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AT LEFT: With an assist from his father, Chris, Anthony Seddon, 10, scales a climbing wall during the 13th annual Buddy Walk at Payson Park Sunday, held by the Maine Down Syndrome Network. An estimated 450 to 500 people participated.

The Seddon family came from Auburn. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

Maine Down Syndrome Network holds Buddy Walk at Payson Park — See page 9

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An up-tempo restoration — See page 8 Rats!

Adoption service gives ‘pocket pets’ a future See story, page 3

Spectacle of glitter See Robert Libby, page 4

Rain fails to dampen Trail to Ale See page 16

John Bishop (right), of the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, and Phil Carpenter, Foley-Baker’s project manager, adjust one of the refurbished pipes that workers recently reinstalled in one of the country’s last remaining municipal organs. The restoration of Portland’s Kotzschmar Organ, located in Merrill Auditorium, has been underway since last fall, and many of the newly refurbished pipes have been reinstalled, the facade restored and many other components repaired (CRAIG LYONS PHOTO)

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F.A.A. nears new rules on devices

(NY Times) — The rules on when to turn off electronic devices on airplanes have long been a sour, and sometimes contentious, point for travelers.

But faced with a surge of electronics on airplanes and under pressure from a growing number of techsavvy — and increasingly tech-dependent — passengers, the Federal Aviation Administration recognized that change was inevitable.

This week, an F.A.A. advisory panel will meet to complete its recommendations to relax most of the restrictions. The guidelines are expected to allow reading e-books or other publications, listening to podcasts, and watching videos, according to several of the panel’s members who requested anonymity because they could not comment on the recommendations. The ban on sending and receiving e-mails and text messages or using Wi-Fi during takeoff or landing is expected to remain in place, as is the prohibition on making phone calls throughout the flight, the panel members said.

The panel will recommend its new policy to the F.A.A. by the end of the month and it will most likely go into effect next year.

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CAIRO (NY Times) — An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood and the confiscation of its assets, sharply escalating a broad crackdown on the group in the three months since the military ousted its ally, Mohamed Morsi, from the presidency.

The court ruling formalizes the suppression of the group, and comes after mass shootings of more than 1,000 pro-Morsi demonstrators and the arrest of thousands

of Brotherhood members and almost all of the group’s leaders. Even before Morsi was overthrown, the police watched idly as a crowd of anti-Brotherhood protesters methodically burned down its gleaming headquarters, capping weeks of attacks on its officers around the country.

The Brotherhood, Egypt’s mainstream Islamist group, sponsored the political party that won the most votes in recent elections. So the court’s formal prohibition

of the Brotherhood makes it harder for the new government appointed by Gen. AbdulFattah el-Sisi to fulfill its promises of a new, inclusive democratic process — one that would be open even to Mr. Morsi’s Islamist supporters. Instead, the ruling pushes the Brotherhood back underground, where it was for most of its 85-year history before the 2011 revolution that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak allowed the group to operate in the open.

Guantánamo Bay hunger Kenyan forces push assault strike largely over, U.S. says as mall standoff continues

WASHINGTON (NY Times) — The military on Monday effectively pronounced the end of a mass hunger strike among detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba — a sixmonth protest that at one point swept through a majority of the inmate population, refocused global attention on the prison, and pushed the Obama administration to revive the stagnated effort to shutter it.

In a statement and an interview, a prison spokesman, Lt. Col. Samuel House, said on Monday that the military would no longer issue daily updates on the number of inmates

participating in the protest, eligible for force-feeding or hospitalized, as had been its practice over the past few months, because the participation has fallen away from its peak two months ago.

“Following July 10, 2013, the number of hunger strikers has dropped significantly, and we believe today’s numbers represent those who wish to continue to strike,” he said. “As always, our medical professionals will continue to monitor and evaluate the detainees while providing them with the appropriate level of care.”

NAIROBI, Kenya (NY Times) — Huge columns of black smoke poured out of the besieged mall in Nairobi on Monday afternoon as Kenyan forces moved in for a major assault against heavily armed Islamist militants who stormed the mall Saturday, slaughtering dozens of civilians and taking hostages.

Kenyan forces have been struggling to capture or kill the militants, who are holed up with military-grade weaponry and seem determined to fight to the death. The security forces’ tactical operations inside the mall seemed to be intensifying on Monday, with long bursts of gunfire ringing out and several large explosions.

There were conflicting reports on civilian and military deaths and injuries, but it seemed clear that more than 60 people had been killed — including three Britons — and at least 150 injured, while at least a handful of hostages remained.

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Social service groups and community organizations meet with city, federal officials on healthcare law

By Craig Lyons THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

As the period of open enrollment for insurance opportunities created through the Affordable Care Act looms, officials at Portland agencies are putting their heads together to figure out how to approach “hard to reach” populations.

Social service groups and community organizations, including the United Way, Catholic Charities, the Portland Community Free Clinic, Refugee and Immigrant Services and the Center for Economic Justice, met Monday with city officials and representatives from Brennan the U.S. Department of Health

and Human Services to talk about coordinating outreach effort to get people who might not enroll in the health insurance marketplaces when they open on Oct. 1.

“We want to maximize this opportunity in Portland,” said Mayor Michael Brennan, and the city can only benefit from having its residents covered by health insurance.

Leon Rodriguez, director of DHHS’ Office of Civil Rights, said the meeting was a chance to make sure that all the different groups who interact with the “hard to enroll” population understand what their needs are and can help them get services and assistance when it comes time to enroll. He said that can include language assistance programs, paper forms or a variety of things that can make it easy for people to sign up for insurance coverage.

Rodriguez said the hard to reach populations can include veterans, the disabled, immigrants, and he

said providers need to understand the barriers and challenges these groups face in order to make enrollment information accessible.

“It’s become an all hands on deck situation,” he said.

Brennan said, in the past, people have been left without coverage because insurance providers might preclude them because of conditions, substance abuse issues or mental health disorders, but that’s no longer the case under the Affordable Care Act. On Oct. 1, Brennan said the city will roll out planned efforts to encourage people to sign up for the insurance marketplace and help them get information about what services are available to them.

He said an appeal to the governor and Legislature will be made to pass a Medicaid expansion that will provide coverage for people that will otherwise lose benefits.

Rats! Adoption service gives ‘pocket pets’ a future

By Timothy Gillis

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For city dwellers, they can be the bane of existence, creeping in alleyways and rooting through garbage.

But for many locals, rats are providing all the comfort of a loving pet.

Robin Rushlau, of Mainely Rat Rescue, is trying to save these city creatures by providing them with foster homes until they can be adopted.

“I wanted to adopt one myself, and looked to something other than pet stores,” she said.

Six years later, after that first foray into ownership, she now works with more than 50 foster homes that provide these rats with love and attention until they are ready to be adopted.

“We couldn’t do without our foster homes,” said Rushlau, whose company has five rat adoption counselors, working with customers to educate them on taking care of the critters.

Other volunteers at Mainely Rat Rescue conduct background checks on applications for foster care. The company offers cages, food, and meds to prospective caregivers. Rushlau is the adoption coordinator, connecting potential adopters with foster families.

“We work with mainly rats but also help with other small pocket pets, such as Guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils and mice,” she said. “We provide temporary homes for small animals in need of new caregivers, provide spay and neutering as needed to MRR rats, as well as full medical while they are in our care.”

They have two online stores, one for lab blocks (a veterinary diet food), and the other for rat hammocks and accessories.

New rat owners can feel good about rescuing an animal in need, and are rewarded by love and appreciation from their new pet, Rushlau said, but they do require special care and attention.

“Rats need a spacious cage with multiple levels (typically at least 2 square feet per rat), and a good, healthy and varied diet which includes an approved lab block, as well as supple-

Robin Rushlau, of Mainely Rat Rescue, said, “Rats are social creatures. We recommend people get three. They don’t like being alone.” (COURTESY PHOTO)

ments of grain mix, fruits, and vegetables,” she said. “And proper bedding must be used.” A lot of the bedding marketed for small animals is very hazardous to their health, she added.

“Rats are very interactive and social animals and like to be with their families, so daily handling and attention is recommended,” she said. “Our adoption counselors are well trained to educate families on proper rat (or other small critter) husbandry.”

Currently, Mainely Rat Rescue is looking to find homes for nine gerbils, 11 Guinea pigs, five hamsters, five mice, and 141 rats.

Including animals in hospice care, Mainely Rat Rescue works with 191 locations.

Although the company has a very high adoption rate, and most animals that come into their custody find homes, some never get paired up with a new owner.

“Those that do not (find a home) stay in custody until they pass away,” Rushlau said. “They are provided with love and care and any medical treatment required.”

What might strike some as diseaseinfested vermin, rats are becoming vary popular pocket pets.

“It’s growing as people get to know how wonderful they are,” Rushlau said. “They’re good for people who like little dogs.”

For some landlords, there’s a stigma attached, so Mainely Rat Rescue encourages people to ask if they can have small caged pets.

“People hear the word rat and don’t want to talk about it, but you don’t leave them loose, and they are less destructive than dogs or cats,” she said.

The craze seems to be catching on, and Rushlau says that there are “a lot of rat people out there.”

“Parents come to us like, ‘Oh, my gosh. I don’t know... ‘ I was the same way. We educate them on care and their behaviors, and then a lot of people come back and adopt again,” Rushlau said.

A rat’s life span is short, on average about is two years, and so caring for them can bring many ups and downs.

“It can be heartbreaking for a kid, but it teaches them life lessons, especially the grieving process,” Rushlau said. “Also, if a child loses interest, it’s easier to know you’re not going to have them for 15 years.”

Rushlau owned her own rats for 11 years, and just lost her last one. She said she is taking a break now, since her kids are older. These pets are not just for youngsters, though.

