The Forecaster, Southern edition, December 9, 2011

December 9, 2011 News of South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth Vol. 10, No. 49

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IndexObituaries ......................14Opinion ............................9Out & About ...................22People & Business ........21

Police Beat ....................12Real Estate ....................30School Notebook ...........14Sports ............................15

Arts Calendar ................23Classifieds .....................25Community Calendar .....23Meetings ........................23

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Scarborough councilors reject bid to limit fireworksBy Mario Moretto

SCARBOROUGH — Town councilors on Wednesday re-jected an attempt to limit the use of consumer fireworks, and instead sent the proposal back to committee.

Gourmet market planned near Cape Elizabeth High SchoolBy Amy Anderson

CAPE ELIZABETH — Resi-dent Michael Concannon hopes to build a gourmet market and offices at the corner of Route 77 and the high school driveway.

The Planning Board heard a preliminary proposal to build the

Cape Elizabeth students qualify for national, world robotics contestsBy Mario Moretto

GORHAM — Cape Elizabeth students have qualified for the third consecutive year to compete in a worldwide robotics championship.

Two teams, one from the high school and one from the middle school, competed in the Vex Robotics Tournament held at Hill Gymnasium at the University of Southern Maine’s Gorham campus on Dec. 3.

They bested 15 teams from five other schools, with their robots competing against each other in a complex game. Teams were paired up against each other in “alli-ances” of two teams. Each alliance placed their robots in 12-foot square pens and competed for points by placing barrels and balls into baskets or into the corner of the

Cape Elizabeth High School sophomores Anothony Castro, left, and Luke Dvorozniak guide their robot during a match at the VEX Robotics Tournament Dec. 3 at USM in Gorham. The pair went on to win the Excellence Award for

their robot, and were part of the tournament-winning alliance with a Cape Elizabeth Middle School team. The team qualified for its third consecutive World

Championship, and the National Championship.

MARiO MOREttO / thE FORECAStER Carter Hall, a Yarmouth High School freshman, works on his

team’s robot during a break in competition at the VEX Robotics Tournament Dec. 3 in Gorham.

New foundation hopes to grow Scarboroughschool fundingBy Mario Moretto

SCARBOROUGH — A new group has formed to help fund local public school education.

Organizers of the Scarborough Education Foundation met with the School Board Dec. 1 to unveil their goals and mission statement. The group says it will fund “innovative and creative educational programs and initia-tives that fall outside traditional school budget considerations.”

Foundation President Will Leadley said SEF will provide funding for educators who have plans to enhance teaching. That could mean funding technology, teacher training or other means to boost learning.

“Our primary focus is not to develop the ideas and advance-ments, but to help fund them,” he said. “We hope to solicit private donations from families, individuals and businesses in Scarborough and really make this a very broad-based thing that people can get behind and support.”

Leadley and Larissa Pratt, who will chair the foundation’s Governance Committee, told board members they have met with representatives from other education foundations – includ-ing the ones in Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth and Kennebunk – who gave them advice for starting the group in Scarborough.

Those groups have distrib-uted cash to fund many proj-ects, including the purchase of interactive SMARTBoards for classrooms and new curriculum

Unless the town enacts its own limits before Jan. 1 – an option that now seems all but impossible – the decision means fireworks will be legal as of Jan. 1, governed by a state law that allows their use from 9 a.m. to

10 p.m. all year and even longer on holidays.

The Town Council rejected a proposed ban on the use and sale of consumer fireworks at its Nov. 16 meeting.

On Wednesday, Town Man-

ager Tom Hall proposed limit-ing the times fireworks could be used to between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Sundays through Thurs-days, and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Hall called the ordinance a

stop-gap, intended to control fireworks until the council de-cides on more permanent rules regarding the sale and use of fireworks.

two-story business at 349 Ocean House Road at a workshop on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

Concannon, the president of Port Printing Solutions in South Portland, said he intends to move his consulting and market-ing business to Cape Elizabeth,

if the project is approved.The 3/4-acre property once

housed a real estate office and had approval for a fitness center that was never developed. It is a few hundred yards from the Pond Cove Shopping Center, which includes the Pond Cove

IGA supermarket, Ocean House Pizza and Local Buzz coffee shop and wine bar.

In 2004, a developer proposed building a “Cape Commerce Center” that included a Dunkin’

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City asks judge to reject lawsuit filed by School Board memberBy Mario Moretto

SOUTH PORTLAND — The city on Monday filed court documents defend-ing its personnel policy against charges that the rules violate the First Amend-ment rights of its employees.

South Portland School Board member Karen Callaghan, who is a city librarian, and former School Board member Bur-ton Edwards, who is a part-time Parks and Recreation Department employee, sued the city in Cumberland County Superior Court in September.

Callaghan and Edwards contend the policy violates their right to freedom of political speech and is too broadly writ-ten in limiting other kinds of political activity for city employees.

At issue is whether running for office is a fundamental political right protected by the First Amendment, as the plain-tiffs claim, and whether the city has a right to restrict the political activity of its employees inside and outside the workplace.

The plaintiffs and their attorney, David Lourie, previously filed papers with Justice Thomas Warren seeking summary judgment – a finding that no material dispute of fact exists and that they are entitled to judgment as a matter of law, without a trial.

In South Portland’s response and its own request for summary judgment, at-torney Sally Daggett said the city has an “important government interest” in lim-iting its employees’ political activities, and that the personnel policy purpose is to ensure employees don’t use their em-ployment status with the city, or spend city time, to influence local elections.

“The Supreme Court, the Maine Law Court, and other federal and state courts have unanimously held that seeking political office is not a fundamental right, and that certain restrictions upon such political activity for government employees are constitutionally permis-

sible,” Daggett wrote.Callaghan and Edwards stressed the

independence of the School Department from the city, arguing that Callaghan’s position on the School Board and her job with the city don’t have sufficient overlap to fall under the policy.

Daggett responded that the city – spe-cifically through the city manager, Jim Gailey – has regular dealings with the School Board, and that overlap between the two is likely only to increase.

She pointed out that the board is required to issue financial statements whenever the city manager requests them and noted the manager’s role in crafting the city budget, which includes the school budget.

“There are municipal and school ser-vices that are being consolidated into single operations to serve both the mu-nicipal and the school side of the city’s overall operations,” Daggett wrote. “It would be inappropriate for a City em-ployee to serve the municipal side of City operations by day and the School Board/School Department side of opera-tions by night.”

She said information technology ser-vices have already been consolidated, and the city’s filing included affidavits from the city’s finance and human resources directors, who wrote about their dual roles with the city and School Department.

The city revised its personnel policy a year ago to specify that elected of-fices include the school board. When Callaghan turned in the necessary signatures to have her name placed on the ballot this year, City Clerk Susan Mooney told her she couldn’t run unless she resigned from the library, according

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SOUTH PORTLAND — The new mayor is urging her fellow city councilors to create an activist, environmentally conscious city government.

Councilor Patti Smith was unanimously elected mayor at a special meeting of the City Council on Monday. She replaces Rosemarie De Angelis, who continues as a city councilor.

Smith asked other councilors to be coura-geous and active advocates for the residents of South Portland, and told them to imagine a greener city, one that champions alterna-tive transportation, bans plastic and paper shopping bags, operates a fleet of hybrid vehicles and expands community and per-sonal gardening.

“These are not extreme ideas,” she said. “They are happening elsewhere in the U.S. where towns and cities with courage and foresight are taking action. I ask that we imagine, and take action.”

Smith has been on the council for three years, and has lived in South Portland for

SOUTH PORTLAND — Immedi-ately following the City Council in-auguration and the election of Mayor Patti Smith on Monday, the School Board inaugurated its new members and chose Tappan Fitzgerald as its chairman.

Fitzgerald said the next year will be full of challenges, and will likely be the toughest budget year for South Portland schools in a long time.

But he remained optimistic.“In South Portland, we do it right

and we get it done,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s that Red Riot pride that con-tinues to allow us to move forward

Mario Moretto / the ForecasterCouncilor Jerry Jalbert, Mayor Patti Smith and Councilor Tom Coward take the oath of office from

City Clerk Susan Mooney at South Portland City Hall Monday, Dec. 5.

six. She said that sitting next to longtime residents on the council, she felt like an acorn among oaks, but promised that her dedication to the city is as strong as any-one’s.

“During my short residency in South Portland, I’ve plugged into this communi-ty,” she said. “This is my home. You are my neighbors, my friends and my colleagues.”

Smith thanked the city staff, residents, small business owners and others for con-

tributing to making the city a place she’s happy to call home. She also thanked her partner, Susan, whom she said she hoped to one day legally marry, drawing applause from the audience.

The new mayor said she was sure her term would be full of “opportunities and challenges that invite us to lead,” and said

together.”James Gilboy was unanimously

elected vice chairman. Members commended outgoing Chairman Ralph Baxter Jr. on his 13 years of service.

Fitzgerald and newcomer Jeffrey Selser will serve three-year terms. Board member Karen Callaghan was also scheduled to be inaugurated, but was not present.

Callaghan, who works at the South Portland library, is suing the city over a personnel policy that bars city employ-ees from running for elected office.

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she hopes councilors will focus on how they work together, and that South Portland would be a model for other cities.

“When we come together with an open heart, a better city is not only our goal, but our destiny,” she said.

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PORTLAND — If there’s a message from this week’s HealthierUS Schools awards, it’s that hard work pays off.

Back in January, schools from around southern Maine submitted lengthy ap-plications to the U.S. Department of Ag-riculture, including photocopies of nutri-tion labels from every food product they use, copies of every recipe on the school lunch menu and proof that the school’s policies do not use food as a reward and

physical activity as a punishment.On Thursday, the 35 Maine schools

that met the bar received the USDA’s HeathierUS Schools Challenge awards.

Kevin Concannon, the undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Ser-vices, will be at Hannaford Hall at the University of Southern Maine to honor the schools for their efforts to reduce childhood obesity by improving lunch menus and increasing physical activity.

The winners include Falmouth’s Plum-

mer Motz and Lunt elementary schools; Freeport’s Mast Landing and Morse Street schools; Portland’s East End, Hall, Reiche, Longfellow, Nathan Clifford, Peaks Island, Presumpscot and Riverton elementary schools; South Portland’s Brown, Dyer, Kaler, Skillin and Small elementary schools; Yarmouth’s Rowe and Yarmouth elementary schools; North Yarmouth’s Wilson and North Yarmouth Memorial schools; and Scarborough’s Blue Point, Eight Corners, Pleasant Hill

and Wentworth Intermediate schools.Schools in Westbrook and the Lakes

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tionally qualify as HealthierUS Schools.Heidi Kessler, school nutrition coor-

dinator at Portland nonprofit Let’s Go!, began pulling school nutrition directors together in 2007 to help encourage them to choose healthier lunch options for their students.

“We started to push them to reduce French fries, and increase vegetables and fruit,” Kessler said. The group decided it would be good to have a goal and chose the USDA program as something to work toward.

The program requires schools to pro-vide a different vegetable every day of the week, and at least three of those must be dark green or orange. Schools must offer at least one serving of dried beans and must have at least three whole-grain foods per week. Only skim and 1 percent milk is allowed, although sweetened chocolate and strawberry milks are still OK.

Kessler said changes to the menus came much easier than changes to school policies about rewards.

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Another challenge was convincing school groups not to undermine the program by selling junk foods for fund-raisers.

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FALMOUTH — A South Portland man who turns 19 on Christmas Eve was charged with shooting down a Christmas tree after police discovered he posted photos of the activity on Facebook.

Police said Officer Jeff Pardue was sent to the Skillins Greenhouses property on Blackstrap Road on Nov. 28 to inves-tigate a missing Christmas tree. In the tree’s place he found a pile of shotgun shells and abandoned tires.

“Pardue came back and did some research on Facebook, and discovered a young man dressed in hunter orange posing next to the tree, bragging that he shot down the tree, (and) pictures of it set up and decorated in his house,” Lt. John Kilbride said.

Kilbride said the tree in the photos was decorated with beer cans, shotgun shells

and women’s panties. The photos were posted on a page owned by Tyler Win-slow, 18, of 38 Devereaux Circle, South Portland.

Using the photos as evidence, police obtained a search warrant, went to Win-slow’s apartment and seized the tree, shotgun shells and shotgun allegedly used in the incident. They issued Winslow summonses for theft, criminal mischief and criminal trespassing.

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Waynflete team wins Federal Reserve Bank of Boston challengeBy Emily Parkhurst

PORTLAND — What do Federal Re-serve Bank securities holdings mainly consist of?

A – Corporate stocks and bonds.B – U.S. Government bonds, notes and bills.C – Foreign currency.D – Securities representing U.S. loans to foreign nations.That was the question all six members

of the Waynflete School Finance Club answered correctly when they became the first Maine team to win the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Reserve Cup Challenge in Boston on Nov. 22.

For those less-versed in matters of finance, the answer is “B.”

“We practiced on the train on the way down. We used the Wi-Fi to watch last year’s competition,” said sophomore Mason Saltz, of Scarborough.

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said, of the final, tie-breaking question that put Waynflete ahead of Newton (Mass.) North High School by five points, to take the title.

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FALMOUTH — Two Scarborough residents were arrested last week after a homeowner called to report a suspicious car across the street.

Police responded to a call Dec. 2 at 1:58 a.m. from a Depot Road resident who re-ported being woken up by car doors slam-ming in a neighbor’s yard.

Police allegedly found Sean Vanschaick, 20, walking out of a garage with a bicycle. Officers also reportedly discovered Stacie Sargent, 21, parked in a car in the driveway with another bicycle, golf clubs and other property in the vehicle.

The officers then found the couple had several large knives in the car.

Vanschaick and Sargent were charged with burglary, theft and trafficking in dan-

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Police said the pair may be linked to other burglaries in the area, and that the cases are under investigation.

Cape council meetings to begin earlier

CAPE ELIZABETH — Town Council meetings will begin at 7 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m. starting Monday, Dec. 12.

Councilors amended the council rules on Monday, Dec. 5.

Fine-free day at Scarborough library

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All items returned should be in good condition. The library will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 30.

SMCC doubles scholarship awards

SOUTH PORTLAND — Southern Maine Community College more than doubled its student scholarships at a Dec. 2 award ceremony.

The SMCC Foundation awarded $153,000 in scholarships to 156 students at a ceremony in the HUB Gymnasium. Last year, the school gave out less than $60,000, the school said.

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City to hold forum on bike, pedestrian access

SOUTH PORTLAND — The city’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee will hold a public forum about how to best make streets more bike- and pedestrian-friendly.

The meeting will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, at the Memo-rial Middle School Library.

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the city’s policy of providing full health insurance benefits to city councilors – a benefit she doesn’t take.

Before passing the gavel, De Angelis said she counted the creation of the South Portland Farmers Market, the tobacco-free parks and beaches initiative and community gardens among the city’s successes during her term.

She thanked the city staff, School Board and her fellow councilors for their support, and gave a ringing endorsement of Smith.

“I am thrilled that Councilor Smith will be our next mayor, and I look forward to passing the gavel to her,” De Angelis said. “The caliber of her work is beyond reproach and her experience, intellect and background will only benefit the city.”

Before the mayoral election, Smith and Councilors Thomas Coward and Jerry Jal-bert took their oaths of office to begin new three-year terms. All three won uncontested elections in November.

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CUMBERLAND — Don’t be surprised if the Harley-Davidson motorcycle you see coasting down the road soon sports a license plate with a pink ribbon.

The plate – Maine’s first specialty mo-torcycle license plate – would continue the cause promoted by pink ribbon automobile plates. More than 15,000 of those have been issued, raising more than $400,000 since October 2008 for breast cancer support and research.

