the forecaster, mid-coast edition, january 11, 2013

January 11, 2013 News of Brunswick, Topsham, Bath and Harpswell Vol. 9, No. 2

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Arts Calendar ................16Classifieds .....................19Community Calendar .....16Meetings ........................16 Page 14Page 12

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By Will GraffPORTLAND — Advocates

said they were baffled when one of the first serious at-tempts at improving fishing industry safety was stripped down in an annual act passed quietly last month.

The U.S. Coast Guard Re-authorization Act of 2010 provision requiring all com-mercial fishing vessels operat-ing more than three miles from the coast to have dockside inspections by Oct. 16, 2012, was extended to Oct. 15, 2015, by the latest 2012 act, which became law on Christmas Eve.

The revision also extends the amount of time required between inspections from two years to five.

“It was a major surprise to me,” said Eliott Thomas, a Yarmouth lobsterman and board member of the Maine Lobster Fishing Safety Coun-

cil. “I thought they might delay it, but this is just like emasculating for safety. “

Under current federal law, fishing vessels must carry an emergency position-indicating radio, known as EPIRB; a lifeboat or life float; a flare kit; life jackets or immersion suits; a ring buoy; a fire extinguish-er; a sound-producing device and running lights.

Five years between inspec-tions for those items doesn’t make sense, said Gerald Dzugan, director of the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association, who chaired a national board that recom-mended the two-year schedule.

“The impact on safety is not good when you consider much of the survival and safety equipment have lifespans for maintenance that’s less than

Advocates decry holes in fishing industry safety net

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Will GRAff / ThE fORECASTERYarmouth lobsterman Eliott Thomas displays his survival suit aboard his

boat on Monday, Jan. 8. Although commercial fishing is the deadliest industry in Maine, a new regulation requiring commercial fishing boats to

be inspected by the U.S. Coast Guard was loosened last month.

Legislators push statewide ranked-choice votingBy Will Graff

AUGUSTA — So long, spoil-ers.

That’s the message two Yarmouth legislators hope to send with legislation aimed at eliminating the chances of elect-ing statewide candidates with

less than a majority vote.Freshman Rep. Janice Cooper,

D-Yarmouth, and veteran legis-lator Sen. Dick Woodbury, U-Yarmouth, have submitted draft legislation for ranked-choice voting to the Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee.

“Today, there are more third-party and unenrolled candi-dates, and the current system doesn’t work well when there’s a broader range,” Woodbury said. “I think that it tends to give an advantage to candidates that are more at the party extremes,

and are less moderate, which can lead to candidates winning with less than 50 percent of the support from voters.”

Under Woodbury’s and Coo-per’s proposed bills, the pro-cedure for statewide elections would be similar to Portland’s

mayoral elections, where voters enacted a ranked-choice system in 2011.

The system allows voters to rank candidates according to their preference: first, second,

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Harpswell charter school gets initial state approvalBy Dylan Martin

HARPSWELL — The Maine Charter School Commission ac-cepted a 468-page application on Tuesday for a Harpswell school.

The commission also set an interview and public hearing on the application from Harpswell Coastal Academy for later this month. It could grant final ap-proval to the school in early February.

HCA was the only charter school whose application was accepted by the panel this week. Four others, including two vir-tual schools, were rejected.

“The review committee felt (HCA’s) was a complete ap-plication clearly demonstrating merit for each element of the approval criteria,” commission Executive Director Bob Kautz

Officials feud with senator, state over Brunswick LandingBy Dylan Martin

BRUNSWICK — Some lo-cal officials are criticizing their Democratic state senator after he showed support for legislation from the LePage administration they say will prevent local con-trol of redevelopment efforts at Brunswick Landing.

In addition to supporting the governor’s bill, Sen. Stan Gerzofsky is preparing his own legislation that would prevent towns from blocking economic development efforts – another move that has local officials concerned.

While Gerzofsky said the bill

is not specific to Brunswick, he has been a vocal critic of the town’s attempts to control rede-velopment efforts at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station.

“I think the state has been very generous with its support of redevelopment of the base,” Ger-zofsky said Wednesday. “I don’t

see where the Town Council has been supportive of redevelop-ment of the base.”

Town Manager Gary Brown said that while he has not seen the language for Gerzofsky’s bill, he said he would like the senator to identify examples of where the town has impeded

redevelopment efforts.“He needs to identify the

problem before he identifies the solution,” Brown said. “... We have passed every single zoning ordinance (at the base). I’m at a loss as to what we have done

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TOPSHAM — Voters on Jan. 15 will decide which of three candidates will re-place former Selectman Andrew Mason.

Mason stepped down from the Board of Selectmen after his election in state House District 60 last November. One year remains in his three-year term.

Mason’s former opponent for the House seat – Jean Wolkens of Meadow Road – is running to replace him against former Selectman Jim Trusiani of Main Street and Bill Thompson of Arbor Av-enue.

Thompson ran unsuccessfully last

November against incumbent Selectman Don Russell. The 51-year-old is married and has two daughters; he is an analyst at Bath Iron Works who retired from the U.S. Navy in 2007 after 24 years. He served 11 of those years in commands at Brunswick Naval Air Station.

Thompson is secretary of Topsham’s Finance Committee, where he has served since 2009. His term on the committee expires in 2015, but he plans to step down if elected to the Board of Select-men.

Trusiani served three terms on the Board of Selectmen before being de-feated by David Douglass and Ronald Riendeau last November in a three-way race for two board seats. The 52-year-old has lived in Topsham nearly all his life, and he has worked as an equipment operator with Harry C. Crooker & Sons.

Trusiani’s public service includes a committee that explored consolidation of School Administrative District 75 with the Lisbon school district. He has chaired the Sagadahoc County Budget Advisory Committee for four years.

Wolkens, 43, is married and has two children. Formerly manager of Panera Bread in Augusta, she is going back to school and is interested in a medical oc-cupation.

She is chairwoman of Topsham’s Re-publican committee, and is a member of the county GOP committee. She is also the music leader and clerk at her church.

Politics start as home, Wolkens said in a recent interview. “In order to make sure that our children ... have a future in Maine, we need to make sure that not just Maine is running appropriately, but that Topsham is as well.”

She said she wants to see Topsham grow and increase its tax base, and reduce property taxes, but at the same time main-tain something of a small-town feel. She called the school sys-tem “great,” but said she would like to see it “do even more.”

Trusiani expressed concern about a loss of revenue from the state to municipali-ties. “We’re going to get crucified again this year,” he said in an interview.

He said he feels the town is currently be-ing run “very well,” noting it has tack-led some of its big-ticket expenditures – construction of the municipal complex on Main Street, for example – and now has to maintain what it has, and provide services to demanded by residents at Town Meeting.

That will help attract businesses and new residents, Thompson said.

“We just can’t get to a point where we’re cutting discretionary spending to save 2 or 3 cents on the mil rate,” he said. “Obviously we need growth, but we have to be smart on where we spend our money.”

With the fiscal 2014 budget season about to start, Thompson said the Finance Committee is trying again to build a flat spending plan.

“I’m already involved through the Finance Committee,” he said in an inter-view, and is committed to doing the job of selectman.

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BRUNSWICK — The School Board convened for the first time of the new year Wednesday night with two new members and a new vice chairwoman.

And while the meeting was brief, the board voted 8-1 to table a classroom observation policy after a parent raised concerns over whether it complies with federal education mandates.

The classroom observation policy was proposed by the board in December after parents were alarmed by a classroom observation procedure instituted in No-vember by Superintendent of Schools Paul Perzanoski.

“This proposed policy and its regula-tions are more flexible than the previous-ly outlined requirements for classroom observation,” former board member Mi-chelle Small said at a December meeting.

But despite the board’s efforts to mol-lify parents, some remain unsatisfied and want to see more flexibility.

“The one visit per 60 minutes or less per month, unless a special dispensation is given by the principal, is restrictive. It does not take the individual needs of the student into account,” Melodie Huston, a parent of a third-grade student at Harriet Beecher Stowe School, said Wednesday. “It promotes additional stress for the parents of special needs students, who have multiple issues spanning multiple classes, to have the 60-minute-a-month limit extended.”

Huston questioned a requirement that

parents be accompanied by a staff mem-ber during their visit, which she called “restrictive and stressful.”

“It appears to unnecessarily target par-ents of special needs, as no typical par-ents are required to have accompaniment to the classroom,” Huston said. “It creates another hoop for parents of special needs to go through.”

Huston told the board that classroom observation is mandated by the No Child Left Behind law for schools that receive Title I funds, which includes Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Huston said the school had not updated its NCLB policy regarding classroom observation since 2004, though it was supposed to be updated annually with parent input.

