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May 15, 2015 News of South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth Vol. 14, No. 20

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Sports:Hard to believe, but spring sports season halfway over 5

IndexMeetings .................... 20Obituaries ................... 10Opinion ........................ 5Out and About ........... 21

People & Business ..... 14Police Beat ................... 8Real Estate ................. 30School ........................ 11Sports ........................ 15

Arts Calendar ............. 22Classifieds .................. 26Community Calendar . 20Dishin’ That ................ 19

Health debate accompanies artificial fieldsBy William Hall

PORTLAND — Walking by the shuttered stands of Fitzpatrick Stadium, where final touches are now being made on a new artificial turf field, you might believe the adage: The grass really does grow greener on the other side of the fence.

But some critics think recent alleged health concerns and questions about turf costs make playing grounds like

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Employees of Sports Turf International, a Scarborough company, install the turf playing field at Scarborough High School in 2006.

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Turf wars

“Crumb rubber,” like the pellets

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grounds, may be linked to cancer, some health experts

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Cape Elizabeth council sticks to flat-tax school budgetBy Kate Gardner

CAPE ELIZABETH — A di-vided Town Council reduced the School Board’s proposed budget Monday by $110,000, avoiding a spending increase from the current year.

The decision, over objections from School Board members

and members of the public, followed an April 27 meeting of the council finance committee, comprised of the entire Town Council, which said it wanted no spending increase.

Councilors Monday also ap-proved a municipal budget for fiscal 2016 with an increase of nearly 1.6 percent.

Monday’s vote was 4-3, with Chairwoman Kathy Ray and Councilors Jim Walsh, Jessica Sullivan, and Molly MacAuslan in the majority. Councilors Caitlin Jordan, Jamie Wagner, and Patty Grennon favored reducing the school budget by only $50,000, which was one of three options presented by the

School Board.The board came up with the

options, which included the full cut, the $50,000 cut, or maintaining the budget as pro-posed, at a May 4 meeting. The $50,000 cut would have elimi-nated money earmarked for new accounting software.

The budget the School Board

approved on April 14, was $23.6 million, an increase of 1.8 per-cent from this year.

Sixteen members of the public spoke during Monday’s public hearing, and most of them urged councilors to avoid the $110,000 reduction. Half a dozen people

Rigby LPG storage plan could turn on semanticsBy Alex Acquisto

SOUTH PORTLAND — NGL Supply Terminal Co. says its proposal to build a liquefied petroleum gas storage facility at Rigby Rail Yard is permitted because its tanks are not storage tanks, but “pressure vessels.”

According to a report on be-half of NGL, construction of six 60,000-gallon “pressure vessels” to hold LPG for distribution via rail car would not conflict with the city’s Code of Ordinances.

The question of a code dis-crepancy came up in April,

when NGL’s proposal was scrutinized by members of the public and city councilors, who claimed that the proposal bla-tantly violated the city’s zoning.

The initial proposal from the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based compa-ny included the installation of of the six tanks, totaling 360,000 gallons of liquefied petroleum gas to be stored in above-ground storage tanks.

Liquefied petroleum gas is defined in the ordinance as any material that’s composed “pre-dominantly” of hydrocarbons,

S. P. City Council shows interest in minimum-wage hikeBy Alex Acquisto

SOUTH PORTLAND — City councilors on Monday took a united stand that the minimum wage is too low.

But they expressed varying support for independently rais-ing the city’s minimum wage.

Councilor Brad Fox, who ini-tiated the workshop discussion, said regulating the minimum wage is a job for the council and local government.

“When I originally thought of the idea to bring this to the council, I thought that we should just tag along with Port-

land,” Fox said. “I still think that’s what probably we should do.”

Maine’s current minimum wage is $7.50 per hour, 25 cents above the federal mini-mum. Portland and Bangor have initiated efforts to raise their respective minimum wages, and on April 16 the Portland City Council Finance Committee voted unanimously to increase the city’s minimum to $8.75.

The Portland ordinance would increase the wage incremental-ly every two years until 2020,

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Cape educator named county teacher of the yearBy Kate Gardner

CAPE ELIZABETH — Talya Edlund, a third-grade teacher at Pond Cove Ele-mentary School, has been named Cum-berland County Teacher of the Year.

Edlund, who has worked at Pond Cove since 2004, was one of 300 nominees across all 16 Maine counties. She found out she won on May 1 after being nomi-nated by a parent in February.

“I think it’s particularly a huge honor that a parent nominated me,” Edlund said. “For their kids to come home and tell them what they’re doing is a big compliment.”

The award was announced by first lady Ann LePage and Acting Education Com-missioner Tom Desjardin. The 16 winners are now candidates for Maine Teacher of the Year, which will be announced in the fall.

Edlund said the day she found out she won was very special to her because she had also launched a new swim program for her students that day after two years of preparation. They were all at the pool together when she received the good news.

“The day was a bit of a landmark for me in teaching,” she said. “It was one of the best days of my teaching career.”

Edlund said her students have been very happy about her award.

“They’ve said everything from ‘Mrs. Edlund’s the best teacher in the school’ to ‘Mrs. Edlund’s the best teacher in the world,’” she said.

Edlund said other Pond Cove teachers have also been enthusiastic. She said any of them could have won the award.

“Any teacher I work with could be in this position,” she said. “It’s often really a matter of being the right teacher for the right kiddos at the right time.”

Pond Cove Assistant Principal Julie Nickerson said Edlund was the perfect person for the award.

“She’s definitely somebody who de-

serves the recognition,” Nickerson said. “The parents of her class really recog-nize that she’s meeting the needs of their kids.”

Edlund said she always thinks about each individual child and making sure the curriculum suits them. She said she also finds it important to help kids learn in new ways. Her swimming program is part of that initiative.

“It gives kids a different opportunity to work on a skill and shine at something different,” she said.

She said swimming is also good for “community building,” because the stu-dents get to interact with new people in a public setting. Plus, she said the activity is enjoyable.

“Third grade is supposed to be fun,” Edlund said.

Edlund is also working on persuasive writing with her students, which she said she really enjoys.

KATE GARDNER / THE FORECASTER

Third-grade teacher Talya Edlund, who has been teaching at Pond Cove Elementary School in Cape Elizabeth for more than a decade, said

the “family feeling” of the school, as well as parents’ involvement, makes it a great place to

be a teacher.

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Scarborough continues to wrestle with cost of school technologyBy Alex Acquisto

SCARBOROUGH — School Board members continued pleading their case Wednesday night to town councilors, insisting that laptop computers for each high school student is a step toward top-tier education.

The school budget proposal presented at the joint board and Town Council meeting – approximately $44 million – is about $1.4 million less than the figure approved at the first reading on April 1.

As of Wednesday night, the total bud-get for the town and School Department was about $59.5 million. It would require a tax hike of 6 percent, resulting in a mil rate of $16.02 per $1,000 of assessed value. For a home valued at $300,000, the annual tax bill would be about $4,800.

The initial proposal to purchase Lenovo laptop computers at Scarborough High School was capped at about $866,000 for the first year. At the May 13 meeting, the School Board had shaved that by about

$118,000 to $748,000.The annual cost is expected to decline

over the six-year payment cycle, fluctu-ating between approximately $517,000 and $11,400.

The proposal also gives high school seniors the option to purchase their com-puters at the end of the year, starting at a cost of $400 and decreasing by $100 for the next four years.

The cost per device for the district over the six-year period is proposed at $232, down from the first proposed fig-ure, $459. Students would pay $60 per year: $30 to cover accidental damage to the device and maintenance, and $30 to be rolled forward into the cost of future devices, according to Jennifer Lim, infor-mation systems director for the School Department.

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PORTLAND — For Lois and Dan Porta, opening a second Lois’ Natural Marketplace isn’t simply an expansion of enterprise, it’s a culmination of life-style.

The new space, at the corner of India and Middle streets, sandwiched be-tween Two Fat Cats Bakery and Mic-ucci’s Grocery Co., is approximately 2,300 square feet and is scheduled to open May 19.

It will boast the same offerings as the couple’s Route 1 store in Scarborough: grocery items, homemade soups and salads daily, lunch and breakfast sand-wiches, baked goods, and dinners to go. The new space will also eventually incorporate an organic juice bar.

When the couple opened the first Lois’ more than 20 years ago, it was to fill a need few others satiated. The Portas had recently left The Good Day Market in Portland, one of the first co-ops in the city, which dated to the 1970s.

“When we first moved to Portland, there (were very few) options to buy organic food,” Dan Porta said Monday afternoon. There also weren’t as many organic farmers, he noted.

The Portas devoted several years to the co-op before opening an establish-ment that catered more to their personal philosophy.

Recognizing that informing residents about how to eat healthy was as im-portant as giving them non-genetically modified and organic products, Lois’ also used its deli counter to demonstrate how to eat and prepare non-meat prod-ucts, like tofu and tempeh.

“We started all this because it’s im-portant to us,” Lois said.

Now, nearly 22 years later, the Por-tas are expanding to the neighborhood they’ve wanted to have a stake in for a decade.

There are also three alternative nat-ural markets in the area: Rosemont Produce Market on Commercial Street, the Portland Food Co-op on Congress Street, and Whole Foods Market off of Franklin Street.

“I don’t see any of the stores here as competing,” said Lois. “I think we’re all helping each other to build (stronger resources) to support farmers and the community ... we’re here to comple-ment each other.”

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ALEX ACQUISTO / THE FORECASTERLois and Dan Porta, owners of Lois’ Natural Marketplace, stand outside the new location on India

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Jetport company gets new lease on its futureBy David Harry

PORTLAND — From his office in the original Portland International Jetport terminal, Allyn Caruso has seen a lot of airport growth.

“We used to drag race on the runway, there were so few planes coming and going,” he said May 8.

Caruso, the president of MAC Air Group, expects to be a larger part of the

Jetport future after city councilors on May 4 approved what could be a 40-year lease for his company as a fixed-base operator at the Jetport.

The 20-year lease, with a 20-year option, will allow MAC, through its affiliate, Hanger Group, to build a two-story, 13,000-square-foot office and 29,000-square-foot hangar, and store up to 50,000 gallons of fuel on land that was once a part of the Maine Youth Center.

Caruso operates MAC with his wife, Alysan. He has been part of the family business since before it shifted from Bar Harbor to the Jetport in 1959, said he hopes the expansion will be complete by early spring in 2016.

The expansion will make MAC Air Group the second fixed-base operator at the Jetport, joining Northeast Air.

While the company will move out of the former terminal building, which dates to the mid-1930s, it will keep operating its current 18,000 square feet of repair space on Yellowbird Road, near the Fore River.

The $4.35 million expansion will be made on land in South Portland, at West-brook Street and Aviation Drive. The ex-pansion requires South Portland Planning Board approval, and an amended site plan will be considered Tuesday.

The Hangar Group will also build a $1.56 million apron to park aircraft that will be turned over for general Jetport use. Adding the fuel and airplane storage aspects will complete the requirements to be a fixed-base operation.

The cost of the apron will be reim-bursed to the Hangar Group through 12 years of rental rebates.

“We are building (the apron) because the Jetport doesn’t have the money to do it,” Caruso said.

An April 30 memo by Jetport Director

Paul Bradbury estimated the base lease would provide $34,500 in rental income annually. Additional income, based on 2 percent of rental revenues, is estimated at $75,000 for this year.

Drawing a second fixed-base operator to the Jetport has been a goal for the past decade, Bradbury said in a memo to the City Council. MAC was the only company that responded to a request for proposals in January.

Caruso said the expansion will benefit his company in several ways, including consolidation in Portland of operations now at hangars in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Burlington, Vermont.

Fuel storage is also critical, Caruso said.

“We need to be able to control our fuel prices,” he said, estimating fuel can amount to 35 percent of operating expenses.

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The 18,000-square-foot MAC Air Group hangar at Portland International Jetport is used to service fleet and privately owned planes.

Company President Allyn Caruso said it will remain in use as the company expands on the

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Will Democrats keep their eye on the ball?In the wind-down of legislative sessions, Maine

Democrats’ recent track record is awful.They’ve continually settled for tax measures that

inevitably shrink state revenues and make budget cuts necessary to essential programs.

They haggled so long over the mechanics of paying hospital debt that it looked like Gov. Paul LeP-age alone favored taking this sensible step.

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Finally, the Dems lacked the courage to judicially challenge the governor’s repeated refusal to issue voter-approved bonds, and to comply with existing statutory provisions.

Now it’s May again, and another legislative session is winding down. There are any number of issues on the table that will determine whether the Democrats have learned anything from past legislative end games with the governor. Three examples must suffice.

