The Forecaster, Mid-Coast edition, August 20, 2010

August 20, 2010 News of Brunswick, Topsham, Bath and Harpswell Vol. 6, No. 34

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PatriotsThe Forecaster’s Ken Levinsky previews the coming season4

Construction of new elementary school ahead of schedulePage 4

ArsonInvestigation yields results in Navy Annex firePage 2

IndexMeetings ........................15Obituaries ......................10Opinion ............................6Out & About ...................16

People & Business ........12Police Beat ......................8Real Estate ....................26Sports ............................14

Arts Calendar ................17Classifieds .....................21Community Calendar .....15Great Outdoors .............. 11

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KEITh SPIRO / FOR ThE FORECASTERSkyWalker the golden eagle surveys his surroundings while Hope Douglas answers questions during a presentation at the Topsham

Public Library last Saturday. Douglas’s organization, Wind over Wings, has recently relocated to Dresden.

Journey to Cow Island

KEITh SPIRO / FOR ThE FORECASTERThe Brunswick Topsham Land Trust has been marking its first 25 years by running a series of celebrations and explorations. On Saturday, Aug. 14, a

group of kayakers launched off Water Street to visit Cow Island in the middle of the Androscoggin River, now managed by the land trust. Michelle Moody of the Appalachian Mountain Club guided Libby Hyatt, Josephine and Jim Baker and Susan and Hannah Weedle on a three-hour tour.

Council picks location for new police stationBy Alex Lear

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council announced Monday that it has identified a location for a new police station.

The property is at the cor-ner of Pleasant and Stanwood streets. The council will discuss the matter with the public at its Tuesday, Sept. 7, meeting, Town Manager Gary Brown said on Wednesday.

Brown said the purchase cost for the location, comprised of four parcels, would be a little more than $1 million.

Residences and a building that used to house the Brunswick House of Pizza currently stand

Wind-swept task force sets Maine’s rulesPart two of a three-part series

on Maine’s law to fast-track wind turbine development. Next: Flaws in the wind power bill are like skating on dull blades.By Naomi Schalit

AUGUSTA — Gov. John Baldacci established the Gover-nor’s Task Force on Wind Power Development by executive order on May 8, 2007, with the ex-pectation it would make Maine a leader in the wind power industry.

Baldacci’s timing was perfect:• The day before, a CNN story

had reported that the price of gas had “hit a new record high, averaging $3.07 for a gallon of self-serve regular in the United

States.”• Climate change was in the

news almost daily.• Developers and environmen-

talists had just fought a battle in western Maine over construction of a huge wind-power project, ending in defeat for the project.

That battle demonstrated a significant failing in state law: Maine’s tangle of environmen-tal regulations simply didn’t include tools or standards appro-priate for considering the place-ment of 400-foot-plus turbines smack in the middle of some of the state’s wildest lands.

There were different rules at different agencies for different parts of the state, projects took

years to review, and the outcome of those reviews was far from predictable.

“Our energy system was bro-ken,” said Pete Didisheim of the Natural Resources Council of Maine. “We felt the permitting process for wind power was also broken, it was unpredictable for all participants.”

Baldacci gave the task force its mandate:

• To make Maine a leader in wind power development.

• To protect Maine’s quality of place and natural resources.

• And to maximize the tan-gible benefits Maine people

RSU 1 goes back to school with new teachers contractBy Alex Lear

BATH — With the start of the new school year less than two weeks away, Regional School Unit 1 has reached agreement on a long-awaited new contract with its teachers.

The School Board and Saga-

dahoc Education Association reached the settlement Wednes-day, after working from morn-ing to evening. The contract is retroactive to Sept. 1, 2009, and expires Aug. 31, 2012, although for West Bath employees, whose current contract expires at the

end of this month, it runs only two years.

RSU 1 Superintendent Wil-liam Shuttleworth said Wednes-day that he expects both sides to ratify the pact by the end of the month.

“We’re proud that we were

able to complete the first unified contract of any RSU in the state of Maine,” he said.

David Cowie, co-president of the Sagadahoc Education Association, said Thursday that “everyone is looking forward to an amenable conclusion to this

long impasse. ... Hopefully we can start developing better com-munications about the needs that teachers have as professionals and administration has in terms of making the system work.”

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Investigation finds arson caused Topsham Navy Annex blazeBy Alex Lear

TOPSHAM — The state fire marshal’s office Wednesday ruled a fire that destroyed a vacant building at the Topsham Navy An-nex on Tuesday night was deliberately set.

Investigators, with assistance from U.S. Navy personnel, were inspecting dozens of other unoccupied buildings nearby on Wednesday afternoon to see if other fires may have been set inside those buildings.

Topsham Emergency Medical Services Director Mike Labbe said Wednesday that the Liberty Circle blaze occurred in a four-unit building previously used for housing. No one had lived in the building for several years, and there was no electricity in the structure.

The fire was reported around 10 p.m. Tuesday, and emergency crews cleared the scene at 3:39 a.m. Wednesday. The blaze gutted the building and leveled an adjacent port and storage structure, according to the

Paul Cunningham / For The ForeCasTer Firefighters from Topsham, Brunswick, West

Bath, Brunswick Naval Air Station, Lisbon and Freeport helped fight a fire Tuesday night and early Wednesday at the Topsham Navy Annex.

Brother, sister die in 2-vehicle crash in TopshamBy Alex Lear

TOPSHAM — Two siblings were killed in a two-vehicle accident on Meadow Road Thursday morning, Aug. 12, according to Maine State Police.

The crash occurred at about 4 a.m. in front of the Bisson Farm. Randy Bishop, 50, of Bowdoinham, and his sister, Donna Pottle, 39, of Bowdoin, were traveling north in a 1999 Saturn SL sedan when the vehicle crossed the center line, sliding sideways into the opposite lane, according to police. State Police Lt. David Tripp said Bishop was the driver.

Andrew Thiebeault, 19, of Topsham, was

driving south in a 1997 Dodge 2500 pickup when the Saturn veered into his lane. The Saturn’s passenger side hit the Dodge’s front end, killing Bishop and Pottle, police said. Thiebeault sustained minor injuries and was taken to Parkview Hospital in Brunswick and later released.

Police said the Saturn’s speed was a likely cause of it sliding through a curve and into the opposite lane.

Tripp said all three people involved were wearing their seatbelts. Part of Meadow Road was shut down after the accident.

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tary commissary, the fire did not involve that building, Labbe said.

Naval Criminal Investigative Services investigators joined three fire marshal in-vestigators Wednesday afternoon.

People with information about the fire are asked to call Topsham Police at 725-4337 or the State Fire Marshal’s Arson Hotline at 1-888-870-6162.

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Bath council to vote in Sept. on terms for turf fieldBy Alex Lear

BATH — The City Council plans at its Sept. 1 meeting to vote on terms for supporting installation of artificial turf at McMann Field.

Key is a provision that the Fields for Our Future committee, which has so far raised about $270,000 for the project and had asked the council to approve borrowing the remaining funds, will raise all the funds for the installa-tion.

The order would also call for revenue gener-ated by the field to be set aside in reserve funds for later replacement of the field, and for a five-year deadline on the fundraising effort.

Although the City Council voted 5-4 on Feb. 3 in favor of borrowing up to $300,000 for the turf field, opponents concerned about city funds being spent on the project gathered more than 1,000 petition signatures to reverse the decision. The council sent the matter to a June 8 referendum, where voters defeated the proposal 1,522 to 861.

Bath Parks and Recreation Director Steve Balboni noted at a City Council workshop Wednesday that June’s vote was about how the project would be funded, as opposed to whether the artificial turf should be installed. He said the Fields for Our Future committee has grown and plans a grassroots effort to raise the money needed.

“Our biggest concern right now is that the vision from outside is that the city may not support the project, and we may lose people that have pledged money,” Balboni said.

Despite the outcome of the June vote, he said, “there’s still that need (for the turf field);

that doesn’t change one bit. We have a facilities need. That’s the bottom line.”

Proponents of the turf field have noted that its durability and ability to be used more often would produce more opportunities for events and revenue. Opponents have argued that the project would be an unnecessary luxury in the current economic climate.

Councilor Kyle Rogers, who helped gather signatures for the petition, noted that during a presentation on the turf field project in July 2007, a motion was passed to support Fields for Our Future’s fundraising effort.

“I still stick with that,” he said. “... That’s what we’ve said from the get-go, ‘go out and raise the money.’ And it was also stated at that meeting that there would be no tax dollars used in funding, or in maintenance or replacement, of the field. And I stick with that.”

Council Chairman Bernie Wyman said it is his understanding that once the field is in place, its capacity for greater use would help fund maintenance and replacement.

Balboni confirmed that, and said the mission is to get youths outside playing sports more fre-

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Kate Bussey, a Bath Middle School girls lacrosse coach, said that while the maintenance crew does its best with McMann Field, “the surface ... is not great.”

Noting that the existing field is blamed for causing injuries, she said “we’ve discussed this in terms as if it’s a luxury, and I really think it’s actually an essential.”

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Construction of Brunswick’s new elementary school ahead of scheduleBy Steve Mistler

BRUNSWICK — With the construc-tion of a new elementary school well ahead of schedule, the School Depart-ment is facing a host of new changes.

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Elemen-tary School on McKeen Street is slated to open in time for the 2011 school year.

Construction on the school has been moving briskly since starting last fall. Most of the main structure is framed, while nearby, a new, lighted athletic field is already sodded.

Jean Skorapa will be the principal at Harriet Beecher Stowe.

The new school has already led to the closing of Hawthorne Elemen-tary School, which now serves as the School Department’s headquarters. Longfellow School is also slated to close at the end of the school year.

The fate of Longfellow is yet to be determined. However, Bowdoin

College has expressed interest in the building. Several years ago the town briefly considered the building for a police station and municipal headquar-ters, but determined it was too far from downtown.

Once opened, the new elementary school is expected to serve 600 stu-dents in 30 classrooms in grades 3 through 5.

The School Board has considered new grade configurations at the other two elementary schools, Jordan Acres and Coffin. However, the configura-tions are largely dependent on reno-vations to the older schools, a distant likelihood given the state’s recent cutbacks in education aid. The cuts are expected to come this year, too.

According to Superintendent Paul Perzanoski, the funding crisis has re-sulted in minimal hiring and program additions.

Eleven teachers were recently se-lected by the School Board. Five of them are rehired retirees, a result of the new collective bargaining agree-ment between the district and the local

teachers union, the Brunswick Educa-tion Association.

The rehires include Merrill Bean, a physical education teacher at Bruns-wick Junior High School; Craig Beaulieu and Charles Gordon, social studies teachers at Brunswick High School, and James O’Donnell and Elizabeth Van Orden, English teach-ers at BHS.

