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Menthol cigarettes harder to quit
WASHINGTON (NY Times) — Moving closer to a decision on whether to ban menthol in cigarettes, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday released a scientific review that found the mint flavoring made it easier to start smoking and harder to quit, and solicited public comment on “potential regulation” of those products. These steps pleased smoking opponents who have been calling for F.D.A. action ever since 2009 when Congress exempted menthol from a ban on flavors in cigarettes unless the agency decided its use was a danger to public health. Menthol cigarettes account for about a third of all cigarettes sold in the United States and are particularly popular among African-American smokers, about four out of five of whom report smoking them, according to federal surveys. Still, the action was only an intermediate step in what advocates say has been a prolonged regulatory process and comes at a time when menthol smoking rates for young adults have been increasing. Many had expected the agency to act on menthol in 2011 after a Congressionally mandated committee of outside experts, convened by the F.D.A., found that menthol had a negative effect on public health. The F.D.A.’s findings on Tuesday echoed those conclusions, leaving smoking opponents frustrated that the agency had not clearly signaled an intent to ban menthol. “This is either a way to take the heat off, or the beginning of a meaningful process,” said Matthew L. Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, an advocacy group. “That’s the book the jury is still out on.” Mitchell Zeller, the new head of the F.D.A.’s Center for Tobacco Products, said the steps the agency took on Tuesday showed it is moving forward as fast as it can, but he emphasized that they did not foreshadow a ban. The public comment period will be open for 60 days.
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CAIRO (NY Times) — At least six people were killed Tuesday near a sit-in held by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi, the latest sign that Egypt’s political impasse is devolving into street battles. The deaths brought to at least nine the number of people killed over the last 24 hours during clashes in central Cairo, around Cairo University in Giza and north of the city in the Nile Delta, making it one of the deadliest periods since July 8, when
more than 50 supporters of Morsi were killed by soldiers and police officers. On Monday and Tuesday, the former president’s supporters and unidentified opponents fought running battles with firearms, bottles and rocks near Tahrir Square in Cairo and on the edges of two protest sites that have been held by Morsi’s Islamist supporters for weeks. The confrontations have escalated as the Islamists have broadened their demonstrations, marching in cities across the country as
part of a determined but so far fruitless effort to restore Morsi to power. There has been little sign of a solution to the standoff, which started after the military removed Morsi from power on July 3 after mass demonstrations throughout Egypt calling for his ouster. As Egypt’s new military-backed government has moved swiftly to assert its authority, Morsi’s movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, has refused, at least publicly, to abandon its positions.
Royal couple make first appearance with infant son LONDON (NY Times) — After a long day spent in the privacy of a hospital maternity suite, Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, emerged on Tuesday evening into the public spotlight outside, taking turns cradling their infant son, with Prince William telling reporters massed on the sidewalk that “We’re still working on a name.”
The baby, who becomes third in line to the royal throne after Prince Charles, his paternal grandfather, and Prince William, his 31-yearold father, appeared to sleep throughout the two-minute hubbub that ensued when the royal couple stepped through the doorway of the Lindo wing, the private annex to St. Mary’s Hospital in the
London district of Paddington, at 7.15 p.m. London time. “He’s got a good pair of lungs on him, that’s for sure,” Prince William said in response to questions from a packed gallery of reporters and photographers, as he held the infant in his arms, with Kate, formally known as the Duchess of Cambridge, standing beside him. “He’s a big boy, he’s quite
heavy. We’re still working on a name, but we will have that as soon as we can.” The couple had waited 27 hours after the baby’s birth at 4.24 p.m. on Monday before emerging to the cheers and shouts of good will from those waiting outside, who included crowds of well-wishers and uniformed members of the hospital staff.
Pentagon lays out options for In countdown to health law, U.S. military effort in Syria a fierce drive to get it right WASHINGTON (NY Times) — The Pentagon has provided Congress with its first detailed list of military options to stem the bloody civil war in Syria, suggesting that a campaign to tilt the balance from President Bashar al-Assad to the opposition would be a vast undertaking, costing billions of dollars, and could backfire on the United States. The list of options — laid out in a letter from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, to the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Carl Levin of Michigan — was the first time the military
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WASHINGTON (NY Times) — Few things are more important to the White House this year than a successful health care rollout on Oct. 1, when millions of uninsured Americans will be required to obtain private health coverage in government-run marketplaces. Getting it right — or wrong — will help determine Obama’s place in history. Enter the Obamacare team, some two dozen political operators and data-crunching technocrats charged with carrying out the biggest health care overhaul since Medicare in the 1960s — but with more pitfalls. Their job is to sell the law to large numbers of Americans who remain divided about its value and wary of its impact. The team is first trying to find in the next year 2.7 million uninsured people between 18 and 34, most of whom are healthy. Just as Obama’s electoral success hinged on the turnout machine he created in Chicago, the fate of the health care law now rests on whether his administration can turn out the uninsured and have them enroll.
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violation of bail conditions by Officer Jeffrey Ruth. 10 p.m., Charles Brent Davis, 43, of address unknown, was arrested for public drinking on Congress Street by Officer Kyle Brake. 10 p.m., David Reed, 41, of address unknown, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and public drinking on State Street by Officer Jennifer Lamperti.
arrested for unlawful possession of scheduled drugs on Wilmot Street by Officer Jacob Titcomb. 6 p.m., Michael McGovern, 47, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on High Street by Sgt. Robert Martin. 6 p.m., Stephen Page, 61, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Chestnut Street by Officer Thien Duong.
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1 p.m., Thomas Blake, 28, of Old Orchard Beach, was arrested for unlawful possession of scheduled drugs on Congress Street by Officer Matthew Morrison. 8 p.m., Zachary Roy, 23, of Eliot, was arrested on a warrant for operating after suspension on Riverside Street by Officer Matthew Pavlis. 9 p.m., David Brown, 51, of address unknown, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Portland Street by Officer Thomas Reagan.
12 a.m., Jaime Homewood, 37, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for operating after revocation for habitual offender on Ashmont Street by Officer Evan Bomba. 12 a.m., George Calvin Seavey, 25, of Portland, was arrested for violation of conditional release on St. John Street by Officer Jason Leadbetter. 1 a.m., Haben Taffere, 32, of Portland, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer by Officer Christopher Coyne. 11 a.m., Jedediah Wailewski, 34, of Portland, was arrested for violation of conditional release and violation of bail conditions on Parris Street by Officer Daniel Knight. 3 p.m., Sonny Rich, 24, of Falmouth, was arrested on a warrant for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Congress Street by Officer Stephen Black. 6 p.m., Ronald Spiller, 65, of address unknown, was arrested for public drinking on Congress Street by Officer Laurence Smith, Jr. 7 p.m., James Robertson, 38, of Rockland, was arrested on a warrant for operating after revocation for habitual offender on Cumberland Avenue by Officer Nicholas Goodman. 7 p.m., Richard Samuel Rogers, 44, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Hanover Street by Officer Thien Duong. 7 p.m., Andy Hallee, 33, of address unknown, was arrested for public drinking on Cedar Street by Officer Thien Duong. 9 p.m., Tiffany Tisey-Marie Hardy, 36, of Portland, was arrested for disorderly conduct and obstructing government administration on Cumberland Avenue by Sgt. Robert Martin. 10 p.m., Kristen Shipp, 34, of Brunswick, was arrested for disorderly conduct on Forest Avenue by Officer christian Stickney.
5 a.m., Jeremy Lloyd Day, 34, of Oxford, was arrested for receiving stolen property on Washington Avenue by Officer Kyle Brake. 5 a.m., Jamielynn McCarthy, 34, of Portland, was arrested for unlawful possession of scheduled drugs on Washington Avenue by Officer Paul King. 10 a.m., Paul Johnson, 49, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for operating after revocation for habitual offender on Cumberland Avenue by Officer Anthony Ampezzan. 1 p.m., Alicia Lutz, 22, of Portland, was arrested for assault on Portland Street by Officer Anthony Ampezzan. 2 p.m., Paul Miller, 42, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Marginal Way by Officer Daniel Knight. 4 p.m., Donald Dietz, 48, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Somerset Street by Officer Thien Duong. 9 p.m., Daleal Malual, 18, of Portland, was arrested for disorderly conduct on Fore Street by Officer Michael Bennis. 9 p.m., Edgar Banda, 36, of Portland, was arrested for assault on Madison Street by Officer Christopher Coyne. 9 p.m., Melissa Ciaramitaro, 20, of Portland, was arrested for threatening display of a dangerous weapon on Congress Street by Officer Jennifer Lamperti.
