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August 14, 2019 PRSRT STD Postal Customer U.S. Postage PAID Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 Permit No. 454 Portland, ME The Cape Cour erECRWSS Volume 32 Number 13 An Independent Not-for-Profi t Newspaper Aug 14 - Aug 27, 2019 Serving Cape Elizabeth Since 1988 In the Spirit of Community capecourier.com 22nd running of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K By Kevin St. Jarre Photo by Sara Spidle Photo by Joanne Lee A young Beach to Beach spectator cheers runners on at the corner of Shore Road and Cape Elizabeth residents Jessica Butzel, Nancy O’Sullivan and Kelly O’Sullivan are all Route 77 as they pass by on their way to the fi nish line. smiles after the race. With nearly perfect weather for the event, hopefuls Abdi and Robinson fi nished third was Emily Infi eld, 29, of Portland, Oregon, Maine’s fi rst women’s fi nisher was 16-year more than 6500 runners participated in the and fourth, respectively. with a time of 32:39. She recently recovered old Sofi e Matson, of Falmouth, with a time 22nd annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K race, The top female fi nisher was Joyciline Je- from hip surgery and had not run a 10K since of 36:01. Corey Dowe, 26, of Farmington at and it was a pair of Kenyans coming out on pkosgei, 25, of Kenya, with a time of 31:05. 2017. Olympic favorite Scott Fauble, 27, with 36:34, and Heather Gallant, 38, of Wayne at top. She ran even with fellow Kenyan and defend- a time of 28:58, was the top American men’s 36:58, fi nished second and third, respectively Alex Korio, 28, of Kenya won with a time ing women’s champion Sandrafelis Chebet- fi nisher. in this division. of 27:34, just seven seconds shy of the course Tuei, 21, early in the race until the turn on Old In the Maine Resident men’s and women’s The fastest Caper in the race was Mitch record, and dominated the race from the start, Ocean House Road, where Jepkosgei took the division, new champions emerged this year. Morris, 22, who came in 72nd with a time staying ahead of a lead pack that included lead and ultimately fi nished more than 30 sec- Among the men, Dan Curts, 23, of Ellsworth, of 34:06, with 17-year old Jack Basset com- elites Jairus Kipchoge-Birech, 26, of Kenya, onds ahead of Chebet-Tuei. Jepkosgei came ran it in 29:26, and fi nished fi rst, followed by ing in 33 seconds behind him. As for the Bashir Abdi, 30, of Belgium, and Brett Rob- close to beating the current course record of 2018 champion Ryan Smith, 24, of Farming- women, the town has its own talented 16-year inson, 28, of Australia. Korio broke away ear- 30:41. Charlotte Purdue, 28, of the United ton coming in about a minute later, and Will old, Lila Gaudrault, who came in fi rst among ly on and fi nished nearly one minute ahead of Kingdom, fi nished third. Geoghegan, 27, of Brunswick a little more -see BEACH TO BEACON page 9 runner-up Kipchoge-Birech. 2020 Olympic The top American woman fi nisher overall than 10 seconds behind him. Caper starts GoGo Refi ll in eff ort Chapin and Patterson, athletes of to help reduce waste the year, lifelong friends By Kevin St. Jarre By Kevin St. Jarre Contributed photo Cape Elizabeth resident Laura Marston has turned a green idea into a business fi lling a need for many, while helping to reduce the waste stream. GoGo Refi ll enables environmen- tally conscious customers to use less plastic in their daily lives. Contributed photo The two spring athletes of the year from Cape Elizabeth, both fi erce and determined GoGo Refi ll is Maine’s fi rst plastic- es customers to bring in their own clean on the fi eld, are friends and attended prom together. free refi ll and reuse shop for everyone, containers and fi ll them up with earth- and it is the brainchild of Cape Elizabeth friendly products, doing their part to re- The Forecaster and the Portland Press come off spring seasons with impressive resident Laura Marston. GoGo Refi ll pro- duce waste. Herald have announced the selection of statistics and stories to tell. vides an easy, fast way to help consumers GoGo Refi ll carries products that are two athletes as “Cape Elizabeth Spring In addition to lacrosse in the spring, reduce personal waste. The business was vetted, stylish and include goods for Athletes of the Year,” and it turns out they Patterson plays soccer and swims at designed with the specifi c goal of help- are longtime friends, and even went to ing consumers cut out harmful single-use -see GOGO REFILL page 8 prom together. -see ATHLETES page 15 plastic; the