New teachers include Gwendolyn Christman, a technology teacher at the elementary schools; Sol Kennally, foreign language teacher at BHS; Erin J. Lowell, choral music teacher at BHS; Susan Perkins, physical sci-ence teacher at BHS; Millie Rhodes, mathematics at BHS, and Michael Scarpone, instrumental music at BHS.

Christy Bomba, formerly a full-time foreign language teacher at BHS, will become a part-time Spanish teacher at the high school.

On the programming side, BHS has added a Sophomore Academy to complement the Freshman Academy.

Monday, Aug. 30, is the first day of classes.

Steve Mistler can be reached at 373-9060 ext. 123 or [email protected]


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Voters to decide on Cumberland County Charter in NovemberBy Kate Bucklin

PORTLAND — Cumberland County has finalized its proposed Charter and will send the document to voters for approval Nov. 2.

For approximately the past 250 years, the county has operated without a charter, instead following rules set by the state Legislature. But in November 2008, county voters elected a Charter Commission to cre-

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matically alter the way county gov-ernment is run. But there are several changes.

If the Charter is accepted by vot-ers, the traditionally elected position of treasurer would be eliminated. The county-hired finance director – who

already oversees nearly all the county’s finances – would take over the trea-surer’s duty of signing checks.

The register of deeds position, tra-ditionally elected, would become a county-hired position.

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the number of county commissioners from three to five.

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Orr’s, Bailey fire dept. re-releases cookbookBy Alex Lear

HARPSWELL — A slice of local his-tory is back with the republication by the Orr’s and Bailey Islands Fire Department cookbook.

Originally released in 1976 to benefit the volunteer department, the cookbook – subtitled “Delicious Recipes from the Coast of Maine” – was updated this year.

Proceeds from sales go toward main-taining the Orr’s Island Schoolhouse, next to the Orr’s Island fire station. The schoolhouse is managed by the Fire

department for community and other events.

The book contains more than 300 recipes, divided into categories including soups, salads and vegetables; appetizers and beverages; meat and poultry; fish and seafood; cakes, cookies, pies and des-serts, and pickles and preserves.

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Bath farewell to Cantrell to be held Aug. 23

BATH — A farewell party for Betsy Cantrell, to recognize her work with seniors in the community, will be held Monday, Aug. 23.

The event will begin with a meet-and-greet at the Bath Senior Center, 45 Floral St., at 5 p.m. Open presentations will start at 5:30 p.m., followed by formal presentations at 6 p.m. by City Councilor Bernie Wyman and state Sen. Seth Goodall, D-Richmond.

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Courts reject schools’ blanket use of privacy statuteBy Sigmund D. Schutz

It should be clear that just as I represent the news media, which your reporting on child restraints has mentioned, Peter C. Felmly and his firm represent many Maine school districts as well as trade associa-tions that represent school districts.

Substantively, I disagree with Mr. Felmly’s interpre-tation of Maine and federal law. The default rule in Maine is that all public records are open to the public on request, unless within an exception to the public records law. The question is, therefore, whether an exception to the default rule applies to school records on child restraints.

As I read Maine law, there is no exception to the public records law that requires that schools keep such records confidential provided that information identi-fying particular students can be excised, or redacted, from the records. But don’t take my word for it.

Several federal courts have considered the federal statute, FERPA, on which the schools rely in assert-ing confidentiality. In 2008, a federal judge in New York wrote, “(T)here is nothing in FERPA that would prohibit Defendants from releasing education records that had all ‘personally identifiable information’ re-dacted.” In 2002, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Ohio wrote, “Nothing in the FERPA would prevent the Universities from releasing properly redacted records.” It stands to reason that a Maine state or federal court, faced with the same issue, would reach the same conclusion.

As for policy considerations, the Legislature has al-ready made a policy judgment that records concerning public business – including that of our public schools, which are funded by millions of dollars in taxpayer money – should be open to the public. How else is the public to know whether schools are following good

The whole truth about restraints in schoolsBy Frank D. LoMonte

School attorney Peter C. Felmly’s column regarding the secrecy of student records should have been titled “Why people hate lawyers,” because it exemplifies the worst tendency of school attorneys to make assertions that are literally true, but substan-tively misleading.

Mr. Felmly asserts in his column that the federal student privacy law, FERPA, does not require schools to make information available to the news media. That is true, but it is not the whole truth.

No one has ever claimed that FERPA entitles the public to any information about anything. FERPA is a privacy statute that requires schools to keep identifi-able students’ educational records confidential.

But FERPA exists against a backdrop of pro-disclo-sure state laws, and those laws do, unequivocally, en-title The Forecaster to the information about schools’ use of student restraints that Mr. Flemly would keep concealed.

Maine’s Legislature has adopted a very broad definition of the records that a government agency – including a school – must make public on request: any documents that “contain information relating to the transaction of public or governmental business.” This plainly includes the transaction of business by schools.

It is true, as Mr. Felmly asserts, that FERPA does not require school districts to remove student identi-


practices and exercising their responsibilities with due care? How is the public to trust the performance of our schools if all information on schools is protected by blanket confidentiality?

A concern about protecting student identities is legitimate and real. At some point, however, one wonders whether a purported concern about disclosure of the identity of students is being used as an excuse to withhold information that could be disclosed without naming names.

The Forecaster is right to ask tough questions and push for access to public records on what our schools are up to.

Sigmund D. Schutz is an attorney at Preti Flaherty in Portland, where his clients include the Maine Press Association.

ties and produce records documenting teachers’ use of restraints in redacted form. But it is not the whole truth.

Again, no one has said that FERPA requires public disclosure of anything. But the Maine Freedom of Ac-cess Act most assuredly does, and the Maine Supreme

Judicial Court said in a 2005 ruling (Blethen Maine Newspapers v. State of Maine) that the proper course when an agency seeks to withhold documents on the grounds of per-sonal privacy is simply to redact the names and release everything else. That is what school districts should

do when asked how many times students have been placed in restraints and by which school employees.

Time and time again, when agencies have cried “FERPA” in the face of requests for newsworthy infor-mation, the courts have applied the law in a common-sense manner and ordered disclosure of everything but student names.

That is how the Montana Supreme Court ruled in a 2007 case (Board of Trustees, Cut Bank Public Schools v. Cut Bank Pioneer Press) in which a news-paper requested records of disciplinary action against students who shot their classmates with BB guns. And that is how Florida’s First District Court of Appeals applied FERPA in a 2009 ruling (National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Associated Press) that required disclosure of correspondence between a college athletic program and the NCAA about potential academic dishonesty.

The courts’ view of FERPA strikes a reasonable bal-ance between public accountability and privacy. The ultra-literal, disclose-nothing approach that Mr. Felmly urges does not.

It is also true, as Mr. Felmly asserts, that disobeying FERPA can result in a catastrophic loss of federal educa-tion funding. But it is not the whole truth.

The FERPA statute allows the secretary of education to take away a FERPA violator’s federal funding if he con-cludes that the school refuses to come into voluntary com-pliance with the law. In the 36-year history of FERPA, the secretary has never made this finding. In other words, simply honoring journalists’ requests for public records will not result in any financial penalty. Mr. Felmly knows (or should know) this very well.

Mr. Felmly concludes his column by suggesting that proponents of transparency go to Congress and seek revisions to FERPA. I invite him and all school attorneys to join us in mutually asking Congress to remove any ambiguity that permits Maine school districts to argue with a straight face for concealment of statistical data documenting the use of student restraints – information as to which there is no legitimate privacy concern, and a compelling public safety interest in disclosure.

Attorney Frank D. LoMonte is executive director of the Student Press Law Center, an Arlington, Va.-based nonprofit that advocates for improved public access to school records.

Maine needs wind farm development

We look forward to reading The Forecast-er each week. However, we were dismayed by the article bashing wind power (“Maine wind power band-wagon hits bumps in the road”). The article (first of a se-ries) says that what it calls a bunch of wind-swept pro-wind task force members wrote a report that led to legislation that allows quick approval of wind power projects almost anywhere in the state.

However, Maine Audubon, AMC and some other task force members have con-

Felmly’s Forum obscures real issue

Please allow me to respond to Peter C. Felmly’s Forecaster Forum regarding unfair treatment of Maine public school officials.

First, we need to start with his failure to disclose to the reader that he is the attorney legally representing the very same schools that appeared in The Forecaster’s articles.

His job and responsibility is to protect the interest and image of those schools, regard-less of any wrongs committed by the school staff. As such, he has a conflict of interest and his opinion is nothing more then propa-ganda in an attempt to cover up and protect his clients’ treatment of students.

The Forecaster editor has asked a very fair question: “What Are Maine Schools Hiding?”; how is this unfairly treating school officials? His Forum suggests that The Forecaster has somehow inappropri-ately asked for individual student records. This is not true and at best, very mislead-ing. The Forecaster has only asked to see records of holds and restraints conducted by school employees on students.

Robert BaizleyScarborough

sistently opposed wind power projects in Maine such as Reddington and Black Nubble. The article also implies that the legislation opened Maine’s wildest moun-tain tops to an expedited approval process for wind power development. Quite the contrary – the legislation is quite conser-

vative in its approach, and includes a map which shows clearly the many areas that are ex-cluded from the expe-dited approval process. Hence, it is alarming

that according to the article the Land Use Regulatory Commission recently said it indicated in a straw vote that it will oppose TransCanada’s application to build another wind farm in an expedited processing area in northwest Maine.

If we are to truly save Maine’s wild plac-es we need to slow global warming. Maine can be a leader in wind farm development. The Maine legislature was unanimous in its support for this legislation. It is the duty of LURC officials to follow this law to the letter and support wind farm development.

Al and Lois HowlettYarmouth

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., got in hot water last week for saying, “I don’t know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Re-publican, OK?”

Obviously, such a politically incorrect statement incorrectly suggests that all people of Hispanic heritage think alike. But I know exactly what Reid meant.

These days, given the extremism that has infested the Republican Party, I don’t know how anyone who is not a white male making more than $250,000 a year could be a Republican. If you are a member of any minority – ethnic, religious, sexual orientation – the newly virulent GOP not only doesn’t have anything to offer you, it just plain doesn’t want you.

Here in Maine, where we still have mainstream Main Street Republicans and socially progres-sive Republicans such as Sens. Snowe and Collins, we’re some-what insulated from this GOP extremism. But if Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage wants to get the Tea Party monkey off his back, all he has to do is repudiate the Republican state platform, a viper’s nest of the nastiness that’s going on elsewhere in the country.

And even LePage has played the ethnicity card, suggesting that when people question his support for creationism they are attacking him for being a Franco-American Catholic, as though all Franco-American Catholics are creationists.

Back in 2000, when George W. Bush cam-paigned as a “compassionate conservative,” I had no idea what he meant. The two words seemed contradictions in terms to me. But a decade on, Bush’s party would do well to consider being a little more compassionate.

