Maine lawmakers approve Pine Tree aid amid criticism debate
The Maine House and Senate approved a $50,000 appropriation for Pine Tree Legal Assistance Inc. amid controversy over its actions against municipalities. Also enacted are funds for a Maine Vocational Development Commission, collective bargaining rights for University of Maine staff, a Maine Fisheries Gear Damage Fund, a wood measurement standards bill, a Post secondary Education Commission, and a program to help school dropouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Pine Tree Legal Assistance Inc
House
Senate
Pine Tree
Richard N. Berry
Cape Elizabeth
Theodore Curtis Jr
Borono
Maine Vocational Development Commission
University of Maine
Maine Fisheries
Hudson Resignation At Issue In Kennebunk
A Monday 1 p.m. hearing in Portland before attorney Hugh MacMahon will frame the Hudson case. Kennebunk High principal Spencer Trask and others will attend as Ms. Hudson seeks a full hearing and possible board action at the 7:30 p.m. Kennebunkport Consolidated School meeting. She claims resignation under threat of an unfair evaluation and is also participating in a three week Maine Education Department career guidance conference at the Orono campus. The board will also discuss tutoring, science textbooks, stipends, ditch work, testing, and bids for snow and rubbish removal.
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Kennebunk
Jane Hudson
Portland
School Administrative District 71
Hugh MacMahon
MacMahon
Arthur Hedberg
Kennebunk High
Spencer Trask
Shirley Bissell
Maine Teachers Association
Diane Hudson
Kennebunkport
Hudson
State Department of Education
Cultural Services Department
Fatal Accidents Rise In May In Maine
Maine State Police report 20 people died in 16 fatal accidents during May, six more than May 1974, with 10 auto drivers, two motorcyclists, six passengers, one pedestrian, one cyclist. Only two occupants wore seat belts. main causes cited are alcohol, speeding, and failure to yield.
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Augusta
Maine
Donald Nichols
Nichols
Dirigo Girls State Goes Independent
In Bangor Maine Dirigo Girls State elected independent governor Jody Jabar of Waterville after a three way race. Jabar joined two political lieutenants Pam Roberts of Saco and Jody Pohly of Wilton in forming an independent ticket at Husson College where the American Legion Auxiliary civics program runs the event.
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Bangor
Maine
Jody Jabar
Waterville
Dirigo
James B. Longley
Pohly
Miss Ohly
Girls State
American Legion Auxiliary
Husson College
Iigo
Shirley Williams
Thornton Academy Seniors Win Multiple Scholarships
Thornton Academy seniors awarded numerous scholarships including the Clarence L. Percy Eustis P. Morgan Alton M. Seavey Leah Moses Fund John P. Deering Locke Garland and other funds. Awards presented by headmaster James Jortberg with additional honors from clubs and associations.
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Thornton Academy
Athryn Monder
Clarence L. Percy
Celeste Cassette
Eustis P. Morgan
Elizabeth Procter
Alton M. Seavey
Shirley Briggs
Leah Moses Fund
Penelope Fisher
Anne Marie Putney
John P. Deering
Lauren Chenard
Debra Ketchum
Lynne Toussaint
Priscille Labbe
Brian Dallaire
Fred Letellier
Sharon Finley
Pauline Choroszy
Stanley Scontras
Joyce Haley
Sue Kang
Locke
Paul Lukas
Garland
James Jortberg
Jortberg
Marc Paquette
Lawrence Rowe
Pamela Nason
Dayton Community Club
Fremont Club
Mary Kiely
Viola Rizenkos
Future Teachers of America
Allen Sicard
Women's Educational and Industrial Union
Diana Grant
Lorraine Scott
Girls’Athletic Association
Daron Libby
Biddeford
Camping Sign Returns to Guay's Village After Court Decision
A Maine court ruled Monday that Robert and Huguette Cote may resume tenting and trailer parking at their Old Orchard Beach cottage complex on Walnut Street. The dispute spanned five years of petitions hearings and suits over preexisting tenting prior to a 1965 zoning ban in residential zones.
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Guay's
Robert
Huguette Cote
Old Orchard Beach Cottage
Cote
Walnut Street
Stephen Muskie
Special Tax Exemptions Rejected In Legislature
The House and Senate voted to kill all proposed bills for special sales tax exemptions and other tax relief. Sen. David Huber led the Appropriations Committee in these defeats, with elder care programs also rejected. Major losses included a farming equipment exemption costing about 6.3 million, plus exemptions for manufacturing and research equipment, new breweries, Boy Scout gear, historical societies, and various health and welfare measures.
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Augusta
Maine
House
Senate
Senate Appropriations
David Huber
R-Falmouth
Appropriations Committee
Liquor Discount Ban Forces Immediate Wholesale Change
Maine lawmakers moved to halt the Kittery wholesale liquor discount immediate. hotel, restaurant, and bar licensees must buy from other stores, expected $1.3 million in revenue, while Kittery workers are notified. Separate actions: Goodwin gets $4,200 after withdrawal of state claim. Senate and House votes on budget measures fund reforms, coastal planning, and beekeeping damages studies.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Kittery
Longley
Senate
House
Keith — Ingraham
Bureau of Alcholic Beverages
Kittery Emloyes
Ingraham
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Legal Aid Group
Animal Forest Park
York Beach
Elm Street
Seaghl
Insurance Sern
Benjamin C. Bubar
China
Denver
Prohibition Party
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Department of Mental Health and Corrections
Main St
Main Street
Portland Man
Paul F. Goodwin
Leon V. Walker Jr
Walker
Goodwin
Cumberland County
Maine Turnpike Authority
Board of Environmental Protection
State Personnel Board
Women’s Correctional Center
Skowhegan
Maine Bar Association
American Bar Association
Maine Bar Group
Bar Association
Bar Group
Portland, Maine
New England Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies, Inc
Smithsonian Institute
Rockland
American Osteopathic Association
Earl A. Gabriel
Maine Osteopathic Association
AOA
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Gabriel
National Health Program
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