The driving force behind the automobile

contributedThe pink ribbon license plate that has been

adorning Maine automobiles may next year be seen on motorcycles as well.

and motorcycle plates is state Rep. Meredith Strang Burgess, R-Cumberland, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999 and finished treatment a year and a half later.

Like the automobile plates, all proceeds from the motorcycle plates will stay in Maine, according to Burgess. Proceeds will be split between the Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program’s mammogram fund, the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition Support Service Fund fee would still apply, and renewals would cost $15.

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reservations by the end of this month, so that the plate can be finalized during the 2012 session of the Legislature, which starts in January. The plate could be unveiled in May or June 2012.

She said interest in the plates is high, and not just with women. Burgess said many motorcycle organizations have raised money for the breast cancer cause.

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Annette goes further and accuses Bruno of being a gang member who provoked the fight by calling Ferdinand a snitch. Both Houllies point out that if anyone was a snitch it was Bruno for telling his parents. By this point, it doesn’t seem like there are any adults in the room.

The negotiations deteriorate to the point where every-one starts drinking, clothes loosen, and Annette pukes on Veronique’s coffee-table art books. In the process, Michel admits to having belonged to a gang himself as a kid, and to abandoning his children’s beloved hamster, which he always reviled, to an awful fate in the streets of Paris. Michel gets the last word as he asks who knows how to resolve such disputes.

It’s not a pretty picture. The only thing saving us from despondency is that much of the dialog is hysterically funny, as we laugh in recognition of our common experi-ence and all the unseemly impulses we resist.

Coincidentally, at the same time that Portland Stage was playing “God of Carnage,” Acorn Productions was per-forming “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” in Westbrook. Woolf is the 1962 Edward Albee play set in that bastion of American civilization, the small New England college.

As I remember that plot, history professor George is married to the college president’s daughter, Martha. An established couple, they invite a new biology professor named Nick, and his wife Honey, over to their house after a party and quickly repudiate all social conventions. Rather


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Ya gotta have artPortland Stage Company’s production of Yasmina Reza’s

“God of Carnage” is set in a lofty, austere, modern apart-ment in Paris, with all that city connotes about culture and civilization and art.

Veronique and Michel Reille have asked Alain and An-nette Houllie over so that they can mediate a play-ground fight between their 11-year-old sons: Ferdinand Houllie hit Bruno Reille in the face with a stick and knocked out two teeth.

Veronique is an art lover and writing a book about the civil war in the Darfur region of Sudan. Her hus-band is a hardware salesman. Veronique wants to resolve the boys’ conflict with an apology that comes from the heart of bullish Ferdinand.

Annette has dragged her husband to the negotiations. Alain is an attorney in the midst of counseling a drug-manufacturer client experiencing a public relations disaster because of the harmful side-effects of one of its pharma-ceuticals. His attention is constantly being diverted by calls from his client to his cell phone.

As a counterpoint, Michel is regularly interrupted by calls from his mother, for whom he affects an all-is-well-with-the-world bonhomie, which is only tested when she confides that she has been taking Alain’s client’s medicine.

When focusing on the negotiations at hand, Alain instinc-tively objects to any admission of guilt by his son, just as

than show the young couple hospitality, George and Martha humiliate each other, drink, argue, fight and play malicious games that eventually turn on their guests. Martha tries to seduce Nick. The play ends with Martha admitting she’s afraid of Virginia Woolf.

Woolf was a member of The Bloomsbury Group of intel-lectuals that gathered in London in the early 1900s. She is widely credited with inventing modernist styles of fiction, such as impressionism and lyricism, and techniques such as stream of consciousness. The group rejected the conven-tions of Victorian life in favor of the unrestrained pursuit of knowledge, truth, beauty, art, love and pleasure. Woolf in particular believed in the power of art to transform life.

The plays and Bloomsbury Group make me wonder whether we human beings can be responsible, can govern ourselves and our passions and do something positive, or whether we are instead destined to pursue short-sighted self-interest to meaningless oblivion.

Greece, a cradle of western civilization, can’t support its level of social spending. The European Community is reluctant to bail it out. Arab oligarchs, heirs to the Islamic Golden Age, won’t give their people any freedoms. Russia seems to be going backwards. Here at home, Washington can’t do anything. The supercommittee is just as ineffec-tive as any other. Even that sacred cow, college football, is tainted by scandal, arrogance, irresponsibility and worse.

Maybe art is the answer. It’s the quintessential job creator, passionately pursuing some inspiration. Making something out of nothing. Something intrinsically beauti-ful and transcendent. And taking satisfaction from it. Or at least getting a laugh.

Halsey Frank is a Portland resident, attorney and former chairman of the Republican City Committee.


By Tony DonovanThere are legitimate questions as to whether the U.S.

made correct decisions around transportation since the 1960s, particularly the decisions to subsidize highway systems while regulating and penalizing the railroads.

Let’s say for the benefit of the doubt that an average car costs $25,000. Eight cars cost $200,000, 80 cars $2 million and 800 cars $20 million. Twenty million dollars represents the number of cars in less than one hour driving on an interstate highway, or the number of cars around you in a rush-hour traffic jam.

A 2005 Maine Department of Transportation cost feasi-bility study shows that reconstruction of the state-owned rail between Portland and Yarmouth costs $25 million, in-cluding rebuilding the East Deering railroad trestle bridge. Stations and operating equipment, e.g. rail cars, bring the total cost to $35 million for a commuter passenger rail service operating parallel to I-295 (on which every morning there are 5,000 cars driving into Portland).

Rail construction is $1 million dollars a mile. The recon-struction of the one-third-mile Martins Point auto bridge between Portland and Falmouth is a cost to taxpayers of $38 million. According to MDOT, the cost of reconstruct-ing a roadway, which is needed every eight to 10 years, is approximated at $200,000 per lane mile. Include lanes,

domestically) that transports thousands of commuters, consumers and taxpayers to service communities along the routes.

The goal is to operate a robust regional commuter pas-senger rail system on Maine-owned railways, capable of traveling in excess of normal highway speeds, serving service center communities in the region.

Maine owns two railway corridors out of Portland: the Mountain Division from the Portland Transportation Center to North Conway, N.H., and the St. Lawrence & Atlantic from Portland’s waterfront to Auburn, eventually terminat-ing in Montreal, Canada.

What is a higher return on investment: rebuilding roads every 10 years for tens of millions of dollars? Or a “road” for $25 million that lasts 50 plus years? There are private developers and there are market needs that can be matched if and when government funds are invested in a robust regional commuter passenger system. Proof can be found in the 10 years of operations of the Amtrak Downeaster, where hundreds of millions of private dollars have been invested.

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A railroad built for speeds that compete with or ex-ceed auto speeds will last more than 50 years, requiring

only minimal annual maintenance. An auto-road requires expensive/extensive maintenance every year and a complete rebuilding every 10 years.

One mile of rail: $1 million every 50 years. One mile of road: $500,000 every 10 years. Rail: $20,000 per mile per year. Roads: $50,000 per mile per year.

The investment in a modern, 21st century transportation system (inherited from the 19th century) could realistically allow commuters and consumers to live with one car, a $25,000 savings. Additionally, consumers would save the $8,000 to $10,000 required to operate their cars annually.

Automobiles depend on roads. Roads in turn are de-signed around an oil-based pavement system, requiring government subsidies. Taxpayers are just wrapping up a $1 trillion investment in the Mideast, so that firms like Exxon can acquire oil in distant lands like Iraq.

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has coastline. It also has Portland, with a wonderful arts community and fabulous array of restaurants and shops. Particularly the shops in the Old Port. Fancy little bou-tiques, quaint bookstores and toy shops with finely crafted treasures.

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I was taken in by the cobblestones, festive lights and the smell of the sea. It was magical. I wandered in and out of shops, browsing and buying trinkets for my children’s Christmas stock-ings. I think it may have even been snowing. It was like a fairyland to me – a scene from “It’s a Wonderful Life.” It felt like “home.” That was when I knew I could live here.

I’ve now been a Maine resident for nearly seven years, and have spent seven holiday seasons trying to spend my shopping dollars in the Old Port. And I realize one thing: Portland does not want my money.

For six years and nearly five months, I have been as-saulted by those blue stickers that admonish us to “Buy Local.” Let me say here and now, in the presence of God and all of The Forecaster readers, “I would happily buy local if I could find a few stores that would stay open past dinner time.”

Every holiday season, I look forward to one or two holi-day shopping trips in the Old Port. I’m not a mall person, and love the romance of Christmas shopping outdoors, wandering around while sipping a steamy hot cocoa. If it happens to be snowing, so much the better. Bring it on, I say.

But Portland seems to want me to shop at the dreaded mall. Or drive to New Hampshire or Massachusetts, where stores seem aware that staying open past dinner time dur-ing the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas means you may attract holiday shoppers. Which – hello! – equals holiday profits. Economics 101.

That was the week that was your right to knowIf you’re an advocate for freedom of information and

Maine’s Freedom of Access Act, it was a pull-your-hair-out kind of week.

In Brunswick, town councilors and the town manager held an unannounced, private meeting with representatives of the Brunswick West neighbor-hood group. Then in Freeport, town councilors had to be re-minded that their personal email accounts are not immune to FOAA requests. And finally, in Scarborough, the School Board was poised to increase public information document fees that – guess what? – already exceed the legal limit.

What the heck is going on? Unfortunately, it’s the same old thing: the people we trust to honor the public’s right to know are either ignorant of state law, or choose to dwell in its gray areas, when it comes to providing public informa-tion.

Maine’s FOAA is clear: a gathering where three or more members of an elected government body, like a town council, convene to discuss municipal business is (with only specific exceptions) a meeting that must have advance public notice and must be open to the public.

But that didn’t happen Nov. 28 in Brunswick, where Town Council Chairwoman Joanne King, three other coun-cilors and Town Manager Gary Brown met privately and without public notice with the board of Brunswick West. Their topic was the neighborhood group’s continuing op-position to an Amtrak Downeaster layover facility.

After The Forecaster’s Emily Guerin learned who at-tended the meeting, councilors tried to spin the private meeting the best way they could. It was a Brunswick West meeting, they said, not a council meeting. Or they were there only to listen, not discuss.

Those arguments fail the straight-face test.The councilors were there because the issue is one that

has been front and center in Brunswick for several months, and because they hoped – as Brown later said – to establish



I remain befuddled by the entire situation. And I’m tired of the whining about buying local.

Last December, a friend and I got together for some spontaneous Christmas shopping and a dinner. As we wan-dered through the Old Port, darkness set in. But since that occurs around 4:15 in December, it wasn’t exactly time to roll up the sidewalks.

We saved our favorite shop for last, and as we turned the doorknob, were greeted by an anxious looking saleswoman who informed us they were closing. A handful of other shoppers were still milling about. The saleswoman jingled her keys like a prison guard as we almost apologetically said we’d just take a quick peek. I’d barely made it to the back of the store when another saleswoman hit the lights, thereby leaving a fellow shopper and me in semi-darkness.

They obviously wanted us gone.Heaven forbid they stay five minutes longer and make

a sale. Never mind that – when did it become good man-ners to throw customers out on the sidewalk? I imagine they didn’t own the store. At least I pray not, because that would be truly tragic.

I’m not proposing 24-hour shopping. Or Walmart hours. But I might suggest it would be profitable to stay open long enough for people who get out of work at 5 to have sufficient time to then spend some of the money they’ve just earned.

As we left, the saleswoman with the keys smiled awk-wardly and said in a hushed tone, “Please do come back.”

To which I silently replied, “I wouldn’t wait up, sweet-heart.”

I have accepted that my only local grocery store closes at 8 most evenings. Honestly, I think it promotes family togetherness. But please, it’s Christmas. I don’t know the numbers, but I imagine quite a large percentage of yearly retail profits are racked up during the happy holiday season.

So let’s get with the program, Portland. Take my money. Please!

Or I’m going to use those “Buy Local” stickers to deco-rate the gift boxes of the presents I just bought in Newbury-port. At 8 o’clock at night.

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a “dialog” with the angry residents. In fact, Councilor Deb-bie Atwood said she left the meeting when the residents refused to hear what she had to say.

A skeptic might suggest that, like shoppers with cartloads of groceries who can’t count past 12 at the express check-

out, Brunswick’s town councilors need a lesson in arithmetic. We hope not, because that would suggest they truly were winking at the law. What they really need is a refresher course in Maine’s Freedom of Access Act.

Freeport’s town councilors got just that on Nov. 29, when their lawyer urged them to use the town email system instead of their own, private accounts, when they conduct town business. Apparently, some of them may still mistakenly believe their private emails are safe from FOAA requests.

Keeping all electronic records on a town server will make things easier not only for members of the press and public who request records, but for the councilors and town employees who will eventually be asked to produce the records. It will also reduce the time and expense required to comply with public information record requests.

Which brings us to Scarborough, where the School

Board on Dec. 1 was prepared to enact fees as high as $50 an hour for School Department compliance with records requests – until The Forecaster’s Mario Moretto pointed out that state law caps those charges at $10 per hour. Not only that, it turned out the town’s existing fees already exceed the statutory limit.

To its credit, the board removed the item from its agenda and was expected to consult an attorney. But there shouldn’t be much consultation needed: Scarborough’s fee structure, which now varies from $10 an hour to $30 an hour, should quickly be revised and brought in line with the FOAA. Although the School Department said it has never charged anyone the inflated fees, refunds should be provided to people who can produce receipts that show they were overcharged for public documents.

From one end of The Forecaster’s coverage area to the other, last week proved there’s still plenty of room for im-provement when it comes to local government compliance with Maine’s Freedom of Access Act – and plenty of need for vigilance by the public and the press.

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The 10 best films of all timeSeeing Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris” a few

weeks ago reminded me what I like so much about Woody Allen. He’s an existentialist. His imagination and humor are rooted in reality.

I’ve never cared at all for sci-fi, fantasy or horror in books or movies, but Allen’s shifting of time, sending contemporary characters back to 1920s Paris, works because, other than the willing suspension of disbelief required to enjoy any motion picture, it’s realistic.

Everyday reality, as opposed to the fantastic or the dramatic, permeates my favorite movies, as does a focus on iconoclasts, anti-heroes, nonconformists and outsiders – people at odds with the prevailing orthodoxy. I suppose my Top 10 list argues a fundamental shallow-ness on my part when it comes to cinema, but, hey, when I go to the movies I just want to be entertained and amused. These movies amuse me no matter how many times I watch them.

“Hannah and Her Sis-ters” (1986) is Woody Allen’s best movie as far as I’m concerned. The dysfunctional fam-ily dynamics set against the background of New York City and existential dread at holiday time are priceless and, ultimately, comforting.

“As Good As It Gets” (1997) is my favorite Jack Nicholson movie, the story of an obsessive-compul-sive misanthrope forced to become “a better man” to win the love of a good woman who teaches him a lesson in compassion. Cranky old conservatives seem to identify with Nicholson’s manic Melvin Udall, perhaps not realizing Udall is a very sick man and Nicholson himself is a liberal.

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986) is a wonder-fully slapstick screw-the-system comedy. If you can’t identify with Ferris and his anti-authoritarian determi-nation to enjoy his own life, you’re probably an ISTJ (introversion, sensing, thinking, judgment) on the Myers-Briggs charts.

“Empire Records” (1995) features two of my favorite actresses, Liv Tyler and Renee Zellweger, in a

comedy about an independent record store’s fight for survival. Empire Records gave the world the concept of “Rex Manning Day,” meaning the best day ever. In our family, for example, the day the annual bonus is announced is referred to as Rex Manning Day.