It seems as though every day in this August political silly season, a GOP leader somewhere

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Edgar Allen Beem

Bring back compassionate conservatismespouses some perfectly unkind, unconstitutional and un-American policy. Where President Bush advocated immigration reforms that provided a path to citizenship, for instance, no Republican candidate today seems interested in any form of immigration reform that doesn’t involve jail time or deportation.

While Tea Party conservatives angrily wave the Constitution, they are busy attacking the Four-teenth Amendment for providing birth-right citi-zenship and equal protection to gays and lesbians. And while they thump their Bibles, they want to deny Muslims the religious freedom to worship in mosques. Here in Maine, we see through this hysterical hypocrisy. At least when a mosque in Portland recently ran into a little official opposi-tion, it was just a matter of parking ordinances.

The xenophobic vision of America currently coming from the national Republican leadership is not a vision any true American could support. It is a vision that sees all people of Hispanic heritage as illegal aliens, all Muslims as terrorists and all foreigners as enemies. Anyone who needs public assistance is a welfare cheat. Climate change is a liberal conspiracy. All taxation is robbery. All government is tyranny. And any attempt to find political solutions to social problems is socialism.

Harry Reid’s GOP opponent, Sharron Angle, when she isn’t busy ducking the media and trying to get her foot out of her mouth, is out campaign-ing to eliminate Social Security, the Environmen-tal Protection Agency and all forms of entitlement. And, incredibly, she is sometimes cheered on by the very people who will suffer if she wins – folks on Social Security and people who collect pensions as retired teachers, military personnel, defense contractors or law enforcement officers.

To tell you the honest truth, I sometimes wonder how anyone could be a Republican these days. George W. Bush, for all his failings, is starting to look pretty darn good compared to the 2010 crop of misanthropes leading the GOP.

Freelance journalist Edgar Allen Beem lives in Yarmouth. The Universal Notebook is his personal, weekly look at the world around him.

Brunswick councilor’sconcern misplaced

Brunswick Town Council Vice Chairwoman Deborah Atwood, an at-large member, said she doubted her abil-ity to support Kestrel Aircraft’s bid to take up residence on the redeveloped BNAS due to Alan Klapmeier’s previous involvement with military drone development. Voicing such concerns at this early stage of the project shows a reckless, irresponsible attitude on Attwood’s part. The Mid-Coast region and our town in particular have been dealt double body blows in the recent years, first the closure of the base and then the recent severe downturn in the economy. These events have led to mil-lions of dollars leaving our local economy, which hurts every business own and private citizen.

Attwood does not seem to care. Her concern seems reserved for advancing a fringe, leftist agenda that is not held by the majority of the citizenry. Is it better to allow the potential represented by the vacated base go

unrealized and reject the op-portunity for good-paying, skil led jobs than risk as-sociation with

an individual who may not share your radical, minority views? I believe councilors must balance personal views with those of us whom she represents. I believe they must take the long view and work for the betterment of our entire community, not just those they agrees with. Attwood’s comments suggest she does not meet this standard. If Attwood cannot find the strength of char-acter to step up to this standard, maybe it is time for her to at least step down from her leadership position, if not from the council.

Jeffrey Alan MorseBrunswick

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8/10 at 9:42 a.m. Dylan Huggins, 18, of 9 Bayview Drive, Westport, was arrested on Mill Street on a warrant.8/10 at 1:24 p.m. Sara Schmitt, 32, of 168 Walnut Hill Road, North Yarmouth, was arrested on Route 1 on a charge of all other offenses.8/12 at 12:40 a.m. Jared Charles Butler, 23, of 712 Pinkham Brook Road, Durham, was ar-rested on Pleasant Street on a charge of violating condition of release.8/12 at 1:11 p.m. Adam R. Fickett, 28, of 934 River Road, was arrested on Federal Street on a warrant.8/12 at 5:30 p.m. Victor Michael Edgerton Jr., 20, of 75 Lunt Road, was arrested on Lunt Road on warrant.8/12 at 6:37 p.m. Robi Kim Saputra, 21, of 59 Adams Road, was arrested on Adams Road on charges of sale and use of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and unlawful posses-sion of scheduled drugs.8/12 at 8:10 p.m. Haven John Willis, 35, of unknown address, was arrested at Cumberland Farms on Pleasant Street on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.

summonsesThere were no summonses reported between Aug. 9 and Aug. 13.

Fire calls8/9 at 10:28 a.m. Motor vehicle accident on Route 1.8/9 at 2:11 p.m. Fire alarm at Curtis Memo-rial Library.8/9 at 2:24 p.m. Assist citizen on Wilson Avenue.8/10 at 8:56 a.m. Inspections on River Road.8/10 at 11:01 a.m. Motor vehicle accident on Maine Street.8/10 at 1:25 p.m. Medical emergency on Wilson Avenue.8/10 at 7:43 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on Pleasant Street.8/10 at 7:53 p.m. Fire on Pleasant Street.8/11 at 7:10 a.m. Medical emergency at Wheeler Park.8/11 at 2:19 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on Bath Road.8/12 at 4:21 a.m. Fire on Park Row.8/12 at 3:14 p.m. Medical emergency on Bath Road.8/12 at 3:55 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on I-295.8/12 at 4:12 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on Bath Road.8/12 at 4:37 p.m. Medical emergency on Bath Road.8/12 at 8:05 p.m. Missing person on Water Street.8/12 at 10:46 p.m. Fire on Garrison Street.

EMsEmergency medical services personnel re-sponded to 29 calls from Aug. 9-13.

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8/10 at 6:53 p.m. Jeremy Grendell, 27, of Union Street, was arrested by Sgt. Dan Couture on a charge of acquiring drugs by deception.8/12 at 9:15 p.m. Steven Russell Pierce, 23, of Wakefield, Mass., was arrested by Officer Ted Raedel on a charge of disorderly conduct.8/14 at 2:30 p.m. Stevi-Lynn Moore, 20, of Office Drive, was arrested by Officer Keith Jensen on a charge of domestic violence assault.

Summonses8/7 Christopher Harris, 25, of George Wright Road, Woolwich, was issued a summons by Officer Jason Aucoin on a charges of criminal trespass.8/12 Timothy Lewis, 39, of Beaver Lodge Lane, Phippsburg, was issued a summons by Officer Ted Raedel on a charge of operating an unreg-istered motor vehicle for more than 150 days.8/12 Dean Chatagnier, 45, of Head Tide Hill Road, Alna, was issued a summons by Officer Dan Couture on charges of operating after suspension and violation of bail.

Dude, where’s my bike?8/10 at 4:30 a.m. A Park Street resident reported that his motorcycle had been stolen. Nearly four hours later he said he found the vehicle further down the street, lying on its side against the curb, with damage to the right rear blinker and right hand controls. Damage is about $100.

Fire calls8/10 at 4:18 a.m. Carbon monoxide check on Middle Street.8/10 at 10:30 a.m. and 11:33 a.m. EMS assists on Oak Grove Avenue.8/10 at 7:50 p.m. Outside fire on Seekins Drive.8/11 at 4:28 p.m. Wire down on Varney Mills Road.8/12 at 7:04 a.m. Appliance fire at Gilmore’s Seafood.8/14 at 2 p.m. Mulch fire at Bath Shopping Center.8/15 at 10:30 a.m. Furnace malfunction on North Street.

EMSEmergency medical services responded to 37 calls from Aug. 9-15.

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8/11 Daniel Lheureux, 50, of Front Street, was arrested by Officer Robert Ramsay on a charge of operating under the influence of alcohol.8/12 at 4:44 p.m. Sarah Pinette, 19, of Main Street, was arrested on a warrant by Officer Robert Ramsay.

Summonses8/9 Charles Curry, 33, of North Street, Saco, was issued a summons by Officer Randy Cook on charges of theft by deception and impersonating a police officer.8/10 at 11:30 a.m. Raymond Halsey, 40, of Hornbeck Cross Road, Bowdoinham, was is-sued a summons by Officer Alfred Giusto on a charge of operating a motor vehicle with an expired registration for more than 150 days.8/12 at 8:16 p.m. Nicholas West, 18, of Meadowbrook Road, Phippsburg, was issued a summons by Officer Robert Ramsay on a charge of possession of alcohol by a minor by consumption.

Fire calls8/10 at 11:52 a.m. and 12:09 p.m. Fire alarms on Mallet Drive.

8/12 at 4:01 a.m. Motor vehicle accident ex-trication on Meadow Road.8/12 at 8:29 p.m. Mutual aid to Brunswick.8/14 at 6:05 a.m. Gas odor at Topsham Fair Mall.8/14 at 2:15 p.m. Bark mulch fire on Union Park Drive.8/15 at 5:57 p.m. Assist to Brunswick for motor vehicle accident on I-295.

EMSEmergency medical services responded to 21 calls from Aug. 9-16.

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January G. Strauss, 70BRUNSWICK — January G. Strauss,

70, formerly of Baltimore, died at her home Aug. 11.

On Jan. 10, 1940, she was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Mon-roe and Doris Risher Gregory.

She graduated from Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C., in 1957 and received her bachelor’s degree from Kalamazoo Col-lege, in Michigan.

In 1984 she mar-ried Daniel Strauss in New York City.

Over the years she worked mostly as an administrative assistant and was most recently employed as a computer analyst in Baltimore before retiring to Maine in 2006.

A free spirit, she had a full and adven-turous life, having lived in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, New York City, Baltimore, Md., and lastly, in Maine.

Her love of travel led her to discover many places, with her favorite place be-ing Amsterdam.

She enjoyed an eclectic taste in music, from Sinatra to Mozart to Willie Nelson, a good book, and loved the companion-ship of animals, from her Springer Span-iel, Suzie, to her tabby cat Arnie.

Her husband and family will most fondly remember her sense of humor, desire to mentor others, remarkable understanding of people, and generous affection towards children and animals.

She was predeceased by her brother, Michael.

She is survived by her husband Daniel of Brunswick; stepfather, Thomas Ed-wards of Silver Springs, Md.; stepsister, Lynne Edwards of Silver Springs, Md.; two nephews, Jonathan Gregory of Sil-ver Spring, Md., and Michael Herschaft of New York City, and a niece, Brandy Edwards of Silver Spring, Md.; a great-nephew, Will Gregory of Silver Spring, Md., and a great-niece, Kate Gregory of Silver Spring, Md; many cousins; and friends.

A mass of Christian burial will be held Aug. 26 at 11 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church, 3630 Quesada St. NW, Wash-ington, D.C.

Memorial condolences can be ex-pressed at brackettfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are by Brackett Funeral Home, Federal St., Brunswick.

Memorial donations may be made to the National Humane Society, 4039 Gunn Highway, Tampa, FL 33618.

ObituariesAugust 20, 201010 Midcoast www.theforecaster.net

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Irving D. Fisher, 92: Respected scholar, USM professorBRUNSWICK — Irving D. Fisher

died July 22 at the age of 92. On March 16, 1918, he was born

in Hartford, Conn., the son of Clara and Nathan Fisher, and attended local schools.