Board member Corinne Perreault moved to table the policy to ensure it meets NCLB requirements.

“I would actually like to make an amendment and ask the Policy Commit-tee to make sure that it aligns with Title I program,” Perreault said. “We have a current policy that talks about the obser-vation; I’d just like to make sure they’re all in line.”

Chairman Jim Grant was the only member opposed to the motion.

In other business, Business Manager Jim Oikle explained that Brunswick’s pending $235,000 in state subsidy cur-

Dylan Martin / the forecasterTown Clerk Fran Smith, left, swears in School Board members Corinne Perreault, Chris McCarthy,

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BATH — With about $1.6 million at stake, the city is joining Regional School Unit 1 in its defense of a lawsuit filed by fellow school district member West Bath.

After a hearing Tuesday in Sagadahoc County Superior Court, Justice Andrew Horton decided to allow Bath to intervene in the case, according to Patrick Scully, an attorney representing the city in the matter.

West Bath is suing RSU 1 – which also includes Arrowsic, Phippsburg and Wool-wich – to recover $1.9 million the town believes it overpaid in the first four years of the school district’s existence.

West Bath’s lawsuit, filed last October, claims it should have been assessed a total of $8.2 million in fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, but instead paid $10.1 million.

The suit claims RSU 1 owes West Bath $1.9 million, plus interest. Both RSU 1 and Bath have filed motions to dismiss the case,

Main Street Bath to launch 2013 fundraising campaignBy Alex Lear

BATH — Having nearly reached its $41,000 fundraising goal last year, Main Street Bath is ready to launch its 2013 campaign.

The economic and community develop-ment booster program – which was one of five organizations last year to earn the Great American Main Street Award – raised nearly $36,000 in 2012, about 88 percent of its goal.

The organization also received $20,000 in city allocations for economic development toward its nearly $100,000 annual operat-

Scully said.“They’re suing the RSU, but the RSU has

no ability to raise money to pay a judge-ment, if there were a judgement against them,” he said. “If West Bath were ever to prevail, the only way that money would be obtained would be if the RSU turned around and ordered its other members to pay up.”

He noted that most of that money – rough-ly $1.6 million – would come from Bath, the largest member of the school district.

The matter “is essentially the same as West Bath suing Bath directly; that’s effectively what’s happening here. It’s just through the shell of the RSU,” Scully explained.

“We believe there are a lot of reasons

why (West Bath) should not prevail, and why their claim is without merit” he said, “but we have to actually be in the case to present those arguments.”

The RSU 1 Board of Directors unani-mously approved a new cost-sharing for-mula last month that could go into effect this year. The change must be approved by a district-wide referendum, which could be held in March.

The board had voted unanimously April 23 to change the cost-sharing formula for the current, fiscal 2013 budget, so that a law that created the school district would apply to its entire local tax calculation.

The local contribution from the five RSU 1 communities – the funds raised through taxes – had been divided into two elements: a minimum amount that the state requires,

and a portion over and above that amount. State subsidy to the district had been pre-sented on a form based on the essential programs and services model.

The other local contribution piece was the additional amount each community must raise, beyond the EPS model. That contribution stipulated a cost-sharing for-mula based on equal thirds: student popu-lation, state valuation of a community and the community’s population in the most recent census.

The board had heard arguments from the public in support of the change, but its de-cision drew criticism from some municipal officials.Alex Lear can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 113 or alear@

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“We want to really get the most value out of every dollar that we have,” Director Jennifer Geiger said Tuesday. “... We look for ways to do things as efficiently as we can without cutting back on our activities.”

Main Street Bath’s 2012 campaign raised about $1,500 more than its 2011 campaign, which had the same goal, she said. This year’s goal will likely be the same.

Last year’s community support came from more than 200 gifts, Geiger said, noting that “it’s important to us, and it’s important to the community that we are

grass-roots and that we are supported by ... mostly a lot of small donations. The orga-nization belongs to the community.

“We operate it mainly by volunteers, but we’re supported by the community,” Geiger added. “That means a lot, in terms of feel-ing good about our mission.”

Those interested in helping out can call Main Street Bath at 442-7291, e-mail [email protected] or log onto visitbath.com/shop/donate-to-main-street-bath.Alex Lear can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 113 or alear@




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BRUNSWICK — Councilor Suzan Wilson of District 3 was elected Town Council chairwoman Monday night after she, at-large Councilor John G. Rich-ardson and District 4 Councilor John Perreault were sworn into office.

All three won uncontested races on Election Day last November.

Wilson had unanimous support from her colleagues in the leadership vote, as did Councilor Margo Knight of District 6, who was elected vice chairwoman.

“I am humbled and challenged by this role,” Wilson said. She promised she will be “fair, friendly and firm.”

Richardson, a former Democratic gubernatorial candidate who replaces former Chairwoman Joanne King on the council, said balancing the needs of pub-lic education funding with redevelopment efforts at Brunswick Landing will be his major focus.

Prior to his unsuccessful bid for governor in 2010, Richardson was com-missioner of Maine’s Department of Economic and Community Development from 2007-2009. Before that, he was the House Speaker for the 97th Legislature and served in the House of Representa-tives from 1998-2006.

In the Legislature, Richardson spon-sored legislation that led to the creation of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, which is in a disagreement with the town over the tax status of Kes-trel Aircraft at Brunswick Landing.

Now that he’s a councilor, Richardson said he wants to correct the balance be-tween public education funding and local redevelopment efforts - a balance that he says currently favors the latter.

“The issue of tax relief for corpora-tions is going to have a direct impact on local school funding,” Richardson said. “There’s a lot of talk about corpo-rate welfare for Kestrel, but you’re not hearing enough about the need for local school funding.”

The School Department received a hit when Maine’s Department of Education announced Brunswick’s state school subsidy would decrease by $1.24 million. Now it faces a possible curtailment of $235,000 for the current fiscal year.

The department is developing plans for renovations of two schools, something that might cost the town $21 million when the project goes to bond later this year.

“Brunswick is a local education town, and we pride ourselves on having a strong education system,” Richardson said, “and we’re in jeopardy of losing the benefit of our local public schools if we are moving too far in one direction.”

The Town Council will next meet on Tuesday, Jan. 22.

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

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DyLan MarTin / The ForecasTerTown Clerk Fran Smith, left, swears in Councilors John G. Richardson, Suzan Wilson and John

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Corporate welfare takes many forms. In Maine, business and equipment tax reimbursement (BETR) is one form. In fiscal year 2012, BETR reimbursed some 1,800 corporations $52.7 million. Of this amount, 55 percent went to 20 large corporations – almost all highly profitable Fortune 500 companies. In BETR’s 14-year existence, approximately $730 million has been disbursed, and most of it went to these same (or similar) large corporations.

TIF payments (the return by municipalities of prop-erty tax revenues) are another form of corporate welfare. Payment commitments often extend 20-25 years into the future. In 2011, $60.4 million was returned to 500 Maine corporations. Over the last five years, approximately $280 million was disbursed, and the amounts grow annually. Again, the largest recipients are large, profitable national corporations.

In 2011 one corporation, Bath Iron Works, received a $3.5 million “credit against withholding taxes otherwise due.” Individual employees were credited for their with-held taxes, but since 2000 BIW has retained and will continue to retain $3 million-$3.5 million annually. This subsidy lasts 20 years, or until $60 million of state income tax revenue has been captured by the company.

Beyond the reimbursements noted, the variety of corpo-rate welfare mechanisms seems infinite: the gift, or sale, of government owned property at write-down prices; sales-tax exemptions (which abound in Maine); job and invest-ment tax credits; research expense credits; visual media (TV and movie) production credits; fishery infrastructure credits – the list goes on.

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But no data supports this premise.On the contrary, over the last 10 years – a period in

which Maine’s population rose slightly, and all forms of corporate welfare increased dramatically – total private employment declined.

This decline was most dramatic in the manufacturing sector, where nearly 30,000 Maine jobs were lost. The reality is, new capital investment in many manufacturing settings simply substitutes equipment for labor – employ-ment declines; it does not increase.

BIW is a classic example. After being given $197 mil-lion in state and local tax subsidies to modernize its Bath plant, employment went from nearly 7,700 in 1999 to below 5,200 in 2011. Similar data exists for Maine-based paper-making and construction firms.

Proponents of corporate welfare argue that tax subsidies are a necessary inducement to obtain corporate commit-ments to come to, or remain in, a particular town or state. This argument, whether stated bluntly or more coyly by a corporate entity, contains an implied threat that the cor-poration will not undertake a proposed project or capital investment in a town or state unless a generous BETR, TIF, or some other tax subsidy is provided.

