Deaths Kennebunk Charles M Gannon 68
Charles M Gannon 68 longtime Kennebunk resident died October 17 at his home after a 41 year career with Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Born February 12 1905 in Cambridge MA he lived in Kennebunk with widow Marguerite and daughter Lorraine. He held leadership roles in several company units and was interred at Hope Cemetery after a Mass at St Monica Church.
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Kennebunk
Charles M. Gannon
Longview Terrace
Longmeadow
Mass
Cambridge
John J
Elizabeth (Greene) Gannon
St. Monica Church
Cumberland Club of
Portland
Maine
Old New England
Boston
Springfield
Marguerite (Sullivan) Gannon
Lorraine M. Riley
Thomas F. Gannon
Watertown
Joseph J. Gannon
Brookline
James B. Gannon
Arlington
Anna E. Coates
Belmont
Here
Stephen Mulkern
Hope Cemery
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St
Gene Krupa Dies at 64 in Yonkers After Leukemia Fight
Gene Krupa, famed jazz drummer, died in Yonkers at age 64 after a leukemia illness. He started drumming in the late 1920s and last performed on Aug. 18 in Saratoga, NY with the Benny Goodman Quartet.
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Gene Krupa
Knights of Columbus to pay respects for Thomas Farley
Members of the Luke E. Hart Council Third and Fourth Degree meet at 7 30 p m at Cosgrove Funeral Home 32 Elm Street Biddeford to honor Thomas F Farley brother of a member.
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Luke E. Hart
Legislature to reconvene January 2 in special session
Governor Kenneth M. Curtis announced that the Maine Legislature will be called into a special session on January 2. The move sets the stage for quick action on pending legislative matters in Augusta.
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Augusta
Kenneth M. Curtis
Veterans Club Meeting Notices in Maine Regions
Twin City Veterans Cancil plans a 7 30 p m meet at the VF post home Thornton Anow Biddeford York County Salon 257 Eight and Forty to gather Thursday at 8 p m at Mrs Alice Leach's home Arundel Maine
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Twin City
VF Post
Thornton Anow
Biddeford
York County
Alice Leach
Arundel
Card of Thanks to Dr Charest and Friends
We express heartfelt thanks to Dr Charest and to friends neighbors and relatives for aid sympathy and floral tributes during our bereavement Also thanks for car arrangements for the funeral from Mrs Alice Bergeron Mr and Mrs Roland Bergeron and Family.
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Alice Bergeron
Roland Bergeron
Funeral Home Listings for Saco Maine
Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Site Saco Maine and Shumway and Gross Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco Maine provide local funeral home contact details with telephone numbers 282 and 284 5611.
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Dennett & Craig
Saco
Maine
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P Conroy
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring S&j
Variable clouds and mild temperatures forecast
Weather report notes variable cloudiness tonight and Thursday. Highs reach near 50 to 60 degrees depending on location with Thursday warmer than tonight and lows in the 30s.
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Atland
Nathanson backs others in school committee race
Tobie Nathanson after losing the Democratic caucus says she will not run as an independent. She endorses Sandy Shaw and Rod Potter and calls for a nonpartisan nominating method while remaining active in local education.
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Sace
Tobie Nathanson
Democratic Party
Sandy
Elizabeth) Shaw
Rod Potter
Nathanson
Potter
O'Neil LeBlanc
SMVTI
LeBlanc
Mrs. Nathanson
Shaw
Saco
Booth Files Candidacy for Ward 4 Alderman Seat
J Haley Booth of 398 Main St Saco announces Republican bid for Ward 4 alderman. Former city plumbing inspector and Biddeford zoning panel member, he cites code updates and long range plans for Saco as key goals. Booth is a Navy veteran and holds leadership roles in local unions and clubs. He and wife Janice Mahaney have four children.
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J. Haley Booth
Main St
Saco
Booth
Biddeford
Council
City of Saco
Saco Council Hears Skyline Drive Issues and Vehicle Bids
The council asked City Clerk to write to John Downing about Skyline Drive problems in the Downing development and to meet about a cul de sac. Downing claims street work beyond the city acceptance relied on prior agreement. Officials authorized bids for one new police car and a traffic safety car, with a 1974 cruiser bid to be considered in December.
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Niance
Joan LaMontagne
Kennebunk
John Downing
Skyline Drive
Downing
Saco
Richard Murray
Police i Atinatt
Federa
Police and Fire Commission
Campgrounds Plan Defended Amid Public Concerns
Campgrounds board member Clifford Boyer defended the planning board and its legal review while Herman Cohen as citizen urged caution and questioned reliance on a single attorney’s opinion. He warned of fire hazards road strain and water contamination from many campsites and urged respect for residents’ homes as they would for Beach or Summer Street. The meeting also granted Richard Lewin a 23 foot variance to expand his Portland Road arbor shop and relocate an apartment. it denied a Cummings James and Co expansion citing residential zoning and nonconforming current use. Opposition cited increased traffic and risk to children during tax season.
