The Portland Daily Sun, Saturday, April 14, 2012

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The iceberg was only part of it (NY TIMES) — What doomed the Titanic is well known, at least in outline.

On a moonless night in the North Atlantic, the liner hit an iceberg and disaster ensued, with 1,500 lives lost.

Hundreds of books, studies and official inquiries have addressed the deeper question of how a ship that was so costly and so well built — a ship declared to be unsinkable — could have ended so terribly. The theories vary widely, placing the blame on everything from inept sailors to flawed rivets.

Now, a century after the liner went down in the early hours of April 15, 1912, two new studies argue that rare states of nature played major roles in the catastrophe.

The first says Earth’s nearness to the Moon and the Sun — a proximity not matched in more than 1,000 years — resulted in record tides that help explain why the Titanic encountered so much ice, including the fatal iceberg.

And a second, put forward by a Titanic historian from Britain, contends that the icy waters created ideal conditions for an unusual type of mirage that hid icebergs from lookouts and confused a nearby ship as to the liner’s identity, delaying rescue efforts for hours.

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Rocket failure is setback for North Korea’s new leader SEOUL, South Korea (NY TIMES) — For the new North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, his government’s failure to put a satellite into orbit on Friday was a $1 billion humiliation.

Mr. Kim wanted to mark his formal ascension to top political power — timed to the country’s biggest holiday in decades, the 100th birthday of his grandfather and North Korean founder, Kim Il-sung — with fireworks, real and symbolic. And the launching of its Kwangmyongsong, or Bright Shining Star, satellite

was the marquee event.

On Friday, the satellite disintegrated in a different kind of fireworks. The rocket carrying it exploded midair about two minutes after the liftoff, according to American, South Korean and Japanese officials. The rocket and satellite, which cost the impoverished country an estimated $450 million to build, according to South Korean government estimates, splintered into many pieces and plunged into the gray blue waters of the Yellow Sea.

Obamas paid 20.5% in income taxes, their 2011 returns show WASHINGTON (NY TIMES) — President Obama and his wife, Michelle, reported adjusted gross income of $789,674 in 2011 and paid just over 20 percent of it to the federal government in taxes.

Their income declined nearly $1 million from the previous year, when the president was reaping larger amounts from sales of his best-selling books. The numbers were disclosed in the Obamas’ federal income tax return and gift-tax return, released Friday by the White House, along with those of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Obama paid $162,074 in income taxes, an effective tax rate of 20.5 percent. In a statement, the White House suggested that Mr. Obama believed that he should pay a higher rate, noting that his administration wants to reform the tax code and ask “the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share while protecting families making under $250,000.” Mr. Biden and his wife, Jill, reported adjusted gross income of $379,035 and paid $87,900 in federal tax, an effective tax rate of 23 percent. That is roughly the same as what the couple reported last year.

As nuclear talks with Iran restart, new hopes for deal ISTANBUL (NY TIMES) — Diplomats gathered here on Friday for talks with Iran about its nuclear enrichment program, with European officials suggesting that a serious commitment from Iran to negotiate may be enough to continue the talks at another round in late May. Iran agreed to resume these talks with six major world powers — the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, plus Germany — after more than a year without any negotiations, raising hopes in the West that Tehran might be ready to strike a deal over its nuclear program, which it denies has any military intent.

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Specific zones for food trucks in Portland?

Task force mulls idea of overlay

BY CRAIG LYONS THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Location, location, location.

That simple tenet of business was the primary focus of the Portland Food Truck Task Force's discussion yesterday. The committee was tasked with developing the framework for regulations for mobile food vendors and where they can set up shop, while potentially minimizing the impact to established city restaurants.

While the task force previously kicked around the idea of figuring out the distance that a food truck ought to be from a bricks-and-mortar restaurant, Friday's conversation shifted to where the trucks ought to be allowed to operate rather than where they can't.

The idea that came out of the discussion was creating an overlay zone for parts of the Portland peninsula that would be suitable for food trucks.

Ron Gan, a former developer Fuss and businessman, said he's not sure whether the concerns about food trucks having a detrimental effect on the established restaurants.

"It certainly could have an effect," he said.

On Sunday, Gan said, he took a walk around town and found maybe six or seven metered parking spots that a food truck could realistically use.

Given that the spots would only allow them to park there for two hours, he said, those spots aren't really feasible locations for them to set up.

Sarah Sutton, owner of Bite Into Maine, said setting up in a two-hour spot isn't realistic for her because it limits the amount of time she would actually be able to serve customers.

A better approach, Gan said, would be finding the areas in the city that are under-served by food vendors. He said places like Compass Park, the areas around Maine Medical Center and Mercy Hospital and some of the industrial zones would be great places for food trucks.

Andy Graham, of the Creative Portland Corporation, said some other possibilities would be Bayside, part of Cumberland Avenue and the fourlane portion of Spring Street.

Sutton said she likes the idea of

clustering the food trucks because it would then make the designated areas a destination for diners.

Doug Fuss, owner of Bull Feeney's, said he thought creating the zones for food trucks was a good approach.

During the task force's next meeting, they'll begin laying out where the prospective overlay zones might be.

The second part of the location discussion was if a truck owner negotiates with a private property owner to set up shop and if that supersedes the city's designated zones.

Gan said food Ron Gan, a former developer and businessman, is shown with his Skinny Cart BBQ. Today, Gan is urging the city to find areas of truck owners look- the city that are under-served by vendors and stake out space for food trucks. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) ing to use private property in choice locations might find it a fairly difficult task.

"Getting on private property is the harder hill to climb," he said.

Graham said the private property debate is really the choice between letting free enterprise work or simply restricting food trucks if the private property is too close to a restaurant.

Fuss thought the committee should figure out the potential overlay zone before addressing any other areas.

The task force briefly kicked around the idea of allowing food trucks to operate later at night.

Gan said he felt there should be an opportunity for food truck vendors to operate later in the evening. He said in the Old Port, it would have a minimal impact since most of the restaurants have already closed their kitchens.

"A staple of the food truck industry is late night business," Gan said.

Fuss said he'd caution against late night businesses since there's been trouble in the Old Port in the past with a large number of people hanging around these establishments.

"It's fraught with peril," he said, and having businesses stay open during late hours can pose a security issue in the Old Port.

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Cannibalize the future One general rule of modern politics is that the people who talk most about future generations — who go around solemnly declaring that we’re burdening our children with debt — are, in practice, the people most eager to sacrifice our future for shortterm political gain. You can see that principle at work in the House Republican budget, which starts with dire warnings about the evils of deficits, then calls for tax cuts that would make the deficit even bigger, offset only by the claim to have a secret plan to make up for the revenue losses somehow or other.

And you can see it in the actions of Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey, who talks loudly about acting responsibly but may actually be the least responsible governor the state has ever had.

Mr. Christie’s big move — the ––––– one that will define his record — was his unilateral decision back The New York Times in 2010 to cancel work that was already under way on a new rail tunnel linking New Jersey with New York. At the time, Mr. Christie claimed that he was just being fiscally responsible, while critics said that he had canceled the project just so he could raid it for funds.

Now the independent Government Accountability Office has weighed in with a report on the controversy, and it confirms everything the critics were saying.

Paul Krugman

see KRUGMAN, page 5

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More love from my Uncle First off, to the residents of Portland specifically and Cumberland County in general, I should apologize for all the howling dogs on Tuesday afternoon.

It went down like this. I hadn’t picked up my mail in a few weeks, so that trip to the post office box was overdue. On opening the box, I made a remarkable discovery.

A love note from “Uncle.”

I’ve written before about these love notes, mostly asking me if I were to think about speculating on the possibility of re- joining the armed services. Tuesday’s note was of a more terse and direct nature.

Uncle Sam wants my money.

I have fallen into the trap that all freelancers fall into eventually, that of sloppy recordkeeping.

The whole “place for everything and everything in one huge pile” method has worked for years, but as far as keeping receipts goes, that just doesn’t work.

Upon looking at my tax filings over the last two years, “Uncle” has decided I owe another $2,000.00, payable right this flippin’ minute. The howling dogs I referred to in the first graph were likely a result of trying to expel air from my body using an orifice that had slammed shut so tight, the resultant high pitch was up there where only dogs can hear it.

Bob Higgins –––––

Daily Sun Columnist If you heard a loud popping sound, that was the vein in my head. Sorry if it sounded like a sonic boom.

No doubt, I did it to myself. At least I can say I’m not as bad off as a fisherman friend of mine, that got the same letter saying he owed roughly $200,000.00.

It drives one at first to thoughts of “I’ll never pay, you homunculus keyboard monkeys!” I even dithered for a few seconds about telling them to take it out of the 17K I’m still owed in back GI BILL benefits, but somehow, I doubt that suggestion is going to fly.

You’d sooner hear a reunited Pink Floyd doing a cover acapella version of Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” the likelihood of which ranking up there with Portland’s “Whistling Dude” learning a new note.

Yeah, I gotta pay that, preferably before the order for garnishment of salary takes effect. When you live on next to nothing, the

prospect of living on a third of next to nothing for a year or two is positively horrific.

The chances of joining the “underground economy,” those folks that take cash at the end of the gig occurred to me, but having been there and done that, I can honestly say that the only thing more screwed up than the real economy at this point is the underground one.

A friend was doing some research on the “un-banked,” those folks who live by cash alone and the pitfalls that befall them.

A good one hit me last week when trying to pay an overdue utility bill at Hannaford, only to be told “We don’t accept CMP.” Adding to that the pain of walking across town to St. John Street to get to the one place that did, I could have given him research notes.

I suppose I could find another part-time gig, one likely involving skill sets I put on the shelf long ago. We used to call it “Procurement and Logistics” or “Asset Management and Enhancement” or even “Revenue Retrieval.”

The problem is, going back to those old gigs is a gambler staying too long at the table. Eventually, your luck runs out and you get caught with nothing, and a bet you see HIGGINS page 5

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Christie misstated facts about public transit issue KRUGMAN from page 4

Much press coverage of the new report focuses, understandably, on the evidence that Mr. Christie made false statements about the tunnel’s financing and cost. The governor asserted that the projected costs were rising sharply; the report tells us that this simply wasn’t true. The governor claimed that New Jersey was being asked to pay for 70 percent of a project that would shower benefits on residents of New York; in fact, the bulk of the financing would have come either from the federal government or from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which collects revenue from residents of both states.

But while it’s important to document Mr. Christie’s mendacity, it’s even more important to understand the utter folly of his decision. The new report drives home just how necessary, and very much overdue, the tunnel project was and is. Demand for public transit is rising across America, reflecting both population growth and shifting preferences in an era of high gas prices. Yet New Jersey is linked to New York by just two single-track tunnels built a century ago — tunnels that run at 100 percent of capacity during peak hours. How could this situation not call for new investment?

Well, Mr. Christie insisted that his state couldn’t afford the cost. As we’ve already seen, however, he apparently couldn’t make that case without being dishonest about the numbers. So what was his real motive?

One answer is that the governor is widely assumed to have national ambitions, and the Republican base hates government spending in general (unless it’s on weapons). And it hates public transportation in particular. Indeed, three other Republican governors — in Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin — have also canceled public transportation projects supported by federal funds. The difference, of course, is that New Jersey is a densely populated state, most of whose residents live either in Greater New York or Greater Philadelphia;

Canceling the tunnel allowed Mr. Christie to divert funds from that project — as his critics have said, to cannibalize the investment — and put them into the state highway fund. given that position, public transit is the state’s lifeblood, and refusing to invest in such transportation will strangle the state’s economy.

