The Portland Daily Sun, Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Nuclear power opponent warns of risks

City dabbles in serving duffers their libations

Port City Music Hall to play host to the MAMM SLAM Finals

See Opinion on page 4

See Bob Higgins’ column on page 4

See the Events Calendar, page 13

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City tries to boost profile of housing aid Workshop tonight to explain city programs for first-time home buyers

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Over the past 19 years, the city of Portland has given away millions of dollars in zero-interest loans to help low-income residents buy a first home.

The program, HomePort, comes with some strings attached and requires applicants meet income guidelines and other eligibility requirements, but it provides up to $30,000 for down payments and closing costs. Recipients pay back the loan when they sell their property.

Since HomePort was launched in 1992 with funding from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, it has helped nearly 200 people buy property in the city, according to program administrator Mary Davis.

Davis, who works in the city’s planning office, says HomePort might be the most popular city program that almost nobody knows about.

Police: Missing Portland woman is crime 'victim'

Federal grant trailblazer says Hot Suppa! funding helps the community See the story in Locavore, page 8 “To be honest, I am not quite sure why," Davis said yesterday. “We have tried advertising in so many different ways.”

“I always hear, ‘We didn’t know that you had this program,’ and we have not found a way to get the word out that people seem to catch,” she added.

The city is taking steps to change that.

A workshop tonight in Room 24 at City Hall will explain more about HomePort and other city programs that assist with home ownership or renovations. The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. see HOUSING page 7

Betsy Callahan, a legal assistant who moved to Portland 11 years ago, had rented for years before buying her first home a few months ago. “Simply put, I would not be a homeowner right now if it was not for HomePort,” Callahan said yesterday, referring to a city housing assistance program. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Taking a trot around Gilsland Farm

BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

CONWAY, N.H. — The investigation continues into the disappearance of a 20-year-old Portland woman after her infant daughter was found alone in a car at Cranmore Mountain Resort in New Hampshire early Saturday.

"This has clearly transitioned into a criminal investigation," said Conway Police Lt. Chris Perley. "She is a victim."

The woman, Krista Dittmeyer, is a single Dittmeyer mother originally from Bridgton, Maine. She is white, 5 foot 2 inches tall, ‘We believe she 117 pounds, with long brown hair and hazel is out there’ — eyes. Police have been Family reacts sending out photos and fliers, trying to find out See the story on what happened to her. page 9 Dittmeyer was last seen wearing dark blue jeans, a ruffled shirt and a black sweater. Her last see MISSING page 9

A wild turkey prances around Gilsland Farm in Falmouth, headquarters for Maine Audubon. Next month, Maine Audubon staff will lead bird watching walks through two popular migratory spots in Portland. For a brief, see page 16. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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One size fits nobody (NY Times) — In one store, you’re a Size 4, in another a Size 8, and in another a Size 10 — all without gaining an ounce.

It’s a familiar problem for many women, as standard sizing has never been very standard, ever since custom clothing gave way to readyto-wear. So, baffled women carry armfuls of the same garment in different sizes into the dressing room.

They order several sizes of the same shirt online, just to get the right fit.

Now, a handful of companies are tackling the problem of sizes that are unreliable. Some are pushing more informative labels.

Some are designing multiple versions of a garment to fit different body shapes.

And one is offering full-body scans at shopping malls, telling a shopper what sizes she should try among the various brands.

“Many women tie their self-esteem to the size on the tag,” said Tanya Shaw, an entrepreneur working on a fit system.

As the American population has grown more diverse, sizes have become even less reliable. Over the years, many brands have changed measurements so that a woman who previously wore a 12 can now wear a 10 or an 8, a practice known as “vanity sizing.”

In men’s clothes, the dimensions are usually stated in inches; women’s clothing involves more guesswork.

Take a woman with a 27-inch waist. In Marc Jacobs’s high-end line, she is between an 8 and a 10.

At Chico’s, she is a triple 0.

And that does not consider whether the garment fits in the hips and bust.

Ms. Shaw, the entrepreneur, is chief executive of a company called MyBestFit that addresses the problem.

It is setting up kiosks in malls to offer a free 20-second full-body scan — a lot like the airport, minus the patdown alternative that T.S.A. agents offer.

Lauren VanBrackle, 20, a student in Philadelphia, tried MyBestFit when she was shopping last weekend.

“I can be anywhere from a 0 at Ann Taylor to a 6 at American Eagle,” she said.

“It obviously makes it difficult to shop.” This time, the scanner suggested that at American Eagle, she should try a 4 in one style and a 6 in another. Ms. VanBrackle said she tried the jeans on and was impressed: “That machine, in a 30-second scan, it tells you what to do.”

The customer steps into a circular booth, fully dressed.

A wand rotates around her, emitting low-power radio waves that record about 200,000 body measurements, figuring out things like thigh circumference.

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NATO warplanes strike Qaddafi compound

BY DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK THE NEW YORK TIMES

TRIPOLI, Libya — NATO warplanes struck Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s compound here early Monday and bombed a state television facility in an escalation of the air campaign to aid the rebellion against his four decades in power.

The attack on the compound was the third since air raids began in mid-March, but the strike at the television facility was the most significant broadening yet of the NATO air campaign, suggesting that nonmilitary targets would be hit in an effort to break down the instruments of Colonel Qaddafi’s broader control.

A senior Libyan government official said Monday that the strike knocked state television off the air for about half an hour.

In the port of Misurata, 130 miles east of the capital, rebels reported that a widely publicized government pullback had given way to renewed shelling by government forces outside the city. The initial withdrawal by pro-Qaddafi forces over the weekend after a nearly twomonth siege had bewildered some rebels.

Also Monday, Italy, after

A photo taken during a guided government tour showed damage to an office building in Tripoli, Libya, early Monday (Joseph Eid/ Agence France-Presse — Getty Images/New York Times).

weeks of declining to participate in direct bombing raids, said for the first time on Monday that it would begin striking select military targets in Libya.

In Tripoli, at least two large bomb blasts thundered over the capital just after midnight, and journalists escorted to the compound by government officials saw firefighters hosing down the smoldering remains

of an office complex where Colonel Qaddafi works and meets visitors. The explosions sent cement and debris flying more than 50 yards. There were no signs of armaments and Libyan officials said no one was killed, although they said as many as 45 people were slightly injured by the blast.

One official, speaking on condition of anonymity moments

after the attack, said in exasperation that the strikes had gone too far and would justify terrorist counterattacks by Libyan forces in the cities of NATO countries. Other officials were already worrying aloud about the safety of their families in places like Surt, a center of support for Colonel Qaddafi that has also come under attack by NATO planes.

Supreme Court won’t fast track ruling on health law

BY ADAM LIPTAK THE NEW YORK TIMES

Syrian troops in tanks and armored vehicles moved into the southern town Dara’a and opened fire on Monday,(Reuters TV/New York Times)

Syria escalates crackdown on protesters The Syrian Army stormed the restive city of Dara’a with tanks and soldiers and helped detain dozens in towns across the country Monday in an escalation of the widening crackdown on Syria’s fiveweek-old uprising, according to residents and human rights activists. They said at least 25 people were killed in Dara’a, with reports of bodies strewn in the streets.

The military’s move into the

town seemed to signal a new, harrowing chapter in a crackdown that has already killed nearly 400 people. So far hewing to a mix of concessions and brute force, the government’s actions Monday indicated that it had chosen the latter, seeking to crush a wave of dissent in virtually every province that has shaken the once-uncontested rule of President Bashar al-Assad.

— The New York Times

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned back an unusual request from Virginia to put the state’s challenge to the new federal health care law on a fast track.

The court’s one-line order offered no reasoning, and there were no noted dissenting votes.

Nor was there any indication that any justices had disqualified themselves from the case. The court’s practice is to note such recusals, and it now appears almost certain that all nine justices will hear cases challenging the law when they reach the court in the ordinary course, probably in the term that starts in October.

Federal trial courts around the nation have issued varying decisions about the constitutionality of a key provision of the law, the Patient Protec-

tion and Affordable Care Act. Some judges have upheld the provision, which mandates the purchase of health insurance in some circumstances, while others have ruled that the requirement exceeds the scope of Congressional power authorized by the Constitution.

At least three appeals courts will hear appeals from those decisions in coming months. The Supreme Court’s usual practice is to consider cases only after an appeals court has ruled.

In a filing in February, Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II of Virginia argued that an exception was warranted in his state’s challenge to the law given the law’s importance, complexity and the likelihood that the final decision on its constitutionality will be made by the Supreme Court.

In response, the federal government acknowledged the momentous issues involved.

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––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– NEWS BRIEFS ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– union at Eastern Maine Medical Center gave a 10-day strike warning Sunday.

The paper says 830 unionized nurses at the 400-bed hospital have been working without a contract since last SepSouth Portland police and AAA will tember, and that staffing levels are the be conducting an anti-texting while main sticking point in stalled contract driving campaign at the South Portnegotiations between the nurses and land High School today 1:45 p.m. the hospital.

The campaign will consist of a trafHospital officials tell the paper that fic detail in the parking lot of the high nursing levels should be determined by school where officers and others will administrators, and not built into labor hand out reminders of the dangers of contracts. They also claim that nurses distracted driving. Students will be request for staffing changes are nothing cautioned about the dangers of texting more than an attempt to protect jobs. while driving and reminded that it is The paper says replacement nurses already illegal in Maine to talk or text will be brought in if the second one-day while driving if under 18 years of age. strike in six months is carried out.

Students will also receive imprinted, silicone “thumb bands” to wear on their thumbs. The thumb bands read “NO TXT ME” and “TXT KILLS”, and are intended to serve as a reminder to these young drivers to curb such dangerous behavior.

AUGUSTA — MaineCare recipients A bill currently under review by the would be subjected to random drug Maine Legislature would make it illetests under a bill sponsored in the Leggal for anyone to text while driving a islature by a Republican state senator. vehicle.

According to the Associated Press,

South Portland police to hold anti-texting event

Bill would drug test MaineCare enrollees

Police search area where woman’s remains found NORTHPORT — State Police and the Maine Warden Service are assisting in the search of a wooded area off Route 52 in Northport today for additional evidence in connection with a missing Portland woman, state police spokesman Steve McCausland said yesterday in a statement.

