The Portland Daily Sun, Thursday, May 23, 2013

Thursday, May 23, 2013

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Congress Square task force deadlocked over plaza plan — Hotel’s bid to use park solicits 6-6 vote from panel. See page 3 An institute of distinction See Karen Vachon, page 4

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Scarborough crime analyst says her missingperson poster ended up on suspect’s Facebook page See page 6

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Tzeana Gross of Portland sorts through begonias at the weekly Portland Farmer’s Market in Monument Square Wednesday. The market was ablaze with color from floral stands. Flower and plant lovers can pencil in a couple of events over the next two months. On Saturday, running through Memorial Day, Monday, the Friends of the Maine Wildlife Park will hold its annual plant sale at the state-run park on Route 25 in Gray. This year’s fundraising is specifically for a new and more spacious Canada lynx exhibit, the group reported. For details, visit www.wildlifeparkfriends.org. Then, on Sunday, June 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the public can sign up for the Hidden Gardens of Munjoy Hill tour, to benefit Friends of the Eastern Prom. This self-guided walking tour of Munjoy Hill is held in conjunction with the Society of the East End Arts Open Studio Tour. For details, visit EasternPromenade.org or to buy tickets, http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/379508. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Congress Square task force deadlocked over plaza plan

By Craig Lyons THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The discussion of whether or not to sell a part of Congress Square to the owners of the former Eastland Park Hotel reached an impasse Wednesday.

The Congress Square Redesign Study Group wound up with a 6-6 tie vote on whether to recommend that the City Council’s Housing and Community Development Committee should move forward with selling a portion of the park to RockBridge Capital so it can be annexed by the hotel and turned into an events center. The HCDC will be left to decide the fate of the park when it meets to discuss the events center proposal next Wednesday.

RockBridge Capital — the firm that bought the Eastland Park and is converting it into the Westin Portland Harbor View Volunteers clean up Congress Square earlier this spring. The former —met with the Congress Eastland Park Hotel is shown. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) borhood Association’s representative Square Redesign Study to the study group, said while there’s Group to presented the plans for a a vocal minority speaking in favor of proposed 9,400 square foot building the proposal, most Portlanders do not and leaves a 4,836 square foot public want to see Congress Square Park go plaza. away. He said more than 1,200 people The plan reviewed by the study have signed a petition that wants to group had changed from what the see the park remain intact and be HCDC saw at the end of April. Develrefurbished by the city. opers increased the size of the plaza Others supported the development. by 536 square feet and modified the “I see this as gaining more than we position of the building to increase lose. And we do lose something,” said visibility.

Peter Bass, Creative Portland’s repreThe study group was split with sentative on the committee. half thinking that the proposal didn’t Bass said the building and redeleave an adequate public amenity and signed plaza would be the impetus for the city ought to focus on renovating improving the whole square. He said the space, while the other half felt the city might be getting a smaller that the proposal left adequate useplaza but a better public realm in that able public space and offered Portland section of the city. greater economic opportunity.

Jack Lufkin, the Portland DevelopCouncilor Kevin Donoghue said he ment Corporation’s representative, wanted to see a proposal that shows said he thinks the Rockbridge prohaving a smaller public space and an posal will enhance what’s happening events center is greater than having in Congress Square and in the Arts the whole space. He said he’s not District. convinced that the arguments made The redesign of that space, coupled about the facility’s engagement with with the creation of a much-needed the street and accessory amenities are events center, would strengthen Conconvincing. gress Street, Lufkin said, and give the “... It’s not clear what the direct city a better public space. public benefit is,” Donoghue said.

Next Wednesday’s meeting is at 5:30 “Tonight, I’m voting no.” p.m. at City Hall, in Council Chambers.

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How can the City Council only express concern about tar sands?

Editor, After over an hour of public comment on Monday night, the Portland City Council altered a resolution from “opposing” Tar Sands oils from Canada to merely expressing “concern” about blasting the heated mixture under Sebago Lake through the Portland-Montreal pipeline.

I am writing because I find it highly disturbing that City Council members Ed Suslovic, Nick Mavadones and Cheryl Lehman can claim ignorance to the issue of transporting Tar Sands under Portland’s water supply. Time and again, national news has reported the devastating and damaging effects of Tar Sands spills upon property, burning toxic chemicals into the air, and spilling and mixing into drinking water.

During the Monday night meeting I inadvertently sat next to a Canadian representative for the oil industry and several representatives from the Portland Pipeline. There were dozens of people from all walks of life who expressed support for the resolution and only a few men who spoke against the resolution. In fact, the only person not tied to the transport of oil in Portland who supported Tar Sands admitted that he was a child of the oil industry.

Bitumen is a chemical contained in the “proprietary blend” of Tar Sands, which will be burned and released into the air through smoke stacks in South Portland. Bitumen and possibly other chemicals such as benzene contained in the blend are known carcinogens. It is against the common good of people in Maine to support foreign oil corporations who intend to poison our basic resources in order to transport their toxic product for export.

The admitted ignorance of the City Council can only be countered with a strong push by constituents to inform their representatives. Suslovic, Mavadones, and Lehman should ask their children and grandchildren if they would like to be breathing in bitumen for years to come. I do not believe that merely “concern” about pervasive chemicals in our land, air, and drinking water is enough. Should we be lead to believe that representatives on City Council are only “concerned” about the higher rates of cancer linked to burning and spilling Tar Sands, but not opposed to it? I think not.

Holly Seeliger Portland

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A research institute to make Maine proud Nestled in a quiet winding road behind says St. Germain, who explains that research, the hustle and bustle of Maine Medion its own, isn’t sustainable. “It’s about keepcal Center’s Scarborough campus is the ing your nose to opportunities, sourcing fundResearch Institute of Maine Medical ing, while also allowing your curiosities and Center. It’s easy to miss. It’s tucked away. interests drive your research.” The money is But for Maine, and its people, the medisourced a variety of ways: the federal govcal profession, the community and its ernment, foundations, medical centers, phieconomy, it’s a real gem. It’s where I met lanthropist, past patients and their families, Dr. Donald St. Germain, Vice President contribute to research at various levels; the for Research at Maine Medical Center, bulk, coming from the federal government. and director of the Research Institute.

