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

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Kid Tracks: Paddleboarding's a stand-up pastime for almost everyone.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Wendy Almeida July 10--My daughters and I decided to learn how to stand-up paddleboard. My girls are young teens now and this sport scored high on their hipster gauge. Paddleboarding is part surfing and part kayaking. The basic...

On Baseball: He's waiting for his turn in limelight.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Kevin Thomas July 10--Introducing the other outfielder from Taiwan: Chih-Hsien Chiang. Before we go on, let's mention the shadow Chiang has played under these past two seasons. Red Sox followers have heard all about Che-Hsuan...

Maine Sunday Telegram All-state Lacrosse Tapley proved a standout, with passing or shooting.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Paul Betit July 10--FALMOUTH -- Mitch Tapley might be the only All-American high school lacrosse player who has never had a lacrosse goal at home to practice shooting. But that hasn't kept the Falmouth attackman from developing...

Maine Sunday Telegram All-state Lacrosse She demands attention, and with very good reason.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Jenn Menendez July 10--When she was in elementary school, the phone rang at Mia Rapolla's house, then in a suburb of New Haven, Conn. The conversation went something like this: "Mrs. Rapolla? Um, Mia's a little too rough for...

Local Baseball: Pitching provides the boost as Andrews, Morrill split.
July 10, 2011... July 10--PORTLAND -- Andrew Richards struck out seven over six shutout innings as Morrill Post defeated Andrews Post 9-0 to salvage a split of an American Legion baseball doubleheader Saturday. Caleb Fraser pitched a three-hitter with no...

Golf: Field for 92nd Maine Amateur loaded with former champs.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Tom Chard July 10--The 92nd men's Maine Amateur Championship begins Tuesday at Portland Country Club with 132 players in the field. Among those players are five former champions. They are Cumberland's Ron Brown Jr. of the host...

The Bottom Line: Taking health care to the people.
July 10, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger July 10--Not long ago, Mercy Health System of Maine's hospitals generated most of the organization's revenue. Today, the majority comes from elsewhere. In the last five years, Mercy has opened new primary care...

CEO began as medical technologist.
July 10, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger July 10--PORTLAND -- Maine reminds Eileen Skinner of her hometown of New Orleans. Since moving here to lead Mercy Health System of Maine in 2002, she's been struck by the regions' similarities. Both, for instance,...

EDITORIAL: Overall, Legislature gets a solid grade of B.(Editorial)
July 10, 2011... July 10--If it seemed as though members of the Maine Legislature had a lot of bills to consider during their recently concluded session, it's because they did. Legislators introduced a mind-numbing total of 1,587 bills, eventually passing about...

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Bob Keyes column.(Column)
July 10, 2011... Byline: Bob Keyes July 10--Things may get a little funky at the Bates Dance Festival this summer. The festival -- 29 years old and growing stronger by the year -- opens this week in Lewiston. Director Laura Faure has worked her usual...

Reckless conduct with a paintbrush.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Bob Keyes July 10--SOUTH PORTLAND -- Painter Francine Schrock taped a handwritten note to her fridge: "Paint with reckless abandon!!" She followed that command to the point of exhaustion to prepare for her current exhibition. ...

Arts Planner.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Bob Keyes July 10----The summer concert series of the Friends of Kotzschmar Organ begins this week with Felix Hell, the German-born organist of great renown. He's performed on the Kotzschmar several times, and FOKO is lucky to...

Arts Dispatches.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Bob Keyes July 10--CAMDEN Sebold show to feature more than 100 artists Back for its 35th year, the Carol Sebold Summer HarborArts Juried Show will open in Camden on Saturday and continue through Sunday, July 17. More than 100...

Author Q & A: The real deal.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Meredith Goad July 10--Admit it. You secretly fantasize you're that unassuming rube on "Antiques Roadshow" who comes in with a pair of 18th-century chairs bought at a garage sale for nothing, and rock star appraiser Leslie Keno...