“A lot of adults who don’t have kids adopt rats,” she said. “Rats are social creatures. We recommend people get three. They don’t like being alone. They live in colonies and work together.” The animals cohabitate and form strong bonds.

“A lot of people get a rat, and then learn they need another one,” Rushlau said. If you think you’re ready to foster or adopt these little critters, visit www.mainelyratrescue.org.

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Taper (not)

Remember, the doleful, lonesome figure of Ben Bernanke stands (or slumps) at the top of a pyramid of obfuscation so high, broad and massive that all the debt serfs in a history of the future will not avail to reconstruct its hypothecated contours. When the world picks itself up from the smoldering ruins of the financial landscape currently being rigged to blow, nobody will be able to explain how the modern world collateralized itself out of existence.

What a setup. Bernanke gave the financial markets five months of the heebiejeebies punctuated by a big fake-out and so the consensus finally perceives a giant green-light for resumed asset inflation. That’s why I like standing outside the con––––– sensus. Assets can inflate all Kunstler.com they like on their way to the biggest train wreck of organized money ever recorded. Dow 20,000 is accelerating on a parallel track with the complete loss of confidence in paper representations of wealth.

Enjoy your Facebook shares, or at least the digital ghost of them on your iPhone screen, while they’re fluorescing.

It was perfectly obvious all spring and summer that the Federal Reserve could not neck down its purchases of U.S. Treasury debt paper and bundled mortgage swindles without causing the equivalent of the 1942 Boston Coconut Grove nightclub fire in the financial markets. But not pretending to contemplate the “taper” would have entailed an admission that the so-called economy was on artificial life support juice. That would have suited neither the politicians and their political economists, who clung to their “recovery” story, nor the 1 percenters who were the direct beneficiaries of the wealth transfer activated by the life support liquidity juice injections.

The net result is a return to the grand theme of pretend, with an increasingly dark outlook for the consequences, which will be the repudiation of what is officially called “money.” Meanwhile, congress

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Dazzled by the spectacle of glitter According to Timothy 6:10 “love of money is the root of all evil.” Certainly current American culture makes one remember that axiom. We live in a society of incredible wealth and abundance; more individuals than ever have acquired the means to live lavishly. Every day we are surrounded by the sights of conspicuous consumption.

We are dazzled by the spectacle of glitter. All the toys and perks of affluence are flaunted around us; it is impossible not to be tempted by their charms. Still the trinity of the Declaration of Independence proclaims equality and unalienable rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” It has been reported that an earlier draft claimed “a pursuit of property.”

If that is true, why the change?

Many philosophers have thought about the difference between happiness and property. It seems particularly central to the current political debate.

The majority party of the United States Congress has proposed cutting the SNAP nutritional assistance program by forty billion dollars in the currently debated farm bill. The SNAP program commonly called food stamps provides nutritional assistance to the neediest people in our society. Recently Congresswoman Jackie Speiers of California chastised members of Congress for advancing this policy while enjoying lavish feasts in foreign lands paid for by the American taxpayers. The disparity

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One Man’s Island between rich and poor in America is striking at this moment. Education is the great blessing of society and real learning benefits us all.

Making education only available to the wealthiest members of society embitters the seekers outside the ivy walls. Not providing for the education of the children of undocumented immigrants hurts us all.

Government is funded by taxes.

The purposes of expenditure are intended to benefit citizens; all the activities of government are intended to improve the well being of all citizens. This well might be an impossible task, but it is the stated aim of our government. From the earliest time of the founding of this government, a compelling effort has been spent to protect the property rights of wealthy citizens. Perhaps the most ignoble legislative effort was the Fugitive Slave Act which made it a federal crime to aid fugitive slaves trying to escape. Later in our history federal troops were frequently used to suppress workers protesting against private industries locking them out of factories and mines in labor disputes. Currently there is a debate about the effects of regu-

lating environmental protection on the growth of the economy and the effects of the Affordable Care Law on opportunities for work.

Since the earliest days of the Progressive movement in American politics, the richest slice of society has fought to carve back the notion that rich people should pay more for the welfare of the poorest.

Exemptions, carve outs, and credits have reduced the tax burden of the wealthiest by more than half. Perhaps it is time to consider a simple flat tax code of fifteen per cent on every income with no exemptions, credits, or deferrals.

We are unlikely to solve all the ills of society and the inequities in the short run, but it is the responsibility of the citizen to move in the right direction.

As inclusion and the elimination of discrimination benefit society, the provision of basic standards of subsistance are necessary in a humane society. Everyone should be encouraged to work because that creates self respect and happiness. The most fortunate should find ways to provide for the less fortunate because that generous spirit creates happiness.

Happiness is a state of mind and best achieved by a feeling of contributing to the well being of the world.

(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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Good populism, bad populism the American Enterprise Institute to offer a HERE’S the good news for Republicans: tax-reform proposal that would actually help The party now has a faction committed to middle-class families rather than mostly cut learning real lessons from the 2012 defeat, taxes on the investor class. breaking with the right’s stale policy conThe Lee proposal is a particularly notesensus and embracing new ideas on a worthy breakthrough. Its centerpiece, a range of issues, from foreign policy to midlarge expansion of the child tax credit, is an dle-class taxes, the drug war to banking example of how social conservatism could reform. seek to assist families instead of just lecturHere’s the bad news for Republicans: ing them — by addressing the rising cost The party also has a faction committed of child rearing, the stress wage stagnation to a reckless, pointless budget brinkman––––– puts on parents, and the link between family ship, which creates a perpetual cycle of outrage and disillusionment among con- The New York instability and socioeconomic disarray. This makes it the first major Republican tax proservatives and leaves Washington lurchTimes posal in years that actually seems tailored to ing from one manufactured crisis to the contemporary challenges rather than to the next. economic climate of 1979.

Here’s the strange news for Republicans: These But despite the best efforts of the Lee tax plan’s two factions are actually one and the same. admirers, the party’s populists didn’t make headThe media tend to assume that moderation and lines last week on that issue. Instead, Lee and reform are essentially synonymous. But ever since Paul were in the news — with the ubiquitous, less Mitt Romney lost last November, most of the genuinnovative junior senator from Texas, Ted Cruz — ine policy innovation on the right has come from because they’re part of the so-called “defund Obamthe party’s populist, Tea Party-affiliated wing. The acare” effort, an elaborate game of make-believe in key figure has been Senator Rand Paul of Kenwhich Republicans are supposed to pretend, for the tucky, whose antiwar conservatism has kicked off sake of political leverage, that they’ll actually shut a post-Iraq foreign policy debate that the party down the government if the president refuses to go desperately needed, and whose forays into issues along with the repeal of his own signature legislalike sentencing reform and drug policy have raised tive achievement. (How Republicans gain leverage the possibility of a national Republican Party that’s by threatening a shutdown they’d be blamed for smart as well as tough on crime. has never been adequately explained.)

But it hasn’t just been Paul turning populism Except that the game isn’t make-believe to the into policy. This spring, Senator David Vitter of many conservative voters who have been suckered Louisiana, nobody’s idea of a moderate, became the into actually believing that the health care law Republican face of a financial reform effort aimed could be rolled back tomorrow if only Republicans at addressing the problem of “too big to fail” banks. would just stop “surrendering” and use the power of And then just last week, Paul’s frequent ally Mike True Conservatism to bend the White House to their Lee, the junior senator from Utah, took the floor at

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Those distant rumbles of thunder are the audible traces of destruction at the margins KUNSTLER from page 4

now convenes to debate the question of extend, which can only add a frisson to the spectacle of pretend. The problem with these best laid plans of mouse-like creatures is that shit happens.

Those distant rumbles of thunder are the audible traces of the destruction at the margins, certainly out of earshot of those at the very center.

The margins is the place where nations, towns, institutions, families, and individual lives are ground down into a fine entropic powder of broken dreams. From the standpoint of the blogger-journalist, the story has been about how the destruction travels from the margins to the center. The center has been able to protect itself so far with one swindle after another, at the expense of the poor schnooks at the margins. The swindles are so abstruse and impenetrable that the schnooks don’t have a clue what is hitting them. At least so far.

Faced with such a quandary, the schnooks may opt for political suicide, which is apparently the program of both major parties. Out of this sort of tragic muddle, Great Men emerge to galvanize the potential energy of the

swindled multitudes. Recent models of this archetype are not so reassuring: Lenin, Hitler, Pol Pot, Ayatollah Khomeini. What history has in store for the USA is probably something that could only be cooked up on TV. One can hope that it turns out to be comedy, not something breaking bad.

Of course the inverse of the idiotic American exceptionalism story lies beyond the fact that were not as special as we think. There is a whole vast world beyond the podium of Ben Bernanke and in that big world other mouse-like creatures are working sedulously to take advantage of our exceptional fecklessness. Distracted by everything from same-sex marriage to Monday Night Football, we don’t pay attention to the attrition.

They’ve got our gold now, and despite the theory that gold has no more intrinsic value than $100 Federal Reserve notes, you can bet that before this is all over it will buy whatever food and fuel remains in the ground.

(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.)

will. This is what makes the defund movement’s style of populism so depressing: In addition to throwing sand into the gears of government for no clear purpose, it’s effectively deceiving precisely the voters that it claims to represent.

Hence the widespread view — shared by concerned liberals, chin-stroking moderates, and many Congressional Republicans, I’m sure — that Cruz and Paul and Lee and their compatriots need to be crushed for the Republican Party to become effective and responsible again.

But the trouble is that if John Boehner and Mitch McConnell could somehow crush the populists (and they can’t), they would also be crushing the best hope for conservative policy reform. That’s because, for now at least, the same incentives that shape the “bad populism” of the defund movement are also shaping the “good populism” that wants to end farm subsidies or reform drug sentencing or break up banks or cut taxes on families.

