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B8 Portland Press Tuesday, August 28, 2007 THIRST QUENCHER emonad John Photographer Lydia Stilphen, 8, waits for customers at her lemonade stand Sunday in Biddeford Pool. Lydia, a Cape Elizabeth resident, was visiting her aunt's summer home for a few days. FIRES Continued from Page B1 apartment, looked suspicious. Monday's fire left no doubt in his mind that arson was involved. "We do not have a lot of fires that start on the outside of the building unless they're intentionally set," Webster said.

He said several detectives are working the case, and spent much of Monday interviewing people. Webster said police hope to learn more by talking with acquaintances of Brandon Cote, a tenant whose living room was the site of the first fire. Cote was not at home when smoke detectors went off around 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 19.

But Cote arrived within a halfhour, and demanded to be let into the apartment while police were still investigating the TRAFFIC Continued from Page B1 Mill Street, which becomes Route 1, carries more 29,000 vehicles a day. Although dates are subject to change, sometime around Sept. 18 all Route 1 traffic headed downtown will be directed onto Pleasant Street to allow crews space to pave Mill Street. Pike Industries must keep at least one lane of traffic open at all times, and crews are not allowed to work beyond 7 p.m. Still, disruptions are inevitable.

"I would suggest that drivers avoid these roads until the is complete," Guy said. Pleasant Street businesses are understandably concerned about the impact on their enterprises. Owners of the Sweet Leaves Teahouse and Restaurant have hung a banner that reads "open for business during construc- LIGHTNING Continued from Page B1 are injured by lightning, said John Jensenius, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Gray. He also is lightning safety spokesman for the U.S. National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.

"There really isn't anyplace outside that is safe in a thunderstorm," Jensenius said. "If you want to be safe, the moment you hear thunder you need to seek shelter." Shelter means an enclosed building or, if one is not available, a hard-top car. Electricity discharges around a car's metal skin and into the ground, leaving the people inside unharmed, Jensenius said. Shelter can be hard to find for people who are doing outdoor activities like camping. In fact, many of the people who are killed by lightning are hunting, fishing or doing some other outdoor activity that can put them far from shelter.

"In places where you're think- 15 Chairman Mark Ellis could not be reached for comment on Monday, and party Executive Director Julie O'Brien is out of the office this week. While statewide primary elections are held for a full day, which gives people a chance to vote before, during or after work, local caucuses are usually held on a weekend for a few hours. They generally draw only active party members. For primaries, voters who aren't enrolled in any of the three recognized parties in Maine Green, Democratic and Republican may join a party on the day of the election to vote in that party's primary. Dunlap, a former Democratic legislator from Old Town, also is suggesting that lawmakers consider not printing the treasurer's statement on the ballot that accompanies bond issue questions.

The statement describes what bonds are and explains state debt. "Whether or not it flies is anybody's guess," he said. a system in place that will track where the mercury pollution is going, what impact it's having, and what difference public policies are making," he said. Based in Gorham, the BioDiversity Institute is a nonprofit ecological research group dedicated to environmental study and education. The research was funded by the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. floor bedroom is near the site of the fire, was convinced that it was the same person both times. "I can't believe that the person came back the second time," Turner said to Dennis Delano, a machine operator who lives directly above him. Delano took sips from his glass of iced tea. He had taken the day off from work so he could watch his apartment and make sure his two cats were safe.

He said his boss wasn't happy. "But my babies are more important than my job," he said. Delano, 44, said he would not be sleeping much on Monday. His plan was to stare out the window, and wait, and wait. "I'll have my camera out just in case," Delano said.

Staff Writer Josie Huang can be contacted at 791-6364 or at: Workers get signs in order Monday on Pleasant Street. More than 10,000 cars use the street daily. It is the primary access to Brunswick's downtown business district for northbound motorists exiting Interstate 295. Doug Staff Photographer "I don't know what to tell my customers other than we are open for business," Thompson said. "Come see me.