After he graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1940, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served with distinction in Europe from 1943 to 1946.

He returned to the United States, and was honorably discharged as a captain, but continued to serve in the Air Force Reserve for 27 years, retiring as a lieu-tenant colonel.

After earning his doctorate in political philosophy from Columbia University in New York, he began his teaching ca-reer at Brooklyn College and Columbia University.

In the mid 1960s, he relocated his fam-ily to Brunswick to teach as a visiting professor at Bowdoin College.

He then began a distinguished career spanning 44 years as a professor at the University of Southern Maine. Students will remember him as a demanding and stimulating professor. He respected the views of others, even when he may not have agreed with them. A valued colleague, he served as chairman of the political science department and as secretary-treasurer of the New England Political Science Association.

A respected scholar, his 1986 biogra-phy of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted can be found in more than 400 libraries worldwide.

He also served as director of the Rob-ert A. Taft Institute of Government, a program for Maine high school teachers to enrich the study of public affairs.

Arthur J. Johansen, 79BATH — Arthur John Johansen, 79,

died peacefully at home Aug. 11 with his family by his side.

On Dec. 10, 1930, he was born in Bath, the son of Charles and Lillian Smith

Upon his retirement in 1999, he was recognized by the Maine State Legisla-ture for his scholarship, authorship and enrichment of Maine political studies.

As a devoted father, he shared his pas-sion for fitness and the outdoors, hiking, roller blading, cross-country skiing, cy-cling, sculling, ice-skating, and running.

He was active in the local community, participating in the Brunswick French Club, and gardening at the Brunswick Community Garden. A passion for jazz, he was a member of the Portland Jazz Club and volunteered at the Bowdoin College radio station.

He was admired for his devotion to family, and for sharing his pursuit of the physical and intellectual life.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Janice Kenik Fisher; his five children, Nathaniel, Elizabeth, Mark, Claire and Daniel; and nine grandchildren.

Family, friends, colleagues, and stu-dents are invited to attend a celebration of life on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Daggett Lounge, Thorne Hall, Bowdoin College campus in Brunswick.

Memorial donations can be made to the B’nai B’rith Foundation of the U.S., 2020 K St. NW, 7th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20006.

He was buried in a private ceremony, surrounded by family, with military honors at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

Johansen.After he graduated from Morse High

School in 1949, he joined the U. S. Navy, and served for four years.

On June 6, 1964, he married the love of his life, Barbara Harrison.

He worked for the Bath Daily Times and was instrumental in the merger of the Bath Daily Times and the Brunswick Record, forming the Times Record.

In 1991 he retired after 41 years in the newspaper business.

He belonged to the Colonial Club, the Bath Country Club and the Bath Lodge of Elks.

His hobbies included listening to jazz and big band music, and playing golf and cards with his friends. He also enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.

He was predeceased by a daughter, Debra Ann Johansen, who died in August 2005, a sister, Gloria Johansen Quinn, in 1964, and a brother, Charles Johansen in 2002.

Surviving are his wife of 46 years, Barbara; a daughter, Christie Johan-sen Thornton and her husband Jim of Pittston; four grandchildren, Wyatt, Hamish, Mary and Grace Thornton, all of Pittston; three sisters, Lillian Johansen Jewell, Dorothy Johansen McKenna and Isabel Johansen Morong, all of Bath, and one brother, Robert Johansen and his wife Wendy of Bath; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial donations can be made to Tribute Giving, Office of Development,

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215 or to a charity of choice.

A celebration of life was held last weekend.

Arrangements are by the David E. Des-mond Funeral Home, 638 High St., Bath.

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To get to the property follow Route 24 south from Brunswick. As you approach the short bridge leading onto Orr’s Island slow down. Gaze out to the left down the narrow slot of Gun Point Cove. Cliffs strung with tiers of seaweed topped by pointed firs lead out to open sea. This has to be one of the most beautiful coastal scenes in Mid-Coast Maine.

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There is a steep, 15-foot drop down to the water with no access

point until you reach a short path on the left leading out to a series of sharp fin-like ledges. This is a great spot to nestle in and scan Harpswell Sound with your binoculars. To the south stands the large water tower in West Harpswell adjacent to the former Brunswick Naval Air Sta-tion fuel depot. Eider families with young in tow were scattered about the broad ex-panse of water. On the far shore wharves were piled high with yellow wire lobster traps. Barely submerged white sand shoals shimmered brilliantly in the sun contrasting with the deeper blue water around them.

From this small cove the path heads steeply uphill to the Thalheimer farm-house and acres of peaceful meadows. From here we followed the Pine Needle Path up to open ledges bordering Brewer Cove. The cry of osprey echoed above the canopy of trees. This is the perfect spot to take a break and go for a swim. The water was cool and refreshing, and we plunged in over and over. To the north we could see the Mountain Road bridge spanning Ewing Narrows. A small oasis of green on the ledges offered a bouquet of August flowers: daisy fleabane, St John’s wort, and goldenrod.

The highlight of our visit was the walk around Brewer Cove to the northern tip

of the property. It was absolutely spec-tacular. The trail on the eastern side of the cove is a thin level platform carved out of a very steep slope leading straight down to the deep dark emerald waters of the cove. Red pine and hemlock dotted the hillside. We felt like mountain goats as we focused on the path ahead.

Through the trees we could see across to where we had been swimming a half hour earlier. The path eventually leads out to more open ledges perfect for another swim. As we floated on our backs soaking in the mid-morning sun we watched lobster boats ply the waters west of the Orr’s Island bridge. Two yel-lowlegs flitted about the nearby ledges.

This was a hard spot to leave. We fol-lowed the Long Cove Loop trail south back out to the meadows and our vehicle. The trail follows along the cove at water level offering nice views up and down the 1.5- mile stretch of Long Cove. You will hear some traffic on this portion of your walk over on Route 24.

Three hours had gone by too quickly. Guess where we were the following Monday with out of state friends visiting for the day – yes, right back out at the Bowdoin College Coastal Studies Center to give them a feel for the real Maine.

Michael Perry is the former director of the L.L. Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools and founder of Dreams Unlimited, specializing in inspiring outdoor slide programs for civic groups, businesses and schools. Contact him at [email protected].


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Maine Distilleries debuts Cold River Gin

FREEPORT — Maine Distilleries, producers of Cold River Vodka and Cold River Blueberry Vodka, has released a new product, Cold River Gin.

The gin is handcrafted and batch-distilled in Freeport, using potatoes from Green Thumb Farms in Fryeburg and water sourced from western Maine’s Cold River Aquifer.

The all-natural, ground-to-glass, glu-ten-free gin is sold in 750-ml bottles

with a suggested retail price of $25.99 at retailers in Maine, Northern New Eng-land and Mid-Atlantic states. A growing number of Maine restaurants and bars are now serving the Cold River Gin as well.

McAfee earns 2010 Muskie Award

PORTLAND — Dr. Robert McAfee recently received the 2010 Hon. Edmund S. Muskie Access to Justice Award for his leadership in addressing family violence in Maine and around the nation.

The award was presented at the Muskie Access to Justice 15th anniversary dinner.

McAfee served as an attending surgeon at Maine Medical Center for 31 years, and was the first Maine doctor to serve as president of the American Medical Association.

As president of the AMA, he worked to educate the medical community on fam-ily violence issues, and was appointed to the American Bar Association’s Commis-sion on Domestic Violence.

The Muskie Access to Justice award was established in 1995 to honor Senator Muskie’s lifelong commitment to justice for low-income and elderly adults.

Lucid Stage arts venue to open in Portland

PORTLAND — Lucid Stage, a non-profit arts and performance venue, is currently under renovations and is set to open its doors at 29 Baxter Boulevard on Sept. 26.

The newly renovated venue will offer a 100-seat black-box theater, a dance studio, classroom and gallery space, a scene shop and small artists’ studios for rent. The space will also be open to the

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The debut show on Sept. 26 is “Secret Lives of Comedians,” a comedy show produced by Brian Brinegar and Cloud Morris featuring stand-up comedians, sketch comedy, improv, live music, and more.

For more information or tickets to the inaugural show, please visit lucidstage.com.

Brunswick educator honored at Blaine House

AUGUSTA — Paul Austin Jr. was one of six educators recognized at a recent reception held at The Blaine House for making significant contributions to meeting the needs of at-risk children and youth.

Austin, director of special education in Brunswick, received the 2010 Commis-sioner’s Recognition Award for his work with at-risk students in Brunswick over the past four years.

Notably, Austin was honored for his role in the creation of the Alternative Education Committee and for starting the Alternative Education Program at Brunswick Junior High School.

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South Portland company earns Emmy award

SOUTH PORTLAND — Bohler Pro-ductions, Inc., a South Portland-based television production company, received their first New England Emmy award for outstanding magazine show for “The Best Maine Escapes” television program.

This is the company’s ninth Emmy nomination and first Emmy win since they launched five years ago. “The Best Maine Escapes” is the company’s 17th television program, which aired in 2009 on New England Cable News and the Travel Channel.

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Awards

Opportunity Farm for Boys & Girls, a non-profit in New Gloucester that provides family-style homes for at-risk children, presented the Phil and Catha-rine Guiles Achievement Award to eight volunteers who have made a significant contribution to the social service organi-zation. The 2010 honorees include Jim Giffune of New Gloucester, Mike Healy of Freeport, Lincoln Ladd of Wayne, John and Denny Palmer, Tim and Howsie Stewart of Yarmouth and John Staples of Topsham.

Sue E. King, president of Altrusa In-ternational Inc. of Portland, District One, presented the sixth annual community volunteer of the year award to Denis and Connie Netto for their volunteer work with Portland Adult Education as one-on-one tutors, classroom aides, and for helping PAE further its mission to inspire lifelong learning in a culturally diverse environment.

The Visiting Nurse Associations of America honored Dr. Susan Sepples of Cumberland, chairwoman of the VNAA professional advisory committee and a longtime member of the board of trust-ees, as the agency board member volun-teer of the year.

The City of Portland’s Public Ser-vices Department received the 2009 Ex-cellence Award for a large city from the Maine Chapter of the American Public Works Association for the construction of the new William A. Goodwin Playspace at Deering Oaks Park.

Engineering firm Wright-Pierce was selected for the 2010 Circle of Excellence by PSMJ Resources Inc. for its solid management practices and exemplary customer service.

Rachel Morales of Portland, the as-sociate director and coordinator of mul-ticultural recruitment of undergraduate admission at the University of Southern Maine, recently received the New Eng-land Association for College Admission Counseling IDEAL Award. The IDEAL award recognizes an individual, institu-tion or organization who has demon-strated consistent and long-standing commitment to issues of access to higher education for students of color, first gen-eration, low income, undocumented, and LBGTQ college students, among others.

