Obituary and civic notes from York County area
Lyman Fernand F Barra aged 60 died Wednesday in a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born in Thetford Mines Quebec he served in Germany with the Army in World War II. Surviving are his widow two daughters and six grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at St Philip Mission. Interment at St Joseph Cemetery. Calling hours tonight and Friday at R G Bolduc and Sons Funeral Home Biddeford. Also notes on York County Speak Off winner Lisa Potvin and guests at Sweetser Children’s Home meeting with Dr John Rosser speaking on departmental priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman — Fernand F. Barra
Huff Road
Biddeford
Thetford Mines
Que
Edward and
Olivine (Roberge) Barra
Germany
St. Philip Mission
Goodwins Mills
Saco-Lowell
Woody Pipe Construction Co
Quincy
Mass
Rachel (Croteau) Barra
Lyman
Jean
Claire) Nadeau
Larry
Helen) Plaugher
Sarasota
Fla
Roger Barra
Roland Barra
Robert Barra
Ken
R. G. Bolduc and Sons Funeral Home
Alfred St
Licenses in Old Orchard Beach face ordinance glitches
OLD ORCHARD BEACH A few holes in the licensing ordinance delay business licenses. Town Clerk Barbara Lord said many applications will wait for DOB attorney Paul Frinsko to advise revisions. Town lawyer questions tax payment barriers and vague licensing categories while the council grants permits for delinquent cases pending changes and tax payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Young
Old Orchard Beach
Barbara Lord
DOB
Paul Frinsko
John Bird
Bird
Dyer Library Adds New Books and Local Meet
Dyer Library lists new adult non-fiction titles including The Trauma of Birth by Rank and The Rockefellers by Collier among others. Members of the Luke E Hart Council Knights of Columbus meet at 7 30 tonight at the R G Bolduc and Sons Funeral Home Biddeford to pay respects to Albert A Chtien a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Rank
M. Martin
J. S. Auerbach
J. Keats
P. Kael
Bob Ryan
G. Simenon
Sylvia Plath
E. Butscher
G. §. McClellan
the Rockefellers
P. Collier
L. Mosley
Ireland
E. Hahn
Luke E. Hart
Knights of Columbus
R.G. Bolduc and Sons Funeral
Alfred St
Biddeford
Albert A. Chretien
Planning board opposes Garnache zoning request
The Biddeford planning board opposes developer George Garnache's zone change request along the Saco River, urging grandfathering to honor past planning decisions and prevent hardship. The hearing, a Saco River Corridor Commission fact-finding session, will be at 7:45 p.m. in city hall council chambers. Garnache seeks to rezone land including Crestwood Acres and Twin Island Acres from limited residential to general development to permit completing 38 approved lots before the corridor act. The board notes few hardship cases exist, with Guy Baillargeon’s similar request as the other one to be heard tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Garnache
Corridor Commission
Crestwood Acres
Twin Island Acres
Guy Baillargeon
Local funeral homes listed for reference and board plans update
The notice lists funeral directors in Saco and Biddeford with contact numbers. The planning board met Wednesday night and endorsed the substance of a letter from chairman David Redmond. They reviewed Ro Wakefield's Wac Drive subdivision project and amended a proposed Webber Hospital zone change to allow a $12.5 million Alfred Road facility, with a medical zone hearing set for May 19. The trustees of the Main Medical Center in Portland approved Dr. Philip J. Villandry as Chief of Anesthesia, noting his Maine roots, education, Air Force service, MMC staff tenure, and memberships in anesthesia societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Board
David Redmond
Ro Wakefield
Wac Drive
Webber Hospital
Alfred Road
Turnpike
Philip J. Villandry
Portland
Dr. Villandry
Biddeford
Cape Elizabeth
University of Maine
Orono
University of Vermont Medical School
Maine Medical Center
MMC
Air Force
Villandry
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American College of Anesthesiologists
American Board of Anesthesiology
Maine
Cumberland County Medical Associations
Maine Society of Anesthesiologists
Port May Day Music Festival At Kennebunkport
May Day festival scheduled for Sunday at Kennebunkport on Log Cabin Road near Seashore Trolley Museum. Weather forecast promises generally fair conditions with possible postponement to May 16 if needed. Sponsors the School Around Us. Several groups offer light rock, classical, western and country music. Open trolley shuttle from museum to festival field. admission charged. bring a picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dancin
Nual Maine
Kennebunkport
Fes
National Weather Service
Portland
Festival Maine
Seashore
Log Cabin Road
Mgs Oe
Senior Fellowship Meeting at Salvation Army Center
Members of the Senior Fellowship will meet Friday at 10 a.m. at the Salvation Army Center on Church Street. At 1 p.m. Robert Pate of Dennett and Craig Funeral Home at 365 Main St Laco will be guest speaker.
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Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army Center
Church Street
Robert Pate
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St. Laco
Civil War governor left his mark in Mass
John Albion Andrew, governor of Massachusetts during the Civil War, is profiled as a dedicated war governor known for oratory, fairness, and humanitarian care. Born in Windham, Maine, he rose to power in 1860 and was re elected four times, guiding Massachusetts through wartime challenges with compassion and resolve.