Their willingness to engage in theatrical confrontations with President Obama, for instance, is part of what lends figures like Paul and Lee and Vitter the credibility to experiment with ideas from outside the Reagan-era box. And their arm’s-length relationship to Wall Street and K Street makes them both more irresponsible on issues like a government shutdown and more open to new ideas on taxes, financial reform, corporate welfare, etc.

Obviously Republicans should be seeking a way to have the good without the bad: the innovation without the risky brinkmanship, the fresh ideas without the staged confrontations.

But for now, they’re stuck dealing with a populism that resembles Homer Simpson’s description of his beloved beer: It’s both the cause of, and the solution to, all of their problems.

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William “Bill” C. Dilios, 74 PORTLAND — William “Bill” C. Dilios, 74, of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough with his family by his side.

The son of Christos and Ekaterina (Isou) Dilios, he was born on April 17, 1939 in Politsani, Albania, an ethnic-Greek town near the mountainous border with Greece.

In 1957, after a challenging childhood behind the “iron curtain” in Communist Albania, Bill and his brother James escaped over the mountains into Greece on their third attempt. Reuniting with his father in America, Bill owned and operated Christy’s Restaurant on Cumberland Ave. with his brother until 1975.

Bill purchased Patsy’s Country Store in South Windham with his wife, Pat, and they enjoyed a close relationship with their employees and customers for over 15 years. Bill was proud to help his sons, Chris and Andrew, establish The Pizza Barn in Buxton. Another successful food establishment, Bill worked with his sons until his retirement in 1997. In 2009, Bill once again put on an apron to cook with his son, Andrew, at Olympic Pizza in Scarborough.

Bill had a zest for life, and he will be remembered by friends for his quick wit, humor and occasional sarcastic quips. He was very proud to be an American citizen and was forever excited about all this country had to offer, but his heart was always with his family and friends in Politsani. He felt blessed to finally be reunited with his sister, Marianthi Cala, and her family when they emigrated to America in 1991. Bill returned to Politsani with his daughter Kathy for a memorable homecoming in 1992.

Bill was an avid Boston sports fan and enjoyed many trips with his sons and their friends to watch games at Fenway and the old Garden. He indulged in following harness and thoroughbred racing, and he even tried his luck with golf. He was a fantastic candlepin bowler, where his powerful shot and scattering of pins earned him the nickname “Wild Bill.”

In his later years, he enjoyed watching his grandson Matthew play baseball, soccer and hockey. Bill loved to cook for family and friends, and especially enjoyed passing along those traditions and recipes to his granddaughter, Arianna.

Bill was a Past President and 50-yr member of the H.W. Longfellow Chapter of the Order of AHEPA. He was a 50-yr member of Triangle Lodge, No. 1, A.F. & A.M. Bill was a communicant of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Portland, where he was a former Board member and fixture at the annual Greek Festival.

He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Patricia (Sampson); children, Christos and his wife Sheila of Portland, Andrew of Scarborough, and Katherina of Gray; brother and best friend, James Dilios and his wife Jean of Windham; grandchildren, Arianna and Matthew Dilios; and several nieces and nephews.

The family would like to convey their sincere thanks to Dr. Thomas Ryan, Heidi and the staff at MaineHealth Cardiology for their outstanding care, compassion and guidance over the past 17 years.

Thanks to Dr. Robert Fraser and Beth at InterMed. A heartfelt thank you to Carrie and Annie at VNA, as well as the staff at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House.

At his request, services will be private. Donations in his memory may be made to: American Heart Association, 51 U.S. Route One, Suite M, Scarborough, ME 04074.

Police released these security-camera images of a suspect in a Friday morning bank robbery at a TD Bank on Forest Avenue.

Police said this white male entered the bank, approached a teller and demanded money. The suspect indicated to the clerk that he had a weapon but no weapon was visible, police reported. (COURTESY IMAGES)

Police seek suspects, information on Forest Ave. TD Bank robbery

By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A bank robbery that occurred Friday morning at the TD Bank at 449 Forest Ave. remained under investigation Monday, as police continued seeking suspects, according to Portland Police Lt. James Sweatt.

“We’re still working on the case and interviewing some witnesses,” Sweatt said Monday afternoon.

Around 11:22 a.m. Friday, Portland police officers responded to TD Bank for the reported robbery, in which a white male entered the bank, approached a teller and demanded money, police said. The suspect indicated to the clerk that he had a weapon but no weapon was visible, police reported.

The male then left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash and fled to the rear of the building. The suspect is described as being in his mid-twenties to early thirties with brown hair and a few days growth of facial hair. He was described as about 5 feet, 9 inches tall and thin.

He was wearing a baseball hat with white lettering and a dark colored long-sleeve pullover. He also wore dark pants and white sneakers.

The Portland Police are asking anyone with information about this robbery to contact them at 874-8575. To provide information anonymously, community members may contact police by text, Internet or telephone. Mobile phone users can text the word “GOTCHA” plus their message to 274637 (CRIMES). The public can submit tips by going to the Portland Police Department website at www.portland-police.com and clicking “Submit an Anonymous Crime Tip.” Anonymous phone tips can be left on the Department’s Crime Tip Line at 874-8584.

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Sunday, Sept. 15

12 a.m., Frances Irene Millhollan, 42, of address unknown, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Congress Street by Officer Jason Nadeau.

12 a.m., Louis Bernard McAffee, 25, of address unknown, was arrested for criminal trespass on Portland Street by Officer Andjelko Napijalo.

12 a.m., Bashir Abdul Hersi, 55, of address unknown, was arrested for public drinking on Grant Street by Officer Matthew Morrison.

1 a.m., Idrees Zidrans Shaswar, 18, of Portland, was arrested for unlawful sexual contact on Wharf Street by Officer Kyle Brake.

2 a.m., Kanady Yusuf Good, 35, of Portland, was arrested for violation of conditional release on Portland Street by Officer Jason Leadbetter.

4 a.m., Liam O’Neill Fox, 18, of Peaks Island, was arrested for criminal trespass on Bradley Street by Officer Christopher Kelley.

5 a.m., Joseph Allen Pearson, 34, of address unknown, was arrested for unlawful possession of scheduled drugs on Riverside Street by Officer Jamie Beals.

9 a.m., Sadiq Majeed, 25, of Portland, was arrested for assault on Everett Street by Officer Kyle Brake.

9 a.m., Merritt Warren, 52, of Portland, was arrested for assault on Allen Avenue by Officer Michael Galietta.

10 a.m., Richard Rogers, 44, of address unknown, was arrested for public drinking on Congress Street

by Officer Matthew Morrison.

11 a.m., Justin Carman, 24, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for disorderly conduct by Officer Kyle Brake.

12 p.m., Christopher Griffiths, 45, of address unknown, was arrested for public drinking on Westfield Street by Officer Thomas Reagan.

4 p.m., Lisa Powers, 47, of address unknown, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Congress Street by Officer Andjelko Napijalo.

6 p.m., Nicholas Osbourn, 29, of Portland, was arrested for failure to give correct name or date of birth on Middle Street by Officer Michael Bennis.

6 p.m., Robert Rankin, 23, of address unknown, was arrested on a warrant for aggravated furnishing or trafficking of scheduled drugs on Congress Street by Sgt. Heath Gorham.

7 p.m., Nancy Richards, 45, of Portland, was arrested for burglary of a motor vehicle on Smith Street by Officer Kali Hagerty.

11 p.m., Alexis Irving, 20, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for fishing without a license on Ashmont Street by Officer Vincent Rozzi.

Monday, Sept. 16 2 a.m., Jabril Koshin, 36, of address unknown, was arrested for misuse of the 911 system on Congress Street by Officer Thomas Kwok.

3 a.m., Nicole Martin, 33, of address unknown, was arrested on a warrant for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on High Street by Officer Heather Brown.

7 a.m., Lisa Powers, 47, of address unknown, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Pine Street by Officer Jason Nadeau.

9 a.m., Roger Quinn, 31, of Portland, was arrested

on a warrant for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Preble Street by Officer William Stratis.

2 p.m., Jeb Marquis, 24, of Portland, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Stone Street by Officer Jason Nadeau.

4 p.m., Alia Page, 32, of address unknown, was arrested for harassment by telephone and criminal trespass on Somerset Street by Officer Brent Abbott.

5 p.m., Michelle Demers, 33, of Biddeford, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Forest Avenue by Officer Matthew Rider.

6 p.m., Timothy Hansen, 31, of Portland, was arrested for driving to endanger on Forest Avenue

by Sgt. Benjamin Noyes, Jr. 7 p.m., Erika Elkins, 63, of Portland, was arrested for criminal trespass on Congress Street by Officer Joshua McDonald.

Tuesday, Sept. 17 12 a.m., Batista Bazeya, 34, of Portland, was arrested for violation of a protection order and violation of a protection order from abuse on Washington Avenue by Officer Jason Leadbetter.

7 a.m., Awieno Charles, 19, of Portland, was arrested for operating without a license and leaving the scene of an accident on Preble Street by Officer Jennifer Lamperti.

4 p.m., Zackery William Roy, 23, of Falmouth, was arrested for violation of a protection order and violation of a protection order from abuse on Ocean Avenue by Officer Matthew Eide.

5 p.m., Stephen Dobson, 38, of Portland, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and burglary on Congress Street by Officer Thien Duong.

5 p.m., Stephen Page, 61, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Portland Street by Officer Thien Duong.

5 p.m., Edward Darcy, 45, of Portland, was arrested for indecent conduct on Portland Street by Officer Thien Duong.

8 p.m., James Tetrault, 36, of Portland, was arrested for burglary on Clinton Street by Lt. Gary Hutcheson.

8 p.m., Steven Olas, 62, of Portland, was arrested for terrorizing on Park Avenue by Officer David Cote.