“Rancho Deluxe” (1975) is an anti-western about a couple of loser cattle rustlers in modern-day Montana. Based on a novel by Thomas McGuane, who also gave us “92 in the Shade” and “The Missouri Breaks.” Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston are superb.

“Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985) is the only thing Madonna has ever done that I liked, but it’s enough. The revenge-of-the-bored-suburban-house-wife movie of all times.

“Good Will Hunting” (1997) is Matt Damon and Ben Affleck at their best in an offbeat town-gown story that is perfect for Boston: MIT janitor solves math problems the profs can’t.

“War of the Buttons” (1994) is one I bet you haven’t seen. Rival gangs of Irish kids fight a parochi-al little war, the leaders of the two gangs discovering they have more in common than not. From a French novel, but it works well in the Irish countryside.

“The Graduate” (1967) came out the year I gradu-ated from high school. It is the great nonconformist movie of my youth, giving voice and vent to the sense of disillusionment and alienation that swept across my generation in the 1960s. Whatever happened to Dustin Hoffman? He hasn’t been in anything good since “Tootsie” (1982). I just want to say one thing to you, Dustin: “Kung Fu Panda.”

And finally, “A Christmas Story” (1983), very possibly the pitch-perfect American movie. Jean Shepherd’s story lovingly sends up every consumer Christmas convention there is in this affectionate yet irreverent tale of a 9-year-old boy’s quest for a Red Ryder BB gun. Let’s face it, we’re all Ralphie Park-ers.

And there you have it. All this time you probably thought I was an angry old man. Now you know I’m just an old softie addicted to chick flicks and romantic comedies.

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

Disagreeing with Beem on tar-sands oil

I heartily disagree with Edgar Allen Beem in his essay against the extraction of oil from tar sands in Alberta and the pipeline to bring it to Texas. Until the time we can rely on wind power, sun power, natural gas and other sources, this country needs a reliable source of oil to heat and light our homes and factories, and run our transportation system.

We do not need Canadian oil if we increase our imports from Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and other Arab

countries, but I believe our neighbor to the north is a much more reliable supplier.

The pipeline will be safe and I doubt that 100 percent of those trees will be cut down to extract the oil. As for the increase in carbon dioxide, that should come to zero as the same amount of oil will be consumed whether it comes from overseas or Canada. the pipeline should lower the cost of oil and gasoline, provide thousands of jobs, and I am 100 percent in favor of it.

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Candidate appreciates voters’ support

I want to express my thanks to the 5,617 voters who supported my campaign for Cumberland County commissioner, and my theme of thoughtful, moderate governance. We received a respectable 45 percent of the vote. I am particularly humbled by the 85 percent vote of support in Gray from those who know me so well after my years of service to its citizens.

It was interesting to see that more voters in Brunswick left their ballots blank than voted for either candidate. Perhaps I was unsuccessful at getting out my message to its residents that I believe someone independent of party connections can be well-suited to bring reform, moderation, and teamwork to government. In any case, I congratulate Commissioner-Elect Gorden – I am confident that he will serve the public responsibly and competently.

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eMSCape Elizabeth emergency medical services responded to nine calls from Nov. 29 to Dec. 5.

SCarborougharrests

11/29 at 3:18 p.m. Charles D. Lawrence, 36, of Oxford Street, Portland, was arrested on Gallery Boulevard by Officer Andrew J. Flynn on a charge of violating bail conditions of release.12/2 at 2:28 p.m. Clark J. McLean, 39, of Taunton, Mass., was arrested on Ashley Drive by Officer Craig Hebert on a charge of criminal trespass.12/2 at 8:25 p.m. Ronald J. Blanchard, 43, of Auburn Street, Portland, was arrested on Cabela Boulevard by Officer Scott Vaughan on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.12/3 at 3:39 p.m. Robert P. Trumpler, 46, of Saratoga Lane, was arrested on Saratoga Lane by Officer Garrett Strout on a charge of domestic-violence assault.12/3 at 11:21 p.m. Christina M. Moore, 22, of Hurlin Smith Road, Buxton, was arrested on Route 1 by Officer Scott Vaughan on a warrant.

Summonses11/28 at 10:58 a.m. Mary L. Messer, 34, of Lacey Lane, Buxton, was issued a summons on Payne Road by Officer Andrew Flynn on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license.11/29 at 1:16 p.m. Michael A. Roy, 27, of Sawyer Road, was issued a summons on Sawyer Road by Officer Andrew Flynn on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, forgery, theft by deception and violating bail conditions of release.12/3 at 11:23 p.m. Edward G. Brady, 56, of Snowberry Drive, was issued a summons on Payne Road by Officer Shawn Anastasoff on a charge of operating under the influence after refusing a sobriety test.

the wheels on the bus go ...12/2 at 3:41 p.m. After its driver suffered from an unknown medical ailment, a Scarborough school bus pulled into the parking lot at Sparkle Car Wash at 285 U.S. Route 1. The driver allegedly blacked out and accelerated the bus, striking a vehicle and ramming into the car wash. There were no passengers on

the bus, and the driver was brought to Maine Medical Center. Damage to the building was limited to a hallway, so the business stayed open.

Fire calls11/28 at 1:10 p.m. Masterbox alarm on Pin Oak Drive.11/29 at 8:27 p.m. Carbon monoxide alarm on Pine Point Road.11/30 at 12:41 a.m. Wires, mulch, burn or smell on Maple Avenue.12/2 at 9:45 a.m. Vehicle fire on Route 1.12/2 at 3:41 p.m. Bus into building on Route 1.12/3 at 7:45 p.m. Carbon monoxide alarm on Route 1.12/4 at 8:51 a.m. Vehicle crash cleanup on Pleasant Hill Road.12/4 at 1:08 p.m. Electrical problem on Running Tide Road.12/4 at 3:06 p.m. Masterbox alarm on High-land Avenue.

eMSScarborough emergency medical services responded to 28 calls from Nov. 28 through Dec. 4.

South portlandarrests

11/26 at 2:09 a.m. Sarah E. Moin, 23, of South Portland, was arrested on Veterans Memorial Bridge by Officer Scott Corbett on a charge of operating under the influence.11/27 at 6:14 p.m. Jared Palmiter, 30, of South Portland, was arrested on Western Avenue by Officer Rocco Navarro on charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and operating under the influence.11/28 at 4:50 p.m. Eric L. Gray, 31, transient, was arrested on Ocean Street by Officer Erin Curry on a warrant.11/28 at 5:01 p.m. Joshua S. Ochmanski, 18, of Augusta, was arrested on Cottage Road by Officer Jake Hall on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and displaying a fictitious inspection sticker.11/30 at 4:21 a.m. Kelvin D. Crutcher, 47, of Cordova, Tenn., was arrested on Main Street by Officer Kevin Theriault on a warrant.12/1 at 1:09 a.m. Robert Whiteford, 24, of South Portland, was arrested on Westbrook Street by Officer Kevin Theriault on a charge of operating after suspension and on a warrant.12/1 at 1:09 a.m. Cuong Nguyen, 30, of South Portland, was arrested on Westbrook Street by Officer Kevin Theriault on a warrant.12/1 at 10:49 a.m. Sean Ross, 29, of Portland, was arrested on Pleasant Avenue by Officer John Bostwick on a warrant.12/1 at 8:22 p.m. Adam Brown, 26, of Farm-ingdale, was arrested on Broadway by Officer Benjamin Macisso on charges of operating without a license and improper license plates (alteration of plates).12/2 at 1:14 a.m. Alexander R. Munson, 19, of Buxton, was arrested on Evans Street by Officer David Stailing on a warrant.12/2 at 6:50 a.m. Richard Afuma, 45, of South Portland, was arrested on Rollins Way by Officer Theodore Sargent on a charge of domestic-violence assault.

Summonses11/27 at 3:58 p.m. Robert Banks, 42, of South Portland, was issued a summons on Evans Street by Officer Scott Corbett on a charge of displaying a fictitious inspection sticker.11/28 at 12:55 a.m. Daniel J. Jamieson, 21, of Biddeford, was issued a summons on Casco Bay Bridge by Officer Chris Gosling on a charge of possession of marijuana.11/28 at 7:04 p.m. John Danieri, 50, of Portland, was issued a summons on Walnut Street by Officer Richard Mearn on a charge of operating with a suspended registration.11/29 at 12:52 a.m. Glenn A. Richardson, 18,

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'Keep South Portland Clean'12/2 at 7:16 p.m. Two officers responded to a call about a man drinking on a foot path near Broadway. The caller said the man was throwing his bottles into the water near where Anthoine Creek meets Casco Bay, but that it was too dark to make out what he looked like. The officers found the man, who was not identified, and gave him a warning for drinking in public.

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Janet G. Whitney, 95: Avid golfer and hospital volunteerBRUNSWICK — Janet Gwillim Whit-

ney, 95, died Nov. 16 at Midcoast Senior Health Center in Brunswick.

Born Nov. 5, 1916 in Passaic, N.J., she was the daughter of Edward Pierpont Gwil-lim and Mabel Sweet Gwillim. Her family moved to West Newton, Mass., where she graduated from Newton High School.

She later attended the Chamberlain School for Women in Boston and, after graduating, worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance and Loomis-Sayles Investments, commuting by train from her family’s home in Newtonville.

In 1942 she married her next-door neigh-bor, Donald Forte Whitney. As newlyweds they lived in Flint, Mich., later moving to Wellesley Hills, Mass., where they raised their two daughters, Susan and Lee Ann.

The family spent summers on Chebeague Island, moving there permanently after

Donald’s retirement.She was an active member of the Newton-

Wellesley Hospital Aid Association, serving as a dependable volunteer for many years, and later as its president. Since she enjoyed interacting with people, she worked at several part-time jobs including assistant li-brarian at Pine Manor College in Wellesley.

The Gwillims were avid golfers; her father was one of the founding members of the Great Chebeague Golf Club where she spent many happy hours playing the course with her father, brothers and husband. She continued to support the club long after she was no longer able to play golf.

She was predeceased by her husband Donald and brothers Robert P. Gwillim and Russell A. Gwillim.

She is survived by her daughters Susan A. Burgess and her husband Ernest and Lee Ann Robinson and her husband Gordon;

grandson Ethan Burgess; three grand-daughters Erin Burgess, Ashley Adams and her husband Kai, and Amy Sidor; two great granddaughters Whitney Adams and Morgan Adams; nieces Joanne Gwillim and her partner Carolyn Newkirk and Cynthia Gwillim; and her cousin Elizabeth Hall Henderson of Wells.

The family would like to thank every one at Midcoast Senior Health Center for the kindness and care that Whitney received while under the care of Bodwell Hospice.

There will be a private interment on Che-beague Island. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Island Commons Resource Center, 132 Littlefield Road, Chebeague Island, ME 04017.

Mahoney Middle School Honor Roll

Sixth grade high honors: Lindsey Ayre, Delphi Bourassa, Lilliana Brandao, Abby Cavallaro-Lee, Sophie Chase, Thomas Costin, Madison Cyr, Jennifer Diphilippo, Riley Ellis, Paige Fleming, Caitlin Greene, Grace Hartley, Andrew Leblanc, Molly Malczynski, Jackson Martin, Daniel Mickiewicz, Shannon Murphy, Leif Olson, Luke Rainsford, Maeve Ratliff, Amelia Scofield, Juliana Selser, Alivia Sobey, Jiwana Soleimani, Lily Tedford, Jack Vose-Gimbel, Lionel Whitehead and Hannah Yesse.

Sixth grade honors: Olivia Adams, David Albert, Joseph Amnott, Kaya Backman, Carolyn Breau, Stella Cooley, Charles Cronin, Sophia Devou, Elizabeth Foster, Jared Foster, Erica Glidden, Asael Gonzalez, Meghan Graff, Jacob Hardin, Joshua Harmon, Rachel Haynes, Spencer Houlette, Kayla Hulsey, Matthew Ingham, Michael Ingham, Zachary Johnson, Khemara Johnston, Maeve Kelley, Zachary Krohn, Cora Loring, Noah Malone, Patrick Martin, Jacob Mason, Elyse McFarquhar, Jack Napolitano, Jesse Pearlman, Andreas Sandoval, Sean Scott, Rylee Sinclair, Alexandra Sorescu, Brook-lynn Soucier, Christopher St. John, John Sullivan, Owen Sullivan, Jack Tierney, Elizabeth VonSeggern, Gina Williams, Jacob Wilson, and Travis York.

Seventh grade high honors: Amanda Bouchard, Eric Brown, Cameron Deiley, Andrew Falconer, Vene Hashimoto, Ansel Hoecker, Aaron Isele, Emma Jones,

Robin Jordan, Alexander Keiter, Samuel Kemp, Gabrielle Linscott, Jasmine McKenzie, Brianna Norsworthy, Ame-lia Papi, Ella Piper, Allyson Pottle, Trevor Richardson, Ellen Stanton, Julia Stanton, Benjamin Tucker, Marian Whited, Gordon Whittemore, Shabnam Yazdanpanah, Joy Zanghi, and Finn Zechman.

Seventh grade honors: Nicholas Aliquo, Isaiah Anderson, Kaitlin Bouchard, Griffin Cardale, Mackenzie Collins, Olivia Doughty, James Ellis, Ethan Frederick, Sky Friedland-Farley, Patrick Graff, Alice Jack, Joseph Jalbert, Michaela Johnson, Teany Johnston, Paige Leary, Brandon Lebourdais, Michael Lehman, Zachary MacDonald, Euan MacLaurin, Sofia McNally, Phoebe Morrison, Michael Myrick, Benedetto Nappi, Victoria Nixon, Khalid Noh, Adam Palmer, Patrick Powers, Kameron Shaw, Brandi Snow, Lexy Snow, Rachel Stanhope, James Stawarz-Danforth, Samuel Troiano, And Trevor York.

Eighth grade high honors: Drew Abramson, Emma Benington, Leah Berry-Sandelin, James Bigbee, Andrew Bradbury, Baleigh Burns, Mary Cronin, Ava Desjardins, Josie Diphilippo, Tara Ford, Sarah Glidden, Mackenzie Jones, Griffin Kelley, Anna Kiselevich, Jack Kunin, Phoebe Little, Casey Loring, Julia Lydon, Eden Martin, Emma Raftice, Adele Small and Olivia White.

Eighth grade honors: Eythor Antonsson, Samuel Ayre, Noah Blake, Katherine Cabaup, Tristan Campbell, Eli Canfield, Joseph Carpenito, Brady Cyr, Jesse Cyr-Brophy, Gavin Damian-Loring, Maegan Dunbar, Sumner Ellis, Caitlin Gaven, Jackson Haynes, Michael Herrick, Brandon Hewes, Madison Houlette, Edita Isakovic, Claire Jackson, Andrew Jalbert, Maegan Johnson , Margaret Koukos, Kaeli Leddy, Alex Livingston, Gary Maietta, Noah Manning, Ian Mitchell, Ciera Mullen, Cameron Murphy, Krystal Nevells, Jacob Noone, Abigail Rioux, Benjamin Rooker, Julia St. John, Jacquelynn Tanguay, Dejan Tisma, Nicholas Troiano, Caitlyn Tucker and Zachery White.

2007 winner: Nate Gove (Soc-cer)

2006 winner: Jack Snyder (Golf)

2005 win-ner: Derek Poulin (Soc-cer)

2004 win-ne r : Brad C a r l s o n (Soccer)

2003 win-ner: Tim Waterhouse (Cross country)

2002 winner: Travis Hitchcock (Football)

2001 winner: Nial DeMena (Football)FALL 2011 FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR:BRITTANY BONA, Senior -Volleyball

* All-StateThe Scarborough volleyball

team produced its best season in memory this autumn and it wasn’t hard to figure out who played the biggest role.

of great praise, something The Forecaster is happy to bestow as we name him Scarborough’s Fall 2011 Male Athlete of the Year.

