July 1980

Simon, the West Highland terrier of Donald Simpson, Westbrook, got relief from the heat by riding in the back seat of Simpson’s moped.

Ferry Village residents are petitioning South Portland Police Chief Ralph Segal to put Patrolman Ronald Damon back on their neighborhood beat. Segal said Damon’s five years there is too long.

The Environmental Protection Agency has refused again to look at a marsh pond as the treatment plant for Scarborough sewage, instead endorsing a standard treatment plant.

The state wants South Portland to agree to let the Red Cross use two or three schools to house Brunswick people if there is an accident at the Maine Yankee nuclear power plant.

The Cobscook Bay Tidal Power Committee is studying whether a smaller-scale plant can be built to demonstrate the worth of a full-scale Quoddy power plant. Maine and Alaska are the only areas in the nation where tidal power is possible.

The sidewalk art show of the Westbrook Art Alliance had 23 exhibitors Saturday.

John Lavigne, Breton Street, Westbrook, found a frog that has three hind legs while he and other boys were swimming in the Spring Street quarry.

Terence W. Christy is resigning as an at-large member of the South Portland City Council and moving to Standish. He is last year’s mayor.

South Portland’s population dropped 5 percent between 1970 and 1980 – from 23,267 to 22,085. These are U. S. Census figures.

The Building Committee voted, 5-1, to drop solar panels from the plans for Gorham’s new elementary school.

The Maine Iris Society will hold its annual auction of root stock Saturday at the Audway Treworgy home on Flaggy Meadow Road, Gorham.

Sign-ups are tonight for the Westbrook Recreation Department’s city-wide Summer Olympics.

A party honored Marcel Gouzie, 307 Brown St., Westbrook, on his retirement after 34 and a half years at the S. D. Warren Co. paper mill.

Windham’s population grew 68.5 percent from 1970 to 1980 – from 6,504 to 11,110. the latest U.S. Census figure, just released, was no surprise to Town Clerk Barbara Strout; she had predicted 11,200.

Regional Waste Systems acknowledges dumping unbaled wastes at its balefill in Scarborough in violation of its agreement with the town, in times when its baler breaks down or needs maintenance.

Scarborough is buying an International plow truck with dump body for $42,715. Citizen Bill Stroud said bidding was unfair to other makers.

Hydraulic problems are delaying use of Scarborough’s new $143,943 Maxim fire truck.

Gorham Athletic Boosters held a dinner and Awards Night honoring the Gorham High School girls State Class B track champions. Edwin Shepherd was introduced as “Father of Gorham Track.” Chris Kent is captain.

Gorham expects its new diesel school bus to get 9 miles a gallon compared with 4.5 miles of gasoline-powered buses.

July 1990

The Maine Supreme Court ordered Westbrook to restore Peter Blanchette to duty as a policeman. The city fired him 15 months ago on suspicion that he leaked police information. He will collect at least $26,000 in back pay.

July 22 was the 100th birthday of Helen Lunt, 489 Preble St., a lifelong resident of South Portland. She was honored at a party in the First Congregational Church.

Westbrook City Council Finance Committee Chairman Don Richards said Westbrook schools cost $1 million more than the state average, measured by per-pupil costs.

Gorham Police Chief David Kurz is resigning to become assistant director for this area of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, under former Portland Chief Francis Amoroso.

Thomas Fisher, 31, of Portland, died Friday after he was struck by lightning at the South Portland Municipal Golf Course. His companion, Darrell Smith, 40, of Portland, was injured.

Maine Rubber International is giving up on the incinerator it installed 10 years ago in downtown Westbrook to burn tires. It doesn’t work. Tires don’t burn easily, and leave 40 percent ash, much of it clay. The burner’s maker had high hopes because there are millions of tires, said Terry Grover, Maine Rubber staff attorney. He said the Maine Medical Center’s incinerator for hospital wastes, by the same maker, works fine.

The Maine Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting for its Route 25 Corridor Study. David Ober, engineer, said a single new road or a combination of smaller roads may be recommended.

Kristen Tully, 17, daughter of Paul and Barbara Tully, Clifford Street, South Portland, is in a Girl Scout group who are studying the role of women in the American Revolution and in the industrial revolution. The girls from across the country are staying for two weeks at Bentley College and at a Girl Scout camp on Cape Cod.

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