Another answer is that canceling the tunnel allowed Mr. Christie to divert funds from that project — as his critics have said, to cannibalize the investment — and put them into the state highway fund, thereby avoiding the need to raise the state’s tax on gasoline. New Jersey gas taxes, by the way, are lower in real terms than at any point in the state’s history. But, as a candidate, Mr. Christie said that he wouldn’t raise those taxes, so cannibalizing the tunnel helped him avoid embarrassment.

The crucial point about both of these explanations is that they stand Mr. Christie’s narrative about himself on its head. The governor poses as a man willing to make hard choices for the future, but what he actually did was sacrifice the future for the sake of personal political advantage. He catered to national Republican prejudices that are completely at odds with New Jersey’s needs; he cared more about avoiding embarrassment over a misguided campaign pledge than about serving an urgent public need.

Unfortunately, Mr. Christie’s behavior is all too typical these days.

America used to be a country that thought big about the future. Major public projects, from the Erie Canal to the interstate highway system, used to be a well-understood component of our national greatness. Nowadays, however, the only big projects politicians are willing to undertake — with expense no object — seem to be wars.

Funny how that works.

Eventually, your luck runs out on these gigs and you get caught with nothing HIGGINS from page 4

can’t call or fold. I knew it was time to leave the table when I got pulled over on the side of the road in Georgia and searched. BTW, if you’re headed south, you haven’t got anything. Figured it was about time somebody clued in the Georgia State Police on that one.

I could go back to fixing stuff, a variant of that asset management thing.

People for years brought me broke down junk, asking me to fix it. No cars, no televisions, and no refrigerators.

Yes, the holes in the economy are deep, and I’ve fallen into one of the

classic slime filled ones. I suppose I’m better off than my friend, but still get that feeling that Uncle Sam has done something that prior to 2003 was still illegal in 14 states.

I suppose soon that this column might be written by “Roberto Huygens” a pseudonym that I set up long ago in case the need arose for a quick change of scenery, rather than face a change of venue.

That is, unless you need something fixed.

(Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)

Do our political issues make sense?

NOAA way!

You know the drill when it comes to “science denial.”

You first challenge the outcomes by questioning what data was used, then demand that “industry stakeholders” get a chance to insert their own data for consideration, then of course delaying any real action with the premise that potentially flawed research should not destroy jobs.

If you assume this is a debate usually reserved for climate change, excuse my red herring.

We’re talking fishing policy.

New England’s progressives and conservatives came together to say “oh NOAA” to drastic cuts in cod fishing allotments — not that they are not being cut plenty anyway, but not the nearly everything reduction formerly planned.

Along the way, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration science was on the hook.

That’s because the drastic action was based on a recent study by the agency showing seriously depleted stocks, but that study actually followed a previous study that showed cod stocks very much on the rebound.

The problem, said the NOAA guys, is that the earlier of the two studies was flawed.

But fishing supporters didn’t buy it.

Their argument: “Are you lying now or were you lying then? Just asking.”

Among the research change deniers was U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., who wrote to NOAA calling on the agency to “... immediately conduct a new assessment that will allow for broadened Terms of Reference for the Science and Statistical Committee to be able to review additional sources of information and data, including tagging studies, catch per unit effort data and new systems of data collection for the recreational fishery.”

And, yes, it is worth noting that NOAA is also the agency we trust to supply most of our climate data.

Personally, I’ve not believed a thing that comes out of the agency leadership since they stood in front of TV cameras and lied about the “vast majority of oil” being gone soon

after the Deepwater Horizon caused that BP oil spill.

That made it clear ––––– how NOAA had replaced FEMA as Usually the agency of scorn Reserved in the gulf.

At this point, nothing with NOAA should come as a surprise. It’s hard to imagine a better example of an agency no doubt awash with excellent people who are ill-served by a leadership right out of a Dirk Pitt novel.

Let’s use this as a chance to review some of the agency ills from a 60 Minutes investigation that aired last year: • “A [Dept. of Commerce} Inspector General found that $30 million the fishermen paid in fines went to a NOAA fund with no oversight.

The fund was used by regulators to buy more cars (202) than they have agents (172,) and for trips to fishing conferences in exotic locales such as Australia, Malaysia and Norway. It was also used to purchase a $300,000 ‘luxury vessel’ used by government employees for ‘fishing trips.’”

• NOAA officials in Washington had a “shredding party” destroying garbage bags full of documents.

The shredding truck pulled up right outside NOAA’s enforcement headquarters, where the agency’s top cop later admitted he destroyed 75 percent to 80 percent of his total files.

• NOAA fined a fisherman $19,000 for catching about 20 extra codfish — nearly three years after he caught them. A fine, he says, that destroyed his one-man operation.

It’s fortunate that some other non-NOAA organizations are also conducting studies on fish populations, so there might be some credibility on the issue soon. But it literally took an act of Congress to stop the agency from its heavyhanded ways this time around.

And yet our national election discussion is focused on whether a mother of five “worked” by being a stay-at-home (now, that’s an ironical term for ya!) mom?

Hey – how about a catch limit on red herrings?

Curtis Robinson

Their argument: “Are you lying now or were you lying then?

Just asking.”

(Curtis Robinson is the founding editor of The Portland Daily Sun.)

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A new oversight panel on fracking NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS In an effort to streamline federal regulation of the domestic natural gas boom, President Obama on Friday announced creation of an inter-agency task force to ensure what he called the “safe and responsible development of domestic natural gas resources.”

The move comes as the Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to issue draft regulations on air pollution from hydraulic fracturing, which extracts natural gas from rock formations by injecting water and chemicals deep underground at high pressure.

The oil and gas industry is already complaining that the proposed rules will be costly and will overlap with existing state regulations, while environmental advocates say that unconventional gas recovery methods threaten groundwater supplies.

The new working group, which will be headed by Heather Zichal, the White House’s top energy and environment adviser, will include representatives of a dozen agencies, including the departments of defense, interior, commerce, transportation, energy and the E.P.A. “While natural gas production is carried out by private firms, and states are the primary regulators of onshore oil and gas activities,” the president’s executive order states, “the federal government has an important role to play by regulating oil and gas activities on public and Indian trust lands, encouraging greater use of natural gas in transportation, supporting research and development aimed at improving the safety of natural gas development and transportation activities, and setting sensible, cost-effective public health and environmental standards to implement federal law and augment state safeguards.”

Representatives of the oil and gas business, who were briefed on the new task force at the White House on Friday, welcomed the president’s move.

“We’ve been expressing major concern and he

heard us,” said Jack Gerard president of the American Petroleum Institute. “The message is we’re going to do it thoughtfully, but we’re serious about development of this vast resource. This is an acknowledgement that his team understands what we’ve been talking about.”

Last year the White House created a similar group to oversee regulation of proposed oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean.

— John M. Broder

Mayor recalls his fear and focus There was a moment, Mayor Cory A. Booker of Newark said Friday, when he “thought we were not going to make it.”

“No air,” he said. “I just could not breathe. That’s when I thought, if I don’t find this woman in a few minutes, we’re both going to die.”

Less than 12 hours earlier, Mr. Booker had run into a burning house on his street and carried a woman to safety, but only after arguing with a police detective assigned to protect him who tried to restrain him and even reached out and grabbed his belt. “It was just one of these moments in life when you just decide to jump in,” the mayor said.

Mr. Booker has had other moments in life when he had jumped in, and he has not hesitated to talk about them — or, late Thursday night, to send out a message alerting his Twitter followers. There was the time when a teenager was hit by gunfire and died in his arms. There was the time when a drug dealer named T-Bone threatened to kill him. Later on, T-Bone broke into tears as he asked Mr. Booker for help in getting his life on track. And, as mayor, he is known, according to several people who have worked with him, for keeping an ear tuned to the police scanner in his security detail.

Mr. Booker was treated for smoke inhalation after collapsing on the lawn outside in a coughing fit. He said at a news conference in front of the burned-out

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“I’m going to be fine,” he said.

Having survived, Mr. Booker framed his experience with the fire in religious terms. “I feel a sense of gratitude today to God that I’m here,” said the mayor, who has been in office since 2006. “I had my proverbial come-to-Jesus moment in my life.”

Mr. Booker said one of the detectives riding with him saw the flames first and called the dispatcher about 10 p.m., then knocked on a window. The detective, Santos Duran, compared the situation to “a scene from the movie ‘Backdraft.’ ” Some people inside did not realize the two-story house was on fire. Coley Whitaker, a retired truck driver who lived in the building and was asleep, said he had been awakened by a voice shouting that there was a fire — the mayor’s voice.

Mr. Whitaker said that the blaze was in the kitchen upstairs and that he tried to put it out before the mayor went up. But water just seemed to make it worse, he said. Lamar Hodge, who was downstairs, said he heard his sister, Zina, screaming for help from upstairs, beyond the kitchen. Detective Alex Rodriguez, who has been on the mayor’s security detail since last June, said he went to the second floor with Mr. Booker right behind.

They, too, heard Ms. Hodge’s yelling. Mr. Booker moved toward the kitchen. Detective Rodriguez said that he held him back and that the two “exchanged words.”

“I said: ‘I can’t let you in, that’s my job. I have to keep you from danger,’ ” the detective recalled.

Mr. Booker tried to charge into the flames a second time, the detective said, and he again restrained the mayor, this time by grabbing his belt. The two again had words, Detective Rodriguez said, and this time, Mr. Booker laid out the situation in no uncertain terms.

“He gave me an order, and I complied,” Detective Rodriguez said. “The order was, ‘Let me go.’”

— James Barron

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Maine Senate passes supplemental budget, mirroring House’s vote DAILY SUN STAFF REPORTS The Maine Senate gave overwhelming initial approval to the state’s biennial supplemental budget in a vote of 35-0 late Thursday.

“Tonight, Democrats and Republicans came together to pass a reasonable budget,” said Senator Dawn Hill from York who serves on the Appropriations Committee. “We took out the politics and ideology. We rejected shortsighted and irresponsible cuts as originally proposed. And, we made sure that fairness prevailed.”

Gov. Paul LePage issued a statement earlier Thursday saying he would not sign the budget, calling the general assistance funding unsustainable.

Lawmakers in the Maine House gave initial approval to a bill that makes changes to the state’s two-year budget in a vote of 120-26 Thursday.

“The best parts of the budget are the items that are no longer in it,” said Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston.

“We rejected shortsighted cuts to public education, irresponsible and unfunded tax cuts, and cuts to General Assistance that would have shifted costs to property taxpayers.”

“We must be forward thinking and look to how we can afford these types of programs in the future,” LePage said in a statement issued after he learned more details of the General Fund Second Supplemental Budget proposal from the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs.

The governor’s initial proposal sought to reduce the level of general assistance to 50 percent, limit the availability of housing assistance to a 90-day time period and prevent people who get benefits through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families from receiving general assistance benefits.

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Kayak and dinghy rack rentals available for East End Beach Kayak and dinghy rack rentals are now available to rent at the East End Beach boat launch, the city reported. Residents can purchase passes at Evergreen Cemetery, 672 Stevens Ave., Monday-Friday, 8

Kennebec County GOP Senators back Summers in U.S. Senate bid DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT All four Republican Senators serving Kennebec County in the 125th Maine State Legislature announced Friday they are supporting Charlie Summer’s candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Olympia Snowe. The entire Aroostook County Republican delegation announced its support for Summers last week.

