Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME) articles from August 2011, page 7

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Freshwater Fishing: Reports of warm water and big fish.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Deirdre Fleming Aug. 07--It's the white perch, pickerel, crappie and bass time of year. And Down East through central Maine, these warm-water fish are not so hard to catch, if fishermen go at the right time and to the right...

Patriots Beat: The answers start coming as the games draw near.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Mike Lowe Aug. 07--FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Chad Ochocinco thinks he's in heaven. He's really in Foxborough, Mass., but Ochocinco can be excused for his elation after being traded to the New England Patriots from the...

Humidity takes a toll, but still lots to enjoy at Beach to Beacon.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Glenn Jordan Aug. 07--CAPE ELIZABETH -- Sheri Piers stepped outside her house Saturday morning and shivered. Cool! She grabbed a long-sleeved shirt and headed to the starting line of the 14th Beach to Beacon 10K road race near...

Elite Men: Solo effort pays off for Kogo.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Glenn Jordan Aug. 07--CAPE ELIZABETH -- Micah Kogo, who hails from a small village in western Kenya called Burnt Forest, left his imprint on the 14th Beach to Beacon 10K road race Saturday morning. Call it a Toasted Field. ...

Maine Men: A winning session.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Jenn Menendez Aug. 07--CAPE ELIZABETH -- Of all the races he's won through the years, Saturday marked the first Beach to Beacon 10K title for the state senator in the red Nikes. Louie Luchini, 30, an 11-time college All-American...

Elite Women: Kiros leaves challengers in her wake.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Rachel Lenzi Aug. 07--CAPE ELIZABETH -- Aheza Kiros ran the final stretch of the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K surrounded by male runners, having already charged to a commanding lead over the rest of the elite women's field. When...

Maine Women: Showing heart in heat.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Mike Lowe Aug. 07--CAPE ELIZABETH -- It was, said Sheri Piers, like trying to breath air through a straw that had been pinched. "We were all huffing and puffing out there," said Piers. "Everyone, people I usually run with, even...

Notebook: New Jersey teacher rolls through flats.
August 7, 2011... Aug. 07--CAPE ELIZABETH -- The TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K is one race Tony Nogueira won't miss -- and not just because he has great success at it. "It's a beautiful race," said Nogueira. "The people are friendly. And the lobster is nice."...

UMaine Beat: UMaine football program facing some tough decisions.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Jenn Menendez Aug. 07--As the 2011 football season gets under way at the University of Maine this week, the back story will undoubtedly heat up about the program's future. In the short term: Maine needs to improve upon last year's...

American Legion Northeast Region: A son, and a future signee.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Paul Betit Aug. 07--J.P. Ricciardi, the special assistant to the general manager of the New York Mets, watched a game Saturday at the American Legion Northeast Regional at Old Orchard Beach, but wasn't there strictly on business. ...

BRIEF: Mainers drop series opener.
August 7, 2011... Aug. 07--Bijan Rademacher singled home Drew Fann in the top of the 10th inning to send the Laconia Muskrats to a 3-2 win over the Sanford Mainers in the first game of the best-of-three Eastern Division championship series at Goodall Park. ...

The Bottom Line: Green growth.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Tux Turkel Aug. 07--PORTLAND -- The dry, desert air in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh can swing 50 degrees from day to night. Designing a comfortable building that uses way less energy in the harsh climate is a challenge. One...

Pioneer builds on expertise, relationships.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Tux Turkel Aug. 07--Gunnar Hubbard was in New Jersey recently, meeting with a potential client that operates a retail chain along the East Coast. The company is considering a net-zero building, a high-efficiency structure that uses...

EDITORIAL: Investor confidence hurt by dysfunction in D.C.(Editorial)
August 7, 2011... Aug. 07--If last week's debt-ceiling/deficit reduction agreement staved off financial disaster -- and the Washington politicians assured us that it would -- then what are we supposed to call the economic earthquake that rocked Wall Street two...