See early work of late Cranberry Island artist LaHotan.
July 10, 2011... July 10--ROCKLAND -- Through Aug. 14, Yvette Torres Fine Art presents an exhibition featuring the work of the late Cranberry Island artist Robert LaHotan. The paintings included in this exhibit encompass all the artist's work available from 1956...

Society Notebook: Opera and Opulence.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Avery Yale Kamila July 10--A party Thursday night brought together two organizations in perfect harmony. Opera at the Mansion combined the sumptuous spaces of the Victoria Mansion with the velvety voices of three members of...

Go outside and play.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Ray Routhier July 10--The great thing about lawn games -- at least some of the newer ones -- is that they are usually more fun than they sound. Take cornhole -- also called bean bag -- a Midwestern staple currently enjoying new...

Maine Gardener: Green building designed to be like one of the garden's plants.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Tom Atwell July 10--One of the missions of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay is to teach -- about plants, horticulture, garden design, the environment and more. The new Bosarge Family Education Center, which will have...

Acura TL a winner by a nose?
July 10, 2011... Byline: Scott Wasser July 10--For every Bette Midler or Barbra Streisand, who see no need to succumb to a plastic surgeon's scalpel, it seems like there are 10 celebrities who get rhinoplasty. For every Adrien Brody or Karl Malden, whose...

Group laments drop in highway funding.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Susan M. Cover July 10--AUGUSTA -- Reduced state spending for road and bridge improvements in the next two years is raising concerns about needed upkeep and higher costs in the future. The Maine Better Transportation Association,...

Booming in Belfast.
July 10, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger July 10--BELFAST -- Park by the waterfront in Belfast and stroll up Main Street, toward the post office. If you've been here before, you might think the place looks or feels a bit different. More lively, perhaps....

Choosing when to go.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Kelley Bouchard July 10--FALMOUTH -- Norman Morse has always been decisive. When he realized that school wasn't his thing, he dropped out of the College of William & Mary and took a job with a New York City real estate company,...

Regulators seek input in lobster rules change.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Beth Quimby July 10--Chebeague Island lobsterman Alex Todd says he welcomes rules to prevent whales from becoming tangled in his fishing gear. But he is skeptical of what he sees as the usual heavy-handed federal regulatory approach...

Shapleigh girl adds her voice to fight type 1 diabetes.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Jonathan Riskind July 10--It wasn't 14-year-old Caroline Jacobs' first trip to Washington, but this time the Shapleigh resident wasn't in the nation's capital just to tour the monuments. And sure, some perks came with being a...

Dorothy Sesto, 87, nurse, mother, neighborhood 'cookie lady'.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Kelley Bouchard July 10--Sorry, the content of this story appears to be missing. To see more of the Portland Press Herald, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.pressherald.com. Copyright (c) 2011, Portland Press...

Next Maine Event: Native American Pow-Wow a family event.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Shannon Bryan July 10--Between the daytime laughter of kids at the playground and the strum of a guitar during an evening concert at the gazebo, Wells Harbor Park echoes with sounds of community. Next weekend, the usual park...

BRIEF: Coast Guard calls off Saco Bay search.
July 10, 2011... July 10--After more than three hours, the Coast Guard called off its search in Saco Bay for a potential missing person, pending new evidence. The search began around 11:30 a.m. Saturday after a report about an empty kayak-type craft and...

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Richard L. Connor column.(Column)
July 10, 2011... Byline: Richard L. Connor July 10--A bull moose charged from the woods miles from civilization, which today means no cellphone service, and smashed into a car containing five of our family members. The same five abruptly abandoned our...

BRIEF: Owner retrieves boat that went adrift in Saco Bay.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers July 10--The overturned boat that prompted a search in Saco Bay Saturday had floated into the water unoccupied and is now back in its owner's possession. Petty Officer Matt Strickland described the vessel as a...

