Deaths Delphis Ledoux Jr 66 Biddeford resident
Delphis Ledoux Jr aged 66 of 307 Main St Biddeford died Tuesday night after a lengthy illness at a local hospital. Born November 16 1907 in Biddeford he was a Saco-Lowell Shops employee for many years and a World War II veteran. Survived by daughter Judy Johnson and sons William Ledoux and Roger Ledoux. seven grandchildren. Mass Friday 9 am at St Joseph Church Biddeford with burial at St Joseph Cemetery. Visitation Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 pm at Shumway Gross Funeral Home Saco.
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Delphis Ledoux Jr
Main St
Biddeford
Delphis and
Georgianna (Remillard) Ledoux Sr
Saco
George
Judy) Johnson
William Ledoux
Roger Ledoux
Albuquerque
New Mexico
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Shumway Gross Funeral Home
Spring St
Alida Burns 69 dies after brief illness in Waterbury CT
Mrs. Alida Burns 69 a Waterbury resident and former Biddeford Maine resident died this morning in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born September 3 1904 in St Paul PQ Canada she was daughter of Moise Frechette. Survived by three sons Donald Drouin Naugatuck Joseph Drooin Waterbury Rosalre Drouin Miami three daughters Mrs Larry Bergeron Biddeford Mrs Joseph Favale Jr and Mrs Laurianne Begin Waterbury one sister Mrs Fedora Labbe Biddeford 24 grandchildren nine great grandchildren and nieces. Funeral services set for Friday at 9:30 am from St Anne Church Interment Friday afternoon at St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford Arrangements by Emond and Conroy Funeral Home Biddeford.
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Waterbury
Conn
Alida Burns
Biddeford
Maine
St. Paul
P.Q
Canada
Moise Frechette
Donald Drouin
Naugatuck
Joseph Drooin
This City
Rosalre Drouin
Miami
Fla
Larry Bergeron
Joseph Favale Jr
Laurianne Begin
Fedora Labbe
St. Anne Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond
Conroy Funeral Home
Hill St
State Board Asked to Flex Maternity Leave Policy
Augusta AP The State Personnel Board may adopt a more flexible maternity leave policy after Maine Human Rights Commission requests. Current regulations force women to quit work a month before due date, while six department heads and officials urge employer discretion.
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Augusta
State Personnel Board
Maine Human Rights Commission
Terry Ann Lunt
Discrimination Investigating Agency
Ms. Lunt
Prayers Planned for Alexandre Goudreau at Funeral Home
Our Lady of Fatima Circle and Laughters of Isabella meet at 7 15 PM at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford to offer prayers for Alexandre Goudreau brother of a member.
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Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Isabella
Emond and Conroy
Hill St
Biddeford
Alexandre Goudreau
Card of Thanks for Paul E. Beaupre family
We extend heartfelt thanks to relatives friends and neighbors for aid and sympathy during our bereavement. Gratitude for floral tributes mass cards Webber Hospital contributions and car provided for funeral. Family of the Late Paul E. Beaupre.
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Webber Hospital
Paul E. Beaupre
Thanking Hospital Staff and Clergy After Illness
Mrs. Philip Poirier expresses gratitude to Dr. Anton and Webber Hospital staff, Father Carrier, Father Lehouiller, relatives, and friends for visits, gifts, flowers, and cards during illness.
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Dr. Anton
Webber Hospital
Father Carrier
Father Lehouiller
Philip Poirier
Funeral Home Contacts and Directors in Biddeford and Saco
Directory style notice lists funeral homes with addresses and directors in Biddeford and Saco Maine. SANSOUCY BLAIS at 1 Stone St Biddeford directed by R Martel. SHUMWAY AND GROSS Funeral Service at 35 Spring St Saco. DENNETT & CRAIG at 365 Main St Saco. EMOND & CONROY Funeral Home at 72 Hill St Biddeford with phone numbers 284 5511 and 282 1818.
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Sansoucy-Blais Funera Home
Stone St
Biddeford
R. Martel
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Hill St
Portland Weather: Showers Tonight, Clearing Thursday
Showers likely tonight mainly in the south portion with lows in the 40s. Partial clearing by Thursday with highs in the 60s.
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Portland
Marine Forecast Eastport to Rockland and Rockland to Merrimack
Eastport to Rockland east to southeast winds 10 to 20 knots tonight becoming northerly Thursday. Showers likely tonight with partial clearing Thursday. Visibility over five miles lowering to one to three miles in showers tonight improving to five miles or more Thursday. Rockland to Merrimack air 20 knots tonight becoming north to northwest Thursday. Showers likely tonight with partial clearing Thursday. Visibility over five miles lowering to one to three miles in rain and fog tonight and five miles or more Thursday.
