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19 When Did Portland MissTheBoat?

Didvouknowthatinthe19v()s,Portlandwas consideredafrontrunnerhomeportforthe frigateUSSConstitution?BvIlerbertAdams.

l-roinStaffN'WireReports,figures throughanexclusivearrangement withDuneVBradstreet.

48 A View With A Room

AwebearnatopthePortland Observatoryuploadsinternetviews oftheharboreverytwominutes. BvColinSargent.

51TheLastTime We Shared StoneSoup

Portlandersdidn'tliftafingertohelp duringIrelandsGreatPotato famineof1845.Sohowdidthe second,lessfamousIrishpotato famine in 1SS0 become suchacauseeelebre? BvMattBarker.

56TaxTheFellow BehindTheTree

Ilowneighborlyisitforbedroomcommuntiestouse theI'orestGib'shospitals,jetport,andsocialsenices whilethevenjovfancyhighschoolsandfarlower propertvtaxesjustatewmilesaway?Should theTownofkalmouthreallycharge Portlandersextratoskateontheirnewrink? BvIxighDonaldson.

78 Orange Crush l-'ietionbvIredBonnie.

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Salad Days

cmcmbertheaxiom“constant astheNorthStar”?Iamstaring totherightoftheBigDipper onenightwhenmvsonwalks overandsays.“YourNorthStar isobsolete.It’safulldegreeoff.We don’tusePolarisanxmore,we useGPS.”

“Sonowyou’retakingtheNorthStar awavfromme?”

“That'sright.Dad.Saygoodbyeto youroldNorthStar.”

Soitiswiththespeedoflight.Ateam ofresearchersheadedbyEijanWangof Princeton,NewJersey,hasscaredupa speedoflightfasterthantheoneIgrew upbelievingin,theoneAlbertMichel¬ sonwonthe1907NobelPrizein Physicsfordiscovering.

Withsupremeindifferencetothe knownworld,Wangandhisbuddies aretrottingaroundanupstartlaser pulsesofastitleasesachamberfullof cesiumvaporamomentbeforeitfin¬ ishesentering.Nowthereissucha thingassuperluminal‘warp'speed.So long,186,000milespersecond!

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InsideValle's,vou’dseebusiness ownersdininginoneboothandacross theroomyourphysicsteacherandhis secretnewwifeinthenext.

DonDoane,Maine’spremierjazz trombonist,hasplayedthereweekly withhissonsfordecades.W’hereis Dongoingtoplaynow?

Actually,Donknowshowtolandon hisfeet-heandhissonshaxeacontin¬ uingengagementattheBridgcwavin SouthPortland.

Backin1968,Campbell’sSoups offeredValle’sfounderDonXYillc S38millionforhis35-restaurantchain, headquarteredhereandstretching doxx’ntheeasternseaboardalltheway toFlorida.typicalYankee,herefused tosell.Inthosesaladdays,Valle's wouldcasilx’haxemadeourMaine 100(seeourfeatureonpage27). Butnowit’sgone,alongwiththe NorthStar.Somuchforobsequies atmidnight.Butbrighterlights-and newgreatrestaurants-lieahead(see pages58-59).

Mouse &Supermouse

Oxerthepastfewyears.Jackson1,aboratorvhasaccumulatedquiteanin¬ terestingcollectionofmodernart. thanksmainlvtodonationsh\twoofits trustees.One.aXewYorker,choosesto beanonymousformostofhisdona¬ tions.andtheotheristhechairmanof ourBoardofGoyerningTrustees.Mr. IDaxidShawoflDl’.XX..

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Summerguide 2000

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TwoandonehalfxearsagoImoxed nwhotglassstudiotoPortland,where Iproducedthefirsthand-blownglass sincethe1870swhenPortlandGlass Companyproducedhere.Ihaxehad thelongestrunninghotglassshopin Maine’shistory(19years)andhaxe fourpiecesinthePortlandMuseumof Artpermanentcollectionand30inthe JonesMuseumofGlassandCeramics inScbago.JohnPaxsoncollectsmy work(hisfatherbuilttheCharlesShi]> man Payson Wing of the Portland MuseumofArt),and1showinterna¬ tionallyfromEuropetoJapanand

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WhenDidPortlandMissTheBoat?

A A lascotShip'ToGraceOurSkylineWouldBeFun,AndGoodBusiness,Too

11July2000.over150.000

Mainerslinedtheshoresof Portland1larbortotakein thesplendorsofOpsail2000. Ofthe28vesselsthatpassed, sailswhiteinthesummer sunshine,severalwereoffi¬ cialrepresentativesof nations,states,andnonprofit organizations-hutnonewastheofficial shipofPortland,thehostcityofthe spectacularitself.Wily?

W'hv,inacitvfoundedwithitsfeetin thesea,itsfacetotheopenocean-acity whichclaimedthehonor,formostofthe 19thcenturv,ofbeingthethirdbusiest (andsometimesthesecond)customsport intheUnitedStates,toppingevenBoston andPhiladelphia?Oncetheseasonearly encircledourcitythatsloopssailedup

Fewrealizewecamewithinan eyelashofmakingUSSConstitution apermanentpartofourcityskyline. Infact,whenshevisitedPortland Harborin1931(seephoto,above) therewasspeculationshe'dnever leavebecauseofSen.FredHale's influenceandherglorious careerfigtingtheBarbaryPirates underPortlanderCommodore EdwardPreble.Evenhermainmast wascuthereintheMainewoods.

BackCoveasfarastoday'stenniscourts inDeeringOaks,andshipsliketheGen¬ eralWarrenwerelaunchedacrossold

StorybyHerbertAdams

boreStreetaslateas1844(onthesite, a]3]5ropriatck,oftoday'sShipyardBrcwcn)intotheopentides,wheretheB.l.W. repairdocksnowrise.

BaltimorehastheConstellation. Xew BedfordthewhalerCharlesW.Morgan... whendidPortlandmisstheboat?

Surclvsomevesselcanbefoundrenownedforitshistory,swiftness,or steadfastness-toaddcharmtothePort¬ landskyline.

Ifhistorvisamguide,hereareseven vessels,ofallsizes,shapes,andstories, thatPortlandhasloved-andsadly,lost.

FrigateUSSConstitution(1797)

"OldIronsides,''theoldestcommissioned warshipstillfloat,themostfamousfrigate intheworld,hasPortlandconnections? Ahsolutelv!Ilerfirstfamouscomman-

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tier,CommodoreI'.dwardPreble,USN, wasaproudandpricklvnativePort¬ lander.Andherlastcommanderunder sailwasCapt.I-ouisJ.Gulliver,IJSN, PortlandIlighSchoolclassof1901,who broughtherintoPortlandI[arborin I951aspartofherlastcruisearoundthe countryshehelpedcreate.

BuiltinBostonin1797asoneofthe youngUnitedStates’first6warships, Constitution’smastwasapinecutinthe forestsofUnitv,Maine,andfloatedto Bostonbvsea.

ItwastherethatMaine'sUS SenatorFrederickHalebrought thehallroaringtoitsfeetwiththe pledgetomakePortlandthe permanenthomeofPreble's mostfamousflagship. Thiswasnoidleboast.As powerfulchairmanoftheSenate NavalAffairsandSeapower Committee,andafamousfighting Republican,Halewasperfectly positionedtodojustthat.

PreblesailedConstitutiontoglon intheBarban\\arsagainstNorth Africain1801-1805,America’s longestforeignconflictuntilViet¬ nam.Ileservedwithsuchdistinc¬ tionthathewasofferedanappointment asSecretaryoftheNawbutturnedit down,insteadbuildingamansionon \lomimentSquaresocapaciousthatit wasturnedintoahotelafterhisdeath. AftertheWarof1812,OldIronsides rottedasafamousbutunderfundedrelic untilthe1920s,whentheNavyactually proposedsinkingherfortargetpractice. Savedbvanationalchildren’spennies campaign,andrestoredwithantique Mainetoolsbv171JohnI.ord,I !S\ of Bath,arestoredConstitution,under commandofCapt.1.ouisGulliver,USN. visitedbothcoastsoltheUSfrom19?11954(withalittlehelpfromthemine¬ sweeperGrebe).

AtPortland.OldIronsidesenteredthe harbor"beneaththewelcomingarcofa rainbowthatappearedintheeastasshe passedPortland1leadI,iglit."reported thePress1leru/donJuh,IS,1951.More than65,000visitorstouredPreble’sflag¬ shipattheAlaineStatePierduringher six-davstav.

PortlandcelebratedCapt.Gulliverand OldIronsides’arrivalwitharousingban¬ quetattheEastlandIlotelonJulv,21, 1931.ItwastherethatMaine'sUSSena¬ torErcdcrickIlaicbroughtthehallroar¬ ingtoitsfeetwiththepledgetomake PortlandthepermanenthomeofPre¬ ble’smostfamousflagship.

'Phiswasnoidleboast.Aspowerful chairmanoftheSenateNavalAffairsand SeapowcrCommittee,andafamous fightingRepublican,Ilaicwasperfectly positionedtodojustthat-hadnot DemocraticPresidentI'ranklinDelano Rooseveltintervenedin1934,temporariIvclaimingtheConstitutionforaberth inthePotomac.Eorthetugofwarthat followeddetailsaremurky,butshe weatheredthewarinBostonsheltered WorldWarIIwithPortland'schallenge forherlargekforgotten,berthedinthe NawYardwhereherkeelhadbeen laidintheCongressionaldistrictthen representedbvvotingCongressman JohnE.Kennedy.

Thereshesitstodav,likePortlandIlead light(built1791)remindersoftheRepbulic’sfirstproudvears.Butshewas withinourgraspin1931;indeed,there wasspeculationthatshewouldn’tleave port.CommodorePreblerestsinPortlans’I 1’,asternCemeteryatopahighhill, overlookingPortlandIleadandthepas¬ sagewherehisConstitution,oftenavisitorhereduringhiscommand,sailed awav.IladIlooverstillbeenpresidentin 1934,onewonders,wouldshehave comesailingback?ShadesoftheGreat Depression,indeed!EevvPortlanders knowthatwcwerewithinancvclashof keepingher-andthinkoftheboonto tourismshewouldbe!

ClipperShipSnowSquall(1851)

Todav,bitsofthelastsurviving woodenhullofanAmerican-built dippershiprestallacrossthe Northeast,butthe145-vearvovageofthebeautifullvnamed SnowSquall-lost,found,thenscattered forever-remainsaremarkablesagaof thesea.Usingpartsofthisshiprescued fromthedeep,couldareplicabebuiltto serveasatalismanforPortlandIlarbor?

BuiltinSouthPortlandandlaunched intotheforeRiveronJulv14.1851,the swift,sure-sailingSnoivSquallsetrecords earningcargotoSanEranciscoandthe Orientandin1863outranConfederate raidersatseauntilrunningafoulof

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Sadk,theS50.000annualcostofcon¬ servingSnowSquall'sbones-thebow andbeamshadtobekeptconstantlywet againstrot-provedaraceagainsttherav¬ agesoftimethemuseumcouldnotsus¬ tain.In1995herbowwasdriedoutina hugelumberkilninOldTownandput ondisplayinBath.Today,fragmentsof SnowSquallcanbeseenatPortland1(ar¬ borMuseum,theMaineMaritime MuseuminBath,andinNewYorkatthe MaritimeNationalIlistoricParkandthe SouthStreetSeaportMuseum. In1996,therestoftheclipperwasgiven an‘archcologicallvcorrect’burialin SouthPortlandtopreserveheragainst deeav.ThereSnowSquallrests,thelastof herkind,resurrectedonce,awaitinga futurerebirthinabetterdaw

SteamboatSabino(908) ansofsteampowercanstillride theoldSabino-butnotinPort¬ landIlarbor.CascoBay’slast steam-poweredferntodaxpuffs placicllvaboutMysticSeaport, Connecticut.

Launchedin1908inW.IrvingAdams’s ShipyardalFastBoothbavandfirstchris¬ tenedtheTourist,sheranforwars betweenSouthBristolandPemaquid beforestrikingabridgeandsinkinginthe DamariscottaRiverin1918.Raisedand restored,sheservedtheBoothbavregion forwars,evenrunningsightseeingtrips uptheKennebectoseeUSSConstitu¬ tionwhenshewasmooredatBathin 1981.

JoiningtheCascoBax’ssweetlxnamed IslandFwningLinesin1984.in1985 Sabinowasboughtb\CascoBaxLines.A snug,surelittlecraft,agleamwithbright brassandawhitewashedwheelhouse.

Sabinocarriedthousandsoffaresabout thebaxuntilretiredin1958.I,cfttorust atCustomIlouse\\1iarf,shefoundno takersinadiesel-poweredworld.“Offered totheCitvofPortlandforonedollar. Sabinowasrejected,’’saxsCapt.William Frapier,authorofthecomprehensiw SteamboatYesterdaysinCascoBar.In 1961shewaspurchasedbvtheCorbin familxofNewbunport.Massachusetts, whorestoredherandranherasan excursion boat on the Merrimac Riwr.

About1970shechuggedontotheMxsticSeaportMuseum,whereshestillcar¬ riescoalanddelightedkidstodax.the xervlaststeampassengerboatsailingon theAtlanticcoast.AlasSabino-lostto downeasterswhodismissedherasarustic

relic.Portlanders,hearthatlonesome whistleblow?

SchoonerBowdoin(1921) OnJulx6,1921,amidroaringcrowds andbooingsalutes,thestout.FastBoothbax-builtschooneriiowdoinfirstsetsail from\\iscassettowardthefarNorth, commandedb\Capt.DonaldB. MacMillan.Some25.Arcticmissionsfol¬ lowed.fromCrcenlandtothegreatPolar Icecap.Intime,MacMillanlivedonto bethelastsurvixorofAdm.RobertIL

Pean'sfamousdashtowardtheNorth Polein1909.AndtheBmrdoin -named forthealmamaterPeanand.MacMillan shared-stilllivesonasthelastsailing shiplinkedwiththeheroiceraof.Arctic exploration.

Atlooseendsinthe1980s,anaging butbelovedsymboldesperatelyseeinga sponsor.Bowdoin’shomeportcouldwell havebecomePortlandifonlywedappre¬ ciatedher.

Kiglitv-eightfeetlong,herbowbraced with66tonsofice-crushingconcrete,the BowdoinsailedunderMacMillanuntil 1954,whenheretiredfromherhelmat ageSO.In1959shewassoldtotheMystic SeaportMuseuminConnecticut,andin 1969,bvthensorclvinneedofrepair,she wassoldagaintotheSchoonerBowdoin

theMaineMaritimeAcademy,whose flagsheIliestodav.

Association.Afterfouryearsofrebuilding atthePercvASmallvardatBath.Bowdoinspentmuchofthesummerof1985in Portland,urgentlyseekingSI00.00in upgradestomeetCoastGuardregulations. In1986.unheraldedbyMainers,Bow¬ doinservedastheofficialescortvesselfor theCoatCuardBarqueEa^leatthe 100thAnniversarycelebrationoftheStat¬ ueofLiberty,oneoftwo.Maine-related vesselssohonorediseelightshipXantucket}.Butin.Maineshewasanorphan, servingasafloatingclassroomforBoston schoolchildrenandhomeportedright hereinPortlandIlarbor.whereshewas nearlysoldtotheOutwardBoundpro¬ gramin19S -.Keptafloatbvtheloyal SchoonerBowdoinAssociation,in1989 shebecamethecadettrainingvesselfor

CruiserUSSPortland(1932)

Mainers mav still stand beneath themastolthewarshipthat carriedoiircitv'sname throughoutWorldMarII. earning16BattleStarswhile lightingfromtheSouthPacificIothearc¬ ticcircle.I.aunchcdattheLoreRiver ShipyardsinQuincy,Massachusetts,on Mav21.I912,Portlandwas6-?feetlong andcarried1,200men,52guns,andtwo airplane-launchingcatapults.Ilerfirst missionwasrescuingthecrewofthe hugemilitarydirigibleUSSAkron,which crashedattheseainAprilI9ss.Port¬ landsfirstvisittohernamesakecitvin CascoBavcameinAugust19s5,when citvfatherspresentedwherewithasilver teaserviceinscribedwithsharedname.