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2 a.m., Muse Keyse, 27, of Portland, was arrested for aggravated assault on Pearl Street by Officer Jonathan Roberts. 8 a.m., Dominic Pizzo, 41, of address unknown, was arrested on a warrant for criminal trespass on Brighton Avenue by Officer Thomas Reagan. 8 a.m., Edward Fleischer, 46, of Portland, was arrested for obstructing public ways on Oxford Street by Officer Daniel Knight. 10 a.m., Michael Edward Shone, 36, of Portland, was arrested for unlawful possession of scheduled drugs on Allen Avenue by Officer Thomas Reagan. 4 p.m., Raymond Ireland, 31, of Lamoine, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Warren Avenue by Officer Michael Galietta. 6 p.m., Haider Wari, 37, of address unknown, was arrested for public drinking on Montgomery Street by Officer Jay Twomey. 9 p.m., Jane Loyalala, 30, of address unknown, was arrested for violation of conditional release and
12 a.m., Jose Alexander Ramos-Dubon, 18, of Portland, was arrested for operating without a license on Commercial Street by Officer Christopher Shinay. 12 a.m., Richard Bing Coleman, 24, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for assault on Clark Street by Officer Jennifer Lamperti. 2 a.m., Gary Allen Dries, 46, of Portland, was arrested for violation of a protection order and violation of a protection order from abuse on Cumberland Avenue by Officer Kyle Brake. 9 a.m., Eugene Junior Jones, 34, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for assault on Franklin Street by Officer Joseph Jaynes. 2 p.m., Harrison Banks, 24, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for terrorizing on Newbury Street by Officer Robert Hawkins. 4 p.m., Lawrence Lee Tremblay, 49, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Hanover Street by Officer Thien Duong. 4 p.m., Brian Darnell Hester, 43, of Portland, was
(Portland Police Department arrest log July 14 to July 20)
Sunday, July 14 3 a.m., Pedros Saram, 23, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for operating after suspension on North Street by Officer Jamie Deals. 7 a.m., Shawn Pratt, 39, of address unknown, was arrested for public drinking on State Street by Officer Matthew Morrison. 7 a.m., Jeffrey Nason, 38, of Portland, was arrested for violation of bail conditions on Middle Street by Officer Sara Clukey. 8 a.m., Charles Wynott, 49, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for operating after suspension on Ocean Avenue by Officer Jonathan Reeder. 12 p.m., Jonathan Michael Morin, 38, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for operating after suspension on Oxford Street by Officer Andjelko Napijalo. 1 p.m., Matthew Aaron Maloney, 27, of Portland, was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs on Cedar Street by Officer Andjelko Napijalo. 5 p.m., Scott Bilodeau, 47, of address unknown, was arrested for public drinking on Gilman Street by Officer Eric Johnson. 7 p.m., Michael Scott Lorenz, 54, of address unknown, was arrested for public drinking on Franklin Street by Officer Kali Hagerty. 11 p.m., Jason Oliver, 38, of Gorham, was arrested on a warrant for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Sheridan Street by Officer Dan Aguilera.
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Saturday, July 20 12 a.m., John Edward Holman, 28, of Portland, was arrested for assault on Commercial Street by Officer Kyle Brake. 1 p.m., Alicia Ann Chick, 31, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Oak Street by Officer Andjelko Napijalo. 3 p.m., Ronald Bruce Butts, 41, of Westbrook, was arrested for unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and unlawful trafficking in drugs on Kennedy Park by Officer Richard Ray. (Information furnished by the Portland Police Department.)
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Guantánamo rulings change little Over the last two weeks, three federal judges have issued rulings on the legitimacy of the recent rough treatment being doled out to the detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Under normal circumstances, two of the rulings would add up to a resounding victory for the detainees. But at Guantánamo Bay, where prisoners the government itself acknowledges are not security threats can see no end to their decade-plus imprisonment, nothing is “normal.” The rulings began on July 8, when Judge Gladys Kessler opined that the force-feeding of detainees who have been on a hunger strike was “painful, humiliating and degrading” — which is to say, precisely, what the detainees and their lawyers have been claiming for months. She scoffed at the government’s ––––– contention that the detainees The New were receiving “timely, compasYork Times sionate, quality health care.” Three days later, Royce C. Lamberth, the chief judge for the Federal District Court in the District of Columbia, ruled that prison guards had to stop touching the genitals of the detainees as part of new, tougher search protocols. Since early this year, meetings and even phone calls between detainees and their lawyers have had to take place outside the prisoner’s own “camp.” This meant they had to be searched in this offensive manner both on the trip out to see their lawyers and on the trip back. Because many detainees had religious objections to the genital searches, they were refusing to speak to their lawyers. (The third ruling, on July 16, by Judge Rosemary Collyer of Federal District Court, disagreed with Kessler. Collyer wrote that force-feeding was humane and that the detainees “had no right to commit suicide.”) Did anything change as a result of the opinions by Kessler and Lamberth? No. Despite her clear dismay at the treatment of the detainees, Kessler concluded that she lacked the ability to do anything about it because, she said, the judiciary doesn’t have the authority to intervene over the conditions under which the detainees are being jailed. Lamberth, on the other hand, ruled that he did
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Feeding the spirit The movie theater was packed. I was in my element. I was with my people. The ones who really understand. As I looked around I thought, “Damn. Are these people old or what?” The guy next to me was sporting a “Tunnel of Love” T-shirt and I thought, “Hum. That tour was 1988 and I saw it twice.” The super old guy at the end of the row had the classic “Clarence and his saxophone leaning against Bruce — ‘Born to Run,’” T-shirt. That garment was a latter-day knock off, but it made me happy anyway. In fact, if there had a been a huge merchandise table back in those days (it would have been around ‘75 -’76), the shirts would have cost an exorbitant $3. And yes, I’ll own it and date/age myself. I saw that breakout “Born to Run” show. I saw it at least 12 times when I dropped out of college to follow Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band up and down the East Coast. He had released two soul-stirring albums prior, but it was “Born to Run” that resulted in having to share Bruce with the rest of the country, and eventually the world. It was a sickness, a love of the music, the lyrics, the characters
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and the stories. As his music grew and matured, so did I, and there was no way I was going to miss the movie, “Springsteen and I” being shown at Clarks Pond Cinema Monday night. The movie, a beautifully done 77-minute documentary based on fans describing Bruce in three words, was a one-time run shown “simultaneously” in 50 countries at 7:30 p.m. in whatever time zone you happened to be in. The movie wasn’t well promoted and it wasn’t something most people heard of or sought out. That is, unless they too have the fever. There were T-shirts from the ‘08 “Magic” tour (saw that one twice), the “Darkness on the Edge of Town” tour in ‘79 (saw that one nine times), and, of course, the required “Born in the U.S.A” apparel. I was slacking then and only saw that concert just once. One little girl (most likely a third-generation fan) was wear-
ing a “Human Touch” baseball cap (which was also the “Lucky Town” ‘92-’93 tour). I saw that one in Worcester in 1992. I was so hugely pregnant with Number One that guys in line for the bathroom let me take cuts about every 15 minutes ... for the entire four-hour show. What does this have to do with restaurants, the hospitality industry or anything food related you may ask. In the here and now, not much except I had to give up my coveted Monday night shift to see the movie. But in the early days of those first shows, food was more on the hierarchy of needs scale, rather than a meal to be enjoyed. We were so broke we ate PB&J sandwiches and drank Boone’s Farm Strawberry Hill in parking lots. We did a lot of camping, tailgating and communal sharing of the purple berries (Oops ... wrong band reference). If we had a little money, we ate whatever was hot in the town we were in. In Philadelphia, I had my first legit Philly steak and cheese and was disheartened to learn the real deal involved a Cheese Whizlike product. In Chicago, I had my first slice of deep dish pizza see LADD page 5
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My father’s lessons on life and tar sands spills When I was growing up, my father, in his boundless wisdom, often told me, “The best kind of lesson to learn is one you don’t have to learn the hard way for yourself.” I was determined to learn everything for myself, and it took me a long time to learn that my father was right. It’s a lesson our state needs to learn — and quickly — from the nation’s largest oil pipeline disaster, which began three years ago this week and is still unfolding today. On July 25, 2010, a pipeline carrying tar sands ruptured in Marshall, Michigan, which is about 60 miles west of Ann Arbor. The oil ruptured in a wetland, then flowed down two miles of Talmadge Creek, and eventually contaminated a 35-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River. Canadian oil giant Enbridge, the pipeline operator, ignored numerous alarms over 17 hours, even restarting the flow of tar sands through the pipeline multiple times. As a result, more than one million gallons of tar sands spilled into the river. Marshall, a town of about 7,400, was immediately thrown into turmoil. Shortly after the spill, the Calhoun County Public Health Department issued a voluntary evacuation notice to about 50 houses based on the level of benzene in the air. Benzene is a particular health concern, because it can cause health effects at low concentrations and over short periods of time. It is a known human carcinogen. Some families evacuated, and those that couldn’t feared for their health.
Trucks of workers participating in the emergency response team invaded the small town, aiming to clean up the oil before too much damage could be done. The emergency response team was surprised that the oil was more difficult to clean up that they had expected. This is because tar sands doesn’t behave the same way that conventional oil does, and Enbridge failed to tell government officials or anyone on the response team that the pipeline was carrying tar sands. Instead of floating on the water, tar sands tends to sink in water, leaving the tools used to clean up oil spills practically useless. The EPA has supervised the cleanup of nearly 8,400 spills since 1970, but agency officials said the Marshall spill cleanup was unlike anything they’d ever faced and that they were “writing the playbook” on how to deal with submerged oil. In some ways, the people of Michigan were lucky. The spill did not reach Lake Michigan, a drinking water supply for millions of Americans. The oil spill occurred in an area with a small population. There were no deaths in the immediate aftermath of the spill. There still was an incredible amount of damage done to the people, environment and economy of Marshall. Local businesses closed, housing prices plummeted, 150 families relocated and 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River remain permanently polluted. In remembering the Kalamazoo spill, we should sympathize with those affected, but we must also realize that they could just as easily be us. What happened in Marshall could happen in Windham, in
South Portland, in Casco or in Westbrook. That’s because ExxonMobil wants to reverse the aging Portland-Montreal Pipe Line to carry tar sands oil through Maine. The pipeline passes through 40 miles of the Sebago Lake watershed, which provides drinking water for 200,000 Mainers. What the people of Michigan narrowly avoided could easily become a reality in Maine if a tar sands spill were to occur here. We cannot risk Sebago Lake, our drinking water or our tourism-based economy for the sake of oil company profits. Mainers must take action to stop oil companies from bullying communities, like South Portland, to obtain the needed permits, and we must come together to protect our state. My father has long told me that hindsight is 20-20. Looking back three years later, we know what went wrong in Michigan, but Mainers haven’t yet found the foresight to realize that things in Maine could turn out the same way — or even worse. We must learn from the mistakes in Michigan before it’s too late. Senator Collins should join the rest of the Maine Congressional delegation to insist that the federal government require an environmental and safety review of any tar sands project through our great state.