The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, an agency of the Department of Defense, presented Sage Data Security of South Portland with a Patriot Award in rec-ognition of its support of employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve. Sage was nominated for the award by company analyst David Gilles of Yarmouth, who is currently on active duty with the 439th Communications Squadron.

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Ready for some football? New England Patriots areBy Ken Levinsky

“So much for my happy end-ing” goes the song written by pop star Avril Lavigne. The same thing goes for the New England Patriots of recent vintage.

Since winning Super Bowl XXXIV in February 2005, their seasons have ended as follows:

2005 (10-6) Lost to Denver, 27-13, in AFC Divisional playoffs.

2006 (12-4) Lost to Indianapolis in AFC Final, 38-34, after leading most of the way.

2007 (16-0) Lost to New York Giants, 17-14, in the Super Bowl after going undefeated to that point.

2008 (11-5) Reigning Most Valuable Player quarterback Tom Brady injured in the first game of the regular season. Did not make playoffs.

2009 (10-6) Lost to Baltimore in AFC Wild Card Round at home, 33-14, after falling behind 24-0 in the first quarter.

The previous five years had better endings:

2000 (5-11) Coach Bill Belichick’s first year.

2001 (11-5) Won Super Bowl, 20-17, over St. Louis.

2002 (9-7) Did not make playoffs.

2003 (14-2) Won Super Bowl, 32-29, over Carolina.

2004 (14-2) Won Super Bowl, 24-21, over Philadelphia.

The Patriots, who are hoping to win the AFC East for the sev-enth time in eight years, opened their exhibition season Thursday with a solid 27-24 victory over the defending champion New Orleans Saints.

Here is how the team stacks up at this point.

OffenseOverview (with Levinsky letter

grades)Only three players, all on the

offensive side of the ball, Brady, Kevin Faulk and Matt Light, remain from all three champi-onship teams (in fact, only 17 players remain from the team that lost the 2008 Super Bowl.) Last year, the Patriots’ offense was third in both total yards and passing yards, sixth in points and a middle of the pack 12th in rushing yards.

Quarterback (A)Brady has had a full season to

regain his form and says his knee

feels “great.” In 2009, he com-pleted 65.7 percent of his passes, throwing for 28 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. His 4,348 pass-ing yards (fifth in the NFL) was close behind leaders Matt Schaub of Houston (4,770) and Peyton Manning of conference cham-pion Indianapolis (4,500) and second best in team history to the 4,807 yards he threw in 2007.

Brady, who turned 33 on Au-gust 3, played the first two series in the exhibition opener and was 5-of-8 for 67 yards.

His backup, second-year play-er Brian Hoyer, also was sharp against the Saints.

Wide receivers (A)Wes Welker is beginning his

seventh year as a pro and his fourth with the Patriots. He had knee surgery in February, hav-ing injured it early in the regular season finale, after making his NFL-leading 123rd catch of the season. (He was second in the league with 111 receptions in 2008). Welker’s recovery has been remarkable. Although Belichick held him out from the New Orleans game, he is ex-pected to play in the regular sea-son opener on Sept. 12 at home against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Welker led all NFL receivers last year with 71 catches result-ing in first downs. He has caught at least 100 passes in each of the last three seasons, something only four other players have ever done. In addition to receiving duties, he was the team’s primary punt returner last season, with 27 returns and 16 fair catches.

Last year, Randy Moss had an average reception of 15.2 yards and 13 touchdown catches to lead the league. His 83 catches

were 12th-best. Moss, entering his fourth year with the Patriots, has had nine seasons with 10 or more touchdown receptions, tied with Jerry Rice for the NFL record.

Julian Edelman did a bit of everything last year during his rookie season. The converted quarterback tied for third on the team with 37 pass receptions, shared kickoff return duty with Laurence Maroney and Matt Slater, returned six punts and even ran the ball twice from scrimmage. Edelman is looking forward to even bigger things in 2010. Last offseason, he had to spend his time working on skills that would help him show well at the draft combine. This offsea-son, he focused on work relating directly to his position. So far, so good. He has looked sharp in training camp and in the pre-season game, Edelman returned a punt for 40 yards and caught all six of the passes thrown to him, including one for a touchdown.

Tight end Ben Watson, whose production never quite matched his talent, is now in Cleve-land. Chris Baker was released. Rookies Aaron Hernandez, Rob Gronlowski and 10-year pro Alge Crumpler, a good blocker who played for Tennessee last year, are competing for the starting spot. Hernandez, a fourth round pick from Florida, has had a great training camp, with several spectacular receptions.

Veteran free agent Torry Holt had hoped to be a factor, but he was placed on injured reserve and will miss the season.

Running backs (B-)Laurence Maroney, entering his

fifth NFL season, led the team with 757 rushing yards on 194

carries. Last year was his first sea-son without missing any games because of injuries. Veterans Sam-my Morris, Fred Taylor and Kevin Faulk were bunched together with 73, 63 and 62 carries a piece. The team gained 1,921 yards (4.1 per carry) in 2009. Their opponents’ total was 1,768 (4.4 per carry). By comparison, the New York Jets led the league last year with 2,756 yards. Faulk, the most ef-ficient runner at 5.4 yards a carry, also was tied for third on the team with Edelman (behind Welker and Moss) with 37 pass receptions.

The Line (C+)All-Pro guard Logan Mankins

is holding out after refusing to sign a contract. Mankins, a two-time Pro Bowl player, was the youngest starter on the line. His replacement is fifth-year pro Dan Connolly. The other guard is returning starter Stephen Neal.

The starting tackles are Matt Light and Nick Kaczur, but Kac-zur is out with a back injury for an undetermined period. Second-year man Sebastian Vollmer, the tallest Patriot at 6-foot-8-inches, got the start against the Saints.

The center is Dan Koppen.Kickers (B+)

Field goal kicker Stephen Gostkowski was perfect last year from 29-yards in, missed only one of 13 kicks between 30 and 39 yards and hit half of his eight kicks over 40 yards, the longest from 53 yards. The fifth-year Patriot had a career best 21 touchbacks and a 67.8 yard aver-age on kickoffs.

Punter Chris Hanson (39.7 yard per kick, lowest in the NFL) has been replaced with rookie Zoltan Mesko, a 6”5” rookie from Michi-

Ken LevInsKy / For The ForecasTerNew England Patriots linebacker Tully Banta-Cain speaks to the media during the preseason.

gan. Mesko, a fifth-round pick, was the first punter selected in this year’s draft.

Defense While the starting offense has

many veterans, the defense has a more youthful look. Before last season, linebacker Tedy Bruschi and safety Rodney Harrison retired, and linebacker Mike Vra-bel and defensive end Richard Seymour were traded. Following those changes, the Patriots’ de-fense was fifth in points allowed, 11th in total yards allowed, 12th in passing yards allowed and 13th in rushing yards allowed.

The Line (B-)Ty Warren ,who played on the

last two Patriots’ championship teams, will miss the entire sea-son with a hip injury and Jarvis Green, who took Seymour’s starting slot, left for the Denver Broncos as a free agent. The only returning starter is Pro Bowl nose tackle Vince Wilfork, back for this seventh year. The Patriots will look to free agent veterans Damione Lewis and Gerard Warren, and Mike Wright to fill the void.

Linebackers (B)Jerod Mayo led the team in

tackles last year. The first-round selection was defensive rookie of the year in 2008.

Gary Guyton, 24, started all 16 games last season

Tully Banta-Cain had a break-out season in 2009. He led the team with 10 sacks, a number achieved by only six other play-ers in Patriots history. Banta-Cain, who was originally se-lected by New England in the seventh round in the 2003 draft, returned to the team last year, after being released by the 49ers. He is a media favorite thanks to his work ethic, humility and articulation.

Derrick Burgess, who was mulling retirement, finally made it to camp last Friday. He had 5 sacks last season, his first with the Patriots, after being traded by Oakland. Burgess had 38 sacks in four seasons with the Raiders.

Secondary (B-)Safety Brandon Meriweather,

a first-round pick in 2007, and Corner back Leigh Bodden, sec-ond year with the Pats, each had five interceptions last year.

Cornerback Devin McCourty, this year’s first-round draft pick, is vying for a starting spot with Darius Butler, a second-round pick in 2009. McCourty had kickoff returns of 52- and 50-yards in the New Orleans exhibition.


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Fishing Families Shore Dinner, scholarship fundraiser, $25 lob-ster dinner, $8 additional lobster, $7 children’s plate with hotdog or hamburger, 4-8 p.m., rain or shine, Mitchell Field, Route 123, Harpswell, information or tickets, 833-6451.

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Gardens/OutdoorsBrunswick Farmer’s Market, Maine farms and merchants, Sat-urdays 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., Fort Andross Mill, Maine St., Brunswick.

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Fun-filled knights in Brunswick: ‘Spamalot’By Scott Andrews

Brunswick is an epicenter of knight life this week as “Spamalot” takes the boards as the final offering of Maine State Music Theatre’s 2010 season. This Tony Award-winning show is an incredibly funny spoof of the legends associated with King Arthur.

MSMT Artistic Director Charles Abbott plays one of the key roles. Abbott retires from the company after this run, and an appreciation of his long-running role at MSMT is in order.

‘Spamalot’Between 2005 and 2009 one of the hot-

test tickets on Broadway was “Spamalot,” a wildly funny and very tuneful musical com-edy based on the film, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” When “Spamalot” closed on Broadway, the regional performing rights were eagerly sought by professional theater companies around the U.S.

As one of only five successful bidders, Maine State Music Theatre opened the Maine premiere of “Spamalot” last week-end to a sold-out house. It’s a sensationally good show and I expect it will sell out for the remainder of its run.

With a libretto by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez and Idle, “Spamalot” was nominated for 14 Tony Awards, winning three, including “Best Musical.”

It’s solidly based on the legends of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table and the search for the Holy Grail, but Idle’s send-up of the oft-told story and his uncanny ability to find hilariously comic twists in familiar characters is an amazing piece of writing.

The arc of the story follows King Arthur (Nat Chandler) from the early years of his reign to his successful recovery of the Grail. The story is introduced by a His-torian (Chuck Ragsdale). Accompanying Arthur’s quest are Patsy (Charles Abbott), his long-suffering sidekick, and three very errant knights: cowardly Sir Robin (Jeremy Webb), Sir Lancelot (Adam Pelty) and Sir Galahad (Curt Dale Clarke); the latter pair are delightfully full of themselves and full

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of laughs for the audience.Lady of the Lake (Daniella Dalli) is

the leading female in the cast. This lovely woman’s several incarnations include a wonderful send-up of Cher. Following Monty Python practice, several of these actors also get to demonstrate their talents in secondary and tertiary roles, such as Prince Herbert, French Taunter, Knight of Ni, Black Knight and Tim the Enchanter.