10 p.m., Ralph Gannon, 52, of address unknown, was arrested on a warrant for assault on Congress Street by Officer Joshua McDonald.

Wednesday, Sept. 18 12 a.m., Timothy Thibodeau, 47, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Oxford Street by Officer Thien Duong.

12 a.m., Gerald Newman, 38, of address unknown, was arrested on a warrant for operating after revocation for habitual offender on Wilmot Street by Officer Jeffrey Ruth.

1 p.m., Jonathan Ingersoll, 42, of Portland, was arrested for operating after revocation for habitual offender on High Street by Officer Matthew Morrison.

1 p.m., Zachary Francis Mercier, 25, of Bridgton, was arrested for robbery on Valley Street by Officer James Keddy.

4 p.m., Alia Theo Page, 32, of Portland, was arrested for criminal trespass and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Marginal Way by Officer Kristan Steele.

4 p.m., Kayla Marshall, 22, of Gray, was arrested

for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Congress Street by Officer Christopher Sibley.

4 p.m., Kari Lofgren, 30, of Portland, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Forest Avenue by Officer Roland Lachance.

7 p.m., Kevin Lee Whalen, 45, of Portland, was arrested for criminal trespass on Congress Street by Officer David Cote.

Thursday, Sept. 19 3 a.m., Gregory McLeod, 41, of Portland, was arrested for criminal trespass on State Street by Officer Christopher Dyer.

1 p.m., Robert Faulkner, 24, of Durham, was arrested on a warrant for aggravated criminal mischief on Washington Avenue by Officer Cong Van Nguyen.

1 p.m., Christopher Godby, 28, of Portland, was arrested for criminal trespass on St. John Street by Officer Christopher Sibley.

2 p.m., Thomas Blake, 54, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Park Avenue by Officer Matthew Rider.

3 p.m., Joseph Bowie, 25, of Portland, was arrested for unlawful possession of scheduled drugs on Preble Street by Officer Daniel Knight.

4 p.m., Tammy Al-Sadoun, 43, of Portland, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Forest Avenue by Officer Jessica Googins.

7 p.m., Timothy Doyle, 54, of Portland, was arrested for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Exchange Street by Officer David Cote.

9 p.m., Rodney Jewell, 44, of Portland, was arrested for terrorizing on Congress Street by Officer Jason King.

Friday, Sept. 20 12 a.m., Haeder Hussain, 52, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Portland Street by Officer Jason King.

3 a.m., Daimon McCollum, 29, of Portland, was arrested for suspended registration on Gilman Street by Officer Christopher Dyer.

7 a.m., Janet Storer, 47, of address unknown, was arrested on a warrant for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer on Sherman Street by Officer Jason Nadeau.

10 a.m., Scott Bilodeau, 47, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Marginal Way by Officer Cong Van Nguyen.

10 a.m., Joseph Kenny, 34, of Peaks Island, was arrested on a warrant for criminal mischief on Island Avenue by Officer Robert Lauterback.

12 p.m., Craig Mercer, 53, of Portland, was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and leaving the scene of an accident on Douglas Street by Officer Robert Pelletier.

1 p.m., Craig Mercer, 53, of Portland, was arrested on a aggravated furnishing or trafficking of scheduled drugs on Douglas Street by Officer Robert Pelletier.

1 p.m., Joshua Frank, 29, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant for assault on Oxford Street by Officer Jason Nadeau.

Saturday, Sept. 21 2 a.m., Michael Lionetta, 51, of Portland, was arrested for public drinking on Congress Street by Officer Thomas Kwok.

(Information furnished by the Portland Police Department.)

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Group heralds tempo of Kotzschmar Organ preservation effort

By Craig Lyons THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

After more than 25,000 hours of work, the restoration of Portland’s Kotzschmar Organ is showing signs of progress.

Many of the parts and pieces of the 100-year-old organ have been installed throughout the summer, and mechanical components linking the pipes to the air chest, which powers the instrument, have been refurbished. The Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ and Foley-Baker, Inc., offered a short media tour of the organ Friday to show the work

that’s been completed to date.

During the early 20th century, cities began installing municipal organs and hiring organists to perform symphonic music, said John Bishop, of the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ.

Attending symphonies was a luxury and many people couldn’t go to the concerts, so cities saw an opportunity to make performances of that kind more accessible.

Portland and San Diego are the only cities remaining with municipal organs.

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LEFT: The restoration of Portland’s Kotzschmar Organ, located in Merrill Auditorium, has been underway since last fall, and many of the newly refurbished pipes have been reinstalled, the facade restored and many other components repaired to keep the 101-year-old instrument functioning.

(CRAIG LYONS PHOTOS)

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Climbing high at the Buddy Walk PHOTOS AT LEFT: Anthony Seddon, 10, scales a climbing wall during the 13th annual Buddy Walk at Payson Park Sunday. The event was described as a “day of family fun and festivities celebrating the abilities and accomplishments of Mainers with Down syndrome.” Anthony was joined by parents April and Chris Seddon of Auburn. Jen Greslick, president of the Maine Down Syndrome Network, said an estimated 450 to 500 people participated in this year’s walk, the group’s 13th. “It’s about having fun, and it’s about awareness as well,” Greslick said. “This event’s really about celebrating,” she added.

The group also planned its fourth annual walk at Capitol Park, Augusta. The Buddy Walk was established in 1995 by the National Down Syndrome Society. Maine Down Syndrome Network is a network of families, professionals and community members “who share the common goal of promoting awareness and acceptance of people with Down syndrome,” notes the group’s site, http://www.dsmaine.org.

(DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

City manager calls the organ ‘a real attraction’ which ‘makes us unique’ ORGAN from page 8

thing that makes Portland stand out,” he said.

Back in 2007, the friends group began noticing that the organ was in need of significant repair and restoration, according to Bishop, and a group of experts was assembled to figure out the best course of action. An assessment was performed and the group looked at a $2.5 million project.

It was a big deal for the friends to face a project of that size, Bishop said.

A request for qualifications was issued and the submissions were used to tailor-make the scope of work for the Kotzschmar Organ.

Bishop said Foley Baker, of Tolland, Conn., was selected to handle the project.

With a contract signed, the friends started fundraising, according to Bishop, and held a week-long celebration for the organ’s centennial. The final night of the celebration, in August of 2012, was the last time the organ was played.

Bishop said when the celebration ended, Foley Baker’s crew began disassembling the organ and it took four semi-truck trailers to ship the parts to Connecticut.

“It’s a very big undertaking,” he said.

The $2.5 million project was funded in part by the friends group’s fundraising efforts and a ticket surcharge for events at Merrill Auditorium that the City Council approved, dedicating the proceeds toward the restoration efforts.

City Manager Mark Rees said the city’s economic development plan put emphasis on supporting Portland’s arts and cultural sector, and the organ is a unique feature that is a draw for people.

“This is a real attraction,” Rees said. “It makes us unique.”

Rees said the city felt it was necessary to provide funding to support its restoration.

“I think it would have been a terrible loss for the city,” he said.

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What types of monument are there? What is a marker?

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try to express yourself in the heat of an angry moment.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). So often the roles we cut out for ourselves become like traps. Real power is feeling that you are free to be the role or not and come or go as you please.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your sign mate Abraham Lincoln, the great humanitarian and 16th president of the United States, said, “When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad. And that is my religion.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). When receiving a compliment on work that was done by someone else, for instance for a haircut or an item of clothing, some take the credit. You’ll assign it appropriately, and your honesty attracts an admirer.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 24). Your talents shine this year, but do not rely on them. It’s hard work and dedication that will see you through the finish line of a big project.

Someone with opposing views will make your work and life richer in October. You’ll get to experience something special and exclusive in December. Aries and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 2, 33, 19 and 4.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor-singer Herb Jeffries is 102. Actress Sheila MacRae is 92. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sonny Turner is 74. Singer Barbara Allbut is 73.

Singer Phyllis “Jiggs” Allbut is 71. Singer Gerry Marsden is 71. News anchor Lou Dobbs is 68. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Joe Greene is 67. Actor Gordon Clapp is 65. Songwriter Holly Knight is 57. Actor Kevin Sorbo is 55.

Christian/jazz singer Cedric Dent (Take 6) is 51. Actress-writer Nia Vardalos is 51. Country musician Marty Mitchell is 44. Actress Megan Ward is 44. Singermusician Marty Cintron (No Mercy) is 42.

Contemporary Christian musician Juan DeVevo (Casting Crowns) is 38. Actor Justin Bruening is 34. Olympic gold medal gymnast Paul Hamm (hahm) is 31. Actor Erik Stocklin is 31. Actor Kyle Sullivan is 25.

by Jan Eliot

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Beware of those who associate with you primarily because they think it makes them look better.

While this is flattering, it’s so superficial that you can’t trust the connection. It could change at any moment.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You believe in every person’s right to live well. That’s why it makes you angry when people waste the things that would mean so much to another person. You’ll proudly take part of an effective redistribution.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You believe that life is full of beauty. But for some reason, people talking about that in overly simplistic and sentimental ways makes you feel inwardly rebellious. You prefer to find beauty on your own terms.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Should you stick to your ritual or veer from it? Every time you repeat an action, it strengthens the neural pathways in your brain that make the next repetition easier. Will that be better for you or worse?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Just because you can sense the layers inside yourself and spend time in those depths doesn’t mean others are able to do this. Your gift for introspection is a rare talent to celebrate.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). A person who enjoys you will tend to overlook any less than perfect things you do and even make up reasons why your flaws and mistakes are actually glorious.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There are those who will try to get away with anything and everything they can. It’s up to you to uphold the ideal of justice for all. Where justice is denied, everyone suffers, not only the oppressed.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It’s as though the wind wants to mess up your hair -- and not in a mean way, but in an older sibling way that lets you know that wherever you are, someone is keeping you in check.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Anger is an emotion that makes you seek your own interest instead of seeking the truth. That’s why it’s better not to make any decisions or

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2013. There are 98 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 24, 1976, former hostage Patricia Hearst was sentenced to seven years in prison for her part in a 1974 bank robbery in San Francisco carried out by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

Hearst was released after 22 months after receiving clemency from President Jimmy Carter.

