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New buses for upcoming new routes in city

By Michael Kelley WESTBROOK — It will be a little bit easier to get from point A to point B in Westbrook in late summer when METRO launches two new bus lines: The Blue Line (Route 3) will connect the Prides Corner area to downtown and the Maine Mall in South Portland, and the Husky Line that passes through the city as it connects the University of Southern Maine campuses in Gorham and Portland The Blue Line, which begins Sunday, Aug. 26, and Husky Line, which begins the following day, will be serviced by new buses manufactured by New Flyer Industries in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The 11 new buses, some of which will be used for other METRO service, run on either compressed natural gas or low sulfur diesel. The 40-seat buses come equipped with additional space for wheelchairs and bikes, in-seat USB ports and security cameras and are equipped with "real time" arrival information. According to METRO, up to 13 other

Thursday, May 10, 2018

City readies response to chiefs' suit

By Michael Kelley

Two new bus lines will be introduced to Westbrook late this summer. Route 3 will connect Prides Corner to the Maine Mall. The Husky Line will pass through downtown as it connects the University of Southern Maine campuses in Gorham and Portland.

Staff photo by Michael Kelley existing buses will be replaced with the new models in 2019 and 2020.

"Apart from the fuel source, the more

people that are on a bus, the fewer one-per-

Buses, page 19

WESTBROOK — The city is expected to respond by month's end to a complaint filed in court by two top fire officials who argue the mayor threatened to fire them for raising safety and operational concerns within the department.

Fire Chief Andrew Turcotte and Deputy Chief Stephen Sloan filed a lawsuit in in April against the city, alleging the city, specifically the mayor, subjected them to "adverse employment action by threatening" to terminate their employment and subjecting them "to a hostile working environment."

The complaint, filed in Superior Court through Troubh Heisler attorney Jonathan Goodman, argues the chiefs "suffered dam-

Chiefs’ suit, page 20

High-density housing wrong for area, opponents say

By Robert Lowell GORHAM — A proposal to allow residential units in mixed-use high rises in a commercial zone drew opposition Monday night at a Planning Board subcommittee workshop.

Developer Susan Duchaine and business owner and Republican gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody of Gorham spoke against allowing high-den-

sity residential use in the Narragansett Development District zone. The workshop was held to review potential rule changes for such a use.

"This is the highest density I've ever seen in Gorham. I'm shocked," Duchaine, president of Design Dwellings Inc., told the committee, which held the workshop to review potential rule changes for the district.

Moody, whose company owns a large

land tract in the zone, favors preserving the district for commercial and industrial growth, although he does support allowing start-up business owners to live in apartments above their businesses in the district. "We've got the rest of the town for residential," he said.

The subcommittee is looking at redefining uses allowed in the Narragansett Development District now zoned primarily for commercial buildings.

The district is located along a stretch of Narragansett Street (Route 202) and runs westerly towards Buxton from the roundabout with the Bernard P. Rines Bypass.

The district is served by public water, sewer and industrial electrical power.

The Town Council wants to expand

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Thursday, May 10, 2018

City budget approved, school spending sent to voters

By Michael Kelley WESTBROOK — City Councilors passed a city budget this week that increases reliance on taxpayers to a level not seen in recent memory. Over the last decade, Westbrook's tax rate has increased from $16.70 per thousand in assessed valuation in fiscal year 2010 to $19.93, which is among the highest in the southern Maine area.

The $68.4 million spending plan, which was opposed by Councilor Gary Rairdon and Council Vice President John O'Hara, is expected to raise the city's tax need $1.8 million, or 5.1 percent, and increase the tax rate $1.05 per thousand assessed valuation, or 5.56 percent. This would mean an extra $210 in taxes for a homeowner with a $200,000 home, with the bulk of the extra

taxes, $176, going to support the schools.

Rairdon said in "good conscience," he couldn't support the budget.

"We have needs and we have wants and in my opinion in these two budgets here, there are some needs and a lot of wants," he said. "I won't be supporting this. I think there are adjustments that can be made, both by the City Council and School Committee."

Rising taxes and increased spending was enough to keep O' Hara from supporting the fiscal year 2019 budget.

"This is way too much money for us to absorb at once. We used to be an affordable community. Like I have said at the last three budget sessions, we are no longer that affordable community," O'Hara said.

O'Hara said it is "fundamentally wrong"

to put the burden of the city's increased spending on the backs of the taxpayers.

Lynda Adams, who represents Ward 5 on the council said she has heard from many senior citizens who are concerned with the rising tax bills in the city.

Mayor Mike Sanphy said the city staff has been looking at how different communities handle local tax relief to "see if there is something we can fit into our community to help not only elderly taxpayers, but low-income taxpayers." City Administrator Jerre Bryant said it is unlikely that any sort of property tax program can be rolled out for this fiscal year. The program, he said, "would come in the form of a rebate, so the city would have to upfront" the cost of the program, something that is unbudgeted at this point.

While the $28.2 million municipal oper-

ating budget was finalized by the council's action Monday, and the group approved the school's $38.6 million budget, next month voters will have the final say on school spending.

On June 12, voters will weigh in on the school budget, $20.4 million of which will be supported through property taxes, an 8.3 percent increase over the current budget. The bulk of the school district's $2.3 million in additional spending is due to contract obligations, security improvements at the high school and the first bond payment for the construction projects at Saccarappa and Westbrook Middle School.

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Legal counsel sheds light on issue of Rielly’s recusals

By Michael Kelley WESTBROOK — For years Council President Brendan Rielly has participated in budget deliberations, but has recused himself, as he did Monday night, from voting on the budget because of a potential "financial involvement" with the city and his Rielly employer.

Rielly, a partner with Jensen Baird Gardner and Henry, the city's legal counsel, refrains because of his POLITICAL AD

positions with his law firm and the city.

Although he doesn't provide legal services to the city, his firm does, and those fees make up a line item in the budget.

Through the years this arrangement has been questioned, including this year, prompting the council to ask the city solicitor Natalie Burns, a colleague of Rielly's, to provide a legal opinion.

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lic official cannot act in his or her official capacity without self-interest or bias."

Burns said in an email to City Administrator Jerre Bryant that was handed out to councilors before first reading of the budget April 23, that Rielly should "refrain from participation on the specific portion of the budget" where the conflict occurs, but can participate in "discussion and preliminary votes on matters not related to that portion of the budget." But because the municipal budget is voted on as a whole and not department by department or line by line, Burns said Rielly "should be recused from that final vote to avoid any perception of a conflict of interest."

Burns goes on to say "the matter is not clearly addressed in the city's ethics and conflicts of interest ordinance and my advice is based on perception language in the ordinance." She notes state law dictates a conflict of interest exists "when someone has a 10 percent of greater own-

ership interest in a contract, which is not the case here." Nevertheless, state statute also states "municipal officers should avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest by disclosure or abstention from the subject."

While it has been allowed over the years, Bryant told the American Journal that Rielly's deliberate-but-not-vote arrangement is not common.

"Procedurally, I have to say it is odd in that (he) would have a conflict to vote, but not a conflict to participate. Generally it is an all or nothing thing," Bryant said.

Bryant said Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry has been the legal counsel for the city for at least the last 13 years. When the firm was hired, Rielly, a councilor since 2001, was not a partner and didn't have the financial stake in the firm he has now.

Bryant said the city has put its legal ser-

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Gorham OKs new Maine Optometry offices

Other medical office space floors will be available for tenants.

"I love this," Planning Board member Michael Richman said. "I can't wait to see

this go up."

Access to the building will be from Route 237 and the facility will have 41 parking spots. Maine Optometry has several locations including its current one in Gorham at 347 D Main St. Also on this week's agenda, the Planning Board heard a pre-application proposal by Chase Custom Homes for a 121-lot housing subdivision on 103 acres off South Street (Route 114). Andrew Morrell of BH2M in Gorham represented Chase.

Discussion of the proposed project will be continued at another meeting.

The Planning Board also heard a proposal by Hannaford for a grocery pickup center outside its Gorham store along with a 12 by 32-foot building to handle returnable bottles and cans. The request was postponed pending verification of a travel lane width in the parking area.

Under its request, Hannaford in Gorham will get a fresh outside paint color combination and slight signage change.

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million, up $394,682 or 5.65 percent, to support education in the district; Hollis, $4.2 million, up $176,046; Limington, $3 million, up $63,986; Standish, $10 million, up $297,834; and Frye Island, $1.5 million, up $49,712.

In cost per student, the SAD 6 figure is $12,933. "We are below state average," Brockman said.

According to a chart in the district's printed budget booklet, the state average per student cost is $13,473. That compares with $13,146 in Gorham; $13,059, RSU 14/Windham; Scarborough, $15,896; and $13,113, Westbrook.

The SAD 6 budget includes savings of

$677,940 through reduction in salary and benefit accounts including the elimination of five teaching positions – three at the high school and two at the middle school – all through attrition.

"After many months of work and collaboration with members of the district administrators, Budget Advisory Council, and the Finance and Facilities Committee, I am proud of the budget that we have developed to support the changing needs of our students," SAD 6 Superintendent Paul Penna said in his statement printed in the budget booklet.

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By Robert Lowell GORHAM — Maine Optometry received approval Monday to build a medical office building at Mosher's Corner in the gateway to Gorham.

The building will be at Vista Park in the Fairview Acres subdivision commercial office zone at the intersection of routes 25 (Main Street) and 237 (Mosher Road).

Both highways are heavily traveled commuter routes.

The Planning Board unanimously 6-0 (Chairman Edward Zelmanow absent) approved the project. Amy Landry, CEO at Maine Optometry, said construction would start immediately.

"Right now," Landry said after the meeting, "we're very excited."

The site is across Route 25 from Martin's Point. "We work closely with Martin's Point," she said.

The Main Optometry building will have three stories and a basement. An abutter, James Sanderson asked how many floors Maine Optometry would occupy in the

A rendering of the Maine Optometry building approved Monday in Gorham. Courtesy photo building.

Thomas Perkins of Dirigo Architectural Engineering, which represented Maine Optometry, said it would be on one floor.

Drop in state subsidy impacts SAD 6 taxpayers

By Robert Lowell BUXTON —Although the proposed Maine School Administrative District 6 budget represents only a slight increase, the projected state subsidy drops in excess of $1 million, leaving taxpayers in the district's five towns to pay more.

William Brockman, SAD 6 business manager, unveiled the district's proposed budget last week for Buxton selectmen.

The $49.6 million budget is up $991,470, or 2.04 percent, more than the current $48.6 million. "It's a reasonable increase," Brockman said.

The district's School Board could vote on the budget in a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, in the central office, 94 Main St., Buxton, or Monday, May 14.

The district's budget meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, in the gym at Bonny Eagle Middle School. The budget validation referendum will be on Election Day on Tuesday, June 12, in each of the district's towns.

The meager budget increase combined with a big drop in state subsidy from $21.8

William Brockman, SAD 6 business manager, explains the proposed school budget to Buxton's Board of Selectmen on May 2.

The proposed $49.6 million budget is up $991,470 or 2.04 percent over the current $48.6 million. Staff photo by Robert Lowell million to $20.8 million impacts property taxpayers.

According to district information, Buxton taxes on a $200,000 home to support schools would increase $110.35; Hollis, $84.57; Limington, $42.37; Standish, $60.36; and Frye Island, $63.40.

Buxton was impacted the most because Buxton had the biggest increase in state valuation of the district's five towns, according to Brockman.

