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Richard Flaherty of South Portland strolls along Preble Street in a misty rain Monday. More than 4.14 inches of rain fell from the storm by 7 p.m. Monday evening, thanks to a nor’easter that landed in New Jersey Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. The weekend storm marked a sharp change from 80-degree tempeatures this time last week. “It’s going to stay cool,” said meteorologist Bob Marine. Today, , he said, expect cloudy conditions with scattered showers with highs in the mid-50s. The rest of the week will stay that way, he said. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Chefs that rock out NEW YORK (NY Times) — Things can get frantic at Recette. It’s one of those tiny West Village spots where the kitchen and the dining room rub up against each other.But even in the pandemonium of a dinner rush, even with orders and questions pouring in from all directions, Jesse Schenker, the 29-year-old chef, manages to stay in the zone. There’s just one thing you don’t want to interrupt. “If a server needs something from me, and I’m in the middle of an air-guitar lick,” he said, “I’m going to finish it before I respond.” Schenker, who has Pearl Jam lyrics tattooed along his left arm and left thigh, treats the practice of air guitar with great reverence, and a propulsive display of air drumming is such a common ritual in the kitchen at Recette that it should probably be listed as an invisible garnish for most items on the menu. For a new generation of stove-top virtuosi, music (punk or hip-hop, classical or country) is far more than the fuel that powers them through a busy Friday night. It inspires the way they cook, and the way they live. “It clears my mind and gives me a blank canvas to work from,” Schenker said as the dining room quickly filled on a Thursday in March and Metallica’s “Fade to Black” laid waste to the kitchen sound system. When it gets too hectic and overwhelming, I just turn on a tune. And I focus.” Ask around, and you’ll hear a spate of testimonials like that. Many chefs in New York and across the country, especially those who are younger than 40, depend on music as such a pivotal part of their creative process that they would feel adrift in the kitchen without it. “I would kill myself,” said the chef Emma Hearst, 25, who could be found with her team, one evening in March, cranking Led Zeppelin’s “Custard Pie” by the stove at Sorella, on the Lower East Side. “I wouldn’t want to work with someone who didn’t play music. I just wouldn’t be happy.” Hearst is convinced that a good vibe on the line gives the food an ineffable quality. O.K., maybe you can’t taste Jimmy Page’s guitar licks (and as a customer, you can’t necessarily hear them, since a cowboy ballad by Neil Young may be piped into the dining room), but you may detect a trace of the camaraderie that his fretwork fosters. “It kind of grooves better, and I think it translates into the food,” she said. “It’s an emotional thing. I’m a firm believer in energy in restaurants.”

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Europe tires of austerity, but alternative is elusive FRANKFURT (NY Times) — Citizens from Prague to Paris to Amsterdam have made it abundantly clear the last few days that they are tired of the economic austerity forced on them by the euro zone debt crisis. But as the budget-cutting pain of reduced government benefits and social services brings protesters to the streets and drives support for nationalist or farleft parties, it is not clear what the economic alternative might be. Rejecting austerity budgets in favor of more government spending will not automatically ensure economic growth, many economists say. “The last thing these economies need is a debtfinanced stimulus program,” said Jörg Krämer, the chief economist of Commerzbank in Frankfurt. Governments in countries like Spain are having enough trouble financing their existing debt, much

less coming up with money for stimulus spending. Germany, the only large country in the euro zone with budgetary room to increase its deficit by spending more, is not willing to. (And neither was the Netherlands, at least until its government collapsed Monday over a dispute that essentially involves the austerity vs. growth debate.) Financial markets were down deeply and broadly in Europe Monday, on concerns over the backlash to austerity, and the sell-off carried over to the United States markets. As more European countries teeter on the edge of recession or slip into one — Spain, on Monday, was the latest to slide — even the policy-making elite has begun to question whether Germany and the European Central Bank have gone too far in insisting that fiscal discipline is a prerequisite to growth.

Police chief in Trayvon Martin case likely to resign SANFORD, Fla. (NY Times) — The police chief who temporarily stepped aside last month over his department’s handling of the shooting death of Trayvon Martin was expected to resign Monday, according to city officials. Chief Bill Lee Jr. of the Sanford police department dismissed earlier calls for his resignation after questions were raised about why his department did not immediately arrest George Zim-

merman, the 28-year-old neighborhood watch volunteer who was released early Monday on bail while he awaits trial on second-degree murder charges. City commissioners in Sanford were scheduled to hold a special meeting at Monday at 4 p.m. to consider Lee’s expected departure and his severance agreement. “They have a separation agreement and we have to approve it later on,” said Mark McCarty, a

city commissioner who has been critical of Lee’s handling of the case. “I am pleased that they have come to agreement for Mr. Lee to leave the chief’s job.” The city manager, Norton N. Bonaparte Jr., and Mr. Lee had been scheduled to discuss Lee’s permanent departure on Monday morning. Under the term of Chief Lee’s separation agreement, his resignation would become effective at midnight Monday, according to a statement released by the city.

Report: Mexican immigration to U.S. slowing (NY Times) — Mexican immigration to the United States, the largest wave of migrants from a single country in the nation’s history, has slowed stopped increasing after four decades of surging growth and may be declining, according to a report released Monday by the Pew Hispanic Center. In what the report called a “notable reversal of the historic pattern,” the number of Mexicans leaving rose sharply in the five years after 2005, while the new flow of migrants coming from Mexico into the United States fell steeply. For the first time in at least two decades, the population of illegal immigrants from Mexico living in this country was significantly decreased, according to the report. In 2011, about 6.1 million Mexicans were living here illegally, down from a peak of nearly 7 million in 2007, it said. “We really haven’t seen anything like this in the last 30 or 40 years,” said Jeffrey Passel, senior demographer at the Pew Hispanic Center, who co-wrote the report with D’Vera Cohn and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera. The center is a nonpartisan research organization in Washington that does not advocate for policy positions. Over all, the report said, about 58 percent of an estimated 11.2 million illegal immigrants in the United States are from Mexico. The report provides material for all sides in the fierce debate over immigration policy. A major episode in that debate will take place on Wednesday when the Supreme Court hears arguments over a law passed by Arizona in 2010 to expand the powers of local and state police to enforce immigration laws.

John Edwards trial on campaign ﬁnance begins GREENSBORO, N.C. — The political corruption trial of former Senator John Edwards began on Monday morning, with prosecutors asserting that Mr. Edwards clearly knew that nearly $1 million from two wealthy donors were illegal campaign contributions and not, as he has claimed, aid from friends trying to help him hide an affair from his wife. “It’s not a federal crime to have an affair,” said David V. Harbach II, who is directing

the prosecution team. “That is not the reason to convict him. At the end of this trial, there will be plenty of reasons to do so.” The defense, however, argued that the payment was largely a scam by a campaign aide, Andrew Young, and his wife, Cheri, to siphon hundreds of thousands of dollars from the banking heiress Rachel Mellon to build a $1.5 million house in Chapel Hill. Other payments went to cover the medical expenses of Edwards’s mistress,

Rielle Hunter, and to keep his affair with her secret. He went along with this plan, a defense lawyer said, to avoid humiliation for himself and his wife, Elizabeth. “It never crossed his mind that the money would be in violation of campaign finance law,” the lawyer, Allison Van Laningham, told the jury. “John Edwards did not get one penny of this money.” “John Edwards is a man who committed many sins,” she said, “but no crime.”