Good call.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Bob Keyes Aug. 07--TENANTS HARBOR -- Barbara Walsh figured the worst that could happen was he would say no. In truth, she hardly expected any response at all. She assumed Jamie Wyeth probably would just blow her off. No way the...

University gallery exhibits art of children's books.
August 7, 2011... Aug. 07--PORTLAND -- The University of New England Art Gallery hosts the exhibition "Children's Book Illustrators" through Oct. 30. The show, which features local and nationally known illustrators, is part of the statewide Maine Drawing Project,...

Art comes in many forms at outdoor shows.
August 7, 2011... Aug. 07--Several community art shows are on the schedule in coming weeks, including South Portland's 32nd annual Art in the Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Mill Creek in the heart of downtown. The juried art show features original art...

Open House: Neat nooks.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Ray Routhier Aug. 07--HARPSWELL -- When Susan Myer Riley bought her summer house in 1988 -- a run-down, one-story home on a cove in Harpswell -- her son's reaction was immediate and direct. He basically couldn't believe she had...

Maine Gardener: Maine golf courses don't deserve a poisonous reputation.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Tom Atwell Aug. 07--Golf courses have a reputation as being environmental disaster areas, using too many chemicals and wasting too much water. Members of the Maine Landscape and Nursery Association who met at Toddy Brook Golf Course...

Royal Enfield a retro ride with modern practicality.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Scott Wasser Aug. 07--As the pavement ahead transitions from a fairly straight rural road to a series of gently curving bends, the motorcycle beneath me responds appreciatively. It flows smoothly from curve to curve, like a pet snake...

Residents look to blow whistle on train noise.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Kelley Bouchard Aug. 07--Sixteen years ago, Mori and Carl LeFevre built their house next to the railroad crossing at Muirfield Road on the Falmouth-Cumberland town line. They enjoy watching the freight trains that rumble by their...

Organizers feeling up in the air over show's prospects.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Edward D. Murphy Aug. 07--The Great State of Maine Air Show is coming back later this month after a two-year absence, but it's a bit different than when it last took flight three years ago. The show still will feature the Navy's...

End-of-life rights crusader dies at 91.(Obituary)
August 7, 2011... Byline: Kelley Bouchard Aug. 07--SCARBOROUGH -- Norman Morse finally got his way. The 91-year-old Falmouth man, the subject of a July 10 story in the Maine Sunday Telegram that inspired a community dialogue about physician-assisted...

Fireworks raise issues for localities.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette Aug. 07--A new law legalizing the sale and use of many kinds of previously illegal fireworks has local officials buzzing about how -- or whether -- to regulate fireworks at the local level. "It's a pretty hot...

Winglass takes command of Labor Department.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Susan M. Cover Aug. 07--AUGUSTA -- The new head of the state Department of Labor wants to crack down on people who try to scam the unemployment system. He also wants to help those who need better skills to get the proper training. ...

Next Maine Event: Mountains of music at Saddleback bluegrass festival.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Shannon Bryan Aug. 07--The slopes at Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley aren't strangers to mountainside revelers. During the winter, skiers and riders bustle about the trails and the base lodge, bundled to the hilt. But when the snow's...

Wayward cab, crash cause pain on bridge.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers Aug. 07--PORTLAND -- Two incidents on Tukey's Bridge on Saturday highlighted the headaches that can sometimes accompany highway construction projects. Just after 1 a.m., a taxi driver seeking a shortcut drove onto...

Barbara Adrian, 58, shared love of outdoors, science with students.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette Aug. 07--PORTLAND -- Barbara Adrian was all about the little things in life. On Saturday, her husband of 35 years, Larry Adrian, remembered how she taught him to slow down and pay attention to those little...

Society Notebook: Poetry in motion.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Avery Yale Kamila Aug. 07--Music, song and dance intertwined to create an exquisite performance Thursday night during the premiere of "The Poet's Love." This collaborative project between the Maine State Ballet and the Florestan...