“It is a huge boost and an enormous honor for my campaign to have the support of the Republican Senators who represent Kennebec County,” said Summers in a press release. “Their support is critical to winning the GOP primary in June and continuing on to win the general election in November.”

The Kennebec County representatives announcing their support for Summers are Senators Roger Katz, Thomas Martin Jr., Earle McCormick and Thomas Saviello.

Summers is currently Maine’s 48th Secretary of State. He has served in both Iraq and Afghanistan as a Commander with the U.S. Navy Reserve.

He previously served as a state senator, as state director for Snowe, as regional administrator of the Small Business Administration, and was a small business owner. He and his wife, Ruth, have three children and live in Scarborough.

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New this year is an Iron Ranger, a self-service pay station, designed to make it easier for boaters to pay the launch fee when a Park Ranger is not readily available, the city reported. Modeled after similar programs at national parks and other boating facilities, people will now be able to leave payment for their daily use of the boat launch at the Iron Ranger and place a pay stub on the dashboard of the boater’s vehicle. Failure to pay the boat launch fee and/or display the pay stub is subject to a $25 fine. The Iron Ranger, self-service pay program, begins Monday, April 16. For more information, visit http://publicworks.portlandmaine.gov/deptparks.asp.

The East End Bath House with public restrooms will be open mid-May from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The East End Park is closed from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.

City council to continue review of school budget after board’s vote The Portland City Council will get its first look at the $94.94 million school budget.

On Monday, April 23, School Board Chair Kate Snyder will present the 2012-2013 school budget to the City Council, according to a press release issued yesterday. The Portland School Board already has approved the budget, and it will now be reviewed by the council before the May 15 referendum.

The board’s recommended budget is 6.13 percent increase over the 2012 budget, according to the budget summary. The amount to be raised by taxes is a 3.68 percent increase — or $2.55 million increase. “... This budget builds on the work of the past three years and keeps the Portland Public Schools moving forward in improving our curriculum, addressing urgent building needs in our elementary schools and increasing the number of children who can enroll in pre-kindergarten classes,” Snyder said in a statement.

The proposed budget aims to increase the enrollment in early childhood education programs, add Spanish instruction to the fifth grade curriculum and invest in technology, according to a press release.

After the April 23 presentation to the City Council, the Finance Committee will vote on the budget on Wednesday, April 25.

The council will have a first reading and public hearing on the budget on Monday, April 30 with the final vote expected on Monday, May 7.

— Craig Lyons

Bulky item pick-up to start in May The city of Portland will begin a new curbside Bulky Item Collection service for city residents beginning mid-May, the city reported.

The new program will allow residents to order city of Portland tags or stickers to be placed on their preapproved bulky items. Residents will then put the eligible bulky items curbside on their regular trash/ recycling day to be collected and disposed of by collection crews.

The city urges residents not to place items out for collection until they have received an official City Bulky Item tag. Items placed curbside without the approved cty tag will be reported to the Sanitary Compliance Officer for appropriate action and subject to violation of city code, a city press release noted.

Alternative options for disposal or recycling of bulky items are using a local resource such as freecycle or craigslist.

For details on the new program, visit http://publicworks.portlandmaine.gov/default.asp#1225.

Schneider unveils campaign website Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bill Schneider launched his new media campaign Friday with the unveiling of his website, www.SchneiderForMaine. com.

The website will be a place for voters to learn about Schneider, who is Maine’s Attorney General.

Schneider also has a Twitter account (@BillForMaine) and a Facebook page to share information and interact with Maine voters, his campaign announced.

“New media and social networks are the biggest development in citizenship since the Maine town meeting,” Schneider said. “I encourage voters to visit SchneiderForMaine.com and find me on Twitter and Facebook to join the discussion about the future of our country.”

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe announced she is not seeking re-election.

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The Portland Community Free Clinic is a primary care medical clinic at 103 India St. which opened in fall 1993. The city’s fiscal year 2013 budget anticipates closure of the clinic, although city staff say they hope to find a way to keep it open. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Future unclear for city’s India Street free clinic

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

It's the tale of two health clinics. While the nonprofit Portland Community Health Center reports surging patient rolls and prepares to sever ties from the city to become a flourishing, independent health center (see story, page 9), the Portland Community Free Clinic is expected to lose its city connection at the end of September, and its fate is unclear.

"We're proposing to fund that program through the first quarter of fiscal year 2013," Portland Health and Human Services Director Doug Gardner told a city committee earlier this month. "That should allow adequate time to continue the work of transitioning patients to other primary care practices within the community; or, if there is support within the volunteer corps at the free clinic, to somehow develop another strategy to keep the clinic open, moving beyond the city's funding that will end September 2012."

The Portland Community Free Clinic is a primary care medical clinic at 103 India St. which opened in fall 1993. The free clinic provides preventive services, including physical examinations, immunizations, screening for various cancers, health educa-

tion, smoking cessation services and referrals. It also provides secondary and tertiary prevention, and chronic disease management to individuals with a variety of diagnoses.

"Staffed primarily by volunteers, the Portland Community Free Clinic provides free, comprehensive health care to lowincome, uninsured adults in the Greater Portland area," reads the clinic's mission.

Whether a new public-private partnership will emerge to keep the clinic open is unclear. Staff at the clinic referred questions to Gardner. Efforts to contact him for this story were unsuccessful.

But City Manager Mark Rees explained the budget outlook in his proposed fiscal year 2013 budget, which remains under review.

"Due to shifting priorities and a belief that capacity exists within the community to serve these patients, a primary funder for the clinic, Mercy Hospital, notified the city last year that at the beginning of FY12 they would no longer provide funding for the initiative," Rees noted in his proposed budget. "Since this announcement, the city has been working to transition patients to other primary care practices when appropriate."

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"Both hospitals have made a substantial commitment to create primary-care practices," Gardner told the city's finance committee on April 5, explaining the decision to end funding for the India Street free clinic.

Estimates of how much the clinic would need to compensate for this shift and keep running range from $150,000 to $200,000, but nothing official has been announced as a fundraising goal.

The Health and Human Services proposed budget spells out the situation in a few words: "Closure of Free Clinic in September 2012, loss of funding."

In 2010, 579 clients made 1,911 visits to the Portland Community Free Clinic, according to the 2010 HHS department annual report.

The next year, in fiscal year 2011, 536 clients made 1,620 visits to the free clinic, the city reported in that year's HHS department annual report.

The clinic has served adults who are low-income (below 150 percent of the federal poverty guidelines), have no health insurance and have no primary health care provider, according to agency literature. A higher percentage of minority patients, 12 percent, have received services there than have been found in the overall population, the clinic reported.

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Community health center plans to go solo ‘We’re growing literally every day. It’s incredibly successful,’ says CEO, noting plan to separate from city

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Two years ago, when President Obama came to Portland and gave a health care speech at the Portland Expo, the nearby Portland Community Health Center at 180 Park Ave. was still an untested experiment.

It had opened in November 2009, a designated federally qualified health center paid for with federal stimulus money.

Now, the center, boasting a record of accomplishment, is venturing out on its own, becoming independent of the city's Health and Human Services Department.

"The plan has always been that within five years, we would become independent, so we are now moving toward being independent on Jan. 1, as an independent nonprofit," said Leslie Clark Brancato, chief executive officer for the Portland Community Health Center.

"We're growing literally every day.

It's incredibly successful," she said.

Funded in 2009 with a $1.3 million stimulus grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the center was profiled a few months later by the New York Times and touted as an example of "how community clinics offering low-cost primary care and disease prevention services can prevent costly emergency room visits," the city's Health and Human Services Department noted in its 2010 annual report.

"Since then we've grown steadily," Brancato said. "So the first year we had just a few hundred patients, and we're continually more than doubling."

The center today serves 2,400 patients and is "growing steadily," Brancato said Friday. As an example of its forward progress, shortly before she spoke to The Portland Daily Sun Friday, Brancato said she had just interviewed a new doctor to add to the staff.

"We're growing and adding lots of new patients," she said.

"Our goal is to grow. We know the need is there to serve about 4,500 patients," Brancato said.

The city manager's proposed budget notes that the city provided start-up funds and helped manage the clinic during its infancy, but that the city and the clinic board always intended for the health center to separate from Portland city government and become independent.

"The city has provided a lot of support to the health center through providing assistance financially, human resources, information technology, really helped the center get up and going," Brancato said.

In the long term, however, the center plans to become self sufficient, she said.

"At the health center, we have direct federal funding, so we have a base grant that comes from the federal government," Brancato said.

Maine's congressional delegation defended the center's funding source

Alain Barakamfitiye exits the Portland Community Health Center Friday after going there for treatment of a back problem. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

in the U.S. Congress, she said, staving off cuts.

The center doesn't limit Medicaid patients, she said.

"We see really a mix of patients, so we have some patients that receive free care if they're at a level of poverty that they can't afford care, and we also have patients who have private, commercial insurance, and Medicaid," Brancato said.

"Everyone from someone who might be experiencing homelessness, really poor, newly arrived to our community, recently lost a job, lost health insurance, relying on general assistance, all the way to people who get their health care anywhere and choose to come here because they like the model of care, they like the idea of a community health center right here in the neighborhood," she said.

Several medical professionals use the center as their health care provider, she noted.

Clinical social workers join doctors for a team approach, particularly when serving an immigrant population, many of whom come from wartorn countries.

"I think what's unique and a model at the Portland Community Health Center is we do have so many people here who have come from other countries, and many who have come from really devastating situations, both physically and psychologically, they may have experienced torture, they may have experienced really horrendous things that it's really hard for us

“I think what’s unique and a model at the Portland Community Health Center is we do have so many people here who have come from other countries, and many who have come from really devastating situations, both physically and psychologically, they may have experienced torture, they may have experienced really horrendous things that it’s really hard for us to imagine.” — CEO Leslie Clark Brancato to imagine," Brancato said.

The health center also tries to tackle one of the concerns highlighted in the New York Times article — lack of primary care, in particular for lowincome individuals, often prompting

inundation of hospital emergency rooms.

"Where do they get care before they come here? is a question we ask, and most people say, 'I would go to the emergency room,'" Brancato said.

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Beckett rebounds, Boston Red Sox pound Tampa Bay Rays 12-2 NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS BOSTON — Josh Beckett pitched eight solid innings Friday and the Boston Red Sox rebounded from a rough road trip by winning their eighth straight home opener, 12-2 over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Boston won despite losing center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury because of an injured right shoulder. He was hurt trying to break up a double play in the fourth when Rays shortstop Reid Brignac landed on Ellsbury’s right arm.

Ellsbury, the runner-up in the voting for AL MVP last year, stayed on the ground while a trainer tended to him. Ellsbury walked off the field while keeping his right arm bent at the elbow, and there was no immediate report on the extent of his injury.

Bobby Valentine won his first home game as Boston’s manager, Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz drove in three runs and Adrian Gonzalez and Kelly Shoppach had three hits. Boston broke away with an eight-run eighth.

— The Associated Press

The Boston Red Sox, who collapsed in September, started 1-5. They won their home opener Friday 12-2. (Dave Reginek/Getty Images/The New York Times)

pen, struggling lineup and new manager, who was not the first choice of the new general manager.