Onlvtwodavs’sailoutofPearlIlarbor nDecember7,1941,Portlandwasoneof thefirstUScruiserslefttoengagethe enemvinWorldM'arII.'Iorpedoedand damagedin1942,shestruggledbackto fightinthethickofsuchbattlesasthe CoralSea.PasternSolomons,Levtc Gulf,andOkinawa.InSeptember1945 shetookthesurrenderoftheTrukIslands andtheJapaneseCentralPacificfleet, andsailedhometoaheroeswelcomein PortlandIlarborthatOctober.

Portlandwasover200feetlongerthan thevictonshipSSJeremiahO'Brien, one ofthelongestshipsevertodock(in1994) atthe.MaineStatePier.Couldweever havebeenberthedherasaheroic memento?

Weneverhadthechancetofindout. Scrappedin1959.Portland'smainmast andnavigationalshieldweresalvagedbv far-sightedlocalveteransledbyArthur Lorrestallanddeliveredherein1960. KrcctedbvvolunteerlaboratopPort¬ land’sHastemProm,theywerededicated July4,1962,andstilloverlookthebay wheregreatwarshipsandconvoysof WorldM’arIIoncegatheredandsailed forD-Dav-andhistory.

TLightshipNantucket(1936)

houghnamedforislestothe Southward,theNantucketwas oncetheproud“Guardianof PortlandIlarbor"inMorldMar II.Andattheendofaheartbreak¬ inglistof“Yes-huts"and“Almosts,"Port¬ landwasnearly-butnotquite-herfinal

. I larold King of Portland. Commisioner

bi^csl(150fecl )andk,sl1 ’s

herelement.

homeatlast.

During\\orldWarII,whenI,ightship PortlandwassenttododutvolfI-lorida, I.ightsliipXanluckelcamehere,painted Nawgraswithgunsonherdeck,to patrolPortland1larbor’santi-submarine net.Behindher,convovssafehformedto corsstheNorthAtlanticandtoinvade North\lricaandNormands.

Shewasusedtosolitarvdutv.Big.barrelbottomed,brightred,lightshipswereonce floatinglighthouses,bearingahugebeacon highiiponatrunk-likemainmastwhile floatingfarouttoseaonloneh'postings.

Luinchcdin19S6atthePusesAJones sardin\\ilmiugton.\antucketwaschris¬ tenedbslittleEdithKing,daughterof

everbuilt,shewaspostedfurthertosea thanansotherAmericanlightship.In 1shewasthelastUSlightship decommissionedandin1986didhon¬ oreddutyasamarkervesselbelowthe torchoftheStatueofI.ibertsduringthe paradeofsailforitsIOOthannisersarv (seeSchoonerHowloin).

In]987,preservationistsbrought\aiitucketbacktoPortland,itshopefulfinal home,andanoddtugofwarensued. Claimingfirstrightsolrefusal,theselect¬ menofNantucket,.Massachusetts,sold hertoaentrepreneurwhopromptlv promisedtotakehertoTexasasatourist attraction.OnesavageNewEnglandwin¬ ter-andS30,()()instormdamage-later, theNantucktcrssentherlimpingbackto PortlandandthecaringhandsofI,iglitshipXanluckel,Inc.,agroupfoundedbs far-sightedbusinessmanPhineasSprague of(JapeElizabeth.

Sadlv.Xanluckelalsosailedintothe armsofamultiwearstatewiderecession. Despitethousandsofvolunteerhoursbv localadmirers,Xanluckelfailedto becomesell-supportingandin1992was soldtotheIntrepidSea-Air-Space.Muse¬ uminNewYorkCits.IheNewYorkers promisedtheI.ightsliipwouldvisit Portlandonceasear-apledge promptlvbroken.

TodasXanluckelsitsmisunderstood andunderappreciatedintheBigApple, sadlvinneedofrepair.Perhaps,inher bigredheart,shestilllongsforthewel¬ comingwatersofPortland?

LibertyShipSSJeremiahO'Brien-1943 Theworld’slastsailingunalteredI.iber-

tvship,stillbearsthehomeport“Port¬ land"emblazonedacrossherstern,but todavshesitsberthedover3,000 milesawav.

BerthedatbortMason,SanP’rancisco, theofficialUSNationalI.ibertvShip Memorial,sheisthelastunalteredIaberlyofall2,170builtinWorldWarIIand thesolesurvivorofthe2361Jbertiesbuilt byMainersattheNewEnglandSlii|> buildingCorpinSouthPortland.Like thelastofanything,shebearsastringof solitaryhonors:theO'Brienisalsothe lastsailingsurvivoroftheNormands invasionfleetforD-Dav,June6,1944,a das'thatchangedthehistorvoftheworld.

LmnchedfromNRSCO's\\estYard onJune19,1943(todavthesiteofthe PortlandPipelineCorp’sstoragetanks), theO'BrienwasnamedfortheMainer wholedthefirstnasalbattleoftheReso¬ lution,anattackontheIIMS\iar^arettn atMachiasin175.Alucksship,the O'Brienmadefoursafeconsoscrossings oftheAtlanticbeforebeingtappedforDDasin1944.There,shemade11cross¬ ingsoftheKnglishChannelladenssith troopsandexplosisesforOmahaand UtahBeaches,biasingNazibombing ssithonlsthelossofasinglelifeboat. Postssar,shesatinthemothballfleetin SuisunBas',California,sshcrcsheslept for33sears.In1962theperfcctls'pre¬ servedshipssasrediscosered-herNor¬ mands'nightorderbookstillonher captain'sdesk-andinI97Sunderssent thousandsofsolunteerhoursofrestora¬ tion.DuringherhistoricsisittoPortland in1994onherssas'tothe50thanniscrsarvceremoniesofD-Das;the441-foot O'Brientiedupacrossthetopofthe MaineStatePier,likeasteelcrossatopa concrete“T."Insixclassoser16,000 \lainerstrodherdecks,mans'ofthem seteransofthe35,000-personssorkforce thathadstaffedtheoldNb.SCOsards, 24hoursadasforfoursears.Thousands svereproudssomensselders:mans'sverc pipedaboardinsvhcclchairs.Porhun¬ dreds.tearsflossedunashamed. Whatremainstobearitsmcmors? Soendsourlistofvesselsloscdandlost. Othersesselsarepossibilities-arecre¬ ationofthefamousprisatecrGrand Iurk.builtinWiscasset,ssouklbea cross'dpleaserifbuilt,andrightnoss'the IIMSBoimtv,bosseserunrelatedtoPort¬ land.isforsaleforS500.000andasure touristdrass.

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CongratulationstoourmanyclientslistedonTheMaine1001 We'reproudwecouldassistthemalongtheway.Andwe're quiteconfidentwecandothesameforyou.Tofindout how, contact Brad Hunter in Portland at 207-874-5100 or Claude O'Donnell in Bangor at 207-941-6050.

iithetraditionofthe 1'orbes500andI'ortune 500annualfeatures,we areproudtobringyou thethirdyearofourbal¬ sam-scentedlistofthe top100businessesinthe state.TheMaine100?’ Thisannualreporton Maine’sleadingbusi¬ nessesispresentedfor \ourconsiderationin descendingorderoftotalreportedCalen¬ darYear1999revenues,thankstothe exclusivecooperationofDunA BradstreetofNewJersey.

DunABradstreet,establishedin1S40. isoursoledatasourceforfinancialinfor¬ mationinTheMaine100?'becauseas nationalstandardbearersinthebusiness andmarketingreportingfield,theirlisting ofMainefirmsisconsiderablymorevalu¬ ablethanam-modificationwemight make.Infact,fourpresidents(1jneoln.

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Crant,\IcKinley,AClevelandiworkedas businessinformationgatherersforDunA Bradstreetearkintheircareers,soit’ssafe toassumethatthelisthasbeenassembled withbothintegrityandtheirhighlydevelopedfinancialmodelsintermsofinforma¬ tion,projections,andqualitystandards. Still,nolistisperfect,andBobQuickof

DunABradstreetwantsyoutoknow that,ineffect,TheMaine100is“simply aquantitativelistingofthewasDun ABradstreetisportrasingthesebusiness¬ estobanksandotherfinancialorganiza¬ tionsconsideringtheircredit.Any businessnotonthislistwhofeelsit shouldbeisinvitedtoprovideinforma¬ tiondirectlytoDun&Hradstreetfor useinourmodelsfornextyear’s Maine100.

Afewpreliminariesareinorder.First, weaskedDunABradstreettoexclude governmentandpublicworksinstitutions intheirrecords.We'vealsoexcluded McDonald's.RiteAid.PizzaIhit,and othernationalfirmssuchasout-of-statecontrolledpaperconglomerateswith interestsinmansstates,notjustMaine.

“Welistover40,000businessin Maine,"sassBob.“butwedon’thave themall.andwedorespectabusiness’s reasonsfornotreportingtous.Werenot BigBrother,andafterall.theprocessis

voluntarydiadthesreportedtheirfigures. SebagoShoeswouldsurehhavemade thelist|.Otherfirms"delist"themselves evenifthey'vehadagreatseartokeep stoekmarketexecutivesfromceaselessly callingthemtoobtainupdatesbecause theirstockisrising.

Foranalysisthissear,we’repleased tobringsouEsauEisadaof I.isadaSecurities,sshodoesn’t hesitatetosseigliinaboutI..I,. Bean’sdropfromSI.06billion intotalOYOSearningstoSI,0sbillion inOY99.

Doesthismeaneverybody'salready boughtbisorherkavak?

"Thecompetitionisfiercehere.Lind’s Endhashadproblems,too.Thecatalog ssastheonlssexsmarketingthingthatset IJ..Beanapart,andnosssviththeInter¬ netit'snottheonlsgameintossn.Retail salesbasebeenrobuM.soitmasbethat theI,.lBeanimagehasslackenedjusta little.Iliesopenedabeautifulnessplace inDC.,butkidssshoafesssearsago mightbasebeenssearing1J..Bean ssseatshirtsarenoss-ssearingAbercrombie EitchandAmericanEagle.Mskids are15and12searsold,and(lieslikethe Californiaimageasssell.

IlowaboutIDKW?\\eweresurprised tolearnthatDavidShawistheCKOof bothIDKWandJacksonI^boratories. Wehearhe'sputtingtogetheranimpres¬ sivecollectiono/Maineart.

"DasidShassisthefounderofIDEW andthebrainsbehindit.Thes'rethe ssorklleaderintheirfieldofseterinarv sottssarc.andIDEWisasenssellrun organization.Ilieshadsomeinsenton problemsalesssearsago;sshensougo fromlessthan$100millioninsalesto Sss6million,butthat'sboundtohappen sshensousehadexponentialgrossth. IDI,Wbadbeenadarlingot\\allStreet uptothen,butthesbadanearnings shortfallsshcreWallStreetjustnailed themin199“fromahighotbsS.5per sharetoalossof$91/4.Thessorsthap¬

penedonMarchI -,199".sshenitclosed atS>2pershareandopenedthenext morningat$1s7/SMarch1Sth.

"Iftakesasshilctogetsourcredibilits back,butthesscdonethat.Iliesexpect sixnessproductsapparcntlsinthenext

prisedortoofarsightedtosasthatifa majorpharmaceuticalfirmlikeAbbott I.absdecidestodisersifi,itcouldacquire IDEWbecausethes'reasmallplaseron thegrandschemeofthings.Itsdefinitels onetossatch." What'sJimOrrdoingthesedays?DoeshestillliveinMaine? "Ibelievehedoes.AfterleavingUnumProvidenthetookover amoneymanagementfirminMassachusetts,UnitedAsset ManagementofBoston,thensoldit.Hehitpaydirtagain onhisfirsttwomonthsonthejob.OldMutualboughtUAM onJune19th,2000,for$1.46billion."

SowhileUnumProvidentinvestorsarestillreelingfromtheir losses,JimUrrhasmadeasecondfortunesomewhereelse.

12-1Smonths,andthesbadanicerunin lebruars2000svithalltheotherbiotech stocks,goingfrom$1sto$•>()ashare sshenallthebioteebsssentup.Ihcs’sc hadsomehiccupsalongthessas,software glitchesinaproductthattrackssales,for instance,butthesreasensolidcompans,assorklleader.Issoukln’tbesur-

Onum-Providentis\o.Ithisrear, becauseCalendarYear1999datadoesnot reflectthefreefallinearly2000thatsent theirstockfrom70to15.Yetmany\lainersboughtinatIxbelievingthere'll alwaysbeaIhmm.Yowthey'vemadea fortune.What'sgoingonwith(hium?

“Iossnquiteabitof('numpersonalis.

Whenthemergerwasfirstannounced,it wasapplaudedon\\allStreet,butthey immediatelyhadmergerrelatedcharges, missedtheircpiartertwoquartersina row.andthestockgotereamed.Nowit’s risingagain,becausethe\\egotagood franchisethere.Theirbasic disabilitvbusinessisstill sound,andthevretryingto selltheirnon-eorebusinesses tobolstertheirbalance sllcclWhat'sJimOrrdoingthese $ days? I)oes he still live in \laine?

“Ibelievehedoes.After ■ leas ing I hmm-l’rovident he t(,()k°' cr a ,noncv mn»agcmentfirminMassachusetts thatjustgotacquired,sohe hitpasdirtagainonhisfirst monthsonthejob."

That'sgoingtoamazesome

"IletookoserI'nitedAsset ManagementofBoston,and thenOldMutualbought on 19th. 2000. for SI.46 ng

Sowhilethium-Provident investorswerestillreeling fromtheirlosses,Jim()rrwas alreadymakinganotherJortunesomewhereelse!Ilow willhistorycompareColin 1lampton.whoturnedI !num intoamajorcompanyhutleft inacloudofallegedinsidertrading. JamesOrr.andthenewguv.Chandler?

Colin 1 lampton was from the old schoolandlaiddownthefoun¬ dation.I'orscarsandsearsunder theOrrregime,thesbroke recordsandevenbodsmade mones.Thefirm’snamewassomagic thescouldchargepremiumshigherthan theircompetitorsandstillrunawayfrom them.Ihiumcmploseesarcnottooloud ofChandler,thenewCl'.().who'sbeen calledthe“hatchetman.’’Therewasa realprideforbeingunderOrr.Butwhen acoinpansgrowslikethatandyoure underthemicroscopeof\\allStreet,you basetoperform.It’samazingwhatgoes oninWallStreet.’’ Whatcompanyareyousurprisedwe haven'tbroughtupbynow?

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now,thepricewouldprobablybehalf.” \o(half.

“Yes.Thesupermarketindustryreally tookitonthechin.But1lannafordwasa wellrunchainwithasuperiormanage¬ mentteam.”

Sotheywerebuying1highl'arringtonas muchastheIlannafordBros.chain?