On this date: In 1789, Congress passed a Judiciary Act, which provided for an attorney general and a Supreme Court.

In 1869, thousands of businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic known as Black Friday after financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempted to corner the gold market.

In 1929, Lt. James H. Doolittle guided a Consolidated NY-2 Biplane over Mitchel Field in New York in the first all-instrument flight.

In 1948, Mildred Gillars, accused of being Nazi wartime radio propagandist “Axis Sally,” pleaded not guilty in Washington, D.C., to charges of treason. Gillars, later convicted, ended up serving 12 years in prison.

In 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while on vacation in Denver.

In 1961, “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color” premiered on NBC. In 1963, the U.S. Senate ratified a treaty with Britain and the Soviet Union limiting nuclear testing.

In 1969, the trial of the “Chicago Eight” (later seven) began. Five of the defendants were later convicted of crossing state lines to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, but the convictions were ultimately overturned.

In 1991, kidnappers in Lebanon freed British hostage Jack Mann after holding him captive for more than two years. Children’s author Theodor Seuss Geisel (GY’-zul), better known as Dr. Seuss, died in La Jolla, Calif., at age 87.

In 2001, President George W. Bush ordered a freeze on the assets of 27 people and organizations with suspected links to terrorism, including Islamic militant Osama bin Laden, and urged other nations to do likewise.

Ten years ago: After four turbulent months, three special legislative sessions and two Democratic walkouts, both houses of the Republicancontrolled Texas Legislature adopted redistricting plans favoring the GOP. The top candidates vying to replace California Governor Gray Davis joined in a lively debate.

Five years ago: Officials reopened Galveston, Texas, to residents who were warned about Hurricane Ike’s debris and disruption of utilities. Japanese lawmakers elected Taro Aso, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, prime minister.

One year ago: President Barack Obama told the ABC talk show “The View” that the deadly attack earlier in the month on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, was not the result of mob violence; he said “there’s no doubt” that the assault wasn’t spontaneous. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accused Obama of minimizing the Benghazi attack as a mere “bump in the road.” Provocative ads began appearing in New York City subways, equating Muslim radicals with savages.

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Dear Annie: My fiance’s mother has a rocky relationship with both of her sons. We see her infrequently, but still, my fiance loses his patience with her quickly.

At first I was OK with her, but now she annoys me, as well. She brags about things, pleads to get her way, plans visits without checking with us, is sensitive to being told no or to anything she perceives as criticism, and is very demanding. She also recently pulled a childish trick. When my fiance told her no repeatedly, she simply called me to plead her case, knowing I am uncomfortable saying no.

She is in her late 60s and continues to blame her actions on a rocky childhood. My mother says to just be polite to her, which I try hard to do. But now that she is in my home for a week, conversations with her are impossible, and I feel I need to walk away. She has a psychiatric disorder, although I am not sure of the diagnosis. My fiance’s grandmother indicates it is schizophrenia, so I don’t want to push her too far.

We are getting married soon at a courthouse. During this unplanned and uninvited trip, she said it is too expensive for her and my fiance’s father to travel to see us get married. I am fine with this, but my fiance is upset that his parents do not care enough to make it work. They can afford the airline tickets.

I think it is my fiance’s place to explain his hurt feelings to them. Do I continue to be polite about it? I am currently working long hours to avoid being in my home while she is visiting. Is there a better way to handle this? -- Z. Dear Z.: Yes, please continue to be polite. We recognize that his mother’s behavior is difficult, but you see her infrequently, so try to tolerate her as best you can for your fiance’s sake. He obviously cares a great deal about his parents.

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We hope they will make the effort to be there, and we hope you will be supportive without commiserating too much.

Dear Annie: Lately, it seems as if my siblings have been ignoring me, except for the eldest. I’m a teenager, and my siblings are older. The eldest tries to involve me in everything she can, but she’s moved out of the house. The other two go off and have fun, and when I try to join in, they give me nasty looks and tell me to go away. What should I do about them? -- Indiana Teen Dear Teen: You should recalibrate your expectations.

Your siblings are not responsible for your social life. We know it hurts when they go off without you, but such rudeness is not uncommon. Learn to ignore them. When they leave, casually wave goodbye and be occupied with something else. As you grow up, this situation will improve, but it will take time.

Meanwhile, phone or text your friends and schedule some activities so you are less focused on what your siblings are doing. It also will make you much more interesting to them if you seem independently busy and happy. If you need help doing this, talk to your parents, your school counselor, a favorite teacher or other trusted adult.

Dear Annie: I’m responding to the comment from “Germantown, Tenn.,” about store employees being forced to stand all day. That’s part of their job description and how products get to the shelves. In the store that I manage, the older employees never have complained about standing all day. -- The Manager Dear Manager: The fact that your employees don’t complain doesn’t mean they aren’t suffering. Standing is OK if you get to walk around, but otherwise, it is hard on the feet and back.

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Tuesday, Sept. 24 142nd Cumberland Fair

8 a.m. “Welcome to the 142nd Cumberland Fair, Sept. 22 to 28. Children 12 and under, free; adults (13 and over) $9 daily; seniors $3 Tuesday and Thursday only. The Cumberland Farmer’s Club is pleased to announce we will be featuring the Rawhide Rodeo this year –with daily exhibitions to include two full Professional Rodeo events, Professional Bull Riding and a Children’s rodeo daily! We are pleased to be able to provide another quality week of Agricultural exhibits, entertainment for the ages, food and merchandise vendors, demonstrations in the Exhibition Hall, Museum and Sugar House, Livestock displays and shows, Horticulture exhibits, Daily Harness Racing, and so much more! The Demolition Derby (Sponsored by Cumberland Salvage and Lakeside Garage) will hit the track on Sunday evening, the Pulling Ring has some exciting events planned all week long, all the 4H kids are hard at work raising their animals for their projects and shows, as well as holding the 4H Auction on Wednesday, Harness Racing is biting at the bit to get running, Gillette Midways will provide a top-quality show, the Colby College Woodsman’s Team will be back to show us how it’s done, and the NPPA Truck Pulls will wrap the week with an exciting pull featuring the Pelletier Brothers!” 197 Blanchard Road in Cumberland. Highlights: Tuesday, Sept.

24, Senior Citizens Day • St. Saviours and Friends • Tony Boffa • Children’s Rodeo. 4 p.m. St. Saviours and Friends (Southern Gospel) — Main Stage; 4 p.m. Children’s Rodeo — Museum Area. 6:30 p.m. Lawnmower Races — Infield of Race Track; 7 p.m. Tony Boffa Show - Main Stage in Front of Exhibition Hall; Wednesday, Sept. 25, Don Campbell Band • Special Ride Promotion • Pay $15 Ride all Rides • Children’s Rodeo. 1 p.m. Harness Racing — Race Track/ Grandstands; 1:30 p.m. Draft Horse Log Twitching Contest — Pulling Arena; 2:30 p.m. Draft Horse Log Scooting Contest — Pulling Arena; 3 p.m. Draft horse Farmer’s Pull 1.5 Lb Rock Distance — No Touch — Pulling Arena; 4 p.m. 4-H Auction Baby Beef, Market Lambs, Market Hogs — Show Arena; 4 p.m. Children’s Rodeo — Museum Area; 4 p.m.

The Apple Festival at Alfred featured fall celebrations at the Shaker Village. The public can explore interesting aspects of the Shakers’ heritage during Apple Saturday fall festival Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Shaker Village, located on Route 26 (707 Shaker Road) in New Gloucester. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO) Maine Country Band — Main Stage in Front of Exhibition; 7:30 p.m. Don Campbell Band — Main Stage in Front of Exhibition Hall. Thursday, Sept. 26, Senior Citizens Day • Downeast Brass • Bobby Reed • Fifth Annual Classic Car Show • Hyssongs Gospel Group • Special Ride Promotion Pay $15 Ride All Rides. 3 p.m. Hyssongs — Main Stage in front of Exhibition Hall; 6 p.m. Annual Classic Car Show — fourth turn of the race track; 6:30 p.m. Pig Races — Show Arena; 6:30 p.m. Debbie Morin — Main Stage in front of Exhibition Hall; 7 p.m. Hyssongs Gospel Group — Entertainment Building. Friday, Sept. 27, Cumberland Fair Maine

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Maple Day • Full Professional Rodeo • Antique Tractor Pull • Debbie Meyers. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Exhibition Hall, Greenhouse, Sugar House and Museum Open; 9 a.m. to noon, Pancakes & Maple Syrup Samples — Sugar House; 1 p.m.

Maine Squeeze — Main Stage in front of Exhibition Hall; 1 p.m. Maple Cream Demonstration — Sugar House; 2 p.m.

Maple Candy Demonstration — Sugar House; 3 p.m. Maple Coated Nuts Demonstration — Sugar House; 3:30 p.m.

Loring Norton Memorial Pull — 3 Horse 2 lb Rock Distance — Pulling Arena; 4 p.m. 4-H Sheep Blocking Contest followed by 4H Sheep Judging Contest — Show Arena; 4 p.m.

