Deaths Zita Hughes former Biddeford resident dies in California
Zita Hughes 83 a former Biddeford resident died Sept 29 in Sunnyvale California. Widow of Edward Hughes she was born in Van Buren and worked at Pepperell Manufacturing Co. Survived by three daughters Mary Grenier Rita Boerie and Marguerite O Grady all of California plus grandchildren and nieces and nephews Funeral services were held at Sunnyvale Mortuary with interment in Sunnyvale.
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Biddeford
Zita Hughes
Sunnyvale
Calif
Sanford obituary for Anesel C. Whicher
Anesel C. Whicher, 84, longtime Sanford resident, died October 1 at a Kennebunk nursing home after a long illness. He was born November 6, 1888 in Sanford, son of George H. and Ida Whicher, former millwright with B. C. Jordan Co., Alfred, and WWII Kittery Naval Shipyard worker. Survived by wife Fannie, a son Edgar R. Whicher, two daughters Agnes Jackson and Helen L. Johnson, siblings, 9 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and 2 nephews. Funeral at Angell Funeral Home, Kennebunk, Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. E. Lamar Robinson. interment Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call today 2–4 and 7–9 p.m.
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Sanford
Anesel C. Whicher
Clinton St
Kennebunk
George H
Ida (Wormwood) Whicher
B. C. Jordan Co
Alfred
Kittery Naval Shipyard
Fannie (Swett) Whicher
Edgar R. Whicher
Roy
Agnes) Jackson
Richard
Helen) L. Johnson
Roland H. Whicher
Hazel F. Whicher
Angell
Dane St
Kennebunk C
E. Lamar Robinson
Crist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Kennebunk Landing
Obituary for Robert G. Maurice of Biddeford
Robert G. Maurice, 74, of 9 Bond Street Biddeford, died October 2 after a brief illness. Born January 7, 1899 in Biddeford, he worked for the Biddeford Street Department and Maine Highway Department, retiring in 1965. Survived by widow Marie Anne Lacroix Maurice, three sons, a brother, a sister, 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial Friday 9 a.m. at St Andre Church with interment in St. Joseph Cemetery. Emond and Conroy Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Robert G. Maurice
Bond St
Biddeford
Louis and
Emma (Sevigny) Maurice
St. Andre School
State of Maine Highway Department
St. Andre Church
Marie Anne (Lacroix) Maurice
Albert
Louis
Paul Emile Maurice
Willie Maurice
Marie Anna Maurice
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond and Conroy
Hill St
Major E J Tripp longtime Salvation Army officer dies
Major Edward J. Tripp 90 of Old Orchard Beach died Oct 1 in a Portland hospital after a brief illness. Born Aug 15 1883 in Redruth England he moved to the United States in 1913 and served with the Salvation Army from 1918 in New York and New England retiring in 1948 to Old Orchard Beach. Survived by Mabel Tripp two sons Bromwel and Jac two daughters and eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Old Orchard Beach
Edward J. Tripp
Salvation Army Corps
Ocean Ave
Portland
Redruth
Cornwall
England
John
Rachel
Oliver) Ap
United States
New York
New England States
Bangor
Bath
OOB Salvation Army Corps
Mabel (Holman) Tripp
Bromwel Tripp
New York City
Jac Tripp
San Diego
Calif
Brig
Henry Berkhoudt
Arthur Anderson
Ritualistic services for Fred S. Dennett at Dennett and Craig
Arion Masonic Lodge of Goodwins Mills holds ritualistic services tonight at 7 30 at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco for Fred S Dennett a lodge member accompanied by ritual roles and prayers
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Arion Masonic Lodge of
Goodwins Mills
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Fred S. Dennett
Funeral Directors and contacts listed for area firms
Funeral directors Emond and Conroy of 284 5511 and 282 1818 operate with Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco 284 5611 and Denneti and Craig at 965 Main Saco Maine Tel. numbers provided for each firm.
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Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P. Conroy
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Denneti & Craig
Saco, Maine
Tel
Portland Weather Update With Rain Likely
Tonight in Portland a chance of rain from the southwest with increasing cloudiness elsewhere. Lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Wednesday a chance of rain in the north and rain likely elsewhere with highs in the 60s.
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Portland
Weather forecast for Eastport to Merrimack River area
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots tonight increasing to 10 to 20 knots Wednesday. Chance of showers tonight with occasional rain likely Wednesday. Visibility forecast 2 to 5 miles in precipitation and variable to below 1 mile in fog tonight and Wednesday.
