Maine New Hampshire Vermont Weather Update
Weather briefing for Maine New Hampshire and Vermont notes rain tonight with lows in the 40s. Maine sees rain tapering to showers with highs in the 50s. New Hampshire expects rain tonight and Sunday showers with highs from the 50s to 60s. Vermont reports rain and possible storms tonight then partial clearing Sunday with highs mid 50s to around 60. Southern New England remains partly cloudy Monday to Wednesday with highs 50s to low 60s and lows 40s to upper 30s.
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Transit survey urged to save Biddeford Saco bus line
Local officials warn the Biddeford Saco area may lose bus service before a regional study ends. They seek federal UMTA funds to fund a separate Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach transit survey, aiming to finish in three to six months.
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Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
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Maine Department of Transportation
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Hearst undergoes psychiatric testing after transfer to San Diego prison
Patricia Hearst was moved 510 miles to a San Diego federal prison for psychiatric evaluation. Warden J D Williams said she will be treated like other inmates, housed on the hospital wing for at least two weeks, with at least 90 days of psychiatric study ordered. She faces 11 state charges from an Inglewood incident in 1974, while awaiting possible sentence adjustments.
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New Arundel shop offers foreign car service
John W. Sczymecki opens Johns Foreign Car Service on Route 1 Arundel offering service for foreign and domestic cars. He runs an auto body shop at the same location and plans to leverage his Maine background and local ties.
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Methodist Women set banquet date
The United Methodist Women of Foss Street Church Biddeford met for a business session to plan events. Final plans were made for the Biddeford Saco Council of Churches banquet at 6:30 p.m. in the church vestry and a spring rummage sale on May 14.
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Hog cholera outbreak prompts New Hampshire quarantine
Swine in Hillsboro Cheshire and Rockingham counties are quarantined after hog cholera detected in a 600 head herd near New Ipswich. The infected herd will be destroyed under a joint federal state task force. No threat to humans or other animals.
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CAR Delegates Attend National Convention in Washington
The Rev John Fairfield Society Children of the American Revolution Chapter of Saco sent delegates to the National Society Convention in Washington D C. Delegates included Kimberley Tierney of Saco installed Maine State Society president and Lisa Small of Biddeford, with Mr and Mrs Ellis Swadley of East Machias also in attendance. Mrs Swadley has long served as Maine state senior president.
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Saco
National Society
Washington, D.C
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Maine State Society
Lisa Small
Biddeford
Ellis Swadley
East Machias
Maine reforms shift to mandatory sentences and slim crime list
The passage notes Maine adopting strict provisions including mandatory life for certain murders, fixed long terms with no parole, and jail terms for repeat burglars and firearm crimes. It also eases penalties on prostitution and narcotics, allowing homeowners to act against intruders and reducing penalties for marijuana possession.
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Franco American Week Celebrated In Lewiston May 2 to 8
The first annual Franco American Week will be held May 2 through May 8 in Lewiston. Sponsored by L Unité Franco Americaine, the statewide federation, the event will feature a full week of activities for all ages and nationalities announced by Romeo Boisvert, president.
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L’unite Franco- Americaine
Romeo Boisvert
School Lunch Menu Overview for Area Districts
A compiled list of daily meal offerings from St Andre, Biddeford, Biddeford Elementary, Old Orchard Beach, and Ocean Pines sites. Dishes include meat loaf, spaghetti, burgers, Chop Suey, French toast, Italian sandwiches, hot dogs, and roasts with multiple sides and desserts. Milk is served daily across all menus.
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