Maple Sugar on Snow Demonstration — Sugar House; 4 p.m. 4H Dog Show Demo; 5 p.m. Debbie Meyers — Main Stage in Front of Exhibition Hall; 6:30 p.m. Antique Tractor Pull — in front of Grandstands; 7:00 p.m. 4-H Dairy Clipping Contest — Show Arena; 6:30 p.m. Full Professional Rodeo — Rawhide Rodeo — Museum Area; 7 p.m. Stanley Hall Memorial Pull — Free For All Horse 12 ft — Pulling Arena; Saturday, Sept. 28, Rawhide Professional Rodeo • World of Horses Show • NPPA Truck Pull • Northern Groove Band. 8 a.m. Antique Automobiles Arrive for Parade; 9 a.m. Pig Scramble; 9 a.m. 4H Horse Show — Riding Arena; 10 a.m. Cumberland Fair Grand Parade — “Parade Fun” — Race Track; 10 a.m.

Gillette Mid-Way Open; 10 a.m. Daily Cooking Demonstrations — Exhibition Hall; 10:30 a.m. Farmer’s Steer & Ox Distance Pull — Pulling Arena; 11 a.m. Bean Hole Bake Beans - No. Yarmouth Fire Dept – Under Granstands; noon, Money Scramble — 12 year old and under — Show Arena; 12:30 p.m. Antique Tractor Show; 12:30 p.m. 4-H Working Steers Show and Pulling — Pulling Arena; 12:30 p.m. Pig Races — Show Arena; 1 p.m. Brian Wardwell — Main Stage in Front of Exhibition; 1 p.m. 4-H Dairy Show — Show Arena; 1:30 p.m. Harness Racing — Race Track; 2 p.m. Full Professional Rodeo — Rawhide Rodeo — Museum Area; 3:30 p.m. Northern Groove Band — Main Stage in front of Exhibition Hall; 5 p.m.

Large 4-H livestock Sheep, Dairy, Beef, Swine — begin departure; 6:30 p.m. NPPA Truck Pull — Front of Grandstand; 7 p.m. World of Horses — Pulling Arena. Sunday, Sept. 29, Appreciation Day • Free Admission • Racing Only — Post Time 1:30 p.m. http://www.cumberlandfair.com

WMPG Fall 2013 Begathon

8 a.m. “WMPG Fall Begathon Tuesday, Sept. 24 through Monday, Sept. 30, celebrating 40 years of WMPG! Raising $50,000 for Community Radio! WMPG Community Radio, southern Maine’s one-of-a-kind, volunteer-run, non-commercial radio station, is celebrating its 40th birthday. Forty years ago in a dorm room on the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine, (known then as the University of Maine, Portland Gorham) a student set up a pirate radio station using parts from a Mister Microphone toy he found in the bargain bin at Radio Shack. After broadcasting to the campus for some time, the pirate station came to the attention of campus officials, who then did an amazing thing.

Instead of shutting down this little radio station of dubious origin, they encouraged and assisted the student DJ and his friends in applying for a legitimate broadcast license.

Thus began WMPG, which went on the air live and legally in the fall of 1973. WMPG broadcasts at 90.9 and 104.1 on the FM dial, and streams its programming online at www. wmpg.org.” see next page

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‘To Comfort, Heal and Cure’ in Freeport

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “To Comfort, Heal and Cure — A Survey of 18th Century c-20th Century Medicine in Coastal Maine,” Freeport Historical Society, 45 Main St., Freeport. “From midwifery, to forensics, shipboard medicine to phrenology explore the development of health care in our area. Medicinal garden will be open. $3. Exhibit Hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 865-3170. Freeport Historical Society, www.freeporthistoricalsociety.com

Molnlycke Health Care ceremony in Brunswick

11 a.m. “The LePage Administration will help celebrate the opening of Molnlycke Health Care’s new manufacturing and converting facility at Brunswick Landing on Tuesday.

Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner, George Gervais will speak at the official opening ceremony. The expansion represents Molnlycke’s largest single investment, a new $47 million facility in Brunswick, creating 40 new jobs by the end of 2013 and more in the coming year. ... When fully operational, the company will produce its advanced line of wound care products for the domestic American market right in Brunswick, using foam produced at its Wiscasset plant. Media, community and business leaders, and the public are encouraged to attend the event.” 192 Admiral Fitch Ave., Brunswick (Brunswick Landing).

‘Understanding Changes in Health Care’

5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Portland Public Library’s Health Team in partnership with MaineHealth present “Understanding Changes in Health Care” Tuesday, Sept. 24, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Scarborough Learning Resource Center in the MMC Scarborough Building, 100 Campus Drive, Scarborough. “New options for healthcare coverage are on the way. Learn about your choices and how to take control over your options. Join representatives from Consumers for Affordable Health Care, Maine Community Health Options and Anthem Maine to help you find health insurance that fits your needs and budget.” www.portlandlibrary.com/ research/health.htm

Anxiety/depression session at the CCC

6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Anxiety/depression with psychiatrist, Dr. Dena Whitesell, hosted by the Cancer Community Center, South Portland. “Your cancer treatment is over. You go months without needing to check in with your medical team. Yet you are still experiencing residual problems from cancer treatment. The CCC is pleased to host Maine Center for Cancer Medicine’s weekly patient information series with certified oncology nurse, Arlene O’Rourke. Speak with medical professionals. Get your questions answered. Try a new approach. Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 778 Main St. in South Portland. Register for sessions by calling 7742200.” CancerCommunityCenter.org

Understanding Weather, at the Planetarium

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Southworth Planetarium, University of Southern Maine. Four Tuesday evenings, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Starting Sept. 24. Enrollment: $60. “Our introductory meteorology course! Are you fascinated by weather systems? If you have always wanted to learn more about our planet’s weather, we invite you to enroll in this beginner’s course. How do weather systems form? How can we predict weather? Learn the fundamentals of meteorology with the Southworth Planetarium. Weather map reading; basic weather prediction; fundamental climate science.

Call 780-4249 or e-mail egleason@usm.maine.edu for more information or to register. Walk ins welcome. You may just arrive at the planetarium between 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. to register.”

Wednesday, Sept. 25 142nd Cumberland Fair

8 a.m. “Welcome to the 142nd Cumberland Fair, Sept. 22 to 28. Children 12 and under, free; adults (13 and over) $9 daily; seniors $3 Tuesday and Thursday only. The Cumberland Farmer’s Club is pleased to announce we will be featuring the Rawhide Rodeo this year –with daily exhibitions to include two full Professional Rodeo events, Professional Bull Riding and a Children’s rodeo daily! We are pleased to be able to provide another quality week of Agricultural exhibits, entertainment for the ages, food and merchandise vendors, demonstrations in the Exhibition Hall, Museum and Sugar House, Livestock displays and shows, Horticulture exhibits, Daily Harness Racing, and so much more! The Demolition Derby (Sponsored

by Cumberland Salvage and Lakeside Garage) will hit the track on Sunday evening, the Pulling Ring has some exciting events planned all week long, all the 4H kids are hard at work raising their animals for their projects and shows, as well as holding the 4H Auction on Wednesday, Harness Racing is biting at the bit to get running, Gil-

The Saturday installment of the Portland Farmer’s Market is shown at Deering Oaks Park earlier this month. The Saturday market runs from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Another market is held every Wednesday during the summer in Monument Square from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The winter market has a new home — Saturdays (from early December to late April) the winter market will take place at 200 Anderson St. in Portland, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO) lette Midways will provide a top-quality show, the Colby College Woodsman’s Team will be back to show us how it’s done, and the NPPA Truck Pulls will wrap the week with an exciting pull featuring the Pelletier Brothers!” 197 Blanchard Road in Cumberland. Highlights: Wednesday, Sept. 25, Don Campbell Band • Special Ride Promotion • Pay $15 Ride all Rides • Children’s Rodeo. 1 p.m. Harness Racing — Race Track/Grandstands; 1:30 p.m. Draft Horse Log Twitching Contest — Pulling Arena; 2:30 p.m. Draft Horse Log Scooting Contest — Pulling Arena; 3 p.m. Draft horse Farmer’s Pull 1.5 Lb Rock Distance — No Touch — Pulling Arena; 4 p.m. 4-H Auction Baby Beef, Market Lambs, Market Hogs — Show Arena; 4 p.m. Children’s Rodeo — Museum Area; 4 p.m. Maine Country Band — Main Stage in Front of Exhibition; 7:30 p.m. Don Campbell Band — Main Stage in Front of Exhibition Hall. Thursday, Sept. 26, Senior Citizens Day • Downeast Brass • Bobby Reed • Fifth Annual Classic Car Show • Hyssongs Gospel Group • Special Ride Promotion Pay $15 Ride All Rides. 3 p.m. Hyssongs — Main Stage in front of Exhibition Hall; 6 p.m. Annual Classic Car Show — fourth turn of the race track; 6:30 p.m. Pig Races — Show Arena; 6:30 p.m. Debbie Morin — Main Stage in front of Exhibition Hall; 7 p.m. Hyssongs Gospel Group — Entertainment Building. Friday, Sept. 27, Cumberland Fair Maine Maple Day • Full Professional Rodeo • Antique Tractor Pull • Debbie Meyers. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Exhibition Hall, Greenhouse, Sugar House and Museum Open; 9 a.m. to noon, Pancakes & Maple Syrup Samples — Sugar House; 1 p.m. Maine Squeeze — Main Stage in front of Exhibition Hall; 1 p.m. Maple Cream Demonstration — Sugar House; 2 p.m. Maple Candy Demonstration — Sugar House; 3 p.m. Maple Coated Nuts Demonstration — Sugar House; 3:30 p.m. Loring Norton Memorial Pull — 3 Horse 2 lb Rock Distance — Pulling Arena; 4 p.m. 4-H Sheep Blocking Contest followed by 4H Sheep Judging Contest — Show Arena; 4 p.m. Maple Sugar on Snow Demonstration — Sugar House; 4 p.m. 4H Dog Show Demo; 5 p.m. Debbie Meyers — Main Stage in Front of Exhibition Hall; 6:30 p.m. Antique Tractor Pull — in front of Grandstands; 7:00 p.m. 4-H Dairy Clipping Contest — Show Arena; 6:30 p.m. Full Professional Rodeo — Rawhide Rodeo — Museum Area; 7 p.m. Stanley Hall Memorial Pull — Free For All Horse 12 ft — Pulling Arena; Saturday, Sept. 28, Rawhide Professional Rodeo • World of Horses Show • NPPA Truck Pull • Northern Groove Band. 8 a.m. Antique Automobiles Arrive for Parade; 9 a.m.

