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As fire danger soars, Portland Trails finds evidence of scofflaws State: Acreage burned in Maine so far this year already exceeds all of last year’s — See page 7 Trayvon Martin case spurs dialogue — See page 9

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Rachel Talbot Ross and Mayor Michael Brennan discuss the speaking schedule for a Wednesday rally in Portland remembering Florida shooting victim Trayvon Martin. Talbot Ross is the city’s Equal Opportunity and Multicultural Affairs director. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Dick Clark dies at 82 (NY Times) — Dick Clark, the perpetually youthfullooking television host whose long-running daytime songand-dance fest, “American Bandstand,” did as much as anyone or anything to advance the influence of teenagers and rock ’n’ roll on American culture, died Wednesday. He was 82.

The cause was a heart attack, a spokesman, Paul Shefrin, said in a statement.

Clark had a well-publicized stroke in December 2004, shortly before he was to appear on the annual televised New Year’s Eve party he had produced and hosted every year since 1973. He subsequently returned for brief appearances on the show, most recently this past New Year’s Eve. With the boyish good looks of a bound-for-success junior executive and a ubiquitous oncamera presence, Clark was among the most recognizable faces in the world, even if what he was most famous for — spinning records and jabbering with teeny-boppers — was on the insubstantial side. In addition to “American Bandstand” and “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” Clark hosted innumerable awards shows, comedy specials, series based on TV outtakes and the game show $10,000 Pyramid” (which lasted long enough to see the stakes ratcheted up to $100,000). He also made guest appearances on dramatic and comedy series, usually playing himself.

But he fancied himself a businessman even more than a television personality — “I get enormous pleasure and excitement sitting in on conferences with accountants, tax experts and lawyers,” he said in an interview with The New York Times in 1961 — and he was especially deft at packaging entertainment products for the small screen.

Over half a century, Clark made millions as a producer or executive producer, shepherding projects onto the airwaves that even he acknowledged were more diverting than ennobling: awards shows like the Golden Globes, the Academy of Country Music Awards and the American Music Awards; “TV’s Bloopers & Practical Jokes” and other omnibus shows featuring collections of clips; and television movie biographies and dramas, in either uplifting or lurid mode, that targeted devotees of camp, kitsch or B-list celebrities. He wasn’t high-minded about his work.

“I’ve always dealt with light, frivolous things that didn’t really count; I’m not ashamed of that,” he said in a 1999 interview. “There’s no redeeming cultural value whatsoever to ‘Bloopers,’ but it’s been on for 20 years.” He added: “It’s a piece of fluff. I’ve been a fluffmeister for a long time.”

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Where clean energy abounds, a push to ship coal BOARDMAN, Ore. (NY Times) — A new link in the world’s future energy supply could soon be built here on the Columbia River, and it would have nothing to do with the vast acres of wind turbines or the mammoth hydroelectric dams that give this region’s power sources one of the cleanest carbon footprints in the nation.

Instead, Boardman is pursuing one of the oldest and dirtiest of fossil fuels: coal.

The question is not whether to use it to produce new energy but whether to make what some say would be tainted new profits.

Even as coal-fired power plants are being phased out in Oregon and Washing-

ton, Boardman, an agribusiness outpost across the river from vineyards owned by the Columbia Crest winery and where the Department of Energy recently awarded $25 million to an innovative biofuel producer, is among at least half a dozen ports in the region weighing whether to ship millions of tons of coal to Asia from the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana. If all of the projects were built, as much as 150 million tons of coal per year could be exported from the Northwest, nearly 50 percent more than the nation’s entire coal export output last year.

“There’s no doubt the nation’s moving in

a direction of renewable energy,” said Greg Smith, who runs an economic development firm near here that has been working for Ambre Energy, the Australian-owned coal company behind the Boardman project and one in Washington. “But until the world fully develops those alternatives we still have to have economic development.”

Coal companies have been seeking port access in the region for well over a year, and they have had many setbacks. They were rejected outright by the Port of Tacoma, and they have met strong resistance in the Washington cities of Longview and Bellingham.

U.S., NATO finalize pacts Judge in Florida shooting quits over potential conflict on ending Afghan war BRUSSELS (NY Times) — The United States and its allies in NATO finalized agreements on Wednesday to wind down the war in Afghanistan, paving the way for President Obama to announce at a NATO summit meeting in Chicago next month that the unpopular, nearly 11-year-old conflict is close to an end.

But many of the most critical details remained unresolved, chief among them who would pay billions of dollars a year to support the Afghan security forces.

After a day of meetings at NATO headquarters here, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said the allies had formalized three crucial commitments: to increasingly move the Afghans into a lead combat role; to keep some international troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014, the

year all American forces are supposed to be home; and to pay billions of dollars a year to support the Afghan security forces.

“The big picture is clear,” Clinton said. “The transition is on track, the Afghans are increasingly standing up for their own security and future, and NATO remains united in our support.”

Although Mrs. Clinton and Panetta sought to display American and NATO solidarity — not least to deliver an important accomplishment for Obama in Chicago less than six months before the presidential election — there was a great sense of war weariness here, as the NATO meetings on Afghanistan have now entered their second decade.

More immediately, questions intensified about the cost of supporting the Afghan forces.

(NY Times) — The Florida judge overseeing the murder case against George Zimmerman stepped aside on Wednesday at the request of Zimmerman’s lawyer, who had questioned whether her assignment could create a potential conflict of interest.

The judge, Jessica J. Recksiedler, of Seminole County Circuit Court, signed an order removing herself from the case.

In a filing on Monday, Zimmerman’s lawyer, Mark O’Mara, outlined a potential conflict because a law partner of the judge’s husband is under contract to provide analysis about the case to CNN. The judge disclosed last week that Zimmerman had approached the lawyer, Mark NeJame, about taking on his case. NeJame declined and recommended O’Mara.

Judge Recksiedler will be replaced by Judge Kenneth R. Lester Jr., 58, who was first elected to the court in 1996.

Lester graduated from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in accounting. He received a law degree from the University of Florida.

Zimmerman, 28, the neighborhood watch coordinator for his gated residential development in Sanford, Fla., was charged with second-degree murder on April 11 more than six weeks after he shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old who was staying with a friend of his father in the development.