government wanted. And so it goes at Guantánamo Bay. The lawyers representing the detainees make motion after motion, appeal after appeal. It gets them nowhere. With the exception of that one Supreme Court ruling — which had been systematically undercut by the court of appeals — the court system has opted out of dealing with the problem that the Guantánamo prison represents to the country. If the detainees are ever going to get relief, it will have to come from elsewhere. As I have mentioned previously, some 86 of the 166 detainees at Guantánamo Bay have already been “cleared” by a committee made up of national security officials, meaning they could leave the prison tomorrow without any threat to national security. Recently, the government sent letters to a number of lawyers informing them that their clients would soon be called before a review board that would determine whether they could be added to that list. Although the detainees themselves
have largely given up hope of ever getting out — hence the hunger strike — one of their lawyers, David Remes, says, “I keep telling them that it is a lot better to be in Group A than Group B.” The truth is, there is one person who could get them out tomorrow — if he chose. That same person could stop the military from force-feeding the detainees. I am referring, of course, to President Obama. Yet despite decrying the Guantánamo prison, the president has refused to do anything but stand by and watch the military inflict needless pain and suffering, much of it on men who simply shouldn’t be there. Indeed, in many of the legal briefs filed on behalf of Guantánamo prisoners, the defendant is Barack Obama. “Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution provides that ‘[t]he President shall be the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States,” wrote Judge Kessler in her pained but eloquent opinion. One longs for the day when he finally acts the part.
charcoal grill and topped them with a thick layer of cream cheese and an even thicker layer of his wife’s homemade strawberry jam. He served them in piece of wax paper and the smell was intoxicating. Standing off to the side of the grill, I ate two that night and while scarfing the second one, heard a commotion behind me. Turning around, I realized Bruce Springsteen was standing in line and like the rest of us, was waiting for one of Louie’s masterpieces. He was scruffy and scrawny back then and ordered three bagels. Someone said, “Hey man, great show,” and he simply took a bite, nodded, chewed, swallowed and said, “Wow. That bagel is good.” Then he waved at the guy who spoke and walked away. This past Monday night, surrounded by others who followed music all these years, I was reminded of that particular show in Athens, Ohio. I started thinking of my daughter Carly Rose who is leaving for college in a month and of the lyrics to the song
her middle name came from. I read somewhere that Bruce is vegan these days and enjoys a raw food lifestyle, but when I got home, I had a bagel. The Down Low: It’s rare that I venture out of Portland, but I’m heading up to Brunswick tomorrow to interview an ambitious guy named Mike. We struck up conversation sitting at the bar at J’s and it was his first day off in several weeks. Mike lobsters for a living and owns a food cart that serves “giant lobster rolls.” He also owns a sports bar and runs both operations himself with no management team. I’m looking forward to seeing how it’s done.
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(Sarah Curran is an Environment Maine summer intern and sophomore at Cornell University. On Thursday, July 25, at 6 p.m., 350Maine.org plans to participate in a rally, the Kalamazoo Anniversary Rally, at the Portland Water District, co-sponsored with Environment Maine and the Natural Resources Council of Maine.)
As usual, the appeals court did what the government wanted NOCERA from page 4
have the right to intervene. That’s because of a 2008 Supreme Court ruling that detainees have the right to challenge the legality of their detention — for which they obviously need access to lawyers. (Not that it does them much good: the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has made it impossible for a detainee to win a habeas corpus ruling.) When a lawyer a few days later tried to get the Defense Department to comply with Judge Lamberth’s ruling — he had scheduled a phone call with a client and didn’t want the prisoner’s genitals to be searched — he was told by the government that the Department of Defense would simply not comply with the order. Soon thereafter, the government asked for an “administrative stay” of Lamberth’s order. That meant that it wanted the appeals court to delay the judge’s order until it could get around to asking for an actual stay. As usual, the appeals court did what the
Turning around, I realized Bruce Springsteen was standing in line LADD from page 4
at a place called Gino’s East. And in Athens, Ohio, in 1976, I ate something after the show that changed my life. Athens is home to Ohio University and tickets to the sold out show were under $10. It was a rocking night and by 10:15 p.m., I had squished my way to the front and danced in the dark to a 15-minute “Rosalita” rendition (it was during that very show that I vowed to name a daughter after the song, should I someday have one.). Afterwards, we were beyond hungry, high from the music and, upon the advice of a local resident, went searching for Louie the Bagel Man. Louie was local hero among the college kids and people stood in line (not unlike the restless crowd waiting for the bathroom in Worcester years later) for one of his creations. He grilled bagels on a Weber
(Natalie Ladd is a columnist for the Portland Daily Sun. She has over 30 continuous years of corporate and fine-dining experience in all front-of-the-house management, hourly and under-the-table positions. She can be reached at natalie@portlanddailysun.me.)
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Pharmacy robberies down sharply Deputation ceremony in Portland for 18 law enforcement officers deemed one factor By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN
The number of pharmacy robberies in Maine has plunged this year, leading law enforcement officials to credit a recent deputation of local law enforcement that expanded manpower and a possible new mix of drugs on the streets. Whatever the cause, the robberies of pharmacies have fallen to a half dozen this year, as of presstime, something law enforcement officials called a “remarkable decline.” “They are down dramatically,” said Roy McKinney, director of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, in an interview late last week. “We’ve had six and here we are almost seven months into the year, and last year was 56,” McKinney said on July 18. At presstime, the number of pharmacy robberies in Maine remained at six, with the most recent happening on June 14 in Bath. Both suspects in that robbery were arrested and charged within a few days. On Thursday, July 11, the U.S. Attorney’s Office hosted a deputation ceremony in Portland for 18 state, county and local law enforcement officers to be sworn in as special federal agents to assist with
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Department and Department of Health and Human “These 18 individuals who were sworn in will be Services Public Health Division reported a “contingetting training,” and while they “are basically volued increase” in heroin overdoses, noting that recent unteers,” the increased expertise and manpower heroin use in Portland had “increased dramatically.” makes a difference in enforcement, Delahanty said. City officials said they believed that addicts were “If there is a pharmacy robbery, it’s a resource that seeking heroin as a replacement for Oxycontin. In can be called upon,” he said. a single month this spring, Portland Police and Fire The officers who are participating and were Departments had responded to 14 reports of oversworn in are Lt. Chris Burbank, South Berwick doses where the patient survived after receiving Police Department; Det. Mark Clifford, York Police emergency medical treatment. Department; Det. Chad Allen, Det. Sarah Roberts The spike in heroin use proved deadly. Four people and Det. Sgt. Matt Jones, all of the Sanford Police in Portland received life-saving emergency medical Department; Det. David Jamieson, Kennebunk treatment from the Portland Fire Department for Police Department; Tpr. Jeremy Forbes, Maine State overdoses of heroin, and later, a fifth person was Police — Troop A; Det. Lamar Quarles, Det. Robert Perkins, and Det. Shawn Cloutier, all of the Biddeford Police Department; Det. Corey Huntress, Saco Police Department; Det. Jason Cote and Det. Chris Blodgett, both of Augusta Police Department; Det. Frank Hatch, Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office (he was previously deputized due to military service); Det. Sgt. David Beauregard, Bath Police Department; Det. Sgt. Christopher Young, Rock- A recently launched initiative involves officers from around the state, deputized and organized land Police Department; Det. to help investigative pharmacy robberies in Maine and to bring federal charges against any Robert McFetridge, Lincoln individuals that take part in or plan these robberies, officials noted. Pharmacy representatives County Sheriff’s Office; and also were consulted for by law enforcement, officials said. ABOVE: A sign for a local pharmacy. Det. Kristin Calaman, Houl- (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO) found dead in an East End apartment from a poston Police Department. sible drug overdose, city officials reported in May. “Hypothetically if there was a pharmacy robbery Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman someplace in the state today, the FBI would be able Steve McCausland, in a March 28 press release, to call on them to assist in an investigation,” Deladescribed the trend in pharmacy robberies as “a hanty said. remarkable decline from last year, when there was McKinney said the deputation certainly helps. more than one a week.” Local law enforcement are receptive “anytime There were 56 pharmacy robberies in Maine there’s a cooperative effort with law enforcement, during 2012 and 24 robberies in 2011, McCausland all of our resources are finite and not increasing,” noted. In 2009 there were eight pharmacy robberhe noted. ies and burglaries in Maine. In 2010, there were 21, “That cooperative effort pays off, the fact that the officials reported. One possible reason for this year’s U.S. Attorney is going to look at every one of these far fewer robberies may be that the FBI and the U.S. cases and consider it for federal prosecution ... does Attorney’s Office are beginning to prosecute the robsend a message,” McKinney said. bers in federal court, McCausland noted. Asked to offer a reason for the reduction, McKinMcKinney said every pharmacy robbery is treated ney said, “It could be any number of factors, certainly as a serious crime, noting “it’s a very personal event when we look at the arrests, the clearance rate on when you’re confronted by someone” who threatens these robberies has always been high, it’s usually 80 your safety in pursuit of prescription drugs. percent, and this year it’s 100 percent.” One strategy was to involve the industry. Heightened publicity about the sentencing of “We all met with representatives from the pharthese crimes can help as well, he said. macies seeking avenues to reduce those (crimes) The flow of drugs on the streets could play into the and protect those that were at pharmacies,” McKinbehavior of criminals, many of whom are addicts, ney said. officials said. The most recent robbery on June 14 resulted in “The other side is that’s why the robberies are the arrests of Nicholas Alexander and Devin Alexhappening because there were disruptions in the ander, both 23, of Dresden. They were charged by supply. It’s all sorts of different factors that play into criminal complaint with conspiring to rob a Walthat issue,” McKinney said. greens pharmacy in Bath, Delahanty said. Delahanty said greater access to a new mix of According to the criminal complaint, both defendrugs on the street could play a role. dants took part in a robbery during which a note “There is some belief that it is due to the availabilwas handed to a pharmacist that read, “You have 20 ity of heroin and prescription drugs on the street, seconds to give me all your Oxycodone 15s and 30s law enforcement believes that there is more heroin available on the streets of Maine,” he said. see next page
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A lens that once topped the east tower of Two Lights, in Cape Elizabeth, will be housed at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. Here, Karen Rinehart and son, Gregory, enjoy the view at Two Lights State Park in Cape Elizabeth. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)
Piece of maritime history to be housed in Bath Daily Sun Staff Report
A piece of Maine’s maritime history has received a reprieve from being forced to leave the state. The Maine Maritime Museum, in Bath, will now house an 1,800-pound Fresnal lens instead of it being shipped to a Boston warehouse, according to a press release. The lens once topped the east tower of Two Lights, in Cape Elizabeth, and most recently was on display at town hall. “This lens is a significant cultural artifact with great meaning for the community of Cape Elizabeth,” said Amy Lent, the museum’s executive director, in a statement. “I am happy that we learned of the impending move in time to step in and keep it in Maine. Coincidentally, the museum’s current exhibit is about the U.S. Coast Guard in Maine, past and present, including the Lighthouse Service.” “It will take time to arrange proper long-term exhibit space and to create an interpretation that will bring this lens to life again,” Lent said. “We hope to collaborate with the community to ensure this part of Maine’s heritage is accessible to all visitors
who have a fondness for lighthouses in general and the Cape Elizabeth Light in particular.” With a renovation pending for the town hall, the Cape Elizabeth Town Council sought to return the lens to the Coast Guard, according to a press release, and it then appeared the lens would be sent to a Boston warehouse and put into storage. The Coast Guard contacted the Maine Maritime Museum to see if it could house the lens. “We were very interested,” said Nathan Lipfert, the museum’s senior curator, in a statement. “Maine has more lighthouses than any other coastal state. Pieces of these lights, like the Cape Elizabeth lens, are important technological artifacts, which are difficult and expense to preserve. They are crucial to helping us understand the technology and economics of maritime trade in earlier centuries. They have become cultural artifacts as well, and many people are interested in them.” “The Cape Elizabeth Light lens will become the largest lighthouse artifact in our collection, and we look forward to having it in our care,” he added.