BRIEF: Man's death on Mount Agamenticus not considered suspicious.
July 10, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers July 10--YORK -- A 52-year-old man was found dead this morning after apparently suffering from a medical problem at the summit of Mount Agamenticus, where he had been biking, police said. York Police Sgt. Brian...

Mainer in Africa for birth of a new nation.
July 9, 2011... Byline: Kelley Bouchard July 09--A former Maine congressman is in Juba, South Sudan, today, witnessing the birth of a nation as the newly appointed head of an international anti-genocide organization. At the same time, Maine's Sudanese...

Town a little upset land trust won't bend.
July 9, 2011... Byline: Trevor Maxwell July 09--CAPE ELIZABETH -- Town Hall was full of warm feelings June 13 as the Town Council voted unanimously to spend $350,000 to help the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust buy a 63-acre parcel off Shore Road for permanent...

Weinrich takes job in Buffalo.
July 9, 2011... Byline: Steve Solloway July 09--Eric Weinrich will get a new position with the Buffalo Sabres that won't require him to uproot himself or his family from Maine. The former NHL veteran defenseman and Portland Pirates assistant coach confirmed...

True adds national title to resume.
July 9, 2011... Byline: Glenn Jordan July 09--Throughout his athletic career, North Yarmouth native Ben True has competed under a variety of labels. Cross country runner. Nordic skier. Distance track runner. Road racer. As of this week, another label...

Local Baseball: Mainers edge Raging Tide with Bazdanes.
July 9, 2011... July 09--SANFORD -- University of Maine right-hander A.J. Bazdanes held the Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide to two runs on four hits in 7 1/3 innings Friday night to lead the Sanford Mainers to a 4-2 victory in a New England Collegiate Baseball...

BRIEF: Sports Digest.
July 9, 2011... July 09--AUTO RACING BEECH RIDGE MOTOR SPEEDWAY: Scarborough will host the Pro All Stars Series North SouthernMaineMotors.com 150 today. The field for the Super Late Model feature includes Kelly Moore, Scott Mulkern, Bill Penfold, Ricky...

EDITORIAL: Kotzschmar Organ deserves shot at renewal.(Editorial)
July 9, 2011... July 09--When the mayor presents visiting dignitaries with a "key to the city," it's a souvenir that the honoree can treasure forever. Or not, as the case may be. But Portland has some really important keys that cannot be given away,...

EDITORIAL: Saying goodbye to shuttle not a farewell to the future.(Editorial)
July 9, 2011... July 09--The Space Shuttle Atlantis, the last of its kind, lifted off at 11:29 a.m. Friday, carrying the red, white and blue U.S. flag and human beings together into orbit for the shuttle program's final mission. The program for many years...

Investigation sought into state land sale.
July 9, 2011... Byline: Tom Bell July 09--A legislative panel has been asked to investigate the state's sale of three houses and 5.2 acres in Thomaston to a state official for less than half of the property's taxable value. No one else had a chance to bid on...

City mayoral hopeful appears in court on probation violation.
July 9, 2011... Byline: Ann Kim July 09--PORTLAND -- Mayoral candidate Zouhair Bouzrara, accused of violating the terms of his probation by drinking alcohol, made his initial court appearance Friday. In September, Bouzrara, 49, was convicted of...

Elaine Barry, 68, well-loved as a nurse, then as a schoolteacher.
July 9, 2011... Byline: Melanie Creamer July 09--PORTLAND -- Elaine Barry was a respected pediatric nurse at Maine Medical Center who had a passion for reading with her patients and helping them with their homework. Toward the end of her 25-year nursing...

Red Claws add Sixers as third affiliation.
July 8, 2011... Byline: Glenn Jordan July 08--PORTLAND -- Although longtime Boston Celtics fans who remember Andrew Toney as the Boston Strangler may recoil in mock horror, the Philadelphia 76ers have joined the Celtics and Charlotte Bobcats as NBA...

