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Committee endorses sale of part of Congress Square — Council to consider $523,000 price for plaza parcel; page 6

Inside the Westin A glimpse of renovations at the old Eastland — Page 7

Meg Wolff profiled See Karen Vachon’s column, page 4

Work begins on a new section of Stroudwater River Trail See page 13

Bruce Wennerstrom, general manager of the Westin Portland and Harborview Hotel, shows off the view Wednesday from the Top of the East. The old Eastland Park Hotel on High Street will reopen with a new name, and newly renovated, on Dec. 11 with a larger Top of the East restaurant, he said. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Facial scanning making gains in surveillance

WASHINGTON (NY Times) — The federal government is making progress on developing a surveillance system that would pair computers with video cameras to scan crowds and automatically identify people by their faces, according to newly disclosed documents and interviews with researchers working on the project.

The Department of Homeland Security tested a crowd-scanning project called the Biometric Optical Surveillance System — or BOSS — last fall after two years of governmentfinanced development.

Although the system is not ready for use, researchers say they are making significant advances. That alarms privacy advocates, who say that now is the time for the government to establish oversight rules and limits on how it will someday be used.

There have been stabs for over a decade at building a system that would help match faces in a crowd with names on a watch list — whether in searching for terrorism suspects at highprofile events like a presidential inaugural parade, looking for criminal fugitives in places like Times Square or identifying card cheats in crowded casinos.

The automated matching of close-up photographs has improved greatly in recent years, and companies like Facebook have experimented with it using still pictures.

But even with advances in computer power, the technical hurdles involving crowd scans from a distance have proved to be far more challenging. Despite occasional much-hyped tests, including one as far back as the 2001 Super Bowl, technical specialists say crowd scanning is still too slow and unreliable.

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Syrian rebels accuse government of attack BEIRUT, Lebanon (NY Times) — The Syrian government pounded rebellious areas east of the capital, Damascus, early Wednesday, and antigovernment activists said some rockets included chemical weapons that killed scores of people, and possibly hundreds.

Photographs and videos showed rooms full of lifeless bodies laid out in rows, some wrapped in white cloths, others lines up in mass graves. Some showed victims staring and motionless, others twitching uncontrollably.

The Syrian government vociferously denied mounting any chemical attack, and its ally, Russia, blamed Syrian rebels for launching a rocket with an unknown chemical agent that had caused civilian casualties, calling it a preplanned effort to accuse the government of President Bashar al-Assad of using chemical weapons. A team of weapons investigators sent by the United Nations arrived in the country on Sunday to begin looking into several other reports of chemical weapons.

The total death toll remained unclear,

although the images, along with testimonies provided by antigovernment activists and medical personnel, indicated at least scores of victims, including men, women and children. Some opposition estimates went as high as 1,000.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which follows the conflict from Britain through a network of contacts inside Syria, said the attacks took place in the suburbs of Zamalka, Ein Terma and Erbeen, all of which are east of Damascus and have a strong rebel presence.

Manning sentenced to 35 years Egyptian court removes last for leaking government secrets bar to setting Mubarak free FORT MEADE, Md. (NY Times) — A military judge sentenced Pfc. Bradley Manning on Wednesday to 35 years in prison for providing more than 700,000 government files to WikiLeaks, a gigantic leak that lifted the veil on American military and diplomatic activities around the world.

The sentence is the longest ever handed down in a case involving a leak of United States government information for the purpose of having the information reported to the public. Private Manning, 25, will be eligible for parole in about seven years, his lawyer said.

In a two-minute hearing on Wednesday morning, the judge, Army Col. Denise R. Lind, also said that Private Manning would be dishonorably discharged and reduced in rank from private first class to private, the lowest rank in the military. She said he would forfeit his pay but she did not impose a fine.

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Before the sentencing, Private Manning sat leaning forward with his hands folded, whispering to his lawyer, David Coombs. When Colonel Lind read the sentence, Private Manning stood, showing no expression. He did not make a statement.

The materials that Private Manning gave to WikiLeaks included a video taken during an American helicopter attack in Baghdad in 2007 in which civilians were killed, including two journalists. He also gave WikiLeaks some 250,000 diplomatic cables, dossiers of detainees being imprisoned without trial at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and hundreds of thousands of incident reports from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Immediately after the judge left, military guards flanked Private Manning and hustled him out the front of the courtroom as a half-dozen supporters in the back of the courtroom shouted words of encouragement at him.

CAIRO (NY Times) — An Egyptian court on Wednesday ordered former President Hosni Mubarak released from prison, saying all appeals by prosecutors to keep him behind bars had been exhausted. Some accounts said his freedom could come within hours.

An official in the office of his lawyer, Farid el-Deeb, confirmed that the firm expected Mubarak, 85, would be released by Thursday. Al Ahram, the state newspaper, said on its Web site Wednesday afternoon that his release may be more imminent, quoting an unidentified judicial source.

Other reports claimed the prosecution would still have 48 hours to appeal his release.

Even some of Mubarak’s opponents expected his release.

“We are now facing a sound release order, and the prosecution will appeal and the appeal will be denied and he will walk out, and he has a right to do so,” said Khaled Abu Bakr, a prominent lawyer involved in the cases of protesters killed during the protests against Mubarak that preceded his downfall more than two years ago.

A judicial source told The New York Times that all appeals had been exhausted “and procedures for his release will begin to be processed right away unless he’s detained pending other trials.” Wednesday’s order, however, applied to the last of at least three prosecutions that Mubarak still faced. He had already been ordered freed pending trial on two other cases, including a retrial on charges of complicity in the deaths of 800 protesters at the end of his regime in January 2011.

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USM diversity center finds new song to sing Benefit concert tonight

1990’s, including The Community Pride Reporter and Our Paper, which don’t exist anymore. “In the 1990’s, the internet wasn’t

By Timothy Gillis the communication tool it is today, so the SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN way that communities spoke to each other was through newspapers, publishing stoA newly formed fundraising group ries on potluck dinners, LGBT activities,” is hosting its first concert. The Friends Bock said. “If you were gay and living in a of the Jean Byers Sampson Center for small community in the 1990’s, it may not Diversity brings Canadian singer Kim have been easy – or safe – to come out, but Kuzma to Portland for her first time. She if you could find events in these newspawill perform at One Longfellow Square, pers, you could find other people like you.” tonight at 7 p.m.

The JBS Center has fulfilled Lee and The Friends fundraising group was Lapping’s vision to find these primary formed to help raise money for the JBS source materials.

Center. The organization is working on “For two years in a row, kids from King becoming a nonprofit entity.