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Eastport
Rockland
Merrimack
New England Temperatures Across the Region
Weather snapshot lists temperatures for major New England cities including Boston 63, Worcester 62, Providence 66, Hartford 68, Concord 64, Burlington 63, Montpelier 64, Bangor 62, Newport 61, Portland 66 plus Halifax 39 and Montreal around 33 to 46. Readout covers Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Hampshire Vermont Maine and parts of Canada.
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Quebec
Boston
Chatham
Nantucket
Pittsfield
New Bedford
Worcester
Rhode Island
Providence
Connecticut
Hartford
NEW Hampshire Concord
Lebanon
Mt. Washington
Vermont
Burlington
Montpelier
Newport
MAINE
Bangor
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Portland
Rumford
Halifax
Montreal
Public Safety Beat collisions and fire incidents across multiple towns
Police report several crashes in Saco involving Timothy Columb and Brian Dill with $300 and $500 damages. A separate collision on Mast Hill Road caused $2,500 and $800 damages, sending two passengers to Webber Hospital. Fires erupted in Old Orchard Beach homes on Adelaide Road and Roussin Street, with firefighters responding and no injuries reported. A Biddeford drill tested EMS capacity with Wells High School students transported to Webber Hospital, backed by Scarborough ambulance service and York County Ambulance Association.
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Elm and
North Streets
Timothy R. Columb
Franklin
Brian J. Dill
Kennebunk
Saco
Mast Hill
Watson Mill Roads
Richard A. Bailey
Gorham
George Francis
Mast Hill Road
Bailey
Francis
Gregory
Joan Francis
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Wells
Bergeron
The
Journal
Ralph Duquette
Mike Surran
Wells High School
York County Ambulance Association
Scarborough Ambulance Service
Maine Yankee To Be Closed For Leak Tests
WISCASSET AP June 29 Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co to shut reactor core for tests on radioactive leaks monitored at the plant over the past month. NEPOOL will take over generation during tests. President William H. Dunham cites pinhole leaks in fuel rods as the suspected cause. Officials say leaks pose no health or safety threats and the test date could shift with NEPOOL conditions.
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Wiscasset
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co
New England Power Pool
Nepool
Wiscassett
Maine Yankee
William H. Dunham
Dunham
AEC Reveals Nuclear Trouble at Power Plants
The Atomic Energy Commission reported 861 abnormal occurrences at U S nuclear plants last year. Some incidents caused property damage and offsite radioactivity releases, but no public health threat or injuries beyond one worker. All 42 operating plants and 22 under construction logged at least one event.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Teen Driver Rear-Ends Parked Car In Biddeford Crash
Theresa Roy 21 of 86 Foss St Biddeford lost focus while reaching for an infant passenger on Graham St causing a collision with a parked car owned by Lorraine Farley 27 of 36 Graham St Early morning police report says no injuries occurred.
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Theresa Roy
Foss St
Biddeford
Graham St
Lorraine Farley
Fire engines respond to gasoline leaks at two Biddeford spots
Biddeford fire engines rushed to two sites within an hour on Tuesday after reports of gasoline leaks from parked vehicles. LeTourneau's gas station on Alfred Street and the Main Castle on Main Street both reported leaks Tuesday evening.
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Biddeford
LeTourneau
Alfred Street
Main Castle
Main Street
Ambulance runs transfer Biddeford residents to Webber Hospital
Biddeford ambulance made two runs on Tuesday transferring residents to Webber Hospital. The first transport came from Alfred Street and the second from Summer Street.
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Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Alfred Street
Summer Street
Fire Douses Blaze at Lunder Shoe Products Co Park Street
Saco firefighters extinguished a fire at Lunder Shoe Products Co on Park Street Tuesday at 5 37 p m per a department spokesman Two fire engines and a ladder were used to battle the flames and control damage.
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Saco
Lunder Shoe Products Co
Park Street
Dickey Supporters Seek Incorporation
In Fort Kent Maine a local group named People of the St John formed to back the Dickey Lincoln hydroelectric project. They elected officers and filed incorporation papers with the attorney general to push for dam construction upriver to prevent recurring spring flooding in the St John River town.