M o r -ris is from Scarborough and started running at t he you th level, seri-ously getting into the sport in middle school. He was 10th in the state as a sophomore. By his ju-nior season, Morris was first at the state meet, as was Scarborough.

This fall, Morris was superb throughout and he won the re-gional meet with a time of 17 minutes, 3.30 seconds, and with the individual and team titles on the line at states, he hit the tape in 16:46.81, a mere .02 of a second better than Ladd. Had Morris wound up second, the Red Storm would have been second as a team to Bangor. Instead, he had a finish for the ages.

“Nick’s winning finish this year

(Soccer)2007 winner: Nick Gaddar

(Football)2006 win-

ner: David K n ow l a n d (Cross coun-try)

2005 win-ner : Endy Carrera (Soc-cer)

2004 win-ner: Nolan Moon (Cross country)

2003 winner: Eric Giddings (Cross country)

2002 winner: Eric Giddings (Cross country)

2001 winner: Devin Shaw (Cross country)FALL 2011 FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR:NYAJOCK PAN, Junior — Cross country

* All-State, honorable mention* SMAA All-Star, first-team* New England qualifierWatching Nyajock Pan race

down the trails it’s amazing to think that she didn’t even start

Gaddar grew up in South Port-land and started playing football in the third grade. In addition to playing football in high school, he’s also a forward on the always competitive boys’ basket-ball team and has played longstick middie (but will move to defense this spring) in lacrosse.

This fall, South Portland re-turned to prominence, but it didn’t come easily as the Red Riots opened with a 59-21 loss at defending Class A champion Cheverus.

South Portland then took six of its next seven and Gaddar played a huge role.

Gaddar caught touchdown pass-es in pivotal wins over Sanford and Massabesic and snared a pair against Kennebunk. He finished with 500 receiving yards and six touchdowns, but his work on de-fense was even more impressive.

The Red Riots were lit up for

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South Portland Red Riots Fall Athletes of the YearFA L L 2 0 1 1 M A L E ATHLETE OF THE YEAR:LOGAN GADDAR, Senior - Football

* SMAA All-Star, first-team defense

* SMAA All-Star, second-team offense

* SMAA All-Academic teamIt’s fair to say that Logan Gad-

dar did a little of everything for one of the best football teams in Western Maine this fall.

He was a top receiving threat on offense, shut down the opposi-tion’s passing game on defense and even got involved on special teams as the Red Riots got to the semifinals and posted their best record since 2000.

While he boasts height and ath-leticism, he’s also a hard worker and great team leader and all of that convinced The Forecaster to select Logan Gaddar as South Portland’s Fall 2011 Male Athlete of the Year.

He continues a family tradition as Logan’s older brother, Nick, was South Portland’s Fall 2007 Male Athlete of the Year.

Scarborough Red Storm Fall Athletes of the YearFA L L 2 0 1 1 M A L E ATHLETE OF THE YEAR:NICK MORRIS, Senior - Cross country

* Class A individual state champion

* All-State* SMAA All-Conference, first-

team* SMAA All-AcademicNick Morris’ legacy as one of

the state’s great cross country runners was secure before he trav-eled to Cumberland’s Twin Brook Recreation Center on Oct. 29.

There, he entered into the realm of legend.

Morris appeared headed for a runner-up individual finish far behind Messalonskee’s Harlow Ladd, but somehow he willed himself to soar toward the fin-ish line and at the last second, eclipsed Ladd to win the race and give Scarborough another state title.

A runner who’s committed to training and making his team-mates better, he enjoyed a truly magical senior year and is worthy

Winter Sports Preview next weekThe Forecaster will present its 11th annual Winter Sports Pre-view in next week’s print edition. Our traditional capsule pre-

views of every varsity team at each school in our coverage area will be available at theforecaster.net beginning early next week.

Fall 2011 Athletes of the YearBy Michael Hoffer

As usual, selecting the top male and female fall athletes from each school was a challenge. While coaches and athletic directors were consulted, the ultimate deci-

sion was mine, based on seeing all or part of 96 sporting events since Sept. 2. The following athletes weren’t always the most prolific players on the field or even nec-

essarily in the spotlight, but I feel that each of them helped elevate their respective teams to greatness.

Congratulations to all of the winners!

Gaddar Pan

BonaMorris

109 points in their first three games, but allowed only seven points in regulation in each of their final five as Gaddar roamed the secondary, picking off 11 passes.

His biggest play might have come in the season finale, the “Battle of the Bridge” at Port-land. With South Portland trailing 7-0 in the second half and doing nothing on offense, the Bulldogs drove for what could have been a backbreaking score. Instead, Gad-dar intercepted a pass, returned it 96 yards for a touchdown and sparked a 20-0 run that served as a perfect coda to the regular season.

He caught two more TD passes in a quarterfinal round playoff win over Sanford, the Red Riots’ first in 11 seasons. The following week, however, South Portland fell a yard shy in a 20-15 loss to Thornton Academy in the semi-finals.

Gaddar also paced the special teams with his long snapping and punt returns.

Gaddar isn’t just a top athlete. He also is the secretary of the Interact Club, treasurer of the

Spanish Club, belongs to National Honor Society, works for the city refereeing basketball games, coaches elementary school aged kids and works at Wainwright Farms.

Next year, Gaddar will ma-triculate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, where he plans to study to be a civil engi-neer. He hopes to play football as well for the Division III school.

It’s safe to say that whatever he does, he’ll do very, very well. Lo-gan Gaddar, South Portland’s Fall 2011 Male Athlete of the Year, has been a student-athlete worthy of emulation.

Coach Steve Stinson’s com-ment: “Logan has an amazing work ethic. He’s hard working, conscientious. He leads by ex-ample and does the right things. He can jump and has great ball skills. He’s been a super kid for us. He was an eraser at safety. He’s a great kid.”

2010 winner: Nem Kaurin (Soccer)

2009 winner: Ryan Curit (Foot-ball)

2008 winner: Ryan Chapin

was the closest finish in Maine history,” said Scarborough coach Jim Harmon. “Nick had to give 100 percent throughout the whole race and then still believe in him-self enough to overcome about 20 meters in the last 60 meters of the race to out-kick Harlow Ladd.”

Morris runs distance in indoor and outdoor track and coach Derek Veilleux wants him to make a run at winning the 800, mile and two-mile, the “triple crown,” outdoors.

Morris plays the saxophone in the band and is in the process of choosing a college. He will likely stay in New England and study business or engineering while making his mark as a runner.

What a legacy he leaves in his wake. Nick Morris, Scarborough’s Fall 2011 Male Athlete of the Year, truly saved his best for last and will long be hailed for his excellence.

Coach Jim Harmon’s com-ment: “Nick was a pretty good runner as a freshman, but he really started developing as he trained with our high school team. He

showed great improvement as a freshman and then really took off as a sophomore. In his high school career, he’s been a big part of three state championship teams and the year we didn’t win, we still came in second in the state meet. We’ve had some pretty good leaders in recent years and I think Nick learned from all of them and added his own twist. Nick is an exemplary leader on the team. He never misses practice, he always gives 100 percent and he always has a positive attitude, but he also has a great sense of humor. Then you have his performance in meets. He’s patient and always does what you’ve planned with him. He knows his strengths and trusts his coaches, so it’s a perfect situation. I can’t say enough good about Nick. He’s an exceptional student-athlete and we’ll truly miss him next year.”

2010 winner: Mike Cyr (Foot-ball)

2009 winner: Trevor Hoxsie (Soccer)

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* All-State* Western A regional all-star* Senior All-Star* WMC Class B All-Star, first-team* WMC All-Academic teamTim Lavallee is best known for his la-

crosse prowess, which will send him to Providence College.

But you can argue that his play on the pitch is equally dominant.

Lavallee was once again the focal point for opposing defenses, who only occasion-ally were able to slow him down as Laval-lee tickled the twine with abandon and led Cape Elizabeth back to the postseason this autumn.

For his willingness to do whatever it takes to be successful and for delivering big goals time and again, even though the other team knew what was coming, Tim Lavallee is The Forecaster’s choice for Cape Elizabeth’s Fall 2011 Male Athlete of the Year.

Lavallee grew up in Cape Elizabeth and while lacrosse has been his top sport, he made his mark in the autumn and he had many top moments this season.

Lavallee had a goal to help the Capers beat defending Class B champion Yarmouth in the opener, handing the Clippers their

first loss since 2009. He had a goal and two assists in a win over Greely, scored the first goal in a victory over Fryeburg, had two goals against Gray-New Gloucester, scored his team’s lone goal in a tie versus York, had two goals in a second win over Greely and struck twice again in a regular season-ending tie at Falmouth.

In a preliminary round playoff win over Kennebunk, Lavallee scored twice, giving him 15 goals for the season and 25 for his career, which ties him for 10th all-time in this storied program.

The Capers were eliminated at eventual state champion Windham in the quarter-finals.

Lavallee plays squash and basketball recreationally in the winter, then will look to win a final lacrosse championship in the spring (he played a huge role on a titlist his sophomore season). He’s also a musician, playing the piano and drums.

Lavallee was looking at several schools, but had Providence at the top of the list. He plans to study business.

While his soccer career is likely over, Tim Lavallee, Cape Elizabeth’s Fall 2011 Male Athlete of the Year, was pretty amaz-

ing at his “second” sport.Coach Ben Raymond’s comment:

”Timmy’s been a huge part of our program for four years. He played almost every posi-tion on the field and did them all very well. He always did whatever the team needed. This year, we needed him to score and that’s what he did. He’s an incredibly hard worker and a good leader. He was tops on the team in every fitness activity and was extremely well respected by teammates, opponents and other coaches. He’s a great young man who we’ll miss greatly. He’ll be very successful in college.”

2010 winner: Jack Queeney (Soccer)2009 winner: Ezra Wolfinger (Football)2008 winner: Nate Lavallee (Football)2007 winner: Jim Bump (Football)2006 winner: Graham Egan (Cross

country)2005 winner: Mike Kertes (Football)2004 winner: Ron Kelton (Golf)2003 winner: Elliot Cohen (Football)2002 winner: David Croft (Soccer)2001 winner: Jeff Hodge (Soccer)

FALL 2011 FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR:MELANIE VANGEL, Sophomore - Soccer

* All-New England* All-State

* Western A regional all-star* WMC Class A all-star, first teamHeading into the 2011 season, there

were rumblings that a special girls’ soc-cer player had arrived at Cape Elizabeth. One who would affect the balance of power in the Western Maine Conference and Western Class A.

As it turned out, the advance reports didn’t do Melanie Vangel justice.

Vangel was a hu-man highlight reel from start to finish this fall and even though she was marked as closely as anyone in state, consistently delivered, helping the Capers produce a much better than expected campaign.

For being so skilled and tenacious, and fitting right in to help her team do great things, Melanie Vangel is The Fore-caster’s choice for Cape Elizabeth’s Fall 2011 Female Athlete of the Year.

Vangel grew up in Rhode Island, moved to Camden for middle school and arrived at Cape Elizabeth this fall, where she immediately elevated her team with

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* Mike Landry Award winner (SMAA Coach of the Year)

The 2011 season did not begin auspi-ciously for the South Portland football team. It was bad enough that the Red Riots had to open at reigning Class A champion Cheverus, but after surrendering 42 second half points in a 59-21 loss and with a chal-lenging slate upcoming, South Portland appeared doomed for a rough season.

The Red Riots were anything but doomed. In fact their season wound up sprinkled with stardust as they bounced back from that initial loss with five suc-cessive victories, won seven games in all, triumphed in a home playoff game and reached the semifinals for the first time in over a decade.

Not a shabby turnaround.While a plethora of devoted athletes

made it happen, coach Steve Stinson was pulling the strings. Stinson didn’t just get the most of his kids physically, but he pushed all the right emotional buttons as well and South Portland, one of the state’s proudest programs, woke up the echoes.

In light of the way he got his unheralded team to buy in from Day 1 and for orches-trating such a memorable season, Steve Stinson is The Forecaster’s choice for our Fall 2011 Southern edition Coach of the Year, of a boys’ team, the second time he’s

earned this designation.Stinson didn’t appear bound for athletic

greatness when he entered Portland High but he was convinced to give football a try and soon turned from a self-described “doughy, 250-pounder” into a lineman extraordinaire who eventually went to the University of Maine and made his mark on the line with the Black Bears while studying kinesiology and exer-cise psychology.

Right after gradu-ation, Stinson got in-volved in coaching, first at UMaine, then as an assistant at Portland High. In 2002, he took the job at Greely, a program just entering the varsity level and after three seasons, he came to South Portland, which was only five seasons removed from its lat-est championship, but in reality, was light years from its glory days.

Stinson lost his first 17 games as South Portland’s coach, but he stayed upbeat and by the end of his third year the Red Riots had won three times and just missed the playoffs (earning him this award for the first time). They finally got to the postsea-son in 2010 and this season was something special.

After the Cheverus loss, South Portland upset Thornton Academy and outslugged Sanford, then turned up the defense, al-lowing seven points in regulation in its

final five contests (the only loss being a triple-OT setback at Windham) finishing 6-2, punctuating the regular season with a “Battle of the Bridge” triumph over Portland.

South Portland then downed Sanford in the quarterfinals (its first playoff win in 11 years) before taking second-ranked Thorn-ton Academy down to the final play in a gutwrenching 20-15 loss in the semifinals.

Making the run even more impressive was that starting quarterback Jordan Muller was lost in Week 2, but backup Michael Salvatore rose to the occasion. The line was dominant on both offense and defense (making Stinson proud) and a new attitude permeated the program.

“We had good energy coming off last year and each year showed more and more progress” said Stinson, who’s an ed tech at South Portland High. “The kids stepped up in a major way in the offseason and created momentum.”

Stinson, who lives in South Portland with his wife Susan and second grade son Nicholas, was chosen by his peers as the league’s Coach of the Year.

He’s built up the youth program and is very excited about the future.

“We’re built on the line for next year,” Stinson said. “It’s easy to find skill kids. The youth program is paying off. It has 195 kids now. Having former players Jason Cook (who quarterbacked the 1995 and 1996 Class A champions) and Joe Hezlep (a member of the 1999 title winner) on the staff is big. Success breeds success.”

It’s safe to say the Red Riots have turned the tide and will be a force again for many

years. Steve Stinson, our Fall 2011 South-ern edition boys’ Coach of the Year, has seen his hard work and optimism finally pay off.

2010 winner : Lance Johnson (Scarborough football)

2009 winner: Aaron Filieo (Cape Eliza-beth football)

2008 winner: Mark Diaz (Scarborough soccer)

2007 winner: Steve Stinson (South Port-land football)

2006 winner: Aaron Filieo (Cape Elizabeth football)


2004 winner: Jim Harmon (Scarborough cross country)


2002 winner: Jack Flynn (Scarborough football)

2001 winner: Jack Flynn (Scarborough football).

FALL 2011 SOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR - GIRLS’ TEAMJON ROBERTS —SCARBOROUGH VOLLEYBALL

The Scarborough volleyball program wasn’t much of a factor on the state level prior to this autumn.

This year, however, the Red Storm was fantastic, reaching the state match for the

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South Portlandfrom page 15

running until the eighth grade.She certainly picked it up quickly.Pan added to her burgeoning legend this

fall with strong performances from start to finish and made it to the New England championships as an individual.