Rise of heroin may contribute to robbery trend from preceding page
or I will blow your [expletive] brains out,” Delahanty reported. As a result, Nicholas Alexander was given a bag containing 11 bottles of Oxycodone tablets. If convicted, the defendants face up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and restitution. “We’ve been very fortunate this year that we’ve only had six so far, but even six creates a tremendous risk” to personnel at pharmacies, Delahanty said. Delahanty pointed to recent cases — including the robbery of the Walgreens in Bath — where he said the deputation paid off: • In March, the State Police assisted the Yarmouth Police to apprehend Dylan Libby after he robbed the Yarmouth Rite-Aid, rammed a police cruiser and then crashed his car on I-295 after a chase with the State Police, Delahanty reported.. • In June, Nicholas and Devin Alexander were caught and charged federally for the Bath robbery, with Delahanty noting they were caught the next day “after an intensive investigation by the Bath Police Department, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, MDEA and FBI.”
• In August 2011, Nicholas Skobie robbed the Rite Aid in Millinocket, Delahanty said. He threatened the pharmacist with a firearm, he said. When he got the pills and money he fled the pharmacy after being in there for less than four minutes, but was caught a half-hour later due to the immediate response and cooperation of seven law enforcement agencies; including Millinocket and East Millinocket police departments, Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, Maine State Police, Maine Warden Service, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and ATF, Delahanty said. FBI Agents Todd DiFede and Tom MacDonald have been designated as points of contact in Maine. They, and other FBI and federal agents, and local, county and state counterparts will continue to work together on investigations into pharmacy incidents and prescription drug abuse, he said. Delahanty noted, “The FBI can’t get to everything all over the state.” At least one member of the volunteer force put a Maine spin on the effort. In a Troop A State Police log entry, Tpr. Forbes referred to his status as a Special Deputy Agent with the FBI as a part of “Operation Moxie.”
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Gwaro enters court to face attempted murder, aggravated assault charges
Established: Victim suffered traumatic brain injury due to the severity of beating By Marge Niblock
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The suspect in a beating that left a Portland woman brain damaged entered court Tuesday, with the defense disputing whether his foot represented a weapon and the prosecution describing the assault, where he “kicked her and stomped her head.” The first day of Eric Gwaro’s jury trial began in Cumberland County Unified Criminal Court with Judge Joyce A. Wheeler presiding. Deputy District Attorney Meg Elam said in her opening statement, “At 2 a.m. on Aug. 30, 2012, Sherri York went into the Big Apple at Cumberland and Washington Avenues and has not been able to walk unassisted since then because of the physical and mental impairment suffered that night.” Judge Wheeler entered into the record stipulations that both defense and prosecuting attorneys agreed to, referring to the serious condition and extensive medical treatment undergone by the victim due to the beating inflicted upon her, including the fact that she suffered traumatic brain injury due to the severity of the damage. Elam detailed the time line of events, stating that York had no money but needed a cab. She got into Gwaro’s vehicle and came back about twenty minutes later, at which time she had a bloody twenty-dollar bill and a black eye. The clerk at the Big Apple that night, Michael Lee Clark Jr., stated this in his testimony. He said that when York came back, “she looked different and was stressed out.” The twenty had blood on it. He set it aside, and gave her a fresh one. Elam said that Gwaro “kicked her and stomped her head.” She said that some people who’d been awakened went outside and some witnesses saw Gwaro pick York up and fling her over his shoulder. Gwaro has been charged with attempted murder, elevated aggravated assault, aggravated assault, and violation of his curfew while released on bail.
Gwaro said that he’d been trying to be a hero and was chasing a man “who looked just like him,” according to Elam. Defense attorney Daniel Lilley disagrees with the two highest charges against his client. In his opening statement, he said, “The state has thrown the book at Mr. Gwaro.” He conceded, “He may have committed two Gwaro charges. He struck this woman hard — several times,” then added, “We don’t contest that.” Lilley also stated that the curfew violation is not contested, but the attempted murder and elevated aggravated assault charges are being contested. The elevated aggravated assault charge is normally used if someone uses a weapon to cause harm to someone. In this case, Elam said that Gwaro’s “shod foot” was a weapon, and he used that weapon to kick and stomp York. Lilley countered by disputing that someone might refer to “an old, torn canvas sneaker” as a dangerous weapon. He encouraged the jury to “discard some of these charges” and “put this case in context.” “There’s a whale of a difference between attempted murder and aggravated assault if you have a reasonable doubt,” Lilley said. Lilley’s account of the initial events were that Gwaro saw a young woman who was “looking for something.” He said he picked her up; she gets into his vehicle and propositions him for sex in exchange for money. Lilley continued, “He thought she was interested in him as a person.” He stated that York grabbed money that was in the center console, that she technically committed the first crime: propositioning him for sex for money and then stealing
Deputy District Attorney Meg Elam said that defendant Erik Gwaro “kicked her and stomped her head,” referring to the victim, Sherri York. She said that some people who’d been awakened went outside and some witnesses saw Gwaro pick York up and fling her over his shoulder. his money. Lilley said, “He didn’t try to murder her. He leaves; he comes back; he’s upset; he wants his money. He committed aggravated assault and caused serious bodily injury. That’s it!” Several witnesses from Montgomery Street testified about being awakened to a woman screaming. They went outside and found York’s body in an alleyway. One of the witnesses, Craig McKenzie, said York’s face was “unrecognizable,” and called the entire incident “a very intense scene.” His 911 tape was played for the jury. Officers Jacob Titcomb and Mark Keller were a few blocks away when they heard the call come in regarding a domestic assault call and responded to it. Witnesses directed them to where they felt the perpetrator was. Gwaro was described as “hiding in the bushes,” and refused to comply with officers’ requests to stop. He fled, but was caught after going about a block and then jumping on top of some recycling bins, the officers testified. He had blood on his shoes and pants and had a torn shirt, they said. Gwaro was then cuffed and taken into custody. During the afternoon session a videotape from the Big Apple cameras was played for the jury. It showed the victim being dragged across the store’s parking lot by her long hair, and then leaving the camera’s range. Judge Wheeler ended the session by admonishing the jurors not to speak about the case to anyone.
Ricci arrested after allegedly assaulting hospital staff By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN
Steven Ricci, 49, a man with a history of indecent conduct and assaultive behavior, was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Portland police on an arrest warrant charging unlawful sexual touching (class D), and violation of bail (class E), police reported. The warrant was issued stemming from an incident that occurred on July 20, in which it is alleged Ricci assaulted a staff member at a local hospital while he was receiving treatment, police said. A year ago, in August 2012, Ricci Ricci found himself under arrest when he was allegedly seen masturbating on his front porch. He was arrested for indecent conduct and disorderly conduct at his Brighton Avenue residence after an off-duty officer allegedly saw him sitting on his porch wearing only his underwear and after he was later observed naked and masturbating, according to the Portland Police Department. At that time, Ricci had just been released from the Cumberland County Jail after he finished serving a seven-month sentence for disorderly conduct and a probation violation — which police say involved similar behavior.
