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District 36", "towns": [8, 6, 7], "modified": "2010-10-09 01:42:02", "created": "2010-10-09 01:42:02"}}, {"pk": 5, "model": "newsroom.dateline", "fields": {"slug": "our-community", "title": "Our Community", "towns": [2, 8, 15, 5, 6, 1, 19, 4, 14, 3, 7, 18, 9], "modified": "2010-10-09 07:36:38", "created": "2010-10-09 07:36:38"}}, {"pk": 6, "model": "newsroom.dateline", "fields": {"slug": "deer-isle", "title": "Deer Isle", "towns": [6], "modified": "2010-10-10 22:36:09", "created": "2010-10-10 22:36:09"}}, {"pk": 7, "model": "newsroom.dateline", "fields": {"slug": "ellsworth", "title": "Ellsworth", "towns": [13], "modified": "2010-10-13 15:25:09", "created": "2010-10-13 15:25:09"}}, {"pk": 8, "model": "newsroom.dateline", "fields": {"slug": "blue-hill", "title": "Blue Hill", "towns": [2], "modified": "2010-10-13 15:53:33", "created": "2010-10-13 15:53:33"}}, {"pk": 9, "model": "newsroom.dateline", "fields": {"slug": "castine", "title": "Castine", "towns": [5], "modified": "2010-10-13 23:03:15", "created": "2010-10-13 23:03:15"}}, {"pk": 10, "model": "newsroom.dateline", "fields": {"slug": "penobscot", "title": "Penobscot", "towns": [4], "modified": "2010-10-14 11:40:41", "created": "2010-10-14 11:40:41"}}, {"pk": 15, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 1, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-10-14 15:07:31", "subhed": "", "dateline": 2, "sites": [2, 3], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "In a turnout more than twice the size of recent annual town meetings, Brooksville voters enacted a cell tower moratorium on Monday, October 4.\r\n\r\nThe vote gives Brooksville approximately six months, and possibly more time, to come up with an ordinance governing where and how cell phone towers can go up within the town.\r\n\r\nIt comes after cell phone companies have almost completed one tower there, have a second well underway and possibly three or more under contract. The vote means Brooksville may now have to address whether the new moratorium applies to projects under contract.\r\n\r\nBut the vote is not likely to affect the completed tower or the one that is almost finished.\r\n\r\nThe ordinance approved by the voters was recommended by two selectmen. The tally was 81 in favor and 71 opposed. A competing moratorium ordinance, drafted by Bar Harbor attorney Lynne Williams for a number of Brooksville residents, was defeated with 54 votes in favor and 97 opposed.\r\n\r\nThe special town meeting at the Brooksville Community Center in Bucks Harbor lasted nearly three hours. It ended with an 81-30 vote directing the town\u2019s ordinance review committee to draft an industrial wind turbine regulatory ordinance that will dictate how and where turbines can go up in Brooksville.\r\n\r\nRobert Vaughn was elected moderator as the first item of business.\r\n\r\nMost of the discussion on the competing moratoriums was about their differences, rather than about whether to have a moratorium.\r\n\r\nSelectman John Gray, speaking for himself and Selectman Darrell Fowler, said they prepared their moratorium in response to an informal petition initiated in early August by Town House Road residents who opposed a 190-foot tower that has since been almost completed near their road\u2014on land owned by Selectman Richard Bakeman.\r\n\r\n(Bakeman, who previously recused himself in this matter, was seated in the front row during the meeting.)\r\n\r\nGray said the moratorium supported by the selectmen would be retroactive to August 4 on projects that were \u201cpending\u201d on that date.\r\n\r\nHe said the second moratorium ordinance was retroactive to July 1 on projects not completed and operating on that date.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe town would have legal trouble on this [second ordinance]\u201d Gray said.\r\n\r\nGray has argued that the second ordinance might apply to the tower on the Bakeman land, thereby setting the town up for a legal fight with its owner, Global Tower Partners/Assets.\r\n\r\nHe has also expressed concern over its applicability to a 250-foot tower U.S. Cellular Corporation is building on land owned by Jerry and Edna Andrews. An access road and site preparation work are well along on that tower.\r\n\r\nHowever, at a September 23 hearing, attorney Lynne Williams said her ordinance would probably not apply to the two towers under construction. (See September 30 issue of The Weekly Packet.)\r\n\r\nProponents of Williams\u2019 ordinance said they feared the first ordinance will not stop towers under contract. That concern centers on the first moratorium\u2019s exemption for towers \u201cpending\u201d as of August 4 and a lack of definition for the word \u201cpending.\u201d\r\n\r\nLake Larson asked Gray how many residents currently have contracts with tower companies. Gray said he was not sure, but that he had heard of \u201cat least three.\u201d\r\n\r\nModerator Vaughn acknowledged the lack of a definition for \u201cpending\u201d in the first moratorium and the possible uncertainty about whether it would apply to those with contracts. He suggested that a test for whether something is \u201cpending\u201d might be whether a large amount of money is at risk if the moratorium applies.\r\n\r\nJoan Holmberg said she favored the second ordinance\u2019s \u201cin use\u201d wording which she said is \u201cmuch more concrete\u201d than \u201cpending\u201d in the first ordinance.\r\n\r\nThe moderator instructed voters that they could vote for both ordinances, and that if both were approved, the one with the greater number of yes votes would be enacted.\r\n\r\nThe paper-ballot voting on the first ordinance took nearly half an hour, as voters came to the front of the hall to have their names checked on the voting list and received a ballot with yes/no boxes printed on it. The counting, done by ballot clerks Judy Lebel and Audrey Peasley, with deputy town clerk Doreen LaFerriere, took less than ten minutes.\r\n\r\nThe second ordinance was brought to the floor after the result of the first vote was announced. In the discussion, some of the same concerns, both for and against approval, were raised again.\r\n\r\nAlso, John Ashmore, identifying himself as a ham radio operator, expressed his concern that the moratorium described in the second ordinance would impact his rights because of the ten-foot antenna limitation.\r\n\r\nVoting on the second ordinance, which was defeated 54-97, took about as long as for the first ordinance.\r\n\r\nWith one of the moratorium ordinances enacted, the ordinance review committee has the task of preparing a regulatory ordinance within the next 180 days. The selectmen have the option of extending that another 180 days after holding a public hearing.\r\n\r\nDebate on the last article, to have the ordinance review committee draft an ordinance regulating industrial wind turbines, was short. There were questions on its applicability to home turbines, and its lack of a deadline for the work to be completed. The vote on that article was 81-30, with some having left before the vote.\r\n\r\nTown clerk Amber Bakeman said later that she was very impressed that 155 registered voters checked in at the special town meeting. This compares with 57 registered voters at the 2009 annual town meeting, and 60 voters at the 2010 annual town meeting.\r\n\r\nThe 155 attendance figure nearly matched the number who voted in town elections those years, when the polls were open for 10 hours. Bakeman said that 161 ballots were cast in 2009 and 171 in 2010. (There are 830 registered voters in Brooksville.)", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": 13, "print_hed": "With heavy turnout, Brooksville enacts cell tower moratorium at special town meeting", "kicker": "", "authors": [2], "towns": [15], "slug": "brooksville-enacts-cell-tower-moratorium", "web_hed": "With heavy turnout, Brooksville enacts cell tower moratorium at special town meeting", "created": "2010-10-14 15:08:02", "modified": "2010-10-14 15:08:02", "summary": "In a turnout more than twice the size of recent annual town meetings, Brooksville voters enacted a cell tower moratorium on Monday, October 4.