Escort recounts quarrel with Secret Service agent CARTAGENA, Colombia (NY Times) — A Secret Service agent preparing for President Obama’s arrival at an international summit meeting and a single mother from Colombia who makes a living as a high-priced escort faced off in a room at the Hotel Caribe a week ago over how much he owed her for the previous night’s intercourse.

“I tell him, ‘Baby, my cash

money,’ ” the woman said in her first public comments on a spat that would soon spiral into a full-blown scandal.

The dispute was that he offered $30 for services she thought they had agreed were worth 25 times that, and it set off a tense early morning struggle in the hallway of the posh hotel involving the woman, another prostitute, Colombian police officers argu-

ing on the women’s behalf and American federal agents who tried but failed to keep the matter — which has shaken the reputation of the Secret Service — from escalating.

Sitting on a couch in her living room wearing a short jean skirt, high-heeled espadrilles and a tight spandex top with a plunging neckline, the woman described how she and a girlfriend were approached

by a group of American men at a discotheque. In an account that tracked with the official version of events coming out of Washington, but could not be independently confirmed, she said the men bought a bottle of Absolut vodka for the table and when that was finished bought a second one.

“They never told me they were with Obama,” she said.

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BARTLETT, N.H. — The law enforcement community is saddened and angered by last Thursday night’s shootings during a drug raid in Greenland which took the life of soon-to-retire police chief Michael Maloney, 48.

Maloney was killed Thursday night and four other officers were shot while executing a search warrant.

The gunman, Cullen Mutrie, 29, and an unnamed woman also died that night in an apparent double suicide or murder suicide.

Bartlett police chief Tim Connifey spent Thursday night at the Portsmouth Hospital, where the injured officers were brought after the shootings.

A close personal friend who skied often with Maloney, Connifey — like all other officers interviewed Friday — expressed condolences.

“He was just a great Maloney guy — fun-loving, gregarious; he loved his family and life,” said Connifey, chief of police in Bartlett for 10 years. “I knew him from when I was on the Seacoast — I was chief of police in Newfields, which is just two towns away from Greenland. We used to do security work together at the [Seabrook] plant after 9/11.”

He said he knew all of the officers involved. The fact that Maloney, as a chief, was an active part of the operation does not surprise him in the least.

“Like all small-town chiefs, we have to be handson managers,” said Connifey, who runs a department that includes four full-time officers, including the chief, and four part-time officers. “The mathematics have to be part of it — Greenland has six full-time officers, so he was assisting the drug task force as they were trying to serve a search warrant.”

Connifey says the true story of the shootings is just starting to emerge.

“This is still a very active investigation,” said Connifey, “but he was not the first officer shot. He went into the line of fire to grab a fellow police officer by his ballistic vest and pulled him to safety to the police cruiser so they could transport him to the hospital. That officer is alive and talking today because of chief Maloney. After putting him in the cruiser for transport, chief Maloney then went back into the fight. He was a hero, and please use that word,” said Connifey.

Former Waterville Valley police chief Butch Burbank — now a health and safety officer for the Local Government Center in Concord, who supervised a police officer training session at the now-closed Heritage-New Hampshire this week with Connifey — also was well-acquainted with Maloney and two of the other officers of the five who were injured or killed.

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N.H. Police Chief Michael Maloney, who was Conway police chief Ed Wagner said the law killed last Thursday night while executing a enforcement community is like a family. Conway search warrant. police will send representatives to the Seacoast for Colonel Robert Williams, Chief of the Maine Maloney’s service and to show support for the other State Police, along with Deputy Chief Ray Besofficers who were wounded. sette and the department's two majors, Christo“I didn’t know the chief but that doesn’t matter,” pher Grotton and Gary Wright, were scheduled to said Wagner. participate in the law enforcement walk-through Conway police also sent representatives to serWednesday afternoon to honor Maloney, the vices for Manchester police officer Michael Briggs Maine Department of Public Safety reported. who was killed in action a few years ago.

This morning, dozens of Maine police officers This tragedy shows how dangerous police work will gather at the Cabela's parking lot in Scarcan be — even in a small town like Greenland, said borough before traveling to New Hampshire to Wagner. attend the memorial service for Maloney. The “If it can happen in Greenland it can happen anyprocession will leave the parking lot at 8 a.m. where in the world and in the state,” said Wagner and travel to New Hampshire along the Maine adding events like this hit home especially hard Turnpike. when they occur in New Hampshire.

Services will be held at noon today, at the WinNot too many people go to work thinking they nacunnet High School Athletic Field, 1 Alumni might get shot but an officer has to put that in the Drive, Hampton (weather permitting) or the Winback of his or her mind every day, said Wagner. nacunnet High School Gymnasium, according to Sheriff Christopher Conley echoed Wagner’s comRemick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory. ments about law enforcement being like a family.

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Race relations oversimplified by columnist Kunstler in Daily Sun Editor, James Howard Kunstler’s op-ed in The Portland Daily Sun’s April 17 issue (“A kid with Skittles”) reduces the issue of race relations in the United States to a simplistic formulation that defies historical complexity. In the article he posits that the “central question (that) makes everyone so uncomfortable is: what accounts for the failure to thrive of such a large percentage of black America?”

He then cherry picks two historical events in 1966 and 1970 — events he implies should have fixed and satisfied everyone (white and black): the Public Accommodations Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965. But then, the youth counterculture revolution of the ’60s and the black separatist movement raised their ungrateful heads. What do these people want? I would remind Mr. Kunstler that post 19641965 the war in Vietnam was still going on, the draft was still being contested, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy both had been assassinated and James Meredith had been shot in the back while attempting to walk through Mississippi giving rise to Stokely Carmichael’s call for “Black Power.”

These were all watershed moments and we continue to have them in this country. The problem of “failure to thrive” is a question for every citizen in the United States to ask of him or herself and is not relegated to one race. Why are there so many jails, so many guns, so much poverty? The failure to thrive in this country is deeper than race.

Nicole d’Entremont Peaks Island

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Sustainable privately funded transportation takes off in Port City I’ve had those vision impaired driving moments when I knew all was not right, but I drove anyway. I could think of many good reasons why it was okay: I wasn’t going far. I knew the neighborhood like the back of my hand. I’m in a hurry. It will get better.