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U.S. to pay $1 billion settlement to 41 tribes

BY TIMOTHY WILLIAMS THE NEW YORK TIMES

In one of the largest financial settlements made to American Indian tribes, the federal government said this week that it had ended dozens of lawsuits by agreeing to pay tribes more than $1 billion for the mismanagement of funds and natural resources that the government holds in trust.

The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that it had agreed to pay 41 tribes — many in the Western United States — a total of about $1.023 billion because the Interior and Treasury Departments had failed to adequately oversee concessions on Indian lands from companies that exploit a wide variety of resources, including minerals, timber, oil and gas, dating back more than 100 years in some cases.

The Interior Department, which manages about 56 million acres for Indian tribes and oversees more than 100,000 leases on those lands, has long been accused by tribes of doing a poor job of keeping track of the tribal funds it maintains and of not being diligent in collecting fees from companies that hold leases on reservations and elsewhere in Indian country. In addition to administering the land leases, the Interior Department manages about

2,500 trust accounts for more than 250 tribes.

“These settlements fairly and honorably resolve historical grievances over the accounting and management of tribal trust funds, trust lands and other nonmonetary trust resources that, for far too long, have been a source of conflict between Indian tribes and the United States,” Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said in a statement.

The Interior Department says it has developed better accounting systems to avoid future problems.

About 60 other similar lawsuits by tribes against the United States have not been settled, the government said.

The Osage tribe of Oklahoma, for example — because of its extensive oil and gas reserves — will get $380 million. The tribe has about 16,000 members.

Among the other 41 tribes receiving money are the Minnesota Chippewa tribe, which has about 40,000 members and will get about $2 million; the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington State, which has about 10,000 members and will get $193 million; and the Nez Perce tribe, which has 4,000 members on its Idaho reservation, and will receive $34 million.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You’re usually an optimist, but not today. You won’t look for the sunny side or believe in potential. Instead, you’ll see what is and decide how you can improve upon it. With a little work, you’ll do just that.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You’re a busy person who still finds the time to reach out to other busy people, and they are happy to know you, if only for a few minutes. It’s amazing what you’ll accomplish in the span of a day.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There you go again, using your charms on people who are unprepared for them.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll display the signals that indicate that you’re mildly interested in what someone has to offer you. Your reservations make you more appealing. You hold back because you know it will make the other person reach.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll be a diplomat and a caring friend. The words you say will matter far less than your intention to make another person feel better about what has happened.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll keep going when the odds are against you, which officially makes you the underdog. Of course, everyone loves the underdog -- especially if they know the whole story. So tell it!

CANCER (June 22-July 22). A blind person can experience love at first sight. There are so many factors that come together to create amorous feelings, and looks are not the most important. You’ll experience something new igniting in your heart.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your schedule will become hectic and overwhelming if you let it. You have allies who really want to help you. By simply allowing this help to occur, your life will become beautiful again.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your love life gets interesting, primarily because of the puzzling and possibly maddening words you hear from an intriguing someone. You’ll like how this develops.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Even top athletes have physical limitations.

Accept your current condition as a starting point, and be grateful for all you can already do. You have the vitality to engage life to the fullest.

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Today is Saturday, April 14, the 105th day of 2012. There are 261 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On April 14, 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p.m. ship’s time and began sinking. (The ship went under two hours and 40 minutes later with the loss of 1,514 lives.)

On this date: In 1775, the first American society for the abolition of slavery was formed in Philadelphia.

In 1828, the first edition of Noah Webster’s “American Dictionary of the English Language” was published.

In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater in Washington.

In 1902, James Cash Penney opened his first store, The Golden Rule, in Kemmerer, Wyo. In 1910, President William Howard Taft became the first U.S. chief executive to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game as the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 3-0.

In 1931, King Alfonso XIII of Spain went into exile, and the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed.

In 1939, the John Steinbeck novel “The Grapes of Wrath” was first published by Viking Press.

In 1949, the “Wilhelmstrasse Trial” in Nuremberg ended with 19 former Nazi Foreign Office officials sentenced by an American tribunal to prison terms ranging from four to 25 years.

In 1956, Ampex Corp. demonstrated its videotape recorder at the National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters Convention in Chicago.

In 1960, the musical “Bye Bye Birdie” opened on Broadway.

In 1981, the first test flight of America’s first operational space shuttle, the Columbia, ended successfully with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

In 1986, Americans got word of a U.S. air raid on Libya (because of the time difference, it was the early morning of April 15 where the attack occurred.) French feminist author Simone de Beauvoir died in Paris at age 78.

One year ago: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi rolled defiantly through the streets of Tripoli the same day NATO air strikes shook the city.

North Korean confirmed it was holding an American who was detained in November 2010, reportedly for proselytizing. (Eddie Jun was freed in May 2011.)

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Bradford Dillman is 82. Actor Jay Robinson is 82. Country singer Loretta Lynn is 80. Actress Julie Christie is 72.

Retired MLB All-Star Pete Rose is 71. Rock musician Ritchie Blackmore is 67. Actor John Shea is 63. Actor Brad Garrett is 52. Actor Robert Carlyle is 51. Actor Robert Clendenin is 48. Actress Catherine Dent is 47. Actor Lloyd Owen is 46. Retired MLB All-Star Greg Maddux is 46. Rock musician Barrett Martin is 45. Actor Anthony Michael Hall is 44. Actor Adrien Brody is 39. Classical singer David Miller is 39. Actor Antwon Tanner is 37.

Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar is 35. Producer Rob McElhenney is 35. Actor Christian Alexander is 22. Actor Nick Krause is 20. Actress Vivien Cardone is 19. Actress Abigail Breslin is 16.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Upstate New York Where It’s 20 Degrees Outside.” He said his wife has hot flashes and wants to set the thermostat down, but he likes it at 74 so he can run around in his underwear. She’s ready to move out. He thinks she’s being selfish.

We also are from upstate New York, and I think he is the selfish one. He can dress in layers, put on a sweater or buy himself a parka. On the other hand, there is just so much that she can take off. Yes, he may pay the bills, but I wonder who cooks, cleans, does the laundry, shops and cares for the children. -- Long-Time Reader, First-Time Responder Dear Long-Time Reader: That letter made a lot of readers “hot” under the collar. Read on for more: From Wisconsin: Tell him to turn the heat down and put the money he saves toward those mortgage payments he is so smug about. Better yet, donate it to a charity that helps cover energy bills for those who aren’t able to pay them.

Boston: I have never in my long life said this to anyone, but what a jerk!

My husband and I have had this same problem. Our thermostat is set at 69. He wears sweats and warm slippers, and I wear T-shirts. This is not about who pays the mortgage, but about your attitude toward your partner.

Indiana: No one needs to suffer from hot flashes. As soon as my doctor prescribed an antidepressant, it was like someone flipped a switch.

Chicago: As a woman in her eighth year of hot flashes and night sweats, I have learned some coping skills. Many women cannot take hormone replacement. I have found some relief in yoga, breathing techniques and mindful meditation. I suggest the wife find a room she can call her own and keep it at a temperature that is comfortable for her. This time is a natural

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California: Thirty years ago, due to surgery, I had hot flashes. An acquaintance told me her ob-gyn recommended vitamin E. It worked! It took six weeks to kick in, but, oh, the relief!

Georgia: I urge you to exercise extreme caution in recommending natural remedies for hot flashes. These treatments are unregulated and can contain a variety of harmful substances, and they don’t have to have any of these on their labels. People should be very careful. For further information, contact the Centers for Disease Control toxicology division in Atlanta.

Upstate New York: What an inconsiderate husband. It’s his choice to wear nothing around the house, so he should be willing to suffer the consequences. We keep our house at 65 degrees. Sweaters and slippers are comfortable and healthier than 74 degrees. We sleep well and even better when I get the gas bill. Last time I checked, it was “our” house, not “my” house.

California: I have had brief hot flashes since 2008. They only seem to last forever. I have a hand fan by my bed and recliner, and I carry a folding one in my purse. In the winter, I step outside for a few minutes. I take care of myself without inconveniencing anyone else, but I will be glad when they are over.

Florida: I’ve been in that gentleman’s shoes for a number of years and had the same complaint. Six months ago, however, I suffered male hot flashes as a result of a hormone imbalance.

Having been on the other side, I can tell him that it is a very unpleasant experience and one over which you have no control.

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Facebook, seeking to address concerns about the personal information it collects on its users, said Thursday that it would provide any user with more about the data it tracks and stores.

In a posting on its privacy blog, Facebook said the expanded archive feature would be introduced gradually to its 845 million monthly active users. It goes beyond the first archive made available in 2010, which has been criticized as incomplete by privacy advocates and regulators in Europe.

The archive Facebook published two years ago gave users a copy of their photos, posts, messages, list of friends and chat conversations. The new version, Facebook said, includes previous user names, friend requests and the Internet protocol addresses of the computers that users have logged in from. More categories of information will be made available in the future, Facebook said.

Online social networks offer free services to users and make money primarily through advertising, which can often be directed more effectively using the information the network has collected on them.

Facebook, which is preparing for an initial public stock offering, most likely in May, has been trying to accommodate government officials in Europe, where privacy laws are more stringent than in the United States.

Facebook’s data collection practices have tested the boundaries of Europe’s privacy laws. The social networking site, based in Menlo Park, Calif., is Europe’s leading online network, according to comScore, a research firm in Reston, Va. In December, the Irish Data Protection Commission reached an agreement with Facebook,

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which runs its international businesses from offices in Dublin, to provide more information to its users and amend its data protection practices. “We took up their recommendation to make more data available to Facebook users through this expanded functionality,” the company said in a statement.

Facebook agreed to make those changes by July. In Europe, 40,000 Facebook users have already requested a full copy of the data that the site has compiled on each of them, straining the company’s ability to respond.

Under European privacy law, the company must comply with the requests within 40 days.

Max Schrems, the German law student who filed the complaint leading to the agreement with the Irish authorities, criticized Facebook’s latest offer as insufficient.

“We welcome that Facebook users are now getting more access to their data, but Facebook is still not in line with the European Data Protection Law,” said Mr. Schrems, a student at the University of Vienna. “With the changes, Facebook will only offer access to 39 data categories, while it is holding at least 84 such

data categories about every user.”

In 2011, Mr. Schrems requested his own data from Facebook and received files with information in 57 categories. The disclosure, Mr. Schrems said, showed that Facebook was keeping information he had previously deleted from the Web site, and was also storing information on his whereabouts, gleaned from his computer’s I.P. address.

Facebook’s data collection practices are being scrutinized in Brussels as European Union policy makers deliberate on changes to the European Data Protection Directive, which was last revised in 1995. The commissioner responsible for the update, Viviane Reding, has cited Facebook’s data collection practices in pushing for a requirement that online businesses delete all information held on individuals at the user’s request.

Ulrich Börger, a privacy lawyer with Latham & Watkins in Hamburg, said he thought it was unlikely that the European Union would enact laws that would significantly restrict the use of customized advertising, which is at the core of the business model for Web sites like Facebook. It is more likely, Mr. Börger said, that lawmakers would require Facebook and other networking sites to revise their consent policies to make them more easy to understand.

But it was unlikely that Facebook would be legally prevented from using information from individuals who sign up for the service.