\r\n\r\nThe vote gives Brooksville approximately six months, and possibly more time, to come up with an ordinance governing where and how cell phone towers can go up within the town.", "published": true}}, {"pk": 14, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 2, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-10-14 13:47:21", "subhed": "", "dateline": 6, "sites": [4], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "From left, Chelsea Brown, a sophomore at Deer Isle-Stonington High School, and Sarah Boutilier, a junior, work in Haystack Mountain School of Crafts\u2019 clay studio applying grout to mosaic tiles. The students made the tiles during Haystack\u2019s Studio-Based Learning Program. This year, the annual three-day intensive studio session for area high school students was held from September 13 through 15. Seventy-five students\u2014 from DISHS, George Stevens Academy and the Blue Hill Harbor School\u2014participated. With time to focus in the studios, which are open until 10 p.m., students have an opportunity to explore and share ideas with one another outside of the traditional school environment. Participants stay on campus and work intensively and at their own pace.", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": 12, "print_hed": "DISHS students work at Haystack School of Crafts", "kicker": "", "authors": [], "towns": [6, 7], "slug": "dishs-students-work-haystack-school-crafts", "web_hed": "DISHS students work at Haystack School of Crafts", "created": "2010-10-14 13:47:29", "modified": "2010-10-14 13:49:40", "summary": "From left, Chelsea Brown, a sophomore at Deer Isle-Stonington High School, and Sarah Boutilier, a junior, work in Haystack Mountain School of Crafts\u2019 clay studio applying grout to mosaic tiles. The students made the tiles during Haystack\u2019s Studio-Based Learning Program. This year, the annual three-day intensive studio session for area high school students was held from September 13 through 15. Seventy-five students\u2014 from DISHS, George Stevens Academy and the Blue Hill Harbor School\u2014participated. With time to focus in the studios, which are open until 10 p.m., students have an opportunity to explore and share ideas with one another outside of the traditional school environment. Participants stay on campus and work intensively and at their own pace.", "published": true}}, {"pk": 13, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 1, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-10-14 13:33:41", "subhed": "Mariners rush for 635 yards", "dateline": 9, "sites": [5], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "Senior fullback Jim Bower scored three touchdowns and ran for 239 yards to carry Maine Maritime Academy to a 61-32 victory over Worcester State University on the afternoon of Saturday, October 2.\r\n\r\nThe game was a Bogan Division New England Football Conference (NEFC) contest.\r\n\r\nThe win brings MMA to 3-1 and 1-1 in the Bogan Division while Worcester State drops to 3-2 and 1-1 in the same division.\r\n\r\nWorcester State took a 3-0 lead on its first possession of the game when Erich Perfetti kicked a 33-yard field goal. The Lancers struck again after Cameron Jones recovered an MMA fumble on the 11-yard line. Six plays later Tony Tokarz rushed the ball in from two yards out to give Worcester State the 9-0 lead. The extra point attempt failed and the Lancers headed into the second quarter with the 9-0 advantage.\r\n\r\nThe second quarter turned into a shootout between both offenses with the teams combining for 62 points. The Mariners scored on all seven possessions of the quarter and racked up 41 points.\r\n\r\nMMA started the stanza with a 10-play drive that covered 61 yards and ended with a Nick Bourassa touchdown rush from 15-yards out. Worcester State quickly answered on a Marcus Price 54-yard run that gave the visitors a 16-7 lead. Price led the Lancers with 147 yards rushing on 22 carries.\r\n\r\nThe Mariners quickly responded on their next possession, when Bower (11.4 yards per rush) took the ball 67 yards on the first play of the drive for the score. The two-point conversion attempt failed and MMA trailed 16-13. On the Lancers\u2019 next possession, Josh Elwell intercepted Tokarz and brought the ball to the Lancer 15-yard line. Seven seconds later, Bourassa (9 carries for 70 yards) scored his second touchdown of the game from 15-yards out, giving MMA its first lead of the game at 21-16.\r\n\r\nThe Mariners struck again after a Worcester State fumble, taking just 1:33 off the clock and ending with Bower\u2019s second touchdown of the day. Bower\u2019s 13-yard run gave the Mariners the 29-16 lead and three scores in less than three minutes.\r\n\r\nOn the ensuing kick-off, Graham Asum took the ball 80-yards for the touchdown to inch the Lancers back to within six points at 29-23. The Mariners proved to be too much for the Lancer defense, scoring on their next two drives, one from quarterback Matthew Rende and another from Bower from 30 yards out. The Lancers finished of the scoring in the first half, with a Tokarz (14-for-28 for 131 yards)-to-Will Franklin 12-yard touchdown pass with just five seconds left, closing the gap to 41-30.\r\n\r\nAfter two Worcester State punts to begin the second half, Rende (20 carries for 164 yards) scored from 37-yards out, capping off a 71-yard drive. The score put MMA in front 48-30. The Mariners scored again with 3:01 left in the third on a Rende-to-Nate Duford touchdown pass from 4-yards out. The extra point attempt was blocked and Paul Lewis picked up the ball in the end zone and returned the ball 103 yards for the two-point conversion for Worcester State.\r\n\r\nMMA tacked on another score with 2:00 minutes left in the game on a Bill Wetherbee 51-yard run, closing the scoring at 61-32. The Mariners rushed for 635 yards on the day and averaged 9.76 yards per carry. The Mariners had eight rushing touchdowns in the game.\r\n\r\nTokarz passed for 131 yards on 28 attempts to go along with his 33 yards rushing in the loss. Will Franklin led the team with 6 catches for 86 yards and a score. The Lancer offense was hampered by two Tokarz interceptions. Worcester State College compiled 325 yards.\r\n\r\nMMA sophomore Joel Chabourne led the Mariners in tackles with 10 and had two tackles for losses and a forced fumble. Elwell and Alex Hermes each picked up an interception while Andy Pulk had a fumble recovery.\r\n\r\nWorcester State linebacker Tyler Russell led all defenders with 12 tackles while Cameron Jones and Paul Lewis each collected nine.\r\n", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": 11, "print_hed": "Bower carries MMA to 61-32 victory over Worcester", "kicker": "", "authors": [7], "towns": [5], "slug": "bower-carries-mma-61-32-victory-over-worcester", "web_hed": "Bower carries MMA to 61-32 victory over Worcester", "created": "2010-10-14 13:33:53", "modified": "2010-10-14 13:41:06", "summary": "Senior fullback Jim Bower scored three touchdowns and ran for 239 yards to carry Maine Maritime Academy to a 61-32 victory over Worcester State University on the afternoon of Saturday, October 2.\r\n\r\nThe game was a Bogan Division New England Football Conference (NEFC) contest.", "published": true}}, {"pk": 11, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 1, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-10-14 11:40:11", "subhed": "", "dateline": 10, "sites": [5], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "Greens and tomatoes from the garden, hamburgers and chicken from local farms and fresh picked apples in a cobbler for dessert. The students at Penobscot Community School ate like local kings on Wednesday, September 22. The event was the school\u2019s annual harvest lunch, where the kitchen staff members work with volunteers at the school to serve a meal of nearly all locally sourced foods.\r\n\r\nAt the end of this year\u2019s meal, Helen Grakowski, school librarian and one of the organizers of the meal, reminded the students that everyone had a hand in making the meal, from cooking, harvesting, cleaning or growing the foods. Indeed, some of the potatoes served were dug up from the school\u2019s garden that day.\r\n\r\nParent and volunteer Eleni Koenka said after the meal the students harvested 280 potatoes as well as garlic from the garden, and collected cherry tomatoes from the school\u2019s greenhouse to go into the meal. For the past year, Koenka has helped to coordinate the school garden and greenhouse, ensuring volunteers are available when needed throughout the summer. This past year, Koenka said a majority of the school\u2019s parents and many members of the community came out and helped do chores to keep the plots clean and watered.\r\n\r\nThe harvest lunch has become an annual event at Penobscot Community School ever since the garden was put in a number of years ago, said Principal Allen Cole. Koenka said the school\u2019s cook, Lisa Cloukey, does a great job for the event each year, but also works hard to incorporate garden vegetables into meals throughout the year as well.", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": 7, "print_hed": "Serving up local foods at Penobscot Community School", "kicker": "", "authors": [6], "towns": [4], "slug": "serving-local-foods-penobscot-community-school", "web_hed": "Serving up local foods at Penobscot Community School", "created": "2010-10-14 11:40:43", "modified": "2010-10-14 11:40:43", "summary": "Greens and tomatoes from the garden, hamburgers and chicken from local farms and fresh picked apples in a cobbler for dessert. The students at Penobscot Community School ate like local kings on Wednesday, September 22. The event was the school\u2019s annual harvest lunch, where the kitchen staff members work with volunteers at the school to serve a meal of nearly all locally sourced foods.", "published": true}}, {"pk": 10, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 1, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-10-14 11:38:11", "subhed": "Second Adams School message in a bottle found on small mid-Atlantic island", "dateline": 9, "sites": [5], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "8,600 miles. That\u2019s how far sixth graders Hannah Flood and Liam Griffith and seventh grader Dustin Colson estimate their message in a bottle had to travel to go from Cape Hatteras in North Carolina to the eastern-most island in the Azores archipelago off the coast of Portugal. The bottle was launched nearly two and a half years ago according to the students\u2019 teacher, Cheryl McFadden, as an exercise in imagining how people used to communicate before telephone lines stretched for thousands of miles under the ocean.