Local Baseball: Raging Tide post a shutout over Bay Sox.
July 8, 2011... July 08--NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- Rich Anastasi pitched six shutout innings and Francis Whitten broke a scoreless tie with an RBI double in the fifth inning as the Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide beat the New Bedford Bay Sox 3-0 Thursday night in a...

High Schools: Longtime coach decides to step down.
July 8, 2011... Byline: Jenn Menendez July 08--Julia Sterling's summer children's theater group opens its run of "Oliver!" tonight. Come fall, she will set off for Italy with her husband, beginning travel plans she's looked forward to for some time. ...

EDITORIAL: Casey Anthony is 'not guilty,' not 'innocent'.(Editorial)
July 8, 2011... July 08--It was as if there was a national gasp of disbelief, followed by a roar of anger, when the "not guilty" verdict for Casey Anthony hit the airwaves. There shouldn't have been. That verdict is always possible in a trial when direct...

Aggressive fox killed after attacks at park.
July 8, 2011... Byline: Dennis Hoey July 08--CAPE ELIZABETH -- Two Lights State Park was evacuated Thursday afternoon after a gray fox bit a young boy and his mother and attacked a park ranger. Park officials credited a ranger, John Horton, with...

Man shot by police plans suit.
July 8, 2011... Byline: David Hench July 08--Lawyers for a man who was shot by Portland police in April say they plan to sue the department for use of excessive force, arguing that the officers were not in danger when they wounded Jonathan Mitchell, 29, of...

Firefighter can run for city mayor.
July 8, 2011... Byline: Edward D. Murphy July 08--PORTLAND -- Christopher Vail, a Portland firefighter, will be allowed to run for mayor after all. City officials told Vail two weeks ago that he wouldn't be given a nominating petition to circulate because...

Scholars get their day in court in law school trial practice class.
July 8, 2011... Byline: Ann Kim July 08--PORTLAND -- In vivid detail, the prosecutor described how the victim was robbed in a dark alley. The victim tasted fear, saw the gleam of a knife and felt the attacker reach into his pocket to snatch his wallet. ...

Initial estimates put new Wentworth school's price at $38.3 million.
July 8, 2011... Byline: Trevor Maxwell July 08--SCARBOROUGH -- The estimated cost of a new Wentworth Intermediate School is $38.3 million, but that figure could drop over the next few weeks as the Town Council prepares to draft a ballot question for...

BRIEF: Mayoral candidate held for violating probation.
July 8, 2011... Byline: Ann Kim July 08--PORTLAND -- Mayoral candidate Zouhair Bouzrara was in district court today on a charge of violating his probation by drinking alcohol. Bouzrara, 49, was convicted of terrorizing last year and sentenced to 364...

BRIEF: Naples man indicted in nephew's shooting.
July 8, 2011... Byline: David Hench July 08--A Naples man has been indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury for allegedly shooting his nephew in the forehead with a pellet gun. The grand jury indicted Daniel McGill, 26, on charges of elevated...

BRIEF: Principal retiring at Portland's Lyman Moore.
July 8, 2011... Byline: Edward D. Murphy July 08--PORTLAND -- Lee Crocker, the principal of Lyman Moore Middle School, is retiring. Crocker, who has worked for the Portland school system for 37 years, sent out an e-mail to parents on Thursday announcing...

BRIEF: Portland to celebrate South Sudan independence.
July 8, 2011... Byline: John Richardson July 08--PORTLAND -- Portland's Sudanese community is inviting all Mainers to join in a marathon celebration Saturday to mark the independence of South Sudan. The southern region of Sudan will become the world's...

Storms, winds take toll on region.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Dennis Hoey July 07--Violent thunderstorms hit the western mountains and southern sections of Maine on Wednesday evening, knocking out power, setting a ski lodge on fire and capsizing a canoe in the Saco River. At 11 p.m. Wednesday,...