Corporations are often actively (and simultaneously) engaged in negotiating tax subsidy options with nearby towns and/or states to get the best deal possible. This cynical playing of one town or one state against another is little more than extortion – and it is engaged in widely.

Economists see this for what it is: a no-win, “zero-sum game.”

Maine’s economy is not better off when Wal-Mart opens in Skowhegan instead of Waterville. The national economy is not better off when a new assembly plant is built in Ohio instead of Michigan. The only entity better off is the corporation that extorted the largest subsidy from the so-called “winning” town or state.

What a perversity: one “wins” by losing – by giving away more taxpayer money than the competition.

The reality is some jobs have been shifted from one location to another – nothing more. But sadly, tax dol-lars have been shifted from schools and roads, from the needs of real people to the bottom line of the “winning” corporation.

This ongoing transfer of public funds to private cor-porations is a state and national absurdity. It is corporate welfare that Maine and the nation cannot afford.

Next month: A closer look at corporate threats to leave, or not come to Maine, unless subsidies are provided, and an examination of the real factors that determine where corporations build or expand. Also, how to reduce outlays and change the direction of the current corporate welfare system.

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

There’s snow end in sight

OK, show of hands: who has shoveled enough snow?

Come on, get ‘em up. I refuse to believe that I am the only one. And please, no homespun Downeast folk wisdom.

“You call this snow? We can still see the windows on our house! Longfellow wrote ‘The Song Of Hi-awatha’ in deeper snow than this, barefoot. With no coat on. Before all the folks from away moved in. L.L. Bean wouldn’t even have the long sleeve shirts out yet.” Cue the old guy at the potbelly stove hitting a spittoon from 20 feet away. Barefoot. With no coat on.

Don’t get me wrong. I like snow. I like mak-ing snow angels and snowmen, snow forts and snowball fights. I used to dream of white Thanksgivings and got quite a few growing up in Michigan. In college I caught a ride home for turkey day with a girl who had just gotten her first car, and judging from her driving, her first license. We had about 16 inches fall on us in the 70 miles between Detroit and Lansing, where she spun a 570 that landed us straddling the cen-ter line, facing the oncoming traffic, if there had been any. Nobody else was stupid enough to be on the highway. We ended up getting 27 inches that day. We lived. I never rode with her again.

Snow shoveling is the problem, not snow. This last snowfall wasn’t even that bad, but for some reason, I hit my personal wall. It took the form of chilling (“chilling” – see what I did there?) flashbacks to long winter days with the wind blowing through my threadbare coat as I wielded a comically over-sized shovel, my fingers and feet frostbitten. Apparently, I was Oliver Twist as a child.

Fantasies of workhouses in Victorian London notwithstanding, an unscientific but oddly satis-fying analysis has yielded a few theories about why I hit that wall.

One: shoveling is like exposure to pollen. Some people can take more, some less, but sooner or later, everybody hits his limit. This winter I hit mine. The downside of this scenario is that you can’t take a pill that will clear your driveway like it was your sinuses.

The other scenario sounds crazy until you think about it. Then it sounds really crazy. How-ever, it must be true because it came to me as a vision while I was trying to remove the chunky stuff blocking the entire width of my drive. This is the worst part of digging out. It’s an unavoid-

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able side effect of city snow plows’ heroic work clear-ing the streets; no amount of gratitude can make it fun to get rid of. Anyway, here is the idea: snow shoveling is God’s way of asking if you really want to live in a place that has snow.

On that day it seemed there was an amused, but loving supreme being watching me wrestling tectonic plate-sized pieces of ice and asking, “Seriously? You know this will be going on for three more months, right? Five, if you live in The County. It’s not like this is a secret. I do winter every year.”

I was thinking, “Whatever happened to global warm-ing? Shouldn’t Portland be more like Miami at this point?”

“It’s complicated. Anyway, have fun playing with your shovel. Did I mention there is no snow here? Well, no shoveling. The snow parts like the Red Sea when you walk through it, because it’s, you know, heaven.”

All kidding aside, the snow does bring out a side of Maine that I really love: neighborliness. In general, people seem more helpful here than other places I’ve lived, but it really shows up in winter. You often see passersby stopping to push cars stuck in snow banks.

When I got in a traffic accident recently (no injuries), many people stopped to help, even if it was just the offer of a warm car to sit in while we waited for the EMS unit that would check us out.

In an earlier column I expressed surprise and gratitude for the neighbor who used his snow blower to clear my drive. I thought that was pretty remarkable. It was remarkable, but either we are extraordinarily lucky, or that particular good Samaritanship is a Maine thing. During this last snowfall, in a new neighborhood where we haven’t even gotten to know our neighbors, the lady across the street simply walked her snow blower across the street and did our house. Also, just like our last neighbor, she shrugged off any attempts at thanks, almost as if my gratitude was embarrassing. She told me not to be silly, it was fun.

There is only one possible explanation: there is a patron saint – St. Olaf of Husqvarna, perhaps? – who travels the world seeking out the noblest of the noble, people who never hit a wall about doing what is nec-essary to live in a beautiful northern state. When he finds them, he endows them with the tools to go out and perform their good works. It explains so much, especially why I have always resisted getting a snow blower myself.

I’m not worthy.Mike Langworthy, an attorney, former stand-up comic

and longtime television writer, now lives in Scarborough and is fascinated by all things Maine. You can reach him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter: @mikelangworthy.

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Peeved at my own incompetenceNothing puts me in a foul mood faster than some-

thing I can’t fix. That means I’m in a fuming funk a lot of the time, not fit to live with until whatever is broken is either repaired or replaced. At the mo-ment it’s the #*(^%$! roof.

The roof over my sunroom office has been leak-ing for the better part of a decade. That ticks me off because 1) the whole purpose of a house is to keep you warm and dry, 2) it‘s annoying to have pans and buckets underfoot, 3) we have paid two differ-ent contractors good money to repair and then replace the roof and it still leaks like a sieve, and 4) the leaks bring me face to face with my own incompe-tence.

I can’t fix anything and I hate being re-minded of the fact.

I am now getting too old to get up there and shovel snow off the roof, but the sunroom sometimes leaks whether there is snow on it or not. To their credit, the roofers who replaced the entire roof a few years ago came back dutifully every time I called about a leak, but pulling up shingles and flashing seemed to indicate that it was not their work that was defective. The outside of the roof would be completely dry while there would be ice and frost on the inside. When the temperatures heat up, it “rains” in the crawl space under the eaves, the water backs up along a rafter and eventually emp-ties out in my office. The current leak, however, is in the kitchen.

As a conscientious suburban homeowner, I got out after the holiday storms and raked off the roof of our little cape as far up as I could reach in order to prevent ice dams from forming along the edge. Removing the snow just moved the ice dams up about six or eight feet. We discovered as much when the ceiling light in the kitchen began dripping and we found close to a quart of water in it.

After the initial flurry of chipping ice off the roof

and placing containers in the crawl space to catch the leaks, I reached the limits of my own technical competence when I disconnected and removed the soaking wet ceiling fixture. That restored all the rest of the first floor lights and my spirits – until the following day, when I came home from a trip to Worcester to find that the front and back door outside lights no longer work.

When you’re as incompetent as I am, it is im-portant to know who to call when problems arise. Unfortunately, the electricians we have relied on for years have gone out of business. But then I’m not sure it makes any sense to call in an electrician until the leaking roof problem is fixed, which may be never.

About the only malfunction that makes me more upset than the long-running leaky roof is when my computer – and therefore my livelihood – goes on the fritz. I expect lights to go on when I flip the switch and I expect to be able to research, write and e-mail when I boot up in the morning.

Back in October, my corrupt old Dell, which had been limping along for months, suddenly crashed and turned blue. I called Marc, my friendly lo-cal computer whiz, and he was able to rescue my data, but not my desktop. I would have been out of business years ago if not for Marc’s prompt and professional service.

I had planned to invest in a new iMac when the Dell finally died, but the folks at the Apple Store were so negative about transferring my possibly corrupt files onto their pristine machine that I decided not to spend the $2,500 or so to convert from PC to Mac. After using a borrowed laptop for a week, I finally bought a reconditioned HP from Marc for $180 and went merrily on my way as though nothing had happened.

And that’s what you want when things go wrong – a quick fix and a return to normalcy. We want to believe that life will go on uninterrupted forever.

I wonder whether Marc does any roofing?

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Helen Hoffman Greene, 88BRUNSWICK — Helen Hoffman

Greene, 88, of Brunswick, died in her sleep Dec. 21, surrounded by her family. She was born in Ar-dmore, Pa. on March 25, 1924, to C. Fenno and Marie Wright Hoffman, the third of four children. She grew up outside Phila-delphia, attended Gar-rison Forest School, and spent summers on the coast of Maine with her family .