“Maine Medical Center is very dedicated “What goes on here?” I asked, impressed to doing research, academics, and teachwith the modern facility, built in 2000, ing,” says St. Germain, who explained the and added onto in 2008. This biomedifour-step approach of biomedical research at Better with Maine Medical Center. The Research Instical research facility employs 200 people and is growing. Biomedical research is tute facility in Scarborough is where the first Age an area of science that looks for ways to step takes place: laboratory based study of treat and prevent diseases that cause illbiological processes and systems — there ness and death to people and animals. Incorporating are multiple laboratories on site, with scientists and both life and physical sciences, biomedical researchdoctors from various disciplines. In the second step, ers study biological processes and diseases to better the research findings are applied to solve medical treat patients and ultimately cure diseases. problems by developing and testing clinical appliBiomedical research is conducted in all 50 states, cations around their discoveries. The third step with many of the major centers being affiliated involves clinical applications that test the effectivewith major hospitals and medical schools. Each one ness and patient safety. And in the fourth step, outexplains St. Germain, has “a bit of a different flavor, comes are monitored to check the effectiveness in depending on the different types of research that the real world. In short – it goes from laboratory, to they do; [the] different scientists they hire; which hospital/clinic, to community — through this entire depends on the types of funding. One might wonder cycle, the Research Institute is involved in all four how Maine is able to compete for funding against steps. This process helps bridge the gap and move the major metropolitan cities with large hospitals things through the research pipeline. and medical schools. see VACHON page 5 “To be in research, you must be an entrepreneur,”

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‘Research really helps attract outstanding physicians,’ says institute’s St. Germain VACHON from page 4

Indeed, people invest in different research facilities for different reasons.

For St. Germain, it was a quality of life move that landed him here in 2009, from Dartmouth Medical Center in Lebanon N.H. He chose Portland for the cosmopolitan feel. He became engaged in the challenges of Maine — a large rural state, with an aging population; finding good paying jobs, and retaining its young population are among its greatest challenges. Its beauty and quality of life are its assets. The goal: to provide top quality care, so that Mainer’s don’t need to leave the state to receive care.

St. Germain has had success. While it’s true that Maine doesn’t have an independent allopathic medical school; the University of New England has an Dr. Donald St. Germain of the Research Institute of Maine Medical Center (ABOVE osteopathic medical school and also AND BELOW) will be speaking at Scarborough Community Chamber’s annual lundoes some biomedical research. Many of cheon being held at the Black Point Inn, in Scarborough on Thursday, June 6 from their students are doing rotations and noon to 2 p.m. For more information contact the Portland Regional Chamber at are involved in blocks of learning in the 772-2811. (COURTESY PHOTOS) medical center. Maine Medical Center has a formal allopathic medical program with Tufts University; they’ve admitted 35 Tuft students, and have taken charge of their education. The institute uses the Tufts teaching programs the first two years; and the third and fourth year, they’re teaching their own program. Their focus is to highlight the rural physician experience. Students are spending time in all parts of rural Maine working with family physicians and surgeons. The ultimate goal being to take Maine’s best students, educate them, and have them pursue professional careers right here in Maine.

It’s working. Other professionals from away have gotten turned onto Maine.

St. Germain sites a recent example: Dr. Tracey Weigel, one of the most foremost esophagus surgeons in the country recently moved to Maine. Attracted by the lifestyle, a very important element was that she needed to be able to continue her research. Because of the Research Institute in Scarborough, moving to Maine was an easy decision for her.

“Research really helps attract outstanding physicians who are able to bring unique programs and treatments and new offerings to our patients here in Maine,” said St. Germain St. Germain hopes that education, and engagement in the community not only builds visibility to the Research Institute, but spawns curiosity, funding, and is appreciated. “It seems obvious, careers here in Maine — good for Maine’s health [that] medical research develops new treatments, and economy all around. develops new diagnostic tools, develops new ways The Research Institute has regular open houses, to perform care, [with] new systems of care; it has does high school, graduate school educational provery direct benefits that help patients of the state of grams, and summer research programs. To learn Maine in very tangible areas.” more or to make a donation visit: www.mmc.org/ It should spawn curiosity; that not only has the waystogive or call 662-2669. doctor or nurse asking, but the patient asking too: Dr. Donald St. Germain will be speaking at ScarIs this the best way? What’s the cause of what’s hapborough Community Chamber’s Annual luncheon pening here? Is there a more efficient way? being held at the Black Point Inn, in Scarborough “Research provides answers to your questions,” on June 6 from noon to 2 p.m. For more information says St. Germain, noting that the Research Institute contact the Portland Regional Chamber: 772-2811. is a small institute, that can’t do everything; they’re focusing on the health issues that concern Maine (Karen Vachon is a Scarborough resident. She is a people: Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, and Metalicensed health and life insurance agent and active bolic disease. They’re also training and developing community volunteer. To follow her on Facebook, go Maine’s youth to have meaningful and prosperous to: http://www.facebook.com/karenvachonhealth.)

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By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A Scarborough Police crime analyst said a missing-person poster she generated to help find Glenburn teen Nichole Cable ended up on the Facebook page of Kyle Dube, 20, of Orono, the suspect now charged with Cable’s murder.

Scarborough Police crime analyst and Facebook page manager Jaime Higgins posted on Tuesday about the jarring discovery that Dube had used his Facebook page to post the missing-person flyer that Higgins had created. Higgins said she found out via a newspaper article accompanied by an image of Dube’s Facebook page.

“I was just reading this article and was completely taken aback by the photo of his facebook page. He actually had the nerve to share the missing poster of Nichole that I had made for THIS facebook page with his own comment of ‘help find Nichole Cable,’” Higgins wrote in Tuesday’s post.

Higgins, who started working for Scarborough as a dispatcher, later was promoted to a grant-funded position of crime analyst and comDube munity outreach expert, a job which includes monitoring and updating the department’s Facebook page, she said.

“I had made that missing poster that is on our Facebook page. He was one of those who shared it as well,” Higgins said.

The search for Cable generated considerable interest on Facebook and in other media forums. Cable had been reported missing from 25 Spruce Lane, Glenburn, since sometime after 9 p.m. on Sunday, May 12. Last contact was a text to a friend at 9:18 p.m. on that day, Maine State Police reported.

Human remains were found about 9:30 p.m.

Monday, May 20, by the Maine Warden Service at an undisclosed wooded location, police said. State Police and the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office reported that the body located Monday night was considered likely to be the remains of the 15-yearold Glenburn teen.

Dube on Tuesday was charged with intentional and knowing murder, Maine State Police told media outlets.

Dube, who made his first court appearance Wednesday at the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor (he did not enter a plea to the charge of intentional or knowing murder, according to the Bangor Daily News), had posted about Cable’s disappearance.

On his Facebook page, Dube wrote on May 13: “Please help these family (sic) get back together.

Nicole wherever you are i hope you’re safe.” He linked to a post about the disappearance, which began: “Nichole Kristine Cable was last know (sic) to be with a male using a fictitious name of Bryan Butterfield. He was using a Facebook account with that

This missing-person poster created by a Scarborough Police Department crime analyst ended up on the Facebook page of murder suspect Kyle Dube, according to Jaime Higgins, the crime analyst who maintains the Scarborough Police Department’s Facebook page. (COURTESY IMAGE)

name and it has now been taken down. The authorities have no leads.”

That same day, Dube posted about a girl named Sarah, writing, “We have had are (sic) ups and downs but we have worked them out so stop talking to me if your trying to flirt and guys you better stop hitting on Sarah I’m f--kin crazy when I get pissed off and I’m about there.” (Dube’s Facebook page since has been taken down.)