I'm lonely." Staff Writer Dennis Hoey can be reached at 725-8795 or at olds, said Jensenius. The specific location of a lightning strike is determined by the clearest path by which the bolt can discharge its. energy into the ground, and often that starts with a tree. But the path can easily include a person standing nearby. Another way people are hurt by lightning is when it travels along the ground, injuring people near a strike.

Less frequently, a person is hit hurt when touching a metal conductor like a telephone line or a plumbing fixture that becomes the discharge path to the ground. Lightning usually kills by stopping the heart. Victims can sometimes be resuscitated if CPR is done immediately, Jensenius said. Injuries, which are 10 times as common as fatalities, often are serious. "A person struck by lightning may be in pain for the rest of their life and may lose many of the cognitive processes.

It really can be a devastating neurological injury," he said. Staff Writer David Hench can be contacted at 791-6327 or at: James K. Irish 22 BUXTON James K. Irish 22, of Buxton, passed away Friday, Aug. 24, 2007.

Born in Portland, on Oct. 1, 1984, he was the son of James K. Irish Sr. and Tina Marie Woodcock Irish. James was a James K.

Irish Jr. graduate of Bonnie Eagle High School and Kennebec Community College studying as a Line Worker Technician. He was employed by White Brothers Construction of Westbrook, and at the Buxton Mini Mart stocking shelves and coolers. He was a hard worker and loved camping, friends, and hunting with his dad, loved children, was funny and was an easy going kind of guy. He is survived by his father James K.

Irish his mother, Tina Marie Irish of Buxton; two sisters, Amanda Marie Fecteau of Westbrook, and Julia Marie Irish of Buxton; a niece, Aryah Marie Irish of Buxton; a long-time girlfriend and soul-mate, Lyndsey McLaughlin; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Irish, Bud Woodcock, Judy and Arnold Greene; two great-grandfathers, Percy Hamilton and Paul Walker; many nieces and uncles, cousins, and friends. He is predeceased by his uncle, P. Jonathan Irish.

James will be greatly loved and sadly missed. Visitation will be held Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007, from 4-8 p.m., at the Dolby Funeral Chapel, 434 River Windham. There will be no funeral. Interment, at a later date.

Friends may send online condolences to: www.dolbyfuneralchapels.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to: The Sanford Institution for Savings Care of his niece Aryah Marie Irish 254 Long Plains Rd. Buxton, Maine 04093 SERVICES and VISITING HOURS BURKE, JAMES B. 76, of Delaware City. Aug.

25, 2007. at his home. Committal service 1 p.m., Aug. 31, at Brooklawn Memorial Park, 2002 Congress Portland. CLAVETTE, BERNADETTE G.

81, of South Iting hours -2-4 6 to 8 p.m. WednesPortland, in Portland, Aug. 25, 2007. 3 0 Visday at Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. Prayers at 9:15 a.m.

Thursday at the South Portland Chapel followed by 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Cross Church, corner of Broadway and Cottage Road, South Portland. Burial to follow Brooklawn Cemetery. South Portland. CROWLEY.

LYNNE BELKNAP 68, of Sarasota. East Boothbay, Aug. 22, 2007. Celebration of life, Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, Sept. 13, 2007, 1-3 p.m.

Buffet luncheon. Service, Sarasota, Fla. Simmons Harrington and Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Boothbay. CUMMINGS, FRANK H. Ill of Camden Venice, in Camden, 25, 2007.

Calling hours 5-7 p.m., Aug. 29, 2007, Long Funeral Home, 9 Mountain Camden. CURTIS, BARBARA W. 93, of Scarborough. Aug.

26, 2007. No visiting hours. Memorial service, 1 p.m.. Wednesday, Hobbs Funeral Home. 230 Cottage South Portland.

Reception, Hobbs Hospitality Center. Interment at a later date. CURTIS, JOHN EMERSON- 60, riscotta, In Damariscotta, Aug. 26. tion, 6-8 p.m..

Aug. 28, Strong Funeral Home, 612 Main Damariscotta. Service, 10 a.m., Wednesday, Second Congregational Church, Newcastle. DROUIN, ROMA GIDEON 81. of South Portland, Portland, Aug.