Pig Scramble; 9 a.m. 4H Horse Show — Riding Arena; 10 a.m. Cumberland Fair Grand Parade — “Parade Fun” — Race Track; 10 a.m. Gillette Mid-Way Open; 10 a.m. Daily Cooking Demonstrations — Exhibition Hall; 10:30 a.m.

Farmer’s Steer & Ox Distance Pull — Pulling Arena; 11 a.m.

Bean Hole Bake Beans - No. Yarmouth Fire Dept – Under Granstands; noon, Money Scramble — 12 year old and under — Show Arena; 12:30 p.m. Antique Tractor Show; 12:30 p.m. 4-H Working Steers Show and Pulling — Pulling Arena; 12:30 p.m. Pig Races — Show Arena; 1 p.m.

Brian Wardwell — Main Stage in Front of Exhibition; 1 p.m.

4-H Dairy Show — Show Arena; 1:30 p.m. Harness Racing — Race Track; 2 p.m. Full Professional Rodeo — Raw-

hide Rodeo — Museum Area; 3:30 p.m. Northern Groove Band — Main Stage in front of Exhibition Hall; 5 p.m. Large 4-H livestock Sheep, Dairy, Beef, Swine — begin departure; 6:30 p.m. NPPA Truck Pull — Front of Grandstand; 7 p.m. World of Horses — Pulling Arena. Sunday, Sept. 29, Appreciation Day • Free Admission • Racing Only — Post Time 1:30 p.m. http://www.cumberlandfair.com

MCCS trustees meeting at SMCC

8:30 a.m. Maine Community College System Board of Trustees will meet at the McKernan Center on the campus of Southern Maine Community College. The full meeting of the Board will begin at 1:15 p.m. in the McKernan Center dining room. The current agenda includes acceptance of the minutes of the June 26 board meeting; remarks by the Chair of the Board and MCCS President; resolutions to authorize several collective bargaining agreements and to adopt MCCS strategic plan goals; Board Committee Reports; acceptance of gifts; and other items. The following work sessions and committees of the Board will also meet on Sept. 25 at the McKernan Center at SMCC: Board Work Session, 9:45-11:45am, dining room, first floor. Education Committee, 8:30-9:30 a.m., lower level conference room.

Finance Committee, 8:30-9:30 a.m., second floor conference room. To view the agendas for the above meetings, please go to http://www.mccs.me.edu/about/board.html.”

‘To Comfort, Heal and Cure’ in Freeport

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “To Comfort, Heal and Cure — A Survey of 18th Century c-20th Century Medicine in Coastal Maine,” Freeport Historical Society, 45 Main St., Freeport. “From midwifery, to forensics, shipboard medicine to phrenology explore the development of health care in our area. Medicinal garden will be open. $3. Exhibit Hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 865-3170. Freeport Historical Society, www.freeporthistoricalsociety.com

Sustainability Festival and Eat Local Lunch

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Saint Joseph’s will celebrate green living at the fifth annual Sustainability Festival and Eat Local Lunch on its Standish campus. Hosting faculty and area experts, the festival is a fun way to learn more about environmentally friendly practices. The festival is held in conjunction with the college’s Eat Local Lunch. Provided by the college’s in-house food service, Pearson’s Café, the menu features fresh, locally grown vegetables, salads and meats, including many grown at the college’s own Pearson’s Town Farm. This year’s event includes representatives from more than 30 local companies and organizations, along with faculty and staff from Saint Joseph’s College. They will provide educational materials on green technologies and lifestyles.

Participating vendors include ecomaine, Natural Resources Council of Maine, Partners for World Health, Healthy Waters Coalition, Bicycle Coalition of Maine, Native Maine, Oakhurst Dairy, Pineland Farms and many more. The Sustainability Festival and Eat Local Lunch takes place from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the Alfond Center lawn on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The festival is free to attend and open to the public; the all-you-can-eat lunch is $10. For more information, contact Kimberly Post at 893-7789.” see next page

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Civic Center Board of Trustees

noon. A special meeting of the Civic Center Board of Trustees will take place on Sept. 25. “The meeting will be held in the Lincoln Room at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St. A meeting agenda will be posted as soon as it is available at http://www.theciviccenter.com/about/board.”

‘Seeing Winslow Homer’s Civil War’

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Evenings for Educators, “Seeing Winslow Homer’s Civil War: Six Ideas to Keep in Mind” by Dr. Peter H. Wood, at the Portland Museum of Art. Teachers: Free.

Location: Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium. “At the start of the Civil War, Winslow Homer was only 25 years old. In this lecture on the exhibition Winslow Homer’s Civil War, Dr. Peter H. Wood, Professor Emeritus at Duke University, will explore the young artist’s wartime experiences, including his brief time at the front, and his work for Harper’s Weekly. Wood will use images in the exhibit to show how the war shaped Homer’s perspectives and influenced his career. ‘Homer always challenges us to think in fresh ways,’ Wood comments, ‘so I envy any teacher who has the chance to engage students by using his Civil War images.’ A National Book Award nominee and winner of the Beveridge Prize of the American Historical Association, Dr. Peter Wood is the author of Near Andersonville: Winslow Homer’s Civil War. He has held fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. After Dr. Wood’s lecture, please join PMA Director Mark Bessire in the Ahmed Alsoudani: Redacted exhibition to discuss representations of war in contemporary art. Pre-registration is encouraged; click here to pre-register. This program is free for teachers.

Teachers also receive 10 percent off in the PMA Store and two contact hours. Made possible by the Peggy L. Osher Education Endowment at the Portland Museum of Art. Evenings for Educators related to Winslow Homer’s Civil War are funded in part by the Maine Humanities Council.”

Greater Portland Landmarks annual meeting

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Greater Portland Landmarks will hold its annual meeting at the offices of Pierce Atwood LLP, on Merrill’s Wharf, 254 Commercial St. Portland, the former Cumberland Cold Storage building. “This historic building on Merrill’s Wharf was built circa 1840 and Pierce Atwood’s rehabilitation of the space into offices has revitalized not only a historic warehouse, but a portion of the Portland waterfront as well. 5:30 p.m. Refreshments; 6 p.m. Annual Meeting and Presentation of Places in Peril 2013. http:// portlandlandmarks.org

Funeral arrangements informational meeting

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. “When you lose a loved one, are you prepared? Some of the questions that you might have are: Do I need to contact a funeral service provider? What can a funeral service provider do for me? What kinds of services could we have for our family member? What is the cremation process? Do we need embalming? What types of caskets are there? What is the difference between a graveliner and a vault? What are a cemetery’s requirements for burial?

Can we have a ‘Green Burial’? What types of monument are there? What is a marker? Are there death benefits from Social Security and the Veteran’s Administration? Do I need to file documentation with the local Probate Office? Can we pre-plan someone services? What is a Mortuary Trust?

What is the benefit of having one? Can a Mortuary Trust be transferred from one funeral home to another? What kinds of support services are there for the surviving elder family member? September 25, between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., we will be holding an informational meeting, that should help you answer all these questions and more.” 660 Brighton Ave., Portland Participants: Funeral Directors — Ryan Hutchins, Julie Ann Johnson, John Tanguay; Jeannette Tanguay/Greg Weston — Brooklawn Crematory; Chris Stilkey – Burr Cemetery — Green Burials; Todd Jensen — Brooklawn Cemetery; Paul DiMatteo — Maine Memorial Company; Jay Richardson — Richardson Monuments; Dwayne Black — Swan’s Wilbert Vault Co.; Ann Quinlan/ Dick Emerson — First Light Home Care; John Mitchell — Matthews Caskets; Tim Vogel, Esq. — Vogel & Dubois.

Sponsored by A. T. Hutchins, LLC, Funeral and Cremation Services, 660 Brighton Ave., Portland. 878-3246

Congress Square’s future uses meeting

6:30 p.m. “Two public meeting options are available to members of the community to brainstorm and express ideas about Congress Square’s future uses and activities.

The city needs help from the community as placemaking partners in crafting a shared vision for this public open space which includes the intersection of High, Free, and Congress Streets, Congress Square Plaza, the H.H. Hay building plaza, the Portland Museum of Art plaza, and surrounding sidewalks and public ways. The goal of this process is to create a shared vision for Congress Square as an urban open space to better inform the redesign

process. The public meetings will focus on activities and uses that might happen throughout the spaces within the square. Meeting format on both dates will be identical, please select one of the two meetings to attend. For planning purposes, please RSVP by Friday to (207) 874-8901 or ccameron@portlandmaine.gov. Specify which meeting date you plan to attend. Walk-ins will also be welcome.

For those who are unable to attend a meeting, add ideas at www.neighborland.com/congresssq or complete the online survey at www.portlandmaine.gov/planning.” First meeting: State Theater (enter via theater doors on Congress Street); second meeting: Wednesday, Sept. 25, Williston-Immanuel United Church – Fellowship Hall (enter off Deering Place through back door; parking on-street or garage only).

‘An Evening with Lois Lowry’

7 p.m. Telling Room’s upcoming event, “Homecoming: An Evening with Lois Lowry” will feature, Lois Lowry, “one of America’s most beloved young adult authors. Her books, including the modern classic and Newbery Medal-winning ‘The Giver,’ and the quartet of books that follow including ‘Gathering Blue,’ ‘Messenger,’ and her latest, ‘Son,’ have sold millions of copies world-wide. She will speak about story craft, read from her work, and answer questions from the audience.