Author Q&A: Wrestling with what's right.
August 7, 2011... Byline: Meredith Goad Aug. 07--Rushworth Kidder started thinking deeply about ethics when he wrote for the Christian Science Monitor. In the 1980s, Kidder wrote a series of 22 interviews with leading thinkers around the world, exploring...

Are police tracking cellphones in Maine?
August 6, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 06--Big Brother could experience some growing pains as technology fuels the government's ability to keep tabs on people. The Maine Civil Liberties Union has joined a national effort to find out just how often law...

Extras again, and Fayette-Staples out.
August 6, 2011... Byline: Paul Betit Aug. 06--OLD ORCHARD BEACH -- Fayette-Staples Post couldn't hold a late-game lead for the second consecutive game Friday afternoon and paid the price. Mike Hayden lined a sacrifice fly into center field in the bottom of...

Widening a narrow trail.
August 6, 2011... Byline: Glenn Jordan Aug. 06--CAPE ELIZABETH -- Since she moved to Cape Elizabeth six years ago, Christina Kouros has always looked forward to the first Saturday of August. Her street intersects with Shore Road, along the fifth mile of...

For one runner, back to where it began.
August 6, 2011... Byline: Glenn Jordan Aug. 06--CAPE ELIZABETH -- A cool breeze and overcast skies greeted the elite runners assembled beneath a large white tent near Inn by the Sea for the traditional Friday press conference heralding today's 14th running of...

Legion Roundup: Gayton bounced from regional.
August 6, 2011... Byline: Paul Betit Aug. 06--OLD ORCHARD BEACH -- Only two players from Gayton Post hit balls safely out of the infield as Whitestown (N.Y.) rolled to a 6-1 victory Friday to knock the Maine champion out of the American Legion Baseball...

Local Motorsports: A last drive he won't soon forget.
August 6, 2011... Byline: Paul Betit Aug. 06--Greg Peters ended his 40-year driving career by taking a memorable last lap around Beech Ridge Motor Speedway last Saturday night. While racing in the 150-lap American Canadian Tour race for Late Models, Peters...

BRIEF: Top football foe awaiting Maine Sabers.
August 6, 2011... Aug. 06--PORTLAND -- The Maine Sabers, the only unbeaten team in the Eastern Football League, will put their record on the line today against a North Division rival, the Boston Ravens. Kickoff will be at 4 p.m. at Fitzpatrick Stadium in...

BRIEF: Mainers capture playoff series.
August 6, 2011... Aug. 06--LYNN, Mass. -- Brett Mollenhauer went 3 for 5 with a double and three RBI as the Sanford Mainers beat the North Shore Navigators 7-0 in the deciding game of their best-of-three New England Collegiate Baseball League Eastern Division...

EDITORIAL: Food safety program cuts mindless, shortsighted.(Editorial)
August 6, 2011... Aug. 06--For the last month we have heard more than we needed to know about the nation's debt, and our government's inability to bring spending under control. But after all the talk, it's important to remember that we need government to do...

BRIEF: New minister named at St. Andrews church.
August 6, 2011... Aug. 06--KENNEBUNK -- The Rev. Mark W. Wendorf is the new minister at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Wendorf earned his master of divinity degree at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, and his doctor of ministry at Chicago...

BRIEF: Beach to Beacon results in.
August 6, 2011... Aug. 06--Here are some of the top finishers in Saturday's Beach to Beacon 10K road race in Cape Elizabeth. Times are unofficial, but check back later for complete results, details, photos and video from the race: Elite men: Micah Kogo in...

BRIEF: Car fire may delay turnpike traffic.
August 6, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette Aug. 06--SOUTH PORTLAND -- Dispatchers say authorities have arrived on scene of a car fire on Interstate 95. The vehicle is in the area of mile 45 southbound and may be causing delays. No further details were...