One issue involves the governor’s tax package. LeP-age would eliminate the estate tax and significantly reduce personal and corporate income taxes. At the same time he would raise and broaden the sales tax. His package is similar to two recent reform proposals by the Baldacci administration and by former inde-pendent Sen. Richard Woodbury. Republicans rejected both of these proposals.

The big difference between the governor’s proposal and the earlier proposals is that the earlier ones were “revenue neutral”: They raised as much revenue from proposed tax increases as was lost from proposed de-creases. The revenue mix changed, but not the total tax revenue the state collected.

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The Dems have offered what they call a “Better Deal” for the majority of Maine taxpayers. But hard numbers, not slogans are the bottom line. The revenue losses arising from expiring sales tax increases must be covered; new changes to the tax mix must be reve-nue-neutral. If that doesn’t happen, total state revenues will continue to decline, and the governor wins.

A second key issue grows out of the governor’s re-fusal to issue voter-approved Land For Maine’s Future bonds. His refusal has nothing to do with bonding or land for Maine’s future. He’s attempting to extort concessions from the Legislature with respect to timber harvesting on state lands.

Republican Sen. Roger Katz has offered legislation to block this tactic. If it passes, it is likely to be vetoed. In the more unlikely event the veto is overridden, there

is no assurance the governor will comply. Contrary to the state Constitution, he asserts a right to issue vot-er-approved bonds when he chooses.

The Dems need to resist this bullying tactic. The timber harvesting issue should be decided on its merits, and a judicial action should be brought to challenge the governor’s repeated refusal to issue voter-approved bonds when his ideology or political whim dictates.

A third issue grows out of the energy compromise hammered out two years ago. All of the parties then and now understand what was agreed to. The belated finding of a missing word – “and” – that essentially defunds Efficiency Maine ought not to be used by the governor to extort unrelated legislative changes to state energy policy.

Lepage’s conduct is reprehensible. Moreover, it is barred by a state statute that requires the correction of small, inadvertent errors that defeat the intent of the underlying legislation. Here the missing “and” should be inserted by the revisor of statutes and/or by the Legislature to achieve the intent of the Efficiency Maine legislation.

The Dems need to hold out for a one-word correction of the Efficiency Maine law. If that measure is not passed, or if passed, is vetoed by LePage, they should immediately take the issue to court. The governor is not above the law.

The Democrats, in the waning days of the legisla-tive session, should not give in to LePage’s bullying and should have the courage to take core issues that affect all Maine people to the courts, if that becomes necessary.

Orlando Delogu of Portland is emeritus professor of law at the University of Maine School of Law and a longtime public policy consultant to federal, state, and local government agencies and officials. He can be reached at [email protected].

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can) if I lamented, either out loud or in print, that with regard to any Democratic leader “in some countries assassination is a political strategy, but unfortunately not here.”

And what if I tried to lie about it? Then tried to say it was only a joke. Then tried to somehow remove the evidence.

According to widespread news accounts, Westbrook City Councilor Paul Emery will not resign despite being urged to do so by the other six city councilors, after stating at a Democratic town hall-style meeting that he would not be disappointed if Gov. Paul LePage went to “meet his maker,” and then further “joked” that it was unfortunate that assassina-tion is not a political strate-gy in the United States.

House Speaker Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, and state Sen. Justin Al-fond, D-Portland, co-host-ed the event at Camp Ket-cha in Scarborough. They reportedly said nothing when Emery made his comments.

But things went from bad to worse after the meeting, when Emery actually tried to steal the cell phone of the reporter who confronted him with his remarks, which were recorded on the phone.

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comments that “folks say Gov. LePage hits the bars pretty heavy.” Now we have a Westbrook city councilor lamenting that assassination of the governor is not a viable option – and virtually nothing more can be done than the City Council’s 6-1 vote in favor of a resolution urging Emery to resign?

While my colleague on the Cumberland County Republican Committee, Chairman Eric Lusk, has also called on Emery to resign, he went further, telling me the local media response is as troubling as Emery’s comments themselves.

“While the Portland Press Herald and The Forecaster’s own Edgar Allen Beem gleefully harrumphed about Gov. LePage getting a prominent Mainer’s tax domicile wrong, neither could find the value in decrying Emery’s advocacy of political assassination, never mind Emery stealing personal property of a member of the press en-gaged in the exercise of the First Amendment.

“And if someone wants to make the case Emery was not serious in his comments,” Lusk continued, “why would he steal a reporter’s recording device? Emery thought he was serious;why don’t the local media out-lets’ Big Thinkers find it concerning? Where is the ... defense of civility or the First Amendment? Nowhere to be found, because LePage is a Republican and Emery is a Democrat.

“If we wonder where the incivility in public discourse gathers momentum,” Lusk said, “look no further than the selectively partisan blind eye of the local media. For them the ends justify the means.”

Emery’s offer of an apology is not enough. Saying his words were inappropriate is not enough. A man who displays Emery’s actions is not fit to hold public office. The fact that he is seemingly unaware of this fact, and the media is not calling with one voice for his resigna-tion, only compounds the error. I feel for the residents of Westbrook, who deserve better.

Julie McDonald-Smith lives in North Yarmouth. She is a registered nurse, former Capitol Hill staffer, and devel-opment chairwoman of the Cumberland County Repub-lican Committee. Her column appears every other week.

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Medical offices don’t fit in South Portland neighborhood

Putting Martin’s Point medical offices, a high-traffic business, at the Hamlin school site is not in South Port-land’s best interest. Their plan for 34 employees and six providers with patients scheduled at close intervals from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. will bring a lot of traffic to Cottage, Ocean and Sawyer streets.

Creating a green space at this site is a better plan. There is already pressure of overuse at our green-space areas, which means there aren’t enough. Urban develop-ment should bring communities together. Big business with big parking lots and high traffic does not.

Jennifer MorrisSouth Portland

Mental health services cuts are ‘disturbing’

As a concerned citizen and community mental health vol-unteer, I am all too familiar with the limitations of the mental health system in Maine and across the nation. The good news is that we are making great strides in every area, from

building awareness, breaking down barriers and coordinating care, to de-stigmatizing the many shapes and sizes of mental illness.

Cuts to mental health services that are being considered by the state Appropriations Committee are disturbing. The enactment of the budget, as proposed, will have a lasting adverse impact on the quality of services available and the great strides we have made providing better access to care close to home. Those likely to be the most affected are people and families without public or private insurance, those who are already marginalized.

Considering the mental health-related stories in the media – school shootings and the airline crash in the French Alps – the need for better mental health services has never been more apparent. If the state of Maine has the foresight to provide adequate care to those suffering from mental illness, the rewards of strong vibrant healthy communities will pay dividends for years to come.

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Edgar Allen Beem

Concealed carry folliesGun control is one of those issues, like abortion,

about which people tend to want all or nothing, when what is really needed are reasonable limitations.

Recently, for instance, in a display of dou-ble-barreled Republican firepower, state Sen. Eric Brakey of Auburn and our pistol-packing Gov. Paul LePage teamed up to try to get rid of restric-tions on carrying a concealed weapon.

Brakey introduced a bill to repeal the require-ment that you get a permit if you want to carry a concealed weapon and to legalize carrying a loaded gun in your car. LePage signed on to an amicus brief with the Republican governors of Texas, Mississippi, Louisi-ana, South Dakota and Oklahoma in a case that seeks to repeal California’s handgun permit law.

The gove rno r s ’ argument goes that “citizens in the Ami-ci Governors’ states should not be forced to choose between exercising their con-stitutional rights to bear arms and exercising their constitutional rights to travel to California.”

Really? That’s an issue? Mainers can’t pack heat in California?

Some 36,000 people already hold concealed weapons permits in Maine, 12,000 of whom are from out-of-state. Maine has reciprocal agreements to honor concealed handgun permits with Delaware, South Dakota, Louisiana, North Dakota, Wyoming, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

Apparently, someone thought armed tourists would be a good idea?

The governors’ amicus brief argues that con-cealed handgun license holders are dispropor-tionately less likely to commit crimes, therefore California’s public safety concerns are unfounded.

But don’t you suppose the fact that people have to be approved to get a concealed carry permit has something to do with their good conduct record? If every Bud Weiser in Maine could legally stuff a piece in his pants, as the Brakey bill contemplates, I have a sneaking suspicion the safety record might get shot full of holes.

While people licensed to carry guns may be less likely to commit crimes, a University of Pennsyl-vania study found that assault victims who were carrying guns were 4.5 times more likely to be shot than those who were not, and 4.2 times more

likely to be killed.The trouble with carrying a gun is that sooner

or later you are going to be tempted to use it, potentially turning what should have been a fist fight into a homicide and a murder conviction.

While it may seem counter-intuitive, people who live in homes where guns are present are more likely to become victims of gun violence – suicides, accidents, crimes – than people who live in homes without guns. That may be one reason why gun ownership in America is on the decline, down to 22 percent from close to 32 percent in 1985.

To get a concealed weapon permit in Maine, you apply to the Maine State Police or your local police department. You have to present a birth certificate, driver’s license, auto registration and proof of passing a handgun safety course, pay $35 and answer 32 questions about your criminal background and mental health. If you pass the criminal and mental health background check, you get a permit. To object to this permitting process is to place individual liberty above public safety.

In California, you have to demonstrate “good cause” for carrying a concealed weapon. Sounds reasonable to me. I’d like to see that standard in Maine. The Republican governors, however, argue that no one should have to show cause for exercising a constitutional right, confusing in their absolutism the right to bear arms with the right to carry a concealed handgun.

Personally, I have no problem with responsible, law-abiding adults being issued permits to carry a concealed weapon, but I see no reason to allow every Tom, Dick and Mary to walk around with a concealed weapon without a permit. Fortunately, the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee rejected Brakey’s bill and it is unlikely to pass the Democrat-controlled House.

The right to bear arms is not absolute. The U.S. Supreme Court has recognized that limita-tions may be placed on the ownership and use of firearms to ensure public safety. Individuals and organizations that refuse to acknowledge any lim-itations on the Second Amendment are complicit in the epidemic of gun violence that plagues the United States.

Yet even in the wake of mass killings such as Columbine and Sandy Hook, we seem unable and unwilling to enact reasonable gun-control mea-sures, such as background checks on all gun sales.

With efforts to make it easier for people to carry concealed handguns, we are slipping ever backward into the lawless past.

Freelance journalist Edgar Allen Beem lives in Brunswick. The Universal Notebook is his person-al, weekly look at the world around him.

Beem’s case for Sanders ignores history

Edgar Allen Beem is to be congratulated for his candor in advocating Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid. (“The case for Bernie Sanders,” May 7) Derid-ing most of the other aspirants, Beem is nothing if not realistic in acknowledging the odds Sanders faces as an avowed

socialist. Many readers may view Beem’s attention to whether the “s” is upper- or lower-case as irrelevant.

Socialism’s standard-bearer, Karl Marx, observed that all facts and personages in world history occur twice, the first time as tragedy, the second as farce. The tragedy is the millions of people imprisoned, tortured, starved and killed in the name of this ideology.

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Summonses5/2 at 9:25 p.m. Andrew Morrissey, 19, of Scarborough, was issued a summons on Philbrook Avenue by Sgt. Kevin Gerrish on a charge of possession of liquor by a minor. 5/2 at 9:25 p.m. Sai K. Guntaka, 22, of South Portland, was issued a summons on Philbrook Avenue by Sgt. Kevin Gerrish on a charge of

furnishing liquor to a minor. 5/2 at 10:17 p.m. Justin L. Harvey, 26, of Cape Elizabeth, was issued a summons on Hanson Street by Officer Kevin Sager on a charge of failing to register vehicle. 5/4 at 2:08 a.m. Marcia Bradford, 43, of South Portland, was issued a summons on Bryant Street by Officer Jesse Peasley on a charge of domestic violence assault.5/5 at 8:52 a.m. Miranda McCallum, 43, of South Portland, was issued a summons on Highland Avenue by Officer Scott Corbett on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license.5/5 at 4:38 p.m. Samuel E. Miller, 19, of Bowdoin, was issued a summons on Summit Terrace by Officer Kevin Sager on a charge of possession of marijuana.5/5 at 4:38 p.m. Nicholas J. Evans, 20, of East Waterboro, was issued a summons on Summit Terrace by Officer Kevin Sager on a charge of possession of marijuana.5/6 at 11:18 a.m. A 15-year-old male, of South Portland, was issued a summons on Highland Avenue by Officer Alfred Giusto on a charge of assault.5/6 at 5:49 p.m. Michael D. Thurston, 20, of Scarborough, was issued a summons on Highland Avenue by Sgt. Kevin Gerrish on a charge of possession of marijuana.5/7 at 4:10 a.m. Thomas Cornell, 19, of Boothbay, was issued a summons on Madison Street by Officer Kaitlyn Thurlow on a charge of possession of marijuana.5/7 at 12:54 a.m. Kailey B. Mazzilli, 21, of Portland, was issued a summons on West-brook Street by Officer Ezekiel Collins on a charge of operating with a suspended license.5/7 at 6:26 p.m. Two 16-year-old males, both of Portland, were issued summonses on Philbrook Avenue by Officer Kevin Theriault on charges of theft by unauthorized taking. 5/8 at 10:59 a.m. Justin W. Hale, 25, of West-brook, was issued a summons on Broadway by Officer Paul Lambert on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license.

