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Science of survival See photos, page 8

National Night Out seeks to tie East Bayside together See page 13

John Gorham walks Chloe and Max on Blackstrap Road in Cumberland Sunday. Both cute companions are mixed breeds, Chloe with Shih Tzu and dachsund in her background, Max a mix. They seemed to relish the outing on a pristine summer day. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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M.L.B. suspends Rodriguez and others for doping

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Amazon.com founder to buy The Washington Post (NY Times) — Amazon.com’s founder, Jeffrey P. Bezos, has agreed to buy The Washington Post, one of the nation’s most prominent newspapers, for $250 million. Katharine Weymouth, the newspaper’s publisher, made the announcement on Monday afternoon. According to a statement released by The Washington Post Company, Donald E. Graham, chairman and chief executive of The Washington Post Company, said “I, along with Katharine Weymouth and our board of directors, decided to sell only after years of familiar newspaper-industry challenges

made us wonder if there might be another owner who would be better for the Post (after a transaction that would be in the best interest of our shareholders).” The announcement stressed that Bezos would purchase The Post in a personal capacity, and not on behalf of Amazon, the Internet retailer. The deal includes all of the publishing businesses owned by The Washington Post Company, including the Express newspaper, The Gazette Newspapers, Southern Maryland Newspapers, Fairfax County Times, El Tiempo Latino and Greater Washington Publishing.

Colt factory in Hartford, which the famed gun maker has called home for more than 150 years. “Shooting and hunting and the outdoors is more of a culture and a way of life in South Dakota than in some larger metropolitan areas,” said Pat Costello, the commissioner of the governor’s Office of Economic Development in South Dakota. “It’s a target industry for us.”

Qaeda leader’s edict to Yemen affiliate is said to prompt alert

WASHINGTON (NY Times) — The Obama administration’s decision last week to close nearly two dozen diplomatic missions and issue a worldwide travel alert resulted from intercepted electronic communications in which the head of Al Qaeda in Pakistan ordered the leader of its affiliate in Yemen, the terrorist organization’s most lethal branch, to carry out an attack as early as this past Sunday, according to American officials. The intercepted conversations last week between Ayman al-Zawahri, who succeeded Osama bin Laden as the head of the global terrorist group, and Nasser al-Wuhayshi, the head of the Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, revealed one of the most serious plots against American and other Western interests since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, American intelligence officials and lawmakers have said. It is unusual for Qaeda leaders in Pakistan to discuss operational matters with the group’s affiliates, so when the intercepts between the two senior Qaeda leaders were collected and analyzed last week, senior officials at the C.I.A., the State Department and the White House immediately seized on their significance.

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Officials investigate death of 2-year-old girl in Westbrook Daily Sun Staff Reports Maine State Police and Westbrook Police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old girl at her home during the night, the Department of Public Safety reported. Madeline Negron was found dead in her playpen Monday morning, at 10 Cross St. in Westbrook, a Department of Public Safety press release reported. The child slept in the playpen and was last seen alive when she was put to bed Sunday night, the press release stated. The girl lived with her parents, Jessica Joy and Raoul Negron. An autopsy is scheduled Tuesday at the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Augusta. There is no immediate indication of foul play as investigators await the Medical Examiner’s conclusions, the press release stated. Maine State Police investigate all deaths of children under the age of 3.

SMCC students to train at Falmouth Fire Department Southern Maine Community College reported that students accepted into the college’s Public Safety LiveIn program this week will train on subjects such as surviving thousanddegree temperatures and fighting real fires during controlled training burns. On Monday, 32 members of the newest class of SMCC live-in students launched the Live-In Academy, a three-week intensive training program held at the Falmouth Fire Department. Over the next three weeks, these students will practice hands-on training evolutions, often wearing 30-plus pounds of hot, heavy safety gear during the heat of summer. The academy is designed to prepare students to serve as first-in firefighters and emergency professionals within Greater-Portland communities. After completing the academy, the SMCC live-in students will become the newest appointees in many of the 17 local participating communities, and will live on-site at any one of 27 local fire and emergency management stations. The Public Safety Student Live-In program is in its 25th year of serving Greater Portland communities. “Over the past 25 years well over 200 Scarborough live-in students have graduated from SMCC,” said Fire Chief Michael Thurlow of Scarborough Fire-Rescue Department, one of the three charter communities, along with Gorham and South Portland, of the student live-in program. “The majority of them now hold career jobs in public safety departments across Maine and all over the county. It is also a tremendous feeder program for our own career hiring needs.” This year’s crop of 32 new live-in students brings the total SMCC livein program to a record number of participants, with 71 students living and working in communities across

southern Maine this year, according to a press release from SMCC. This years’s live-in students hail from all New England states and Colorado. “It’s a great opportunity to advance our skills, not only to help reach our goals in the fire service, but to better protect and serve our communities,” said Riley Driscoll from Dover, N.H., who will be a live-in student in Yarmouth. “This is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made! I’ve only been in my adopted fire department for one day and the crew-members here are really helpful and willing to work with me on anything! I’m really excited to start the academy and college classes this fall,” said Shane Enright of Mansfield, Conn., a Standish live-in student. The students will finish the academy just in time to begin their fall courses in criminal justice, fire science and paramedicine at SMCC on Monday, Aug. 26.

Mercy Hospital establishes Robert J. Masterson scholarship Mercy Hospital has established the Robert J. Masterson Nursing Scholarship, in honor of a “a tireless advocate for family presence at the bedside in critical care,” the hospital reported. Masterson advocated for patients at Mercy Hospital for more than 30 years. He died from pancreatic cancer earlier this year. Mercy Hospital established the Robert J. Masterson Nursing Scholarship to provide financial assistance to students attending a Maine college or university and who, like the scholarship’s namesake, aspire to one day work at the bedside in critical care, the hospital reported in a press release. Masterson “set the standard for dedication to his patients,” the press release stated. “Bob created a culture of excellence in Critical Care that he perpetuated in his every day performance,” said colleague Carlene Stevens, BSN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse lead at Mercy. “Bob genuinely cared for his patients and their families. He not only promoted but expected family presence at the bedside.” Scholarship applications are available on line at http://www.mercyhospitalstories.org/cms/resources/ masterson-scholarship/ and will be reviewed Oct. 1. Students who are in their senior year and pursuing a BSN currently attending a Maine college or university and seeking a critical care internship at Mercy Hospital are encouraged to apply. Interested applicants may also contact Terri Matthew, RN, BSN, Clinical Educator at Mercy at 822-2549.

Fire at recycling facility still under investigation The Portland Fire Department is still trying to determine the cause of a fire at the Riverside Recycling Facility that required two responses

Firefighters work to put down a fire at the Riverside Recycling facility over the weekend. (Photo courtesy of the Portland Fire Department)

to fully extinguish. PFD was called to the recycling center, at 910 Riverside St., Friday night and found a large amount of construction debris that caught fire, according to a press release. Crews were called back Saturday morning to extinguish several hot spots that reignited. Firefighters spent more than six hours extinguishing the first fire. The area of burned material was roughly 2,000 square feet and required engine companies to use aerial and heavy equipment to fight the fire, the city reported. No one was injured during the fire. Back in June, the city decided to move a number of collection bins from

the Bayside neighborhood to the Riverside Street plant after several fires damaged the containers. Due to five suspected arsons at the recycling collection point at the corner of Chestnut and Somerset streets, the city has moved the containers — commonly known as silver bullets — so they can be repaired. Residents were asked to either put their recycling out on regular collection days or bring items to the Riverside Recycling Facility. The fires on May 18, May 24, May 26, May 28 and June 2 were set in or next to the containers, according to the city, and caused an estimated $12,000 in damage to the bins, which are leased by the city from EcoMaine.

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The dreadful summer wind

The world is swiftly moving to the dangerous place where nations won’t be able to do business with each other because they don’t trust the institutions that control wealth, which includes central banks, commercial banks, and governments. It will happen when the purveyors of international commodities, oil especially, refuse to accept the letters of credit issued by untrustworthy intermediaries. And when that dark moment arrives, nations will throw tantrums. The USA may be the loudest baby in the playpen. The USA is veering into a psychological space not unlike the wilderness-of-mind that ––––– Germany found itself in back Kunstler.com in the early 20th century: the deep woods of paranoia where our own failures will be projected onto the motives of others who mean to do us harm. Of course, even paranoiacs have enemies.