In my case, it was that unexpected icy frost on my windshield in the wee hours of the morning.

I hadn’t budgeted extra time in my morning commute to scrape my window and warm up my car for optimum visibility conditions. So, off I drove, cocking my neck to peer through the little cleared patch on my windshield, wipers on full speed, and washer fluid going great guns, the defroster blast in hopes that the warm air will warm the car and melt the ice quickly, my teeth chatter from the cold — it will get better, I will see more clearly, soon enough.

Now, imagine if in that moment, someone stopped me and told me, what I was doing was not okay. How would you react? Stay tuned with that thought because years down the road, the situation may be a little different. Your vision may

Karen Vachon ––––– Better with Age be impaired to the point that you can no longer see clearly to drive. Only, this time, it will not be getting better, and the weather has nothing to do with it. Will you be able to hand over the keys? Or better yet, your car? Perhaps you have a retirement savings plan and long term care protection. But have you thought about adding transportation to your retirement plan?

Katherine Freud, founder of ITN (Independent Transportation Network) had a frightful encounter with the consequences of impaired vision her story may cause you to stop and reconsider: Should you still be driving? Operating a vehicle when you can’t see clearly could hurt someone else. In her case, it was her three-year-old son who was hit by an 84-year-old driver. Freud was working on

her master’s degree in public policy at the Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service in Portland at the time. She decided to make this issue her graduate school project. She reasoned that older people who do not have good transportation choices cannot make safe transportation decisions. It has been her mission to develop a sustainable privately funded transportation system. ITN was born — here in Portland, Maine in 1995.

Utilizing private funds, seniors have preserved their dignity and independence. Safely going about their everyday lives; they’ve found a way to remain engaged and active in their community; friends and family members are relieved. Seniors who make transportation part of the retirement plan invest in their transportation future, without compromise to their dignity, health and wellbeing. They’re engaged, contributing to the local economy.

They’ve made the switch, and it’s working well for all.

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One for the country I had to catch a train in Washington last week. The paved street in the traffic circle around Union Station was in such poor condition that I felt as though I was on a roller coaster.

I traveled on the Amtrak Acela, our sorry excuse for a fast train, on which I had so many dropped calls on my cellphone that you’d have thought I was on a remote desert island, not traveling from Washington to New York City.

When I got back to Union Station, the escalator in the parking garage was broken. Maybe you’ve gotten used to all this and have stopped noticing. I haven’t. Our country needs a renewal.

And that is why I still hope Michael Bloomberg will reconsider running for president as an independent candidate, if only to participate in the presidential debates and give our two-party system the shock it needs.

President Obama has significant achievements to his record. He has done a solid job stemming the economic crisis he inherited and a good job managing national security and initiating important reforms — from health care to auto mileage standards.

But with Europe in peril, China and America wobbling, the Arab world in turmoil, energy prices spiraling and the climate changing, we are facing some real storms ahead. We need to weatherproof our American house — and fast — in order to ensure that America remains a rock of stability for the world. To do that, we’ll have to

Thomas L. Friedman ––––– The New York Times make some big, hard decisions soon — and to do that successfully will require presidential leadership in the next four years of the highest caliber.

This election has to be about those hard choices, smart investments and shared sacrifices — how we set our economy on a clear-cut path of nearterm, job-growing improvements in infrastructure and education and on a long-term pathway to serious fiscal, tax and entitlement reform. The next president has to have a mandate to do all of this.

But, today, neither party is generating that mandate — talking seriously enough about the taxes that will have to be raised or the entitlement spending that will have to be cut to put us on sustainable footing, let alone offering an inspired vision of American renewal that might motivate such sacrifice. That’s why I still believe that the national debate would benefit from the entrance of a substantial independent candidate — like the straight-talking, socially moderate and fiscally conservative Bloomberg — who could challenge, and maybe

even improve, both major-party presidential candidates by speaking honestly about what is needed to restore the foundations of America’s global leadership before we implode.

Mitt Romney can’t do that because of his ludicrous opposition to any tax hikes. President Obama, who has a plan to cut, tax and invest — albeit insufficiently — could lead, but, for now, he seems preoccupied with some rather uninspiring small ball, preferring proposals like “the Buffett tax” over comprehensive tax reform that would lower all rates, eliminate deductions and raise more revenue. Sebastian Mallaby, a global economy expert, was right when he wrote in The Financial Times last week that the rich should pay higher taxes, but “a clever campaign gambit is a poor substitute for a serious proposal. By focusing his rhetoric on the Buffett tax, Mr. Obama is fumbling his best chance to win a mandate for intelligent reform — reform, moreover, that ought to be the centerpiece of a second term.”

Bloomberg doesn’t have to win to succeed — or even stay in the race to the very end. Simply by running, participating in the debates and doing respectably in the polls — 15 to 20 percent — he could change the dynamic of the election and, most importantly, the course of the next administration, no matter who heads it. By running on important issues and offering sensible programs for addressing them — and showing that he had the support of

the growing number of Americans who describe themselves as independents — he would compel the two candidates to gravitate toward some of his positions as Election Day neared. And, by taking part in the televised debates, he could impose a dose of reality on the election that would otherwise be missing. Congress would have to take note.

“The right kind of independent candidate would explain that the real question on taxes, once the economy is back on track, is this: Given that taxes have to rise, how should we raise the revenue we need in ways that are best for the economy?” wrote the columnist Matt Miller in The Washington Post last week. “The answer would involve lower taxes on payrolls and corporate income, and higher taxes on dirty energy and consumption.”

After his mayoral term is over in 2013, Bloomberg will apparently spend more time running his foundation. That’s commendable. But the single greatest act of philanthropy he could do for the country is right now: run for president as an independent, at least long enough to participate in all the debates. If he doesn’t, and this turns into a presidential race to the bottom, he could donate every dollar he has to fix things in America and they’d be wasted, or, more accurately, overwhelmed by our mounting problems. The most patriotic thing Bloomberg could do is become an unpaid lobbyist for the country — and for the next generation of Americans.

With private funds, seniors have preserved their dignity and independence VACHON from page 4

they call ITN. An ITN volunteer will drive them in a regular car to their destination — to visit a friend, to a local retailer, church, doctor — you name it, you may go where you wish, the only difference is that you sit in the passenger seat. How kind of this generous volunteer, you may think.

