Island Times, Jul 2005

Portland Public Library Portland Public Library Digital Commons Island Times Newspaper, 2005 Island Times Newspaper, 2002-2013 7-1-2005 Island Times, Jul 2005 Mary Lou Wendell David Tyler Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/itn_2005 Recommended Citation Wendell, Mary Lou and Tyler, David, "Island Times, Jul 2005" (2005). Island Times Newspaper, 2005. 6. https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/itn_2005/6 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Island Times Newspaper, 2002-2013 at Portland Public Library Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Island Times Newspaper, 2005 by an authorized administrator of Portland Public Library Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. JULY2005 A community newspaper covering the islands ofCasco Bay FREE Newprincipal chosen for Peaks and Cliff island schools BY SrePHEN NuNNS cies ofisland culture-could make Repeatedly punching bunons = n the coolest heads a little flus on a phone in her office, Kelli• Has tered. Yet despite her telephone son is having trouble making an problems (which are easily reme outgoing call. ·1 don't e,en know died by a few helpful instructions how to use the phones yet," she from the school's lead secretary, sheepishly admils. Oiane Price), Hasson seems re Hasson, the new principal for markably calm and comfortable the Peaks Island and Cliff Island - with her new situation. schools is on something or a learn That may be because ing curve herself these days. Start· taking this job is a little like com· ing a new Job is always daunting, ing home. Though she now lives and coming in to head up a cou in Portland, Hasson, 46, consid ple of Casco Bay schools-and ers herself an island native, since maneuvering through the imrica- pl,tise>ee HASSON, page II Every is lander's nightmare First steps toward independence . Peaks islanaers gather outside after a meeting June 30 at the Brackett Memorial Church where they agreed to begin circulating petitions to require the city to discuss the issue of secession with residents. They'll need to gather more than 400 signa tures to succeed. Photo by Mary Lou We11del/ Peaks secession movement kicks into action 8YSTEP11£N 1\1/NNS leaders of the current secession cent of the property is 0\\11ed by Peaks Island took an Important movement. said an interesling is· seasonal people," said Richards, first step 1owards self-governance sue that has come up is Iha, on ·not registered voiers.• Luckily, this c.a.r stopped before rolling all the way off the pier on at a meeting at the Brackett Me ly registered vo1ers are allowed a In otder 10 deal with this situa Chebeague Island last month. Turn to Gordon Murphy's column morial Church on Thursday, June voice in the mauer. Seasonal ho tion, a separate petition will be cir on page 6 to find out what happened. 30. Crowded around rnbles in the meowners arc not included in the culated for non-resident property -------------------------1 church hall, 25 island residents vote. owners and will be submitted with agreed to begin collecting signa ·on Peaks Island about 60 per- pleasesei PF.AJCS, page 13 tures to request a p ublic hearing They've given you a number, on the i~suc or secession. •This is the fim act," said Chebeague rolls out petitions Islander George Rosol. "When peo and taken awayyourname ple sign this, they are giving the go BYGORDONMUIIPHY affix their names 10 a petitlon, ahead." Citing the fact that diverg and move down the road to inde pendence. · BYSrel'HEN NUNNS as well. The petition is the first ing communities have different Jon GIies has your number. ·one example is Knickerbocker pan or the process that was in needs. Chebeague Islanders gath Moderator Herb Maine stated Then again, maybe he doesn't. Road," says Giles. ·Legally. Brook stalled by Maine State Legislature ered at a Chebeague Island Com several times that while the threat And tha, could be a problem. Lane continues up the hill in a after the last secession effort In muni1y Association meeling a, by SAD SI to close or reduce the Giles. Geographic Information nonherly direction past Pleasant the early 1990s. Like the current at the Island Hall on June 26 to take size or the island school helped Systems (GIS) Coordinator for Pon Avenue. But some people refer to tempts, that auemp, at indepen the firs t step in seceding from the precipitate the secession discus land has taken on the job of making the road continuing up the hill to dence was spurred by skyrocketing 1own of Cumberland. sions, the goal of 1he CrCA, sep sure that Peaks Island is Enhanced wards Pumpkin Knob as Knicker properly tax increases. In a scene not unlike one at a ti aration from the town or school 911 compliant. Enhanced 911-or bocker Road.