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AUGUSTA — Members of the legislature’s Appropriations Committee meet this week to consider bond proposals for dozens of programs and projects costing hundreds of millions of dollars but Gov. Paul LePage says it’s too early to even look at borrowing, given the state’s financial status. “I want them to do some structural changes that are necessary to improve the cash flow of the state of Maine so that we can pay the debt service on the bonds that we sell,” he said in an interview. “We don’t have any money. We can’t pay our hospitals, we can’t pay our bills, how can we pay debt service on bonds?” LePage said any bond discussion needs to wait until after the 2013 budget is brought into balance, revenues are reforecast and the state pays its bills. “We do not have a balanced budget, “he said, “we have an $89 million shortfall in 2013. We have to get that fixed first.” The state has an estimated Medic-

aid shortfall of $89 million in budget year 2013. But, its size is in question because of errors made at the Department of Health and Human Services that allowed at least 24,500 Mainers to continue to receive benefits after they were no longer eligible for the program. “We will need those accurate numbers and the revenue re-forecast before we can make any final decisions, “said Sen. Richard Rosen, R-Bucksport, the co-chairman of the committee. “What we are doing is starting the process of looking at all of these requests and setting some priorities for what should go to the voters for their approval.” He said there are always far more requests for borrowing than the state can afford and he sees no difference this year. He expects the panel will set priorities based on a number of criteria, as they have in past years. “The constraint I think we will confront is what do we expect to see for revenue growth,” Rosen said. “And what can we afford to put into the budgets going forward for debt service.”

Rep. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, the democrats lead on the panel, said it is important to start work on crafting a bond package even though she agrees it cannot be finalized until the committee completes work on the 2013 Medicaid budget and gets a new revenue forecast. “This is a process that takes time and we need to get started on it and not wait or this session will never end, “she said. “We have a lot of different proposals to review and consider.” Rotundo, a former co-chair of the panel, agreed with Rosen that creating a bond proposal to go to the voters is a process that requires partisan input from the parties, legislative leaders as well as committee members. “We do look at giving a high priority to those bonds that come with a match, from the federal government or from other sources, “Rosen said. There are several bond proposals that meet those criteria before the panel, such as water and sewer bonds that bring in nine federal dollars for every state dollar invested in projects.

The panel also has a transportation bond proposal for various projects from highways and bridges to airport and port improvements. The match rate varies on projects but some are also as high as 90-10. “We also need to look at needs we have that do not have a big match, “Rotundo said. “There are investments we should make in our future that will not have a match, but we still should make the investment.” She said they include the Land for Maine’s Future program, research and development investments and bonds for higher education facilities and improvements. She said with historically low interest rates it is a good time to borrow to invest in the state’s future and create needed jobs. “Give me a balanced budget, let’s see how much money we have left, then let’s talk about bonds, “LePage said. Bonds require a two thirds vote of the House and Senate to be proposed to the voters who must approve them at referendum. Lawmakers reconvene May 15.

League of Young Voters announces primary endorsements The Maine League of Young Voters yesterday announced they’ve endorsed Matt Dunlap for the U.S. Senate and four other candidates for the June Democratic primary. Last Thursday, 140 members of the league met to discuss who the organization would endorse for the U.S. Senate and the state Legislature, according to a press release. “Each year, league members come together for thoughtful discussion and debate on the candidates for contested primary races,” said Nicola Wells, state director of the Maine League of

Young Voters, in a statement. “We had several important and difficult decisions before us.” “League members took the time to research the candidates, speak with them personally, and collect and compare their written surveys,” Wells added. “Our endorsements are not based on any one litmus test, but rather on the merits of the candidates and the needs of our communities.” The league’s four other endorsements include: • Rebecca Millett for the State House District 7.

• Mallory Shaughnessy for State House, District 115. • Richard Farnsworth for State House, District 117. • Matt Moonan for State House,

District 118. All five candidates are running in the Democratic primary. The Maine Democratic Convention is June 1-3 in Augusta. — Staff Report

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Halkias a welcome addition to The Portland Daily Sun Editor, I have thoroughly enjoyed your guest columnist Telly Halkias’s essays these past weeks. His writing is exemplary and his topics interesting. I saw his column had a title and picture this week, but he was not listed with the other contributing writers. I hope he moves out of the guest spot and becomes a permanent contributor. Sylvia Thompson South Portland (Editor’s note: Telly Halkias is scheduled to run weekly as a Daily Sun columnist. Look for his column on Fridays.)

Wind power opinion lacked facts Editor, There’s lots of uninformed opinions in newspapers every day. Bob Higgins’ article (“Wind and power,” opinion, Portland Daily Sun, Sunday, April 21, 2012, page 4) was one of the more recent examples. Higgins, like too many other Mainers, has not bothered to learn even a few vital facts revealed by the intelligent, determined, citizen-based opposition that has developed against placing hundreds of massive

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It has become increasingly difficult for many of Maine’s residents to make ends meet. In their 2012 Report on Poverty, The Maine State Planning Office stated that one in ten Mainers and a third of Maine children live below the poverty line. In a time when people need assistance the most, the LePage administration has cut funding to essential programs and services. The LePage administration has successfully stopped enrollment for single adults to have MaineCare. The administration also advocated cutting prevention programs supported by the Fund for Healthy Maine, including immunizations, oral health and early childhood programs key to a healthy future. Additional proposals including cutting state funding for Head Start and child care subsidy programs. Additionally, Governor LePage insists on cutting funding to general assistance — last resort emergency aid to families. History shows that when essential services are cut, there are increases in homelessness, increased use of the ER and

Lauren Kowalcyzk –––––

Guest Columnist psychiatric hospitals, as well as higher incarceration rates — expenses that Maine cannot afford. We must also remember that it is extremely difficult for homeless individuals, single parents, those with chronic medical conditions, those without necessary skills, or those who do not have adequate transportation to obtain and maintain quality employment. With this in mind, our social work class has begun to explore how budget cuts will impact Maine people. We are holding a community event on April 30 from 6-8 p.m. at the Unitarian Church in Portland to explore these impacts and provide alternative solutions. We have already heard from Maine people who feel that these cuts are unfair. One person our class interviewed was quoted as saying,

