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Pink ribbon license plates may expand to Maine motorcyclesPage 2

Schools may eschew traditional grade levels, grading systemsPage 3

December 7, 2011 News of The City of Portland Vol. 9, No. 49

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Index Meetings ........................22Obituaries ...................... 11Opinion ............................7Out & About ...................21

People & Business ........12Police Beat ....................10Real Estate ....................30Sports ............................13

Arts Calendar ................20Classifieds .....................26Community Calendar .....22

Maritime businesses face eviction from waterfrontMaine Wharf owner plans improvements, development Stuart Norton, of Three

Sons Lobster & Fish, is the owner of one of three businesses being

evicted from Maine Wharf. He said he fears his company might not

find another place on the Portland waterfront.

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Immigrant taxi drivers sue over airport policyBy Randy Billings

PORTLAND — A dozen im-migrant taxi drivers are suing the city over a new policy that will require them to renew their airport cab permits in person.

The drivers claim the change

Occupiers, Portland brace forlegal battleBy Mario Moretto

PORTLAND — As the city and OccupyMaine try to reach an agreement about the protest-ers’ plans to continue occupying Lincoln Park, both sides are anticipating the legal battle that may follow if an accord isn’t reached.

Members of OccupyMaine said the group is exploring options for what to do if their permit application is denied at a special City Council meeting Wednesday night. One pos-sibility is seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent enforcement of the city’s no-camping ordinance.

Another group, Occupy Au-gusta, took that approach in the state Capitol and have so far kept police and eviction at bay, according to news reports.

City Hall spokeswoman Ni-cole Clegg said the city expects the occupiers to take the same course of action if councilors reject their bid to maintain their 24/7 presence in the park.

“I would expect OccupyMaine to pursue legal action” if the city begins eviction, Clegg said. “Then we would have to wait until that played itself out, much like what has happened in other communities.”

Clegg, however, said she doesn’t expect the council to

Mayor highlights education, ‘generational contract’By Randy Billings

PORTLAND — Mi-chael Brennan on Monday afternoon was sworn in as the city’s first elected mayor since 1923.

On Monday night he de-voted much of his inaugural address to the importance of building a world-class education system.

Brennan, who was sworn in at a noon ceremony at City Hall, broke with tradition and delivered his 35-minute inaugural speech to a nearly full house at Ocean Gateway on the city’s waterfront.

Brennan, a former policy associate at the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service, is also a former state senator who chaired the Legislature’s Education Committee under former Gov. Angus King.

He extolled the virtues of the Maine Laptop Initia-tive, ushered in by King, who attended the inaugural reception.

“That has been the trade-mark – the hallmark – of a Maine education,” Brennan said. “It showed how we can

RANDY BILLINGS / THE FORECASTERPortland Mayor Michael Brennan chats with former Gov. Angus King shortly before delivering his inaugural

address Monday night at Ocean Gateway.

not only lead other states and other countries, but we lead the world with that initiative.”

Brennan said his grand-mother came to the U.S. from Ireland about 100 years ago

with a sixth-grade education at the age of 14. When her hus-band died at age 32, she moved in with her brother on Munjoy Hill and cleaned houses and cooked for families on the

West End.Despite those challenges,

however, her four children all went to college during

will make it more difficult for them to maintain their licenses to operate at Portland Interna-tional Jetport, a coveted market that is capped and closed to new applicants.

The lawsuit, announced at a

press conference on Monday morning on the front steps of City Hall, asks the Cumberland County Superior Court for a temporary restraining order to prevent the new rule from taking effect on Jan. 1.

Sigmund Schutz, the attorney representing the taxi drivers, said the new policy is illegal un-der Maine’s law allowing power of attorney. But a city official

By Randy BillingsPORTLAND — Stuart Norton

has been operating Three Sons Lobster & Fish on Maine Wharf for more than 10 years.

Norton said his business has

grown, due in large part to its location on the wharf behind Ri Ra Irish Pub and the Dry Dock Restaurant.

That area of Commercial Street is heavily travelled by tourists –

especially cruise ship passengers, who are frequently attracted by Three Sons’ costumed dancing lobster on the sidewalk.

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Pink ribbon license plates may expand to Maine motorcyclesBy Alex Lear

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

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

The driving force behind the automo-bile and motorcycle plates is state Rep. Meredith Strang Burgess, R-Cumberland,

who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999 and finished treatment a year and a half later.

Like the automobile plates, all pro-ceeds from the motorcycle plates will stay in Maine, according to Burgess. Proceeds will be split between the Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program’s mammogram fund, the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition Support Service Fund and the Maine Cancer Foundation’s

CONTRIBUTEDThe pink ribbon license plate that has been

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

Women’s Cancer Fund.Five hundred people must reserve the

plates with payments of $25, which guar-antees them plates if they become avail-able. The annual motorcycle registration fee would still apply, and renewals would cost $15.

Burgess said she hopes to gather all the reservations by the end of this month, so that the plate can be finalized during the 2012 session of the Legislature, which starts in January. The plate could be un-veiled in May or June 2012.

She said interest in the plates is high, and not just with women. Burgess said many motorcycle organizations have

raised money for the breast cancer cause.The plates can be reserved at

mainecancer.org/motorcycle. Log onto mainecancer.org/mcfaq for more in-formation, or maine.gov/sos/bmv/

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Schools may eschew traditional grade levels, grading systemsBy Emily Parkhurst

PORTLAND — Eliminating tradi-tional grade levels and scoring may soon dominate discussions in Maine’s largest school district.

One provision of a comprehensive plan framework approved several weeks ago by the School Board would establish standards-based grading throughout the city.

“It’s a conversation yet to be had in Portland,” Superintendent James C. Morse Sr. said.

Morse will likely not be part of that conversation, since he has given notice that he will leave his job in June.

Standards-based education has in-creased in popularity in recent years. Some districts, such as Gray-New Gloucester, have already adopted pro-grams that dissolve traditional grade lev-els, instead requiring students to meet or exceed learning standards before moving on, regardless of how long it takes.

The Legislature approved a resolution in June that outlines a plan for statewide adoption of standards-based education. The legislation was sponsored by Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, and was initially proposed as a law that would have eliminated credit-based graduation requirements and created statewide rubric systems for student evaluations.

However, the non-binding resolution was the only aspect of the law that was ultimately signed by the governor.

The programs are controversial enough that three School Board members voted

against the comprehensive plan frame-work two weeks ago because they feared the program could be pushed forward as if it had their stamp of approval.

“I’m worried if I vote yes tonight, I’m already giving a thumbs up to standards-based grading. It hasn’t been vetted ful-ly,” School Board member Marnie Mor-rione said during the Nov. 15 meeting.

Morrione, Jaime Caron and Laurie Da-vis voted against the framework.

Despite its inclusion in the comprehen-sive plan, Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Chairman Peter Eglinton said it was not the panel’s purview to discuss the strategies the district would use to meet its goals, only to ask questions that flesh out the goals.

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

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

On Thursday, the 35 Maine schools that met the bar will receive the USDA’s HeathierUS Schools Challenge awards.

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

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

Schools in Westbrook and the Lakes Region also won awards.

Only about 1 percent of schools nation-ally qualify as HealthierUS Schools.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Team captain senior Addison St. Onge-May, from Bridgton, said he drilled the team on the Federal Reserve Bank hold-ings the day before the competition.

“It was like it was meant to be,” he said, of the final, tie-breaking question that put Waynflete ahead of Newton (Mass.) North High School by five points, to take the title.

Waynflete math teacher Steve Kautz put the team together earlier this year when he realized he had a group of stu-dents who would enjoy the competition.

EMILY PARKHURST / THE FORECASTERWaynflete School finance team members Alysa Grindlinger, left, Sam Hansen, Addison St. Onge-

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

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

“I don’t know why there aren’t more girls,” she said. “I’m trying to convince some (Waynflete) juniors to get involved, so they can go next year.”

She said she doesn’t plan to study economics in college, but she said it’s important to learn about this, particularly

personal finance, just to be a productive citizen.

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

He and team members Peter Stein, of Portland, and Mitch Newlin, of Bruns-wick, said they plan to study finance in college.

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

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

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

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

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




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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


By Tony DonovanThere are legitimate questions as to whether the

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

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

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

Rail construction is $1 million dollars a mile. The reconstruction of the one-third-mile Martins Point

Exxon can acquire oil in distant lands like Iraq.Local, state, federal and household budgets are

going broke supporting a system that is simply not sustainable. We should be seeking the greatest return on taxpayer investments. Rail offers a common-sense approach that uses a system running on steel, wood

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

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

Maine owns two railway corridors out of Portland: the Mountain Division from the Portland Transporta-tion Center to North Conway, N.H., and the St. Law-rence & Atlantic from Portland’s waterfront to Auburn, eventually terminating in Montreal, Canada.

What is a higher return on investment: rebuilding roads every 10 years for tens of millions of dollars? Or a “road” for $25 million that lasts 50 plus years? There

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Include lanes, shoulders, crossing and signaling systems and the cost to taxpay-ers is $50,000 per mile every year.

A railroad built for speeds that com-pete with or exceed auto speeds will last more than 50 years, requiring only mini-mal annual maintenance. An auto-road

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

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

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Buy local (I dare you)One of the reasons I moved to Maine was because it

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

When I first visited Port-land, it was holiday time. December. I remember walk-ing down Commercial Street and up through the maze of streets that make up the be-loved Old Port.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which brings us to Scarborough, where the School

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

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

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

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Disagreeing with Beem on tar-sands oil

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

our homes and factories, and run our transportation system.

We do not need Ca-nadian oil if we increase

our imports from Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries, but I believe our neighbor to the north is a much more reliable supplier.

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

Richard D. LevinJupiter, Fla.

Please don’t feed the ducksI am writing because I would like to publicize the issue

of feeding ducks. I know it is a fun way to spend time with your family, and its great to sit and watch the pond. I know people think they are helping by feeding the ducks, but you are really not. Feeding ducks can cause duck malnutrition, disease, pollution, over-crowding, and loss of natural be-havior. The ducks will have a constant food source, so they won’t need to migrate. Then over time they will lose the muscles they have for flying and won’t be able to migrate. Ever again.