For being such a natural talent who really shines at the big meets and for be-ing a great teammate and school citizen, Nyajock Pan gets The Forecaster’s nod as South Portland’s Fall 2011 Female Athlete of the Year.

Pan came to South Portland from Port-land in the seventh grade and the following year took up running because her friends did it. That twist of fate would bode well

Scarboroughfrom page 15

Standing at over 6-feet and featuring a non-stop supply of athleticism and tenacity, Brittany Bona made sure the Red Storm not only had a good regular season, but reached the state champion-ship match for the first time.

While her stats were dazzling, her all around game and commitment to her teammates were also worthy of praise and The Forecaster will do just that by naming Brittany Bona Scarborough’s Fall 2011 Female Athlete of the Year.

Bona grew up in Scarborough and started playing volleyball in the eighth

for both Pan and the Red Riots once she got to high school.

Although she doesn’t seriously train until school starts, Pan finished 14th at the Class A state meet as a freshman and moved up to sixth as a sophomore. Her excellence continued this fall as Pan was second in the first race of the regular sea-son and never looked back. At regionals, she placed fifth as the Red Riots came in fourth and qualified for states. Then, at the state meet, Pan finished seventh (fifth for scoring purposes) and qualified for the New England meet.

She hoped to finish in the top 25 there, but settled for the 41st-best time.

Pan is running distance in indoor track for the first time this winter after playing basketball previously. She hopes to make it to New Englands. She also runs distance

grade. She joined the varsity team as a sophomore and soon became a standout. Honing her game in the summer playing beach volleyball with Greely standout Maggie Bradley, Bona was hungry for a big senior year and produced time and again.

The Red Storm won 12 of 14 regular season matches and Bona regularly de-moralized the opposition. She had eight kills and four aces in a season-opening win over Cape Elizabeth, eight and six against Lake Region, 13 kills versus Kennebunk, 13 kills and 13 digs in a loss to Greely, 17 kills and eight digs in a five-set win over Falmouth, 12 and 11 against Gorham, 15 kills in a second loss to Greely, 15 kills and seven digs in

races in outdoor track, mentors and is involved with French Club. She hopes to run in college.

First, she figures to make a run at being one of the finest in the state her senior year. Nyajock Pan, South Portland’s Fall 2011 Female Athlete of the Year, has much greatness to come.

Coach Karen Reardon’s comment: “Nyajock has a good personality and gets along well with all the girls to start with, but it is more than that. She works hard at practice, takes an interest in others, pushes herself to do her best, thereby setting a good example and is humble in her manner. One thing that makes her good as a runner is her competitive-ness – she hates to lose. The other girls know that she is going to give it her all, so that helps them do the same. She is a

lot of fun to work with and a pleasure to see run.”

2010 winner: Rebecca Roberts (Field hockey)

2009 winner: Karleigh Bradbury (Soc-cer)

2008 winner: Annelise Donahue (Cross country)

2007 winner: Annelise Donahue (Cross country)

2006 winner: Kristina Aceto (Field hockey)

2005 winner: Emily Haeuser (Cross country)

2004 winner: Courtney Albin (Soccer)2003 winner: Christina Aceto (Soccer)2002 winner: Andrea Giddings (Cross

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a win over eventual Class B champion Yarmouth and 15 kills, 14 digs and five aces against defending Class A champion Biddeford in the regular season finale.

Scarborough then ousted Ellsworth (Bona had 11 kills, five aces and four digs) and Gorham (13 aces, 14 kills and three digs) in the playoffs to meet Greely again for the Class A crown. Despite an-other superb effort from Bona (14 kills, eight digs, four aces), the Red Storm fell in four tough sets.

Bona finished the year with 186 kills, 48 aces, 98 serve receptions, 10 blocks and 104 digs and was chosen as one of the state’s best players.

Bona also plays with the 18-Gold Maine Juniors volleyball squad and

is now involved with basketball. She was a role player in that sport when Scarborough won the 2010 Class A title. She belongs to the Pink Ribbon Club for Breast Cancer Awareness.

Bona is being recruited by several Di-vision III schools, but is also entertaining the possibility of playing volleyball at the Division I level. She plans to study architecture.

She certainly helped build a winner this autumn. Brittany Bona, Scarborough’s Fall 2011 Female Athlete of the Year, was a special player on a memorable team.

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The soccer all-state teams were an-nounced Sunday and several local players were honored. The boys’ Western Maine squad included Cape Elizabeth senior midfielder Tim Lavallee, Greater Port-land Christian School senior back Jordan Peters and Scarborough senior forward Andrew Jones. The girls’ Western Maine team featured Cape Elizabeth sophomore forward Melanie Vangel and Scarborough senior forward Haley Carignan and senior back Emily Tolman. Scarborough’s Jones was also named to the boys’ All-New England team. Cape Elizabeth’s Vangel

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SMCC women keep winning

The good times keep rolling for first-year coach Kendra Reichert and the Southern Maine Community College women’s basketball team. The Sea-wolves improved to 9-1 (7-0 in the Yankee Small College Conference) with weekend home victories over Unity (80-36) and Vermont Tech (61-31). Freshman

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The men split over the weekend, beat-ing Paul Smiths College (93-75, behind Josh Mackie’s 30 points) and losing to Vermont Tech (87-61, despite 14 points from Emmanuel Donalson). SMCC is now 5-6 overall (3-4 in conference). The Seawolves were at Nashua CC Wednes-day (men only), visit St. Joseph’s Sat-urday and host rival Central Maine CC Wednesday of next week.

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first time and giving perennial champion Greely all it could handle before falling in four close sets.

The run was helped by some talented and driven players, but was overseen by a longtime volleyball aficionado at the top, coach Jon Roberts.

In just his second year, Roberts helped Scarborough double its win total from the prior season and almost capture a first Gold Ball.

For his commitment to the sport and ability to get so much out of this group, Jon Roberts is The Forecaster’s selection as our Fall 2011 Southern edition Coach of the Year, of a girls’ team.

Roberts grew up playing volleyball in

Storrs, Conn., and was on the club volley-ball team at U. Conn. He started coaching at Coventry High School in Connecticut then took over a program at Scarborough that had contended, but never made a seri-ous run at a championship.

“Expectations were low when I took over,” Roberts said. “I had to get the kids to buy into competitive practices and the inclusiveness of the JV team into the varsity program.”

After a 7-8 campaign in 2010, which ended with a loss to Falmouth in the play-offs, Scarborough turned heads early this fall, winning four straight matches before falling at home to Greely. After four more victories, the Red Storm was beaten by the Rangers again. Scarborough would end up 12-2 and earned the No. 3 seed for the Class A playoffs.

After a 3-0 quarterfinal round vic-tory over Ellsworth, the Red Storm ousted Gorham by the same margin, punching its ticket to the state final for the first time.

There, Scarborough and Greely went toe-to-toe, but with the match on the line, the Rangers won the key points and the Red Storm fell just short.

Don’t be surprised if Scarborough is right back in that final match next year and for many seasons to come.

Roberts, who lives in Scarborough and works as a City of Portland police officer, also coaches a club team in the winter and sees himself coaching high school for awhile.

That’s good news for the Scarborough program and the sport as a whole. For as long as Jon Roberts, our Fall 2011 Southern edition girls’ Coach of the Year, is running

the show, triumph figures to follow.2010 winner: Mike Farley (Scarborough

soccer)2009 winner : Ker ry Mar ie l lo

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cross country)2007 winner : Ker ry Mar ie l lo

(Scarborough field hockey)2006 winner: Jody King (Scarborough

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able to do. She doesn’t get as much credit as she deserves for her passing and de-fense. She’s a great player. She’s a coach’s dream. If I had her at setter or at libero, she’d be one of the best in the state. She’s so competitive at everything she does.”

2010 winner: Cortney Hughes (Soccer)

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2008 winner: Brittany Ross (Field hockey)

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her scoring.In the opener, Vangel had three goals to

help beat Yarmouth. She then had three the next game versus Wells and scored the ty-ing goal in a victory over York. Vangel had a goal in a tie versus defending Class B

champion Falmouth, scored twice to help the Capers beat Greely, then, after miss-ing a pair of games with an ankle injury, had a goal and an assist against Gray-New Gloucester. She finished up the regular season with two goals against Poland, three versus Waynflete and had the lone goal in a second win over Greely.

In the playoffs, Cape Elizabeth survived Deering in the quarterfinals as Vangel saved the day with a tying goal late in regula-

tion before striking again as the Capers advanced on penalty kicks. Cape Elizabeth then had defending Class A champion Scarborough on the ropes in the semifinals, but the Red Storm tied things up late and won in double overtime.

Vangel ended with 20 goals and five as-sists and was honored at the conference, regional, state and New England levels for her excellence.

“It was a really fun and successful sea-son,” Vangel said. “I made a lot of friends. It was a very united team.”

Vangel plays for the Phoenix U-17 pre-mier team and may play basketball this winter. She hopes to play soccer in college and will certainly have a lot of schools clamoring for her services.

She certainly arrived on the scene with a splash, scoring goals with abandon. Melanie Vangel, Cape Elizabeth’s Fall 2011 Female Athlete of the Year, is a shining star on the soccer field.

Coach Luke Krawczyk’s comment: “Mel had a really positive effect on the

team this year. She has a great personality on and off the field and blended in with all her new teammates. She has a real desire to win and play in every game. She never gives up and played through injuries that would stop most people. She wants to score goals whether it be in practice or a game. All of the above has made her a great addition to an already great bunch of girls. She, as the rest of the team, has been a pleasure to work with and I hope she continues to develop as a player and a person over the next few years.”

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Fluid Imaging Technologies Inc. re-cently hired Damon Pawlak. He will be responsible for providing application and technical support to the firm’s FlowCAM customers all over the world.

Hobbs Funeral Home recently added Joseph H. Blais to its staff as an appren-tice funeral director. Previously, Blais worked at Blais & Hay Funeral Home in Westbrook. His duties at Hobbs will include assisting with funerals, adminis-trative duties, helping with arrangements, driving and assisting with the daily opera-tions of the funeral home.

Elaine Scott recently joined Perry & Banks Integrated Sales and Marketing as the director of account services and public relations. In her new role, she will help foster future prospects, manage existing clients and play a key role in branding and public relations endeavors.

The Maine Women’s Lobby and Maine Women’s Policy Center recently wel-comed Eliza Townsend to its staff as the new executive director. Townsend brings decades of public policy leadership ex-perience, four terms in the Maine State House of Representatives, experience as the executive director of the Maine League of Conservation Voters & Maine Conservation Voters Education Fund, as well as being the former Commissioner of the Maine Department of Conservation.

Andrew Jones recently joined certified public accounting firm Macdonald Page & Co LLC as an IT audit supervisor for

the South Portland office. Jones received a business administration degree from Husson College in 2002 and has since been developing programs to ensure com-pliance with technology systems, policies, and procedures in accordance with indus-try guidelines and regulations, federal and state laws, and technology risk polices.

Bangor Savings Bank recently hired Danielle Donnini as assistant vice presi-dent, payroll development officer for the greater Portland area. She graduated from Salve Regina University and will work out of the bank’s Brighton Avenue branch.

Promotions

The Maine National Guard has pro-moted the following individuals: Bar-rett Strout of Portland, staff sergeant; Henry Bindbeutel of Portland, special-ist; Shawn Weaver of North Yarmouth, private first class; and Grace Miller of Portland, private.

Bath Savings Bank recently promoted Justin Dionne and Tyler Zamore, both of Brunswick. Dionne, who began his ca-reer as an intern in Bath Savings’ loan de-partment, is now a consumer lender at the Bath branch. Zamore has been promoted from customer service representative to consumer lender at the Brunswick branch.

Sea Bags, a green manufacturing company in Portland, recently promoted Jessica DiBiase of Falmouth to custom design associate. They also promoted Portland resident Lisa Cebrian to retail manager. Cebrian will now oversee op-erations in Portland and at the corporate flagship store in Freeport. Additionally, Jennifer DeChant has been promoted to the public relations manager position.

Awards

Julia Furtado recently won the Miss Maine 2011 pageant and will compete in the Miss America Pageant which will be aired on Jan. 14, 2012 on ABC. Furtado is a sophomore majoring in applied exercise science at the University of New England. For winning the Miss Maine competition she will receive an $8,000 scholarship and a minimum of a $3,000 scholarship for her participation in the Miss America Pageant.

Playwright MK Wolfe received a $1,000 grant from the Anna Sosenko As-sist Trust to help her promote the produc-tion of The Christmas Bride, a holiday

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Briggs Advertising of Bath recently won gold at the Ad Club of Maine’s Brod-erson Awards Show. The award was given for website design - for profit to recognize the Gifford’s Ice Cream website; it was the only gold awarded in this category.

Dr. Caitlin Morrisroe of Absolute Health Chiropractic recently won Chi-ropractic Practice of The Year. She was selected based on her demonstration of compassionate care, community involve-ment, and providing a credible and pro-fessional role model to colleagues and other health care professionals.

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Christmas concerts, Jewish dramaBy Scott Andrews

The holiday season continues on the arts and entertainment front, with interesting Christmas concerts slated for this weekend and an intriguing Jewish drama playing in Westbrook.

Two choral concerts are scheduled for Saturday. Mid-afternoon in South Portland is the annual holiday performance of Musica de Filia – “daughters of music.” Led by Jaye Churchill, Musica de Filia embraces girls from second grade through adult women.

The Freeport Community Chorus gives two performances of its annual holiday program this weekend. The first is on Satur-day in Freeport, with the program repeated Sunday in Yarmouth.

On Dec. 13, St. Mary Schola, one of Maine’s few early music ensembles, performs its annual Christmas concert in Portland.

In the drama department, Acorn Produc-tions has mounted the world premiere of “The Wandering Beggar,” a specially com-missioned stage adaptation and translation of classic Yiddish tales about a pious Jewish mendicant in 19th-century Russia.

Musica de FiliaFor more than a dozen years our region’s

cultural landscape has been enriched by Mu-sica de Filia, an organization that is entirely devoted to female voices directed by Jaye Churchill, a professionally trained singer and graduate of the University of Southern Maine School of Music.

For some years in the 1990s, Churchill directed the Boy Singers of Maine. When she sensed a desire for a parallel ensemble of girls, she took the initiative and started it herself.

Musica de Filia is an auditioned training and performance program that includes five separate choral sub-units. These begin with

A pious mendicant (Hal

Cohen) confronts a learned

rabbi (David Handwerker) in “The Wandering Beggar,” running

through Dec. 16 at Acorn

Studio Theatre in Westbrook.

girls in second and third grades and progress to the Women’s Choir, which is open to ages 18 and older.

This year’s 13th annual holiday concert will feature all five ensembles. Perhaps the most intriguing single item on the program will be Colin Britt’s contemporary setting of “There Is No Rose,” a 15th-century poem from the Trinity College Library in England. The composer is the son of Susan Britt, a member of the Women’s Choir.

“It’s quite rich and quite complicated and very beautiful,” says Churchill. “It’s one of the most difficult pieces I’ve ever done with the Women’s Choir.”

Catch Musica de Filia’s holiday concert at 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at the South Portland Au-ditorium, 637 Highland Ave. Call 807-2158.

Greater Freeport Community Chorus

Christmas is a beloved time for people who love choral music, both from the point of view of the singers and the listeners. Among the former are the members of the Greater Freeport Community Chorus, who have been performing Christmas concerts since 1994. This year’s Christmas program will be given twice under artistic director Virgil Bozeman.