Well, this volunteer is investing in their transportation future too. They may drive today; tomorrow they’ll be in the passenger seat. In this case, they’ll be paying with volunteer credits. Indeed, some seniors have handed over more than the keys. They’ve donated their car, and, in return, they’ve received ride credits for the exchange.

Local businesses have bought in too. When ITN

riders frequent their business, they pay a portion of the ride. And medical professionals like it too – many pay when their patients ride with ITN. This is sustainable. This is subtle. Seniors preserve their independence, while relaxing and enjoying the ride. It goes to show that with a shift of attitude, and a system in place, a private system can work, and work well. So well, in fact, that this has spread to 19 markets across the US. Once a senior becomes a member, if they travel to another ITN market, their membership works there, too.

From Enfield, Connecticut, Orlando, Florida, Lexington, Kentucky — to name just a few, seniors and vision impaired are able to get around.

If, on that cold frosty morning, a warmed up car, with a clear windshield pulled up and offered to

drive me to my destination and beyond, I’d jump on the offer. There would be no reprimand that I shouldn’t drive when my windshield wasn’t clear; I could wreck my car, hurt myself, or someone else — rather, it’s a friend saying hop in, let me take you there. We’ll get to catch up, you can relax, and I’ll get you there safely, and on time. I could get used to this — could you?

ITN is always looking for volunteers, car donations, business and medical participants, and riders. To learn more, go to: http://www.ITNportland.org.

(Karen Vachon is a resident of Scarborough. She is a licensed insurance agent, and an active volunteer in her community.)

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Marshall takes aim at Citizens United during speech in D.C. DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT Councilor David Marshall reported that he spoke yesterday at the Congressional Summit to Overturn the Supreme Court ruling of Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission.

The event was led by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and organized by Public Citizen and People for the American Way, Marshall said.

Councilor Marshall was invited to speak as the sponsor of the the resolution passed by the Portland City Council on Jan. 18, calling on Congress to amend the Constitution to overturn Citizens United, Marshall the court case that pertained to cor-

porate contributions to campaigns.

“It is my great honor to support our Congressional leaders for amending the U.S. Constitution, in order to overturn Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission,” Marshall said.

“It was the enthusiasm of my constituents that inspired me, as their elected City Councilor, to sponsor the resolution urging Congress to amend the Constitution to overturn Citizens United,” Marshall told the crowd in Washington, D.C. “Members of the Green Party, the League of Young Voters, and of Occupy Maine reached out to me for sponsorship.”

Marshall said the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Citizens United “has resulted in unlimited spending to influence elections.”

The question of “corporate personhood” has been a political flash-point since the 2010 Supreme Court

decision in Citizens United v. The Federal Election Commission, which said limits on corporate and union spending in political races were unconstitutional. The court found, essentially, that corporations and unions are people, and any limits on their political spending amounted to limits on free speech.

Polls have found that more than 80 percent of Democrats and Independents and roughly 75 percent of Republicans oppose the ruling, which has been blamed for the rise of so-called SuperPACs, which support individual candidates without having to disclose donors.

“With Super PA Cs spending millions on campaigns during this Presidential election, the decision of Citizens United has turned our national electoral process into an auction,” Marshall said in his comments yesterday.

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Hinck ad wins national award; Dill cites size of her donations DAILY SUN STAFF REPORTS A campaign web ad produced for Maine State Rep. Jon Hinck’s U.S. Senate campaign has earned a “Pollie” from the American Association of Political Consultants, the Hinck campaign reported.

The ad, “Red, White, and You,” is an animated bio video written by consultancy Revolution Political Media and produced by Mode Project for Hinck’s campaign for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe.

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“We wanted to highlight of Jon’s record of standing up to powerful corporations and big special interest groups on behalf of ordinary people and the public interest,” said Hinck’s Campaign Manager, Sean Flaherty. The ad notes three of Hinck’s career achievements; co-founder of Greenpeace USA, an attorney representing commercial fishermen after the ExxonValdez oil spill, and an advocate for clean air and clean water.

Hinck is seeking the Democratic nomination for Snowe’s seat, following her announcement she would not seek re-election.

State Sen. Cynthia Dill, who called herself “the leading progressive in the race to succeed Olympia Snowe,” said donations reported in the first quarter reflect the “populist tone of her campaign and the economic hardships sustained by lower- and middleincome Mainers.”

Working full time in the Legislature, Dill raised $24,908 from January, when she announced her candidacy, to March 31. With the legislative session adjourned, “We have the capacity to raise the money we need to win,” Dill said. “And we will.”

Dill noted her campaign raised in a quarter what an average Mainer earns in a year, mostly from working people, in increments of $20, $50 and $100.

Her smallest donation was $4, she said. “That’s what democracy looks like,” she said, “not the self-funding of a millionaire or mega-donations from special interests with cash in one hand and legislation in the other.”

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For the first time, this year’s ceremony will include graduates from University of Southern Maine, Southern Maine Community College, and University of New England, USM reported in a press release.

The celebration will include student speakers and multicultural performances including Rwandan, Indian (Bollywood), and Azeri dancing, among others. USM President Selma Botman and SMCC President Ron Cantor are expected to attend.

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Campfire rings a troubling sign as fire danger soars Fire in Gorham was another case of arson, state investigators say

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A local trails manager said he has found fire rings in the woods in and around Portland, unsettling evidence of illegal campfires amid a stretch of dry weather that has fire officials battling blazes across Maine and issuing warnings that fire danger remains extreme.

"We do have ongoing problems with people partying in the woods and making fires particularly on the Presumpscot River Preserve," said Jaime Parker, trails manager for Portland Trails, a local organization that maintains a 50-mile network of trails in Greater Portland.

"We're doing our best to keep a handle on it," Parker said yesterday.

Parker said the general condition of the trail network is excellent, experiencing heavy use, because "we didn't really have a mud season at all. We were able to keep working through the winter, so we were able to get a jump on the trails. .... Even our really problem muddy spots are as dry as a bone right now."

The downside to a mild, mostly dry winter and recent warm stretch of spring days is the escalated fire danger. As of Wednesday, the Maine Forest Service reported 230 fires in the state for the period starting Jan. 1. Last year, the Maine Forest Service reported 310 fires for the entire year. Last year, 117.18 acres burned during the entire year. So far this year, 270.11 acres have burned, exceeding the acreage for all of last year, the agency reported.

