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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1976

Page

3

Wells Fire Department veteran Frank C. Wells dies at 67

Frank C. Lawrence of Route 9 A Wells died Saturday in a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born October 19 1908 in Hudson Massachusetts he was a Wells Fire Department retiree and former Wells Ogunquit painter. Army veteran of World War II and long time Wells Corner Fire Department member. Survived by son Ralph E. Lawrence Sr. of Wells sister Bertha Zeph of West Roxbury and several grandchildren. Funeral at Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk with Rev. Robert Baggs officiating and burial in Pine Hill Cemetery.

WELLS Frank C. Lawrence Biddeford Hudson Mass Frank A Etta M. (Littlefield) Lawrence Wells Fire Department Wells-Ogunquit Wells Corner Urviving Ralph E. Lawrence Sr Leo Bertha) Zeph West Roxbury Angell Dane St Kennebunk Robert Baggs Pine Hill Cemetery Wells Branch St. Joseph Cemetery Cote Funeral Home Beach and James Streets Saco Paul M. Boisvert Prospect St Arthur and Eva Lambert) Boisvert St. Joseph Church Marie Jeanne (Paquette) Boisvert Norman Boisvert Joseph Dorothy) Mottershead Gorham David Joan) Cardwell Nicholas Priscilla) Curro Maurice Boisvert St. Thomas Virgin Islands Truman Priscilla) Bennett Richard Lorraine) Havey Sansoucy-Blais Stone St Auburn Laura J. Fields Oak St Maine Worcester Joseph and Clothilde (Beaudoin) Borduas Bradley St Fields Senior Citizens Club Notre Dame de Lourdes Notre Dame Thrift Lonnie J. Fields Bertha R. Anderson Chula Vista Calif Anita M. Donaghy Paula A. Kern Jr Panama City Fla Pea Nev Ge St. Joseph Iddeford Wallace Funeral Home Central St Joseph A. Goudreau Thacher Bradbury St Edouard Bella Martineau Portsmouth Naval Alfred R. Goudreau Orlando Donald A. Goudreau Air Force Myrtle Beach S.C Rachel) Dupuis North Berwick Lorraine Collard Charles Claire) Binette Ernest Goud Sansoucy-Blais Funeral Home

Saco River Commission Grants and Denials in Recent Meeting

The Saco River Corridor Commission, affecting Hiram Biddeford and Saco, approved a Biddeford variance for Maurice Lebel to build a cottage in Waterboro, amended a Raymond Bonang permit in Saco, and granted several other variances and permits for residences and additions. Some requests were denied for erosion or hardship. Wayne Bookmiller, Alfred Hettling, and Fryeburg New Church Assembly received permissions for property work, while James Bauer and Robert DeGrishe sought expansions and erosion fixes on Lake Arrowhead and river banks.

Saco River Corridor Commission Hiram Biddeford Saco Maurice Lebel Waterboro Raymond Bonang Edward Caron Pool Road St. Andre Notre Dame Paul St. Michel Wayne Bookmiller Lynnfield Mass Lake Arrowhead Limerick Alfred Hettling North Waterboro Commission Carl Laws Fryeburg New Church Assembly James Bauer Robert DeGrishe South Windham Manchester Road Standish DeGrishe Cumberland County Soil Conservation District

Teen babysitter saves four children from mobile home fire

Race Young, 14, guided Dana Brown six, Shawn five, Timmy three, and Ricky Belanger one to a neighbor and phoned firefighters after a bed fire in Sinnet Road, Arundel. Fire Chief Danis notes the blaze quickly engulfed the trailer and the dog was not saved. Dorothy and Larry Brown’s children were present as the Browns were away. The cause remains undetermined.

Larry Stains Arundel Race Young Robert Brown Sinnet Road Brown Dana Shawn Timmy Ricky Belanger Carle G. Danis Danis Portland Dorothy Larry Webber Hospital George

Miss Maine Title Goes to Janice DeRoche in Portland

Janice Ann DeRoche of 61 Graham St Biddeford won Miss Maine after a pageant at the Holiday Inn West in Portland and may skip the national finals in Florida. The 22-year-old senior at the University of Maine Portland Gorham majors in psychology and sociology and lives with her mother Paula DeRoche. Ellen Berube, 11, of 8 Grant St Saco, captured Miss Preteen Maine at the same event, daughter of Ronald N. and Mrs. Berube.

Maine Janice Ann DeRoche Graham St. Biddeford Florida Janice Pine Tree University of Maine At Portland-Gorham Paula DeRoche Ellen Berube Grant St Saco Ronald N. Berube

Beach high school returns to closed campus

Old Orchard Beach high school resumes closed campus after a 1971 opened campus experiment. Principal Jerome LePelletier credits students and staff for a smooth transition and notes classroom reconfigurations to support larger study halls while addressing past issues.

John Young Old Orchard Beach OOBHS Jerome LePelletier LePelletier Beach

Also Mentioned on This Page

Frank Lawrence Agnes Constable Israel Caron Agnes S. Constable Bourne St Sheffield England James H Elizabeth (Rushby) Gray St. David Episcopal Church Bibber Memorial Chapel Summer St Hope Cemetery Paul Boisvert Laura Fields Joseph Goudreau Ferry Lane Harriet Fogg Camp Ellis Red and Gun Club Robert Dupre Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Dayton Stephen Muskie Memoriam Jeannette Dorais Lucien Anselme Sam Larose Dennett & Craig Emond & Conroy Funeral Home John P. Conroy Jr Hill St Sansoucy Saco River Commission U.S Dominican Republic Miss Beach School State of Maine New England Telephone Robert Pate Main Street Dennett Craig National Sececreo
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