BRIEF: Rail work closes Allen Avenue in Portland.
August 6, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette Aug. 06--PORTLAND -- Drivers should avoid Allen Avenue today as the Amtrak Downeaster expansion continues in Portland. Crews are working on the railroad grade crossing reconstruction. Allen Avenue, near the...

Six cars collide on Tukey's Bridge.
August 6, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers Aug. 06--PORTLAND -- A six-car pileup on Tukey's Bridge snarled northbound traffic on Interstate 295 for more than an hour and a half this afternoon, said a Maine State Police trooper. Only one person --...

BRIEF: Taxi driver hits worker on Tukey's Bridge.
August 6, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette Aug. 06--PORTLAND -- A construction supervisor was hit early this morningt after a taxi driver accidently entered a construction zone on Tukey's Bridge. The incident occurred around 1:10 a.m. when Abdi Egeh of...

BRIEF: No one injured in turnkpike car fire.
August 6, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette Aug. 06--SOUTH PORTLAND -- State police say a car is a total loss after it caught fire earlier this morning. Officials responded to the call just before 10 a.m. near mile marker 45 southbound on Interstate 95....

Snowe says U.S. Senate is paralyzed by politics.
August 6, 2011... Byline: Tom Bell Aug. 06--PORTLAND -- The U.S. Senate has become so paralyzed by partisan posturing that it cannot pass significant legislation, Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, said Friday. Snowe, who has served in Congress since 1978, said...

The Legion Elite: Fayette-Staples suffers heartbreaker.
August 5, 2011... Byline: Paul Betit Aug. 05--OLD ORCHARD BEACH -- Colchester, Vt., scored twice in the bottom of the 11th inning Thursday night to pull out a 7-6 victory against Fayette-Staples to end the opening day of the American Legion Northeast Regional...

Legion Tournament: Maine champion beaten in a first-round game.
August 5, 2011... Byline: Paul Betit Aug. 05--OLD ORCHARD BEACH -- Leon Flemming and James Welch combined on a five-hitter Thursday to lead Norwalk, Conn., to a 7-2 victory against Gayton Post of Lewiston in an opening-round game of the American Legion...

They're in the running.
August 5, 2011... Byline: Glenn Jordan Aug. 05--CAPE ELIZABETH -- Although the field of elite runners includes four former champions with 11 titles between them, the 14th edition of the Beach to Beacon 10K road race Saturday almost certainly will have a pair...

Cape Elizabeth, one step at a time.
August 5, 2011... Byline: Mike Lowe Aug. 05--They will cross the finish line at Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth in relative anonymity, greeted perhaps by a few family members or friends. No one will proclaim their names over the loudspeaker. They will not have...

Pirates name new assistant.
August 5, 2011... Byline: Paul Betit Aug. 05--When they played junior hockey, Ray Edwards spent two seasons chasing John Slaney around the ice. Edwards, the new head coach of the Portland Pirates, knows exactly where Slaney will be during the upcoming AHL...

Mainers' hopes remain alive.
August 5, 2011... Byline: Rachel Lenzi Aug. 05--SANFORD -- Brett Mollenhauer made the most of a must-win situation. Playing for the first time in five days because of an ankle injury, Mollenhauer's return was fruitful Thursday night in a 6-0 victory...

EDITORIAL: Sen. Trahan should not delay Senate departure.(Editorial)
August 5, 2011... Aug. 05--State Sen. David Trahan announced this week that he was going to do the right thing, but he was not going to do it right away. This amounts to something less than the right thing, and Trahan should rethink his decision. At issue...

Lost at sea 10 years ago today: Tragedy of the Starbound.
August 5, 2011... Byline: Tom Bell Aug. 05--About 1 a.m. on Aug. 5, 2001, a Russian oil tanker collided with a fishing boat bound for Rockland from Georges Bank with a hold full of herring. The 541-foot tanker, which had left Boston, continued its journey...

Gunman bids for new trial, fears jury was tainted.
August 5, 2011... Byline: Ann Kim Aug. 05--PORTLAND -- The Portland man convicted last month of murdering his onetime friend and roommate is seeking a new trial. Daudoit Butsitsi, 25, shot Serge Mulongo, 24, six times at their apartment building in Portland's...