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A tale of two waterfronts

Let’s consider a tale of two cities: Portland and Boston. According to a front page article in the Boston Globe August 4, real estate developers, environmental engineers, scientists and government officials have accepted the inevitability of drastic rises in sea level and the increased frequency of extreme weather events. This group is actively planning and making changes to cope with future emergency preparations. Property developers have learned from the events of Hurricane Sandy in the environs of New York City and the barrier islands and coastline of New Jersey. With four hundred billion of capital infrastructure in the sea coast of Boston Harbor, positive actions are being taken to adapt to the rising tide and protect the city’s systems and economy. Oceanographers predict a two foot increase in sea level on the northeast coast of the United States. The shape of harbors and river estuaries have a dramatic effect on storm surges. Boston’s proactive protec-

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One Man’s Island tive activity considers the evidence overwhelming. The Green Ribbon Commission in Boston Mayor Menino.s office has recommended changes to construction practices in the sea coast zone and more storm resistant equipment be installed. Discussions are considering mandatory retrofit practices and incentives to home owners and property investors to make necessary improvements. New York and New Jersey are currently planning to spend billions of dollars to protect urban infrastructure from future storm damage. The Boston Globe article featured pictures of Commercial Street area in Boston as it currently appears and how it would appear with a five foot storm surge at high tide and this does

not factor in the effect of 50- to 70-mile-an-hour winds from the southeast. Just 90 miles north and east of Boston, Portland Harbor provides a similar vision of coastal development. Major hotels, commercial development, hospitals, and waterfront activity. The newly constructed Mercy Hospital stands proudly on the tidal edge of the Fore River and major development is planned for Thompson’s Point. The new office towers along Commercial Street including on the fingered wharves represent billions of dollars of capital investment. The municipal waste facility at East End Beach, the hundreds of yachts berthed by Martin’s Point, the causeway to the Baxter School, and coastal highways in Falmouth, Scarborough, and South Portland: Would low lying coastal neighborhoods be reduced to rubble as occurred on the Jersey shore? How might they fare in a Sandyesque storm? And yet I am unaware of any proactive planning taking place see LIBBY page 5

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Energy past, energy future Just yesterday I was privy to a moderately beerish discussion about wind power between two engineers, one visiting from Ohio who teaches engineering, one from Boothbay who designs unique private homes. They were in perfect agreement in deriding wind power schemes as ridiculous from an engineering point of view. Earlier this month I received Quest: Research News from PPPL, a supplement enclosed in my Princeton University Alumni magazine. There I read about the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s “new paths to fusion energy” and its work in “advancing fusion theory.” The PPPL director, Stewart Prager, explained that “Fusion powers the sun and stars, and harnessing its power on Earth could provide a safe, clean, and virtually limitless way to meet global energy needs.” It is far from certain that Princeton’s wizards and their international partners will succeed in solving the problems of cold fusion, but it is certain that if they do every other energy investment will suffer

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Guest Columnist a steep loss. Many, or most, will sink without a trace. These events prompted me to revisit my investigation of energy topics five years ago, when I ran for congress. “Investigation” is perhaps too pompous a word to describe my hasty researches. My ambition was limited to becoming more knowledgeable on the subject than Mike Michaud. This was no challenge since Mike’s issue research is pretty much confined to reading polls to find out what he supports and what he opposes. Governor LePage clearly sees Maine’s high energy costs as the primary drag on the state’s economic development, He is open to all possible solutions but is focused on facilitating the use of natural gas and removing the obstacles to tapping into HydroQue-

bec’s cheap and abundant supply of electricity by removing the obstacles embodied in our Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). The Democrats’ emphasis appears to be on greener rather than cheaper energy, although they may hope that innovations in wind power generation will make it cheaper in time. The five years which have elapsed since the Wind Power Act have brought some advances but they have also brought news that European nations have pulled back from those projects. In the meantime there’s no denying that the RPS mandates, based on the state of technology now five years old, have made energy more expensive. The reaction of the Democrats and their allies among the environmental “advocates” to the huge developments in shale gas production is exemplified the law enacted in Vermont last year banning fracking in that state. This won’t affect energy prices anywhere since the only known natural gas in that state is found in propane tanks. Nevertheless, Governor Shumlin is hopeful that his state’s ban, the nation’s first, will set an example for

the rest of the nation. Word reaches me that the Vermont has indeed inspired some of the Democratic party’s newcomers in our legislature to hope for a similar ban here in Maine, although Texans, Pennsylvanians, Arkansans, and North Dakotans remain indifferent. They seem to like cheap energy and the royalty income shale gas exploitation brings to their state treasuries. Confident predictions about our energy future may be foolish, but I will make one prediction with absolute certainty. If those thousands of wind-power projects end as rusting derelicts no politician or advocate who supported them will suffer for it; no one will be held accountable. Politically motivated investments are the most risk-free ventures known to man. (Professor John Frary of Farmington is a former U.S. congressional candidate and retired history professor, a board member of Maine Taxpayers United and publisher of www. fraryhomecompanion.com and can be reached at: jfrary8070@aol.com.)

There is no escape from the looming crisis of confidence KUNSTLER from page 4

There are quite a few others who would like to harm the USA, at least to bamboozle and paralyze us, to push back against our influence on their culture and economies. But the tendency here will be to magnify the supposed insults while ignoring our own suicidal behavior. Historians will remark that it was a beautiful August with bright days and cool nights for sleeping, and the Hamptons were ablaze with self-satisfied egos, and that nobody was paying attention to all the mischief that was set in motion the previous spring, not to mention the many seasons of bad behavior that preceded it. And when they returned from vacation, lo, the world was in crisis. What a surprise. The USA cannot come to terms with the salient facts staring us in the face: that we can’t run things as we’ve set them up to run. We refuse to take the obvious actions to set things up differently. Instead, we’ve tried to offset the accelerating losses of running our unrunable stuff with accounting fraud, aimed at pretending that everything still works. But the accounting fraud has only accelerated the gathering disorder in the banking system. That disorder has infected our currency and the infection is spreading to all currencies. What a surprise that the first pandemic to strike an overstressed global immune system was not bird flu after all, but a sickness of money. Near the center of that money sickness was the blitzkrieg against gold and silver in the spring, when

arrant serial selling dumps were executed against the money metals to un-money them. The net result was only that a lot of that ancient money flowed from the places pretending it was valueless to the places that never adopted that pretense. At stake in that rather massive movement was the supposed value of the other stuff that pretended to hold value, namely sovereign bonds, and especially the treasury paper issued by the USA. After all, U.S. Treasury bonds and notes were, in the eyes of bankers, the functional equivalent of cash-in-hand. Alas, the world was starting to choke on it — not least the US central bank itself, which had been gorging at the monthly auction buffet for years and was now stuffed to the gills. In fact, it had grown too fat to even leave the room where the buffet had been set up. Anyway you look at it, there is no escape from the looming crisis of confidence. The “primary dealer” banks and commodity exchanges behind the spring gold smash are out of tricks and out of gold to play tricks with. Their partner, the U.S. government has two tricks left: confiscation of gold in private hands a la Franklin Roosevelt’s ploy of 1933, or punitive taxes on private sales of gold. What worked in 1933 might not go over so well now, in a land full of preppers armed to the teeth and long-simmered in gall. It brings to mind the bumper-sticker about prying things from people’s cold dead hands. As for the tax gambit, I venture to say that many holders of gold hold it in expectation that there may shortly be no effective government left to depend on to do the wrong thing.

Meanwhile, over in the land of paper wealth, the interest rate on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond clicks up a basis-point here, a basis-point there, like a remorselessly rising sea level. It won’t take many more clicks to put, for instance, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York under water. I felt sorry for President Obama, going about the country trying to appear historically heroic without doing a damn thing, really, to face down the monsters in our own midst. But then one hears the rumor of Larry Summers’ imminent appointment to chair the Fed, and it is no longer possible to feel sorry for Obama, but rather to feel sorry for the nation laboring under such a conclave of would-be wizards. I just don’t see how the world financial system doesn’t blow up this fall, when the digested remains of the last miso-glazed oyster tidbit passes through the cloacal fundament of the prettiest girl in Sag Harbor. When it does blow, at least the NSA will have its prepared “to-do” list, and then perhaps all the unemployed can be enlisted at $8 an hour to harass the rest of the people trying to go about their daily lives. The roar you hear in the distance this September will be the sound of banks crashing, followed by the silence of business-as-usual grinding to a halt. After that, the crackle of gunfire.

please contact me at news@portlanddailysun.me. I hope I am just misinformed and our government is planning for this likely occurrence. On a related note, friends coping with the effects of Superstorm in Long Beach and Staten Island, New York are sharing the difficulties of rebuilding properties. FEMA is requiring new construction standards in the flood zone and these standards far exceed the replacement settlements of homeowner’s property insurance. FEMA also periodically redraws maps des-

ignating the requirement for flood insurance which is different from storm damage. Given the near certainty of weather scientists about future rising sea level and frequency of threatening storms, what is the new FEMA flood insurance map likely to look like?