"We've had numerous fires this spring, it's about

“It’s so dry right now we’re having fires from cigarette butts, disposal of ashes .... the 200 plus fires that we’ve had have all been human caused.” — Sgt. Gregg Hesslein, ranger for the Saco River District as dry as it can be," said Sgt. Gregg Hesslein, ranger for the Saco River District, which encompasses 110 towns. "Until the forest greens up, we're going to be in this extreme fire danger."

At 12:36 p.m. Wednesday, one of the Maine Turnpike's road engineers noted a signficant brush fire and heavy smoke along the turnpike in the West Gardiner area. By 2 p.m. the fire was under control, the Authority reported.

"We've been keeping an eye on areas of grass alongside of the Turnpike and the medians for the past week or so," said Dan Morin, spokesman with the Maine Turnpike Authority. "The National Weather Service has been issuing red flag warnings because of the dry nature of grass and brush, warning that fires could ignite and spread and get out of control rapidly."

Nearly 80 firefighters responded to a fire in the woods off Prospect Hill Road in Lebanon Tuesday night, according to WMTW Channel 8 TV. In Gorham, a string of arson fires continued yesterday, this one aided by dry conditions.

The State Fire Marshal's Office said a Wednesday morning fire that burned grass and brush around a house at 363 Sebago Lake Road in Gorham was another case of arson. Fire investigators said the target of the fire was an unoccupied house on the property, but the wind blew the fire away from the

building. The fire was reported about 1:20 a.m. Officials said Wednesday morning's fire was the sixth suspicious fire in Gorham in the past three weeks.

Five of them have been declared cases of arson.

Residents are asked to keep a watchful eye on their neighborhoods and to report any suspicious activity to the Gorham Police Department at 839-5581.

Human-caused fires are a major concern for fire officials, particularly during a busy vacation week when families are flocking to the outdoors.

"It's so dry right now we're having fires from cigarette butts, disposal of ashes .... the 200 plus fires that we've had have all been human caused," Hesslein said.

Earlier this month, at Gilead in western Maine, a small campfire that was left unattended started an 8-acre fire.

"It was a bad one to fight, there was all that rocky ground," Hesslein said.

Yesterday, the state's fire-danger advisory was classified, "Very high, Class 4" in all zones. The highest ranking is Class 5 for "extreme" fire danger.

A forecast for rain on the weekend may help ease the danger temporarily, but Hesslein said "it's only limited help."

Right now, Hesslein said even the smallest fire can erupt into an out-of-control blaze, leaving the person who started it liable for suppression costs.

"You can turn your back from it for a minute and it will take off. It's very volatile. Everything is very dry right now," he said.

Among the possible causes of a wildfire, cigarettes tossed out of a vehicle window are a pet peeve for Hesslein. "It could burn somebody's house down.

That's something right now that's particularly dangerous," he said. see FIRE page 8

PAC recommends city accept sculpture gift for Jetport

BY CRAIG LYONS THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The walkway outside the Portland International Jetport’s baggage claim area may soon be getting more scenic.

The city of Portland’s Public Art Committee yesterday recommended the City Council accept the gift of a sculpture by Maine artist Jesse Salisbury. The sculpture — which is titled “Tidal Moon” — would be given to the city by two Maine art collectors to mark the airport’s recent expansion, according to the project proposal.

June LaCombe, an independent arts consultant who represents both the sculptor and donors, said there are several reasons this is an excellent opportunity for the city.

Oakland man sentenced for forgery in election ballot-signing incident Byron L. Wrigley, Jr., 50, of Oakland was sentenced yesterday following his pleas of guilty to three Class D counts of forgery for signing the name of two other voters on an application for an absentee ballot and two absentee ballot return envelopes, the Maine Attorney General’s office reported.

Kennebec County Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy sentenced Wrigley to 10 days incarceration to be served in Kennebec County’s alternative sentencing program.

Wrigley forged his adult children’s signatures on absentee ballot documents so that he could cast votes in their names in the November 2010 general election, Attorney General William J. Schneider said. Wrigley’s son was unaware that an absentee ballot was being cast in his name in Oakland and voted in person in Orono, where he attended the University of Maine, Schneider said.

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First, LaCombe said, the sculpture is made of granite — which has a rich history in the state.

Secondly, the artist is a Maine resident and is internationally known for his work.

Lastly, she said, the sculpture is a perfect piece for the Jetport.

LaCombe said “Tidal Moon” is considered one of Salisbury’s greatest pieces.

“I know a great piece of art when I see it, and this is a great piece of art,” she said.

The piece — which is valued at about $64,000 — would be gifted to the city, said LaCombe, and the donors would pay for the installation as well as the artist’s time to oversee the installation. She said see ART page 8

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‘About anything will start a fire on a day like today’

Taking a break from mountain biking, Brian Danz walks his rescue dog Arrow on the Bayside Trail Tuesday.

Danz said he is a member of the Greater Portland chapter of the New England Mountain Bike Association and typically takes Arrow along on bike rides. “It’s really scary, the fire danger is very, very high,” he said.

“Trails are in amazingly good condition, but it’s very dry.” (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

FIRE from page 7

The Portland Trails network is seeing heavy use, particularly as the organization has linked up separate trails with connectors, and trail managers are keeping an eye out for illegal fire pits, Parker noted.

"People have been out all year round, and certainly spring came early," he said.

In Evergreen Woods, behind Evergreen Cemetery, Parker said he found a fire ring, which isn't allowed

by Portland Trails on its network.

"It's a greater concern because of the fire danger," he said.

When the fire-danger classification is high and above, the state's recommendation is for local fire officials not to issue permits.

"About anything will start a fire on a day like today," Hesslein said yesterday.

For more information and for regulations on burning, contact your local fire department or visit the Maine Forest Service at www.maine.gov/burnpermit. The public also can call the agency's regional office at 1-800-750-9777.

Committee embraces sculpture proposal; council next to review ART from page 7

the committee would only be responsible for the plaque that would be installed at the base of the sculpture.

LaCombe said the idea is to have the sculpture installed this spring.