Dance collaboration in a corral.
August 5, 2011... Byline: Bob Keyes Aug. 05--POWNAL -- One thing is fairly certain: No one, not even the performers, knows how this dance will end. This weekend, dancers from the Bates Dance Festival will interact with horses in what very well may shape up...

Got blood? Westbrook Cinemagic Stadium Theater has a deal for you.
August 5, 2011... Byline: Ann Kim Aug. 05--A marathon blood drive will begin at noon today at Cinemagic Stadium Theater in Westbrook. Organizers are thinking big at a time of year when blood donations tend to slow down. The event aims to collect more than...

Instructor of rescuers given dose of first aid.
August 5, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 05--The group that oversees rescue training throughout southern Maine has shed its staff and reorganized as it tries to win back the state's confidence. Southern Maine EMS failed to win renewal of its state...

Judge rejects businessman's new-trial plea.
August 5, 2011... Byline: Ann Kim Aug. 05--PORTLAND -- A Kittery businessman who faces a prison sentence for falsely declaring on a Small Business Administration loan application that he had no criminal record has lost his bid for a new trial. Peter...

Stephen Klein, 74, longtime owner of Mermaid Transportation.
August 5, 2011... Byline: Melanie Creamer Aug. 05--KENNEBUNK -- Stephen Klein, the longtime owner of Mermaid Transportation Co. Inc. in Scarborough who had a passion for traveling, photography and life, died on Sunday. He was 74. Mr. Klein bought Mermaid...

BRIEF: Gorham man charged with growing pot.
August 5, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 05--GORHAM -- A Gorham man faces charges of cultivating marijuana after police in that town seized 97 plants and $2,400 from an apartment on Winslow Road. Police on Thursday arrested Kyle Searles, 28, after they...

BRIEF: Crash causes delays on turnpike in Scarborough.
August 5, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers Aug. 05--SCARBOROUGH -- A two-car accident on the Maine Turnpike this afternoon is causing major delays, according to the Maine Turnpike Authority. The accident happened in the northbound lanes between exits 42 and...

BRIEF: Hampton Inn opens in downtown Portland.
August 5, 2011... Byline: Edward D. Murphy Aug. 05--PORTLAND -- The newest hotel on the peninsula is now open. Buffalo Lodging Associates, which is running the hotel, said this afternoon that the Hampton Inn Portland/Downtown-Waterfront is open at 209 Fore...

She's always on the run.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Glenn Jordan Aug. 04--CAPE ELIZABETH -- Although she won't run her own race again until next summer's 15th edition, Joan Benoit Samuelson couldn't resist covering the 6.2 miles of the Beach to Beacon 10K with some friends Wednesday...

Patriots Beat: Light brings rare charm back to Pats.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Mike Lowe Aug. 04--FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- He stopped in midsentence and swatted away the small black fly that had landed on his nose. "Did you see that?" Matt Light asked the media members huddled closely around him. "Did you see...

Maine teams right at home at last for Legion regional.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Paul Betit Aug. 04--Two tournament-tested teams will represent Maine when play begins today in the American Legion Baseball Northeast Regional at The Ballpark in Old Orchard Beach. State champion Gayton Post of Lewiston and host...

Bourque sets his sights on promoting biathlon.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Glenn Jordan Aug. 04--PORTLAND -- Former Boston Bruins star Ray Bourque twisted his right foot in the dirt around home plate at Hadlock Field Wednesday morning as if he were preparing to take a few swings. Instead, he turned to a...

Scratch one off her list.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Jenn Menendez Aug. 04--CAPE ELIZABETH -- At 11 years old, like many young girls across America Deena Kastor was inspired by a whip of a runner from Maine who in 1984 appeared on her television screen entering the Los Angeles Coliseum,...