“Our society likes to preach that we are all equal ... but we’re not. Rich, white men ... they have all the opportunity. The rest of us suffer. There is no such thing as equality in this nation.” In a time when the economy and distribution of wealth are so unfairly balanced; government, LePage in general, should be focused on taking care of those in need; rather than stripping them to the bone. We advocate that Maine: Invest in preventative services for medical care and mental illness as well as enhance treatment and prevention of substance abuse. Investment in these programs will save the state money and pay for themselves because they will decrease costs of homelessness, hospital and ER costs, psychiatric care costs, and court and jail costs. Prepare residents with the skills and ability to become successful employees. We recommend a multifaceted approach to improve housing stability, subsidize child care, and improve the transportation system and education system. see KOWALCYZK page 5

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As if nothing matters

The world gave the appearance of doing nothing and going nowhere over the past month — apart from the sensational liaison of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, which, some believe, augurs a dazzling speed-up of the much prayed-for economic recovery, return to full employment, $2.50 gasoline by summer, and the selection of Jesus Christ as VP running mate by Mitt Romney - but, in fact, so much trouble is roiling under the surface all over the world that it makes you feel seasick on dry land. It is true that the European financial fiasco is a story of such fantastic mystifying complexity that the public can’t possibly be expected to follow each twist of the plotline. But the fact is that nothing was fixed for Greece or after Greece and the hazard of evermore profound wreckage is assured. The only question is how many months before the appearance of normality in financial matters yields to fighting in the streets of supposedly civilized countries. Spain, it was revealed this week, has turned to a form of finance that could only have been designed by M.C. Escher. The plan for stabilizing Spain’s hemorrhaging insolvency position works as follows: Spain’s big banks borrow billions from the European Central Bank (ECB); the Spanish banks then turn around and lend the Spanish government the money to fund a bail-

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––––– Kunstler.com out operation for the Spanish banks; the Spanish banks then use the bailout money to buy Spanish sovereign bonds, that is, lend money to the government. The world received news of this dangerous idiocy with a yawn. You’d at least expect a few Germans to choke on a bratwurst here and there. The idea that shenanigans like this can continue must amuse the historians looking on. But three weeks into April so far nothing has penetrated the stupendous wall of illusion that separates money matters from reality like the one-way mirror in the interrogation chamber of a police precinct where every last officer of the law is on the take. The lesson in the first quarter of 2012 is that when anything goes, nothing matters. Jon Corzine, chief of the fraudster operation MF Global is still at large how many months after his firm pulled an abracadabra disappearing act on $1.2 billion of segregated customer accounts, many belonging to farmers and ranchers engaged in the normal options trade

in commodities prices necessary to their business? Nobody has been fired at the Chicago Mercantile exchange or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission for this, either. No newsman has asked President Obama about any of these things, or how come Jon Corzine is still listed by the re-election campaign as a continuing major contributor. The New York Times, for one, is much more focused on major bulls — propaganda operations, such as its recent giant spread on how America will soon be an energy independent oil exporting nation. No one in the American media is paying attention to the unfolding tragedy of Japan — and by this I refer not only to the unfinished Fukushima saga, but the parallel story of Japan closing down virtually its entire nuclear power industry necessitating gigantic additional imports of oil and gas to generate electric power — all of which points to the likelihood that Japan will become the first advanced industrial nation to bid sayonara to modernity and return to a neo-medieval socioeconomic model of daily life. The Middle West and North Africa still smolder away like giant root fires. Nothing has been settled politically and the prospects are excellent that Islamic maniacs will shortly be in charge of Egypt and Libya, not to mention Syria, or even America’s trilliondollar battleground of Afghanistan

where, after ten years of persistent struggle, we can’t control either the terrain or the behavior of the people who dwell on it. Meanwhile, half of Sudan’s oil production was blown up over the weekend. And King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is not getting any younger at 88. Saudi spare oil capacity won’t matter so much when the kingdom is up in flames. What I wonder is how long the American public will remain in its Kardashian trance. At this torpid moment no one believes that any theoretical political cohort in this land — tea-partiers, swindled youth, professional lefties (or what’s left of them), or the fugitive thinking centrists (wherever they are) — might bestir themselves to bust up a nominating convention or march on one of many debauched institutions in the nation’s capital, from the SEC to the wax museum formally known as the Department of Justice. I think differently, though. I think this grim interval of crisis consolidation is drawing to a close and, like the buds swelling on every tree in New England, events will soon burst into astounding efflorescence. (James Howard Kunstler is the author of several books, including “The Long Emergency,” “The Geography of Nowhere” and “The Witch of Hebron.” Contact him by emailing jhkunstler@ mac.com.)

Industrial wind in the Maine mountains is far from being clean, green energy LETTERS from page 4

industrial wind turbines, each one of which is one and a half times the size of the Statue of Liberty, along hundreds of miles of ridgelines in the Maine mountains. Do you know that these monstrosities work only about 25 percent of the time? Would you cause massive damage to your home to install an appliance that works only 25 percent of the time? Placing industrial wind turbines atop Maine’s mountains where they do not belong is hugely destructive to Maine’s fragile mountain ecology. Roads are being blasted up the sides of our pristine mountains in order to transport huge amounts of industrial equipment to numerous turbine placement sites. Mountain tops are blasted to anchor hundreds of 450 foot high turbines. Tens of thou-

sands of beautiful, carbon-sequestering trees are being gouged away. Thousands of migratory birds, including bald eagles and endangered brown bats are being killed by these turbines. Wildlife habitat is being brutishly invaded. Industrial wind in the Maine mountains is the furthest thing from clean, green energy. And it doesn’t even work as promised by the huge corporate players pushing it on the state. Many people who have the misfortune of living too close to where the turbines are placed have become sick and depressed from irregular, disturbing vibrations and shadow flicker that has invaded their homes. I attended some of the wind energy hearings in Augusta and heard directly from some of these unfortunate Mainers, our fellow citizens. Higgins should be ashamed of himself for dissing these folks,

as he did in his article. Aren’t reporters supposed to do even a little research to get at the truth? Industrial wind is a massively destructive assault upon the mountains, forests and wildlife of Maine. It is an assault against people, residents and out-ofstaters, who cherish the natural heritage of Maine and our irreplacable quality of place. It’s another greed-based corporate assault, which in this case, is using a false green energy banner, along with hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, to enrich a relative few until enough Mainers finally wake up and stop the massively destructive scam that is being perpetrated against the mountains, wildlife and people of this state. Bob Goldman South Portland

Top 1 percent in Maine could shoulder more of the tax burden, pay for programs KOWALCYZK from page 4

These programs will also provide resources so that Maine people will have more skills and opportunity to maintain sustainable jobs. Increase funding for mobile vehicles and staff providing a variety of services to rural areas. Mobile units for basic health needs (dental checkup, physicals, psychologists) could be implemented at rural hospitals to help amend this transportation concern. There are already mobile MRI trailers that travel from hospital to hospital and mobile units that provide flu shots. If mobile healthcare trailers were utilized to bring these services to areas in need, this would minimize the impact of transportation issues and serve to improve the health of hundreds of Mainers. Again, healthier people will save Maine money. Create a unified and standardized electronic

system for collecting payments due to the government such as parking tickets and other fines; allowing them to be paid more easily and less money to be spent on sending notices and/or physically locating them. How else do we fund these programs? Shifting the tax burden so that the top 1 percent of Maine taxpayers pay a more equal percentage of their income. This is the most sensible option that, if implemented properly and aligning with the 2010 tax rate for people earning more than $200,000 could generate about $72 million a year, according to the Maine Equal Justice Partners. Every resident of Maine deserves to experience the same level of dignity and have access to the same quality of life as everyone else. Some residents need assistance, and there is no shame in that. The shame lies in the way these people are treated and discriminated against due to their situations. Pro-