“Our music is a blend of serious and fun pieces and audiences can tell how much fun our members are having when they attend our concerts,” member Sandy Banas said.

“Our program has a holiday theme, but the music is varied. We begin with Josef Rhein-berger’s ‘Abendlied’ (‘Evensong’) and Felix Mendelssohn’s ‘How Lovely are the Mes-sengers.’ In addition to three lovely Christ-mas carols by composer, John Rutter, is Rutter’s exciting and fun tune, ‘Good Ale.’”

Rutter is perhaps the most popular 20th-century composer of choral music. “His music, characterized by inventive melody and well-crafted arrangements, indicates a keen sense of what human voices to best and love most,” Bozeman explained.

Another intriguing piece is Stephen Chatman’s “Blow, Blow the Winter Wind,”

a setting of a text excerpted from William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.”

Two performances are planned. First is Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Jude Church, 134 Main St. in Freeport. The concert re-peats Dec. 11 at 2:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 326 Main St. in Yarmouth. Call the chorus at 751-6301.

St. Mary ScholaEarly music, defined roughly as composi-

tions dating from before the 18th century, is a wonderful special branch of classical music. But regrettably there are few practi-tioners in Maine.

One happy exception to that generality is St. Mary Schola, an ensemble of 20 profes-sional singers and instrumentalists based in Falmouth. Most ensemble members have formal classical training and several teach music in various schools and venues.

On Dec. 13 they’ll give their annual Christmas concert in Portland. Titled, “Pre-pare the Way,” the concert will artistically journey to England, France and Germany. Director Bruce Fithian, a professor of music at the University of Southern Maine, has selected a program that includes compos-ers Heinrich Schutz, Dietrich Buxtehude,

Michael Praetorius and Marc-Antoine Charpentier.

French Christmas carols of the 17th cen-tury, English Advent music from the Renais-sance and German Baroque music composed for the Emperor in Dresden will be inter-spersed with text readings appropriate to the Advent season and the period of the music.

St. Mary Schola Early Music Ensemble will perform “Prepare the Way” at St. Luke’s Cathedral, 143 State St., Portland on Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

‘The Wandering Beggar’Acorn Productions, a professional theater

company based in the Dana Warp Mill in Westbrook, is observing Hanukkah by in-stituting an annual series of plays on Jewish themes.

This year’s choice is the world premiere of “The Wandering Beggar,” a series of dra-matic sketches that were specially commis-sioned by Acorn impresario Mike Levine, one of the most active members of Maine’s theatrical community.

The inspiration came from director Har-lan Baker, who fondly recalled a Yiddish language book written about a fictional beggar in 19th-century Russia by Solomon Simon, published in the 1930s. With the assistance of the author’s son, the stage script was penned by Howard Rosenfield of Brunswick.

The story line is minimal. In the opening scene, “Simple Shmerel” is sent “into the world” to beg bread and lodging from kind-hearted folks. Each subsequent scene is a vignette depicting the character’s interaction with lowly townspeople, wealthy tradesmen and haughty princes.

In each case, Shmerel’s naive wisdom proves superior to his social and economic betters, and his simple faith in God’s good-ness makes a positive mark wherever he travels.

The early episodes are light and humor-ous, but the drama turns serious in the sec-ond act when Shmerel confronts the deadly pogroms of Czarist Russia – and success-fully challenges the perpetrators.

I liked Hal Cohen in the title role. His grizzled beard, rough manners and ragged clothing contrast with a gem of a human be-ing whose simple goodness shines through the dross. He’s supported by a cast of 11, directed by Baker.

The “Wandering Beggar” runs through Dec. 16 at Acorn Studio Theatre, located in the Dana Warp Mill, 75 Bridge St. in Westbrook, with 7:30 p.m. performances Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Call 854-0065.

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Cape ElizabethFri. 12/9 8 a.m. School Board Executive Session THFri. 12/9 noon School Board Orientation THMon. 12.12 7 p.m. Town Council THTue. 12/13 7 p.m. Conservation Commission THTue. 12/13 7 p.m. Arts Commission TMLTue. 12/13 7 p.m. School Board THWed. 12/14 7 p.m. Future Open Space Preservation Committee THThu. 12/15 6:30 p.m. Fort Williams Advisory Comm. Public WorksThu. 12/15 6:30 p.m. Thomas Memorial Library Brd of Trustees TML

South PortlandMon. 12/12 6:30 p.m. City Council Workshop CHMon. 12/12 7 p.m. School Board Small SchoolTue. 12/13 7 p.m. Planning Board CHWed. 12/14 6 p.m. Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee Public Forum Memorial Middle School

ScarboroughMon. 12/12 7 p.m. Conservation Commission MBTue. 12/13 7:30 p.m. Shellfish Commission MBWed. 12.14 7 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals MBThu. 12/15 7 p.m. Board of Education MBThu. 12/15 7 p.m. Library Board of Trustees Scar. Public LibraryThu. 12/15 7:30 p.m. Scar. Sanitary District Board of Trustees MB

BenefitsChristmas Tree Sale, South Port-land & Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club, Mill Creek Park, [email protected].

Friday 12/9About Face to benefit Merrill Me-morial Library, 6 p.m., 215 Main St., Yarmouth, FMI 725-9436.

Sunday 12/11Wishing Tree fundraiser for Seeds of Independence, 2-5 p.m., Sanc-tuary Holistic Health Center, 50 Forest Falls Dr., Yarmouth, 846-1162.

Bulletin BoardCenter for Maine Craft, in the Maine Mall through December 2011, open regular and extended Maine Mall hours, FMI 772-8653.

Circle of Musicians, Sundays, 2-7 p.m., 263 Pine Point Road, $3/person, $5/couple, hosted by Ron & Sherri Nick, FMI [email protected].

Winter Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m-2 p.m. every Sunday, South Portland Planning Office, corner of Ocean St. and Rt. 77.

Friday 12/9Freeport Women’s Club Meet-ing, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Liberty Dr., Freeport, 865-1017.

Safe Passage Open House, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 81 Bridge St., Yarmouth.

Saturday 12/10Designing Women Craft Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Woodford’s Church,

Road, Cape Elizabeth.

Public Church Supper, 5-6 p.m., First Parish Church, 40 Main St., Freeport, $8 adults/$4 children, FMI 865-6022.

Sunday 12/11VFW Post 832 Breakfast, 8:30-10 a.m., 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland, FMI 767-2575 after 3 p.m.

Thursday 12/15Roast Beef Dinner, 12 p.m., Cum-mings Center, 134 Congress St., Suite 2, Portland, reservations by Dec. 13, $5/$7, FMI and reserva-tions 878-3285.

Garden & OutdoorsSaturday 12/10Winter Hiking Workshop, 6-9 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Liberty Dr., Freeport, FMI 215-5306.

Getting SmarterSaturday 12/10Focus on Philanthropy: the act of leadership, 10 a.m., Haraseeket Inn, 162 Main St., Freeport, FMI and to register, thebankofmaine.com.

Parents in Stepfamilies Work-shop, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Kids First Center, 222 St. John St., Suite 101, Portland, $60 per per-son/$100 per couple, FMI and to register 761-2709.

Tuesday 12/13Staying the Course, 7:15-9 a.m., Italian Heritage Center, 40 West-land Ave., Portland.

Friday 12/16Basic Computer Training, 1-4 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5

Greater PortlandAuditionsAjkun Ballet Theater, New York City-based dance company, holding auditions in February and March 2012 in New York City; FMI visit ajkunbt.org.

Books & Authors .

Sunday 12/18Book Discussion of “Cleopatra,” 6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath, FMI 443-5141.

Film”Conversations with Edd Bon-ney,” now available for sale at Freeport Public Library, 10 Liberty Dr., Freeport, freeportpub-liclibrary.com.

GalleriesSaturday 12/10Kapital Ink #5 magazine release party, 6:30 p.m., Zero Station, 222

Celtic sounds of Castlebay warm the holidays

Celtic Folk duo Castlebay will warm

up the holidays at the Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, on Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. For more

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202 Woodford St., Portland, FMI designingwomen.org.

Holiday Craft Fun, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., $5, Falmouth Corner Preschool, 18 Mountain Road, Falmouth, FMI 878-1192.

Sunday 12/11Advent Vespers Candlelight Service, 5:30 p.m., First Congrega-tional Church, 301 Cottage Road, South Portland.

Live Nativity, 6- 8 p.m., West Scarborough United Methodist Church, Rt. 1 Scarborough.

Thursday 12/15YES Art Works Holiday Arts Fair, 2-6 p.m., Creative Works Systems, 619 Brighton Ave., Portland, FMI 879-1140.

Saturday 12/17Best Shot Youth Free Throw Tour-nament, 1 p.m., Portland Expo Center, 239 Park Ave., Portland, FMI 879-3605.

Call for VolunteersAARP Foundation Tax Aide pro-gram seeks volunteers, contact Joan Jagolinzer, 883-8415 or [email protected].

ASSE International Student Exchange Program is looking for volunteers to be area repre-sentatives to recruit and screen prospective host families, inter-view students to study abroad, and supervise the visiting exchange students in their community. Vol-unteers will be reimbursed for

expenses and have some opportu-nity to travel. FMI Joyce McKenney 737-4666.

CATCH Healthy Habits, an after-school program that brings teams of adults, age 50+, together with children to learn about healthy eating habits and active play, is looking for volunteers for its winter sessions, 396-6523.

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad’s Polar Express needs volunteers, Nov. 25-Dec. 23, Jennifer, 871-0618.

Maine Handicapped Skiing needs intermediate/advanced skiers, snowboarders and nordic skiers with training in adaptive skiing. Lift tickets provided, vol-unteers supply their own gear, commit to three days of training. FMI skimhs.org or 824-2440.

SCORE is seeking volunteers to work in the “counselors to Ameri-ca’s small business” program, FMI, Nancy, 772-1147.

South Portland Meals on Wheels needs drivers for South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth, 1-3 hours per week, mornings. Mileage reimbursement, Liz Engel, 767-2255.

Dining OutSaturday 12/10Chowder Meal, 4:30-6 p.m., First United Methodist Chruch, 179 Ridgeland Ave., South Portland, $8, FMI 767-2688.

Lions Club Seafood Chowder Dinner, 5-8 p.m., $10/$5, Bowery Beach School House, Two Lights

Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 708.

Women and Wealth Semi-nar, 6-7:30 p.m., 12 Portland St., Yarmouth, FMI and to register 729-3526.

Health & SupportLeukemia & Lymphoma Support Group meets on the third Tues. of every month, Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Port-land, FMI (508) 810-1329.

Thursday 12/15Holiday Care Giving, 7-8 p.m., Two Lights Home Care, Pond Cove Shopping Plaza, Cape Elizabeth, FMI 799-4465.

Just for SeniorsThe Retired & Senior Volunteer Program of Southern Maine Agen-cy on Aging is looking for people age 55 and over to volunteer; local opportunities include an arts cen-ter in Portland; school mentoring or tutoring; spend time with resi-dents in long term care facilities; volunteer as a tax aide or at a non-profit, Priscilla Greene, 396-6521 or 1-800-427-7411 Ext. 521.

Kids and FamilySaturday 12/10Creativity Time, 9:15 a.m., Royal River Books, 355 Main St., Yarmouth.

Anderson St., Portland, FMI 347-7000.

MusicFriday 12/9”Elmo Makes Music,” runs through Dec. 11, Cumberland County Civic Center, sesamestreetlive.com.

Saturday 12/10Carolyn Currie, 7 p.m., South-worth Planetarium, 70 Falmouth St., Portland, $8 adults/$6 children, FMI 780-4249.

Musica de Filia Holiday Concert, 2 p.m., South Portland Auditorium, 637 Highland Ave., South Portland, $10/$5 seniors, Fmi 807-2158.

Spirituals, Carols and Holiday Favorites, Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m., St. Jude’s Church, Main St., Falmouth, and Dec. 11, 2:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 326 Main St., Yarmouth, $10, FMI gfccweb.org.

Sunday 12/11A Baroque Christmas, 3 p.m., The

Cathedral of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland, $15/$10 seniors and students, FMI 772-5434.

Portland String Quartet Concert Series: The Art of the Fugue, 2 p.m., Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Port-land, 761-1522.

Tuesday 12/13Freeport 5th grade band holi-day concert, 7 p.m., Falmouth Elementary, 58 Woodville Road, FMI 781-3988.

Saturday 12/17Hoboe, 9:30 p.m., Slainte Wine Bar and Lounge, 29 Preble St., Port-land, 21+, $5 advance/$7 door, FMI 252-7378.

Music and Muffins: Malachi Gra-ham, 10:30 a.m., Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland, FMI 829-2215.

Sunday 12/18Christmas Winds, 3 p.m., Ha-raseeket Grange Hall, 13 Elm St., Freeport, donation to Freeport

Food Pantry admission, 865-4747.

Theater & DanceFriday 12/9”Gift of the Magi,” Dec. 9-10, 8 p.m., additional Dec. 11 show at 2 p.m., Williston-Immanuel Church, 156 High St., Portland,

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”Love’s Old Sweet Song,” Dec. 9-10, 8 p.m., Mayo St. Arts Center, 10 Mayo St., Portland, $10 suggest-ed donation, FMI [email protected].

Thursday 12/15The Christmas Bride , runs

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Mid CoastBooks & AuthorsFriday 12/9David Solmitz, Howard Watzman reading, 7 p.m., Gulf of Maine Books, 134 Maine St., Brunswick, FMI 729-5083.

Sunday 12/11Martha White book signing and reading, Gulf of Maine Books, 134 Maine St., Brunswick, FMI 729-5083.

Wednesday 12/14Book Discussion “The New Fru-gality: How to consume less, save more, and live better,” 5:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleas-ant St., Brunswick, FMI 725-5242.

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Edwards claims he was deterred from seeking an appointment to the School Board in December 2010 after being told he would have to give up his Parks and Recreation Department job.

Now that both sides in the lawsuit have asked for summary judgment, War-ren will either issue a ruling or send the case to trial. Mario Moretto can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 106 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter:

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playing area.Robots had to start the match at no

larger than 18 inches by 18 inches, though they could extend and grow after the starting buzzer, and could have a maximum of 10 motors. Aside from that, the students were free to design however they liked.

“These kids learn (science, technology, engineering, math), teamwork, game the-ory,” said Ethan Thayer, a Cape Elizabeth teacher who was master of ceremonies at the competition. “They learn everything.”

Cape Elizabeth’s winning high school team – sophomores Luke Dvorozniak and Anthony Castro – will be headed to the World Championship in Anaheim, Calif., and the National Championship in Omaha, Neb. The middle school team – seventh-graders Sam Price, Kyle Long, Mac Brucher, Mac Huffard and Will Costello – also qualified for the National Championship.

Teams worked about a year designing robots to compete in the game. Some robots picked up objects, others pushed them into the corner to score quick points. The more complex robots, like the one operated by the winning Cape Elizabeth High School team, sucked up objects three at a time on a conveyor belt and deposited them into the baskets.

“We’ve gotten better every year,” Dvorozniak said during a break in the

Donuts franchise, but the project was scuttled because of high construction costs.

According to John Mitchell, principal at Mitchell & Associates landscape ar-chitects in Portland, the proposed market would be about 3,500 square feet on the first floor and about 1,500 square feet on the second floor.

Concannon, a resident of Harriman Farm Road, said he and his wife have wanted to start another business for a while. He said with two small children in the Cape Elizabeth schools, they plan to live in the community for quite some time.

“I’ve wanted to do a market-bakery-deli with high-end sandwiches, funky food and gourmet prepared meals,” he said.”You see these in other communities and they seem to fit nicely. We’d love to try to do it.”

