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'V: -t- '5 1 1 Jfu-' Journal Tribune Thursday July 23 1987 harvests benefit from fewer consumers have to become sensitive to fruit that is less-than-perfect in appearance have a genera tion-and-a-half of consumer! who expect unblemished Eaton arid adding that white the same consumers may agree with leas spraying they may balk at insect-scarred or nicked apples Consumers he said will have to overtook such imperfections One grower Rick Leadbeater of Gould Hill in toe Contoocook village of HopUnton estimated he has cut use id pesticides in half with IPM FOr instance rather than spraying for aphida Leadbeater allowa natural predators that harm apples to keep the pests in check Eaton stressed however that to be successful with IPM growers and because it makes such good economic and ecological figures for 1983 showed that toe $37000 program saved $300000 pesticides tractor fori and equipment wear and tear in moat cases the result was a better quality Eaton said were paying closer attention to supplies in areas where pesticide pollution pros anticipated have shown no traces of contamination where IPM is used Agriculture Commissioner Stephen Taylor said it is difficult to estimate what savings have been made under IPM to the $16 apple crop But he said "orchard people are flocking to CONCORD NH (AP) An experiment to cat the ue of pesticides begun nine years agois reaping dividends hi fewer chemicals less water pollution and savings in dollars to New apple growers cot oat spraying We Just' eliminate unnecessary spraying" said Alan Eaton University of New Hampshire entomologist and coordinator of the pest 1 Energy firm gets BEP biomass plant approval Mother credits others with saving youngsters Photo by Carl Walsh Tow tp mow Put Haseltin 14 of Ferry Road Saco watches his lawnmower while towing it on his bicycle Pat was earning a little money mowing lawns 0 f' jt program under which growers are trained in the special spraying techniques Eaton said that nearly all 400 of New apple growers are using some form of IPM to manage pests Under the system pests once killed by pesticides are allowed to keep other crop-damaging insects in check Eaton also said tests on water lands unanimously approved plans for the power and water lines ffctJRC set conditions requiring monitoring of wells to make sure that supplies in either wells in the area were not diminished and that state agencies have a chance to review the specific location of the transmission lines what kind of support poles are used and their effect on vegetation The Department id Environmental Protection staff recommended said the project should be approved providing Strattong furnished more financial information detailed plans on environmental safeguards and assurances that the plant will not be visually intrusive The builders have already said that the plant wiU operate quietly will not produce foul odors will not polloute the air or groundwater and will not discharge wastewater Friends of Bigelow which led efforts several years ago to create the Bigelow Preserve said earlier this spring when the project first came up for a vote that the transmission line would be visible all along a trail leading to the peak id Bigelow Mountain the fifth-highest in the state Stratton Associates consultants said the line would be visible only from a few points along the trail An existing power line is already visible along the trail agent Steven Ray Johnson 35 of SherobeeRoad Mississauga a city west of Toronto An autopsy revealed that Johnson who was found dead in his apartment on July 5 had-'died of multiple stab wounds that were inflicted about the end of June according to Det Sgt Daniel Parkinson of the Peel Regional Police Maine State Police Capt Roger LaMontagne said Canadian police officials will probably request that Curtis be extradited to Canada following his trial here White said police remain in contact with other state police regarding whether Curtis is a suspect ir other murders had a lot of inquiries when the case first he said that necessarily mean connected" He said police are also following up on a half-dozen aliases Curtis is suspected of using One such alias is Mogen Berguin a name Curtis used while living in Ogunqiiit and working at the Inn at 2 Village Square for the three weeks prior to death he said Berguin is a resident of California and wad aiyacquaintance of Curtis said White" and Dan he said The entrepreneurs may also introduce classic nights with showings of and its sequels a series of Clint Eastwood movies and possibly classic black and white movies Patricia Picard manager of Ones 8 cinema in Biddeford was happy to hear about the plans She started working at the Lewiston Drive-In 19 years ago and bid farewell to the open-air theaters when SBC Management Corp-arid off properties in Winslow Saco Lewiston and other towns around the state felt sorry to see them go I started at a drive-in (The dosings were) because of television When I started some people had TVs