Buxton taxpayers will pay about $7.4

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Opinion Thursday, May 10, 2018

Boos & Bravos, the coming-to-our-senses edition

Welcome to another edition of Boos & Bravos, where we try to criticize and praise in equal amounts: Bravo to the show of respect for Cpl. Eugene Cole, the Somerset County sheriff’s deputy who was shot and killed in the line of duty.

While the manhunt to find his killer was swift and effective, so too

by John Balentine has been the outpouring of appreciation for Cole by the community in which he was born, raised, lived and served. They say you only appreciate things when they’re gone, and it seems the Maine community truly appreciates Cole and his many comrades in blue who go the extra mile to keep us safe.

What’s encouraging about the coverage of the Cole tragedy is the attention being paid to the concept that our police departments represent a figurative thin blue line between the public and criminals. Cole died defending that thin blue line, and every police officer on the job today similarly could pay the ultimate price to maintain law and order. In a time of unfair criticism and derision of police, it’s amazing brave men and women still enlist. The show of respect and admiration for Cole has encouraged fellow officers, and hopefully the tragedy is encouraging naysayers to think twice before they take our police for granted.

Boo to my fellow early-morning commuters on the Maine Turnpike, who drive as if they’re taking part in the Indianapolis 500. The speed limit on the stretch between Cumberland and Portland is 60 mph, but pretty much everyone drives between 65 mph and 70 mph, or more.

While there are only a couple exits and entrances, those interchanges are dangerous and I’ve seen a few close calls.

Perhaps drivers can police themselves and slow down, or perhaps state troopers need to increase their presence to dissuade speeding and prevent accidents. The turnpike isn’t a race course, people.

Boo to Netflix’s streaming service, but Bravo to its DVD plan. Netflix has about 125 million streaming subscribers, but those customers are missing out compared to the 3.1 million DVD-only subscribers. I’ve been a member of Netflix since 2008 and about two years ago switched

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The price of stupid There’s a subtle difference between free speech and stupid speech.

Free speech is the one guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It says the government can’t stop you from saying pretty much anything you’d like. What it doesn’t say is that there can still be all sorts of negative consequences from a variety of non-governmental entities. Your employer can fire you. Your neighbors can shun you. The media can hang you out to dry.

Free can be costly.

by Al Diamon Which brings us to stupid speech, where there are also negative consequences. If you’re a comedian who decides to pose with what appears to be the severed head of Donald Trump, you should have been smart enough to expect some career-wrecking blowback.

If you’re a Maine would-be politician who calls a student who survived a school shooting a “skinhead lesbian,” you shouldn’t be surprised if the public reaction is swift and ugly.

If your speech to the White House Correspondents’

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There’s a price to be paid for stupid.

Consider, for example, the case of Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro. Isgro was a rising star in the Republican Party. He appeared to be a reasonable conservative, more concerned with addressing municipal problems than scoring political points.

He won the endorsement of his predecessor, Karen Heck, a liberal independent. He seemed to represent a repudiation of the politics of another former Waterville mayor, Paul LePage, and a return to the GOP’s moderate heritage that gave us Bill Cohen and Olympia Snowe. He disappointed a lot of middle-of-the-road voters when he decided not to enter the race for the Blaine House.

Instead, Isgro decided to focus his efforts on stupid.

Actually, Isgro had been doing stupid for some time.

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The truth is not funny — neither is Trump I admit it: I had never heard of Michelle if barbed. But people hate Trump, so all Wolf before her prickly performance at the satire comes off as hateful.

Trump was not man White House Correenough to attend the spondents’ Association Washington, D.C., dindinner. ner last week. Instead Of course, I had he was in Washington, never heard of Hasan Michigan, at one of Minhaj either, before his Neverending Ain’t he did the dinner last

by Edgar Allen Beem I Great Campaign Ralyear. Both comedilies. So Michelle Wolf, ans were more caustic than funny and, for that, I blame Donald another "Daily Show" veteran, strode into J. Trump. I blame Trump for just about the empty lion’s den and proceeded to beard the comb-over lion. everything.

Noting that Trump has been called “a When "Daily Show" correspondent Minhaj took on the WHCA chores last year, he racist, a misogynist or xenophobic or wasn’t kidding when he started by saying, unstable or incompetent or impotent” “I would say it is an honor to be here, but and doesn’t care, Wolf said she figured that would be alternative fact. It is not. Uh, she could “really get him” by questionno one wanted to do this. So, of course, it ing whether he was really rich, which is the only qualification Trump supposedlands in the hands of an immigrant.”

No established comic wants to step into ly has for being president.

“Like, I think you might be rich in the middle of the uncivil war between Trump and the press corps, because Idaho, but in New York, you're doing there is no way to be funny, no way to fine,” Wolf said. “Trump is the only perwin. Trump is such a humorless parody son that still watches 'Who Wants to be of himself that he makes it impossible to a Millionaire?' and thinks, ‘Me.’” But what a lot of the finger-pointing make fun of him without it coming off as mean-spirited. The reason every presi- and back-lashing about Wolf’s roudent before Trump, except maybe Nixon, tine fails to acknowledge is that she could be roasted and could give back as was a non-partisan, equal-opportunity good as they got is that they had a sense of insulter.

On Congress: “I'm here to make jokes. humor and the ribbing was good-natured,

I have no agenda. I'm not trying to get anything accomplished. So everyone that's here from Congress, you should feel right at home.”

On Hillary Clinton: “It is kind of crazy that the Trump campaign was in contact with Russia when the Hillary campaign wasn't even in contact with Michigan.”

On Democrats: “People think you might flip the House and Senate this November, but you guys always find a way to mess it up. You're somehow going to lose by 12 points to a guy named Jeff Pedophile Nazi Doctor.”

On Megyn Kelly: “She's so white, cold and expensive, she might as well be the Winter Olympics."

But the ire of the thin-skinned was mostly raised by Wolf’s zingers aimed at Trump spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders, sitting uncomfortably close on the dais. First she compared Sanders to Aunt Lydia, the enforcer in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Margaret Atwood’s tale of a cruel patriarchal theocracy. Then she had the audacity to make a joke about Sanders’ kohl-eyed appearance.

“Like, she burns facts, and then she uses the ash to create a perfect smoky eye,” quipped Wolf in a mock Maybelline moment. “Like, maybe she's born with it; maybe it's lies.”

Several commentators, including

broadcasters Andrea Mitchell and Mika Brzezinski, suggested that someone owed Sanders an apology. Seriously? Look (as Sanders begins every response), Sarah Huckabee Sanders has chosen to be the mouthpieces for the King of All Sexist Pigs. She deserves no apology.

Wolf’s most biting barb of the night, too true and not too funny, was aimed at the White House press corps itself.

“You guys are obsessed with Trump,” Wolf charged. “Did you used to date him? Because you pretend like you hate him, but I think you love him. I think what no one in this room wants to admit is that Trump has helped all of you. He couldn’t sell steaks or vodka or water or college or ties or Eric, but he has helped you. He’s helped you sell your papers and your books and your TV. You helped create this monster, and now you’re profiting off of him.”

Yes, Trump is a monster the media created and now he’s beyond its control. I bet no one you’ve ever heard of dares to take on the 2019 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, if Trump hasn’t evicted the press by then.

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day may have looked a little bit different.

During the finance committee's final review of the city budget April 23, Rielly made a motion to fund the recovery liaison through the budget and increase funding for the Intercultural Community Center and My Place Teen Center by $35,000.

The motion passed 4-3 with Rielly and Councilors Lynda Adams, Ann Peoples and Anna Turcotte in support. Without Rielly's participation that motion may not have been raised and if it had, could have stalled at a 3-3 vote. Also, without Rielly's participation, the results of motions to

add $25,000 to the vehicle maintenance accounts and reduce the school budget by $348,440, which failed in a 4-3 vote, would have remained the same.

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Rielly’s, from page 2 vices contract out to bid twice, and Jensen Baird "was the winning bidder both times" in terms of cost and services performed.

Bryant has been happy with the legal services the firm has performed over the years.

"Jensen Baird has a really good municipal department. They have multiple attorneys with a lot of experience," Bryant said.

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Diamon, from page 4 But it was mostly below-the-radar stupid.

More than a year ago, he wrote a column demanding that immigrants “learn to assimilate into our national culture and adopt our shared values.” That statement didn’t elicit much outrage, other than a column by moderate Republican operative Lance Dutson in the Bangor Daily News pointing out that our “national culture” and “shared values” are imaginary concepts. Dutson also noted that Waterville has a long history of vibrant immigrant communities that were slow to assimilate, including French Canadians and Lebanese.

Isgro was undeterred. He continued to post material on his social media accounts that could be construed as

Balentine, from page 4 from receiving DVD movies to a streaming plan. What a mistake. The selection was poor. Sure, there were a few good movies and TV shows worth watching on the streaming plan, but whenever I searched for something by name, say “Vertigo” by Alfred Hitchcock or “The Last Jedi,” results showed the stuff I wanted to watch only existed on the DVD plan. After searching for a reason for this paucity of quality offerings, I learned that while Netflix’s DVD plan offers about 100,000 movies, the streaming plan only offers about 5,000. No wonder I could never find something good to watch other than “Stranger Things,”

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disparaging to immigrants in general and Muslims in particular (“third-world hordes”). He attacked the pope, public education and anti-sexual harassment education, sometimes using vulgar expressions usually associated with alt-right internet trolls. He spread false conspiracy theories and called GOP U.S. Sen. Susan Collins a “hack liberal.”

Then, he went all-out stupid.

After Parkland, Florida, school-shooting survivor David Hogg got into a dispute with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Isgro tweeted, “Eat it, Hogg.”

That was far from the most offensive thing he’d ever posted. As invective, you’d hear worse at the average LePage press conference. But it was insensitive, unnecessary and ill-considered. Not exactly qualities befitting a mayor. Well,

maybe Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling.

But not most mayors.

Isgro’s opponents, led by his former ally Heck, initiated a successful recall petition drive that will force a vote on removing him from office. The mayor claimed he was under attack by “dark money funded outsiders,” who were attempting to seize an Infinity Stone hidden deep under Waterville City Hall.

Or maybe that’s just in the movie version.

In the midst of all this, Isgro lost his job as a senior official at Skowhegan Savings Bank (where, in the interest of full disclosure, I have a couple of accounts). It’s not clear if he was fired, asked to resign, quit or was ousted by Thanos.

So, it’s tough being Nick Isgro these

days. His sympathizers claim he’s being crucified for exercising his First Amendment rights. As his wife, Amanda Isgro, put it in an op-ed in the Morning Sentinel, “Trying to destroy a person is not an appropriate response to political disagreement.”

But that’s not exactly what this case is about. Nobody is saying the mayor doesn’t have the right to free speech.

What they’re arguing is that, as mayor, Isgro has a responsibility to avoid stupid speech. And he’s neglected that responsibility in a major way.

Oh, and it might have been nice if he’d apologized. It would have made him look less stupid.

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which, I readily admit, was worth the $7.99 monthly streaming cost.

While I enjoy seeing my red envelopes in the mail once again and I’m finally getting to see some quality movies, I assume I’m not the only frustrated customer. Netflix revolutionized home entertainment, but it needs to complete the revolution by streaming the full library online.