The market would sell bagels, coffee, fresh bread, meats, fresh produce and wine, Concannon said. There will be no formal table service, but customers

competition.The team has already made it to the

world contests twice. Kathy Barber, Dvorozniak’s mom, said that last year in Orlando, Fla., the kids ended up on an alliance with a Chinese team. They strategized and worked together in the absence of a common language, she said.

But back to the robot, and its teenage masters:

“With this robot, we wanted to score as quick as possible,” Dvorozniak said. “So we knew we had to pick up as many items as we could at one time.”

The high school duo’s robot featured 10 motors, two pneumatic cylinders and 10 sensors. It had four different programs that allowed it to function autonomously during the 20-second start of the match, when controllers weren’t allowed to work their robots.

“We started designing this robot right after the Worlds contest last year,” Cas-tro said. “We just started writing down ideas.”

The team had the help of a few profes-sional engineers, Barber said, but the kids did all the actual design and construction.

“When they were in eighth grade and got to Worlds, the pressure was immense,” she said. “Anthony’s mom and I said we needed to get an engineer

on board to help them with their build process.”

The duo started in fifth grade with Legos, and she said they’d always wanted to dive in and start building. The profes-sional engineers taught the kids not to pick up the wrench until they had a solid design.

A team from North Yarmouth Acad-emy, whose robot was similar to the CEHS team’s, came in second place as part of an alliance with a Sanford High School team.

As would be expected, the NYA team members were disappointed at not win-ning the gold, but said they felt good about their work.

“Last year, our team was seventh,” said Katherine Roche, a junior on the team. “This year, we’re third overall and second in the tournament. So I’ll sleep well to-night. That’s monumental from last year.”

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would be able to order food and sit at a table to eat.

He said he would bring his 4 1/2 em-ployees to Cape Elizabeth and the mar-ket would have a mix of part-time and full-time employees. Concannon said he would like the market to be open from about 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., but no hours of operation have been determined.

Given what he expects to be a lengthy approval process, Concannon said he would not expect to open the business until 2013. He has to complete a land survey, and sewer and traffic studies.

Concannon must also ask the Town Council for permission to use the high school driveway as an exit, since the town owns the drive. He is scheduled to address the council on Monday, Dec. 12, in executive session.

“We feel the market will fill a void in the town,” Concannon said. “I wouldn’t consider us competition for the Local Buzz or the IGA. There will be some crossover, but it is different. We are very excited to make this happen.”

Amy Anderson can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 110 or [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter:

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CRAFT SHOW or FAIR?

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ALTERATIONS

Custom Sewing,Alterations and

RepairsQuality workmanship

Phone Miriam at865-4299

ANIMALS

DOG TRAINING for the bestresults in the shortest timehave your dog train one-on-onewith a professional certifieddog trainer. First your dogtrained; then you. Training timeaverages 7-9 days and threeone hour follow up lessons areincluded.Your dog will play andtrain in parks as well as down-town Freeport. Both hand andvoice commands will be taught,find out just how good your dogcan be. Goals and cost will bedetermined after an individual-ized obligation free evaluation.Call Canine Training of South-ern Maine and speak withDavid Manson, certified dogtrainer, for more details. 829-4395.

“Dogs of allcolors welcome!”

RT 136N Freeport1 mile off Exit 22 I-295

865-1255www.browndoginn.com

The Brown Dog InnBoarding, Daycare & Spa

lis #F872

In Home Pet Service & Dog Walking• Flexible Hours• Fair Rates“They’re Happier at Home!”

• Boarding• Pet Taxi

Lic #1212

Pleasant Hill Kennels

Freeport, ME865-4279

81 Pleasant Hill Rd.

Boardingwith Love,Care& More!

Now offering:Daycare

& Grooming

PURRRS PETSITTING forcats and dogs in Freeport &Yarmouth area. Experienced,refs available. 838-9317 [email protected]

ANIMALS

Needs one-on-one family3 years old, white & gray

Declawed, Spayed, Indoor Cat~ MOVING ~

Please call 956-1602

Free HimalayanFemale Cat

Paul CarrollDog Walking/Cat Care, Feeding

CumberlandNorth Yarmouth

Cell 400-6465 20 plus years experience

Dog Walking

FRESH LOOK Pet GroomingClose to Maine Mall & Target,Clean, Relaxed, Stress FreeEnvironment, Certified & Pro-fessional Groomer with SevenYears Experience, Salon Styleappts, 899-8772www.freshlookgrooming.com

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ANTIQUES

ABSOLUTE BEST PRICESPAID FOR OLD THINGSGlass-China-Jewelry-Silver-ware-Old Books-Postcards-Buttons-Linens-Quilts-Trunks-Tools-Toys-Dol ls-FountainPens-Military-Games-Puzzles-Furniture-Bottles etc.Cumberland Antiques Cele-brating 28 years of trusted cus-tomer service.Call 838-0790.

ALWAYS BUYING, ALWAYSPAYING MORE! Knowledge,Integrity, & Courtesy guaran-teed! 40 years experience buy-ing ANTIQUE jewelry (rings,watches, cuff links, pins, ban-gles, necklaces and old cos-tume jewelry),coins, sterlingsilver, pottery, paintings, prints,paper items,rugs, etc. CallSchoolhouse Antiques. 780-8283.

Top prices paid�

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stamp collections,old photographs

and old paper items

799-7890 call anytime

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I BUY ANYTHING OLD!Books, records, furniture, jewelry,coins, hunting, fishing, military,

art work, dishes, toys, tools.I will come to you with cash.

Call John 450-2339BOOKS WANTED

FAIR PRICES PAIDAlso Buying Antiques, Art OfAll Kinds, and Collectables.G.L.Smith Books - Collectables97 Ocean St., South Portland.799-7060.

2 OLD WOODEN TRUNKS.NEW PRICE: $50 each. 653-5149. Freeport.

AUCTIONS

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AUTOS

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2002FORD EXPLORERSPORT TRAC 4X4

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Body Man on Wheels, autobody repairs. Rust work forinspections. Custom paintingand collision work. 38 yearsexperience. Damaged vehicleswanted. 878-3705.

2002 GMC Envoy SLE, loaded,DVD player, one owner. $4500or best offer. 782-7352

BUSINESS RENTALS

PORTLAND - Sweet officespace for rent, in-town,spacious, $500/month. Be partof a welcoming communityof counselors and therapists.Call Stephen at 773-9724, #3

ROUTE ONE YARMOUTH.Great space for Office orRetail use. Easy access,lots of parking, great visi-bility.1000 to 3000 SF. Joinother happy tenants. 846-6380.

CHILD CARE

WOODSIDE NeighborhoodCHILD CARE. Licensed FamilyChild Care home in Topsham.Experienced, Certified,Montessori Teacher. Call Amy831-9120.

CHIMNEY

CHIMNEY SWEEPS

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CLEANING

GrandviewWindow Cleaning

InsuredReferences

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Chandeliers CleanedCeiling Fans Cleaned

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“It’s a Good Day for a Grand View!”Call 207-772-7813

FOR HOME/OFFICE, NEWConstruction, Real EstateClosings etc. the clean youneed is “Dream Clean” theclean you`ve always dreamedof with 15 years of expert serv-ice. Fully Insured. For rates &references call Leslie 807-2331.

Local woman with 11 yearsexperience cleaning homeshas several openings available.Honest, dependable and takesgreat pride in her work. Satis-faction guaranteed, referencesavailable. To set up an inter-view, please call Rita 590-7539or 865-5043.

WINDOWCLEANINGby Master’s Touch

846-5315Serving 25 years

Home CleaningReliable service atreasonable rates.Let me do yourdirty work!Call Kathy at892-2255

HONEST, HARDWORKING and reliableMAINELY CLEANWe’re looking for a fewmore residential accountsto fill our scheduleReasonable rates • References available

(207) 798-0313

Call GloriaFree Estimates

CleaningExcellent References Cell: 615-8189Reasonable rates or: 615-1034

Residential and CommercialE&J Cleaning Service

ARE YOU TIRED OF HAVINGyour house clean superficially.Reina does the old fashionedway meticulously. Weekly,Monthly or One time cleaning.12 years experience. Excellentreferences. 831-2549 or 854-2630.

CLEANING

LOOKING FOR SOMEONE toclean your house the way youwould want it cleaned? Look nofurther! Call me today, for a freeestimate. I have great refer-ences. Rhea 939-4278.

COMPUTERS

892-2382

25 Years Experience

Laptop & Desktop Repair

Certified TechnicianA+ Network+ MOUS

PC Lighthouse

Dave:

Disaster RecoverySpyware - Virus

Wireless NetworksTraining

Seniors Welcome

All Major Credit Cards Accepted

CRAFT SHOWS/FAIRS

Lots of Local Crafters & VendorsFREE admission

Lunch available for purchasePrides Corner Church

235 Pride Street, Westbrook797-4636

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ELDER CARE

DEDICATED TO SENIORSLocal Husband & Wife TeamHourly,Dai ly,OvernightsWeekends, Part/Full Time Healthcare, Homecare Friendship, CompanionshipCooking, Cleaning, Laundry,Shopping, Transportation Handyman Services Carpentry, Plumbing Call Cheryl / Al 756-5417

FLEA MARKETS

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are back!

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FOODS

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FOR SALE

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EXERCISE CYCLE. VisionFitness R2200HRT semi-recumbent with heart ratemonitor. Excellent condition,$500. Call 799-3734.

2 DESKTOPCOMPUTERSHP PAVILION

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SMALL PIANO FOR SALE:Haines & Co. 58” long x 38” tallx 25” wide. Bench. Heavy, bringhelp. $200. Falmouth. 233-4520.

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FURNITURE

A NEW QUEEN P-Top Mat-tress Set. $150. Must Sell. 415-5234.




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Everyone Needs SomeoneWe need your help to make a difference in the lives of older adultsin Cumberland County. We are looking for proactive, flexible people,who are looking for a challenging and satisfying part-time job.If you love the idea of being a “difference maker” call today toinquire about joining our team of non-medical in home CAREGivers.Part-time day, evening, overnight and weekend hours.Currently we have a high need for awake overnights and weekends.

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Kind HeartedIf this describes you and you are recently retired,an empty-nester, a grandmother, stay at homemom, or simply looking for meaningful part orfull time work, we’d love to speak with you. Com-fort Keepers is looking for special people to joinus in providing excellent non-medical, in-homecare to area seniors. We offer some benefits,along with ongoing training and the opportunityfor personal growth and satisfaction.

152 US Route 1, Scarborough • www.comfortkeepers.com

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Four Season Services

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• Snow Plowing• Roof Shoveling• Tree Work

NOW SCHEDULING:

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• Reasonable Prices• Free Estimates • Insured

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Durham

You name it, we’ll do it!Residential / Commercial

• Storm Cleanups • Lawn Care/Installation • Fencing• Rototilling • Mulch/Loam/Gravel Deliveries • Tractor Work• Landscape Design/Installation • Tree Removals/Pruning

• Driveway Sealing/Sweeping • Spring/Fall Clean-ups

LAWN & GARDEN

LANDSCAPING CONTRACTORS

AsTeamLeaderofourBrainInjuryRehabilitationResidence in Saco, you will be responsible for theguidance and training of a team of brain injuryspecialists working to enhance independence andcommunity integration for adults with acquiredbrain injury.If you have experience supervising a large team,

are a great communicator, and wantto steer a team of dedicated profes-sionals, apply at:

Leadership Position

creativeworksystems.com/careersor call 879-1140.

Supporting and inspiring people with disabilities,at home, at work, and in the community.

Brain InjuryServices

GIFTS

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HEALTH

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

MASSAGE AT: YOUR Home.Workplace. Parties. First visit$55. Gift certificates. 878-8896.www.athomemassage.mas-sagetherapy.com.

HELP WANTED

The MostRewarding Work

in Greater Portland♦

Call 699-2570for more informationand an application.

Are you looking to makea difference in the lifeof someone in need?

Advantage Home Care isseeking kind, dependableand experienced caregiversto care for seniors in theirhomes in greater Portland.We offer flexible hoursand part-time shifts days,evenings, overnights

and weekends. Experiencewith dementia care is a plus.

HELP WANTED

LifeStages

780-8624

We are seeking Caregiverswith personal care skillsfor all shifts. Experiencecounts and certifications

PSS, PCA, CNA andothers are welcome.

Must be professional andcompassionate. If you

would like to become partof an award winning team.Contact

A division of VNA HomeHealth & Hospice

is growing quickly!

Premiere Homekeeping Serviceis actively seeking people who enjoy

making homes sparkle! We’re looking forpeople who have an eye for detail andtake pride in their work. You must also

be dependable and enthusiastic,and beresponsive to customers. We currently

need homekeepers for Portland,Falmouth,Yarmouth and Cumberland.

We offer full-time hours,and excellentcompensation and working conditions.

Plus ,we work for the nicest people in Maine!Apply online at www.mrsmcguires.com orsend resume to [email protected]

HELP WANTED

CoastalManor

CNA positions availableon all 3 shifts.

We are a 39 bedlong-term care facility.

Flexible hours available.

846-5013Stop by and

fill out an application

Nursing Homein Yarmouth

JAN 2-JUNE 1 2012.20-25 hours a week.

Feb and April school vaca-tion off! Help with taking 4year old to school, errands,pick up three days a week.We provide car. [email protected] andsend resume/interest letter.Need availability for occa-sional snow day or sick day.

HEAD SWIM COACHWANTED immediately forSeacoast Swim Club inCumberland, ME. +/-25hrs/wk including coachingand administrative duties.See seacoastswimclub.orgfor a full list of job responsi-bilites. For more info [email protected]

Driverssta�t up to $.41/m�.HomeWeekly or Bi-Weekly.CDL-A 6 mos. OTR exp. Req.Equipment you'll be proud to drive!

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P C A / C N A - B R U N S W I C KWOMAN with MS in wheel-chair needs kind,reliablehelp for direct care.Clean background and validdrivers license.Per Diem/Parttime up to 20 hours. 590-2208

PRESCHOOL TEACHEROPENINGS in Freeport.Early Childhood Educationdegree and experience pre-ferred. Call 865-9874.

HOLIDAY ITEMS

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Jump Start and make

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HOME REPAIR

A WOMANS TOUCHHome maintenance and repairsServicing older adults and women since 1999No job too small • Strict attention to detail

Home restoration • CarpentryYard work • Home management portfolios

We do it with love • 207-721-8999

CARPENTER/BUILDER

Roofing Vinyl / Siding / Drywall / PaintingHome Repairs / Historical Restoration

25years

experienceFullyInsured

ContraCting, sub-ContraCting,all phases of ConstruCtion

Call 329-7620 for FREE estimates

Chimney lining & MasonryBuilding – Repointing – Repairs

Asphalt & Metal RoofingFoundation Repair & Waterproofing

Painting & Gutters20 yrs. experience – local references

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HOME REPAIR

New Construction/AdditionsRemodels/Service Upgrades

Generator Hook Ups • Free EstimatesServing Greater Portland 20 yrs.

207-878-5200

Interior/ExteriorPainting, Carpentry & Repairs

Decks, Outbuildingsor whateverCall 350-6158

380-9861 or 633-6214

XTRA HANDS

NEAT WORKSROOFERS - PAINTERSCLEANERS - SIDINGROOF SHOVELING

PLUS ANY HOME REPAIRFULLY INSURED I

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BOWDLER ELECTRIC INC.799-5828

All callsreturned!