The partial remains of 24-year-old Elena Lozada of Portland were found on a property in that town on April 17, according to the Portland Press Herald.

Lozada had been reported missing to Portland police by family members last July. Investigators from Portland police and the State Medical Examiner’s Office gathered this morning at the site to continue to search several acres for clues on what happened to the woman, McCausland said. Police dogs were also used to search the area.

Proposal would weaken state’s billboard ban AUGUSTA — Bills proposed in the Maine Legislature would create conditions for billboards to be installed along major roadways.

The Associated Press is reporting that State Rep. Dennis Keschl, R - Belgrade, has proposed a bill that would allow businesses to erect signs large enough to be seen from interstate highways. AP reports that separate bill would allow legalize billboards if the state kept any associated revenues.

Maine is one of just four states that ban billboards, along with Vermont, Alaska and Hawaii, according to AP. Maine’s ban dates back to 1977.

Nurses at Bangor Hospital closer to strike BANGOR — More than 800 unionized nurses at a Bangor hospital are planning a one-day strike early next month to protest concerns about safety, staffing and other issues, the Bangor Daily News is reporting. The nurses

the bill from state Sen. Tom Saviello, R - Wilton, would take away benefits for any MaineCare enrollee who fails a drug test. The bill was one of several dealing with MaineCare reviewed during a committee hearing yesterday in Augusta, AP reported. MaineCare is the state’s Medicaid program, which serves low-income adults and children.

Veterans Bridge replacement on schedule Construction of the new Veterans Memorial Bridge which connects Portland’s West End to South Portland over the Fore River began in July, 2010, and is progressing on schedule despite Maine’s harsh winter, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.

Beginning today, crews will take delivery of the first of a total of 361 precast bridge segments. Activity at the site will increase as crews will work long hours through the warmer months installing these precast segments before fall, MDOT said.

Reed & Reed, the general contractor hired by MaineDOT, will add up to 15 additional workers to ensure the project continues on schedule.

The $63 million Memorial Bridge replacement project is expected to be finished in December 2012. The bridge sees roughly 22,000 cars per day, according to MDOT.-

Not guilty plea offered in Readfield killing AUGUSTA — The man charged with killing 53-year-old Robert Orr earlier this year in Readfield pleaded not guilty yesterday in Kennebec Superior Court, according to the Associated Press.

Police say David Silva Jr., 32, shot Orr to death then set his house on fire to cover up the crime, AP reported.

Silva, who with a girlfriend had been staying with Orr for several weeks before the Feb. 8 killing, is also accused of stealing Orr’s guns and pickup truck.

AP reports that the trial is scheduled to begin next year.

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Nuclear power is like Russian roulette Like Russian roulette, an operating nuclear plant can instantly lead to irreversible catastrophe. No amount of Clorox, bulldozers, rubber gloves, facemasks, lobbyists, campaign contributions or promises can clean up the radioactivity at Fukushima: the groundwater and soil there are irreparably contaminated for thousands of years — longer than recorded history. And while the sea has dispersed huge amounts of leaking radiation, the same radiation is re-concentrating in the food chain.

Fukushima residents should never return to their homes, ever: the evacuation zone is really a relocation zone.

There have been five meltdowns in the last 32 years: Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and three at Fukushima. That’s about one every six years. Like plane crashes, it is not really a question of if, but of where and when the next meltdown will occur.

Nuclear disasters are less ––––– frequent than other disasters, Guest but meltdowns are furtherreaching, and eternal. Think Column of the Katrina disaster in New Orleans, the earthquake in Haiti — both areas are virtual paradises compared to Fukushima. They can be cleaned up; Fukushima cannot.

Nukes also have money problems — the industry has atrophied to the point where construction costs alone have made nuclear plants the most expensive form of new energy. Nukes are then the least effective way to displace fossil fuels. Any other source of energy is more effective against climate change.

Solar, wind, renewables, and efficiency are all cheaper than new nuclear power plants, viable now, and much safer. We don’t have to choose between nukes and oil or coal.

The grid allows us to use many different sources of power on a given day. Nukes are not needed, too expensive, and way too dangerous. We should expedite the shutdown of all nukes-before the next meltdown forces a permanent exodus from our homes.

William S. Linnell

(William S. Linnell of Portland is a self-described Chernobyl survivor and “spokesperson for cheaper, safer power.” Linnell said he led the successful fight to shut down the Maine Yankee nuclear power plant 12 years early.)

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City dabbles in serving duffers their libations In Monday night’s City Council meeting, the city was scheduled to give itself a liqour license.

This isn’t the first time. Municipal licenses for The Expo and Merrill Auditorium are among the few. This time around, the license is at the municipal golf course.

A few months back, the city decided to undertake a bid process for running “Bogey’s Bar and Grill,” the watering hole at the municipal golf course. There duffers congregate in foursomes to relive the agony of the round that just played, yammer about the state of the course, and generally do all the stuff golfers do, including getting squiffed before driving home.

Funny. Now the city will be serving up the brain sauce.

Initially, the project went out to bid. Four people came to the mandatory pre-bid conference. One was scared off by the potential entrance of Harris Golf and their proposal to the city regarding their proposal to run and rebuild the entire course.

Nobody wants to sign a yearlong contract, only to find themselves shown the long grass in the most profitable months.

Two folks DID submit propos-

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist als. Naturally, you could assume that one of them would have gotten the contract. Didn’t quite work out that way. According to information from phone interviews with the two parties, one was asked for “additional information” regarding his personal property holdings. He was asked this while he was out of town on business, and didn’t get the information in before the close of the bid.

The other was told by city officials that the first party had pulled out, and they were reviewing his bid. Then he was told he didn’t get the gig.

You could assume that golfers were looking at a long drive to the nearest 19th hole. You’d be wrong.

Instead, a deal was worked out.

Mary McCarthy, who currently handles all food service issues for Barron Center Nutrition, in cooperation with the city’s Health and

Human Services Department, will be taking over the gig.

Needed restaurant worker positions will be filled from “on call seasonal concession staff.”

Sorry, no jobs here, unless you are already working for the city. Move along.

Now would be the time when a snarky columnist would comment that it’s wonderful that the city has decided to take on the job of watering golfers. I’ll just point out that, in my experience growing up with club-swingers, they get really hammered and drive the carts around. Occasionally, you have to drag one out of the water hazard.

I’m sure that “Through the Woods at Riverside” will make a policy not to over-serve. Most golfers I know get around that with a series of nippy bottles in the ball bag.

Then there is the restaurant issue. From one side of Portland to the other, the city has been pushing the “Smart Meals For ME” program, a calorie counting menu to give diners “better choices.”

Seeing the standard fare of hot dogs, hamburgers and deep-fried treats that McCarthy handed in see HIGGINS page 5

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Does Daily Sun columnist know about refund for lobstermen?

Editor, Although I agree with much of Bob Higgins’ sentiment regarding the costs involved with lobstering (“Get ready for the ‘lobster summer,’” Friday, April 22), I wonder if he is aware of the “off highway tax refund” that is available. If a person is using fuel in a non-road application, such as a boat, that person can recover all but a penny per gallon of that road tax by completing the appropriate form that can be downloaded from the Maine.gov web page.

Paul Cereste Peaks Island

Higgins failed to reflect meeting; No Labels portrayal off the mark Editor, Bob Higgins’ description of The No Labels meeting which took place on Saturday, April 16 at UNE in Portland did not accurately portray the meeting I attended.

No Labels, whose members are from all political parties and include Independents as well, is a no nonsense organization. Its message is that our elected leaders need to reach across the aisle and

work together. We no longer can afford the luxury of indulging in strident, polarizing rhetoric, but our leaders must seek a way to find some common ground and work to advance the public good.

Years of inaction and gridlock have put the futures of our children and grandchildren in jeopardy. It is time to grapple with issues and not defer them. The Maine state legislators who spoke at the meeting of their efforts to compromise and work together demonstrate that putting the partisanship aside and focusing on issues can achieve results.

Elizabeth DeSimone Saco

Spofford drank the Kool-Aid on graffiti enforcement issue Editor, Last week, Jeffrey S. Spofford wrote about the proposed ordinance to require property owners to remove graffiti (“The writing on the wall; graffiti and society,” Thursday, April 21). Based on what appeared to be little research, he asked why owners should be responsible for such removal. He was against the idea even though many people who have considered alternatives for many months have concluded that removal is the only solution with any positive track record.

Today Mr. Spofford wrote a follow-up piece after

attending an, art-community organized, discussion on graffiti. He drank the Kool-Aid with gusto. The poor taggers (as opposed to the, no longer illegally tagging, artists) are disenfranchised. He puts down property owners who have no desire that their property and neighborhoods be defaced. He postulates inaccurate and naïve ideas about the economy of past decades that he neither experienced not studied.

He sees all of the problems of the young or less wealthy as the fault of the “top 2 percent” who run everything. What hogwash! I’m old enough to have heard it before, in every cycle of middle class youths’ sudden awakening to the unfairness of society. Some try to improve things with creative alternatives.

Others just whine about “the establishment.”

In fact, responsible owners do quickly remove tagging. It benefits them and their neighbors. Neighborhoods do degrade as a result of appearing gang infested or being populated by uncaring people. New York, L.A. and Paris have experienced urban blight led, in part, by tagging – even if a small percent of the work true artistic value. Those same cities have proven that some owners need an incentive to remove tagging. It has worked.

Mr. Spofford has every right to an opinion. I just wish that, before publishing it, he would become better informed and consider real alternatives to a real problem.

Hugh Nazor Portland

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For budget sanity, let’s take a hike When I listen to current discussions of the federal budget, the message I hear sounds like this: We’re in crisis!

We must take drastic action immediately! And we must keep taxes low, if not actually cut them further!

My description of the budget debate is in no way an exaggeration.

Consider the Ryan budget proposal, which all the Very Serious People assured us was courageous and important. That proposal begins by warning that “a major debt crisis is inevitable” unless we confront the deficit. It then calls, not for tax increases, but for tax cuts, with taxes on the wealthy falling to their lowest level since 1931.

And because of those large tax cuts, the only way the Ryan proposal can even claim to reduce the deficit is through savage cuts in spending, mainly falling on the poor and vulnerable. (A realistic assessment suggests that the proposal would actually increase the deficit.)

