Maremont sues over multimillion gun contract award
Maremont Corp and Maine congressional delegation file a federal suit in Washington claiming the Pentagon awarded a Belgian firm Fabrique Nationale a multmillion dollar machine gun contract to steer Buy American Act compliance and spur Belgian purchases of American F 16s. The suit seeks to halt the award or await Comptroller General review, arguing the decision harms Saco's economy and violates military procurement statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maremont
Maine
U.S. District Court
Washington
Pentagon
Saco
Maremont Corp
U.S. Comptroller General
Belgium
Fabrique Nationale
Old Fashioned Picnic Marks 100 Year Study by Kennebunk Kids
Kennebunk first and second graders and their parents and teachers dressed in period costumes for an old fashioned picnic at Cousens School ending the Out of the Past project. Twenty two first graders and twenty four second graders created slates pottery bread and other items while visiting historic area schools and viewing colonial era slides. A taffy pull is planned for next week.
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Kennebunk
Cousens School
Diane Emery
Jane Wellman
Oxford Bank eyes A P site in Saco for branch
Oxford Bank and Trust Co. aims to win approval by year end to run a branch in the Biddeford Saco area. Vice President Al Cook said officials considered the former A and P store in Saco and other local sites. He noted no leases signed and no formal state application yet. the project remains in infancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Bank and Trust Co
Biddeford-Saco
al Cook Cook
A and P
Saco
Re zoning conflict splits Kennebunk coast plan panel
A 11 member committee split over zoning the Coastal Village Residential Zone prompts the Kennebunk selectmen to manage the dispute. A public hearing is set for Monday May 24 at p.m. in town hall to gather input before a special town meeting. The six majority seek a complete hotel motel and restaurant ban in the coastal area near Kennebunk Beach, while the five minority want stricter limits to protect the economy and beach life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Beach
Maine Municipal Association
Wilson Wadlow
Wadlow
Irene Dresser
Madelyn Marx
Rolfe Kennedy
Owen Wentworth
David Clark
Dorothy Stevens
John McNiff
Karl Hooper
Eleanor Dunham
Sandra Severance
Lost pink frame glasses on Main Street Biddeford
Lost ladies pink frame glasses in a green suede case on Main Street Biddeford. Reward offered. Call 284-5585.
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Main Street
Biddeford
Scouting camp opens July 12
The Kennebunk Pond Day Camp opens July 12 to 22 at the Deans home in Lyman with Miss Jeffrey Ferguson named director. Aide training for seventh and eighth graders is added, creating a pathway to leadership roles at Camp.
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Kennebec
Jeffrey Ferguson
Kennebunk Pond
William Deans
Lyman
Kathy Stevens
Saco
Connie Tarbox
Sandra Oes
Darlene Nutting
Limerick
Ethel Bedard
Gail Perkins
Mary Brady
Sandra Corriveau
Diane Lasher
Margaret Quinn
Patricia Rotthoff
Old Orchard Beach
Carole Nero
Anne Marie Nadeau
Colleen Millette
Biddeford
Ferguson
Services Set at Arundel Church
The Rev Daisy Leavitt pastor of Bethel Full Gospel Assembly Arundel announces weekend services for the second anniversary with sessions Friday and Saturday at 7 30 p m and Sunday at 3 and 7 30 p m Guest speaker will be the Rev Ronald Marr Senior Fellowship Old Orchard Beach meets Friday at 10 a m at the Salvation Army Center Church Street Police Chief Richard Lamb speaks at 1 p m.
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Daisy Leavitt
Bethel Full Gospel Assembly
Route 1
Arundel
Ronald Marr
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army Center
Church Street
Richard Lamb
Thornton Academy car inspections spark faculty concern
A Saco police program in a Thornton Academy class led to faculty dismay when students inspected teachers cars for defects without prior notice. Officers planned better communication this spring but rumors persisted that tires were let down. Some teachers felt disrespect and questioned the officer’s role on campus.
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Thornton Academy
Thornton
Saco Police Department
David Corbett
Harriet Patrick
Gase
Corbett
Officer Corbett
Patrick
Saco weighs Buxton Road water line with PUC proposal
City officials plan to submit a formal PUC proposal for a Buxton Road water line shared by the city and Biddeford and Saco Water Co. The plan would have the city build the line and lease it to the company, which would buy it later and reimburse half the cost. The project spans about 9000 feet at an estimated $122,900, with $50,000 already appropriated.
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Saco
Buxton Road
PUC
Ronald Ayotte
Ayotte
Public Utilities Commission
John Dexter
Loudon Road
Dexter
Biddeford and Saco Water Co
Robert Cassette
Water Company
London Road
Cassette
Medical zone seeks council ok for hospital in Biddeford
Biddeford planning board approved a zone change to create a new medical district for Webber Hospital’s 12.5 million, 32 acre Alfred Road project now industrial. City council must vote. Hospital would have taxed doctors' offices if established, with exits at Alfred and Mountain roads and public water and sewer planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen O'Connell
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Alfred Road
Webber
John Bradford
Bradford
Oe Board
Mountain Road
Donald Pinette
Francis Sullivan
Alfred
Mountain Roads
Ray LaFlamme
Planning Board
David Redmond
Berry Park
Forest Green
York-Cumberland Housing Development Corp
York-Cumberland
Karen Anderson-Bittenbender
At Board
Guy Baillargeon
Saco River Corridor Commission
Pool Road
Baillargeon
Corridor Commission
Redmond
ac= commission
No eating or drinking on the beach proposal in OOB
Old Orchard Beach town council discussed signs at beach entrances banning eating and drinking to keep the beach cleaner and reduce annual town cleanup costs. Litwinetz proposed a one year trial with a $25 fine and CETA enforcement, noting enforcement would be difficult.
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Old Orchard Beach
John Litwinett
Litwinetz
Richard Marshall
New Jersey Shore
Atlantic City
Wildwood
John Bird
OOB
E. Emerson Cummings
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Shirley Eaton
Helen Brigham
Gloria Howard
Marlene Nichols
Jona Sutter
Millie Hall
Toni Smith
Philadelphia
Oxford Bank and Trust Eyes
A&p
Grant’s
W.T. Grant
Five Points
W.T. Grant Co
Biddeford Grant's
Rich's
Tim
Thomas J. Strickland
Most Holy Trinity Church
Dennett & Craig
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
R. Martel
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Old Orchard Beach High School
Cindy Lauzon
Connie Crosby
Kelly Marshall
Racine’s Bakery
Taylor ST
Harry B. Center
Imperial
Council
Ban
Surf St. Oob
Hiller
Percy
Main St
And
Electrolux
Alfred St. Biddeford
Philip H. Gross, SR
Gary Gross
Biddeford, Saco
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