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Eastport
Merrimack River
New England Temperature Readings Across Major Cities
A compact weather snippet lists temperatures for cities in New England and nearby regions. Cities include Boston 63 Chatham 64 Nantucket 5 New Bedford Pittsfield Worcester 66 Providence Hartford 73 Concord 68 Lebanon 71 Mt. Washington 47 Burlington 67 Montpelier 70 Newport 72 Bangor 65 Caribou 64 Eastport 65 Greenville 65 Portland 65 Rumford 69 Halifax 68 Quebec 65.
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Boston
Chatham
Nantucket
New Bedford
Biddeford Council Discusses Emergency Vehicle Sirens and Street Work
At a city meeting Mayor Boucher and council member Belair urged discretion for emergency vehicles citing night siren noise near Webber Hospital. The council approved Wendell venue lighting, street plowing of unaccepted streets, bids for sidewalk work on South and Main Streets, and pole applications and quit claim deeds.
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Belair
Webber Hospital
Boucher
Twomey
South Street
Main Street
Federal meal program funds flow to York Portland and Westbrook
York County and Cumberland County receive a total $155,000 in federal funds for a meal program under Title Seven of the Older Americans Act. Congress appropriated $100 million nationwide. Braley credited the Ross Community Center and Jacques Millette, the local senior citizens director, in his letter to the Mayor and council.
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York County
Portland
Westbrook
Cumberland County
Sharland
The
Journal
Congress
Braley
Ross Community Center
Jacques Millette
Saco Council OKs Brentwood Circle as City Street
The Saco City Council accepted the remaining Brentwood Circle segment as a city street after culverts and cul-de-sac widening met specifications. An engineer noted the street will be higher than lawns but plans had called for that, with three inches of gravel and two inches of hot top to follow.
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Michael Spath
Saco City
Brentwood Circle
Richard Murray
Leroy Waycott
Robert Ducharme
Waycott
Old Orchard Beach Plans Continental Cable System
The Town Council accepted Continental Cablevision’s bid to build a cable TV system using the Boom Road tower in Saco. Service would include channels from Portland Boston and Augusta at 5.35 monthly with waivers for initial installs. Public access channels and future origination programming planned.
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Old Orchard Beach
Continental Cablevision
Saco
Boom Road
Rakowski
Portland
Augusta
Durham
Boston
Boston Bruins
Sherbrooke
Quebec
New York City
Continental’s
Louis Savelas
Pinehirst
Selma Schwartz
Joseph Mokarze
Little River
Norman Guerette
Charles Day
Charles Day From the Planning Board
Titcomb Farm
Saco Zoning Regulations Win Initial City Council Approval
The Saco City Council approved the first reading of new zoning rules that cap multi family dwellings at six units and require at least 600 square feet per unit. The moratorium on new multi family projects remains in effect and second reading could make the rules effective in days. Affected zones require reporting on neighborhood impact, minimum frontage, setbacks, lot sizes, parking, and screening standards for new builds with grandfathering for existing dwellings.
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Cleveland
Harold Waight
Bryce Milne
Saco
Milne
Washington and
King Streets
King
Cumberland and
Wood Avenues
Cumberland
The
Conservation Commission
Virginia Moore
Braley
Moore
Ducharme
Clark
Jacques
Reay
Waight
Cassette
Beach Street
State Department of Transportation
Onday
Planning Board
Nedia Development Corp
McDonald's Restaurant
Maine State Housing Authority
Zoning Appeals Board
Ronald Ayotte
Robert Cassette
SAD 71 Extends Pilot On Release Time Program
The school board votes to continue the release time program with a plan to evaluate after the first term and modify as needed. Parents request clearer communication and suggest options for half day or full day coverage and supervised activities at Consolidated School during release time.
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Consolidated School
Arthur Hedberg
Rogram
Libby Faces Time Clash as Kennebunk High AD
Kennebunk High Athletic Director Truman Libby says he cannot adequately juggle the AD post with teaching and assistant principal duties at Consolidated School and asks the School Administrative District 71 board how to balance two jobs. He needs four to five hours daily for athletics but views science teaching as his first obligation, and he notes the need to serve the students while considering his career path.
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Kennebunkport
Kennebunk High
Truman Libby
Consolidated School
Libby
Kids Journalism Explorer
Cote Circle
Biddeford
Journalistic Post Schedule For Tonight
The board weighs Libby's role at Con solidated School with teaching science and possible duties as assistant principal. It suggests keeping Libby in teaching while reconsidering athletic director duties. Frances Taylor opposes creating a full-time athletic director, citing current athletics spending and rising costs. No action is taken pending administration recommendations.