Bravo to the resurgence of bumper stickers. It seems their popularity has greatly increased in recent years. While I find some perplexing and grating – like the “Coexist” ones on, what else, Toyota Priuses, or the “Bernie 2016” stickers that are looking as worn out as the Vermont socialist’s calls for failed policies that do nothing

but bankrupt countries and turn individuals into wards of the state – for the most part, it’s great to see folks advertising their political views.

I saw one the other day that caught my eye: “If you can’t feed ’em, don’t breed ’em.” How true. I saw that in downtown Portland, where it seems every street corner is occupied by at least one homeless person.

Speaking of Bernie Sanders bumper stickers, Boo to his plan for providing a government job for everyone in America who “wants or needs one” as well as full health benefits and a $15 minimum wage. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz said Bernie’s plan would triple taxes for the every

taxpayer in America. Even some fellow Democrats say the plan is unworkable due to its expense. No thanks, Bernie.

You and your ideas are so two years ago.

Trump’s pro-business models are good for the country, and working-class voters are so eager for pro-business policies that they’re willing to put up with Trump’s many circus sideshows. Bernie and his fellow wacko liberals have had their 15 minutes, and despite predictions of a Blue Wave in November, I think we’ll all be seeing red again this election cycle.

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Focus continues on improving pedestrian safety

By Michael Kelley WESTBROOK — The Maine Department of Transportation and the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, teaming up on an initiative aimed at making roadways safer for all, held a pedestrian safety forum last week, the second of its kind in the city.

Between 2013 and 2017, there were 27 pedestrian accidents in Westbrook, including 24 that resulted in injury and two that were fatal (both last year), according to MDOT. Particular areas of concern pointed out at the first local Heads Up! forum, held last year, included the Cumberland Mills rotary, crosswalks on Main Street, crosswalks on William Clarke Drive – especially by Hannaford Drive and Church Street – and crosswalks at the intersections of Cumberland Street and Park Road and Cumberland and Bridge streets.

Participants at the second forum May 3 agreed the biggest pedestrian safety issues in those locations, among others in the community, are pedestrians walking into the crosswalk without looking, crossing in unmarked locations and distracted walking. The biggest behavioral issues on the part of bicyclists include ignoring traffic signals, riding on the wrong side of the road and wearing dark colors at night. Concerning motorist behavior includes failing to yield to pedestrians, distracted driving and aggressive driving.

The focus of last week's forum, held at the Public Safety Building, was to discuss ways to improve education about the laws of the road and better enforce them, especially in those problem areas.

Patrick Adams, a regional planner for MDOT said the goal of the initiative is to work with community members to "make Westbrook a more walkable, bikeable hometown and the place to go to school, place to shop and a place you

The Maine Department of Transportation and the Bicycle Coalition of Maine will be working with city staff to improve pedestrian safety in Westbrook.

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Bicycle Coalition of Maine will create a list of short-, mid- and long-term recommendations that will be reviewed by MDOT, shared with city staff and finally presented publicly, Adams said.

"Funding is not unlimited, so we have to prioritize so we can take action most effectively," he said.

Main Street has more than a dozen crosswalks between the Public Safety Building and the western end, including several unstriped crosswalks west of Church Street. William Clarke Drive has half a dozen crosswalks, including several with flashing beacons. Jim Tasse, assistant director of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, said he would recommend striping the unstriped sidewalks and updating the flashing beacons on William Clarke Drive.

Tasse said the coalition has been providing pedestrian safety education in schools for the last five years, but hasn't done much pedestrian safety education

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"This is our far most focused and sustained look in terms of adult pedestrian safety," he said.

Members of the Westbrook Safety, Mobility and Access Committee will be at the upcoming Westbrook Together Days, the first weekend in June to disseminate safety information.

Other suggestions brought up at the meeting included working with service organizations, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway or car dealerships to get information about ways motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists can operate on the same road in harmony, as well as using lighted information signs like the ones in front of city hall, the public safety building and Riverbank Park and putting information on cable television.

"The devil is in the details," Tasse said.

"It is going to take some people to develop the messaging."

Through a $1,678 donation from the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety, West-

brook police will be increasing for crosswalk enforcement between now and August. Downtown will be a particular focus because, according to Westbrook Police Department Captain Steven Goldberg, that is where police “see the most issue with motorists not yielding to pedestrians in the crosswalk.”

Westbrook Director of Public Services Eric Dudley said the Westbrook Police Department has a full-time traffic enforcement officer in Ferdinand Monsen, but participants said traffic could be better enforced by having a greater police presence at problem intersections/crosswalks. Other ideas of what law enforcement could do to help included more education during vehicle stops and traffic offenses and publishing the names of those committing pedestrian safety offenses online or in the newspaper.

"Police are overextended," Tasse said.

"Departments are short-staffed and money is tight. The problem with police officers is they are effective when they are there, but when they aren't, what happens?"

Adams said overall he was impressed with the outcomes of the Westbrook forum.

"As I sat in the back of the room and listened tonight, there is definitely passion and energy in Westbrook about this issue," he said. "There is a whole lot of opportunity out there. Bicycle Coalition of Maine can't do it by themselves. Maine DOT can't do it by ourselves."

Tasse said the Heads Up! initiative is taking place in 21 of Maine's most densely populated communities, including Greater Portland, Lewiston/Auburn, Biddeford/Saco, the mid-coast and Bangor.

Tasse said those 21 areas represent 68 percent of pedestrian accidents and 30 percent of fatalities.

Michael Kelley can be reached at 7813661 x 125 or mkelley@keepmecurrent. com or on Twitter @mkelleynews

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Potluck with Purpose The monthly series Potluck With a Purpose continues at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, at Summit Community Church (formerly South Gorham Baptist Church), 53 County Road, Gorham.

The series combats Tricia Grant human trafficking and the guest speaker is Tricia Grant.

"We are extremely fortunate to have Tricia Grant as our presenter," series organizer Cindy Elder said in a press release. "Tricia was trafficked as young girl in Lewiston, Maine, and is now

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an accomplished survivor leader who shares her experiences as a means of educating and preventing vulnerable young people from becoming victims of human trafficking."

Grant, Elder said, is certified to teach several curricula on human trafficking prevention to children and young adults in our schools and colleges. Elder invites parents, educators and members of school committees to attend Grant's presentation.

"Awareness of modern day slavery is increasing and steady progress is being made on many initiatives focusing on all aspects of this evil, both locally and around the world," Elder said.

Those attending are asked to take food to share for the potluck meal.

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The Gorham Historical Society Archives, 28 School St., is open from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursdays through June.

The archives will be closed during July, reopening in August.

Gorham residents may discard brush from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 19, at the Public Works facility, 80 Huston Road.

This is a residents-only drop-off; no commercial drop-offs will be accepted.

Stumps will not be accepted, either.

As always, leaves and grass clippings (no lawn/leaf bags please) will be accepted at Public Works in the designated spot throughout the season.

Memorial Day parade Gorham Recreation Department is organizing the town's annual Memorial Day parade set for Monday, May 28.

The parade will form at 10 a.m. and step off at 11 a.m. Units and individuals interested in participating should register with the department at 222-1630.

U.S. taxpayer debt The Bureau of the Fiscal Service reported on May 3 that the U.S. public debt was $21,033,707,724,786.27.

Briefs Gorham police seek two male burglary suspects GORHAM — Det. Steven Rappold of Gorham Police Department is asking the public's help to identify two burglary suspects caught on video at about 2 a.m. on April 24 at a local business in Gorham Village.

"The two males were caught on video surveillance illegally entering and stealing an undisclosed amount of cash from the register located at the front

of the business," Rappold said in a press release.

Police described on suspect as "a white, large-built male, approximately 30 to early 40 years of age, wearing a half-zip pullover, a baseball cap, blue jeans and sneakers. This male also appears to have partial facial hair and was wearing black rim eyeglasses.

The second suspect was described as "a black male, thin build, shorter in stature, and wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the hood over his head and

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partially covering his face, also possibly wearing jeans, and sneakers."

Anyone with information is urged to call Rappold at 222-1697 or email srappold@gorham.me.us.

Two businesses partner with entrepreneur center WESTBROOK — North Spore and Black Dinah Chocolatiers have been chosen to take part in the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs' 2018-2019 Culivator Food, Beverage and Agriculture Accelorator Program.

North Spore, started in 2014, is a mushroom cultivation and product company based in the Dana Warp Mill at 90 Bridge St. Black Dinah, a chocolate company that dates back to 2007, has a factory store in the Edwards Block Building at 859 Main St. and a tasting room in Blue Hill.

Through the program's partnerships with local businesses, Maine Center for Entrepreneurs will support "the growth of these companies over the next 12 months by providing hands-on strategic assessments and planning sessions, tailored professional resources, and interactive business forums focused on overcoming the specific strategic challenges they face as they attempt to grow and scale."

“We have selected a strong group of companies who are hungry for devel-

opment and growth,” said Sue Hanson, cultivator program manager.

The program kicked off April 23.

Possible drug exposure sends officers to hospital PORTLAND — Intake officers at the Cumberland County Jail had to be taken to Maine Medical Center for possible fentanyl exposure May 4, after a struggle processing a Westbrook man on drug charges.

Intake officers were processing Brent Gross, 29, of Westbrook, who had been arrested by city police on charges of possession and trafficking of fentanyl and trafficking prison contraband.

As Gross was being searched, a press release said, he refused to give up the drugs or comply with jail staff. Other officers had to come assist and Gross had to be restrained and removed from the room.

During the struggle, some of the drugs fell and one opened, causing powder to go airborne, the press release said. The officers were taken to Maine Medial Center, treated and were released.

The jail's intake was closed for two hours as officers decontaminated and cleaned the area per Drug Enforcement Agency requirements and under the guidance of Captain Steve Butts. The rest of the facility was put on temporary lock down during the cleanup.

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The yellow sea of 10,000 daffodils planted last fall at South Buxton Cemetery at Tory Hill, intersection of routes 202 and 112, makes a colorful spring splash. Richard and Beverly Atkinson donated the bulbs. Richard is president of the cemetery's association.

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Genealogical workshop Buxton-Hollis Historical Society is hosting a genealogical workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 12, at its history center, 100 Main St. (Route 4A), Bar Mills.

The interactive workshop will feature resources and research methods. The society's Past President Brent Hill and librarian Nancy Pierce will lead an informative presentation using local case histories and your own queries to help you uncover your family’s genealogy.

Those planning to attend should leave a message at 929-1684 so that sufficient materials will be available.

Donations are always gratefully accepted and are used towards the society's on-going capital improvements.

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Pictured at a recent Rotary meeting are, from left, Rotarian/Discover Downtown Westbrook Vice President Phil Spiller, Waterstone Properties Business Director Greg Day and Rotarian President Bill Chadwick.

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Waterstone at Rotary Westbrook’s new business partner, Waterstone Properties Group, recently attended the Westbrook-Gorham Rotary's weekly service luncheon to present its vision of its redevelopment of the former Blue Rock / Pike Industries quarry.

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One of the largest simultaneous challenges and opportunities, the Rotary said, is to incorporate the nearly 400foot deep, 25-acre quarry into the overall design. "Hoping to have the project fully developed within three to five years, Waterstone has engaged with numerous local groups like Discover Downtown Westbrook and the tourism-focused Visit Portland as part of its efforts," the press release said.

Poetry series Lowry's Lodge poetry series continues at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, at Continuum for Creativity, 863 Main St., Westbrook.

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Pharmacists prepare to prescribe overdose-reversing drug

By David Harry and Matt Junker AUGUSTA — The president of the Maine Board of Pharmacy expects new rules aimed at increasing access to the opioid overdose-reversing drug naloxone to be finalized by the middle of the month.