President Obama’s proposal is a lot better. At least it calls for raising taxes on high incomes back to Clinton-era levels. But it preserves the rest of the Bush tax cuts — cuts that were originally sold as a way to dispose of a large budget surplus. And, as a result, it still relies heavily on spending cuts, even as it falls short of actually balancing the budget.

So why isn’t someone offering a proposal reflecting the reality that the Bush tax cuts were a huge mistake, and suggesting that increased revenue play a major role in deficit reduction? Actually, someone is — and I’ll get to that in a moment. First, though, let’s talk about the current state of American taxes.

From the tone of much budget discussion, you might think that we were groaning under crushing, unprecedented levels of taxa––––– tion. The reality is that effective The New York federal tax rates at every level of income have fallen significantly Times over the past 30 years, especially at the top. And, over all, U.S. taxes are much lower as a percentage of national income than taxes in most other wealthy nations.

The point is that we aren’t that heavily taxed, either by historical standards or in comparison with other nations. So if you’re truly horrified by the budget deficit, why not propose tax increases as part of the solution?

Wait, there’s more. The core of the Ryan proposal is a plan to privatize and defund Medicare. Yet this would do nothing to reduce the deficit over the next 10 years, which is why all the near-term deficit reduction comes from brutal reductions in aid to the needy and unspecified cuts in discretionary spending. Tax increases, by contrast, can be fast-acting remedies for red ink.

And that’s why the only major budget proposal out there offering a plausible path to balancing the budget is the one that includes significant tax increases: the “People’s Budget” from the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which — unlike the Ryan plan, which was just right-wing orthodoxy with an added dose of magical thinking — is genuinely courageous because it calls for shared sacrifice.

True, it increases revenue partly by imposing substantially higher taxes on the wealthy, which is pop-

Paul Krugman

ular everywhere except inside the Beltway. But it also calls for a rise in the Social Security cap, significantly raising taxes on around 6 percent of workers.

And, by rescinding many of the Bush tax cuts, not just those affecting top incomes, it would modestly raise taxes even on middle-income families.

All of this, combined with spending cuts mostly focused on defense, is projected to yield a balanced budget by 2021. And the proposal achieves this without dismantling the legacy of the New Deal, which gave us Social Security, and the Great Society, which gave us Medicare and Medicaid.

But if the progressive proposal has all these virtues, why isn’t it getting anywhere near as much attention as the much less serious Ryan proposal?

It’s true that it has no chance of becoming law anytime soon. But that’s equally true of the Ryan proposal.

The answer, I’m sorry to say, is the insincerity of many if not most self-proclaimed deficit hawks. To the extent that they care about the deficit at all, it takes second place to their desire to do precisely what the People’s Budget avoids doing, namely, tear up our current social contract, turning the clock back 80 years under the guise of necessity. They don’t want to be told that such a radical turn to the right is not, in fact, necessary.

But, it isn’t, as the progressive budget proposal shows. We do need to bring the deficit down, although we aren’t facing an immediate crisis. How we go about stemming the tide of red ink is, however, a choice — and by making tax increases part of the solution, we can avoid savaging the poor and undermining the security of the middle class.

City poised to be in the restaurant and bar business HIGGINS from page 4

as part of her license packet application, one would have to assume that her dietitian skills will not be in high demand here. The menu reads like a cardiologist’s “pay for my boat and kids’ college education” fund. Ok, maybe she gets points on the salads.

I wouldn’t expect to see those calorie counts on the menu any time soon.

By the time this is printed, it will be too late. The city will now be in the restaurant and bar business, up to their sand-trap in potential liability. Though the incidences of over-serving complaints at the Expo and Merrill Auditorium are rare, there is the distinct possibility that given the distance to Riverside golf course, police might just be a little less likely to go out there and investigate than they would in the nearby Old Port.

Given that it is a city-run operation, they also might be a little less likely to hand out the violation.

Our city, selling booze and fatty foods in an environment where elderly folks meander around half in the bag in the hot sun.

“It’s a trap.”

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

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8 p.m. Forget categories and catch phrases – the sound of The Bad Plus is distinctive, eclectic and formidable. The Bad Plus have exploded all notions of what a jazz piano trio should sound like – whether at outdoor rock festivals, jazz clubs or symphony halls. The Los Angeles Times ranked the trio “among the leaders of what might be called the Nu Jazz movement.” Newsweek declared their 2005 release Suspicious Activity? to be “among the freshest sounding albums of the year.” And according to Rolling Stone, “By any standard, jazz or otherwise, this is mighty, moving music … hot players with hard-rock hearts.” In short, a diverse array of music lovers has been seduced by The Bad Plus and their earnest, dizzying musicianship. $30, all ages.

All day. From morning until night, the Free Range Music Festival will once again fill the town of Belfast with a celebration of music – and the enjoyment of each other’s company – after a long winter of being cooped up. LIne-up includes: Michael Hurley, Grass Widow, Jonny Corndawg, Brenda, Audrey Ryan, Time Crisis, Toughcats, Big Blood, Jacob Augustine, Gawler Family Band, Sunset Hearts, Broken Water, Murcielago, Mehuman Trio, The Rattlesnakes, Marie Stella, The Milkman’s Union, CatchaVibe, Ancestral Diet, Dead Man’s Clothes, The 220s, Press Gang, Full Contact Kitty, Tit City, Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards, Asa Irons, Cave Bears, VoXX, In Houses in Trees. $18, $9 under 12 years old. All ages.

Badfish: A tribute to Sublime at the State Theatre

TWO: Murcielago and Never Got Caught at PCMH

Spouse is holding a contest this week for a pair of tickets to their last show before indefinite hiatus. The concert is this Saturday at Empire Dine and Dance. Visit http://www.face9 p.m. Presented by Shipyard Brewing, book.com/spousemusic?ref=t#!/spousemusic for details. (COURTESY PHOTO) tonight’s TWO show features Portland rock bands Murcielago and Never Get and guitar lines move through daring arrangements and Caught. $2 cover/ 2 bands/ $2 Shipyard Drafts. Port City enforce her “stop-you-dead” lyrics. (Rochester City News).

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Her new trio features drummer “Murph” (Dinosaur Jr, The Lemonheads) and guitarist Joseph Boyle (Peter Tork of the Wednesday, April 27 Monkees). $10, all ages.

Steely Dan vs. Hall and Oates 9 p.m. The Clash — Main Event sponsored by Geary’s Brewing Co.; Steely Dan vs. Hall and Oates, $5 at the door.

Port City Music Hall.

Thursday, April 28 Heather Maloney CD Release at One Longfellow 8 p.m. Since her head-first dive into the indie music world in November of 2009, Heather has co-written with Grammy-nominated composer Hui Cox (Richie Havens, Baba Olatunji, Liza Minelli), played more than 200 shows, and shared the stage with many celebrated acts like Meg Hutchinson, The David Wax Museum, Guy Davis, Caravan of Thieves, Carsie Blanton, Mike & Ruthy, Jill Sobule, and The Stone Coyotes. Heather Maloney’s April Fools Day release “Time & Pocket Change” is an album rich with quirks and passion. Rooted in indie-pop, T&PC is a play between the coffeehouse intimacy of folk and the dramatic narrative of opera. Unfettered vocals

Friday,April 29 Talib Kweli at Port City Music Hall 8 p.m. “You mean Talib? Lyrics stick to your rib? I mean, that’s my favorite CD that I play in my crib.” Blacksmith Presents Talib Kweli: Gutter Rainbows the Tour with opener Jean Grae and local support from SANDBAG. $20 advanced, $25 day of show, $40 VIP. All ages. Port City Music Hall.

John Prine, presented by the State Theatre, performing at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium 8 p.m. SOLD OUT. John Prine plays at Merrill Auditorium, presented by the State Theatre. Some four decades since his remarkable debut, John Prine has stayed at the top of his game, both as a performer and songwriter. Recently honored at the Library of Congress by U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, he’s been elevated from the annals of songwriters into the realm of bonafide American treasures. http://www.statetheatreportland.com

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8 p.m. Badfish is a tribute band dedicated to playing the music of Sublime. The group is named after a song appearing on the album 40oz. to Freedom. Formed in 2001 at the University of Rhode Island, the group’s members, who were computer science majors, began playing local Rhode Island clubs and quickly began selling out shows. They continued touring the East Coast and Midwest of the U.S., becoming popular on college campuses among Sublime fans who never were able to see the band due to Bradley Nowell’s 1996 death. Since then the group has done multiple national tours per year. In 2008, the band was nominated for Best Tribute Act in the Boston Music Awards. $18 advance, $20 day of show.

Last Spouse show before hiatus 9 p.m. “Bitter-sweet and awkwardly nostalgic lyrics are delivered with José Ayerve’s token ‘feather smooth/sandpaper rough’ voice. The music on Confidence is purposefully more upbeat than some of the band’s previous offerings.

Still present are the intertwining layers of bass and guitardriven melodies over tight, emphatic drums. “Spouse is taking a break for a while,” writes Ayerve. “Not sure for how long, but that’s why they call it a hiatus. Our last show is April 30 in Portland.” Empire Dine & Dance; Spottiswoode & His Enemies (CD Release show); A Severe Joy (this is the new solo project Ayerve is working on). Doors: 8:30 p.m., show: 9 p.m. $8 adv/$10 door, 21 plus.

Roomful of Blues at One Longfellow 8 p.m. Even though Roomful of Blues’ lineup has changed over the years, the band has always been one of the tightest, most joyful blues ensembles in the world. Currently an eight-piece unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon, the band has never sounded fresher or stronger. In 2010, singer Phil Pemberton took over the vocal duties, bringing his sweet and soulful vocals and adding another bright new dimension to the jazzy, jump-blues musical roots. Roomful keeps on rockin’ in 2010. $25, all ages. One Longfellow Square. http://www.onelongfellowsquare.com/

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“We are definitely engaged in outreach to make sure people know what’s out there and what the program can do for them and to make sure people are utilizing it,” said city spokesperson Nicole Clegg.

However, she acknowledged this was the first time in several years that the city has held a workshop on HomePort and other city housing programs.

Several local banks that participate in the program will also send representatives to the workshop.