(James Howard Kunstler is the author of several books, including “The Long Emergency,” “The Geography of Nowhere” and “The Witch of Hebron.” Contact him by emailing jhkunstler@mac.com.)

FEMA is requiring new construction standards in the flood zone LIBBY from page 4

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(One Man’s Island columnist Robert Libby of Chebeague Island is a teacher, writer, organic gardener, executive director of the Maine Center for Civic Education.)

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The City Council opted to set Sept. 4 as the date of a special election for the public to vote on a supplemental school budget, despite concerns about incurring the added cost and suggestions of instead putting it on the November ballot. The Sept. 4 special election was approved by a 5-2 vote on Monday that will let voters make their choice on the amended school budget. The budget went from $96.3 million to $98.2 million after the district received $1.9 in unanticipated aid from the state. Even though the council fully supported the amended budget, there were questions about the necessity of holding a September election, which the city clerk said would cost roughly $17,000. Schools Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk said once the fiscal year started, the district received word it would get an additional $1.9 million in general purpose aid from the state. He said given the district incurred an added $1.4 million cost due to changes to the retirement cost, the system had roughly $500,000 to put to use. Caulk said the school board weighed three options: To let the money go into fund balance, use it to reduce the tax rate or fund positions that were cut during the budget process. He said he thought the money would have the most impact by funding the positions, which include administrators, instructional support positions, teachers and educational technicians. City Councilor Ed Suslovic asked about the necessity to hold a September election because he didn’t see why it couldn’t wait until November. Mayor Michael Brennan said the city committed to covering the cost of the retirement change and would intend to follow through with that if the special election were held with the regular November election. He said he supports the recommendation to use the money for the positions and offset the cost of the retirement change but just wanted to see the special election held with the regular one. “I think that is the prudent thing to do,” he said. Caulk said the September election will give the district certainty that if the positions are filled that the money will be available. He said the sooner the district can fill the positions and get them in the schools, the better. Suslovic asked if it was possible to start advertising the positions before the election and set a November start date. Caulk said that could make it difficult to attract candidates since it will be a few months into the school year and it’s better to fill them as the school year starts. Councilor Nick Mavodones, who supported the September vote, said he wanted to give the district certainty that it could hire the positions as the school year starts. He said each day the students go without the added educational support, it’s a day they

don’t get back when those people are hired later in the year. “I encourage you to think about the students that won’t have appropriate staff,” he said. Brennan and Suslovic were the only two councilors to vote in favor of putting the school budget amendment on the November ballot. ••• Later in the Monday city council meeting, the council voted to accept a $1.1 million federal grant that will fund 12 firefighter positions for two years. The SAFER grant is a continuation of the $1.04 million award received two years ago that funded 12 positions. Those positions were primarily used as a reactive heavy rescue unit and were certified as a confined space rescue unit. The 12 positions will now continue to be funded through the new grant despite the creation of the contract-based confined rescue program that aimed to offset the cost of those 12 positions with new revenue. Fire Chief Jerome LaMoria said the grant will help the department build the new program, which is already anticipated to bring in more than $375,000 in revenue through 12 contracts that are being negotiated. He said since its inception, the confined space program has garnered a lot of interest. “This grant allows us a great opportunity to build on that success,” he said. Suslovic said he’s concerned that committing to lock in the department’s staffing level for the duration of the grant, the city could find its hands tied if revenue from the state drops to a point where layoffs could be possible in the next fiscal year. He said if the city finds itself in a tough positions, layoffs could be disproportionate through the departments if the fire department is immune to cuts because of the grant. Councilor John Anton said he doesn’t foresee any change that would require that level of layoffs, and if the city has to cut positions, those choices are made with a lot of consideration. He said the city stands to gain from the grant because the $1.1 million in revenue covers the positions and the money coming in from the program could offset any loss in aid from the state. “... I’m very comfortable taking that risk,” he said. The confined space rescue team will work with employers to create a rescue plan and conduct training in the spaces, as is required by Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA regulations require that a workplace with permit required confined spaces have a rescue plan in place in the event of an emergency. To be in full compliance with, employers must have a have a strategy in place in the incident a rescue from the confined space is needed, whether that be an onsite team or outside rescue team. All the revenue generated by the confined space rescue team will go into the general fund.

The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract for the dredging of Portland Harbor, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, announced recently. “With so many large ships coming in and out of Portland, it’s absolutely critical to have a navigable harbor,” Pingree said in a press release. “The cruise ships, tankers, fishing boats, cargo freighters, and more that bring millions of dollars into the local economy every year depend on a deep port. I’m glad this project can move forward so we can maintain the channel and keep our waterfront working.” “This step forward is welcome news,” said Portland Mayor Michael Brennan. “Just like our roads, bridges and rail lines, the shipping channel through the Portland Harbor is a critical component of our transportation infrastructure and supports our regional economy. Thanks to our federal partners,

this planned dredging will ensure that our port is navigable for many years to come, even for the largest ships sailing the seas.” The contract was awarded to Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Company in Quincy, Mass., for $9,231,250. Work is expected to be completed by March 15, 2014. The Army Corps estimates that the maintenance dredge will remove about 700,000 cubic yards of materials from the 35-foot-deep channel. A Portland disposal site has been established about 10 miles from the harbor to dump dredged material. The most recent dredging of the 35-foot federal channel was done from November 1998 to April 1999 when approximately 409,700 cubic yards of material was dredged and disposed of at that site, the Corps reported. — Staff Report

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Saturday, July 27 12 a.m., Kevin Heenan, 36, of Portland, was arrested for operating after suspension on St. John Street by Officer Dan Aguilera. 12 a.m., Charles Edwin O’Neal, 37, of Norway, was arrested for criminal trespass and disorderly conduct on State Street by Officer Laurence Smith, Jr. 2 a.m., Robert Woodsum, 24, of Portland, was arrested for theft of services and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Huntington Avenue by Officer Kevin Murphy. 3 a.m., Jerry Edwards, 31, of Scarborough, was arrested for criminal trespass on High Street by Officer Jeffrey Ruth. 6 a.m., Aaron Michael Lord, 21, of Waterville, was arrested for indecent conduct on Bolton Street by Officer John Cuniff. 10 a.m., Casey Congdon, 31, of Portland, was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident on Harvard Street by Officer John Cuniff. 1 p.m., Zowie Davis, 37, of Auburn, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Forest Avenue by Officer Matthew Eide. 7 p.m., Vernon Pendergrass, 22, of Westbrook, was arrested for violation of a protection order and violation of a protection order from abuse on Godfrey Street by Officer Jennifer Lamperti. 7 p.m., Sam Randolph Chan, 32, of Portland, was arrested for operating under the influence on Boyd Street by Officer Jacob Titcomb. 8 p.m., Ahmed Madi, 34, of Portland, was arrested for assault on Godfrey Street by Officer Jessica Brown. 11 p.m., Abdirizak Farah, 22, of Portland, was arrested for robbery on Mayo Street by Officer Jamie Beals.

Sunday, July 28 12 a.m., Kerwin Lamour, 27, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Fore Street by Officer Michael Bennis. 12 a.m., Mohamed Said Abdullahi, 22, of Portland, was arrested for misuse of identification and aggravated forgery on Fore Street by Officer Paul King. 1 a.m., Dani Boucher, 26, of Portland, was arrested for disorderly conduct on Fore Street by Officer David Hemond, Jr. 2 a.m., Erin Sullivan, 35, of Portland, was arrested for assault on Whitney Avenue by Officer Jeffrey Druan. 11 a.m., Zachary Wytiaz, 29, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Cumberland Avenue by Officer Andjelko Napijalo. 4 p.m., Antoine Richardson, 26, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested for assault on Kent Street by Officer Sara Clukey. 6 p.m., Kevin Whalen, 45, of address unknown, was arrested for criminal trespass on Congress Street by Officer Kali Hagerty. 10 p.m., Norman Dickinson, 45, of Westbrook, was arrested for burglary on Westland Avenue by Officer Jennifer Lamperti. 10 p.m., Rusty Swift, 33, of address unknown, was arrested for unlawful possession of scheduled drugs on Congress Street by Officer Eric Johnson.