Middle School came to use material in our “Kuzma is an international singing African-American collection as part of a sensation who is bringing her electrifyunit they were doing on Civil Rights,” Bock ing vocal range and sparkling stage persaid. “They went back and published a little formance to Portland for the first time,” book on their thoughts on Civil Rights in according to their press release. “A native Maine. One of the things that really got of Dawson Creek, British Columbia, them was a charter we have of the AndroKuzma takes her listeners on a musical scoggin Ku Klux Klan. It shocked them to joyride ... Voted Canada’s Best Indepenlearn that the KKK was in Maine.” dent Artist by fans at Canadian-music.

The special bonus of the collections is “the com, she also was a West Coast Music idea that they are actively used by students Award winner. She has performed alongto learn,” Bock said. “We have upwards of side Jennifer Holliday, Sandra Bernhard, 20 classes from the university using these Thelma Houston, and several other stars, materials. It seems ridiculous to have these easily holding her own.” collections, spend the money on them, and Kuzma will be joined by the Tony then not use them with Maine students.”

Boffa All-Stars, featuring Kelly Muse on She cited a group from the Frannie Peakeyboard, Brad Ciechomski on drums, As the collection’s advisory committee chair, Betsy Parsons urges the public to add to the LGBT Darren Whitney on saxophones, and Rob (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) Collection at the Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, body Center that came by to use the LGBT an installation at the University of Southern Maine’s Glickman Library, during an open house collection, “so it’s not just kids who use Gerry on bass. for the collection in 2011. The Friends of the Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity will bring Susie Bock is director of the JBS Canadian singer Kim Kuzma to Portland tonight to perform at One Longfellow Square. (DAVID these resources, but a great portion of it is young people.”

Center, home of three collections repre- CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) Young people of all ages are expected to senting African-American, Jewish, and enjoy the Kuzma concert.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender about how much Jean had done for Maine for civil “She always has been a vocal supporter of the (LGBT) communities. rights and social justice. Shep put it into the progay community and has ‘packed the room’ at Pride The JBS Center has photos, letters, documents, vost’s head that something should be done to honor events all across North America,” the press release artifacts, maps, campaign posters, family corresponher,” Bock said. Shepard Lee, a prominent businesssaid. “Kuzma comes to Maine after a three-month dence from individuals, groups, and organizations man, philanthropist, and community leader, died in engagement in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, where she in Maine’s past and contemporary history. She said 2010. His idea lives on at the JBS Center, where sturecorded her fourth CD.” the Kuzma concert was a perfect choice for the first dents can conduct research on primary source matefundraiser. rials that are hard to find.

“She’s been a voice for the LGBT community for “Mark wanted to do something for under-repreyears,” said Bock and a favorite of the JBS Center Kim Kuzma with the Tony Boffa All-Stars sented communities,” Bock said. “And this is research for Diversity, located in the University of Southern that benefits those at the university, as well as the One Longfellow Square Maine Glickman Family Library, Special Collecstate of Maine as a whole. We have a steady flow of Tonight at 7 p.m. tions, sixth floor. It is open Monday, Wednesday, and students from the university who work with materiTickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door Thursday, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. als that we have collected and engage in an act of For more information, visit “Mark Lapping, the USM provost at the time, had learning.” www.onelongfellowsquare.com. been speaking with Shep Lee, and they were talking The collection has runs of newspapers from the

Mercy’s Partnership in Caring Golf Classic Friday, Sept. 6 in Falmouth Daily Sun Staff Report Mercy Health System of Maine will host its annual Partnership in Caring Golf Classic on Friday, Sept. 6, at the Falmouth Country Club.

Eileen Skinner, President and CEO of Mercy Health System of Maine, announced that Lisa R. Miller and Jon Jennings, members of the MHSM Board of Trustees, will serve as co-chairs of this annual event.

“This fundraising golf tournament helps us achieve our mission of providing the highest quality, nurturing care to those in our community who are in need,” said Skinner. “We are pleased to have the direction of Lisa Miller and Jon Jennings for this event. With their leadership, we will certainly have a successful tournament,” she added.

“Mercy’s commitment to charity care is what sets us apart. As a Board member, I am honored to be part of this event,” said Miller.

“We hope the community will join us for some good old fashioned competitive golf while helping us to raise a lot of money for Mercy,” said Jennings.

The Mercy Partnership in Golf Classic will begin at noon on Friday, Sept. 6, with a shotgun start. At 6 p.m., the event will conclude with dinner and an awards ceremony.

Interested golfers should call or email: Kim Toppi, 879-3605, toppik@mercyme.com for more information on registering for this annual event.

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Close to the edge

Of all the troubling images from Cairo these days, none could be worse than the pictures of the many civilian casualties. But nearly as disturbing was footage from last week showing an Egyptian police vehicle toppling off the 6th of October Bridge, which spans the Nile in central Cairo. News accounts differed over whether the vehicle was pushed over by protesters or, in a panic, the driver burst through the bridge railing and plunged into the river. Either way, the bridge was badly damaged, the car was lost, the fate of its passengers unknown.

That picture is a miniature of a country that is already decaying, already facing enormous environmental and population challenges, already desperately in need of development and repair, destroying itself further.

Who will pay to heal the human and material wounds Egypt is now inflicting on itself? Even billions of dollars from Gulf nations can’t indefinitely prop ––––– up a country of 85 million people, where roughly half the The New York women can’t read. What EgypTimes tians are doing to their nation is sheer madness.

What’s especially depressing is that the leadership and options needed to reverse these trends don’t seem to be on offer. Egyptians today are being given a choice between a military that seems to want to take Egypt back to 1952, when the army first seized power — and kept those Muslim Brothers in their place — and the Muslim Brothers, who want to go back to 622, to the birth of Islam and to a narrow, anti-pluralistic, antiwomen, Shariah-dominated society — as if that is the answer to Egypt’s ills.

“Egypt’s striking lesson today is that its two most powerful, organized and trusted groups — the Muslim Brotherhood and the armed forces — both proved to be incompetent in the business of governance,” the political scientist Rami Khouri wrote in The Beirut Daily Star last week. “This is not because they do not have capable individuals and smart and rational supporters; they have plenty of those. It is rather because the ways of soldiers and spirituality are designed for worlds other than governance and equitably providing services and opportunities for

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Meg Wolff — a ‘monumental connection’ I was reminded this week that much of life is about attitude, love and conviction. These days, my days are spent sorting through the turmoil of health care reform.

I believe that my eyes and ears have become magnets to people dealing with health care. I yearn to get beyond the status quo of standardized mediocrity. With so much of the country down on the topic; if, in the course of my day, I didn’t Better with tap into an inherent belief that good can come from bad; hope Age rise from despair; seek and you shall find — if I didn’t tap into my eternal optimism, well then, I’d just go down with the rest of them. That’s where my head is at these days. I feel myself begging: Tell me some good news!

I found it; a nice uplifting story. And — even better — it’s about health care! I nearly jumped out of my seat breaking all rules of networking decorum as an invited guest to this group, Monumental Connections, where only one of a represented profession could be there. I would soon realize; my Bad — a fellow health insurance colleague was there. I could stay, but must sit down and shut up. In this group of one and only; I founded the truest of true — you couldn’t get more one-and-only than this.