• The new rules were created after ny hall in Philadelphia o n a swel· dis1rict aside, ls to "ensure viabil 1!91 1, as it's commonly known-is (Actually. more than some peo Long Island's secession rrom Port· 1ering summer day in 1776, about ity and sus1ainability of the island new FCC-approved technology ple refer to that stretch of road by land in 1993. 125 people gathered to discuss communi<yofChebeague.· that allows emergency services to that name. Indeed, both the Peaks Mlchael Richards, one of the the process of self-governance. please,ee SECEOE,JNl~'t! 12 pinpoint the exact geographic lo Island map that is sold at Hanni cationofa911 caller. gan·s Island Market and the one "It's basically the same technol· handed out by Port Island Realty ogy as Mapquest." says Giles. clearly refer to it as Knickerbocker New Baptist Church moves to Peaks Much of Maine is now 1!911 Road.) friendly, and now it's the island's Giles sees other problems as BY VANESSA SYLVESTER Christ as his savior" on March l9or he needed at the Grace Baptist turn, Giles says. The problem is well. Situations in which streets When Beau Boyle •accepted 1999, the 31 year old Public school Church in Portland. Shortly after that where people think t11ey live, rhyme with othersueets (for exam teacher and fimess ward, he began teaching at Grace and where the computer's address ple, Beach Sueet and Peach Street) 1, club owner never Baptist School, which offers a Ing system says they live may be o r are named the same as another imagined that, six Christian education for kindergar 1wo different things. That's because physically unconnec1ed section years later, he would ten through eighth graders. Now, the city's ,-ery official maps don't al - of road can cause confusion in an beserving as Pastorto he works as the school's principal. ways correspond 10 the very unof emergency, he says. a young and vibrant lo April of2004 Boyle along with ficial traditions of island life. Worse still are the duplicaies: Baptist church. his \\ile Michelle, s1aned the Peaks ·Some people never realized Woods Street/Woods Road, Ocean Boyle, a life-long p~,ee BAPTISTS, page 16 that they had an official address S1reet/Oceanic Sueet, Centennial Catholic says or him assigned 10 them by the ci1y," says Street/Centennial Street Rear, Up sell back then, ·ror Giles. "They built a new building per A Street/Lower A Street, Wil my whole life I was Inside and then perhaps used a lot num low Street/WU!ow Court, Central religious, but had no ber for their address. Or just came Avenue/C.,ntral Avenue Extension, relationship 10 God. r Briefs p. 2 up with a number on their own." two d ifferent B Streets. First Stree1/ needed a bible-based Police log p. 10 The ci<y plans to begin using the First Proposed Street, and Garden Pastor Beau Boyle of the new Baptist church and didn't feel This Island Life p. S numbers that exist or will renum~ Place/Garden Lane. And don't even Church on Peaks Island , stands with his 1 was receiving that Crossword puzzle p.17 ber certain houses. But the prob· gc1 him started about Island Ave- family, wife Michelle, and child ren from as a Catholic." Boyle Star Gazing p. I 8 lem isn't just numbers. It's names pl=,ee NUMBERS,pag<? 10 left to right, Nick. Mia an d Brady. said he found what PAGE2 ISII.ANIJ,TIME Ju~y 2005 m r hant cermplaimid lllat er-e o help people w.ho can't affi ,rd b c being parked ou id• lheit'bu ne m; torruc cax l m;; a , a handful of i&lnnd res lC ,e fl . rJ d ohbne, lf ·, e. Cook5e111r identl'i have ~·oimed I.he Jleab Island iJ Cfe',\; cm t lO p u l up Lht! l!iign.s. ToJt Assisi.a.nee Commit ee, an ind;e - InBrief p nden l grnup th at ailm to he,lp ret- Coo mru. trune that .ill o U1 pa ing 1·~a1io n~ were alr,eady on the hooks and 1m lsifil'lder· romatn In 1h ir hom 1. New ignsDownfront that parking-rule an rtot be mad , b Pub in ph o,rth taxjump. 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