Tonight’s event will also touch on a related city program, the Housing Rehab Program, that provides existing property owners with low-interest loans to make large-scale repairs they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford. This year, nearly $260,000 is available for that program, which also requires applicants meet various guidelines and requirements and is

funded through HUD. In Portland, residents can qualify for HomePort if they earn less than $40,800 as a single person or $46,600 as a couple. Homes purchased with help from the program must be owner-occupied and cannot cost more than $256,000.

Applicants must be deemed credit worthy by banks who participate in the program and must be able to put down at least 1 percent of the home’s total value.

The city recoups its initial investment when the home is eventually sold, whether it's in four years or 40 years. If the value of the property increases, the city receives a third of that net gain in value when the home is sold.

This year, the city has received $250,000 for HomePort. So far, four people have received assistance from the city, although eight to 10 people receive help in a given year, Davis said.

“We have not had to turn people way in Portland

for either of these programs,” she said.

She admits some people might be turned off by eligibility requirements and other rules, but says the program has been a crucial bridge for many people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford a home, including Betsy Callahan.

Callahan, a legal assistant who moved to Portland 11 years ago, had rented for almost all of that time, before buying her first home a few months ago.

“Simply put, I would not be a homeowner right now if it was not for HomePort,” Callahan said yesterday.

She says owning her home is “more challenging,” but also “more rewarding.” Callahan says she now has her own yard, is allowed to have pets, and had 26 friends over for a party on St. Patrick’s Day. “There is no way I could have accommodated that many people in my apartment,” she said.

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Dishing out dinners on the West End, Hot Suppa! has shown that a private business can succeed with the help of a grant program traditionally tapped by nonprofits, according to one of the owners.

"We've expanded into dinner service, and it's going really well. We're still working the kinks out, but it seems to be well received," said Moses Sabina, who opened Hot Suppa! five years ago with his brother, Alec. Last year, Hot Suppa! added dinner service with the help of federal funding.

Historically, Portland has not used the Community Development Block Grant program for economic development and job creation, Moses Sabina said, "but when we do, down the road, that money comes back, through property taxes and all the other taxes ... so there's a little bit of a return on it for the city."

Sabina was one of the guest speakers Monday at a city kickoff to another year of grant requests for the Community Development Block Grant program. Last night, the City Council heard from the public about this year's CDBG funding allocations during the first of two scheduled public hearings.

The second public hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Monday, May 9.

Last year, when Hot Suppa! applied for $66,219 in federal CDBG funding, Sabina was one of the first business owners to ever seek economic development funding under the CDBG umbrella, said Portland Planning and Urban Development Department Director Penny St. Louis.

"We'll see how it plays out in the future in getting more applicants," St. Louis said Monday. "Unfortunately, HUD has been cut with the federal funding, and we'll all work and struggle through that."

Portland's share of CDBG funding was hit this year with a 16 percent cut, from $2.3 million to $1.9 million, and a HOME Investment Partnership program was dealt a 12 percent cut, dropping from $1.3 million to $1.2 million, planning staff reported.

The CDBG program is wide ranging, funding playgrounds at Fox Street, Stone Street, Deering Oaks, Reiche and East End Community Schools; trees throughout the peninsula; community policing; numerous sidewalks in the city; and landmarks such as the St. Lawrence Church, Abyssinian Meeting House and the Maine Irish Heritage Center.

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because so many other businesses interact with a restaurant," Sabina said.

The restaurant ended up using the grant to retrofit the restaurant, which allowed the owners to hire 11 people, some of them part-time, for the equivalent of eight full-time jobs.

"We took over a business that had been there for 12 years, and all the equipment came with it, the equipment was on its last legs and piece by piece it was dying out. To expand into dinner, we needed more refrigeration and better line equipment in the kitchen," Sabina said.

Now, Hot Suppa! is open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day and for dinners 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

"We made eight full-time jobs, and our business has more strength and vitality to it than it did before.

We're headed on a really good path," Sabina said.

Jonah Fertig, a founder of Local Sprouts Cooperative and its cafe at 649 Congress St., said the worker-owned cooperative and its companion business, Bomb Diggity Bakery, also showed success after securing Fertig $25,000 in CDBG funding last year.

"In our application we said it would produce five full-time jobs between two businesses, but Local Sprouts alone over the course of the last year since we opened in June has produced about 11 full-time jobs," Fertig said Monday. "We have over 20 people employed right now with Local Sprouts, some of those people have an opportunity to become worker owners."

Dubbed the East Coast's first community-supported kitchen, Local Sprouts serves meals to the public at its cafe; Bomb Diggity Bakery occupies the same space and, according to its website, "provides a stepping stone for individuals with intellectual disabilities."

Fertig dished out food samples Monday at the city's CDBG kickoff event at City Hall. He said the cooperative's grant money is an investment not just in jobs but in Portland.

"It's not just a job, it's an investment in our community, an investment in our cooperative so our workers can have a democratic voice in how our cooperative is run," he said.

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'We believe she is out there' Family of missing Portland woman still hopeful

BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

BRIDGTON — Krista Dittmeyer's family is hopeful she will return home safe, and they are counting on her strength to carry her home.

"We're holding on," her older sister Kayla said. "We're trying to stay strong. We believe she is out there."

Krista has always been "a strong personality," Kayla said, outgoing, protective and determined. "She always tried to act like the older sister."

Kayla is now counting on that strength and determination to carry Krista through whatever she is dealing with now, no matter the situation.

"We are so lost," Kayla said. "We have no idea who would want to do this."

She is sure something bad happened, despite only getting tidbits of

information from authorities.

"She did not abandon her car," Kayla said. "She did not abandon her baby."

That Krista's daughter was found safe is a tribute to how protective Krista is, Kayla said. She has no doubt Krista did whatever she had to to make sure her daughter would be found unharmed.

Now family members are hoping to find Krista in the same condition.

"Her daughter needs her so much," Kayla said.

Friends from as far away as Arkansas have posted missing-person fliers, she said. "They're all over every store in Bridgton."

Television stations and newspapers have been calling nonstop, Kayla said — calls her family welcomes since they will hopefully locate her sister.

N.H. State Police reviewing forensic evidence in missing-persons case “Good Morning America” aired a segMISSING from page one ment about Dittmeyer on Monday morning, and CNN’s Nancy Grace contact with family was by phone Show did a segment on Monday night.

Friday night. She now lives in PortReporters crammed into the Conway land, Maine, and, according to her Police Department parking lot for a Facebook page, has friends in Conway. press conference Monday afternoon.

She has no criminal record and no hisOn Facebook, a "Help Find Krista Dittory of being involved in a domestic tmeyer" page had more than 1,000 violence situation, according to police. fans by Monday afternoon.

Dittmeyer’s 14-month-old daughter The investigation is a combined was found in Dittmeyer’s black Nissan effort of the Conway Police DepartSentra at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. The ment, State Police and the Carroll car was running, the driver's side door County Attorney’s Office. was ajar and the hazard lights were State Police were called in as a flashing. An ambulance took the child “manpower matter,” according to to Memorial Hospital, and the search Perley, and because the agency has began for Dittmeyer. jurisdiction outside Conway. The She never would have abandoned county attorney was called in right her daughter, friends and family away “because of the magnitude of the repeatedly said, so something must case,” he said. have happened.

Police are urging anyone with inforPolice combed nearby woods alongmation regarding Dittmeyer's whereside Fish and Game officers and abouts or activities to call the Conway firefighters from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., Police Department at (603) 356-5715. according to North Conway Fire Department first deputy Tim Anderson, when the search was called off.

But the investigation is still far from over.

N.H. State Police are going over forensic evidence gathered at the scene, Perley said, and the department is executing two search warrants: one for Dittmeyer's car, and another for a vehicle police impounded on Saturday night.

Police wouldn't release any information about the impounded vehicle other than it was from North Conway.

“We’re still following up on leads,” Perley said.

The best news from the investigation thus far is that Dittmeyer’s daughter was unharmed.

"She has since been turned over to family," said Perley.

The case has captured national attention. ABC's A poster from “Find Krista” Facebook page. (COURTESY IMAGE)

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– OBITUARY –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Brian T. LaBonte, 49 Brian T. LaBonte, 49, of Gorham, passed away after a brief illness on April 21, 2011. He was born on Nov. 27, 1961 in Portland, the son of Clement T. and Frances S. Gillespie LaBonte.

He was educated in South Portland and was a graduate of Portland High School Class of 1982.

Brian was a certified welder, tower climber, iron worker and fabricator. Brian worked at Wireless Construction.

He was a member of the South Portland and Portland Eagles Club for 20 years.

Without a doubt, Brian was always seen with a smile on his face. He was loyal to his family and friends. He would talk to anyone and become instant friends. He loved his birthday and especially Christmas with the whole family. He loved riding his Harley and enjoyed singing karaoke with his adoring wife Maria at the Eagles Club.

Brian is survived by his wife Maria LaBonte; his daughter, Jessica Wilson; her husband, Barry and granddaughter to be (Brian wanted to be called “Pops”); three stepchildren, Andrew, Ben, and Cassie of Buxton; his mother, Sharon Parlin and stepfather Herman of Scar-

borough; his father, Bing LaBonte of Florida; his sister, Terry Budzko and her husband, Ric, of Scarborough, his sister, Robin Hill and her husband Troy of Bottineau, N.D.; his sisters, Michelle LaBonte of Portland, Patty LaBonte of South Portland and Nicole LaBonte of Portland; his brother, David LaBonte and his wife, Laurel, of Scarborough; and his brother, Bobby LaBonte of Florida; and also his many nieces and nephews.

Special thanks to the Eagles Club, VNA In-Home Hospice staff, and to the caring staff at Gosnell Memorial Hospice of Southern Maine.

In lieu of flowers please donate to Gosnell Memorial Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, ME 04074 www.hospiceofsouthernmaine.org or to the Maine Cancer Fund, P.O. Box 553, Portland, ME 04112.

