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Friday, June 8, 2018
Volume 14 • Issue No. 23
Cote Lands Feature Role in New Denzel Washington Thriller
Rhys Olivia Cote, 8, of Wells, has a featured role in ‘Equalizer 2,’ the new Denzel Washington thriller slated for release on July 20. She spent several days in Boston late last fall filming her scenes with Washington and the cast.
By Nancye Tuttle, Staff Writer WELLS Rhys Olivia Cote is ready for her big screen close-up. In fact, she’s already had a couple in “Equalizer 2,” the new Denzel Washington thriller slated for a July 20 nationwide release. The friendly 8-year-old from Wells is featured as the young girl, Anna, in the fastpaced film, directed by Antoine Fuqua and also featuring Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo. “It was super cool and great to do my first movie with such a famous actor,” she said early this week, taking a break from
playing to talk. “I like modeling but doing the movie was a lot cooler.” The young model-turnedactress is already giving folks a glimpse of her talents, since she has two quick shots in the movie’s trailer — one as a wide-eyed girl lying on a bed and the other showing her hugging a woman. Filming took place over several days last fall in Boston, said Tina Cote, Rhys’ mom, who was with her on set. “From the writer to the director to Denzel Washington, everyone was so kind,” said Tina Cote. “Denzel was so nice and
everything I had read about him is true. He kept telling Rhys that he was auditioning for her movie. Then his long-time assistant told me that Rhys has something special and shines from the inside out. It was wonderful,” said Tina, whose husband and Rhys’ dad Jeff is a local physician. The affable Rhys, a lifelong Wells resident and third grader at St. James School in Biddeford, has been a print and TV model since pre-school and has made folks smile since she was born, said Tina. See COTE page 14...
8th Annual Kittery Block Party “Rocks the Block” KITTERY Saturday, June 16, the Kittery Foreside will be rocking with over 130 street vendors from 10 a.m - 4 p.m. followed by a 5K Road Race at 5 p.m. New this year, will be entertainment under the Main Tent starting at 7 p.m. as well as concurrent live entertainment until 11 p.m. Daytime and night-time admission
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serving up summer favorites with a healthy and local edge. The popular Children’s area will include the Pony X-Press Petting Farm complete with mini goats, alpacas, zebus and bunnies. Timber Tina’s Great Maine Lumberjack Show is back with show times at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. The Main Stage tent will have 8 different acts running
on the ½ hour or hour until 3:45 p.m. This year’s lineup includes: Patrick Dow Productions, Soggy Po Boys, Traip Academy Youth, The Kingdom, The Rushmores, African Drumming, Lexi James and more. Nighttime Entertainment will take place under the Maine Tent, at Black Birch, Anju and other Kittery Foreside See BLOCK page 5...
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is free to all. Proceeds from the Block Party will be awarded in grants, to worthwhile community based non-profit organizations. The Foreside streets will be home to a variety of jewelry makers, local art, clothing, toys, non-profit informational booths and more. Over a dozen of Kittery’s renowned food vendors will be
Short to Serve as U.S. Marshal for Maine WASHINGTON, D.C. The Senate has unanimously confirmed Theodor Short of South Berwick to serve as the U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine. As a native of Fairfield, Short’s career in law enforcement has spanned more than four decades. After serving in the United States Army as a Military Police Officer and then as a local police officer in Maine, he was accepted into the Maine State Police. He served in the State Police for more than twenty years before retiring as the Commanding Officer of Troop A, which covers southern Maine. Short then served as Police Chief for the Town of Eliot and later became Maine’s first Chief of
Police to serve two towns concurrently when he was approached by neighboring Kittery to lead their police force as well. “Ted has served for more than 40 years in law enforcement in Maine and is highly qualified to assume this crucial posi-
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tion,” said Senator Susan Collins. “Throughout his impressive career in public service, Ted has spearheaded important initia-
tives to increase safety in the community and develop producSee SHORT page 2...
Flag Retirement Ceremony YORK COUNTY Vietnam Veterans of America, the Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America in Cooperation with the American Legion Post 26 in Biddeford, will conduct a formal flag retirement ceremony on Flag Day, Thursday, June 14, at 1 p.m. at the American Legion Post 26, 508 Elm Street, Biddeford. The United States Flag Code, Title 4, Section 8K states “The flag, when it is in such con-
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dition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.” Flag retirement is the term used to define the proper, dignified way of destroying United States flags that are no longer fit to serve the nation. Numerous damaged flags have been donated by local businesses, civic groups, and individuals. The public is invited to attend. For details, call Joe Armstrong at 207-490-2094.
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