It was during the search phase of the investigation that Higgins became involved. She said, upon request, she quickly created the poster to let people know about the girl’s disappearance. It was posted to the Scarborough Police page (https:// www.facebook.com/ScarboroughPD) on Tuesday, May 21.

Later, when Higgins read the newspaper article about Dube, she recalled, “All of the sudden I see this picture, and I said, ‘You’re kidding me?’ ... It was just unexpected, that takes nerve to do that.”

The poster undeniably was her creation, Higgins said.

“That’s the exact one that I made because afterward more official ones started coming out,” she noted. “That’s just what he happened to find and put on his wall.”

Higgins, who also compiles a crime bulletin which is circulated statewide, said she sees Facebook as a way to communicate with the public and to seek leads on cases. Many missing-persons cases, even those originating elsewhere, can have a bearing on Scarborough, she said.

South Portland psychologist pleads guilty to health care fraud Dr. Carole Orem-Hough, Ph.D., 55, of South Portland, pled guilty in the U.S. District Court in Portland, before Judge George Z. Singal, to committing health care fraud, according to U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II According to court records, from September 2008 to September 2011, Orem-Hough was a licensed psychologist doing business as Casco Bay Psychotherapy in South Portland, Delahanty reported.

During that time, she provided counseling services to patients, many of whom were insured by private health insurance plans.

Orem-Hough admitted that she defrauded Aetna,

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim and OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions, by submitting claims for counseling sessions that never occurred, Delahanty reported. In many cases, OremHough billed insurance companies for two counseling sessions per week when Orem-Hough only saw the patient once per week, he said. Orem-Hough told one patient that she double-billed Aetna because the company reimbursed her about half of what she received from other companies, Delahanty reported.

Orem-Hough faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

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Protesters gather in Augusta in April to support legislation for labeling of foods with genetically modified organisms as ingredients. On Saturday, May 25, tens of thousands of activists around the world will March Against Monsanto, an agricultural firm which promotes GMOs. Events are planned to occur simultaneously at 2 p.m. including one in Portland. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

GMO labeling advocates plan to join march, organize State House lobbying

By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Advocates of a Maine bill to identify foods with genetically modified organisms as ingredients plan to join a nationwide anti-Monsanto rally on Saturday and are organizing lobbying at the State House on Thursday, May 30.

The Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry voted 8-5 Tuesday in support of a bill that would require labeling of genetically modified organisms in food, noted Logan Perkins, Right to Know — GMO Campaign Coordinator for the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, or MOFGA. Now the bill will go to the full legislature for votes in the House and Senate.

LD 718, An Act to Protect Maine Food Consumers’ Right to Know About Genetically Engineered Food and Seed Stock, was the focus of a rally in late April at the State House. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Lance Harvell, R-Farmington, requires a label reading “Produced with Genetic Engineering” on foods consisting of or containing a genetically modified organism.

The Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry received public testimony on the bill during April’s hearing Perkins said MOFGA plans a citizen lobby day in Augusta Thursday, May 30 at 8 a.m. Participants can gather in the Cross Cafe in the Cross Office

“We’re going to try and turn out our grassroots base to try to talk to our legislators.” — Logan Perkins, GMO Campaign Coordinator for the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, about a May 30 lobbying day in Augusta Building, Augusta.

“We’re going to try and turn out our grassroots base to try to talk to our legislators,” she said.

“Polls show that 91 percent of Mainers feel that people have the right to know and support a labeling requirement,” Perkins said.

And while the bill enjoyed “broad bipartisan support in terms of cosponsors, and it’s sponsored by a Republican legislator,” Perkins said the split vote on Tuesday fell largely along party lines.

Also, Perkins worried that a version of the legislation put forward by Rep. Jeff Timberlake, R-Turner, and Rep. Russell Black, R-Wilton, would require labeling, but only if New Hampshire and four other contiguous states were to pass similar labeling requirements. MOFGA opposed this additional requirement, and Perkins said this “more rigorous standard for labeling” could render the legislation ineffective. Perkins said MOFGA supports the see GMO page 9

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Lineup for 40th annual Old Port Festival released Daily Sun Staff Report

To mark its 40th birthday, the Old Port Festival is promising another year of music, entertainment, food and fun.

The Portland Downtown District released the lineup for the 40th anniversary Old Port Festival that features the annual Shoestring Theatre parade, six stages of music, kids activities, arts and crafts display and a litany of other vendors. The Old Port Festival is Sunday, June 9 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“The Old Port Festival turns 40 this year and we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate this special anniversary in the heart of the Old Port. It’s a great time to visit locally-owned shops, restaurants, and galleries throughout downtown Portland,” said Jan Beitzer, executive director of Portland’s Downtown

District, in a statement.

The Shoestring Theatre parade down Exchange Street starts at 11 a.m.; music starts at noon; kids activities hosted by the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine will be in Post Office Park; Maine Rock Gym will be set up on Market Street; and amusement rides will be set up on Federal Street.

Stage schedules and band lineups: Dispatch Magazine — Federal and Exchange streets: • noon: Trey Ewald • 12:20 p.m.: Northern Lands • 1:15 p.m.: Fancy Reagan • 2:10 p.m.: Trey Ewald • 2:30 p.m.: Sparks the Rescue

• 3:25 p.m.: Amy Allen • 4:15 p.m.: Evers Webb Band WCLZ 98.9 - Fore and Sliver streets: • noon: Maine Marimba Ensemble • 1 p.m.: Sha Sha Sha • 2 p.m.: The Pete Kilpatrick Band • 3 p.m.: Charlie Mars • 4 p.m.: Enter The Haggis The Coast 93.1 — Middle and Pearl streets: • noon: Hello Wewman • 1 p.m.: Amy Allen • 2 p.m.: Sara Skinner • 3 p.m.: Matt Hires • 4 p.m.: Vicci Martinez WPOR 101.9 — Union and Middle streets: • noon: North of Nashville • 1:15 p.m.: Morgan Frazier • 2:30 p.m.: Chris Stapleton • 3:45 p.m.: Eric Paslay Maine Academy of Modern Music — Dana Street: • noon: Simple Burden, Rupture The Fish, Beware of Pedestrians • 1:30 p.m.: Illegal Eagle, Emergency Sirens (Kids Rock) • 2:00 p.m.: Metal Sideburns, Yard Sail (Girls Rock) • 2:30 p.m.: Guilty Bystander, Battle Taxi, Jake Marcus Stryker (Teen Rock) • 4:00 p.m: Local Jane, The Practice (Adult Rock)

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• 1 p.m.: Rob Duquette world music for kids • 2 p.m.: Hip Hop & Jazz dance performances by Pulse Dance Company, Studio for the Living Arts • 3 p.m.: Dance demonstrations by the Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts • 4 p.m.: Enjoy the art of movement and storytelling through music with the Nevaeh Dance Company The Old Port Festival is sponsored by Oxford Casino, The Portland Daily Sun, Fox 23, Red Bull and the city of Portland.