Monday, July 29 12 a.m., Samuel Collins, 44, of Portland, was arrested for assault and refusing to submit to arrest or detention on Gilman Street by Officer Christopher Kelley. 12 a.m., Tyechia Bauld, 29, of Portland, was arrested for operating without a license on Congress Street by Officer Dan Aguilera. 2 a.m., Christi MacBeth, 25, of Portland, was arrested for assault on St. John Street by Officer Thomas Kwok. 2 a.m., Gang Majok, 28, of Portland, was arrested for criminal mischief and carrying a concealed weapon on Cumberland Avenue by Officer Jonathan Reeder. 9 a.m., Stephanie Pelletier, 21, of Portland, was arrested for assault on High Street by Officer Matthew Morrison. 10 a.m., Steven McKeeman, 22, of Westbrook,was arrested for operating after revocation for habitual offender on West Commercial Street by Officer Mark Keller. 1 p.m., William Reagan, 63, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for aggravated assault on Commercial Street by Officer Robert Miller. 3 p.m., Amer Radhi, 45, of address unknown, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and criminal trespass on Cumberland Avenue by Officer William Stratis. 4 p.m., Keith Johns, 46, of Portland, was arrested for violation of a protection order and violation of a harassment order on Portland Street by Officer Robert Hawkins. 10 p.m., Trevon Magree-Fullam, 32, of Portland, was arrested for aggravated criminal trespass on Cumberland Avenue by Officer Heather Brown.

Tuesday, July 30 12 a.m., Richard Savoy, 26, of address unknown, was arrested for burglary on County Way by Officer Jeffrey Tully. 6 a.m., Magongo Kouk, 24, of Portland, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Park Avenue by Officer Heather Brown. 12 p.m., William Stewart Conley, 53, of Portland, was arrested for criminal trespass on Congress Square by Officer Kyle Brake. 12 p.m., Ronald Wayne Spiller, 65, of Portland, was arrested for assault on Market Street by Officer Daniel Knight. 2 p.m., Shane Boilard, 37, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Oxford Street by Officer Daniel Knight. 6 p.m., Ismail Awad, 24, of Portland, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Anderson Street by Officer Martin Ney. 8 p.m., Sadia Ahmed, 18, of Portland, was arrested for assault at Kennedy Park by Officer Martin Ney. 10 p.m., Leon Leroy Kelley, 54, of Portland, was arrested as a fugitive from justice on Grant Street by Officer Laurence Smith, Jr.

Wednesday, July 31 1 a.m., Stacie Jordan, 31, of South Portland, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Congress Street by Officer Nicholas Gowen. 2 a.m., Safiya Dhagane, 23, of Portland, was arrested for assault at Wellesley Estates by Officer Robert Miller.

6 p.m., Paulo Patriotti, 40, of Naples, was arrested for violation of conditional release on Portland Street by Officer Joseph Jaynes.

Thursday, Aug. 1 12 p.m., David McGlashing, 58, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Cumberland Avenue by Officer James Keddy. 2 p.m., Gedeon Bahumure Semuhoza, 23, of Portland, was arrested for assault and operating under the influence on Forest Avenue by Officer Robert Pelletier. 11 p.m., Sean McDaniel, 42, of Portland, was arrested for operating under the influence on Franklin Street by Officer Christopher Shinay. 11 p.m., Lynn Delgado, 33, of South Portland, was arrested on a warrant for criminal threatening on Riverside Street by Officer Jeffrey Druan.

Friday, Aug. 2 12 a.m., James Forbis, 50, of Portland, was arrested for operating under the influence on Veranda Street by Officer Kevin Murphy. 9 a.m., Francis Bachelder, 28, of Portland ,was arrested for unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and burglary of a motor vehicle on Brighton Avenue by Officer Roland Lachance. 1 p.m., David Bakeman, 53, of Portland ,was arrested for criminal trespass on Portland Street by Officer Daniel Knight. 2 p.m., Brian Young, 35, of address unknown, was arrested on a warrant for unlawful possession of scheduled drugs on Forest Avenue by Officer Daniel Knight. 5 p.m., Gerald Hall, 49, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Alder Street by Officer Thien Duong. 10 p.mm., Shawn Paul White, 37, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for operating after suspension on Congress Street by Officer Christopher Dyer.

Saturday, Aug. 3 12 a.m., Colin Dougher, 39, of Gorham, was arrested for indecent conduct on Middle Street by Officer Zachary Finley. 12 a.m., Jon Register, 49, of Portland, was arrested for receiving stolen property on Dow Street by Sgt. Jeffrey Viola. 1 a.m., Benjamin Bougoin, 24, of Dover, N.H., was arrested for assault on Wharf Street by Officer Mark Keller. 8 a.m., Robert Willett, 35, of Portland, was arrested for assault on Oxford Street by Officer Matthew Eide. 1 p.m., Rickey Payne, 44, of address unknown, was arrested for public drinking in Congress Square by Officer Matthew Casagrande. 6 p.m., Matthew Fournier, 32, of address unknown, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Forest Avenue by Officer David Schertz. 7 p.m., Jamie-Lynn McCarthy, 34, of address unknown, was arrested for unlawful possession of scheduled drugs on Congress Street by Officer Dan Aguilera.

Sunday, Aug. 4 12 a.m., Haben Taffere, 33, of address unknown, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Park Avenue by Officer Heather Brown. (Information furnished by the Portland Police Department.)

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Science Island Extreme A group of 21 students participated in the Science Island Extreme through St. Joseph’s College, a project that taught them how to use science, technology, engineering and math in wilderness survival and training. As the culmination of the event, the students were dropped on Little Chebeague Island in a simulated shipwreck. Once the students completed a number of tasks, they were rescued by the Portland Fire Department Marine Division Friday afternoon. (Photos courtesy of the Portland Fire Department)

Paving work to affect Valley, Presumpscot streets this month Daily Sun Staff Reports Now through Thursday, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., paving work will be underway on Valley Street from A Street to Congress Street, the city reported. Traffic will be detoured to C Street, Gilman Street and Saint John Street. This Wednesday and Thursday, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., paving work will be underway on Presumpscot Street from Providence Street to Ocean Avenue, the city reported. While two-way traffic will be maintained for most of the work, at times, traffic will be reduced to oneway with alternating flow. In both cases, motorists are advised to seek alternate routes to avoid traffic and delays, the city warned.

Goodwill of Northern New England to unveil art installation today Today at 4:30 p.m., Goodwill of Northern New England will host a brief celebration to unveil a word art installation by local artist Hannah Sherwood, on two fences surrounding the Portland home office on Alder Street in the Bayside community. Goodwill NNE has been working with Sherwood, Maine College of Art graduate, on the collaborative project, according to a Goodwill NNE press release. Earlier this summer, Goodwill hosted a “community brainstorm meeting” to ask Bayside community members for input on the project. Bayside neighbors shared ideas with

Goodwill staff and the artist, suggesting words and phrases that what would inspire the neighborhood, as well as those commuting through the area, the press release stated. This group conversation resulted in the final inspirational text for the artist to use. “We are excited to unveil Hannah’s word art installation; the words chosen were a true product of community collaboration,” said Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Northern New England. “We hope the word art will keep the Bayside community inspired, as they inspire us.” Goodwill NNE also hosts a monthly Bayside Providers lunch to bring service providers together. The lunch is to encourage communication between organizations as well as be an opportunity to discuss current happenings and the important work within the community.

title after three consecutive top-three finishes, while Riley Masters, 23, of Veazie (30:19), a former All-American runner at the University of Maine and Oklahoma now running professionally, used his track speed to best a talented field, the press release stated. Course records were also set in the Wheelchair Division by Krige Schabort, 49, a Paralympic athlete from South Africa now living in Cedartown, Ga., whose 21:53 marked the first sub-23:00 in race history; and in the Masters category by Olympic bronze medalist Deena Kastor (32:28), 40, the American record holder in the marathon and half marathon who finished seventh in the open women’s race. Her time is the fastest 10K ever recorded in the Masters category by

an American woman. Kastor, who will now head to Moscow for the World Championships marathon as part of Team USA, was part of a strong contingent of six men and women American runners who placed in the top 10, including Meb Keflezighi, an Olympic silver medalist who took fifth, and Olympian Ryan Hall, the American record holder in the half marathon now training for the NYC Marathon, who finished tenth. Complete results are available at Cool Running. The world-class athletes were among a record-setting 6,245 runners from 16 countries, 39 states and more than 250 Maine cities and town who finished the winding, often breathtaking 6.2-mile course on a cool, overcast morning on the Maine coast.