Several of the songs are very melodi-ous, including “The Song That Goes Like This,” a send-up of Andrew Lloyd Web-ber’s style of composition. “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” is perhaps the best-known song, delivered impeccably by Abbott.

This is a vast, sprawling show, and stage director Marc Robbins deftly keeps the cast on track, ably supported by music director Ed Reichert.

Maine State Music Theatre presents “Spamalot” at Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin College campus in Brunswick at

various times and dates through Aug. 28. Call 725-8769 or visit www.msmt.org.

Charles Abbott“Spamalot” not only marks the end of

Maine State Music Theatre’s 2010 season, it also closes one of the most remarkable chapters of the company’s 52-year history. Charles “Chuck” Abbott is retiring after 30 years with MSMT, serving the last 20 as its artistic director.

During Abbott’s tenure MSMT reached for and achieved that proverbial “next level” in all respects: improving its artistic offerings, bolstering its finances and truly transforming the company into a keystone of Maine’s cultural architecture.

I enjoyed the privilege of knowing Abbott during the last 17 years of his directorship, and I vividly recall our numerous formal interviews and our many informal encoun-ters in rehearsal halls, cast parties and the streets of Brunswick. He certainly enriched my life by sharing his vast knowledge of musical theater and I believe that “Out & About” readers enjoyed a second-hand benefit as well.

Maine certainly benefited in ways that may not be obvious to casual theatergoers. Under his tenure, MSMT rose to the stature of one of this country’s premier summer venues, and as such it could successfully vie for the first regional performing rights to current and recent Broadway hits such as “Les Miserables,” “Hairspray” and, of course, “Spamalot.”

He is also a fine director himself, helm-ing such classics as “My Fair Lady” twice during his tenure. He wasn’t afraid to tackle the biggest shows, including “Miss Saigon” and “Follies.” The latter is one of the true monuments of American Musical Theater, and Abbott beautifully brought it to Brunswick.

Part of Abbott’s deft touch as director comes from his experience as an actor. Al-though his short stature limited the roles he could play on stage, there are a number of character roles that fit him perfectly. Among the most memorable were Applegate/Devil

in “Damn Yankees,” the Emcee in “Caba-ret” and Patsy in “Spamalot.”

Abbott leaves his mark as a producer, too. Companies such as MSMT are typi-cally thought of as producing “summer stock” and that’s certainly the mainstay of their seasons. But Abbott also believes that nurturing new musicals and unknown writ-ers is also part of the company’s mission. It’s financially risky – selling tickets to an unknown show isn’t as easy as marketing the familiar titles – and difficult to accom-plish in the short rehearsal period dictated by MSMT’s schedule.

But Abbott insisted, and we got to see several world premieres. “Lucky Guy” is a country-themed musical, “Chamberlain” is based on the life of the Civil War hero who lived in Brunswick and “Hans Christian Andersen,” which is a stage adaptation of the memorable film from the 1950s with the luscious score by Frank Loesser.

Although MSMT draws actors, stage di-rectors and technical directors from all over the country, Abbott also nourishes local talent. Mainers who have been repeatedly hired by Abbott over the years include ac-tors Ed Romanoff, Marie Pressman, Birdie Katz, Glenn Anderson and Marc Raymond Dumont. Other local standouts include mu-sic directors Ed Reichert and Brian Cimmet and scenic guru Charles Kading.

I should also mention Abbott’s longtime partner, John-Charles Kelly. An amiable and extremely talented jack-of-all-trades, Kelly sometimes acted in every show of the MSMT season and starred in several, including playing Henry Higgins in the memorable 1995 production of “My Fair Lady” and Buddy in “Follies.”

On opening night of “Spamalot,” Ab-bott’s accomplishment were officially recognized with a “Sentiment of the Maine Legislature.”

I expect Abbott will return to Brunswick in a few years as a freelance director and perhaps as an actor. Meantime I wish him the best in his post-retirement endeavors. And I cherish the memories.

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FilmsTuesday 8/24”Somers Town,” comedy, United Kingdom, 6 p.m., Tuesday Free Movies through Aug. 31, Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath, 443-5141.

“Vanishing of Bees,” 6:30 p.m. documentary film, followed by dis-cussion led by Christy Hemenway, local beekeeper, $7 advance/$8 door, Frontier Cafe, 14 Maine St., Mill 3, Fort Andross, Brunswick, explorefrontier.com, 725-5222, hosted by Gold Star Honeybees.

GalleriesMerrymeeting Art Association art exhibit and sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Aug. 31 at The Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, 153 Harpswell Neck Road, Harpswell.

Friday 8/20Third Friday Art Walk and Drive in Bath, 5-8 p.m., sponsored by Five Rivers Arts Alliance, for par-ticipating galleries, 798-6964, fiveriversartsalliance.org.

”Glorious Gardens” 5-8 p.m. re-ception, exhibit through August, Markings Gallery, 50 Front St., Bath, 443-1499.

Saturday 8/21Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., rain or shine, 80 jur-ied artists, musical groups, theater troupes, childrens activities and more, Maine Street, Brunswick, brunswickdowntown.org, 729-4439.

MusicSaturday 8/21Dorie Barnes Debut Concert, Jazz/Blues, 7 p.m., $10 adult/ $7 student or senior, Merriconeag Grange Hall, 529 Harpswell Neck Road, Harpswell, 798-9201.

Lissa Schneckenburger, fiddle and vocals, and Bethany Waickman, guitar, 7:30 p.m., $10 advance/ $12 door, Frontier Cafe, 14 Maine St., Mill 3, Fort Andross, Brunswick, explorefrontier.com, 725-5222.

Theater & Dance”Spamalot,” presented by Maine State Music Theatre, daily shows through Aug. 28, times vary, 725-8760, ext. 18, 725-1199, msmt.org, MSMT, 22 Elm St., Brunswick.

Friday 8/20“Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr.,” Midcoast Youth Theater per-formance, 7 p.m. $10 adults, $8 seniors and students, $5 ages 5-8, Mt. Ararat High School, Eagles Way, Topsham, youth-theater.org or 751-2619.

Saturday 8/21“Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr.,” Midcoast Youth Theater per-formance, 7 p.m. $10 adults, $8 seniors and students, $5 ages 5-8, Mt. Ararat High School, Eagles Way, Topsham, youth-theater.org or 751-2619.

Sunday 8/22“Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr.,” Midcoast Youth Theater per-formance, 2 p.m. $10 adults, $8 seniors and students, $5 ages 5-8, Mt. Ararat High School, Eagles Way, Topsham, youth-theater.org or 751-2619.

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”Alice in Wonderland,” pre-sented by Maine State Music Theatre, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., 725-8760, ext. 18, 725-1199, msmt.org, MSMT, 22 Elm St., Brunswick.

Greater PortlandAuditions, Calls for ArtAcorn Productions is accepting submissions for annual Phyzgig festival, seeking variety entertain-ers in any family-oriented genre for vaudeville festival in Portland from Christmas to New Year’s, Sept. 15 deadline, applications at acorn-pro-ductions.org/pages/Phyzgig.html.

Saturday 8/21Auditions for Portland Youth Dance, for jazz, contemporary, hip hop dancers ages 9-18, 1 p.m. beginner level dancers; 2:30 p.m. intermediate/ advanced dancers, Casco Bay Movers Dance Studio, Forest Ave., Portland, portlandy-outhdance.com, Victoria Perreault, 712-4308.

Tuesday 8/31Musica de Filia Fall Season Audi-tions, for girl choirs grades 2 -12, and Women’s Choir, 6 p.m. Aug. 31 and Sept. 7, Musica de Filia Studio, 550 Forest Ave., Portland, musicadefilia.com, to schedule an audition call Cyndy, 807-2158.

ComedyWednesday 8/25Calvin Ball, presented by The Es-capists, improv and comedy games, 7:30 p.m., $5, North Star Cafe, 225 Congress St., Portland, theescap-ists.net, 615-4021.

Films Friday 8/27“Fed Up,” documentary on Genetic Engineering, Industrial Agriculture

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GalleriesFriday 8/20“The Ambiguities: Selected Works,” by Thorpe Feidt, Aug. 20-Oct. 29, Area Gallery, USM Woodbury Campus Center, Port-land, 780-5008, usm.maine.edu/gallery.

New Work by Mark Hagen and Mark Haltof, through Aug. 29, Ram Island Farm, Cape Elizabeth, Mark Haltof, 838-1393.

Third Friday Art Walk in Freeport, sponsored by Freeport Merchants Association, partici-pating galleries at freeportusa.com or 865-1212.

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Tuesday 8/24“Flowers” by Merryl Hodgson, 6:30-8 p.m. artist reception, open to the public, Aug. 16-Sept. 30 ex-hibit, Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, 781-2351.

Wednesday 8/25“Friendship in Hard Times,” sculptural installations by Asherah Cinnamon, artist talk 5-6:30 p.m., installation through September, University of New England, Port-land Campus Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, 797-7261, asherah-cinnamon.com.

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Saturday 8/28Kwenu Festival, hosted by The Museum of African Culture, 12-4 p.m., Brown Street, Portland, mu-seumafricanculture.org.

MusicFriday 8/20“Depression Era Swing Party,” with music by Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers, 8-10 p.m., free, all ages, North Star Music Cafe, 225 Congress St., Portland.

Kristi Rose and Fats Kaplin, 9 p.m., $15 advance/ $20 door, VENUE Music Bar and Bistro, 865 Forest Ave., Portland, tickets at venuemusicbar.com.

Paddy Keenan and Pat Kilbride, Irish music, 8 p.m., $15, One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, 761-1757.

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Ingrid Michaelson, 7:30 p.m., free, bring own seat, L.L. Bean Discovery Park, L.L. Bean campus, 95 Main St., Freeport.

Scott Girouard, Summer Singer/Songwriter Concert Series, 6:30 p.m., free, The Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, 775-2266.

Trouble in River City, 9 p.m., Slainte Wine Bar and Lounge, 24 Preble St., Portland, 828-0900.

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Theater & DanceThursday 8/19My First Time, a “mature audi-ences only” comedy, through Aug. 29, tickets $22/$20, Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 7 p.m., Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St., Portland, oldportplayhouse.com.

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receive from wind power development.In other words, said Rep. Stacey Fitts,

a Pittsfield Republican on the task force, their mandate was to “find areas that are appropriate and find ways that it can be done rather than ways to keep it from being done.”

There was never a mandate for the task force to examine the relative merits of wind power development in Maine. Instead, members started from the as-sumption that wind power should be developed in Maine, and the sooner, the better.

“We felt we were in somewhat of a race with other states and Canadian providers” to build wind energy genera-tion, said Sen. Phil Bartlett, D-Gorham, a task force member and co-chairman of the legislature’s Utilities and Energy Committee.