GMO opponents to march Saturday

not been a single substantiated instance of illness or harm associated with GM crops.”

The company opposes labeling efforts, stating, “majority report” version of the bill.

“Within the United States, the government has The Maine House and Senate are expected to established clear guidance with respect to labeling entertain the labeling bill within the next two weeks. food products containing GM ingredients; we supOne of the primary targets of GMO labeling legport this approach. We also support food companies’ islation is Monsanto Company, which, according to choices to voluntarily label food products noting its website (http://monsanto.mediaroom.com), “is certain attributes (e.g., organic) based on their a leading global provider of technology-based solucustomers’ preferences and provided the labeling tions and agricultural products that improve farm is truthful and not misleading. We oppose current productivity and food quality.” initiatives to mandate labeling of ingredients develIn a section devoted to the GMO issue, Monsanto oped from GM seeds in the absence of any demonreported, “Hundreds of millions of meals containing strated risks. Such mandatory labeling could imply food from GM crops have been consumed. There has that food products containing these ingredients are somehow inferior to their conventional or organic counterparts.”

Not directly related to Maine’s labeling legislation, on Saturday, May 25, activists in Maine and around the world will join a “March Against Monsanto.”

Events are planned to occur simultaneously at 2 p.m. EST in 47 U.S. states, six continents, at least 41 countries, and over 338 participating cities, organizers said. In Portland, the rally and march will take place in Monument Square.

Perkins said MOFGA will have a representative speaking in Portland. According to a press release, activists plan to gather While Eli Berry signs a petition, other supporters of labeling for Genetically Engineered Food in Deering Oaks at the Saturday and Seed Stock wait outside the State House in April prior to a press conference and a legislative hearing for a bill to require labeling of GMO foods. They include (from left) Will West, Portland Farmer’s Market from Michele Roy and Charlie Bernstein. The bill that would require labeling of foods containing 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. to “make signs genetically modified organisms was voted out of a legislative committee Tuesday and faces and banners while educating the public about GMO.” a full vote later this month. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

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Today’s Birthdays: Bluegrass singer Mac Wiseman is 88. Actor Nigel Davenport is 85.

Actress Barbara Barrie is 82. Actress Joan Collins is 80. Actor Charles Kimbrough is 77. Actress Lauren Chapin is 68. Country singer Misty Morgan is 68. Country singer Judy Rodman is 62. Singer Luka Bloom is 58.

Actor-comedian Drew Carey is 55. Country singer Shelly West is 55. Actor Linden Ashby is 53. Actress-model Karen Duffy is 52.

Actress Melissa McBride is 48. Rock musician Phil Selway (Radiohead) is 46. Actress Laurel Holloman is 45. Rock musician Matt Flynn (Maroon 5) is 43. Singer Lorenzo is 41.

Country singer Brian McComas is 41. Singer Maxwell is 40. Singer Jewel is 39. Game show contestant Ken Jennings is 39. Actor Lane Garrison is 33. Actor Adam Wylie is 29.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s hard to create fire from scratch. But when you already have a fire burning, spreading it to new locations is as easy as passing a torch.

You have a fire burning in your belly now and will easily ignite one in others.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The cow in the meadow is as powerful as it is gentle.

You’ll feel similarly tranquil now, enjoying all you are doing even though you could be doing more if you were so inclined.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You may experience deep desires and a strong drive to succeed. Harness these energies judiciously, or they will consume your dreams. A slow burn is better than fireworks.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 23). You’ll have moments of heaven on earth. Why keep them a secret? With all you know, you could inspire and motivate others. Giving back is a major theme for you this year. Next month you’ll get the chance to contribute something meaningful to your family. July and August show you building something with friends.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Working in isolation can produce results that are too narrow in scope. Open yourself up to more influences. It will take diverse views to shed enough light on a problem to see the solution.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ve shown restraint. You’ve been disciplined and discerning. Over time, your consistent demeanor has earned trust. You now radiate refinement and wisdom.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). An ancient Chinese proverb says: When a bird flies too high, his song is lost. People respond to you because you communicate on their level.

They can understand you. This talent will be put to excellent use today.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Words matter, but they cannot always carry a pursuit forward. Action is necessary. Someone has to put in the physical work. You’ll either decide who that someone is, or you’ll do it yourself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When you really believe something, you’ll put your money and the best of your efforts into it. If someone you know seems reticent to invest in any real way, take it as a lack of belief, and look for a partner who is a better fit.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). In order to triumph, you have to stay in the game. Those who drop out or take too many breaks or detours won’t be able to keep up with the players who consistently show up.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You like it when things are going smoothly, but you don’t shy away from difficulties, either.

People like you are made stronger by challenge. Trials make you sharper. Tribulation gives you the chance to be heroic.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’re just about finished with a certain role or frame of mind. It is no longer going to work in your life.

A master of transformation, you embrace this chance to reinvent yourself and adventure on.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When you think about it, all self-improvement is a subtle form of self-rejection. Consider giving it up for the time being so you can focus on

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, La. On this date: In 1430, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English.

In 1533, the marriage of England’s King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void.

In 1701, William Kidd was hanged in London after he was convicted of piracy and murder.

In 1788, South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

In 1873, Canada’s Parliament voted to establish the North West Mounted Police force.

In 1911, the newly completed New York Public Library was dedicated by President William Howard Taft, Gov. John Alden Dix and Mayor William Jay Gaynor.

In 1937, industrialist and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, founder of the Standard Oil Co. and the Rockefeller Foundation, died in Ormond Beach, Fla., at age 97.

In 1945, Nazi official Heinrich Himmler committed suicide while imprisoned in Luneburg, Germany.

In 1949, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) was established.

In 1967, Egypt closed the Straits of Tiran to Israeli ships, an action which precipitated war between Israel and its Arab neighbors the following month.

In 1984, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report saying there was “very solid” evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers.

In 1993, a jury in Baton Rouge, La., acquitted Rodney Peairs of manslaughter in the shooting death of Yoshi Hattori, a Japanese exchange student he’d mistaken for an intruder. (Peairs was later found liable in a civil suit brought by Hattori’s parents.)

Ten years ago: By the narrowest of margins, Congress sent President George W. Bush the third tax cut of his presidency — a $330 billion package of rebates and lower rates for families and new breaks for businesses and investors.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to submit the U.S.-backed “road map” for peace to the Israeli Cabinet. Annika Sorenstam ended her historic appearance on the PGA tour in the Colonial with a 15-foot par putt, missing the cut by four strokes.

Five years ago: Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized after citing the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy as a reason to remain in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds.