During World War II, while working in Philadelphia as a nurse’s aide for the war effort, her brother, Harry, introduced her to his close friend, Fred Greene, a fellow pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Their romance continued for 63 years until his death in 2007. Together, they raised their four children in Lincoln, Mass., before moving to Maine in 1971.

Greene was a devoted wife, mother, sister, and a good friend to many. Her favorite times were spent with extended family and friends. She loved long walks, gardening, sailing, singing, cooking and the coast of Maine. She was an active community volunteer and a parishioner at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brunswick. She was an avid reader and student of his-tory and politics.

She is survived by her brother, Bill Hoffman, of Phippsburg; her children,

BRUNSWICK — Clara Levesque, 82, of 20 Breckan Road, died Dec. 30 at Mid Coast Senior Health Care Center on Bari-beau Drive. She was born in Brunswick on May 26, 1930, the daughter of Clarence and Velma White Dixon.

Levesque was married to Roger Levesque, who died in 1983. She was a sports enthusiast who enjoyed following her children and grandchildren in their activities. She was especially proud of her husband’s football career at Bowdoin College and her grandson Roger’s soccer career at Stanford University and with the Seattle Sounders of the MLS.

She loved children and animals and would often take care of them for fam-ily and neighbors. She enjoyed playing bridge and golfing, and served as a volun-teer painting instructor for senior citizens.

She also delivered for Meals on Wheels.She is survived by two sons, Roger

Levesque and his wife, Carolyn, of Westbrook, and Jim Levesque and his wife, Ellen, of Bow-doin; two daughters, Nancy Heckley and her husband, Tom, and Marcy Holmblad and her husband, Da-vid, all of Brunswick; a brother, Richard Dixon, of Bangor; a longtime friend, Ray Lebel, of Brunswick; and 13 grandchil-dren, Roger, Andrew, Caleb, Abby, Adam and Christine Levesque, Katelyn, Jeremy and Joseph Heckley, Allison Levesque Feakins, Hannah Levesque Leatherman, and Anna and Seth Holmblad; two step-

Raynaldo L. Saucier Jr., 92BATH — Raynaldo L. Saucier Jr.,

92, of Bath, died Dec. 17 at Mid Coast Hospital.

Saucier was born in 1920, the son of Raynaldo Sr. and Emma Saucier. He grew up in Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1938.

Saucier met his love, Lucille, and the couple were married on Sept. 25, 1943, and lived in Lewiston for the next 67 years.

He was a member of the Lewiston Lodge of Elks and a communicant of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, until its closing, and then Holy Family Church in Lewiston. He loved to bowl and to play golf.

In November 2011, he moved to Hill-House in Bath to be near his family. Saucier was predeceased by his wife and a son, Peter.

He is survived by a son, Guy Saucier and his wife, Laurene, of Bath; a daughter, Selene Becker and her husband, Douglas, of Saco; a sister, Constance Bayerque of West Covina, Calif.; a brother, Maurice Saucier and his wife, Sara, of LaVergne, Tenn.; grandchildren Colin Becker, Erik Saucier and his wife, Melissa, and Kerry Saucier; and great-grandchildren Madalyn and Natalie Saucier.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 144 Lincoln St., Bath. Interment will be held in the spring at Saint Peter’s Cemetery, Lewiston.

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Clara Levesque, 82: Loved family, sports and bridgegranddaughters, Marissa and Julia Martel; and a great-grandson, Asher Levesque.

A funeral was held Jan. 3 at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Brunswick. Inter-ment will be in Pine Grove Cemetery in the spring.

For those unable to attend, condolences to the family may be expressed at www.brackettfuneralhome.com.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Coastal Humane Society, 30 Range Road, Brunswick, ME 04011.

Elizabeth Herrick, of Portland, Sibyl Cry-er, of Boulder Creek, Calif., Rick Greene of Sydney, Australia, and Jennifer Greene of Santa Cruz, Calif.; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the hospice program at CHANS Home Health Care, 45 Bari-beau Drive, Brunswick, ME 04011.

A memorial service is planned for early July.

Samuel Paul Jacobs, 29BRUNSWICK — Samuel Paul Jacobs,

29, of Brunswick, died unexpectedly Dec. 26 in Portland after a brief illness. He was born Dec. 21, 1983, in Brunswick, the second of three sons to Jody L. Jacobs and Debra L. (Rouillard) Turner.

He is survived by his wife, Liz (Ander-son), of Brunswick; his father, Jody L. Ja-cobs, of Brunswick; his mother, Debra L. (Rouillard) Turner, of Travelers Rest, S.C.; grandfather Paul Jacobs Jr., of Brunswick; brother Jeremy L. Jacobs and his wife, Tabitha, of Cedar Park, Texas; brother Caleb M. Jacobs, of Topsham; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

He was predeceased by his grandfather, Kenneth “Ray” Rouillard, of East Water-boro, in June 2002; and his grandmothers, Priscilla L. Rouillard, of Cedar Park, Texas, in September 2012, and Martha L. Jacobs, of Brunswick, in October 2012.

Visiting hours were held Jan. 5, from at Brackett Funeral Home in Brunswick.

In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been set up to assist the family with expens-es. Contributions can be made via PayPal to [email protected].


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Kellett was employed as a woodworker at businesses including Downeast Wood-crafters in Bath and the Decoy Shop in Bowdoinham. He also worked for Bath Iron Works and Jay Brush Corporation, and did work on lobster boats in the area.

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Marilyn R. McLain, 90BRUNSWICK — Marilyn R. McLain,

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C. and Rena McNevin Ramsdel, born in Lubec on August 12, 1922.

She attended Lubec schools until the age of 12 when her grandfather moved the family and the business, Ramsdell Packing Company, to Rockland. She graduated from Rockland High School in 1940, later attending Gorham Normal School and The Fannie Farmer Cooking School in Boston.

In late November of 1940, after his return from service in World War II, she married Walter “Bill” McLain of Bremen. They became members of the Winter

dra (Davis) Kellett, who died in 2008; a brother, Elmer Kellett; and his sister, Suzie Fogg.

Survivors include two sons, Raymond Kellett, of Bowdoinham, and David Kel-lett of Brunswick; two daughters, Debra Davis, of Bowdoinham, and Amy Ha-zelrigg, of Uvalde, Texas; two brothers, Emery Kellett, of Liberty, and Robert Kellett, of Bath; nine grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

A funeral was held Jan.7 at the Brack-ett Funeral Home in Brunswick with the Rev. Daniel Joyce officiating. Spring interment will be held in New Meadows Cemetery, Brunswick.

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She loved every holiday that required cards, gifts and decorations and was gen-erous to those she loved. Having grown up in a large family, where frugality and hand-me-downs were an unquestioned necessity, she loved to shop for new clothes. Her outings to the Maine Mall and to Macy’s were a favorite weekly entertainment.

The colors of the sky at sunset, flow-ers from the garden, the green grass of spring, the wild birds and the brown eyes of her granddaughters were sources of continuing joy for McLain.

The family would like to thank Mary Henenfent of Brunswick, McLain’s friend and caregiver, who was devoted to helping bridge the difficult transition from home to assisted care. They would also like to thank the staff at HillHouse for their humor, diversion and love.

McLain was predeceased by her par-ents; her husband; a sister, Charleen Ramsdell Boyne; and a brother, Bernard Ramsdell.

McLain is survived by a daughter, Paula Harvard and her husband, Regis Tremblay; granddaughters Kate Harvard and Shelagh Harvard and her partner, Matt Karosik; a brother, Ellis Ramsdell; a sister, May Ramsdell; sister-in-laws Erdine Ramsdell and Louise Yates; and many nieces and nephews.

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1/1 at 10:33 a.m. David Mullins, 46, of Bluff Road, was arrested on Water Street by Officer Richard Ross on a charge of domestic criminal mischief.1/6 at 2 p.m. Carey Newman, 36, of Middle Street, was arrested on Middle Street by Officer Mike Lever on two warrants and a charge of violation of condition of release.

Summonses1/3 A 16-year-old male, of Bath, was issued a summons by Cpl. Andrew Booth on a charge of assault.

Shots fired, no injuries1/7 at 8:36 p.m. Police responded to a report of shots fired in a Central Avenue apartment. According to police, a 56-year-old woman attending a party there went into a bathroom, where her daughter found her loading a .25 caliber handgun and tried to take it away. A struggle resulted in two shots being fired before the daughter could remove the weapon, but no one was injured. Officers arrived to find two people restraining the reportedly intoxicated and emotional shooter, who was taken to Mid Coast Hospital for evaluation. Police are investigating the incident.

