was a Bates Manufacturing Co. employee retired 20 years ago. Survived by widow Marguerite a daughter Madeleine MacDonald and grandson Kenneth MacDonald all of Biddeford. Mass Saturday 9 am at St Andre Church. Burial at St Joseph Cemetery. Calling hours today 2-4 and 7-9 pm Emond and Conroy Funeral Home Biddeford.
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Paul Caron
High St
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Lisbon
George and
Victoria (Coulombe) Caron
St. Andre Church
Bates Manufacturing Co
Saco
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond and Conroy
Hill St
Tragic drowning of John M. Breton in Old Orchard Beach
John Michael Breton 3 of Smithwheel Road Old Orchard Beach died in a swimming accident at his family pool. Police and lifeguard helped at 6 10 p m as he was taken to hospital but could not be revived. He was born August 24 1972 in Biddeford son of Leo J Sr and Mildred Blow Breton. Survived by parents a brother Leo J Breton Jr maternal grandmother Mrs George Keene and several aunts uncles and cousins. Prayers Saturday 10 am at St Margaret Church. Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco. Calling hours tonight 7 9 at Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home.
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Biddeford
Leo J. Sr
Mildred (Blow) Breton
Leo J. Breton Jr
George Keene
Old Orchard Beach
St. Margaret Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Saco
Portland Ave
Maine June 8 primary results official with low turnout
Augusta Maine AP reports official June 8 primary results with 21.7 percent voter turnout. Bigelow Mountain range preservation won 85,782 yes to 81,915 no. Muskie unopposed in Democratic Senate. Monks leads Republican Senate. Cooney and Emery unopposed in House districts.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Executive Council
Mark Gartley
Ristine Bigelow
Bigelow Preserve
Senate
Robert A.G. Monks
Plato Truman
Edmund S. Muskie
House
Frederick D. Barton
James E. Mitchell
Neil Rolde
David W. Bustin
Bruce M. Reeves
Gilbert R. Boucher
Donald G. Lowry
Leighton Cooney
David F. Emery
William §. Cohen
Collision on Main Street in Saco injures drivers
Police identified Jeannette Curro of Biddeford Maine and Herbert Brown of Manchester Conn as drivers in a Main Street Saco collision yesterday at 430 PM Damages totaled 300 dollars. Beach officer Dana Kelley was beaten in the Brunswick Hotel lobby by three men after they refused to pay a dinner tab Phillip Frenette 34 of Biddeford was treated at Maine Medical Center and faces charges. two other suspects fled the scene.
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Jeannette Curro
Pool St
Biddeford
Herbert C. Brown
Manchester
Beach
Dana Kelley
Brunswick
Richard Lamb
Kelley
Francis Garneau
Phillip Frenette
Maine Medial Center
Frenette
Lamb
Fireworks seized in Bangor raid
Bangor police seized 10000 dollars worth of fireworks in a raid and arrested 50 year old Nicholas DeLuca on charges of possession of fireworks and gaming devices. He was arraigned in District Court and released on 1000 dollars bail. A personal note lists Mrs Pearl Gerry of 15 Dyer Street Saco as a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center Portland.
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Bangor
Maine
Nicholas DeLuca
Pearl Gerry
Dyer St
Saco
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Card of Thanks for 25th Anniversary Celebration
We extend appreciation to relatives and friends who participated in our 25th anniversary celebration and thank our children for organizing it and those who contributed but could not attend. Mr. and Mrs. Herve Laflamme.
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Herve Laflamme
Local Funeral Homes Listings and Directors in Saco Biddeford
Funeral service firms listed with addresses and phone numbers in Saco and Biddeford Maine. Dennett Craig at 365 Main Ave Saco. Emond Conroy at 72 Hill St Biddeford. Sansoucy Blais at 1 Stone St Biddeford. Shumway Gross at 35 Spring St Saco.
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Dennett & Craig
Saco
Maine
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Escapee Tibbetts surrenders after 17 day manhunt
In Skowhegan Maine 29 year old Vance G Tibbetts of Norridgewock turned himself in ending a 17 day search. District Attorney Joseph Jabar said Tibbetts agreed to two conditions including release on recognizance for his siblings and transfer to Maine State Prison in Thomaston. Tibbetts had been held on high and aggravated assault charges following an escape from Somerset County Jail.