Residential & Commercial

JOHNSON’STILING

Custom Tile design available

Floors • ShowersBacksplashes • Mosaics

829-9959ReferencesInsured

FreeEstimates

Seth M. RichardsInterior & Exterior Painting & Carpentry• Small Remodeling Projects • Sheetrock

Repair • Quality Exterior & Interior PaintingGreen Products Available

FULLY INSURED – FREE ESTIMATES

Call SETH • 207-491-1517

GEORGE FILES IS BACK!Looking for work, House paint-ing, Carpentry, Decks, Drywall,Kitchens, Tile, Interior Painting.Most anything. Great refer-ences. Quality workmanshiponly. 207-415-7321.www.jackalltrade.com

HOME REPAIR

Designed to enhance your home & lifestyleInterior & ExteriorRestoration & Remodeling

Custom Stairwork & AlterationsFireplace Mantles & Bookcase Cabinetry

Kitchens & Bathrooms

All manner of exterior repairs & alterations

207-797-3322

Brian L. PrattCarpentry

846-5802PaulVKeating.com

• Painting• Weatherization• Cabinets

CARPENTRY

EXPERT DRYWALL SER-VICE- Hanging, Taping, Plaster& Repairs. Archways, Cathe-drals, Textured Ceilings, Paint.Fully Insured. ReasonableRates. Marc. 590-7303.

TheHOUSEGUY

Home repairs • PaintingPlaster & Sheet Rock Repairs

Small Carpentry Jobs • StagingOrganizing Services

No Job Too SmallReasonable Rates/Prompt ServiceTOM FLANAGAN

Yarmouth 319-6818

WE REMODELKitchens, Bathrooms,

Basement & Attic ConversionsMan Caves

Call 776-3218INSTRUCTION

GUITAR LESSONS FORbeginners ages 7 & up. ServingCumberland & York counties.Excellent rates. Referencesavailable. Gift CertificatesAvailable. 416-8950.

As Team Leader of our Brain Injury Rehabilitation Residence in Saco, you will be responsible for the guidance and training of a team of brain injury specialists working to enhance independence and community integration for adults with acquired brain injury. If you have experience supervising a large team,

are a great communicator, and want to steer a team of dedicated profes-sionals, apply at:

Leadership Position

creativeworksystems.com/careers or call 879-1140.

Supporting and inspiring people with disabilities, at home, at work, and in the community.

Brain Injury Services

XTRA HANDSInterior/Exterior

Painting, Carpentry & RepairsDecks, Outbuildings or whatever

Fully InsuredCall 350-6158

380-9861 or 633-6214




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STORAGE

September throughMay 31 $475

Heated, well-insulatedstorage for your

Vintage or Classic car

Mr. Phil Hall, Manager776-5472

CAR STORAGE

MASONRY

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MISCELLANEOUS

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MOVING

MAKE THE SMART CHOICE-Google DOT 960982 and/orMC 457078 for our companysnapshot from the federalMotor Carrier Safety Adminis-tration. This website will showwhether or not the companyyou choose has the requiredinsurance on file. Also checkwith the BBB. We have linksto all these websites atWilsonmovingcompany.com Toschedule your next move, call775-2581.

SC MOVING SERVICES - yourbest choices for local moves.Offering competitive pricingwith great value for your Resi-dential and CommercialMoves! For more informationcall us at 207-749-MOVE(6683) or visit :www.scmoving.comVISA/MasterCard accepted!

A&A MOVING SERVICES.Residential & Commercial. 25years experience. 7 days aweek. FULL SERVICE. PIANOMOVING. Packing. We also buyused Furniture and Antiques.SENIOR DISCOUNTS. Freeestimates. 828-8699.

MUSIC

PIANO/KEYBOARD/ORGANLESSONS in students` homesin Cape Elizabeth, South Port-land, Portland, Falmouth or myPortland studio. Enjoyment forall ages/levels. 40+ years’experience. Rachel Bennett.774-9597.

ORGANIC PRODUCE

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PAINTING

Clarke Paintingwww.clarkepaint.com

Fully Insured3 Year Warranty

207-233-8584

Violette Interiors: Painting,tiling, wallpaper removal, wallrepairs, murals and small exte-rior jobs. Highest quality ataffordable rates. 25 yearsexperience. Free estimates.Call Deni Violette at 831-4135.www.denivioletteinteriors.com

PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTOGRAPHY- Place yourbusiness ad here to be seenby over 69,500 Forecasterreaders! Call 781-3661 formore information on rates.

REAL ESTATE

PORTLAND— NEW ON THEMARKET- $529,0003200 +/- sq ft colonial, 4 BRS,2 1/2 baths in desirable NorthDeering neighborhood closeto the Portland Trails. Fea-tures a farmer’s porch,Brazilian cherry floors, openkitchen w/ granite countertops, stainless steel appli-ances, marble and cherryfoyer, fireplace, finishedbasement, deck, hot tub anda large yard.Call Rick for more info 207-233-3374

RENTALS

Olde EnglishVillage

South Portland

1 & 2 BEDROOM

H/W INCLUDED

SECURE BUILDING

SWIMMING POOL

COIN LAUNDRY

[email protected] mile to Mall, 295 and Bus Routes503 Westbrook Street, South Portland

207-774-3337

SPEND THE WINTER ONVACATION!!! Furnished 1room, 1 person studios withkitchenettes, private bath,screen porch, great views,cable, wifi, heat & elec. includ-ed. $595.00. Shared bath stu-dio-$425.00. Cottages (2 per-sons) $865.00 plus heat. Allunits rent through May. Call892-2698.

FALMOUTHPerfect for Senior Living.2 bedroom, 1.5 Bath, LR,

Fully Furnished Kitchen. 5 minsto I-295 or I-95. Available Jan. 1st

Call 671-3363

1 BEDROOM, BurbankSt, second floor, good andquiet location, yard, dead-

end street, heat, parking, stor-age, no washer-dryer on site,no dogs, $575 per month plusdeposit.

Call 207-212-2554

FALMOUTH- NEWLY RENO-vated cottage style home w/lake rights. New wood floors. 2bedrooms plus bonus room.Large deck, very private. Avail-able year round. N/S. $1400per month plus. Call 207-899-7641.

NORTH YARMOUTH- Large 2bedroom, 1 car garage,includes Heat & HW & more.Private setting. Easy Com-mute. $1100/month plus secu-rity. References. 653-7999 [email protected]

FALMOUTH, 2 BR, 1 bathhouse, Route #1 minutes toPortland. $950 plus utilities,non smoker, first and last +security. 781-8270.

YARMOUTH- RIVERBEND 3BR condo, newly renovated,W/D, deck, garage, storage,private on river. $1250 plus util-ities. 01/01/12. Call 415-3829.

RENT TO OWNHomes available in this area.Credit problems ok call Bryan577-3476

GRAY- CABIN FOR rent. Fur-nished. No pets. All utilities,cable, wireless internet. 657-4844.

ROOFING/SIDING

SPECIALIZING IN NEW ROOFSROOF & CHIMNEY REPAIRS OF ALL TYPES

Free Estimates • Fully InsuredOWNER ON SITE

Contact Bruce713-9163 or 784-6163

BRUCE FOURNIERCONSTRUCTION

ROOFING/SIDING-Place yourad here to be seen in 69,500papers a week. Call 781-3661for more information onrates.

SERVICES OFFERED

Attic • Basement • Garage • CleanoutsResidential & Commercial

We Recycle & Salvageso you save money!

NEED JUNK REMOVEDCALL THE

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JIM’S HANDY SERVICES,ROOF SHOVELING, INT./EXT.PAINTING, CARPENTRY,FLOORS, ROOFS, CLEAN-ING, TREE WORK, ODDJOBS, PRESSURE WASH-ING, MISC. 30 YR. EXP.INSURED. FREE ESTI-MATES. REFERENCES. 207-239-4294 or 207-775-2549.

HOME CLEANING JUST ME“I do my own work, so I knowit’s done right”653-7036 DAILY-WEEKLY-BI WEEKLY-MONTHLYADDITIONAL SERVICES &REPAIRS TOO!

SERVICES OFFERED

STERLING PROPERTYMANAGEMENT

837-8196Reasonable Rates

GUTTER CLEANINGGUTTER CLEANINGTREE TRIMMING

ODD JOBS

SEMI-RETIREDMINISTERAvailable for your wedding

or a loved one’s memorial serviceMany years experience with both

traditional and non-traditional servicesFees Negotiable

Call Richard 650-0877

SNOW SERVICES

[email protected] Cell: 891-8249

SNOWPLOWING&REMOVALROOF SHOVELING

Fully Insured

YANKEE YARDWORKS

Snow Blowing, Walkways etc.Salt & Sanding

No Job too Small!Now Taking Bids for Commercial

207-329-7620

SNOW PLOWINGCOMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL

GreaterPortland Area

PRECISE PLOWINGAccepting Commercial

& Residential CustomersForeside to Middle Rd.

in Falmouth/CumberlandBEST PRICING

Call Pays Payson 781-2501

SNOW PLOWING-Exper i -enced, and insured. localowner, operator. Falmouth,Cumberland area. Shoveling,roof raking, and sanding avail-able. Free estimates. Call John939-8696.

TREE SERVICES

McCarthyTreeServiceCasco Bay’sMost Dependable

• Fully Insured• Climbing• Difficult Take-downs

Great Fall Rates

Low Rates Fast Service

232-9828

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[email protected]

Michael Lambert NE-6756A

Free QuotesLicensed and Insured

Locally Owned

TREE SERVICES

FOWLER TREE CARE:Licensed Arborist & MasterApplicator, fully insured. Largetree pruning, ornamental tree,shrub pruning, spraying, deeproot fertilizing, hedges, difficulttree removal, cabling. Free esti-mates. Many references. 829-5471.

STUMP & GRIND - Profession-al stump chipping service. Fullyinsured, Free estimates. CallRob Taisey at 846-6338 anytime.“We get to the root of yourproblem.”[email protected]

STORM DAMAGE

[email protected]

ADS TREE WORK• Take Downs • Pruning

• Stump Grinding

Licensed, Insured Maine ArboristScott Gallant • 838-8733

TREE SERVICESAdvertise your Services here to be seenby over 69,500 Forecaster readers!

Call 781-3661formore information on rates.

• Climbing• Limbing• Difficulttake-downs

• Fully insured • Free estimates• Many references

829-6797

REE SERVICEJIM’S• Removals• Chipping• Lots cleared&thinned



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INSURED

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Ahlquist elected council chairmanCouncilor Richard Sullivan said the

proposal was just another way to ban fireworks, which the council had already decided it didn’t want to do.

Councilors agreed with him, and voted 6-1 to send the question back to the Or-dinance Committee. Councilor Carol Rancourt said she agreed the ordinance change needed more work, but opposed sending the bill back to committee be-cause of the potential for noise problems.

Hall argued the proposal was a neces-sary, short-term solution until the council could decide how to move forward.

“I didn’t have the luxury of the Ordi-nance Committee to get this done,” he said.

Ordinance Committee members have

modules. Cape Elizabeth’s foundation has given almost $900,000 to education projects since 2002, according to its website. This year, it gave nearly $60,000 in the spring alone, most of it going to provide iPads to high school students and teachers.

The Scarborough group began meeting this fall, and has the support of Superin-tendent of Schools George Entwistle III. Entwistle had been meeting with parents and residents since being hired in March, and said several people told him they were interested in getting together to help fund education.

“There were certain individuals who indicated they wanted to get more ac-tively involved in the schools, maybe a half-dozen folks, that seemed to be good

SCARBOROUGH — Councilor Ronald Ahlquist was elected Town Council chairman Wednesday in a 5-2 vote, with Councilors Karen D’Andrea and Carol Rancourt in the minority.

Former Chairwoman Judith Roy was named vice chairwoman, with D’Andrea and Rancourt again dis-

senting. D’Andrea nominated Rancourt

for both leadership positions, but the nomination failed to receive a second.

The meeting was also the first for Councilor James Benedict, who de-feated Paul Andriulli by just 79 votes in the November election.

— Mario Moretto

not yet been appointed by council Chair-man Ronald Ahlquist.

Councilors on Wednesday also agreed to extend the term of the Municipal Tax Increment Finance District for another three years.

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The Municipal TIF District was en-acted in 1985 to fund construction of the Municipal Offices, the addition of the police station to the fire station on Route 1, and renovation of the Scarborough Public Library.

The town needs to pull in more than $600,000 from the TIF to break even on

those expenditures, Hall said. “We’ve not performed sufficiently

enough, meaning the value of the TIF has not performed well enough to pay for those projects,” Hall said.

The TIF district will expire in 2016. The town must capture the full cost of

district improvements in tax revenue by then, or risk losing money, because state law limits TIF districts lifespans to 30 years.


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people to bring together,” Entwistle said Monday. “The rest is history.”

Leadley and Pratt emphasized the group does not intend to supplement the school budget, pay salaries, or fill gaps in basic curriculum funding. Rather, they said, the group would seek out applicants who show foresight and creativity in making schools in the district “first-rate.”

“We’re looking to things that aren’t al-ready, traditionally, in the school budget,” Pratt said.” We’re not trying to reduce the pressure on the Town Council relative to the school budget. We’re actually hop-ing to increase the pressure by showing that there’s a dedicated group of parents who are very serious about education in this town ... and we’re willing to put our money where our mouths are.”

Pratt told the School Board that there are plenty of residents and parents of students who want to do what they can to help the schools. She said she saw it first hand in the lead-up to voters approv-ing the $39 million Wentworth building project.

“We heard people say before the elec-tion, ‘Raise my taxes. Take more of my money,’” she said. “We know that’s not really that easy, so we have decided to be the organization that says, ‘We’ll take your money.’”

The group is assembling the paperwork and documents to become a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. That jumble of numbers is significant, because it means the group won’t be allowed to use its funding toward political ends.

“We all agreed that we won’t be po-litical,” said SEF board member Chris

Brownsey, who until recently was the chairman of the School Board. “We’ll advocate for funding, but we’re strictly nonpolitical.”

Brownsey said he’s confident the group eventually will be as successful as the education foundations in Cape Elizabeth and Falmouth, which gave out more than $64,000 in 2009, according to its most recent IRS filings.

Leadley agreed.“We’re really trying to keep a narrow

focus for right now, and not focus on what this could be or will be,” he said. “We know what we want this to be right now, which is a way to focus our ef-forts to support our teachers in making Scarborough’s systems really above and beyond first-class.”


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Waynfletefrom page 6

the part of many Americans in the areas of finance, economics and math skills connected to those concepts contributed to the financial crisis of 2008, and the problems we continue to face today.”

For the students, the competition in Boston was an opportunity to show off all they’ve learned in their finance classes,

and have a little fun at the same time.Team member and Waynflete senior

Sam Hansen, of Falmouth, said questions ranged from personal finance and the rules governing credit card companies, to global finance and the Eurozone.

Senior Alysa Grindlinger, also from Falmouth, and the team’s only girl, said she was one of two girls who competed in Boston.

“I don’t know why there aren’t more girls,” she said. “I’m trying to convince

some (Waynflete) juniors to get involved, so they can go next year.”

She said she doesn’t plan to study economics in college, but she said it’s important to learn about this, particularly personal finance, just to be a productive citizen.

“To understand how the Fed works is really important in order to be an in-formed voter and citizen,” St. Onge-May added.

He and team members Peter Stein, of

Portland, and Mitch Newlin, of Bruns-wick, said they plan to study finance in college.

Hansen said he hopes to study behav-ioral economics because he’s fascinated by the economic choices people make.

“People don’t always act in their own best economic interest,” he said.Emily Parkhurst can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 125 or

[email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @emilyparkhurst.

The Forecaster, Southern edition, December 9, 2011

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