"IhighBarringtonwillprobablyendup runningBoodLion,ifheisn’talready. Butatransferwasinevitable.Inthatbusi¬ ness,economicsofscalearehuge.The biggervouarc,theeasieritistocontrol vourcostsandgainmarket."

Anypredictions?

Maineismvfavoritegrowthstock.If voudon’tthinktheworldiscoming here,IrvdrivingontheMaine'Inrnpike. Ilopefulk,theKast-W'csthighwayisnot justadream.AndonceCanadasinflu¬ enceexpandstothesouth,.Mainecould bethefocalpointforthewholestory.”

1.UNUM-Provident-$3,771,984,094

WithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$3,771.984.094,IJXUM, establishedin1966&■employing3,900, isat2211CongressSt.,Portland,04122; ”70-2211.J.IlaroldChandler,chairman. (No.2lastyearat$3,059,533,435.) wyvyv.unum.com

2.IlannafordBros.-S3,462,942,000

W'ithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$3,462,942,000.Ilannaford, establishedin1883&■employing23,600, adivisionofPoodI.ion.isat145Pleas¬ antI[illRd.,Scarborough,040,-4;8832911.1highBarrington,president.(No. 1lastyearat$3,323,588,000.)ywvyy.hannaford.com

3.L.LBeau-$1,032,770,000

W'ithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$1,032,770,000,L.LBean, establishedin1912&'employing3,100, isatCascoSt.,P’reeport,04033;S654761.LeonCorman,president.(No.3 lastyearat$1,062,313,000)

4.C.M.P.-8954,463,000

WithreportedGY1999gross.Maine resennesof 8954,463.000,CMl>, establishedin1899X employing1,388,isat83 EdisonDr.,Augusta; 04336;623-3521.Sara Burns,president.(Xo.4 lastyearat8941,530,000) www .cmpco.com

5.BathIronWorks$850,000,000

WithreportedCY1999 grossMainerevenuesof $850,000,000,BathIron Works,establishedin 1885Xemploying 8,000,isat700Washin tonSt.,Bath,04531); 443-3311.AllanCameron,president. (Xo.5lastsearat$850,000,000) www.biw.com

6.I'airchildSemicond.-$735,100,000

W'ithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$735,100,000,I'airchild Semiconductor,establishedin1997X employing6,450,isat333WesternAse., SouthPortland,04106;775-8100.Kirk Pond,chairman.(Xo.6lastsearat $735.000,000.)www.fairchildscnii.com

7.MaineIlealth(MEMed.)-5493,774,000 W'ithreportedO'1999grossMaine resenuesof8493.~74.000.MaineIlealth (theadministratisebodsthatgoserns assetsincludingMaineMedicalCenter), establishedin1987Xemplosing33.isat 465CongressSt..Portland,04101;~~5”001;DonaldMcDowell,president.(Xo. ~lastsearat8434,860,000.) www .mmc.org

8.E..MaineIlealthCare-$364,746,771 WithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$364,746,771,EasternMaine IlealthCare(includingassetssuchas EasternMaineMedicalCenter),estab¬ lishedin1982Xemplosing153,isat489 StateSt..Bangor.04401;945-7000.XormauLedwin.president.(Xo.13lastsear at8230.689.859.)www.emh.org

9. IDEXX Labs-$356,214,000 WithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof8356.214,000.IDEXX.cstab-

lishedin1983Xemploying2,100,isat1 11)1'’,XXDr.,Westbrook^04092;856-

0300.DavidShaw,chairman.(Xo.9last yearat8319,889,000.)www.idexx.com

10.CornerstoneBrands-$321,251,937 AsurpriseXo.12lastsearat 8234,900,000,Cornerstone,est.1998X empl.928,isheadquarteredat415Con¬ gressSt.,Portland.04101;~80-6585. WilliamEnd[formerwunderkindfor E.lBeanandIkind’sEnd,featuredin the1980sbyInquiremagazineasoneof thenation'stopsoungexecutises|is CEO.Cornerstoneis"aholdingcompans'forcatalogs.”Theirwebpage, www.corncrstonebrands.com.directs siewerstoanimpressisearrasofwellknowncatalogs,includingEronfGate, GarnetIHU.Travelsmith,Smith&Xohle, WhisperingPines,andTheTerritory' Ahead. "Weprosidemanagementand purchasingpower(negotiatingvolume dealsforpaper,printing,etc.)forthese catalogs." wasas .cornerstoncbrands.com

11.PeoplesIleritage-$295,034,000 Xo.10lastsearat8295,034.000.Peo-

ples1leritageBank,establishedin1988X emplosing1”96.isatIPortlandSep, Portland,04112;761-8500.WilliamRyan

12.GreatNorthernPaper-$254,000,000 Xo.8lastsearat8370,000.000,Croat NorthernPaper,est. 1898Xempl.1,325,is at1KatahdinAse, Millinocket.04462; 723-5131.Donald McNeil,president.

13.C.N.Brown$230,336,088 Xo.14lastsearat $230,336,088,C.X. Brown,est.1975X empl.454,isat164 MainSt.,SouthParis, 04281;.IlaroldJones ischairman.

14BangorHsdro-Elcctric-SI97,994,796 Xo.18lastyearat8195,144.007.Ban¬ gor1Isdro-Elcctric,est.1924X-empl. 429,isat33StateSt.,Bangor,04401. RobertBriggs,chairman.

15.WebberOil-$195,000,000 Xo.19lastsearat8195,000,000,WebberOilCo.,est.1935Xempl.700,isat 700MainSt.,Bangor.04401;942-5501. EarnMahancv.chairman.

16.O'ConnorGMC-$187,104,451 WithreportedCY1999grossMaine resenuesof8187,104,451,O'Connor CMC,Ine,est.1981Xempl.220,isat 187Ris'crsideDr.,Augusta.04330; 6223191.CharlesO'Connor,president.

17.PioneerPlastics-$185,000,000 Xo.20lastsearat8185,000.000,Pio¬ neerPlasticsCorp.,est.1995Xempl. 930,isat1PioniteRd,.Auburn.04210; 784-9111.PioneerPlasticscreates plasticlaminatesheets.RobertMuller ispresident.

18.SsscoEoods-$180,000,000 Xo.21lastscarat$180,000,000,Sssco Eoods.est.1998Xempl.300,isat55 ThomasDr.,Westbrook,04112;8710700.RichardGiles,president.

19.ElectBank-$175,811,000 Xo.26lastsearat$152,659,000,Elect

BankofMaine,est.1988Xempl.,16.is at2PortlandSep.Portland.04101;8745000.DavidOdt,president.

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20.PineStateTobacco.-SI75,000,000 No.22lastyearat5175,000,000,Pine StateTobacco&■Candy,est.1941& empl.335,isat8Ellisz\ve„Augusta, 04330;622-3741.CharlesF.Canning, Jr.,chairman.

21.Cianbro-$171,194,000 No.24lastyearatSI71.194,000,Cian¬ bro,est.1949&■empl.1,400,isatIhmnewellSq.,Pittsfield;487-3311.I\al Cianchette.chairmanemeritus.

22.DeadRiverCo.-$170,000,000 No.25lasttearatSI70,000,000,Dead RiverCo.,est.1909Nempl.985,isat55 Broadwav,Bangor,04401;947-8641. P.A.Nixon,chairman.

23./AssociatedGrocers-$150,000,000 No.28lastyearatSI50,000,000,Asso¬ ciatedGrocers,est.1953&•empl.200is headquarteredat1000BrunswickAve., Gardiner,04345;582-6500.AlanDeck¬ er,president.

24.IrvingTanningCo.-SI35,000,000 No.29lastvearatSI35,000,000,Irving TanningCo.,est.1998Gempl.550,is at3MainSt.,Hartland,04943;9384491.RichardLaRochellc,president.

25.Cigna-5124,000,000 WithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof5124,000,000,Cigna,a insurancecompanyestablishedin1997 &■emploving215,isat2StonewoodDr., Freeport,04032;865-5000.Richard Wliiteisvice-president.

26.InterfaceInterior-5115,800,000 No.33lastyearat5115,800,000,Inter¬ faceInteriorFabrics,est.1950&■empl. 1,500,isatOakSt.,Guilford.04443; 876-3331.PeterFrazier,CEO.

27.Jordan’sMeats-5115,000,000 No.34lastyearat5115,000,000,Jor¬ dan'sFoods,est.1926&•empl.450,isat 208ForeSt..Portland.04101;772-5411. MichaelHarder.president.

28.Darling'sHonda-5114,621,024 No.38lastyearat592,905,165,Dar¬ ling'sNissan/1londa.est.1976&•empl. 229,isat153Pern'Rd.,Bangor,04402; 941-1240.JohnDarling,president.

29.EmeryWaterhouse-5111,727,359 No.32lastyearat5124,62”,661,

Emery-Waterhouse,establishedin1937 &■employing256,isatRandRoad,Port¬ land;775-2371.Charles1lildrcth,chair.

30. Cage Company-SI 09,900,000 No.23lastsearat$175,000,000,'The ('.ageCompany,wholesaleplumbingcN heatingsupplies,est.1979&empl.354, isat172-74St.JohnSt.,Portland,04102; 773-4755.RobertChute,chairman.

31.CeigerBrothers-$103,633,659 No.35lastyearat$103,633,659, Ceiger,cst.1878&■empl.525,isatMt. 1lopeAve.,Lewiston,04241;783-2001; EugeneCeiger,president.

32.NorthCenterhoods-SI02,000,000 WithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$102,000,000.NorthCenter PoodService,est.1999&•empl.250.is attheDaltonRd.,Augusta,04338;6238451.11.A.Rvan.president.

33.PosterEnergv—$100,500,000 WithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$100,500,000.F’osterEner¬ gv,est.1965&•empl.400,isat10 MccawRd.,1lampden,04444;9475336.RobertFoster.chairman.

34.ForestCityChevrolet-5100.000,000 No.64lastyearat$60,000,000,Forest CitvChew.est.1933&•empl.200,isat 1000BrightonAve.Portland.04104; ”74-5971.ToddWenzel,president.

35TheSpencerPress-$100,000,000 No.46lastyearat$80,000,000. SpencerPress,cst.1940&•empl.”50.is at90SpencerDr.,Wells.04090;6469926.JolinSpenlinhaucr,president

36.1lerbertC.1lames-$97,955,447 No.43lastvearAt$87,982,484. 1lavnesInc.,est.1963&•empl.100,isat RR2.Winn.04495;736-3412.Ilerbert C.Havnes,president.

37.CentralMaineMedical-S95.770.659 No.40lastvearat$90.110.431.CMMC. est.1982empl.1.200.300MainSt., Lewiston.WilliamYoung,pres.(Parent corpCMI1.,incl.Bridgton&•Rumford 1lospitals,grossedover$207million.)

38.AcadiaInsurance-S92.245.129 No.44lastvearatSS6.010.”9”.Acadia. est.1992Nempl.30”.isat1Acadia CommonsCountvRd.,Westbrook,

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39.AiitoEurope-$92,000,()()() No.39last\earat$92,000,000,Auto Europe,est.1997Nempl.300,isat39 CommercialSt.,Portland,04101;8282525.ImadKhalidi,president.

40.Mercv1lospital-$90,495,827 No.49lat\earat$75,265,484.Mercy, est.1945&'empl.971,isat144StateSt., Portland,04101;879-3000.Howard Buckley,president.

41.EverettJ.Prescott-$90,000,000 No.41lastyearat$90,000,000,Everett J.PrescottInc.,adistributorofwater,sew¬ er,anddrainingproductsest.19/8A employing190,isat191CentralSt.,Car¬ diner,04345;582-1851.PeterPrescott, president.

42.Charlie’sMotorMall—$85,000,000 No.45lastyearat$85,000,000,Char¬ lie'sMotorMall,est.1986Aempl.130, isat465WesternAve,Augusta.04330; 622-7327.NancvShuman,president.

43.VillageCar-$84,036,769

No.60lastscarat$62,822,620,Village CarCompany,est.1988Aempl.140,is at40-44SummerSt.,Bangor,04401; 945-9401.JohnQuirk,president.

44.EirstTechnologyInc.-$79,979,000

143(1.AugustusBarber,chairman.

WithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$/9,9,9,000,EirstTechnolo¬ gyInc.,formerlyCrontrolDevices,Inc.,a makerofautomotivecircuitbreakersand sensors,establishedin1994Aemploying 1,000,isat228NortheastRd..Standish. 04084;642-4535.ArnoldShapiro,presi¬ dent.

45.BarberEoods-$79,900,000 No.56lastyearat$69,000,000,Barber Eoods,est.1955Aempl.800,isat20, LarrabeeRd..Westbrook,04092:856-

46.BangorSavingsBank-$79,652,000 No.59last\earal866.693,238,Bangor SavingsBank,est.1852Aempl.400,isal 99EranklinSt.,Bangor,04401;9425211.P.J.Dowe,Jr.,president.

47.MaineGeneralRehab-$79,388.3,8 No.48lastNearat$79,388,3,8,Maine CeneralRehabilitation,est.198.A empl.230,isat37CraNbirchDr.,Augus¬ ta;622-6226.WarrenKesseler,president.

48.OlympiaSportsCtr.-$77,209,624 No.51lastNearat$74,104,139,()SC, est.1997Aempl.500,isat498IJ.S.Rl. I.Yarmouth,04096;846-9,56.Richard Coffev,president.

49.EormedEibrcCates-$75,000,()()() No.50lastNearat$75,000,000. Eormed-EibrcCatesProductsest.1996A empl.504,isat10WashingtonStreet, Auburn,04210;,84-1118.DavidMcMa¬ hon,president.

50.WilliamE.Rocque-$75,000,000 WithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$75,000,000,WilliamE.

Rocque,luc.,esl.1988&•cmpl.1,000,is at1069SouthBelfastAve..Augusta, 04330;626-0000.WilliamH.Rocque, president.

51.St.Man's1lospital-$70,588,278 Xo.52lastvearat870,588,278,St. .Marx's,est.1922&■cmpl.850,isatCam¬ pusAve.,Lewiston,04243;777-8100. JamesCassidv.president.

52.TalkAmerica-$70,000,000 Xo.53laixearat$70,000,000,Talk /America,cst.1990Acmpl.315,isat510 CongressSt..Portland,04101;775-5007. RobGraham,president.

53.WhiteRockDistilleries-$70,000,000 Xo.54lastvcarat$70,000,000,WTiite Rock,est.1829&■cmpl.128.isat21 SaratogaSt.,Lewiston,04241;783-1433. Paul Coulombe, CHO.

54.MaineYankee-$69,439,000 WithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$69,439,000.MaineYankee, est.Nempl.80,isat321OldHernRd., Wiscasset,04578;882-5396.Michael

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55.MainePublicSenice-$67,456,117 Xo.68lastxearat$56,626,906,Maine PublicSeniceCo.,anelectricutility companyseningtheAroostookCounty area,est.1917Aempl.329,isat209 StateSt.,PresqueIsle,04769;768-5811. PaulCariani,president.

56.HasternHinePapers-$66,900,000 WithreportedCY1999grossMaine rexenuesof$66,900,000,HasternHine Papers,cst.1992&•empl.460,isat517 SouthMainSt.,Brcxxer,04412;9891759.JosephTorras,chairman.

57.Marden’s-$66,693,238 Xo.58lastxearat$66,693,238,Mar¬ dens,est.1963&empl.650,isat184 College/\vc.,Waterville,04901;8736111.IlaroldMarden,president.

58.ColbyCollege-$65,966,000 Xo.61lastxearat$62,685,000,the TrusteesofColby,est.1813&-empl.575, isat4760Mayflower.Watenille.04901; 8/2-3000.LawrencePugh,chairman.