"The rules are actually finalized, pretty much," Joe Bruno said May 4.

Bruno said the new rules allowing pharmacists to prescribe and dispense naloxone – sold under the name Narcan – are headed towards the finish line after months of rule-making and some contention.

Bruno said the new rules, if finalized, will include no minimum age pharmacists can prescribe naloxone to, a change to rules first passed by the board in February that mirrors a law passed recently in Augusta over the veto of Gov. Paul LePage.

Under the new rules, pharmacists who take two hours of training would be able to write prescriptions for the drug, which can block the effects of opioids, including heroin and fentanyl. Currently, pharmacists can only fill prescriptions for naloxone.

Bruno explained the rules are now being reviewed by the Maine attorney general's office following the pharmacy

board's approval.

"We've been promised it will be very quick," said Bruno said, whose goal is to have the rules officially finalized by May 15.

Bruno, the president and CEO of a pharmacy chain with nine locations in Maine, said he has already taken the two-hour training and the Maine Pharmacy Association and the University of New England are working to help pharmacists access the necessary training resources.

Maine Pharmacy Association President Cassandra Parsons said in a statement that her organization is developing a continuing education course to train pharmacists in anticipation of the naloxone rules being finalized. She said the two-hour training will be available at the group's fall meeting. The association is also exploring options for online training.

"Our members realize this is just a small part of the fight against opiate addiction, but one that our association feels can be helpful during this battle," Parsons said.

In Portland, University of New England Associate Professor and Residency Director at the College of Pharmacy Ken McCall said Monday a training program exists for students.

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Overdose prevention efforts in Portland include the distribution of Narcan; Moira Hoff last June receives an inhaler from needle exchange volunteer Hilary Esslinger. Narcan will soon be available to people of all ages with a pharmacist's prescription.

File photo By next month, McCall said UNE will also offer online training as part of a continuing education program for pharmacists in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire.

Pharmacists will be trained in 13 specific areas mandated under the new rules, including risk factors, recognizing signs of an overdose and counseling families and friends about opioid use and overdoses.

Naloxone has been available and known by pharmacists for decades, although some of the delivery systems are newer.

Pharmacists prescribing medicines such as flu vaccinations is not uncommon in Maine, McCall said.

On Monday, Hannaford Bros. spokesman Eric Blom said the company will train its pharmacists to prescribe naloxone once the rules are in place. Company pharmacies already sell naloxone when prescribed by physicians.

McCall emphasized naloxone is only part of how to help an overdose victim.

"It is important any time you administer naloxone, that you call 911 as well," he said.

In February, the pharmacy board pro-

posed rules restricting naloxone prescriptions from pharmacists to people age 21 or older.

Bruno said in February that the 21-yearold age restriction was a compromise to satisfy Gov. Paul LePage. At the time, LePage's office equated the age restriction to the one for buying tobacco products.

In response, state Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, speaker of the Maine House, sponsored LD 1892 to specifically remove the age limit.

LD 1892 establishes that pharmacists can prescribe and dispense naloxone "to an individual of any age at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose."

The Legislature overrode LePage's veto May 2.

"This bill will now be a law and we will finally have the clarity necessary to dispense this life-saving drug," Gideon said in a May 2 press release.

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Democratic primary sets up contest for county DA

By David Harry PORTLAND — Five candidates hope to replace Cumberland County District Attorney Stephanie Anderson, who is retiring after 27 years.

The three Democrats – Jon Gale, Seth Levy and Frayla Tarpinian – will compete in their party's June 12 primary. The winner will face Republican Randall Bates and possibly independent Jonathan Sahrbeck in the Nov. 6 general election.

Bates, of 30 Tannery Lane in Yarmouth, is an attorney who has also served on the Yarmouth Town Council.

Sahrbeck, of 60 Longfellow Drive, Cape Elizabeth, is a Cumberland County assistant district attorney. He has filed to raise funds with the Maine Ethics Commission and has until June 1 to submit nominating papers to the Maine Secretary of State's office.

Jon Gale In a primary election where the candidates share similar views about the needed direction of criminal justice, Gale said his experience counts.

"I have practiced far longer, and my practice has been primarily in the county where our race is," Gale said. "I have far greater experience on both sides as a

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prosecutor and defense attorney."

Gale, 50, lives in Portland. He has been a defense attorney since 2004, but was also an intern with the DA's office and an assistant district attorney in Aroostook and York counties.

"This is an enormous opportunity to affect positive change. There is a movement nationally to change the way we prosecute and focus on root causes of criminal behavior," he said.

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Tarpinian Gale has worked with Restorative Justice to bring offenders and victims together to talk about actions and consequences.

Efforts to have a meeting between police and the 17 people arrested in Portland July 15, 2016, during a protest supporting the Black Lives Matter movement did not come to fruition, but Gale said the principle remains intact.

"Giving a young person a theft conviction rather than an opportunity to avoid

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the conviction while making the victim whole and learning from his or her mistake is bad policy," he said.

Assessing cases to determine whether diversion or prosecution is the proper course can be challenging, Gale said.

"There are nuanced and challenging questions that have to be addressed on a case-by-case basis," he said. "What I am suggesting is a lot harder work."

Yet Gale said is it necessary because of the costs of incarceration when measured against the costs or deterrence and treatments.

"The way I talk about being a DA is what is most effective," he said. "It happens that what is most effective is also the most humane."

He promised a pragmatic approach to reducing crime that would not lose focus on prosecuting violent crimes.

"We have to balance our approach between desire to address root causes, and at times the need for immediate police intervention," Gale said. "In domestic violence and sex cases, the first question that must be answered is, how do we best maximize the safety of the victim going forward?"

Gale said he has heard the same con-

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Three Democrats in running for county probate judge

PORTLAND — The June 12 Democratic primary may determine Cumberland County's next judge of probate.

Paul Aranson, Charles Kahill and Ruben Segal are running on the Democratic ticket. No Republican candidates have filed, and the Maine Ethics Commission does not list any unenrolled candidates who registered to raise

money for a candidacy.

Unenrolled candidates have until June 1 to file nomination papers with the Maine Secretary of State's office.

Incumbent Judge Joseph Mazziotti is not seeking a third term in the office that oversees the county Probate Court.

According to the county website, the court handles 25 percent of all probate

filings in the state. Filings include last wills and testaments, estate distributions, name changes and adoptions, and guardianships and conservatorships.

Aranson, of Scarborough, is a former Cumberland County district attorney who ran unsuccessfully for the Maine House of Representatives in 2012 and 2014.

Kahill, of South Portland, has been in private legal practice for more than 40 years.

Segal, of Portland, is also in private practice. He works with bankruptcy cases, wills and estates, and criminal defense, according to the announcement of his candidacy.

— David Harry

Democratic primary, from page 11

people who are sitting in jail are not sitting in jail just because they are poor," he said.

Levy plans to have better assessments of cases when people are arrested to determine if diversion or prosecution is needed. The assessments would also direct those arrested to needed services. A diversionary approach, bringing the accused and victims together to discuss low-level crimes, can foster a better understanding on both sides, he said.

Levy said a youth court should also be considered for people from 18-24 years old who commit nonviolent offenses, because jail sentences will not rehabilitate them.

“The sea change goes from the straight and narrow of prosecute, punish and incarcerate,” Levy said.

Diversion will not occur with violent crimes, especially those involving domestic and sexual abuse, Levy said.

On his website, Levy describes sexual abuse he suffered as a child. The experience directed him to a career in law because the perpetrator was convicted and received a long sentence.

It happened because investigators and prosecutors believed in Levy and wanted justice, he said.

"Crimes are unreported and the sentences are not long enough. Victims need to know they will be safe," Levy said. "If we have the evidence someone has convicted a crime in a sex offense case, we will not negotiate it down."

Levy promised to diversify the office staff, based on race, gender and socioeconomics, and to have services at all

three county courts in Portland, Bridgton and West Bath.

"Even if it means I have to recruit," he said.

Frayla Tarpinian "I decided to run because I felt like everything I had done up to this moment had given me the skills," Tarpinian said.

Tarpinian, 37, is resident of Windham.

She leads the Kennebec County District Attorney’s Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse Unit Office. Before joining that office in 2013, she was a defense attorney in private practices.

"I have been able to move up in the office and look at the system," she said.

"I know how to make and implement policy."

Tarpinian also wants a DA's office that considers the benefits of harm reduction and diversionary programs for the nonviolent offenders.

"I believe harm reduction is the only path forward," she said. "It addresses the rates of incarceration and the issues pushed on to the criminal justice system that are really public health issues."

Like Levy, she has also served as a defense counsel for the Co-Occurring Disorders and Veterans Court in Augusta.

The lack of services, including "housing-first" approaches to stabilize lives and needed expansion of MaineCare, are beyond what a district attorney can do, but Tarpinian said the DA’s office can do more.

"They can push policies to move it forward," she said. "The key is reaching team leaders so they understand there

are new policies in place, and enforcing the policies."

Harm reduction and diversion strategies will become part of the process in courts in Bridgton and West Bath, Tarpinian said, even though providing services and treatment in rural areas can be more difficult than in Portland.

"I am very interested in progressive reform. It is important to understand the kind of discretion a DA has,” she said.

Harm reduction and diversion policies to reduce jail sentences for lesser crimes will be coupled with a more aggressive prosecution of sexual assault crimes, Tarpinian said.

"If we have the basis to believe beyond a reasonable doubt that person was sexually assaulted, we need to prosecute it.

I want to take those cases forward," she said.

But Tarpinian said sentencing can be more nuanced.

"I don’t believe in sentences for the purposes of sentences," she said. "That is ego ... but I also need to ensure as a prosecutor people are safe."

The DA's office also needs a more diverse staff, Tarpinian said.

"It is important to have representation. A difference of ideas is important for two reasons," she said. "It is important to understand people’s perspectives, and important for people on the outside looking in to feel there is equal representation."

David Harry can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 110 or dharry@theforecaster.net. Follow him on Twitter: @DavidHarry8.

cerns in Harpswell as in Bayside, and knows there are limitations in what can be done to help people get services instead of sentences.

"There are inadequate resources for everybody. With that said, those resources can be used to a greater degree than they are now by folks in the criminal justice system," he said.

Seth Levy "If the constituency wants more of the same, I don’t want that job," Levy said. "If they want fundamental change, then I am that person."

Levy, 54, of Portland, has a private practice with offices in Portland and Brunswick and has served as a defense counsel on the Co-Occurring Disorders and Veterans Court in Augusta.

"I was very moved by what these veterans have experienced," he said. "The program has been so effective, we need it down here."

In his practice as a defense attorney, Levy has worked with "people struggling with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, and poverty," said Levy, who sees more value in getting needed services for clients than continued incarceration for smaller crimes.

He has represented children as a guardian ad litem, appointed by courts to determine what is in the best interest of a child in cases that include divorce.

Levy said there won't be much he doesn't change in the DA's office.

"I want to reform the cash bail system so

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Gorham ramps up late, bests Bonny Eagle

By Adam Birt STANDISH — Bonny Eagle hung tight with visiting Gorham through four innings on Monday afternoon, but the Rams’ bats woke up in the late going, and looked their best in the very last inning. Gorham tallied four in the seventh – Grace McGouldrick, Kiana Tracey, Sarah Juskiewicz and Morgan Roast all scored – to top the Scots 6-1 in the end.