\r\n\r\nThe first year of the project, the bottles were simply thrown off the town dock, Griffith explained, adding that they didn\u2019t go very far. So the next year, Flood\u2019s father, Randy, offered to take the student\u2019s bottles out on his next trip laying weather buoys off shore of the Eastern seaboard on his boat, R/V Argo.\r\n\r\nLaunching the bottles in the midst of the Gulf Stream current did the trick, and a handful of bottles were discovered after extended adventures on the high seas. In fact, one bottle was even found on one of the northernmost Azores Islands, just a short trip from where the latest one was found.\r\n\r\nWhile vacationing on the easternmost island of Santa Maria a family from Hudson, Mass., had set off to scavenge a life vest washed up on the beach in the Ba\u00eda de S\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o. In an e-mail written to McFadden, the family recounted thinking how neat it would be to find a message in a bottle. It was at that moment that they spotted the bottle, and, upon removing the messages, found they had been written by fourth and fifth graders in a town not five hours from their home in New England.\r\n\r\nExplaining where their bottle was found, Flood points to eight little dots made with a marker on a world map pinned up in their classroom on the second floor of the Adams School. \u201cWe had to draw them in because they\u2019re too small to be on his map,\u201d said Flood. They are so small, in fact, none of the students knew much, if anything about the islands before their bottle was found there.\r\n\r\nBut now the students are practically experts. Colson said that since his message was found in the Azores, he has learned that the islands are an important midway point for ships crossing the Atlantic. Indeed, even Maine Maritime Academy\u2019s training ship State of Maine has made stops at the island to make repairs, said Flood.\r\n\r\nBesides learning about the Azores, and measuring distances, the experience has opened up other opportunities for learning. As he traces the path the bottle likely took from North America to an archipelago of tiny islands in the North Atlantic, Griffith wonders if the bottle could have reached Australia, whether ocean currents can move things between each other, and whether more of the Adams School bottles are on their way there right now.", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": null, "print_hed": "Learning about the Azores by chance", "kicker": "", "authors": [6], "towns": [5], "slug": "second-adams-school-message-bottle-azores", "web_hed": "Learning about the Azores by chance", "created": "2010-10-14 11:38:16", "modified": "2010-10-14 11:38:16", "summary": "8,600 miles. That\u2019s how far sixth graders Hannah Flood and Liam Griffith and seventh grader Dustin Colson estimate their message in a bottle had to travel to go from Cape Hatteras in North Carolina to the eastern-most island in the Azores archipelago off the coast of Portugal. The bottle was launched nearly two and a half years ago according to the students\u2019 teacher, Cheryl McFadden, as an exercise in imagining how people used to communicate before telephone lines stretched for thousands of miles under the ocean.", "published": true}}, {"pk": 9, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 2, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-10-14 11:36:48", "subhed": "", "dateline": 9, "sites": [5], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "With fall officially here, both the Town of Castine and Maine Maritime Academy are setting schedules to do much-needed bulkhead repairs along their docks.\r\n\r\nFor the town, the work is preventative. Town Manager Dale Abernethy said recently that the upper portion of the metal would be cleaned and painted, with sacrificial anodes installed from the boat ramp to the property line just below The Breeze restaurant. The anodes are put in place to protect the steel bulkhead from corrosion, as they are made of a more easily corroded material.\r\n\r\nWork on the town dock should start this week or early next week and take about three to four weeks to complete.\r\n\r\nMMA\u2019s bulkhead below Andrews Hall had a minor failure earlier this year during a major storm. The storm caused water runoff to loosen material behind the bulkhead and pushed the steel wall out a few feet.\r\n\r\nSo far, a few feet worth of material has been dug up from behind the bulkhead to relieve pressure, said Stacey Ericson, director of facilities. The project was on hold while the school applied for federal disaster relief money, which it received in August.\r\n\r\nEricson said the next step would be selecting a contractor. She expects work to begin the end of October and last until some time in November, with a small chance that the work will overlap with the town\u2019s work. The town and MMA\u2019s waterfront staff are working to coordinate work between the two sites.", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": null, "print_hed": "Town and MMA work on dock bulkheads", "kicker": "", "authors": [6], "towns": [5], "slug": "castine-and-mma-work-dock-bulkheads", "web_hed": "Town of Castine and MMA work on dock bulkheads", "created": "2010-10-14 11:36:56", "modified": "2010-10-14 11:36:56", "summary": "With fall officially here, both the Town of Castine and Maine Maritime Academy are setting schedules to do much-needed bulkhead repairs along their docks.\r\n\r\nFor the town, the work is preventative. Town Manager Dale Abernethy said recently that the upper portion of the metal would be cleaned and painted, with sacrificial anodes installed from the boat ramp to the property line just below The Breeze restaurant. The anodes are put in place to protect the steel bulkhead from corrosion, as they are made of a more easily corroded material.", "published": true}}, {"pk": 8, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 1, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-10-13 23:05:33", "subhed": "", "dateline": 9, "sites": [2, 5], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "After reading that Castine School Board member Tom Gutow was not planning to run again and that no one else was able or ready to serve, Temple Blackwood felt that the position was something he could take on.\r\n\r\nA retired educator and private school administrator, Blackwood moved to Castine full time two years ago after spending summers in the town for the past 40 years. He started in education at Simsbury High School in Connecticut before working at the Gunston School in Maryland for 20 years. Serving as headmaster of the school for his last six years there, he then moved on to be headmaster at Queen Anne School, also in Maryland, until his retirement in 2009.\r\n\r\nAsked about the difficulty of keeping the budget under control while dealing with declining or stagnant school populations, Blackwood pointed out that, contrary to what everybody thinks, private schools are generally fairly poor. He said they deliberately charge less for tuition than what it costs to attend the school, with the rest of the budget to be made up of fund raising efforts. He lauded the work of the Castine Education Foundation, noting that many public schools do not have groups like that helping to raise funds for education.\r\n\r\nDespite the low enrollment, Blackwood sees value in maintaining small community schools. He noted that if Castine didn\u2019t have a school, then there would be young families that might not choose to live here. \u201cA town without a school sends a message,\u201d said Blackwood. Of course, that also means the school has to be one that people want to send their children to, and Blackwood said he is interested to work with the new principal, Katie Frothingham, to make Adams School such a school.\r\n\r\nBlackwood said he is not running for the school board because he has an agenda, but rather because he is interested to study and help where he can.