“I don’t see any fundamental change,” Mr. Börger said. “It comes back to the question of consent. They cannot go so far as to prohibit things that people are willing to consent to. That would violate an individual’s freedom to receive services they want to receive.”

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“We welcome that Facebook users are now getting more access to their data, but Facebook is still not in line with the European Data Protection Law. With the changes, Facebook will only offer access to 39 data categories, while it is holding at least 84 such data categories about every user.” — Max Schrems, a student at the University of Vienna

BOSTON — A federal judge on Thursday approved a settlement meant to guarantee alternatives to segregation for mentally ill inmates in Massachusetts prisons.

The settlement results from a lawsuit filed in 2007 by an advocacy group. It sought to stop Massachusetts from placing mentally ill inmates with disciplinary problems in small isolation cells for up to 23 hours a day, saying that doing so violated their constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The group, the Disability Law Center, sued the Massachusetts

Department of Correction after 11 prisoners, including some with serious mental illness, committed suicide in segregation cells within a 28-month period. The suit described the experiences of numerous inmates in state prisons whom it said had engaged in self-destructive behavior while in solitary confinement without adequate mental health services.

They included some who, according to the suit, were segregated for years at a time against the recommendations of clinicians.

Suicides at state prisons continued after the suit was filed, including eight in 2010.

Among other things, the settlement calls for the state to use two recently created units at prisons in Shirley and Walpole as alter-

natives to disciplinary segregation for prisoners with mental illness. When seriously mentally ill inmates must be placed in segregation, they will receive extra psychological help, and their cases will be reviewed regularly to determine whether other options are appropriate.

In an order approving the agreement, Mark L. Wolf, chief judge of Federal District Court in Massachusetts, noted that the Correction Department had already made many of the required changes and “succeeded in decreasing self-injurious behavior.”

The deal, he wrote, “provides a reasonable process for minimizing the confinement of inmates with serious mental illness.”

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Saturday, April 14 Patriots Day trash, recycling pickup 6:30 a.m. The Department of Public Services Solid Waste crews will not collect trash or recycling on Patriots Day, April 16, the city of Portland reported. Residents who normally receive collection services on Monday will have their trash and recycling collected the Saturday before, April 14.

Residents of Peaks Island, Great Diamond Island, and Cliff Island will have their recycling and trash collection the following day, Tuesday, April 17. All items should be out by 6:30 a.m. to ensure collection. If residents have further questions about their trash/recycling collection, they can contact the Recycling Hotline at 756-8189. The Riverside Recycling Facility will be closed on Patriots Day as well, and will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, April 17, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

22nd Annual Patriots Day Celebration in Ogunquit 9 a.m. Beach Bazaar (at the Kennebunk Savings Bank tents on the Main Beach parking lot); Ogunquit Parks & Recreation will serve a variety of refreshments and snacks as a fundraiser for new tennis courts, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; other events include Colonial Children’s Games at the Dunaway Center Ogunquit Memorial Library Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; activities at the Main Beach parking lot; and the fundraiser gala (Ramsdell-Rogers Function Facility - American Legion Post 56), 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Fun-filled evening to help support the Youth Enrichment center at Hilton-Winn Farm. Hors d’oeuvres, food stations, desserts, silent auction, live auction, raffles. Live music and dancing. Tickets are $40 per person. FMI or RSVP to 361-1385. Continues through Sunday, April 15. www.visitogunquit.org

Wayside Food Programs food drive 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wayside Food Programs will hold a threeday food drive hosted by Whole Foods Market in Portland from April 12-14. Running from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day at Whole Foods’ 2 Somerset St. location, the drive will collect food that will be distributed to families and individuals through Wayside’s network of mobile food pantries, free community meals, kids’ healthy snacks program, and among its 43 partner agencies across Cumberland County.

For more information, or to volunteer or donate, please call Carly Milkowski at 712-4928 or email her at cmilkowski@ waysidemaine.org.

Wabanaki Arts Festival at Bowdoin College 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Smith Union, free and open to the public. “Bowdoin College is once again pleased to be hosting the Wabanaki Arts Festival, which brings Native American artists and musicians from Maine and across New England to campus for the day.

The music will include two Native American drum groups and special performances by Hawk Henries, an internationally known flute performer and crafter. Hand-drum and traditional singing and Wabanaki story-telling will also be part of the day’s events.”

Portland Flea-for-All grand opening 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 14 and 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Portland Flea-for-All will host two floors full of dozens of vendors selling vintage, antique and handmade goods every weekend. “We’re located at 125 Kennebec St., one block east of Bayside Bowl and four blocks north of Monument Square, with parking available in the lot across the street. For more information contact us at 370-7570 or info@portlandfleaforall.com. To be a vendor check out our website: portlandfleaforall.com.”

2012 Portland Spring Home and Better Living Show 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. 2012 Portland Spring Home and Better Living Show, at the Portland Expo. Annually, 300 booths and more than 12,000 in attendance. Also Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.homeshows.com/2012_portland.htm

Titanic: A Century of Myth and Memory 1 p.m. The Falmouth Memorial Library presents. “Commemorate the 100th anniversary of the date the ocean liner, Titanic struck an iceberg and sank into the cold Atlantic.

Join Falmouth resident, Erin I. Bishop, PhD for a 90 minute exploration of the myths surrounding the Titanic disaster.”

FMI 781-2351 or www.falmouth.lib.me.us

10th annual Maine Deaf Film Festival 1 p.m. The University of Southern Maine’s American Sign Language Club announces its 10th annual Maine Deaf Film Festival, to be held on Saturday, April 14, from 1 p.m. to 10:30 pm. Afternoon Session (Family-friendly selections) Talbot/Luther Bonney Auditorium, selected films. Film “Signing On” will be screened. Guest Speakers: Anita and Tim Buel; 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., open reception for all ticket holders, refreshments served. Seventh floor Glickman Library, 314 Forest Ave., Portland. Evening Session (PG13/+ selections) Talbot/Luther Bonney Auditorium, USM. General Admission — $8 half-day or $14 full-day admission. www.mainedeaffilmfest.com

Today, the Titanic Centennial Remembrance Committee will hold a commemorative service, dinner and presentation to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912; the event is at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., in Portland. (Photo from RMS Titanic on Facebook, www.facebook.com/rmstitanicinc/photos)

Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibit 1 p.m. The University of Southern Maine Art Department Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibit will be open to the public Friday, April 13-Friday, May 4 in the Art Gallery on USM’s Gorham campus. This senior thesis exhibit represents the culminating work of 12 BFA candidates with studio concentrations in ceramics, digital art, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesdays-Fridays, 1-5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, and by appointment. Admission is free. For more information, call Carolyn Eyler at 780-5008 or visit www. usm.maine.edu/gallery. Visit USM’s Art Gallery on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USMArtGallery.

‘Meek’s Cutoff’ at the PMA 2 p.m. Portland Museum of Art presents Movies at the Museum. “Meeks Cutoff” screened Saturday, April 14, 2 p.m.; Sunday, April 15, 2 p.m. NR. “The year is 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail, and a wagon team of three families has hired the mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a short cut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. Over the coming days, the emigrants must face the scourges of hunger, thirst, and their own lack of faith in each other’s instincts for survival. When a Native American wanderer crosses their path, the emigrants are torn between their trust in a guide who has proven himself unreliable and a man who has always been seen as the natural enemy.” www.portlandmuseum.org

100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic 5:30 p.m. The Titanic Centennial Remembrance Committee will hold a commemorative service, dinner and presentation to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912; at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., in Portland. “April 14th marks the day the ship hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic before sinking the following morning.” Proceeds from the event will benefit the Irish Heritage Center and the St. Augustine’s Church Community Assistance Fund. The highlight of the evening will be a presentation by David Brennan, Police Chaplain, whose grandmother and great uncle were on the ship on its last voyage. There will also be a talk about the building of the ship and the maritime perspective by one of the Port of Portland’s Maritime Chaplains and maritime historian, the Rev. Capt. Jeffrey Monroe, USMM who will also lead the memorial service. The dinner will feature American style foods served aboard White Star Line ships and there will be an exhibit on the ship featuring photographs, drawings and an actual piece of steel recovered from the ship. For further information and tickets, contact the Irish Heritage Center at 780-0118 or visit their website at www.maineirish.com.

59th Anniversary of the Italian Heritage Center 6 p.m. 59th Anniversary of the Italian Heritage Center, Elvis Will Be In The Building, Along With His Band, Back

By Popular Demand, Roy Leblanc, Dennis Labbe Magician (Show Opener); 5:45 Happy Hour, 6:30 Dinner.

Caesar Salad, Garden Salad, Roasted Red Pepper Salad, Eggplant Parmigiana, Meatballs, Sausage/Onions/Peppers, Shrimp Scampi Alfredo, Baked Ziti, Italian Bread, Cannoli. $40 members/$50 non-members. Call Cammy at 939-8570 to reserve your table. http://italianheritagecenter.com/events

‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’ at Freeport Factory Stage 7:30 p.m. The Freeport Factory Stage features the “soulful and shattering production” of “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.” “This production features the incomparable jazz singer, Mardra Thomas as Billie Holiday, with local musician

Flash Allen at the piano. Directed by Julie George-Carlson, ‘Lady Day’ is a fictional account of the final appearance by Billie Holiday at a seedy night club in Philadelphia, only four months before her death at the age of 44. The play, written

by Lainie Robertson, was originally produced in 1989 and has enjoyed great success in regional theaters for the past 20 years.” ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’ runs from March 29-April 14. Tickets: $19 general admission and $15 seniors and students with ID. Group discounts and subscription tickets are available. For reservations call the box office at 865-5505 or visit the website, www.freeportfactory. com.

Dudefest 2012 8 p.m. One Longfellow Square will host Dudefest 2012.

The Dude abides over One Longfellow Square for a night of mayhem featuring a screening of the Coen Brothers’ “The Big Lebowski.” Costume contest; The Little Lebowski Under Achievers features Matt Shipman and Steve Roy of The Stowaways. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Sunday, April 15 22nd Annual Patriots Day Celebration in Ogunquit 10 a.m. Beach Bazaar (at the Kennebunk Savings Bank tents on the Main Beach parking lot); Duck Race (at the Beach Street Bridge) Proceeds fund Wells/Ogunquit Cub Scout Pack No. 356, 10 a.m.; Book signing (Animal Instinct, 232 Main Street) local author and illustrator Matt Tavares will be signing his new book, “There Goes Ted Williams,” Books can be ordered in advance at 646-7728, 10:30 a.m. to noon; Patriotic Pooch Pageant and Fashion Show (Angelina’s Ristorante Parking Lot, 655 Main St. Weather permitting.) Dress your dog in costume, or just come to watch the show! Two costume categories: Patriotic (red, white, and blue) and Favorite American (any Abe Lincoln wannabe’s out there?), noon to 3 p.m. Sunday is the final day. www. visitogunquit.org

2012 Portland Spring Home and Better Living Show 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 2012 Portland Spring Home and Better Living Show, at the Portland Expo. Annually, 300 booths and more than 12,000 in attendance. Also Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.homeshows.com/2012_portland.htm

83rd annual Patriots Day Road Race noon. Run for a good cause in this 5-miler in Portland. Registration: $15 in advance, $20 day of race. Free shirt for first 500 who register. Free pizza for all runners. Free kids fun run at 11 a.m, for children 12 and under (may be accompanied by adult). All kids must register. Medals awarded to all kids who finish the Fun Run. Benefit for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine.