The McFarland brothers: Together time for tourney time.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Tom Chard July 07--CAPE ELIZABETH -- One is 21 years old, the other is 13. One swings from the right side, the other from the left. Brothers Alex and Reese McFarlane can both shoot low on the golf course. There's something else they...

BRIEF: Local Baseball: Fayette-Staples splits with Saco-Biddeford.
July 7, 2011... July 07--SACO -- Sam Canales had a bases-loaded triple in the fourth inning to help Fayette-Staples to a 7-3 victory and a split of an American Legion baseball doubleheader against Saco & Biddeford Savings on Wednesday. Saco-Biddeford...

EDITORIAL: State workers' group keeps list of locations where care counts.(Editorial)
July 7, 2011... July 07--One of the oddities of the medical care puzzle is that not all types of health care are created equal. It's relatively easy to equalize financial inputs into health care providers and facilities, but the quantity of dollars put into...

EDITORIAL: Who's best for mayor? OK, now who's next ... ?(Editorial)
July 7, 2011... July 07--If the number of people interested in running for the newly expanded job of mayor of Portland continues to grow, there may be more candidates in the race than there are voters trying to decide among them. OK, that's an exaggeration....

Summer's not just a little bit country.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Ray Routhier July 07--Toby Keith is one of the hottest stars in mainstream country music today, a genre often referred to as "the new country." But Keith will tell you that when he's in his car or tour bus, and wants to relax and...

Face the Music: Right here's where a few of the songstresses have gone.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Aimsel Ponti July 07--No boys allowed in the sandbox this week, I'm focusing on the ladies. I say good for me. And good for you because the shows this week are sensational. I've been trying for a few weeks now to come up with a...

Music bouquet full of styles.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Bob Keyes July 07--Divas World, a Houston-based performing arts organization, returns to Boothbay for a series of summer concerts under the umbrella of the Mainely Music Festival. The festival begins Friday and runs through July...

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Off Beat column.(Column)
July 7, 2011... Byline: Shannon Bryan July 07--Rocks don't appear to do much. Mostly they lounge on creek bottoms or sun their hard faces in the gaps between the hedges in the front yard. They're Earth's lazy grandkids, taking up space on footpaths and...

At Boothbay fair, meet the minds behind the books.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Shannon Bryan July 07--Summer is beach reading season. A dog-eared paperback is practically as essential on the sand as sunscreen and an oversized towel. If the weather cooperates -- and it better -- summer readers will need to...

Portland Press Herald, Maine, What Ales You column.(Column)
July 7, 2011... Byline: Tom Atwell July 07--- A mug club can be a lot of fun -- and good value. Ed Stebbins, co-owner and master brewer of Gritty McDuff's, says he and Richard Pfeffer created the idea of mug clubs when they opened the first Gritty...

Police hope cash draws new leads in Portland slaying.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Tom Bell July 07--PORTLAND -- On Sept. 7, 2008, shortly before James Angelo was shot while working as a security guard at Mercy Hospital, a surveillance camera at a nearby business captured grainy images of two shadowy figures in the...

Here's a sign you better get used to seeing . . .
July 7, 2011... Byline: Ann Kim July 07--PORTLAND -- Drivers may face delays around the city during the next several weeks while railroad grade crossings are rebuilt as part of the Amtrak Downeaster's expansion project. The work will require at least two...

July 4th effect: Hill's residents take it in stride.
July 7, 2011... Byline: David Hench July 07--Sam Cohen was working fast and furious at a market on Munjoy Hill, amazed by the number of people who were on the hill for Monday night's fireworks, and impressed by how few problems there were. The only real...

City bans tobacco from parks and beaches.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Trevor Maxwell July 07--SOUTH PORTLAND -- After a long debate over property rights, the City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to ban tobacco from the city's public parks, beaches, playgrounds and fields. The prohibition...

Owner still balking at Westbrook demolition.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers July 07--An owner of the former Maine Rubber building says he won't tear down the massive, blighted structure at the western end of Westbrook's Main Street until the city changes the zoning at the site or a tenant...

