Weather Outlook for New England and Nearby States
The forecast shows Maine mostly cloudy tonight with cooler northern lows and warmer southern readings. Thursday brings variation with sun and clouds and a chance of rain in the south, while northern areas stay cooler and reach the 60s. In New Hampshire expect rain chances tonight and Thursday with lows in the 50s and highs near 70. The southern New England outlook calls for rain Friday, cloudy Saturday, and possible showers Sunday with highs in the 70s and overnight lows in the 50s.
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Monks Campaign Plans Benefit Dance in Biddeford
Mrs. Monks says the Monks campaign is still shaping its format and schedules a benefit dance at the Rochambeau Club on Elm Street for Saturday Oct 9. Tickets are $3. The Rev Dr Monks 78 notes long days from factory gates to campaigning while his wife juggles duties and hopeful results for the November 2 election.
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Wade Burnham
New Town Road
Burnham
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Barton relies on volunteers in bid to beat Emery in November
Barton plans a Democratic showdown with Emery using the same tactics that carried him in the June seven way primary. He will run at least four 30 second ads and host live call-in programs while emphasizing the Barton Works slogan. Debates with Emery begin October 10 on WGAN TV and are sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
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Biddeford and Saco Officials Debate Federal Office Relocation
Biddeford Mayor Dutremble declines comment on a proposed relocation plan tied to federal agencies. Officials complain about downtown parking and note the move may involve private funding and leased space. In Kennebunk the Dockside Restaurant suffered a 6:15 a.m. fire causing heavy interior damage with no injuries. Local volunteers fought the flames for hours. cause under investigation.
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Local political rift over school funding and sales tax plans
Kerry signals support for a one percent sales tax to fund community services and a broad school construction program focusing on top priority projects including Beach high school renovations. Litwinetz campaigns as an Independent, pushing community based funding and local control, while Wyman discusses partial lifting of the moratorium and teacher support. The piece also covers a biker party dispute, traffic concerns, and local outreach efforts.
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District 117
Wyman
Beach
Star Press Faces Libel Suits From Two State Troopers
Two Kennebunk state troopers Breen Savage and Henry Kennedy sue Star Press Inc publisher of The York County Coast Star in York County Superior Court for 100000 stating an Aug 11 side-bar described a Kennebunk disturbance with beatings. They claim the article was false and malicious and damaged their reputations.
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Kennebunk
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Oae
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Scott Brook
Savage
Kennedy
Star Press
Genese
Kennebunk Scoreboard Feud At Town Meeting
Kennebunk High School's new electronic scoreboard sparked a two hour fight at a selectmen meeting as Cohen clashes with the Kennebunk Boosters Club over its location and the $3,000 gift. Supporters urge acceptance saying the unit serves all sports and benefits children.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk High School
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Herman Cohen
Kennebunk - Kennebunkport - Arundel Boosters Club
Memorial Field
Recreation Commission
Francis LaMontagne
Phil Davis
Richard Heikkinen
Forrest Maguire
Maguire
Saco Begins Action Bound Program for Middle School
Saco Recreation Director Robert Moody asks the school committee to launch an Action Bound program for Middle School students due to playground construction. Fliers explain the program and include comments and bus permission slips to Moody’s house. Superintendent Cushman reviews liability insurance to cover participants.
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Linda Brickley
Robert Moody
Saco Recreation Department
Moody
Parishioners protest transfer of Biddeford pastor
In Biddeford, St. Joseph parishioners circulate a petition near 600 signatures protesting the Sept. 30 transfer of Rev. Herve Carrier to St. Mary in Lewiston. The move plus Rev. Paul Plante to Holy Cross in Lewiston triggers concerns over loss of continuity and new faces in the church.
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Biddeford
St. Joseph
Herve Carrier
Portland
Father Carrier
St. Mary Parish
Lewiston
Paul Plante
Father Plante
Holy Cross Parish
David Fitzpatrick
Chancery
Fitzpatrick
Christian Roy
St. Augustine Bare Augusta
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Paul M. Pare
St. Augustine
Msgr
Sports spend flourishes with equipment gains in 1973 data
Americans spent 101 million dollars on tennis gear in fiscal 1973, up 30 percent from 1972. Sleeping bags totalled 107 million, a 12 percent rise. Ski equipment purchased reached 120 million, roughly unchanged from 1972.
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