Obituaries of Kennebunk area residents Lillian Towler and Lester King
Lillian J. Towler 67 of Kennebunk died at home after a brief illness. Survived by daughter Nancy Kenney, brother Ray, sister-in-law Dorothy Hill, and a grandchild. Funeral Wednesday at Bibber Memorial Chapel with interment at Hope Cemetery. Lester A. King 74 of Goose Rocks Beach died at home after a lengthy illness. Survived by wife Jessie, sons John II and Robert, daughter Marilyn, two sisters, and five grandchildren. Funeral Thursday in Melrose, with interment at Puritan Lawn Cemetery.
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Kennebunk
Lillian J. Towler
Fletcher St
Frank I
Minnie (Wheelock) Lord
Edgar M. Towler
Frank
Nancy) Kenney
Weston
Mass
Ray
Mond Lord of
California
Dorothy Hill
Wells
Bibber
Kennebunkport
Lester A. King
Biddeford Road
Goose Rocks Beach
Roxbury
John T
Ada (Bowles) King
Melrose
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N.H
Dartmouth Club of
Dartmouth Alumni Association
Boston
Jessie (McRae) King
John T. King II
Wellesley
Robert King
Menlo Park
Calif
Marilyn King
Denver
Colo
Seward E. Thresher
Harland R. Ratcliffe
Greenwood
Puritan Lawn
Peabody
Summer St
Cape Elizabeth
Arthur H. Benoit
Louis J. Benoit
Falmouth
Daniel F
Maria) Hanley
Brunswick
John F
Katherine) Gibbons
Edward J
Patricia) Quinlan
Norfolk
South Portland
Conroy- Tully Funeral Home
State St
Portland
City Hears Update on Public Works Garage Funding
Biddeford city council to hear progress on federal funding for a new public works garage financed by the public works jobs bill. Mayor Dutremble's stance on correcting Washington Street fire station issues undecided after last week's missed meeting. council gathers at 7 30 p m in city hall chambers.
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Biddeford
Luc Angers
Lucien Dutremble
Washington Street
City Hall
Funeral Homes Contact Listings in Saco and Biddeford
Directory of funeral directors and homes including Dennett and Craig 365 Main Street Saco Maine Emond and Conroy 72 Hill Street Biddeford Sansoucy Blais 1 Stone Street Biddeford R Martel director Shumway and Gross 35 Spring Street Saco with phone numbers.
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Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Biddeford
Sansoucy
Cable TV bids on Kennebunk selectmen list
The Kennebunk selectmen will review cable television bid proposals at tonight's meeting. Also on the agenda are a parking ordinance public hearing, opening snow removal bids, discussing a street design and construction standards ordinance, hearing Richard Joyce on a police commission, and the board's new appointments policy. The board meets at 7 p.m. in Kennebunk town hall.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk Selectmen
Richard Joyce
Board of Selectmen
Kennebunk Town Hall
Lyman Tax Office to Close Midweek for Crisis
Lyman town clerk Shirley Harrison announced the tax office will be closed on Wednesday October 13. Normal operations resume Friday October 15 at 9 a.m.
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Lyman
Shirley Harrison
Flooded parlor stove reported at 8 Middle St
Biddeford fire department responded to a flooded parlor stove on Monday night at 8 37 according to a department spokesman.
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Biddeford
Middle St
York County Enterprise Center planned to aid local businesses
Plans announced to form the York County Enterprise Center by Native Resource Development to assist entrepreneurs and established firms. Initial focus on manufacturing and distribution with later consideration of retailers and service firms. The NRD study aims to inventory local resources and needs for skills, materials, production, and capital.