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5/4 at 5:21 p.m. Tiffany M. Loring, 26, of Crawford Road, West Baldwin, was arrested on Running Hill Road by Officer Scott Vaughan on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 5/5 at 3:54 p.m. Emily E. Adams, 29, of Congress Street, Portland, was arrested on U.S. Route 1 by Officer Andrew Flynn on an outstanding local warrant and a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license. 5/5 at 7:16 p.m. Robert J. Berry, 43, of West Grand Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, was arrested at Route 1 and Little Dolphin Drive by Officer Andrew Flynn on an outstanding local warrant. 5/7 at 10:42 p.m. Elizabeth A. Clark, 49, of Aspen Street, Old Orchard Beach, was arrested on U.S. Route 1 by Officer Andrew Flynn on a charge of operating under the influence. 5/8 at 3:03 a.m. Nicole M. Elwell, 31, of O’Brion Street, Portland, was arrested on U.S. Route 1 by Officer Benjamin Landry on a charge of operating under the influence. 5/10 at 11:01 a.m. Charles S. Kirk, 25, of Beacon Street, Portland, was arrested on Payne Road by Officer Timothy Dalton on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking. 5/10 at 2:04 p.m. Patrick Murchison, 55, of Webster Avenue, Lewiston, was arrested at Payne and Ginn roads by Officer Timothy Dalton on outstanding warrants from other agencies and charges of operating after ha-bitual offender license revocation, violating conditions of release, operating with expired registration and the sale and use of drug par-aphernalia.5/10 at 6:16 p.m. Matthew A. Hodgdon, 41, of Maple Avenue, was arrested at Black Point and Thornton roads by Officer Shawn Anastasoff on a charge of operating under the influence. 5/10 at 8:41 p.m. Thomas F. Caiazzo, 20, of Mosher Road, Gorham, was arrested at Coun-ty Road and Saco Street by Officer Michael Thurlow on charges of operating under the influence, driving to endanger and operating without a license.

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SummonsesNo criminal summonses were reported from May 5-11.

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She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Donald; a daughter, Catherine D. Knudsen and husband, Erik, of Falmouth; three sons, Donald C. Doane and wife, Susan, of Portland, James O. Doane and wife, Beth, of South Portland, and Joseph A. Doane and wife, Pauline, of Cape Elizabeth; nine grandchildren, Neils and wife, Christine Knudsen, Kurt Knudsen, Lianna Doane, Alison Doane, Paige Doane, Owen Doane, Carolyn Doane, Joey Doane and Peter Doane; two great-grandchildren, Olivia Knudsen

and Elliot Knudsen; a sister-in-law, Betty Concannon, of Portland; a brother-in-law, Alfred R. Doane, of Portland; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visiting hours will be held Wednesday, May 13, from 2-4 p.m., at Conroy-Tully Crawford Funeral Home, 172 State St., Portland. A graveside service and com-mittal will be private.

Memorial donations of books may be made to a local library of one’s choice.

Valerie L. Farrell, 95SOUTH PORTLAND — Valerie Love-

itt Farrell, 95, died May 6 at home with her family.

She was born in South Portland on Dec. 11, 1919, the daughter of Bessie P. and Burleigh W. Loveitt.

A graduate of South Portland High School, she went on to earn a degree from Gorham Nor-mal School, now the University of South-ern Maine.

During World War II, she taught pri-mary grades in Gray, Norridgewock and the Redbank neighborhood of South Port-land. After initially retiring, she returned to work as a full-time substitute teacher in the South Portland school system.

Farrell was an active and longtime member of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Cape Elizabeth, and a member of the church’s Altar Guild. She was also a member of the Purpoodock Club Bowling League and of the Women’s Financial Club of Greater Portland.

She loved her home and family life, and was a proud and grateful 40-year survivor of breast cancer.

Valerie was predeceased by her hus-band, Robert J. Farrell, in 1995, after 53 years of marriage. She also was prede-ceased by her brother, Burleigh P. Love-itt, of Gorham, and an infant son, Robert.

Surviving her are a son, James R. Farrell, and wife, Jane, of Gilford, New Hampshire; a daughter, Linda F. McCor-mack, of South Portland; grandchildren, Brian Scott Farrell and wife, Sandy Chadwick, of Gilford, New Hampshire, Leah Valerie Szumita and husband, Paul, of Foxborough, Massachusetts, and Kelly McCormack Busque, of Buxton; and five great-grandchildren, Devin Scott Farrell, Mack Robert Szumita, Kinsley Valerie Busque, Maeve Valerie Szumita and Mitchell John Busque.

A memorial service was held May 13 at St. Alban’s Church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals, 279 River Road, South Windham, ME 04062.

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Laura C. Henny, of Scarborough, and Lily Jordan, of Cape Elizabeth, will each receive a $2,500 scholarship funded by the National Merit Schol-arship Corp., according to a May 6 press release.

The two are among only a dozen Maine students and 2,500 students nationwide to receive such scholarships. Over 1.4 million students complet-ed the qualifying test in October 2013 to earn a chance at a scholarship; 15,000 qualified as “finalists” in the competition.

Merit Scholarship winners were chosen on the basis of “accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies,” accord-ing to the nonprofit corporation, which has administered the program since 1955.

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In the scholarship application, Henny described her probable career field as “undecided.” Jordan hopes to pursue a career in applied mathe-matics.

SPHS names honor rollSOUTH PORTLAND — In recognition of their scholastic achievement, the following students were recently named to the honor roll of South Portland High School for the third quarter of the 2014-2015 academic year.

Seniors, high honors: Holly Black, Jacob Brown, Paige Carter, Lauren Magnuson, Bevan White-head and Abby Young.

Seniors, honors: Eduardo Anzurez Uroza, Al-exa Betters, Janeya Blackwell-Orr, Jacob Breau, Jacob Breton, Luke Brown, Margaret Bushey, Tucker Carter, Hannah Conway, Devyn Emery, James Falconer, Gabriella Ferrell, Savannah Fields, Maella Ford, Stella Gotts, Brandon Ham-ilton, Joshua Kim, Sarah Leighton, Abigail Letourneau, Brittney Longmore, Fartun Maow, Cameron Markley, Tamera Martin, Kyndra McK-enzie, Darien McMahan, Michelle Medici, Kevan Merrow, Lucas Michaud, Jackman Mickiewicz, Sarah Micucci, Emily Murray, Alek Robinson, Lily SanGiovanni, Veronica Skelton, Alexandra Tolan, Joshua Velez, Nicholas Villamor and Samuel Woodward.

Juniors, high honors: Emma Benington, Leah Berry-Sandelin, Ava Desjardins, Andrew Farm, Mollie Fornwalt, Sarah Glidden, Madeline Hasson, Madison Houlette, Lindsey Hurkes, Mackenzie Jones, Jacob Maloney, Kimmarie Shutts, Katherine Solomon and Olivia White.

Juniors, honors: Drew Abramson, Ghazwan Al Qayyar, Jessica Allen, Mayele Alognon, Camer-on Babb, Taylor Bacheldor, Lydia Bartholomew, Jacob Boles, Andrew Bradbury, Victoria Brew-ster, Hannah Brier, Connor Brown, Tehillah Chitam, Andrew Coffin, Maegan Dunbar, Brian Elsemore, Olivia Fornwalt, Christopher Hau, Mat-thew Hayes, Nathan Heatley, Caitlyn Hitchcock, Thomas Hodgkins, Victoria Holt, Griffin Kelley, Sarah Kinney, Margaret Koukos, Alex Livingston, Lauren Lusardi, Jack Kunin, Sisa Lema, Tom Loc, Julia Lydon, Emily Lynn, Matthew McCoy,Brit-ney Morton, Krystal Nevells, Matthew Pelletier, Breanna Penney, Aaron Radziucz, Emma Raftice, Noah Richl, Sengtavanh Senesombath-Riga, Alexandra Souza, Jacquelynn Tanguay, Jenny Truong, Munnyreach Vann and Caressa Villamor.

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Sophomores, honors: Stephanie Aceto, Alanood Al Jawari, Zainab Al-Ogaili, Jacob Angell, Dom-inic Arsenault, Dustin Blake, Abigail Blyler, Zoe Brown, Alicia Currie, Abby Donahue, Cheyenne Esposito, Brady Fitzgerald, Brandon Gagne, Lyd-ia Henderson, Ansel Hoecker, Ella Jocher, Emma Jones, Robin Jordan, Alexander Keiter, Sarah Kinder, Taylor Landon, Amber McKenzie, Bradley Mileson, Phoebe Morrison, Taylor Nappi, Victoria Nixon, Callie O’Brien, Daniel Olds, Amelia Papi, Katheryn Perry, Ella Piper, Ariana Ruotolo, An-thony Salafia, Molly Skeffington, Steven Smith, Skye Snowwalker, Samuel Troiano, Jessica Wib-by, Collin Wildes, Daniel Woodhouse, Shabnam Yazdanpanah, Ian Young, Finn Zechman, Gwyn-eth Zelmanow and Laura Zombo.

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Maine State Music Theatre on April 29 unveiled Clancy House, a four-bedroom residence that will provide accommoda-tions for actors employed during the the-ater company’s summer season. Clancy House, at 9 Cedar St., Brunswick, was given last year to MSMT by an anony-mous donor, and since then has been un-der renovation. Union rules require that professional “summer stock” actors are housed within one-quarter mile of their rehearsal space, so the donated space relieves some of the need for MSMT to rely on rental properties. Based in Bruns-wick, MSMT has staged Broadway-cali-ber shows in the Mid-Coast region since 1959.

New Hires, Promotions and Ap-pointments

Stephanie Eglin-ton, of Portland, has been named senior program officer at the Maine Commu-nity Foundation, a statewide organiza-tion that works with donors to improve the quality of life for

Maine people. Eglinton will manage the foundation’s Cumberland and York coun-ty committees. Previously, she worked as a program officer at the Sam L. Cohen Foundation, and also has served as a legislative fellow in the U.S. Senate. Eg-linton holds a master’s degree in public policy from Duke University.

Robert Cummins, a trial attorney with more than 50 years of experience, has joined Portland law firm Norman, Han-son & DeTroy. Cummins, who practices law in Chicago, will be of counsel. He is recognized as an expert in legal ethics

and professional conduct, and has held leadership positions with the American Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar

Association.The Plant Memori-

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Plant Home’s board of directors for the past year.

Maine Medical Partners, a physi-cian group affiliated with Maine Medical Center, has added Dr. Philip Anson to its neurosurgery and

spine practice. Anson is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who has practiced in Portland since 1984. He received his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Rochester, followed by an additional year of training in England and Switzerland.

Health Affiliates Maine, a statewide substance abuse and mental health agency, has hired Dawn Stratton as a counselor, providing therapy for young

adults, adults and couples from her home office in the Portland area. Stratton is a licensed clinical professional counselor who specializes in issues including the loss of a loved one, parenting difficulties, relationships and work-related stress.

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Bangor Savings Bank Foundation recently awarded a total of $100,000 in grants to 68 nonprofit organizations throughout Maine. Recipients of the foundation’s “Community Matters More” grants were selected partially on the basis of more than 3,000 votes cast by the public. The recipients include the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, based in Brunswick, which was awarded one of eight $5,000 grants. Grants of $1,000 went to five nonprofits based in Cumberland County: Casa Inc., Girls on the Run – Maine, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland, Project G.R.A.C.E. and Simple Gifts.

The People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, has awarded a $3,500 grant to Special Olympics Maine, based in South Portland. The contribution will help offset the cost of the 2015 State Summer Games, and sup-port the 1,500 athletes with intellectual disabilities expected to attend the annual event, scheduled for June 5-7 in Orono. In addition, the foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to Let’s Get Ready, of Portland. Let’s Get Ready helps low-in-come high school students by providing free entrance test preparation, admissions counseling and other support needed to successfully pursue a college education.