Visiting hours were Monday, April 25 at the Hobbs Funeral Home, 230 Cottage Road, South Portland, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 26; burial will follow at Highland Memorial Cemetery, South Portland.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Simplicity is an ideal that is usually much more difficult to attain than it looks. Your ability to sense what matters and stay on track will be in high demand. You’ll make other people’s lives easier.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Anyone can describe a problem. You take it two steps further, proposing a solution and gaining the cooperation of anyone connected to that solution. It’s why you’ll be paid and paid well.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your methods, though not exactly madcap, are somewhat contrary to the conventional approach. This is what earns you fans and friends today, so go with those offbeat instincts.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Though you’re all for working smart instead of hard, sometimes there’s just no getting around it. Roll up your sleeves and prepare to get dirty. Today, the smart work and hard work will be one and the same.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 26).

Exercise improves your life -- start a new regime. In the next five weeks, a special relationship thrives. June and July will focus on balancing work and pleasure. You’ll find more effective ways of supporting your hobbies and leisure time. Finances improve with higher education. Virgo and Pisces people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 35, 21, 25, 39 and 15.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll be in a mischievous mood, and you’ll have an audience egging you on. This question may cross your mind: Is the world ready for your kind of fun?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The messenger is always in a precarious position. When the news is bad, he gets blamed. And when it’s good, he gets hounded for more. Do yourself a favor and avoid being the messenger today.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Tell people how to handle you. You’re a star because of the thing you’re very good at. Let the others know that you want to focus there, because you won’t be in the mood to take on anything else.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll be an asset to your group in hectic times. When you need to, you can tap into that relaxed, laissez-faire part of your personality. The more excited things get the calmer you become.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You may become genuinely mad about something, but be careful not to lose your composure publicly. Blow off steam in private. Your anger will die down almost as fast as it comes up, and all will be quickly forgotten.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you keep up the optimism over the next three days, things will start to go very well for you. You’ll pull off a few miracles in a row. Not only will you succeed magnificently, but you’ll help those around you to succeed, too.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You know how to tell the truth in a way that is fair and constructive for all involved. Your honesty earns you a place of respect in the hearts, minds and actions of your peers.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, April 26, the 116th day of 2011. There are 249 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On April 26, 1986, a major nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl (chur-NOH’bul) plant in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union) as an explosion and fire caused radioactive fallout to begin spewing into the atmosphere. At least 31 people died fighting the plant fire, but the number of other deaths resulting from the disaster remains in dispute.

On this date: In 1607, English colonists went ashore at present-day Cape Henry, Va., on an expedition to establish the first permanent English settlement in the Western Hemisphere.

In 1785, American naturalist, hunter and artist John James Audubon was born in present-day Haiti.

In 1865, John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, was surrounded by federal troops near Bowling Green, Va., and killed.

In 1937, planes from Nazi Germany raided the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. In 1961, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit the first of his 61 home runs during a 162-game season (compared to Babe Ruth’s 60 home runs during a 154game season) as he hit a roundtripper off Paul Foytack at Tiger Stadium.

In 1968, the United States exploded beneath the Nevada desert a 1.3 megaton nuclear device called “Boxcar.”

In 2000, Vermont Gov. Howard Dean signed the nation’s first bill allowing samesex couples to form civil unions.

One year ago: A Haitian judge dismissed kidnapping and criminal association charges against 10 American missionaries who’d been detained for trying to take a busload of children out of the country after the Jan. 2010 earthquake, but said that Laura Silsby, the last of the 10 still in jail, would face a lesser charge.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress-comedian Carol Burnett is 78. Rhythm-and-blues singer Maurice Williams is 73. Songwriter-musician Duane Eddy is 73. Singer Bobby Rydell is 69. Rock musician Gary Wright is 68. Actor Giancarlo Esposito is 53. Rock musician Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) is 51. Actress Joan Chen is 50. Rock musician Chris Mars is 50. Actor-singer Michael Damian is 49. Actor Jet Li (lee) is 48. Rock musician Jimmy Stafford (Train) is 47. Actor-comedian Kevin James is 46. Actress Marianne JeanBaptiste is 44. Country musician Joe Caverlee is 43. Country musician Jay DeMarcus (Rascal Flatts) is 40. Rock musician Jose Pasillas (Incubus) is 35. Actor Jason Earles is 34. Actor Leonard Earl Howze is 34. Actor Tom Welling is 34. Actress Marnette Patterson is 31. Actor Channing Tatum is 31.

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Page 12 — THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Barbour, apologizing to supporters, decides against 2012 presidential run

BY JEFF ZELENY THE NEW YORK TIMES

Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi said Monday that he had decided against seeking the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, an announcement that instantly shook up the party’s field of candidates and set off a scramble among rivals to court donors who had been planning to support his candidacy.

“I will not be a candidate for president next year,” Mr. Barbour said in a statement. “This has been a difficult, personal decision, and I am very grateful to my family for their total support of my going forward, had that been what I

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decided.”

For months, Mr. Barbour has been traveling to the early-voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, testing his support among Republican activists. He was widely expected to enter the

race this week, particularly among contributors and the party establishment, but he said that he was unsure about the long-term commitment.

“A candidate for president today is embracing a 10-year commitment to an all-consuming effort, to the virtual exclusion of all else,” Mr. Barbour said.

“His (or her) supporters expect and deserve no less than absolute fire in the belly from their candidate. I cannot offer that with certainty, and total certainty is required.”

Mr. Barbour has been involved in national Republican politics since

dropping out of college to work on Richard Nixon’s first presidential campaign in 1960.

But as a prospective presidential candidate himself, Mr. Barbour faced a different Republican Party than the one whose ranks he ascended as a top operative and a national chairman. His uneasy relationship with the Tea Party movement, along with his history as a Washington lobbyist, would have been clear challenges for his candidacy.

In his statement on Monday, he apologized to supporters for leading them to believe that he would enter the race.

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However, my husband’s brother and his wife never reciprocate. Our children are only 3 and 6 years old, but they wonder why they get presents from all their relatives except these particular cousins. It bugs me, too, since I go out of my way

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Tuesday, April 26 Sea Dogs College Fair at Hadlock Field 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will be hosting a College Fair at Hadlock Field prior to that evening’s Sea Dogs game scheduled for 6 p.m. against the Binghamton Mets. More than 50 colleges from New England will be participating in the third annual event. “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 2011.” All students interested in attending the College Fair must have a game ticket for the April 26 Sea Dogs game against the Binghamton Mets. 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.

UMF Peace Corps 50th Anniversary 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. In celebration of the Peace Corps 50th Anniversary, University of Maine at Farmington Career Services and Ferro Alumni Center are joining together to sponsor “Serving America and Around the World: A Forum Exploring Opportunities in Service.” This event is free and open to the public and will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., North Dining Hall A, UMF Olsen Student Center.

Film: ‘American; The Bill Hicks Story’ 7:30 p.m. SPACE Gallery screening. $7/$5 for SPACE members, all ages. “Much more than a comedian, Bill Hicks was and still is an inspiration to millions. His timeless comedy tackled the contradictions of America and modern life head on. But his unique gift was to tease apart the essence of religion, the dangers of unbridled government power and the double standards inherent in much of modern society, using nothing but his hilarious ideas and the uncompromising observational style that continues to resonate with successive generations.”

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Alliance (DEPA) is a GLBTQ business networking group in ‘The future of coastal management in Nova Scotia’ to witness the last performance of Acorn’s high school Southern Maine meeting monthly at local establishments 4:10 p.m. Nova Scotia is considering a new management touring version of “Macbeth,” which has been seen by for ‘Business After Hours’ events that provide a safe forum focus for its waters, and one of the key figures in developover 5,000 students in Southern Maine over the past four for, and help strengthen, the local gay and gay-friendly ing the policy is a College of the Atlantic graduate. Justin years. Both of these St. Lawrence shows are free with business community.” FMI: www.depabusiness.com Huston, chair of Nova Scotia’s Provincial Oceans Network, a $5 suggested donation. During the first three weeks Community Development Block Grants information will be returning to COA to discuss his work. The talk, “Our of May, Acorn brings the first outdoor Shakespeare of 6 p.m. “Starting April 25, the City of Portland will Coast: The future of coastal management in Nova Scotia,” the season to life with the company’s Riverbank Shakecommemorate National Community Development Week will be in the college’s McCormick Lecture Hall. It is part of speare Festival in Westbrook, which this year features with a series of events highlighting “projects that have the college’s spring Marine Policy Speaker Series. Huston three shows in rotating repertory: Antony and Cleopatra, helped make Portland a livable community. National is the chair of Nova Scotia’s Provincial Oceans Network, Cymbeline, and The Comedy of Errors. All three shows Community Development week provides the city an an interdepartmental body responsible for the development have been abridged to various extents and will be offered opportunity to draw attention to the many positive impacts and implementation of the province’s new 10-year coastal free of charge with a suggested donation of $10. May and generated by both CDBG funds and the HOME Investment strategy program, the first of its kind in Canada. Unlike June will also bring new editions of the popular “SonPartnership program from the construction of the Bayside the United States, where federally supported state coastal nets and Soliloquies” at the Wine Bar on Wharf Street, trail, to community policing efforts, to the rehabilitation management programs have been in place since the 1970s, with selections from the company’s upcoming Riverbank and first time homebuyer programs. All events are free Canadian provinces are only now beginning to develop their Park shows on Monday, May 2 at 8 p.m. and the seasons and open to the public where one lucky attendee will own coastal management programs. CHRISP@coa.edu or “Greatest Hits” on Monday, June 6 at 8 p.m. Both shows receive a gift card from Hot Suppa!. Light refreshments 288-5015, 801-5715. Free. are free with an $8 suggested donation. The season conprovided by Local Sprouts will be served. Both Hot Suppa! cludes with a unique perfomance installation on Peaks Business After 5/Online Auction and Local Sprouts are small local businesses that have Island entitled “Cymbeline Underground” on Saturday, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Each year the Falmouth/Cumberland received CDBG funding. On Friday at 10 a.m., residents June 25 at Sunday, June 26th at 2 p.m. These shows are Community Chamber awards scholarships to seniors of are invited to join staff for a walk along the Bayside Trail. free with a $10 suggested donation.