One year ago: Egypt held the Arab world’s first competitive presidential vote (Islamist Mohammed Morsi was ultimately named the winner following a runoff). A Pakistani doctor who’d helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden was convicted of conspiring against the state; U.S. officials had urged Pakistan to release Dr. Shakil Afridi. Phillip Phillips, a bluesy Georgia guitar man, was crowned the new “American Idol” after defeating teenager Jessica Sanchez.

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Dear Annie: My oldest sister is very selfish. She has three young children but never wants to spend any time with them.

Sis is in her early 40s and acts as if she’s 16. She is only concerned with herself and what others can do for her.

She and her husband are always going out and foisting their children on everyone else. When we won’t watch her kids, she gets angry and then tells the kids we don’t love them. Unfortunately, Sis lives in the same town as my parents.

I’d like to visit my folks, but I prefer to avoid my sister. Is that wrong? -- Helpless Sibling Dear Sibling: We know it will be difficult, but we urge you to remain civil to your sister for the sake of her children. They need you. Since you don’t live nearby, her selfishness should be manageable in small doses on rare occasion. Please try.

Dear Annie: Thank you for printing the letter from “A Father Who Knows.”

My 9-year-old son is legally blind and has epilepsy. He is often quiet and withdrawn, and leaving the house with him can be quite a task. He is impulsive and often says and does inappropriate things in public. We continually work with him.

I thought I was the only parent who could possibly understand what was going on with my son. I cried reading this letter, because it made me realize that others know my struggles.

-- A Coping Mom

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The girls were not particularly interested in dating until recently. Our oldest met a guy at work and has fallen hard. She’s always been family oriented, but for the past three months, all she wants to do is be with this guy 24/7. She spends most nights at his place, and we don’t see her at all on the weekends.

This behavior does not sit well with me. I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend the night with your boyfriend so early in the relationship. I also don’t like that she disregards her family, especially her younger sister, with whom she had a close relationship. My position is, if she’s still living at home, she should come home to sleep. She can fool around with this guy the rest of the day.

I understand I may have some old-fashioned values, but allowing my daughter to live with her boyfriend on a part-time basis shows no respect for my position and is hard for me to swallow. I normally have a great relationship with her, but I haven’t seen or spoken to her in more than two weeks.

I’m concerned that if I ask her to have dinner with us more often and spend some time with family on the weekends, she will resent it and it will make matters worse. Am I out of line?

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USA Telephone customers see service restored until June 14 Daily Sun Staff Reports

USA Telephone customers whose telephone service was cut off Tuesday saw it temporarily restored Wednesday, at least until June 14.

FairPoint Communications made the decision Wednesday to restore service, even though customers ultimately will see their service end because USA Telephone, the company using FairPoint’s lines, has failed to pay for use of those lines, according to Jeff Nevins, FairPoint Communications spokesperson.

“They haven’t paid for a considerable amount of time, this is an ongoing dispute that we’ve had, trying to get them to fulfill their financial obligation.

It goes back a number of years, actually,” he said.

USA Telephone, Nevins said, is a “competitive local exchange carrier” with about 2,300 customers in Maine, about 160 in New Hampshire and another 60 in Vermont.

USA Telephone used Fairpoint’s network to provide service, but failure to pay prompted FairPoint to notify USA Telephone that the use of the lines would be terminated, he said. An original termination date of May 9 was extended to May 21, Nevins said. The problem for customers was that USA Telephone, according to Nevins, gave a different date for end of service.

“It turns out that they had notified their customers that business would end on June 14,” Nevins said. “The customers interpreted that to mean they would have service through the 14th of June.”

FairPoint revisited the issue on Wednesday and decided to put the customers back in service, which took until about 4 p.m. Wednesday. Now, customers have until June 14 to find a new provider.

Gorham Police fundraisers today, May 31 support Special Olympics Today at 12:30 p.m., 11 members of the Gorham Police Department, including Chief Ron Shepard,

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will be shaving their heads in hopes of raising money for Special Olympics Maine, the department reported. This event will take place in front of the Gorham Police Department on Main Street in Gorham. Spectators are welcome and encouraged as the officers are hoping that people will make donations to Special Olympics during the event.

The Gorham Police department has been involved with Special Olympics Maine since it began. In 1970 they had officers volunteer at the first Special Olympics Winter Games which were held in Gorham. Since that time officers have run in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics and they have been involved in fundraising events and also in awarding medals and ribbons at Special Olympics competitions.

In addition to the Buzz The Fuzz event, officers will also be waiting tables on Friday evening, May 31 at Applebees in Windham from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at a Tip-a-cop event that benefits Special Olympics.

Special Olympics is a year round athletic training and competition program for adults and children with Intellectual Disabilities. In Maine there are over 3,700 people who participate in Special Olympics.

Pingree: New, federally funded tug-barge design to benefit Portland A maritime shipping company has been selected to design a new vessel to provide cargo service between Portland and New York, with a possible stop at another port in Southern New England, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree reported Wednesday. The design contract, for an articulated tug-barge, was funded by a $150,000 federal grant that Pingree had pushed for, her office reported.

“The design of this vessel is the key to bringing increased domestic cargo service to Maine,” Pingree said in a press release. “This type of vessel will suit the needs of shippers in Maine and New York. It could cost between a third and half what a more traditional container ship would cost and use fewer crew, thus reducing capital and operational costs that could then be passed on to shippers.”

The agreement, between the Maine Port Authority and McAllister Towing and Transportation, calls for the initial design work to be completed by fall.

Last year Pingree hosted a tour of the International Marine Terminal in Portland for U.S. Maritime Administrator David Matsuda. She told Matsuda that a new tug-barge design was the best option for starting a service that would movecargo between the Port of New York/New Jersey and Portland and urged him toapprove federal funding for the design.

Matsuda is leaving his post at the end of this month and Pingree said she hopes his replacement takes advantage of investments in projects like this one.

“This is an excellent example of the use of amarine highway to lower costs and create jobs,” Pingree said. “I hope the next Administrator will be committed to these kind of investments and use the privatepublic partnership that has developed in Maine as an example of what can be accomplished.”

Recently an Icelandic company, Eimskip, started a container service operating between Portland and Europe.

Pingree said the new tug-barge design could help restore regular container service between Portland and the Port of New York/New Jersey. Under the Jones Act, any vessel servicing a route between U.S. ports has to be American built and crewed by American seamen. The Maine Port Authority has partnered with McAllister to design a new vessel to service this route.

John Henshaw, Executive Director of the Maine Port Authority, said it’s important to spend time on the front end to design a vessel that fits the needs of shippers.

“We always work with our shippers first,” Henshaw said. “With port infrastructure design, equipment investment, terminal layout — and in this case vessel design — we always begin with the customer.”

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Thursday, May 23 Casco Bay High project about Malaga Island

11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Sophomores at Casco Bay High School in Portland will present their research and original historical fiction about Malaga Island in Phippsburg, formerly the site of a mixed race fishing community. A century ago, state officials evicted residents from the island and sent several to the Maine School for the Feeble-Minded.”