Ricci also was arrested on his birthday after an off-duty jail guard spotted him walking in Portland after dark, police said. Ricci in that incident was charged with violating conditions of his release for being in public between dusk and dawn, said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman. Ricci was given a curfew as a condition of release from the Cumberland County Jail after serving time on an indecent conduct arrest. Ricci was walking with a piece of pizza, Rogers said, suggesting he violated curfew in order to grab a slice. Authorities took to warning residents in Ricci’s Brighton Avenue neighborhood about his release. Officers leafleted homes near the 900 block of Brighten Avenue, distributing more than 100 fliers and notifying administrators at Hall Elementary School and Breakwater School, Rogers said. The decision was made to notify residents because he was considered “likely to reoffend,” Rogers told The Portland Daily Sun at the time. Ricci’s criminal history and diagnosis of mental illness are contributing factors to the likelihood he will reoffend, Rogers added. In 2006, Ricci pleaded guilty to indecent conduct and violating conditions of release after he attempted to lure a teenage girl into his vehicle, according to police. He has also been convicted of indecent conduct and engaging a prostitute.
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Season in Portland for cones, heavy equipment LEFT: A Shaws Brothers crew replaces the handicappedaccessible ramps in sidewalks on Congress Street at Monument Square in this scene from earlier this month. “Spring is the start of our construction season where new sidewalks are built, roads are reconstructed, and new sewer projects begin,” noted the Portlnd Public Services Department. Lists and maps of the ongoing work can be found at the department’s website at http:// publicworks. portlandmaine. gov/engengin3. asp. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)
Real estate listing points to rise in sales of single-family homes Daily Sun Staff Report “Motivated buyers and sellers, coupled with historically low interest rates,” helped explain a 6.42 percent rise in sales of Maine’s single-family, existing homes in June, a real estate group reported. According to Maine Listings, 1,327 homes changed hands last month across the 16 counties of Maine. Maine Listings is generated by Maine Real Estate Information System of South Portland. The median sales price for the homes sold reached $184,000, up 4.84 percent from June 2012’s MSP of $175,500, Maine Listings reported. The National Association of Realtors reported a national single-family existing home sales increase of 14.5 percent last month, compared to stats from last June. The national MSP rose 13.2 percent to $214,700. Regionally, sales in the Northeast were up 16.7 percent, and the regional median sales price of $270,400 reflected a 6.8 percent increase. “Buyers who have been sitting on the sidelines are starting to get more motivated,” Bart Stevens, president of the Maine Association of Realtors, said in a press release. “Although interest rates remain near historical lows, the economy continues
to improve and indications seem to clearly point toward continued rising rates. Many areas of the country are experiencing very strong real estate sales and Maine is just slightly below the curve, but picking up speed.” Stevens, owner/broker with Century 21 Nason Realty in Winslow, said the second home market (seasonal or other) is surging as a result of strong sales to the south of Maine. “Inventory in this category remains quite strong with a good variety for all price points,” he said. Recently, Stevens represented clients who, for years, had been dreaming of a owning a second home in Maine. “This summer, my clients finally achieved that dream because of the strong home inventory, the great rates and the fact that the value of their existing home in Massachusetts had risen dramatically,” he said.
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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Wednesday, July 24, the 205th day of 2013. There are 160 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 24, 1959, during a visit to Moscow, Vice President Richard Nixon engaged in his famous “Kitchen Debate” with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. On this date: In 1862, Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, and the first to have been born a U.S. citizen, died at age 79 in Kinderhook, N.Y., the town where he was born in 1782. In 1866, Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War. In 1911, Yale University history professor Hiram Bingham III found the “Lost City of the Incas,” Machu Picchu, in Peru. In 1937, the state of Alabama dropped charges against four of the nine young black men accused of raping two white women in the “Scottsboro Case.” In 1952, President Harry S. Truman announced a settlement in a 53-day steel strike. In 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom had been the first men to set foot on the moon — splashed down safely in the Pacific. In 1974, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon had to turn over subpoenaed White House tape recordings to the Watergate special prosecutor. In 1998, a gunman burst into the U.S. Capitol, killing two police officers before being shot and captured. (The shooter, Russell Eugene Weston Jr., is being held in a federal mental facility.) The motion picture “Saving Private Ryan,” starring Tom Hanks and directed by Steven Spielberg, was released. In 2002, nine coal miners became trapped in a flooded tunnel of the Quecreek Mine in western Pennsylvania; the story ended happily 77 hours later with the rescue of all nine. Ten years ago: The House and Senate intelligence committees issued their final report on the attacks of September 11, 2001, citing countless blunders, oversights and miscalculations that prevented authorities from stopping the attackers. Five years ago: Ford Motor Co. posted the worst quarterly performance in its history, losing $8.67 billion. Cheered by an enormous crowd in Berlin, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama summoned Europeans and Americans together to “defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it” as surely as they had conquered communism a generation ago. Zvonko Busic, who’d served 32 years in a U.S. prison for hijacking a TWA jetliner and planting a bomb that killed a policeman, was paroled and returned home to Croatia. One year ago: In his first foreign policy speech since emerging as the likely Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney called for an independent investigation into claims the White House had leaked national security information for President Barack Obama’s political gain; the White House replied that the president “has made abundantly clear that he has no tolerance for leaks.” Actor Chad Everett died in Los Angeles at age 75. Actor Sherman Hemsley died in El Paso, Texas, at age 74.
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Dear Annie: I’m a very sad woman. I work and take care of my home and kids. My husband and I had trouble getting pregnant with the second child and after months of trying went to a fertility clinic. It was a difficult time, and I was not giving my husband all of the attention he needed. One day, he was at my friend’s house, and a female acquaintance of hers was there. This woman was in the middle of her own divorce, and she and my husband began a conversation. She told him if he wasn’t happy, he should divorce me and be happy for himself, instead of worrying about his wife and kids. My husband filed divorce papers while I was pregnant. Now the two of them are together, and he thinks I don’t know. What kind of woman thinks this is OK to do? I have two small kids and love my husband with all my heart. I know I have things to work on. Where is the respect for women out there? -- Broken Heart Dear Broken: While we agree that women shouldn’t go after married men (and vice versa), you are blaming the woman when it is your husband who strayed. He wanted an excuse to get out of his responsibilities, and she was simply the match that lit the flame. Please see a lawyer immediately so you can protect yourself and your children. Then ask your husband to go with you for counseling to see whether you can reconcile. But if he is determined to get out of the marriage, the counseling will help you develop coping strategies for the future. Your children need you to be strong and capable. Dear Annie: As a working mom, my schedule is tight. For several years, I have enjoyed a periodic lunch with a nonworking friend where we catch up on our kids’ activities and discuss books or movies. Twice during recent lunches, her cellphone has rung, and
in mid-sentence, she has picked it up and commenced chatting with the caller. I could understand if it were an emergency call from her son’s school, but I end up sitting there staring in silence at my lunch while she cheerfully talks about a trip to the beach. My husband thinks I should tell her that I find this disrespectful and rude, as well as insensitive to my time constraints. Instead, when she calls to set up a lunch date, I simply say that I’m too busy. I no longer think this “friendship” is worth my time. Am I wrong to cut her out of my life over this? -- Disrespected Dear Disrespected: It depends on whether she offers anything other than an absentee luncheon date. You are angry and looking to punish her. Decide whether you want the friendship to end or whether you simply want her to put down the cellphone. There is nothing wrong with asking her to make your lunch a “phone free” zone so you can concentrate on each other. If she refuses to turn off her cellphone and answers a call in mid-conversation, feel free to get up and leave, saying, “Obviously, you are busy. Perhaps I’ll see you another time.” Dear Annie: I am responding to “Outcast Sister,” who cares for her mom. It is terrible of her sisters to complain because she is getting paid for this. No one realizes how time consuming it is to watch a loved one. She should tell them to take a turn watching Mom, driving her to the doctor’s, and doing the laundry, housekeeping and bathing, and see how much time and effort it takes. I am one of 10 kids who took care of Mom on weekends when the caregiver needed time off. Her sisters should be grateful that she is willing to take this on instead of hiring a paid stranger. God bless her. -- Enraged Reader
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by a stranger. Anyone with information Scarborough police investigate approached about Tuesday’s incident is urged to call 883-6361. report of strange man offering Jetport to receive federal money 12-year-old girl a ride in car for snow removal equipment Daily Sun Staff Reports
Police put out an alert that a 12-year-old girl was offered a ride by a stranger at the end of Black Point Road in Scarborough around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday. The incident occurred in the Prouts Neck area at the end of Black Point Road in Scarborough. A man in a blue car offered the girl a ride as she was walking down the street, said Garrett Strout, detective with Scarborough Police Department. Units checked the area but weren’t able to find the man or the car, he said. “At this point we don’t know if it was a good Samaritan or someone with ill will,” he said. “There was no force used, so at this point it’s informational,” Strout said. Police circulated information to area agencies. The individual was driving a small four-door blue car, and was described to be a man in his late 50s with gray hair, Strout said. “He just asked her if she wanted a ride and said it was cold outside,” Strout said. “She found it to be a little bit suspicious, so she went home and told her parents,” Strout said. The girl was walking in a “close-knit community” that’s often alert and watchful, he said. Police remind young people not to accept rides from strangers and to tell their parents if they are
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The Portland International Jetport is set to receive $1.4 million to replace antiquated snow removal equipment. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, announced Tuesday that the airport will get money from the Federal Aviation Administration to purchase two front-end loaders, two snowplows and a snow sweeper, according to a press release. The Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head also received funding. “Maine airports are used to dealing with snow and ice storms and they do a good job keeping runways open during winter storms, but snow removal equipment is expensive and this federal funding will help these two airports acquire up-to-date equipment,” Pingree said, in a statement. Jetport Manager Paul Bradbury said two of the sweepers the airport currently has in use are nearly 20 years old and need to be replaced. “These are massive pieces of equipment that are in near-continuous operation from the time the first snowflake falls,” Bradbury said, in a statement. “Replacing these sweepers will allow us to be more efficient and maintain our reputation for staying open even during severe winter storms.”