Our social work class has begun to explore how budget cuts will impact Maine people. We are holding a community event on April 30 from 6-8 p.m. at the Unitarian Church in Portland to explore these impacts and provide alternative solutions. grams and funding solutions as detailed above could help curb the effects of budget cuts while allowing for a focus on preventative services, rather than creating a system where action is taken as a last resort. As one of our interviewees stated, “We need to be sure that we are setting up a strong, sound structure for future generations. We need to provide for families that are struggling to make it by.” (Lauren Kowalczyk is part of the University of New England, Social Work Masters program.)

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President warns: Student-loan rate hike will add $1,000 in annual debt for new borrowers BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Unless Congress acts, 7.4 million students will see interest rates double on new federal student loans, leading the average student to face $1,000 in additional debt per year, the White House warned, as the President kicked off a university-campus tour. President Obama is pushing for a student-loan reprieve with a tour of university campuses this week. President Obama plans stops today at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Colorado at Boulder and on Wednesday at the University of Iowa at Ames. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, according to media reports, also supports an extension of the lower interest rate passed by Congress in 2007. Some budget hawks, however, point to the $6 billion annual price tag of the President’s policy and warn of unintended consequences by tampering with interest rates and placing the burden on taxpayers. The College Cost Reduction and Access Act, HR2669, which was signed into law on Sept. 27, 2007, set the interest rates of the federal student loan program, establishing a rate of 3.4 percent for subsidized Stafford loans. Due to an expiration clause in the law, the rate is set to double to 6.8 percent on July 1. The higher rate applies to new loans with a disbursement on or after July 1. At the University of Southern Maine, about 6,000 students could be impacted, but so far, students don’t seem to be aware or concerned, said Keith Dubois,

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City council receives $94.9 million school budget Leeman seeks detail about $5 million increase, what the budget might look like in the future BY CRAIG LYONS THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Does Portland have the school system it wants? Does the budget adequately fund education? Are students’ needs being met? Those are just a few of the questions the Portland School Board asked themselves to determine whether the proposed $94.9 million budget is what the district needs. “The proposed [fiscal year] 2013 is the right budget to move the Portland Public Schools forward at this time,” said Kate Snyder, chairwoman of the Portland School Board. But whether the City Council feels the same way has yet to be seen. The proposed $94.94 million school budget was presented to the City Council last night as the school budget begins its review by city officials. The council referred the school budget to the Finance Committee for review, and the group will meet on Wednesday, April 25 to make a recommendation. Leman The board’s recommended budget is a 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. Snyder said the district’s budget has gone from $91.3 million in 2010 to $89.9 million in 2011 and $89.4 million in 2012. “As you can see, every year for the last three years we’ve decreased,” she said. At the same time the district has worked with a decreased budget, the state has continued to shift costs to the local taxpayer by increasing the mill expectation rate. Snyder said the board has decided to propose a $5 million increase. “It’s a hard one,” she said. The goals of the School Board were to preserve the district’s staffing level — which accounts for about 80 percent of the budget. Looking at the overall increase, Snyder said, some of the most significant factors include $2.1 million in lost grant revenue, $1.4 million in salary increases and increases in the cost of insurance and local debt. 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. Through the proposed budget, Snyder said, the school system will meet the demand for investments in early childhood education, technology, facility needs and curriculum demands like literacy and language programs. Before deciding to refer the budget to the Finance Committee, Councilor Cheryl Leeman asked for some additional information about the school budget. She said she’d like a summary of what made up the $5 million increase, an explanation of how the ARRA (federal stimulus) funds were used, historic data that shows some of the district’s enrollment, staffing and budget numbers for the last five years and a projection of what the budget might look like a few years down the road. 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. The referendum on the budget is on Tuesday, May 15. In other business at Monday’s meeting: Last night, the council also made a cursory review of proposed amendments to the city’s ordinance that regulates late night entertainment. The proposed amendment adds three new criteria to the ordinance: The license will limit operations

to two after-hour events per month; mandate that a written notice be given to the city clerk about an event at least seven days in advance; and An applicant for a license must meet with the police department for a review of the security plan and an on-site visit before the license is presented to the City Council. The existing regulations are: Operations under the after-hour entertainment license must end at 3 a.m. and attendance at events will be limited to people who are at least 21 years old if an establishment has a liquor license and limited to at least 18 years old for a venue without a liquor license. The amendment changes the exception provision of the ordinance as well. The exception says that any event that obtains a license for a single entertainment after 3 a.m. that is for a public purpose and may allow people under the age of 21 to attend. Any event that is permitted under that provision will not count toward to twoevent limit for venues, according to the proposed language. The city council also made three proclamations honoring the Cheverus High School 2011 state champion football team; Portland Police officer Dan Rose

as officer of the month; and Fariba Rahimpour of the city’s finance department as employee of the month for April.

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Social Security’s financial health worsens BY ROBERT PEAR THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration reported a significant deterioration in the financial outlook for Social Security on Monday, while stating that the financial condition of Medicare was stable but still unsustainable. The Social Security trust fund will be exhausted in 2033, three years sooner than projected last year, the administration said. And Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund will be depleted in 2024, the same as last year’s estimate, it said. “The projections in this year’s report are somewhat more pessimistic than last year’s projections,” Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said in issuing the annual report on the two programs, which together account for more than 35 percent of all federal spending. The central message of the new report was the same as in recent years: the two programs are unsustainable without structural changes that have so far eluded Congress and the administration. Social Security Commissioner Michael J. Astrue, a trustee of the two programs, said Social Security’s disability insurance program faced the most immediate threat, with its trust fund expected to run out of money in 2016, two years sooner than predicted last year. For the disability program, as for Social Security over all, tax receipts would be sufficient to pay about 75 percent of promised benefits after the trust fund was exhausted. The estimates, a perennial source of political ammunition in the debate over federal spending, debt and taxes, come as Republicans and Democrats are noisily blaming each other for the problems of the popular programs, which provide benefits to more than 55 million people. The public trustees of the two programs, Charles P. Blahous III and Robert D. Reischauer, a former director of the Congressional Budget Office, summarized the situation in a joint statement. “The Social Security outlook has worsened significantly relative to last year’s report,” they said. “By almost any objective measure, the financial health of the Social Security system has entered a concerning decline.” The projected gap between Social Security income and costs in the long term is the largest recorded since the last major effort to shore up Social Security, in 1983, the public trustees said. In the past, Congress has occasionally shifted rev-

enue from one trust fund to another to avoid any interruption of benefits. But if the disability trust fund borrowed money from Social Security’s old-age trust fund, the loan would have to be repaid, officials said, and the measure would not solve the programs’ problems. One of the trustees, Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said, “Medicare is in a much stronger position than it was a few years ago, thanks to the Affordable Care Act,” signed by President Obama in 2010. Without that law, Ms. Sebelius said, “the hospital insurance trust fund would expire eight years earlier, in 2016.” The law squeezed nearly $500 billion out of Medicare over 10 years, trimming payments to providers on the assumption that they would become more productive. Richard S. Foster, the chief Medicare actuary, said the projections in the report, based on current law,