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Celebrating the opening of Maine State Music Theatre’s actors residence on April 29 were, from left, Board of Trustees President Ed Bradley, Managing Director Stephanie Dupal, Brunswick Town Manager John Eldridge, Clancy House volunteer Margy Burroughs and MSMT Artistic

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Hard to believe, but spring sports season halfway overBy Michael Hoffer

(Ed. Note: For the complete Scarborough-Cheverus baseball, Cape Elizabeth-Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth-Falmouth boys’ lacrosse and Cape Eliz-abeth-Falmouth, Cape Eliz-abeth-Gorham and Scarbor-ough-Waynflete girls’ lacrosse game stories, with box scores and photos, see theforecaster.net)

It feels like the spring sports season has just began, but many teams have already completed half of their schedule. That means that it’s time to start pay-ing attention to the Heal Points and possible playoff positioning with the postseason just a few weeks away.

Here’s a glimpse at what oc-curred over the past week and how things stand:

BaseballSouth Portland’s baseball

team won its first six games, capped by a dramatic 1-0 home victory over Cheverus Saturday. Ace Henry Curran recorded 19 of his 21 outs via strikeout and singled in Hayden Owen for the game’s only run. Tuesday, the Red Riots fell to 6-1 and second to Thornton Academy in the Western Class A Heal Points standings with an 11-1 five in-ning loss at preseason favorite Marshwood. South Portland scored first, then the bottom fell out. The Red Riots were home against Windham Thursday, visit Thornton Academy Saturday and welcome Sanford Tuesday

of next week.Scarborough snapped a 19-in-

ning scoreless streak last Thurs-day at Cheverus, yet still lost, 7-1.

“Mix in a few errors, a few bad bounces, that’s kind of how our season has gone so far,” said Red Storm coach Ryan Jones. “Our pitching has been fantastic. That’s one component I haven’t been worried about. I know we have the talent.”

Scarborough got back in the win column Saturday with a 7-4 home victory over Sanford. The Red Storm evened their record at 4-4 Tuesday with a 4-0 win at Massabesic, as Mitch Wedge threw six shutout innings, allow-ing just three hits. Scarborough (14th in Western A) was home against Noble Thursday, hosts Westbrook Saturday and goes to Windham Thursday of next

week.In Western B, Cape Elizabeth

was 5-3 and third in the Heals at press time. Last week, the Capers beat visiting Freeport, 8-1, lost at Fryeburg Academy, 5-3, and won at home over Yarmouth, 6-1. Monday, Cape Elizabeth prevailed at Gray-New Gloucester, 5-1. Marshall Peterson earned the victory and Tim Brigham and Nate Ingalls both had a pair of hits against the Falcons. Brigham doubled twice and scored twice and Ingalls got the victory against the Patriots. The Capers hosted defending Class B champion Greely Wednesday, welcome Kennebunk Friday and Lake Re-gion Monday and go to Poland Wednesday of next week.

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Super Six PollsBy Michael Hoffer

The latest version of our Super-Six polls for baseball, soft-ball and boys’ and girls’ lacrosse. These polls consider games played through Saturday, May 9, and were first released on Twitter at Twitter.com/foresports Sunday. The poll includes our core coverage area (coastal Cumberland County from Cape Elizabeth to Freeport) and is based solely on my opinion.

Baseball 1) South Portland 2) Portland 3) Falmouth 4) Cheverus 5) Greely 6) Deering Softball 1) Scarborough 2) Greely 3) Yarmouth 4) South Portland 5) Cape Elizabeth 6) McAuley

Boys’ lacrosse 1) Cape Elizabeth 2) South Portland 3) Falmouth 4) Yarmouth 5) Scarborough 6) WaynfleteGirls’ lacrosse1) Cape Elizabeth 2) Scarborough3) Falmouth 4) Waynflete 5) Cheverus6) Yarmouth

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South Portland’s Brad Sowerby delivers a pitch during the Red Riots’ 2-1 win at Deering last week.

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Cape Elizabeth’s Owen Thoreck sends Scarborough’s Anthony Quintiliani flying during the Capers’ 10-4 win Saturday.

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Scarborough’s girls’ lacrosse team celebrates Saturday’s 7-4 win over Waynflete, the Red Storm’s first ever victory over the Flyers.

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SoftballScarborough’s softball team extended

its regular season unbeaten streak to 32 games and improved to 7-0 with recent wins at Noble (18-4) and Massabesic (16-3 in six innings) and at home over Sanford (6-1). Against the Knights, Abbie Murrell homered twice and drove in four runs. Sophia Burnham had three hits and got the victory and Brittany Plowman and Kaleigh Scoville had three hits apiece. Scarborough scored six times in the sixth at the Mustangs. Scoville had four hits, including a home run, and four RBI and Maggie Murphy hit a three-run home run. In the win over the Spartans, in a game much closer than the final score, Lilly Volk threw a four-hitter and freshman Chloe Griffin had three hits, drove in two runs and Ashley Gleason had two hits and two RBI. After hosting Deering Wednesday, the Red Storm (first in the Western A Heals) visit McAuley Friday, go to Marshwood Monday and welcome Cheverus Wednesday of next week.

South Portland has won four in a row and improved to 5-3 after triumphing at Deering (10-1) and McAuley (9-4) and at home over Marshwood (14-3). Lau-rine German and Sarah Micucci each had three hits, including a home run, and Stephanie Aceto threw a one-hitter against the Rams. Miranda Gleason singled, doubled and homered and Paige Carter had three hits in the win over the Lions. After going to Cheverus Wednes-day, the Red Riots (fifth in Western A) host Windham Friday, play at West-brook Monday and welcome Biddeford Wednesday of next week.

In Western B, Cape Elizabeth was 5-4 and ninth in the Heals at press time following wins over visiting Freeport (16-2, in five innings) and at Gray-New Gloucester (14-5) and a 15-3, five inning loss at Fryeburg Academy. The Capers scored 11 first inning runs against the Falcons. Tess Haller had three hits, in-cluding a home run, and Megan Nichol-son and Ashley Tinsman also had three hits. Cape Elizabeth was home against Greely Wednesday, welcomes Kennebunk Friday and Lake Region Monday, then goes to Poland Wednesday of next week.

Boys’ lacrosseSouth Portland’s defending Class A

state champion boys’ lacrosse team took a 5-0 record and an overall 95-19 goals differential into a showdown Wednesday at Thornton Academy, in a rematch of last year’s thrilling regional final. The Red Riots romped last week over a pair of teams expected to give them a game, downing visiting Westbrook (17-5) and host Kennebunk (19-4). Eben Babbidge and Jack Fiorini had four goals apiece against the Blue Blazes. In the win over the Rams, Kam Andrews and Jack Fiorini both had six goals, while Andrew Whip-

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ple had six assists. South Portland (first in the Western A Heals) has a crossover game at home against two-time defend-ing Eastern B champion Yarmouth Friday (see theforecaster.net for game story) and welcomes Deering Tuesday.

Cape Elizabeth, the two-time defend-ing Class B state champion, extended its win streak to 25 with wins over visiting Scarborough (10-4) and at Falmouth (19-11). The Capers overcame a slow start against the Red Storm and relied on four goals from Owen Thoreck and a superb defensive effort, which held Scarborough scoreless for two-and-a-half quarters.

“It feels great to come out and compete with a good team and come out with a ‘W,’” senior defenseman Noah Wolfinger said. “I feel good about our guys. We’re improving each week.”

“We stuck to our plays, got the ball to the shorty and dodged on their shorty and it worked out,” Thoreck said.

“It’s good to be tested and to compete,” added Capers coach Ben Raymond. “Scarborough’s a quality team. They’re well-coached. They’re athletic. We’d much rather have competitive games.”

In the win over the Yachtsmen, Cape Elizabeth shot to a quick 5-0 lead, but Falmouth roared back to tie the score at 7-7, 8-8 and 9-9. Then, the Capers closed the third period on a breathtaking 7-0 run and pulled away behind seven goals and three assists from Ben Shea and six goals from Griffin Thoreck.

“We let them come back, then we buckled down and started taking off again,” Shea said. “We knew what we had to do. We ran our plays and they worked. When we work as a unit, we’re hard to stop.”

“Falmouth has a special place in our heart,” Griffin Thoreck said. “They’re a great team. We love coming here. It’s always a battle. It’s great to win on the road.

“We always expect a quality game from Falmouth, especially here,” Ray-mond added. “I’m happy the game was that tight. We can’t relax. We have to continue to get better.”

Cape Elizabeth (6-0 and first in West-ern B) has a pivotal showdown at de-fending Eastern A champion Brunswick Saturday morning (see theforecaster.net)

and hosts Greely Tuesday.Scarborough won, 16-10, at Deering

and fell, 10-4, at Cape Elizabeth last week. Sam Neugebauer had four goals and Braeden Kane and Cam Nigro each had three in the victory. In the loss, the Red Storm shot to a quick 2-0 lead, but then were held scoreless for 31 minutes and 3 seconds and despite two goals from Nigro and 17 saves from goalie Isaac Rico, fell to 3-3.

“Cape’s just crisper in the things they do,” said Scarborough coach Joe Hezlep. “We could have done a better job. We didn’t give ourselves enough of a chance time-of-possession-wise.”

The Red Storm (third in Western A) hosted Cheverus Wednesday and wel-come Windham Tuesday.

Girls’ lacrosseOn the girls’ side, Scarborough made

history last week. After bouncing back from their lone loss with a 17-5 victory at Portland, the Red Storm beat visiting powerhouse Waynflete for the first time in program history, 7-4, Saturday. Scar-borough shot to a 3-0 lead, but then went scoreless for 23 minutes. The Red Storm rediscovered their offense, got two goals apiece from Sydney Hersey and Kaitlin Prince and 10 clutch saves from goalie Sami Shoebottom and held on.

“We came to play today,” said Bailey Adams, who had a goal and an assist. “Mentally, we were ready. We believe in ourselves. This means a lot to our pro-gram. It proves we’re here to play.”

“The difference in this game was we shot and got it back, we turned it over and got back,” Prince said. “We didn’t let it get in our heads. Yeah, we didn’t score for 23 minutes, but I think we had the possession most of those 23 minutes.”

“I think my defense played really solid, which helped a lot,” Shoebottom said. “We didn’t give Waynflete anything.”

“It was a really big win,” added Red Storm first-year coach Michaela Wipfler. “The girls showed up today. They were excited, wanted it and that showed on the field. Every year, this is a big game for us. The girls were motivated.”

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fending Class B champion Yarmouth Fri-day and welcome Marshwood Tuesday.

South Portland was 2-3 and sixth at press time after a 13-7 loss at Gorham and a 12-9 home win over Brunswick last week. Aimee LaPlante had three goals against the Rams. In the victory, Mary Cronin and Maddie Hasson both scored four times. The Red Riots (sixth in West-ern A) hosted Portland Thursday, go to Cony Saturday and visit Deering Tuesday.

In Western B, Cape Elizabeth had a week to remember. After completing a suspended game with an overtime victory over Greely, the Capers went to undefeat-ed Falmouth last Wednesday and trailed almost the whole way before rallying to tie on Kirsten Rudberg’s goal and winning it, 7-6, on Mariah Deschino’s

late free position. Goalie Kate Bosworth made a dozen saves.

“I think it’s a huge turning point for our team,” Rudberg said. “This game gives us the confidence we need to go forward.”

“We came in knowing (Falmouth would be) a very good team and we stuck to our game and competed,” Deschino said. “We had the motivation, but at times we doubted we’d come back. We hoped and we knew we had to. We ended up doing it.”

“We came out and we really wanted it,” said Bosworth. “I was so excited about the defense tonight. I knew the offense would pull through.”

“I’m so proud,” added first-year Capers coach Alex Spark. “It was a fight to the very end. We had unforced turnovers ear-ly in the game that put us down a couple goals, but halftime brought us back. The girls focused on the last 25 minutes.”

Saturday, Cape Elizabeth downed visiting Gorham, 13-8, to improve to 4-1. Emma Landes led the way with five goals.

“It’s been a great week,” Landes said. “We’ve practiced our composure, worked as a team and trusted each other and I think that’s made the difference. It’s been a great confidence booster.”

“It feels good having such a big win in the middle of the week then coming up against a team like Gorham who fights to end and luckily win a tough battle,” Spark said.