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Fort Kent
Dickey Lincoln
Maine
St. John
Zoning Changes Clear Hurdle In Kennebunk Plan
Kennebunk planners advance zoning ordinances from the Zoning Review Commission. The selectmen unanimously move to place them for approval at a future special town meeting. Key provisions include a unit ownership ordinance, historic zone extension on Summer Street, and a ban on commercial campgrounds for now.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunk - Zoning
Zoning Review Commission
Planning Board
Selectmen
Summer Street
Clifford Boyer
Kennebunk
Jon Summer Street
William Bowdoin
Hilton
Historic Preservation Commission
Aboard
West
Walker
Warren ‘Astrowsky
Zoning Review Lommission
Thomas Murphy
Robert Butler
George Greely
Dorothy Stevens
Kenneth Burr Jr
Marlon LeBarge
Glenn McCombs
SAD 71 Hearing Revisits LD 1994 Plan and School Bonds
At the public meeting, officials explained LD 1994 shifts local tax burdens to a statewide base, with only 1.6 million in new construction revenue. The proposed SAD 71 high school would include a 16,000 square foot gym and 104,000 total square feet, costing about 150,000 more, with occupancy targeted for 1976. Groundbreaking could occur four months after bond approval, traffic studies planned on Sea Road, and a follow up hearing scheduled at Kennebunkport Consolidated School.
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LD 1994
Gordon
Maine
John McNiff
Arthur Hedberg
Hedberg
Sanford
State Department of Transportation
Sea Road
Kennebunkport
Regional plan grows for handicapped education in Biddeford
Biddeford eyes becoming a regional center for services for handicapped students serving Saco Old Orchard Beach and Kennebunk. LD 965 pushes inclusion in regular classrooms with supportive services while PETs identify needs and guide programs. Roger Raymond will lead Biddeford’s special education teams as early service start is urged. Tomorrow: classroom for trainable mentally handicapped students.
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Page One
Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Saco Valley
Frechette
Kennebunks
Roger Raymond
Refinery Tax Figures Spark Benecia Sanford Dispute
Officials and residents dispute refinery tax figures affecting Benecia and Sanford. Cabral says Benecia taxes at about 934 dollars a year for a 40000 value property while across the river taxes exceed 1300 dollars. FOIL figures cited by Phil Smith claim differing outcomes with LD 1994 education bill and a potential tax cut without the refinery, prompting talk of a possible retraction.
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Benecia
Cabral
FOIL
Lyman Page
Tribune
Phil Smith
North Berwick
The
Journal
Levasseur
Smith
Sanford
Nixon Panel Prepares to Subpoena More Watergate Tapes
The House Judiciary Committee plans to issue another subpoena for Watergate tapes despite Nixon’s refusal to release more evidence. Republicans are urged to seek congressional authorization to pursue a court ruling upholding the panel’s subpoena power. Bipartisan support is expected for notifying Nixon of noncompliance and clarifying impeachment inquiry authority as the committee weighs open versus closed hearings and public access to evidence.
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Washington
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
John M. Doar
a_ Judiciary Committee
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
White House
Internal Revenue Service
Supreme Court
Jaworski
U. S. Court of Appeals
Rodino
Waltergate
Fascist Violence Hit By Italian Protestors
Rome and across Italy more than 500000 demonstrators protested Fascist violence while left wing extremists attacked rightist targets with bombs stones and fire. A half day nationwide strike halted industry and stock markets to mourn a Brescia rally bombing that killed six and injured 94. Police reported overall order though youths roamed Rome and Milan targeting right wing links.
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Rome
Brescia
Alps
Sicily
Milan
Saco School Board and Thornton Academy Meet to Boost Parental Involvement
Saco School Board and Thornton Academy trustees met to reopen communication and explore an advisory parent group for K12 students. They discussed trust, curriculum cooperation, high drop out rates, vocational program access before two years, LD1994 impacts, budgets, and a local origination broadcast with cable TV. Quarterly meetings were agreed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Academy
Saco School
Albert Carignan
Carignan
Public Meeting Set On Corridor Zoning
The Saco Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m at Saco City Hall to discuss zoning along the Saco River Corridor. Planning board members will participate and all those interested are urged to attend.
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Saco Conservation Commission
Saco City Hall
Saco
Saco River
Planning Board
Scanner Codes Stir Biddeford Police and Public
Scanner sales rise little as local merchants report slow demand for 8 band receivers while police debates over code use and a broader frequency plan unfold. Portland police deny plans to switch frequencies though a mutual plan could expand monitorable channels.
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Courtois
Biddeford
K-mart
Scarborough
Kings
Zayres
Saco
Radio Shack
Portland Press Herald
Portland
Federal Communication Commission
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Red
New England
Massachusetts
Public Safety
Walter A. Plaisted
Locke St
Wilbur H. Stone
Roderick Commer
Adelaide Road
Roussin Street
Sea Lane
Fortune’s Rocks
Emile Bergeron
Central Maine Power
Dickey
John Walker
Appeals Board
Boyer
Lloyd Robinson
Wai Ling, Lisl
Saco School Board
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