Casco Bay Lines Hike Boosts Summer Fares
In Augusta Maine the Casco Bay Lines fares rise 12.68 percent for seasonal cruises and charters after a Public Utilities Commission approval. Hearings on ferry rates are set for June 24-25 in Portland. If later reviews find the hike excessive, refunds may be issued.
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Augusta
Maine
Casco Oo Lines
Public Utilities Commission
Casco Line
Portland
Casco Lines
PUC
Plane crash during spruce budworm spray flight in Maine
Federal and state aviation officials were to inspect the crash of a Spruce budworm spray plane in Millinocket. Pilot Russell Adams, 37, of Mesa Arizona, was about to lift off with insecticide when the craft veered left at runway end and hit trees. He escaped before the aircraft exploded.
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Millinocket
Maine
Russell Adams
Mesa
Ariz
Death Penalty Bill for Cop Killers Falls in House Vote
AUGUSTA Maine AP A bill to impose the death penalty for killing a law officer during a felony was rejected 92 to 37 in the House and sent to the Senate after hours of debate. Proponents argued deterrence while opponents cited morality and practicality noting no police officer has been killed in Maine for 15 years.
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Augusta
Maine
House
Senate
Stanley Laffin
R-Westbrook
Laffin
Judiciary Committee
James Henderson
D-Bangor
Henderson
Maine tribes win pledge to restore education funds
Representatives of the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot Tribes report assurances from legislative leaders that education and housing budget cuts proposed by Gov. Bey will be restored. The talks with House Speaker John Martin and Senate President Joseph Sewall aim to fund the reservations for the next two years, with figures to be compiled for a supplemental budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
James Bey
Representaives
House
John Martin
Senate
Joseph Sewall
State Budget Office
Stevens
Meridith Ring
Indian Education
Passamaquoddy
Pleasant Point
Perry
Ms. Ring
Maine Senate defeats plan for statewide housing code
In Augusta Maine the Senate joined the House in defeating a proposal for a state wide uniform housing code saying it was an almost impossible task without extensive study. Senator Richard Berry cited the scale of the plan and the session time gap as reasons for failure. A second bill to create independent state supervisors for oil refinery construction and start up was also rejected earlier in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Senate
House
Richard Berry
Cape Elizabeth
Amtrak Eyes Maine Weekend Rail Link to Portland
Amtrak has shown interest in weekend service to bring Boston commuters to Maine beaches and seaside resorts as the New Hampshire Railroad Passengers group hosts a discussion. William Fernald of the Maine DOT outlined the plan awaiting Amtrak’s designation of an experimental Boston to Portland route with a Maine extension to Bangor. The earliest service could start at least a year after designation, under Amtrak rules requiring one experimental route each year for a minimum two years.
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Portland
Maine
Amtrak
Boston
State Department of Transportation
William Fernald
Department
Transportation Service Division
New Hampshire Association of Railroad
Iton
Fernald
Bangor
Maine Governor Says Ford Admin Interested in Passamaquoddy Power
Gov. James B. Longley reports the Ford administration shows definite interest in reviving the Passamaquoddy tidal power project after talks in Washington with energy chief Frank Zarb and presidential aide L. William Seidman. The governor notes greater enthusiasm for Quoddy than for the Dickey Lincoln hydro plan.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Ford Administration
Passamaquoddy
Longley
Washington
Frank Zarb
L. William Seidman
Quoddy
Dickey- Lincoln
Lite-A-Bike Safety Program Set Sunday in Biddeford
The Biddeford Post Veterans of Foreign Wars hosts a Sunday safety program chaired by Richard Smart in cooperation with the Biddeford Police Department. Officer Richard Gagne and Officer Albert Lamirande assist. at the Post Home on Thornton Street from noon to 2 p.m. attendees will view a bicycle safety film, receive laminated stickers, and enjoy refreshments. All Biddeford bicycle owners are invited, and police will issue license stickers.
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Biddeford Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Richard Smart
Biddeford Police
Richard Gagne
Albert Lamirande
Post Home
Thornton Street
Biddeford
Police Department
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Ups
Home Equipment Center. Inc
Elm Street
BS Water Company
Esty Optical
Eyeglass Service
Biddeford-Saco
Main ST
Saco, Maine
Saco & Biddeford Cduwuhgs
Nstulon
F.D.I.C
Saco
Old Orchard
David F. Emery
Maine Republican
Greater
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Old Orchard Beach
Frederick B. Wolf
Harold A. McElwain
St. John’s Church
Bishop Wolf
Dick Danforth
Saco Motors, Inc
Rt. 1
Madam Schultz
Elm St
Robert G. Cyr
Claude Dubois
Creenhouse
Alfred Road
Rt. 111
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