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TD Beach to Beacon 10K salutes top finishers Kenyans Micah Kogo and Joyce Chepkirui claimed titles Saturday during the 16th edition of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race in Cape Elizabeth. Kogo (28:03), an Olympic bronze medalist, won the TD Beach to Beacon for the second time in three years by pushing the pace near Mile 4 and then dueling runner-up Silas Kipruto (28:08) to the finish, noted an event press release. Joyce Chepkirui (31:23) grabbed the lead from the opening horn and never let go, besting a deep field that for the first time ever saw each of the top 10 women run sub33:00. In the Maine resident races, 24-yearold Erica Jesseman of Scarborough (34:17.6) came within .6 of breaking the course record in winning her first

Norma Sicotte (left) and Julie Mullen, who have been quilting together for 12 years, enjoy selling their items during the First Friday Art Walk in Portland last weekend. Their business, “For the Fun of Quilting,” now makes iPad covers, in addition to more traditional quilted products. (TIMOTHY GILLIS PHOTO)

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Congress Square ‘visioning’ looks beyond plaza

Two high-profile speakers who came to Portland in June helped spur the city into broader review, Levine says By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Up until now, a controversial proposal for the city to sell part of Congress Square Plaza to developers of the former Eastland Park Hotel for construction of an events center has provoked sharply divided opinions from the public. Now, the city is promoting a parallel and broader discussion about all of Congress Square, spurring a diverse batch of comments regarding this larger piece of Portland. Congress Square “includes the intersection of High and Congress streets, Congress Square Plaza, the public spaces in front of the Portland Museum of Art and the H.H. Hay building, and surrounding sidewalks and traffic islands,” a city press release explained. “The goal of this process is to create a shared vision for Congress Square as an urban open space.” So far, a city-dedicated website, www.neighborland.com/congresssq, has compiled a variety of comments. Sixteen neighbors “want space for performances in Congress Square,” according to the website, as of Monday. Thirteen want a “green space with a performance area for music/art.” Seven want benches and tables. Four want to “let the Eastland build a ballroom in Congress Square.” According to the city, the Portland Planning Division will be collecting community input in a variety of ways throughout the month, asking the public to propose or vote for an idea on www.neighborland.com/congresssq; participate in one of a series of public “visioning meetings” to be held in August and September (information, the press release stated, will be provided on the City Planning webpage at http://www.ci.portland.me.us); complete an online survey found at www. portlandmaine.gov/planning; write an idea on one of the public signs around the square or in City Hall; or use Twitter to tweet ideas using the hashtag, “I want ... #CongressSquare”. This broader planning effort will take a sweeping view and not just

focus on Congress Square Plaza, Portland Planning and Urban Development Director Jeff Levine said. “We’re going to gather as much useful data as we can from this process, and our focus is on the square as a whole and not necessarily on whether the sale should go forward,” he said. Two high-profile speakers who came to Portland in June to speak on the subject of Congress Square helped spur the city into launching its “visioning process,” Levine said. Ethan Kent, vice president of Project for Public Spaces, a nonprofit planning, design and educational organization based in New York City, was brought to Portland by Friends of Congress Square for a meeting at the Portland Museum of Art and a public presentation at the Meg Perry Center. Henry N. Cobb, architect of the Charles Shipman Payson Building at the Portland Museum of Art, discussed Portland’s streets and squares in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Payson Building, as the 2013 Bernard A. Osher Lecturer. “Between the two of them we kind of coalesced around the idea that we should look at the whole intersection,” Levine said Monday. “Cobb pointed out that you can’t think about the plaza by itself, so that spurred our thinking that we need to get moving in looking at the whole intersection,” he added. Planning the redevelopment of Congress Square will involve several interrelated issues, such as whether to make High and State streets twoway streets, Levine said. Likewise, redevelopment will gain more clarity once the city determines the fate of the plaza — the city’s term for the space near the hotel also called a “park” largely by opponents of the events center. “It will be hard to go too far forward with conceptual redesigns without knowing what will happen at Congress Square Plaza,” Levine acknowledged. Levine said review of the potential sale and the “visioning” are “sepa-

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today’s luck centers on your emotional life. You’ll experience improvements not only in how you are feeling, but also in how you are processing and acting on those feelings. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Those who aren’t ready for change will dig in their heels. Maybe they secretly want to see how powerful you are. Will you take them for a ride even though they fight you the whole way? PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If you swallow your opinions and don’t stand up for yourself, eventually you’ll spout off in the manner of Mount Vesuvius. So speaking up along the way is actually the kindest way to interact with others. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 6). Your birthday may be low-key, but it’s magical nonetheless. Loved ones will shower you with positivity and support. Let nothing distract you from putting dreams into action over the next four weeks. Financial prospects are hot in October. November brings an easy win. Physical improvements amp up your attraction quotient in 2014. Virgo and Taurus people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 2, 18, 4 and 17. Today’s Birthdays: Jazz musician Charlie Haden is 76. Actor-director Peter Bonerz is 75. Actress Louise Sorel is 73. Actor Michael Anderson Jr. is 70. Actor Dorian Harewood is 63. Actress Catherine Hicks is 62. Rock singer Pat MacDonald is 61. Actress Stepfanie Kramer is 57. Actress Faith Prince is 56. Rhythmand-blues singer Randy DeBarge is 55. Actor Leland Orser is 53. Country singers Peggy and Patsy Lynn are 49. Actor Jeremy Ratchford is 48. Country singer Lisa Stewart is 45. Actress Merrin Dungey is 42. Singer Geri Halliwell is 41. Actor Jason O’Mara is 41. Singeractor David Campbell is 40. Actress Vera Farmiga is 40. Actress Ever Carradine is 39. Actress Soleil Moon Frye is 37. Actress Melissa George is 37. Rock singer Travis McCoy is 32. Actor Leslie Odom Jr. is 32. Actress Romola Garai is 31. Rock musician Eric Roberts is 29.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). The people who bring you joy and the people who bring you stress are one and the same now. The effort you put into making relationships good is a big part of what endears you to others. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Unexpected encounters have more of a charge to them than the expected ones. That’s why it’s worth it to come up with a few surprises, especially if you’re meeting familiar people. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If it seems like a relationship is changing and perhaps growing a bit more distant, that’s because it is. It’s for the better. You’ll be closer in the end for having this momentary luxury of personal space. CANCER (June 22-July 22). There may be a few instances in which you feel comfortable enough to let someone lead you through dangerous territory. Just be careful not to assume a false sense of security in this situation. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You have a dynamic presence, and you’ll shine in the right moment. But don’t try to shine all of the time. It only attracts too much attention, and you won’t know what to do with it all. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Defending your space is important, but if that’s all you do, you’ll have too narrow of a life. Letting people infringe on you a bit may be just the thing that’s needed to break open a new adventure. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You don’t have to talk to communicate. In fact, you cannot not communicate. The very way you animate your body is a message. Your awareness in this regard makes you most effective today. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You want to be assertive but not dominating. You’ll walk a narrow line with this today. Stay aware of the feedback others give you, and you’ll remain in good graces. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). As you express your honest feelings and needs, you may remember a time when you didn’t feel at liberty to do so. You no longer have a reason to take the submissive role, and this is something to celebrate.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 2013. There are 147 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths. On this date: In 1813, during the Venezuelan War of Independence, forces led by Simon Bolivar recaptured Caracas. In 1825, Upper Peru became the autonomous republic of Bolivia. In 1862, the Confederate ironclad CSS Arkansas was scuttled by its crew on the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La., to prevent capture by the Union. In 1926, Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel, arriving in Kingsdown, England, from France in 14½ hours. In 1930, New York State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Force Crater went missing after leaving a Manhattan restaurant; his disappearance remains a mystery. In 1942, Queen Wilhemina of the Netherlands became the first reigning queen to address a joint session of Congress, telling lawmakers that despite Nazi occupation, her people’s motto remained, “No surrender.” In 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov became the second man to orbit Earth as he flew aboard Vostok 2. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. In 1973, former Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, 72, died in exile in Spain. Entertainer Stevie Wonder was seriously injured in a car accident in North Carolina. In 1978, Pope Paul VI died at Castel Gandolfo at age 80. In 1988, an attempt by New York City police to enforce a curfew in Tompkins Square Park triggered a melee that left 52 people injured and led to the filing of more than 110 claims of police brutality. In 1993, Louis Freeh won Senate confi rmation to be FBI director. Ten years ago: Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger used an appearance on NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” to announce his successful bid to replace California Gov. Gray Davis. The same day, Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante (boost-ahMAHN’-tay) said he was entering the recall race as well. Five years ago: The government declared that Army scientist Bruce Ivins was solely responsible for the anthrax attacks that killed five and rattled the nation in 2001. (Ivins had committed suicide on July 29.) President George W. Bush, on his Asia tour, met with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak; Bush then traveled to Thailand, where he met with Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (sah-MAK’ sun-TAH’-rah-ved). One year ago: Syria’s prime minister, Riad Hijab, defected two months after being forced into the position by President Bashar Assad. Marvin Hamlisch, 68, who composed or arranged the scores for dozens of movies including “The Sting” and the Broadway smash “A Chorus Line,” died in Los Angeles. Art critic and historian Robert Hughes, 74, died in New York.