“I just feel it would be a great addition to the Art Committee’s collection,” she said.

During the committee’s meeting, none of the members voiced any opposition or concerns about the project and widely supported it.

“I do think it’s a great place,” said committee member Alison Hildreth.

Committee member Peggy Golden said people who are waiting to pick someone up at the Jetport will be able to look at the sculpture and it will get a lot of exposure from people leaving the bagJesse Salisbury’s “Tidal Moon” is shown from the artist’s gage claim area.

“I do think a lot of people website, www.jessesalisbury.com. (COURTESY IMAGE) will see it,” she said.

Committee member Pat Murtagh said the location is a great choice and having the sculpture there will give a positive impression to people arriving at the airport.

“It’s really, really exciting,” said committee member Alice Spencer. “... I just think it’s another home run for all of us.”

The art proposal must still be reviewed by the City Council and approved.

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LEFT: Gary Richardson (left) and the Rev. Jeff McIlwain provide live music at the start of a memorial gathering and community dialogue in Monument Square yesterday. ABOVE: Cait Vaughan was one of the organizers of the event. BELOW: A crowd gathers in the square. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

Residents gather to remember Trayvon Martin

BY CRAIG LYONS THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

When shots rang out in Sanford, Fla., and Tulsa, Okla., the sound waves swept across the nation and forced people to take a look at the issues of discrimination and gun violence that were raised by the two cases.

The Rev. Kenneth Lewis, of Green Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, said the issue of racial profiling isn't just everywhere else but it's in Portland. He said people can say it doesn't exist but if people can feel it, it does exist.

What happened to 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida, Lewis said, just as easily could have happened in Portland.

"Don't believe it can't be here," Lewis said.

"Because it can be."

What's important, he said, is that people stand together said say, "Not on my watch."

"Your voices together create a tremendous symphony for change," he said.

Lewis was one of the people who took the stage yesterday afternoon to memorialize Trayvon Martin and ask the nearly 100 people who attended to work for a more humane and just society. The hour-long event included remarks by community leaders, faith leaders and students about how the death of Martin has impact people nationally and locally.

Lewis said people need to connect with the groups that are working to make a real change in society to prevent any future tragedies.

"It is our obligation to make a difference where we are," he said.

The Martin case has stirred up a national furor.

Martin, 17, was walking through a gated community in Sanford, Fla., in late February when he was allegedly shot by George Zimmerman, who was a neighborhood watch volunteer, according to the Orlando Sun Sentinel. The case gained national attention and set off debates about racial profiling and a host of legal issues.

Zimmerman has since been charged with seconddegree murder.

In Tulsa, two men — Jake England and Alvin Watts — stand charged with murder and shooting with the intent to kill, according to The Associated Press, after they allegedly shot five people and three of them died. The AP reported that England has denied that the shootings were race related, though authorities say the shooting was a way for England

to avenge his father's death after he was shot during an altercation with an African American man.

Cait Vaughan, one of the organizers of the Portland event, said she came up with the idea and made the call to find groups to work with because she felt that the issues within the Martin case were important to have in Portland. She said the case is a big national issue so it means something here.

"I know that it's relevant here," she said.

Portland Mayor Michael Brennan said he didn't

attend the rally to demonize the man charged with the death of Martin but said the idea of "stand your ground laws" is what should be questioned.

"We should put the idea of 'stand your ground' on trial," he said.

Brennan said it's that type of legislation and lax regulation that allows tragedies like the Martin case to continue happening.

"This is a tragedy because it could have been prevented," he said.

Yesterday's events were sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, the Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, Black Education and Cultural History, the Center for African Heritage, Centro Latino, the city of Portland, Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh, Family Crisis, Green Memorial AME Zion Church, Homeless Voices for Justice, Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence, Maine Interfaith Youth Alliance, the NAACP Portland Branch, Peace Action Maine, Preble Street, Tengo Voz, Veterans for Peace and Williams Temple Church of God in Christ.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, April 19, the 110th day of 2012. There are 256 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On April 19, 1912, a special subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee opened hearings in New York into the Titanic disaster. (The hearings, which were subsequently moved to Washington, D.C., concluded on May 28.)

On this date: In 1012, Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, was slain by Danish invaders in Greenwich, England, after refusing to allow himself to be ransomed.

In 1775, the American Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord.

In 1861, a week after the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln authorized a blockade of Southern ports.

In 1943, during World War II, tens of thousands of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto began a valiant but ultimately futile battle against Nazi forces.

In 1951, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, relieved of his Far East command by President Harry S. Truman, bid farewell in an address to Congress in which he quoted a line from a ballad: “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.”

In 1966, Bobbi Gibb became the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon, which at that time did not allow women to participate. (Gibb jumped into the middle of the pack after the sound of the starting pistol and finished in 3:21:40.)

In 1967, Kathrine (cq) Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon under an official number by registering without mentioning her gender; by her own estimate, she finished in 4 hours and 20 minutes. (Bobbi Gibb, again running unofficially, finished in 3:27:17.)

In 1982, astronauts Sally K. Ride and Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first woman and first African-American to be tapped for U.S. space missions.

In 1993, the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ended as fire destroyed the structure after federal agents began smashing their way in; dozens of people, including sect leader David Koresh, were killed.

In 1995, a truck bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. (Bomber Timothy McVeigh was later convicted of federal murder charges and executed.)

In 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany was elected pope in the first conclave of the new millennium; he took the name Benedict XVI. One year ago: Cuba’s Communist Party picked 79-year-old Raul Castro to replace his ailing brother Fidel as first secretary during a key Party Congress.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Hugh O’Brian is 87. Actress Elinor Donahue is 75. Rock musician Alan Price is 70. Actor Tim Curry is 66. Pop singer Mark “Flo” Volman is 65. Actor Tony Plana is 60.

Former tennis player Sue Barker is 56. Former race car driver Al Unser Jr. is 50. Singer-songwriter Dar Williams is 45. Actress Ashley Judd is 44. Singer Bekka Bramlett is 44. Actress Jennifer Esposito is 40. Actress Jennifer Taylor is 40. Jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux is 38. Actor James Franco is 34. Actress Kate Hudson is 33. Actor Hayden Christensen is 31. Actress Catalina Sandino Moreno is 31. Actor Courtland Mead is 25.