You may think that just feeding them every once and a while is OK, but imagine how many people think that, and go just every once and a while. Just be smart and don’t feed the ducks; it’s killing them and making the ponds very unattractive, particularly the pond in Mill Creek (South Portland), and also the pond in Evergreen Cemetery. The ducks are becoming overcrowded and crazy. Please help the ducks, so they can be healthy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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11/23 at 1 a.m. Courtney Nelson Spencer, 51, of Portland, was arrested on Deering Avenue by Officer Paul King on a charge of operating under the influence.11/23 at 4 p.m. Brenden Curry, 38, no town listed, was arrested on Fore Street by Officer Jeffrey Viola on a charge of violation of con-ditional release.11/24 at 12 a.m. Charles Cunningham, 29, of Brunswick, was arrested on Marginal Way by Officer Christopher Coyne on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.11/24 at 1 a.m. James Simpson, 25, of Port-land, was arrested on Salem Street by Officer Christopher Dyer on charges of reckless conduct and assault.11/24 at 2 a.m. Casey Dall, 24, of Portland, was arrested on Brackett Street by Officer Christopher Dyer on a charge of disorderly conduct.11/24 at 5 a.m. Peter G. Wing, 49, no town listed, was arrested on Pearl Street by Officer Samuel Turner on a charge of assault.11/24 at 7 a.m. Suzanne Lynette Purdy, 29, of Portland, was arrested on Grant Street by Of-ficer Daniel Townsend on a charge of robbery.11/24 at 11 a.m. Michael A. Esposito, 30, of Portland, was arrested on Alder Street by

11/27 at 5 p.m. Joseph W. Munice, 37, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Frank Gorham on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon.11/27 at 5 p.m. Aaron R. Jantuah, 33, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Frank Gorham on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon.11/27 at 6 p.m. Safwan B. Muhammed, 29, of Portland, was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer Evan T. Bomba on a charge of operating without a license.11/27 at 8 p.m. Lawrence D. O'Connor, 55, of North Bridgton, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Thomas Kwok on a charge of operating under the influence.11/27 at 9 p.m. Modou Fall, 48, no town listed, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Dan Aguilera on a charge of assault.11/27 at 10 p.m. Kenneth W. Sylvester, 21, of Portland, was arrested on Veranda Street by Officer Vincent Rozzi on a charge of violation of conditional release.11/28 at 11 a.m. Mark Anthony Moreau, 41, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Square by Officer Gavin Hillard on a charge of criminal trespass.11/28 at 12 p.m. Haider W. Wari, 35, of Portland, was arrested on Montgomery Street by Officer Jason Leadbetter on a warrant for operating under the influence.11/28 at 3 p.m. Gerald J. Hitchcock, 54, of Bridgton, was arrested on Grant Street by Officer Jessica Googins on a warrant for operating under the influence.11/28 at 3 p.m. Jeriel De Los Angeles, 22, of Bronx, N.Y., was arrested on Westbrook Street by Officer John Carter on a charge of misuse of identification.11/28 at 8 p.m. Scott Smith, 40, of Portland, was arrested on Park Avenue by Officer Joshua McDonald on a charge of violation of a protection from abuse order.11/28 at 9 p.m. Samadi M. Hassan, 29, of Westbrook, was arrested on Franklin Street by Officer Frank Gorham on a charge of failure to stop for a police officer.11/28 at 10 p.m. Dwayne Cook, 54, of Port-land, was arrested on India Street by Officer Jeffrey Druan on a charge of violation of conditional release.11/29 at 1 a.m. Josue Ramirez, 25, of Portland, was arrested on Chandler's Wharf by Officer Terrence Fitzgerald on a warrant for assault.11/29 at 2 a.m. Bruce Gagnon, 35, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Scott Pelletier on a charge of indecent conduct.11/29 at 10 a.m. Leslie Ambrose Craine, 55, no town listed, was arrested on Franklin Street by Officer James Keddy on a charge of criminal threatening.11/29 at 10 a.m. Sebastain L. Cole, 50, of Portland, was arrested on Presumpscot Street by Officer Benjamin Noyes Jr. on a charge of operating without a license.11/29 at 12 p.m. Shawn Michael Dame, 19, no town listed, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer John Morin on a warrant for burglary of a motor vehicle.11/29 at 1 p.m. Robert James Belleville, 47, no town listed, was arrested on Portland Street by Officer Daniel Knight on a charge of criminal trespass.11/29 at 3 p.m. Jovan Phillip Lowe, 21, of Portland, was arrested on Pine Street by Of-ficer Daniel Rose on a charge of assault.11/29 at 3 p.m. Sarah Diaz, 21, of Lyman, was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer Joseph Ingegneri on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.11/29 at 6 p.m. Eleanor G. Trask, 21, of Portland, was arrested on Washington Avenue by Officer Matthew Pavlis on a warrant for assault.11/29 at 11 p.m. Nasir A. Hirid, 21, of Port-land, was arrested on Winter Street by Officer

Officer Daniel Rose on a charge of assault.11/24 at 8 p.m. James J. Jolly, 34, of Portland, was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer Christian Stickney on charges of terrorizing and criminal threatening.11/24 a 10 p.m. Viktor Blazevic, 35, of Portland, was arrested on Inverness Street by Officer Christian Stickney on a charge of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.11/24 at 11 p.m. Alyssa Marie Brame, 29, of Portland, was arrested on Pearl Street by Of-ficer Christopher Shinay on a charge of assault.11/25 at 12 a.m. Corey W. Paradise, 38, of Scarborough, was arrested by Officer Alyssa Poisson on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.11/25 at 2 a.m. Jason E. Carr, 25, of Port-land, was arrested on Pearl Street by Officer Christopher Shinay on a charge of assault.11/25 at 10 a.m. Corey W. Paradise, 38, of Scarborough, was arrested on Riverside Street by Officer Alyssa Poisson on a warrant for operating after suspension.11/25 at 2 p.m. Keith Phillips, 50, of Portland, was arrested on Sherman Street by Officer Daniel Townsend on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.11/25 at 3 p.m. Heidi L. Stevens, 37, of Portland, was arrested on Exchange Street by Officer John Cunniff on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.11/25 at 9 p.m. Brandon Albert Webb, 27, of Portland, was arrested on Avon Place by Officer Jeffrey Viola on charges of criminal mischief and assault.11/25 at 10 p.m. Adam M. Mesta, 21, of South Portland, was arrested on High Street by Officer Christopher Dyer on a charge of operating after suspension.11/25 at 10 p.m. Erin Sullivan, 34, of Portland, was arrested on Allen Avenue by Officer Jamie

Beals on a charge of assault.11/26 at 1 a.m. Joshua J. Judkins, 27, of North Bellvue, N.Y., was arrested on Fore Street by Officer Scot Mattox on a charge of criminal trespass.11/26 at 1 a.m. Jeffrey McGlaughlin, 47, of Windham, was arrested on Washington Av-enue by Officer Christopher Coyne on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.11/26 at 1 a.m. Corey G. Morgan, 26, of Westbrook, was arrested on Fore Street by Officer Laurence Smith Jr. on a charge of obstructing public ways.11/26 at 1 a.m. Michael Anthony Shepard, 25, of Westbrook, was arrested on Marginal Way by Officer Michael Galietta on a charge of assault.11/26 at 12 p.m. Ricadro Bennett, 53, of Portland, was arrested on Weymouth Street by Officer David Argitis on a charge of criminal trespass.11/26 at 2 p.m. Dustin L. Stovall, 24, no town listed, was arrested on Hancock Street by Of-ficer John Cunniff on charges of violation of conditional release and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.11/26 at 2 p.m. Santos Munoz Ayala, 43, of Portland, was arrested on St. John Street by Officer David Mulry on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.11/26 at 3 p.m. Wyatt Bowman, 55, of Portland, was arrested on Portland Street by Officer Jason Leadbetter on a charge of criminal trespass.11/26 at 4 p.m. Stephen A. Scala, 24, of Portland, was arrested on Grant Street by Of-ficer Jacob Titcomb on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.11/26 at 6 p.m. David McGashling, 57, of Portland, was arrested on Portland Street by Officer Dan Aguilera on a charge of public drinking.11/26 at 7 p.m. Richard Sneddon, 43, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer James Keddy on a charge of public drinking.11/26 at 8 p.m. Anthony M. Rideout, 21, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Christian Stickney on a warrant for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.11/26 at 10 p.m. Randy Bourgoin, 33, of Portland, was arrested at Tamarlane by Of-ficer Heather Brown on a charge of assault.11/26 at 11 p.m. Miles Comparetto, 27, of Portland, was arrested on Cumberland Av-enue by Officer Zachary Finley on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.11/27 at 12 a.m. William Sean Hunt, 28, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Charles Ames on a charge of criminal trespass.11/27 at 1 a.m. Kirkland LaMour, 25, no town listed, was arrested on Commercial Street by Officer Mathew Dissel on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.11/27 at 6 a.m. Abdifatah Ahmed Omar, 21, of Portland, was arrested by Officer Frank Pellerin on charges of violations of conditional release and violation of bail conditions.11/27 at 6 a.m. Abdirahman Huessin Haji-Hassan, 20, of Portland, was arrested on Brighton Avenue by Officer Frank Pellerin on a charge of operating without a license.11/27 at 6 a.m. Daniel B. McKelvey, 36, no town listed, was arrested on State Street by Officer Christopher Kelley on a charge of assault.11/27 at 8 a.m. Brian J. Valente, 34, no town listed, was arrested on Congress Street by Of-ficer David Argitis on a warrant for operating after suspension.11/27 at 8 a.m. Colleen Rose Fenton, 42, of Portland, was arrested on Washington Avenue by Officer Jason Leadbetter on a charge of assault.11/27 at 5 p.m. Maureen L. Desond, 53, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Thomas Kwok on a charge of assault. continued next pge

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Born in Wilton, she was the daughter of William and Bernice Knapp.

Knapp grew up in the Nason’s Cor-ner area of Portland, attended Portland Public Schools, and graduated from Deering High School in 1952. She lived in Portland for most of her life, moving to Scarborough Terrace for the few last years.

For 25 years Knapp worked for Portland Public Schools. One month after her high school graduation, she began working as a clerk stenographer for the principal of Longfellow School. In time she became a confidential sec-retary and served six superintendents in the Central Office. She later worked in the editorial department of J. Weston Walch, Publisher, for nine years.