store’s refi ll model encourag- Max Patterson and Karli Chapin have Page 2 • The Cape Courier LETTERS/NEWS Aug 14 - Aug 27, 2019 The Cape Courier Ordinances are ‘toothless’ Pay-and-Display P.O. Box 6242 Cape Elizabeth Maine 04107 My little rescue dog loves people but mediately yell out for the owner to take in park paying 207-838-2180 is afraid of dogs when they get too close. control of their dog while I head in the www.capecourier.com Last fall on a CELT trail my dog was at- opposite direction. Local dog ordnances off , sticker is all tacked and injured by two large off -leash require dog owners to be in voice control dogs, out of sight of their owner. of their off -leash dogs but I’m convinced OUR MISSION STATEMENT residents need Th e mission of Th e Cape Courier is to foster As I struggled to keep myself between very few are under voice control in dog- a sense of community by presenting news dogs I yelled “please call your dogs” but fi ght mentality and therefore owners are By Kevin St. Jarre specifi c and unique to Cape Elizabeth as the owner approached, his dogs in dog- likely incapable of being compliant with and its residents, and, whenever possible, fi ght mentality did not respond to voice the ordnance under these conditions. Revenue is streaming in and patrons to promote volunteerism within our command. I now know that I can only count on have adapted quickly from the newly community. My dog received bites to his legs and myself for my dog’s protection. The ord- established Pay-and-Display at Fort Wil- BOARD OF DIRECTORS back. I fi led a complaint at the CEPD and nances unlike dogs are toothless. I sug- liams Park, according to Cape Elizabeth Roger Bishop, sent them photos of my dog’s wounds, gest requiring all dogs to be leashed at all town offi cials. Debbie Butterworth, Kim Case, Jeff Mitchell, Jerry Harkavy, the owner’s license plate and the vet times when not on their owner’s property. According to Town Manager Matthew Bill Springer bills. The animal control offi cer assigned Sturgis, the new system requiring visitors Publisher: Tara Simopoulos the complaint informed me that dog bite Ed Kelley to pay to park has brought in gross rev- [email protected] complaints are fairly common. Attacks enues of approximately $33,000, $25,000, Editor: Marta Girouard on small breed dogs by large breeds are $25,000 and $28,000 in the fi rst four [email protected] not rare. weeks of operation. Community Reporter: Kevin St. Jarre Now I only walk my dog where we Nomination for The contractual breakdown of where [email protected] are least likely to run into off -leash dogs. the net proceeds go is a split between the Advertising Manager: Tara Simopoulos When I see them coming our way I im- 2019 Town Council, town and the contractor, with 80 percent (Display and classifi ed ads) going to the town and 20 percent going to [email protected]/207-939-9766 School Board, the contractor operating the system. Bookkeeper: Portland Water Sturgis said, “There are operational [email protected] ‘Great service’ at expenses to be deducted from the gross Proofreaders: District trustee such as labor and other operational ex- Chuck Rzeszutko, Ginny Blackwood new healthcare penses” before the net revenue is divvyed Webmaster: Wendy Derzawiec election underway up. Photo fi nishing: Ann Kaplan center As far as residents of Cape Elizabeth Nomination papers for the Nov. 5, parking at Fort Williams Park, Sturgis Distribution: William Alexander What a mid-summer joy to fi nd a new 2019 municipal election are now avail- said, “I can also confi rm that the Cape professional and cheerful healthcare cen- For general information: able at the town clerk’s offi ce. Elizabeth Recycling Center sticker is all [email protected]/207-838-2180 ter on Waterman Drive in South Portland! Two seats on the Town Council and residents will need to park for free in the Over a recent weekend, three people For Advertising: two seats on the School Board are up park. The sticker needs to be located on [email protected] in my family received necessary services for election. They are currently held by the lower corner of the windshield, driv- which turned what could have been disas- Writers: Debbie Butterworth, Wendy Councilors Caitlin Jordan and Penelope er’s side.” Derzawiec, Bob Dodd, Erika Carlson Rhile, ter into a very happy time for us all. Jordan; and School Board members Kim- Cape residents, with a sticker, may park Marta Girouard Thank you to all of the professional berly Carr and Susana Measelle Hubbs.
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