“Some of our girls definitely stepped up to the plate,” Gorham head coach Renee Whipkey said of her team’s last-minute fireworks. “Our bats are better than we showed in the first couple innings, and for whatever reason, they decided to wake up and get swinging.”

“It was like, the kettle was going to blow up, but when was it going to happen, and on which side?” Bonny Eagle head coach Jan Corliss said of the contest, chuckling.

“The thing is,” Corliss said, “we had to bounce back from a Cheverus loss.

We came out at 7:15 on Saturday morning, prom day, and did batting practice until 9:30 – because they wanted to. They chose to do it. And it made a big difference today.”

Both defenses played excellently throughout the game; Bonny Eagle got its first chance to shine during Gorham’s

Gorham pitcher Grace McGouldrick hurls a ball toward home. opening ups as pitcher Morgan Doughty threw to contact: Doughty lured Rams leadoff hitter Tatyanna Biamby into a 4-3 groundout; Biamby’s follow-up, Kali Perry, into an infield flyout to first; and Perry’s follow-up, McGouldrick, into a flyout to centerfield.

Staff photos by Adam Birt

Mackenzie Emery anchored the Scots’ defense at first, while Hannah Kaspareen guarded second and Emma Steinbuchel center.

For her part, McGouldrick, on the mound for Gorham, K-ed Scots Sarah Champagne and Sydney Gillingham in

the bottom of the inning. McGouldrick gave up a line drive to Emery – but it was a drive straight to first, where Shay Harris snatched it from midair.

“Coming off a busy week, our defense has definitely started to click,” Whipkey said. “Girls getting more comfortable in positions they’re playing. Sometimes that takes a few games into the season, especially when you practice indoors for a majority of April.

“But I give credit to Bonny Eagle, because they definitely played a great defensive game as well.”

The second unfolded scorelessly as well; the third, however, saw both sides get on the board. Roast tallied first: She walked onto base, advanced on a Michelle Rowe sac bunt, advanced again on a Lydia Drew sac bunt and rounded to home on a Biamby single grounder into right. 1-0, Gorham.

Scot Ari Mejias, however, was not about to go quietly into defeat, and instead responded ferociously: Mejias connected with McGouldrick’s first pitch, during Bonny Eagle’s next ups, sending the ball sailing, sailing, sailing, gone – over the rightfield fence, a solo homer for 1-1.

Neither team managed to add anything

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Scots take early lead, rout Massabesic 9-2

By Adam Birt

STANDISH — The Scots saddled up the visiting Mustangs in the early going on Saturday morning, May 5, then rode them to exhaustion. Bonny Eaglers Will White, Arlo Pike, Christian Napolitano and Bobby Faucher all scored in the bottom of the first to kick off a big offensive outing, a comfortable, 9-2 rout.

“They’ve been playing very competitive baseball,” Bonny Eagle head coach Ricky Hession said, asked what he expected from Massabesic, who’ve yet to pick up a W. “They’re very well-coached, and ... I don’t know if it’s just the proximity, but they always play us tough. So I was expecting us to have a battle. But we came out, had a great start to the game and kind of put it away early, which was outstanding.”

Whyte, Bonny Eagle’s No. 2 hitter, singled off Mustangs starting pitcher Alex Schepis in the Scots’ opening ups. Whyte stole 90 feet during Pike’s at-bat and rounded to home when Pike launched a long triple – a near-homerun – into cen-

Tyler Fitz whirls, reaching for a tag on a Massabesic runner caught in a pickle.

Staff photo by Adam Birt terfield. Pike scored on a wild Schepis pitch to Napolitano, who soon walked onto base. Napolitano scooted to second when Faucher singled down the leftfield

line and reached home again when Greg Emerson singled in exactly the opposite direction. That hit also shuffled Faucher ahead; Faucher then found his way

across the plate on a Khyler Hart drive double into left.

Thoroughly in control now, Bonny Eagle never relented. The Scots notched two more in the second – Whyte and Connor Sirois did the honors, this time around, wringing the runs from Schepis’s replacement on the mound, Cam Dyer.

“Defensively, we talk about trying to play the perfect game every time,” Hession said, asked what didn’t go right for his boys. “We still haven’t gotten there, but there weren’t a lot of negatives I could take out of today. Our focus was there from the very beginning, all the way through the end. Defensively, we just weren’t perfect; offensively, we still chased some pitches that weren’t our pitches, but overall, I’m very happy.”

Dyer actually held the Scots silent through the third, but Whyte tallied again in the fourth, reaching on a single into left, then stealing during Pike’s at-bat, zipping to third on a passed ball

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By Adam Birt

WESTBROOK—Gorham picked up a narrow, 3-2 win at Westbrook on Friday afternoon, May 4. The Rams tallied up their second win of the season, and in the process dealt the Blazes their first defeat.

The day started out looking even: The Blazes picked up Ws at second and third singles while Gorham emerged victorious at first doubles and first singles.

Ram Jayden Gaudreau did the honors at first singles, besting Garett Sanders 6-4, 6-4. “I thought Garett battled hard,” Westbrook head coach Samuel Johnson said. “He was down early in both sets and fought to make it close. Gaudreau played really well.”

Meanwhile, at second singles, Blaze Landon Sjoberg topped Sean Pocock 6-1, 6-4. “Landon has started the season very strong and continues to find his rhythm,” Johnson said. “He is a very fluid player with a great feel for the game.”

Over at third singles, Westbrooker Dylan Ho emerged victorious vs. Ben Donahue, 6-2, 6-1. “Dylan and Landon have been jockeying for position all year and continue to push each other in practice,” Johnson said. “Dylan is a very consistent player who can beat you in a number of different ways.”

In first doubles action, Gorhamites Aaron Farr and John Scribner upended Cam Morrison and Ian Douglass 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3. “This was the deciding match and one that I felt got away from our guys,” Johnson said. “I thought that Cam and Ian hit the ball well in the second set, especially during the tie-break.

We simply did not hit our shots down the stretch and [Gorham] did.”

Cam Morrison returns a first-doubles volley.

Second-doubles Rams duo Andrew Rent and Brady King sailed past the opposition, Austin Pierce and Jack Shibles, 6-4, 6-2. Pierce and Shibles, per Johnson, simply couldn’t settle into a groove: “Austin and Jack couldn't get any momentum and lost in straight sets as they continued to find their rhythm.”

The loss dropped Westbrook to 4-1 on the season. The Blazes have since picked up another win, this one 4-1 over South Portland on Monday the 7th. Sanders was their only casualty that day, succumbing to Riot Andy LeBlanc 6-1, 6-1.

Staff photo by Adam Birt “Garett hit the ball well, as he has all season,” Johnson said of the bout. “It was hard to find a rhythm against Andy.

Garett will be expected to turn around quickly, as he'll have Treutel (Cheverus), Clarke (Portland) and Sepulveda (Windham) in the upcoming matches. Garett has played high-level competition all season long and has done so at a very high level.”

The Blazes currently rank third in A South, a slot back from 5-1 Thornton Academy and a slot ahead of 4-1 Portland. (5-0 Falmouth leads the pack.)

Scots, from page 13 with Napolitano in the box and racing home when Napolitano flied out to left.

Faucher and Emerson also tallied in the fourth, both crossing the plate on a Tyler Fitz drive single into center. Those runs capped the Scots’ output on the afternoon. For their part, Massabesic hashed two in the fifth: Tyler Lambert and Jacob Gregoire snatched back-toback singles off Sirois, the Bonny Eagle starter, and eventually found their way home once more. 9-2 the final.

Sirois picks up the win, striking out eight while relinquishing just four hits in his five innings; Fitz relieved him, and closed out the contest with ease. White went 3-3 with a trio of singles, Pike 2-3 with that huge triple as well as a single, Faucher 1-4, Emerson 3-3 with three singles, Hart 1-4 on his early double and Fitz 1-3 on his two-RBI single.

Hession was happy with his pitchers, and remarked on their efforts. “Connor struggled with his command throughout the day, but found stuff that was work-

Connor Sirois started on the mound for Bonny Eagle. ing for him, found a way to throw strikes when he needed to. In those situations where he got in trouble, he made sure he made his pitches. He put us in position to win, even though he didn’t have his best stuff. And Tyler, the last couple

Staff photo by Adam Birt

outings, has been throwing very well, keeping the ball down and throwing his breaking pitches for strikes. That’s been huge for us.”

Hession praised a few of his other boys as well. “Arlo, offensively, been kind of

Westbrook hosts Cheverus on Wednesday the 9th and travels to the Bulldogs on Friday the 11th.

Gorham’s win over Westbrook bumped them to 2-3; they fell 5-0 to Thornton Academy on Monday, however. The Rams occupy A South’s fifth spot, just back from Portland and just out front of Kennebunk/Wells (4-1). They visit Scarborough on Wednesday the 9th and welcome Bonny Eagle on Friday the 11th.

Adam Birt can be reached at abirt@ keepmecurrent.com. Follow him on Twitter: @CurrentSportsME.

waiting for him to break out; he certainly did that today in his first couple at-bats.

Christian hit the ball hard. Khyler, it’s his first time in the lineup today, Khyler Hart; had that big double, got us going early. I was very happy, up and down, with the order. Just a very good team win.”

The win bumped Bonny Eagle to 4-2 on the spring. The Scots currently rank sixth in A South, a slot back from Biddeford and a slot ahead of Scarborough.

(Portland sits in first, at 4-1). Bonny Eagle traveled to Noble on Tuesday the 8th; they welcome Cheverus on Thursday the 10th and Windham on Saturday the 12th.

Massabesic slipped to 0-7 on the loss, though it’s not entirely for a lack of offensive output: The Mustangs have logged 23 runs in seven games. Unfortunately, they’ve given up 57. They’ve lost three games by just one run, though, so perhaps their time is coming.

Adam Birt can be reached at abirt@ keepmecurrent.com. Follow him on Twitter: @CurrentSportsME.

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High-density, from page 1 the zone and amend regulations to allow mixed uses to comply with the town's updated comprehensive plan approved in 2016. It sent the measure to the Planning Board last September for its recommendations to implement zone changes.

"We're looking at the comprehensive plan," Town Planner Tom Poirier said.

"That's what is driving this."

The subcommittee, officially the Planning Board Comp Plan Implementation Committee, began its review in December. Under consideration is allowing buildings up to four stories or 50 feet high with multi-family housing on upper floors.

Poirier said the subcommittee is "wrestling" with the density matter.

"This is a work in progress," said George Fox, chairman of the subcommittee. "The intent is not to be heavily residential."

Under the comprehensive plan, the district would be renamed the Narragansett Mixed-Use Development District. Allowable uses include offices, light manufacturing, recreational facilities, hotels, restaurants, automotive services and multi-family residences in mixed-use buildings.

Developer Susan Duchaine and Republican gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody attend a Planning Board workshop meeting Monday in Gorham. The two business owners oppose potential high-density residential use in changes under review for the Narragansett Development District.

Staff photo by Robert Lowell

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Single and two-family homes should not be allowed in that zone, according to the comprehensive plan.

Duchaine compared density of the proposal to Portland's Sagamore Village project that sprung up during World War II. "Everything is allowed in this zone," Duchaine said about changes proposed for the Narragansett zone.

Moody's Collision Center in Gorham is located in the Narragansett District as is the vacant, 62-acre former harness racing track Moody's bought from Hannaford in 2016.

Duchaine's office is located in the Narragansett District at the roundabout.