She was a strong believer in God and

as a child enjoyed Glenwood Square Baptist Church near her home and took part in Child Evangelism Good News Clubs. She joined First Baptist Church in 1955, where she served in many capacities including Deaconess.

Knapp is survived by her aunt Hazel Holden of New Hampshire; four cous-ins Norman Holden and Beth Smith of New Hampshire, Constance Moleskiy of Ohio, and Richard Stevens Jr. of Bridgton; and second cousin Barbara Jackson of Portland.

A memorial service was held on Dec. 5 at First Baptist Church and a buriel service at Lakeside Cemetery in North Sebago. Memorial donations can be made in her memory to First Baptist Church, 360 Canco Road, Portland, ME 04103. Arrangements are under the guidance of Indepen-dent Death Care, 660 Brighton Ave., Portland.

Christopher Dyer on a charge of burglary of a motor vehicle.11/30 at 12 a.m. Ryan Ramsey, 19, of Port-land, was arrested on Washington Avenue by Officer Christopher Coyne on a charge of commercial burglary.11/30 at 1 a.m. Nicole C. Falandys, 19, of Brockton, Mass., was arrested on Marginal Way by Officer Paul King on a charge of operating after suspension.11/30 at 7 a.m. Joseph Oduho Marcello, 37, no town listed, was arrested on Elm Street by Officer Robert Pelletier on a charge of obstructing public ways.11/30 at 10 a.m. Nathaniel D. Prosser, 22, of Portland, was arrested on Pearl Street by Officer John Morin on a charge of aggravated criminal mischief.11/30 at 10 a.m. Jeffrey Paul McLaughlin, 47, no town listed, was arrested on Pearl Street by Officer Daniel Knight on a charge of criminal trespass.11/30 at 5 p.m. John S. Picard, 24, of Portland, was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer Martin Ney on a charge of theft by unauthor-ized taking or transfer.11/30 at 7 p.m. Kevin MacGuire, 47, no town listed, was arrested on Congress Street by Of-ficer Jessica Brown on a charge of criminal mischief.

11/30 at 7 p.m. David M. Martineau, 40, no town listed, was arrested on Grant Street by Officer Mark Keller on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.11/30 at 9 p.m. William Lee Hughes, 56, of Portland, was arrested on Oxford Street by Officer Marjory Clavet on a charge of threatening display of a dangerous weapon.11/30 at 9 p.m. Ernest Brian Weidul, 51, no town listed, was arrested on Pearl Street by Officer Laurence Smith Jr. on a charge of criminal threatening.11/30 at 10 p.m. Seth Shelton, 27, no town listed, was arrested on Federal Street by Officer Jeffrey Viola on a charge of robbery.12/1 at 2 a.m. Michael Wayne French, 32, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Christopher Dyer on charges of violation of conditional release and assault.12/1 at 8 a.m. Frances Millhollan, 41, of Bath, was arrested on Bramhall Street by Officer John Morin on a charge of criminal trespass.12/1 at 2 p.m. Herbert Thibeault, 47, no town listed, was arrested on Pearl Street by Officer Mark Keller on a charge of criminal trespass.12/1 at 2 p.m. Buntha Kev, 29, of Portland, was arrested on Deering Street by Officer Robert Pelletier on a warrant for operating after suspension.12/1 at 5 p.m. William Porensky, 32, of Portland, was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer Thein Duong on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.12/1 at 7 p.m. Justin Busque, 20, no town listed, was arrested on State Street by Officer Eric Nevins on a charge of criminal threaten-ing with a dangerous weapon.12/1 at 8 p.m. Michael R. Steward, 42, of Portland, was arrested on Grant Street by Of-ficer Jay Twomey on a warrant for operating under the influence.

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Fall 2011 Athletes of the YearBy Michael Hoffer

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

Winter Sports Preview next weekThe Forecaster will present its ninth annual Winter Sports

Preview in next week’s print edition. Our traditional capsule pre-views of every varsity team at each school in our coverage area

will be available at theforecaster.net beginning Monday.

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

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

Congratulations to all of the winners!

Cheverus Stags Fall Athletes of the YearFALL 2011 MALE

ATHLETE OF THE YEARELLIOT MAKER, Senior-Soccer* All-New England* All-State* Class A Co-Player of the Year* SMAA Offensive Player of the

Year* SMAA All-Star, first-team* Western A regional all-star

Elliot Maker might be young according to the calendar, but the 17-year-old plays well beyond his years.

Maker was simply one of the state’s (and region’s) best play-ers this fall and helped Cheverus reach the semifinals for the first time since 2004.

For his consistency, scoring touch, devotion to the sport and ability to come up huge time and again, Elliot Maker is The Fore-caster’s choice for Cheverus’ Fall 2011 Male Athlete of the Year.

Maker lives in Naples and didn’t come to Cheverus until his junior year, transferring from Lake Region. While honing his skills with the five-time state champion Seacoast premier team, Maker has become a household name

for local high school fans. He had 18 goals and 10 assists as a junior and this year, his highlights were plentiful.

Maker scored three times in a season-opening win over San-ford, added three more against Bid-deford and Noble, giv-ing him nine goals in just three games. Maker scored both goals in a win over eventual Class A champion Windham, had three versus Kennebunk, delivered the winner versus Westbrook, had a goal and assisted on the winner against Massabesic and closed the regular year with two-goal games against Deering, Bonny Eagle and Gorham.

Cheverus opened the playoffs with a 2-0 preliminary round win over Deering as Maker not surprisingly had both tallies. The Stags made their season in the quarterfinals when they avenged recent playoff agony and a heart-breaking overtime loss from ear-

lier this year by upsetting defend-ing regional champion Portland, 3-1, as Maker’s two goals set the pace. The run finally ended with a one-goal loss at Windham in the semifinals, but Maker finished with 33 goals and 12 assists, giv-ing him 61 goals and 28 assists for his career.

Following the season, Maker was honored as an all-star in every way possible, from the conference to New England level. He’s also been named to the USL National Select Team for the 1994 boys’ division.

Maker’s philosophy is simple, he loves scoring goals and hates losing. He’s the boys’ basketball team manager, a member of Key Club and Model U.N. and volun-teers at a local soup kitchen.

Maker plans to attend Phillips Andover for a personal growth year next year, then has his sights set on playing Division I soccer.

Don’t bet against him. Elliot Maker, Cheverus’ Fall 2011 Male Athlete of the Year, is an unstop-pable force who’s only going to get better.

Coach Bill LeBlanc’s com-ment: “Elliot’s a tremendous ath-

lete and works hard year-round. He was a huge boost for our program. He carried us from an offensive standpoint. He’ll end up playing Division I after he preps. It’s been fun having him here. We’ll miss him.”2010 winner: Peter Gwilym

(Football)2009 winner: Peter Gwilym

(Football)2008 winner: Jack Terwilliger

(Cross country)2007 winner: Galen Munroe

(Soccer)2006 winner: Andrew Pochebit

(Football)2005 winner: Anthony Ardito

(Golf)2004 winner: Max Molleo

(Soccer)FALL 2011 FEMALE

ATHLETE OF THE YEARSARAH LAQUERRESenior-Field hockey* All-State* SMAA All-Star, first-team

The Cheverus field hockey team has been as exciting as any the past four seasons, which not coincidentally corresponds with the time Sarah LaQuerre has been

with the program.While the Stags weren’t able to

match the magic of 2010, when they made an unexpected run to the state final, they were very good again this autumn and La-Querre was the player that opposing coaches wor-ried about first.

Fo r h e r skill, lead-ership and willingness to help her teammates improve their games, Sarah LaQuerre is The Forecaster’s choice for Cheverus’ Fall 2011 Female Ath-lete of the Year.

LaQuerre is from Old Orchard Beach and started playing field hockey in the seventh grade. She played ice hockey from a young age, so field hockey came easily. She played four years of varsity and made her mark as a fresh-man, scoring the game winner as the Stags shocked Sanford in the playoffs. She had her share of

Maker LaQuerre

Deering Rams Fall Athletes of the YearFALL 2011 MALE

ATHLETE OF THE YEARJOE WALP, Senior-Golf* Class A individual state co-

champion* SMAA All-Star, Northern Divi-

sion, first-teamJoe Walp saved his best for last.After the Deering golf team fell

short in its quest to win a state title, Walp got to play one final round for individual glory and came up huge, tying Sanford’s Ben Bell for the crown.

It was a fitting way for Walp to finish, as he’s been a standout for four seasons and was the cor-nerstone of one of the state’s best programs.

For being so consistently good and for overcoming adversity to win an elusive crown, Joe Walp earns The Forecaster’s nod as Deering’s Fall 2011 Male Athlete of the Year.

Walp started seriously playing golf at a young age and has honed his game in season and out at Falmouth Country Club. He won

the Maine Junior Championship in 2010 and was part of a surprise team state c h a m p i o n as a fresh-m a n , bu t since then, t h e Rams weren’t able to get back to the pinnacle.

This fall, he and classmate Rocco Spi-zuoco carried the load as Deering got back to the state match. Walp regularly went up against the op-position’s top player and never buckled, winning every time out while shooting a 34.8 stroke aver-age. He tied for the top score at the league qualifier as well.

After the Rams came in third at the Class A team match, Walp managed to overcome inconsisten-cy to shoot at 75 at the individual championships, but bogeys on the last two holes forced him to settle for a tie with Bell.

“I started badly, got going, then

didn’t finish well,” Walp said. “It was always in mind since fresh-man year. I thought I might win. My strongest ability is to bounce back. I focus on consistency.”

Walp also throws the shot put in indoor track and has volunteered at the First Tee of Maine. He’s considering his college options and definitely wants to play golf at the next level.

He’ll certainly make a mark going forward. Joe Walp, Deer-ing’s Fall 2011 Male Athlete of the Year, was always at his best for the purple and white and went out at the top of the heap.

