Webber Hospital expansion funding faces shortages
The second article in a York County health series examines Webber Hospital's 914 million expansion plan. Officials warn a shortfall in no strings funding could force higher consumer rates as plans hinge on a costly fundraising drive and shifting federal financing. Community donations and private endowments are also waning amid broader cuts in Hill Burton funds and a move toward efficient, coordinated health services.
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York County Health Services
Webber Hospital
Webber Hospital Association
Hermage Smith Associates
Chicago
Elm St
Webber Planners
Webber
Omundson
Hill-Burton
Robert Spears
New One To Be Built Saco Dump Problem Is Resolved
Saco City Council approved up to 25000 plus city labor to build an access road to a new dump site across Sandy Brook and to close the old site. National Guard aid could cut costs by 5000. Project to take about six weeks with decisions on running the dump versus bidding.
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Saco
Sandy Brook
National Guard
John Dexter
Dexter
E.C. Jordan
Portland
The
Conservation Commission
Department of Environmental Protection
Hill Street
Oak Street
Stockman Drive
Sanford rezones for Gibbs as yeahs drown out nays
In Sanford Maine the town meeting approved creating a heavy industrial zone and placing the 1500 acre site of a proposed 650 million refinery under that zone. The vote clears the way for New England Energy Co. to file for an environmental license next month. supporters call the move necessary for economic development, while opponents urge awaiting more evidence on impacts and legal risks. The decision passed with strong approval and minor opposition amid protests by WAIT group and town officials.
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Sanford
Town Hall
New England Energy Co
NEECO
Gibbs Oil
Department of Environmental Protection
Town Meeting
Gibbs
WAIT
Fred Parent
Springvale
Planning Board
Fred Gowen
Gilles Auger
Parent
Tom Levasseur
Levasseur
Selectman
Olympic refiner ends option on Lunging Island site
Olympic Refineries will not renew the option to buy Lunging Island near New Hampshire for a proposed 600 million oil refinery and supertanker port. Vice President Nicholas Papinicolaou said the company cannot do business in New Hampshire given current conditions. The Randell family of Danvers Mass owns the island and was not yet contacted about a renewal. option expires June 7.
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New York
Lunging Island
New Hampshire
Olympic Refineries
Nicholas Papinicolaou
Olympic
Durham
Newmarket
Great Bay
Randell
Danvers
Mass
Democrats Hold Candidates Night Here
In a local gathering at the Journal Building, Democrats hosted a candidates night panel. Speakers discussed policy directions as voters prepare for upcoming local elections. Schmidt was nominated to replace Chancellor Brandt.
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Schmidt
Brandt
Texaco Stations See Unequal Gas Allocations
In Kennebunk two Texaco stations, Goodson's on Main Street and Bill's on Portland Road, receive differing monthly allocations tied to 1972 business levels. Texaco supervisor Joseph Vachon explains limits from Federal Energy Office guidelines and station age. Bill's newer outlet gets a higher basis for estimates, while Goodson's suffers from poorer 1972 sales. Both stations currently get about 92 percent of typical allocations as the energy situation shifts.
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Kennebunk
Texaco
Joseph Vachon
Falmouth
Goodson
Main Street
Bill
Portland Road
Alton Goodson
Vachon
Federal Energy Office
FEC
Goodson’s
Bill’s
Resignation of Lamb Rejected in Old Orchard Beach
OLD ORCHARD BEACH The town council tabled a motion to abolish the police and fire station site committee, keeping the panel alive to review two building plans. Councilors cited deadlock and awaited architect William Armitage’s two plan sets, while the 1972 $200,000 bond funded project remains under review.
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Old Orchard Beach
John Bird
Bird
Joseph Mokarzel
E. Emerson Cummings
William Armitage
Portland
Levine Seeks Maine Governor Nomination With Money Tight Plan
Aaron Levine of Waterville promotes a restrained campaign finance plan in Maine's gubernatorial race. He criticizes out of state money, hints at Mafia ties, and outlines a spending cap under $50 per donor and about $30,000 total. Levine opens his Biddedford headquarters and stresses hard work and the Horatio Alger path.
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Alfred
Aaron Levine
Waterville
Maine
Henry Kissinger
Pole
Horatio Alger
America
Main Street
Biddereford
Levine
Lloyd LaFountain
Joseph Brennan
Augusta
George Mitchell
Kelley
Peter
Caribou
John Martin
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Webbers
Kenneth Omundson
Webber’s
Francis Sullivan
Southern Maine Comprehensive Health Association
SMCHA
Stan Hansen
Snocha
John Lwing
Finance Committee
Yeahs
Nays
Olympic WontBuy N.H. Island
Inside the Journal
Aertek
Abby
Bill Rogers
Lamb
DOB Council
Michael Spath
Maryline White
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