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Dear Annie: Recently, our beautiful, intelligent, kind, responsible 20-year-old daughter told us she is a lesbian. “Sharon” has been sorting this out alone for the past two years, which breaks my heart. She told us that she has prayed not to be this way, tried dating men and even came up with a plan to move out of the country. Sharon’s father, siblings and I were surprised, but have assured her that we are thankful she told us so she can truly be herself and be happy. We love her just the same. However, Sharon has not told the rest of our family. Other relatives have made it clear that they believe gays and lesbians are disturbed and disgusting individuals who are going to hell. They have, in fact, recently stated these vile opinions to Sharon when she was last visiting. She told me it felt as if she had been punched in the stomach. Ironically, Sharon’s grandparents think the sun rises and sets on her. They have no idea that their divisive, hateful, dehumanizing comments apply to someone they cherish. Sharon loves her grandparents, aunts and uncles and is terrified of how they will respond when they find out. We worry that their rejection will push her back into depression. According to PFLAG, suicide is the leading cause of death among gay and lesbian youth. More than 30 percent of all reported teen suicides each year are committed by gay and lesbian youth. Fifty percent report that their parents reject them due to their sexual orientation, and 26 percent are forced to leave home because of conflicts over their sexual orientation. These are the children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews we love. We will stand with Sharon and pray for the judgmental, ignorant, bigoted souls to find enlightenment on this issue. -- Worried in Wyoming Dear Worried: Thank you for your compassionate understanding. Sharon does not need to come out to her relatives

any sooner than she is comfortable, and it helps enormously that you are so supportive. In many instances, families become more accepting when they realize the gay person is someone they know and love. We hope that is how it works out for your family. Dear Annie: My band performs at a lot of wedding receptions. We usually make plans with the family regarding what music they want. We cannot alter our music in the middle of a set just because a guest who has had too much to drink comes up to us with a song request. If the bride and groom took the time to specify the songs they do and don’t want to hear, they probably are not going to be happy if we suddenly start playing “The Chicken Dance.” One other tip: Talking to us while we are in the middle of a song is not a good idea. Please wait until we are on a break. -- Frustrated Bandleader Dear Frustrated: Excellent suggestions, and here’s one from us: Can you please not set the amplifiers to 11? We can hear you just fine without going deaf. Dear Annie: I read the thoughtful letter from “Concerned Grandma,” who is caring for her biracial 4-year-old grandson. Your response left out one of the best role models this child could have: President Barack Obama. Perhaps reading “Dreams from My Father” will give this dear grandmother more insight into the struggles her grandson might face as a fatherless child, as well as hope and inspiration. A photo of our biracial president might be a sweet thing for this little boy to have. In addition, the grandmother might want to seek out someone who can help reinforce and strengthen her as she stands alongside this child in a lifelong learning adventure. -- A Daily Reader

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National Night Out seeks to tie East Bayside together By Timothy Gillis

SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Today, families, friends and neighbors in East Bayside will promote solidarity, safety, art, music and fun with a parade and block party, all geared to the idea of getting to know one’s neighbors rather than mistrusting or fearing them. East Bayside’s National Night Out — Neighborhood Parade & Block Party gets in step with a parade, starting at 5:30 p.m. at Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. The parade departs at 6 p.m. sharp, winding through the neighborhood, and ending at Peppermint Park on Cumberland Avenue. There, participants will enjoy a free barbecue and live music by a neighborhood drumming ensemble called Burundi Beats. Blainor McGough, executive and artistic director at Mayo Street Arts, said this is the third year they have held the National Night Out, and she expects the crowd to be bigger than ever. “It’s been awesome, one of the few things that everyone in the neighborhood participates in,” she said. “It’s all so accessible. You just walk outside and be a part of something.” McGough concedes that East Bayside tends to be known as a tough neighborhood, but looks at the parade and block party as a chance to show the neighborhood’s strengths and diversity. “Part of the whole idea of National Night Out is that it’s crime awareness, safety, getting outside and

getting to know your neighbors, instead of staying inside and being afraid of them,” she said. My International Sisters, a group of girls aged 11 to 14 from the neighborhood, will offer a performance at the park.

Portland Police Department Chief Michael Sauschuck is among guest speakers today at East Bayside’s National Night Out — Neighborhood Parade & Block Party. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

Councilors hold ongoing negotiations over plaza PLAZA from page 9

hotel to add an events center. RockBridge Capital — the firm that bought the Eastland Park and is converting it into the Westin Portland Harbor View — has presented the city with plans for a proposed 9,400-square-foot building, leaving a 4,836-squarefoot public plaza. The Housing and Community Development Committee has met in legally closed “executive session” regarding the possible sale, city councilors confirmed. The committee’s July 24 meeting, although it was cancelled, included time for executive session deliberation to “discuss negotiations regarding the possible sale of a portion of Congress Square Park and provide guidance to staff.” Next scheduled meeting of the committee is Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 5:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall. A Congress Square Re-Design Initiative Task Force split 6-6 vote on the subject of whether to endorse the sale proposal. Councilor Kevin Donoghue, District 1, who cast the sole vote against the proposal on the Housing and Community Development Committee, said “there probably will be” a recommendation to sell the plaza parcel, based on his knowledge of the issue. “I think it’s likely, under what terms remains to be determined,” he said. “The planning process in the public realm would go forward even in the event of a sale,” Donoghue added, noting that the “visioning process” for Congress Square may help spur “a more open discussion.” Donoghue said, “It certainly can’t live independently of the controversy over the plaza itself.” David Marshall, District 2 councilor and fellow cochair with Donoghue of the task force, said a broader look at the entire intersection is a good idea. “This is really trying to expand the dialogue beyond just the park so, that way, regardless of the decision regarding the park, there is a growing consensus that we need to do something with the intersection,” Marshall said. “I’ve always felt that the entire intersection needs to be revisited,” he said. “My expectation is that the dialogue should go beyond just the park. That’s really where my interest is. We’ve already had the task force to vote on the park itself; the committee voted on the park itself; and the council will vote on the park itself in the next few months,” Marshall said.

Donoghue said he expected a “public vote with public comment” at the Housing and Community Development Committee “once tentative terms are reached between the committee and Rockbridge.”

A sampling of opinions about Congress Square Three neighbors want a small park at street level and a new event center that brings more business to my neighborhood in Congress Square in Portland; three neighbors want a place where people can drink and sleep outdoors without being harassed by cops in Congress Square in Portland; four neighbors want to let the Eastland build a ballroom in Congress Square in Portland; four neighbors want some kind of beautiful green space with trees and flowers in Congress Square in Portland; four neighbors want public botanical gardens in Congress Square in Portland; five neighbors want a food forest with berry bushes and nut trees; free concerts; public assemblies; in Congress Square in Portland; seven neighbors want more benches and tables in Congress Square in Portland; 13 neighbors want a green space with a performance area for music/art in Congress Square in Portland; 16 neighbors want space for performances in Congress Square in Portland. (SOURCE: https://neighborland.com/congresssq)

“M.I.S. is from all different backgrounds,” McGough said. “Sudanese, Somalia, Indian, Iraqi — a lot of the girls are also in Club Hip Hop, and they will also do a performance at the park.” Club Hip Hop is comprised of boys and girls from the neighborhood, ages 7 to 14. The Burundi drummers will leave the Root Cellar at the same time the parade leaves Mayo Street Arts, meeting at the corner of Monroe and Greenleaf Streets, where they will lead the parade to the park, playing their oversized drums. There will be a display of specialty police and fire vehicles, and kids’ activities and prizes. Guest speakers include Police Chief Michael Sauschuck, historian Herb Adams, and Mayor Michael Brennan. Joining the Burundi Beats drum ensemble will be Nessie the Sea Dragon, and other puppets by the Children’s Puppet Workshop, The Maine College of Art, and assorted neighborhood youth groups. National Night Out is a collaboration between the Portland Police Department, Community Policing, Mayo Street Arts, Portland Housing Authority, East Bayside Neighborhood Organization, Portland Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Opportunity Alliance, The Root Cellar, Target, and MaineStay. Volunteers should come to Mayo Street Arts at 5:30 p.m. Marchers, musicians and puppet carriers are still needed. Email info@mayostreetarts.org for more information.