at home but most Picard said White she wishes the best for the young operators Picard said the market will be hard to redevelop in toe 1980s really know if there are a lot of people willing to go now have to draw a younger crowd 17- 18- 19- and 20-year-olds and have to show lots of action she said Roberge bought the property last December after toe drive-in had been on the market for two years The Saco Drive-In which opened in 1939 is thought to have been toe first such theater in the state Or-ginally known as the Saco Open Air Automobile Theater it was later changed to the Saco Motor In Theater before the final name change tEariy drive-in theaters were known for showing racy sex films that pate when'eomparod to R-rated -films When the Saco opened it showed a film featuring an un-dressed Hedy Lamarr c- As recently as 1982 religious groups picketed the theater for show- tag what members considered of- fenaive matertaL--' -vi AUGUSTA (AP) An energy company has received state approval to build a $53 million wood-fired' power plant in western Maine Stratton Energy Associates received the go-ahead Wednesday from the Board of Environmental Protection to buSd a 40-megawatt plant in Eustis near the Bigelow Mountain preserve 4 The lone opponent was board member Edward RendaU of Blue Hill who was concerned about the amount of water needed to operate the plant (450 gallons a minute) and about the impact on the surrounding forest need to protect the environment in Carrabassett Valley outweighs the need for this project" RendaU said The question of the impact of the plant on the fewest also was the primary concern raised by Friends of the Maine Woods and the Maine chapter of the Sierra Club The plant is expected to use 450000 tons of wood chips a year Power generated at the plant would be transmitted along a 55-mile power line to the Bigelow Substation of Central Maine Power Co which would buy the power A water line would run from a weU two miles from the plant On Tuesday the Land Use Regulation Commission which oversees projects in the state's unorganized Curtis Continued from Page 1 of David Nixon 30 id Naugatuck body with four stab wounds to the upper back was found partially clothed and wrapped in a blanket on Goose Rocks Beach just before noon on June 9 Nixon a waiter hi Connecticut was last seen June 8 by neighbors near his parents' summer home at Goose Rocks Beach State police Det Maurice Ouellette and Kennebunkport police Sgt Gary Ronan were flying by plane to Washington today and will escort Curtis to the York County Jail in Alfred over the weekend White said Curtis waived extradition he did not dispute plans id the Washington State Police to turn him over to the Maine police at a 30-minute hearing according to a Skagit County Court clerk Maine State Police were not in attendance the clerk said Curtis is also wanted on a warrant for first-degree murder issued July 15 by the Peri Regional Police Ontario Canada in connection with the stabbing death of US -customs Drive-in Continued from Page 1 The pair both graduates of Boston University were granted a license by city councilors Monday night to run the refreshment stand No other permits stand in the way of the July 31 opening according to Forbis White the theater will be open seven nights a week at the beginning Forbis said have to wait and see about cutting back to the five nights a week most drive-ins operate Forbis said be and Bleakley a painting contractor plan to keep the drive-in open -on weekends in September And a possibility Roberge may tease the 19-acre drive-in to than next spring before the ball knocks down the four-story screen and bulldozers pull up the speaker posts Already lined up for August is the award-winning Jack of East wick" ItriZtpet- Lotteries CONCORD The three-digit number 4 the four-digit number 7 3 1 4 6 were drawn Wednesday the daily New Hampshire Ver-- moot and Maine lotteries -'t-s MASS MEGABUCKS 1 BOSTON (AP) There' were II top winning tickets sold for Wednesday Massachusetts Negabucks drawing and the lucky ticket holders wiQ share $5451660 jackpot toe lottery announced The expected jackpot for drawing in $3 TniHinn The numbers drawn Wednesday night are: 7-11-13-21-27-29 when the car was recovered Police speculate that one of the children accidentally put the car into gear was just on my way downstairs and (Susan) was screaming car is Harbison said this morning When fiarbison got there Hupe had taken Cynthia out of the protective car seat in which she was strapped and Susan had lifted Michael through a car window Jamfe Harbison said Michael was frightened but Cynthia was too young to understand what was happening The car sank quickly and within minutes was resting ta ten feet of water 20 feet from shore The car was recovered but Harbison said it is a teas to endanger early Wednesday morning on Temple Avenue He will face the charge Aug 24 in Biddeford District Court OUI CHARGED SACO police charged Karl Roberts 30 of 4 Sullivan St Biddeford with operating under the influence of alcohql early