Fire calls1/2 at 8:08 a.m. Motor vehicle accident on Chandler Drive.1/2 at 9:24 a.m. False alarm on Union Street.1/2 at 10:27 a.m. Floor fire on Huse Street.1/3 at 12:08 a.m. and 2:17 p.m. False alarm on Aegis Drive.1/4 at 6:43 a.m. False alarm on Washington Street.1/4 at 11:17 a.m. Carbon monoxide check on Oak Street.1/6 at 5:50 a.m. False alarm at Bath Iron Works.

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failure to register a motor vehicle in more than 150 days.1/4 at 2:10 p.m. Kristin Mcguire, 50, no ad-dress listed, was issued a summons on Bypass Drive by Sgt. Robert Ramsay on a charge of failure to register a motor vehicle in more than 150 days.

Fire calls1/1 at 5:53 a.m. Carbon monoxide alarm on Williams Drive.1/3 at 4:04 p.m. Utility problem on Jesse Road.1/3 at 6:11 a.m. Fire alarm on Hamilton Court.1/6 at 3:10 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on Main Street.

EMSTopsham emergency medical services re-sponded to 18 calls from Dec. 31 to Jan. 7.

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1/5 at 5:23 p.m. Ryan W. O'Leary, 32, of Pleasant Street, was arrested on Union Street by Officer Patrick Scott on a warrant. Chris-topher L. McKenney, 21, no address listed, also was arrested on a charge of violating condition of release.1/6 at 1:12 a.m. Jonathan H. Davidson, 31, of Emerald Dunes Drive, West Palm Beach, Fla., was arrested on Frank Woods Bridge by Lt. Lynne Doucette on a charge of operating under the influence.

Summonses1/3 at 11:39 a.m. Michael Castonguay, 26, of Pine St., Weymouth, Mass., was issued a summons at Maine and McKeen streets by Officer Jason McCarthy on charges of sale and use of drug paraphernalia and posses-sion of marijuana. Elizabeth Glover, 22, of Linden Street, Allston, Mass., also was issued a summons on a charge of sale and use of drug paraphernalia.1/5 at 12:43 a.m. Adam J. Higgins, 19, of Stackpole Road, Durham, was issued a sum-mons at Greenwood Road and Industrial Parkway by Officer Jason McCarthy on a charge of attaching false plates to a vehicle.1/5 at 8:32 p.m. Myles Q. Gratwick, 31, of Wing Street, Lisbon Falls, was issued a sum-mons on Federal Street by Officer Daniel Herbert on a charge of unauthorized taking or transfer.1/5 at 11:51 p.m. Tracie A. Perow, 26, no address listed, was issued a summons on McLellan Street by Officer Patrick Scott on a charge of failure to register vehicle.1/7 at 3:17 p.m. Brian P. Dowd, 18, of West Street, Boston, was issued a summons on Tib-betts Drive by Sgt. Paul Hansen on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.

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Winter season resumesLocal athletes and teams con-

tinue to set the bar with plenty of challenges to come.

Here’s a glimpse:

Boys’ basketballHyde’s boys’ basketball team

began 2013 the way it ended 2012, red-hot. The Phoenix opened with wins over host Val-ley (72-69) and host Seacoast Christian (41-35) to improve to 6-0 (first in the Western D Heal Points standings). Hyde was at Islesboro Thursday, hosts North Yarmouth Academy Friday and welcomes Pine Tree Academy Monday.

In Eastern A, Brunswick is 6-3 and fifth in the Heals at press time after wins at Erskine (50-48) and Mt. Blue (70-39). The Dragons go to undefeated Hampden Academy Friday and host Skowhegan Monday.

Mt. Ararat was 4-4 and seventh after a 43-35 win at Lewiston and a 72-52 setback at Messalonskee last week. The Eagles hosted Hampden Acad-edmy Tuesday, visit Brewer Friday and play at Mt. Blue Tuesday of next week.

In Western B, Morse was 4-4 and seventh in the Heals at the start of the week. Last week, the Shipbuilders won at Mt. View, 54-41, and lost at home to Maine Central Institute, 32-24.

Morse went to Oceanside Tues-day, hosts Waterville Friday and welcomes Winslow Thursday of next week.

Girls’ basketballThe Hyde girls’ squad is just

as red-hot as the boys. The Phoenix also improved to 6-0 by opening 2013 with wins at home over Valley (48-16) and at Sea-coast Christian (43-28). Against the Cavaliers, Diamond Brown had 13 points, Katie Comeaux added 11 and Kara Fischer had 10. In the win at Seacoast Christian, Allie Helfrich had seven points. Hyde (fifth in the Heals) was at Hebron Tuesday and Islesboro Thursday, goes to NYA Friday and hosts Pine Tree Academy Monday.

In Eastern A, Mt. Ararat was atop the Eastern A Heals at press time with an 8-0 record after recent wins over visiting Lewiston (59-39) and Mes-salonskee (53-36). After going to Hampden Academy Tuesday, the Eagles host Brewer Friday and visit Mt. Blue Tuesday of next week.

Brunswick opened 2013 with its first win, 58-45, over visiting Erskine, then fell to 1-8 with a 53-25 home loss to Mt. Blue. The Dragons (12th in Eastern A) host Hampden Academy Friday and go to Skowhegan Monday.

In Western B, Morse began

Mt. Ararat sophomore Mason Griffin, above, goes up for two points during the Eagles’ 59-37 home loss to defending Eastern A champion Hampden Academy

Tuesday night. Top photo: Mt. Ararat freshman Shyheim Ulrickson finds himself amid the Hampden Academy trees. Despite Ulrickson’s team-high 18

points, the Eagles fell to 4-5 with the loss.

R. Steven ShaRp / FoR the FoRecaSteR

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and quickness training, skills and drills, elite league and games, will be held in January and February and again in March and April at the Riverside Athletic Club. FMI, 841-2453 or 207lacrosse.com.

Maineiax offering college instructionMaineiax lacrosse is offering a high school boys’ college

academy every Sunday, featuring instruction, recruiting tips and advice from the coaching staff of Maine’s top college programs, including St. Joseph’s College, Bowdoin, Bates, the University of New England and Bridgton Academy. Each clinic is followed by 30 minutes of game play. The cost is $175. FMI, [email protected] maineiax.com.

Brunswick hosts winter softball clinicThe 2013 REPS winter softball clinic, featuring per-

sonalized instruction in all areas of the game, will be held Sundays from Jan. 13 to March 17 (excluding Feb. 17 and March 10) from 9 to a 11 a.m., at the Brunswick High School gymnasium. The cost is $75 for eight sessions or $15 per session. The clinic is for players ages 8-13. FMI, [email protected].

Roundup

the week 3-5 and 15th in the Heals. Last week, the Shipbuild-ers dropped a 41-40 decision at Mt. View and won at MCI, 45-32. Morse hosted Oceanside Thursday, goes to Waterville Monday and is at Winslow Thursday of next week.

HockeyOn the ice, Brunswick’s boys

are 4-2 and fifth in Eastern A as of press time. The Drag-ons opened 2013 with a 3-0 win at Mt. Ararat. Brunswick hosted Cheverus Wednesday, visit Scarborough Saturday and welcome Mt. Ararat Wednesday of next week.

The Eagles are 2-4 and ninth after the loss to Brunswick. Mt. Ararat was home with Ed-ward Little Thursday, welcomes Skowhegan Saturday, Hall-Dale/Winthrop/Maranacook Monday and Brunswick Wednesday.

On the girls’ side, Brunswick is 4-6 and fifth in the East Region after wins at Yarmouth (5-1) and Mt. Ararat (3-0). The Dragons went to Cheverus Thursday, visit Scarborough Saturday, welcome Leavitt/EL Monday and Mt. Ararat Wednesday.

The Eagles fell to 0-10 with their 3-0 loss to Brunswick. Mt. Ararat (eighth in the East) was home with Winslow Thursday, plays at Lewiston Friday and visits Brunswick Wednesday.

Indoor trackBrunswick’s girls’ indoor

track team won a seven-team league meet last weekend (Morse placed sixth). The Drag-ons boys were second, while the Shipbuilders came in seventh.

Mt. Ararat was second to Wa-terville on both the boys’ and girls’ sides in a 10-team meet.

WrestlingMt. Ararat’s wrestling team

is 10-5 after beating Gardiner (48-36), Lincoln (48-21) and Erskine (39-36) Saturday. The Eagles were at Camden Hills Wednesday and host Belfast, Lincoln, MCI and Oxford Hills Saturday.