Coach Billy Goodman’s com-ment: “In my opinion, on any given day, Joe’s the best golfer in the state, any class. He has a good head on his shoulders. A great all-around kid.”2010 winner: Jamie Ross

(Football)2009 winner: Charlie Dupee

(Soccer)2008 winner: Jack Heary

(Football)

2007 winner: Tony Yeboah (Soccer)

2006 winner: John Misener (Cross country)

2005 winner: Sean Meehan (Soccer/Football)

2004 winner: Ryan Flaherty (Football)FALL 2011 FEMALE

ATHLETE OF THE YEARALEXIS SIVOVLOS,Senior-Soccer* SMAA All-Star, second-team* SMAA All-Academic team* Co-captain

Even though she wasn’t a pro-lific scorer, Alexis Sivovlos was something special on the pitch for the Deering girls’ soccer team this season.

Sivovlos’ creativity with the ball helped set up her teammates, her willingness to play a more defensive position helped the Rams on that side of the ball and her leadership was invaluable as Deering produced its best season in several years.

For her unselfishness and ex-

cellence, Alexis Sivovlos is The Forecaster’s choice for Deering’s Fall 2011 Fe-male Athlete of the Year.

S i v o v -los grew up in Portland and started playing at a young age. She’s played premier soccer for eight years, for Maine Coast United and Portland Phoenix, and will play for Sea-coast this year.

She’s played a key role for the Rams, scoring six goals and add-ing 10 assists in a playoff season in 2010, but this year, at center-mid, she focused more on defense and Deering was stingy through-out, allowing only 18 goals in 14 regular season games.

Sivovlos managed to score five times and added three assists as the Rams were competitive throughout, finishing with a

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ATHLETE OF THE YEARMOLLY MILLER, Junior - Soccer* SMAA All-Star, first-team

The McAuley girls’ soccer team didn’t manage to make it to the postseason this fall, but one Lion did her all to keep the team competitive throughout and was so good at her position that she earned all-star recognition.

Molly Miller was one of her conference’s best goalkeepers and was tested regularly this fall.

For coming through time and again, Molly Miller gets The Forecaster’s nod as McAuley’s Fall 2011 Athlete of the Year.

Miller started playing soccer at a young

age and quickly gravitated to the goalie position.

“I like goalie be-cause I’m always part of the game,” Miller said. “I love the in-tensity.”

She’s played six years of premier soc-cer and just finished her third varsity season with the Lions.

After making over 100 saves and being named All-Conference each of her first two years, Miller put on a show again in 2011, making 115 saves (placing her in the top three in the conference) and posting three

shutouts (a top 10 mark), marks that were very impressive considering she was play-ing with a new defense in front of her for the third straight season.

Highlights included 22 saves against Sanford, 17 versus Windham, 16 against Thornton Academy, nine in her team’s first win (over Bonny Eagle), 10 each in games versus Kennebunk and Portland and nine in a win over Biddeford.

Another mention on the All-Conference team followed the conclusion of the year.

Miller, who lives in Raymond, is now involved with her first year of indoor track, where she’ll throw the shot put. She plays outfield for a competitive softball team in the spring. She’s a member of Key Club and wants to start a new Kindness Club at the school.

Miller wants to help the Lions return to the playoffs as a senior and hopes to play soccer in college.

We’ll enjoy watching her anchor her team in goal one more time. Molly Miller, McAuley’s Fall 2011 Athlete of the Year, is often in the middle of the action and finds a way to rise to the occasion.

Coach Vince Aceto’s comment: “Mol-ly’s success comes from one place and that’s herself. She puts in the time to learn the position and always looks for ways to improve. She defines the role of goalkeeper. She’s confident, hard working, has good communication skills and shows leadership. Her cat-like reflexes put fear into opposing players. Her confidence lifts others around her and makes them better players. The respect other coaches have for her can’t be measured. She’ll continue to grow as a player and person. She’s meant everything to the program. She played 80 minutes harder than any other goalie I’ve coached. She lives for soccer. She has much bigger fish to fry when it comes to playing soccer in the future. Nobody should be surprised once she gets there.”2010 winner: Maura Esten (Soccer)2009 winner: Lauren Fecteau

(Cross country)2008 winner: Olivia Mackenzie

(Cross country)2007 winner: Olivia Mackenzie

(Cross country)2006 winner: Mikayla Call (Soccer)2005 winner: Abby Iselborn

(Cross country)2004 winner: Jill Johnson (Cross country)

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regular season mark of 6-6-2.In the preliminary round, Deering mus-

tered its first postseason triumph in many years, 2-1, at Sanford. The Rams then were on the verge of upsetting second-ranked Cape Elizabeth in the quarterfinals, but let a lead slip away and suffered a defeat in penalty kicks.

“This is the first year teams were afraid of us,” said Sivovlos. “We struggled to figure out how to play, then we got into a

groove. The program’s developed a lot. I’m excited to see how they’ll do next year with the great young talent.”

Sivovlos is a member of the D Club and volunteers at the Mercy Hospital gift shop. She wants to play soccer in college and is exploring her options.

Her leadership and myriad skills will be missed. Alexis Sivovlos, Deering’s Fall 2011 Female Athlete of the Year, did a little of everything for an up and coming program and certainly leaves a void in her wake.

Coach Kevin Olson’s comment: “Alexis has great vision and awareness. She’s able to thread the ball into tight gaps and get it to her teammates. She knows how to an-ticipate and make the smart runs and when she has an opportunity, she knows how to finish. She has a passion for the game and has been very dedicated to this program. She has really shown a lot of growth in her four years. She’s a versatile player who has played multiple positions. This year, she had to play a more defensive center-mid role and help with the transitioning part of our game as well as finding our forwards and our outside mids with her very accurate passing skills. She sacrificed her stats by stepping up and playing this very important position.”2010 winner: Amanda Masse (Soccer)2009 winner: Jami LeRoy (Field hockey)2008 winner: Jess Ruhlin (Field hockey)2007 winner: Jess Ruhlin (Field hockey)2006 winner: Chelsea Johnson (Soccer)2005 winner: Ashley Morgan

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Portland Bulldogs Fall Athletes of the YearFALL 2011 MALE

ATHLETE OF THE YEARTIM ROVNAK, Junior - Soccer* Western A regional all-star* SMAA All-Star, first-team* All-State* Captain

The Portland boys’ soccer team wasn’t able to get back to the Class A state final this fall, but the Bulldogs did produce their share of memories, many which came off the feet and head of Tim Rovnak.

Rovnak, who burst into the local soccer consciousness a year ago, was able to help Portland overcome the loss to graduation of Fazal Nabi, win 10 games and make the postseason.

For being a hard worker and a prolific scorer with a flair for the dramatic, Tim Rovnak gets The Forecaster’s nod as Port-land’s Fall 2011 Male Athlete of the Year.

Rovnak grew up in Portland and started playing soccer at the age of five. He’s been a standout not just in soccer, but also in baseball.

Rovnak scored twice in last year’s state game loss to Bangor and helped replace the production of the graduated Nabi (Port-land’s Fall Athlete of the year in 2008, 2009 and 2010).

Highlights were plentiful.Rovnak had a goal in a season-open-

ing loss to eventual Class A champion Windham, scored twice to help beat Noble, had two goals and an assist in a win over Gorham and scored twice in a victory over Westbrook.

Rovnak then stole the show at home against Cheverus. He scored two early goals to seemingly give the Bulldogs a com-manding lead, but the Stags battled back with a pair of tallies and the game would go to overtime, then double-OT. With a tie looming, Rovnak took a long pass, beat a defender and finished to give Portland a 3-2 win.

Rovnak also had two goals against Massabesic and assisted on the game win-ner against Marshwood.

Portland was upset by Cheverus in the quarterfinal, but Rovnak scored his team’s lone goal late.

After the season, Rovnak was honored as an all-star at the conference, regional and state level.

Rovnak already has 38 goals and 13 as-sists for his career and figures to add many more as a senior.

He plays shortstop and centerfield on the baseball team, plays pond hockey in the winter and is a member of the school’s Executive Board. He hopes to play baseball in college, possibly soccer as well, and is beginning to study his options.

Luckily for his school’s boys’ soccer pro-gram, it has the option of seeing him suit up

one more season. Tim Rovnak, Portland’s Fall 2011 Male Athlete of the Year, has already created numerous memories and many more await.

Coach Rocky Frenzilli’s comment: “Tim leads by example and works as hard in practice as he does in the games. His teammates feed off his intensity. He’s a pleasure to coach. What makes him suc-cessful is his outstanding character. He’s totally committed to doing what’s in the best interest of the team. He’s fiercely competitive and is always working to make himself a better player.”2010 winner: Fazal Nabi (Soccer)2009 winner: Fazal Nabi (Soccer)2008 winner: Fazal Nabi (Soccer)2007 winner: Matt Methot (Cross country)

2006 winner: Chris Treister (Football)2005 winner: Josh Wang (Cross country)2004 winner: Ayalew Taye (Cross country)

2011 FALL FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

RAECHEL ALLEN, Senior-Field hockey* All-State* SMAA All-Star, first-team* Captain

For a player who considers field hockey her second sport, Raechel Allen sure can put on a show.

A natural talent, great scorer and leader, Allen didn’t experience much winning in the fall until this year when she and her teammates went on a magical run to do something no Bulldogs field hockey squad had ever done: reach the regional final.

For coming up big time and again, es-pecially in clutch moments, for exuding confidence and enjoy-ment in equal measure and for demonstrating that patience can be rewarded in big ways, Raechel Allen is The Forecaster’s choice for Portland’s Fall 2011 Female Athlete of the Year.

Allen grew up in Portland and didn’t even start playing field hockey until the eighth grade. She became a fixture on the varsity team as a sophomore when the Bulldogs only won once. Last fall, they improved

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ATHLETE OF THE YEARDANIEL WIENER, Senior-Soccer* Western C regional all-star* WMC All-Star, Class C first team* Captain

The Class C state champion Waynflete boys’ soccer team had plenty of heroes, but its backbone rarely got in the scoring column.

As a captain, defensive stalwart and free kick specialist, Daniel Wiener stood tall and it was fitting that he put the ball in play that wound up deciding the state championship.

For being a great team leader, clutch player and poised veteran, Daniel Wiener is The Forecaster’s choice for Waynflete’s Fall 2011 Male Athlete of the Year.

Wiener lives in Brunswick. He started soccer at a young age, coached by his fa-ther. He’s played several years of premier soccer and didn’t come to Waynflete until his sophomore year, but he made the most

of his time in green and white, consistently helping to shut down the opposition.