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“are probably poor indicators of the future financial status of Medicare.” First, Mr. Foster noted, the report assumes that payments to doctors treating Medicare patients will be cut 31 percent on Jan. 1. In the past, Congress has usually overridden such cuts. In addition, Mr. Foster restated his view that the savings required by the 2010 health care law “will not be viable in the long range.” The best available evidence indicates that most hospitals, nursing homes and other providers cannot increase their productivity as much as Congress assumed, he said. The trustees themselves said that “future Medicare costs could be substantially larger than shown” in their report, which assumes “unprecedented improvements in health care provider productivity.” The projected date of exhaustion for the Medicare trust fund was the same as estimated last year, and the short-term outlook for Medicare’s finances was similar. But, the public trustees said, “the reported long-term financial outlook has grown worse,” primarily because the government accepted advice from technical experts suggesting faster growth in Medicare costs. The report on Social Security said its finances had weakened for several reasons. The cost-of-living adjustment this year, 3.6 percent, was much larger than the increase of seven-tenths of 1 percent predicted last May. In explaining changes in their Social Security projections, the trustees cited slower growth in average earnings of workers and the persistence of unemployment in the slow recovery from the recession. They lowered their projection of average real earnings in the future, primarily because of a surge in energy prices and “slower assumed growth in average hours worked per week after the economy has recovered.” A bipartisan House-Senate committee on deficit reduction collapsed last fall without any agreement on how to revamp Medicare or Social Security, and the same conflicts were evident on Monday in reactions to the trustees’ report.

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Sea Dogs end losing skid with 5-3 road win DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT The Sea Dogs continued a seven-game road trip Monday, winning the first game of a three-game series 5-3 against the New Britain Rock Cats at New Britain Stadium. Portland sent left-handed pitcher Chris Hernandez to the mound. New Britain righty David Bromberg faced Portland. The Sea Dogs scored once in the fourth inning, and two points in the fifth and another pair in the sixth for the win. On Sunday, the Binghamton Mets (9-7) completed a four-game sweep over the Portland Sea Dogs (4-14) with a 7-2 win in the series finale at NYSEG Stadium. The B-Mets were up 4-0 after the second inning. Brock Huntzinger rebounded to pitch a scoreless fourth, but labored again in the fourth. Huntzinger (0-4) retired the first hitter of the inning, but allowed a bunt single and a run scoring triple to Sandoval to put the Mets up 5-0. It was Den Dekker again following Sandoval and driving him in with a sacrifice fly. The Mets tacked on their final run in the sixth on an RBI single from Josh Rodriguez. Collin McHugh followed the suit with the three previous Binghamton starters in the series and shut down the Sea Dogs’ lineup. It wasn’t until the fifth that Portland scratched across its first run. Ronald Bermudez reached on an error to the third baseman and scored on an RBI fielder’s choice off the bat of Derrick Gibson. McHugh (3-1) pitched six innings and allowed the one unearned run on two hits, he walked two and struck out six. The Sea Dogs waited until the ninth to plate their second run of the affair. Oscar Tejeda reached on a leadoff single and eventually scored on a two-out RBI infield single by Ryan Dent. Charle Rosario and Eammon Portice combined to allow one run on five hits, two walks, and four strikeouts in relief of Hunztinger. The righty lost his fourth straight start and lasted only three and two-thirds innings. Huntzinger allowed six runs, all earned, on eight hits, a walk, and five strikeouts. In the loss, Kolbrin Vitek’s league high streak of 17 games in which he had reached base came to an end with his 0-for-4 day at the plate. The Sea Dogs will return home to Hadlock and host the Reading Phillies on Friday, April 27 at 6 p.m.

Slugger the Sea Dog mascot prowls the stands during a recent home game. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

lock Field on Tuesday, May 1 when the Portland Sea Dogs take on the Trenton Thunder at 6 p.m. Chung’s appearance at Hadlock Field is presented by the Asylum Sports Bar and Grill, the Sea Dogs announced. Chung will throw out a ceremonial first pitch and will be available to sign free autographs on photos provided by the Portland Sea Dogs for fans from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Chung was drafted by the Patriots in the second

round (34th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Sea Dogs noted in a press release. He became a full time starter in 2010 and recorded a career high 16 tackles in week one against the Cincinnati Bengals. Chung appeared in eight games for the Patriots in 2011 with 62 tackles and one interception. He has played in 38 career games with 195 tackles and five interceptions. Chung recorded six tackles and defended one pass in Super Bowl XLVI. For details, visit www.seadogs.com.

