THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011
VOL. 20 NO. 125
Mayor supports Northern Pass, with conditions BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN — Mayor Paul Grenier said he supports the concept of the Northern Pass but opposes the use of eminent domain to acquire private property for the transmission line. Grenier weighed in on the controversial project during Monday’s city council meeting. “I support the concept of the Northern Pass project,” Grenier said. But the mayor stressed he believes property owners must
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be willing to sell land or easements without having the line “jammed down their throat.” He said he would not support the use of eminent domain to acquire access for the transmission line. “I don’t agree with eminent domain for a private project,” said Grenier, who also serves as a county commissioner. Northern Pass is a proposal to bring a direct current transmission line from Hydro Quebec see SUPPORT page 8
Fiery boom piers will light up the Androscoggin on Saturday night to cap off the day-long RiverFire festival. Plenty of family-friendly events are planned throughout the day, and a zombie filled HorrorFest will also be held after dusk. (FILE PHOTO)
Movie ‘Norman’ has RiverFire promises to be Gorham connection spectacular this Saturday BY GAIL SCOTT
BY BARBARA TETREAULT
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BOSTON — Kim Blackburn, 1986 senior class president at Gorham High School, almost made it back to Gorham for a visit last weekend. She was in Boston for the first Boston screening of the film, “Norman”, at the Museum of Fine Arts. Blackburn and her husband, Dan Bowen, are the executive producers of the award-winning movie that has made a splash at such events as the Chicago Film Festival, the Rhode Island International Film Festival, the San Diego Film Festival, and the Silver Hugo New Directors Competition. An independent film, Norman is being released in various cities on its own, with the New York release scheduled for Oct. 21. Blackburn will miss that opening. She will be at the Womensphere Pan-European Summit 2011 at the Said Business School University of Oxford, England, where she is one of the featured speakers. “I decided to go (to the Pan-European Summit) instead of opening day in New York because I believe in Womensphere. We get together
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Kim Blackburn, formerly of Gorham, is the co-executive producer of the film, “Norman,” which is in the process of being released throughout the United States. Her co-executive producer is her husband, Dan Bowen. Jonathan Segal directed the film. (COURTESY PHOTO)
and come up with great ideas. Women are solving problems that have been going on for centuries,” Blackburn said in a recent phone interview. But, actually, Blackburn’s main focus at the moment is “Norman.” “The reception in Boston was fantastic,” she said. “Everyone seems to love the film. The people involved are fantastic. Jonathan Segal, the director and producing partner, is such a young talent and is on the rise, for sure. This movie see NORMAN page 6
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BERLIN — The Androscoggin River will be on fire and zombies will be out in full force this Saturday as the annual RiverFire festival takes place. The schedule includes hay rides, a children’s costume parade, a haunted village, duck race, kid’s events, and the lighting of the fires on the river and the pumpkins at dusk. The event is based at the Northern Forest Heritage Park and runs from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Main Street, from the park to the Twelfth Street Bridge, will be closed to motor vehicles. “RiverFire this year is going to be a fantastic fun-filled event with something for everyone,” said Paula Kinney of the Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce. Even the weather appears to be cooperating with the forecast calling for a dry day with some sun. One of the most popular new events is Horrorfest which last year attracted 900 people, about double what Theatre North organizers had expected. Jonathan Dubey of Theatre North said the group of about 50 volunteers have been planning and working on the haunted village since last year and promises this year’s version will have people screaming. “It is scary,” he said. “If I weren’t involved with it, I probably wouldn’t walk
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through it,” he said. Horrorfest is rated PG 13 and is designed for older children and adults. People are asked not to touch the zombies and scareactors who will make a grand entrance into the logging camp shortly shortly before 6 p.m. when Horrorfest opens. Visitors will be sent through the haunted village in small groups for the walkthrough which takes about 20 minutes. The cost for the haunted village is $8 per person which Dubey noted is cheap for this type of activity. “Beware of Dr. Zug”, he warned. There are plenty of less scary activities for people and children to partake. The park opens at 1 p.m. with free admission for all and a variety of activities and food concessions. There will be a bouncy house village for both adults and children. Children can enjoy the Sponge Bob and Finding Nemo Bounce Houses while older kids and adults can try the Moon Bounce House or the Adrenaline Rush Obstacle Course. An $8 bracelet entitles one to bounce all afternoon. There will also be face painting and decorating Halloween cookies for the kids. Throughout the afternoon, there will be a scholastic book fair sponsored by the Brown School PTO set up on the amphitheater stage at the park. The duck race takes place at 2 p.m. see RIVER page 5
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