Wiener’s sophomore and junior seasons came to agonizing ends with playoff losses to Georges Valley and rival North Yarmouth Academy and he and his senior teammates knew that it was now or never this fall.

Wiener (the team’s lone captain for a time before being joined by Mitch Newlin) got to experience how the other half lives Sept. 26 versus Wells, when he scored three times, but he was most dominant on defense.

The Flyers allowed only 13 goals in 18 games (four of which came in the team’s lone loss, to Fryeburg) and Wiener was a big reason why, using his smarts, foot skills and physicality to frustrate many of the fin-est scorers in the conference.

While Waynflete had a great regular season, it knew it needed a championship to really cement its legacy. That title would come, but not easily.

After blanking Wiscasset in the quarter-finals (Wiener assisted on the first goal), the Flyers had to go to penalty kicks in the semifinals before surviving Hall-Dale (Wiener converted his opportunity to help win the shootout, 4-2). Waynflete then got past NYA in the regional final to set up a state championship game showdown with Houlton.

The game was deadlocked at 1-1 in the first overtime when Wiener’s 30-yard blast came oh-so-close to winning it before being tipped away by the Shiretowners’ goalkeeper. Then, in the second OT, Wie-ner took a free kick that bounced off a pair of teammates right to the feet of senior William Cleaves, who delivered the long awaited Class C crown.

Wiener has also been a key cog at long-

stick middie on the boys’ lacrosse team, is an avid skier and is in the middle of the col-lege decision-making process. He wants to keep playing soccer at the next level and is looking at schools out west. He also volun-teers reading to students at Reiche School.

He’ll long be remembered as a huge contributor to a timeless team. Daniel Wie-ner, Waynflete’s Fall 2011 Male Athlete of the Year, was a captain and a champion in every sense of the words.

Coach Brandon Salway’s comment: ”Daniel was a rock for us this year. Actu-ally, for the last three years. He’s always marked the opponents’ top player and in our league, that’s no easy task. We moved him around so he could eliminate or neu-tralize our opponents’ most dangerous players. He’s tough and physical, but also very skilled. He was committed to the team and was always willing to take on a less glamorous position or task for the team. He was excellent at playing deep kicks into the box. He displayed terrific leadership. He’s a special player and quality person who contributed a great deal to our program.”2010 winner: Tucker Geoffroy (Soccer)2009 winner: Chris Gillespie (Soccer)2008 winner: Josh Bloom (Soccer)2007 winner: Tristan Corriveau (Soccer)2006 winner: Tristan Corriveau (Soccer)2005 winner: Dan Black (Soccer)2004 winner: Matt Lacasse (Soccer)

FALL 2011 FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

BECKY SMITH, Senior-Soccer* Western C regional all-star* WMC All-Star, Class C first-team* WMC All-Academic team* Captain

It’s one thing to be a goal scorer. It’s an-other entirely when everyone expects you to be the top weapon and opposing defenses in the best soccer confer-ence in the state are trying to stop you.

That’s the predica-ment that Becky Smith found herself in ev-ery time she took the pitch this fall, but she finished her high school career in style, scoring many times, including a landmark

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These awards aren’t necessarily awarded to a man and a woman, but to the top coach of a boys’ team and the top coach of a girls’ team.PORTLAND EDITION FALL 2011BOYS’ COACH OF THE YEAR

Brandon Salway – Waynflete SoccerThey say good things come to those who

wait.After some cruel postseason losses, a

good man and coach finally got back to the pinnacle this fall.

While it seems like Brandon Salway has coached at Waynflete forever, it had been a long time since he was able to celebrate a championship.

This year, after three years of gutwrench-ing defeats, Salway and the Flyers reached the pinnacle for the first time in Class C.

A senior-laden squad did the heavy lift-ing, but Salway played a huge role with his direction and demeanor, got that title he richly deserved and as a result is The Forecaster’s choice as our boys’ Coach of the Year for our Portland edition.

Salway has long been active in sports in the state of Maine. He grew up in Bethel and attended Telstar, where he played soc-cer, basketball and baseball. He played a year of basketball at Dean College, then two years of soccer at the University of Southern Maine, for a coach named Gary Fifield.

Salway got involved with coaching his final year at USM and in 1989 eschewed a budding sportswriting career to become the boys’ soccer coach at Waynflete.

Journalism’s loss was the Flyers’ gain.After losing in the Class D state game

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each of the next two seasons.In 2005, the Flyers moved up to Class C

and by 2008, had overcome a No. 11 seed to make an improbable run to the state final. The fairy tale ended there with a loss to Washington Acad-emy, but Waynflete appeared primed to finish the job after a 12-1-1 season in 2009. Instead, the Flyers were upset by Georges Valley in their first playoff game. If that wasn’t painful enough, losing to rival North Yarmouth Academy in 2010, one step shy of the state final, had to have Waynflete wondering if it was snakebitten.

Then came the 2011 season where again, the Flyers lost just once, beat and tied NYA and earned a first-ever win over traditional power Cape Elizabeth. Waynflete knew it would be judged by what it did in the playoffs and did the Flyers ever rise to the occasion.

After a 3-0 win over Wiscasset in the quarterfinals, Waynflete held off Hall-Dale on penalty kicks, then avenged last year’s loss with a 3-1 win over NYA in the region-al final. The elusive state title didn’t come easily, but when senior William Cleaves scored in double overtime, the Flyers were finally on top.

“The freshmen contributed and the kids who weren’t playing as much made us improve because of their attitude,” Salway said. “We had great chemistry and all the credit for our success goes to the players.”

Through the playoffs, Salway, who now has 195 wins as Waynflete coach, displayed great calm (especially when contrasted to some of his opposing coaches) and left the game in the hands (and feet) of his talented squad.

Salway, who is also the school’s girls’ basketball coach (he’s in his second stint and is on the verge of 200 victories), also served as the boys’ basketball coach and even worked with Fifield coaching the USM women’s basketball team, for two seasons. He’s also coached his share of middle school, served as a JV baseball coach in Scarborough for one season and filled in as Waynflete’s athletic director in the 2003-04 school year.

Salway, who lives in Old Orchard Beach, is Waynflete’s assistant athletic director and physical education teacher to even the youngest students, says that coaching and athletics are in his blood and that he hopes to continue coaching for many years.

Those who bleed green and white can only hope that’s the case. Brandon Salway, our Fall 2011 boys’ team Coach of the Year, has set the bar for excellence for many, many years.2010 winner: Rocky Frenzilli

(Portland soccer)2009 winner: John Wolfgram

(Cheverus football)2008 winner: Billy Goodman

(Deering golf)2007 winner: Andy LeFebvre

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PORTLAND EDITION FALL 2011GIRLS’ COACH OF THE YEAR

Beth Arsenault– Portland Field HockeyAfter toiling her way through numer-

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The Portland field hockey team, long off the radar in Western A, not only had a strong regular season, but went about making history, reaching the regional final for the first time before finally bowing out.

Arsenault success-fully blended a pair of talented newcomers to a veteran roster, got the most out of a first-year goalie and got her girls to believe that despite their lack of success historically, great things were possible.

For helping author arguably the best feel-good story of the season, being so highly respected by her players and peers, and reminding us that sometimes good things really do happen to those who are worthy, Beth Arsenault is The Forecaster’s choice for our Portland edition Fall 2011 Coach of the Year, of a girls’ team.

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LaQuerre had a goal in a season-opening victory at Thornton Academy, scored three times to help beat Windham, had two goals against Biddeford, two versus Bonny Eagle in a rematch of last year’s regional final, scored twice against Portland, once against Scarborough and had a pair versus McAuley.

Cheverus wound up winning 12 games, far more than expected, but hopes of an-other thrilling playoff jaunt were dashed by Westbrook on penalty corners in the quarterfinals.

Regardless, LaQuerre finished the season with 14 goals, giving her 37 for her career. She’s a multiple all-conference and all-state selection and has been the team’s captain for two years.

LaQuerre, who also plays ice hockey and lacrosse for Cheverus, as well as with two premier field hockey teams and one premier ice hockey squad, is a financial advisor for

the Model UN and is going to the national conference in New York City in March. She wants to play field hockey and/or ice hockey and study education in college. She’s still in the decision-making process.

A unique and memorable player won’t be in a Stags uniform next season, but will be sorely missed. Sarah LaQuerre, Cheverus’ Fall 2011 Female Athlete of the Year, was a shining star and helped her program to greatness.

Coach Amy McMullin’s comment: “Sarah was everything to our team. Not just as a player, but with her leadership. She works with every player. She’s like having another coach on the field. She’s so passionate. She’s always brings us a lot of drive and determination.”2010 winner: Emily Sawchuck

(Field hockey)2009 winner: Emily Durgin (Cross country)2008 winner: Bethany Schleh

(Field hockey)2007 winner: Elizabeth Somma (Soccer)2006 winner: Elise Roux (Soccer)2005 winner: Meaghan Mingo (Soccer)2004 winner: Lauren Metevier (Soccer)

Portlandfrom page 15

dramatically to six victories and Allen was in the middle of the action.

This autumn, Portland finally turned the corner thanks to a senior laden roster and some key additions. After starting 2-4, the Bulldogs went 7-0-1 down the stretch and Allen scored her share of clutch goals.

She had her team’s lone goals in season opening losses to Massabesic and Marsh-wood, then struck twice in Portland’s first win, over South Portland. Allen also had goals in wins over Thornton Academy, Deering and McAuley, had two goals versus Bonny Eagle, scored the winner at Westbrook and finished the regular season with a goal and an assist versus Biddeford.

The Bulldogs wound up with their first winning record since 2004 and soon em-barked on a special playoff odyssey. In a penalty corners win over Thornton Acad-emy in the preliminary round, Allen set up one goal and scored another. She added another goal and an assist in a quarterfinal round upset at Sanford, then scored the final goal of her career in the regional final loss to Marshwood.

Allen, who had a penchant for turning long breakways into scores, wound up scor-ing 15 times and adding six assists for the season, giving her 30 goals and 15 assists for her career. She was also honored as an all-star at the conference and state levels.

Allen, who was a captain, is now trying to lead the girls’ hockey team to greatness

(she was named Portland’s Winter 2009-10 Female Athlete of the Year for her play on the ice). She also plays lacrosse, writes for the student paper and volunteers with the Hockey Trust. She will likely attend the University of Southern Maine next year, where she expects to play ice hockey and possibly field hockey as well. She has an in-terest in studying health or athletic training.