Sea Dogs to host college fair The Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will be hosting a college fair at Hadlock Field from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1 prior to that evening’s Sea Dogs game scheduled for 6 p.m. against the Trenton Thunder (Yankees), the team announced. Approximately 50 colleges from New England will be participating in the fourth annual event, the Sea Dogs reported. The Sea Dogs College Fair provides students with the unique opportunity to gather information from colleges throughout Maine and New England as well as meet with college admissions counselors in a social setting at a Sea Dogs baseball game. Last year over 300 students took part in the Sea Dogs College Fair with even more expected in 2012. All students interested in attending the College Fair must have a game ticket for the May 1 Sea Dogs game against the Trenton Thunder. Students are eligible to receive two free tickets to the game; additional tickets can be purchased at the discounted rate of $3. Students looking to receive their two free tickets to attend the game and the college fair should contact the Sea Dogs Ticket Office at 879-9500.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, April 24, the 115th day of 2012. There are 251 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 24, 1962, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology achieved the first satellite relay of a television signal, using NASA’s Echo 1 balloon satellite to bounce a video image of the letters “M.I.T.” transmitted from Camp Parks, Calif., to Westford, Mass. On this date: In 1792, the national anthem of France, “La Marseillaise”, was composed by Captain Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle. In 1800, Congress approved a bill establishing the Library of Congress. In 1898, Spain declared war on the United States. (The United States responded in kind the next day.) In 1915, what’s regarded as the start of the Armenian genocide began as the Ottoman Empire rounded up Armenian political and cultural leaders in Constantinople. In 1916, some 1,600 Irish nationalists launched the Easter Rising by seizing several key sites in Dublin. In 1932, in the Free State of Prussia, the Nazi Party gained a plurality of seats in parliamentary elections. In 1953, British statesman Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. In 1960, rioting erupted in Biloxi, Miss., after black protesters staging a “wade-in” at a whitesonly beach were attacked by a crowd of hostile whites. In 1970, the People’s Republic of China launched its first satellite, which kept transmitting a song, “The East is Red.” In 1980, the United States launched an unsuccessful attempt to free the American hostages in Iran, a mission that resulted in the deaths of eight U.S. servicemen. One year ago: Pope Benedict XVI offered an Easter Sunday prayer for diplomacy to prevail over warfare in Libya and for citizens of the Middle East to build a new society. Today’s Birthdays: Film and drama critic Stanley Kauffmann is 96. Movie director-producer Richard Donner is 82. Actress Shirley MacLaine is 78. Author Sue Grafton is 72. Actor-singer Michael Parks is 72. Actress-singer-director Barbra Streisand is 70. Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is 70. Country singer Richard Sterban is 69. Rock musician Doug Clifford is 67. Rock singer-musician Rob Hyman is 62. Actorplaywright Eric Bogosian is 59. Rock singer-musician Jack Blades is 58. Actor Michael O’Keefe is 57. Rock musician David J is 55. Actor Glenn Morshower is 53. Rock musician Billy Gould is 49. Actor-comedian Cedric the Entertainer is 48. Actor Djimon Hounsou is 48. Rock musician Patty Schemel is 45. Rock musician Aaron Comess is 44. Actress Melinda Clarke is 43. Latin pop singer Alejandro Fernandez is 41. Country-rock musician Brad Morgan is 41. Rock musician Brian Marshall is 39. Actor Derek Luke is 38. Actor Eric Balfour is 35. Actress Rebecca Mader is 35. Country singer Rebecca Lynn Howard is 33. Country singer Danny Gokey is 32. Actor Austin Nichols is 32. Actress Sasha Barrese is 31. Contemporary Christian musician Jasen Rauch is 31. Singer Kelly Clarkson is 30.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My husband and I own a small business. We both work at other full-time jobs, and we also have three children, so life is hectic and busy. I am uncomfortable with the intensity of a relationship he is having with one of our employees. “Molly” is a single woman with children. She is a terriﬁc employee, and a large part of our business depends on her. My husband is a good man and has taken her under his wing to help her through a difﬁcult time. I have expressed concern about their relationship, and he compares it to any good friendship. We are trying to use this situation as a wake-up call to get refocused on our relationship. Yet, I often feel he is placating me. As long as Molly is in the picture, I continue to struggle with my reaction to their “friendship.” I am in counseling, but my husband is a bit dismissive about the process. Would it be reasonable to talk to Molly and explain my concerns? Perhaps if she knew what was going on, she would set some limits on the situation. To those employees who see themselves in this situation: Please consider how your relationship can affect someone else’s marriage and family. -- Sad Dear Sad: We’re not entirely sure what you are objecting to, other than the fact that Molly is single and works closely with your husband. This doesn’t necessarily mean anything is going on. Does he share with her things that are private issues within your marriage? Does he discuss things with her that he ought to be discussing with you? Does he spend a lot of time with her that isn’t business related? Is he secretive or distant? Does he put her welfare before yours? Is your intimate life suffering? Please discuss these things with your counselor. Dear Annie: At what point am I supposed to call my

uncles by their ﬁrst names only? I am a 59-year-old male and recently spoke with my “Uncle Bill” on the phone. I referred to him as “Uncle Bill,” and he screamed, “I’m just Bill!” So now I wonder about all my other relatives. I will soon be hosting a family reunion and don’t want to create a problem. Am I too old to keep on referring to my uncles as uncles? I talked to my older brother about this, and he hasn’t a clue what to do. I love my relatives and don’t want to hurt their feelings. So what is the correct form of address? -- Eagerly Awaiting in California Dear California: This is entirely a matter of personal choice. Your Uncle Bill obviously wants to be “just Bill,” but your “Aunt Mary” might love that you still use the full title. Many people stop using “Aunt” or “Uncle” when they reach adulthood. Since this has not been the case in your family, please ask each relative for his or her preference. (We suspect most of them won’t care either way.) Dear Annie: “At the End of Our Rope” described a common problem: having a young adult child who does drugs, still lives at home and doesn’t work. A friend dealt with this well. When their son was 19, they refused to let him live at home unless he found a job or went back to school and took a drug test once a week. He refused and was ousted, although he was allowed to come home to eat, shower and do laundry. After a year of sleeping on friends’ couches and in his car, he was arrested for DUI. It took several more months before he ﬁnally agreed to the drug testing and found a job. This young man now rides his bike to work, tests clean and is building his life again. -- It Can Work

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Sudan attacked South Sudan with warplanes and ground troops, South Sudan said on Monday, only days after Sudan announced that its military had forced the South’s forces out of a contested oil-rich region. South Sudan said last week that it had withdrawn from the region, known as Heglig, in response to international pressure to stave off all-out war. But an aerial bombardment and ground assault by Sudanese forces on Sunday and Monday that went beyond Heglig and into South Sudan, according to a South Sudanese official, indicated that fighting might not be over. The reported assault echoed statements made by President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan last week that his nation would drive the “insects” in the South from power. On Monday, Mr. Bashir insisted that a military approach to the dispute was necessary, telling troops in Heglig that there would be no talks with the South Sudanese because they “do not understand anything but the language of the gun and ammunition,” news agencies reported. A South Sudanese spokesman said that Sudan had been bombing South Sudan, including the regional capital Bentiu — a target of previous air assaults — and that South Sudan had repulsed Sudanese forces on the ground on Sunday in the area of Tashwin. A Sudanese government spokesman denied the attacks as “accusations” but said that Sudan’s army was mobilizing to fight South Sudanese troops who he said were deployed around Heglig and in the rebellious Sudanese regions of the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile, where Sudan has accused South Sudan of supporting insurgents. The United States, the United Nations and the African Union condemned South Sudan for sending troops into Heglig this month and bringing the two countries to the brink of war. South Sudan, which calls the area Pantho, said it considered the area part of the South. On Monday, Sudan came under blistering criticism as well. In a statement, the State Department condemned “Sudan’s military incursion into South Sudan” on Sunday, saying that Sudan “must immediately halt the aerial and artillery bombardment in South Sudan.” But the Sudanese government spokesman, Rabie A. Atti, said that fighting between the two militaries was not over. “We should have never given up the region of South Sudan,” Mr. Atti said. South Sudan became an independent nation last year, the culmination of a 2005 peace accord that ended decades of fighting between the two sides. In 2009, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, an international organization, ruled that Heglig was outside the borders of the contested area of Abyei, which lies between Sudan and South Sudan, and therefore belonged to Sudan. “Since yesterday and today, they have been bombing,” the South Sudanese information minister, Barnaba Benjamin Marial, said on Monday. “There has also been a ground attack on our positions, and we have the right to react.” Mr. Marial said that causalities had been reported but that a figure could not yet be confirmed. News agencies reported one to three deaths as a result of the air attacks. Sudan and South Sudan have been at loggerheads over how to share oil — largely found in South Sudanese territory but pumped north through Sudan for export — since South Sudan broke away from Sudan. This month, tensions exploded when South Sudan captured Heglig from Sudan. Mr. Marial said on Monday that South Sudan had voluntarily withdrawn from Heglig, but news reports from the border region suggested that Sudan’s bombardment may have forced South Sudan from the area. On Monday, a satellite-imagery monitoring project published images that it said showed Sudanese jet fighters perched along the Sudan-South Sudan border, as well as evidence of looting by South Sudanese.

