Old Orchard Beach weighs public works supervisor role
Town officials debate creating a DPW supervisor position to oversee the large Public Works budget. Town Manager Christopher Kent cites training needs and potential savings on engineering fees and contractor oversight. Councilors stress public input and budget timing ahead of May 19 meeting.
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John Young
Old Orchard Beach
Department of Public Works
Oob
Christopher Kent
DPW
Kent
Sos Oat
Frank Manduca
Richard Marshall
PWD
John Litwinetz
Maine
Public Works Department
Beach
Armand ‘‘Blackie
St. Hilaire
Rotary volunteers sought for Bicentennial Park work
Rotarians seek volunteers to unload and spread fill at Water Street site starting 8 a.m. Saturday. John Downing oversees the effort to complete the park by July 14, part of a year long project funded by over 30000 dollars raised locally with federal matching funds.
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Kennebunk
Mousam River
Water Street
John Down
Downing
Phillip Hussey
Four Local Men Indicted in Biddeford Saco Area
Four local men have been indicted in connection with four separate incidents in the greater Biddeford Saco area. Michael Morin of Biddeford, 21, faces breaking entering and larceny in the nighttime at Notre Dame School in Saco on January 15 with $1,578 in food and money stolen. Gary Carmichael of Old Orchard Beach, 30, is indicted for larceny of a motor vehicle owned by Michael Ruess on March 21 in Old Orchard Beach. Maurice Boisvert of West Kennebunk, 43, is indicted for felonious trespass at Cummings Market in Kennebunk on March 21. Kosmos Welch, 21, a transient formerly of Biddeford, is indicted for felonious trespass at the McArthur Library in Biddeford on an April date.
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Biddeford
Saco
Michael Morin
Notre Dame School
Morin
Gary Carmichael
Spring Street
Old Orchard Beach
Michael Ruess
Maurice Boisvert
Main Street
W. Kennebunk
Cummings Market
Kennebunk
Kosmos Welch
McArthur Library
Conference on Handicapped Issues at University of Maine
Handicapped people and agencies will meet at 1 p.m. on Saturday May 8 at the University of Maine gym in Portland to discuss health education social and economic concerns and employment potential. The meeting aims to shape Maine White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals recommendations for October. Participants can share needs. the gym is wheelchair accessible. Andy Bouffard of 569 Main St Saco is a patient at Webber Hospital. Saco Rebekah Lodge meets 7 30 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall Main Street Saco.
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Augusta
University of Maine
Portland
White House
Maine
Andy Bouffard
Main St
Saco
Webber Hospita
Saco Rebekahs
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Main Street
Motorcycle lane safety rule stated by Biddeford Saco police
The Biddeford and Saco police say motorcycles and motor driven cycles must operate on highways with a lighted headlamp when in motion and no more than two such vehicles may ride abreast in the same lane.
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Biddeford and
Saco
Delegate choice priority as Maine Democrats convene
The Maine Democratic convention opens with a platform hearing while campaigns heat up for selecting 20 delegates to the national convention. Former Gov. Kenneth Curtis backs Carter and aims for a Maine majority, with Carter backers and Udall supporters vying for uncommitted delegates. Muskie will miss the event due to neck nerve inflammation. The platform seeks to bar new nuclear plants and create a public power agency, with county caucuses to select delegates on Sunday.
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Kenneth Curtis
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Maine
Curtis
Carter
Morris Udall
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sen
Henry Jackson
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Texas
Indiana
Congress
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
Washington
Joseph Bidden
Delaware
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Maine Indians win landmark decision on land and damages
The Bureau of Indian Affairs recognizes a trust relationship with the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot and opens eligibility for federal aid. The tribes seek $300 million in damages for about 10 million acres taken in Maine and may push to recover land now in state and private hands. Two suits remain for $150 million each.
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Augusta
Maine
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Passamaquoddy
Penobscot
United States
Thomas N. Tureen
Native American Rights Fund
Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Seem
Tureen
Maine workers accuse Longley of delaying pension bill
Public employee groups and the Maine Committee on Aging charge Governor Longley is stalling a plan to raise pensions for about 5,000 retired teachers and state workers while pushing his own pay and reclassification bill. They warn of political maneuvering and potential coercion of active workers.
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Augusta
Maine
Human Service Agency
James B. Longley
Alliance For Maine's Future
Maine Committee On Aging
American Federation of State
Maine Teachers Association
Maine State Employes Association
Longley
Committee On Aging
Kathleen W. Goodwin
Bath
John H. Marvin
MTA
Hay Associates
Marvin
MSEA
David Carnevale
Afscme
Charles Sherburne
Muskie to miss Maine state convention and trip
Aides say Senator Edmund S. Muskie, being treated for an inflamed neck nerve, will not attend the Democratic State Convention in Augusta. He will also skip a congressional delegation meeting at Limestone on proposed cutbacks at Loring Air Force Base due to medical advice against travel for two weeks.
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Augusta
Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
Limestone
Loring Air Force Se
Hand Sentenced to Life Term in 1973 Maine Murder
Keith Hand, 24, of Pittsfield, was sentenced to life in Maine State Prison for murder in the 1973 slaying of Earl R. Myrick, 58, of Plymouth. A Penobscot County jury deliberated three hours ten minutes before finding Hand guilty after arguments over murder versus manslaughter.
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Bangor, Maine
Keith Hand
Pittsfield
Maine State Prison
Earl R. Myrick
Plymouth
William E. McCarthy
Penobscot County Superior Court
McCarthy
Errol K. Paine
Paine
Ae Atty
Robert Raymond III
Ore
Boston
Probe underway in casino fire at York Beach
The York Beach Casino a wood frame structure on U S 1A near the southern Maine coast was destroyed by a fire ruled suspicious Firefighters from York Beach and York contained the blaze with no injuries reported Police Chief Donald Smith said investigators state fire inspectors and local officials study the scene The building built in 1903 housed streetcars and later hosted dances and rock concerts before closing about three years ago owned by Triangle Motors of North Berwick renovation was underway with plans to reopen as a dance hall and restaurant
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York Beach
Maine
York
Donald Smith
U.S 1A
Triangle Motors
North Berwick
Atlantic Shore Railway
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Saco City Hall
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