PAL fundraising effort to culminate with game featuring former Patriots Starting on Monday, July 29, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office will be kicking off its annual fundraising campaign to support the Police Athletic League, the sheriff’s office announced. At the completion of the fundraising campaign, members of the sheriff’s office will be playing Flag Football against former New England Patriots players at the Fitzpatrick Stadium on Deering Avenue in Portland on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. Prior to the game at 5 p.m., there will be a youth clinic hosted by the New England Alumni players. The Cumberland County PAL has been supporting youth sports for years, and has been providing four $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors that attend high school in Cumberland County, a press release explained. This fundraising campaign will encompass telephone solicitation calls throughout Cumberland County.
Report in college site: USM ranked sixth best for return on investment Affordable Colleges Online has ranked the University of Southern Maine sixth of the nine Maine colleges it recognizes as having the highest return on investment, USM reported in a press release. The organization analyzed 43 Maine colleges, choosing to recognize only nine for their high ROI.
Affordable Colleges Online, which can be found at http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org, identifies itself as “today’s #1 resource for college affordability and financial aid information.” To determine a college’s ROI, the organization crunched the numbers using the federal government’s NCES and IPEDS data and salary information gathered by Payscale. The criteria that determined a college’s ranking included that it be a fully accredited, four-year, non-profit institution; net tuition; a graduate’s average starting salary; and ROI calculation. The data used came from the Carnegie Classification (a framework for classifying U.S. colleges), IPEDS (a federal entity that collects and analyzes data related to education), NCES (a federal source of information about colleges and post-secondary institutions), and Payscale (a salary data collection organization). “We are always happy to learn that tools, such as Affordable Colleges Online that help families determine the affordability of college, include USM high in their rankings,” said Susan Campbell, USM’s chief student success officer, in the press release. To view the Maine rankings, see http://www. affordablecollegesonline.org/online-colleges/ maine.
Old Orchard Beach, Palace Playland highlighted in Fox News article A recently published Fox News story named Old Orchard Beach and Palace Playland as one of 19 “most awesome boardwalks in America,” according to a press release. The article states: “We tend to associate New England with quiet stretches of beach, but the boardwalk in Old Orchard Beach is an exception with a full blown amusement park, Palace Playland, right by the ocean.” Palace Playland owner Joel Golder said, “We are proud to be recognized by such a well known national rnedia source. We take a lot of pride in the boardwalk and that Palace Playland is New England’s only beachfront amusement park. This area is a great gathering place for vacationers from all over the U.S. and Canada”. The boardwalk in Old Grchard Beach was only one of two named in Northern New England as part of the Fox News story, a press release noted.
AARP offers driver safety classes An AARP Driver Safety class for drivers age 50 and older will be presented at the AARP State office, 1685 Congress St., Portland, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9. The registration fee is $12 for AARP members, $14 for others. Registration is urged by Friday, Aug. 2. To register, phone John Hammon, AARP volunteer instructor, at 655-4943. Class size is limited, AARP warned. Additional classes at this location in Portland will be presented on Sept. 13, Oct. 11 and Nov. 8. More information may be found at DriverSafetyME. weebly.com.
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Wednesday, July 24 Lighthouse Tour: Wood Island Light
9:30 a.m. Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. Departs from Vine’s Landing, Biddeford Pool. Nonmembers $35; members $30; ages 6 to 16 $15. “Step back in time as trained guides enlighten you about the uninhabited island, which is a bird sanctuary, its history, its buildings, the light’s 42-foot stone tower and the keepers who were stationed there. To purchase tickets or for more information visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org or call 443.1316, ext 0.”
Bread Song: Cross Cultural Friendships in Maine
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Children’s Room & Cafe, Portland Public Library. “Author Fred Lipp reads aloud from his book ‘Bread Song,’ the story of a Portland boy from Thailand shy about speaking English until a local baker invites him to witness something magical. Events include the purchase and tasting of breads from many cultures at our ‘Bread Song Cafe.’” http://www.portlandlibrary.com
Christina Baker Kline at the PPL
noon to 1 p.m. Christina Baker Kline, author, “Orphan Train,” guest speaker at the Portland Public Library. “Between 1854 and 1929, thousands of orphaned or abandoned children in the crowded cities of the East Coast were often placed on ‘orphan trains’ and shipped out west. The lucky ones would go on to be adopted and welcomed into loving families, but too often these children were treated like servants or worse. This little-known period in American history became the premise of Orphan Train, the most anticipated novel yet from Christina Baker Kline.” Portland Public Library’s Brown Bag Lecture Series, Rines Auditorium. http://www.portlandlibrary.com
Bowdoin International Music Festival concert
2 p.m. “Portland Public Library will host students of the Bowdoin International Music Festival in a free concert on July 24 at 2 p.m. in the Lewis Gallery. The Bowdoin Festival’s community concert series presents gifted classical musicians from around the world performing solo and chamber music in non-traditional venues. The performers are conservatory and graduate students who attend the Festival’s summer program to hone their performing skills in preparation for a life in music. This year’s students represent 24 countries and 36 states. Programs are varied and are announced on site. Visit the Festival on the web at www. bowdoinfestival.org.”
‘Young Frankenstein: The Musical’ in Ogunquit
2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Ogunquit Playhouse. “The hilarious musical comedy is a wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend based on Mel Brooks’ film masterpiece. The story follows young Dr. Frankenstein (that’s Fronkensteen) as he attempts to bring a corpse to life, but not without scary and hilarious complications.” Through July 27. http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org
Portland Democratic City Committee rescheduled
5:30 p.m. “As Portlanders, we join in mourning the loss of Amanda Rowe, nurse and advocate for children’s health, and extending our warmest sympathy to her husband, family and friends for this grievous loss. In order not to conflict with services for Mrs. Rowe, we are moving our meeting up a week. The meeting and officer election will be Wednesday, July 31, at 5:30 p.m. in Conference Room 5 on the lower level of the Portland Public Library.” http:// portlanddems.org
Stonecoast MFA Director Annie Finch at MHS
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. “Maine poet and Stonecoast MFA Director Annie Finch performs her own work along with some of her own favorite summer poems by poets including Keats, Millay, and of course, Longfellow. A book sale and signing will follow the reading. The second of four programs in MHS’s 2013 Longfellow Garden Summer Series. In case of rain, the event moves to the lecture hall. In partnership with Stonecoast MFA Program/WritersConference.” 489 Congress St., Portland. Maine Historical Society. www. mainehistory.org
Puccini’s ‘La Boheme’
7:30 p.m. A New Production Presented by PORTopera, Wednesday, July 24, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, July 28, at 2 p.m. Tickets $105/$65/$53/$41 (includes fee). Due to the orchestral pit, the first row of seating in Orchestra is row E. “For its 19th season, PORTopera produces one of the world’s best-loved operas: Giacomo Puccini’s incomparable ‘La Boheme.’ PORTopera’s new production of Puccini’s melodic masterpiece, with beautiful sets, wonderful costumes and an orchestra of over 50 musicians, will transfix you as it weaves the story of struggling young artists and friends in 19th century Paris with a love story of such magnificent beauty, it is an indelible experience you may never forget.”
Sunset Folk Series
7:45 p.m. Sunset Folk Series at Western Prom Park spon-
In June 2002, the Maine Historical Society celebrated the centennial of the Wadsworth–Longfellow House as Maine’s first house museum open to the public. Above, a tour is shown. Today at 5:30 p.m., in partnership with Stonecoast MFA/Writers’ Conference, the Maine Historical Society presents The Poetry of Summer: Annie Finch and Her Favorite Poets in the Garden. Maine poet and Stonecoast MFA Director Finch will perform her own work along with some of her own favorite summer poems. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) sored by Families of the Western Prom Neighborhood. Concerts last approximately 40 minutes (in case of inclement weather, concert canceled). Wednesday, July 24, 7:45 p.m. Robby Simpson (www.mayspace.com/robysimpson); Wednesday, July 31, 7:30 p.m. Phantom Buffalo (www. myspace.com/phantombuffalo); Wednesday, Aug 7, 7:30 p.m. Carolyn Currie (www.carolyncurrie.com); Wednesday, Aug 14, 7:30 p.m. Kurt Baker (www.kurtbakermusic.com). www.portlandmaine.com
Island Musicians concert on Peaks Island
8 p.m. The Peaks Island Music Association has four summer concerts scheduled, each at 8 p.m., on alternating Wednesday nights, each at the same venue, the Fifth Maine Museum at 45 Seashore Avenue on Peaks Island. “July 24: The Annual Island Musicians Concert — Popular annual event featuring vocalists, instrumentalists, and ensembles of all ages and musical genres; from banjo to saxophone to cello to a cappella quartets — a broad range of music. Aug. 7: Violinist Ron Lantz and Pianist Laura Kargul: Grammy-nominated violinist and founding member of the Portland String Quartet joins recording artist and international performer Laura Kargul on the 1924 Steinert Grand in a diverse program. Aug. 21: The Peaks Island Chorale in: The Power of Place; 25-voice Community Chorus joined by guest instrumentalists sings a program from the Renaissance, classical, folk, and contemporary repertoire, including works by Palestrina, Handel, Mendelssohn, Stanford, Vaughan Williams, Stroope, Paul McCartney, and Schooner Fare. Concerts are all first-come, first served; $5 donation at the door.” For more information, contact Faith York at 766-5763 or FYonPI@aol.com.