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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

Set Your Financial Goals’ noon to 1 p.m. “Set Your Financial Goals: If you are looking to set some financial goals, join us to find out how to prioritize your current finances to achieve your goals.” Portland Public Library. “Do you know how your spending habits impact your credit history and financial goals? When was the last time you looked at your credit report? Join CA$H Greater Portland at United Way of Greater Portland, Women, Work and Community, KeyBank, and Portland Public Library for ‘Money Smart Week’ April 24-27, at Portland Public Library. All events are free and open to the public.” Money Smart Week at Portland Public Library is a national event of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and American Library Association. Locally, CA$H Greater Portland and its partners help individuals and their families find ways to make the most of their money throughout the year. CA$H Coalition members include: AARP Tax-Aide, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey Family Services, Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, Internal Revenue Service, KeyBank, Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Portland Housing Authority, United Way of Greater Portland, and Women, Work and Community. For more information, visit www.cashgp.org.

UMF Career Fair 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The University of Maine at Farmington is holding its annual spring Career Fair in North Dining Hall in the UMF Olsen Student Center. This event is free and open-to-the-public. Previously focused solely on openings in the field of education, this year’s career fair has been renamed to the UMF Career Fair: Education and Liberal Arts and expanded to include career opportunities in education, business and human services.

‘Business After Hours’ 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The DownEast Pride Alliance will host a “Business After Hours” networking event at District, 45 Danforth St., Portland. “Cash bar, lite appetizers and media table. Bring business cards to share. Free admission. See you there for ‘cocktails and conversation!’ Sponsored by Proactive Resources Design, Norman, Hanson & DeTroy and RBC Wealth Management.” Visit www.depabusiness.com

Reiche improvement community forum 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Reiche Community Room, 166 Brackett Street, Portland. “City Councilor David Marshall will host a community forum to discuss efforts underway to improve Reiche Elementary School and the Reiche Community Center and get feedback from the public. In collaboration with the Reiche Parent Teacher Organization, West End Neighborhood Association, Councilor Marshall is leading efforts to improve access, enhance safety and utilization of the space. In addition to this discussion, attendees will be able to learn about and provide input for the city’s five-year capital improvement plan and proposed improvements for the Reiche School and Community Center including enhanced traffic management with additional crosswalks, speed limit and traffic signs as well as seek input for the design process for the building’s renovation.” www. WENAMaine.org

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

OccupyMaine lawyer John Branson, shown here during a dispute between the group and the city, is among the panelists for the University of Maine School of Law’s 2012 Governance & Ethics Symposium: “The Crisis of Trust in Public and Private Sector Institutions” at the Law School. The event is Wednesday. (FILE PHOTO) members).” Moderator: Sally Oldham Speakers: Joyce Taylor, Director, Project Development, Maine Department of Transportation; Patrick Costin, Martin’s Point Bridge Advisory Committee; Theo Holtwijk, director of long range planning, Falmouth. Public programs at MHS are sponsored, in part, by the Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust. 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

‘Keep your money and identity safe’ noon to 1 p.m. “Keep It Safe, Keep your money and identity safe. Join us to learn how to protect your bank account from scams.” Portland Public Library. Money Smart Week at Portland Public Library is a national event of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and American Library Association. Locally, CA$H Greater Portland and its partners help individuals and their families find ways to make the most of their money throughout the year. CA$H Coalition members include: AARP Tax-Aide, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey Family Services, Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, Internal Revenue Service, KeyBank, Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Portland Housing Authority, United Way of Greater Portland, and Women, Work and Community. For more information, visit www.cashgp.org.

UMaine Law School: ‘The Crisis of Trust’ 3 p.m. The University of Maine School of Law’s 2012 Governance & Ethics Symposium: “The Crisis of Trust in Public and Private Sector Institutions” at the Law School. Nearly 140 people have signed up to attend the symposium, and another 40 are on a waiting list in case of cancellations. Attendees include attorneys, lawmakers, chief executive officers and others. Panelists at the symposium will be

John Branson, a Portland attorney who has represented Occupy Maine; Rep. Emily Cain, D-Orono; David Flanagan, president and CEO of Preservation Management, former CEO of Central Maine Power; Robert A.G. Monks, a governance expert and author; and Peter Mills, executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority, and a former longtime state senator. The annual Governance & Ethics Symposium series was established in 2009 by the University of Maine School of Law. Co-chairs are Dean Peter Pitegoff of the Law School; Dan Boxer, adjunct professor of Governance & Business Ethics; and Tom Dunne, retired partner with Accenture. University of Maine School of Law, 246 Deering Ave. http://mainelaw.maine.edu

Schools’ Spring Art Show 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 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. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.” Falmouth Memorial Library

‘Hedda Gabler’ at USM 5 p.m. “Hedda Gabler,” by Henrik Ibsen, directed by William Steele, University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre. April 26-28 at 7:30 p.m.; 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

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.” see next page

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EVENTS CALENDAR –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Macbeth threatens the servant as Gary Allan Poe and Seth Berner appear in a Freeport Factory Stage production of the Shakespearean classic. The theater company reports: “‘A Life in the Theatre’ is already a hit in rehearsals! At its best, Mamet’s play is billed as a comedy about the artifice of acting and the artifice of living. But, in this production, Will Rhys and Dustin Tucker take Mamet’s writing to an even higher level of non-stop tears of laughter.” Performances are April 19-May 5, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Thursday, April 26 Count Every Dollar noon to 1 p.m. “Count Every Dollar, How do your spending habits impact your financial goals? Join us to look at how the money you spend today will impact your financial goals.” Portland Public Library. Money Smart Week at Portland Public Library is a national event of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and American Library Association. Locally, CA$H Greater Portland and its partners help individuals and their families find ways to make the most of their money throughout the year. CA$H Coalition members include: AARP Tax-Aide, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey Family Services, Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, Internal Revenue Service, KeyBank, Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Portland Housing Authority, United Way of Greater Portland, and Women, Work and Community. For more information, visit www.cashgp.org.