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Tuesday, Aug. 6 Magician Conjuring Carroll in Cumberland

10 a.m. Maine’s Fun Magician & Family Entertainer, Conjuring Carroll. Free family fun! Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. FMI 829-2215. “Vice President of The Society of American Magicians Assembly 174 & Founding Member of The Magic Kings, Maine’s Silliest, Fun Magician & Family Entertainer.” http://www.conjuringcarroll.com

‘Fahrenheit 451’ at MCMA

noon. First Tuesday Book club, ”Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury at the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association. The MCMA library book club meets on the first Tuesday of each month in the library at noon, bring a sandwich, dessert coffee and tea provided. “For more information you can call Pat at 773-8396 during library hours, Tue., Wed., Thurs. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 519 Congress St. or e-mail mcma1857@ gmail.com.” http://www.mainecharitablemechanicassociation.com

Commemoration of Hiroshima/Nagasaki

noon to 1 p.m. Commemoration of Hiroshima/Nagasaki from noon to 1 p.m. in Monument Square. “Pax Christi members and groups, partners and friends from around the nation will be undertaking events during August to mark the anniversaries of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 66 years ago.” Let us know what you have planned by posting here and on the PCUSA Facebook page: http:// www.facebook.com/pages/Pax-Christi-USA/26847807501

East Bayside’s National Night Out

6 p.m. East Bayside’s National Night Out — Neighborhood parade and block party. “For one night only, families and neighbors are asked to turn on their porch lights, lock their doors, and come out for a parade and block party to promote neighborhood solidarity, safety, bicycles, art, music, and fun. Live music by neighborhood drumming ensemble Burundi Beats! Come march in the parade – join Burundi Beats drum ensemble, Nessie the Sea Dragon, puppets by the Children’s Puppet Workshop, MECA, and assorted neighborhood youth groups. Marchers/musicians/puppet carriers needed! National Night Out is a collaboration between Portland Police Community Policing, Mayo Street Arts, Portland Housing Authority, East Bayside Neighborhood Organization, Casey Family Services, Community Partnerships for Protecting Children, The Root Cellar, Target, and MaineStay. To get involved or volunteer email info@mayostreetarts.org for more information.” “Parade line-up at Mayo Street Arts (10 Mayo St.) at 5:30 p.m. Parade departs at 6 p.m. sharp, winding through the neighborhood, and ends at Peppermint Park on Cumberland Ave for a free BBQ and live music by Burundi Beats drum ensemble, a display of specialty police and fire vehicles, and kid’s activities and prizes. Guest speakers to include Chief Sauschuck, Herb Adams, and Mayor Brennan round out the evening.” http://eastbayside.org

Senior Men’s/Women’s Soccer Tournament

6 p.m. The 23rd annual All Star Invitational Senior Men’s/ Women’s Soccer Tournament will be held on August 6 (Women’s game at 6 p.m., men’s at 8 p.m.) at Hannaford Field, Cape Elizabeth High School. Rain Date: August 8 (same times and place). Proceeds from the games will benefit Special Olympics Maine. The Women’s All Star Game will be held at 6 p.m. and the Men’s All Star game will follow at 8 p.m. Admission is $5 or adults and $3 for students. The All Star tournament has got to be one of the most exciting soccer events of the year. The teams are made up of some of Maine’s finest Varsity players from 2012. They will represent the Western Maine conference and the Southern Maine Activities Association. The All Star Games Committee has selected Andrew Pelletier from Falmouth and Todd Dominski from Waynflete as the coaches of the WMC Women’s team. Bob Hodgman-Burns – Fryeburg Academy and Ben Raymond – Cape Elizabeth will coach the WMC men’s team. For the SMAA teams Vincent Aceto – McAuley and Andy Lefebvre – Westbrook will be coaching the Women’s team and Matt oster – Noble and Nate Bean – Kennebunk will be the coaches for the men’s team. Olympia Sporst will be sponsoring ... A concession stand will be open and all proceeds will benefit Special Olympics Maine. SOME is a year round athletic training and competition program for adults and children with Intellectual Disabilities. In Maine there are over 3,800 athletes who compete in the program. For more information on SOME or on the ALL STAR SOCCER TOURNAMENT please call Mark Capano at 879-0489 or email him at markc@somaine.org.”

SCORE workshop on starting a business

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Portland SCORE offers a workshop on “Starting Your Own Business: Review the Fine Points,” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at SCORE Offices, 100 Middle St., Portland. Cost is $35 with online reservation. For more details or to register visit website: www.scoremaine.com or call 772-1147 weekday mornings.”

Dog gone. Homeless Animal Rescue Team will be holding its huge annual yard/bake sale at the Cumberland Fairgrounds Thursday through Saturday. Visit http://www.hartofme.com. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

‘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

Wednesday, Aug. 7 Eighth annual Teddy Bear Scramble

8:15 a.m. Spring Meadows Golf Club, at Cole Farms, Route 100, Gray. “Dyslexia is an under-reported disability, an inheritable neurological condition that affects language acquisition, processing and decoding. According to recent research, up to 20 percent of the U.S. population has learning disorders, and 80 percent of these people have varying degrees of reading disorders that qualify as dyslexia. Dyslexia is a disability in learning, not in intelligence and affects girls and boys equally. The Children’s Dyslexia Center of Portland has been in existence for ten years. School-age children are eligible for enrollment. There is no cost to the child or the family for this service.” http://cdcp.me/index_ files/Page500.htm

David Rosenfelt at the Portland Public Library

noon. David Rosenfelt to speak about three new books “Airtight,” Dog Tripping” and “Unleashed” at the Portland Public Library, the Brown Bag Lecture Series, in the Rines Auditorium. “‘Airtight’ features the story of Judge Daniel Brennan who is only days away from achieving a seat on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals bench when he’s brutally stabbed to death in his garage. ‘Unleashed’ continues the Andy Carpenter series and in which Carpenter’s accountant, Sam Willis, is stunned to receive a phone call out of the blue from Barry Price, a high school friend he hasn’t spoken to in years, pleading for help with something too frightening to discuss on the phone. ‘Dogtripping’ is David Rosenfelt’s moving and funny account of a cross-country move from California to Maine, and the beginnings of a dog rescue foundation.” http://www.portlandlibrary.com

‘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. 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.

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Clay Aiken in ‘Joseph and the Amaz-

ing 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

Boxer-Enterprise battle off Pemaquid Point

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. “In the afternoon of September 5, 1813, the British brig Boxer and the American brig Enterprise engaged in battle just off Maine’s Pemaquid Point in full view of those on shore. That early American victory would become a rallying point for a fledgling nation at war against a far superior military force in what became known as the War of 1812. Maine Maritime Museum will commemorate that historic moment in a program on Wednesday, August 7, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Learning Center at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse. The event will feature James L. Nelson, who is an award-winning author of maritime history books and novels and education coordinator for the Museum and the popular folk duo Castlebay in a program weaving history, stories and songs that illuminate the events of that fateful day 200 years ago. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for MMM members and $10 for those 16 and under. Seating is limited, so early registration is highly recommended. Tickets are available on the Museum’s website at www. MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.”