Wednesday, the Capers (fourth in Western B) went to undefeated, top-ranked Kennebunk (see theforecaster.net for game story) for a pivotal showdown in a rematch of last spring’s thrilling re-gional final. Monday brings a visit from Waynflete.

Outdoor track

Scarborough hosted in an outdoor track meet Tuesday.

The boys were first and South Port-land came in second (Sanford also took part). The Red Storm got wins from Griffin Madden in the 110 hurdles (15.89 seconds), Andrew Sholl in the mile (4 minutes, 43.58 seconds), Chris Dionne in the 200 (24.78), Maxim Doiron in the 300 hurdles (42.36), Will Fowler in the two-mile (10:36.89), Jerry Kenney in the 400 (53.91), Jacob Bloom in the 800 (2:04.96) and their 400 (45.97) and 1,600 (3:43.53) relay teams. The Red Riots got wins from Michael Cuesta in 100 (11.86), triple jump (44 feet-10 inches) and long jump (21-3.5), Steven Smith in the race-walk (7:43.0), Daniel Guiliani in the discus (161-10) and shot put (64-9.5) and Darien McMahen in the javelin (132-6).

The Scarborough girls downed Masssa-besic, McAuley and Westbrook, behind wins from Ellen Shaw in the 100 hurdles (16.67) and the 300 hurdles (52.59), Gaby Panagakos in the 400 (1:04.69), Bethany Sholl in the mile (5:36.01), Eliz-abeth Gentile in the discus (97-5), Kacey Foerster in the pole vault (8-6) and Sarah Rinaldi in the long jump (14-11).

Cape Elizabeth joined Fryeburg Acade-my and Old Orchard Beach at Gray-New Gloucester last Friday. The boys were first and the girls came in second.

The boys got wins from Anthony In-horn in the racewalk (9:32.74), Zoeth Chalat in the pole vault (8-0), Devon Sanford in the shot put (40-7), Nate Weare in the discus (125-6) and their 3,200 relay team (9:48.32). The girls got first-place finishes from Eva Brydson in the 800 (2:34.68), Liv Palma in the mile (5:50.13), Morgan Carpenter in the 300 hurdles (52.64) and triple jump (33-6), Anni Ball in the long jump (14-6), Katie Oberholtzer in the high jump (4-4) and their 3,200 relay team (11:53.39).

TennisCape Elizabeth’s defending Class B

champion boys’ tennis team improved to 6-2 after recent wins over Fryeburg Academy (3-2), Kennebunk (4-1) and Freeport (5-0). The Capers girls are 6-2 after 5-0 wins over Fryeburg Academy, Kennebunk, Lake Region and Freeport. Cape Elizabeth had a showdown against defending Class A champion Falmouth Thursday.

Scarborough’s girls suffered their first loss last week, 3-2, to Portland, then beat Westbrook (5-0) and Windham (3-2) to improve to 5-1. The boys improved to 4-2 by downing Westbrook (5-0) and Windham (3-2).

South Portland’s boys fell to 3-3 after 4-1 losses at Deering and Cheverus. The Red Riots girls were 2-4 at press time after home losses to Deering (3-2) and Cheverus (4-1).

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“Don’t spend money on flowers for Mother’s Day this year,” I told my col-lege-age daughters, Number One and Carlykardashian. “Number One, you’re graduating from college next weekend, and CK, you’re schlepping home more clothes than Macy’s has on the rack. It just isn’t necessary.”

There was a pause and three seconds of silence. “But seriously, don’t for-get to call your grand-mother,” I said.

Feeling resolute when I gave the marching or-ders, why was I so weepy, when, for almost the first time ever, they actually listened to me? There were no flowers. No candy. No Hallmark cards. No breakfast in bed or false promises of doing the dishes afterward.

Then I brightened up.For the first time in many years, I

wasn’t in the Mother’s Day trenches with my hospitality brothers and sisters, who were working one of the busiest breakfast/brunch days on the calendar. It falls under the “amateurs dining out” category (along with Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve), and those celebra-tory shifts can be lucrative.

They can also be long, stressful and loaded with drama from both sides of the table.

The lucrative part comes from work-ing in a place serving a “churn ‘em and burn ‘em” buffet brunch, with set prices for adults and children. Up-sell a few bloody Marys and the check grows, along with the gratuity. Traditional breakfast places will have lines out the door and, according to my peeps in

the field, Sunday’s beautiful weather brought about record-breaking head counts everywhere from Dunkin’ Do-nuts to The Maine Dining Room at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport.

One of my friends made more than $300 between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at

her place of employment in York County.

“We all had to get there by 7 to rearrange the din-ing room, set up tables, make sure we had enough polished wine glasses and other tedious side work,” my pal said. “You should have been there. Two women I work with played the mom card in a big way. They were wear-ing cheesy buttons of their kid’s faces, and got sym-pathy tips for sure. Come to think of it, I’m sure one them was wearing a

button of her nieces.”As anticipated, my friend’s $300 day

dwindled when it came time to share tips and take home the pay dirt.

“We were so overstaffed,” she went on. “There were two extra host people, an extra bus kid and one girl who did nothing but fill water glasses without saying a word.

“But do you think they had extra people in the kitchen who they’d have to pay over 4 bucks an hour? No, of course they didn’t. We could have used another dishwasher and someone to run stuff to the carving and omelet stations. It was a cluster.

“I tipped out over 35 percent by the time I got out of there,” she finally said before hanging up to Skype with her mom in Phoenix.

Another friend complained of a family behaving poorly and fighting at their ta-

ble loudly enough to attract the attention of those seated nearby.

“So,” my server friend began, “appar-ently, a black-sheep brother wasn’t in-vited to breakfast, but somehow caught wind and showed up anyway. We didn’t have an extra seat in the house for him and the mom started crying when the fighting started. One of the sisters said, ‘Are you going to steal the silverware from here too?’ and the manager had to ask them all to calm down. It would have been funny if the mother wasn’t so upset.”

Lastly, a new Johnson & Wales stu-dent, working on a summer internship, told me his mom actually went into the closed kitchen and asked the head chef why her food was taking so long.

“I was so embarrassed,” he shared. “But I was more pissed my mom had to wait so long on her big day. Maybe next year, I’ll stay home too.”

Peas & Q’s:Q: I try to educate myself about

wine and have gone to a few tastings. The range of prices still confuse me. I know things change with vintages, and supply and demand, but sometimes, I

stand there like a dolt trying to decide on a bottle. Suggestions? — L.M. Portland

A: It’s so hard not get swayed by slick marketing and cool labels. Keep reading and tasting, but put yourself out of your misery and go to RSVP on Forest Ave-nue and ask for Chris. He’s been around as long as I can remember, without an ounce of pretentiousness. Other retail wine places have pros, too, but he’s my go-to guy.

Another great resource is if you see a representative from one of the distribu-torships checking inventory while you’re shopping. Those folks are a wealth of untapped knowledge about what’s newly priced, has received props, or should simply be avoided because it’s nasty swill.

Natalie Ladd lives in Portland. When not pecking away, she can be found serving the masses at a busy eatery, or tirelessly conducting happy-hour field research. Hospitality questions or comments should be sent to [email protected], and may be featured in a future column. Follow Natalie on Twitter: @natalieladd.

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“They’re just discovering their opin-ions,” she said. “They like to debate and they like to argue.”

Edlund said her students have also shown an interest in legislature since she won the award.

The award ceremony was held May 7 at the Statehouse and a leadership sum-mit will be held this summer for all the award winners. She said sometimes the teachers get to discuss ideas and issues with state representatives and that her students are interested in having their ideas about education shared with pol-

iticians.Edlund said she believes the important

initiatives surrounding education now have to do with modernizing classrooms. She said updating technology is import-ant as is “moving kids to 21st century learning.”

She said this requires a lot of work and learning for both students and teach-ers. She also said receiving the award wouldn’t have been possible without her students.

“This has been very uplifting for them,” Edlund said. “They’re a part of it.”Kate Gardner can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 125 or [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @

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mission, Dan said. There may be prod-uct crossover, but he said each enter-prise fits “into the community in a very important way.”

Part of the social movement to con-sume organic products is “empowering” consumers with choices, Lois said. They both agreed that the community is lucky to have a Whole Foods near-by, but smaller, local establishments provide an outlet for smaller farms and

producers who might not yield enough to stock shelves at the larger grocery store.

“Dan and I are totally committed to supporting farmers as much as possi-ble,” Lois said.

Her husband said they also want to get to know the India Street neighbor-hood.

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Greater PortlandBulletin BoardSaturday 5/16Electronic Recycling Event, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., First Congregation-al Church of Scarborough, 167 Black Point Road, Scarborough, 883-2342.

Electronic Waste Recycling Day, sponsored by St. Paul’s Church, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Back Cove Parking Area, Baxter Boulevard, Portland.

Herb & Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tate House Museum, 1267 West-brook St., Portland, 774-6177.

Plant & Yard Sale, 9 a.m. to noon, Falmouth Congregational Church, 267 Falmouth Road, Falmouth, 781-3413.

Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to noon, Peo-ples United Methodist Church, 310 Broadway, South Portland.

Plow Day, demonstration, exhibits and pony rides, 10 a.m., to 1:30 p.m., $5, Skyline Farm, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth, 829-5708.

OngoingCasco Bay Newcomers Club, for people new to the area and inter-ested in knowing others, second Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., Freeport Grill, 175 Lower Main St., Freeport, 370-2606.

Call for VolunteersMaine Audubon seeks volunteers for “Wildlife Road Watch,” to survey roads for animal crossings, 781-2330 ext. 225, maineaudubon.org.

Friday 5/22Blood Drive, sponsored by American Red Cross, 1-6 p.m., St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough, redcrossblood.org.

OngoingActionBasedCare.org needs volunteers to expand the organization. ABC believes in em-powerment through sailing and action-based activities to relieve

depression. Check the website or call 831-4151.

Allegiance Hospice is looking for volunteers to visit patients under hospice care in nursing homes in York and Cumberland Counties. Volunteers receive formal train-ing. Contact Katharyn LeDoux, 877-255-4623 or [email protected].

Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, has ongoing volunteer opportunities for caring people who can offer three to four hours per week. 383 U.S. Route 1, Suite 2C, Scarborough, 772-0115.

American Red Cross needs vol-unteers in the disaster services, health and safety and administra-tion departments. 874-1192 ext. 115.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of South-ern Maine is looking for people who can positively impact chil-dren, for a few hours each month, 773-5437, somebigs.org.

The Cedars welcomes volunteers to help with activities and special events, including young child/par-ent and pet visits. 630 Ocean Ave., Portland, 772-5456.

Compass Project needs volun-teers with tools, carpentry or boat skills for the boat-building festival and youth boat-building classes. 774-0682, [email protected].

Fiddlehead Center for the Arts is looking for volunteers for ongoing projects and special events, ages 16-plus. Fiddlehead Center for the Arts, 383 U.S. Route 1, Scarbor-ough, 883-5720, fcascarborough.org.

Freeport Community Services continues to seek the help of vol-unteers in its Thrift Shop, Food Pantry, free lunch program and other projects, 865-3985 ext. 206, [email protected].

Freeport Historical Society needs helpers for cataloguing collections, greeter/receptionist at Harrington House, garden helper, poster de-livery assistance, administrative help, handy-person. 865-3170, [email protected].

Friends of Feral Felines needs har-dy volunteers to feed hungry cats on the Portland waterfront, one to two hours per month, training provided. 797-3014.

Greater Portland Mentoring Partnership needs adult mentors for school-age children. 888-387-8758.

Guiding Eyes for the Blind needs volunteer puppy-raisers in the Bath, Brunswick, Cape Elizabeth, Freeport, Portland and Yarmouth areas. Keep puppy from age 8 weeks to 16 months, free training, support. Kathleen Hayward, [email protected], guidingeyes.org.

HART, Homeless Animal Rescue Team, a no-kill cat shelter in Cum-berland, is looking for volunteers who love cats to help in the shelter, three to four hours in the morning, one or two days a week. Also seek-ing cleaning supplies and canned cat food. 302 Range Road, Cumber-land. 829-4116 or 846-3038.

ITNPortland needs volunteer drivers to help seniors and visually impaired adults enjoy indepen-dence and quality of life. Commit to one or more hours per month. 854-0505.

Literacy Volunteers of Greater Portland needs volunteers for stu-dent-centered tutoring, education for non-literate adults and English-as-a-second-language instruction. 780-1352.

Meals on Wheels, Portland, needs volunteer drivers to deliver meals to home-bound elderly, once a week, once a month or more on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mileage reimbursement offered. Contact Alice or Laurie at 878-3285.