59.MaineEmployersMutual$65,888,362 Xo.57lastyearat$67,951,165,Maine Mutual,cst.1993<Xempl.162,isat261 CommercialSt.,Portland.04101;7913300.JohnLeonard,president.

60.Webber1lospital-$64,432,860 Xo.63lastyearat$62,047,728,W'ebbcr IlospitalAssociation,cst.1899&empl. 1000,isat1MedicalCenterDr.,Bidde¬ ford.04005;283-0171.EdwardGeachey, president

61.Tex-Tech-$63,386,243 Xo.71lastxearat$54,921,082,TexTechindustrialfabrics,est.1988&•cmpl. 438,isatMainSt.,Alonmouth,04265; MelxillcW'eir,chairman.

62.H.E.Sargent-$62,521,502 Xo.62lastxearat$62.521,502,1LH. Sargent,aconstructionfirmestablished in1996&■empl.250,isat101Bcnnoch Rd.,Stillwater,04489;827-4435.John Simpson,president.

63.JacksonLaboratory-$60,950,487

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64.PenobscotBas’Medical-560,641,621 No.79lastrearat847,000,000,Penob¬ scotBax.MedicalAssociation,cst.1971&’ empl.300,isat331VerandaSt.,Port¬ land,04103;“4-5801.Dr.David1lowes isdirector.

65.EastlandShoe-860,000,000 No.55lastvearat870,000,000,East¬ landShoe.est.1955&empl.600,isat5 ParkSt.,Ereeport,04032;865-6314. JonasKlein,chairman.

66.Envisionet-$60,000,000 WithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof860,000,000,Envisionet,cst. 1995&empl.1500.isat3Industrial Parkwax’,Brunswick.04011;3/3-3200. HeatherBlcase,president.

67.zknbnrnMotorSales-859,700,000 No.65lastvearat859,722,643,Auburn

MotorSales,est.1986andempl.115,is at699CenterSt,Anbnrn,04210;/842321.WallaceE.Camp,Sr.,president.

68.BowdoinCollege-859,018,000 WithreportedCY1999grossMaine

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revenuesof859.018,000,BowdoinCol¬ lege,est.1794&■empl.600,isat1Col¬ legeSt..Brunswick,04011;/25-3000. RobertEdwards,president.

69.OakhurstDairy-857,279,000 No.66lastyearatS57,2 -9,000, Oakhurst,est.1921&’empl.175,isat364 EorestAxe.,Portland.04101;.,2-/468.

70.MaineTurnpike—$56,166,4,1 WithreportedCY1999grossMaine rex’enuesof$56,166.471.Maine'1urn¬ pikeAulhoritx,est.19“Nempl.340,is at430RixersideSt.,Portland,04103;8,I7771;PaulViolette,president.

71.ComcrcialI'nionYork-$55,500.000 No.70lastvearat$55,500.00(1,Com¬ mercialUnion,est.1997Nempl.190,is at707SableOaksDr.,SouthPortland, 04106;774-1431.MichaelMcSally,presi¬ dent.

72.MainePotatoCrowers-$54.113.000 No.77lastscarat$49,336,000,The MainePotatoCrowersInc.,est.1932&' empl.150.isat56ParsonsSt.,Presque Isle.04796;764-3131.Joseph1dlande, president.

73.RomanCatholicBishop-$53,902,359 No.80lastyearat$46,569,112,The Bishopric,establishedin1853&■employ¬ ing1.200,isat510OceanSt.,Portland, 04103;7"3-6471.

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74.NorthlandMotors-$53,000,000 No.73lastvearat$53,000,000.North¬ landMotorsInc.,cst.1982&empl.15, isatRR1BoxNorth,1loulton,04730; 532-6577.DwightMills,president.

75.BatesCollege-$51,212,327 No.74lastyearat$51,212,327,The BatesCollegeTrustees,establishedin 1855&•empl.720,isat2AndrewsAxe., Lewiston,04240;786-6000.Donaldliarward,president.

76.GrangerNorthern-$50,558,193 W'ithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesofS5O.558,193,GrangerNorth¬ ern,cst.1985&’empl.40,isat84Mid¬ dleSt.,Portland,04101;774-3500. ErnestO'Brien,president.

77.DinglevPress-$50,529,978 No.75lastyearat$50,529,978.Ding¬ leyPress,cst.1980&■empl.325,isat119 LisbonSt.,Lisbon.04250;353-4151. ChristopherPierce,president.

78.HunterPanels-$50,000,000 W'ithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$50,000,000,HunterPanels, est.1999&■empl.125,isat15Franklin St.,Portland.04101;761-5678.Clayton Kvleischieffinancialoperator.

79.SpectrumMedical-$50,000,000 W'ithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$50,000,000,SpectrumMed¬ ical,est.1996&empl.20,isat300Pro¬ fessionalDr.,Scarborough.04074; 883-5295.RichardMcArdle,CEO.

80.ConnnunibCounseling-$48,003,566 W'ithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$48,003,566,Community CounselingServices,est.1883&empl. 700,isat42CedarSt.,Bangor,04402; 947-0366.JosephPickering,Jr.isexecu¬ tivedirector.

81.MorbarkofNewEngland$48,000,000 W'ithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$48,000,000,Morbark,est. 1971empl.93,isat396Count)'Rd., Westbrook.04092;773-3777.Roger Michaud,president.

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$47,000,000,PenobscotBax Medical,est.1975&’empl. “52,isat6GlenCoxeDr.. Rockport,04856;596-8000. JohnBird,chairman.

84.AffiliatedIlealthCare-

LordSales,est.19/0&■empl. 140,isat91MainSt.,West¬ brook,04092;854-2551.Wal¬ laceCamp,Sr.,president, xxxvw.roweanbnrn.com

89.BiddefordTextile$43,000,000

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$38,000,000,BiddefordTextile Corp.,est.1997&empl.440, isat2MainSt..Biddeford, 04005;282-3376.Rene Boisyert.president.

90.ConnorsBrunswick$43,000,000 $45,301,561

W'ithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$45,301.561.Affiliated IlealthCare,est.1982&■empl.374,isat 925UnionSt.,Bangor.04401;942-3409. IrxKagen,chairman.

85,Uni.xofXcxxRugland-$45,108,643 Xo.87lastvearat$42,827,735,U.X.Ii. est.1831&'empl.550,isat11Hills BeachRd..Biddeford.04005:283-01”1. SandraLeatherman,president.

86.BrunswickTechnologies-$44,684,461

W'ithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$44,684,461,Brunswick 'Technologies,est.1984&■empl.121,isat 43BibberParkway,Brunswick,04011; ”29-7792.MartinGrinmesischair.

87.WcatherxaneSeafoods-$44,203,440 Xo.84lastvearat$44,203,440,W'eathervaneSeafoods,est.1978&’empl.1,600. isat31BadgersIsle.WestKitten,03904; 439-0335.JemRichards,president.

88.RoweTord-$44,097,974 Xo.”8lastxearat$48,486,549,Rowe

Xo.86lastvearat$43,000,000,Con¬ norsBrunswick,est.1987&■empl.14,is at778MainSt..SouthPortland.04106; ””5-5”””.Tern.Alcorn,president.

91.York1lospital-$42,753,587 Xo.97lastvearat$37,926,367.York 1lospital.est.1905&empl.509,isat15 1lospitalDr.,York,03909;363-4321.Jud Knox,president,www.vorkhospital.com

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93. Duncanson & Holt-$42,300,000 No.81lastyearat$45,700,000,DuncansonAIlolt,est.1992Aempl.125,is at8AshlevDr.,Searborough,04074; 575-9393.RobertPast,president.

94.EllsworthBuildersSupply542,104,515

WithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesofS42,104.515,Ellsworth BuildersSupplyInc.,est.1970Aempl. 230,isat261StateSt.,Ellsworth,04605; 667-7134.AustinGoodvcar,president.

95.MaineMutualEire-$41,522,878 No.99lastyearat$37,391,531,Maine MutualEireInsurance,est.1897A empl.101,isat44MavsvillcRd., PresqueIsle,04769;764-6611.1,arrv Shaw,president.

96.zApplieatorSalesInc.-$41,100,000 WithreportedCY1999grossMaine revenuesof$41,100,000,.Applicator Sales,est.1958Aempl.110.isat400 WarrenAve.,Portland,04103;797-7950. DavidKoocherisco-chairman.

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avolunteerobservatorvguideatthetoptellsus.

'Ilieoctagonaltoweritselfisdesignedlikeaship,withno foundationbutratheracribofballaststonesatitsbaseto,? keepituprightagainsthowlingwinds.Eightbeams65feet longwerefloateddownthePrcsumpscotRiserfromW'indhamandthendraggedbvoxentothetopofMunjov1lillhappilv,theoriginalsarestillinplaceandin extraordinarycondition.

Itledanactivelifeuntilaround1922whentwo-wayradio rendereditpicturesquebutobsolete.

TheobservatorystavedintheMoodsfamilsuntilthemidthirties,whenindisrepairitwasgiventotheCityofPortland.

WithitsSImillionrestorationcomplete, thePortlandObservatory(1807),theonlysurviving maritimesignaltowersurvivingfrom theFederalPeriodintheUnited States,isreads'foryoutotourforthe firsttimeinfiveyears.

Butyoudon’thavetoparkonbusyCongress Streettogetaviewfromthetop.

Everytwominutes,awebcameramounted10 feetabovethehighestobservationdeckuploads ।breathtakingnewcolorimagesofPortland1larbortowww.portlandlandmarks.orgasshipping sweepsintothechannelpastPortland1lead Lightfromportsofcallasdiverseas1Jbcriaand theOrient.Inyearspast,thesevesselsbrought silks,tea,andRoseMedallionchina;nowanum¬ berofthemarriveeachyearladenwithtapioca. ,OnicyOctoberevenings-withoutbasingto bravetheelementsorthe$375permonthcondo feeatChandler’sWharf-wellbetreatedto internetviewsoftheScotiaPrincesailinginwithitslights ablaze,justasCapt.LemuelMoodyeyeballedapproaching brigsandrevenuecutterswiththetelescopehemountedon theceilingofhisobservatorvdome.

W'e’llalsobeabletoviewfireworksatnight,seagullsswoop¬ ing,and,onabadnight,bluedungeonfogsothick“youcan’t IevenseetheoutlineoftheBathIronworksdrydockfromhere,”

In1937,theW'orksProjectAdministration(seeW'PAarti¬ sansinpicture,left),propelledbsa86,000budget,camein andsprucedthingsupssithitssingularaudacity,making greatimprovementsaswellasafess-changesthatwereper¬ hapsill-adsiscd.

Initsrestoredconditiontodav,thenew observatoryismoreadeptattellingitsstory thaneverbefore,withuser-friendlymiiscum-stsiedioramasandstoryboardsinform¬ ingsisitorsofallkindsofdetailsaboutthe place,includingtidbitsliketheenterpris¬ ingMoody’sbuildingastage,picnic ground,andevenabowlingalleyinthe early19thcenturytogenerateextraincome fromcuriositvseekers.

Fortunately,farfeweroriginaltimbers hadtobereplacedinthemostrecent restorationthanwasoriginallyfeared; new'boardsandbeamshavebeenleftpur-< poselyunstainedforyoutotellthemapart.|

As1writethis,alongredfreighterwitha§ whitesuperstructurehasjustconnectedto5 thePortlandPipelineinSouthPortland.| 'HieIslandIlolidayiscrossingdirectlyinfrontofus,carrying“ somepeopleintoCustom1louseWliarffromPeaks.Alady§ inthebowwearingablueparkaislookinguptowardus. i She’stakenoffherhatandbeguntowave.Butshecan’tsec§ us. Because we’re hiding behind our weird computer | screens.Poordear-she’sactuallytrappedinreallife!0 -ColinSargent c

Whyresort toanythingless?

Weknowwhatmakesagreat resort.Somethingforeveryonein thefamily.Anytimeofyear.

That’stheAnchorageInn. SouthcoastalMaine’sonlycom¬ pleteyear-roundfamilyresort. DirectlyonlongSandsBeachin YorkBeach.

You11finditallatthe Anchorage.

Over100beautiful,modem andfully-appointedoceanfront rooms.Allwithairconditioning., direct-dialtelephones,privatebath andcolortelevision.Somerooms, likeourSpaSuites,evencomewith privatewhirlpools.

There’sanoutdoor and indoor

swimmingpool withwhirlpool spa.Complete> exerciseandfit-” nessroom.An1 indoor/outdoor poolsidecafefora

refreshingdrinkorquick snack.Andanoceanfront restaurant,withbeachsidedeck, foranythingfromatallcooloneto anhonest-to-goodnessDownEast lobsterandclambake.

Andwhereelsecanyoulook acrossfromyourroomandseeone ofAmerica’smostpicturesque lighthouses?

Nottomentionalocationthats justminutesfromtennis,golfand alltheshopsandattractionsin YorkBeach,theKitteryoutletsand historicYorkandPortsmouth.

Foragreatvacationanytimeof year,there’sonlyonespottoresort to.TheAnchorage.

Formoreinforma¬ tionandreservations, callorwrite.

potatoblighthitIrelandin, thefallof1845,andbythe timejthadendedsomefive ,yearslater,overamillion .peoplehaddiedfromstarva¬ tionanddisease.Manvwere evictedfromtheirhomesby ’callbusBritishlandlordsand overanothermillionimmi-

tgrated.Oxer500alonefoundsolaceand t securityinSt.DominicParishinPort-, landin‘Black47,’oneoftheworstofthe faminerears.Whilethevmax’ Ikwc been (^4welcomedthere,theywere,notalways TwelcomeinPortlandandinMaine.‘Ilie -■animositybetweentheIrishandthe • • • V , ' ‘natives’couldnotbebetterillustratedk •thanwith'thefanaticalbattleNealDow foughtagainstalcohol,abattleespecially' aimedattheIrishbecauseoftheirhistory

inthewesternformers'’diet-foilednearly■ every season. , Galway'shoemakerPatrickGreanev,of'

1YoungXian)tovisitPortland(Portland "DailyPress, January 8, 1880). ' 'ParnellwasanIrishnationalistand 1oftenreferredtoastheuncrownedking ofIreland.AweeklaterParnellreplied thathewouldaccepttheinvitation “unlessmattersinIrelanddemanded\ ■|his]immediatereturn.”

during,thefirst■ 'GreatPotato Famine;So howdidthe secondfamine■ •becomesucha Acausecelebre?. Ik#

ofsuccessfullyrunningpubs.Tfleentire 1840s-l850sculminatedwiththeriseand 4 foiloftheKnow-NothingParty;apoliticalBalliutleva,Belclare,wrote,totheManpartyaimedattheIrishandotherforeign-sionIlouseReliefCommitteein1880 ers.Consideringtheapathyandeven.*&requestingaid.Hestatedthathe“hasnot hatredexpressedbyPortlandtowardsthc;.^^gotasmuchasonestoneofIndian’meal" Irishatthistime,consideringthe’factthat,^£andthat“1amaspooramanasanyin Portlandersignoredthe,plightoftheIrishtheCountry,forjlbcretoshowyouthat duringthefirstGreatPotatoFamine,itis<whatpotatoesandlittle'corn1haxeset 7willnotstandquartertheyeartocome

ffaminesweptacross’ ;Ireland.Reliefcom«■nuttecsweresetup ;acrosstheentireUnit-•. 3 edStates. i Whilehercitizenswereill-preparedand disinclinedto^help theIrishduringthe 8’,

GreatHunger,senti,•» 3 i ,. . v

Portlandersdidn't Stone Soup

ThemanvIrishorganizationsinPort-W®K0 land,eagerlywaitingforavisitfromPar-' nell.busilyraisedfundstosendtoIreland “towardsrelievingdistress.”HieIrishAmericanReliefAssociation(F.A.R.A.) votedtosend$500andtosponsorachari-* tyball,whichraised$750.Though’’Par- ’'f. nellnevermadeithere,bythebeginning ofFebruary1880,bothCatholicsand Protestantsansweredthecalltoaction. ‘‘Thefollowingproclamationappearedin 1% newspapersonFebniary4th:

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theIrishinPortlandwereflourishingand$4ofalltheshoesandbootsthatcomesfrom 1' n ' 1'''’’ r - Scotland and elsewhere to the different somewhatamazingwhathappenedhere noteven35yearslater.-1x In1880,anew/

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Jmuchlesstospeakofrent.-,’Greaney %askedforaidtoenablehim.topurchase “someleathersoastogivehimcmplov-^ ~mentwhichworkhecansellinthe‘‘ shops.”IIcHcomplaincdthathehad‘'no tradewhateverparticularlvon[account] menthe’rewaschanging>W1iereasthe IrishinPortlandduringthc-1840ssvefe umostlypoorthemselvesandcouldnot couldaffordtohelptheirfamiliesinIre¬ landbywaysthey'never.couldhave before.ItshouldbenotedthatsomeT

towns,therebyliaslaidusallshoemakers "idle.”Greaneyhadtenchildren;within thenext15years,sevenofhischildren wouldimmigratetoPortland.