She hobbled from her seat; took the mic, with a radiant glow, smiled, and introduced herself. “I’m Meg Wolff; two-time cancer survivor, thanks to a

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macrobiotic diet. I help people survive their cancer and bring their life into balance.” When the meeting ended, I rushed to Meg: “Please, may I come see you; I need to tell your story!” She graciously agreed.

Arriving at her home, three raised vegetable garden beds in the front yard; a serene pool with ocean view in the back; a kitchen packed with canisters of grains — is where Meg finds her balance and restored health. Marveling at her setting, I comment that if I lived here, I’d never want to leave the house!

Hobbling, Meg agrees, it is nice, but with the new health insurance, they may have to leave Maine. Her prosthetic leg cost $80,000 and is an out-of-network expense. Noting that this is supposed to be a Better With Age story; her prosthetic battle doesn’t fit my writing assignment. But it is reality; and part and parcel to the whole; which Meg has become. Each piece of her life has purpose; inspires; it is, in life’s imperfections, that we become a better people.

There will be no sugar coating here. In fact, in the macrobiotics world, sugar is a big no-no. But still — like every soul, seeking their way through life, it always helps to have a healthy leg to stand on.

Somehow I believe Meg will get there , her leg will be covered, and she will have a monumental part in helping people, like her, in the same situation. This woman has beaten all odds thus far; I don’t see anything stopping her now. Clearly, she is among us to empower and bring change.

At age 31, Meg, a new mom, felt something strange in her left knee. She self diagnosed that she had phlebitis and went to a doctor. The doctor visit didn’t go well. This doc was the type who didn’t like patients who self diagnosed. Annoyed, he made Meg see VACHON page 5

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Wolff: ‘I went from terminal illness to vibrant health’ a call to her, that continues, now 23 years later. feel like she wasted his time; she Meg feels both the pain and the had nothing to worry about. Meg sympathy of the Boston Maraleft. Busy caring for her son; her thon bombing victims. She shares husband’s career had the family their frustrations around how moving a lot. Life was busy, and they manage their prosthetics Meg wasn’t the type to run to the — there are only so many hours doctor’s office. Six months had that they can be on, before the passed; the family was preparheat and/or the pain becomes too ing to move to Oregon. The knee much. “Living with a prosthetic; wasn’t right; it was hot to touch. life’s activities are put on a schedMeg thought the dampness of the ule based on activities that can climate may be a problem; perbe done with it off; and activities haps she had arthritis; she didn’t that can be done when on.” Meg know. When she got to Oregon, she yearns for the day when doctors found a doctor — she nicknamed who perform amputations speak Dr. Doom. An X-ray revealed a directly with doctors who do prostumor the size of a lemon. He told thetics. It sounds so simple. But her she had bone cancer. She was Meg has yet to find a doctor who terminal. She didn’t like the diagwill do it. The problem: the system nosis, so sought another opinion. of networks. The little Mexican She found what she described as man’s words of encouragement, a wonderful, caring doctor. He however, are not forgotten. Meg took the time, looked at the situa- Meg Wolff. (KAREN VACHON PHOTO) continues to speak to doctors and tion, listened to Meg, and believed offer ideas that could help her and it was something entirely different — benign. Meg others in her situation. It would be nice, if this was thought she’d dodged the bullet. end-of-story; however, it’s only part 1.

She gave birth to her daughter, and then her gut Seven years after being diagnosed with bone told her something wasn’t right. She returned to cancer, Meg found a lump on her breast. Diagnosed the caring doctor she liked; more tests revealed, Dr. stage three, she had a mastectomy, was blasted with Doom was right; the caring doctor cried with her, radiation and chemo. The next step in her therapy and surgery was immediately scheduled to ampuwas Tamoxifin. Meg speaks poignantly of this defeattate her leg at her upper thigh. Little did she know ing moment, sitting in the bathtub at the beautiful it would take nearly two years, flying around the Samoset resort — she and her husband needed a country to various prosthetic doctors to find someget-away weekend. Weighing all of 110 pounds, she one to optimize the comfort and performance of her noted: “I have only one leg, only one breast, and no prosthetic leg. These were very trying times for Meg. hair,” the Tamoxifin side effects were killing her. She At one prosthetic facility, she sat in the parking felt lost and depressed. She stopped taking it against lot and cried. She’ll never forget the short Mexican the advice of her doctor, who told her, without it, the man, working in the facility; barely spoke English, cancer would likely return in a year. came up to Meg, compassionately encouraged her: It was then, that Meg asked her doctor if she knew “speak, speak, speak.” He wanted her to demand anyone practicing alternative medicine. She found that the leg be right. His simple words resonated as naturopathic doctor, Devna Krassner, who told her VACHON from page 4

Arab world lacked the roots of democracy FRIEDMAN from page 4

millions of people from different religions, ideologies and ethnicities. ... The lack of other organized and credible indigenous groups of citizens that can engage in the political process and shape new constitutional systems is largely a consequence of how military officers, members of tribes, and religious zealots have dominated Arab public life for decades.”

How true. The Eastern Europeans had had experience with parliamentary democracy in the interwar period. So when communism was lifted in 1989, with the help of the European Union, they made relatively easy transitions to democratic capitalism.

The East Asians had decades of dictators, but, unlike those in the Arab world, most of them were modernizers, who focused on building infrastructure, education, entrepreneurship and export-led economies that eventually produced middle classes so broad and educated that they relatively peacefully wrested their freedom from the generals.

The East Asians also had Japan as a model — a country that said:

“We’re behind, what’s wrong with us? We need to learn from those who are doing better.”

The Arab world did not have the roots of democracy that could quickly blossom or modernizing autocrats, who built broad, educated middle classes that could gradually take control. And it did not have an E.U. to act as a magnet and model. So when the lid came off with the Arab awakening, there was no broad-based progressive movement to effectively compete with the same old, same old: the military and Muslim Brotherhood.

I understand why so many Egyptians turned against the Brotherhood. It was stealing their revolution for its own stale agenda. But the best way to justify ousting the Brotherhood was for the military to put in place a government that really would get Egypt started on the long march to modernization, entrepreneurship, literacy for women and consensual and inclusive politics — inclusive even of Islamists — not another march in place under generals.

Gen. Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi installed a cabinet with some

good people; it had the potential to give birth to a third way. But before it could take two steps, the army and police launched a campaign to decapitate the Brotherhood that involved, appallingly, the indiscriminate killing of hundreds of unarmed people. The Brotherhood provoked some of this — happy to have some “martyrs” to delegitimize the army’s takeover and change the subject from its own misrule; Brotherhood sympathizers also burned nearly 40 churches and killed some police for good measure.