\r\n\r\nOn the subject of consolidation, Blackwood said that his experience with private schools has demonstrated that there are economies of scale. But they must be approached not as minor modifications to the current educational structure, but should reflect the fact that the low student population levels are likely where the school will be operating for the foreseeable future. \u201cWe\u2019re into a major lifestyle change, and I think we have to rethink how we structure administrative, supervisory and delivery methods,\u201d said Blackwood. \u201cBut I\u2019m pretty wide open to what might work, so that Castine winds up with a thriving school.\u201d\r\n\r\nBesides teaching at Maine Maritime Academy, Blackwood also operates Highland Woodturning. Since his retirement in 2009 he has lived full time in Castine with his wife Victoria and has two grandchildren currently attending Adams School in Pre-K and kindergarten.", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": 6, "print_hed": "Blackwood announces write-in campaign for school board", "kicker": "", "authors": [6], "towns": [5], "slug": "blackwood-write-campaign-castine-school-board", "web_hed": "Blackwood announces write-in campaign for Castine school board", "created": "2010-10-13 23:05:38", "modified": "2010-10-14 12:00:20", "summary": "After reading that Castine School Board member Tom Gutow was not planning to run again and that no one else was able or ready to serve, Temple Blackwood felt that the position was something he could take on.\r\n\r\nA retired educator and private school administrator, Blackwood moved to Castine full time two years ago after spending summers in the town for the past 40 years.", "published": true}}, {"pk": 7, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 1, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-10-13 15:54:29", "subhed": "", "dateline": 8, "sites": [2], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "It\u2019s all about foliage, and food, and wine, and\u2014of course\u2014community at the fifth annual Foliage, Food & Wine Festival, scheduled to take place at various locations across the Blue Hill Peninsula October 14 through 17.\r\n\r\nSponsored by the Blue Hill Chamber of Commerce, the event showcases local foods and specialty items as well as draws people to area businesses.\r\n\r\nThe weekend-long event begins Thursday, October 15, with a talk titled: The Future of Farming on the Blue Hill Peninsula. The talk is sponsored by the Blue Hill Historical Society and Blue Hill Heritage Trust and will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the North Blue Hill Grange on Route 15. Moderated by BHHT Director Jim Dow, the talk will explore the tradition of farming and the future of growing healthy food on the Peninsula with a panel of Blue Hill farmers. Local historian Gordon Emerson, and John Piotti, executive director of the Maine Farmland Trust, will join them. Local farmers Jo Barrett of King Hill Farm, Heather Retberg of Quill\u2019s End Farm, Nicholas Lindholm of Hackmatack Farm and Bob Sullivan of Old Ackley Farm will discuss the challenges today\u2019s farmers face, and how best to ensure a viable future for farming on the Blue Hill Peninsula. The evening will conclude with questions and answers.\r\n\r\nThroughout the weekend there will be a number of special food events at restaurants across the Peninsula. On Friday, a breakfast and walk, combining breakfast at the Breakfast Shed at Sunrise Cottages on Varnumville Road in Brooksville, will be followed by a guided walk through Holbrook Sanctuary led by naturalist Cathy Rees. Participants will learn about the sanctuary\u2019s indigenous plants and animals.\r\n\r\nA number of special events and meals have been planned for Saturday, including a lunch centered on pairings of food and German beer at TABLE, A Farmhouse Bistro, a five-course Latin-themed dinner with El El Frijoles and the Blue Hill Wine Shop located at the Blue Hill Inn, a lobster bake at Barncastle and a wine dinner at Arborvine created by Chef John Hikade and his sons Andrew and Tim. Reservations are appreciated for each event (see events listing below for phone numbers, times and more information).\r\n\r\nOn Friday, from 3 to 5 p.m., the Blue Hill Co-op will host a food tasting that highlights items from the area. On Saturday festival attendees can go to the Blue Hill Farmers\u2019 Market on the grounds of the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill. This will be the last farmers\u2019 market of the season.\r\n\r\nBringing a hands-on element to the weekend, participants have the opportunity to create centerpiece arrangements using edible items with Cullen Schneider at Fairwinds Florist and make artisan chocolates with Kate Shaffer of Black Dinah Chocolatiers at the Blue Hill Inn. Reservations are required.\r\n\r\nNew this year will be in a treasure hunt designed to bring participants of all ages into the many and diverse businesses in the downtown area of Blue Hill. From the Bagaduce Music Lending Library on Route 172 to the Blue Hill Bay Gallery on Tenney Hill, 11 participating businesses will open their doors on Saturday to participate in the activity. Search and you shall find.\r\n\r\nThe event culminates with \u201cA Taste of the Peninsula\u201d on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will take place at the new, heated glass greenhouse at Mainescape on South Street. More than two dozen area vendors will be on hand to share their creations with the hundreds of people expected to attend the event. There will be music throughout the day, as well as cooking demonstrations, and beer and wine tastings.\r\n\r\nThe Bay School, meanwhile, will offer free children\u2019s programs at the school\u2019s store in the yellow building at Mainescape.\r\n\r\nThe event will also include a chowder competition with guest judges Captain Paul Brayton, Denny Robertson and Emily Burnham.\r\n\r\nAwards will be given at 2:30 p.m. for winners of the various events.\r\n\r\nFor more information and a complete list of activities, including the treasure hunt map, visit the chamber Web site at www.bluehillpeninsula.org.", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": null, "print_hed": "Foliage, food & wine in abundance at this year's festival in Blue Hill", "kicker": "", "authors": [5], "towns": [2, 8, 4, 14, 3], "slug": "foliage-food-wine-festival-blue-hill", "web_hed": "Foliage, food & wine in abundance at this year's festival", "created": "2010-10-13 15:54:47", "modified": "2010-10-13 16:11:27", "summary": "It\u2019s all about foliage, and food, and wine, and\u2014of course\u2014community at the fifth annual Foliage, Food & Wine Festival, scheduled to take place at various locations across the Blue Hill Peninsula October 14 through 17.\r\n\r\nSponsored by the Blue Hill Chamber of Commerce, the event showcases local foods and specialty items as well as draws people to area businesses.", "published": true}}, {"pk": 6, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 1, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-10-13 15:25:20", "subhed": "", "dateline": 7, "sites": [2], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "Executive Director of the Maine Lobstermen\u2019s Association Patrice McCarron held the attention of more than 20 legislative candidates September 22 while laying out the plight of the fishermen in an open discussion about the fate of Maine lobstermen.\r\n\r\nThe overwhelming response by the candidates: \u201cWe had no idea things were this complicated and serious.\u201d\r\n\r\nFounded in 1954 by lobstermen, McCarron said \u201cthe MLA was established to advocate for lobstermen, the industry as a whole, and the coastal communities.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cAs legislators, or potential legislators, there are a lot of opportunities for you to be approached by constituents with bills that have the potential to undermine our core management,\u201d she told those gathered in Ellsworth.\r\n\r\nThat core is the owner operator fishery\u2014one man, one boat, one set of traps. And with nearly 6,500 lobster license holders statewide this is of grave concern to those who are each a small business that keeps money local with a sustainable resource.\r\n\r\nMcCarron said understanding commercial fishing as a sector is a key element for the industry. She said fishing is a primary economic driver, which for every dollar earned sends three-and-a-half dollars into the local community.\r\n\r\nMcCarron asked for no corporate ownership of the coveted licenses by means of sale or transfer in Maine. Because the fishing grounds are a public resource earned through the licensing process and protected by the fishermen themselves it is a commodity that legislators are likely to be approached about.\r\n\r\nThe candidates listened in awe as McCarron explained the state and federal regulations that fishermen have complied with, and she laid out the upcoming increase in tag fees and lack of representation to secure Department of Marine Resources\u2019 funds to help fishermen better market their product.