Talbot Lecture Hall, Luther Bonney, University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus. “This project is the culmination of students’ year-long investigation of the question, ‘How do we identify and treat the other?’ Experts who will respond to the work include the archeologist who led a dig on Malaga Island and a representative from the Maine State Museum, which currently has an exhibit about the island.”

Author Gail Rowe in Cumberland

2 p.m. “Gail Rowe will be at the Prince Memorial Library in Cumberland for the Meet the Author series at 2 p.m. to talk about her book, ‘The Roots of a Family — Life in Rural Maine.’ Take a step back in time with the author as she describes the lives of her parents during the great Depression and World War II. Her maternal grandparents raised sixteen children in a four-room house without the benefit of electricity or indoor plumbing, while her paternal grandparents had a small dairy and market garden. Rich with historical details, this ‘remarkable tale captures a lost way of life in rural Maine … strikingly candid.’”

Screening of short films by Walter Ungerer

7 p.m. “On Thursday, May 23, St. Lawrence Arts will present a program of his recent short films including his latest work ‘Mauvais Garçon/Bad Boy’ involving a conversation with Portland artist Lisa Dombek, fine art photographer Dianna Rust, and Walter Ungerer himself. There will be a Q & A at the conclusion of the program. Walter Ungerer is a longtime filmmaker and artist of international reputation, beginning with the underground film scene in NYC in the early 1960s, continuing through to the 21st century in Maine. Ungerer’s works have been shown at festivals and competitions throughout the world including Florence, Tours, Athens, Hong Kong, Houston, Tate, UK and MoMA, N.Y. Two of Ungerer’s films with recent success on the international festival circuit are ‘Parva Sed Apta Mihi’ (Factory Art, Berlin, Germany Alchemy Festival, Scotland; Experimental Film Festival, Oregon) and ‘Green Eye’ (Atlanta Film Festival). They will be on the program.”

‘Images of Johnny Appleseed’

7 p.m. Maine Historical Society. “Images of Johnny Appleseed: Saint or Buffoon? Speaker: Russell Powell. John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, is among America’s most widely misunderstood folk heroes. Chapman (1774-1845) is widely credited with spreading the apple gene in America. But while schoolchildren everywhere learn some variation of Appleseed’s story, it is usually inflated by myth. It seems as if we cannot decide whether to revere Chapman or ridicule him, and many depictions do both. Author Russell Steven Powell will separate fact from fiction in describing Chapman’s peripatetic life and legacy, and show how many of the depictions of Chapman through the years reflect the values of the people portraying him rather than the man. Like Chapman, Powell is a Massachusetts native who has devoted much of his career to spreading the word about apples, most of that time as executive director of the New England Apple Association. Powell discusses Chapman and his legacy at length in his new book about apple growing in the United States, ‘America’s Apple’ (2012, Brook Hollow Press).” https://www.mainehistory.org

Friday, May 24 Young Athletes Festival

9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Special Olympics Maine will offer its first annual Young Athletes Festival for children ages 2 ½ to 8 who have Intellectual Disabilities or Autism. The Festival will take place at the Frank H. Harrison Middle School In Yarmouth and will be conducted by Special Olympics Maine and the eighth grade students from the school. Young Athletes is an introduction to the sports offered by Special Olympics, for young children with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism. Participants will learn about catching, balance, striking, kicking, jumping, throwing and more. The students at Frank H. Harrison Middle school will run the children through a variety of fun stations throughout the event. The children will also have a chance to enjoy parachute time, bubbles, face painting, a snack and more. Each participating child will also receive a T-shirt and a medal at the end. The best part about the Festival … it is free! And you can bring similar aged siblings or class mates along also.”

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum

10 a.m. The 2013 season of the Sabbathday Lake Shaker

Maine Maritime Museum in Bath offers “Instruction: About Boating Safely Class,” Tuesday and Thursdays, June 11 to June 20, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Nonmembers pay $80; members pay $75. “Gain the basic knowledge to safely trailer, navigate and operate a small vessel, needed in some states to obtain a boat license or a safety certificate. Taught by members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Register by June 4. For more info or to enroll visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org or call 207.443.1316, ext 0.” Above is a scene of Cundy’s Harbor in Harpswell. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) Museum, Route 26, New Gloucester, will open on May 24, at 10 a.m. The museum is open Mondays through Saturdays (closed Sundays), 10-4:30 through Oct. 14. Tours.

Exhibits. Special events. Museum shop 926-4597. www. shaker.lib.me.us.

‘Do Your Divorce Right’ authors at PPL

noon. “Justice Andrew Horton and Justice David Kennedy to speak about their book “Do Your Divorce Right” at the Portland Public Library’s Local Author Series, Friday, May 24 at noon in Meeting Room No. 5. “This book is written for people who aren’t lawyers and who are thinking about going to family court, who are already involved with a family law case, or who have a family member or friend involved in a pending or active family law case. As judges, the authors have presided over more than 10,000 trials or other courtroom events in family law cases. Divorce is one of the most significant life changing experiences a person will ever live through. However, it is a process, not an event. The process goes on long after the legal aspects of the divorce are complete. The process operates on at least four levels — legal, emotional, financial, spiritual. This book attempts to address all of these levels in an interrelated manner.”

Slides of two-week visit in Israel/Palestine

7 p.m. “Five New England Episcopal activists, members of the 800-strong women’s organization The Outreach Committee of the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross, will make a talk/slide presentation of their two-week visit in Israel/Palestine earlier this year. Their trip was sponsored by Sabeel, the Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in East Jerusalem. Topics to be covered include home demolitions, refugee camps, the separation wall, the spirit of the Palestinian people, Kairos Palestine, Rabbis for Human Rights and interfaith nonviolent direct action. Wishcamper Center, 42-44 Bedford St., room 133, University of Southern Maine, Portland campus. Sponsored by a coalition of peace and justice and religious organizations. Q/A session will follow the talk. Palestinian olive oil will be on sale. FMI: 239-8060; mvprights@gmail.com.”

Kierkegaard’s 200th birthday

7 p.m. “This May 24-26, St. Ansgar Lutheran Church in Portland will be celebrating Soren Kierkegaard’s 200th birthday and exploring his philosophies. The centerpiece of the weekend will be ‘Seducer/Philosopher/Pietist: Reflections on the life and thought of Kierkegaard,’ a presentation

by Jennifer Hockenbery Dragseth, Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee. Among the panelists are Jeremiah Conway, USM Philosophy Professor and author of the recent book The Alchemy of Teaching. The presentation will be followed by lunch and a panel conversation. All events, including lunch, are free of charge. For a complete schedule of events or list of speakers, call 774-8740, email sk@saintansgar. org, or go to www.saintansgar.org. Happy 200th Birthday, Kierkegaard! (free film; presentation and panel discussion; lunch; worship with Jennifer Hockenbery Dragseth, guest

preacher). Friday, May 24 at 7 p.m. — ‘The Seventh Seal,’ the Kierkegaard-influenced film by Ingmar Bergman, with free popcorn! Saturday, May 25 at 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Presentation by Jennifer Hockenbery Dragseth, followed by complimentary lunch and panel discussion. Sunday, May 26 at 10 a.m. Worship with Jennifer Hockenbery Dragseth, guest preacher. St. Ansgar Lutheran Church, 515 Woodford Street, Portland (corner of Woodford Street and Brighton Avenue). Cost: All events are free. RSVP to sk@saintansgar. org or 774-8740. (RSVP appreciated but not required.)”