Morse is 4-12 after going 2-1 Saturday. The Shipbuilders lost to Cony (54-29), but beat Win-slow (48-30) and Brewer (42-29). After going to Medomak Wednesday, Morse is home Sat-urday versus Erskine, Medomak and Oceanside.


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Avesta Housing was recently awarded a $100,000 affordable housing grant through the TD Charitable Foundation’s Housing for Everyone grant competition. The grant will be used to fund accessi-bility retrofits at Logan Place, allowing residents with physical disabilities to live as independently as possible. Since 2005, Logan Place has provided 30 chronically homeless individuals with a safe, stable place to live. Avesta Housing, Maine’s largest nonprofit affordable housing developer, and Preble Street, Maine’s primary provider of a multitude of home-less services, partnered to develop Logan Place as the state’s first “housing first” property. The housing first model pro-vides safe housing to chronically home-less people as the first step to change.

People’s United Community Founda-tion, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, has awarded $5,000 to Learning Works. Nonprofit Learning Works provides learning services for at-risk youth, immigrant/refugee com-munities and low-income families in Maine. The grant from People’s United Community Foundation will support the Youth Building Alternatives program, a mentoring initiative serving central and southern Maine high school dropouts ages 16 to 24.

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Ellsworth B. Mills, of Cumberland, a professor of journalism at Boston Uni-versity’s College of Communication and an award-winning broadcast journalist, was elected president of the board of the Maine Center for Public Interest Report-ing at the organization’s recent annual meeting. Founded in 2009, the Center is Maine’s only nonprofit, non-partisan investigative news source producing sto-ries about state government and elections. The Center publishes its stories on its website, pinetreewatchdog.org, and also provides them free of charge to 24 media partners across the state.

Jaimey Caron was recently elected unanimously to a one-year term as Port-land School Board Chairman during the board’s inauguration ceremony. Caron has served on the board and its finance committee since 2007. He also chairs the transition team for Portland’s new super-

intendent, Emmanuel Caulk. Caron pre-viously chaired the board’s facilities and transportation committee, the elementary schools capital needs task force, and the facilities task force.

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The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons has granted Mid Coast Hospital’s compre-hensive cancer care program a three-year accreditation with commendation. A national organization, the commission is a team of experts dedicated to improving the quality of life for cancer patients. The cancer care program at Mid Coast Hospi-tal includes preventative care, treatment programs and educational resources that are offered in collaboration with Maine Center for Cancer Medicine, the Ameri-can Cancer Society and other community partners. The program focuses on coor-dination among providers and specialists through all phases of cancer treatment and recovery, as well as integration with other cancer programs throughout the state to allow for a seamless transition of care at such a critical time.

The Long Barn Educational Initia-tive at Broadturn Farm, which was in-corporated as an organization in March 2012, recently announced its nonprofit status. The organization operates farm-based educational programs at Broadturn Farm, a 434-acre property owned by the Scarborough Land Trust. The mis-sion of The Long Barn is to cultivate a knowledge of and respect for locally produced, organically farmed food, and the environment within our community and throughout Maine.

The cardiology department at the Martin’s Point Portland Health Care Cen-ter was recently granted a three-year term of accreditation in echocardiography in the area of adult transthoracic and adult stress by the Intersocietal Accreditation

Commission. IAC accreditation is only granted to those facilities that provide quality patient care, in compliance with national standards. The accreditation pro-cess involves an expert panel's exhaustive review of the echocardiography lab's operational and technical components including detailed case study reviews.

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Norton Financial Services, which of-fers employer-sponsored retirement plans and investment management services to businesses and individuals, announced that Todd Gibson has joined the com-pany as retirement plan administration specialist. Gibson has more than 12 years of experience. He most recently served as recordkeeper/administrator for the retirement plan group in the private cli-ent services division of TD Wealth Man-agement. Previously, he worked as plan administrator in the retail 401k division of Putnam Investments.

Bernstein Shur, one of northern New England’s largest law firms, announced the selection of nine attorneys for the Katahdin Counsel Recognition Program. The Katahdin Counsel was created by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to recognize the pro bono work done by Maine lawyers and to encourage lawyers to provide legal services for Maine’s low-income and elderly residents. At-torneys must complete more than 50 pro bono hours in a year to qualify for the program, placing them in the top tier of those donating legal services. The following Bernstein Shur attorneys have been honored as Katahdin Counsel: Eben Albert-Knopp, Travis Brennan, Ken Lehman, Arnie Macdonald, Hal-liday Moncure, Jack Montgomery, Ellen Palminteri and John M.R. Paterson.

Eaton Peabody recently welcomed Neal Pratt to the firm. Pratt will be resi-

dent in the firm's Portland office which is expected to open during the first quarter of 2013. Pratt joins Eaton Peabody's litigation practice group where he will concentrate on complex civil litigation, including commercial litigation and construction claims, product liability and tort defense, and professional liability complaints. He also has extensive ex-perience in insurance coverage disputes, employment litigation and white collar criminal defense.

PDT Architects has hired three new staff members: Adam D. Holmes is a Maine-licensed architect who is primarily working on the Augusta courthouse proj-ect. He is a graduate of the architecture program at Roger Williams University and has worked for several architecture firms in the area. Architectural designer Chelsea L. Lipham, a graduate of He-bron Academy, is working on healthcare projects. She holds a bachelor's in archi-tecture from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y., and has moved back to Maine after three years with an architecture firm in New York City. Tracie J. Reed, also an architectural designer, is working on K-12 projects, including a study for the Brunswick School Department. In Janu-ary, she begins a term on the board of di-rectors of the Maine Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. She graduated from Evergreen State College in Olym-pia, Wash., and received an M. St. IDBE from the University of Cambridge in the UK. She also holds a master's from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.


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Saturday 1/19Lasagna supper, 4:30-6 p.m., Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Avenue, Bath, 443-4707, adults $7.50, children 12 and un-der $3.50.

Garden & OutdoorsOrganic gardening methods, Jan. 13-March 17, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 729-7694.

Getting SmarterFriday 1/11Herbal First Aid for Families, 7-8:30 p.m., Milestones Family Wellness Center, Fort Andross Mill, Suite 216G, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, [email protected], $5-$15.

Wednesday 1/16eReaders and eBooks, workshop, 6:30-8 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath, 443-5141 ext. 25.

Health & SupportBlood pressure clinics, Jan. 7-25, various times and locations, CHANS Home Health Care, 729-6782.

Monday 1/14Information session, 2 p.m., Mid Coast Center for Joint Replacement, Mid Coast Hospital, 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, 386-0418.

Tuesday 1/15Prostate Cancer Support Group: Active surveillance, 6:30 p.m., Mid Coast Hospital, 123 Medical Cen-ter Drive, Brunswick, 855-552-7200 ext. 800.

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Greater PortlandBulletin BoardFriday 1/11El Centro Latino, general meet-ing, 7 p.m., 68 Washington Ave., Portland, 749-8823.

Dining OutFriday 1/11Chowder luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., South Freeport Congregation-al Church, 98 South Freeport Road, South Freeport, 865-4012, $8.

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Music and muffins, 10:30 a.m., Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland, 829-2215.

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Saturday 1/19Bean supper, 5-6:30 p.m., Falmouth Congregational Church UCC, 267 Falmouth Road, Falmouth, 781-3413, adults $8, children 12 and under $4.

Bean supper, 5-6 p.m., People’s United Methodist Church, 310 Broadway, South Portland, $8 adults, $17 family.

Getting Smarter Marketing Series for Artists, Jan. 9-April 10, second Wednesday of the month, 6-9 p.m., Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland, 879-5742.

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Wednesday 1/16iPad skill-building workshop, for seniors, 9:30-11 a.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road, Scarborough, 883-4723.

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MuseumsBowdoin College Museum of Art, 9400 College Station, Brunswick, 725-3275.

Maine Maritime Museum, open daily 9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m., 243 Wash-ington St., Bath, 443-1316 or mainemaritimemuseum.org.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin College, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m.-5 p.m., Sundays; closed Mon-days, 725-3416, bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum.

Pejepscot Historical Society Mu-seum, CSI Brunswick: The Forensic Work of Dr. Frank Whittier, and Pejepscot’s Early Scots-Irish His-tory, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., free, 159 Park Row, Brunswick, 729-6606.

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Bellamy Jazz Band, 7-8:30 p.m., South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland, 767-7660, free.

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tailments to the current school budget wouldn’t have an immediate impact on the district, but it will impact next year’s budget.

“In the long haul, its $235,000 less that we have to ap-ply to next year’s budget,” Oikle said. “... We will have to address the problem.”