25, 2007. Services private, Wednesday, Conroy- Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. Burial. Woodlawn Cemetery, Westbrook. FARRIS, MELVILLE "SCOTT" 51, of Portland, in Portland, Aug.

27, 2007. No forfuneral service. Independent Death Care, 471 Deering Portland. GILLIAN, IVA G. (JEAN) 81, of Freeport, In Portland, Aug.

22, 2007. Family graveside service, 1 p.m., Aug: 31, Orr's Island Cemetery. Lindquist Funeral Home, Yarmouth. CODING, BERNARD ATHERTON 82, of Enterprise, formerly of Farmington, Aug. 24.

2007. Graveside memorial services 4 p.m., Sept. 1, at Sunset Memorial Park Pavilion, Dothan, Ala. GUERTIN, PHILIP J. 80.

of Sanford, in Sanford, Aug. 25, 2007. Visitation 2-4 6-8 p.m. Aug. 28, at Lafrance-Lambert Black Funeral Home, 29 Winter Sanford.

Mass of Christian Burial St. of Lisieux Parish, St. Ignatius Church on Aug. 29, at 11 a.m. Interment to follow at St.

Ignatius Cemetery. HAMILTON. WENDELL J. SR. 89, of Waterboro, Aug.

26, 2007. Visiting hours, Aug. 28, 6-8 p.m., Carll-Heald Black Funeral Home, 580 Main Springvale. Funeral service, Wednesday, 1 p.m. Burial, Pine Grove South Cemetery, South Waterboro.

HERRING, ADA M. (DOORE) of Lymanin Lyman, In Lyman, Aug. 23, 2007. Celebration of life, Sept. 8, 3 p.m., VFW Hall, Park Dover- Autumn Green FH.

47 Oak Alfred. IRISH, JAMES JR. 22, of Buxton, Aug. 2007. Visitation, Aug.

29, 2007, 4-8 p.m., Dolby Funeral Chapel, 434 River Windham. No funeral. Interment, at a later date. IRISH. MAYNARD MONROE 91.

of Brunswick, in Bath, Aug. 24, 2007. Gathering a later date. Interment, Buckfield Village Cemetery. Brackett Funeral Home.

JACKSON, LOUISE HAMMOND 93, of Bath, in Freeport, Aug. 24, 2007. Visiting hours 4-6 p.m., Aug. 30, at David E. Desmond Son Funeral Home, 638 High Bath.

Graveside service followed by Interment at Dean Hill Cemetery, Orrington, at a later date. Lynne Belknap Crowley, 68 Continued from Page B1 lier this year to pick candidates for a Maine House seat that became open after the death of Rep. Abigail Holman, R-Fayette. For races that follow the regular election schedule, party candidates gather signatures to get their names on the ballot, and the state holds an election in June. Even those who are uncontested get their names printed on the ballots, which is another cost to the state, Dunlap said.

Maine Democratic Party spokeswoman Carol Andrews said the party would consider the idea of doing away with the primaries. Ultimately, it's up to lawmakers to decide whether to pursue Dunlap's idea. "It's imperative to the process that we include as many voters as possible," Andrews said. "Caucuses might not lend itself to that involvement." Maine Republican Party MERCURY Continued from Page B1 tor of the BioDiversity Research Institute, said Collins' bill would go a long way toward tracking how mercury finds its way into birds. "Not only are large amounts of toxic mercury still released into our ecosystems, but the federal government has yet to put White foam stained the left side of the building and the overgrown grass left by the truck driver, who used a fire extinguisher to help control the blaze before it could do serious damage, police said.

Nothing was burned beyond the first-story. A Four Winns sports boat sitting just feet from the fire was unscathed. Tenants say the boat belongs to John Murphy, who has owned the building since 1997, according to the South Portland assessor's office. Murphy did not return calls on Monday. His lawyer, Thomas Jewell of Jewell and Boutin in Portland, said he had not been notified about the fire.