U.S. Senate Primary candidate forum 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Maine League of Young Voters will be hosting a community forum for the U.S. Senate Primary candidates in Portland. “This event features a “help wanted” format and questions will be framed in an interviewer/interviewee style. Candidates will answer questions as follow-ups to questionnaires and interviews conducted by the League of Young Voter’s Elections Committee. Candidates will also have an opportunity to ask each other questions. Audience members will be invited to submit questions for consideration at www. maine.theleague.com/mesen and at the beginning of the event. Questions may also be submitted during the forum by tweeting to @MaineLeague as follow-ups to previously discussed topics. WMPG 90.9 and Community Television Network will be recording and broadcasting the forum.”

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Monday, April 16 Film screenings: ‘A Sense of Wonder’ 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. University of Southern Maine, Monday, April 16, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lee Hall, Wishcamper Center, Portland; Tuesday, April 17, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Brooks Faculty Dining, Gorham; Thursday, April 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m., LAC Room 287, LAC. This documentary-style film (55 minutes) is a one-actress play in which Rachel Carson recounts - with humor and anger — the challenge of getting her message to Congress and the public amidst widespread personal attack. More information about the film can be found at asenseofwonderfilm.com. Discussion will follow the screening. For more information, see Rachel Carson: A Life in Perspective at http://www.usm.maine.edu/environmental-science/rachel-carson or 228-8450.

Wednesday, April 18 Jonathan Aldrich poetry reading and lecture noon to 1 p.m. Jonathan Aldrich will give an author talk and poetry reading at the Brown Bag Lecture Series in the Rines Auditorium at the Portland Public Library. He will read his own poems and others’ from the new anthology “Branching out: Fifteen Years of Poetry Readings in Tenants Harbor.” Audience members are encouraged to bring their own lunch.

Trayvon Martin memorial, dialogue 5 p.m. A memorial for 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, the young man who was fatally shot in Sanford, Fla. “You are invited to to join fellow Mainers in a Memorial for Trayvon and community dialogue addressing justice and an end to racist violence. ... All are welcome to attend as we collectively imagine what living out justice for Trayvon Martin looks like on an individual and community level.” 5 p.m. to 6 p.m, Memorial in Monument Square; 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Community Dialogue at Portland Public Library. For more information, call 772-1051.

59th annual Kora Temple Shrine Circus 2 p.m. The 59th annual Kora Temple Shrine Circus comes to the Cumberland County Civic Center, Monday, April 16, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Tuesday, April 17 at 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, April 18, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets: $12 reserved seats, $10 adult general admission and $5 children genera admission.

‘Rachel Carson in My Life’ 5:30 p.m. “In 1962, Rachel Carson published her groundbreaking book, ‘Silent Spring,’ the book credited with launching the environmental movement. This April, the University of Southern Maine Department of Environmental Science will present a series of events celebrating Carson’s strong ties to Maine and her impact on contemporary society. The first talk, ‘Rachel Carson in My Life: Memories and Meaning,’ by USM’s Martha Freeman will take place at 5:30 p.m., Monday April 16, in the Wishcamper Center, Portland. Freeman is the author of the book, ‘Always Rachel: The Letters of Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, 1952-1964,’ which presents a collection of letters exchanged between Carson and her Maine summer neighbor Dorothy Freeman, who was Martha’s grandmother. This event is free and open to the public.

Free artist talk at Constellation 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Liz Bieber will discuss her black and white documentary portraits of the Roma, (also known as Gypsy) villages of Serbia, Montenegro, and Kosovo. She will talk about the process of this long term documentary project and show prints from this series. light refreshments served. Constellation Gallery, 511 Congress St. www.constellationart.com

Tuesday, April 17 April Vacation Camp: Shaking up Shakespeare 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 17, 18 and 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Grades 6-9, $150. “The curtain is going up ... on a mini camp filled with the excitement and magic of theater! Portland Stage Affiliate Artists will lead students in fun, challenging and enriching activities, through which students learn to use their bodies, voices, minds and imaginations.

Theme-based explorations help develop your child’s ability to work as part of an ensemble, improve focus and concentration, and learn active listening skills while also reveling in spontaneity and creativity. This three-day theater intensives will cover the basics and then some, plus end with an open studio for families to see what we’ve learned. Call 774-1043, ext. 117, or email theaterforkids@portlandstage.org.

Last minute tax help in Portland noon to 6 p.m. Last minute tax help at the Forest Ave. Post Office. “IRS certified volunteer income tax preparers will be at the Forest Ave. Post office to prepare and file tax returns for individuals still needing to file their federal and state income tax returns for 2011. In fact, they can help with the filing or amending of returns for 2009 and 2010 as well. And, if necessary, explain the proper procedures for requesting an extension or if taxes are owed of the various options for payment. Volunteers preparing tax returns are trained and tested each year and designed by the IRS as Certified Volunteer Income Tax Preparers. The training these volunteers receive enables them to complete all but the most complex individual income tax returns. When coming to a tax preparation site, taxpayers should bring a copy of their 2010 federal and state of Maine tax returns, driver’s license or other form of picture, Social Security cards for themselves and anyone else who will be claimed as a dependent, all tax documents received for 2011 such as Forms W-2, 1099 and 1098T. Also, if itemizing deductions, bring cancelled checks or receipts for medical expenses, mortgage interest statement, real estate taxes and charitable contributions, etc. If preparing returns for 2009 or 2010, bring all of the tax documents for those years. If amending a return, bring the original return along with the information indicating that an

Thursday, April 19 Local food system public forum Hawk Henries (Nipmuc Tribe), internationally know Native Flute player, will perform as part of the Wabanaki Arts Festival at Brunswick’s Bowdoin College, today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (COURTESY PHOTO) amended return is needed. Although walk-ins are accepted, appointments are preferred. To make an appointment, call 329-6911.”

Explore the Night Sky at the library 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Portland Public Library in the Rines Auditorium. “Cornerstones of Science and Maine Library partners announce a new program to introduce astronomy and the wonders of the night sky through hands-on telescope viewing. Cornerstones of Science will provide quality, easy-to-use telescopes to partner libraries that can be checked out and taken home by library users.

Portland Public Library is one of three libraries in Maine to pilot The Library STAR program, or Sharing Telescopes and Astronomy Resources. By early summer, up to 18 public libraries will be equipped with telescopes for night sky viewing. To celebrate the arrival of this new telescope, Portland Public Library is offering an introductory presentation and hands-on training by Ron Thompson, an amateur astronomer and Yarmouth resident at the Portland Public Library, April 17 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Rines Auditorium on the Lower Level of the Main Library. This program is for children ages 10 and older.”

Employment Resources Workshop 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Portland Public Library is hosting an Employment Resources Workshop to cover topics such as: The value of networking and how to use it to open doors of opportunity; the latest social media in building connections; LearningExpress Library to help you with job searching; latest interviewing skills and tactics and what transferable skills are and how to display on your resumé. Meeting Room No. 5 at the Portland Public Library. To register visit: www.maine.gov/msl/commons.

Films about animation/reanimation 7:30 p.m. SPACE Gallery presents an evening of films about animation/reanimation. “Convento,” with “Lifelike” and “The Meaning of Robots,” SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. Doors open at 7 p.m., film screening begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission $7/$5 for SPACE Members and students with ID. www.space538.org

UMF one-act play festival 7:30 p.m. A student-directed, one-act play festival will be presented by the University of Maine at Farmington from Tuesday, April 17, through Sunday, April 22, at the UMF Alumni Theater. Featuring student casts and crews, UMF’s one-acts are directed by the students in the Directing II class and involve numerous other UMF Theatre students as well as students in all majors across campus. Performances are open to the public. Tickets prices are $7 for adults, $6 for students and $5 for seniors and are available at the time of the performance.

Food Coma TV Season 2 Premiere Party 9 p.m. Food Coma TV, based on Joe Ricchio’s exceedingly popular blog Portland Food Coma, is a series of short films

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The city of Portland will host a Community Food Forum to discuss and get feedback on the region’s food system. The forum was developed in an effort to respond to a demonstrated community desire to increase dialogue and involvement in the food systems that support the community. Local farmers, fishermen, gardeners, cooks, food workers, food processors, emergency food providers, local food organizers and advocates are encouraged to attend. During the forum, attendees will identify gaps within the local food system and develop strategies to help fill them, and strive to broaden the vision and goal to feed Portland locally. Admission is free, however, space is limited. Attendees are asked to register in advance at http://portlandfoodforum.wordpress.com/. Interested parties unable to attend the forum can also sign up to receive updates on the process. The Community Food Forum is sponsored by Healthy Portland, a program of the Public Health Division, city of Portland HHS Department, and funded by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Healthy Portland along with a group of community volunteers and the Community Food Security Coalition are organizing the event. At Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland.

Rachel Carson panel discussion 5 p.m. A discussion to highlight the influence of Rachel Carson on the perspectives and lives of five current female environmental leaders in Maine. The event will be moderated by Naomi Schalit, executive director of Pinetree Watchdog. Panelists include: Pattie Aho, DEP Commissioner; Michele Dionne, Ph.D., Research Director, Wells National Estuarine Research Preserve; Melissa Welsh Innes, Maine State Representative, D-Yarmouth; Lisa Pohlmann, executive director, Natural Resources Council of Maine; Amanda Sears, associate director, Environmental Health Strategy Center. Sponsored by the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs. University of Southern Maine, Hannaford Lecture Hall, Portland. For more information, see Rachel Carson: A Life in Perspective or 228-8450.

MJFF Yom Hashoah Film Project 6:45 p.m. For the 10th consecutive year, the Maine Jewish Film Festival will offer Southern Maine’s “most visible and widely attended community observance of Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom Hashoah) with the screening of a free film, open to the public.” The 2012 MJFF Yom Hashoah Film Project will highlight the award winning feature film, La Rafle. This year the Free Yom Hashoah Film Project will be held at the Portland Public Library in the Rines Auditorium.

The program is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call 831-7495 or visit www.mjff.org.

The Civil War of 1812 7 p.m. Part of a public program series at Maine Historical Society that explores the connections between literature, art and history. The Civil War of 1812 with Alan Taylor, Professor of History, University of California, Davis. http://www. mainehistory.org see next page

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History of the Masons in New Gloucester 7 p.m. At the New Gloucester Meetinghouse, next to the Town Hall on Route 231, Dick McCann will speak about the history of the Masons in New Gloucester. The Masons have been a presence in town since 1803. The public is invited.

Refreshments will be served. A members’ business meeting will follow.

‘A Life In The Theater’ 7:30 p.m. David Mamet’s homage to show business at Freeport Factory Stage: “A Life In The Theater.” “This production features two of Portland’s most important and talented actors: Will Rhys and Dustin Tucker, and is directed

by PSC Affiliate Artist, Sally Wood. Rhys and Tucker play two actors: Rhys, a sage professional with years of shows under his belt, and Tucker a promising upstart who endures counseling, life lessons and endless opinions from his elder. The relationship between the two men is ultimately transformative, and will leave audiences swept up by their experiences both on and off stage. This play is peppered with plenty of salty language, and is intended for adult audiences.” Performances are April 19-May 5, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Thursday performances are Pay-What-You-Can. (Pay-what-you-can performances are intended to be a community benefit for those who really want to see good plays, but simply can’t afford to do so) Ticket prices for all other performances are $19 general admission and $15 students/seniors. Special group pricing is available. Five-Pass Subscriptions can be purchased at $15/pass general and $12/pass student/senior.

