June 1980

Howard F. Stultz, 538 Main St., Westbrook, is 100 years old, drives his own car (van), and is licensed to drive until he’s 102. He goes to the office two or three times a week at Stultz Electric Works, a business he founded, and he is an elder in the Christian Assembly, a church he founded 62 years ago, which meets in his Bethany Hall at 540 Main St.

Westbrook’s city books now are in balance, Finance Director Susan Fitzpatrick reported to the City Council.

Jane T. Seekins Jr., 58, will retire in June 1981 as superintendent of South Portland schools. He has been superintendent 28 years, and is Maine’s longest-serving superintendent.

Mary Adams will be on the Bill Moyers show on national public television. She will go to New York City tomorrow to tape it. She is the Garland woman who sparked defeat of the Maine uniform property tax.

In an editorial, the American Journal chides the cable TV company for seeking, and the Westbrook City Council for giving it, $25,000 for showing council meetings three years. The city doesn’t pay newspapers, and they don’t ask it to, says the editorial.

It will be Helen Mason Day in Gorham June 26, with an open house and refreshments in the Municipal Center, honoring Helen Mason Melillo, who is retiring after 21 years’ service in town offices, as deputy clerk, welfare director, deputy treasurer, and twice as acting town manager.

The 70th anniversary of Camp Fire will be celebrated at Camp Ketcha, Scarborough on June 16.

Harold Pachios, candidate for U. S. representative and former White House associate press secretary under President Johnson, will speak to Scarborough Democrats Tuesday.

Woolco’s new store in North Windham is opening.

A big advertisement is for the milk wagon business of William A. Landry, selling milk and cream products, frozen burgers, beverages, cheeses, breads, cookies, breakfast specialties, etc., at your door.

June 1990

Scarborough’s Board of Education wants a referendum that would give the Town Council 65 days, instead of 120, to review the school budget; let the board transfer money between accounts; and have the board, not the Town Council, fill Board of Education vacancies.

The Bangor Daily News is getting a federal $8.5 million loan from the Farmers Home Administration to modernize its printing plant.

Nora Bradford, 98, received Scarborough’s Boston Post cane Friday as the town’s oldest resident. Born in Jonesport, she lived on the Broadturn Road 55 years.

Carole Davis has been named to handle public relations for the Greater Transit District and to sell advertising on the inside and outside of its buses.

A petition drive has blocked the South Portland City Council’s decision to let James Dyer run the Willard Beach concession stand exempting him from a rule against elected officials doing business with the city. The petitions force the council to rescind its vote or send it to referendum. Kevin Glynn is the only council member who voted against exempting Dyer.

Phil Cote is marking his fifth year as animal control officer in Gorham.

The Junior Victory 4-H Club (contact Martha Leighton) will hold a Community Fun Day, with parade, June 30 at Gorham’s White Rock fire station and Community Club, with hopes to make it an annual event.

Gorham High School’s Class of 1940 held its 50-year reunion. It was the first class to graduate from the then-new Gorham High School, today’s Shaw Junior High School. It was built with $66,000 town funds and $54,000 federal Works Progress Administration funds.

Windham will dedicate its new Public Safety building at 375 Gray Road Saturday, with open house from 3 to 6 p.m.

Scarborough children ages 5 to 8 in the Eight Corners School and some of those in the Blue Point School are in ungraded classes – the G.O.L.D. program, “Grouping for Optional Learning Development,” designed to teach how to use your ability to learn rather than simply memorizing facts. They don’t do as well in standard tests as do students in traditional graded classes.

Bishops Joseph J. Gerry and Edward C. O’Leary were among speakers at the dedication of the new church building of St. Maximilian Kolbe Roman Catholic Parish, at 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough. Kolbe was a priest and a prisoner in the Auschowitz camp in Germany who gave his life in exchange for that of a man who had a wife and children, Francis Gajowniczek. The sanctuary seats 550, and there are a function hall, seven classrooms, three office rooms, and other rooms.

June 14 is Flag Day.

The Maine Low-level Radioactive Waste Authority is inviting offers of land for purchase for a radioactive waste dump. The Authority’s citizen advisory board heard a speaker on how the Russians handle such wastes.

Richard Hewes, candidate for state representative, will speak to the Business Women’s Republican Club of Greater Portland.

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