Tenants visited with one another on Monday, wondering who had the gall to set a fire along the city's busiest thoroughfare. Harold Turner, whose first- said, to ask if construction had started. Thompson, who found out about the project last week, said he was disappointed that the state chose to do the work in August and not after Labor Day, or last spring. square mile each year, according to NOAA. The most seriously affected state is Florida, with 26.3 flashes per square mile.

Florida also leads the nation with nine lightning fatalities this year. Over the past 30 years, lightning has killed an average of 62 people each year. Tornadoes and hurricanes are responsible for 54 and 49 deaths, respectively, according to NOAA, the federal entity that tracks the nation's weather. "Lightning, on average, kills more people than either tornadoes or hurricanes, but it usually receives a lot less attention because it doesn't leave the path of destruction that people can take pictures of," Jensenius said. After the death of Evans Huber on Saturday, a 15-year-old boy was struck and killed on Sunday while riding a bicycle through a parking lot in Georgia.

Press reports say a 75-year-old man was killed by a strike while golfing in Wisconsin on Monday. Of the 32 people killed by lightning this year through Sunday, 28 were male and four were female, with the age group most susceptible being 20- to 29-year- SARASOTA, Fla. EAST BOOTHBAY Lynne Belknap Crowley, 68, a resident of Sarasota, Fla. and East Boothbay, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, at St.

Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor after a six month battle with lung cancer. Mrs. Crowley was born Sept. 13, 1938, in Bridgeport, to parents William L. Belknap and Barbara C.

Warner. She is a graduate of Miss Halls School and Elmira State College in Elmira, N.Y. A resident of New York for many years, she was the manager of Sports Collection, a sport clothing store in Scarsdale, N.Y., a member of Fox Meadow Tennis Club and a member and sustainer of the Junior League of Scarsdale A people oriented person, she lived to entertain friends and guests in her home, where her talents for entertaining, including being a gourmet cook flourished. She also loved to take cooking classes, and even traveled to Italy to take classes in Italian cooking. She enjoyed her gardens, both flower and vegetable, and was a tennis player with a wicked two handed backhand.

Survivors include her husband Donald Crowley of Sarasota and East Boothbay; two daughters Kimberly Miles of Sedona, and Whitney Connor of Manhattan, N.Y.; three grandchildren, Philip Connor of Manhattan, N.Y., Samantha Miles and Morgan Miles, both of Sedona, and a stepsister Marnie McLaughlin of Manhattan, N.Y. A celebration of her life will be held for her friends at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club on her birthday, Sept. 13, 2007, from 1 to 3 p.m. A buffet luncheon will be available. A similar service will be held in October, in Sarasota, Fla.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Simmons Harrington and Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Boothbay. In lieu of flowers and in memory of Mrs. Crowley, memorial donations may be made to: The Boothbay Region YMCA P.O. Box 500 Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538 or to The St. Andrews Hospital Box 417 Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538 scene, Webster said.

Three officers tried to restrain the stocky 19-year-old man on the small deck outside the apartment and stunned him with a Taser, out of fear that someone would topple over the railing, Webster said. Cote, in an interview at his apartment on Monday, said that he was just trying to check on the welfare of his two kittens. "They said, 'Get Cote said. "I said, 'Dude, this is my But for just a few more days. Cote said he received an eviction notice before the first fire because of excessive noise and too many guests.

Police say Cote was at home at the time of the second fire and, like the rest of the tenants, had to be roused from bed. Authorities learned of the fire when a truck driver passed the house around 4:30 a.m. Monday. SLO tion." Sweet Leaves was closed Monday, but Gallery Framing, a nearby business, was open. Gallery Framing owner Kenneth P.

Thompson said business dropped off Monday. Customers have called, he ing about an activity where you can't get to a safe place, you might want to reconsider that activity based on the forecast," he said. "One of our major concerns is people in charge of groups of people, for example young people." On Saturday, L.L. Bean's concert featuring Shawn Colvin and John Hiatt was suspended because of lightning, and ultimately called off. Colvin had performed five songs for a large crowd when the thunderstorm signaled its approach.

