Senior Citizens Back Boucher for First District Seat
The Biddeford Senior Citizens Club endorsed former mayor Gilbert Boucher for Congress and elected Josephat Grenier as co-chair of the Boucher for Congress Committee to relay senior concerns. Boucher, a local contractor, competes with Don Lowry Rick Barton James Mitchell David Bustin Neil Rolde and Bruce Reeves for the House seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Josephat Grenier
Boucher
Congress
Grenier
David Emery
Portland
Don Lowry
Rick Barton
Senator Hathaway
James Mitchell
Maine State Housing Authority
Democratic State Committee
David Bustin
House
Neil Rolde
Bruce Reeves
Former Saco mayor eyes Rep Berry seat in 118 district
Berton Braley, former Saco mayor and Republican, has taken out nomination papers and is weighing a run for state representative in District 118 now held by Philip Berry of Buxton. Braley plans to research voter sentiment before deciding. Berry has also filed papers with a deadline approaching.
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Berton Braley
A. E
Saco
Philip Berry
Buxton
Braley
Ublican
Buxton Road
CO. Berry
Owen
State Department
Councilor backs coordinated election and school board reform
City councilor Richard Lambert argues for aligning municipal elections with the statewide vote to save time and money. He proposes a charter change to create a seven member school board with one member per ward and a chair elected from the board. A public hearing and referendum would follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lambert
Biddeford
Lambert
Saco Republicans fall short on city posts at caucus
At the Saco Republican caucus 18 delegates were needed for the state convention and district posts, but only 17 attended as delegates. Three county committee delegates were elected while several posts remained unfilled. a nominating committee was formed to find a vice chairman and further delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Susan Morrison
Richard Braley
Berton Braley
Rita McQuade
Glenna Snow
Augusta
Kansas City
Stanley McQuade
George Brickates
John Harvey
Ronald Zehner
John Tarbox
Dorothy Tarbox
John Clark
Elizabeth Shaw
Delia Lessieur
Maryalice Braley
William Kirk
Jane Kirk
Norman Bagley
Charlotte Bagley
Old Orchard Beach seeks emergency school funds amid vague SD 2196
A nine member Old Orchard Beach delegation pressed Maine Education officials in Augusta seeking a clear stance on emergency school construction funding. They want a legal opinion from Attorney General Brennan to resolve questions about SD 2196 and whether urgent projects may proceed despite a July 1 1977 stop. The group includes School Superintendent Lawrence Bernard and other local leaders as they await guidance on hazards to students’ health and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Young
Old Orchard Beach
Department of Educational and Cultural Services
Augusta
OOB
DOB
Leatrice Morin
H. Lawin Millett Jr
State Board of Education
Joseph Brennan
Morin
Brennan
Lawrence Bernard
Webber Hospital eyes uses for Elm Street facility
Webber Hospital Association weighs future use of the Elm Street hospital and Notre Dame Unit on Pool Road Biddeford as plans consider 100 long term care beds and geriatric day care plus a hot lunch program. The hospital sees possible space partners including York County Counseling Services and the Southern Regional Alcoholism Council. A planning committee of hospital and agency representatives will study options.
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Kathleen O'Connell
Webber Hospital Association
Kenneth Omundson
Elm Street
Notre Dame
Pool Road
Biddeford
Omundson
Tion
Ross Center
York County Counseling Services
Southern Regional Alcoholism Council
York County Health Services
Physical and Vocational Rehabilitation Bureaus
Saco Valley Association For the
Hospital Association
Today in History Highlights March 11 1976
Major historical events tied to March 11 include the 1861 Southern Confederacy constitution adoption in Montgomery Alabama. Other milestones note Sherman in Fayetteville 1865 Baghdad captured 1917 and MacArthur leaving Corregidor 1942. Lincoln quote adds reflective thought. Bicentennial note mentions British convoy to Canada.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
William Sherman
Fayetteville
N.C
Baghdad
William Howard Tait
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Corregidor
Philipppines
Australia
Abraham Lincoln
Cork
Ireland
Canada
Bennett to skate in Spain World Pro Championships
Biddeford Ice Arena co owner Harry Bennett travels to Jaca Spain in March 1921 to compete at the World Professional Figure Skating Championships his return follows a 1964 retirement after the U S Team tragedy he will have his Spain performance filmed for ABC TV Wide World of Sports page 11 notes the complete story.
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Harry Bennett
Biddeford
Jaca
Spain
U.S
Bennett
Ice Capades
Abc-Tv
Wide World of Sports
Who will lead Saco Police after Cote retirement
Journal report by Susan Morrison on page 10 outlines looming race for Saco police chief. Informal candidate names circulate and readers learn some will have an edge in the selection. The piece also notes the community’s daily headlines focus on local people and their roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Cote
Saco
Journal
Susan Morrison
Journal Report
Sarah Brooks
Today’s Journal
Today’s Chuckle: Kids Reject Baloney From Older Generations
A lighthearted quip notes that kids today refuse baloney from the older generation while still seeking food clothes cars allowances and shelter in a playful urban newspaper tone.
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Berry
By Susan Morrison
Bryce Milne
Gertrude Knox
Stephen Muskie
Beverly Hoyt
Audrey Milne
Fred Clark
Aye
Clark
Ralph Hawkes
Elizabeth DeSimone
Doris Clark
Ward 4
Richard Hjort
Webber Hospital
New England
Abby
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