The subcommittee, when its study is completed, will present its findings to the full Planning Board that will hold a public hearing and vote on the matter.

It then returns to the Town Council for action. Town Councilor Paul Smith attended Monday's workshop.

Monday's workshop marked the first appearance of Moody and Duchaine at one of the subcommittee's monthly reviews.

"I think we got the message loud and clear," Fox said of their objections to high-density residential use in the Narragansett zone.

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Gorham, from page 13 in the fourth, though Bonny Eagle did turn in a fantastic defensive maneuver. After Harris logged a triple to kick off the top of the inning for Gorham, the Scots assembled a brilliant double-play on Emma Shields’s at-bat. Shields grounded to short – a routine play for Gillingham, at that position, and Emery – but then Emery had the presence of mind to turn and whip the ball home, where catcher Champagne tagged Harris out.

No such luck, though, for the Scots in the top of the fifth. Biamby bunted at the start of the stretch, reaching first on one of Bonny Eagle’s few fielding errors, a 2-3 throw by Champagne that sailed just a hair high of Emery. Perry then pushed Biamby to second on a sac; McGouldrick brought her home again with a groundrule double over the distant centerfield fence.

“We didn’t beat ourselves,” Corliss said of her girls work in the field. “The second run was a walk, then two bunts, and she got a clutch single. If somebody beats us because they get solid hits, I can deal with that. I’m very pleased with my defense today.”

“And Gorham made some great plays,” Corliss observed graciously. “McGouldrick in the first inning caught a shot, their second baseman caught one, their first baseman."

Also of defensive note: The Scots escaped a bases-loaded situation in the fourth, and Steinbuchel turned in a fantastic lunging catch in center late in the

Sarah Champagne takes a cut at a ball for Bonny Eagle. battle. In fact, Steinbuchel caught that same shot twice: The ball bounced from her glove when she hit the ground, but she retrieved it before it could touch the earth.

Ultimately, the 2-1 run would be all the Rams needed to break the Scots’ backs.

Still, Gorham added four more in the seventh – which, again, is when they really found their offensive groove. McGouldrick began the push, grounding up the middle, where the ball slipped past Doughty in a flukey moment that goes on

the books as an error. McGouldrick then stole second during Tracy’s turn at the plate, and scored when Tracey smashed a double to deep center.

Juskiewicz and Roast followed Tracy’s double with doubles of their own: Juskiewicz’s brought Tracey home and Roast’s brought Juskiewicz home, and the Rams had a full head of steam. Roast moved to third on a Drew drive into right and scored on a Biamby drive, also into right, capping Gorham’s W. Whipkey remarked on McGouldrick’s

Staff photo by Adam Birt pitching performance. “Grace just, whatever game it is, she’s really stepped it up this year. Not only as a pitcher, but as a leader. She knew, with a game that close, that she’s not going to let anything get in the way of getting the job done. I’m really proud of her.”

The game put Bonny Eagle at 3-5, seventh in A South, and Gorham at 6-3 for third.

Adam Birt can be reached at abirt@ keepmecurrent.com. Follow him on Twitter: @CurrentSportsME.

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Westbrook Police Notes Arrests Courtney Mae Sue, 20, of Saco Street in Westbrook, on April 23 on a warrant of arrest on County Way in Portland.

Andrew M. Gibson, 29, of Lowell Street in Portland, on April 23 on charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drug and violating condition of release near Cross and Church streets.

Andrew M. Ettinger, 33, of Monroe Avenue in Westbrook, on April 25 on charges of violating protective order and unlawful possession of scheduled drug on Monroe Avenue.

Patrick J. Hutton, 30, of Haskell Street in Westbrook, on April 26 on a warrant of arrest on Haskell Street.

Travis A. Gallant, 29, of Knight Street in Westbrook, on April 27 on a charge of violating condition of release near Church Street and Cross Street.

Andrew M. Ettinger, 33, of Monroe Avenue in Westbrook, on April 28 on a charge of violating a protection order on Reed Street.

Michael D. Mahoney, 54, of Rochester Street in Westbrook, on April 28 on charges of operating while under the influence (alcohol, no test with one prior) and operating after habitual offender revocation (with one prior) on Rochester Street.

Corey W. Paradise, 45, of Scarborough, on April 29 on charges of violating condition of release, failure to provide correct name, address and date of birth and refusal to submit to arrest or detention (physi-

cal force) on Bridgton Road.

Michael D. Brinkerhoff, 36, of Main Street in Gorham, on May 2 on a warrant of arrest of Main Street.

Jeremiah Steele, 23, of Foster Street in Westbrook, on May 2 on a charge of violating condition of release on Main Street.

Luther John Campbell, 47, of Portland, on May 3 on a charge of probation violating on Main Street.

Ryan Joslin, 36, of Forest Street in Westbrook, on May 3 on charges of violating condition of release and operating while under the influence (alcohol, one prior) on Prospect Street.

Christopher M. Julian, 36, of Main Street in Westbrook, on May 4 on a warrant of arrest near Central and Cross Streets.

Brent F. Gross, 29, of Seavey Street in Westbrook, on May 4 on charges of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drug, trafficking in prison contraband, falsifying physical evidence, reckless conduct and two counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drug on Main Street.

Amber Elizabeth Randall, 28, of Bridge Street in Westbrook, on May 6 on two warrant of arrest and charges of robbery and violating condition of release on Main Street.

Summonses Eric D. Kelley, 48, of Burnham Street in Westbrook, on April 23 on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drug near Burnham Street and Cross Street.

Brianna L. Phinney, 22, of Canal Road in

Gorham Police Notes Log Rent beater Officer Nate Therriault reported on March 11 that he checked on a van with New Hampshire license plates parked in a lot on Main Street. It appeared someone was living

out of it but was gone later that day.

Arrest Kevin A. Lawlor, 36, Mcgill Fern Road, Standish, on March 24 on a charge of operating under the influence (drugs or combo), in Gorham.

Raymond, on April 24 on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Main Street.

Michelle L. Demers 47, of Bridge Street in Westbrook, on April 25 on a charge of operating an unregistered motor vehicle (more than 150 days) on Bridge Street.

Kenneth Dubac, 27, of Saco Street in Westbrook, on April 26 on a charge of operating while license is suspended or revoked (operating after suspension) on County Road.

Charles C. Winslow, 47, of Main Street in Westbrook, on April 26 on a charge of operating without a license (more than 90 days) on Saco Street.

Vanessa Vermette, 31, of Lamb Street in Westbrook, on April 27 on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Hannaford Drive.

Michael D. Mahoney, 54, of Rochester Street in Westbrook, on April 28 on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Hannaford Drive.

Mark Gardner, 18, of Fall Street in Biddeford, on April 28 on a charge of operating while license is suspended or revoked (operating after suspension) near Stroudwater Street and William Clarke Drive.

Kyle F. Schildroth, 30, of Saco Street in Westbrook, on April 28 on a charge of operating an unregistered motor vehicle (150 or more days) on Saco Street.

Tina J. Leo, 41, of Cole Street in Westbrook, on April 30 on charges of violating condition of release and operating while

license is suspended or revoked (operating after suspension) on Brown Street.

Christopher S. Guthzeit, 28, of Main Street in Westbrook, on May 1 on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Hannaford Drive.

Kassondra Ellen Wilbur, 29, of Forest Avenue in Portland, on May 1 on a charge of operating with suspended registration near Spring Street and Jacqueline Way. Alicia L. Waligora, 28, of Portland Street in Portland, on May 2 on a charge of criminal trespass on Giles Street.

Shawna L. Thompson, 40, of Mechanic Street in Westbrook, on May 3 on charges of operating without a license (resident more than 90 days) and using counterfeit vehicle inspection sticker on Mechanic Street and Quimby Avenue.

Adam J. Sirpis, 36, of Horton Place in Portland, on May 4 on charges of criminal mischief and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Main Street.

Matthew Earl Jeffereds, 35, of Burnham Road in Bridgton, on May 5 on a charge of endangering the welfare of a child on Prospect Street.

Katherine E. Rameau, 31, of Beverly, Massachusetts, on May 5 on charges of possession of a firearm by prohibited person, violating condition of release and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Main Street.

Two juveniles, 13 and 12, on May 5 on charges of violation of protective order on Main Street.

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Planet Dog continues to reinvent the ball

By Michael Kelley WESTBROOK — A Westbrook-based company will compete next week with other Maine companies to prove it has the most innovative new Maine-based product.

Planet Dog will join five other businesses May 18 at Maine International Trade Center's Trade Day 2018 at the Samoset Resort in Rockland in hopes of securing the Best in Show award.

"It was really exciting to be among the finalists from such a great organization like the Maine International Trade Center," said Sean Callahan, director of operations and business development for Planet Dog. "It's great to see other companies continuing to be innovative."

The Bradley Drive company is going up against Yard Cordage/Resin Fibers in Saco, Rogue Wear in Lewiston, Caron Engineering in Wells, Bristol Seafood in Portland and Dirigo Food Safety in Yarmouth.

The two Planet Dog products that caught the attention of the Maine International Trade Center are the Orbee Tuff Strobe and Orbee Tuff Squeak.

"One of the things we pride ourselves on is being an innovative company. Our goal is to come up with three to five brand new products to bring to market every year and one to three line extensions, whether it is a different color or different size," Callahan said.

Planet Dog's toys and other products for dogs are designed in Westbrook and manufactured in Biddeford. The key in developing new products, Callahan said, is coming up with things that are durable, yet stimulating.

"There are people who have dogs who chew through everything, so they need a durable toy. There are pet owners out there who want to keep their dog active.

That's the interactive, stimulating toy we

The Orbee Tuff Squeak has been named by the Maine International Trade Center as one of the most innovative products made in Maine.

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specialize in. In our opinion, we are one of the best companies out there that play in both those fields," Callahan said.

Callahan said the Orbee Tuff Squeak, which hit the market in March 2017, reinvents the squeak toy with "patent pending technology" that suspends the squeaker in the middle of the ball without using glue or solvents. Like the company's other offerings, the ball, which comes in blue and orange, is made of recyclable plastic.

In August, the Whole Dog Journal listed it as top dog ball of 2017.

Using the same technology, Planet Dog launched the Orbee Tuff Strobe less than a month ago. The ball, which comes in blue and glow-in-the-dark white, is water

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Planet Dog also recently released its Orbee Tuff GuRu, an interactive toy that has four slots for treats, dog food or even apple slices or baby carrots. The GuRu, Callahan said, "fills the void of having an interactive toy that is also a chew toy."

The new products, he added, have all "done extremely well."

In fact, new product sales make up more than a quarter of the company's overall revenue stream.

"The six Maine companies selected by the jury range from experienced exporters through those new to international markets," Maine International Trade Center President Wade Merritt said. "All of these manufacturers have an innovative new product that is a key element in their strategy to increase export sales.

We're excited to highlight their efforts with an international audience at Trade Day 2018."

The theme of Maine International Trade Center's Trade Day 2018 is "Global

Trade's New Era: Accessing Asia.

Planet Dog, Callahan said, has already tapped into the Asian market. The company sells its products in Europe, China, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, South Africa and to a smaller extent South America.

"We've made a stake in the ground that if it goes into a dog's mouth, we make it in the U.S.," Callahan said.

"We've seen a demand for U.S. products in all of our international markets, especially in China. It's a growing market there."

