Saco Urges Written Complaints On Sewage And Drains
Saco City Planner Car Laws asked residents to write and mail all sewage and drainage complaints to Saco City Hall. He aims to map current problems, review old surveys by Libby and Dow from 1957 and Whitman and Howard from 1963, and determine if a new nine month study costing 40000 to 66000 dollars is needed.
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Saco City
Saco
Car Laws
Saco City Hall
Laws
Whitman and Howard
E. C. Jordan
Libby and
Dow
Neast
Whitman
Howard
Dangerous Elm and Temple sewer may collapse says engineer
City of Saco hired Thomas Griffin Jr to study a near 450 foot stone sewer at Elm and Temple streets. He noted broken cap stones and imminent collapse risks from truck traffic and high water pressure from a shopping center. Estimated repair at 45 000, or 22 500 for partial work, with possible diversion of storm and sanitary lines. Griffin to report at November council meeting.
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Thomas Griffin Jr
City of
Saco
Elm
Temple Streets
Griffin
Richard Murray
Tony Idon
Timates
Council
Pat Reay
SAD 71 Time Release Backed By Directors Despite Petition
Kennebunkport teachers and parents debated a half day release time in SAD 71 with about 80 petitioners arguing it cuts learning time and adds babysitting burdens. Directors reaffirmed support for the professional staff development program, noting it strengthens teaching and collaboration despite criticism and calls for more parental communication.
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Kennebunkport
School Administrative District 71
Diane Emery
Meir Seeks Kreisky Reversal On Transit Camp
Premier Golda Meir arrived in Vienna to urge Chancellor Bruno Kreisky to reverse his pledge to close the Schoenau Castle transit camp for Soviet Jews seeking emigration. Kreisky promised to explain practical steps to let emigration continue, while Meir warned that closing the camp would aid terrorism and punish victims.
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Vienna
Austria
Golda Meir
Bruno Kreisky
Kreisky
Israel
Schoenau Castle
Meir
Schoenau
Beirut
The
Eagles of the Palestine Revolution
U.S. State Department
U.S. Senate
Secrecy Lift Could Limit EIC In Petrochemical Talks
Biddeford's Economic Incentives Commission faces potential demands to secure city endorsement before pursuing oil and petrochemical prospects. Council President David Twomey warned the group must be overseen more tightly and consult with officials before future meetings with Gibbs Oil Co or other industry players. The Gibbs contact reportedly involved a third party and caused tension after reporters suggested the exchange implied proposals. Gibbs weighs refinery options between New Hampshire and Sanford with a final decision delayed past September.
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David Twomey
EIC
Roger Johnson
Gibbs 01 Co
Gibbs
Johnson
Journal
Commission
Maccubi
Biddeford council approves bids to demolish condemned buildings
The city moved to advertise for demolition bids on three condemned properties the Columbia Hotel at 25 Wentworth St and two houses after owners failed to start tearing down. Bids will be separate for each building with costs charged to owners or land seized by the city if unpaid.
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Biddeford
Gilbert Boucher
David Twomey
Columbia Hotel
Trust
Brentwood Circle Street Controversy Ends In Humorous Note
A Brentwood mother realizes her three children have adopted new middle names as a joke. She jokes they now bear the names Amy Stop It Bobby Don t and Jenny Where Are You. The lighthearted outcome ends the street dispute with laughter.
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Amy Stop-Iit
Bobby Don't
Jenny
Elderly Hot Meals Approved for Biddeford Site
Biddeford named one of four York and Cumberland county sites to offer a federal state funded hot meal program for the elderly. The program will start around Nov 1 at the Ross Community Building with 60 to 80 meals daily five days a week.
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Biddeford
York
Cumberland Counties
Ross
Washington Street
Braley
Donald Sharland
Cumberland- York Senior Citizens Council
Sharland
Sanford
Saco Turnpike Spur Delayed For Two Years
City officials learn from the State Department of Transportation that construction of the Saco Turnpike Spur from the turnpike to Ocean Park Road will be delayed at least two years. Design work has started and right of way maps are being prepared, but a full environmental impact statement remains. Mayor Berton Braley seeks water drainage relief on Woodman Avenue during construction. Residents worry about flooding and potential court action may be considered.
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Robert Belair
Bernard Avenue
Belair
Boucher
Saco
Ocean Park Road
State Department of Transportation
State Department
Berton Braley
Woodman Avenue
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William H. Mason
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Springer Mt., Ga
Brian Thayer
By Christopher Couch
Jennie
Eva Aranovitch
Cleaves St
Pepperell Trust
Wentworth St
Manuel Rosenbaum
Cleaves Street
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Guy Farrell
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John Braley
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Saco Turnpike
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