Food+Farm: Locavore (at Portland Food Co-op) 7:30 p.m. “Locavore is a documentary about the inevitable return to the local diet. Less than a generation ago human beings worldwide traveled less than 10 miles to obtain the majority of the food they ate. Today the average conventionally grown vegetable has traveled more than 1500 miles by the time it has reached your pantry. Our food today is over processed, stale, and lacks nutrition. This new film, featuring some of the neo-pioneers of the Locavore movement will educate, inspire, and revitalize bringing health to our bodies AND our communities. The screening will be held at the Portland Food Co-op, 56 Hampshire St., Portland.

Come learn how to become a member/owner.” SPACE Gallery. www.space538.org/events.php

Friday, April 20 Author Martha Manning noon to 1 p.m. Author talk at the Portland Public Library Local Author Series. Author Martha Manning speaks about her book, “Trackless Snow: One Woman’s Journey from Shame to Grace,” at the Friday Local Author Series at Portland Public Library in Meeting Room No. 5. “This talk deals with the bold adventure of taking a daring look into one’s trackless snow as part of your life tasks. Trackless Snow symbolizes areas of your life that have been left unexplored.

This talk is particularly geared toward older women who have ignored or forgone parts of themselves due to the exigencies of life.”

‘Hedda Gabler’ at USM 7:30 p.m. “Hedda Gabler,” by Henrik Ibsen, directed by William Steele, University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre. April 20-21 and April 26-28 at 7:30 p.m.; April 22 and April 29 at 5 p.m.; special discount show at 5 p.m. on April 25, all seats $5; tickets $15, $8 for students, $11 seniors and USM employees and alumni. www.usm.maine. edu/theatre

‘The Pirates of Penzance’ 8 p.m. Lyric Music Theater of South Portland, an all-volunteer community theater that has been entertaining Southern Maine for more than half a century, will present “The Pirates of Penzance,” April 20 to May 5. “Gilbert and Sullivan at their finest! Young Frederic joins a band of tenderhearted pirates, indentured until his 21st birthday. Alas, discovering he is a leap-year baby, this could take longer than expected.” www.lyricmusictheater.org

powder used by the Union soldiers was manufactured at the gunpowder mill located on the Presumpscot River in Gorham-Windham, mllls being located on both sides of the river. On Saturday, April 21, Windham Historical Society will present a program about these mills and the part they played in the Civil War and other wars as well as for expansion of the nation. The program begins at 9 a.m. at the Society museum, 234 Windham Center Road. The public is invited. There is no fee, but donations are welcome. At 1 p.m., following a lunch break,a tour of the gunpowder mill site and view of the artifacts still in place will be conducted by the Society and Don Wescott, Presumpscot Regional Land Trust. For more information, contact David Tanguay, 892-1306 or email Kay Soldier at kso48@aol.com.”

Food+Farm: Grow Fair at SPACE 10 a.m. Food+Farm: Grow Fair at SPACE Gallery. “As part of Food+Farm, we offer our first Grow Fair. A variety of events, workshops and hands-on learning experience to help you along the way to producing your own food. Maine Master Gardeners will offer free 20-Minute Gardener consultations.

Urban Farm Fermentory will offer intensive workshops in home scale organic gardening and kombucha-making. Plus a variety of hands-on food production learning activities, including a seed-bomb making workshop, a harvest calendar making project for the kids and more.” www.space538. org/events.php

Gem & Mineral Show 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The state’s largest gem and mineral show to be held at Saint Joseph’s College, April 21 and 22. The Maine Mineralogical & Geological Society presents its 29th annual Gem & Mineral Show at Saint Joseph’s College on Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22. It is the state’s largest gem and mineral show. “More than 25 vendors, including 12 displaying jewelry, will show gems, rocks, fluorescent minerals, crystals, fossils and geodes. The show also features gold panning and gem-cutting demonstrations, along with many unusual, one-of-a-kind items for sale. Children will be able to dig for treasures in the mini-mine, win prizes on the spin wheel and handle rocks and gems at the touch table.” The event runs at the Harold Alfond Center gymnasium on Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show includes a silent auction and hourly door prizes. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and students 18 and under, and free for children 12 and under. Admission includes entry into our grand prize raffle drawn at the end of the show. For more information, contact mlasalle@sjcme.edu or 893-6627.

Daylily and Hosta Society 11 a.m. The Southern Maine Daylily and Hosta Society will have as guest speaker Lori Jones. Jones, from Knoll Cottage Daylilies in Southampton, Mass., hybridizes large unusual form daylilies that are Zone 5 Hardy. Southern Maine Daylily and Hosta Society meets at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland in the Horticulture Building on Slocum Drive. The public is invited to attend.

For more events and information go to www.smdhs.info.

Figure drawing with a live model 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Join Constellation Gallery for this open, drop in studio session of figure drawing with a live model. $10 fee. “This session provides the opportunity to work in a studio environment and interact with other artists as you draw from a live model in your preferred medium. The workshop is open to adults of all skill levels from complete beginners to experienced artists. Bring your own supplies.

Light refreshments served.” Constellation Gallery, 511 Congress St. www.constellationart.com

Old Fashioned Hymn Sing 7 p.m. Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene, Route 77, will host an old-fashioned hymn sing. Refreshments following. FMI call Pastor Jon, 318-3515.

Maine Roller Derby 6 p.m. Maine Roller Derby’s Calamity Janes vs Pair O’Dice (Massachusetts), Portland Expo, tickets $10 adv, $13 doors; kids aged 5-12 $5, kids under 5 free. Afterparty at Flask Lounge. www.mainerollerderby.com/events

Sunday, April 22 Wake Up the Farm with Cultivating Community

Foam N’ Glow 8 p.m. Sixx Pak Entertainment presents Foam N’ Glow “‘America’s Largest Foam Party’ fuses high-energy music, ultraviolet dancers, fire performers, CO2 shows and foam into one mind-blowing combination.” More than 50,000 party people in attendance. Portland Expo, www.portlandcalendar.com

Saturday, April 21 Maine’s gunpowder mills 9 a.m. “During the Civil War, at least one fourth of the gun-

9 a.m. “Celebrate Earth Day by coming out to Cultivating Community’s Boyd St. Urban Farm in downtown Portland and help them get ready for the 2012 growing season.

You’ll help CC wake up the farm and you’ll get hands-on experience and an opportunity to ask the CC staff about your farming/gardening questions. Activities for all ages and skill levels. Cultivating Community’s mission is to strengthen communities by growing food, preparing youth leaders and new farmers, and promoting social and environmental justice. We use our community food work as an engine for high-impact youth and community development programs that reconnect people to the natural and social

systems that sustain us all.” www.space538.org/events. php

2012 Urban Earth Day Celebration 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. In Monument Square, MENSK and the City of Portland will host Portland’s 2012 Urban Earth Day Celebration. Portland Mayor Michael Brennan will kick off the event, which will showcase many of Portland’s environmental and non-profit organizations, artists and sustainable businesses. Attendees can learn about local efforts to promote sustainable business practices and improve Portland’s urban environment. “The event offers fun, free activities for all ages including demonstrations on green technology, local agricultural practices, urban gardening, recycling, bike decorating, a parade, and live music!” www.

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Spotlight Concert Series: ‘Carmina Burana’ 3 p.m. University of Southern Maine presents “Carmina Burana.” “It’s a musical homecoming when alumni join the USM Concert Band and USM Chorale in this impressive performance, conducted by Peter Martin with preparation

by Robert Russell. ‘Carmina,’ made popular through movie and commercial placements, combines the rich, full sound of dissonant chords with driving rhythms that make it an amazing experience to hear – and perform. All alumni are invited to take part! Come for the concert Sunday, or stay the weekend and enjoy masterclass instruction from School of Music graduates, as well as a special Saturday evening reception. Alumni who would like to join in the performance should contact Peter Martin at pmartin@usm.maine.edu for rehearsal and lodging information. $15 recommended donation at the door. Proceeds go toward music scholarships.” Merrill Auditorium, Portland.

Monday, April 23 Earth Walk event at Lincoln Park 10 a.m. Earth Walk event at Lincoln Park, sendoff for Earth Walkers on a trek to Augusta, where, on May Day, May 1, they will present a petition for a sustainable way of life in the Hall of Flags. “Everyone is invited to join the walk, whether for just a segment or for the entire journey.” Visit Maine Earth Walk on Facebook, or email maineearthwalk@ gmail.com.

Teen library hosts Portland Police Department Youth Services Officer Bethany Murphy 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Teens ages 12-19 are invited to the Portland Public Teen Library to meet with Portland Police Department Youth Services Officer Bethany Murphy in the Teen Library. “Have any questions about the community and the police department? Officer Murphy will be here to hang out with teens to hear from them about what’s going on in their community. For more information about Officer Murphy, please visit: http://police.portlandmaine.gov/ bmurphy.asp. Refreshments will be served!” Murphy came to the Portland Police Department in 2008 with an accomplished background and education in health and human services and a love of sports! Officer Murphy attained her Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health and Human Services from the University College of Bangor in 2007.

Family Place Workshop series at PPL 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Portland Public Library to host Family Place Workshop series, Mondays, April 23 through May 21, registration required. “The Portland Public Library is hosting a Family Place Workshop for children 6 months to 3 years old and their parents/caregivers. Each workshop stresses the importance of play to a child’s development. Play helps stimulate motor skills as well as brain development; therefore, as parent and child engage in meaningful and fun play with age appropriate toys the benefits are enormous. At each workshop parents will be introduced to some of the many local resources available to help them in the rewarding but challenging task of parenting a toddler. Among the topics covered will be Child Development; Nutrition; Speech/Hearing; Music/Movement; and Literacy.”

Tuesday, April 24 Tips for Keeping Your Money Safe noon to 1 p.m. “Healthy Skepticism: Tips for Keeping Your Money Safe. Part of Money Smart Week, a series of free presentations designed to help people better manage their finances. Gorham Savings Bank’s security officer, Kate Carney, will outline common fraud schemes. An attorney from Legal Services for the Elderly will share stories of clients who have experienced financial exploitation. This event is free and open to the public. Bring a lunch and the library will supply coffee and dessert.” Falmouth Memorial Library see next page

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Rebuilding Veterans Memorial, Martin’s Point bridges 7 p.m. Gateways to Portland: Rebuilding Veterans Memorial and Martin’s Point Bridges. (Re) Designing the Greater Portland Landscape: Issues in Contemporary Design and Development (Program 3 of 4). Maine Historical Society.

“The bridges and roadways that connect Portland to the interstate and surrounding communities play an essential role in the life of the city and are a defining characteristic of its landscape. They carry thousands of vehicles every day to and from surrounding towns and further points.