Callahan said international sales has been one of the "fastest growing parts of our business." Some products do better than others overseas, but "universally pet owners are looking for products to help with chewing and interaction."

The challenge with the international market, he said, is meeting the demand while keeping the costs down.

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The new buses are already on the road for training purposes and starting in July some of the existing buses will be replaced with the new ones, Beck said. The average life expectancy for a bus is around 15 years, she said.

Greater Portland METRO General Manager Greg Jordan said the last time replacement buses were purchased was in 2014, when METRO bought five new 35-foot buses.

"There hasn't been a serious expansion of METRO in many, many years," he said.

University of Southern Maine students can get from one campus to another now through an arrangement the university has with a private bus operator, but that arrangement is set to expire before the beginning of the 2018-19 school year. Other bus companies have criticized METRO's taking over the service, arguing the practice uses government funding to undercut private companies and preferring the university put the service out to bid rather than simply award it to METRO. Beck said the arrangement between USM and her company will improve bus access for university students because it allow students to use METRO's entire system so "their (USM transit pass program) IDs will be good for all of our buses."

Beck said Westbrook bus riders have been asking for METRO line to the Maine Mall.

Currently Westbrook residents have to take a METRO bus into Portland and then transfer to a South Portland Bus Service bus to get to the mall area. The Blue Line (Route 3) will begin in the Prides Corner/Riverton area and connect the Westbrook Community Center on Bridge Street, downtown Westbrook, the new housing developments on Spring Street, Husson University, Target and the Maine Mall.

As part of the project, the number of trips

The new METRO buses feature USB ports and additional bike racks, run on either compressed natural gas or low sulfur diesel and can seat 40.

Staff photo by Michael Kelley along Route 2, which connects Portland to Prides Corner, will be reduced. and Route 4, which connects downtown Portland and downtown Westbrook, will be more streamlined. Buses along the route will service the Hamlet housing development on Saco Street, but will no longer be making stops in the Hannaford parking lot on William Clarke Drive or Westbrook Pointe Apartments at the end of Prospect Street. The Westbrook Pointe stop will now be at the corner of Prospect and Mechanic streets.

“We are working to stop out entries into parking lots and plazas like this. It is a safety issue. We’d prefer to stay on the road and make stops there,” Jordan told the American Journal last month.

The Route 4 buses will stay south of the Presumpscot River and no longer travel along Saco Street north of Prospect Street instead using Mechanic Street inbound and out-

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Jordan said METRO staff will take feedback about the Route 4 proposal at the METRO Ridership Committee meeting Thursday, May 17, at 4 p.m. at the Westbrook Public Safety Building on Main Street. Comments will also be accepted by email: info@gpmetrobus.com or phone: 774-0351.

The $4 million to $4.5 million project includes more than just new bus lines and buses. METRO is also making pedestrian and Americans with Disabilities Act

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improvements at 30 to 35 bus stops and creating 15 to 20 new bus shelters.

Jordan said most of the bus shelter work will take place over the summer and fall. A new bus shelter will be added at Main and Water street in Gorham. New Westbrook bus shelters will be coming to the corner of Liza Harmon Drive and Main Street, Spring Street near the Blue Spruce residential development, and the intersection of Spring Street and William Clarke Drive.

Bus stops will be improved across the city including on Mechanic Street, near the Westbrook Community Center on Bridge Street and along East Bridge Street near Puritan Drive and Dolley Road and at the Spring Street/County Road intersection, where crossing signals will be installed.

The bulk of the funding for the new buses and improvements, 85 percent, comes from federal grants. The remainder will come from state and local sources, including Gorham, Portland and Westbrook taxpayers, as well as advertising and fare revenue. METRO projects the USM transit pass program will bring in up to $500,000.

Jordan said he expects within the next two to three years, there will be 400,000 new bus riders as a result of the expansion of bus routes.

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Chiefs’ suit, from page 1 ages, including but not limited to, loss of income, medical damages, physical and emotional pain and suffering." The amount they are seeking was not specified.

Mayor Mike Sanphy told the American Journal he had no comment at this time other than "this is another bump in the road."

"We have been told by legal counsel not to comment right now," he said.

City Administrator Jerre Bryant said a response from the city through its legal counsel is expected by month's end. As much as he might want to, he said, he cannot offer specific comment about the lawsuit.

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The two chiefs, who Bryant said are still active employees, also had concern with the city's intention to convert the former firehouse at 41 Cumberland St. into space for police/fire volunteers and call company members. It has been suggested the building, which served as the city's fire station from 1947 to 2004, be used as space for those groups, but Turcotte and Sloan felt doing so was "in violation of safety codes to a fire station." The council ended up nixing the idea, but not before several fire/police volunteers resigned.

"Soon after Chief Turcotte and Deputy Chief Sloan raised their concerns, they learned from other city employees that, because the mayor had personal and/or political interests in the issues about which Chief Turcotte and Deputy Chief Sloan had raised concerns, the mayor was now seeking to terminate their employment and also that the mayor was undermining them with their subordinates, particularly with the city's volunteer call company," the complaint reads.

The suit alleges Sanphy began getting anonymous complaints from call company members and the community about the fire department and Turcotte and Sloan. The chiefs "made clear" to city staff "that they believed the mayor's actions were retaliatory and they asked that it stop." The suit claims Sanphy initially denied undermining Turcotte and Sloan, but "later admitted to doing so." Turcotte and Sloan were told

by Bryant and Human Resources Director Jennifer Ogden, the suit says, that "although each agreed the mayor was retaliating against Chief Turcotte and Deputy Chief Sloan, nothing could be done about it, as he was the city's executive officer." Ogden allegedly said she was also in fear of retaliation from Sanphy.

After again bringing up their concerns in June 2017, "restrictions were placed on Chief Turcotte and Deputy Chief Sloan that made it unduly difficult and stressful to perform their work duties," the complaint says.

American Journal It states Sanphy hindered their investigation into employee misconduct and altered "the deployment of department resources without approval of Chief Turcotte and Deputy Chief Sloan in violation of the city charter."

In July 2017, after again allegedly being told by Sanphy "he intended to terminate the employment" of the chiefs and the only reason he hadn't done so "was because he had been convinced not to do so by other people," Turcotte and Sloan filed discrimination /retaliation complains the the Maine Human Rights Commission. In early February, the Maine Human Rights Commission provided the chiefs with "separate right to sue letters." Later that month, the suit says, the city allegedly informed Turcotte and Sloan that it had received "complaints from members of the call company that Chief Turcotte and Deputy Chief Sloan are retaliating against them for their involvement in the issue involving 41 Cumberland Street and other unrelated issues," but that those complaints were "without merit."

As mayor, Sanphy has the power to hire and fire city employees. According to the city charter, "the mayor’s executive authority shall include the power to organize the City into various Departments in order to promote the effective and orderly management of the City. This authority includes the power to hire and discharge employees in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and contracts."

Last summer, the council of the whole reviewed the power the mayor has to hire or fire department heads. There is language in city statutes that states how the city administrator, city clerk, city engineer, auditor, finance director, public works director and general assistance director can be removed, but leaves the hiring and firing of other department heads at the mayor's discretion.

Councilor Lynda Adams said at that July 10, 2017, meeting, that there should be a uniform process and standards for appointing and removing department heads.

“I believe in consistency, so I think it is a good idea we are talking about this," she said. "I don't think we should pick and choose which department heads we have to approval for removal or approval of the position itself."

Sanphy said then he doesn’t object to the process in place now. He said making it so all appointments and removals go to the City Council for approval would “bring personnel matters into public discussion,” which he opposes.

Council President Brendan Rielly, who requested the session of the committee of the whol, said the reason for the meeting was not specific to Sanphy, but rather to take a proactive approach. He said his concern was someone could come in as mayor and do "a massive clearing of department heads."

“Thankfully, we have never had that, but someday we could," he said at the time.

A charter amendment would be needed in order to make any changes, a process that has not been enacted yet.

Michael Kelley can be reached at 7813661 x 125 or mkelley@keepmecurrent.com or on Twitter @mkelleynews

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Looking Back May 12, 1993 Eric Thomas, 6, was playing in a gully near his Westbrook home March 30, 1992, when he found a $50 bill. His mother, Annette, and father, John, explained to him that it belonged to someone and wouldn’t be right to keep. He turned it over to Westbrook police. Officer Inger Johnson stopped by to take the report and Eric showed her just where he had found it. The bill went into an evidence locker at the police station and Johnson told Eric’s mother they may keep it up to 30 days to see if anyone claimed it. A few months later, the police said they’d have to wait a year to release lost property. Finally, on May 5, Eric, now 8, was handed back the $50 bill. He’s not sure what he’ll do with it.

“He’s thinking a lot about a fishing rod,” said his mother.

Alderman Don Richards wants more, not less, public comment, he made clear last week. His proposal for a new “public comment” period at Westbrook City Council meetings is not intended to take the place of the long-standing practice of asking for public comment before each vote, he said. Instead, he wants an opportunity for citizens to come before the council with anything that’s on their minds. As it is now, Richards said, the public can comment only on those things that are on the meeting’s agenda. If “public comment” were on the agenda routinely, they would get the chance to bring up non-agenda matters.

If your waitress in a Gorham restaurant looks a bit bigger and hairier than usual, look again. The food server could be a cop.

Four town police officers are participating in “Tip-A-Cop,” a fundraiser for the Maine Special Olympics. They are Chief Ed Tolan, Detective Wayne Drown, Sgt. Wayne Coffin and Officer Michael Mercer. They waited on tables at Gorham Connection during the morning and evening on Mother’s Day, and are scheduled to work an evening shift May 14 at Gorham Station.

Mark P. Bevan, 9 Pine Knoll Terrace, Westbrook, has been selected as one of the top vocational educational students in the country and will receive the All-American Vocational Student Award, sponsored by Servistar Corp. He studies building trades at Westbrook Regional Vocational Center and was one of 10 named a national winner of the award. As a winner, Bevan will receive a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond and will be honored during ceremonies at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., May 18.

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60 Years Ago The Westbrook American reported on May 14, 1958, that Bernard Golder of Westbrook was an airman in the Navy serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger homeported in Norfolk, Virginia.

Rex Gellerson was the manager and William White the assistant manager of Sampson’s Super Market at 120 Main St. when this photo was taken in 1970.

Sampson’s went out of business and the next tenants were the Dexter Shoe Factory Outlet and the Parts Place, each occupying one half of the building. Those businesses eventually moved and different businesses occupied this building over the years. Several years ago the building was extensively remodeled and is occupied

by Amato’s and Northeast Laboratories. To see more historical photos and artifacts, visit the Westbrook Historical Society at the Fred C. Wescott Building, 426 Bridge St. It is open Tuesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon, and the first Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m., September-June. Inquiries can be emailed to westhistorical@myfairpoint.net. The website is www.westbrookhistoricalsociety.org.

Photo and research courtesy of Mike Sanphy ham are mourning the loss of John N.

Reed, a well-known supporter of local

Roy Hicks of Gorham, 17, won the Road-E-O sponsored by Westbrook JayCees. Irvine Marsters Jr. and David Cote, both of Westbrook High School, were second and third. The event included written and driving skills. athletics and a police officer of 29 years.