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He is somewhat fatalistic at this point, figuring he won’t live much longer and so he wants to have fun. While we recognize his right to spend his money as he pleases, bank statements indicate he is now using credit cards at the casinos. He has run up debt on at least three cards, making only the minimum payments to keep them active. He has no “estate” left to hold responsible for debts after his death and figures everything will be written off. He sees nothing ethically wrong with this.

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Thursday, April 19 USM School of Music Jazz Ensembles

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7:30 p.m. From classic big band to modern jazz, the University of Southern Maine School of Music Jazz Ensembles will get you grooving at their spring concert, in Corthell Concert Hall, College Avenue, USM Gorham. The Jazz Ensemble, directed by School of Music faculty member Chris Oberholtzer, will perform jazz favorites like Miles Davis’ Seven Steps To Heaven and Gillespie & Coots’ You Go to My Head, plus other memorable examples of big band literature like Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla, Flight of the Foo Birds

by Neal Hefti, Moten Swing, by Buster & Benny Moten, and more. Tickets cost $6 general public; $3 students, seniors, USM employees and alumni. For reservations, contact the Music Box Office at www.usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice or 780-5555. For more information on the USM School of Music’s spring concert season and programs of study, visit www.usm.maine.edu/music. Sign up for e-notices, or on Facebook as USM School of Music, www.facebook.com/ Music.USM.

Friday, April 20 USM students perform original works 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.

Zemya and Improvox in Brunswick 8 pm. A cappella ensembles Zemya and Improvox in concert at the Frontier Cinema Gallery & Cafe, Brunswick. Additional vocal exploration “Vortex” with Improvox from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Jai Yoga Studio. Concert tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at the door; Reserve Tickets at 755-5222; Workshop $10. RSVP to Matt: 891-9593. www.explorefrontier.com

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3 p.m. University of Southern Maine presents “Carmina Burana.” Proceeds go toward music scholarships.” Merrill Auditorium, Portland. “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.

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.

Saturday, April 28 Oratorio Chorale in Maine 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29, the Oratorio Chorale brings a new and innovative program to two venues on the coast of Maine, part of a five-day residency with the Vancouver-based Orchid Ensemble.

During the week the Orchid Ensemble will provide school presentations of East-West music, and a program of Chinese-Jewish music of the Asian Diaspora. The musical programs are billed as “Cold Fusion,” in which the Oratorio Chorale will perform with the Orchid Ensemble’s Lan Tung, of Taiwan and Canada, on the erhu (Chinese violin), Yu-Chen Wang, of Taiwan and the U.S. on the zheng (Chinese zither), and Jonathan Bernard (Canada) on percussion. This ensemble blends these ancient instruments and traditions from China and beyond. The school programs will feature instruments, music and stories from China and around the world. Student participation will be offered at Morse High School, at Bath Middle School, the Merriconeag Waldorf School in Freeport, and for students at Temple Beth-El in Portland. In addition, a free special program of Jewish/Chinese fusion music will be presented at Temple Beth-El on Wednesday, April 25 at 7 p.m.

Among other music that evening, the Oratorio Chorale will perform a composition by Moshe Denberg. Based on the Orchid Ensemble’s “Ten Thousand Miles to Kai-Feng,” this program explores the Jewish presence along the Silk Road and in China, from the 7th century and beyond. It features music that combines Jewish and Asian traditions. Oratorio Chorale and Orchid Ensemble performances take place on Saturday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Montgomery Theater, Morse High School, Bath, and on Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. at Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland. Tickets to the weekend concerts are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, students half price, children under twelve free. For ticket information, contact 798-7985, or visit www.oratoriochorale.org for ticket venues.

Friday, May 11 Portland Chamber Music Festival 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. www.freeportperformingarts.com or call 888-702-7730

Saturday, May 12 Celebrate spring with Renaissance Voices 8 p.m. Renaissance Voices at Portland’s Immanuel Baptist Church. The 21-voice a cappella ensemble, under the direction of Harold Stover, presents “Folk Song Suite,” a collection of English, Chinese, Polish, German, and American songs. A few, from earlier centuries, are sung in their traditional form, but most are arranged by classical composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, Chen Yi, Johannes Brahms, Harold Stover and others. Renaissance Voices “never ceases to amaze and delight,” says Christopher Hyde in the Portland Press Herald. The group has been performing throughout Maine since 1994 and has sung live on Maine Public Radio.

Stover, an internationally known organist and distinguished composer, has led the group since 2000. Admission is $15 at the door. Discount tickets, at $12, will be available in advance at Starbird Music or Longfellow Books in Portland and at Book Review in Falmouth (by cash or check), or online through May 11 at www.renaissancevoices.org. Admission for students is $5 (at the door only) with a valid student ID. The audience is invited to a reception after the concert. For directions to the concert, visit the group’s website or call 729-4958.

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Thursday, April 19 Local food system public forum 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.

Architalx 2012 with Mikyoung Kim 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. At Bernard A. Osher Auditorium, Mikyoung Kim. Principal and Design Director, Mikyoung Kim Design Boston. Mikyoung Kim is an award-winning international landscape architect and artist whose work focuses on merging sculptural vision with the urban landscape.

Projects are comprised of designs that meld site, sculpture and sustainable initiatives. Over the past five years, she has been involved in projects at various scales that focus on the choreographed experience with the use of a wide range of technologies with light and color. www.mikyoungkim. com. Architalx is an annual lecture series that showcases leaders in the architecture and design fields, and provides the opportunity for inspiration and dialogue with the Maine creative community and the general public. Tickets: $8 online/$10 at the door. Tickets available online at www. architalx.org. Seating is limited; overflow seating with video feed is available.

Dinner honoring lawyer Peter J. DeTroy 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Lawyer and civic leader Peter J. DeTroy III has been selected to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Maine Law Alumni Association. He will be honored Thursday at the association’s annual dinner at the Portland Country Club. A 1972 graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, DeTroy was selected for his significant contributions to the legal profession, cultural and charitable organizations, and his longstanding support of Maine Law. DeTroy is a member of the Portland-based firm Norman Hanson DeTroy LLC, where he has worked since 1977. For additional information please contact Mary Roy at mroy@usm.maine.edu

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. “This year marks the bicentennial of the War of 1812, a formative

The Portland Observatory is the site for Flag Day activities on Thursday, June 14. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Greater Portland Landmarks Inc. will be sponsoring this annual celebration at the Portland Observatory, 138 Congress St. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) moment in both Maine and U.S. history, and the subject of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor’s new book.