To the Citizens of Portland: ,. Wetheundersigned,citizensofPort¬ land,respectfullyinvitethoseofourfellow citizenstocooperatewithusinraising fundstoalleviatethedistresswhichpre¬ vailsinlreland..l‘werymailfromtheold countryconfirmstheincreasingterrorsof thecrisis.Thehorrorsofstarvationareal

thedoor,therep¬ etitionofthe frightfulscenes *ofthefamineof 1847-48are4 ' ’ much to he feared.Inconsiderationofthese deplorablefacts webelieveitour *’dutyandprivi:legeinChristian

charity,incommonwithourfellow-citizens throughoutthecountrytocallameeting atCitvHall,toheheldonFriday,the6th inst.,at7'1/2o’clockP.M.toappealto youinbehalfofsufferingIreland 'Sixty-fourpeoplesigneditandpub-’' lishcditinthePortlandDailyPress, includingsuchprominentPortland' ProtestantsasAAV.fl.Clapp,CharlesF* Libby,BrionBrddbury,IsraelWashburn, ‘Jr.,WilliamWidgeryThomas,John.-, ’BundyBrown,JamesD.Fessenden,and» Henn'S.Burragc.ProminentIrish'x CatholicsthatsigneditincludedRichard helptheirbrethrenacrosstheocean.Port-' landinM880hadgrowntotolerateandTevenembraceGaelicculture.Manyof:

EarlvinJanuary188(1.tlieAncient OrderofHibernians,theGrattanIliterary Mainers,’Protestant,'andCatholicalike, didformreliefcommitteesduringthe 1840s,butnothingcomparedtothe scopeof1880.

KcrbxW.MillerwritesinEmigrants andExiles,“’Hrankstobadweatherand

Society,andtheIrish-AmericanRelief AssociationofPortlandiiwitedCharles J.Duddy,JamesCunningham,Patrick McGowan,bookseller,W’illiainH. recurringblight,between18/9and1886 theharvestsofpotatoes-stillpreeminent

StewartParnell(latertobecelebratedin JamesJoxce’sPortraitoftheArtistAsA

Looney,soontobethecitysolicitor,Den¬ nisA.Mealier,anattorney.BrianE.

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Withmorelocationsthananyother drugstore,we’realwayscloseby. Wefillyourprescriptionspromptly andourpharmacistsalwaystakethe timetoansweryourquestions. Further,RITEAIDoffersbigsavings andproductsyouuseeveryday:

McDonough,agrocer,JamesQuinn, JohnJ.I anch.BernardC.Donahue,a politician,andWilliamMcAlencv,ahar¬ nessmakerfromDern.JamesBaileethe notedsportinggoodsstoreowner,also signedit,aswellasWilliam11.Kohling,a GermanCatholicmerchanttailor,and EdwardP.LcProhon,physicianandthe FrenchconsultoMaine.

FatherDenisM.Bradley,rectorofthe Cathedral,whoalsosignedtheplea,had justreturnedfromIrelandwhentheCitv Ikillmeetingwasorganized.1Iesaid, “Noonecanconceivethesufferingin thewesternandsoutherncounties...the oldcitizenssax'thefaminesurpassesthat of1848."

FlicPortlandDailyPresshad“no doubt,fromthewellknowntemperand dispositionofthePortlandpeople,"that themeetingatCitvIfallwouldbea tremendoussuccess.Theydeclaredthat theNewYorkIlerald.withagiftof SI00,000,had“puttheslow-moving Fnglishpeopletotheblush.” ThereliefmeetingatPortlandCits 1killwaswellattended.Mavor GeorgeW.Walkerchairedthe meeting,withAldermanJames Cunninghamcallingthemeeting toorder.Themavorgavehighlightsof thehistoryoftheIrishlandquestion.Ile statedthatthelandinIrelandis“heldby afewnon-workingaristocrats.”The “curseofabsenteeism”wasalsoreviewed anddenouncedinsevereterms.Walker declaredthe"dutyofus[all]todavistocon¬ tributeallwecantothepeopleofIrelandchildrenofheriedtarv[sic]oppression.”

batherBradleythenspoke.1lereada letterfromanIrishbishopthat“drewa terriblepictureofthefamine”inwhich “deathisdailyprogressing."Thebishop spokeofoneparishinwhichover300 starvingpeoplewereclamoringtorfood.

Bradlevsaid,“Whenthefire-fiendswept overthis,ourForestCity,othercitiesgener¬ ouslycametoheraid.Irelandcallstousfor aid.IMusgivenobleresponse,andthe returnwillcomesain.”

ThomasF.DonahueandDaniel O’Donoughucalsospoke,followedbya committeethatsolicitedsubscriptions fromthosepresentatthemeeting.The IrishAmericanReliefAssociationand theAncientOrderofHiberniansgave S500andS200,respectively,andCharles McCarthy,Jr.,andJamesMcGlinchv eachgaveSI00.FathersCharlesDoher¬ ty.andTimothyI,inchangavesubstan-

tialamounts,asdidGeorgeI’.Wcseott, A.A.Strout,D.11.Ingraham,Mavor Walker,NathanW'cbb,PatrickEccucv, PatrickKeating,JamesC'onncllnn,John Gulliver,M.11.Davis,P.I 1’.I,vnch,and CorneliusCouncils’.

/Afterthesubscriptionswerecollected, acommitteeonresolutionswasformed. Severalresolutionsweresoonpassed, including:

“Resolved,thatwe,thecitizensofthe citvofPortland,inmassmeetingassem¬ bled,dohcrcbvofferourmostheartfelt svmpathvtothesufferinginIrelandin theirpresentdistressandafflictions,and inordertogiveamoresubstantialform tooursvmpathv,itisresolvedthatasuit¬ ableorganizationbeappointedtocollect subscriptionsandforwardthesameto Irelandfordistributioninthemost effectivemannertorelievethe existingdistress.”

1helastresolvewastoformanexecu¬ tivecommitteeoftwentv-fivemenwho wouldappointatreasurer,acollector, andotherofficers,aswellasformrules andregulations,collectsubscriptionsand distributedonations,andaddtothecom¬ mittee,fillingvacancieswhenneeded.

ThePortlandDailyPressonEcbruarv11threportedthatsuch prominentPortlandersasA.W.11. Clap]?,IsraelWashburn,Dennis andJamesTobin.IrishCatholic undertakers;Charles\Id.aughlin,Rev. Dr.Shailer,I,cwisPierce,andColonel G.B.Merrillmadedonations,firms suchasOwen,Moore.&•Co..Atwood &•Wentworth,I,eGrowBros.,J.11.Bond &•Co.,Twitchell,Chapman&Ch)., andGeorgeW'.True&■Co.alsogave theirshare.

ThelistbecamealmostaWliosW'ho inPortland.Burnham&'Morrill,and Poring,Short&■1larmondonatedfunds, brewerPatMcGlinchvgave$10,asdid W'illiamMcCann,aprominentIrishcar¬ penter.Well-knownPortlandersEdward A.Noves,Dr.HenryP.Merrill.S.H. Colcsworthv,JamesD.fessenden,John B.Covlc,Jr.,andGeorgeW’.S.Nicker¬ sonhelpedthecause,aswellasother successfulPortlandIrishlikeTimothv Twigg,Ord.Scrgt.Duffey,U.S.A., MichaelI anebandJamesIhidner,gro¬ cers.andMartinflannigan.acontractor. IhePortlandDailyPressnotedonfebruarv21stthatthe1Ion.ThomasB.Reed hadgivenhissecondsubscription,inthe amountof$15.

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Thelistsalso,ofcourse,included countlesseverydayIrislimcnandother citizensofPortlandwhowerenot wealths',norprominent,butgavewhatlit¬ tlethevcouldtohelpenclthetragedy unfoldinginIreland.Mostgaveadollar ortwo.

WilliamII.Looney,secretaryofthe PortlandIrishReliefCommittee, announcedinmid-Pebruarythatthev hadraised$3,900andthatS3,557ofthat hadalreadybeensenttoIreland.IIestat¬ edthathalfofithadbeensenttobishops inIrelandandtheotherhalfhadbeen senttotheIrishReliefCommittee.

Thatsuchasubstantialamounthad alreadybeenraisedshowedtheextreme successofthecommitteeandthewilling¬ nessofamajorityofPortlandtohelpthe Irishsufferers.

erranceP.McGowan,scionofa prominentPortlandIrishfamilyof booksellersfromCountyI.eitrim, didmuchtohelpIreland.Trom hisbooksandstationeryshopon CongressStreet,hesolddraftsdrawnon theKovalBankofIrelandinDublin.In hisadvertisements,hestatedthatthe

drafts“arepavablefreeofdiscountatall itsbranchesthroughoutIreland.”On February17th.thePortlandDailyPress reportedthatMcCowan,throughhis agenev,hadscut$5,000totheoldcoun¬ try.Themoneyhadoriginatedfromthe

TheGrandTrunk Railroadalsohelped announcedthecause.Theythey'd bringsuppliesto presumablyPortlandfree,thento besenttoIreland.

‘citizens’relieffundandthediocesesub¬ scriptions.1'enIrishbishops,including BishopMcCabe,/ArchbishopofDublin, receivedtheirshare,aswellasSisterMarx' FrancesClare,oftheConventofPoor Clares,inCountyKerry.McCabe received631pounds.

IlieGrand1runkRailroadalsohelped thecause.'Ilievannouncedthatthev wouldbringsuppliestoPortlandfree, presumablythentobesenttoIreland.At thetime,theGrand'Trunkemployeda largenumberofIrishmen.TheBeaver andDominionshiplinesstatedthatthev wouldcarryonecarloadaweektoLiver¬ poolfreeofcharge.

InearlyMarch1880,WilliamH. Iooneyreportedthat$4,456.45hadbeen raised,includingasumof$505,thepro¬ ceedsofacharityball.TheIrishAmerican ReliefAssociationraised$500,andthe /\ncicntOrderofIlibernianssent$200. I,oonevsreportalsogavethedistribu¬ tionofthecollections.Thebishopsof zAchonrv,Galwav,Kerry,andKeveveach received$272.81,andthebishopsof Kilmorc,Ross,F’Jphiii,Raphoe,Limer¬ ick,Killaloe,andCashelallreceived $162.63.TheIrishreliefcommittee wasgiven$2,226.80for“immediate distribution.”Anadditional$800was collectedfromthecommunicantsofSt. Dominic’sandtheCathedralofthe ImmaculateConception.

TheIrishbishopswereoverwhelmedbv

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thegenerosityandgoodwilloftheeitizensofPortland.ThePortlandDaily PressofMarch11thprintedthefollowing fromBishopMichaelLogue:

Letterkenney,Feb.26th,1880

Rev.DearSir:

Ibegtotendermymostsincere thankstoyouandtothemembers ofthePortlandIrishReliefCom¬ mitteeforyourgreatcharityin sendingtothereliefofourpoorPeo¬ plethegenerousdonationof20. May God reward you and the char¬ itablegentlemenwhohavecooper¬ atedwithyouinsendingusthis muchneededaid.'Dieconditionof theboorpeoplehereissomiserable, anatheyhavebeenlefttodepend socompletelyonthevoluntary' assistanceofthecharitablepublic, thatevery'freshcontributiontotheir reliefcomeslikeareprievetothe poorcriminalcondemnedtodeath. A lairyatimetheyhavehadreason, duringthepasttyvomonths,tobless thenoblepeopleofAmericafor

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Againthankingvoumostsincerelv,andwishingyouandthemem¬ bersoftheIrishReliefCommittee everyblessinginrewardofyour greatcharity,Iam

Yourfaithfulservant, MichaelDigue

WedonotknowifPortlandever helpedasocialcausetothis extent,beforeorafter1880, whenpeopleofallclasses,reli¬ gions,races,andnationalties cametogethertohelptheIrish.Itis amazingandabenefittoPortlandthat onh30searsearlierthevcouldn’teven toleratetheIrishforthemostpart,but thenhadgivenittheirall.Someone askedmeif,shouldPortlandtodavface anothercalamitylikethatsufferedinIre¬ landin1880,wouldweorcouldwe cometogetherlikewedid120searsago andhelpthislatesttragedy,nomatter whereitwas?Wecanouhhopeso.

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■ThreeInterstate-95interchanges.

■Environmentallyapprovedlotswithutilitiesreadyfordevelopment.

■State-of-artcommunicationsfacilitiesproviding comprehensivevoiceanddataservices.

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■LocatedinBangor’sprimeindustrial-commercial area.

Portland’spropertvtaxrateof$24per thousandisimposedonapopulation whoseincomeisbarelvaboveaveragefor thestate.Simplvput,Portlandershavea ven-hightaxratewithacomparatively lowcitizenabilitytopav.

Surroundingcommunities,suchas CapeF.lizabeth,Falmouth,SouthPort¬ land,andWestbrookhaveconsiderably lowertaxrates.

“Nothingismoreimportantthanthetax issuearoundhere,”saysBudCalle,jarcsidentofthePortlandTaxpayersAssocia¬ tion,anon-profitgrouporganizedto heightencitizeninterestinthefiscal activitiesoflocal,county,state,andfeder¬ algovernmentsandtheiragencies,specif¬ icallyastheyaffectPortlandtaxpavers.

1hisisnosmallissuesincepractically everyoneisataxpayer,directlyorindirect¬ ly.Callesavs."F.venifvonrent,vour landlordispavingtaxesfromvourrevenue, nottomentionwater,sewer,andother charges.Thetaxesaroundherearesimplv toohighforarelativelylowincomebase."

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"Don’t'laxYou.Don'tlaxMe,laxTheFellow BehindThe'Iree"-Sen.RussellLong

ewquestionthatsouthern Maine’spopulationand economywillcontinueto growinthecoiningdecades. Despiteextendedcoldand snowywinters,thenearbv coast,lakesandmountains areever-appealing.Families continuetobringtheirtalents, capitalreams,aswellastheirproblems,to guesswhere?SouthernMaineingeneral andPortlandsuburbsinparticular.