It’s fitting that such a standout on and off the field was a key part of the most memo-rable season in program annals. Raechel Allen, Portland’s Fall 2011 Female Athlete of the Year, has been a great contributor through thick and thin.

Coach Beth Arsenault’s comment: ”Raechel has an incredible ability to split a defense and make good things happen. Over the course of the season, she showed the ability to grow from a pure shooter into a shooter who is just as dangerous when she passes. She plays with instinct and heart and of course is blessed with athleticism. I know from conversations that there are sev-eral coaches who are relieved she is gradu-ating. No one was scarier to other coaches and their defenses. She made herself multi-dimensional and as a result, we became a far more effective offensive team.”

2010 winner: Effie Drew (Field hockey)2009 winner: Sophia Nappi (Soccer)2008 winner: Casey Monaghan (Soccer)2007 winner: Nicole Place (Soccer)2006 winner: Cilla Knox (Soccer)2005 winner: Molly Radis (Soccer)2004 winner: Brianna Shepard (Field

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After 26 seasons, Mike Bailey has re-signed as the head football coach at Port-land High School. Bailey, a Deering High graduate, coached for 35 seasons, 31 at Portland, where he was named head coach in 1986. He compiled a record of 136-106, which includes the 2002 Class A state championship. Bailey, the winningest coach in program history, said on the “Calling All Sports” radio show Monday morning that several factors influenced his decision.“There were a series of events including the change to one Booster group, Thanksgiving Day (when he took issue with a late Deering touchdown), the direction of the Portland Public Schools and my stubborn-ness to want things perfect,” Bailey said. “If a relationship’s not healthy, you have to

move on. Portland High’s been my life as a coach and teacher for 31 years and will be my life until I retire from teaching in a few years. I’m proud to be the winningest coach in Portland High history, but I’m most proud of affecting lives. I tried to make the students better people and athletes.”

Local soccer standouts honored

The soccer all-state teams were an-nounced Sunday and players from the city were honored. The boys’ Western Maine squad included Cheverus’ Elliot Maker, Portland’s Tim Rovnak and Waynflete’s Peabo Knoth. The girls’ Western Maine team featured Deering’s Alexis Elowitch. Maker was also named All-New England

and the Class A boys’ co-Player of the Year (with Windham’s Robby Lentine). Knoth was named the Class C boys’ Player of the Year.

SMCC women keep winningThe good times keep rolling for first-year

coach Kendra Reichert and the Southern Maine Community College women’s bas-ketball team. The Seawolves improved to 9-1 (7-0 in the Yankee Small College Conference) with weekend home victories over Unity (80-36) and Vermont Tech (61-31). Freshman Katelyn Benson had 18 points and six rebounds in the win against Unity. Benson had 18 points while Marissa Welch (16 points, 13 rebounds) and Kristan Saavedra (10 points, 11 rebounds) had double-doubles.

The men split over the weekend, beating Paul Smiths College (93-75, behind Josh Mackie’s 30 points) and losing to Vermont Tech (87-61, despite 14 points from Em-manuel Donalson). SMCC is now 5-6 over-

all (3-4 in conference). The Seawolves were at Nashua CC Wednesday (men only), visit St. Joseph’s Saturday and host rival Central Maine CC Wednesday of next week.

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tally, while leading her team to another strong season.

For being one of the state’s best players, a maestro with the ball on her feet and a quiet leader who carried the Flyers to the verge of the state final, Becky Smith is The Forecaster’s choice for Waynflete’s Fall 2011 Female Athlete of the Year.

Smith started playing soccer at a young age and honed her game with the Sea-coast United premier team. She came to Waynflete for the sixth grade and was a four-year member of the varsity girls’ soc-cer team. She was part of a state champion as a freshman and did her best to get back to the pinnacle, but the Flyers fell short her sophomore and junior years.

This season, Waynflete was solid throughout and Smith had plenty of high-lights. She set the tone with four goals in the second game of the season, a win over Old Orchard Beach. Smith then scored twice versus NYA, had the overtime game winner against Richmond, two goals against Traip, two more against Freeport, three versus Old Orchard Beach, one with two assists versus Sacopee and two in a second win over NYA.

The fun continued in the playoffs. Smith had a goal and an assist in a quarterfinal round win over Hall-Dale, then scored the lone goal to beat Old Orchard Beach in the semifinals.

That wasn’t just another goal either. It was the 50th of Smith’s career.

Unfortunately, it would prove to be the

last as despite some good opportunities, neither Smith or teammates could score in a heartbreaking regional final overtime loss to St. Dom’s.

Smith plays for the Seacoast United premier team, also runs Operation Smile, a non-profit which helps children get cleft palate surgery, is part of the Waynflete yearbook, enjoys waterskiing and squash and is a sailing instructor. She’s looking at her college options, but wants to play soccer and pursue something math-related.

Becky Smith, Waynflete’s Fall 2011 Female Athlete of the Year, posted a memo-rable number of goals in her stellar career. She’ll long be remembered for what she brought to the program.

Coach Todd Dominski’s comment: “Becky can just do anything out there. She’s got a great shot. She has the ability to set her teammates up. She sees the field well. She has all those attributes you look for. She doesn’t try to overdo it. She opens lanes up for other people. Other teams focus on her and all of a sudden, her teammates are free. That allows us to get the ball wide. She still scores her goals too. She’s special.”2010 winner: Lindsey Sinicki

(Field hockey)2009 winner: Amy Allen (Cross country)2008 winner: Adele Espy (Cross country)2007 winner: Adele Espy (Cross country)2006 winner: Alex Woodhouse (Soccer)2005 winner: Tess Crain (Cross country)2004 winner: Anina Hewey (Soccer)

Coachesfrom page 17

working in the Portland school district in 1992 and began coaching track at Lincoln Middle School.

After serving as an indoor and outdoor track coach at both the middle and high school levels, she served as the Portland JV field hockey coach for three seasons, then took over the varsity squad in 2000.

Suffice it to say that the job wasn’t highly coveted as the Bulldogs were in the midst of a 33-game losing streak.

Arsenault delivered a victory right away over Thornton Academy and led Portland to the playoffs in five of her first six sea-sons (which includes a very good team in 2004, which produced her only winning campaign). The program then regressed and suffered more than its share of agoniz-ing losses, bottoming out at 1-13 in 2009. Last fall, the Bulldogs improved to 6-8 and

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Books & AuthorsWednesday 12/7Barbara Walsh to speak on “Au-gust Gale: A Father and Daughter’s Journey into the Storm,” 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monu-ment Square, Portland, FMI 871-1700.

Thursday 12/8Line, image and arc in the free verse poem workshop, 5:30-8 p.m., The Telling Room, 225 Commercial St., Suite 201, Portland, $50/$35 for Telling Room volunteers, FMI 774-6064.

Sacred Stories of Challenge and Hope of Immigrants and Refugees, 4-6 p.m., South Portland City Hall, 25 Cottage Road, South Portland, arrive by 3:45 p.m., no admission after 4 p.m., FMI 767-3201.

Celtic sounds of Castlebay warm the holidays

Celtic Folk duo Castlebay will warm up the holidays at the Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, on Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. For more information call 729-8515.

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

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

GalleriesThursday 12/8”Something Blue,” opening re-ception 5-7 p.m., Elizabeth Moss Gallery, 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, FMI 781-2620.

Saturday 12/10Kapital Ink #5 magazine release party, 6:30 p.m., Zero Station, 222 Anderson St., Portland, FMI 347-7000.

MusicThursday 12/8Cornmeal, 8 p.m., 21+, Empire Dine and Dance, 575 Congress St., Portland, $12, FMI cornmealinthek-itchen.com.

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

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

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

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

Sunday 12/11A Baroque Christmas, 3 p.m., The Cathedral of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland, $15/$10 seniors and students, FMI 772-5434.

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

Tuesday 12/13Freeport 5th grade band holi-

day concert, 7 p.m., Falmouth Elementary, 58 Woodville Road, FMI 781-3988.

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

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

Sunday 12/18Christmas Winds, 3 p.m., Ha-raseeket Grange Hall, 13 Elm St., Freeport, donation to Freeport Food Pantry admission, FMI 865-4747.

Theater & DanceThursday 12/8The Mikado, runs Dec. 8-10, 7:30 p.m., additional 3 p.m. show Dec. 10, Falmouth High School, Woodville Road, Falmouth, $7 adults/$5 seniors.

Friday 12/9”Gift of the Magi,” Dec. 9-10, 8 p.m., additional Dec. 11 show at 2 p.m., Williston-Immanuel Church, 156 High St., Portland, $15 adults/$10 seniors, FMI and reservations covelight2011.com.

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

Thursday 12/15The Christmas Bride , runs through Dec. 21, Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland, FMI and showtimes visit lucidstage.com.

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

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

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

FilmsTuesday 12/13”Fixing the Future:” Creating Lo-cal Jobs and Building Prosperity, screening, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, FMI 725-5242.

GalleriesSaturday 12/10”Multiples,” opening reception 5:30-7:30 p.m., Coleman Burke Gal-lery, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, FMI colemanburke.com.

MusicFriday 12/16Castlebay Yuletide Concert, 8 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, $10, FMI 729-8515.

Theater/DanceFriday 12/9”Miracles on School St.,” Dec. 9-11 and Dec. 16-18, Fri./Sat. shows 7:30 p.m. and Sun. shows 2 p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick, suggested donation $12, FMI 729-8584.

Saturday 12/10The Bath Municipal Band Christ-mas Concert, 1:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Church, 144 Lincoln St., Bath, FMI 841-3002.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Musica de Filia is an auditioned training and performance program that includes five separate choral sub-units. These begin with girls in second and third grades and prog-ress to the Women’s Choir, which is open to ages 18 and older.

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

A pious mendicant (Hal Cohen) confronts a learned rabbi (David Handwerker) in “The Wandering Beggar,” running through Dec. 16 at Acorn Studio Theatre in Westbrook.

