Wells Police Chief Carter dies after heart attack
Wells Maine AP reports Police Chief Ronald W Carter 32 died Tuesday after a heart attack He had served as chief since 1973 following time as a Sanford officer and Maine Criminal Justice Academy trainer Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM at Sanford Funeral Home.
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Ronald W. Carter
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South Sanord
Sanford
Maine Criminal Justice Academy
Waterville
Sanford Funeral Home
Nford
Fire Destroys Abandoned Barn near Kennebunkport
A dilapidated unoccupied barn off Bufflehead Lane in Kennebunkport burned to the ground Tuesday night at 8 30. Fire crews from the Village and Wildes District departments responded and the all out was sounded at 9 40 with the cause still unknown.
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Kennebunkport
Bufflehead Lane
Wildes
Card of Thanks to Doctors and Friends at Webber Hospital
Mrs. Rose Croteau expresses sincere gratitude to Drs. Iyer Fortier and the Webber Hospital nurses for care during hospitalization. She also thanks Father Carrier and Dames de Victoire for support, plus relatives and friends for good wishes, flowers, gifts, and visits.
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Webber Hospital
Father Carrier
Dames de Victoire
Rose Croteau
Local Funeral Directors Listings for Saco Biddeford
Funeral Directors Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco telephone 284 5611. Dennett and Craig 365 Main St Saco Maine 282 0562. Emond and Conroy Funeral Home John P Conroy Jr Director 72 Hill St Biddeford 284 5511 or 282 1818. Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford 283 3653. R Martel Director.
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Saco
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John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Biddeford
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
R. Martel
Gas Retailers Ask For Probe In Maine
A group of Maine service station owners asked US District Attorney Peter Mills to investigate whether distributor owned stations selling low priced gasoline violate anti trust laws. About a dozen Pine Tree Gasoline Retailers Association members met to seek protection against large oil company owned stations they say are driving them out of business. The association contends major company stations stock pumps at wholesale rates, under selling private stations.
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Sanford
Maine
US. Dist. Atty
Peter Mills
Pine Tree Gasoline Retailers Association
Car Crash on Stockman Avenue Injures Three
Three people were injured when their car struck a pole on Stockman Avenue at 6:15 p.m. Police said Noella Hayford 51 of Biddeford sustained nasal and abdominal injuries and remains stable at Webber Hospital. Georgian na Dube 78 of Old Orchard Beach had knee abrasions and was released. Roland Deschambeault 54 of Biddeford suffered a jaw injury and was released. Damages to the car were about 1000 dollars.
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Saco
Noella Hayford
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Georgianna Dube
Old Orchard Beach
Webber
Roland Deschambeault
Clergyman's Daughter Fights Union Dues in Maine Plant
Clarita Michaud a Seventh Day Adventist faces dismissal at Oxford Paper Co in Rumford for not joining or paying union dues. The Maine Human Rights Commission argues her religious beliefs require accommodation while the union contends exemptions weaken collective bargaining.
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Augusta
Maine
Clarita Michaud
Michaud
Oxford Paper Co
Rumford
Peter Osman
United Paper Workers International Union
Oxford
Human Rights Agency
Ichaud
Hughes Variance Granted By Board
Kennebunk sees a 3 to 2 appeals board ruling allowing John and Pauline Hughes of 20 Woodland Ave to build a 22 by 24 foot two car garage on their 85 000 square foot nonconforming lot. The project allows a 12 foot year yard variance and a four foot side yard variance with a prohibition on using the addition as an apartment.
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Kennebunk
John
Pauline Hughes
Woodland Ave
Warren Astrowsky
Madelyn Marx
Hughes
Vandalism Climb Continues in Kennebunk Area
Kennebunk police report a string of break ins and vandalism across multiple nights. Businesses including Wholesale Body Shop and B A Smith Fuel Oil Co. suffered thefts totaling thousands, with windows smashed on cars and property damage rising. Investigators believe the incidents are linked to prior weekend damage. Chief Frank Stevens urges residents to report suspicious activity and notes likely local suspects.
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Frank Stevens
Route 1
Willie Wentzel
Kieves
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Water Street
Robert Jude
Cat Mousam Road
Birch Road
Stevens
Kennebunkport
B.F. Emery Co
Summer Street
Welfare Policy Talk Set In Maine Governor Memo
Gov James Longley and Health and Welfare Commissioner David Smith will meet Thursday with a state legislator and welfare recipients about a new AFDC policy. Recipients protest a plan to distribute funds by income level.
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Maine
James Longley
Health and Welfare
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Longley
State House
Laurence Connolly
D-Portland
Health and Welfare Department
AFDC
Maine Human Services Advisory Council
Maine Municipal Association
Office of Economic Opportunity
Biddeford Ward 2 Council Biduc Files as Independent
John R. Bolduc age 24 of 133 Cleaves St Biddeford files nomination papers to seek Ward 2 city council seat as an independent Democrat He is a disabled veteran and US Army veteran who lives with Pearl C Cote and their 16 month old daughter He is first candidate to file for the Biddeford City Council.
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Biddeford
Bolduc
Ward 2
Quebec City
Canada
St. Andre Grammar School
Biddeford High School
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Okinawa
Disabled American Veterans Organization
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Jail Administrator Suspended Over Prisoner Escape
Cumberland County Jail administrator William J. Gray was suspended after being charged with negligence in a prisoner's escape. Gray pleaded innocent in Cumberland County Superior Court and was released on bail. Judge Harry Glassman set the trial for October 14.
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Maine
Cumberland County
William J. Gray
Sheriffichard L. Thayer
Thayer
Gray
Superior Court
Harry Glassman
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