They function as both critical thoroughfares and gateways to the city’s downtown. Two of Portland’ most important and heavily trafficed bridges—Veterans Memorial Bridge which connects the city to I-295 and South Portland, and the Martin’s Point Bridge which provides a commuter link to Falmouth—are currently being rebuilt. Both projects have mobilized diverse stakeholders, and raise practical issues ranging from cost to traffic efficiency, social issues like the impact on local neighbors, and conceptual issues such as how the design of a bridge or roadway heralds entry into a city. In Partnership with Greater Portland Landmarks. Open to the public. Suggested donation: $10 ($5 for MHS/GPL members).” http://www.mainehistory.org

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 7:30 p.m. “Since its first performance in 1958, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has forever changed the perception of American — and modern — dance, becoming one of the world’s favorite companies for their brilliant artistry and passionate energy. AAADT’s incomparable and infectious sense of joy, freedom and spirit has been shared with an estimated 23 million people in 71 countries on 6 continents. As part of their Portland program, the company celebrates 50 years of Revelations, an enduring classic that pays tribute to Ailey’s African-American heritage using traditional spirituals to explore the places of deepest grief and holiest joy in the human soul.” Merrill Auditorium. Tickets: $60; $52; $45; students: $20.

Wednesday, April 25 ‘Tale of Captain Ephraim Jones’ 1765 voyage’ noon. “Tale of Captain Ephraim Jones’ 1765 voyage on the 90-foot Schooner Mary, which left from Falmouth and sailed to Bermuda and the Turks Island and back. He kept a detailed ship’s log upon which Dr. P.M. Outwin’s talk is based. The program will include a slide presentation, and lots of fabulous photos.” The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association has about 300 members. Members have the use of the historic library on Congress Street and may attend events including readings by local and national authors and travel lectures presented by producers of films from around the world. The library welcomes new members. If interested, contact Pat Larrabee at 773-8396. www. mainecharitablemechanicassociation.com

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3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Portland Public Schools’ Spring Art Show will be held at Portland City Hall from April 26 through May 10. Artwork created by students in kindergarten through grade 12 will be displayed during City Hall’s regular hours. An opening reception with cookies and

Veterans Memorial Bridge should accommodate diverse modes of transportation, according to planners that developed a new bridge design. Here, an Amtrak train rolls past the existing bridge. Soon, a new bridge will be opened to the public. “Gateways to Portland: Rebuilding Veterans Memorial and Martin’s Point Bridges” is the title of a public forum by Maine Historical Society in Partnership with Greater Portland Landmarks on Tuesday, April 24. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) punch will take place on April 26 from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Your Money in the Media 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Your Money in the Media. Some fun and valuable ways to keep up with the right news at the right time. Come hear Stefan Willimann, founder of Maine News Simply and Gren Blackall, director of marketing at Gorham Savings Bank discuss how to approach staying informed in our cluttered media with the right news at the right time.

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Fort Allen Park Rehabilitation 7 p.m. The Historic Preservation Board has rescheduled the final public hearing on the Fort Allen Park Rehabilitation Project in Room 209 at City Hall. “The original meeting, scheduled for April 18, was changed due to a lack of a quorum for this date. A revised concept plan will soon be posted on our website, easternpromenade.org, and presented at the April 25 hearing. The new plan considers comments from the public, community groups, the Historic Preservation Board, City of Portland Planning Department and Friends of the Eastern Promenade’s Board of Directors.

Friends of the Eastern Promenade is sponsoring the Fort Allen Park Rehabilitation Project, working with landscape designers Martha Lyon and Regina Leonard, the Historic Preservation Board and staff from the City of Portland. The final hearing is the culmination of design development and

public process, providing opportunity for feedback from throughout the community. The Historic Preservation Board has held three public workshops offering preliminary guidance on the design of the park and receiving public input.

In addition, Friends of the Eastern Promenade sponsored a March 8 public meeting on the project, which was attended by about 75 people. The Parks Commission also reviewed the project at its March meeting.”

Thursday, April 26 Brighton Avenue-Deering Avenue-Falmouth Street study meeting by the city of Portland, PACTS 6 p.m. Portland District 2 City Councilor David Marshall and District 3 City Councilor Ed Suslovic, the city of Portland and the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System will host a second public meeting for the Brighton Avenue-Deering Avenue-Falmouth Street Intersection Study. The study, funded by a PACTS grant and local match, is analyzing the complex six-legged intersection near the University of Southern Maine campus and evaluating different configurations to better meet traffic, bicycle, pedestrian, transit access and safety needs. The feedback from this meeting will help determine the outcome for the study and what improvements to fund. USM Wishcamper Center, Room 102, Bedford Street, Portland.

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Saturday, April 14 Wabanaki Arts Festival at Bowdoin College 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Smith Union, free and open to the public. “Bowdoin College is once again pleased to be hosting the Wabanaki Arts Festival, which brings Native American artists and musicians from Maine and across New England to campus for the day. The music will include two Native American drum groups and special performances by Hawk Henries, an internationally known flute performer and crafter. Hand-drum and traditional singing and Wabanaki story-telling will also be part of the day’s events.”

Tricky Britches at the Oak and the Ax 8 p.m. Tricky Britches will be playing at the Oak and the Ax in Biddeford along with “suspenderfusion” act, Vermont Joy Parade. 140 Main St., Suite 107, Back Alley, Biddeford. http://theoakandtheax.blogspot.com

Sunday, April 15 Portland String Quartet, Laura Kargul 2 p.m. Pianist Laura Kargul joins the Portland String Quartet in concert at Immanuel-Williston Church, 156 High St., Portland. The PSQ and Laura Kargul will open this final concert in the Portland band Tricky Britches has recorded a 12-track EP, “Hop on a Train,” at Portland’s own Acadia Recording Company. In the summer of 2010 the 2012-13 Concert Series with Mozart’s Piano Quar- boys successfully toured 13 countries in Europe, over the course of three and a half months. Tonight, the group is performing at The Oak and the Ax tet in E Flat Major. This will be followed by Jacques in Biddeford. (COURTESY PHOTO) de la Presle’s Sonata for Violin and Piano, persity of Southern Maine School of Music Jazz Ensembles will formed by PSQ Violinist Ron Lantz. Closing the program is Zemya and Improvox in Brunswick get you grooving at their spring concert, in Corthell Concert Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quartet in A Major. LARK Society 8 pm. A cappella ensembles Zemya and Improvox in concert Hall, College Avenue, USM Gorham. The Jazz Ensemble, for Chamber Music, 761-1522, lark@larksociety.org, www. at the Frontier Cinema Gallery & Cafe, Brunswick. Additional directed by School of Music faculty member Chris Oberlarksociety.org. vocal exploration “Vortex” with Improvox from 5:30-7 p.m. in holtzer, will perform jazz favorites like Miles Davis’ Seven the Jai Yoga Studio. Concert tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at Bruckner, Beethoven and More Steps To Heaven and Gillespie & Coots’ You Go to My the door; Reserve Tickets at 755-5222; Workshop $10. RSVP 2:30 p.m. The Portland Symphony Orchestra presents Head, plus other memorable examples of big band literato Matt: 891-9593. www.explorefrontier.com Bruckner, Beethoven and More at Merrill Auditorium in ture like Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla, Flight of the Foo Birds downtown Portland. Music Director Robert Moody will

by Neal Hefti, Moten Swing, by Buster & Benny Moten, and conduct the afternoon program, which includes pieces by Sunday, April 22 more. Tickets cost $6 general public; $3 students, seniors, renowned composers Anton Bruckner, Osvaldo Golijov, USM employees and alumni. For reservations, contact the Ralph Vaughan Williams and Ludwig Van Beethoven. A Music Box Office at www.usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice Electronic funk duo, J.WAIL Concert Conversation with Robert Moody will precede the or 780-5555. For more information on the USM School of 8 p.m. Colorado live electronic funk duo, J.WAIL, has concert at 1:15 p.m., and a PostConcert Q&A with the artMusic’s spring concert season and programs of study, visit announced a string of dates in the Northeast for their ists follows at the end on the stage. For program notes and www.usm.maine.edu/music. Sign up for e-notices, or on upcoming “Colorphorms Tour,” one of which include a stop an interview with Robert Moody about this concert, visit Facebook as USM School of Music, www.facebook.com/ in Portland at The New Venue. Just a few short weeks after portlandsymphony.org.

Music.USM. the release of the new album, “Lazers n’ Flowers,” J.WAIL is ready to hit the road and share their version of world Monday, April 16 clashing modern day womps, wobbles and glitches with Friday, April 20 wailing guitar riffs and live drums to accompany. http://venuemusicbar.com/blog WCLZ presents: Needtobreathe, Ben Rector 7 p.m. The State Theatre. WhenNeedtobreathe’s Bear and Bo Rinehart set out to write the songs that appear on the band’s new album, “The Reckoning,” they felt something bigger awaited them. It wasn’t just commercial success either. The band’s last album “The Outsiders” hit No. 9 on Billboard’s Rock Albums chart, went Top 20 on the Top 200, saw the band sell out venues such as Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and Chicago’s House of Blues, and score an impressive number of placements in blockbuster films and numerous prime time television-shows. Bear explains “There was always this creeping reminder that we needed to show what the last ten years on the road had taught us. If we couldn’t do that, everything we had worked for was meaningless.” Rock/Pop/Southern Rock. Ben Rector cut his musical teeth while a student at the University of Arkansas and used them over the next four years to devour the music scene in Fayetteville and floss with the surrounding states.

Thursday, April 19 USM School of Music Jazz Ensembles 7:30 p.m. From classic big band to modern jazz, the Univer-

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8 p.m. Be the first to hear a live performance of new musical compositions from classical to contemporary at the University of Southern Maine School of Music’s Composers Showcase, in Corthell Concert Hall, College Avenue, USM Gorham. The event is free. Students in the USM Composers Ensemble worked throughout the semester to create their own original pieces under the direction of School of Music faculty member Dan Sonenberg.

Saturday, April 21 Joel Carpenter at Local Music Night 7 p.m. Reindeer Recording Artist Joel Carpenter, a Portland-based acoustic singer-songwriter, will be hosting another night of local talent as Coffee House Bookings presents Local Music Night at The Portland New Church, 302 Stevens Ave., Portland. In addition to performing songs from his recent debut CD “Dirty Words” Joel will be turning the stage over to a great line-up of local acts that will include Tom Cook, Louis Grassi and Whit Walker. Doors open at 7 p.m. All ages are welcome. Tickets are $10, available from the artists, at the door, or by visiting facebook.com/joelcarpentermusic.com.

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Wednesday, April 25 Imogen Cooper on piano 7:30 p.m. Merrill Auditorium, Portland. British pianist Imogen Cooper is lauded for her virtuosity, poetic poise and suave athleticism. With an enormous range within the classical repertoire, she makes beautiful work of challenging music. http://portlandovations.org

O.A.R. at the State Theatre 8 p.m. O.A.R. at the State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. O.A.R.’s latest album, “King,” marks a new beginning for the band, while also paying homage to their past. It is the seventh studio effort in a career that began with their high school recording, The Wanderer. www.statetheatreportland. comTickets available in person at the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at www.statetheatreportland.com. $30 advance, $35 day of show.

Friday, May 11 Portland Chamber Music Festival at the Freeport Performing Arts Center 8 p.m. An evening with the Portland Chamber Music Festival featuring five musicians performing a diverse program including pieces by Mozart, Dvorak, Wuorninen, and Rebecca Clarke. This lineup of the PCMF will include Clarinetist Jo-Ann Sternberg of New York; co-founder and artistic director of the PCMF, Jennifer Elowitch, and Georgia native, Gabriela Diaz, on violins; Stefanie Taylor, a worldclass performing violist; and Boston University faculty member Marc Johnson on his fine, old Italian cello made in 1730 by Francesco Stradivarius. At the Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport. $25, Seniors $20. For details see: www.freeportperformingarts.com or call 888-702-7730