\r\n\r\nThe MLA asked the governor to create a task force to help market the 78 million pounds of lobster caught in Maine. After hiring a research team, it was decided that in order to compete in the global market Maine would have to allocate about $7 million in research and development of a marketing network.\r\n\r\nCurrently the Lobster Promotion Council works with $350,000, which is from the Maine lobster plate fund.\r\n\r\nIt was clear to the candidates that money, representation and innovative ideas could bring the value of Maine lobster up.\r\n\r\nQuestions from the candidates included: Why is Maine lobster the best? Why can\u2019t we sell it in China? How do we make sure the fishermen get a fair price, along with the dealers?\r\n\r\nMcCarron said, \u201cThe MLA strongly believes in the Maine lobster brand that we should be marketing, that we should be branding, we should be brain-washing customers to not assume that every lobster comes from Maine, but to demand and ask if this lobster is caught in Maine. In the end Maine lobstermen aren\u2019t going to benefit unless we are teaching consumers to ask for a Maine lobster.\u201d\r\n\r\nHow do we distinguish Maine in the marketplace? \u201cIt is the sweetest tasting, most succulent lobster anywhere in the world!...Our story, our fishery, our fishermen, our heritage, our product is set aside. What we represent, we are U.S. citizens, we are wild caught, we are fresh, we are local, and we are Maine. People want that and people love that. We have one of the most pristine resources in the world,\u201d McCarron said.\r\n\r\nWhat\u2019s the difference between Canadian lobster, and our lobster? With a grin McCarron replied to a candidate\u2019s question, \u201cThe product difference here in Maine is that we fish primarily on a softer shell lobster, so the meat is more tender and more sweet, easier to get at\u2026In Canada, this is fished in almost a derby kind of thing, they have opening dates and upwards of 50 percent of their landings are caught in a month\u2026they are stored in tubes, not much taste, the texture of the meat is yucky, and you will be bleeding by the time you get it out of the shell!\u201d\r\n\r\nRepresentation, funding and continued conservation efforts paired with infrastructure and distribution is what Maine needs to have a profitable lobster industry, said McCarron.", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": null, "print_hed": "Lobstermen's association teaches candidates industry woes", "kicker": "", "authors": [1], "towns": [6, 19, 7, 18], "slug": "lobstermens-association-candidates-industry-woes", "web_hed": "Lobstermen's association teaches candidates industry woes", "created": "2010-10-13 15:26:00", "modified": "2010-10-13 15:26:00", "summary": "Executive Director of the Maine Lobstermen\u2019s Association Patrice McCarron held the attention of more than 20 legislative candidates September 22 while laying out the plight of the fishermen in an open discussion about the fate of Maine lobstermen.\r\n\r\nThe overwhelming response by the candidates: \u201cWe had no idea things were this complicated and serious.\u201d", "published": true}}, {"pk": 12, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 1, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-10-12 12:34:17", "subhed": "", "dateline": 9, "sites": [2, 5], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "Hosting its annual Homecoming weekend October 1 and 2, the Maine Maritime Academy held a number of events across town. Above right, The MMA Regiment marches onto the field before the start of the Homecoming game against Worchester State\u2014which was ultimately won by the Mariners.", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": 8, "print_hed": "MMA Homecoming", "kicker": "", "authors": [], "towns": [5], "slug": "mma-homecoming", "web_hed": "MMA Homecoming", "created": "2010-10-14 12:34:20", "modified": "2010-10-14 13:27:07", "summary": "Hosting its annual Homecoming weekend October 1 and 2, the Maine Maritime Academy held a number of events across town. Above right, The MMA Regiment marches onto the field before the start of the Homecoming game against Worchester State\u2014which was ultimately won by the Mariners.", "published": true}}, {"pk": 3, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 1, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-10-09 00:51:54", "subhed": "", "dateline": 3, "sites": [2, 3], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "The recent placement of a meteorological tower on Christy Hill brought approximately 20 people\u2014many of who objected to the 100-foot structure\u2014to a meeting of the Peninsula Power group. The meeting was held on August 12 in the Sedgwick Elementary School library.\r\n\r\nFor some of these people, this was the follow-up to their appearance at the Sedgwick Planning Board two nights earlier. (See Town Topics, this issue.) At that meeting, residents Pete Douvarjo and Nicole Gray made statements and presented a petition protesting the placement of the new meteorological tower. The tower is located approximately one-half mile from the nearest of their residences. The final phase of its installation was completed on Sunday, August 8.\r\n\r\nThe tower is intended to provide data on wind speed and other characteristics over a one-year period, as the first step in determining whether it is feasible to erect wind turbines on the site. (See August 5 issue of The Weekly Packet.)\r\n\r\nA second copy of the group\u2019s petition, with 23 signatures by nearby residents, was presented at the Peninsula Power meeting. It read, \u201cWe, the undersigned, hereby inform you of our opposition to the wind turbine project that is being planned for a location near our residences.\u201d\r\n\r\nFollowing nearly two hours of discussion and debate, Douvarjo, who said he was just speaking for himself, said he \u201cdid not feel this is even close to being resolved. I don\u2019t feel a whole lot better about it, and will continue to question [it].\u201d\r\n\r\nSandy Cohen, speaking on behalf of Peninsula Power, said in reply, \u201cThe lines of communication are open. And that I feel is valuable.\u201d\r\n\r\nTensions had been strained going into the meeting because area residents didn\u2019t think they had been given adequate notice when the location of the meteorological tower was changed from Caterpillar Hill to Christy Hill.\r\n\r\nPaul Trowbridge, leader of the Peninsula Power group, apologized for the delay in getting the letters out, noting that volunteers do all the work.\r\n\r\nThe letter, dated August 6, that was sent to area residents included a map and a brochure outlining a proposed feasibility study that would look at the issues, \u201cincluding noise, shadow flicker, impact on birds and other species,\u201d and how the proposed turbine(s) would look from various places.\r\n\r\nOther subjects to be addressed in the feasibility study would be the size and type of turbines that might be used, how they would be connected to Bangor Hydro\u2019s grid, how the project would be financed, and how the project would benefit the local community.\r\n\r\nResident Nick Emlen was one of the first to speak. He said that when he gave permission to cross his land for the meteorological tower several weeks ago, he was much less informed about wind power than he is now. He said that he agreed with the goals of Peninsula Power to increase Maine\u2019s energy self-sufficiency. He said, however, that current technology had not yet produced wind turbines that are quiet enough to be close to residential areas.\r\n\r\nSeveral other speakers also addressed noise issues, and how sound levels are measured, and how accurately they can be predicted by computer modeling. Noise problems at the installations on Vinalhaven and in the town of Freedom were referred to repeatedly.\r\n\r\nOne attendee, James Highsmith, said he has studied wind energy extensively across the country. He said he had stayed with some of the Vinalhaven residents who have been outspoken about noise problems. He said he concluded that their concerns are \u201ccompletely valid and need to be seriously looked at.\u201d\r\n\r\nAnother topic of discussion in the meeting was the choice of the consultant who would do the feasibility study. Cohen said that Peninsula Power has been considering using the Island Institute of Rockland. He noted that although they did the study for Vinalhaven, where there have been problems, Cohen said that a lot has been learned since then, and that they are worth considering.\r\n\r\nSeasonal resident Tom McNulty, who works for a company that does other types of consulting, suggested that the feasibility study project be put out to bid, and observed that it is good to have competition for such work.\r\n\r\nGray, who drafted the petition and helped organize her neighbors, said, \u201cI\u2019m not against wind power. I just really think we need to be careful.