Saturday, May 25 Limington Extension Yard Sales

8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Limington Extension Yard Sales on Saturday, May 25 and every dry Saturday in June, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 476 Sand Pond Road, Limington. Shower gel 25 cents, jeans $2. Hundreds of 25 cent items. Benefits BEHS scholarships. FMI 692-2989.

Friends of the Maine Wildlife Park plant sale

9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “It must be spring, because it’s time for the Friends of the Maine Wildlife Park annual and extremely popular annual plant sale on Saturday, May 25 through Memorial Day Monday, May 27. The Friends volunteer group helps out the wildlife park in so many ways; this year’s fundraising is specifically for a new and more spacious Canada lynx exhibit. Learn more about the Friends’ ongoing projects and enjoy great bargains on spring plants, including annual and perennial flowers, vegetables & floral baskets grown in their own greenhouses! There are hundreds of geraniums this year — so make a point to stop at the park first when you get ready to plant your Memorial Day baskets!” The Maine Wildlife Park has over 30 species of native wildlife on display, plus wildlife gardens, nature trails, a fish hatchery and other interactive exhibits and displays. The park is open daily from April 13 through Nov. 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; visitors must leave the premises by 6 p.m. www.wildlifeparkfriends.org

Creator Expo at Casco Bay High

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sam Pierce, a senior at Casco Bay High School in Portland, is hosting a Creator Expo on May 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the school, located at 196 Allen Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. Sam is seeking people who explore the possibilities of what they can dream up and build using their minds and tools, and the minds and tools of their friends. They could be garage inventors, sculptors, artists, engineers, chefs, scientists, crafters, artists or others who don’t fit into any category.

The expo aims to bring together families and individuals to celebrate the Do-It-Yourself mindset and showcase all kinds of incredible projects. For additional information, questions or a desire to participate in this event, please contact Sam Pierce at portlandminimaker@gmail.com. see next page

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approximately noon. Along with other road closures in the area, Broadway will be closed from Benjamin Pickett Street (by SMCC) to Ocean Street (Rte. 77). Motorists should avoid that route between 10:30 a.m. and noon, but should be able to use Highland Avenue to skirt the closures. For additional details about this event, contact Charlie Gavett at 899-3159 or 671-7092.

Guided Nature Hikes in New Gloucester

10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Guided Nature Hikes through the fields and woods of Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester, will be available at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Highlights include Loon’s Point on Sabbathday Lake, Aurelia’s Cascade, Old Grandfather and the Old County Road. Fees: $5, adults; $2, children; under 6, free. 9264597. www.shaker.lib.me.us.

Tuesday, May 28

Kierkegaard’s 200th birthday luncheon

‘Democratization ... Recent Kenyan Elections’

10:30 a.m. “This May 24-26, St. Ansgar Lutheran Church in Portland will be celebrating Soren Kierkegaard’s 200th birthday and exploring his philosophies. The centerpiece of the weekend will be ‘Seducer/Philosopher/Pietist: Reflections on the life and thought of Kierkegaard,’ a presentation by Jennifer Hockenbery Dragseth, Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee. Saturday, May 25 at 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Presentation by Jennifer Hockenbery Dragseth, followed by complimentary lunch and panel discussion.”

noon to 1:30 p.m. Global Connections Lunchtime Series: “Democratization and the Recent Kenyan Elections” with David Zarembka, at CIEE, 300 Fore St., second floor, Portland. Presented by the World Affairs Council of Maine. Bring your lunch. Free, donations appreciated. For more information visit www.wacmaine.org or call 221-4386.

DEPA ‘Business After Hours’

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The DownEast Pride Alliance “Business After Hours” Networking Event, Tuesday, May 28, The Salt Exchange, 245 Commercial St., Portland. “Join us this month for business networking for GLBT & gay-friendly business professionals. Free. Cash bar, lite food & media table provided for sharing business cards. Sponsored by Proactive Resources, Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, Liz Winfeld of RBC Wealth Management and Diane Newman of State Farm. FMI www.depabusiness.com.”

Rich Woodall at Coast City Comics

1 p.m. to 6 p.m. “Rich Woodall, the artist for the Phantom Variant cover of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles No. 22, will be in the store for an exclusive signing event! We are the only store in Maine that carries these extremely limited covers, so this is a unique opportunity to have one of these special covers signed by the artist! Rich modeled the TMNT No. 22 Phantom Variant off of Todd McFarlane’s cover art for Hulk No. 340! It’s a great cover, and we’re really excited to host Rich for this event!” Coast City Comics. http:// coastcitycomics.com

March Against Monsanto

2 p.m. “On Saturday, May 25, tens of thousands of activists around the world will March Against Monsanto. Events are planned to occur simultaneously at 2 p.m. Eastern in 47 U.S. states, six continents, at least 41 countries, and over 338 participating cities.” In Portland, the rally and march will take place in Monument Square. “With the rise in awareness of the harmful effects of genetically engineered foods, the corrupt political favoritism highlighted by the recent passing of the ‘Monsanto Protection Act’ in Congress, compiled with the ever-growing monopoly Monsanto has on the agricultural industry leaving organic and small farmers jobless and with a drastically increasing suicide rate, activists are springing up worldwide to take back our food and our lives,’ stated Whitley Newman, lead organizer of Portland’s march, Vice-Chair of the Maine Green Independent Party, and co-founder and President of the Green Initiatives Education Fund. ‘The concern is proven and the consequences of sitting back are serious. We will not back down until we’ve reclaimed our land, our democracy, and our bodies!’” . .... Prior to the march, co-sponsoring members of ARRT! (Artist Rapid Response Team- a project of the Union of Maine Visual Artists), the Green Initiatives Education Fund, Food and Water Watch, and MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association) will be meeting in Deering Oaks Park from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the Farmers’ Market to make signs and banners while educating the public about GMO. The rally will begin at 2 p.m. and end around 3:30 p.m. For more information, visit www. greeninitiativeseducation.org, emailmarchagainstmonsanto.portland@gmail.com or call (207)766-6448.”