Melanoma Education Founda-tion seeking used car donations. Call Cars Helping America, 866-949-3668, skincheck.org.

Mercy Hospital in Yarmouth needs volunteers. Melissa Skahan, manager of Mission Services, 879-3286, [email protected].

Recovery International, self-help group for nervous people, meets 10 a.m. Saturdays, Maine Medi-cal Center Conference Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland. Free, all wel-come. Diane, 892-9529.

Refugee and Immigration Services, a program of Catholic

Charities Maine, has ongoing needs for committed volunteers who will assist new Mainers in their search for employment. Paul Mul-laney, [email protected].

Road to Recovery, American Can-cer Society needs volunteers to drive cancer patients to their doc-tors’ appointments. 800-227-2345.

Dining OutFriday 5/15Public Chowder Luncheon, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5-$11, North Deer-ing Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland, 797-2487.

Saturday 5/16Baked Bean Supper, 4:30-6 p.m., adults $8, children $3, West Scarborough United Methodist Church, 2 Church St., Scarborough, 883-2814, wsumc.us.

Bean Supper, 5-6 p.m., individuals $8, families $17, Peoples United Methodist Church, 310 Broadway, South Portland.

Spring Supper, 5-6:30 p.m., adults $9, children $4.50, Freeport Masonic Lodge, Mallet Drive, Free-port, 865-3536.

Wednesday 5/20Public Supper, 5-6:30 p.m., $7, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Port-land, 767-2575.

Saturday 5/23Baked Bean and Mac’ & Cheese Supper, 5-6:30 p.m., adults $8, children $4, First Parish Congre-gational Church, 116 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-3773.

HealthTuesday 5/19Skin Cancer Screenings, 6-8 p.m., free/reservation necessary, Mercy Hospital Oncology-Hematology Center, 195 Fore River Parkway, Suite 360, Portland, 844-504-9680.

OngoingChristian Meditation Gather-ing, hosted by United Methodist communities of Hope.Gate.Way,

6 p.m. Wednesdays, 185 High St., Portland, 899-2435, newlightport-land.org.

Sadhana Meditation Center, The Castle, Lower Level, 100 Brickh-ill Ave., South Portland, open to people of all faiths, 772-6898, [email protected].

Sunday Morning Recharge: Med-itate! 10-11:15 a.m. Sundays, $10, Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road.

Women ages 40-64, mammo-grams and pap tests available at no cost through Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program, 874-8942 or 800-350-5180.

Yoga for Movement Disorders, 11 a.m., Tuesdays, at the Medically Oriented Gym, 29 Foden Road, South Portland, 347-3030.

Yoga for Parkinson’s, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, free, Family Ice Center, 20 Hat Trick Drive, Fal-mouth, sponsored by American Parkinson Disease Association, 653-3319.

SupportOngoingAll-Recovery support meetings, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Hope.Gate.Way., 185 High St., Portland, Ronni, 756-8116.

Cancer Community Center, daily classes, support groups, 778 Main St., South Portland, 774-2200 or cancercommunitycenter.org.

CODA: Co-Dependents Anon-ymous meeting every Friday 12:30-1:30 p.m., St. Dominic’s Church, Mellen St., Portland, call Pauline 617-259-6623.

Diabetes Support Group, 5:30-6:30 p.m., second Thursday of every month, free, Martin’s Point Health Education Center, 331 Ve-randa St., Building 5, Portland, 800-260-6681.

Talks/WorkshopsTuesday 5/19“The History and Future of Lane’s Island,” with Amanda Devine, 7 p.m., $5, Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm St., Yarmouth, 846-6259, yarmouthmehistory.org.

MeetingsCape ElizabethMon. 5/18 7 p.m. 250th Anniversary Committee THTues. 5/19 7 p.m. Family Fun Day Volunteers CCTues. 5/19 7 p.m. Planning Board THWed. 5/20 2 p.m. Solid Waste & Recycling Planning Committee PWBThur. 5/21 6:30 p.m. Library Board of Trustees TMLThur. 5/21 7 p.m. Fort Williams Advisory Commission PWB

ScarboroughTues. 5/19 9:30 a.m. Ordinance Committee MBWed. 5/20 7 p.m. Town Council MBThur. 5/21 6:30 p.m. Library Board of Trustees SPLThur. 5/21 7 p.m. School Board MB

South PortlandMon. 5/18 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission CHMon. 5/18 7 p.m. City Council CHWed. 5/20 6 p.m. Economic Development Committee CHWed. 5/20 6:30 p.m. Energy & Recycling Committee CCThur. 5/21 6:30 p.m. Plan Implementation Committee P&D

The decision to purchase devices for high school students “is not cutting-edge technology,” board member Chris Caizzo told the council on Wednesday. “We are not ahead of the curve.” Scarborough is one of three school districts left in the state without one-to-one technology at the high school level, he said.

Councilor Chairwoman Jessica Hol-brooke asked about the savings laptops would bring versus staying with text-books.

Superintendent George Entwistle said it’s about 30 percent less than what costs would be if the district tried to use text-books to maintain the same level of infor-mation access that devices allow.

“It’s not just cost savings,” Entwistle said, “it’s cost avoidance.”

It’s very easy to look at the numbers and make deliberations, “but what it’s going to enable” is the important part, Town Manager Tom Hall added.

The use of technology as a learning tool “is a game changer” for how the dis-trict views education; it will facilitate “so many incredible learning experiences we cannot get (otherwise),” Entwistle said.

He noted Scarborough’s No. 11 seed in the U.S. News and World Report rankings of high schools across the country and

said that, after calculating the average teacher-to-student ratio at the top 10 schools, Scarborough High School had about 17 fewer teachers in the equation.

While personal access to technology wouldn’t necessarily substitute the need for more teachers, Entwistle said, it would allow students to independently pursue “deeper levels of learning” without the district formally adding more curriculum and hiring more teachers to fill that need.

Lim cited computer coding in the elementary and middle schools as an example.

Councilor Shawn Babine advised both the board and the council that this would be a long-term investment, and with state aid for the district decreasing each year, funding technology at the high school for the next six years could be a tight squeeze.

Board member Kelly Murphy reminded him that devices are as important as text books, and questioned whether the district would buy textbooks.

“Technology levels the playing field for our high school students to compete across Maine and across the country,” Murphy said.

The council’s final reading of the school budget will be Wednesday, May 20. The budget referendum is scheduled for Tues-day, June 9.Alex Acquisto can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 106 or [email protected]. Follow Alex on Twitter: @

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Midcoast Symphony debuts new piano concertoBy Scott Andrews

Southern Maine’s arts and entertain-ment calendar boasts a variety of inter-esting offerings this weekend.

The most significant happens in Lew-iston and Topsham this Saturday and Sunday, as the Midcoast Symphony Or-chestra wraps up its 25th season with the world premiere of a specially commis-sioned concerto written by a prominent Maine composer.

The DaPonte String Quartet opens the final concert series of its 2014-2015 sea-son this weekend in Portland.

Heather Maloney is a singer-songwriter from Massachusetts whose new indie album, “Making Me Break,” is making waves in the music world. She’s playing in Portland this Saturday.

The 14th annual Maine Playwrights Festival continues daily through this weekend, with the culminating event on Sunday.

Midcoast Symphony OrchestraFor 25 years the Midcoast Symphony

Orchestra has been a growing part of Maine’s cultural life. My personal con-nection began about a dozen years ago, when the MSO’s search for a new music director attracted some considerable attention.

Rohan Smith, an Australian-born con-ductor, was chosen to lead the ensemble, and I’ve been a frequent concert-goer ever since. During his tenure, Smith plus a dedicated team from this all-volunteer community ensemble has recruited more musicians, improved performance stan-dards, tackled more challenging reper-toire and generally elevated the MSO’s status in Maine’s cultural community.

This 25th anniversary season will conclude with two performances of a program titled “Growing Into the Fu-ture,” and the featured item will mark another significant milestone in the MSO’s growth: the world premiere of a specially commissioned orchestral work

by a prominent Maine composer.After opening with Dmitri Shostakov-

ich’s “Festival Overture,” the MSO will perform Vineet Shende’s Piano Concerto, with George Lopez as the guest soloist. Both are familiar figures in Brunswick.

Shende is an internationally recognized composer who serves as chairman of the Bowdoin College music department. In addition to teaching a wide variety of music courses, he’s a guitarist and singer. Shende’s music is highly eclectic, rang-ing from novel combinations of voices plus small instrumental ensembles to full-scale symphonic works. Lopez is an artist-in-residence at the college, and a frequent collaborator with Smith.

Does outer space and interplanetary travel represent the future? Maestro Smith seems to be saying yes with his selection of the final work on the pro-gram: Gustav Holst’s “The Planets.” This immensely approachable orchestra suite was written a century ago in England; its principal themes were inspired by the astrological associations of the seven planets – all that were known at that time.

Two performances are slated: May 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Franco Center, 46 Ce-dar St. in Lewiston, and May 17 at 2:30 p.m. at the Orion Performing Arts Center at Mt. Ararat Middle School in Topsham. Call 846-5378.

DaPonte String QuartetMusic lovers have a chance to sample

a hugely diverse range of short works by seven very different composers as the DaPonte String Quartet wraps up its fall-winter-spring season with five performances of a program titled “Short and Sweet.”

On the menu are works by composers from six countries, four continents and three centuries. They include “Quar-tettsatz” by the classical Austrian com-poser Franz Schubert, “Crisantemi” by the Italian opera maestro Giacomo Pucci-ni, “Concertino” by Russian master Igor

Stravinsky, “Italian Serenade” by Hugo Wolf (born in what is now Slovenia), “Funf Satze” by 20th-century Austrian composer Anton Webern, “Lullaby” by the beloved American composer George Gershwin, and “Four for Tango” by Ar-gentinian composer Astor Piazzolla.

“This is really a veritable smorgas-bord,” says violist Kirsten Monke. “In a short amount of time, this program covers wildly differing styles and moods. It’s like reading short stories by great novel-ists: Each of these little jewels captures the essence of what makes each of these composers great.”

Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. May 16 at the Portland Public Li-brary, 5 Monument Square; 3 p.m. May 17 at St. John’s Church, 200 Main St. in Tho-maston; 7:30 p.m. May 22 at Lincoln The-ater, 2 Theater St. in Damariscotta; 7:30 p.m. May 23 at St. Columba’s Church, 32 Emery Lane in Boothbay Harbor; and 3 p.m. at Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St. in Topsham. Call 529-4555.

Heather MaloneyAfter years of struggling to discover

the true nature of the artist within herself, Heather Maloney seems to have finally decided what she is: a powerful sing-er-songwriter who is beginning to make waves on the national music scene.

A native of New Jersey, Maloney stud-ied for years to be a professional opera singer, but she surrendered to the twin muses of poetry and songwriting during meditation one day in the Berkshire mountains of western Massachusetts. Now based out of the those mountains, Maloney motors around this country singing and further honing her craft. She’s coming to Portland this Saturday.

After listening to numerous selections from her releases to date, I’m very im-pressed with Maloney’s performance and writing. She seems equally at home backed by her own band or performing solo with guitar. She’s comfortable and persuasive covering the song of others,

particularly Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball,” and Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock” – the latter as lead singer fronting Dar-lingside.

Her own writing is also powerful. I especially like “Flutter,” which is equal parts thoughtful and playful, and the eloquent introspection of “Making Me Break,” the title song of her latest album, which was released last month.

Also appearing on Saturday’s bill will be Will Dailey, a singer-songwriter who copped two Boston Music Awards in 2014 plus a pair of New England Music Awards this year. He’s currently touring in support of “National Throat Deluxe,” an album that was released this past March.

Catch Heather Maloney at 8 p.m. May 16 at One Longfellow Square, corner of State and Congress in Portland. Call 761-1757.

Maine Playwrights FestivalAspiring local dramatists and their

fans are gathering this week in Portland, as Acorn Productions presents its 14th annual Maine Playwrights Festival. Between May 13 and May 17 five new plays by Maine authors – “Predestina-tion” by Arthur Boatin, “Houston” by Michael Kimball, “3 a.m. at Denny’s” by Shondra Jin Robbins and “Creation” by David Vazdauskkas – will be presented in rotation.

The culminating event will be the fifth annual 24-Hour Portland Theater Project on Sunday, where six new plays are cre-ated, rehearsed and presented within a 24-hour period. Maestro of the festival is Michael Levine, a longtime theater activ-ist in Portland and Westbrook. At varied times and wearing various thespian hats, Levine is a producer, director, actor and playwright.