\u201d She and others expressed concerns about such issues as the impact on property values, the need for a business plan, and the uncertainty in projections about the economic viability of this or any other wind power project.\r\n\r\nAs the meeting was coming to a close, there was talk about a group going together to see firsthand the tower sites either in Vinalhaven or in Freedom.\r\n\r\nThe next Peninsula Power meeting will be Thursday, August 26, at 7 p.m. in the Sedgwick school library.", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": null, "print_hed": "Christy Hill residents protest Peninsula Power plans", "kicker": "", "authors": [2], "towns": [3], "slug": "christy-hill-residents-protest-peninsula-pow-plant", "web_hed": "Christy Hill residents protest Peninsula Power plans", "created": "2010-10-09 00:28:20", "modified": "2010-10-14 12:01:28", "summary": "The recent placement of a meteorological tower on Christy Hill brought approximately 20 people\u2014many of who objected to the 100-foot structure\u2014to a meeting of the Peninsula Power group. The meeting was held on August 12 in the Sedgwick Elementary School library.", "published": true}}, {"pk": 4, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 1, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-10-09 00:32:28", "subhed": "", "dateline": 3, "sites": [2, 3], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "An informal survey conducted by Peninsula Power, a local group of volunteers, indicates that 92 percent of the 541 respondents either support or strongly support the group\u2019s efforts to conduct a wind power feasibility study at Christy Hill in Sedgwick.\r\n\r\nPeninsula Power proposes to serve the four towns of Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, and Sedgwick \u201cusing clean and renewable means, providing a stable, low price for 20 years, reducing pollution and creating a hedge against the rising cost of fossil fuels,\u201d according to its Web site. During the course of the survey, it collected responses from residents of 18 identified communities, along with 49 responses from those who did not list a town of residency.\r\n\r\nA press release about the survey said that volunteers collected opinions and written comments on survey cards at selected locations, including the Blue Hill Farmers Market (at the fairgrounds), outside TradeWinds Market Place and at the Blue Hill/Surry Transfer Station. They also handed out flyers that explained their program and invited others to participate in their activities.\r\n\r\nThe single survey question read: \u201cDo you support the effort by Peninsula Power to have a wind power feasibility study conducted for a site off Christy Hill in Sedgwick which will provide the necessary information for community discussion for wind power installation in our community?\u201d\r\n\r\nParticipants were given five options, ranging from \u201cstrongly support\u201d to \u201cstrongly oppose.\u201d They were also asked to list their town of local residence, and whether they were a permanent or seasonal resident.\r\n\r\nPeninsula Power provided a detailed tabulation of the results broken down by level of support (or opposition), town, and permanent vs. seasonal residency.\r\n\r\nIn summary, the results were: 370 people (68.4 percent) strongly supported the question, and 130 people (24.0 percent) supported it, showing a total support level of more than 92 percent.\r\n\r\nSixteen people (3.0 percent) had no opinion. Eight people (1.5 percent) opposed the question, and 17 people (3.1 percent) strongly opposed the question.\r\n\r\nThere were no significant differences between the responses of the 393 persons (73 percent) who identified themselves as permanent residents, and the 148 (27 percent) who self-identified as seasonal residents. A slightly higher percentage of seasonal residents strongly supported the question. On the other hand, a higher percentage of permanent residents strongly opposed the question.\r\n\r\nSurvey data provided by Peninsula Power includes a list of 182 comments, which indicates about a third of respondents wanted to express themselves beyond checking a box. These comments are not categorized or sorted, except by place of residence. They range from one or two words, such as \u201cgreat\u201d or \u201cgood idea,\u201d to \u201cThis is all bunk.\u201d Some ask questions, such as \u201cWhy not Blue Hill?\u201d while others say \u201cNot on Blue Hill [mountain],\u201d and express concern over possible noise, visual impact, or risk to birds and bats. There are more positive than negative comments, generally reflecting the overall tabulated results on the survey question.\r\n\r\nPaul Trowbridge, Peninsula Power volunteer leader, said his group would be seeking opportunities to meet with clubs and civic groups in the area to talk about the group\u2019s activities and to seek further public input.\r\n\r\nPeninsula Power has received a grant to provide for the loan of an anemometer test tower that will be erected on Christy Hill in Sedgwick to gather data over the coming year.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the group or its plans, visit www.peninsulapower.org. Peninsula Power\u2019s next regular meeting will be on Thursday, August 12, at the Sedgwick Elementary School at 7 p.m.", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": 3, "print_hed": "Peninsula Power's survey shows support for wind power  feasibility study", "kicker": "", "authors": [2], "towns": [3], "slug": "peninsula-powers-survey-shows-support-wind-power", "web_hed": "Peninsula Power's survey shows support for wind power  feasibility study", "created": "2010-10-09 00:32:36", "modified": "2010-10-14 12:01:44", "summary": "An informal survey conducted by Peninsula Power, a local group of volunteers, indicates that 92 percent of the 541 respondents either support or strongly support the group\u2019s efforts to conduct a wind power feasibility study at Christy Hill in Sedgwick.", "published": true}}, {"pk": 2, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 1, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-10-08 16:07:32", "subhed": "", "dateline": 2, "sites": [2], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "Sunday, September 26, drew a large crowd to meet candidates to discuss local issues at the Brooksville Community Center.\r\n\r\nCrisp temperatures and an anxious crowd greeted the key candidates in the Republican Party locally, including Paul LePage who is running for governor.\r\n\r\nThe candidates introduced themselves one by one with a quick intro.\r\n\r\nMadeleine Gay Leach for House District 37 and Jacqueline Spofford for House District 36 expressed their desire to represent locals and promised to be advocates for their constituents.\r\n\r\nLeach promised local job creation; Spofford promised to represent fishermen as her family is involved in the industry.\r\n\r\nLePage and U.S. Congressional District 2 candidate Jason Levesque then took the stage to roaring applause and everyone on their feet.\r\n\r\nLePage was first to speak and said, \u201cIf you feel the State of Maine is going in the right direction, I am not your candidate. If you feel the State of Maine is going in the wrong direction and we need to reverse the direction so that Maine people can prosper, then I am your candidate.\u201d He said currently Mainers are working for the government instead of the people, for the people and by the people.\r\n\r\nLevesque said the government is suffocating Americans financially and is controlling our destiny in the wrong direction. He promised to fight for our rights and freedoms. A commitment to individual rights is his platform.\r\n\r\nQuestions from farmers, teachers, selectmen, fishermen, parents and business owners were answered.\r\n\r\nSpeaking specifically to the fishermen\u2019s plight, LePage said, \u201cCareer politicians need not apply for a job in my administration. I am going after people that have had a real job\u2026I will tell you, the current Commissioner of Marine Resources, if I win, he will be out in 10 minutes. We need someone who has fished, who understands the plight of the fishermen, who understands the state constitution, and takes a look at the red tape in the State of Maine not only in the fishing industry, but the agriculture and forest industry, bio tech and medical\u2026This state isn\u2019t anything but a big red roll of tape.\r\n\r\n\u201cCommissioners,\u201d LePage said, \u201cwould have to be experienced in the industry, understand how state government works and will have to go after the red tape that is crippling Mainers.\r\n\r\n\u201cFor the fishermen\u2019s industry, I am going to ask them to give me some names of some people that you believe would do a good job, to work as commissioner. Then we are going to have a team vet every candidate and from there on we will get three names. I will interview all three and select one of the three.