So, once again, Egyptians and their friends abroad are being polarized between the same two bad options. The hour is late. General Sisi has got to pull back and empower the cabinet he appointed to produce a third way — an authentically modernizing, inclusive government.

That is what the 2011 revolution was about. If he diverts Egypt from that goal, the way the Brotherhood did, if his only ambition is to be another Nasser and not a Mandela, Egypt is headed for a steep plunge, just like that police vehicle tumbling into the Nile.

success stories of women with breast cancer who had been helped by the macrobiotic diet.

This was an ahhh-haaa moment for Meg. In her 20s, she had read all about this diet. Healthy at the time, she was very interested; but had forgotten about it. Now living with cancer, the suggestion had brought her full circle. She had kept the books.

Back to them she went. She read success story, upon success story — over and over of people who cured themselves with plant based diets. She attended seminars, cooking schools; her entire diet changed, and she saw changes. She began sleeping through the night — something she hadn’t been able to do for five years. Collaborating with her doctor, she weaned herself off her heart arrhythmia medication. Her skin cleared up. Chronic sinus and headaches ceased. Her ulcerative colitis came to an end.

Now able to think sharply, she felt alive and happy.

“I went from terminal illness to vibrant health,” says Meg, who today, has published three books on her journey, her diet, and recipes; she coaches, and inspires others. She truly is a “monumental connection” to those whose health cause suffering and despair. She continues to speak up, and holds great hope that someday, better collaborative among amputee docs and prosthetic docs, will give her and other amputee victims a much better leg to stand on. She advises people to stay hopeful, speak up, and live. To learn more about Meg and her journey go to: www.megwolff.com.

(Karen Vachon is a Scarborough resident. She is a licensed health and life insurance agent and active community volunteer. To follow her on Facebook, go to: http://www.facebook.com/karenvachonhealth.)

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Committee endorses sale of parcel in Congress Square for events center

By Craig Lyons THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A City Council committee endorsed a purchase and sales agreement that will sell two-thirds of Congress Square Park to the developers of the former Eastland Park Hotel.

The Housing and Community Development Committee on Wednesday voted 3-1 to recommend the full council pass a purchase and sales agreement between the city and RockBridge Capital to sell the park to the hoteliers for $523,000. Members of the committee invoked the economic benefit of the events center project and opportunity to redesign the public space in Congress Square despite residents’ comments urging them to retain Congress Square Park.

Councilor John Coyne said he likes the opportunity the events center offers Portland and that it gives the city a way to recreate a better public space that it has neglected.

“It’s a better chance for us to do it right,” he said. The city didn’t take care of the park, he said, but it will be easier to do right by the public space with a smaller area.

The city has proposed to sell 9,500 square feet, the majority of Congress Square Park, to RockBridge Capital and retain 4,800 square feet of the park as a part of the effort to redesign the space. RockBridge — the owners of the Westin Harborview Hotel — will use the park to build a 9,400-squarefoot events center off the hotel. The 4,800 square feet remaining of the plaza, which does not include the sidewalks, will be the subject of a redesign and visioning process.

Councilor Kevin Donoghue, who was the sole dissenting vote, said he cannot support the sale since he has not seen what the remaining space will look like and if its benefits outweigh retaining the park as it exists today.

“We are not yet seeing the physical public benefit,” he said.

Donoghue said he can’t ignore the negative responses he’s heard regarding the sale and doesn’t feel mandated to vote yes on the agreement. He said he also didn’t think he had enough information about the remaining plaza space to support the purchase and sales agreement.

Throughout the process, the committee and the Congress Square Redesign Committee have heard testimony both in favor and against selling

The city has proposed to sell 9,500 square feet, the majority of Congress Square Park, to RockBridge Capital and retain 4,800 square feet of the park as a part of the effort to redesign the space. In this view, the park or plaza can be seen including the swath between the trees, stretching to Congress Street. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

a portion of the plaza to RockBridge.

Proponents have argued the creation of an events center will have a huge economic impact on the downtown and create an improved urban plaza for residents and visitors, while opponents warned of the precedent the city is setting by selling a public park and giving up valuable open space along Congress Street.

Jill Barkley, a Parkside resident, said she’s excited to support the proposal and that it means bringing more people into the downtown, supporting businesses and creating new tax revenue for the city. She said the proposal still leaves 4,800 square feet of space for the public and dedicates money to make improvements.

“I see nothing that I don’t support

about this proposal,” she said.

Frank Turek, a Parkside resident and member of the Friends of Congress Square Park, said there is no history of any community in the state selling public space. He said selling the park isn’t the same as getting rid of surplus property or old school buildings.

“Cities basically do not sell their public parks,” he said.

Resident Tim Shannon said Congress Square could be an asset to the downtown and it’s been under utilized.

“This can be much more than it is right now,” he said, and the council shouldn’t settle for the one choice it’s been presented when it could be a more active, beautiful public space.

“Don’t take this choice,” he said.

“There are much better options.”

The potential sale is not without conditions, according to a staff memo.

The seven conditions of the sale include: • RockBridge will work closely with the city to integrate concept designs for the remaining plaza space and Congress Square as a whole.

• The design of the events center will be compatible and integrated with the plaza.

• The city will provide RockBridge final design elevation information to help with the design of the events center.

• RockBridge will contribute $45,000 for infrastructure improvements.

• The city will retain salvage rights to the Union Station clock, granite materials and accessory structures.

• The outdoor space adjacent to the plaza will remain city-owned or the subject of a public access easement.

• The owners of the hotel will work with the city and Creative Portland to use the gallery space in the events center for Arts District events and make it available at least six times each year.

The city concluded that the public benefit of the sale and subsequent construction of an events center will support the $50 million redevelopment of the former Eastland Park Hotel; attract more visitors for downtown merchants; balance private and public use of the plaza; enable the redevelopment of the plaza for public use; generate revenue for future investments; and generate new tax revenue.

As the purchase and sales agreement makes its way to the city council, the city is conducting the preliminary phase of a visioning process for Congress Square, an area which includes the remaining park space and the areas in front of the Hay Building and the Museum of Art. A website launched as a part of the process has, so far, attracted 112 users. Some of the most popular ideas submitted are creating space for performances in the square; building a ballroom; creating green space with trees and flowers; creating a woonerf in the square; and keeping the entire park for the public.

The purchase and sales agreement is tentatively set to appear on the council’s Sept. 9 agenda, when public comment will be taken.

South Portland man pleads guilty to federal robbery, gun charges Daily Sun Staff Report A South Portland man pleaded guilty to charges related to the theft of a police officer’s gun and the robbery of a bank and convenience store, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported.

Joseph Morrill, 23, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to armed robbery and firearms charges after he allegedly stole a detective’s Glock pistol and badge from a vehicle and used the weapon to rob a

Cumberland Farms and TD Bank branch, according to the U.S. attorney.