Falmouth and Greely high schools to further their educaThe trail was designed to re-imagine the area, stimulate tion. This year we are hosting an online auction to benefit economic development and build a welcoming and safe the scholarship fund which can be found at www.biddingThursday, April 28 neighborhood for residents and local businesses. The oneforgood.com/fccc. The site may be visited at anytime and mile trail has transformed a 13.2-acre corridor that runs bidding will be held from April 14 through April 28, 2011. parallel to Marginal Way through the Bayside Neighborhood Bates College’s fourth Presidential Symposium In addition, we will be hosting a social event at OceanView into a ribbon of green that will connect the Eastern Prom noon to 5:30 p.m. The connections between diversity and Retirement Community where we will also have web access with Deering Oaks Park. The $2.3 million trail was funded in learning will be explored in Bates College’s fourth Presito encourage last minute bidding. To donate for the aucpart by a $100,000 CDBG grant and helped the city reclaim dential Symposium at Chase Hall, 56 College Ave., Lewistion, contact Jim Barns, 781-7677, jbarns@barns-law.com and decontaminate a prominent brownfield for recreational ton. Admission to the symposium, “ Recognizing Change, or Ann Armstrong, 347-2355, aarmstrong@gorhamsavingsuse in the downtown.” Events: Tuesday, April 26, 6 p.m., Preparing for the Future: Developing Partnerships for Acabank.com). Register by April 26.

Housing Programs Information Session, Room 24, City demic Success” is free and open to the public. The keynote Portland Pirates in the Atlantic Division Finals Hall. Wednesday, April 27, 3 p.m., retirement party for speech will be given at noon by Alma R. Clayton-Pedersen, 7 p.m. The Portland Pirates scored a 6-4 win over the ConDwight Gailey, Room 209, City Hall; Friday, April 29, 10 former vice president for education and institutional renewal necticut Whale in Game 6 of their Atlantic Division Semifinal a.m., walk the Bayside Trail, see a number of CDBG and now senior scholar with the Association of American Series played Saturday night, April 23, in front of 4,514 at projects along the way, meet at front steps, City Hall.

Colleges and Universities. The title of her talk is: “Making the XL Center in Connecticut. By beating the Connecticut Excellence Inclusive Is an Educational Imperative.”

Whale in six games in the Atlantic Division Semifinals, the Wednesday, April 27 Public hearings on budgets Portland Pirates now have advanced to the Atlantic Divi5:30 p.m. The public will have one of several opportunities sion Finals. The Pirates will meet the Binghamton Senato voice their opinion on the Portland Public School system Walking tours about mobility on Congress Street tors in the Atlantic Division Finals. The slogan is Portland and the City of Portland’s municipal budget. Monday, May noon. The city of Portland in collaboration with Greater Pirates Playoff Hockey MISSION: 16W, powered by Time 2, the City Council will hold a public hearing for the municiPortland Metro Bus, the Portland Downtown District, the Warner Cable. Following is the Pirates Atlantic Division pal budget only and will vote on the school budget. The Greater Portland Council of Governments and the PortFinals Schedule, Best of Seven Series: Game 1: Wednesschool budget will then be sent to the voters for a citywide land Area Comprehensive Transit System will host a public day, April 27 at Cumberland County Civic Center, 7 p.m.; vote Tuesday, May 10. The City Council will vote on the meeting to discuss ways to improve mobility on Congress Game 2: Thursday, April 28 at Cumberland County Civic municipal budget May 16. Thursday, April 28, 5:30 p.m., Street between State Street and Franklin Street including Center, 7 p.m.; Game 3: Saturday, April 30 at Broome Room 209: Finance Committee Public Hearing, public comthe feasibility of establishing a bus priority corridor from County Veterans Memorial Arena, 7:05 p.m.; Game 4: ment taken on city budget. Monday, May 2, 7 p.m., City High Street to Elm Street. Prior to the meeting, the public is Monday, May 2 at Broome County Veterans Memorial Council Chambers: City Council Public Hearing for city invited to participate in one of two guided walks along the Arena, 7:05 p.m.; Game 5 (if necessary): Tuesday, May 3 budget only. Tuesday, May 10: Citywide vote on school corridor from Longfellow Square to Lincoln Park. For more at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, 7:05 p.m.; budget. Visit the city’s website for the latest information on information about the meeting and the Portland Mobility Game 6 (if necessary): Friday, May 6 at Cumberland the budget process, www.portlandmaine.gov/financialreProject, visit the city’s website at http://www.portlandCounty Civic Center, 7 p.m.; Game 7 (if necessary): Satports.htm#FY12_Budget_Process. maine.gov/planning/congressstreetbus.asp. To RSVP for urday, May 7 at Cumberland County Civic Center, 7 p.m. see next page the tour or public meeting or to submit questions, email http://www.portlandpirates.com/splash1.asp

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‘Work It Up’ celebration 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Second Anniversary Celebration of Moving Maine Forward, One Business at a Time by “Work It Up” Organization: This nonprofit economic development organization is inviting owners, managers and human resources executives of Maine companies to join “Work It Up” members at this celebration of the more than 100,000 hours of volunteer professional services delivered to Maine businesses and nonprofit groups. There is no charge for attending. “Work It Up” will highlight the results experienced by the 15 firms that were selected as recipients of the organization’s $3 million Economic Stimulus Program.

New recipients of assistance from the Economic Stimulus Program will be announced. “Work It Up” is Maine’s fastest growing organization for working, non-working and underemployed professionals who volunteer to deliver business solutions and project-management services to small businesses, individual entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations. Portland Harbor Hotel, 468 Fore St., Portland.

Catherynne Valente at Longfellow Books 7 p.m. Catherynne Valente will share her newly released novel, “Deathless,” at Longfellow Books. “In her own words, Catherynne Valente is ‘drawn to feminine archetypes that previous generations have found threatening or dangerous: crones, oracles, madwomen, Amazons, virgins who aren’t helpless, bad mothers.’ Her new novel, ‘Deathless,’ brings to life Koschei the Deathless, the devilish villain representing the evils of the world through generations of Russian folklore. Valente transforms this traditional Russian fable with her modernized take, creating a story accessible to today’s readers. Joining actual twentieth century Russian history with her own version of Russia’s rich mythology, Deathless is a magical tale of love, death and revolution.”

Equal Time, Equal Value: Building Healthier Communities through Time Banking 7 p.m. Professor Ed Collom, Chair of Sociology at USM will be presenting “Equal Time, Equal Value: Building Healthier Communities through Time Banking” at the Hannaford Auditorium. “Across the globe, activists are creating their own local currencies or non-cash exchanges to complement national currencies. Community currency networks are ‘do-it-yourself’ groups, established with the intention of building social capital and making goods and services more accessible. This presentation will provide an overview of local currencies and an in-depth investigation of Time Banking. ... Light refreshments will be served and the event is free and open to the public at the USM Portland Campus inside the Abromson building with free parking in the garage attached to Abromson. The event is being presented by the University of Southern Maine Office of the Provost, Research Administration and the Office of Sponsored Programs and is the First Annual Provost’s Research Fellowship Presentation.”

Friday, April 29 Words & Images 2011: Resurgam Book Release Party 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The launch for the forty-first publication Words & Images will feature Kate Cheney Chappell, Adrian Blevins, and an exclusive reading by bestselling author Andre Dubus III from his recent release Townie: A Memoir.

There will be a cash bar, free hors d’ouerves, and live music from 8-9 p.m. by Olas, a Portland-based flamenco-inspired band. The event is free and open to the public. Words & Images 2011:Resurgam is the latest issue from Words and Images, a student-produced publication from the University of Southern Maine. Talbot Lecture Hall in Luther Bonney Hall, USM Portland Campus, 92 Bedford St.

‘The Woodmans’ 6:30 p.m. “The Woodmans” screens at Movies at the Museum at the Portland Museum of Art. Friday, April 29, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 30, 2 p.m.; Sunday, May 1, 2 p.m.

NR. “Francesca Woodman’s haunting black-and-white images, many of them nude self-portraits, now reside in the pantheon of great photography from the late 20th century.

The daughter of artists Betty and George Woodman (she a ceramicist and he a painter/photographer), Francesca was a precocious RISD graduate, who came to New York with the intention of setting the art world on fire. But in 1981, as a despondent 22-year-old, she committed suicide. The Woodmans beautifully interweaves the young artist’s work (including experimental videos and diary passages) with interviews with the parents who have nurtured her professional reputation these past 30 years, while continuing to make art of their own in the face of tragedy. The film grapples with disturbing issues, among them: parent-child competition and the toxic level of ambition that fuels the New York art scene.” ” http://www.portlandmuseum.org/events/ movies.php

Port City Music Hall plays host this weekend to the MAMM SLAM Finals, where six bands will compete for the title of Best High School Band in Maine. The following finalists will begin the competition at noon. Tickets are $10 for students, $12 for adults: The Modest Proposal (Freeport HS), Finding Perfection (Scarborough HS), The Twisted Truth (Portland HS, Casco Bay HS, South Portland HS), Dusty Grooves (Cheverus High School HS), Crossed Out (Gorham HS), MaineToday.com Wildcard Band: Midnite Haze (Telstar High School/Bethel HS).

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The Journey Within at Mayo Street 7 p.m. The Journey Within: A performance by Anca Gooje at Mayo Street Arts. “Discover the fascinating world of Bharata Natyam, the most ancient style of Indian classical dance in a unique experience of self discovery. The performance is presented by Anca Gooje who choreographed and performed in India and Europe. Come and experience this mystical art form!” Tickets online and at the door: $10. http:nirananda.ticketleap.com/indiandance

Benefit for Brunswick fire victims 7 p.m. The Theater Project’s Young Company has organized a benefit for the victims of the recent fire at 45 Maine St. in Brunswick.Local teens from Brunswick and Topsham will perform at The Theater Project (14 School St.) to help raise money. Tickets will be $5, general admission, available at the door. All proceeds will be donated. The Theater Project is a 501(c)(3). For more information, contact the box office at 729-8584.

Maine Playwrights Festival marathon evening 7:30 p.m. Acorn Productions, a nonprofit art presented located in the Dana Warp Mill, announces the complete line-up for the 10th annual Maine Playwrights Festival (MPF), the company’s annual celebration of the work of local theater artists. The month-long festival begins in early April with staged readings of two full-length plays.

