Back to School Brings Upgrades and New Schedules
Local districts kick off new term with build renovations new classrooms and lunch facilities. Saco Kennebunkport and Old Orchard Beach report shifts in schedules facilities and staffing while staggered sessions aid Kennebunk Junior High.
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Hares
Ennebunk
Ennebunk Junior High School
Kennebunk High School
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Old Orchard Beach
Loranger
Labor Day Schedule for Biddeford Saco Journal
The Biddeford Saco Journal will not publish on Monday September 6 in observance of Labor Day. The paper resumes its regular schedule with the Tuesday September 7 edition. Enjoy a safe and enjoyable holiday.
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Biddeford-Saco
Look out for the other guy especially this other guy
Vermont groups warn drivers on southern routes about trucks carrying radioactive material. VPIRG cites narrow winds and center-line crossover on winding roads raising exposure risk.
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Montpelier
Vermont Public Interest Group
Vermont
VPIRG
Whitey Bluestein
Te Vpirg
Yankee Atomic Power Station
Rowe
Mass
Readsboro
Toll plaza radio link aids Maine Turnpike police liaison
At the Biddeford toll plaza toll collector Bill Hanna Jr. of South Portland works with the Maine State Police as a new radio system connects toll booths to the Portland headquarters. The system lets attendants contact troopers and police cruisers directly, speeding first reports after accidents and reducing miscommunication for ambulances fire equipment or wreckers while enabling faster direct information exchange.
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Biddeford
Maine Turnpike
Bill Hanna Jr
South Portland
Maine State Police
Turnpike Authority
Turnpike
Portland
John Ewing
Summit meeting planned by angry local fishermen
Cape Porpoise hosts a summit between local gillnet fishermen and Gloucester dragger fishermen to seek understanding over damage to gill nets at Jeff Frey's Ledge. Local gillnetters say about $30,000 in nets were destroyed in three weeks, seen as willful and criminal.
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Peter Kingsley
Cape Porpoise
Gloucester
Mass
Jeffrey’s Ledge
Gillnetters
Morin Restores Foot Patrol With New Dispatch Plan
Biddeford police chief Adelbert Morin met his officers to announce a return to walking the beat once nine walkie talkies and six car radios arrive in early October. He says foot patrols will improve public rapport and department operations, despite earlier opposition from the police commission. The force gains two CETA funded positions, with aims for three patrols along Main Street to City Square and Alfred Street. Sgt. Ronald Nadeau resigned. Corp. Robert Devon and Patrolman Ray Mond St Pierre filled vacancies. Recruitment now uses two years continuous service minimum, plus tests and superior evaluation. The commission sets hiring standards as standard operating procedures are developed.
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Kathleen O'Connell
Biddeford
Adelbert Morin
Morin
Main Street
Police Commission
Finance Committee
Theublic
Sim Street
City Square
Alfred Street
Alfred
Main
Summer Streets
Ronald Nadeau
Corp
Robert Devon
Raymond St. Pierre
Eee Morin
Allen Hobson
CETA
Old Orchard Beach
Roger Beaupre
Beaupre
Old John Kimball Finds Honest Lawyer on Judge Haskell’s Day
A 70 year old Biddeford resident in a mid 1800s civil suit walked five times to Alfred to face continuances before meeting Judge Haskell. On the judge's first day Kimball, impressed by his face, hired him as his attorney after declaring the judge looked honest.
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John Kimball
Biddeford
Superior Court
Alfred
Kimball
Court House
Saco
Haskell
Kimball Case: Court Delays and Honest Lawyer Sought
In a Biddeford court scene Judge Haskell faces delays as Alfred Kimball laments lack of funds and a reliable attorney. Kimball recalls four postponements by a Saco lawyer before the judge signals a default if counsel does not appear, ending with the old man returning home convinced he found an honest lawyer.
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Kimball
Biddeford
Haskell
Saco
Robert Stevens
Bob Stevens
Today in History highlights for September 4 1976 events
Key events include 1917 American Expeditionary Force first WWI casualty in France, 1781 Los Angeles founded, 1886 Geronimo surrender Skeleton Canyon, 1929 Graf Zeppelin world circumnavigation, 1940 US warns Japan in Indochina and Indies, 1961 Soviet air access to West Berlin challenged. Also notes a football exhibition at Waterhouse Field where Biddeford’s Skip Wilson rushed for gains in 26-12 loss to Nashua, with page reference.
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Associated Press
Lek
France
Los Angeles
Geronimo
Nelson Miles
Skeleton Canyon
Arizona
Graf Zeppelin
United States
Japan
French Indochina
Dutch East Indies
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Martian probe Vik ing 2 returns image on page eight
Photographs from Vik ing 2 arrive on earth early today showing a Martian probe resting on a cratered slope. Dr Thomas Mutch heads the interpretation team and notes the feature resembles a crater or large hole. Details continue on page eight.
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Earth
America
Thomas Mutch
Mutch
Back-to-school Horoscope Cartoons and TV Highlights
A compact page featuring back-to-school horoscope cartoons across the entertainment section and listings for movies, classifieds, sports, and weather. Includes Dear Abby guidance, a brief chuckle comic, and a TV schedule snippet.
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Abby
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David Redmond
William O'Neill
St. Andre
Kennedy School
St. Andre School
Burns
Young
Howard Cushman
Fairfield
Thornton Academy
Thornton
Ourlnant
Ford Cops
Dick Charles
John
Alaska
Tigers
Waterhouse Field
Skip Wilson
Wilson
Nashua
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