"With that many people and that much equipment out there, safety precautions were first and foremost," said Carolyn Beem, a spokeswoman for L.L. Bean. "It's a position we hate to be in. I know we disappointed a lot of people who did come from many miles." People in Maine are seldom forced to change plans because of lightning danger, compared with people in other states, Jensenius said. Maine's cooler, drier weather gives the state fewer lightning strikes per acre than all but four other states, with 1.2 flashes per SERVICES and VISITING HOURS KELLY, ELIZABETH C.

81, formerly of Rose Valley, in Freeport, Aug. 24, 2007. Visiting hours 6-8 p.m. Aug. 29.

and a.m. Aug. 30, at CavanaghPatterson Funeral Home, 43 East Baltimore Media, Pa. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Aug.

30, at Nativity B.V.M. Church, 30 East Franklin Pa. KINGSBURY, CATHERINE E. 0086 of Bath, Brunswick, Aug. 25, 2007, Visiting hours 6-8 p.m., Aug.

28, at David E. Desmond Son Funeral Home, 638 High Bath. Mass of Christian burial 10 a.m., Aug. 29, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 144 Lincoln Bath.

Burial to follow in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath. KORONCZYK, DANIEL M. 54, of Portland, in Portland, Aug. 24, 2007. Celebration of life.

10 a.m., Aug. 29, 2007, chapel of Independent Death Care, 471 Deering Portland. LIPONIS, of formerly of Portland, in Canton, Aug. 26. 2007.

Funeral, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Brockton, Thursday, 10:30 a.m. Visiting hours, Home. 358 Park Route 27, StoughWednesday, 1 5-8 p.m., Farley Funeral ton, Mass. MACDONALD, NANCY 82, of Bowdoinham, Aug. 25, 2007.

Visitation, 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Brackett Funeral Home. 29 Federal Brunswick. Memorial service, 10 a.m., Wednesday, First Parish Church, Maine Street, Brunswick. Inter. ment, Malne Veterans Cemetery, Augusta.

PLUMMER, ALTON S. 96, of Raymond, In Raymond, Aug. 26, 2007. No visitation. Graveside services Aug.

28, 1 p.m.. Mountain Road Cemetery, Mountain Road, Raymond. Dolby Funeral Chapel. RANIERI, ANGELINA 80, of Westbrook, in Portland, Aug. 25, 2007.

Funeral services private. Blais Hay Funeral Home, Westbrook. SMITH, EDWARD of Portland, in Portland, Aug. 25, 2007. His ashes will be interred at the Veterans' Cemetery in Augusta.

Jones, Rich and Hutchins Funeral Home, Portland. SOMMER, JEFFREY PHILLIP Aug. 18, 2007. STRANG, MARY B. 75, of Scarborough, in Portland, Aug.

19, 2007. Private interment at a later date, Riverside Cemetery, Farmington. Dolby Funeral Home, Windham. TANOUS, ANNA D. (MCKEON) 75, of East Millinocket, Aug.

25, 2007. Visitation 2-4 7-9 p.m., Aug. 28, Lamson Funeral Home, 11 Tamarack Millinocket, where Rosary service will be at 7:30 p.m by Daughters of Isabella, St. Ann's Circle. Mass of Christian Burial 2 p.m., Aug.

29, at St. Peter's Catholic Church, 58 Cedar East Millinocket. Interment at East Millinocket cemetery. TITO, LOUISE E. 86, of Saco, in Biddeford, Aug.

27. 2007. Visiting hours, 4-7 p.m., Tuesday, Cote Funeral Home, corner of Beach and James Saco. Funeral service, 10 a.m., Wednesday, St. Demetrios Geek Orthodox Church, Saco.

Burial, St. Demetrios Cemetery, Biddeford. WATSON. RAYMOND S. 82, of Saco, in Saco, Aug.

27. 2007. Services private. Cote Funeral Home, Saco. IN MEMORIAM Remember your in Loving Memory Of loved ones with an In Memoriam.

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