‘I’m your neighbor’ reading event

3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The City of Portland says “I’m your neighbor” with a city-wide read of “New Arrival” literature; kickoff event Saturday, May 25 in Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library. “In the midst of a national conversation about immigration and assimilation, the refugee resettlement city of Portland, Maine, is debating, not policy or safety, but which book to read first. ‘I’m Your Neighbor, Portland,’ a collaboration between Portland Public Library and Curious City, will kick off at the Main Library on Monument Square on May 25. The year-long, city-wide read and series of public events is designed to promote a sense of community among the diverse people who make the port city their home, featuring nine books for children and adults that are set in Maine’s ‘new arrival’ communities. The characters and subjects of these books made Maine their home in the last several decades and helped transform Portland into a vibrantly multiracial and multicultural community.”

Civil War talk by MacIsaac at the Fifth Maine

7 p.m. Kim MacIsaac, Fifth Maine Regiment Museum Curator, Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island. $5 per person. “The Civil War exacted an enormous loss of life and property on Americans, both North and South. How did those on the battlefields and at home cope with the war and its aftermath? What was the emotional toll paid by civilians and soldiers? Fifth Maine curator, Kim MacIsaac, looks at how the soldiers and their families dealt with death and loss on the battlefield and at home both during and after the war. The Fifth Maine Regi-

The Portrait Show runs from May 31 to June 24, at Constellation Gallery, 511 Congress St. in Portland. Gallery hours are Monday to Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. A reception is planned for First Friday, June 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Shown is Jeanelle Demers’ “Jon.” (COURTESY IMAGE) ment Museum is a nonprofit museum and cultural center housed in the 1888 Fifth Maine Regiment Memorial Hall.

Its mission is the preservation of Civil War and local history.

To that end the museum offers a wide variety of lectures, concerts, tours, youth education programs, and community activities. Membership is open to the public.” For more information call 766-3330 or email fifthmaine@juno.com.

Sunday, May 26 Sea Dog Dash

8 a.m. “Time to dust off those running shoes, and get moving! That’s right, it will soon be time for the first annual Sea Dog Dash for Independence. On Sunday, May 26 at 8 a.m. put your best foot forward in our 5k, 10k or 1-mile fun run starting and finishing at the Brunswick Junior High School. More information and online registration is available at www.SeaDogDash.com.”

Worship with Jennifer Hockenbery Dragseth

10 a.m. “This May 24-26, St. Ansgar Lutheran Church in Portland will be celebrating Soren Kierkegaard’s 200th birthday and exploring his philosophies. ... Worship with Jennifer Hockenbery Dragseth, guest preacher. St. Ansgar Lutheran Church, 515 Woodford St., Portland (corner of Woodford Street and Brighton Avenue). Cost: All events are free. RSVP to sk@saintansgar.org or 774-8740. (RSVP appreciated but not required.)”

‘Transforming Water’ with ChIME

10:30 a.m. “‘Transforming Water,’ an invitation to allow yourself to be soothed by this most fundamental of all elements. Come explore how water nourishes us over and over again through ritual, music, meditation and story. Our leaders in worship will be ChIME students Carol Gosselin and Lori Whittemore. All are welcome. This worship service will be held at the Portland New Church, 302 Stevens Avenue in Portland. NOTE: This will be the last service of the ChIME school calendar. Services will resume every other Sunday with the beginning of the 2013-14 school calendar. For more information, please contact ChIME by email or visit our website at www.chimeofmaine.org.”

Monday, May 27 Memorial Day parade in Portland

10:30 a.m. The city with the American Legion Post 17 will host a Memorial Day parade Monday, May 27 starting at 10:30 a.m. in Longfellow Square, proceeding down Congress Street, and ending at Monument Square at approximately 11 a.m. Speeches will then be made along with a wreath laying ceremony at the Monument. http://www. ci.portland.me.us

South Portland’s Memorial Day parade

10:30 a.m. South Portland’s Memorial Day parade is scheduled for Monday, May 27, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The route is from Southern Maine Community College to the Service Monument in Millcreek Park. There will be significant traffic impacts along the route, starting around 10:30 a.m., until

Flatbread benefit for Women in Harmony

5 p.m. to 9 p.m. “Flatbread Pizza benefit for Women in Harmony, a 60-plus chorus of women’s voices singing for social justice. Please join us at Flatbread’s Pizza, 72 Commercial St., Portland on Tuesday, May 28 from 5-9 p.m. Kids’ music and activities from 5-6 pm; wonderful acoustic music with Pretty Girls Sing Soprano from 7-9 pm. A portion of all pizza will be donated to Women in Harmony. Please join us! “

DownEast Pride Alliance networking

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The DownEast Pride Alliance “Business After Hours” Networking Event at the Salt Exchange, 245 Commercial St., Portland. “Join us this month for business networking for GLBT & gay-friendly business professionals. Free. Cash bar, lite food and media table provided for sharing business cards. Sponsored by Proactive Resources, Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, Liz Winfeld of RBC Wealth Management and Diane Newman of State Farm.

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Cancer & Faith: Facing the ‘New Normal’

6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. “A cancer diagnosis can lead to a deeper faith or inspire us to seek new spiritual resources. Join this interfaith panel to discuss the crossroads of cancer and faith: Jennifer Mancini, Buddhist Hospice Chaplain; Rosie Wohl, Communal Jewish Chaplain; and Rev. Jill Job Saxby.”

To register call 774-2200. Cancer Community Center, 778 Main Street (Route One), South Portland. http://www.cancercommunitycenter.org/ProgramRegistration.htm

Peacemaking after Deadly Conflict

7 p.m. “David Zarembka, coordinator of the African Great Lakes Initiative of the Friends Peace Teams, will speak on Tuesday, May 28 at 7 p.m. at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church of Portland, 425 Congress St., Portland.

His topic will be Peacemaking after Deadly Conflict: Healing and Reconciliation in Rwanda, Burundi, and Kenya. David has worked in the African Great Lakes region for over fortyfive years, and currently resides in Kenya. Since 1988 he has been the coordinator of AGLI, a Quaker based organization which organizes peacemaking activities through local groups in that area. Based on the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP), the group’s Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities program has helped hundreds of individuals and communities heal from the Hutu-Tutsi genocide as well as more recent trauma experiences. The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, First Parish Church of Portland, and the Portland Friends Meeting. For further information contact Cushman Anthony, telephone 781-4591, or at cush@maine.rr.com.”

Wednesday, May 29 ‘The Truth of All Things’ at PPL

noon. Kieran Shields to speak about “The Truth of All Things” at the Brown Bag Lecture Series Wednesday, May 29 at noon in the Rines Auditorium. “Shields will appear at the Portland Public Library’s Brown Bag Lecture Series on Wednesday, May 29 at noon to speak about his book ‘The Truth of All Things,’ a chilling debut novel set in Portland, Maine in 1892. In the book, Shields weaves a pageturning tale of ritualistic serial killings inspired by the Salem witch trials and introduces readers to a pair of unforgettable investigators. It’s as a riveting and wholly original start to a fascinating new series.”

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