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Skowhegan
Maine
Vance G. Tibbetts
Norridgewock
Joseph Jabar
Tibbetts
Somerset County
Jabar
Thomaston
Missing giant gray plastic mouse valued at $1000 reward
In Trenton Maine Cheese House manager Alex Albin seeks the return of a six and a half foot gray plastic mouse named Chunky missing from the store roof since Thursday. The figure weighs about 160 pounds and holds a cheese piece on a cement base.
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Trenton
Maine
Alex Albin
Albin
Chunky
Bangor Hydro Debts Rise From Liberal Credit Policies
Bangor Hydro-Electric reports a five fold rise in unpaid bills due to liberalized credit policies. Company president Thomas Greenquist told the Public Utilities Commission during a $5 million rate hike hearing that the utility lost $250 000 last year to customer debts, up from $50 000 previously. He blamed PUC policies that hinder disconnection of service and denying credit or requiring security.
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Bangor, Maine
Public Utilities Commission
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co
Thomas Greenquist
Greenquist
PUC
Bangor Hydro
Pursuit ends in death by own action in Maine shooting spree
Timothy Hemingway, 18, died after a high speed chase that began in Phillips and involved five vehicles. The pursuit reached 110 mph into Farmington where Hemingway shot at a car, then shot himself in front of the Franklin County Sheriff's office. Police reported no shots from officers.
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Farmington, Maine
Phillips
Franklin County
Timothy Hemingway
Farmington
Ronald Durrell
Strong
Maine 4
Sheriff's Office
Durrell
David Ladd
Hemingway
Ladd
Bean Supper to Benefit Disabled Citizens in Dunaway Commons
Club notes announce a public bean supper hosted by CAMP Waban this Saturday in Dunaway Commons off Route 4 from 5 to 7 2. Proceeds go to programs for retarded and handicapped citizens. Historical Society plans meeting Sunday June 27 at Harmon Memorial Portland Ave. Program features The Captain Harry M. Jones Scrapbooks by Joseph Snow.
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Sanford
Camp Waban
Dunaway Commons
Historical Society
Old Orchard Beach
The
Local Historical Society Inc
Harmon Memorial
Portland Ave
Harry M. Jones
Joseph Snow
Consumer says dairy lobby deters milk price hearings
Germaine Densmore of Steep Falls told the Maine Milk Commission that consumers avoid testifying due to intensive dairy industry lobbying and work/family demands. She urged a funded independent study, while Homer Metzger warned monthly analyses could cost about 100000 annually. Maria Hanley of Brunswick was elected chairwoman, replacing Shirley Hamel who resigned.
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Augusta
Maine
Maine Milk Commission
Germaine Densmore
Steep Falls
Commission
Milk Commission
Homer B. Metzger
Agricul
Ture
University of Maine At
Orono
Maria Hanley
Brunswick
Shirley Hamel
Winthrop
Plates due to expire for certain prefixes in Biddeford
The Biddeford police department reminds passenger car owners whose license plates end in 9 1 R or Z that their registration expires June 30. Mrs Evelyn Gagne of Main Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital.
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Biddeford
Evelyn Gagne
Main Street
Webber Hospital
Maine Trooper Recruitment Slump Pressures Standards
Maine State Police personnel director Captain William S. Brown says recruiting is harder now due to fringe benefits expectations and low starting pay. He notes 750 applications last year yielded two academy classes totaling 43 recruits, and stresses that standards remain strict for both men and women.
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Augusta
Maine
Maine State Police
Aance Ausin
William S. Brown
Brown
State Police Academy
Paes
Panel urged to cut malpractice premiums in Maine
Dr Edward Crowell of the American Osteopathic Association advocates a state medical injury compensation commission funded by malpractice insurers. He says the panel would handle injury claims and awards and be appealable to courts. MOA honors Dr Almon T Buxton as practitioner of the year.
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Rockport
Maine
American Osteopathic Association
Edward P. Crowell
Waterville
Chicago
Maine Osteopathic Association
MOA
Crowell
Almon T. Buxton
Maine Personnel Board Rejects Overtime Credit for Analyst
The Maine Personnel Board unanimously denied a program analyst's bid to credit overtime hours as experience. Thomas Jones, 30, would have qualified for a higher role if approved, as he logged two years of overtime and eight years of regular service toward a nine year requirement for a systems program manager position.
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Augusta
Maine
Thomas Jones
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Madeleine) MacDonald
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Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
William Wright
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