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Friday, May 1, 2026 Volume 21 • Issue No. 18
Ellie Moore to Lead 66th Annual Car Show NORTH BERWICK On Saturday, May 2, from 8 a.m. to noon, the Maine Obsolete Auto League will hold its 66th annual Antique & Classic Auto Show. The event takes place at North Berwick Parks and Recreation, 226 Lebanon Road. Club president Ellie Moore will be on hand to award trophies to the winning vehicles. As a child, Moore was fascinated with building and construction. She often visited family friend David Currier’s workshop, where he and her father, David Moore, worked on various woodworking projects. “Ellie’s dad and I have worked together for over 45 years,” Currier said. “First help-
ing me build homes, and now helping build bodies for the Ford Model T. Ellie would visit and enjoy seeing and playing in my collection of early Fords. At 14, with a little coaxing, she convinced me to teach her to drive a Model T.”
At age 15, Moore received a gift from Currier that changed her life: a 1924 Ford Model T chassis and engine to restore on her own. Taking a learn-as-yougo approach, she spent her spare time working on the chassis in Currier’s shop and helped build
its racer-styled body. Shortly after getting her license, Moore began driving her partially restored T-Racer to school. Last summer, she finished the car and had racing number 04 painted on it. Last fall at the Ogunquit Beach Auto Show, which drew 245 cars, Moore earned second place in the People’s Choice award. “As an early auto enthusiast, it’s refreshing to see someone so young and enthusiastic about what she has accomplished,” Currier said. “She doesn’t mind getting a little grease under her nails. I hope she can influence other young people to get involved in this rewarding hobby.” Moore, now 19, was elected
club president last fall, becoming the youngest to hold the position and the first woman to preside over the club. She looks forward to the events taking place Saturday. The Antique & Classic Auto Show is a spring tradition for car lovers across the state, drawing collectors and spectators alike to admire vehicles from a wide range of eras. People’s Choice awards will be presented in several classes of cars and trucks, spanning model years from 1914 to 2000, along with a special interest category. The show kicks off with a rendition of the National Anthem See MOORE on page 13...
Statewide Jane’s Walk Events Scheduled for May 2 STATEWIDE Communities across Maine will host Jane’s Walk events on Saturday, May 2, offering more than 60 free, volunteer-led walking conversations in cities and towns statewide. The walks will take place in 34 communities, from Kittery to Eastport, with 18 scheduled in Portland alone. In total, nearly 70 walks are planned. The events are inspired by community activist Jane Jacobs and are designed to encourage residents to explore their towns, share local knowledge, and discuss community history, plan-
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ning, and development. “Jane’s Walk is a wonderful way for everyday Mainers to celebrate the importance of their towns and neighborhoods,” said Tara Kelly, executive director of Maine Preservation. “We are all experts in our own experience, and the festival provides the opportunity to share that with others.” This is the fifth year Maine has officially participated in the global event. Walks typically last 60 to 90 minutes and are open to the public. Topics range from architecture and public art to history,
housing, ecology, and downtown development. The Town of York will host a Jane’s Walk along the York River at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. The free, two-mile walk, held rain or
shine, will explore the historic lower river. The route follows the north side of the York River past the Historic New England Sayward Wheeler House and the former
railroad route, now a road. It then crosses a tidal dam once used for mill power and a failed ice pond, followed by the Wiggly Bridge, the nation’s smallest suspension bridge. The walk continues through a wooded preserve to the Hancock Warehouse, once owned by John Hancock and Maine’s oldest extant commercial structure. Participants then cross Sewall’s Bridge, widely recognized as the oldest pile-trestle highway bridge in the United States, to the Elizabeth Perkins House and See JANES on page 7...
Mia Leveille Earns Spot in World Baton Twirling Championship PARIS Ber wick baton t wi rler Mia Leveille will represent the United States in the 2026 World Freestyle and Rhythmic Twirl Championship, Aug. 5-9, in Paris, France. The best baton twirlers from around the world will compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals in the twirling equivalent of the Olympic Games. The world championship is sanctioned by the International Baton Twirling Federation.
Leveille, 14, earned a spot as an alternate on Team USA by taking fourth place in Junior Women’s Freestyle at the U.S. Trials, held March 26-28 in Aiken, SC. “The members of Team USA are gifted athletes who train with the dedication and determination of Olympians,” said Karen Cammer, president of USA Baton Twirling, which selects the athletes for Team USA. “Twirling is an aerobic sport that combines athleticism
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with artistry and top twirlers must demonstrate many of the same skills as elite athletes in other sports: the speed of a sprinter, the hand-eye coordination of a hockey player, the artistry of a figure skater, and the flexibility and power of a gymnast. We are excited to cheer on the members of Team USA as they ‘go for the gold’ at the World Championship.” Leveille is an eighth-grade See BATON on page 13...
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