Maine Faces Winter Storm Watch and Gusty Coast Winds
Biddeford Pool fisherman Lester Orcutt says he expects major foul weather as the National Weather Service issues a winter storm watch for tonight. Gale warnings persist along the coast with eight to 14 inches of snow forecast in southern Maine and high tide at 11 21 tonight. Temperatures will stay near 25 tonight and rise into the 30s tomorrow as winds shift west.
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Larry Stains
Biddeford
Lester Orcutt
National Weather Service
Maine
Lester
Journal
Weather Service
Coaching berth still Up for grabs at Biddeford High
Biddeford High School seeks a new varsity basketball coach after Arthur Descoteaux resigned after 17 years. School board member Christo Anton rejects claims of an inside track and urges wide applicant interest to find a communicator who can bring a winner to Biddeford. The vacancy follows the board accepting Descoteaux's resignation on Monday.
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Biddeford High School
Christo Anton
Anton
Biddeford
Arthur Descoteaux Descoteaux
Regulators' rules apply to nearly everything
A Pennsylvanian family story shows how federal regulations shape daily life. The note follows Nancy and Tom Ruddell through a ordinary morning, highlighting FDA bans on cyclamate and saccharin labeling, and the wide reach of government rules in ordinary purchases and routines.
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Allentown
Nancy Ruddell
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Tom
Pennsylvania Power
Nancy
Scouts Confront Town Meeting For Budget Scrutiny
Kennebunk Troop 304 staged a mock town meeting with 39 scouts to probe budget cuts. The session critiqued funding for York County Community Action Corporation and Kennebunkport day care while narrowly defeating a 10 000 police request. Local officials praised the scouts but warned the real vote on March 22 could be tight. The event drew about 30 parents as 13 year old Charles Merrill led an Eagle project and presented arguments for budget cuts.
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Community Action Corporation
Kennebunkport
Children’s House
Police
Charles Merrill
Kennebunk
Scouts Vote Mock Election in Kennebunk Troop 304
Twenty seven Boy Scouts in Kennebunk Troop 304 cast a mock vote last night. In the selectman at large race David Shields led with 16, Elmer Hanks 7, and Artemus Weatherbee 1. Other results include Eleanor Dunham 14 and Herman Cohen 11 for the middle district east side selectman post, plus multiple winners for SAD 71 director and Kennebunk Light and Power District trustee. The real election is set for March 22.
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Kennebunk Troop
Selectman-at-large
David Shields
Elmer Hanks
Artemus Weatherbee
Selectman
Middle District
East
Eleanor Dunham
Herman Cohen
SAD
Robert Lewin
Earl F Adams
Theodore Towne
Wilbur Adelhardt
Warren Astrowsky
Kenneth Bustin
Kennebunk Light and Power District
Robert Nest
Paul Bedard
Fire Douses Four Acre Grass Blaze Near Saco CMP Property
Deputy Fire Chief Larry Smith coordinates crews by radio as firefighters use a five gallon pump to tackle a grass fire on four acres of Central Maine Power Company land near Ocean Park Road in Saco. Fire officials say the blaze, fought with Old Orchard Beach personnel, was suspicious in origin.
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Ocean Park Road
Saco
Larry Smith
Old Orchard Beach
Central Maine Power Company
Dick Danforth
Matthews declines Beach town manager post
Thomas A. Matthews, hired by Old Orchard Beach council last Friday, declined the town manager position saying he could not be effective under the circumstances. He cited a phony editor call and four anonymous letters urging him not to take the job.
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Old Orchard Beach
Thomas A. Matthews
OOB
Matthews
Journal
Repair fund eligibility set for review
Spring brings hammer sounds and paint smells to Saco as the city plans home repairs funded by the community development program. Residents from Elm Main Water Lincoln Spring and Temple streets may join a Wednesday meeting at city hall to determine eligibility for grants covering full repair costs or labor plus part materials.
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Susan Morrison
Spring
Saco
Elm, Main, Water
Lincoln, Spring
Temple Streets
Peter Cullinan
City Hall
Mayor Dutremble Attends National Mayors Conference
Biddeford Mayor Lucien Dutremble joins a 21 member Maine delegation at the U S Conference of Mayors and National League of Cities meeting in Washington. The gathering, about 2,000 officials, centers on protecting revenue sharing as Ford labels Congress anti city.
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Lucien Dutremble
Washington
Biddeford
Maine
U.S. Conference of Mayors
National League of Cities
Luc Angers
Angers
Gerald Ford
Democratic Congress
Congress
Ford
Work resumes at Greenfield Lane subdivision with four year guarantee
The Greenfield Lane project reopens after a stop page lift by Biddeford’s Ben Poirier. Holly Homes agrees to seven recommendations from the city enforcement division, including a four year guarantee and disclosure to buyers about foundation cracking.
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Greenfield Lane
Biddeford
Ben Poirier
West Street
Poirier
Holly Homes
Allan Sakalas
E. Allen Berube
Today in History highlights from March 16, 1976
On this date in history the U S Military Academy at West Point was authorized in 1802, England cut relations with the Papacy in 1534, and Rhode Island settlements were attacked in 1676. Nixon refused to resign in 1974. Gemini 8 abort and a 1776 Continental Congress note are also noted.
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Associated Press
Congress
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
England
Rhode Island
Warwick
Providence
Richard Nixon
Chicago
United States
Pacific
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Blood typing tests highlight rare AB type and costs
Volunteers are scarce and blood costs a lot to process due to numerous tests and costly equipment. Roger Kane, a laboratory technician with the Northeast Regional Red Cross blood program in Portland, demonstrates a blood typing test on a sample of AB type blood, the rarest type. For more details, see page 12.
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Roger Kane
Red Cross
Portland
Campus apathy dampens age of campus politics this year
College students show little enthusiasm for the presidential election, with bicentennial buttons drawing more attention than campaign stars. An AP survey finds widespread disinterest and a student claiming young people would rather do nothing.
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Associated Press
Ceeaidates
National study links high car insurance rates to single young men
A news brief notes that insurance premiums rise for young single men, with a quip asking why they should marry if they are deemed reckless. The item reflects a brief insurance commentary amid a section containing puzzles and cartoons.
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By Brooks Jackson
Stephen Muskie
Boy Scouts
Peter Kingsley
West Kennebunk
York County
Robert Slowik
Thomas Murphy
K’bunk
Beware
Beach Post
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Mayor Dutremble
Abby
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