He died unexpectedly at his home Friday at age 52. Police Chief Ron Shepard said he got the call at 5:40 a.m. Friday that his friend had been found by some golfing buddies who were picking him up for their weekly Friday round. He died in his sleep of natural causes. “The whole department is just devastated. Everyone in town is,”

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Two Westbrook plow drivers are headed to the state snowplow rodeo championship in Skowhegan in June after winning the Cumberland County competition. If Chris Bolduc and Greg Alexander, two public works veterans, win in Skowhegan, they would get an all-expense-paid trip to Colorado, where they would compete against the nation’s top plow drivers. Bolduc has 16 years of experience and Alexander has 20. “We’re going up there for one reason and that’s to win,” said Alexander.

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When Nghia Huynh opens his new Westbrook restaurant in June, it will be a chance to fulfill his parents’ hope of a better life for this children in America and a chance to turn the tragedy of his son’s illness and the burning of his Thai food stand into a successful restaurant that raises money for cancer treatment. The community rallied around Huynh and his son, Kobe, in February when a fire destroyed Huynh’s Thai food stand in downtown Westbrook. The fire occurred the same day the fire department brought the family to the station to make Kobe, who has cancer, an honorary firefighter. The City Council approved a $26,000 loan to the family from

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Kaitlyn Wood, a senior at Gorham High School, sang the national anthem to the Maine House of Representatives on April 10 at the State House in Augusta. She was accompanied by her family, which included her mother and father, Kathy and Craig, and her two sisters, Shannon and Ashley. Also at the State House April 10, Dr. Joseph Kerwin of Gorham served as Doctor of the Day. His official duties were to be available to any legislator requiring medical assistance and

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We recognize the importance of diversity in creating a better world and a stronger organization. L.L.Bean is an equal opportunity employer.

Southern Maine Agency on Aging’s Nutrition Program is seeking a part-time 16 hours per week Site Coordinator for our Greater Portland Meal Site in Westbrook. The Site Coordinator will be responsible for training volunteers, inventory management, supporting the home delivered meal preparation, and delivering meals directly to the clients’ homes. Candidate must have reliable transportation and be computer literate and proficient in all traditional or current office equipment. Excellent interpersonal skills are required as the Site Coordinator must deal tactfully with staff, clients, volunteers and the general public. Benefits are pro-rated; starting pay is $12.00 per hour.

Please e-mail cover letter and resume to jobposting@smaaa.org or mail to Job Posting, Southern Maine Agency on Aging, 136 U S Route One, Scarborough ME 04074.

Applications accepted until position is filled.

We are an equal opportunity employer CGW, INC. Full-Time Glazier Needed Immediately Duties Include: Screen Repairs, Shop Orders, Window and Door Installations, etc.

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Knights yard sale — Saturday, May 12, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., American Legion Hall, 17 Dunn St., Westbrook. Annual Knights of Columbus yard sale with proceeds to send Scouts to summer camp at Camp Hinds and to benefit Westbrook Food Pantry. Lots of items including tools, furniture, dishes and more.

Annual, plant, bake and green elephant sale — Saturday, May 12, 9 a.m.1 p.m., First Congregational Church of Buxton (Tory Hill Meetinghouse), intersection routes 112 and 202, Buxton. Plants, annuals, perennials, herbs and more; baked goods of all kinds; green elephant table with all kinds of used pots, garden tools, lawnmowers, spreaders, wheelbarrow, power saw, patio chairs and other gardening and summer goodies; and an assortment of handmade birdhouses. Hot dogs and

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Garden club plant sale — Saturday, May 12, 9 a.m.-noon, at Dennett, Craig and Pate Funeral Home, intersection Route 4A and Route 202, Buxton. Sponsored by Buxton Garden Club. For more information, call 929-5531.

Annual plant, bake sale — Saturday, May 19, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., West Gorham Union Church, 190 Ossipee Trail (Route 25), Gorham. Garden plants and many baked items, Rada knives, and spring and garden crafts.

St. Joseph Women’s Guild's Annual Spring Sale — Saturday, May 26, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., St. Joseph Church Hall, South High St., Bridgton. A variety of plants, baked goods, gently used clothing for all ages and White Elephant items will be available.

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We Love To Eat Community meal — Thursday, May 10, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Baked chicken, $5.

Free dinner — Thursday, May 10, 5:306:30 p.m., St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland.

Chowder luncheon – Friday, May 11, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination lobster roll with cup of chowder, $13. All lunches include fresh baked bread, pickle, cookie and beverage. Takeouts available.

Bean supper — Saturday, May 12, 5-5:30 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational

Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Two kinds of beans, chop suey, red hot dogs, cole slaw and homemade pies. $8, $3.50.

Free meal — Wednesday, May 16, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. Sponsored in collaboration with Wayside Food programs and Trinity Lutheran Church. Handicapped accessible and free parking.

Bean supper — Saturday, May 19, 5-6 p.m., Amvets Post 6, Route 100, New Gloucester.

Two kinds of beans, brown bread, homemade biscuits, cole slaw, American chop suey, and two tables of desserts. $8, $3.

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Chairman Of Counsel Trafton, Matzen, Belleau & Frenette, LLP ......... Pasquale F. Maiorino, Esq. President & CEO........................................................................................ Paul H. Andersen Director, Retired CEO ............................................................................... Steven A. Closson Director, Retired Insurance Executive/Consultant ................................ Steven E. Bonville President, Goodwin Well and Water, Inc................................................. Ira L. Goodwin, Jr. Certified Public Accountant..................................................................... Wendy I. Bean Retired Education, Insurance and Government Executive ................... Jean E. Mattimore President, Ouellet Construction .............................................................. Michel M. Ouellet Attorney, Law Office of Foster A. Stewart, Jr ........................................... Foster A. Stewart, Jr. Esq.

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President & CEO........................................................................................ Paul Andersen Chief Operating Officer............................................................................. Neil Kiely Executive Vice President .......................................................................... Ben Geci Executive Vice President .......................................................................... Jeff Smith Senior Vice President................................................................................ Ross Bartlett Senior Vice President................................................................................ Julie Buffington Senior Vice President................................................................................ James Kacer Senior Vice President................................................................................ Michelle Love Senior Vice President................................................................................ Robin Robbins Senior Vice President................................................................................ Jennifer Seekins Senior Vice President................................................................................ Maureen Van Uden Vice President............................................................................................ Jennifer Arnold Vice President............................................................................................ Gerald Augello Vice President............................................................................................ Michele Bedigan Vice President ........................................................................................... Ann Burrill Vice President ........................................................................................... Stephen Clauson Vice President............................................................................................ Melissa Couture Vice President............................................................................................ Gregory Dauphinee Vice President............................................................................................ Steven Davis Vice President............................................................................................ Christopher DeMerchant Vice President............................................................................................ Kelly Dorsey Vice President............................................................................................ Deborah Dunlap Avasthi Vice President............................................................................................ Steven English Vice President............................................................................................ Steve Etzel Vice President............................................................................................ Beverly Frizzell-MacCallum Vice President............................................................................................ Patricia Gilbert Vice President............................................................................................ Lena Hann Vice President............................................................................................ Eric Hansen Vice President............................................................................................ Torri-Jean Jones Vice President............................................................................................ Melissa Knutson Vice President............................................................................................ Carrie Lacasse Vice President............................................................................................ Alicia Miller Vice President............................................................................................ Bruce Miller Vice President............................................................................................ Mary Miller Vice President............................................................................................ Valerie Moody Vice President............................................................................................ Rachel Ouellette Vice President............................................................................................ Brenda Paradis Vice President............................................................................................ Patricia Rumsey Vice President............................................................................................ Scott Sarapas Vice President............................................................................................ Jason Simcock Vice President............................................................................................ John Simko Vice President............................................................................................ Richard Szabo Vice President............................................................................................ Robert Westhoven Vice President............................................................................................ Dawn Youland Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Katie Beatty Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Carly Beaudin Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Amy Bergen Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Lisa Bilodeau Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Regina Booth Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Jason Chadbourne Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Melodie Cyr Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Melissa Farinas Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Jenny Flagg Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Colleen Fournier Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Genevieve Hering Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Tracy Jarvis Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Andrea Karkos Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Ryan Landry Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Ruth Martin Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Lucille McIntyre Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Mary Michaud Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Raymond Michaud Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Donna L. Miller Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Zachary Ovington Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Lise Patterson Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Jennifer Piper Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Debra Poliquin Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Melissa Runstrom Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Karen Shaw Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Derek Simkowitz Assistant Vice President............................................................................ David Smirles Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Susan Stacey Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Denise Tabet Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Chris Teague Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Amy Torrey Assistant Vice President............................................................................ Darren Williams

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Music

May 19

Fourth Sunday

A family-friendly Contradance with Birds on a Wire and caller Eric Rollnick will take place at Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main St., Denmark, from 6-9 p.m. A teaching session takes place for the first half hour. $10 donation is suggested. FMI: call the Denmark Arts Center at 207-452-2412 or email info@ DenmarkArts.org

The New Gloucester Slow Jam takes place the fourth Sunday of each month from 5-7 p.m. at the First Congregational Church Vestry, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester. Come to play or listen. Donation $3. FMI: Linda Jacobs at 333-8110 or jacobslindas5@gmail. com or Ketra Crosson at 227-1309 or fiddlestep@securespeed.us.

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May 19 Lowey's Lodge Poetry Series will feature Ted and Ruth Bookey, both published poets and teachers, at 7 p.m. at the Continuum for Creativity, 863 Main St., Westbrook. A $4 donation is requested and refreshments will be served.

In Standish: ‘Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep’

The Royal River Chorus will perform its special blend of women's barbershop harmony in a concert at 7 p.m., at the North Windham Union Church, 723 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. Tickets will be sold at the door, $12 adults, $10 seniors/students. The box office opens at 6 p.m.

“Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep” from local playwright and director Jerry Walker will be performed June 1-3 at the Schoolhouse Arts Center in Standish.

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May 18 & 20 The Lake Region Community Chorus will sing at 7 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m.

Sunday at the Twitchell Chapel at the Bridgton Academy, 11 Academy Lane, North Bridgton. Donations accepted.

May 22 Fanfare Concert Band presents a free concert of patriot music at 7 p.m. at the Lake Region High School Auditorium to honor local veterans and those currently serving in the military. The concert is supported by the American Legion in Naples, students and staff of the Lake Region Vocational Center, the Lake Region High School Interact Club, and young clarinet players from SAD 61. The band is directed by Stan Buchanan.

May 25 Hiroya Tsukamoto, a composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan performs at 7:30 p.m., at Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. Tickets for adults $20, seniors and students $18. Reservations advised: 207-929-6472 or www.sacorivertheatre. org.

Theater May 12 Randy Judkins, nationally known comedian, magician and entertainer, and John Ulmer, a local magician, performs at 7 p.m. at the Raymond Village Community Church, 27 Main St.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; $10 donation suggested. Light refreshments will be served. Presented by Raymond Arts Alliances.

May 18-19, 25-26 “Blood Brothers” presented by Windham Center Stage Theater at 7 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays at Windham Town Hall, 8 School road. The cost is $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. Go to windhamtheater. org .or email windhamcenterstagetheater@gmail.com. Due to adult content, parental discretion is advised.

June 1-3 "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep," from local playwright and director Jerry Walker, a portrayal of the joys, sorrows, victories and tragedies of high school life, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road (Route 114), Standish.

Tickets:$14 for adults, $12 students and seniors. Make reservations or buy tickets at www.schoolhousearts.org.

Exhibits Throughout May Sandra Bell, exhibits her oil paintings at Gallery 302, 112 Main Street, Bridgton, through June 8. Join the artist for a reception with light refreshments, Friday, May 11, 5-7 p.m.

Send events 10 days in advance to arts@keepmecurrent.com.