Hands-On Historic Gardening: A Workshop

5:30 p.m. Presenter: Jeff O’Donal, Owner, O’Donal’s Nursery. “Join us for a hands-on exploration of the issues and opportunities in maintaining or re-creating an historic garden. Using the Longfellow Garden as a laboratory, participants will be introduced to a variety of locally-available plantings, consider which plant varieties are appropriate in a variety of settings, and identify specific plant varieties to introduce at home. This program is free but registration is required. This event is held in partnership with the Longfellow Garden Club, and is part of the 2013 Longfellow Garden series.” 489 Congress St., Portland. Maine Historical Society. www.mainehistory.org

Portland Green community potluck

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. “The Portland Green Independent Committee is hosting a community potluck on Wednesday, August 7 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Meg Perry Center (644 Congress Street, Portland). The PGIC invites all members of the community, Greens and not-yet Greens, to come, meet their neighbors and share a summer evening. Please bring food or drink if possible. https://www.facebook.com/ events/198442173649452; www.mainegreens.org for more information on the Maine Green Independent Party. Contact: Tom MacMillan, 272-5833 for more information.” see next page

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Chamberlain Days in Brunswick

from preceding page

10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pejepscot Historical Society’s Chamberlain Days in Brunswick. Aug. 9-11. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Boston Celtics forward Jared Aug. 9; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. Sullinger is scheduled to make an appearance to 4 p.m. Sunday. “This year’s Chamberat Hadlock Field on Wednesday, Aug. 7 when lain Days (a biannual event) will be parthe Portland Sea Dogs host the Richmond Flying ticularly robust as PHS marks the Civil Squirrels (Giants) at 7 p.m. Sullinger’s appearance War Sesquicentennial, including the at Hadlock Field is presented by Asylum Sports Bar 150th anniversary of Brunswick’s own and Grill. Sullinger will throw out the ceremonial first Joshua Chamberlain’s distinguished pitch and will be available to sign free autographs on service at the Battle of Gettysburg. photos provided by the Portland Sea Dogs for fans Guests will be invited to explore the from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.” Tickets are available by calling encampment of Civil War reenactors 879-9500 or at seadogs.com. on Brunswick’s downtown mall, to Sunset Folk Series enjoy presentations on Civil War his7:30 p.m. Sunset Folk Series at Western Prom Park tory and performances of Civil War sponsored by Families of the Western Prom Neighmusic and readings, to follow knowlborhood. Concerts last approximately 40 minutes edgeable guides on history walking (in case of inclement weather, concert canceled). tours, and to bid on Civil War art and Wednesday, July 31, 7:30 p.m. Phantom Buffalo artifacts at a Saturday afternoon auc(www.myspace.com/phantombuffalo); Wednestion. The keynote address, featuring day, Aug. 7, 7:30 p.m. Carolyn Currie (www.carHarriet Beecher Stowe and the ‘Lane olyncurrie.com); Wednesday, Aug 14, 7:30 p.m. rebels,’ will be delivered by Scott Kurt Baker (www.kurtbakermusic.com). www.portReynolds Nelson, Legum Professor of The public can join 2013 Bike MS: Great Maine Getaway at the University of New England, Biddlandmaine.com History at the College of William and eford, Aug. 10-11. For details on how to ride to support research about multiple sclerosis, visit http:// Mary. A downeast reception will be bikemam.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/MAMBikeEvents?fr_id=19743&pg=entry. (COURTESY held at the Captain Daniel Stone Inn on Thursday, Aug. 8 PHOTO) Saturday evening. All reception guests will be entered into a prize raffle. PejepMaking a Difference. By coming to these concerts you will Cumberland Arts & Crafts Show scot Historical Society is pleased to present Chamberlain be making a difference in someone’s life. Thursdays from 7 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 44th Annual Cumberland Arts & Crafts Days 2013 on the same weekend as Bowdoin College’s p.m. to 8 p.m. Thornton Heights United Methodist Church Show, Aug. 8-11, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to Civil War Alumni College, and invites guests to partake of 100 Westbrook St., South Portland. Charities sponsoring 5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Where else can you see both events. As part of the Chamberlain Days festivities, the events: Aug. 8: Performer — Dave Shaffer and others; their work and talk to over 250 talented Maine Artisans? Bowdoin will open the Harriet Beecher Stowe house to charity — Veterans of Foreign Wars; Aug. 15: Performer — Only at Maine’s largest Arts & Crafts Show in the State. visitors, allowing a rare peek at the home where Stowe Joe Farren, Stepping Stones: MAPS Shelter Services of Join us for four full days in August at the Cumberland began writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin. For further details and Women and Child; Aug. 22: Performer — Lighthouse JubiFairgrounds. Admission: $4. Tickets at: door. Email: info@ registration information, please visit www.pejepscothislees; charity — STRIVE. Suggested donation of $5 at the unitedmainecraftsmen.com. Web: www.unitedmainecraftstorical.org.” door and all the proceeds go to these charities.” men.com. Maine’s largest Arts & Crafts Show, featuring

Celtics forward Jared Sullinger at Hadlock

many talented Maine Artisans selling their handcraft products. Rain or Shine. Ample Free Parking. Youth Crafters — Here is your opportunity to show your craft. On Saturday, August 10 from 9-5 you will be able to rent table space for only $10.”

A Path of Stars:A Celebration of Cambodians in Maine

10:30 a.m. to noon. Children’s Room, Portland Public Library. “Author/Illustrator Anne Sibley O’Brien and cultural consultants, Veasna and Peng Kem, will share the book ‘A Path of Stars’ and host activities including drawing the lotus, sharing Cambodian food, writing in Khmer, storytelling and a performance by the Portland Cambodian Dance Troupe.” For more information: www.imyourneighborportland.org. http://www.portlandlibrary.com

‘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

‘Romeo and Juliet’ in the park

6:30 p.m. “Romeo and Juliet” — Shakespeare in the Park, Fenix Theatre Co. is proud to present William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. through Aug 10 in Deering Oaks Park All shows are free to the public. “We are a group of artists dedicated to staging the classics of theater in the most compelling and relevant manner for the audience of today. Fenix Theatre Company exists to provide the southern Maine community access to free classical theater in the beauty of Deering Oaks. We thrive on the unique collaboration between audience and performer found in outdoor theater. We value showcasing the passion and brilliance of local artists.” http://www.fenixtheatre.com/#!

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. 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

Live Music and Making a Difference in South Portland

7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Summer Benefit Concerts: Live Music and

‘The World Before Her’ at PPL

7:30 p.m. “‘The World Before Her,’ a documentary film by Nisha Pajhuja, at Portland Public Library for Summer POV Documentary Films series. “‘The World Before Her’ is a tale of two Indias: In one, a small-town girl competes in the Miss India pageant. In the other, a militant woman leads a fundamentalist Hindu camp for girls.” 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. 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.

Bach, Anna Weesner, and Chausson: PCMF

8 p.m. Portland Chamber Music Festival. Summer Season Concerts, Aug. 8–17 Twentieth Anniversary Gala Concert . “We welcome our Twentieth Anniversary Season with music of J.S. Bach, who ushered in the great chamber music era that followed. The performance of his Sonata in D major marks the happy return to PCMF of both violist Jessica Thompson and harpsichordist Peter Sykes after their absences last summer. 2013 Resident Composer Anna Weesner of the University of Pennsylvania faculty also joins us to introduce her riveting duo for violin and cello. The program concludes with our first-ever performance of the lush “Concert” of Chausson, featuring violinist Jesse Mills and pianist Rieko Aizawa of the Horszowski Trio as soloists.” University of Southern Maine, Abromson Center, 88 Bedford St., Portland, http://www.pcmf.org. For tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/350122. www. pcmf.org

Friday, Aug. 9 Cumberland Arts & Crafts Show

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 44th Annual Cumberland Arts & Crafts Show, Aug. 8-11, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Where else can you see their work and talk to over 250 talented Maine Artisans? Only at Maine’s largest Arts & Crafts Show in the State. Join us for four full days in August at the Cumberland Fairgrounds. Admission: $4. Tickets at: door. Email: info@ unitedmainecraftsmen.com. Web: www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com. Maine’s largest Arts & Crafts Show, featuring many talented Maine Artisans selling their handcraft products. Rain or Shine. Ample Free Parking. Youth Crafters — Here is your opportunity to show your craft. On Saturday, August 10 from 9-5 you will be able to rent table space for only $10.”

Saint Joseph’s hosts Summer Day open house

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. “The Office of Admission at Saint Joseph’s College will host its Summer Day open house for prospective students to tour the campus and learn more about the College’s academics, admissions and financial aid options, and student life opportunities. A barbecue will be provided in the College’s cafeteria, Pearson’s Café. The open house runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Harold Alfond Center at the College’s campus on Sebago Lake in Standish.” For more information and to register, call 1-800-338-7057 or 893-7746, or email admissions@sjcme.edu. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.

Susan Lebel Young at the Portland Public Library

noon to 1 p.m. Susan Lebel Young, “Food Fix.” Portland Public Library, Friday Local Author Series held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Main Library’s Meeting Room 5. http://www. portlandlibrary.com

‘Mary Poppins’ in Brunswick

‘Romeo and Juliet’ in the park

C. J. Box and Paul Doiron

7 p.m. Brown Bag Lecture Series with C. J. Box and Paul Doiron, ‘The Highway/Massacre Pond,’ special day and time of Friday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m., Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library. http://www.portlandlibrary.com

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

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