ThereisnoquestionthatPortlandisan attractivecitv.\lox/ymagazinethought soenoughtorateitsecondamongthe smallercitiesintheFast.Mostofitscon¬ sumeramenitiesandgovernmentservices areadequateorbetterandthereis enoughart,music,andsportsentertain¬ menttosatisfymosttastes.Besides,any¬ onewhohaslivedinanylargerurban settingwillalmostmarvelatthegenuine civilityofitscitizens.Sowhatisthereto whineabout?

\\ell,becausepeopleareattractedto Portland,populationpressuresareforcing thecitvtoexpandasajob.socialsenice.

andentertainmentcenterfornotonlv Portlandresidents,buttheexpanding bedroomcommunitiessurroundingthe

Compare Property Taxes intheForestCityto Other Regions

BarHarbor-Sid.36

CapeElizabeth—$20.30

Cumberland -$21.80

Falmouth—$18.44

Freeport-$18.35

Cray-$18.44

Kennebunk -S18.5

Kennebunkport—$13.41

Portland-$24

Scarborough-$19.60

Westbrook-$22

BeaconHill,Boston-$13.15

CentralParkWest,Manhattan-SI1.17

SanFrancisco,CA—S10

city.Whoispavingforallofthis?You guessedright:Portlandtaxpayers.

ByLeighDonaldson

Calleandmanyotherlocalcitizensfeel thatPortlandis,ineffect,subsidizingthe restofthestate.Portland’staxburdenis furtherexacerbatedbvthefactthateven thoughPortlandistheeconomiccenter ofstate,itreceivespreciouslittleback fromthestatefromthesalesandincome taxesitgenerates.

Forexample,accordingtothe1996 Citv.Manager’sReport,Portlandsent approximated$171millionto/Augustain taxesandreceivedonlv$36millionback throughthestaterevenue-sharingpro¬ gram.Somemightcallthisagenerous subsidetothestate.

TherealizationthatPortlandtaxpayers areexcessivelyburdenedcanbreeda waveofcynicismandfinger-pointing. Afterall,whydon’tnonresidentsvvhouse thecity'shospitals,parks,andotherpub¬ licfacilitiesstartshowingmoresocial responsibilitybypavingafairsharefor theirupkeep?Perhapsbvchargingnon¬ residentsurchargesforuseofthePortland Jetport,forexample,muchliketheTown olFalmouthchargesnon-residentfeesfor theuseoftheirskatingrink?

RobertKonczal,ataxassessorforthe townofCapeF.lizabeth,seesthesecon¬ cernsasmoreintheprovinceofcitvman¬ agersandplanners.11isjobissimplvto establishthetaxequitywithinadefined jurisdictionandislimitedtoonetown, vetlieassertsthatthisisnotsimplvan issueofcomparingmillcs(ordollartax

rateperS1000ofproperlyvaluation).

“Withsuburbanizationthroughoutthe country,thisisclearlyhappeningevery¬ where,”Konczalsavs."It’scomplicated. Thepropertvtax,forexample,isusuallya morestabletaxthansalesandincometax¬ esthatfluctuatewiththeeconomy.But, it’slikelythatthepropertytaxisbearing moreoftheburdenthantheothertaxes."

JeffIlermanoftheMainemunicipal Associationelaboratesonthelabyrinthine characterofMainestaxstructure.1Ie andliisgroupacknowledgeavarietyof issuesthatmakeMaine’s mostpopularservicecenter communityataxnightmare foritscitizens.Themost significantappearstobethe concentrationoftax-exempt propertiesinthecitv.

These501(c)properties, includingcolleges,hospi¬ tals,charitablefoundations, andstaleandfederalinstitu¬ tions.arelegallyexempt fromanvpropertytaxes.

narecentAlainebiz article,Portland’slax assessor.RichardW. Blackburn,estimates thataboutSTSMmil¬ lionintaxablepropertvhas beenconvertedto‘benevo¬ lentandcharitable’status overthepastdecade, includingorganizations suchasMaineMedical Center,Ghcverus1ligh School,andtheRonald McDonaldIlouse.

otherfactorsthatheightenthetaxbur¬ densollargemunicipalitieslikePort¬ land,”Ilermansavs.“Thefadthat peoplegravitatetoservicecentersfor businessandpleasure,increasesthe necessityforthemtoprovideforalarger population,placingadditionalburdens ontheirresources.”

1lermanalsocitestheongoingdynamic ofwealthierurbandwellersmovingoutof thecommunity,therebyalteringthe demographicsofthecitvandincreasing thestrainonthemillerates.

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trendwherebvtowns,cities,andother municipalitiesformalliancestomore effectivelyinfluencestaleandfederal decision-making.ThefocusolthePTAis certainlygovernmentaccountabilitv. Thevsupportacoalitionefforttoforma chartercommissiontoreviewthecitv’s chartersandalull-timeelectedmavor. thatarecentpolltakebvStrategicMar¬ ketingSenicesshowedtwo-thirdsofPort¬ landresidentsfavored.

"I«ickolclearleadershipisakevprol>lem,"savsGalle.“Thelegislature,andthis isprimalilvalegislativeissue,often hastheexcusethatbecauseweasa communitvaren'tbetterorganized, wedon’t'deservealargerchunkof thestaterevenues.

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Inamovethatmavhave piquedsomeofPortland’s taxpavers,theTownofEalmouth rebuffedanvattemptbvtheUnitedStates PostalServicetolocatetheirnewprocess¬ ingfacilitiesnearExit10inI'almonth becausethevwouldn'tbepavingproperty taxes.Thestandardsofeligibilityfortaxexemptstatushavebeenchallengedfor decades(rightnowtheTownofEal¬ mouthisevenchallengingthetaxexempt statusofMaineMedicalCenter’sEalmouthbranchoffice),butcourtprece¬ dentsbasedoncurrentlawremain uneven.

Publicpoliceconsiderationsalsobring upthequestionwhethertax-exemptenti¬ tiesshouldbemakingsomekidofcontri¬ butionstopublicservices,suchassewer, fire,policeprotection,etc.“Therearctwo

“Portlanddoesn’tgeneratetheincome tofullvmeettherevenueandspending stream."assertsGalle."Ourstategovern¬ menthaseventoldusthatwereiPort¬ landers)‘deadlast’whenitcomesto disposableincome.Ihat’sscarv."

Behindthesecomactionsisthe inescapablerealitythatMaineingeneral andPortlandinparticularmavbespciidingmonevitdoesn’tearn.Galleandthe over500membersofthePortland'IaxpaverAssociationclaimtohaveabold visionforsolvingPortland'staxdilemma. Thusfar,thevhavemanagedtopersuade citxofficialstoformanalliancewithoth¬ erlargeservice-centercitiessuchasthe Maine\hmicipal.Association.

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"SpeakingofPortlandcitizens, themselves,thevneedmoreaccess toeducationinareassuchastechni¬ calinformationssystems,engineer¬ ing.business,accounting,and finance.\olthat1wouldevesug¬ gestthrowingShakespeareout thewindow.”

Despiteagrowingdespondency abouttaxesinPortland,sonic advanceshavebeenmadetowards balancingthetaxstructure,includ¬ ingtherecenttweakingofthestate revenuesharingsystem,allowing additionalrevenuestobere-distributedthroughamorefavorablestruc¬ turetohighertaxedcommunities.

IlieMaineMunicipalAssocia¬ tionhasalsorecentlyexpressedsup¬ portofthehomesteadexemption thatallowsMainepropertvownersa graduatedexemptionontheirtaxes. "1won'tswearbvthescienceand mathbehindit,butit’slikelythat taxesmightbemorebalancedifthev wereequallydividedinthirdsbvsales, incomepropertv,"suggestsIlerman.

"Whenevervonputtoomuchburden ononetvpeoftax.itcreatesaweakspot, wherepeopleseekexemptions,which usuallyjustshiftstheproblemfromone grouptoanother.”

PerhapswhenPortland,likemost Mainecitiesandtownswasbasedona moreagrarianeconomy,thetaxvaluewas morecentralized.Butinthenewmillen¬ nium,ever-evolvingfrommanufacturing to■informationsystems’conductedbv mobilesocietieswherewedon’tnecessar¬ ilyworkwherewelive,thetaxsvstci11in 'greater'Portlandmightbenefitfroma closerexamination.

TheArmoryRestaurantinthePortlandRegencyHotel. Spectacularcuisine,OldPortcharm,Etimpeccableservice inanelegantyetcasualatmospherew/freshdinnerspe¬ cialsfromlandEtsea.Unforgettablehousespecialties— SeafoodFettuccinew/lobster,shrimp,crab,ftmussels; SteakDiane,EtBlackAngusSirloin.Alsoopenforbreak¬ fastEtlunch.Reservationsrecommended.774-4200.

AubergineBistro/WineBar,aParisienbistroin Portland'sNewArtsDistrict.Tastethecookingofthe Gasconyregion,donewithamodernaccent.Fish,shell¬ fish,duck,lamb,EtalwayssteakwithsucculentsaucesEt amazingaccompaniments.Elizabeth'srawmilkcheeses orDavid'swonderfuldessertstofinish.Magnifique!555 CongressSt.874-0680.DinnerTu-Sa,5:30-close.Pre¬ theatermenuavailable.

TheAudubonRoomattheInnbytheSeaonRoute77 inCapeElizabeth.BreathtakingviewsoftheAtlantic OceanEtculinarymasterpiecesfeaturingfreshlocalpro¬ duce,nativeseafoodspecialties,Etexceptionalhand¬ madebreadsEtdesserts.GrilledcrabEtmacadamia encrustedswordfishw/orangepepperbasilcoulisEt sauteofMainelobsterEtvealonfreshangelhairw/ roastedtomatobeurreblanc.PatiodiningEtoffpremise cateringavailable.Servingbreakfast,lunchEtdinner daily.767-0888.

Barbara'sKitchenandCafe,388CottageRoad,South Portland,acrossfromthePortlandPlayersTheater,head¬ ingtoFortWilliams.Casual,creative,Etmodestlypriced cuisineforintimatediningbysunlightforbreakfast, candlelightfordinner.VegetarianscansavorourBlack BeanEtHabaneraPepperRavioli.NYstylesteakw/ PortabelloMushroomsEtdemi-glazeisafavoriteofcar¬ nivores."Therosemaryfocacciaisreasonalonetopaya visit,"-Downeast.Selectedwinesavailable.Reservations 767-6313.

BenkayRestaurant's-"visualEtculinaryworksofart" preparedbyprofessionallytrainedchefsfromJapan,w/ a"knowledgableEtenthusiasticwaitstaff."An"overthe-toptasteexperience"-MaineSundayTelegram. Enjoyoursuperbsushibaroranelaboratedinner cookedatthetable.EnjoyourNYStrip,Shabu-Shabu, SukiyakiEttofu,ortempurateriyaki.Appetizers,soups, salad,noodles,chickenEtvegetarianselections.Fullbar, sakeEtwinelist.2IndiaStreet,freeparking.773-5555.

Bintliff'sAmericanCafe,Portland'sonlyall-day/every¬ dayBrunchHousefeaturingBenedict'sBelgianWaffles, Omelets,HomemadeGranola,EtotherfineAmerican Cuisine-daily,7am-2pm.DinnerservedM-Sa, 5:30-9pmincludingRoastedPrimeRib,SauteedShrimp EtMusselssimmeredinatomato,garlicEtfennelsaffron broth,EtRisottoofbutternutsquash.Homemadebreads, pastas,Etdeserts.Fullbar.Extensivewinelist;allin warmsurroundings.98PortlandSt.(acrossfrompost office).774-0005.

TheCanneryoffersavarietyofdiningexperiencesfrom ouroutdoorcovereddecktotheloftoverlookingthe diningroombelowEttheriver.“CoastofMaine";lob¬ ster,clams,crabcakesEtchowderaswellasaselection ofcreativepasta,chicken,steakEtfishspecialties. Functionroomavailable.LowerFallsLanding, Yarmouth.Majorcreditcards/reservationsaccepted. 846-1226.

Dimitri'sisarestaurantownedbynative-bornGreeks whohavebroughttheirhomelandhereinfoodand music.SpecialtiesincludeSouvlaki(skeweredpork), Avgolemono(eggandlemonsoup),Mousaka,Mama's Spanakopita,LambShanksMytilini,andwood-grilled fishoftheday.TheGreek-stylemusselsarefantastic andthegrilledbananadessertunique.Minutesfrom Portlandat185RouteOneinScarborough.Open7days, lunch12-2:30anddinnerfrom5p.m.883-9800.

Falmouth’slandmarkItalianrestaurantistheaward¬ winningCasaNapoliRistorantefeaturingdelicious Italianspecialties.Choicesforlunchconsistofsoups,sal¬ adsandsimplepastadishes.Dinnerentreesincludetra¬ ditionalpastadishes,pesceorseafood,veal,sirloinand chickenservedalongwithsalad,homemadebreadand

thechefschoiceofasidedishandvegetable.TheCasa Napolipridesitselfonanextravagantwinelistofwhites andreds,importedanddomestic.Lunchisservedfrom 11:30-2Mon.-Fri;dinnerfrom5-9Sun.-Thurs.,5-10Fri. andSat.

CafeStroudwater,specializesinaneclecticbistro-style cuisinewithanemphasisonnativeMaineseafoodand primecutsofbeef.Itisfive-starChefChristianStruck's creativetouchesthatmakethisdiningexperiencelike nootherinPortland.InadditiontoaspectacularGrand SundayBrunch,CafeStroudwaterservesbreakfast, lunchanddinnerdaily.TheCafealsooffersPortland's onlyChefsTable.LocatedintheEmbassySuitesHotel, reservationssuggested.775-0032

CricketsRestaurantinFreeport.Deliciousfoodatrea¬ sonableprices.Freshlocalseafood,lobster,weekend primerib,steaks,fajitas,pasta,salads,specialtysand¬ wiches,vegetarianselections,dailyblackboardspecials. Privatefunctionroom.Fullservicelounge.Mainemicro¬ brewsontap.Easyparkingonly1/2milesouthofLL Bean.BreakfastSat.EtSun.BrunchSun.,11-3.Main Street,Freeport.865-4005.Reservations/majorcredit cardsaccepted.

David'sCreativeCuisineAfter15yearsasanacclaimed chef-ownerinPlymouth,Boston,Newburyportand MiddleStreetinPortland,DavidTurinhasopened David'sCreativeCuisineat22MonumentSquare.The menuincludessuchnewcreationsandoldfavoritesas: CrispyHerbedGoatCheesePackets,ShitakeMushroom RavioliandWhiteChocolateMousseAlmondNapoleon fordessert.Fullbar,openfordinner7nights.Lunch weekdays11:30-4.ForReservations:773-4340. Youcan'tbeatthelocationofDiMillo'sFloating Restaurantat25LongWharfoffCommercialStreetfor fabulouswaterviewsofPortlandHarbor.Escapefrom thehustleEtbustleofthecity.Watchtheboatsgoby. EnjoyfreshMainelobsteryear-round,steak,seafood dishes,Etmore.Open7daysaweekfrom11am-11pm. Children'smenuavailable.FordrinksEtalightermenu, tryourPortsideLounge.772-2216.