EDITORIAL: State makes wise move by passing on Wiscasset bypass.(Editorial)
August 4, 2011... Aug. 04--We like to applaud when people do the right thing, or, just as importantly, when they avoid doing the wrong thing. With regards to the proposed Wiscasset bypass, the state Department of Transportation gets credit for doing both. ...

Carrying on the Zappa legacy.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Ray Routhier Aug. 04--As a young guitarist, Dweezil Zappa had the chance to play on stage with one of the most innovative and creative rock guitarists ever. His father, Frank Zappa. But at the time, young Dweezil really didn't...

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Rod Harmon column.(Column)
August 4, 2011... Byline: Rod Harmon Aug. 04--The year 1991 was a good one for rock music. It produced some of the best albums of all time, including "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Achtung Baby" by U2, "Out of Time" by R.E.M., "Ten" by...

Face the Music: Talented singer-songwriters are on display this week.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Aimsel Ponti Aug. 04--August? Really? I still have sympathy cringes when I see back-to-school sale fliers in store windows. But let us not despair; it's still very much summer and my sister won't be busting out her Neil Diamond...

Bigger bite of the Bard.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Bob Keyes Aug. 04--FREEPORT -- William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" is not your everyday comedy. As Shakespeare was known to do, he infused his romantic comedy with honest humanity. Which is to say, things don't always work out...

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Eat and Run column.(Column)
August 4, 2011... Aug. 04--Ruski's Tavern in Portland's West End is nothing less than an institution, and yet I had never bothered to give it a try. For years, I had heard that the place served food that was reported to be quite good. Still, I had it in my head...

Smirk, and the world smirks with you.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Avery Yale Kamila Aug. 04--Think young people aren't newspaper readers? Don't tell this to the 30 performers from ages 10 to 18 participating in this year's Circus Smirkus tour. When the Vermont-based youth circus rolls into Maine...

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Off Beat: Redneck Olympics column.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Shannon Bryan Aug. 04--Playing horseshoes with the U-shaped toilet seats commonly found in public restrooms doesn't make you a redneck. (Though friends might worry over how you came to possess such a collection of toilet seats, which,...

BIW: Even as things are looking up, plenty of reasons to look out.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Edward D. Murphy Aug. 04--BATH -- U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and about 100 workers on Wednesday celebrated the completion of negotiations for construction of two ships that should keep Bath Iron Works' employment relatively stable over...

Murder charge dropped.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Ann Kim Aug. 04--ALFRED -- Five years after Frances Moulton of Sanford disappeared, her case took a strange turn Wednesday with the revelation that the man who was charged with her murder had falsely confessed to protect the person...

BRIEF: First lady visiting Maine to raise funds for husband's re-election.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Rebekah Metzler Aug. 04--Michelle Obama is scheduled to visit Maine in late September to attend two fundraising events. The first lady's trip was confirmed Wednesday by Willy Ritch, spokesman for U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, the...

Bayside will get a long-awaited path to Back Cove.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Dennis Hoey Aug. 04--PORTLAND -- A pedestrian and bicycle path connecting the popular Back Cove Trail with Portland's Bayside neighborhood will be built this fall. The plan, presented Wednesday night by state and city officials...

Trahan giving up Senate for sportsman's post.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Susan M. Cover Aug. 04--AUGUSTA -- State Sen. David Trahan will resign from the Legislature's fish and wildlife committee immediately and give up his Senate seat by the end of this year so he can serve as executive director of the...

State works to comply with BPA regulations.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Rebekah Metzler Aug. 04--AUGUSTA -- Maine's Department of Environmental Protection has moved forward to implement rules of the recently passed ban on certain products containing the chemical bisphenol-A, according to the group that...

Cape hosts candidates for District 121 seat.
August 4, 2011... Byline: Trevor Maxwell Aug. 04--CAPE ELIZABETH -- At a town hall forum broadcast live on public access television Wednesday night, the two candidates in a special election in House District 121 asked residents for their votes on Aug. 16. ...