Prosecutors say Morrill took the gun from a vehicle on Sept. 21, 2012 and then robbed the Cumberland Farms on April 17 and the TD Bank on April 22. Morrill allegedly made off with $182 from Cumberland Farms and $5,612 from the bank, according to a press release.

The gun was recovered from Morrill’s residence after a search warrant was executed at his home,

officials said.

Morrill faces up to 30 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the Cumberland Farms robbery; up to 25 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the bank robbery; between seven years to life in prison for using the stolen gun during a robbery; and up to 10 years in prison for possessing a stolen firearm.

The case was investigated by the South Portland Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Coal-fired boilers like those used on the Titanic will never leave the basement of the Eastland Park Hotel.

Developers of the 1927 landmark are saving some of the hotel’s history — such as those massive boilers in the basement — but shedding the Eastland name as a $50 million renovation nears completion.

Built for just $2.2 million in the mid1920s, the 157 High St. hotel boasts something old and something new this time around. The hotel is scheduled to reopen on Dec. 11, under the new name, Westin Portland and Harborview Hotel, said Bruce Wennerstrom, general manager. The reopening also will give guests a chance to see original glass, crafts- The former Eastland Park Hotel as seen from Congress Street Wednesday. (DAVID manship and other structural elements CARKHUFF PHOTO) of the original hotel built by the Rines will overlook the lobby. A staircase — another origifamily during the Roaring Twenties. nal element — was brought back to the lobby area.

On Wednesday, Wennerstrom gave a tour of “There originally was a grand staircase in 1927, the still-under-renovation hotel and allowed The and for some reason along the lines someone took it Portland Daily Sun to tag along. On the tour was out so that’s all being restored,” Wennerstrom said.

Portland City Councilor Ed Suslovic, who admired A restaurant on the ground floor, on the end of various levels of the hotel, from the basement launthe hotel near Congress Square Plaza, will feature dry and boiler rooms to the Top of the East, the onerestored glass and fixtures for a “tremendous look,” of-a-kind rooftop perch with its panoramic views of Wennerstrom said. Developers are still discussing Portland. names for this ground floor restaurant, which dates One of the first stops on the tour was a to the original hotel, he said. The original door to 20,000-square-foot event space on the ground floor the restaurant was saved and installed to provide that includes a wood-engraved ballroom, which will access from High Street, Wennerstrom said. reopen fully restored, Wennerstrom said.

Then, there are the rooms. Guest suites will offer This ballroom holds memories for many Portland amenities such as wet bars and living areas, all with residents, Wennerstrom said. a modern feel. Corner suites feature stunning views “Many people in the city, their mother got married of the city and Casco Bay. here, their grandmother,” he noted.

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Bruce Wennerstrom, general manager of the Westin Portland and Harborview Hotel, shows off boilers in the basement of the old Eastland Park Hotel on High Street Wednesday during a tour. “This brand of coal furnace is the same model that was on the Titanic, the same company built it. They actually put these in place and built around it, you’ll never get them out,” Wennerstrom said.

BELOW RIGHT: The view from the Top of the East, now under renovation, takes in the Portland Museum of Art and other familiar Portland landmarks. BOTTOM RIGHT: Wennerstrom talks about a 1927 restaurant that will reopen with the hotel this December. BOTTOM MIDDLE: A door dating from the hotel’s construction will provide access from High Street. BOTTOM LEFT AND LEFT: A large, ground-floor ballroom will reopen with its ornate woodworking and distinctive columns.

OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: Bruce Wennerstrom, general manager of the Westin Portland and Harborview Hotel (right), and City Councilor Ed Suslovic talk about the hotel renovation project from the Top of the East. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM: A boiler in the basement.

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Massive, squatting boilers are now museum pieces from 1920s boilers likely were among the first parts of the original hotel.

“This brand of coal furnace is the same model that was on the Titanic, the same company built it. They actually put these in place and built around it, you’ll never get them out,” Wennerstrom said.

Originally, developers considered walling the area off, but now the idea is to install a glass wall with a light inside to offer tours and give the public a chance to admire the historic boilers, he said.

The hotel is expanding to 289 rooms from 202 rooms, according to its online brochure (http://www.starwoodhotels. com/westin/property/overview/index. html?propertyID=3798).

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“It will be a hot spot,” he said.

Then it was down to the basement to see a laundry area and a training space for employees — the hotel is expected to employ 200 people, “probably at the end of the first year, when we’re totally ramped up,” Wennerstrom said.

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Still up for discussion is one element of the renovation — a proposed events center to extend into Congress Square Plaza. On Wednesday, the same day as the tour, a city committee met to discuss sale of a portion of the plaza to RockBridge. So don’t count on the events center being part of the Dec. 11

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Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski is 74.

Actress Valerie Harper is 74. Football coach Bill Parcells is 72. Actress Cindy Williams is 66. Rock musician Vernon Reid is 55. Country singer Ricky Lynn Gregg is 54. Country singer Collin Raye is 53. Actress Regina Taylor is 53. Rock singer Roland Orzabal is 52. Rock musician Debbi Peterson is 52. Singer Tori Amos is 50. Country singer Mila Mason is 50.

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osity isn’t always about money and big gestures. Sometimes generosity is a simple stick of gum.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Don’t let the organizational details hang you up.

Sometimes the best move is the one that is just good enough to move you forward. The main thing is to keep moving forward.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Most parenting strategies are based on the idea that the right kind of reminders can help someone become a better person. You’ll parent yourself today with a few clever reminders, and improvement will be immediate.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You don’t need one special person in your life to be successful. Often, it’s a core group of people that supports you best. You’ll be adding to that core group and minimizing the need to find, or rely on, just one person.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 22). You’ll see fantastic sights this year thanks to a combination of excellent planning and spontaneous risk-taking. Next month sees you answering a challenge and becoming a hero of your own story. A loved one’s plan will involve you and give you new purpose in October. November brings family expansion.

Capricorn and Libra people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 25, 44, 18 and 45.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You suddenly will become more focused on what needs to happen in order to reach a particularly challenging goal. It might be necessary to wake up earlier. The late afternoon is ideal for planning tomorrow’s efforts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You can’t make better choices if you don’t have better awareness. Since everything stems from your awareness, it makes sense to expose yourself to more and be extremely observant.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Today’s free offers will wind up costing you. Maybe it still will be worthwhile, though, so don’t let this deter you from accepting the gift. Just stay alert to all that transpires.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s only natural to give your attention to the people making all the noise, but they aren’t necessarily the people who need it most. Check in with those who are being a bit too quiet.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Sometimes you carry a smile in your back pocket, ready to use at the right moment. But today you’re better off just wearing it constantly. It will remind you that you’re basically happy and have much to give.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your rule is to under-promise and over-deliver. Someone will ask you for a commitment, though, making the first part of the equation a bit tricky. Word things carefully and thoughtfully, and you’ll do just fine.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Stay on top of your intentions for the day by writing them down. Without a to-do list, you may get lost in the shuffle. Also, there will be some unexpected downtime, but if you’re very organized, you’ll use it productively.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Previews give you an idea of what you’re in for if you make a choice. But some decisions don’t come with a custom-edited trailer of the highlights. Today you’ll have to pay the admission to see the show.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2013. There are 131 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On August 22, 1485, England’s King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, effectively ending the War of the Roses.