The event will take place on Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Ambromson Center at University of Southern Maine (96 Falmouth St., Portland). More information and tickets can be found at tellingroom.org. For further details, contact Andrew Griswold at andrew@tellingroom.org or 774-6064

Teen author joins Book Club by Skype

7 p.m. “Nikhil Goyal, author of ‘One Size Does Not Fit All,’ will participate by Skype in the discussion of his book at the Superintendent’s Book Club meeting on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. at Longfellow Books in downtown Portland. Goyal, 18, wrote the book while in high school. He interviewed hundreds of people about public education, including wellknown experts and many students. He calls for changes to make school more engaging, spark students’ creativity and hone their critical thinking skills. Portland Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk launched the book club to foster community discussion of timely and provocative books about public education. The Sept. 25 meeting will focus on the themes of ‘One Size Does Not Fit All’ and how they could impact education reform. The public is invited to attend.

There is no charge, and no sign-up is required. Copies of the book are available for $19.95 plus tax from Longfellow Books. Caulk will hold future book club meetings on an occasional basis to discuss books about schools, teaching and related topics that are relevant to the Portland Public Schools. If you have book suggestions, please email him at superintendent@portlandschools.org.”

Cooking for Allergies

7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cooking for Allergies. Presented by Erica Bartlett. “We’ll take a look at some common allergens and alternatives to them, as well as suggestions on some new types of foods that might not be as familiar but are still tasty.

Min 2,/Max 10 participants. To register, go online to http:// www.a2u2.org/adult-education-programs.aspx to see this and other programs being offered and sign up. Or drop by the Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church at 524 Allen Avenue, Portland. Erica Bartlett has had a dairy allergy for decades, but in late 2012 was diagnosed with a number of other allergies including gluten, egg, and peanuts. She has had a lot of fun experimenting with different recipes and would like to share some of her discoveries with others.” http://www.a2u2.org/upcoming-special-events.aspx

Endangered New England Cottontail

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Maine Audubon Speaker Series: The Endangered New England Cottontail. Kelly Boland, Biologist with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will discuss the status of the endangered New England Cottontail. Learn about the threats to the population in Maine and learn about the steps that are being taken to monitor and protect them.” Gilsland Farm, Falmouth. Free. Maine Audubon, www.maineaudubon.org

Thursday, Sept. 26 Maine’s Environmental Policy Update

7:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. E2Tech at Hannaford Hall, Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, 88 Bedford St., Portland. “In 2013, the Maine Legislature and its committees considered a diverse portfolio of environmental bills related to paint recycling, mining regulations, wind siting & permitting, consumer products, climate adaptation, petroleum transportation, and many other topics. Following on its successful and informative forum on Maine’s new energy policy, E2Tech is teaming up with the Maine State Bar Association’s Environmental & Energy Law Section to bring regulatory, environmental, business, and legal leaders together to discuss recent legislation and look ahead at activities to interpret, implement and comply with the new laws.”

Speakers will include: Patricia Aho, Commissioner, Maine

Department of Environmental Protection; Pete Didisheim, Advocacy Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine; Ben Gilman, Senior Government Relations Specialist, Maine State Chamber of Commerce; Jim Katsiaficas, Attorney & Director, Perkins Thompson (Moderator). “The Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine (E2Tech) seeks to build and expand the state’s environmental, energy, and clean technology sectors.” http://e2tech.org/events?eventId=731729&E ventViewMode=EventDetails

142nd Cumberland Fair

8 a.m. “Welcome to the 142nd Cumberland Fair, Sept. 22 to 28. Children 12 and under, free; adults (13 and over) $9 daily; seniors $3 Tuesday and Thursday only. The Cumberland Farmer’s Club is pleased to announce we will be featuring the Rawhide Rodeo this year –with daily exhibitions to include two full Professional Rodeo events, Professional Bull Riding and a Children’s rodeo daily! We are pleased to be able to provide another quality week of Agricultural exhibits, entertainment for the ages, food and merchandise vendors, demonstrations in the Exhibition Hall, Museum and Sugar House, Livestock displays and shows, Horticulture exhibits, Daily Harness Racing, and so much more! The Demolition Derby (Sponsored by Cumberland Salvage and Lakeside Garage) will hit the track on Sunday evening, the Pulling Ring has some exciting events planned all week long, all the 4H kids are hard at work raising their animals for their projects and shows, as well as holding the 4H Auction on Wednesday, Harness Racing is biting at the bit to get running, Gillette Midways will provide a top-quality show, the Colby College Woodsman’s Team will be back to show us how it’s done, and the NPPA Truck Pulls will wrap the week with an exciting pull featuring the Pelletier Brothers!” 197 Blanchard Road in Cumberland. Highlights: Thursday, Sept. 26, Senior Citizens Day • Downeast Brass • Bobby Reed • Fifth Annual Classic Car Show • Hyssongs Gospel Group • Special Ride Promotion Pay $15 Ride All Rides. 3 p.m. Hyssongs — Main Stage in front of Exhibition Hall; 6 p.m. Annual Classic Car Show — fourth turn of the race track; 6:30 p.m. Pig Races — Show Arena; 6:30 p.m. Debbie Morin — Main Stage in front of Exhibition Hall; 7 p.m. Hyssongs Gospel Group — Entertainment Building. Friday, Sept.

27, Cumberland Fair Maine Maple Day • Full Professional Rodeo • Antique Tractor Pull • Debbie Meyers. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Exhibition Hall, Greenhouse, Sugar House and Museum Open; 9 a.m. to noon, Pancakes & Maple Syrup Samples — Sugar House; 1 p.m. Maine Squeeze — Main Stage in front of Exhibition Hall; 1 p.m. Maple Cream Demonstration — Sugar House; 2 p.m. Maple Candy Demonstration — Sugar House; 3 p.m. Maple Coated Nuts Demonstration — Sugar House; 3:30 p.m. Loring Norton Memorial Pull — 3 Horse 2 lb Rock Distance — Pulling Arena; 4 p.m. 4-H Sheep Blocking Contest followed by 4H Sheep Judging Contest — Show Arena; 4 p.m.

Maple Sugar on Snow Demonstration — Sugar House; 4 p.m.

4H Dog Show Demo; 5 p.m. Debbie Meyers — Main Stage in Front of Exhibition Hall; 6:30 p.m. Antique Tractor Pull — in front of Grandstands; 7:00 p.m. 4-H Dairy Clipping Contest — Show Arena; 6:30 p.m. Full Professional Rodeo — Rawhide Rodeo — Museum Area; 7 p.m. Stanley Hall Memorial Pull — Free For All Horse 12 ft — Pulling Arena; Saturday, Sept. 28, Rawhide Professional Rodeo • World of Horses Show • NPPA Truck Pull • Northern Groove Band. 8 a.m. Antique Automobiles Arrive for Parade; 9 a.m. Pig Scramble; 9 a.m. 4H Horse Show — Riding Arena; 10 a.m. Cumberland Fair Grand Parade — “Parade Fun” — Race Track; 10 a.m. Gillette Mid-Way Open; 10 a.m. Daily Cooking Demonstrations — Exhibition Hall; 10:30 a.m. Farmer’s Steer & Ox Distance Pull — Pulling Arena; 11 a.m. Bean Hole Bake Beans - No. Yarmouth Fire Dept – Under Granstands; noon, Money Scramble — 12 year old and under — Show Arena; 12:30 p.m. Antique Tractor Show; 12:30 p.m. 4-H Working Steers Show and Pulling — Pulling Arena; 12:30 p.m. Pig Races — Show Arena; 1 p.m.

Brian Wardwell — Main Stage in Front of Exhibition; 1 p.m.

4-H Dairy Show — Show Arena; 1:30 p.m. Harness Racing — Race Track; 2 p.m. Full Professional Rodeo — Rawhide Rodeo — Museum Area; 3:30 p.m. Northern Groove Band — Main Stage in front of Exhibition Hall; 5 p.m. Large 4-H livestock Sheep, Dairy, Beef, Swine — begin departure; 6:30 p.m. NPPA Truck Pull — Front of Grandstand; 7 p.m. World of Horses — Pulling Arena. Sunday, Sept. 29, Appreciation Day • Free Admission • Racing Only — Post Time 1:30 p.m. http://www. cumberlandfair.com

Living Wills and Medical Directives

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Living Wills and Medical Directives will be the free Community Forum sponsored by the South Portland and Cape Elizabeth TRIAD. “Jane Mullen from Jones, Rich and Hutchens will discuss will talk on Fives wishes living will, a process that has become the most popular living will. All community members are welcome to attend.

Light refreshments will be served and parking will be available in the rear of the Cape Elizabeth fire station, located at 2 Jordan Way. The South Portland/Cape Elizabeth TRIAD is made up of Cape Elizabeth and South Portland senior citizens, police, and community members who work together to address problems faced by older citizens. Contact South Portland Police Officer Bob Libby at 799-5511(ext. 7422) or Robeli@southportland.org or Cape Elizabeth Police Officer David Galvan at 767-3323, or david.galvan@capeelizabeth.org for more information.”

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Rain fails to deter Trail to Ale runners TOP: Sunday morning’s rain didn’t deter 1,400 people from running in Portland Trails’ annual Trail to Ale race on the Eastern Prom.

FAR LEFT: Adam Goode, of Bangor, was the top finisher for the men’s division at the annual Trail to Ale race.

LEFT: Christine Irish, of North Yarmouth, was the top finisher in the women’s division during the annual Trail to Ale. BOTTOM LEFT AND RIGHT: Some racers opted to get into costume for the annual event. (CRAIG LYONS PHOTOS)