All events are slated for the St. Law-rence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. (top of Munjoy Hill). For complete infor-mation, visit acornproductionsportland.wordpress.com.

Heather Maloney, a singer-

songwriter whose

new indie album,

“Making Me

Break,” is making waves in the music

world, will visit Portland on May

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Greater PortlandBooks/AuthorsFriday 5/15“You Are Not Special ... and Other Encouragements,” discussion with author David McCullough Jr., 6:30 p.m., free, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, portlandlibrary.com.

Monday 5/18“Through Evil Days,” book sign-ing with local author Julia Spencer-Fleming, 7 p.m., free, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307, freeportlibrary.com.

Friday 5/22“Life in Prison,” discussion with lo-cal author Robert Reilly, noon, free, Portland Public Library, 5 Monu-ment Square, Portland, 871-1700, portlandlibrary.com.

“Twisted Threads,” luncheon with author Lea Wait, 11 a.m., $15/reservations only, South Freeport Congregational Church, 98 South Freeport Road, South Freeport, 865-4012.

FilmFriday, May 15

“La Sapienza,” 6:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17, 2 p.m., $8, students $6, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, 775-6148, pmamovies.org.

GalleriesArt of John Calvin Stevens, on view to July 19, University of New England Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, 221-4499, une.edu/artgallery.

Carole Kainlor and Richard Saw-yer, wood art and photography, on view to June 15, Cia Cafe, 72 Ocean St., South Portland, 747-4414.

“Dappled Canopy,” paintings by Liz Hoag, on view to June 6, Eliza-beth Moss Galleries, 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, 781-2620, elizabeth-mossgalleries.com.

Ingrid Christensen and James Rivoli, paintings, on view to June 2, Roux & Cyr International Fine Art Gallery, 48 Free St., Portland, 576-7787, rouxandcyrgallery.com.

“Interior Life,” paintings by Louise Bourne, Sukie Curtis and Brita Holmquist, on view to June 4, Ocean House Gallery & Frame, 299 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth, 956-7422, oceanhouse-gallery.com.

“Men in Suits,” paintings by Na-tasha Mayers, on view to June 21, Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St., Portland, 772-2339.

“Molecular Art,” DNA images by Dash Masland, on view to June 29, Oxbow Blending & Bottling, 49 Washington Ave., Portland, 350-0025, oxbowbeer.com.

“Past Impressions,” monotypes and lithographs by Sissy Buck, on view to May 30, Fogg Light-ing, 281 Marginal Way, Portland, 797-7568.

“Path, Points, Lines, Tangents,” paintings by Martha LaMarche, on view to June 30, Daunis Fine Jewelry, 616 Congress St., Portland, 773-6011, daunis.com.

“Ripple Effect,” monoprints by Karen Adrienne, Kris Sader and Barbra Whitten, on view to May 30, PhoPa Gallery, 132 Washington Ave., Portland, 517-0200.

S.C. Myer, paintings and mixed media works, on view to June 27, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-4763, yar-mouthlibrary.org.

Student Art Show, works by 650 Portland Public Schools students, on view to May 20, Portland City Hall, 389 Congress St., Portland.

“Tuesday Group and Friends,” paintings and sculpture by lo-cal artists, on view to October, Macpage LLC, 30 Long Creek Drive, South Portland, macpage.com.

“Zen Mind, Artist Mind,” mixed me-dia works by Mei Selvage, on view to May 29, 3fish Gallery, 377 Cum-berland Ave., Portland, 773-4773.

Ongoingemilie inc., 227 Congress St., Port-land, 272-2285.

Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, 781-2351.

Fiddlehead Center for the Arts, 383 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, 883-5720, fcascarborough.org.

Filament Gallery, 181 Congress St., Portland, 774-0932, filament-gallery.com.

Fore River Gallery, 613 Congress

St., Portland, 252-6728.

Fore Street Gallery, 372 Fore St., Portland, 874-8084, forestreetgal-lery.com.

Forgotten Transport, 645 Con-gress St., Portland, 415-8462, jmdunitzstudios.com.

Four Walls Gallery for Fine Art, 564 Congress St., Portland, 221-3426, fourwallsgallery.com.

Free Street Gallery at Maine Col-lege of Art, 87 Free St., Portland, 653-7271.

Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307.

Freeport Square Gallery, 140 Main St., Freeport, 865-1616.

Front Room Gallery, 378 Cottage Road, South Portland, 767-9070.

Frost Gully Gallery, 1159 U.S. Route 1, Freeport, 865-4505, frost-gullygallery.com.

Gallery 132, 132 Spring St., Port-land, 842-9200 ext. 226.

Museums“Cobblers to Capitalists: Two Cen-turies of Freeport Shoemaking,” to January 2016, Freeport Historical Society, Harrington House, 45 Main St., Freeport, 865-3170, freeport-historicalsociety.org.

“Rose Marasco: index,” to Dec. 6, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Con-gress Square, Portland, 775-6148, portlandmuseum.org.

“The Way We Wear: Fashion & In-dustry in the 19th Century,” to Oct. 31, Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth St., Portland, 772-4841, victoria-mansion.org.

OngoingChildren’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, educational, fun and active workshops for kids and parents, 142 Free St., Portland, 828-1234, kitetails.com.

Cushing’s Point Museum, local and American history exhibits, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, free/donations accepted, 55 Bug Light Park, South

Portland, 767-7299, sphistory.org.

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, by appointment, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island, 766-3330, fifth-mainemuseum.org.

Freeport Historical Society, Har-rington House, Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 45 Main St., Freeport, 865-3170, freeporthis-toricalsociety.org.

International Cryptozoology Museum, 661 Congress St., Port-land, cryptozoologymuseum.com.

Maine Historical Society Muse-um, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Saturday; noon to 5 p.m., Sunday; 11 a.m.to noon, children’s hour, Monday and Wednesday; adults $8, children $3, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822, mainehistory.org.

Music“The Strength of Women,” with Women in Harmony, Friday, May 15, 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, May 16, 4 p.m., $10-$15, children free, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland, wihmaine.org.

Saturday 5/16DaPonte String Quartet, 7:30 p.m., $20, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 529-4555, daponte.org.

Ryan Blotnick Group with Mi-chael Blake, 10 p.m., $15 donation, Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland.

Sunday 5/17“From Land and Sea to Concert Hall,” folk songs presented by Portland Rossini Club, 3 p.m., $10, seniors $5, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland, 797-8318, rossiniclub.org.

State Street Traditional Jazz Band, 2 p.m., $10, State Street Church, 159 State St., Portland.

OngoingCommunity Chorus, rehearsals 10 a.m. to noon, first and third Satur-days, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76

Congress St., Portland, 775-5568 ext. 102, [email protected].

Kirtan, group chanting, 7-8:30 p.m., first and third Fridays, $5 do-nation, Portland Yoga Studio, 616 Congress St., Portland, 799-0054, portlandyoga.com.

Theater/DanceMaine Playwrights Festival, six world-premiere plays, May 13-17, various times, $10-$15, St. Law-rence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, acorn-productions.org.

“Mamma Mia!” national touring production presented by Portland Ovations, Wednesday and Thurs-day, May 13-14, 7:30 p.m., $45-$70, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, 842-0800, portlandova-tions.org.

“Other Desert Cities,” to May 17, Thursday to Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., $20, seniors and students $15, Mad Horse Theater Co., 24 Mosher St., South Portland, 747-4148, madhorse.com.

“Papermaker,” to May 24, various times, $37-$47, Portland Stage Co., 25A Forest Ave., Portland, 774-0465, portlandstage.org.

“Snow White” and “The Hundred Dresses,” part of May Madness Theater Festival presented by A Company of Girls, to May 16, var-ious times, adults $8, children $5, Portland Ballet Studio Theater, 517 Forest Ave., Portland, 747-8421, acompanyofgirls.org.

Friday 5/15“Daddy Issues: Stories Told by a Son,” with Peter Aguero, 8:30 p.m., $15, Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, 879-4629, mayost-reetarts.org.

Saturday 5/16Mini Guinea Fest, celebration and all-level instruction in West African dance, 4 p.m., and drum music, 7 p.m., $36/both events, Woodfords Club, 179 Woodford St., Portland, embodytherhythm.com.

Arts CalendarAll ongoing calendar listings can now be found online at theforecaster.net.Send your calendar listing by e-mail to [email protected], by fax to 781-2060 or by mail to 5 Fundy Road, Falmouth, ME 04105.

Wood is the common denominator in works by photographer Richard Sawyer and artist Carole Kainlor, now on display at Cia Cafe. Sawyer, of Scarborough, depicts familiar local sights and mounts his images, including “Harbor Fish Market,” on wooden panels. Kainlor

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Expanded hangar space will allow staff to better service and maintain larger fleet aircraft, including former commercial jets the company has chartered to musi-cians including Carlos Santana, Jon Bon Jovi and Fleetwood Mac.

The expansion could create as many as 15 jobs, Caruso said, including fuelers,

technicians, and perhaps office staff. Beyond its sales and charter operations, MAC also maintains and services planes for corporate customers.

While Maine is not a hub of corporate activity, Caruso said his company offers other advantages, including reduced labor costs and hangar fees.

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The code bars “no new above ground storage tanks (in excess of 25,000 gallons capacity – either individually or in the aggregate) for petroleum-based prod-ucts,” unless a waiver is granted by the City Council and Planning Board.

NGL’s original application, submitted on Jan. 20, refers to the tanks as “above ground storage tanks” – which the new report cites as “technically incorrect un-der applicable codes.”

According to the report submitted this week by Chuck Easterbrooks, vice pres-ident of Maintenance and Turnaround Resources, on behalf of NGL, “the term ‘above ground storage tanks’ is used broadly to include different types of storage containers for many different products.”

NGL is now calling the containers “pressure vessels” because “liquid pe-troleum gas is stored at high pressure to keep it in a liquid state,” according to

the report. Further, according to the report, be-

cause the containers will be regulated by the state’s Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessels, “they are not, therefore, above ground storage tanks.”

Planning and Development Director Tex Haeuser said his department “has not made a determination” on whether NGL’s tanks are pressure vessels rather than above-ground storage tanks.

The city “will be consulting with our technical and legal advisers,” Haeuser said. “There is no timetable for this; we want to make sure we review all of these code interpretation issues carefully.”

The city has not yet heard back from engineer Tom Schwartz, of Woodard and Curran, who was hired earlier this month to interpret the city’s Code with regard to NGL’s application.

NGL’s site plan application is on hold “while we await the input of the third-party experts on the code interpre-tations,” Haeuser said.

Alex Acquisto can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 106 or [email protected]. Follow Alex on

Twitter: @AcquistoA.

when it would cap at $9.75. The com-mittee also backed maintaining lower wages that factor in tip money, like those in hospitality industry jobs, at 50 percent of the minimum.

While communities across the state are weighing the possibility of increasing wages, Gov. Paul LePage in mid-April introduced a bill that would promote wage consistency across the state by pre-venting cities and towns from enacting their own minimums.

“I think it’s great for us to come out in support of increasing minimum wage and going for a livable wage,” Mayor Linda Cohen said, “but I’d really like to see what the Legislature does over the next month with the many bills they’ve got before them.”

For some residents who make a min-imum wage, “it’s like a vicious circle,” Cohen said. “They just can’t get out of poverty or are just barely making it because they just are not making enough and that’s just not right.”

“Every time I hear someone’s making minimum wage, I just cringe,” the mayor said. “But I don’t see this as a municipal issue, I do see it more as a regional, even a state issue.”

Most councilors agreed that providing regional uniformity in wages would be the best option.

“I think it’s important for fairness of workforce that we create a regional-state mandate around what our livable wage is,” Councilor Patti Smith said. “It’s just pitting towns against one another if

we’ve got different wage structures.”The solution isn’t solved by simply

increasing the minimum wage, she said.“It’s not an isolated incident of, let’s

just work on the livable wage,” Smith said. “We need to think about how we house people, how we feed people, all of those things go into having it be a livable situation for someone who lives in the greater Portland area.”

She referenced Massachusetts Insti-tute of Technology’s wage calculator for Cumberland County, which tabulates a minimum wage for one adult to be $10.03, and a poverty wage at $5.21.

For a family of five, a living wage is more than three times as much as the minimum wage, at $25.15 and the pov-erty wage is $12.40.

“I have to say, it’s really sad when you’ve got someone sitting across your desk wanting to get a car loan so that they can get back and forth to work everyday, but they’re income at their job doesn’t support them getting the car loan,” Co-hen said.

Councilors agreed to gather more sub-stantive, concrete information before for-mal discussion takes place at a scheduled meeting and before a law is proposed.