Taylor will tell the riveting story of a war that redefined North America.” www.mainehistory.org

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.

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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 tender-hearted pirates, indentured until his 21st birthday. Alas, discovering he is a leap-year baby, this could take longer than expected.” www.lyricmusictheater.org

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 gunpowder 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.” see next page

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9 a.m. to noon. 20th Annual April Stools Day & LItter Pickup on the Eastern Promenade and at Fort Sumner Park, Reiche Park and Baxter Woods (rain or shine). “Come out this Saturday to help pick up a winter’s worth of litter and/or unscooped poop (you pick). The 20th annual April Stools Day & Litter Pickup will be held from 9 am to noon rain or shine Saturday, April 21. April Stools Day locations in Portland include the Eastern Promenade, Fort Sumner Park, Reiche Park and Baxter Woods. Volunteers can report to one of five stations on the Prom: near the top of Cutter Street; the Cleeves Monument at Congress Street; at the playground and ballfields; Loring Memorial Circle; and East End Beach. Special guest Scooby-Doo will cheer on volunteers at the Eastern Prom and, no doubt, beg for Scooby Snacks (ruh-roh!). Gloves and trash bags will be provided.

Volunteers can choose to pick up litter, dog droppings or both. Bring a friend!” The event is sponsored by Friends of the Eastern Promenade and Portland’s locally owned Fetch pet supply store. The lucky finder of the Golden Turd will win a gift certificate to Fetch.”

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. 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.

Race Judicata 1:30 p.m. The sneakers will hit the pavement for a good cause as the Maine Law Student Bar Association hosts the annual Race Judicata, a 5K race/walk along Portland’s scenic Back Cove. Race Judicata is a fundraiser for Maine Law’s Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic. At the clinic, third-year law students provide legal services to low-income clients.

The “student attorneys” are specially licensed by the state and federal courts, and they work under the close supervision of Maine Law professors. The race starts at 1:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Maine Law student and race organizer Chris Harmon at charmon126@gmail.com.

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 9 a.m. “Celebrate Earth Day by coming out to Cultivating Community’s Boyd St. Urban Farm in downtown Portland

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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.MENSKmaine.org

Spotlight Concert Series: ‘Carmina Burana’ 3 p.m. University of Southern Maine presents “Carmina Burana.” Proceeds go toward music scholarships.” Merrill Auditorium, Portland.

‘Finding a Just Peace in Israel-Palestine’ 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Alice Rothchild will speak at University of Southern Maine, Portland Campus, University Events Room, seventh floor of the Glickman Library. Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights. www.mvprights.org. “Finding a Just Peace in Israel-Palestine,” free and open to the public; however, donations gratefully accepted. Light refreshments will be served.

Co-sponsors: Amnesty International, Colby College Student Chapter; Chaplaincy Institute of Maine (ChIME); Churches for Middle East Peace, Maine; Episcopal Peace Fellowship of Maine; First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church; Greater Brunswick PeaceWorks; Multicultural Students’ Association of USM; Partners for World Health; Pax Christi Maine; Peace Action Maine; Portland Friends Meeting; Social Action Committee of Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church; Social Justice & Peace Commission of Sacred Heart/St. Dominic Church. Contact: rmschaible@gmail.com, 239.8060.

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ABOVE LEFT: Slugger the Sea Dog mascot mugs for the camera at Hadlock Field while mingling with fans Wednesday. ABOVE RIGHT: Oscar Tejeda gives autographs to children prior to yesterday’s Portland Sea Dogs game at Hadlock Field. Tejeda ended up being a hero of the game after he hit a double high off the Maine Monster wall, scoring Derrick Gibson to tie the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Portland Sea Dogs rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the New Britain Rock Cats 2-1.

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Bermudez delivers walk-off hit in the ninth for Sea Dogs CONTRIBUTED REPORT The Portland Sea Dogs rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the New Britain Rock Cats 2-1 Wednesday afternoon before a crowd of 4,685 fans at Hadlock Field. The win ended a three-game slide for the Sea Dogs and snapped the Rock Cats’ seven-game win streak.

Down 1-0 in the ninth, Luis Perdomo (0-2) walked the first two batters of the inning; Derrick Gibson and Kolbrin Vitek. Oscar Tejeda smashed a double high off the Maine Monster scoring Gibson to tie the game at one. The Rock Cats intentionally walked Juan Carlos Linares to load the bases. Ronald Bermudez stepped to the plate, hitting a deep fly ball that scraped the Maine Monster to deliver a 2-1 walk-off win for the Sea Dogs.

Charle Rosario (1-0) earned the win tossing 3.1 no-hit innings. He struck out four and walked one.

Prior to the Sea Dogs dramatic ninth inning, the lone run in the game came in the top of the first inning when New Britain scored an unearned run off Chris Hernandez. Estarlin De Los Santos reached on a throwing error by Sea Dogs third baseman Vitek.

Mark Dolenc followed with a bunt single. After Hernandez struck out Evan Bigley, he hit Chris Colabello to load the bases. Hernandez struck out Aaron Hicks for the second out. While facing Deibinson Romero, Hernandez uncorked a wild pitch scoring De Los Santos giving New Britain a 1-0 lead. Hernandez would proceed to strike out the side.

Hernandez tossed 5.1 strong innings for the Sea Dogs, allowing one unearned run on three hits. He walked one and struck out eight. The eight strikeouts were the most by a Sea Dogs pitcher since Brock Huntzinger struck out 11 on August 21, 2011.

New Britain starter Steve Hirschfeld tossed seven shutout innings, allowing three hits and striking out seven without walking a batter.

The Portland Sea Dogs begin a seven-game road trip today in Binghamton, N.Y., with a 6:35 p.m. contest against the Mets. Right-handed pitcher Billy Buckner (0-1, 6.30) will get the start for the Sea Dogs. The Mets will send lefty Darin Gorski (1-0, 1.80) to the hill. The Sea Dogs will return to Hadlock Field for a seven-game homestand on Friday, April 27 against the Reading Phillies.