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Clifford Boyer
Planning Board
Herman Cohen
Cohen
Richard Lewin
Portland Road
Lewia
Lewin
North Street
Kennebunkport
Cummings James and Co
Fletcher Street
Vandalism hits Rainbow Cabins in Old Orchard Beach
Police report 15 to 20 windows broken at Rainbow Cabins on Saco Avenue owned by George Dupuis. A parked car driven by William P. Marshall backed into Holiday Appliance Store on Washington Avenue at 7 55 a m causing minor damage. Fire chief cited high fire danger as brush fire at Hillview Heights burned undeveloped land, contained by owner Leroy Waycott and firefighters. cause unknown.
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Old Orchard Beach
George Dupuis
Saco Avenue
William P. Marshall
Atlantic Ave
Washington Avenue
Saco
Hillview Heights
Kenneth Pendleton
Leroy Waycott
Two Auto Crashes Reported in Saco Tuesday
Police report two accidents in Saco Tuesday. Wayne K. Dorman 22 of Freeport struck a traffic island at Cascades Road and Route 1, damaging two signs. A second crash at Main and Storer streets involved Mandoza LeBlanc 53 of Old Orchard Beach and Joyce A. Tracy 24 of Saco.
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Saco
Cascades Road
Wayne K. Dorman
Freeport
Mandoza LeBlanc
Old Salt Road
Old Orchard Beach
Joyce A. Tracy
Deering Ave
Main
Storer Streets
Dick Williams Named Yankee Skipper After World Series
AP reports manager Dick Williams will leave the Oakland Athletics after the World Series to become the New York Yankees skipper, replacing Ralph Houk. Williams told players in a clubhouse meeting at Shea Stadium he asked them to keep the news secret. He has led Oakland to multiple titles and faced controversies with owner Charles Finley, while infielder Mike Andrews faced reinstatement after a disputed World Series error.
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NEW York
Dick Williams
Oakland Athletics
Ralph Houk
New York Yankees
Dick O'Connor
Palo Alto
Calif
Times
Williams
Shea Stadium
Oakland
Athletics
Charles C. Finley
Mike Andrews
Kland
Mets
Bowie Kuhn
Finley
Andrews
City may use bonds to finish housing if developers fall short
The plan allows city intervention to complete work with bond funds if developers cannot finish. A sidewalk width dispute favored the developers who backed four foot sidewalks on each side. Berry Park proposes 18 wood duplexes totaling 36 units with rents partly subsidized under a federal act.
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Bruce Herman
Berry Park
Maine State Housing Authority
Planning Board
Richard F. Larkin
Garnerville
N.Y
Biddeford Pool
Larkin
Hedberg Studies Building Options in SAD 7
Superintendent Arthur Hedberg reviews renovation or new construction options for SAD 7 to ease overcrowding. The board authorized a study with cost estimates and site options, noting state reimbursement under LD 1994, which also reshapes local education financing and imposes a statewide education tax.
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Douglas Stafford
State Department of Education and Cultural Services
Commissioner
State Board of Education
Stafford
Maine Oyster Culture Grows Under New Leasing Law
A coastal extension on oyster farming emerges as Maine passes a law allowing leasing of bottom and waters for aquaculture. Ed Myers of the Darling Center cites seed costs from 200 to 3000 dollars and offers kits with seed, tank, pump, and rafting instructions. Dana Wallace of the Maine Department of Marine Resources notes a rising wave of sea farming and helps with licenses and rights. George Ross of NMFS discusses future conditional fisheries designations and loan limits for overcapitalized or overfished stocks. The forum on Renewable Marine Resources Development was held aboard the State of Maine training vessel with attendees from St. Francis College and Ocean Research Corp Kennebunk.
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Ed Myers
Darling Center
The
Journal
Walpole
Damariscotta
York County
Dana Wallace
Maine Department of Marine Resources
George Ross
Financial Assistance Division
National Marine Fisheries Service
NMFS
Gloucester
Mass
Renewable Marine Resources Development Forum
State of Maine
Maine Maritime Academy
St. Francis College
Biddeford Pool
Joseph Mangiardi
Robert Cole
Gibbs Oil indicator shapes Sanford role in tax plan
Portland Development Committee backs a tax sharing scheme that would cut Portland's tax share but grant 12 percent of taxes from any Gibbs attracted industry in Sanford. The plan hinges on pipeline transfer details and a key rezoning hearing set for Oct. 23 in Sanford to convert optoned land from agricultural residence to limited industrial use.
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Sanford
Gibbs
Portland Development Committee
Portland
State Board of Arbitrators
Santon
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