\u201d\r\n\r\nLePage took a stand on education: \u201cThe education system in the State of Maine has taken the brightest and the best and rammed them all into the middle. Taking the bottom and dragged them up to the middle, there\u2019s no kids left behind anymore, so what do you get? You get average education. The problem with average is that you are as close to the bottom as you are to the top. I think it\u2019s time to bring back some tough standards.\u201d LePage wants charter schools competing for the state dollars.\r\n\r\n\u201cLet me tell you my philosophy about education. I believe the governor\u2019s responsibility is to make sure that the money needed for the classroom and the resources used to teach are put in place by the state. In each district they need to decide if they want the frills and whistles, they need to pay for them. The state needs to pay for quality teachers. I do believe in competition for state money, I believe in vouchers. I believe that the most important person in the classroom is the student.\u201d\r\n\r\nAll public hearings and debates on the house floor and the senate would be televised on local access television in a LePage administration. Business people from every industry would go to breakfast with LePage. A monthly cabinet meeting with all commissioners would meet monthly all over the state so the public could attend. Questions, LePage said, are expected, and would be answered by those elected and appointed.\r\n\r\nLePage said continued education in trades is as important as technology, and emphasized that it is equally important for the younger generation to learn how to sign both sides of a check.\r\n\r\nLePage said healthcare reform in Maine would begin, if he is elected, by being the 21st state to sue the government to repeal Obama Care, and replace it with a better, more affordable plan that reflects the needs of Maine. He insisted that he would abruptly move jobs to the private sector, pay Maine hospitals, and work feverishly to eliminate Dirigo. He said he looked forward to the challenge with Washington going back to the grassroots of the constitution and said, \u201cI look forward to telling Obama to go to hell.\u201d\r\n\r\nAll the candidates, including Mathew Foster, running for District Attorney spent time with the public answering questions.", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": 2, "print_hed": "LePage and fellow Republican candidates meet with locals", "kicker": "", "authors": [1], "towns": [15], "slug": "lepage-and-republican-candidates-meet-brooksville", "web_hed": "LePage and fellow Republican candidates meet with locals in Brooksville", "created": "2010-10-08 16:07:41", "modified": "2010-10-08 16:07:41", "summary": "Sunday, September 26, drew a large crowd to meet candidates to discuss local issues at the Brooksville Community Center.\r\n\r\nCrisp temperatures and an anxious crowd greeted the key candidates in the Republican Party locally, including Paul LePage who is running for governor.", "published": true}}, {"pk": 1, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 1, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-10-01 15:35:08", "subhed": "", "dateline": 1, "sites": [2], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "Kathryn Lasky, the award-winning author of the Legends of the Guardians series, will appear at the Stonington Opera House on Saturday, October 9 at 7 p.m. as part of a special screening of the new animated feature, Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga\u2019Hoole. The story is a fantasy about owls, good and bad.\r\n\r\nLasky will answer questions after the movie.\r\n\r\nThe Warner Brothers film, from the animators of Happy Feet, features voices by Helen Mirren and Sam Neill and opened nationwide on September 24. The film grossed $16 million on opening weekend, just behind Wall Street.\r\n\r\nLasky has written many books for children and young adults and is a Newbery Honor author, according to a press release.\r\n\r\nTickets for the movie and the question and answer session afterward may be purchased starting at 6:30 the night of the show.\r\n\r\nFor information, call 367-2788 or visit www.operahousearts.org.", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": 1, "print_hed": "Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole author will be at screening of the movie version ", "kicker": "", "authors": [], "towns": [6, 7, 18], "slug": "legends-guardians-author-attend-opening-stonington", "web_hed": "Legends of the Guardians author to attend screening of the movie opening in Stonington", "created": "2010-10-08 15:36:11", "modified": "2010-10-13 16:20:42", "summary": "Kathryn Lasky, the award-winning author of the Legends of the Guardians series, will appear at the Stonington Opera House on Saturday, October 9 at 7 p.m. as part of a special screening of the new animated feature, Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga\u2019Hoole. The story is a fantasy about owls, good and bad.", "published": true}}, {"pk": 5, "model": "newsroom.story", "fields": {"status": 1, "cropped_photo": "", "view_count": 0, "published_on": "2010-09-30 01:43:47", "subhed": "", "dateline": 4, "sites": [2], "created_by": 1, "source": null, "body": "### Walter Kumiega III\r\n(Democrat, Deer Isle)\r\n\r\nWith more than eight years under his belt as a school board member for CSD 13, and 14 years as a board member for Child and Family Opportunities, Walter Kumiega is eager to serve District 36 as its House Representative.\r\n\r\nAs a self-employed carpenter, Kumiega emphasizes small business issues and encouraging the government to seek out efficiencies. He places a special importance on the fishing industry, which he sees as a key economic force in the district.\r\n\r\n#### Quality of place\r\n\r\nAs a builder, Kumiega said he knows the role that local ordinances and zoning can play in maintaining quality of place. \u201cIt\u2019s the local things that determine quality of place,\u201d he said, indicating that each town protects its own resources in its own way.\r\n\r\nKumiega said the state needs to do a better job taking care of state roads, particularly in terms of regular maintenance. \u201cIf we did more things like sealing cracks and keeping up ditches, it\u2019s a difference of thousands of dollars between replacing pavement and upkeep,\u201d he continued. Kumiega thinks such maintenance, including shoulder improvements, could make state roads safer and more welcoming to bicyclists and walkers.\r\n\r\n#### Party politics and government\r\n\u201cMy constituents come first,\u201d said Kumiega firmly when asked how closely he falls in line with his party. \u201cThe Democratic party platform is an exhaustive document, and I agree with a lot, but if there\u2019s a conflict, especially when it comes to impacts on small businesses, my constituents win.\u201d\r\n\r\nOne of the reasons Kumiega said he likes being a Democrat is that he said there\u2019s conflict and debate within the party.\r\n\r\nKumiega does support open primaries, at least including independent voters, and he does support clean election public financing. He sees it as a way for working Mainers like himself to afford to run for office. He has accepted public financing. He also said that having to raise funding would take time away from focusing on actual campaigning. At the gubernatorial level it is a \u201cbit trickier,\u201d he said, with the funding \u201csomewhat biased\u201d toward party candidates.\r\n\r\nKumiega also lsaid he ooks forward to engaging across the aisle. \u201cDemocrats have had a majority for a long while,\u201d he said. He said his party needs to do a better job of getting input and ideas from Republicans in the legislature.\r\n\r\n#### Rural Maine\r\n\r\nThe urban-rural divide in Maine legislative representation is certainly an issue, said Kumiega. Urban areas of the state tend to have more voting power in the legislature, meaning that laws often overlook impacts on rural areas, or even disadvantaged rural areas.\r\n\r\nKumiega said the best weapon to fight for the interests of rural Maine is the bipartisan rural caucus, a group of legislators who often band together to protect the interests of rural Mainers.\r\n\r\n#### Population trends and resources\r\n\r\nWith decreasing school enrollments and an increasing population of seniors in the state, Kumiega said it may be a worthy but \u201closing battle\u201d to continue fighting for more education resources for state minimum receivers, which include most coastal towns.\r\n\r\nKumiega said he would like to see the state fully fund the Homestead Exemption. \u201cThis is a great way to help residents of the state by taking money off their tax bills for primary residences,\u201d he said. Rather than elaborate formulas to determine where money should be sent, Kumiega said the Homestead Exemption is a way to get money back into the pockets of residents.