Three Die in Westfield House Fire in Maine
Fire investigators say a gas leak from a kitchen stove sparked a blaze that destroyed a two room house in Westfield Maine. Victims Aston Gardiner 62 Cecile Gardiner 58 and Michael Michaud 2 died of asphyxiation while babysitting.
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Westfield
Maine
Robert McMahan
Laurence McCarthy
Aston Gardiner
Cecile
Michael Michaud
Thomas Michaud
McMahan
Gardiners
Kennebunk considers CATV bids under new town ordinance
Town officials seek bids for a possible exclusive 15 year CATV contract. The Oct. 12 deadline looms as the board weighs scope, local programming, user fees, and franchise terms with technical advisory help. Barrett notes past petitions and limited channel options.
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Kennebunk
Board of Selectmen
Selectmen
Kenneth Barrett
Barrett
Notre Dame Unit Auxiliary Holds First Annual Meeting
The first annual meeting of the Notre Dame Unit Auxiliary is set tonight at the unit on Pool Road Biddeford. A covered dish supper begins at 6 30 p.m. before the session.
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Notre Dame Unit
Pool Road
Biddeford
Ocean Pines Meal Center Wednesday and Friday Menu
Wednesday offers Swedish meatballs with broccoli tomato juice rolls vanilla pudding coffee tea and milk. Friday features baked white fish au gratin potatoes spinach homemade bread strawberry shortcake coffee tea and milk.
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Ocean Pines
Old Orchard Beach
Local Funeral Home Listings for Saco and Biddeford
Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Saco Maine list 282 EMOND and CONROY Funeral Home directed by John P. Conroy Jr. at 72 Hill Biddeford with 284 5511 and 282 1818. Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home at 1 Stone Biddeford 283 3653 directed by R Martel. Shumway and Gross Funeral Service at 35 Spring Saco 284 5611.
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Dennett & Craig
Saco
Maine
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Biddeford
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
R. Martel
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Two-Car Collision and Local Fires Reported in Saco Biddeford
Saco police report a 7:50 a.m. two car crash at Weymouth and King Streets injuring no one, with $1 000 damage. Biddeford Fire Department dealt with an electric car fire on Alfred and Main Streets at 5 47 p.m. and an alleged arson attempt at Clifford Park around 9 30 p.m. A candle and fluid were found but the effort failed. Vehicle owner in Saco is Steven Courtois of Par Street. Walter Daye III and Carl L Neault, both 17, live on Cumberland Ave and Locke St respectively.
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Saco
Walter Daye III
Cumberland Ave
Carl L. Neault
Locke St
Weymouth
King Streets
Biddeford
Alfred
Main Streets
Steven Courtois
Par Street
Clifford Park
Snacks Outside Mealtimes Define 28 Percent Of Intake
A cited estimate shows 28 percent of Americans' daily food consumption comes from snacks outside regular meals. The figure highlights snacking as a major dietary component and may influence nutrition guidance and public health discussions.
Blind lawyer named to Maine District Court bench
Asst. Atty. Gen. Courtland D. Perry, the only blind lawyer practicing in Maine, was named by Gov. Longley to the 7th District District Court post in Augusta. Confirmation by the Maine Executive Council is pending.
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Augusta
Maine
Courtland D. Perry
Erry
Department of Mental Health and Corrections
James B. Longley
Maine Executive Council
Perry
Maine Woodsmen arrest protesters at St. Regis camp
Sixteen Maine Woodsmen's Association members were arrested on trespass charges after a seven hour stand off while attempting to reach Canadian workers at the St. Regis Paper Co First Lake camp. They carried placards and an American flag to warn Canadians their jobs threaten Americans and bargaining leverage.
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Maine
Maine Woodsmen’s Association
St. Regis
Paper Company
First Lake
MWA
Bucksport Mill
Wayne Bir
Maine 9
Bangor
Woodsmen
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ward
State Attorney General's Office
Butler
Richard Cohen
Attorney General's Office
CCC
Washington County
Indian land claim in US court shakes Maine bond market
In Bangor Maine senior tribal leaders and state officials meet in U S District Court over a 12 to 15 million acre land dispute involving Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes seeking about 150 million per tribe. The case risks harming municipal bonds as Maine works with the Interior Department. The EPA advances funds for Millinocket and Ellsworth projects despite bond obstacles. Attorney General Brennan and others push for potential monetary damages limit to protect local finance.
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Bangor
Maine
State of Maine
U.S. District Court
Edward T. Gignoux
Passamaquoddy
Penobscot
Interior Department
Boston
Ropes and Gray
Maine Municipal Bond Bank
Ellsworth
Leadership in School Administration seminar announced for Kennebunk Beach
Officials from the American Institute for Creative Education announce a seminar on school administration to be held at the Sea Spray Motor Inn Kennebunk Beach beginning Thursday October 7 at 7 p.m. Sessions continue through Friday and into November with details on administration trends and staff development. J Robert Saisi leads the program offering graduate credits from Verne College for recertification.
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Augusta
American Institute For Creative Education
Sea Spray Motor Inn
Kennebunk Beach
J. Robert Saisi
Saisi
Verne College
Benefit dance to aid Robert Monks in Biddeford
A benefit dance for Republican Senate hopeful Robert Monks comes to Rochambeau Club in Biddeford this Saturday night October 9. Monks will greet guests at the door with David Emery assisting. Tickets cost 3.50 with a cash bar and music by Four Hits and a Rochester group. doors open 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Reservations and tickets at 169 Main St campaign HQ.
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Senate
Robert Monks
Uiddeford
Rochambeau
Monks
David Emery
Rochester
Monks Campaign Headquarters
Main St
Biddeford
Morton Campaigns for Ford in Maine in Portland
Rogers C. Morton chairman of the President Ford Steering Committee campaigns for Ford in southern and western Maine. Morton arrives at 10 18 A M and plans a meeting with editorial writers of the Gannett Newspapers in Portland.
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Augusta
Maine
Rogers C.B. Morton
Ford
Morton
Gannett
Portland
Saco City Department Heads Begin Weekly Staff Meetings
The BPA capacit building seminar led to a three day isolation and a new citywide teamwork push. City Administrator John Dexter says weekly staff meetings will have an open agenda and decisions based on broad department input.
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Saco
Dyer
Bureau of Public Administration
Dorothy LeClair
John Dexter
Dexter
Michael Bancroft
EPA
Francis Amoroso
Barbara Bond
Robert Atwood
Raymond Cota
Cota
Street
Richard Murray
Scotland Yard Chief to visit Saco Friday events
Tom Hodgson chief superintendent of Metropolitan Police will visit Saco October 13 meeting the mayor and local officials. He will speak at the Sweetser Series event on the Juvenile and Scotland Yard at Fairfield School 8 p.m. Tickets $1 benefit Saco Provident Association. Hodgson will teach at Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute and has lectured at Harvard Northeastern and the University of Maine. He helped establish the Juvenile Bureau System and Community Relations Bureau at Scotland Yard.
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Tom Hodgson
Metropolitan Police
Scotland Yard
London
Saco
Francis Amoroso
Police Department
Samuel Zaitlin
Biddeford-Saco
Rotary Club
Main Street
York County
Thornton Academy
David Corbett
Saco Police Department
Hodgson
Fairfield
Saco Provident Association
Maine
Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute
South Portland
Harvard University
Northeastern University
University of Maine
British Police Service
New Scotland Yard
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Barbara) Hudson
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