Later in the month, the MPF moves to the St. Lawrence Arts Center, where 10 short plays will be presented in two evenings of rotating repertory between April 14 to 29. Each evening of plays will be presented four times, along with a special marathon evening on Friday, April 29 on which all 10 plays will be performed beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the 10th annual Maine Playwrights Festival are $16 for adults, $14 for students and seniors. The MPF culminates with the second annual 24-Hour Portland Theater Project, which features directors from five different area companies. The 24-Hour Portland Theater Project will have two performances at 5:30 and 8 p.m. on the St. Lawrence Stage on Saturday, April 30. Entrance to the 24-Hour Portland Theater Project festival is $8. The 10 playwrights whose short plays have been selected for the MPF are all Maine residents hailing from a variety of communities throughout the state: Marie Coyle (Portland), Larry Crane (Southport), Lynne Cullen (Yarmouth), Shannara Gillman (Seal Harbor), Kathy Hooke (Portland), Michael Kimball (Cape Neddick), Cullen McGough (Portland), Jefferson Navicky (Portland), Isabel Sterne (Cape Elizabeth), Michael Tooher (Portland). This year’s short plays will be directed by Karen Ball, Laura Graham, Michael Levine, Stephanie Ross, and Tess Van Horn. www.acorn-productions.org or 854-0065

DudeFest 2011 (‘The Big Lebowski’) 8 p.m. One Longfellow Square welcomes fans of the movie, “The Big Lebowski.” “The Dude abides over One Longfellow Square for a night of mayhem featuring a screening of

the Coen Brothers’ ‘The Big Lebowski.’”

With live music from the film performed by The Little Lebowski Under Achievers around 10 p.m. and a Costume Contest! The Little Lebowski Under Achievers features Matt Shipman and Steve Roy of The Stowaways! Sign up for the Costume Contest at the show —ticket required to participate. Judges will be chosen ahead from a selection of local “Dudes.” White Russians on special all night, and wear a bathrobe for $3 tickets at the door! “Half-price tickets if you come in a bathrobe but only if there are any tickets left!” http://www.onelongfellowsquare.com/Details. asp?ProdID=1111

Saturday, April 30 Feathers over Freeport 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feathers over Freeport: A Birdwatching Weekend, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, April 30-May 1, Bradbury Mountain State Park, Pownal, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport; park admission: $3, adults; $1.50, children, ages 5-11; all others free. “Feathers over Freeport: A Birdwatching Weekend” will highlight special birding opportunities in the greater Freeport area, featuring top Maine experts, plus hikes, workshops and other activities for people of all abilities and interests at two locations – Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal and Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park in Freeport, according to event organizers. Sponsored by the Maine Department of Conservation’s Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) and the Freeport Wild Bird Supply, organizers hope it will become an annual event showcasing the special natural resources of the area, including the annual Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch and the annual return of nesting osprey at Wolfe’s Neck Woods.

Meeting of the Friends of Baxter State Park 7:30 a.m. The 11th annual meeting of the Friends of Baxter State Park will be held at the Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital Street in Augusta. Prior to the meeting, there will be a birdwalk led by expert birders Jay Adams and Ted Allen at 7:30 a.m. At 8:30 a.m., coffee and muffins will be available and books and art pertaining to Baxter State Park and Katahdin will be on display. The meeting will run from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The keynote speaker is Earle G. Shuttleworth Jr., Maine State Historian, who will talk about his personal recollections of former Governor Percival P. Baxter. The meeting also includes a report on the “State of the Park” by Park Director Jensen Bissell, the election of new directors to the Friends of Baxter State Park board, and a musical performance by Rosalea Kimball of the rare “Katahdin Waltz,” composed in 1855. After lunch, participants may choose to go on a guided hike at the Bond Brook Recreation Area in Augusta or on a Woods Walk at Wilson Pond in Wayne.

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silent auction featuring donations from area businesses and Relay For Life of Greater Portland teams. Items to include four floor seats to any Red Claws game in the 2011-2012 season, live theater tickets, local restaurant gift certificates, hand-crafted pottery items and much more. The Spring Music Fling will take place on th at The Gold Room on Warren Avenue in Portland. Gates open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. and will end at 1 a.m. Show is ages 21 plus. Tickets are $20 per person and proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Portland. To purchase tickets please email greaterportlandrelay@gmail.com. www.facebook.com/relayforlifegreaterportland

Drug Take-Back program at ecomaine 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Regional waste manager ecomaine will be a host site for the U..S Drug Enforcement Administration’s free Drug Take-Back program. DEA’s Maine Resident Agent in Charge Michael Wardrop said the program is offered, “so that everyone can rid their medicine cabinets and care facilities of those potentially harmful medications which impact our public safety, personal well being and clean environment.” The ecomaine site is in Portland at 64 Blueberry Road, just on the other side of the Maine Turnpike from UNUM. Troop G of the Maine State Police will be at ecomaine as individuals drive up to drop them off any quantity of unwanted drugs. Large quantities from institutional use are welcome, as well as small quantities from individuals. Last year’s Drug Take-Back Day in Maine netted 7,820 pounds of prescription drugs. Also at the Public Works Recycling Center at 271 Hill St., Biddeford; Community Center on Franklin Street in Saco; new police station at 16 E. Emerson Cummings Blvd., Old Orchard; Goodwin Mills Fire Station, Lyman; Kennebunk High School; Kennebunkport Police Station on Route 9; and the Rite-Aid and Hannaford in Buxton. www.ecomaine.org or www.deadiversion. usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html

Drug take-back day in South Portland 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “The South Portland Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to the South Portland Community Center, 21 Nelson Road, or the Community Partnership for Protecting Children (CPPC) HUB trailer, 580 Westbrook Street. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. Last September, Americans turned in 242,000 pounds — 121 tons — of prescription drugs at nearly 4,100 sites operated by the DEA and more than 3,000 state and local law enforcement partners. The South Portland Police Department hosted two drug takeback dates in 2010; one in conjunction with the DEA, and a second in concert with the Cape Elizabeth Police Department and the South Portland Community Advocates for Social Action (SPCASA). Those local events netted over 280 pounds of prescription drugs.”

Meet the Artists: The Family Gallery Talk 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. “Enjoy a very special time in the 2011 Portland Museum of Art Biennial for families with exhibiting artists Alisha Gould, Carly Glovinski, and Alicia Eggert. We love to talk as families and invite artists to join in our conversation. The artists will share tools and experiments and other parts of the art-making process that are usually left behind in the artists’ studio! The art on the wall will ‘speak to you’ with your help! All children must be accompanied by an adult.”

Community Dog Show at The Woods at Canco 11 a.m. The Woods at Canco retirement community, located at 257 Canco Road in Portland, is hosting its fourth annual Community Dog Show. Prizes will be awarded in a variety of categories such as “Best Dressed,” “Best Trick” and “Mirror Image Award.” Light refreshments will be provided for people and pups. The public is invited to attend and donations will be collected for the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, in honor of Animal Cruelty Prevention Month. For their current wish list, visit www.arlgp.org. To learn more about the fourth annual Community Dog Show, please call The Woods at Canco at 772-4777.

MAMM SLAM Finals noon to 6 p.m. After two days worth of high energy performances at Empire Dine & Dance over the April 2 weekend, the Maine Academy of Modern Music and the Portland Music Foundation announced the MAMM SLAM Finalists: The Modest Proposal (Freeport HS); Finding Perfection (Scarborough HS); The Twisted Truth (Portland HS, Casco Bay HS, South Portland HS); Dusty Grooves (Cheverus High School HS); Crossed Out (Gorham HS); Wildcard Band: Midnite Haze (Telstar High School/Bethel HS). Five of the bands were selected to move on to the Final Round by a panel of judges that was comprised of professionals recruited from the local music community by the Portland Music Foundation. A sixth Wildcard Band was selected by an online poll held by MaineToday.com. The Port City Music Hall will play host to the MAMM SLAM Finals on Saturday, April 30, where the six bands will compete for the title of Best High School Band in Maine.

Cheverus High School auction 6 p.m. The 25th annual Cheverus High School auction, Guys and Molls, will be held at Cheverus High School, 267 Ocean Ave. “We are turning back the clock to the excitement of the Roaring 20’s: jazz, flappers, the Charleston, gangsters and G-men … Rumor has it that Cheverus now has a speakeasy, and that the ‘Holy Moly Club’ will be hopping with our famous live auction! Come and join in the

Shot over a four year period in America, Britain, Lebanon, and Pakistan, “Holy Wars” follows a danger-seeking Christian missionary and a radical Irish Muslim convert, both of whom believe in an apocalyptic battle, after which their religion will ultimately rule the world. The film screens at SPACE Gallery Wednesday, May 4.

(COURTESY IMAGE) merry mayhem and see for yourself!” 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., The Speakeasy: Silent Auction; 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Club Holy Moly: Dinner and Dessert; 8:30 p.m., Live Auction Mayhem! Tickets are $50 per person and will benefit the Cheverus Scholarship Fund. For more information visit the Cheverus website at www.cheverus.org.

‘Dancing with the Community’ 6:30 p.m. South Portland Recreation teamed up with local dance studios to put on a benefit dinner/dance similar to “Dancing with the Stars.” The benefit dance will feature local celebrities dancing with local area dance instructors for a competition like the popular show, “Dancing with the Stars.” Participants are Kevin Scott, 2010 gubernatorial candidate, with Ann Smith; Jill Duson, former mayor, with Sergei Slussky; Robert Lynch, a local chiropractor, with Johanna Welch; Barbara Joyce, Italian Heritage Center first lady, with John Davis; and Verne Weisberg with Elizabeth Richards. Special showcase presentations by Christian Clayton and Polina Kirillova, professional ballroom dancers, and Joe Cupo and Patty Medina, last year’s “Dancing with the Community” winners. Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Ave., Portland; doors open at 6 p.m. No tickets will be sold at the door. Call 767-2650 or go to the South Portland Recreation Department at 21 Nelson Road, South Portland.

Salt River benefits Peace Action Maine 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Salt River will thrill the audience with their folk music and much more.” At the Sacred Heart Catholic Church located at 80 Sherman St. in Portland. Donations benefit Peace Action Maine. Suggested donations at the door $15 [sliding scale]. For more information, call Sally Breen at 892-8391 or e-mail sallybreen@roadrunner.com

WMPG’s seventh annual Fashion Show Benefit 7:30 p.m. WMPG announces the seventh annual Fashion Show Benefit at PULSE on Spring Street in Westbrook.

