Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 14020th 600 Commerce Drive Scarborough, ME 04074 “As Mom aged, we thought it best if she stayed in her home. We were wrong. Even with hours of home care, Mom wasn’t thriving. She needed more. She especially needed more socialization—not isolation. And more reliable care too. So she made the move to Scarborough Terrace. She truly loves her elegant new home! Life is more complete with lots of friends and activities, chef- prepared meals, daily care, medication management, and even transportation to appointments and outings. I visit her often, so I know Mom is happier and more relaxed now… and I am too. We only wish she’d moved sooner.” Call Elizabeth today! 207.885.5568 or visit ScarboroughTerrace.com “I haven’t seen Mom smile this much in years.” STJ6857 Socialization Ad 4.75x7.5_PM.indd 1 4/25/16 11:42 AM Portsmouth Harbor Cruises Est. 1982 64 Ceres Street • Portsmouth, NH 03801 800-776-0915 or 603-436-8084 www.portsmouthharbor.com 116 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine House of the Month world right now. On a crazy impulse, I call his number one last time. Edgar Pew comes to the phone. “T hat wasn’t me with the ra- dio,” he laughs. “It must have been my uncle. He and I share the same name. I have vague recollec- tions of seeing a ham radio set of my un- cle’s. The house was built for my grandpar- ents, George Layng Pew, Sr. and Catharine Anspach Pew. My grandparents lived there till they died in the 1970s. And that story is true, I had family members lost in the Ber- muda Triangle. I only know what I know. A sibling of one of my grandparents and her husband were lost while sailing to Bermuda in the early to mid-1950s. They left four chil- dren. My grandparents took them in. They were between 18 months and 15 years old– my older cousins! “When my grandparents died, my father sold the developed property but kept the acres by the ocean. I don’t know if there was a conservation easement at the time. “My family bought part of an island in Boothbay” and started a family tradition of coming there. “When we were living in Boothbay, we still owned the fields.” As the years passed, “I had friends in Fal- mouth, and when I visited them I’d visit 71 Foreside Road. I’d check in with the owners and then I’d drive through the road through the fields to see the water.” When you’re in a beautiful place like this, time stalls. The mystical circles travel to in- finity. “One time the owner was an artist and his family,” Edgar Pew recalls suddenly, almost before I can imagine him saying it. Verner and Deborah Reed. What Exactly Is For Sale? Looking at the property-tax assessments, 71 Foreside is two major tracts of land con- joined. “You have the one property that’s 9 acres,” says Christian Kuhn, assistant asses- sor, Town of Falmouth. “That is assessed for $2,961,400 at Falmouth’s regular tax rate of 14.63 mill rate.” The other property is 22 acres, he says. “There’s a conservation easement on the assessed value of $1,236,800 for the 22 acres. The conservation easement makes it less.” How much less? “It’s probably a third of what it would typically be.” n