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Mass
Rick Haeuber
John Albion Andrew
Massachusetts
Andrew
Windham
Maine
Boston
Magnate Haley dies in Portland Maine baseball figure
John J. Haley known as Maine’s Mr. Baseball died at 87 in a Portland nursing home. A player coach minor league club owner manager and sports editor he founded the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame and promoted appearances by Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Jimmy Foxx and MLB teams. Funeral mass set for Saturday at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
John J
Haley
Maine Baseball Hall of Fame
Baseball Gulls
Gulls
Tley
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Jimmy Foxx
Boston Red Sox
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Handwork Exhibit By St Demetrios Society in Biddeford
The Handwork exhibit by Society Members of St Fatini Society of St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Biddeford showcases hand stitchery from Greece Spain Turkey China and Europe along with local pieces. A bicentennial Afghan and two shawls are donated with Greek pastries served. Open to the public from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the church hall on Saturday May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Fatini Society of
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Biddeford
Greece
Spain
Turkey
China
Europe
Kanley Throumoulas
Charles Kapermaris
Charles Spirounias
Louis Mourmouras
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Fernand Barra
York County
Modern Woodmen of America
Lisa Potvin
St. Mary’s School
Louise Gosselin
St. Joseph School
Tonya Reynolds
Marshwood Junior
Elliot
William Martin
Sweetser Children’s Home
John Rosser
BHS
Biddeford High School
Diane Beaudoin
Marc Beaudoin
Linda Curti
Ann Laverriere
Linda Legros
John Letourneau
Robert Letourneau
Denise Moody
Deborah Morin
Martine Morin
Suzanne Neveux
Jeanne Pelouin
James Plamondon
Peterobbins
Claudette Robitaille
Deborah St. Amand
Peter Robbins
David Baillargeon
Linda Perry
Edith Porter
Tammy Radcliff
Robert Richard
Nellie Roberts
Claire Roy
Serge Ruel
Elaine Shapiro
Bonnie Spenard
Audrey Stevens
Peter Tardiff
Susan Thibeault
Bruce Tourigny
Georgia Vanites
Carol Willson
Erica Wolfahrt
Susan Bald
Denise Cadorette
Kenneth Crepeau
Daniel Dutcher
Richard Fournier
Carol Gillis
Lee Hevey
John Lamb
Suzanne Larivier
Debra Miniani
Diane Perreault
Pamela Small
Phyllis Stebbins
Dean Tourigny
Nancy Turcotte
Norman Allaire
Joanne Auger
Karen Beaulieu
Bianca Binette
Rachel Bisson
Jerome Boucher
Steven Chabot
Stephanie Cochrane
Paul Contois
Gerard Courtois
Diane Croteau
Patricia Daigle
Norman Daigneault
Sandra Doyon
Patrice Drapeau
Fabien Dube
Mary Ann Dube
Nancy Dube
Daniel Fecteau
Mark Fortier
Ronald Fortin
Paulette Gagne
Lorraine Girard
Ann Gobeil
Raymond Gonneville
Debra Gregoire
Gilles Grenier
Pearl Guilbeault
Elaine Guillereault
Wendy Holmes
Diana Isaac
Keith Jacques
Mattie Kahn
Diane Kelley
Michael Labbe
David Lachance
Michael Pone
Jane Laverriere
Sylvie LeBlanc
Marie LeBlond
Tammy Lefebvre
Karen Letourneau
Francis Levesque
Steven Masse
Robyn Mathieu
Robin Melancon
Michael Mic
John Conley
Russell Gagne
Roger Gendron
Mildred Pelletier
Peter Tebbenhoff
Raymond Audie
Catherine Beal
Marc Bourque
Judy Brooks
Rachel Chouinard
Peter Chretien
Marc Collette
Laurie Danis
Gaetano Desaulniers
Sally Dube
Cindy Dussault
Linda Elie
Mary Bon
Donna Farrell
Michael Fecteau
Pauline Fournier
Patricia Gendron
Linda Godard
Joyce Guay
Peter Handlen
Jacqueline Hanson
Larry Hetzel
Brian Hodge
Susan Jarry
Chriss Karronides
Penny Labbe
Priscilla Laflamme
Debra Lagarde
Robert Letellier
Shirley Maurice
Robert Metayer
Charlene Michaud
Diana Mouzas
Elaine Nadeau
Elizabeth Nadeau
Diane Petit
Shirley Plante
Claire Provencher
Nancy Roberge
Donald Roy
Tina
Michael Madden
Laura Maxwell
Mary Michaud
Paul Michaud
Jean Millette
John Miniutti
Cynthia Moreau
Gail Morin
Celeste Murray
Richard Nadeau
Pamela Nanos
Luc Neveux
Caroline Paquet
Denise Perreault
Susan Remillard
Michael Roberge
Ann Rochefort
Keith St. Onge
Leslie Silva
David Simoneau
Frances Tellier
Louise Theriault
Lee Turgeon
Dyer
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
R. Martel
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Philip H. Gross, SR
Gary Gross
Biddeford, Saco
Port
Trudeau’s Restaurant
Howdy
Elm St
Yen
Howdy Beef N Burger
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