Britt, a member of the Women’s Choir.“It’s quite rich and quite complicated and

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

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

Greater Freeport Community Chorus

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

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

“Our program has a holiday theme, but the music is varied. We begin with Josef Rheinberger’s ‘Abendlied’ (‘Evensong’) and Felix Mendelssohn’s ‘How Lovely

are the Messengers.’ In addition to three lovely Christmas carols by composer, John Rutter, is Rutter’s exciting and fun tune, ‘Good Ale.’”

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

Another intriguing piece is Stephen Chatman’s “Blow, Blow the Winter Wind,” a setting of a text excerpted from William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.”

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

St. Mary ScholaEarly music, defined roughly as composi-

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

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

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

French Christmas carols of the 17th century, English Advent music from the Renaissance and German Baroque music composed for the Emperor in Dresden will be interspersed with text readings appropri-ate to the Advent season and the period of the music.

St. Mary Schola Early Music Ensemble will perform “Prepare the Way” at St.

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

Thursday 12/8A Christmas Special for the Portland Area, 7 p.m., donations

accepted for A Heart for Haiti Mission of Orphans, Catherine McAuley High School, 631 Stevens Ave., Portland.

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

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

Circle of Musicians, Sundays,

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

Wednesday 12/7Maine’s Environmental Issues Symposium, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Texas Instruments (formerly National Semiconductor), South Portland, FMI [email protected].

Navigating the lipstick jungle, 5:30 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $15, 780-1686.

South Portland Land Trust Annu-al Meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., South Portland Community Center, 21 Nelson Road, South Portland, FMI 615-7840.

Thursday 12/8Wayside Food Drive, runs Dec. 8-10, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Whole Foods, 2 Somerset St., Portland, 699-5532.

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

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Call for VolunteersASSE International Student Ex-change Program is looking for volunteers to be area representatives to recruit and screen prospective host families, interview students to study abroad, and supervise the visiting exchange students in their community. Volunteers will be reim-bursed for expenses and have some opportunity to travel. FMI Joyce McKenney 737-4666.

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

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

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with a huge senior core and the addition of transfers Gabi Cardona and Kyle Dalbec, this season was expected to be memorable.

It didn’t start well, however, as Portland dropped its first two games and sat at 2-4 after a 5-0 loss to Cheverus.

Then, everything fell into place and the Bulldogs finished the regular season on a 7-0-1 surge.

The postseason fireworks began in the preliminary round with a penalty corners victory against Thornton Academy. Then, at second-ranked Sanford, the Bulldogs sprung their first upset, 3-1. A 2-1 victory at Westbrook followed and for the first time, Portland appeared in the regional final. While the Bulldogs were ultimately done in by a talented Marsh-wood squad, the season was nothing short of magical.

“What made it so special was everyone appreciated every second of it,” said Arsenault. “I appreciated the kids and how exciting it was for them and for me.”

“(Coach) is very calm,” said Bulldogs senior standout Raechel Allen. “She’s more than a coach. She’s so person-able. She’s the most fun coach I’ve had.”

Arsenault works with Alternative Education students at Portland High, where she’s worked the past 15 years. She lives in South Portland with her 13-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter.

Another run at glory won’t come easily next fall after graduating so many good players, but don’t write the Bull-dogs off. Now that Beth Arsenault, our Fall 2011 Portland edition girls’ team Coach of the Year has tasted success, it’s likely she’ll continue to do great things.2010 winner: Noelle Surette (Waynflete field hockey)2009 winner: Amy McMullin (Cheverus field hockey)2008 winner: Ziggy Gillespie (Waynflete cross country)2007 winner: Patsy Fowler (Cheverus field hockey)2006 winner: Dave Levasseur (Portland soccer)2005 winner: Tim Donovan (McAuley cross country)2004 winner: Jon Shardlow (Waynflete soccer)

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moving away from traditional grades.“I’m concerned about it because I don’t think it’s any less

subjective,” she said. “We’re still relying on teachers to tell us how our children are doing.”

Griffin said she is familiar with the elementary school report cards, which function more like a standards-based approach, telling parents if their children are meeting or exceeding certain skill requirements, and that she doesn’t think they’re any more helpful for parents to evaluate their children’s progress than traditional grades.

“They become meaningful because the teacher explains them,” she said.

Like Eglinton, Morse said the section of the framework that includes standards-based grades is aimed at bringing that conversation to the community, rather than forcing the district to move in that direction.

But Griffin said she attended a public meeting earlier this year about the comprehensive plan and no one mentioned standards-based grading.

“This is a subject that should have come up in that meeting. Instead, we talked about goals like getting more students to graduate (high school). That’s not controversial at all,” she said.

However, Morse said he sees the state moving toward standards-based grading anyway, so Portland will have to keep up.

“The Common Core has already carved that path. We’re at the beginning stages of that discussion. There’s going to be lots of dialog. The issue is going to engage a lot of people with a lot of opinions,” he said.

Luke’s Cathedral, 143 State St., Portland on Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

‘The Wandering Beggar’Acorn Productions, a professional theater company

based in the Dana Warp Mill in Westbrook, is observing Hanukkah by instituting an annual series of plays on Jew-ish themes.

This year’s choice is the world premiere of “The Wander-ing Beggar,” a series of dramatic sketches that were special-ly commissioned by Acorn impresario Mike Levine, one of the most active members of Maine’s theatrical community.

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

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

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

The early episodes are light and humorous, but the drama

turns serious in the second act when Shmerel confronts the deadly pogroms of Czarist Russia – and successfully chal-lenges the perpetrators.

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

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

The state’s Common Core standards for English and math proficiency – based on the national Common Core standards – were adopted by the Legislature in April. Now 48 states and the District of Colombia have signed on.

The Common Core mean students who move can expect consistency of their programs from district to district, be-cause the standards will be the same no matter where they go to school.

School Administrative District 15 (Gray-New Gloucester) and (Regional School Unit 57 (Waterboro) schools have been piloting the Re-Inventing Schools Coalition, or RISC program, and the organization has been offering a variety of standards-based grading symposiums for teachers and administrators in Maine lately.

However, while some schools have jumped into the standards-based programs relatively quickly, others have struggled to convince their communities that these pro-grams are the best things for their children.

In Regional School Unit 2 (Richmond, Dresden, Farm-ingdale, Hallowell and Monmouth), parents and School Board members have opposed the change, questioning whether it provides students with rigorous enough pro-grams to prepare them for college.

Griffin said she hopes to stay informed about the dis-trict’s decision to pursue standards-based grading, and that she is still concerned that if Portland’s students don’t have grades, they’ll have a more difficult time competing for colleges.

Griffin said after she wrote a letter to the School Board expressing her concerns, she also talked to other parents.

“They all said, ‘well, isn’t that silly,’” she said. “It doesn’t tell us any more than a grade-based system.”

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RANDY BILLINGS / THE FORECASTERThree businesses are being evicted from Maine Wharf in Portland, where the owners want to

correct structural problems and redevelop the pier.

But instead of figuring out how to continue to expand, Norton and two other Maine Wharf business owners are scrambling to find new places for their businesses.

Last month, Three Sons, Chase Leavitt & Co. and Fresh Atlantic were served with eviction notices by their landlord, Great Maine Wharf LLC.

The letter said, “For safety reasons, you must vacate the building where your busi-ness is located, effective immediately.”

The landlord, who is no longer col-lecting rent from the businesses, did not specify a deadline for the businesses to leave or whether they would be welcomed back when and if repairs are made.

For Norton, the notice was a shock, es-pecially since he said he had been offered a five-year lease in September. Now he said he fears that he will come to work one day and not be able to get into the build-ing, which is beginning to buckle.

“This just came out of the blue,” he said. “I don’t know what their plans are. We haven’t been told.”

Maine Wharf is currently for sale, with an asking price of nearly $3.9 million. It has long been eyed for an upscale hotel.

Eric Cianchette, who owns that wharf, said he is seeking a permit to rebuild the pier, including a 150-foot extension ap-proved by the city last year.

Cianchette said there have been some interested buyers, but the property is not under contract. Inspections from engineers have revealed structural problems, he said,

including a broken beam or piling.Cianchette said this is the first devel-

opment proposal under the city’s new Waterfront Central Zoning rules, so it’s too early to say what the proposal would include, besides upper-level office space, or who would develop it.

“Instead of us interpreting (the city’s) new law, we want (the city) to tell us their vision,” he said.

The new law established a Non-Marine Use Overlay Zone for non-marine devel-opments, with the exception of residences, within 150 feet of Commercial Street. It expanded permitted uses to include res-taurants and retail stores.

Outside of the overlay zone, pier own-ers may lease up to 45 percent of their first-floor space to non-marine uses, but only after aggressively and unsuccessfully marketing that space to marine uses.

The new rules were designed to prevent the displacement of the working water-front businesses.

Cianchette, who previously wanted to build a luxury hotel on the pier, said he is taking a wait-and-see approach about whether the city’s new leadership will be easy to work with.

“There’s a whole new regime (at City Hall),” he said. “So, we’ll see.”

Jonathan Leavitt, of Chase Leavitt, said he was never given a deadline to leave, and Cianchette, who does not directly manage the tenants, couldn’t provide a deadline, either.

But Leavitt said he hopes his company, a shipping and import/export agency, will

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Leavitt said the new space, which he de-clined to identify, would be better for his business because it offers more parking.

“We’re looking at this like it’s a good thing,” he said.

That offers little comfort to Norton, whose business at times employs seven people and relies on having direct water-front access.

“I don’t know what I’m going to do,” he said. “There’s nothing available on the

waterfront. It’s all being changed to office space.”

Norton said he is worried the eviction spells the end of his business.

But with 20 percent of his annual business, which includes supplying lo-cal restaurants, coming in the month of December, Norton said he is taking things one day at a time.

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suddenly take an even harder line against the group.“I don’t forsee that ... there would be an instruction to go

down to OccupyMaine and dismantle the encampment right then and there,” she said. “Everything has been respectful up to now.”

Members of OccupyMaine – who are protesting income inequality and the influence of corporations and money in politics and government – have been camping at Lincoln Park for two months.

The city initially ignored the occupiers’ violation of an ordinance prohibiting camping. In recent weeks, after a series of arrests and outbursts of violence in and around the park, City Hall has placed more demands on the group to meet health and safety codes and has required the occupiers to obtain a permit to stay in the park.