On this date: In 1787, inventor John Fitch demonstrated his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates from the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

In 1846, Gen. Stephen W. Kearny proclaimed all of New Mexico a territory of the United States.

In 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as the America’s Cup. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln responded to Horace Greeley’s call for more drastic steps to abolish slavery; Lincoln replied that his priority was saving the Union, but he also repeated his personal wish “that all men everywhere could be free.”

In 1910, Japan annexed Korea, which remained under Japanese control until the end of World War II. In 1922, Irish revolutionary Michael Collins was shot to death, apparently by Irish Republican Army members opposed to the Anglo-Irish Treaty that Collins had co-signed.

In 1932, the British Broadcasting Corp. conducted its first experimental television broadcast, using a 30-line mechanical system.

In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon were nominated for second terms in office by the Republican National Convention in San Francisco.

In 1962, French President Charles de Gaulle survived an attempt on his life in suburban Paris.

In 1968, Pope Paul VI arrived in Bogota, Colombia, for the start of the first papal visit to South America.

In 1972, a hostage drama began at a Chase Manhattan Bank branch in Brooklyn, N.Y., as John Wojtowicz (WAHT’-uh-witz) and Salvatore Naturile seized seven employees during a botched robbery; the siege, which ended with Wojtowicz’s arrest and Naturile’s killing by the FBI, inspired the 1975 movie “Dog Day Afternoon.”

In 1989, Black Panthers co-founder Huey P. Newton was shot to death in Oakland, Calif.

Gunman Tyrone Robinson was later sentenced to 32 years to life in prison.

Ten years ago: Alabama’s chief justice, Roy Moore, was suspended for his refusal to obey a federal court order to remove his Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of his courthouse.

Five years ago: Usain Bolt helped Jamaica win the 400-meter relay final in 37.10 seconds for his third gold medal and third world record of the Beijing Olympics. Bryan Clay won the decathlon.

Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers beat Brazil in the men’s beach volleyball championship game.

One year ago: Ousted Penn State president Graham Spanier and his lawyers attacked a university-backed report on the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, calling it a “blundering and indefensible indictment.” (Spanier was subsequently charged with covering up a complaint about Sandusky; he denies the allegation.)

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Dear Annie: I am the manager of a small business with one co-worker. For the past eight years, “Sheila” and I have gotten along fairly well. Last year, not so much. Sheila has become lazy, obnoxious and surly. She seems to have a chip on her shoulder, and her teenage kids are a nightmare (drugs, shoplifting, alcohol, sexual activities, theft, you name it). She brings all of this baggage to work and talks about it. I just try to get through the day without too much drama.

When it was time for Sheila’s end-of-year evaluation, I could not bring myself to give her a better grade than the previous year. Not only had the evaluation criteria become stricter, but Sheila had changed. When she saw her score, she became angry and upset. I asked whether she had any ideas for her development and improvement for the coming year, and she said to increase her alcohol consumption.

I am close to retirement. Should I put the hard feelings behind me or find someone to replace her? Sheila is a single mom, and I know she needs the job. I am torn. I have referred her and her family to our EAP counseling several times, but it falls on deaf ears. -- Need Less Drama Dear Drama: We feel sorry for Sheila. She has her hands full at home and is probably stressed beyond measure. When she comes to work, she feels secure enough to vent, and it relieves the pressure and is therapeutic for her. Unfortunately, it’s not therapeutic for you.

Please be compassionate, as well as honest. Tell Sheila that you understand she is under a great deal of pressure, but when she takes out her frustrations at work, it makes it difficult to be around her. Say that talking about her troubles will help, but she should utilize the EAP services so that her problems won’t spill over onto her job.

Dear Annie: My heart breaks for all of these grandparents who write to you saying they have no contact with their

grandchildren. I had the same issue.

After two years of sleepless nights, daily crying and grieving, I realized my life was passing me by. The three of my five children who decided we are not good enough to participate in their lives never grieved the loss at all. In fact, they are thriving and happy, and now there are four grandchildren we do not know.

My oldest and youngest daughters sat back patiently wondering whether I would stop mourning long enough to remember that they never left me, and that their kids are excited and happy to be part of our lives. They call me often, and we visit frequently. While I am deeply saddened that I no longer know my other children, we should not forget those who do appreciate and respect us.

My advice to all who are suffering is to take charge of your life. Give yourself permission to be happy, strong and creative. Parenting has no recipe. Other factors helped shape each of my children. I have no idea why some act like we don’t deserve to live. But I do know that I am stronger, more humble, more forgiving and closer to those who want to share my life. I am grateful beyond measure. -- Finally at Peace Dear Finally: Thank you for your sage advice. We cannot always change the things that bring us grief, but we can change how we respond. We hope your words bring comfort and encouragement to others.

Dear Annie: I want to respond to “Frustrated in Louisville,” whose husband interrupts her constantly.

My husband does the same thing and also believes he is doing nothing wrong. I don’t think he is intentionally being mean. I believe it’s related to his other symptoms of dementia.

Perhaps that lady’s husband is also experiencing early signs of dementia. -- Anonymous

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Portland Trails announced it has begun construction on a new section of the Stroudwater River Trail in Westbrook. Both the Westbrook Environmental Improvement Corporation and the Westbrook Recreation and Conservation Committee have provided funding for this trail, matching funding from Portland Trails and the Horizon Foundation, according to the nonprofit land trust.

Portland Trails and the city of Westbrook are planning a celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 4 p.m. at the end of Hutchins Drive, to officially open the new section of trail.

The current project will extend the trail over a mile to the west from the Portland/Westbrook line (near the end of Hutchins Drive) to Spring Street, creating a significant new trailhead in Westbrook,

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“We are thrilled to be connecting Westbrook and Portland by trail in order to increase healthy recreation and transportation options in more neighborhoods,” Portland Trails Director Kara Wooldrik said in a press release. “It is so great to collaborate with the city of Westbrook, as they embrace the opportunities of a recreation-centered city.”

The first leg of the Stroudwater River Trail was constructed in 1997 as one of Portland Trails’ first significant trail projects, and has been extended and improved several times since to its current two-mile length, the group noted. From Congress Street at River’s Edge Drive, the trail closely follows the river, passing under Route 95, and meandering through uplands of mature Hemlock and Pine, including a state-designated deeryard.