F.ParkerReidy's,siteoftheoriginalPortlandSavings Bankbuiltin1866at83ExchangeStreet.Establishedin 1976duringtherenaissanceoftheOldPortarea,F. ParkerReidy'sisaPortlandfinediningtradition,special¬ izinginsteaksEtfreshseafood,butalsoofferingpasta, chicken,Etsalads,w/primeribfeaturedonweekends. Tum-of-the-centurydecor,personalizedservice,Etgreat foodcreateawarmEtcongenialatmospherepopularfor bothbusinessEtintimatedining.Lunch6days.Dinner Sun-Th4:30-10,Fr&Sat4:30-11.773-4731.

DeepintheheartofthemysteriousWoodfordsareaat 540ForestAvenueistheGreatLostBear,whereyou'll

findafullbarfeaturingover50draughtbeers,predomi¬ nantlyfromlocalmicro-breweries.Accompanyingthem isanenormousmenuw/everythingfromsoups,salads, EtsandwichestosteaksEtribs,aswellasalargevege¬ tarianselectionEtthebestnachosEtbuffalowingsin town.Discoverwherethenativesgowhenthey'rerest¬ less!Servingfrom11:30am-l1:30pm7daysaweek. 772-0300.Visituson-lineat:www.greatlostbear.com Hugo'sPortlandBistro,accessiblylocatedattheinter¬ sectionofMiddleStreetEtFranklinArtery,wasPortland DiningGuide's1996GoldMedalWinner.Theinnovative menuchangesmonthlyEtfeaturesfreshseafoodEt interestingvegetariandishes.Crabcakesareahouse specialty,Etparkingisavailable!Servingdinneronly Tuesday-Saturday,w/livepianomusicnightly.Forreser¬ vationscall774-8538.

JamesonTavern.Consistsoftwowelcomingparts,a casualbarEtloungeEtamoreformaldiningroomeach offeringacomfortableplaceforeasydining.Thebuild¬ ingisthesiteofthesigningoftheconstitutionforthe stateofMainewhenitbrokeawayfromMassachusetts, theroombeingpreservedEtavailableforviewingatthe Tavern.ClassicpreparationsservedinagracefulEtelegant settingmaketheJamesonTavernafineretreatfromfren¬ ziedoutletshopping.115MainSt,Freeport,865-4196. Creditcardsaccepted;reservationsrecommended. Katahdin,atSpringEtHigh,oppositetheartmuseum. Comfortablefoodacrossatantalizingculinaryrange, comfortableatmosphereEtwaitstaff,Etcomfortable prices.Itsidentifiablyloyalclienteleestablishesitscredi¬ bilityEtpopularity.Trythefishchowder($2.95/3.95), crabcakes($13.95),grilledseascallopsw/spicylimeEt vegetablevinaigrette($14.95)orthechefsBluePlate Special($10.95).Allhomemadedessertsincludingtheir ownicecreamEtsorbets.Tu-Th,5-9:30pm;FEtSa, 5-10:30.774-1740.

TheLobsterCookerRestaurantislocatedintheheart ofFreeport'sshoppingdistrictjustablockfromLL Bean.Fast,friendlyservicefeaturinglobster,crabmeat, scallops,shrimp,award-winningheartychowders,sand¬ wiches,beer,wine,Ettakeout.Openeveryday,year round.EnjoyaMainetraditionintheirhistoric1860 barnorbaskonthesundrenchedgardenpatio.Theirfish chowderhaswon1stplaceintheannualFreeportGreat ChowdahChallengein'96,'97,Et'98,aswellasBest OverallChowder,1998.865-4349.

It's"MextotheMax!"atMargaritasMexican RestaurantsEtWateringHole!Twogreatlocationsin Portland,othersinLewiston,Augusta,OronoEt Portsmouth,Margaritasservesup"oversized"mealsEt colossal-sizeddrinks!There'salwaysfreehotchipsEt salsa,Etdownrightlegendarymargaritas,Etthehouse specialtyisthesizzlingfajita!HappyhourM-F,4-7pm, freehotappetizers.InPortlandat242StJohnSt,Union StationPlaza,874-6444Et11BrownStneartheCivic Center,774-9398.LunchatBrownSt,W-F.

Maria'sRistorante,est.1960byowner/chefAnthony Napolitano,offersPortland'sfinestItaliancuisinewitha verygoodItalianwineselection.Spacious,beautiful, Italiandecorateddiningrooms.Privateroomsavailable forlargegroups.Vealsaltimboca,fettucinietoscano, zuppadepesce.ClassicItaliandesserts,Anthony'sown pistachiogelato.Lunch:$5-$8,Tu-F,ll:30am-2pm. Dinner:$9-$18,Tues-Sat.from5pm.337Cumberland Ave.,freeparkingavailable.Tel:772-9232.

ThePepperclubisaprize-winningrestaurant("Best Vegetarian"Et"BestValue"inFrommer'sGuidetoNew England)featuringcreativeworldcuisine.Itsblackboard menutypicallylistsfivevegetarian,threefish,Etthree meatentrees,includingasuperborganicbeefburger. Peppercluboffersrelaxed,colorful,unusuallyaffordable diningontheedgeoftheOldPortw/easy,freeparking EtgoodwinesEtbeers.Opennightlyat5p.m.;credit cardsaccepted.78MiddleStreet,nearFranklinArtery. 772-0531.

Ricetta'sBrickOvenPizzeria,voted"BestPizzain Maine"since1990bythePPHEtCBW,Ricetta'sistruly

atasteoftheoldcountry.M.E.CurlyofthePPHraves: "Ricetta'sisarguablythebestpizzawestofRome." Dine-in,take-out,delivery,Etcateringareavailable.The all-you-can-eatgourmetlunchbuffetincludespizza, pasta,soup,Etsalad.KidseatFREEduringSundaylunch buffetEtMondaysfrom3pmuntilclosing.29Western Avenue,SouthPortland.775-7400.

SaigonThinhThanh,608CongressStreet,Portland. "Ofthe137restaurantslistedinthe1996-97edition, SaigonThinThanhisafour-starrestaurantranked firstinvalue.SaigonThinThanhisMaine's-and probablyNewEngland's-finestVietnameserestaurant.'-PortlandDiningGuide.“Fourstarsforfood, service,Etvalueformoney.Withgood,healthy, flavorfulfoodEtquickserviceinapleasant,clean atmosphere,SaigonThinThanhisworthinvestigating"—PressHerald.773-2932.

SebagoBrewingCompany.Agreatrawbar,boating motifdecorEtitsownbeer(youcanwatchitbeing madehere)aresomeofthefeaturesofthisunique micro-breweryrestaurantnestledintheunlikelyenvi¬ ronsofMaineMallnexttoFilene'sBasement.Trythe LobsterQuesadilla,NativeMusselssteamedinhouse brewedaleorMaine's#1PastramiSandwich.Entrees featuredailyfreshcatch,perfectlygrilledNYSirloin, chicken,heartypastasEtampleinventivesalads.Single maltscotch,goodwines.Serving11am-1am,happy hourM-F,4-7Et10-close.879-ALES(2537).

Silly's.Therestaurantthatdefiesdescription.Theyhave everythingfromcharbroiledburgersEtshishkabob,hand cutfries,BBQEtjerkchicken,toawildvarietyofpizza, vegetarianplates,milkshakes,desserts,Ettheirfamous rolledupabdullahs-allmadew/freshingredientsdaily. AlivelyEtfunkyatmospherew/apatiooutback.Beer, wineEtoccasionallylivemusic.FreedeliverytoPortland EtRt1/Rt88Falmouth.M-Sa,10am-10pm.40Wash¬ ingtonAve.,Portland.Creditcardsaccepted.772-0360.

SnowSquall,knownforgreatMaineseafoodEt lobster,alsoservessteaks,chicken,veal,filetofbeefEt vegetarianselections.Offeringcasualdiningaswellas fulldinners,luncheoninthepatioordiningroom, M-F,11:30am-9:30pm.Happyhourdaily4-6,double drinkssinglepriced,wineEtbeerspecials,free munchies.Earlydinners$7.95:M-Sa,4:30-6EtSu, 2-6.FamousSundaybrunchbuffet,11-2.Locatedin SouthPortlandwaterfrontmarketat18OceanStreet, ampleparking.799-2232or800-568-3260.

StoneCoastBrewingCompanyisamajormicrooper¬ ationofferingfullrestaurantfacilitiesaswellasfantas¬ ticbrewsonitssubstantialpremisesintheOldPort.Its restaurant,openfrom11:30amdaily,offerseverything fromsteaktolobster,Etyoudon'tneedtoleavethe buildingtoenjoysomeofthebestlivemusicin Portland—it'sjustupstairs.At14York,thejunctionof Pleasant,YorkEtForeStreets,w/plentyoffreeparking. Call773-BEER.

TonyRoma's"FamousForRibs”isconvenientlylocated attheendofExit7oftheMaineTurnpike,adjacentto theHowardJohnson'sinSouthPortlandEtjustminutes fromtheMaineMall.TonyRoma'sacrossthecountry specializeinthebestbarbecueribsw/ouroriginal sauce.Thegrillisalwaysfiredupforafullmenuof chicken,primerib,steaks,seafood,Etsandwiches,Etour famousloafofonionrings.Breakfastbuffetopensat 7am.LunchEtdinner7daysaweek.Enjoythecasual atmosphereofTonyRoma's.

TortillaFlathasbeenservingNewEnglandersfine MexicanfoodEtdrinkfornearly30years.At1871 ForestAvenueinPortlandyoucanfindfavorites likenachos,fajitas,chimichangas,tamales, burritos,tacos,enchil-adas,Etfrozenmargaritas sevendaysaweek,aswellasseafood,steak, porkEtchickencookedw/aMexicanflair.With lunchspecialsstartingat$4.95,achildren's menu,nightlyspecials,aChiliHappyHour,a screened-indeck,Ettake-out.TortillaFlatisa memorableMexicanexperienceyoucanafford anytime.797-8729.

NlilyMoonCafe

'owthatit’ssweaterweatherand someofthetouristsarcgone, it’stimetowhisperLilyMoon intoyourear,anexceedingly brightiftinydiningspoton PepperellSquareinSacojustatick fromtheSacoRiserasitplunges beneathMainStreetandU.S.RouteI. Therearcsomanywonderfulthings tosayabout1,ilyMoon.It’sthefriend¬ liest-feelingplacewe’veevereatenin, otherthaninrcallvsmalltownslike AshlandinAroostookandJackman,in SomersetCounty.Moreover,thisis theultimatefamilvrestaurant,stocked fullwiththeingredientsoffall.'Ilie chiefchefisDad-RogerCyT,anative ofVanBurenwithawidebackground inthehospitalitvtrade-andtheman¬ agerisMom,Cathi,whomhemetin Denserin1972,sshenshewastheonly womanheadchefinthatmile-highcity.

The3waitressesareCharlotte,25; Sarah,22;andCecelia,20-all daughters.SonStephen r Cst, 15,andZach,a youngfamilyfriend, roundoutthecrew Withresers'ations avirtualnecessity andoftenalineat thedoorofthis populareaters; thewaitand kitchenstaffdobasetoknow everybodythey’reworkingwith.

Webeganoursupperwithsoups: CreamofButternutSquash,andCorn Chowder(SI.95percup).Thestan¬ dardcupis71/2ounces;thiswas muchbigger.Thebutternut,witha

strongnutmegoverbite,wasfantastic, andthechowdermorethanadequate. Wereallyenjoyedsharingourappe¬ tizers:GorgonzolaSalad($4.95)and SeaScallopswithRoastedRedPepper Sauce($6.95).Thesaladhadgreensas deepgreenandcrunchy-crispasyou couldeverwish,andthesaucewiththe nativescallopswasdivine.Mixingthese appetizers(thesaladhadsmallcrou¬ tons,shavedparmesan,andwalnuts werethescallopswereaccompanied bysautceedslicedbaguette)wasa mealinitself.

Torentrees,weskippedos’erScallops withWatercressSauceandPortabello Mushrooms(SI5.95),Caramelized SalmonDiet($12.95)andthepopular staple,BlackenedJackDanielsRibEye(SI3.95)tochooseSwordfish Steak($13.95)andafiletmignondish withthesoubriquet'IburnedosMcCal¬ lum(S14.95).

'lbourdelight,theswordfishsteak wasactuallyagenerouslycutfilet,pan scaredtoperfectionwithavinai¬ gretteofroastedredpepper, ;arlicandoliveoil.z\ “combinationenough tocureeventhemost diehardmeatlover" readsthemenu,and wecanattesttothe accuracyofthis f description.Thefilet mignonwasmorerichlv graviedandbakedthanwehad expected,buttoppedwiththreelarge grilledshrimp,itwasasheartsahomecookedmealasyouwillfindanywhere. Anyoneofthesegenerousentreescan casilvservetwo.(207)284-2233.

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MadIlorseTheatreCompany,Portland. Performancesarc"Altp.m,Thursdays,Span. onIrida\sandSaturdays,and2and7pan.on Sundays.Revelationsofpainandguiltlong buriedviaintimatestorytellingmarkthenewest productionsperformed inrepertorybvMad IlorseTheatre Company. Made "homeless"bvthe closingof()akStreet Theatre.MadeIlorseis venturingintoamore avantgardeapproachto theatreandinviting limitedaudience numbersIosharethe experience."Bash"bv \cilIxibuterunsfrom October19to November5at159 SawvcrStreetinSouth Portland."Three \ievvings”bvJcflrcv Ihitcherisscheduledfor ()clobcr20toNovember 5.alsoatSawvcrStreetin SouthPortland.(20”i S2V127O.

PortlandIAric Theater.1"6Sawvcr Street,SouthPortland. Allshowsarc performedonI’ridavs andSaturdaysalSp.m. andSundaysal2:30 p.m.Ihealwavs popularAnnieshows throughOctoberS followedbv1776,the Broadwaxversionofthe eventsleadingtothe signingolthe Declarationof Independence, winner offiveIonvAwards, includingBest Musical,andrecipient oftheprestigiousNew YorkTheatreOitics Award,openingon November1".i20“) "99-1421.

PortlandStageCompany.PortlandPerforming Arts(’enter.2”lores!Avenue.Portland. Celebratingits2~lhseasonPortlandStageopens withtheclassicthrillerGaslight,aharrowingtalc olahusbandslowlytorturinghiswifeinto bclicvingsheisinsanebyPatrickIlamiltonand thebasisforthe1940sfilmstarringIngrid

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Guinea,WestAfrica,onOctober19at7:30 pan.TheSt.PetersburgStringQuartetwith AndrewRangel!atthepianoisplannedfor November 2 at 7:50 pan. The NewYorkTimes callsthisgroup“aRussianculturaltreasure broughttolightbvthefalloftheironcurtain.” (207)S42-0S00. www .pcagrcatpcrformances.com

PortlandConservatoryofMusic,116Erec Street,Portlandoffersanexcitingandeclectic selectionof“NoondavConcerts,”performed ’ThursdaysfromOctober5toApril5attheEirst ParishUnitarianMeetinghouse.425Congress Streetfrom12:15to12:45p.m.(207)775-5556.

PortlandStringQuartet,Portland.Enjovthe firstofthefourconcertscriescomprising“Bach andBcvond”onOctober15at5p.m.atthe WoodfordsCongregationalChurch,202 \\bodfordStreetinPortland.Guestartists includesopranoChristinaAslrachan.Shirlev Mathews,harpsichordistandflutistPamela Guidctti.Thereisapre-concertlectureat2 pan.,acateredreceptionfollowingthe performanceandadmissionisfreeforallunder 21.(207)"61-1522.