Thursday, July 25 Children’s Walking Tour with Maine Historical Society
10:30 a.m. “Portland Public Library presents a Children’s Walking Tour with Maine Historical Society, Thursday, July 25 at 10:30 a.m. free, registration is required. “Join the Portland Public Library Sam L. Cohen Children’s Library for a Children’s Walking Tour with Maine Historical Society on Thursday, July 25 at 10:30 a.m. As part of Portland Public Library’s summer reading program for children, I Love Reading in Portland: I’m Your Neighbor, children and their chaperones are invited to discover the city that our long ago neighbor, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow knew. On this guided expedition through downtown Portland using maps and old photographs copied from the archives of the Maine Historical Society, participants will hear Longfellow’s poems about his native city and learn about his life and nineteenth century Portland. Participants will discover layers of the past that still exist in Portland’s changing urban landscape. Sign up is required for this program as space is limited. Please call 871-1700, ext. 707 to register or stop by the Children’s Desk in the Sam L. Cohen Children’s Library.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.”
Author Christina Baker Kline in Falmouth
noon. “Join Falmouth Memorial Library as we welcome author Christina Baker Kline on Thursday, July 25 at noon when she will discuss her latest book, ‘Orphan Train.’ Location: Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth. FMI: library@falmouth.lib.me.us or 781-2351.”
Deering Oaks Bandstand concerts
12:30 p.m. Deering Oaks concerts; starting at 12:30 p.m., concerts last approximately 40 minutes and are held at the Bandstand, Deering Oaks Park (if inclement weather, concert relocated to Reiche Community Center, 166 Brackett St.). Thursday, July 25 Sammie Haynes (Kids Songs); Thursday, Aug. 1 Matt Loosigian (Kids Songs); Thursday, Aug. 8 USM Chemistry Club (Experimental Fun). www. portlandmaine.com
‘Young Frankenstein: The Musical’ in Ogunquit
2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Ogunquit Playhouse. “The hilarious musical comedy is a wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend based on Mel Brooks’ film masterpiece. The story follows young Dr. Frankenstein (that’s Fronkensteen) as he attempts to bring a corpse to life, but not without scary and hilarious complications.” Through July 27. http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org
Ossipee Valley Music Festival
4 p.m. “Get dipped in a vat of music, with four days of forty bands on four different stages, featuring diverse musical styles from country & rock n roll with Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives, to soul and blues with the Holmes Brothers, from jazz and folk with Sarah Jarosz, to celtic and world rhythms with The Duhks, to Bluegrass with Della Mae. Enjoy barn dances, workshops, contests, yummy food, swimming, yoga, midnight film screenings, and a free children’s music program. This camping festival also has the best fireside picking and jamming scene around, so bring your instrument!” Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds, South Hiram Road South Hiram. July 25 to July 28, Camping Festival, 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. www.ossipeevalley.com
Allagash Tails And Tales
6 p.m. Allagash Tails And Tales with Tim Caverly. Free family fun! Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. FMI 829-2215.”
‘Cultivating Compassion’ with ChIME
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. “Cultivating Compassion” with the Rev. Angie Arndt (change in presenter from the Rev. Larry Greer due to scheduling conflict; the Rev. Angie Arndt, Dean of ChIME, will share an exploration of Cultivating Compassion with self and others. Open Houses are free and open to the public. No registration necessary. Chaplaincy Institute of Maine, 555 Forest Ave., second floor, Portland (Center for Grieving Children building). see next page
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Cultivating Community Twilight Dinner
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Turkey Hill Farm, 120 Old Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth. “Cultivating Community is holding a series of Twilight Dinners at their farm in Cape Elizabeth. The three-course meals will be cooked by local chefs to highlight the local and seasonal. The cost is $40 per person (BYOB). You can buy tickets online at Brown Paper Tickets. July 25 — Chefs Brad Messier and Erin Lynch, Rosemont Market & Bakery. Aug. 1 — Chef Josh Potocki, Bread and Butter Catering Co. Aug. 8 — Cultivating Community Youth Growers supported by John Peelen of Dutch Door Kitchen. Aug. 15 — Chef Leslie Oster, Aurora Provisions. Aug. 22 — TBD. Aug. 29 — Chef Chris McClay, Modern Vegan Cooking School. Sept. 5 — Chef Mitch Gerow, East Ender.”
Eastern Promenade Concert Series
7 p.m. Friends Of Eastern Promenade Concert Series, sponsored by the Friends of Eastern Promenade and area businesses. Concerts last approximately one hour. Please note: Due to Fort Allen Park undergoing renovations, concerts this summer are held at Fort Sumner Park, North Street (in case of inclement weather, concert canceled). Thursday, July 25, 7 p.m. Chandler’s Band (Marches & Big Band Era); Thursday, Aug. 1, 7 p.m. Pete Kilpatrick (Acoustic Folk Pop); Thursday, Aug. 8, 7 p.m. Sly Chi (Funk Soul & R&B); Thursday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m. The Kenya Hall Band (Funk / NeoSoul); Thursday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m. North of Nashville (Outlaw Country/American Roots); Thursday, Aug. 29, 7 p.m. Maine Marimba Ensemble (Zimbabwean Music). http://www.portlandmaine.com
‘Homegoings’ screening at PPL
7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Portland Public Library POV Summer Documentary Film Series presents “Homegoings,” a film by Christine Turner in the Rines Auditorium. “Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African-American funerals are brought to life. Filmed at Owens Funeral Home in New York City’s historic Harlem neighborhood, Homegoings takes an up-close look at the rarely seen world of undertaking in the black community, where funeral rites draw on a rich palette of tradition, history and celebration. Combining cinéma vérité with intimate interviews and archival photographs, the film paints a portrait of the dearly departed, their grieving families and a man who sends loved ones ‘home.’” For more information visit www.pbs.org/pov
‘The Music Man’ in Standish
7:30 p.m. Meredith Willson’s rousing musical ‘The Music Man’ comes to the stage of the Schoolhouse Arts Center from July 18 through Aug. 4. Return to the quaint streets of River City Iowa and enjoy the wonderful dance routines, spirited voices, and the adventure of summer romance. Watch Harold Hill try once again try to con Marion the librarian. Nevertheless, he finds himself caught in the snare of unexpected romance. Audiences will find their feet tapping as they sing along with old favorites like ‘Seventy Six Trombones,’ ‘Good Night My Someone,’ ‘Pick-A-Little Talk-ALittle,’ and lots of others. This show is expected to sell out, so make your reservations early. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. Adult tickets are $18. Seniors and students are $16. The Schoolhouse is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35. For reservations, call 642-3743 or buy tickets on-line at www.schoolhousearts.org.”
Friday, July 26 Ossipee Valley Music Festival
9 a.m. to 11 p.m. “Get dipped in a vat of music, with four days of forty bands on four different stages, featuring diverse musical styles from country & rock n roll with Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives, to soul and blues with the Holmes Brothers, from jazz and folk with Sarah Jarosz, to celtic and world rhythms with The Duhks, to Bluegrass with Della Mae. Enjoy barn dances, workshops, contests, yummy food, swimming, yoga, midnight film screenings, and a free children’s music program. This camping festival also has the best fireside picking and jamming scene around, so bring your instrument!” Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds, South Hiram Road South Hiram. July 25 to July 28, Camping Festival, 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. www.ossipeevalley.com
‘Gypsy’ at Maine State Music Theatre
7:30 p.m. “Everything’s coming up roses July 17, as Maine State Music Theatre continues its 55th season of professional musical theater at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin campus in Brunswick with the smash musical fable, ‘Gypsy.’ Loosely based on the memoirs of striptease artist, Gypsy Rose Lee, ‘Gypsy’ follows the dreams and disappointments of Mama Rose and her fight to raise her two
On Saturday, Maine Audubon welcomes guests on a tour of Peaks Island with registered Maine guides, Gary Roberts and George Libby. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) daughters, Dainty June, based on actress, June Havoc, and Louise, in the world of 1920s show business, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born. ... Maine State Music Theatre favorite, Charis Leos, returns to the Maine State Music Theatre stage as ‘the ultimate show business mother,’ Rose.” Tickets to see Gypsy are now on sale. Contact the MSMT box office at 725-8769, visit the box office at The Pickard Theater or select and purchase your seats online at www.msmt.org. The show opens on July 17 and runs until Aug. 3. Matinees are at 2 p.m. and evening shows are at 7:30 p.m.
‘The Music Man’ in Standish
7:30 p.m. Meredith Willson’s rousing musical ‘The Music Man’ comes to the stage of the Schoolhouse Arts Center from July 18 through Aug. 4. Return to the quaint streets of River City Iowa and enjoy the wonderful dance routines, spirited voices, and the adventure of summer romance. Watch Harold Hill try once again try to con Marion the librarian. Nevertheless, he finds himself caught in the snare of unexpected romance. Audiences will find their feet tapping as they sing along with old favorites like ‘Seventy Six Trombones,’ ‘Good Night My Someone,’ ‘Pick-A-Little Talk-ALittle,’ and lots of others. This show is expected to sell out, so make your reservations early. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. Adult tickets are $18. Seniors and students are $16. The Schoolhouse is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35. For reservations, call 642-3743 or buy tickets on-line at www.schoolhousearts.org.”