Questionable presumptionsBaldacci’s executive order establishing

the task force stated that, “Maine energy policy seeks to promote the development and use of renewable energy sources to help reduce Maine’s dependence on im-ported fossil fuels.”

The dominant fuel used to generate electricity in Maine is an imported fos-sil fuel – natural gas from Canada. And wind power could make a small dent in how much natural gas Maine uses for electricity generation.

But Baldacci’s statement about de-pendence on imported fossil fuels – and

many others he made both before and subsequently, including one reference to the “tyranny of foreign oil,” one reference to the need to “free ourselves from for-eign oil” and two references to Maine’s “dependency on oil” in his final State of the State address – implicitly tied wind energy production to the goal of reduc-ing the use of foreign oil, with its volatile prices as well as its documented contribu-tion to climate change.

Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation.

“Maine uses very little oil to produce electricity,” said Mark Isaacson, a dam owner, a founding member of the indus-try group Independent Energy Producers of Maine and an active player in the restructuring of Maine’s electric utility industry.

John Kerry, the governor’s energy czar and a member of the task force, acknowl-edged that oil is used to fuel vehicles and to warm Maine buildings.

“Today we don’t use electricity to run our cars or heat our homes,” Kerry said in a recent interview.

And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, Bartlett said: “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.”

So was one of the fundamental prem-ises of the task force false, or at least misleading?

Kerry, the governor’s energy czar, de-

fended his boss’ premise: “In the future, many people have proposed that we use our electricity to heat our homes and power our cars.”

There were other claims Baldacci made at the time about wind power’s advantag-es that, similarly, have been challenged.

In a critique published by the Maine Center for Economic Policy in late 2008, state Sen. Peter Mills, R-Cornville, ar-gued that after the initial construction spending, the wind energy industry would not provide widespread economic benefit for the state or long-term job creation, as Baldacci asserted when he established the task force.

“Because it takes remarkably little ef-fort to maintain a turbine, there are few permanent jobs created by a wind power project,” Mills wrote. In a subsequent interview, Mills pointed to the relatively few jobs created by the Kibby Mountain wind power development. “There are 11 people in ongoing jobs,” he said, “not 111.”

Likewise, while taxes paid on wind power installations have been locally beneficial, they are not broadly shared across Maine.

“The tax benefit has not been available to Maine people generally,” Mills said in the interview. The duration of any tax benefit is also limited, he said, because the turbines have a 20-year life-span and depreciate in value over that period.

Furthermore, the unorganized territory, or UT, where many of the large installa-tions have been built, “already has the lowest tax rates in Maine,” Mills wrote in his critique. “(A)nd wind power could reduce them by a third more.

“But the benefit will accrue primar-ily to those who own land in the UT, the large out-of-state owners like Ir-ving, Wagner and Plum Creek who already benefit from the special tree growth’ tax treatment ... and who stand to gain substantially from leasing their ridge tops to the wind developers.”

Task force favored wind powerThere were 16 members on the task

force: several members of the Baldacci administration, a wind power attorney, two staff from state environmental groups (with a third acting as an alternate), Democratic and Republican lawmakers, a union member and a representative of the Independent Energy Producers of Maine. The chairman was Alec Giffen, director of the Maine Forest Service.

All members of the task force favored wind power development, although the environmental groups had each opposed specific wind power projects in the past. The environmental groups’ battle against the Redington wind project in western Maine, close to the Appalachian Trail, had recently ended with Redington’s rejection by the Land Use Regulation Commission. While they won the fight to reject Red-ington, the groups were chastened by ac-cusations of being insufficiently concerned with stemming global warming.

Did the criticism leveled at the environ-mental members of the task force make them more eager to demonstrate their support for wind power?

“I think we did start with an assump-tion that wind power development was going to take place in Maine,” said Da-vid Publicover, a forestry specialist with

the Appalachian Mountain Club. “We never really engaged in an argument as to whether there should be wind power development in Maine.”

What changedThe task force proposed that the Leg-

islature make significant changes to state law:

• Eliminate certain scenic and zoning standards that were a barrier to placing wind turbines in the landscape.

• Streamline and expedite consideration of construction proposals.

• Eliminate a layer of legal appeal in wind power projects.

• Set aggressive goals for wind power production over the next dozen years: 2,000 megawatts of wind power capacity by 2015 and at least 3,000 megawatts by 2020, of which 300 should be built off-shore. (The state today has 111 turbines representing 265 megawatts of installed wind power, with 161 megawatts in line to begin production.)

• Guide wind power development to all of the incorporated towns in the state as well as a significant portion of territory under the jurisdiction of the Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC), set-ting aside areas in the so-called “core” of LURC where development would not occur.

The changes in the scenic and zoning standards, Publicover said, were signifi-cant but not hard to agree upon.

“The changes got rid of the require-ment that it fit harmoniously into the natural landscape,” he said. “If you used that, you couldn’t have wind power in undeveloped ridgelines, only in Walmart parking lots.”

The changes also allowed wind power to be essentially an allowed use in much of LURC’s jurisdiction.

“Previously wind power had to go through rezoning” in LURC territory in order to be built, Publicover said. “And that had certain criteria, certain hurdles that had to be met that, if you interpreted them with a straight face, you could never allow it and essentially LURC was in the uncomfortable position of having to ignore the actual meaning of their regula-tions to allow wind power.”

The 2,000 and 3,000 megawatt goals for the state were also not controversial, nor was the substantial amount of wind turbine construction, largely along miles of Maine mountaintops, that would be necessary to reach that goal.

When asked if the task force had discussed the number of turbines that would have to be erected to meet that goal, Giffen, the chairman, said, “Not that I recall.”

Other members of the task force could also not remember any discussion about the number of turbines, although one attendee at meetings, Steve Clark from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, did present the task force with his estimate that it would take 1,000 to 2,000 turbines to meet the goal.

“There were one or two very brief questions and that was it, they didn’t ex-plore that issue any further,” Clark said.

Naomi Schalit is executive director and senior reporter of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, a nonprofit and nonpartisan journalism organiza-tion based in Hallowell. The center can be reached at [email protected] and on the Web at pinetreewatchdog.org.


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The existing police station on Federal Street is “too small and inadequate for current needs,” Brown said.

The Town Council also voted 8-1, with Chairwoman Joanne King opposed,

to table a proposal that would require bicyclists of all ages who use the Andro-scoggin River Bike & Pedestrian Path to wear helmets.

Riders who do not obey the law would be subject to warnings and fines.

The council sent the matter to the Recreation Commission for further dis-cussion.

Brown said Monday’s discussion “centered around the stronger desire to

increase public education on the benefits of wearing helmets, as opposed to adopt-ing an ordinance to make it mandatory.”

Councilor Ben Tucker, who sponsored the proposal, introduced a motion to table the matter and send it to the Rec-reation Commission, which the council approved.

Brown said that if the helmet proposal

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King said on Wednesday that she did not oppose the helmet issue becoming an educational endeavor versus a policy change, but that she objected to bringing any item back before the Town Council that does not seem to have support from that panel.



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ALWAYS BUYING, ALWAYSPAYING MORE! Knowledge,Integrity, & Courtesy guaran-teed! 35 + years experiencebuying ANTIQUE jewelry(rings, watches, cuff links,pins, bangles, necklaces andold costume jewelry),coins,sterling silver, pottery, paint-ings, prints, paper items,rugs,etc. Call SchoolhouseAntiques. 780-8283.

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BUSINESS SERVICES

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REPAIRSSIDINGDOORS

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CHILD CARE

I need a Babysitter urgentlyfor my 2 kids. You will be paid$480 weekly. You have accessto a car as long as you takegood care of our Babies for us.email address:[email protected]

CLEANING

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WINDOWCLEANING

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LOOKING FOR A GREATCLEANER? To make yourhome shine? Look no further! Ioffer pro cleaning servicesdone your way. Great refer-ences. Call Rhea: 939-4278.

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COMPUTERS

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DECORATING

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Custom Tile design available

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ELDER CARE

PCA AVAILABLE- 30 yearsexperience. Excellent Refer-ences. Call Mike @ 749-1101.

FARMS

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FIREWOOD

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Contact Don Olden(207) 831-3222

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FOODS

CALDWELL COUNTY CHILIis Maine’s newest and bestChili Spice Co. Get this Awardwinning Spice mix for only$4.25 per box (makes 1 Gal.)or a 4 Pack for only $16. Visitus @ www.caldwellcountychili.comor call us @ 829-1290 to placeyour order.

Got a Function or Specialityin Food? Let readers knowabout all you have to offer inour Food category to beseen in over 69,500 papers.Call 781-3661 for rates.

FOR SALE

Elliptical – Schwinn 430. 2years old, hardly used. Fea-tures 16 levels of resistance,8 programs. 18” stride, gripheart rate monitor. $500($600 new). 899-4383.

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FURNITURE

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GIFTS

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HEALTH

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Specializing in workingwith adolescents,

smoking cessation,anxieties, weight loss

Clinical Hypnosisof Southern Maine

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Alcoholics Anonymous Fal-mouth Group Meeting TuesdayNight, St. Mary`s EpiscopalChurch, Route 88, Falmouth,Maine. 7:00-8:00 PM.

HELP WANTED

SANDWICH SHOP HELP:Looking for energetic, fun, people

with a great customer service attitude,to work at a new take-out

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Duties will include: food prep, preparingand filling customer orders, stockingitems and clean-up. Experience a plusbut not necessary. All shifts available.

Please download an application at:www.HuffysToGo.comor pick up an application at:

Huffy’s Sandwich Shop, 374 Route One, Yarmouth

CIRCULATION LIBRARIAN(3/4 time) and LIBRARYASSISTANT (part-time).The Thomas Memorial Libraryin Cape Elizabeth is seeking tofill two permanent, year-round,part-time customer servicepositions. Both positionsinclude pro-rated benefits.Submit cover letter, resume,and three references by August20 to Jay Scherma, Director,Thomas Memorial Library, 6Scott Dyer Road, Cape Eliza-beth, ME [email protected] details and complete jobdescriptions visit our website:www.ThomasMemor ia lL i -brary.org.

SANDWICH SHOP HELPLooking for energetic, fun people witha great customer service attitude towork at a new take-out sandwichshop in Yarmouth. Duties will include:food prep, preparing and fillingcustomer orders, stocking itemsand clean-up. Experience a plus butnot necessary. All shifts available.Please download an application at:www.HuffysToGo.com or pick upand application at: Huffy’s SandwichShop, 374 Route One, Yarmouth



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152 US Route 1Scarborough

885 - 9600

Kind Hearted, Patient & GentleIf these words describe you and you have ex-perience working with the elderly, please giveus a call. We’re looking for special people tojoin us in providing excellent non-medical,in-home care to the elderly.