Wednesday morning on Main Street He will face the charge Aug 27 ta Biddeford District Court OUI CHARGED BIDDEFORD Police charged Christopher Laroche 26 of 109 Noble Lane Old Orchard Beach with operating under the influence of alcohol Monday evening on Main Street He will face the charge Aug 18 in District Court BOYS CHARGED BIDDEFORD Police charged two 12-year-old boys with criminal threatening after they became involved in a knife fight on Bacon Street Tuesday evening Police said the boys began fighting with their fists then broke up and went to their homes to obtain steak knives as weapons The boys had planned to throw the knives at each other according to a police report on the incident Police aaid they averted the fight after a bystander called them -The boys were released to adults other than their parents because their parents were unavailable at the time The case will be referred to juvenile authorities Police withheld the names because of their ages ACCIDENT BIDDEFORD No serious injuries were reported in a two-car accident on Pool Road Tuesday afternoon Police said a car driven by Raymond Monroe 45 RFD 1 Ken-nebunk struck the rear of a car driven by James Hall 38 RFD 3 Lyman while Hall was stopped at a' traffic light The accident occurred at the intersection of Pori and Alfred streets Police estimated damage to Nissan pickup track at $200 and damage to Chevrolet van at $2000 ACCIDENT BIDDEFORD Three cars were damaged ta an accident on Route 11! Wendesday afternoon near the intersection of Birch Street Police said a cars driven by Virginia A Price 60 RR4 Box 100 and Diane Roy 28 of 110 Granite St crashed sending car careering into a partied owned by Elton Gould 70 Boar Ridge Road No injuries were reported by police Police estimated damage to car at $500 $1000 to car and $1500 to car Cyclist critical after Beach crash OLD ORCHARD BEACH A Quebec motorcyclist who lost control of his motorcycle on Old Orchard Road Wednesday remained ta critical condition this morning at Main Medical Center in Portland Police said 24-year-old Real Fournier was driving at a high rate of speed toward Saco when he crossed the center line struck a curb on tiie aide of the road and was thrown 56 feet through' the air landtag on the driveway of a house owned by MichaeL McCallum police saM Fournier did across the driveway before curing to a stop The motorcycle came to rest in the driveway The accident occurred slightly after 1 anw according to police who said Fournier suffered severe head injuries He was not wearing a helmet SANFORD The young mother who was praised for saving her two small children from a car that rolled into Number One Pond said the credit should go to her sister and a neighbor Susan Harbison and bar neighbor Tony Hupe both of Winter Street went into the pond to save Michael Partee 2 and Cynthia Partee 1 who were in a car that had rolled into the water according to their mother The mother Jamie Harbison of Morris Street had left the Oldsmobile Cutlass running while she ran up to her sister apartment Police at the scene had credited Jamie Harbison with pulling her children from the car Harbison had left the car in park but investigators found its automatic transmission moved into a drive gear Public 2 CHARGED OLD ORCHARD BEACH Police charged Syivain Cote 24 and Christian Cote 23 both of Quebec with criminal mischief after they allegedly attempted to smash their way into a 54 West Grand Ave hone Police said the men broke door screens and a window ta their attempt which occurred late Wednesday right Both will face the charges Aug 24 in Biddeford District Court ASSAULT CHARGED OLD ORCHARD BEACH Police charged Arthur Cullins 18 of 36 Raymond St Biddeford with assault after he allegedly struck another man ta the face on Lower Staples Street Wednesday right Cullins will face the charge Aug 34 in Biddeford District Court The name and condition of the victim were unavailable BURGLARY OLD ORCHARD BEACH -Richard Darveau of Quebec told police someone broke into his Seaside Avenue lodging and took $450 ta Canadian currency Wednesday afternoon Darveau said the burglar entered the building by unlocking a window OUI CHARGED SACO Police charged Bruce A Berthiaume 22 of 8 Day St with drunk driving early Thursday morning on Route 1 He will face the charge Aug 27 ta Biddeford District Court THEFT SACO Officials at Coastal Volkswagen told police someone went into a 1981 Datsun and took an AM radio valued at $200 sometime Tuesday right Police said trie thief broke 1 window to enter the car STOLEN BICYCLE BIDDEFORD Patrick Martel of 34 South St told police someone took a $142 bicycle from his garage sometime in the teat two -days OAS CHARGED BIDDEFORD Police charged John Ackerman 30 of 6 Prospect St with operating after suspension at license Wednesday evening on Meetinghouse Road Ackerman will face the charge Aug 18 in District Court HARASSMENT COMPLAINT BIDDEFORD Police charged Diane Milter S3 of 93 Summer St with harassment after ahe allegedly made several hostile phone calls to another