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Friday, July 13, 2012
Volume 8 • Issue No. 28
USM Student Uncovers Centuries-Old Spanish Coin
Whitney Parrish, a University of Southern Maine student from Portland, discovered a Spanish coin dating to the 1600s or 1700s at the Old Berwick Historical Society’s archaeology dig in South Berwick. (courtesy photos)
SOUTH BERWICK – It was small and thin. Caked with dirt and found a few feet down, it looked like a stone and could easily have been discarded. But, out on her first day digging at the possible site of a 17th century tavern, Whitney Parrish wiped off the dirt and saw a silver gleam and intricate markings. She had found a Spanish coin, known as a real, or “piece of eight.” “A piece of eight basically means the silver was worth a lot so they would divide it into eight pieces,” Parrish said. “We found a pretty good section where the Spanish cross is still visible and a few numbers of the date. It’s not
YCCC to Get $257,000 for Precision Machining Program WELLS – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Devin Beliveau, D-Kittery, to establish a jointly-operated Precision Tool program between York County Community College (YCCC) and Southern
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Maine Community College (SMCC) received start up funding from the Appropriations Committee on May 16. The bill was then passed unanimously in the House and Senate. The legislation provides $257,000 in start-up costs for the new precision machine tool program in 2012-2013 and also provides for ongoing funding to the community college system going forward. In addition, there is $1 million earmarked in the education bond to pay for infrastructure improvement and equipment needed to start the program. “This education bond will enable YCCC to purchase the machinery needed for a cuttingedge precision machine tool program,” said Beliveau. “This is a wise investment that will create great new jobs in York County. I am both thrilled and grateful that the Appropriations Committee and the Maine Legislature voted to pass LD 627 and fund this fantastic job creating opportunity.” The three of the largest employers in York County are Ports-
mouth Naval Shipyard, Pratt & Whitney and General Dynamics. All three heavily depend on the technical skills of precision machinists and no postsecondary program currently exists in York County for this type of training. The new program will produce precision machinists who have the technical skills that are needed for these well-paying jobs that start at $18-$20 an hour. This program will provide residents of York County with the opportunity to earn an associate degree in their backyard and be qualified for high skill high wage jobs. Pratt & Whitney contributed an initial $100,000 to The Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges designated specifically for the program. “York County Community College is absolutely delighted with the support of the York County legislative delegation for the bill initiated by Rep. Devin Beliveau to support a Precision Tool program in York County,” said Charles Lyons, president of YCCC. “This industry, through-
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definitive at this point. It’s pretty worn.” The coin has indistinct markings but reveals the digits 6 and 8 and a cross characteristic of Spanish coins of the 1600s and early 1700s. Parrish, who is working on a degree in the classics and anthropology (with a minor in archaeology) at the University of Southern Maine, commutes from Portland to take part in the Old Berwick Historical Society’s archaeology project directed by Dr. Neill De Paoli. Parrish said the group was looking for the tavern and what
they think was a garrison used to shelter civilians during attacks. “Where I was digging when I found it seemed to be a walking area, so someone could have dropped it while walking,” she said. “We also found pieces of pots, pipe stems, pipe bowls, drinking vessels, shoe buckles. Essentially we’re looking for walls, some kind of structure. We haven’t found anything definitive at this point, but we are finding some interesting things.” De Paoli explained that See COIN page 24...
Annual Decorator Show House Opens in York
Harmon House (photo courtesy of oldyork.org)
By Larry Favinger Staff Columnist YORK – The largest fund-raiser of the season for the Old York Historical Society kicks off this weekend with the opening of the 23rd Annual Decorator Show House. This year’s showplace is Harmon House at 19 Harmon Park Road in York Harbor. The show house will be open to the public beginning tomorrow (Saturday, July 14) through August 11. The house will be open Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays until 7 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. It will be
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closed Tuesdays. Tickets are $20 and are available at the door. Tickets to the house include free admission to the 5th Annual Old York Antiques Show July 21-22, free admission to the Museum’s exhibit upstairs in the Parsons Center Gallery, 3 Lindsay Road from July 30 to the close of our season, and a discounted admission of $5 to visit all of the museums’ buildings. Designers from throughout New England apply to take part in the house and if selected are given areas of the home and/or gardens to redo within certain See HOUSE page 17...
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