MAINE SURGICAL CARE GROUPPatient Accounts/Insurance Representative

Seeking a dedicated full-time, experiencedindividual to join our Billing team workingin a general/vascular/oncologic/transplantation surgical office.Must have an established medical practicebackground including management of self-pay accounts, collection agency protocol,posting incoming payments, working unpaidclaims and all follow-up as needed. Insuranceknowledge and computer skills a must.

A comprehensive compensation andbenefits package is available.

Forward resume to:Maine Surgical Care GroupAttn: Human Resources887 Congress St., Suite 400Portland, ME 04102Fax (207)771-5474

e-mail: [email protected]

Call 329-9017

Custom Framing to Fine Carpentry“Where Integrity Means Business”

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Vindle Builders LLCFully

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Energy Auditor

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Affordable Prices • Insured • Free Estimates

Contact: Dave (207) 347-9510 Email: [email protected]

• ROOFING • SIDING• WINDOW REPLACEMENT• ALL ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTION12 SCHOOL STREET, FREEPORT, ME.PLEASE CALL 522-6687TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT

Four Season Services

CertifiedWall and Paver InstallersCALL FOR A CONSULTATION

[email protected]

NOW SCHEDULING:•Spring Clean Ups •Lawn Mowing •Landscape Design

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•Tree Removal •Drainage Systems

SALES ASSISTANTWe need a motivated, self-starting individual to supportthe Financial Representative ofan industry-leading financialorganization by assisting in allsales-related activities, com-municating with and servicingexisting clients and providingadministrative and clerical sup-port. The successful candidatewill possess strong written andoral communication, interper-sonal and organizational skills,the ability to multi-task andwork independently with limitedsupervision, extensive comput-er, data entry and keyboardexperience and the ability andwillingness to obtain necessaryinsurance and securitieslicensing and registration. 20-25 hours a week with someflexibility, incentives and thepossibility of increased hours.Market research, insuranceand/or securities related expe-rience preferred.Please forward resume [email protected]

HELP WANTED for The Mar-ket Baskets new store on 157Park Row in Brunswick. Fulltime year round counter help.Must have food service experi-ence. Also looking for PastryChef. Send resume to P.O.Box789 Rockport, ME. 04856.email:[email protected].

NOW HIRINGBridges of Maine, LLC is a small, per-sonable agency with a team orientationand family focus, looking for a few com-mitted and forward thinking people. Weprovide one-on-one supports to childrenwith developmental disabilities in theirhomes and in their communities.Opportunities to be trained in all facetsof this service in return for generous lev-els of compensation and benefits.Variedwork schedule allows for flexibility, bothpart and full-time positions availablethroughout York and Cumberland coun-ties. Must have a HS diploma or GED,experience preferred but not essential,though an open mind and heart is!Please send resume or fill out applica-tion on our website.

Bridges of Maine, LLCPO Box 1386, Gray, ME 04039

(207) 657-5585www.bridgesofmaine.net

[email protected]

Are you interested inmaking a difference in an

older person’s life?Opportunities available for

individuals interested in rewardingwork providing one on one care

for elders in our community.Responsibilities include non-

medical and light personal care.For more info and an application,

please go to our website atwww.homepartnersllc.com

HomePartners883-0095

WORK FROM HOMEWITH FLEXIBLE HOURSEarn full time incomeon a part time basisFMI 207-799-3391

Needed: Reliable and responsibleafter school in-home tutoring

services for middle school age childValid driver’s license

and own transportation is requiredExperience with ADD/ADHD preferred

Call Karen at 829-6121 or 272-5288

CARING PEOPLE NEEDED:Visiting Angels is seekingexperienced, compassionateand reliable caregivers to pro-vide in-home non-medicalassistance to seniors. All shifts.Make a difference today. Call773-3397.

I need a Babysitter urgentlyfor my 2 kids. You will be paid$480 weekly. You have accessto a car as long as you takegood care of our Babies for us.email address:[email protected]

In home after school careneeded for 15 year old disabledboy from 2:30 - 4:30.Experience with special needshelpful but not required. Phone:846-6679.

Do you like helping theelderly,their families andworking with caregivers?

Do you like matching caregiversand clients together and seeingrelationships blossom? If so,

HomePartners, LLC, a trustedlocal elder care services company,

has an opportunity for you. We arecurrently looking to add a ClientRelations Manager to our office

management team for approximately24 hours/week (with flexibility to

increase hours based on businessneed). Previous scheduling andcaregiving experience preferred.

Professionalism, ability to multi-task,excellent communication and problemsolving skills and flexibility required.

Please send your resume to:HomePartners LLC 136 US

Route 1 Suite 4, Scarborough,ME 04074 or email

[email protected]

PCA/COMPANION for maleneeded during convalescence.Must be dependable. Hours7:30-4:00 weekdays. $13.00per hr. References preferred.Call 865-1633. Freeport.

HOME REPAIR

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653-1833

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Kitchens & Bathrooms

All manner of exterior repairs & alterations

207-797-3322

Brian L. PrattCarpentry

Reasonable hourly rate

Call Gordon

229-9413

Need some repairs or help?

HANDYMAN

Seth M. RichardsInterior & Exterior Painting & Carpentry• Small Remodeling Projects • SheetrockRepair • Quality Exterior & Interior Painting

Green Products AvailableFULLY INSURED – FREE ESTIMATES

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Chimney lining & MasonryBuilding – Repointing – Repairs

Asphalt & Metal RoofingFoundation Repair & Waterproofing

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Contractfrom page 1


Negotiations have spanned the past year. Teachers in Bath, Phippsburg and Woolwich have been working under terms of the previous contract, which expired Aug. 31, 2009.

The contract provides for an average pay raise of about 4 percent for the ret-roactive first year, for those communi-ties whose contracts expired a year ago, Shuttleworth said.

When classes resume next month, a significant change will be the introduc-tion of a four-by-four block scheduling system at Morse High School. Every day a student will take four classes; once that semester is over, those classes will conclude and the student will take a different set of four classes.

Teachers will have three classes, and they will use the fourth slot for class-room planning and to help students in need.

“The primary focus is to reduce the number of classes that kids are taking at one time and allow them continuous daily focus on those classes that they are

attending to,” Shuttleworth said.RSU 1 will evaluate the model to

determine its degree of success with students, he added.

Woolwich’s approximately 300 stu-dents will spend the next two school years off campus and at the Huse School in Bath as their new school is being built. Almost $250,000-worth of construction has gone into bringing the Huse School up to code for the students. The administrative offices there were moved into the nearby Small School in April to make room for the students.

The Nequasset Road facility should be complete by May 2012 and open for classes that September, and it will measure approximately 66,000 square feet, about twice the size of the current building.

While much of the more than 50-year-old facility will be demolished, addi-tions that house classroom space will be preserved to contain administrative offices, and the existing gym will be expanded for incorporation into the new building.

The Bath Regional Career and Techni-cal Center has new welding, composites and commercial art programs. A signifi-

cant amount of retrofitting has occurred there to facilitate the welding program, Shuttleworth said.

The students who enter the vocational school’s technology program can be certified to repair computers, Shuttle-worth said.

Dean Emmerson is returning to the role of director of technology, a job he had before Bath and School Union 47 joined to become RSU 1.

RSU 1 has expanded its pre-kinder-garten program to about 100 slots this year. Family Focus will run the program for about 16 children in a classroom at the Dike-Newell elementary school in Bath; the other children attend pre-kindergarten programs throughout the community.

Morse High School students have been reconstructing a 17th-century shal-lop through a partnership between the Merrymeeting Area Summer School and Maine’s First Ship. The project is due to conclude next month. The tow and sailing vessel is being built in a 19th century rail-sea freight shed, on the BFC

Marine property at Commercial and Lambard streets.

“That has been absolutely fabulous,” Shuttleworth said.

This school year will see a shift from normal classroom instruction of foreign language at the middle school level to Web-based learning through the Rosetta Stone program. A world language tech-nology integration specialist will guide that transition.

RSU 1 will determine whether Rosetta Stone is also an adequate instructional model at the elementary level, Shuttle-worth said.

The switch is one way that RSU 1 is coping with continued revenue shortfalls and making the most with what it has to work with.

“I don’t see further dollars coming right now,” Shuttleworth said. “I think it’s going to have to come from creative allocation of the current dollars that we have.”

Kindergarten through ninth grade classes begin Wednesday, Sept. 1, while grades 10 through 12 start the following day, Sept. 2.



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Patriotsfrom page 14

Solid James Sanders and physical second-year player Brandon McGowan, a 2005 graduate of the University of Maine, split the starting assignment at safety last year. McGowan is the first Maine player on the Patriots since Clay Pickering caught a 10-yard pass in 1987, the only reception of his career. The 6-5 Pickering was a basketball star, who played football during his last semester. The only other Maine graduate to suit up for the Patriots was defensive back Dave Cloutier, who played in 12 games in 1964.

McGowan played four years with the Chicago Bears, starting in 13 of the 25 contests he played in. In 2005, he was the only undrafted Bears rookie to make the active roster, and started the final three

games of the season. In 2007, he started nine games and had two interceptions. In 2008, McGowan’s play was limited due to a season ending ankle injury in September.

In his first year with the Patriots, Mc-Gowan played in every game and had career highs in starts (11), tackles (59), as-sists (20) and forced fumbles (three). In the November 8 win over Miami, he had eight tackles, three assists and a forced fumble.

NFL teams may carry 80 players in training camp until August 31 when the squad must be cut to 75 players.

On Sept. 4, just after the final exhibi-tion games, rosters must be reduced to the regular-season limit of 53 players. If all goes well, those making the cut will travel to Dallas for the Super Bowl on February 6.

Now that would be a happy ending.

Coastal Humane Society hosting fundraiser

Coastal Humane Society in Brunswick will host the Coastal Humane Society Golf Classic “Fore Paws,” Monday at the Bruns-wick Golf Club. Proceeds will benefit the homeless animals at CHS. The tournament will be a scramble format with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Cost to play is $150 per player ($600 per 4-person team). FMI, coastalhumanesociety.org or 725-5051.

Freeport Gridiron Club hosting road race

The Freeport Gridiron Club will host a Run With The Falcons 5K road race Sun-day, Aug. 29, beginning at 8 a.m., at the Mast Landing School in Freeport.

Runners and walkers can register on-line for $15 or the day of the race for $20.

FMI, [email protected] or runreg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=2412.

Roundup

Historic cookbookfrom page 5

the town of Harpswell and the schoolhouse, also includes helpful hints for all occasions. These include 100 baking and 75 household tips.

Copies are on sale at many local businesses, including the Store on Orr’s, the Fishnet Cafe,

Island Candy Co., Land’s End Gift Shop and the Bailey Island General Store, all on Route 24.

The book can also be ordered by sending $12 for one copy, plus $5 for shipping and handling and $1 for each additional book, to OBIFD-Schoolhouse, P.O. Box 162, Orr’s Island, ME 04066.

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The Forecaster, Mid-Coast edition, August 20, 2010

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