Greg Bartlett, assistant superintendent of schools, an-nounced the Rotary Club of Brunswick donated gifts to 14 homeless students during the holiday season.

In a letter he wrote to the Rotary Club, Bartlett thanked them for their “recognition that Brunswick does indeed have homeless families who need support.”

The board also announced their first forum for the 2013-

Brunswick Landingfrom page 1


that could impede redevelopment.”For the authority overseeing Brunswick Landing, the

town’s taxation of property for one tenant, Kestrel Aviation, has also become an issue - and possibly an impediment to business growth.

Steve Levesque, executive director for Midcoast Re-gional Redevelopment Authority, said his group believes Kestrel is exempt from paying property taxes, according to the MRRA’s interpretation of Maine law.

While Levesque said the authority was originally seeking legal action against the town to challenge its stance, he’s now leaving the decision to the state and the legislation proposed by the Department of Economic and Community Development.

The official language is not yet available for L.R. 492, but DECD Commissioner George Gervais said the bill will seek to clarify the tax exemption status for aviation companies at municipal airports across the state.

“We have a statute that is being interpreted differently by municipalities throughout the state,” Gervais said, “and it needs to be resolved because we need to have certainty in determining (tax-exempt) status.”

Gervais said the legislation is “strictly a statewide is-sue,” although it was triggered by the dispute between Brunswick and MRRA. He said clarification hasn’t been needed up until now because the issue had not appeared in the other towns.

“I think this is the first time it has surfaced,” Gervais said. Town Councilors Ben Tucker and John G. Richardson

said if Kestrel is exempt from paying property taxes it will take away revenue needed by the community and shift the tax burden to homeowners and small businesses.

“It shows that at a time (when the state is) curtailing funding for schools, Gervais wants a tax break for luxury airplanes,” Tucker said.

Richardson – a former DECD commissioner – said state officials are forcing a tax on local property owners to fund the MRRA redevelopment without proper representation. “I thought we fought a revolutionary war over the concept of taxation without representation,” he said.

Levesque said MRRA is not looking for a special tax break with the legislation, but instead, like Gervais, wants to see a consistent application of the law.

“The issue here is that most of the communities in the state apply the exemption – Brunswick doesn’t,” Levesque said. “All we’ve asked the governor’s office to do is to ask the Legislature if they want it exempt or if they don’t want it exempt.

“From our perspective, if the Legislature says no, we’re fine with that,” Levesque continued. “But to have one community exempt and another apply the tax, it creates a competitive disadvantage.”

Levesque said he doesn’t see how this exemption could shift the tax burden to citizens, because the town has yet to see – and will not see – property tax revenues from Bruns-wick Landing until this year, which will amount to $450,000.

Kestrel’s tax bill is $114,000 for the current fiscal year, or 25 percent of this year’s tax revenue, Levesque said.

“I think I talked about the fact that we’re genarating new revenue for the town,” Levesque said. “With that revenue, the town has the prerogative to use that for school funding.”

For Tucker, the town’s issue with DECD’s legislation is not just about money, but also maintaining local representa-tion for how decisions are made at Brunswick Landing – a reason Tucker is concerned about Gerzofsky’s proposed bill.

“I haven’t seen (Gerzofsky’s) bill text, but I would ex-pect he’s trying to block any town involvement with base redevelopment,” Tucker said, “because that’s what he’s been doing for years.”

Tucker said Gerzofsky has been known for blocking ap-pointments of town officials to MRRA’s board, a position the town has sought since Brown wasn’t reappointed by Gov. John Baldacci in 2009.

“Over the years (Gerzofsky) has been deeply involved with trying to control appointments to the MRRA board,” Tucker said, “either by advocating for the town or others to nominate people or by opposing nominations that the town wants.”

Former Town Councilor Jacqueline Sartoris, vice chair-woman of the Brunswick Democratic Town Committee, agreed with Tucker’s assessment.

“At every opportunity, (Gerzofsky) has participated or

has been the impetus to remove Brunswick’s opportunity for policy-making, oversight or public discussion,” Sartoris said.

Gerzofsky, who has served four terms in the House and is in his third term representing Senate District 10 (Brunswick, Harpswell, Freeport and Pownal) said he has opposed Brown serving on the MRRA board because the town manager’s employment by the Town Council creates a conflict of interest.

While Maine statute only prevents local elected officials from serving on the MRRA board, Gerzofsky sponsored legislation in 2011 that would have restricted employees of elected officials from serving on the MRRA board.

The bill ultimately was not passed, but Gerzofsky said

he remains opposed to Brown’s reappointment, although he would not oppose nominating someone like John Eldridge, the town’s finance director.

Gerzofsky also said he wishes the councilors would put Brown’s failed reappointment and the question of who is in control behind them.

“If this is going to be about a turf battle, this isn’t going to benefit anybody,” he said. “They have to get over this issue and they have to focus on developing the base.” Dylan Martin can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 100 or dmartin@theforecaster.

net. Follow him on Twitter: @DylanLJMartin.

2014 budget on Jan. 23.New members

On Monday, the board’s newly elected members were sworn in.

Board newcomer Joy Prescott and incumbent Perreault, two of the three board members sworn in Monday night, both won by landslides on Election Day.

Prescott won the at-large seat formerly held by Michelle Small, Perreault retained her District 4 seat and newcomer Chris McCarthy took the District 3 seat formerly occupied by Matt Corey.

Grant was unanimously re-elected chairman of the board, and Michele Joyce was elected vice chairwoman, also without opposition.Dylan Martin can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 100 or dmartin@theforecaster.

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said. “They were interested in the pro-gram they were presenting and their education vision.”

The commission will hold an interview with the HCA board and a public hearing on Jan. 18 at 1 p.m. at Cundy’s Harbor Community Center on Cundy’s Harbor Road.

The approval means the commission and the school will spend the next several weeks developing a contract that lays out how the school will operate and how the commission will oversee it.

Joe Grady, HCA board chairman, said his board will now seek to rally support from local advocates and prepare for the interview process.

He said Tuesday’s news was unex-pected.

“I didn’t really realize this was part of the passage, so it was a surprise that there was a vote,” Grady said. “... But I feel like a 7-0 vote to push this forward is a

real validation of the work that we’re do-ing. I feel like it’s a little bit of evidence that we have a strong application ... it feels good to know the commission feels the same way.”

John D’Anieri, HCA’s consultant, told the Bangor Daily News “a lot of hard work” remains before the school can open in September, including finding a build-ing, hiring staff and attracting students.

Grady indicated the board might have a site chosen for the school by the time of the public hearing. The former West Harpswell School, which was closed after the 2010-2011 school year, has been sug-gested as a possibility.

“We have all the information that we need,” Grady said, “but as a group our process isn’t complete.”

The school will ultimately provide project-based learning for grades 6-12, Grady said in December. Initially, it will only serve grades 6 and 9.

HCA’s catchment area will include Bath, Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, Lisbon, Pownal and Topsham, with an expected capacity of 280 students by the 2017-2018 school year, according to the charter application.

Paul Perzanoski, superintendent of the Brunswick School Department, said in December that his department is cau-tious of any charter school established nearby because it could have an impact on Brunswick’s state funding.

Grady said he thinks students deserve a choice.

Kautz said HCA will have a final de-cision from the commission by Feb. 5. Part of that decision will be based on the interview and public hearing.

“The commission members will have a number of questions they will want to ask,” Kautz said. “They will dig deeper into the application itself and have a clear understanding of what (the HCA board is) proposing. The commission will then listen to any input from the public hear-ing, and people will have five days after

the public hearing to send in comments.” Christopher Cousins of the Bangor Daily News contributed

to this story. Dylan Martin can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 100 or [email protected]. Follow him on

Twitter: @DylanLJMartin.

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Trusiani also said experience is one of his key attributes. Whoever is elected will soon have to launch into the budget pro-cess, he pointed out.

Wolkens said that as a business manager for about 20 years, she gained experience managing people and costs.

“I understand when it’s time to spend money, and when it’s time not to,” she said. “When it’s time to increase prices, and when it’s time not to, which right now it’s definitely time not to.”

Polls will be open Tuesday at the Topsham Fairgrounds from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the special election.Alex Lear can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 113 or alear@



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third, etc., until they no longer have a preference or all candidates have been given a ranking.

If on Election Day no candidates receives a majority of votes, an instant runoff election occurs. Candidates with the fewest first-choice votes are eliminated, with their votes redistributed among the remaining candidates. Suc-cessive rounds continue until a candi-date receives a majority.

In Portland, 15 candidates ran for mayor in 2011; Michael Brennan, who held an 850-vote lead in the popular vote, was elected in the 14th run-off round, about 24 hours after the polls closed.