Cash Mob at Tommy’s Park in Portland 5:30 p.m. Tommy’s Park. Cash Mob in Portland. “Join gr8PortlandME and Cash Mob Portland Maine in our efforts to support our local business community with monthly ‘Cash Mobbing’ events. Everyone is invited to Portland Maine Cash Mobs! Each ‘Mobber’ is asked to bring $20 to spend at the chosen business and also encouraged to join in the ‘after mob’ at a local watering hole. Details of the businesses to be ‘cash mobbed’ and ‘after mobbed’ will be revealed at the meeting time and place, as well as simultaneously on the Cash Mob Portland Maine Facebook page and on Twitter @cmportlandme.” www.facebook. com/CashMobPortlandMaine

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 AvenueDeering 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. “As part of its recent campus expansion, USM contributed $250,000 to make improvements to the intersection for motor vehicles, bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit users as well as to improve the quality of the streetscape. Currently wide expanses of pavement make pedestrian crossings difficult and unsafe. Bicycle lanes are discontinuous, and high volumes of traffic along a principal arterial, Route 25, create significant congestion and long signal delays. The feedback from this meeting will help determine the outcome for the study and what improvements to fund.” 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Open House, Light Refreshments; 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Public Meeting, USM Wishcamper Center, Room 102, Bedford Street, Portland.

‘The Problem of Money’ author 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jane Honeck, author of “The Problem of

Money” will be a guest speaker at the Falmouth Memorial Library as part of the Falmouth Memorial Library’s Money Smart Week. This event is co-hosted by the Friends of the Falmouth Memorial Library and Gorham Savings Bank. This event is free and open to the public. Snacks and refreshments will be served. Pre-registration is suggested. Contact 781-2351.

Little Black Dress Event for Goodwill 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Goodwill Industries of Northern New England will hold its first Little Black Dress Event — It Works! at the Portland Club (156 State St., Portland). “It is an evening that celebrates everyone’s favorite little black dress, while raising funds to support Goodwill’s Workforce Solutions programs that help people in Maine get back to work. The event will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, live music from The Wetsuits and exciting live auction items and raffle prizes throughout the event. Goodwill will also feature a boutique store, where guests will have the opportunity to pick up affordable vintage jewelry, shawls and other accessories.” Tickets for the event are $40 each or two for $75 and are available online at www.goodwillnne.org or by calling 774-6323.

Gibson Fay-LeBlanc reading, book party 7 p.m. Join Portland writer and former Telling Room director Gibson Fay-LeBlanc for a reading and book party at SPACE Gallery. His first book of poems, “Death of a Ventriloquist,” won the Vassar Miller Prize and, in love songs and prayers, short histories and tragic tales, tracks the consequences of speaking in a voice other than one’s own. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly calls the book “a debut that rings out long after Fay-LeBlanc’s lips stop moving,” and the Irish poet Eamon Grennan notes, “What drives the poems in this wonderfully animated debut…is the patent honesty of the poet’s voice.” Gibson has had poems in magazines including Guernica, The New Republic, and Tin House, is the Poetry Editor at Maine magazine, and teaches workshops at The Telling Room and throughout Maine. FMI: gibsonfayleblanc.com.

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‘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. www.freeportfactory.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.

Saturday, April 28 PSO Pops! Music of Queen

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 world-class 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. Meghan Yates is native to Maine. Born to two musicians and artists, she got her creative jump-start rather early writing freeportperformingarts.com or call her first song at age 12. On Saturday, Meghan Yates and the Reverie Machine will perform at Mayo Street Arts. (COUR- 888-702-7730 TESY PHOTO)

7:30 p.m. The Portland Symphony Orchestra Pops! will pay tribute to the music of Queen in the final Pops concerts of the season. The classic rock of this legendary band meets a different kind of classic style in the sounds of the symphony orchestra, accompanied by a tribute band led by vocalist Michael Shotton. Music Director Robert Moody conducts two performances on Saturday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 29 at 2:30 p.m. at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium, with guests the USM Chamber Singers. Tickets range from $20$65 and are available through PortTIX at 842-0800 or www. porttix.com.

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.

Saturday, May 12

Meghan Yates and the Reverie Machine 8 p.m. Meghan Yates and the Reverie Machine, Robert Sarazin Blake, and Dan Blakeslee. Hailing from Portland Maine, Meghan Yates & the Reverie Machine create a fusion of near ancient song writing and progressive instrumentation. Led by Meghan’s powerful and angelic voice, the songs beg the listener to delve inward and experience the music through their mind, body, and heart. www.danblakeslee.com. Doors at 7:30 p.m., music at 8 p.m., $8 at the door. www.mayostreetarts.org

Saturday, May 5 Classical Night Fever 7:30 p.m. Classical Night Fever featuring Motor Booty Affair and the Maine ProMusica Orchestra at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center. Tickets $38 Reserved; $28 General Admission. Classical Night Fever is a world-class concert that transports the audience on a journey through some of the best disco music hits of the 1970s. You’ll be in for an unforgettable night when Motor Booty Affair, the premier 70’s disco/funk tribute band from the Northeast, takes the stage along with the critically acclaimed Maine ProMusica Orchestra, conducted by Janna Hymes. https://tickets. porttix.com/public/show.asp

The Sun and the Moon: A Maypole Ceremony 6 p.m. Art, Music, and More at the Top of the World Park and Zero Station. All are welcome to the Sun and the Moon, a maypole celebration, on Saturday, May 5. The event starts at the Top of the World Park (aka Fort Sumner Park on Munjoy Hill’s North Street) at 6 p.m. with live music, art, play, and a communal picnic. The maypole ceremony will commence at sundown, and will be followed by a procession to Zero Station (222 Anderson St.) for libations from Urban Farm Fermentory and a pagan dance party. Maybaskets from Rosemont Bakery can be reserved in advance at indiegogo.com/sunandmoon (all maybasket reservations must be placed by April 30).

Friday, May 11 Eric Taylor and Friends 7:30 p.m. A concert celebrating the release of Eric Taylor and Friends — Live at the Red Shack. At the St. Lawrence Arts Center. Eric Taylor is a sage musician, a lyrical genius and a

This Way at the St. Lawrence 6:30 p.m. This Way at the St. Lawrence Arts Center. With influences ranging from Waylon Jennings to The Beach Boys to The Beatles, This Way’s Americana / Alt-country sound is laced with thick vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar, fiddle, mandolin, foot stomping rhythm and down-home grit. Since the release of their album “Goodbye Forever” almost a year ago, saying that This Way, a five piece band from Portland has been busy, is an understatement. www. stlawrencearts.org

The Best of Broadway 2012 7:30 p.m. To benefit The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center. Tickets $30/$35/$40 (fee included). “A great way to celebrate Mother’s Day.” Now in its 21st season, The Best of Broadway 2012 is an evening of song and dance featuring some of Maine’s best, performing popular Broadway show tunes. The performance brings together the finest singers and dancers in our community, led by directors, Stephen and Jane Filieo, and The Best of Broadway cast and dancers. Proceeds from this special event support The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center. Kim Block and Doug Rafferty of WGME host the event. https://tickets.porttix.com

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 or for further information, visit the group’s website or call 729-4958.