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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2010
VOL. 2 NO. 210
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Bird migration is focus of new science network Hush, little baby. Don’t say a word. Mama’s going to buy you a mocking bird. And if that mocking bird won’t sing, Mama’s going to buy you a diamond ring. — The Mockingbird Song
BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN
More and more mockingbirds are singing in New England, and the message they’re sending could become a small part of massive research being compiled by a new network of bird migration studies across the Gulf of Maine. Climate change is one concern spurring the new network, called the Northeast Regional Migration Monitoring Network. Biologists are working with each other, bringing together A northern mockingbird surveys its surroundings at East End Beach in mid-November. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)
see BIRDS page 6
A lively city is good, but an undead city may be better BY CURTIS ROBINSON THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN
If you think Portland benefits from its reputation as a “lively” city, then just wait until we’re the capital of the undead. And with Johnny Depp set to play the original “good” vampire Barnabas Collins in a big-screen version of Dark Shadows, we could be on the way. Word on the street is that the movie will be more or less set in Portland, which is a bit different than the TV version which created the fictional town of “Collinsport,” which seemed very Bar
Whatever the name ... City’s Christmas tree delights City gathers for tradition; see page 8
Harbor-esque. The Internet is screaming that principal photography is set to begin this spring/summer, with Depp and Tim Burton set for the project. Look for the role of Portland to be played by London, England, which is a fairly good stand-in. My sources, speaking on condition they not be named because “who knows what will change?” say that Portland stands to get a good bit of mention. Apparently, the idea might be that such an urban story needs an urban setting.
The longawaited feature film reboot of the supernatural soap, “Dark Shadows,” is expected to be Johnny Depp’s next project. (AP PHOTO)
see DARK SHADOWS page 5
Giving thanks for Portland’s Maine State Ballet presents ‘The Nutcracker’ vibrant music scene See Mark Curdo’s column on page 4
See the Events Calendar, page 13