Kennebec Journal from Augusta, Maine • 11

rzrzzrnZTT'Tx rrarxrxrv --t- wit h4 ifiVrit wnM'ii x-V-M INSIDE Community news B2 Obituaries B4 Maine news: fii-7 SECUOM Thursd ay October 10 2002 By DAN McCILLVXAY Young who owns 15-year-old New for review The ombudsman was also The Office of the National Ombuds- ago in public statements never to pay Staff Writer England Screen Door Co which em- concerned that the OSHA Inspector ap- man was created in 1996 Bamftfa an the fine because of the absurdMy of the ploys three other workers said an OS- parenty foiled to inform Wrung that she attorney was appointed to the post by charges One of the country's top HA inspector showed up unannounced had the right to contact Us staff President Bush Schneider who said he spent Us Bfc advocates for small-bnsiness owners Aug A Business owner Rosanna Adams "In many cases smaQ businesses are ssvhys to buy the restaurant in al- pledged Wednesday to review a Bristol "Hwas very vicious and disagree- president of Atlantic Awards Inc in afraid to tell us their stories because so got Maine! congressional delegation complaint that a federal in- able and was she said At Bangoc said inspectors are often heavy- they're afraid of what can happen to and state legislators involved with the spector her business and one paint the man said the woodwork- handed in dealing with business people them" Barren said issue In calls to vocational schools he wm tmnwWiMurinnfli anH fatimMnHng in fag ahap had hern "targeted" Ybung "What I would fike to see is for them Larry Schneider owner of King El- said he discovered that students in food Us conduct sui to cut some slack and give businesses ders Pub and Restaurant in preparation routinehr use the "Can anyone pick up the phone and The inspector "flashed Us badge and time to fix violations -I think there is a Damariscotta said he fought tbeUfi same mizer as the one at hu restau- have someone Fenny Ybung said Stbp whatever doing "the tacit understanding among the agen- Department of Labor after an impector rank asked National Ombudsman Michael business owner said The man was con- des that they have to raise money by dted Urn for six violations because IS- "Our restaurant is for ssle This took Barrera of the UJB Small Business Ad- cerned that a drill press had no shield fining small businesses" she said year-old workers were using a small a lntnl energy out of me" he told shout ministration and that two baa fens were placed next Adams serves as a volunteer liaison mixer commonly found in home 2S attendees at the forum Schneider He was attending a forum here at the to windows Ybung said between smafikudness owners and the kitchens to make cheese under the said if he sells Xing Pub and Maine Merchant Association offices to "And he looked at our spray booth federal government She said EPA in- supervision of a cfaefc Restaurant he mgy become a Ralph listen to testimony and questions from and he insisted that the water-based specters in Massachusetts falsified data The incident in 2000 generated local Nader-like advocate for small business business owners and members of Maine paint we use was combustible and flam- against a Wire mesh business and dug statewide and exposure owners who are harassed by federal associations that represent companies mablc" shekaid The review of working up old parking and speeding tickets to Schneider was fined $11250 but the regulators and inspectors regulated by the Department of Labor conditions resulted in a fine that Ybung use against the owner penalty was eventually dropped after the Environmental Protection Agency said was inappropriate "The (ombudsman) law was passed pis protests the Occupational Safety and Health Ad- Barrera asked ner to mail relevant in- years ago and there still are mgfor prob- "But it cost us $7000 to fight Dan -621-6642 -s ministration and other fedora) agencies formation and documents to Ms office lems out there" Adams said said Schneider He had vowed two years dmogflhffayOosntrmlmainexxxn 15M BRAIN 1 Crash victi disease CSfitAl left big legacy in Whitefield OwfW'ft I ll I jobJLi 2 'rn' 1 i -r v' ffe By AARON MILUER Staff Writer WHITEFIELD A woman remembered as a heroine in the community died Tuesday in a car crash Jane Hellegers 51 died Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Main Street and Somerville Road In Coopers Mills when her Dodge sedan was strode on the side by a Fbrd utility truck operated Sy Andrew Williamson IV 42 of effsrson According to police Hellegen tutored the intersection without stopping Williamson was traveling east on Main Street When Hellegers entered the intersection Williamson attempted to avoid the cax but stop Police said the man speeding Hellegers was driving to Ersk-ine Academy in China where ihe planned to watch her granddaughter's last field hockey game of the season 'J SM photo ANDY MOLLOY James Michaud 19 of Augusta comforts his friend Octavfa Slrois 18 of Qardinor after she spoke Wednesday evening at a vfg-de tho Kanneboc County Jail In Augusta The purpose of the event was to bring attention to tho noeds of mentally prisoners Sirols sakf her brother Is an bunato at tho Jolt Vigil highlights mentalfy ill in jail QrapNc SUSAN VAflNEY brought her love for Utersture to Her love of literature led her to become active at the White-' field Efementanr School library Last year students painted 24 panels of past and present heroes and heroines Hellegen was included with people mch as Jonathan Scsmmon the founder of the University of Chicago and David Jackson who served in the Navy and helped retrieve tbe Apollo 11 and 12 space capiulea PUau CRASH B3 and loved her said her son Daniel Burns of WMtefiekL: Hellegeri moved to Whitefield