Summer Street family She will face the charge Aug II in District Court OAS CHARGED BIDDEFORD Police charged Lance Wade 28 of 21 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach with operating after suspension of license Wednesday morning on Elm Street He will face the charge Aug 18 in District Court THEFT BIDDEFORD Police said two men in their early broke into several cars puked at the Steven Brick lot on Route early Wednesday morning The" thieves took a stereo from a car owned by Roland Char land The stereo was valuedat $300 Police said they also caused $100 damage to the car OUI CHARGES OLD ORCHARD BEACH Police charged Michael Murray 26 of 85 High St Saco with drunk driving Monday right on West Grand Avenue He will face the charge Aug 24 ta Biddeford District Court Michael Brodour 25 of Montreal was-'- charged wjth drunk driving early Wednesdajrmorring on East Grand Avenue He will face the charge Aug 24 in Biddeford District 1 Court DTE CHARGED OLD ORCHARD Police charged Stephen Botasoneautt 19 of 15 Douglas Ave' Saco with driving Man wife indicted in robbery PORTLAND (AP) A former Portland man and his wife are awaiting trial on armed robbery charges A federal grand jury this week indicted Washington Norwood Jr 40 a native of Peaks Island and his wife Marion A Norwood 41 of Gorham according to the US office The couple are charged in the July 7 robbery of the Casco Northern bank ta West Buxton Norwood also was charged with using and carrying a firearm ta relation to a crime of violence and with possessing a firearm after having been convicted of three felonies If convicted Norwood and his wife could- receive 25-year prison sentences and fines of up to $250000 The firearms charges could bring Norwood an additional 20 years ta prison Cohen said Authorities spent more than a week searching for Norwood after he had escaped from the Downeast Correctional Facility in Bucks Harbor In another case the grand jury indicted Richard Dwyer 23 of Lewiston on a bank robbery charge He is accused of robbing the Norstar Bank on Riverside Drive in Auburn on July 1 He faces a prison term of up to 20 years and a possible $250000 fine' Storeowner guilty in ticket sales KEENE NH (AP) A Keene storeowner has been found guilty of selling Massachusetts Megabucks lottery tickets in New Hampshire He was fined $1100 on Wednesday and ordered to perform 250 hours of community service Last week John MacDonald who runs the Keene News and Variety store said he arid the tickets to the mayor sheriff and the sentencing judgi Richard Talbot of District Court The judge and Cheshire County Sheriff Kenneth Lysitt denied the allegation Mayor Edward Reyor has not commented Wednesday Talbot printed out ta his finding that neither MacDonald nor the prosecutor asked him to step down from the case and that MacDonald denied that he hadimplicated the Judge i MacDonald did not comment His lawyer' Peter Heed said he would not appeal and thait the sentence was fair -r- -vv McKernan Continued from Page 1 was in it we can investigate Marriott said The state has already examined 116 sites arobnd the state and confirmed 61 as problems including toe Saco Tannery- pits and North 'Berwick municipal garage The toll-free number is 1-800-822-6220 The brief announcement came in the middle of toe morning as McKernan and nine of his commissioners converged on the Thornton Academy library to bring state government to York County for toe day This is the fourth such day Others have been held in Presque late Calais and Lewiston-Auburn The program allows McKernan and his commissioners to meet with local people to discuss problems in the area He said that although the program has unearthed a of problems there is a in the concerns people in their own areas are looking to see how they can meet the challenges of the McKernan arid In York County those challenges focus on controlling growth that has gripped the area he laid McKernan again restated his hesitancy to directly involve state government with local planring efforts saying local officials tare the resources to the job with help from the state my view we have to resist the temptation to take the easy route to solve the he arid refer rtag to state government intervention you give Maine people the facta and (knowledge of) what other communities have done the local officials will make toe right Earlier in the morning McKernan and several commissioners met with members of York County 2000 a group formed to study the future Members of that group briefed the governor on problems faring the county including housing shortages highway congestion and social problems brought on by the population increase Those according to the committee -include increasing need for general assistance fordable housing and better paying Jobs The group is recommending the itate use York County as a for the future growth and increase its involvement i with the county- want to make sure people in the county have skills so they can get higher paying McKernan said acknowledging the statement 1 4 -v -v fv.