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Kennebunk
Yor County
Native Resource Development Inc
York County
NRD
Ornithologist Olin S Pettingill Jr to Speak in Saco Series
Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr former Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology director and Maine native returns to the Saco Sweetser Series on Tuesday Oct 19 at 10 am in the Unitarian Universalist Parish House on School Street His talk Another Penguin Summer combines his wildlife photography and film on the Falkland Islands penguins with notes from his field work and travels He will be introduced by Allen M Thomas with ticket sales at 1 25 to benefit the Saco Provident Association
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Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr
Laboratory of
Cornell University
Wayne
Saco Sweetser
Unitarian Universalist
School Street
Saco
New Zealand
Eleanor
Falkland Islands
South Atlantic
Pettingill
Maine
Bowdoin College
Arthur A. Allen
Cornell
Dyer
Virginia Moore
Allen M. Thomas
Audubon Society
York County Audubon Chapter
Barbara Bond
Robert Fenderson
Elvira Lord
Sumner Grant
Saco Provident Association
Agnes Cunningham
Dorothy Grant
Sylvia Searle
Saco Group
Don Kent
WBZ Weatherman
Buxton Road
Sweetser
Cornelius Sweetser Provident Fund
Webber Hospital drive boosted by Biddeford firm donation
West Point-Pepperell Inc. of Biddeford contributed $5,421 to the Webber Hospital Association Building campaign. Don Lloyd announced the payroll deduction success on Columbus Day, noting worker support and an honor roll for participants. Company officials highlighted broader community health benefits and economic gains as the drive nears $678,000 toward a $1 million goal by mid November.
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Biddeford
Webber Hospital Association
Don Lloyd
Webber Drive
Lloyd
Rey . Lloyd
Webber Hospital
West Pessigeeree
Carl Frechette
Repre
Pepperell
Webber
Henry A. Truslow
West Point-Pepperell
Charles Smith
Webber's Advance Memorial
Smith
Muskie warns funds for water pollution control could run out
U S Senator Edmund Muskie warns Maine may lose federal funds for water pollution control this month as Congress recessed without continuing legislation. He cites a $50 billion funding bill aiding pollution control in 34 states and criticizes environmental pork barrel clauses.
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Associated Press
U.S
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Congress
Maine Democrat
House
Congressional Record
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Hawaii
Nebraska
New Mexico
Wyoming
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bangor Hydro rate case heads to final session
The Bangor Hydro-Electric Co rate case in Bangor enters its final hearing session before the Public Utilities Commission. Cross examination of witnesses continues as attorneys prepare written arguments and replies with deadlines set for October 18 and 22, and a Nov. 1 decision deadline. The utility seeks a $5 million increase to cover higher borrowing costs for about 73,000 customers in several Maine counties.
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Maine Municipal Association
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Bangor Hydro
Penobscot
Hancock
Epee
Waldo
Utili Coe
Inmates Charge Prisons Slow in Making Changes
An attorney for inmates accuses Maine corrections officials of dragging heels on a 1973 court approved segregation agreement. He warned a new lawsuit may be filed to push for a proper exercise yard, adequate protective custody unit, and better medical care for isolated prisoners. Warden Richard Oliver cited construction delays due to a fence post builder shutdown.
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Thomaston
Maine
Thomas Benjamin
U.S
Benjamin
Richard Oliver
Oliver
E Warden
Public Safety Commission meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m
The Public Safety Commission will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the complex meeting room to discuss police and fire department structure and promotions, an OOB Boosters request to use the training room, French lessons for staff, and department reports.
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Old Orchard Beach
Public Safety Commission
OOB
Kennebunk SAD 71 to Name Teacher of the Year
The SAD 71 school board will name the Teacher of the Year in the Kennebunk Kennebunkport system at tonight’s 7:30 board meeting in the junior high. Two teaching staff appointments will be confirmed and a committee report on new bus schedules and route changes will be heard.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk-Kennebunkport
Colonial Hut Negotiating Purchase Near No Name Tavern
The Journal reports Colonial Hut Restaurant in Biddeford is negotiating to buy the building housing the No Name Tavern and a house behind it. President Christo Antonakos says the deal targets the property not the tavern business. The Journal notes possible earlier confusion.
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The
Journal
Colonial Hut
Biddeford
No Name Tavern
Red Door
Letourneau Brothers Shell Station
Colonial Hut Restaurant Corporation
Christo Antonakos
Salvation Army Youth Center Open Despite Town Inaction
Major James Watson, officer in charge of the Salvation Army Youth Center on Union Avenue, asserts the center is open Mondays Wednesdays 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The center hosts basketball boxing shuffleboard and other activities for Beach youths with last year’s average attendance about 157 nightly.
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Old Orchard Beach
Virginia
Salvation Army
James Watson
Union Avenue
Watson
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Brodeur) Benoit
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Brunswick Naval Air Station
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