Councilor Tom Blake said he would prefer doing something more immediate.

“I don’t think we’re going to see a lot of resistance,” Blake said. “To sit here as a government and to say we’re OK with $7.50 an hour (and) you’re not going to have any money for your medical or your clothing, I think is wrong of us as leaders. We need to do something.”Alex Acquisto can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 106 or [email protected]. Follow Alex on Twitter:

@AcquistoA.

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supported the council’s flat budget.School Board Chairwoman Joanna

Morrissey said she wished councilors had given board members an indication earli-er in the process that they were expecting no increase.

After the meeting she said she was frustrated with the outcome and wished the council had at least considered the $50,000 cut, rather than staying with the full reduction.

“It’s more an authoritative response rather than a collaboration,” Morrissey said. “We’re trying to model for our kids what good civic compromise looks like.”

Walsh, chairman of the finance com-mittee, said he thought a zero percent increase was appropriate.

“I think the citizens of this town de-

serve this budget,” he said.Wagner, who wasn’t present at the

April 27 finance committee meeting, said he wasn’t comfortable with a zero per-cent increase because there didn’t seem to be a logical explanation for it.

“I don’t see any magic to a zero per-cent increase,” he said. “It’s an arbitrary number. Zero percent has little meaning to me.”

Wagner also pointed out that councilors didn’t ask any other town departments to produce a flat budget.

Jordan said that was unfair. “We should have been going across the board,” she said.

Sullivan said councilors weren’t sin-gling out the School Department. She noted there have been times when the council has helped the board, such as last December with the $1.75 million bond the town decided to borrow for mainte-nance projects at the schools.

“I think this Town Council has been very supportive of the School Depart-ment,” Sullivan said. “I think what we’re asking for, and I’m definitely in favor of, is extremely reasonable.”

Sullivan also spoke of a School De-partment budget “windfall” of around $1 million because of health-care savings, a retired bond, and an increased state subsidiary.

“You have had a windfall and I think that (a zero percent increase) is some-thing that would be very prudent to do,” she said. “I think it’ll be very easily done without affecting any student learning in the classroom.”

Ray agreed.“I don’t think it’s unreasonable because

it’s such a unique year,” she said.Several councilors said they have re-

ceived harshly critical emails since the April 27 committee decision.

“My hope is we don’t have a firestorm

between now and June 9,” Walsh said, when the school budget goes to a public referendum.

Morrissey said she hopes the board and Council can both move on from the budget disagreement.

“I personally would prefer that the town put this behind us,” she said after the meeting.

Besides the school budget, councilors also approved the municipal budget of $9.8 million, which is up from this year’s $9.2 million.

The total $35.2 million town budget, which includes municipal and school, as well as the $1.1 million county assess-ment and $465,000 for Community Ser-vices, increases the tax rate by 32 cents, bringing the total to $17.12 per $1,000 of assessed value.Kate Gardner can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 125 or [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @

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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE MANAGERDeadRiver Companymeets diverse energy needs of customers throughoutNorthern New England with over 1,000 employees and a commitmentto our core values of integrity, caring and excellence. We currently havean opening for an Administrative Service Manager in our Scarboroughoffice. This position reports to the Market Manager and is responsible forsupervising the administrative operations of a large service department,leading a team of service dispatchers, and coordinating proceduresbetween the service and sales departments to achieve a high level ofcustomer satisfaction.The ideal candidate will have:

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www.deadriver.comAn Equal Opportunity Employer

1133 Washington AvenuePortland, Maine

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Please send resume to:Jonathan Dahms, HR Generalist

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EDUCATOR, INFANTS

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excellent pay and benefits.

Do you have a passion for working with children from infants to preschool age? The BowdoinCollege Children’s Center is a NAEYC accredited center that provides leading edge classroomexperiences for our infant through pre-school programs. The following positions are available:

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Board of DirectorsChairman Of Counsel Trafton & Matzen........................................ Pasquale F. Maiorino, Esq.President & CEO............................................................................................ Paul H. AndersenDirector, Retired CEO...................................................................................Steven A. ClossonDirector, Retired Insurance Executive/Consultant...................................... Steven E. BonvillePresident, Goodwin Well and Water, Inc ..................................................... Ira L. Goodwin, Jr.Certified Public Accountant...............................................................................Wendy I. BeanRetired Education, Insurance and Government Executive ........................Jean E. MattimorePresident, Ouellet Associates....................................................................... Michel M. OuelletAttorney, Law Office of Foster A. Stewart, Jr................................. Foster A. Stewart, Jr. Esq.

OfficersPresident & CEO............................................................................................ Paul H. AndersenExecutive Vice President ........................................................................ Christopher J. LoganExecutive Vice President ..................................................................................David C. PeaseExecutive Vice President & CFO......................................................................Thomas J. ZukeExecutive Vice President ...................................................................................Neil Kiely, Esq.Senior Vice President ..........................................................................................Dave EldridgeSenior Vice President ....................................................................................... Rhonda FerraraSenior Vice President ...............................................................................................Diane FieldSenior Vice President .....................................................................................Robin T. RobbinsVice President..................................................................................................Peggy AndersonVice President....................................................................................................Lyn A. AudibertVice President.................................................................................................Gerald J. AugelloVice President...........................................................................................................Colin BaierVice President................................................................................................... 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In October, NBC News aired a report about Amy Griffin, a women’s soccer coach at the University of Washington, who had noticed a disturbing trend. Beginning in 2009, Griffin has compiled a list of 38 soccer players struck with cancer.

All 38 had played on artificial turf, and 34 of them were goalies, who are constant-ly diving into the stuff.

“I’ve coached for 26, 27 years,” she told NBC. “My first 15 years, I never heard anything about this. All of a sudden it seems to be a stream of kids (getting sick).”

Neither Griffin nor NBC claimed there was a causal link between the turf and cancer. But the coincidence has been enough to fuel a simmering debate about the safety of crumb rubber, the tiny pellets of recycled car tires used as “infill” cush-ioning in nearly all of the country’s 11,000 artificial fields.

The rubber’s composition is hard to pin-point, but often includes toxic chemicals such as lead, other heavy metals and car-bon black. Many of these are cancer-caus-ing, and can be especially dangerous to children and teens, whose bodies are still developing.

Nevertheless, Portland has gone ahead with plans to spend $835,000 to replace the artificial turf and surrounding running track at 6,000-seat Fitzpatrick.

The new field, including dark-blue end zones and emblazoned with a Portland High School bulldog logo, is expected to open by June 20 for the state lacrosse championship and to be hosting football and soccer this fall, according to Ethan Owens, the city’s recreation and athletic facilities manager.

Nine of the 17 high schools in The Forecaster’s coverage area now send their athletes to play on artificial turf fields. Two of those – Fitzpatrick and the Yar-mouth High School varsity field – are re-placements for man-made grass installed in 2001. At that time, the two were among the first artificial-turf playing surfaces in the state.

Since then, turf-adopters have included Cape Elizabeth, Deering, Falmouth, Morse and Scarborough high schools, as well as The Hyde School in Bath and North Yar-mouth Academy.

And as at Fitzpatrick, Portland may double down by replacing the artificial turf at Deering’s Memorial Field in 2017, according to a city memo.

But opinion is divided about the fake fields.

Crumbs of evidenceSchool Administrative District 51 is now

considering plans for a $1.6 million turf field at Greely High School in Cumber-land. Yet the proposal has been under re-view for six months and it’s not clear when or if a decision will be made, according to Eliza Miller, chairwoman of the district’s Athletic Advisory Board.

Regional School Unit 5 in 2013 rejected a similar proposal at Freeport High School. So did South Portland in 2010. Morse built its $580,000 artificial-turf field in 2013, but only after the Bath City Council overcame three years of opposition, including a public referendum that repealed an earlier approval.

While most local opposition has focused on the high up-front costs of installing artificial turf, concern about the health ef-

fects of crumb rubber has prompted other regions to reconsider their use of turf.

Kennedy Catholic High School in subur-ban Seattle decided not to use crumb-rub-ber infill after the school principal viewed the NBC report. Last month, voters in Concord, Massachusetts, nearly passed a proposed two-year moratorium on the town’s use of artificial turf.

The Los Angeles Unified School District and the New York City Parks Department both stopped construction of new fields with crumb rubber several years ago. The California legislature is now considering banning the use of state funds for such fields. And some municipalities have required chemical testing of their artifi-cial-turf fields before players set foot on them.

Owens isn’t worried, however.“It’s pretty clear that there are really no

issues,” he said in a recent interview. “I kind of find it odd that we keep hearing these reports, when it’s out there pretty explicitly that there really are no troubles with the rubber.”

He said the city’s request for the turf re-placement took a year to draft, and required the field to meet high industry standards for safety factors such as shock absorbency.

(Three turf companies submitted bids on the project; the winning bidder, Northeast Turf of South Portland, also installed the stadium’s first artificial surface.)

But there was no standard set for chem-ical safety and no requirement for study or testing.

“I don’t think we did (testing) because of the information that is out there already,” Owens said. “I think we felt there was no need because we would rely on the (indus-try) standards and the ... studies that had previously been done.”

Yarmouth’s athletic director, Susan Robbins, shares Owens’ confidence in the safety of artificial turf. She called the NBC report “sensationalized.”

“There’s absolutely no link (to cancer),” she said recently. “As a parent here, I would never put my own children at risk if I thought there was.”

Like Owens, she cited scientific studies touting the safety of artificial turf. Fact sheets published by the turf industry cite dozens of them.

But some health experts claim the studies are too limited to be useful, examining only a small number of fields and the effects of only a small number of chemicals.

And regardless of the scientific debate, these experts say, there has been no study of turf’s long-term effects, simply because today’s fields haven’t been around very long.

In the beginning, AstroTurfArtificial turf dates to 1966, when the

first brand, AstroTurf – basically, short-pile nylon carpeting laid over concrete – was installed at the Houston Astros’ indoor baseball stadium. But crumb rubber infill has been used less than 20 years.

Reflecting the uncertainty, both the fed-eral Environmental Protection Agency and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have recently back-pedaled from claims they made more than five years ago that artificial turf is safe.

The EPA’s website now states that it “is not possible to extend the results beyond the four (artificial fields studied) or to reach any more comprehensive conclusions with-out the consideration of additional data.”

And a CPSC spokesman last month told an Atlanta reporter that “what was done in 2008 was not good enough to make a claim

either way as to the safety of those fields.”Local sports experts are keeping a

close watch on the potential cancer risks of turf.

“There certainly seems to be some sort of a connection. Maybe it’s worth a second look, to continue the research,” said Matt Gerken, head athletic trainer at the University of Southern Maine, which installed turf in 2011. “But where do you draw the line?

“For now, we will continue to watch (the health risks) until we start to feel it’s a problem. It hasn’t risen to that level yet.”

Gerken, who served as trainer to the USM women’s soccer team for 15 years, speculated whether crumb rubber infill could be inhaled, ingested or ground into an open cut or abrasion.

“Those rubber pellets get everywhere, cleats, coolers, socks,” he said. “Those things migrate.”

At SAD 51, Miller said, “We’ve looked at the reports, and are investigating options for infill” on the proposed Greely field. School Board members and Cumberland residents have already asked questions about artificial turf’s safety, she said.

Back at Fitzpatrick, Owens doesn’t dis-miss the cancer claims entirely.

“Like any product, you can buy the Yugo or you can buy the Cadillac,” he said. “Companies that make the Cadillac (turf) put in their time, they do the research, they make sure the rubber they use is a clean rubber. The others? Well, who knows where their rubber comes from?”

Artificial turf provides a more uniform playing surface that is easier on athletes’ joints, he adds. And the high price tag of the turf is offset by maintenance that is far less costly than a natural grass field’s.

Still, municipalities such as Montgomery County, Maryland, estimate that the need to replace turf every eight years or so makes the long-term costs of both field types about the same.

Owens believes the bigger advantage is the heavy use turf can take. Fitzpatrick could only accommodate about 140 hours of use annually when the field was grass; in its last season of use, the turf field hosted 3,500 hours of play.

“If I was going to have this as a grass field, there would be a night and day dif-ference,” he said. “You’d only have varsity teams out there. You wouldn’t have com-munity use.”

Last week, as workers prepared to lay down the first rolls of new turf, a visitor wondered when the project would be finished.

“It can’t be soon enough,” said Patricia Allen, whose children attended Portland schools and who often walks the track. “I worry a bit when I think about those rubber bits and what they could do. But I guess that’s a risk we have to take.”

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