“The Stroudwater River is a wonderful asset that the city of Westbrook should take more advantage of,” said Bill Baker, assistant city manager for Westbrook. “This trail connection will be an amenity providing residents access to the river and the surprisingly wild and beautiful woodlands along

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Talk to look at possible effects of sea level rise on Scarborough Marsh On Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 6:30 p.m., the public can hear a “a presentation of available data on the potential effects of sea level rise on the Scarborough Marsh system,” according to the town’s website.

The meeting will take place at Scarborough Town Hall, Council Chambers A. “This will be an informational opportunity to learn about the risks from seas level rise to the natural and built environments in and around the Scarborough Marsh,” the announcement states. The event is sponsored by Scarborough Conservation Commission, in conjunction with the Friends of the Scarborough Marsh and the Scarborough Land Trust, according to the town.

“While rising sea levels are a global phenomenon, the impacts will be felt locally,” a press release states. “Beginning in the spring of 2013 representatives of the Scarborough Conservation Commission, in conjunction with the Friends of Scarborough Marsh and the Scarborough Land Trust, have been working with a team of state agencies to help visualize the potential impacts of sea level rise on Scarborough Marsh’s natural and built environments.”

Funding for this project was secured through a partnership of the Maine Coastal Program, Maine Municipal Planning Assistance Program, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Geological Survey, Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve and Maine Coast Heritage Trust (collectively referred to as the “Marsh Migration Team”). The parties competed successfully to receive a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, the press release noted. Scarborough is one of six statewide communities to be chosen for this project, the press release noted.

Center for Global Humanities, Creative Portland cite partnership University of New England’s Center for Global Humanities, in its fifth year, and Portland-based nonprofit Creative Portland have announced a partnership to promote the center’s forum designed to introduce students and members of the public to the exploration of the issues facing humanity today, the parties announced.

“UNE’s Center for Global Humanities has filled a much needed gap in the cultural life of the greater Portland area as well as the whole state of Maine,” said Anouar Majid, UNE’s founding director of the Center for Global Humanities and vice president for Global Affairs. “We are proud to partner with Creative Portland to enhance the quality of life in our city. We offer our programming free to folks wherever they may be. The issues we highlight are of crucial importance to the health of our planet — that’s why our videos are watched nationally and globally.

I invite all to be part of this unique experience,” Creative Portland Executive Director Jennifer Hutchins said, “As centers of ideas and innovation, universities are vital contributors to a strong creative economy and vibrant cultural community.

We are delighted to partner with UNE’s Center for Global Humanities in promoting Portland as a city that offers and values intellectual and cultural opportunities.”

Events are held on UNE’s Portland Campus, and many are also broadcast live at the Cary Library in Houlton. The first of this year’s lecture series begins on Monday, Sept. 16, at 6 p.m. when the center hosts Jacqueline Vanacek, vice president and “cloud computing evangelist” with SAP, the largest enterprise software provider in the world (http://scn.sap.com/ people/jacqueline.vanacek). For more information, visit www.une.edu/cgh.

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Thursday, Aug. 22 Maine Farm Days at Clinton

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “One of Maine’s largest agricultural events will be held this year on August 21 and 22. Maine Farm Days will take place at Misty Meadows Farm on the Hill Road in Clinton. This exciting event features activities for both farmers and non-farmers alike, and takes place between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. Admission is free and open to the public. ... Misty Meadows Farm is owned and operated by John and Belinda Stoughton of Clinton. The farm currently ships 38,000 pounds of milk daily to Oakhurst Dairy in Portland, with an average of 87 pounds per cow for their 530 cow herd. The Stoughton’s have a total of 850 dairy animals, and manage over 900 acres of cropland to produce feed for their herd. For more information about the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, go to: www. maine.gov/acf.”

‘Discover the world of birds’ at the marsh

1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. For ages 5 and up, Scarborough Marsh, 100 Pine Point Road, Scarborough, Maine Audubon event. $5/member $7/nonmember (family discounts available).

“Discover the world of birds. Soar like an osprey or catch fish like a cormorant or heron.” maineaudubon.org/events

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. “Clay Aiken in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at the Ogunquit Playhouse.

“The Playhouse is going Technicolor with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s irresistible story of Joseph, his jealous brothers and one very colorful garment. The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.” July 31 – Aug 25. http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/2013season/joseph

Maine DOT meeting about Steep Falls Bridge

6 p.m. “Notice of formal public meeting in Standish to discuss the Steep Falls Bridge, Thursday, Aug. 22, at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Standish Town Hall, 175 Northeast Road. “Please join MaineDOT at a formal public meeting to discuss the future replacement of the Steep Falls Bridge (#3328), over the Saco River, located on the LimingtonStandish town line. Representatives of the Maine Department of Transportation will be present on Thursday evening ... to listen to concerns, receive comments, and answer questions from anyone with an interest in the project. The Department is particularly interested in learning local views relative to project consistency with local comprehensive plans, discovering local resources, and identifying local concerns and issues. Anyone with an interest is invited to attend and participate in the meeting.”

Midsummer 5-Miler

6 p.m. “We are excited to announce the inaugural Midsummer 5-Miler: a midweek evening running race, which will feature the same great course as the Wicked Frosty 5-Miler, and a festive gathering at the finish line. Includes chip timing, a well marked course that take runners through Portland’s Bayside neighborhood and along the Eastern Promenade, great awards, and more.” Maine Running Company, 309 Marginal Way, Portland. $25 for the race entry before August 22. Add $10 for a custom race shirt. $30 for entry on race day. www.tri-maine.com

SCORE workshop on financials

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Portland SCORE offers a workshop on “Preparing the Financials for your Business Plan,” from 6-9 p.m. at SCORE Offices, 100 Middle St., Portland. Cost is $35 with online registration. For more details or to register visit website: www.scoremaine.com or call 772-1147 weekday mornings.

Finale of Bug Light Summer Movie Series

6:30 p.m. “Movies under the stars, by the sea at beautiful Bug Light Park. The South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce Chamber and the City of South Portland have teamed up to host a series of outdoor movie events at Bug Light Park this summer.” August 22 — “Disney Night” Featured movie will be “Monsters, Inc.” www.facebook. com/pages/South-Portland-Cape-Elizabeth-CommunityChamber/191334510959976

Sampson Center for Diversity benefit concert

7 p.m. Benefit Concert for the Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity. The Friends of the Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity brings Canadian singer Kim Kuzma to Portland for her first time. She will perform at One Longfellow Square, Thursday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m. The Friends fundraising group was formed to help raise money for the JBS Center. The organization is working on becoming a nonprofit entity. http://www.onelongfellowsquare.com

‘Art of Katahdin’ at Maine Historical Society

7 p.m. “Maine Historical Society welcomes author and artist David Little Thursday, August 22, at 7 p.m., to discuss and show slides from his recently published book, ‘Art of Katahdin’ (Down East Books, 2013). With more than 200

Holly Valero and Bob Gordon reminisce during an open house for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) Collection at the Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, an installation at the University of Southern Maine’s Glickman Library. A benefit concert is tonight at One Longfellow Square for the center. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) illustrations and 15 essays on its subject, ‘Art of Katahdin’ is a chronicle of the many artists who have found inspiration in Katahdin — Marsden Hartley, Frederic Church, John Marin, and many others, including Little himself. The book includes early renderings and maps, as well as numerous contemporary views. It was edited by Littleís brother, Carl Little.” Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress Street, Portland. FMI: www.mainehistory.org/programs

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, 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

‘Neurotypical’ at PPL

7:30 p.m. “‘Neurotypical,’ a documentary film by Adam Larsen, at Portland Public Library for Summer POV Documentary Films series. “‘Neurotypical’ is an unprecedented exploration of autism from the point of view of autistic people themselves. How they and the people around them work out their perceptual and behavioral differences becomes a remarkable reflection of the ‘neurotypical’ world — the world of the nonautistic — revealing inventive adaptations on each side and an emerging critique of both what it means to be normal and what it means to be human.”

Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, www.portlandlibrary.com

‘Mary Poppins’ in Brunswick

7:30 p.m. “‘Mary Poppins,’ Disney’s family classic filled with magic, music, dance and flying! Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick. $52 to $59.” Through Aug. 24. “Due to demand, we’ve added extra matinee performances of Mary Poppins on August 17 and August 24 at 2 p.m.” Msmt.org. Wednesday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday 7:30 p.m.; Friday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Saturday 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 7-24.

Esduardo Mariscal Dance Theater

8 p.m. Esduardo Mariscal Dance Theater presents: “Luz” (Light) at the Portland Stage Company, main stage, Aug. 22 to Aug 24. General admission — $10. Thursday, 8 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.esduardomariscal.com.

Friday, Aug. 23 Fair Trade Friday Fund Raiser

11 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Come shop for unique, meaningful gifts at Karma Fair Trade 570 Brighton Ave., at Rosemont Corner

in Portland from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and a percentage of your purchase will go to Organics4Orphans in Kenya (you can also order on line at www.karmafairtrade.com and put orphans in the comments section).” FMI: Karen at 831.4531.

‘Mary Poppins’ in Brunswick

2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. “‘Mary Poppins,’ Disney’s family classic filled with magic, music, dance and flying! Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick. $52 to $59.” Through Aug. 24.

“Due to demand, we’ve added extra matinee performances of Mary Poppins on August 17 and August 24 at 2 p.m.”

Msmt.org. Wednesday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday 7:30 p.m.; Friday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Saturday 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 7-24.

Senate District 19 candidates forum

7 p.m. “Forum in Topsham to precede Tuesday’s special election. Event is 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23. Topsham Municipal Building, 100 Main St., Topsham. “The Times Record and WCME Radio 9 will present a forum featuring the three candidates competing in a special election to represent state Senate District 19. Voters in Arrowsic, Bath, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Dresden, Georgetown, Phippsburg, Richmond, Topsham, West Bath and Woolwich will choose their next state senator on Tuesday, Aug. 27 to fill out the term held by state Sen. Seth Goodall, D-Richmond. ... The candidates are Eloise Vitelli, a Democrat, of Arrowsic; Paula Benoit, a Republican, of Phippsburg; and Daniel Stromgren, a Green Independent, of Topsham. Panelists include Don Carrigan, reporter for WCSH-TV; Jim Bleikamp, general manager of Brunswick-based WCME Radio 9; and Bob Mentzinger, managing editor for The Times Record.”

Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid, Jr.’

7 p.m. Schoolhouse Arts Center will present Disney’s “The Little Mermaid, Jr.” from Aug. 23-25. Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid, Jr.’ by Alan Menken and Doug Wright, is the story of Ariel, a beautiful young mermaid who longs to live on land. Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid, Jr.’ at Schoolhouse is directed by Ben Potvin and will be performed by a cast of over 20 local children.” Performances will be held Aug. 23 at 7 p.m., Aug. 24 at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Aug. 25 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors, and $5 for children under 5 years old. Schoolhouse Arts Center is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35. Call 642-3743 for reservations or buy tickets on-line at www. schoolhousearts.org.

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

8 p.m. “Clay Aiken in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at the Ogunquit Playhouse. “The Playhouse is going Technicolor with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s irresistible story of Joseph, his jealous brothers and one very colorful garment. The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.” July 31 – Aug 25. http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/2013season/joseph

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Located on Main Street in Cornish, A Simple Life is a “country-primitive” crafts, furniture and accessories shop. (NATALIE LADD PHOTO)

A Simple Life

By Natalie Ladd THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

80 Main St. Cornish 625-7756 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Weekends by chance Open earlier this month, A Simple Life is a “country-primitive” crafts, furniture and accessories shop co-owned by Sandra Humphrey of Limerick.

“This is something I’ve always wanted to do,” Humphrey said. Also owned by Humphrey’s sister-in-law, Shelly Edger, and her two granddaughters, Brittany and Annette Humphrey, “the shop proudly offers 90 percent locally made products, most by relatives.”

“We sell incredibly beautiful heirloom, one-of-a-kind quilts made my sister, Kathy Day who is talented beyond belief. My daughter-in-law’s sister, Julie Reynolds makes primitive furniture and signs, and we have table runners, Christmas tree

skirts, soaps, accessories and all kinds of stuff with a country twist,” Humphrey said. “We also take special orders and will customize to match any colors. We’re part consignment shop, part retail store and part made-to-order showroom.”

Located on Main Street in Cornish, A Simple Life is housed in two small rooms abutting MH Humphrey and Sons, another company owned and operated by Humphrey and her husband, Mike.

“Right now,” Humphrey added, “A Simple Life is only open during the week, but will expand hours to include weekends. Fall and the holidays are coming so we want to add more rooms. Business is mostly tourists, people from Massachusetts and New Hampshire, but we just opened so it’s all word of mouth so far. Oh, and Facebook, too.”

And the name?

“It’s named A Simple Life because that’s how I believe life should be. Simple and uncomplicated.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if everybody had a simple life?

South Portland Olive Garden GM is honored by company Daily Sun Staff Report Pam Bolduc, general manager of the Olive Garden in South Portland, has been presented with Darden Restaurants’ top honor — the Joe R. Lee Diamond Club Award, named after the company’s first chairman and CEO, the Olive Garden reported.

Now in its 16th year, the award is presented annually to general managers throughout North America who demonstrate outstanding results by delighting guests with a genuine Italian dining experience while also

achieving top financial performance in the company’s previous fiscal year.

“Pam is a passionate leader who inspires her team to provide an exceptional dining experience for each of our guests,” said Dave George, president of Olive Garden. “Pam values her team members’ input and ideas and is committed to serving her local community. Through Pam’s leadership, the South Portland Olive Garden is a superior-performing restaurant, where we treat our guests like family and consistently deliver a delicious Italian meal at a great value.”

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