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Libby
Consolidated School
Frances Taylor
Biddeford Mayor Opposes Oil Facility Plans
Mayor Gilbert Boucher stated he does not want involvement in oil, accusing the company of seeking free publicity or testing interest for a larger firm. He declared no interest in hosting an oil facility in Biddeford.
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Kage One
Gilbert Boucher
Boucher
Biddeford
Local Posts Hold Meetings Tonight and Wednesday
Owen-Davis Post American Legion meets at 8 p.m. at the post home on Beach Street. Council St Theresa Union St Jean Baptiste plans a Wednesday 7 30 p.m. installation at Adams Street hall. Students International Meditation Society offers a second preparatory lecture on Oct 5 at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall Nassau College Springvale. Biddeford Post Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary meet at 7 30 p.m. at the post home Thornton Street Biddeford.
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Owen-Davis
American Legion
the Post
Beach Street. Co
Council St. Theresa
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Adams Street
Biddeford
InternationalMeditation Society
Alumni Hall
Nassau College
Springvale
Saco Council Faces Skyline Drive Street Complaints
Saco residents from Skyline Drive and Lincoln Street urged the city council to fix drainage and ice hazards on an almost impassable street. They said about 200 feet was never accepted and that no solid base was ever laid. The city will review development promises and may seek action against developer John Downing.
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Saco
Skyline Drive
Lincoln Street
Berton Braley
John Downing
Kennebunk
Robert Ducharme
MD Street
Carl Laws
Braley
Downing
Mandatory Fuel Allocations Set
Washington AP The White House imposed a mandatory allocation system on wholesale propane and will implement a similar system for home heating oil. John A Love of the Energy Policy Office said the measures ensure no home hospital or farm lacks fuel this winter with priority for New England and the upper Midwest.
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Washington
White House
John A. Love
Energy Policy Office
Love
New England
Upper Midwest
Kennebunk Coach Faces Hearing Over Football Strategy
A restraining order and permanent injunction are sought by SAD 71 in Superior Court to stop Donald Littlefield from sharing football strategy with Traip Academy and Lake Region opponents. Hearing set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. before Justice Elmer H. Violette. Littlefield denies involvement.
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Alfred
Donald Littlefield
Kennebunk
Elmer H. Violette
Superior Court
Littlefield
SAD 71
Traip Academy
Lake Region
Saco Open House Fire Safety Event Next Week
In October fire prevention month the Saco Fire Department hosts an open house at the Saco Fire Station from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily next week inviting the public. Biddeford firefighters doused a brush fire on Granite Street Monday at 6:20 p.m. Behind the old Percy tanks shovels and tools were used to battle the blaze. A cottage fire on Beach Avenue in Kennebunk Beach damaged a residence occupied by the William Leonardi family Monday night. Richard Roy of the Washington Hose Fire Company cited a likely fireplace spark that ignited the roof and a dormer with smoke and water damage noted.
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Saco
Biddeford
Granite Street
Percy
Kennebunk Beach
Beach Avenue
Fort Lane
William Leonardi
Richard Roy
Washington Hose Fire Company
Truck Removed In Boston After Bridge Collapse
A gravel truck that struck the To Bin Mystic River Bridge on September 10 was removed Monday. The impact severed a bridge support and collapsed upper deck. Contents were moved to a weighing station in Everett as officials study overload. State DPW says I-93 work will be accelerated without the bridge.
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Boston
Tobin-Mystic River
Everett
Existry of Moon
State Department of Public Works
Lost wallet linked to Boston and Biddeford traffic
A man reports a wallet lost between Boston and Biddeford downtown traffic areas. The finder is offered a reward and asked to contact 282 1490 for details.
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Boston
North Man
Biddeford
Brush Fire on Oakhurst Drive Extinguished by Firefighters
Firefighters answered a brush fire on Oakhurst Drive at 2:50 a.m. Tank 1 and four men battled the flames and returned to the station at 3:55 a.m. per fire officials.
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Old Orchard Beach
Oakhurst Drive
Tank 1
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David Lanoix
Stanley Kozloff
Lanoix
Kozloff
Clayton P. King
Memorial Field
John Switzer
Recreation Department
Gorham
Sewer Department
Saco Motors
Saco Businessmen’s Association
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Front Street
Boston and Maine
OOB
Ohkays
By Michael Spath
Federal Communications Commission
John Rakowski
Continental
Saco Zoning
By Peter Kingsley
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EIC Secrecy
KHS
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