\r\n\r\nAnother way Kumiega said he would seek to improve the state\u2019s allocation of resources is encouraging state agencies to have less adversarial relationships with towns and town entities. Deer Isle-Stonington School Committee\u2019s recent problems with the state have shown Kumiega that there is certainly room for improvement.\r\n\r\nState agencies like the Department of Education \u201cshould be more of a resource for small schools, giving advice for best practices,\u201d said Kumiega.\r\n\r\n#### Is Maine a welfare state?\r\n\r\nThe question depends on how one defines welfare, Kumiegasaid. Some studies include Medicare for seniors when tallying percentage of residents on welfare, and with an aging state like Maine, that can skew the numbers.\r\n\r\nKumiega said state legislators \u201ccertainly need to be watchful of eligibility, and to make sure people receiving aid are in need.\u201d\r\n\r\nKumiega has served on the board of Child and Family Opportunities for 14 years, and has seen the demand for early childhood education and childcare skyrocket in that time, which he said is related to the welfare reform in the mid-1990s, increasing the work and school requirements for recipients. Since then the state\u2019s Temporary Aid for Needy Families (TANF) spending has been cut in half. It\u2019s imperative to keep opportunities for education open to those receiving welfare, said Kumiega, otherwise those who receive welfare might never be able to get higher-paying jobs, and remain in poverty.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe unfortunate thing is that there will always be people who will take advantage of the system,\u201d he continued, stating that there are improvements that could be made to eliminate \u201ccheaters\u201d but that the system as a whole is sound.\r\n\r\n#### Passion in seeking elected office?\r\n\r\nKumiega said his passion for joining the House of Representatives is clear:\r\n\r\n\u201cWe have an economy here on the island largely dependent on the lobster industry, a school full of children from families directly or indirectly supported by the industry,\u201d he said.\r\n\r\n\u201cIf I can do anything in the legislature to protect them from overzealous regulators and make a hard living a bit easier, it\u2019s worth going to Augusta.\u201d\r\n\r\n### Jacqueline Spofford\r\n(Republican, Mount Desert)\r\n\r\nStrong ties to the fishing industry and a desire to represent the \u201caverage working class Mainer\u201d drive Jacqueline Spofford\u2019s candidacy for District 36\u2019s House of Representative seat.\r\nA lifelong resident of Mount Desert, Spofford opened a pastry shop, Affectionate Confections, last year. A proponent of small business interests, she believes that growing businesses will create more jobs and keep people in the state.\r\n\r\n#### Quality of place\r\n\r\nFor Spofford, much of what makes Maine\u2014particularly District 36\u2014a great place to live is the vibrancy of its fishing industry. \u201cWhat makes these communities great are its fishermen,\u201d she said. She is committed to marketing Maine lobster and fish to the rest of the country and world, working in particular to brand Maine lobsters as the best. The goal is to raise prices and have more money coming into the communities, to avoid people feeling the need to leave the community.\r\nParty politics and government\r\n\r\nIf elected, Spofford wants to serve the will of her constituents. \u201cI want my constituents to call me, I want to vote for them,\u201d she said. She also admitted that she didn\u2019t know how she would react from pressure from other members of the GOP, but she said that she would \u201clike to believe I would vote for the constituents. If I didn\u2019t get elected that\u2019s what I would want Walter [Kumiega] to do.\u201d\r\n\r\nWhile she agrees that \u201cMaine is very diverse\u201d and that partisanship is a problem in Augusta, she acknowledges there is little she could do to encourage bipartisanship. \u201cYou can\u2019t force others,\u201d she said. \u201cYou can talk to them and remind them that they were elected to serve their constituents, but you can\u2019t make them vote a particular way.\u201d\r\n\r\nSpofford believes that opening the party primaries to independent voters would be a positive thing, so long as independents were able to vote in both primaries so as not to \u201cstack votes\u201d for either party.\r\n\r\nShe also supports public financing for elections, though perhaps not for gubernatorial candidates. A clean election candidate herself, Spofford believes that publicly funded campaigns offer a \u201clevel playing field\u201d at the lower levels of government but at the governor\u2019s level is a drain on public monies.\r\n\r\n#### Rural Maine\r\n\r\nSpofford agrees with the premise that rural portions of the state are not as well-served by Augusta as urban areas like Portland, but she isn\u2019t sure what can be done, since state laws \u201ccan\u2019t be broken up for half of the state.\u201d\r\n\r\nIn terms of the issues facing the towns in her district, Spofford acknowledges she has work yet to do. \u201cWith 10 towns [in the district], it\u2019s hard to stay on top of all the issues.\u201d She plans on spending more time going door-to-door, doing more research and reading local newspapers in the coming weeks, seeking input from her constituents.\r\n\r\n#### Population trends and resources\r\n\r\nMaine\u2019s changing demographics mean that our population is getting older and our school enrollments are going down. Spofford recognizes the trend, but thinks the state still needs to emphasize spending on education. \u201cOur children will lead Maine down the path of the future,\u201d she said. \u201cWe need to keep education funding on par with where it\u2019s been.\u201d\r\n\r\nThat said, Spofford thinks there are opportunities to more fully utilize Maine\u2019s aging population for the betterment of the state. She would like to see more job opportunities for older generations, jobs that are less physical but make use of all the experience and skills of Maine\u2019s aging workforce.\r\n\r\nIn particular, she would be interested in seeing a mentorship or apprentice-type program, where younger members of Maine\u2019s population can train in a trade, craft or skill at a relatively low cost.\r\n\r\n#### Is Maine a welfare state?\r\n\r\n\u201cI don\u2019t know how other states do their welfare systems, so I can\u2019t speak to the comparison of Maine to other states,\u201d said Spofford. \u201cBut I do know that a lot of people do live on it, and that it\u2019s easy to get onto welfare when you move to Maine.\u201d\r\n\r\nSpofford supports Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage\u2019s reforms for the welfare system that would have a five-year plan to slowly get people off welfare. When asked what she would do if she were elected but LePage were not, she said that she would try to get a group of legislators together to work on the issue for smaller changes. \u201cA little change is better than none at all,\u201d said Spofford.\r\n\r\n#### Passion in seeking elected office?\r\n\r\nSpofford loves the area she was born and raised in; she hopes someday to raise children there. \u201cI couldn\u2019t have asked for better opportunities,\u201d she said. \u201cI want to help preserve that, to keep it the way it has been.\u201d", "press_release": false, "lead_photo": 4, "print_hed": "Kumiega, Spofford seek open Maine House District 36 seat", "kicker": "", "authors": [3, 4], "towns": [8, 6, 7], "slug": "kumiega-spofford-seek-maine-house-district-36", "web_hed": "Kumiega, Spofford seek open Maine House District 36 seat", "created": "2010-10-09 01:45:25", "modified": "2010-10-09 01:49:40", "summary": "With more than eight years under his belt as a school board member for CSD 13, and 14 years as a board member for Child and Family Opportunities, Walter Kumiega is eager to serve District 36 as its House Representative.", "published": true}}, {"pk": 1, "model": "newsroom.editorialtype", "fields": {"description": "", "name": "Letter to the editor", "slug": "letter-to-the-editor"}}, {"pk": 1, "model": "newsroom.archiveitem", "fields": {"archived_on": "2010-10-10 22:08:49", "created": "2010-10-10 22:10:38", "modified": "2010-10-10 22:10:39", "paper": 1, "groups": [], "expires_on": null}}, {"pk": 2, "model": "newsroom.archiveitem", "fields": {"archived_on": "2010-10-13 15:22:10", "created": "2010-10-13 15:24:01", "modified": "2010-10-14 11:42:35", "paper": 1, "groups": [], "expires_on": null}}, {"pk": 1, "model": "newsroom.archivesection", "fields": {"published_on": "2010-10-10 22:10:17", "documents": [], "editorials": [], "description": "In our mission as your community information service to help readers stay abreast of the issues regarding wind energy in our area, we have created a special archive of stories, letters to the editor and guest columns. 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