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BowdoinCollegeMuseumofArt,Brunswick. Continuingexhibitsinclude“Portraitsfromthe PermanentCollection,”“ArtandLifeinthe AncientMediterranean,”andAsianand Europeanartfromthepermanentcollection. Currentshowsinclude"BrutalBcauh: PaintingsbvWaltonLord,throughDecember 10.ThelargestexhibitionofLord'sworkto date,thisshowfocusesonTord’sbrilliant, sometimesbitingpaintingsofbirdsfrom1992 to1999.Lord'smeticulousrenderingofbirds arcchargedcommentariesonthecurrentstate oftheenvironment,politicalandcultural affairs,andinternationalrelations.OneofJohn JamesAudubon’srareelephantfolios.Birdso/ America,willbeondisplayandwillmakeit possibletowitnessstylisticsimilaritesbetween LordandAudubonaswellaspickoutsomeof LordsdirectquotesfromAudubon.“Secthe Sea,”throughOctober22.oilersaselectionof paintingsandworksonpaperfromthe permanentcollectionwithamaritimefocus. ArtistsJamesFitzgerald,MarsdenIlartlev. W'inslow1lomer.AndrewWVeth,Eugene Boudin,andIlarrvCallahanarcrepresentedin thisshow.Thegalleriesarcopen10a.m.to5 p.m.Tuesday-Saturdayand2p.m.to5p.m.on Sundav(freeadmission).(20")~25-52"5.

Farnsworth Art Museum, 552 Main Street, Rockland."OnIsland:ACcnturvofContinuity andChange.”isonviewthroughOctober15. TheinauguralexhibitionintheMuseum’snew JamienMorehouseWing,namedforthelate wifeofPhilipConkling,co-founderand presidentoftheIslandInstitute,surveysa hundredvearsofpaintingonMaineislands, fromthebeginningoftheccnturv-untiltoday.

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1hisamazingexhibitincludesovercighlx-lixc worksbxmorethanlortx-fixeartistswithimages fromfifteenMaineislands.Amongtheartists representedarc:ChildeIlassam.JohnSinger Sargent.\\illardMetcalf,Erank\\.Benson, Robert1lenri.GeorgeBellows,RockwellKent, Marsden1lartlcv.Edward1lopper,N.C., AndrewandJamie\\veth,I-airfieldPorter, WilliamKicnbuschandEric1lopkins.“One Nation:PatriotsandPiratesPortraxedbvN.C. Wvcth and James Wvcth." a major Wxelh exhibitionslatedtotourthenation,canbeseen inRocklandthroughJanuary1.2001.The innocenceanddeceit,promiseand disappointmentfacedinthetwentiethcentury comesalixeinthevibrantartoftwogenerations of \\ Veths. Wvcth (1SS2-194M created imagesthatbecamesymbolsofpatriotismforan era.JamesWvelh(b.1946)N.C.\\Veth’s grandsonandacclaimedrealistpainter,witnessed andrecordedmomentouseventsofthelatterhalf ofthetwentiethccnturv,\ictnamtoWatergate toNASA’sepicjournevintospace.Christina's World,perhapsthebestknownpaintingin twentiethccnturvAmericanart.returnstoMaine forthefirsttimeinfiftyyears,onspecialloan from New York's Museum of Modern Art, and appearsattheEarnsworth.alongwithrelated drawingsandwatercolors,throughDecemberM. (207)596-645”.

I'hcloreStreetGallen;466EorcStreet, Portland."MaineImpressions”featuringoil paintingsbvSvlviaDverandwatercolorsbvIom Merriam shows through November. 1 or more information,call(2071S74-7S6S.

1layGallery.494CongressStreet.Portland. "Eace.Eacadc.andPortal."selectedpaintingsby RachaelEastman,showstoOctober14followed bvanexhibitofGan-Robinoxspaintings openingonOctober1”withapublicreception onEridax.October20.Eormoreinformation, call120")"3-2513.

InstituteofContemporaryArtatMaine CollegeofArt.522CongressStreet.Portland. "Translation/Seduction/1displacement."an exhibitotphotographicandpostconccplualart lwSouthAfricanartists,continuestoOctober26. ihegalleriesareopenIuesdavtoSundaxfrom 11a.m.to4p.m.andonThursdaysfrom11a.m. to9p.m.(207)S"9-5”42.

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Maine Narrow Cange Railroad <N Museum, locatedinthehistoricPortlandCompanv buildingslatSSEorcStreetinPortland)where hundredsofsteamlocomotives,including Mainenarrowgaugeengines,werebuilt.Open daily.1()a.m.-4pan.withtrainridesonthe hourfrom11a.m.until4p.m.Sectheonlv Mainetwofootgaugeparlorcar.builtin1901 fortheSandvRiverandRangclcvI.akes Railroad.WalkthroughthePondicherrvand Mt.Pleasant,twocoachesbuiltfortheBridgton c\SacoRiverRailroadinthecarlvISSOs. (207)S2S-0SI4.

MuseumofAfricanTribalArt.122Spring Street.Portland.Visitaworldclasscollectionol uniqueAfricantribalmasksandartifacts representingoveronethousandvearsofCentral and\\cslAfricanhiston.Admissiontothe gallcrvistree.(207)S”1~1SS.

Ogunquit Museum of American Art. 1S 3 ShoreRoad.Ogunquit.Agemofaplace; simplyvisitingthebuildingandgroundsisa delight.Ihemuseumisnationallvrecognized loritscollection,preservation,interpretation, andexhibitionoftwentiethccnlurvAmerican art.“PaintedAir:AmericanImpressionism" showsthroughOctober15encompassingworks donebyartistsbetween1SSI)and194^ incudingCcorgeBellows,ErankBenson. DennisBunker.MarvCassatt.ArthurWcslcv Dow.Will)am(.,lackciis,AbbottTullcr(>raves, ChildeIlassam.JohnIMarge.ErnestIuwson. \\illardMetcalfe.EdwardPotthast,JohnSinger Sargent.JohnSloane.EdmundTarbell.John Iwachtman.andJamesWhistler.(207}64G-4909.

Pean-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Ikill,BowdoinCollege.Brunswick,displavsthe furclothing,snowshoes,pickaxes,knives,guns, andoneofthefivesledgesthatRobertE.Pcarv tooktotheNorthPole,aswellastheEskimo potsandlamps,ivoryandsoapstonecarvings, huntingweapons,clothing,thefull-sizeskin kayakthatDonaldB.MacMillanencountered onhisArcticexplorations,andofcourseafew Bowdoinpolarbears!Ongoingexhibitsinclude: “S.S.Roosevelt: ModelofStrcngth.'an admiraltymodelofRobertE.Pean’sMainebuiltshipofexploration;"BaffinIsland:Thenand Now"and "Eacingthe future: Mask Making TraditionsofNorthAlaska."1207) -23-3062.

Penobscot Marine Museum. 3 Church Street. Scarsport.”1rgaevoftheSea:Recent Acquisitions,199S-1999."featuresartifacts donatedwithinthelasttwovears.Ondisplav arcaweddingdress,shoesandcapwornbva shipcaptain’sdaughteraswellasalbumcovers fromalargecollectionofseachantvmusic.On¬ goingexhibits:“The.MarineArtof'Thomas andJamesButtcrsworth;”“WorkingtheBav."

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PortlandIlarborMuseum,atSpringPoint, SouthernMaineTechnicalCollege.Port Road.SouthPortland.Avervspecialmaritime historymuseumofPortland1larborandits communitiespluspermanentexhibitsonthe clippershipSnowSquallandSpringPoint LedgeLighthouse.Crouptoursandlunch available.(207)"99-6557.

PortlandMuseumofArt.7CongressSquare. Portland,boundedin1SS2thePortland MuseumofArtistheoldestandlargestart museuminthestate.Eeaturinganextensive collectionofdecorativeandfineartsdating fromthe1Sthcenturvtothepresent,the museumishousedinanaward-winning buildingdesignedbv1IcnnN.CobbofI.M. PcieVPartnersandishometotheJoan WhitneyPaysonCollection,featuringworksby Renoir.Degas,Monet.Picasso,andother masters.SeveralsuperbexhibitsgracethePMA throughouttheautumnmonthsincluding"N. C.Wyeth:Preciouslime."throughOctober 15,featuringmorethan50worksfromWveth's earliestpaintingsin1902tohistragicdeathin Octoberof1945.Takeadvantageofthisrare opportunitytoviewpaintingsthatWveth createdoutofpersonalinspiration.Included alsoare14oftheartist’sstrongestpaintingsfor publicationsuchasdramaticscenesfrom TreasureIslandKidnaped andWestwardIIo! Also,don'tmiss"NorthandSouth:Berenice Abbott’sU.S.Route1,featuringfiftyimages AbbottmadeinJuneof1954duringa summer’sjoumevalongthelengthofRoute1. fromNewYorkC2itvtoKevWestandback northtolortKent.Maine.Irceadmission Eridaveveningsfrom5p.m.to9pan.Tormore information,callthemuseumat(207)7“5ARTS or 600) 659-406".

Seashore I rollcs Museum. Log Cabin Road. Kennebunkport,operatedbvtheNewEngland ElectricRailway11istoricalSocietysince1959. istheworld'soldestandlargestmuseumof masstransitvehiclesandishometothe "NationalCollectionofIlistoricAmerican Streetcars.”Ihemuseumhousestrolleysand streetcarsthatoncepliedthestreetsof America’sgreatestcities,plusmanymorefrom aroundtheworld.Visitorscanexplorethe

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SteinCallery.195MiddleStreet.Portland. “NewFace/NewWork."throughOctoberI5, featuresnewgalleryartistPhilipCook’sseriesof provocative,figurativesculptures.PhilipStein at(207)772-9072orsteinglasstf'imc.net

Shaker Museum. 707 Shaker Road. New Gloucester.OpenMonday-Saturday10a.m.to 4:50 p.m. through Columbus Dav. For more information,call(207)926-4597.

UniversityofNewEnglandArtCallen,atthe Westbrook College Campus, 716 Stevens Avenue.Portland."TheWinningSpirit."a photographicessayinblackandwhitebvJerrv RobinovandJerzyKarczonbreastcancer survivorsshowsthroughOctober21.“Poetsof ColorandLight:MaggieFoskcttandBeverlv Ilallam"opensOctober26.Ilallam’s exaggeratedsizesofferintimateviewswhile Foskctfsprivate,evenx-rayvisioncanbe universalinscale.(207)797-7261e.xt.4375.

UniversityofSouthernMaineArtGallen. Gorham."AlanBray:RecentWorks,”shows fromOctober20toDecember10.Usingthe painstakingprocessofcaseinonpanel,Brav paintsthelandscapeofhisnativeMainewith theformalsimplicityandluminousclaritvofa latemedievalartist.Thisexhibitpresentsnearlv twodozenpaintingscompletedwithinthepast fiveyearsbytheSangcnille,Maine,artist,who hasbeencalleda“modernmaster."Organized bv Schmidt Bingham Gallen; New York Citv. (207)780-5009.

UniversityofSouthernMainePortlandArea Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, Bedford Street.Portland.'ITieexhibit“Black Leadership:ChangingtheMainelandscape,” fromOctober12toNovember21,features selectedpapersandartifactsfromtheAfrican AmericanArchivesofMaineandhighlights significantchangesBlackleadershiphas broughttothestateofMaine.Paneldiscussion withMaureenElgersmanLee,GeraldTalbot andothersisscheduledforThursdav,October 19at7p.m.(207780-5009.

VictoriaMansion,yMorse-LibbvHouse)109 DanforthStreet.Portland.Oneofthegreatest historichousesandcollectionsoftheHigh VictorianperiodanywhereinAmerica.Builtin 1858-1860forNewOrleanshotelierRuggles Morse,themansion’sinteriors,coordinated entirelybyleadingNewYorkdesignerGustave Herter,stillboastover90%oftheiroriginal contents,includingfurniture,stainedglass, paintedwalldecorations,spectaculargas lightingfixtures,porcelain,andtextiles.

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MarrettHouse.Route25.Standish,isalate Georgianhouse11"S91thatreflectsthroughits architecture,furnishings,andfamilsheirlooms theevolutionoftastesandpatternsofUsingover the150yearsitremainedintheMarrettfamils. Iliegroundsincludeanextensiseherband perennialgarden.1lousetoursaregiven throughOctober15onSaturdasandSundas onthehourfrom11a.m.to4p.m.■20”>6425052 or 605 456-5205.

NealDossMemorial.”14CongressStreet. Portland,ssasthelifelonghomeofGeneral NealDoss,two-timemasorotPortlandand.in actiseProhibitionist,abolitionist,andadvocate ofprisonreformandwomen'srights.Builtin 1S29.thelatelederal-stslemansionfeatures furnishingsotvariedperiodsoriginaltothe house,portraitsandotherfinepaintings, specialls-dcsignedornamentalironwork,and memorabiliaofDoss'smilitarsandpolitical careers. 20” r 5-‘ 5. -CMmpiled/n Iyiam-1ludmn

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howmuchsodaIdrank,somyo\yn cupyyasalwaysfull.1startedoutdrink¬ ingmyCokesatthenormalstrengthonesquirtofsyruptoeightouncesof sodawater.Butinnotime,Ifound myselfgraduallyincreasingthesyrup tosodawaterrationuntilitwasabout halfandhalf,bartoosweetforan adult,butjustrightforateenager. Myfavoritethingaboutthejobwas thatcyervweekaftertheeleveno'clock mass,1lalevMorris,themostbeautiful girlinallofPortland,wouldcomein andsitatthesodafountain.Ieventook ituponmyselftosaveheraseat, althoughMr.Dukakisdidn’tlikeit. ButIfigured1laleyyvasworthgetting firedover,ifitevercametothat. I-',speciallyifshewereonhandtowit¬ nessexactlyhowmuchI'dsacrificed forher.1laleywasintheclassoneyear behindme,butshelookedatleast

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1laleywasn’tjustgorgeous-chirk haircutinabob,thewaygirlswore theirhairinthetwenties,flashyewes,a long,slenderneck-shealsohada greatarrayoffacialexpressions.In fact,Ilalevwastotallytheatrical.She communitytheaterproductionsevery year.Alotofthekidsatschool thoughtshewasinsufferablyconceit¬ ed-thegirlsespeciallyhatedherbutIlaleyneweractedsuperioror snottytowardme.EromthefirstSun¬ dayIranthefountain,sheactedlike mvbestfriend.

ShetastedthedrinkI’dmadeher andpasseditbacktome.“Dosou mindaddingjustalittlemoresvrup?" henextSundayImadehera two-squirtfizz.Shetastedit, smiledatme,andpassedit back.Evenwiththedinfrom theothercustomersmilling about,1couldreadherlips:more syrup.ThenextSundayImadeher sodawithfoursquirts.

“Ilikeitthiswav,too,"Itoldher, leaningclosetotalkintoherear.She smelledlikefreshrainandstrawberry shampoo.WlicnIwithdrew,she lookedatme,tragicironvweighing downthecornersofhermouth.

“Thenyou...understand..."She glancedaroundtoseeifanyonewas watching,thenleanedverydose. "Pourthisoutandgivemejust syrup.Andice.Doionmind?”

Ididassheasked,making sureMr.Dukakiswasn't watching.1lerevesgrew teaivasshetastedher drink,thenbeckonedme closer.1lerbreathwasso warminmvheart1thoughtI mightfaint.

“EverySunday?’’

kissonmyear.“Itwillbeourdirtvlit¬ tlesecret.”shesaid.Sheleanedback andwinked.Andsoitwas. eighteen.Seniors,evencollegefresh¬ men,usedtoaskherout.butJlalev’s parentswouldn'tletherdateuntilshe wassixteen.

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