Although, she doesn’t yet have a co-sponsor for her bill, Cooper said she hoped to gain support from Democrats and Republicans this week on a legisla-tive bus tour of western Maine.

“I think instituting a runoff or ranked election is simple and easy to under-stand. And, it works in the system well,” Cooper said. “This isn’t a major change in the way the system works.”

Cooper and Woodbury said they hope to eliminate the possibility of the “spoil-er effect” and results like the last two Maine gubernatorial elections: Repub-lican Gov. Paul LePage won a five-way race with just 38 percent of the vote in 2010, and former Gov. John Baldacci, a Democrat, was re-elected in 2006, also with 38 percent of the popular vote.

Plurality winners are common in Maine: U.S. Sen. Angus King was the only gubernatorial candidate to win an election with a majority in the last 25 years.

Bill similar to Woodbury’s and Coo-per’s have failed to make it to the House floor, victims of politics and, in large part, practicality.

Portland City Clerk Kathy Jones said implementing ranked-choice voting in the city in 2011 required intensive plan-ning and organizing.

Existing ballot-counting systems are not capable of processing ranked votes, Jones said. The city looked at renting

machines that could handle the process, but the $80,000 cost was too high.

Instead, the city hired an outside con-tractor, TrueBallot, to administer the new system and write special program-ming for the election. The company also scanned and digitized every ballot. The service cost the city about $30,000.

“Once they were done scanning, we had to upload all the ballots, which took hours,” Jones said. Some 26,000 ballots had to be digitized, and the ones with discrepancies, such as a skipped rank-ing or improperly filled ovals, had to be reviewed.

Would she volunteer to do it on a statewide level? Probably not.

“Every municipality would have to upload all the data to whoever was go-ing to be figuring out the algorithm to get it all together,” Jones said. “I don’t know, on a big scale. We did ranked-choice voting with one election. If you’ve got all the seats, and you’ve got to rank every candidate, it’s something I don’t want to be in charge of.”

If the voting machines could process ranked-choice votes and aggregate them electronically, the system, especially on a large scale, would be much easier to manage, Jones said.

But right now, that’s illegal.Under state law, ballots can’t be trans-

mitted electronically, whether over the Internet or a network, due to fears about the information being hacked. The law also ensures a paper trail is maintained, something opponents believe could be be lost with electronic voting systems.

The inability to aggregate voting data electronically is the biggest challenge to instituting ranked-choice voting in Maine, Deputy Secretary of State Julie Flynn said.

“Think of it logistically. If there’s no plurality or winner, you are bringing all the ballots to Augusta,” she said, not-ing that she has yet to see either draft bill and was commenting generally on ranked-choice systems. “I just don’t see any way. ... It would be 500 times more complex than doing it in Portland.”

All of the nearly 500 municipalities in the state, which have 330 different ballot styles, would have to deliver

their ballots to Augusta to be counted as a whole, Flynn said. Then, after the election, they would have to be taken back to the municipalities for a retention period, also required under existing law.

Despite the challenges, Flynn said her office would find a way to accommodate the Legislature if it backs the ranked-choice proposals, with a caveat that legislators should ensure the program has funding.

Without reviewing the bills, Flynn said she couldn’t provide a cost esti-mate.

Although, instituting ranked-choice voting systems has its challenges, Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, a proponent of ranked-choice voting, said the new support is encouraging.

“It’s great to see momentum build-ing,” said Russell, who has been work-ing on the issue for years, first as the director of the ranked-choice advocacy group, FairVote, and now as a legislator.

Russell, who introduced bills in previ-ous sessions, said criticism often comes from a lack of understanding. She also acknowledged that technically, the sys-tem does have some difficulties, but said it works well in practice.

“The devil is always in the details,” Russell said. “There was so much hesi-tation about Portland. The folks manag-ing the election system, they were con-cerned it wouldn’t work. People thought it would have all these negative effects. ... It had all these opportunities to fail, in Maine’s largest city, and frankly, some people wanted it to. But at the end of the the day it was a success.”

Russell’s bills, which were previously focused solely on the governor’s race, have never made it to a floor vote.

Under Maine’s Constitution, the governor has to be elected by the same system as the Legislature.

So now Russell is going one step fur-ther. She hopes to make an amendment to the Constitution allowing different and separate voting systems for the Legislature and the governor’s office, known as bifurcation.

“We want our system to be a market-

place of ideas that does not allow for a minority candidate to win. They have to have a mandate,” Russell said. “That’s why bifurcation, a Constitutional amendment, is essential.”

Other voting systemsNevin Brackett-Rozinsky, a computer

scientist who studies election systems and now works as a staffer for King, argues that implementing ranked-choice voting systems not only has serious ad-ministrative challenges, but can produce some of the same problems as the cur-rent system.

He said ranked-choice voting can still produce situations of “voter betrayal.”

“It actually has situations where it can be in the voter’s best interest to betray their favorite, and put the front-runner in first to avoid” the possibility of some-one they don’t want getting elected, Brackett-Rozinsky said.

He advocates for approval voting, which treats each candidate as a separate question, allowing voters to select more than one candidate. Whoever receives the most votes, wins the election.

But, he said, approval voting isn’t as well known as ranked-choice vot-ing, and likely wouldn’t be politically possible right now. Still, ranked-choice voting is an improvement, he said.

Woodbury agreed.“What concerns me is that (approval

voting) doesn’t have a lot of precedent and it’s not well known,” he said. “I’m worried it would have a difficult time moving forward in our political process. So, what I’m saying is, don’t throw out the good in trying to get the perfect. My sense is that there is a lot bigger appetite for ranked voting and that it has more political feasibility.”

Russell contends that practically, ranked-choice systems don’t have the problems raised by Brackett-Rozinsky.

“There’s no perfect system, that’s the thing,” she said. “But, If you’re looking at a system that discourages mudsling-ing and encourages coalition-building, you’ve got to look at ranked-choice voting.”

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According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Commer-cial Fishing Incident Database, 36 people were killed in 26 separate incidents while fishing commercially off Maine’s coast from 2000-2011. Of the total deaths, 27 were caused by vessel disasters, usually induced by flooding. And a third of the deaths occurred in the lobster fleet.

NIOSH found commercial fishing most dangerous in the Northeast.

An August investigation by the Center for Public Integrity, Boston public ra-dio station WBUR and National Public Radio, found that from 2000 to 2009, people working in the groundfish fishery off New England and New York were 37 times more likely to die on the job as a police officer.

A 2010 report from NIOSH shows that from 2000-2009, 165 commercial fisher-men were killed while fishing off the East Coast, making the region more deadly than Alaska, which had 133 deaths.

The inspections currently only search for equipment and don’t regulate the boat’s integrity. Changes to the standards boats would have to meet in the inspec-tions are still being developed and will likely not be implemented for another few years.

The original mandate was the first ac-tion to come from the 2010 re-authoriza-tion act, requiring vessels to be inspected before being allowed to fish. In the past,

the inspections were voluntary.The U.S. Coast Guard can still board

boats at sea and would have required them to carry the proper safety equipment by the mid-October deadline if the time frame wasn’t extended.

Thomas said larger vessels fishing off the West Coast would be most impacted by the potential new standards and lobbied for the new timeframes.

Although death tolls continue to mount, government and industry have been slow to act, with this latest move prolonging already overdue regulations, Dzugan said.

“I think Congress was misinformed about the survival aspects of it and the ef-fect that it will have,” he said. “They were responding to too much pressure from in-dustry without understanding the survival aspects. ... I think this undercuts the reason for doing it in 2010, and in terms of safety, it’s ill-advised.”

And, although this regulation would have helped, Thomas said, regulations alone won’t make the industry less dan-gerous.

“Regulations will help some things,

but it’s more the culture,” he said. “So you have emergency suits on every boat, but you don’t have drills every month or you’re not wearing what you should be wearing. ... People just have to be more careful. That would go a long way to a lot of this.”

That culture was evident before the loosened law took effect, with only about 30 percent, or 700 out of 2,100 boats, actually inspected by the October dead-line, said Kevin Plowman, Coast Guard inspector for southern Maine and part of New Hampshire.

The low numbers were somewhat ex-pected Plowman said, especially at this time of year, with some people not work-ing their boats.

With the extended deadline, Plowman expects his job to slow down, but said overall, people have found the inspections helpful, even if they don’t need them for a couple more years.

“The response has been good,” he said. “Very, very good.”Will Graff can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 123 or wgraff@

theforecaster.net. Follow Will on Twitter: @W_C_Graff.

the forecaster, mid-coast edition, january 11, 2013

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