from Gardiner in 1958 Since then she had been an active member of St Denis Catholic Church Burns said "She grew up in Gardner and was very active in the Auguste Players as well" he said "She Pamela Berube of Augusta said her son tried to kill himself three times while in JaiL to have him evaluated" "I had to she said "I By SUSAN COVER Staff Writer i AUGUSTA They held signs and candles They spoke of their frustration and fear the on About a dozen street from the to keep coming down tq the Jail to make sure they checked up on him Other speakers talked about the need for corrections officers to be trained to handle mentally ill inmates Some said state legislators need to be reminded of the tate legislat lieproblem The Rea So Rea Scott ttie Mentally HI Before They and "Mental Illness is a Brain the group tried to get the attention of motorists passing by on Mate Street The vigil a local observance part of National Mental Illness Awareness Week was organized by the Capital Area FUmily Support Group Octavia Binds IS whose brother is mentally ill and in priMn started to cry as she talked about her brother almost lost him twice because they watching she said bidding a candle in one hand and a microphone in the other "Why they do anything? A state legislative study committee recommended that $9 ndlUon be spent statewide to help mentally ill prisoners but so far only $65000 has been appropriated Studies show 35 percent of Jail inmates have men- tal Illness and 25 percent are on medications Uni- wwnwHwg fai WAMT Mahm Wednesday to bring attention to the' the mentally ilL can be the voice of these mentally ill prisoners" said Rabbi Susan Carvutto of Temple Beth EL "We care that a young man hangs himself in the Carvutto was one of the mothers of men-tally ill sons who spoke at the candlelight vigu In the last four years four Maine State Prison inmates and 10 county Jail inmates have committed suicide according to a study released last month by the National Alllaru-o far tha Uwihlly Til Mnlnfl Holding signs with slogans such as "Punishment Does Not Cure Any Dow a chaplain who works at the Augusta Mental Health Institute said the state needs to find a balance between institutional care and services for those in the community "V- "There are times when people need he said "I flunk got the right proportions of things now Susan Cover 823-1066 ooverOoentralmabwoom eubmMad photo Jana Hellegers posss with bar six grandchildren Standing from left era Nathan Bums Courtney Bums Daniofle Bums Rebecca Clark and lyiar Clark Hannah Bums la ssatod on HM- Hall McKee seek election in District 79 LINDA MCKEE Ago: 61 Resldenos: Wayne Profession: English teacher Wlnthrop High 8choot legislator Education: Easley (SC) High School Wlnthrop College Rock Hill SC degree University of Maine de- HOUSE 79 LEONARD GHALL Residence: Wkitnrop Profession: Retired manufacturing supervisor Digital Equipment Corporation Education: Gamer (Iowa) High School Luther College Decorah kjwabacholor'ado-' gree In foreign lan-: guages post-graduate work at Luther Seminary St Paid Mkm postgraduate courses at University of Mbmeiota School of Buelneee Experience: Wlnthrop Republican Town Committee chairman 1990-94 delegate to Republican State Convention 1990 and 1992 member of Republican committees In Maine Minnesota and Massachusetts over Ihe past 30 years Publicly financed campaign: Yea Futon Bunk Beos i 1 McKEE By GARYXEMAL Staff Writer i Three-term Democratic state Rep Linda McKee of Wayne is being challenged by Leonard Hall of WInthrop a SOyear veteran of Republican Party politics in Maine Massachusetts and Minnesota Hall is calling for a change in state law -r which may require an amendment to the Maine Constitution freezing the assessed value of homes owned fay people age 65 and older to help relieve their property tax burden reducing excise taxes on automobiles to $40 a yearor Delow and requiring that teachers be tested and graded just like students "I think (testing teachers) will gd over like a lead balloon but I think a whole lot of people out there agree with Hall said He said his proposals to cut excise taxes and freeze the property vahie Experience: Three terms Maine House of Representatives current Houao chairman Agriculture Conservation and Forestry Committee former chairwoman Community School District 10 school board Union 42 school board and Wayna school board former member Wayne Planning Board Pubfidy financed campaign: Visa YDS CAN NOW BSVA FEU OR flNKEN SKT VALSK9 NT $49999 FOR TWIN MATTRESS SETS STARTINOATONUr HE DIFFERENCE ISi YOU CAN ACTUAUYJICELOU OURS I lamEii cotvaged by the (low) number of our kids who go on to college With state government fedng projected budget deficit in the next couple of years of $900 million both candidates say state spending cuts are necessary McKee says Improvements to the state tax structure are needed to support important programs while Hall Is looking for a study to find state Jobe that can be eliminated 1 PImm ttt HOUSE 78 B3 ment and the health of our economy go hand in McKee said efforts toward a pUanw ynytpnwrrwnf go "nfc Cor place to Uve and that in and of itself is a attracting people and businesses to Maine -She said her No I issue is providing access to affordable health care and prescript tion drugs McKee also said important issues revolve around property tax reUet snd addressing mental health concerns in prisons and Jrai And as a teacher I remain dls- i i OG A ccep 10 negative effects McKee is House chairwoman of the Agriculture Conservation and hw try rVmmtftg and places anvtniniTien- 11 protection at the top of her legislative pri- r- that the' quality of our environ RTL 202 GREENE US ROUT! 1 ROCKLAND -I' FT.