‘Young Frankenstein: The Musical’ in Ogunquit
8 p.m. Ogunquit Playhouse. “The hilarious musical comedy is a wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend based on Mel Brooks’ film masterpiece. The story follows young Dr. Frankenstein (that’s Fronkensteen) as he attempts to bring a corpse to life, but not without scary and hilarious complications.” Through July 27. http://www. ogunquitplayhouse.org
Comedy and craft beer collide
8 p.m. “The Portland Comedy Co-op is taking over the tasting room at Rising Tide Brewery, 103 Fox St., Portland, on July 26. Tickets are $6 at the door, which includes a flight of fresh Rising Tide samples to taste throughout the show. The jokes start at 8 p.m. with comedians Will Green, Jordan Handren-Seavey, Joe Timmins, Aharon Hebert, James Spizuoco, Travis Curran, and special guest and New England favorite Troy Pennell. Fresh beer will also be for sale when you want more than just a sample. So Bring your unquenchable thirst for tasty, local brews and your friends! Well, your friends who are 18 and older.”
Saturday, July 27 A Day on Peaks Island with Maine guides
7:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Peaks Island tour with Maine Audubon. Members: $35, non-members: $45. “Bring a bag lunch and join registered Maine guides, Gary Roberts and George Libby, for a day trip to Peaks Island. Learn about the island’s history, from the time it was used as a summer gathering place by Maine’s early native peoples, its settlement in the 1600s, to present day. ... Our walk will pass the Fifth and Eighth Maine Regiment Houses and WWII fortifications.” http://maineaudubon.org
Historical Hike to Mast Landing Sanctuary
9 a.m. “L.L.Bean — Family Hike Series: Historical Hike to
Audubon’s Mast Landing Sanctuary. “We’ll join with the Freeport Historical Society to hike and learn about the history of this 140-acre bird sanctuary. Get answers to why it is called ‘Mast Landing’ and understand the importance of the mill whose foundation is still visible on the property. This will be a slow paced, easy walk with plenty of time for questions and exploration. Don’t forget your binoculars!” Lower Mast Landing Road, Freeport. Free. www.llbean.com/freeport or 877-755-2326.
Scarborough Marsh bird survey
9 a.m. to noon. Maine Audubon. “Join us at Scarborough Marsh for a marsh-wide survey of birds and help us document all present species. Depending on the assignment, some surveys are on foot, by car or from a canoe/kayak. Scarborough Marsh, 100 Pine Point Road, Scarborough.” maineaudubon.org
‘Donation Yard Sale’ in Cape Elizabeth
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. “The Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene (499 Ocean House Rd, CE) will hold its third annual ‘Donation Yard Sale.’ ... All items are donated to the church, and then are made available to buyers on a ‘set your own price’ basis. At the conclusion of the yard sale, unsold items will be donated to other charities. Proceeds will support children’s ministries through the church. For more information about donating an item to be sold, please contact Pastor Jon at 799-3692.”
Shaker-style chair, stool weaving
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn to weave a classic ‘checkerboard’ Shaker-style chair seat or stool seat using the same methods passed down by the Shakers since the 1800s. Antique and contemporary examples of Shaker chairs and Shaker chairs seats will be examined. Participants need to bring a new or antique chair or footstool to reseat. Materials list supplied upon registration. Fee: $35. Shaker Village is located on Route 26 (707 Shaker Road) in New Gloucester. FMI: 926-4597 or usshakers@aol.com
Ossipee Valley Music Festival
9 a.m. to 11 p.m. “Get dipped in a vat of music, with four days of forty bands on four different stages, featuring diverse musical styles from country & rock n roll with Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives, to soul and blues with the Holmes Brothers, from jazz and folk with Sarah Jarosz, to celtic and world rhythms with The Duhks, to Bluegrass with Della Mae. Enjoy barn dances, workshops, contests, yummy food, swimming, yoga, midnight film screenings, and a free children’s music program. This camping festival also has the best fireside picking and jamming scene around, so bring your instrument!” Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds, South Hiram Road South Hiram. July 25 to July 28, Camping Festival, 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. www.ossipeevalley.com
Friends of Libby Library ‘Christmas in July’ Book Sale
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friends of Libby Library at Old Orchard Beach will hold its annual “Christmas in July” Book Sale on the grounds of Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library, 27 Staples St., Old Orchard Beach. This event starts at 10 a.m. on the Library grounds and continues until 2 p.m. “Along with bargain-priced books of every genre for adults and children, Christmas-themed items will be available for purchase. Proceeds from the ‘Christmas in July’ Book Sale are used to provide for the enhancement of children’s reading programs, materials, and activities at Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library.” see next page
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Author Claudia C. Bowker in Yarmouth
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Claudia C. Bowker Book Signing Event at the Royal Bean, 18 Yarmouth Crossing Drive, Yarmouth. “Bowker, a resident of Amargosa Valley, Nev., will be available to sign copies of her book, ‘It Took a Bullet.’ Doris Butler, the beloved principal of George B. Williams Elementary School, lies near death in the Intensive Care Unit at University Medical Center. As she struggles to survive the gunshot wound, her estranged daughter, Jennifer, learns of the love and respect the community has for the mother whose love she has spent her life rejecting. As Jennifer learns from her brother and sister-in-law, and her mother’s colleagues, students, and community leaders of the impact Doris has made on their lives, Jennifer wonders if there is any hope of recovering the love she has chosen to isolate herself and her two young daughters from. If Doris survives, will Jennifer ever be able to repair the damage she has caused and give her daughters the grandmother’s love they deserve?” For more information, contact Michelle Whitman
at michelle@keymgc.com.
Christmas in July at St. Augustine’s in OOB
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. St. Augustine’s Anglican Church will be offering a celebration of Christmas in July, taking place in Memorial Park at the gazebo in Old Orchard Beach. There will be the telling of the story of Christmas by St. Nicholas along with the singing of beloved carols. When we think of ‘Christmas’ we think of snow and gift giving. In the middle of summer we sometimes forget the joy of Christ’s birth and all of our wonderful Christmas traditions. This should be a The public can enjoy ocean views and partake of a pancake breakfast on Sunday at Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) popular and fun event for all. The program is family oriented calling upon members of the parish to do Biblical readings and providing the music. Those who gather are welcome to bring a picnic or snacks and the music is for all to sing.”
‘Young Frankenstein: The Musical’ in Ogunquit
3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Ogunquit Playhouse. “The hilarious musical comedy is a wickedly inspired reimagining of the Frankenstein legend based on Mel Brooks’ film masterpiece. The story follows young Dr. Frankenstein (that’s Fronkensteen) as he attempts to bring a corpse to life, but not without scary and hilarious complications.” Through July 27. http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org
Deep Space Showcase
8 p.m. Deep Space Showcase at Mayo Street Arts, Portland. “We come in peace, and we’re ready to entertain! Deep Space Showcase promises to be the Weirdest Show on Earth. Deep Space Showcase is the collaborative project of five female puppeteers, burlesque dancers, sideshow freaks and clowns hailing from points across the US. Deep Space Showcase combines the puppetry prowess of the Many Furs Puppet Troupe with the tranimalistic shenangians of the Bonobohobo’s Panspermic Circus. Appearing with Portland’s own MotionFolk Theater, bringing you their newest puppet interpretation of Cyrano DeBergerac.” Doors at 7:30 p.m. Show at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance at http://www. brownpapertickets.com/ event/408857
‘Gypsy’ at Maine State Music Theatre
7:30 p.m. “Everything’s coming up roses July 17, as Maine State Music
Theatre continues its 55th season of professional musical theater at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin campus in Brunswick with the smash musical fable, ‘Gypsy.’” Tickets to see Gypsy are now on sale. Contact the MSMT box office at 725-8769, visit the box office at The Pickard Theater or select and purchase your seats online at www.msmt.org. The show opens on July 17 and runs until Aug. 3. Matinees are at 2 p.m. and evening shows are at 7:30 p.m.
Lobsterstomp 2013
8 p.m. Bayside Bowl, Lobsterstomp 2013. “It’s that time of year again! Join us again for the annual Lobsterstomp with free music all night long. Featuring Cowgirls of the Damned, The Staten Island Fairies, The Gamma Goochies, The Flipsides, Anna Pillsbury, and DJ Matt Little.” http://www.baysidebowl.com/events
Sunday July 28 Pancake Breakfast on Peaks Island
8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island. $8 adult, $5 child under 12. “Enjoy a delicious breakfast of blueberry or buttermilk pancakes, eggs, ham, baked beans, fruit, juice, watermelon, coffee and tea in our seaside dining room or on our verandah.” The Fifth Maine Regiment Museum is a non-profit 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.”
The Irish American Club picnic
11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Irish American Club picnic will be held at Shoreway Park on the Southern Maine Community College campus. “Food, fun, music and vendors. Raffle. All Irish American Club members and friends invited. ... Join the Irish American Club. It’s your family. For more information about joining the Club, volunteering or sponsoring the parade, contact club2@irishofmaine.org.”
Festival of Nations
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. “The Eleventh Annual Greater Portland Festival of Nations will take place in Deering Oaks Park on Sunday, July 28, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The festival is a collaboration with many corporations, agencies and foundations in the Greater Portland, Maine, area. The festival has been recognized as one of the most outstanding family-oriented cultural events held in the state of Maine. It highlights Maine’s ethnic diversity and traditions, encourages greater understanding, and promotes a healthy Maine.” For more information, call 420-1277. https://www.facebook.com/ TheMugadiFoundation
‘Gypsy’ at Maine State Music Theatre
2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. “Everything’s coming up roses July 17, as Maine State Music Theatre continues its 55th season of professional musical theater at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin campus in Brunswick with the smash musical fable, ‘Gypsy.’ Loosely based on the memoirs of striptease artist, Gypsy Rose Lee, ‘Gypsy’ follows the dreams and disappointments of Mama Rose and her fight to raise her two daughters, Dainty June, based on actress, June Havoc, and Louise, in the world of 1920s show business.” Tickets to see Gypsy are now on sale. Contact the MSMT box office at 725-8769, visit the box office at The Pickard Theater or select and purchase your seats online at www.msmt.org.