LePage has a message for at-risk students.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Edward D. Murphy July 07--PORTLAND -- Gov. Paul LePage's life story -- growing up in poverty, suffering beatings at the hands of his father and living on the streets before succeeding in business -- is admired by many, even those who...

Biddeford plan would hold landlords liable for disturbances.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette July 07--BIDDEFORD -- Jeanne Jackson, who owns a six-unit apartment building on Sullivan Street, has lost two good tenants in recent months because of constant disturbances at a nearby property. "I have tenants...

Wording of people's veto is set.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Susan M. Cover July 07--AUGUSTA -- Secretary of State Charlie Summers released the wording Wednesday for a people's veto ballot question, marking the unofficial start of a campaign to repeal a law passed last month to end same-day...

Obituary: David Ward, 73, retired trucker, town's beloved 'wood guy'.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Melanie Creamer July 07--BALDWIN -- If you live in Baldwin, you probably knew David Ward. He was a retired truck driver for Hannaford Bros. who was known in town as the "wood guy." Surrounded by his family, Mr. Ward died...

Challengers' resources pale next to Snowe's.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Jonathan Riskind July 07--WASHINGTON -- Scott D'Amboise, a Republican primary challenger to three-term U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, raised $117,394 during this year's second quarter, according to his campaign. Snowe, facing tea...

BRIEF: Man accused in fatal Parkside shooting pleads guilty.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Ann Kim July 07--PORTLAND -- A man accused in a fatal shooting last year in the Parkside neighborhood pleaded guilty today to felony murder. Moses Okot is one of two men accused in the Feb. 10, 2010, shooting of 24-year-old Serge...

US Vets' Admin to provide care in Caribou.
July 7, 2011... Byline: Jonathan Riskind July 07--WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has chosen the Cary Medical Center in Caribou as one of five pilot locations nationwide for a program dubbed Project ARCH, for Access Received Closer to...

BRIEF: American Music festival runs through Saturday.
July 7, 2011... July 07--"The Maine Festival of American Music: Its Roots and Traditions" runs through Saturday at the Shaker Meeting House at Sabbathday Lake, 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester. Hosted by the Portland String Quartet, tonight's program,...

BRIEF: Maine gets $2.1M to fight teen smoking.
July 7, 2011... Byline: John Richardson July 07--Maine has been awarded a $2.1 million three-year federal contract to help crack down on the sale of cigarettes to minors. The Maine Attorney General's Office is scheduled to formally announce the...

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Steve Solloway column.(Column)
July 6, 2011... Byline: Steve Solloway July 06--Jon Jennings wants a teacher to coach his basketball team. He doesn't covet a game-day genius but wouldn't turn his back on one if he could develop talent at the same time. He's looking for a veteran,...

BRIEF: Charlie Furbush unfazed by new phase as a starter.
July 6, 2011... Byline: Jenn Menendez July 06--Sorry, the content of this story appears to be missing. To see more of the Portland Press Herald, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.pressherald.com. Copyright (c) 2011, Portland Press...

Pirates Notebook: AHL board OKs new alignment.
July 6, 2011... July 06--The American Hockey League's Board of Governors approved division alignment for the 2011-2012 season, and the Portland Pirates will remain in the league's Atlantic Division. Five teams will make up the Atlantic Division: Portland,...

Local Baseball: Raging Tide collect a victory.
July 6, 2011... July 06--OLD ORCHARD BEACH -- Marcus Way hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning that broke a tie and lifted the Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide to a 4-2 victory against the Laconia Muskrats in a New England Collegiate Baseball League game Tuesday...

EDITORIAL: Want more revenue? Simplify the tax code.(Editorial)
July 6, 2011... July 06--The Internal Revenue Service is worried: Too many Americans are underreporting their income, either deliberately or by making mistakes on their tax returns. The net result, the IRS reports, is that there is a "tax gap" between...