Mayor Michael Brennan mentioned the “situation” with OccupyMaine in his inaugural address Monday night at Ocean Gateway. Although he didn’t discuss the encamp-ment tactics, he expressed sympathy for the group’s mes-sage.

“We cannot forget the message of Occupy Portland, which is we live in a country that has significant and tre-mendous income disparity ... and poverty,” Brennan said to loud applause. “We as adults cannot leave to the next generation that poverty or income disparity.”

Last week, the council’s Public Safety Committee voted 3-0 against granting the group’s petition for a permit.

At that meeting, Acting Police Chief Michael Sauschuck said police had made 16 arrests, mostly for assault, at the park since the encampment began. Another arrest was made last weekend.

One arrest involved a man who was out on bail for the alleged beating death of another man in 2010. Police said Ernest Weidul allegedly threatened to “stab someone” at the encampment. He was arrested on charges of criminal threatening and violation of bail.

Sauschuck said police have responded to 112 calls for service, including 49 special attention checks, at the park from Oct. 1 to Nov. 29. That two-month total is substan-tially larger than previous year-end totals, he said; police responded to 70 calls in all of 2010.

The city also raised concerns about food safety and the integrity of tents and other structures in the park.

John Branson, OccupyMaine’s lawyer, submitted an amended petition to the city on Monday for permission to stay in the park. In it, the group outlines in more detail its plans and requests.

The activists plan to limit the area of their camp in Lincoln Park and limit the maximum number of overnight occupants to 50. But Brennan said in an interview Tuesday that limiting overnight camping itself, not just the number of campers, seems to be the biggest point of contention.

The group also agreed to stop operating a kitchen if the city refuses a temporary food service license, and asked the city for 30 days to obtain liability insurance coverage of at least $400,000. Protesters spelled out plans for the group to keep the park clean, and said they hope to establish a “Friends of Lincoln Park” group.

Although both sides praised the other’s willingness to negotiate and agreed the current situation is untenable, some protesters are still pessimistic.

“Most likely it’s going to be a down vote (by the coun-cil),” said Heather Curtis, a Portland small business owner who has been occupying Lincoln Park. Curtis is the signa-tory to the group’s permit application.

“I hope not, though,” she said. “I hope Portland wants to keep being a model for the rest of the country.”

Curtis said she planned to stay at the camp regardless of whether the group sought a permit. She said the First Amendment gives her the right to assemble at the park, even if the city’s ordinance says otherwise.

Branson agreed, and said he is frustrated by how much media attention has been paid to the issue of free speech, but not the freedom of assembly. He said the “sustained assembly” at camp is critical to the movement, and is the reason it has stayed in the public dialog.

“It’s had an impact that traditional First-Amendment, picket-type protests haven’t had,” he said. “We’ve come up with something around the country and the world that forc-es the media and the politicians to keep paying attention.”

Other protesters also indicated they’d stay even if the police try to evict them. But Sauschuck said he doesn’t ex-

pect police will be asked to forcibly remove the protesters.OccupyMaine has publicly complimented the police on

their professionalism, and the acting chief said he expects that relationship will continue – even if the council denies the permit.

But what police do next is a policy decision for the council.

“From my standpoint,” Sauschuck said, “we’re just in a holding pattern.”

Still, OccupyMaine has been branching out beyond the park.

Semi-regular meetings are held at the Meg Perry Center on Congress Street, where the group is planning events to continue proliferating their message outside Lincoln Park.

Branson, the group’s attorney, said the actions, events and meetings outside camp have been going on all along, but that not as many people are paying attention.

“I disagree with anyone who says OccupyMaine isn’t doing a lot outside the camps,” he said. “They’re just not getting the attention because the media wants to focus on a fight.”

On Tuesday, the group launched a “Week of Action,” which includes protests against home foreclosures; a local arts and craft party to coincide with the grand opening of Urban Outfitters in the Old Port; an International Human Rights Day celebration, and an open community discussion where the group hopes to interact with and build bonds with the non-Occupy population.

All this is expected to draw some attention away from Lincoln Park.

“Part of what’s happened is the movement has been reduced to this one tactic, the occupation,” said Patrick O’Connor, a University of Southern Maine student who has been part of OccupyMaine since the beginning. “And there is a message there, about autonomy and collective power. We’ve really built a community there. But I think if we move away from that tactic, and explore others as well, our message might get through better.”

Regardless of what happens at City Hall or Lincoln Park, O’Connor said he’s hopeful for OccupyMaine.

“This is still just the beginning,” he said.Randy Billings contributed to this report. Mario Moretto can be reached at 781-

3661 ext. 106 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @riocarmine.


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Randy Billings / The FoRecasTeRAttorney Sigmund Schutz speaks at press conference on Monday in front of Portland City Hall, where he announced that a dozen

immigrant cab drivers are suing the city over its new permit policy.

Randy Billings / The FoRecasTeRPortland Mayor Michael Brennan address a large crowd Monday

night at Ocean Gateway.

the Great Depression, he said. His aunt later went on to become a Maine Teacher of the Year.

“Education has been very important to me and very important to our family,” he said. “I want to make sure that Portland and our schools – that we continue to have a world class system.”

Brennan, who held a joint reception with the School Board, said he looked forward to working with board Chairwoman Kate Snyder to make Portland an education city.

Instead of promising specific accomplishments during his four-year term, Brennan focused on values and prin-ciples. And the metric by which to measure success, he said, will not be in statistics, but rather whether the city is “more compassionate.”

“Government at its best is values-based and principle-based,” he said. “Hopefully we will have initiatives and programs that affect those values.”

Brennan said education, economic development, af-fordable housing, stemming homelessness, building green transportation, and sustainability are all interconnected.

He noted the importance of establishing a “research tri-angle” between the city, universities and research institutes to fill the skills gap that exists when employers cannot find

said such third-party permit transfers are not allowed under city code.

About two years ago, the city capped the number of taxi cabs allowed to operated at the Jetport at 40 and grand-fathered an additional 10 drivers. No new permits can be issued until the number drops to below 40.

Nearly all 49 drivers currently permitted to work the jetport are immigrants, Schutz said.

Jama Farah, an independent taxi driver, said immigrant drivers often leave the city to visit families and friends in the U.S. and Africa. He said cab drivers must renew per-mits twice a year, but sometimes they are out of town for family emergencies, or to visit relatives overseas.

Farah said the city never contacted taxi drivers to tell them about the change, which will affect many immigrants.

“It was some sort of abrupt decision that was made,” he said. “It will make it harder for them to earn a living.”

Schutz also said the city does not allow taxi drivers to renew their permits in advance. He said one driver, who is now in Africa visiting his daughter for the first time, could lose his permit to work at the airport.

Included in the lawsuit documents are affidavits from drivers who rely on powers of attorney to secure their permits. Some note the difficulty of finding other work without being fluent in English, and their need to make emergency visits to families in foreign refugee camps.

Abdinour Hannan, a Somali immigrant who came to the U.S. in 1998, said he visited his family in a refugee camp in Kenya. His 80-year-old mother was sick, so he stayed an additional eight months to take care of her. But before he left, he appointed a power of attorney to renew his permit.

“The use of power of attorney makes it possible for me to keep my business and travel to see my family,” Hannan said.

City Hall spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said the city noti-fied the drivers it was reviewing the rules.

Clegg said the city met with taxi drivers in May to discuss a variety of concerns, including power of attorney “transfers” of jetport permits.

Clegg said there were only a couple power of attorney transfers the first year the airport cap was in place. But last year the city received 10, which prompted a review of the policy.

“It wasn’t anything we had seen before,” Clegg said. “When we saw 10, that’s when I think it hit that point where we said we really need to look at this and make sure

we’re handling this appropriately.”Clegg said the city never saw transfers until the airport

cap was imposed. After further review, the city concluded the transfers were not allowed under city code.

“These are illegal transfers,” Clegg said.Charles Bragdon, who works for ASAP Taxi, said he

hasn’t heard any complaints from other drivers about the city’s position.

“People usually come to me with taxi issues because I am politically involved,” said Bragdon, who ran unsuccess-fully for mayor in November.

Bragdon said drivers are more upset the city does not allow more cab drivers to be stationed at the airport. Only designated drivers can park there, while other cab compa-nies can pick up airport passengers, for an additional fee, if they are called, he said.

The existing transfer system risks abuse, he said.“I think (the change) is a good idea because there are a

lot of taxi drivers that aren’t actually the ones that have the license,” Bragdon said. “They’re just not getting caught, because they’re not required to come in and get their li-cense in person.”

Clegg, meanwhile, said the city is willing to work with drivers who want to renew their licenses, but cannot do so in person.

“We would certainly be willing to work with them if they communicate with us in advance,” she said. “We would be flexible.”

Schutz said he hopes and expects the lawsuit will move forward quickly.

“If the court acts soon, that will save at least one of the permit holders from cutting short a trip to Africa, where he is visiting his daughter,” he said.

Randy Billings can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 100 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @randybillings

qualified workers.With about half of the state’s economic activity gener-

ated in greater Portland, Brennan said the city is positioned to lead Maine into a new economic era.

“If we can transform our economy, we will transform the state,” he said.

Brennan also said he would like to establish a language immersion program in Portland; build a coalition of public, private and nonprofit sector groups to raise money for afford-able housing, and encourage more local food production.

“Maine imports 80 to 85 percent of our food,” he said.

“I want to make a commitment tonight to look at ways, not only to become more green in terms on energy creation and jobs, but how can we become more self-sustaining in terms of food we grow and be able to feed people in the state of Maine.”

With a reference to Union Station, which was torn down 50 years ago and replaced with a strip mall, Brennan said the city should “forge a generational contract” that ensures future development, especially along the waterfront, has long-term value to future residents.

At City Hall, outgoing Mayor and City Councilor Nicholas Mavodones called on the city – and councilors in particular – to close ranks behind the new mayor, who will earn an annual salary of about $66,000.

Mavodones predicted Brennan would be under an in-tense spotlight, and councilors should do whatever they can to support him, regardless of differing opinions.

“It’s not an easy job,” said Mavodones, who finished his second consecutive term as the council-appointed mayor. “I really encourage and challenge my colleagues and other elected officials to get behind the mayor. It’s going to be successful, we want it to be successful.”Randy Billings can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 100 or [email protected].

Follow him on Twitter: @randybillings

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