Pittston refinery plan faces DEP decision delay
Atty. Gen. Lund says Pittston Co must show title or interest in land for its refinery site before DEP has jurisdiction under Site Selection Law, potentially delaying the agency’s long awaited ruling due today. Pittston seeks 650 acres for a New York based superport project in Augusta.
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Augusta
Pittston Co
Atty
Jon A. Lund
Department of Environmental Protection
Pittston
House Votes Against Busing Across District Lines
In Washington the House approved by 293 to 117 a measure adding an antibusing amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act extension bill. The amendment would allow busing only after other remedies fail and limit it to the nearest school. Senate action remains.
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Washington
House
Senate
Biddeford Approves Demolitions of Fire Hazards
Biddeford City Council ordered seven buildings condemned as nuisances including four on Foss Street with demolition to begin within 30 days. A listed white structure at Foss and Main, once Main Castle, was ordered demolished again after notifying errors, and three Metropolitan Corp apartment buildings on Foss Street face demolition or repair. The Box Shop on Main was also condemned, with 60 days to tear down. One Summer Street apartment, owned by Gerard Moreau, was spared but given six months to repair with work starting in 30 days.
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Foss Street
Biddeford
Fire Prevention Bureau
Fire Department
Foss and
Main Streets
Boucher
Gerard
Yvonne Semo
Edward Gaulin
Osher
Metropolitan Corp
Roland Hotte
Luc Angers
Hotte
Raymond Parent
Parent
Richard Potvin
Guy Farrell
Elm Street
Upper Main Street
Walter A. Lawrence Jr
J.H. Dunning Corp
Norman Labbe
Moreau
Michael Bergeron
Berger
Potvin
Joseph Zuke
Bank and Shopping Center Planned for Saco on Portland Road
Maine Savings Bank will build a drive in bank on Portland Road after purchasing the former Dutton Animal Hospital site in a land swap with Hannaford Brothers. Hannaford plan is to develop a future shopping center on adjacent land. The house on the Maine Savings site will be moved and the animal hospital demolished to clear the land for construction slated to start soon and finish by October.
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Portland Road
Saco
Maine Saving Bank
Dutton Animal Hospital
Hannaford Brothers
Analytical Services
Maine Savings Bank
Joseph Curran
Land Exchange
Maine Savings
Hutchins Street
Horton Avenue
John Russell
Martin’s Food Store
Portland
Sanford Warrant Committee Presses Gibbs Oil Details
Sanford Warrant Committee members met with Gibbs attorney Harold Pachios to press for clearer facts on the Gibbs Sanford refinery bid. They cited Maine site selection statutes and EPA remarks while outlining four criteria: finances, traffic, environmental harmony, and soil suitability, with interveners allowed to challenge any claims.
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Portland
Foil
Gibbs
Sanford
Harold Pachios
Warrant Committee
Pachios
Warrant
EPA
Maine
Commission
Army Corps of Engineers
Sudoor
Long Debates Little Action Mark Legislative Session
AUGUSTA Maine legislators near session end report slow progress after a record 13 week special session. With nearly 500 bills filed, debate focuses on controversial and lingering measures including the Public Lots bill and Maine Port Authority actions. A senator criticizes noncompetitive terms while supporters argue memoranda of intent govern discussions as floor debates continue.
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Augusta
Maine
MacLeod
Hewes
Senate
Kenneth MacLeod
House
Richard Hewes
Inside The Journal of Horoscope Movies Obituaries
A compact newspaper item compiles sections on film timing, obituaries, and local notices. It notes the journal’s quirky theme and previews future entertainment features while acknowledging community updates and schedule changes.
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ESEA
Central Maine Power Company
Alfred Road
Michael Spath
Christopher Couch
Summer St
Gerard Moreau
Gaulin
Dick Danforth
By Brian Thayer
Harrison Richardson
Cumberland
Public Lands Commission
John M. Norris
R-Brewer
Richard Berry
Cape Elizabeth
Gibbs Oil Co
Attorney General's Office
Alton Cianchette
Pittsfield
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