WMPG’s celebration of local fashion designers, A Night of Fashion, Entertainment and Community Fashion Show Highlights, opens its doors at 7 p.m., with 7:30 p.m. preshow entertainment with Dark Follies; 8 p.m. The 2011 WMPG Fashion Show; music by DJ Corbin; 9 p.m. Meet & Greet Designers and Models; 9:30 p.m. Dance Party — closing. Music by DJ (Stuck in the 80’s) Ron. Tickets available online at www.WMPG.org. VIP reserved seating $20; general admission $10; students with ID $5.

Lewiston! Cabaret 7:30 p.m. Lewiston! Cabaret illuminates the stage of the Franco-American Heritage Center’s beautiful new Heritage Hall, featuring a wide array of stage performers young and old assembled for one night of great entertainment by Lewiston’s ever-popular Cabaret host Louis Philippe. Tickets are $18 and can be purchased by calling 689-2000 or in person.

Contra Dance at COA 7:30 p.m. Contra Dance with Big Moose Contra Dance Band and caller Chrissy Fowler in College of the Atlantic’s Gates Center, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor. Lessons at 7:30 p.m., Dance begins at 8 p.m. $6. Children free. www.coa. edu or 288-5015.

Spring Music Fling by Relay For Life 8 p.m. Celebrating three decades of music and hits, the Relay For Life of Greater Portland will be hosting a Spring Music Fling in partnership with The Gold Room in Portland, featuring Motor Booty Affair, Time Pilots and Sly-Chi. “Since the theme of this year’s Relay For Life of Greater Portland event is ‘A World With Less Cancer Is A World With More Birthdays’ it seemed appropriate to celebrate as many birthdays as we could in one night,” said event cochair Susan Towle. “We were fortunate to partner with The Gold Room and these three popular bands to feature music from the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s.” In addition to the dance parties that will be breaking out around The Gold Room, Relay For Life of Greater Portland Youth Outreach Chair Andrea Levinsky, a senior at Deering High School, is organizing a

Sunday, May 1 Maine Green Independent Party convention 9 a.m. The Maine Green Independent Party will be holding its annual statewide convention at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. All registered Greens in Maine are encouraged to participate. Starting at 9 a.m. the gathering will elect steering committee members and will discuss Party platform and bylaws. After lunch, provided at noon, candidates for Portland’s Mayoral race will speak as will Independent Legislator Ben Chipman and a representative of Maine’s labor community. Interested non-Greens are welcome to attend as non-voting guests. The public is invited to join the gathering at 6 p.m. on the Brunswick Mall for a celebration of Bringing in the May, a tradition that goes back to the 12th century. The convention closes with some drumming and dancing and ancient ritual, from the Library to the Mall to the beat of “The Different Drummers” (a Yarmouth Drumming circle), followed by a May Pole dance to the tunes of Doug Protsik and Friends. The May Pole Dance will be a weaving together of our intentions for building community and sustainability in the year ahead. In case of rain, the drumming will take place in the Morrill Community Room at 6 pm. The May Pole dance can be held only in dry weather. For registration and more information visit www. mainegreens.org

Sacred Living Gatherings 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Unity Center for Sacred Living, an open, interfaith, Oneness oriented Spiritual Community, is “here to evolve consciousness through what we call The New Spirituality. We know that the essence of Spirit is within each and every one of us, and our aim is to create a safe and sacred space for each person to explore their own perception of Spirituality. UCSL offers weekly gatherings that are informative, creative, interactive, and sometimes ceremonial followed by fellowship.” Sacred Living Gatherings on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Williston-West Church, Memorial Hall (2nd fl), 32 Thomas St. Portland. For more information call 221-0727 or email centerforsacredliving@gmail.com.

‘Food is Hope benefit for Wayside Food Programs 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Truly Chillemi, a second grader at Pond Cove Elementary School in Cape Elizabeth, has helped organize a musical event and food drive called “Food is Hope” to benefit Wayside Food Programs of Portland. The event will be held at the Local Buzz, 327 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth. Scheduled artists include jazz trumpeter Marc Chillemi and the SoPo Trio, singer songwriter Chris James, and traditional Cuban group Primo Cubano.

Donations of non-perishable food will be collected at the event. “After learning about Martin Luther King Jr. at school in January, Truly was inspired to do something to help people in her community. She hopes to use music as a medium for bringing people together and raising awareness about hunger. With the help of her father, jazz musician Marc Chillemi, Truly has organized this event to benefit Wayside Food Programs. ‘Truly’s idea to use music to teach people about the social condition of hunger is quite remarkable,’ says Susan Violet, Wayside’s Executive Director. ‘We are very grateful to her. I want to thank everyone who is supporting her effort.’” The event will benefit Wayside’s Food Programs and help the many families and individuals who lack adequate access to resources to feed their selves or their families.

The Maine Irish and their Labor Union 2 p.m. Maine Irish Heritage Center presents: The Maine Irish and their Labor Union Granite Cutters International Union of North America. Lecture and movie by Dorothea J. McKenzie at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland. “According to Charles A. Scontras in his 1994 study of Maine Labor Unions, Collective Efforts Among Maine Workers: Beginnings and Foundations, 1820-1880, ‘The Maine granite cutters, through their formation of the Granite Cutters National Union, made a major contribution to the national labor movement, and for many years served as in inspirational model for workers throughout the state.’” http://www.stonecuttersonline.org see next page

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Maine Audubon to lead local bird watching tours

Spring ritual

Matt Ricks of Portland Public Services mulches trees near City Hall Monday in a spring ritual of painting and general outdoors upkeep throughout the city. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Next month, Maine Audubon staff will lead bird watching walks through two popular migratory spots in Portland, the city reported in a press release.

Walks will be offered at Evergreen Cemetery Woods and Capisic Pond, two of the best places in southern Maine to get a close look at migrating songbirds — particularly warblers, according to a city press release. It’s possible to see more than 20 warbler species in a single morning, including the hard-to-find Cape May, bay-breasted, mourning, and Tennessee warblers. Southern “overshoots” (wormeating, yellow-throated, hooded, or cerulean) can also be found at the parks this time of year.

The walks are open to the public, all skill levels, and free to members of Maine Audubon. Nonmembers are asked to make a $5 donation to the organization for the guided tour. Participants should bring binoculars and field guides.

The schedule is: Evergreen Cemetery Woods Walks, Monday, May 9-Thursday, May 19 at 7 a.m. Meet in the back of the cemetery by the kiosk at the southwest end of the ponds; Capisic Pond Trail, May 13 and 20, 7 a.m. Walks will begin at the Macy Street entrance.

For more information, visit http://habitat.maineaudubon.org.

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Portland Symphony Orchestra finale concerts 2:30 p.m. The Portland Symphony Orchestra will close its 2010-2011 season with music of Wagner and Mozart, and featuring Ravel’s luminously beautiful “Daphnis et Chloé.” Music Director Robert Moody will conduct two performances on Sunday, May 1, at 2:30 p.m. and Tuesday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium. The PSO’s season finale concerts are sponsored by KeyBank, with media support from MPBN. Ticket prices range from $17-$70 and are available at porttix.com and by phone at 842-0800 or in person at PortTIX (20 Myrtle St., Portland).

Special pricing may be available for students, seniors, and groups of 10 or more.

‘The Thinking Heart’ in Portland 7 p.m. Four performances of “The Thinking Heart: the Life and Loves of Etty Hillesum,” will be presented in the Portland area during April, May and June. Conversation concerning the work will follow performances. First Parish Portland, 425 Congress St., Portland, on Sunday, May 1, at 7 p.m. Contact: 773-5747. Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 Allen Ave., Portland, on May 22, at 3 p.m. Contact: Caroline Loupe, cmloupe@maine. rr.com, 926-5983. Admission: Donation requested. Glickman Family Library at the University of Southern Maine, 314 Forest Ave., seventh floor, Portland, on June 2, at 7 p.m. This performance is sponsored by Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance. Contact: Joshua Bodwell, Executive Director, director@mainewriters.org, 228-8263.

Monday, May 2 ‘Health as a human right’ 5:30 p.m. A public forum to discuss health as a human right is being hosted by students from the University of New England School of Social Work at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Congress Street in Portland. “This collaborative event will mobilize our communities to action in the pursuit of access to equitable health resources. The evening will include a panel discussion with health professionals and legislators, a conversation with community members and an opportunity to take action.” The event is free and open to the public. Unitarian Universalist Church, Parish Hall, 425 Congress St., Portland.

Tuesday, May 3 East End Wastewater Treatment Facility Tour 10 a.m. to noon. Portland Water District invites the public

to celebrate National Drinking Water Week, May 1-May 7.

“Have you ever wondered what happens after you flush?

What is flushable, anyway? Find out how PWD treats millions of gallons of wastewater every day, helping to keep Casco Bay clean for wildlife and people.” www.pwd.org

cancer patients and their families as they continue along their cancer journeys. Attendees at this day-long conference can participate in a variety of informative workshops, visit community resource exhibits, and share similar experiences and stories with others touched by cancer.

Hike Along the Sebago to the Sea Trail

Portland Symphony Orchestra preview

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Join Sebago to the Sea Coalition partners Presumpscot Regional Land Trust and PWD as we take a hike on the newest section of the Sebago to the Sea Trail, designed to link Sebago Lake with Casco Bay. Naturalists will point out features, habitats, and other fun environmental facts along the trail. Hike is approximately 2 miles. Sebago Lake Ecology Center. www.pwd.org

5:30 p.m. Portland Symphony Orchestra Music Director Robert Moody will present a preview of the 2011-2012 PSO season at the Merrill Auditorium Rehearsal Hall.

The event is free and open to the public. Robert Moody will provide an overview of the upcoming season’s concerts, including highlights of both Classical and Pops series, background on guest artists, and how the season evolved. The preview event will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. The PSO’s 2011-2012 season runs from October 2011 to May 2012 and includes nine Classical and four Pops programs. Subscriptions to the PSO’s upcoming season are now on sale, with prices ranging from $80 to $390 depending on series and seat location.

Details are available through portlandsymphony.org or by calling PortTIX at 842-0800.

‘Ethnographic research in the Yucatan peninsula’ 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Last winter, three College of the Atlantic students travelled to the state of Quintana Roo on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico to pursue field work into land management, government aid, and politics. The three seniors, Zimmerman Cardona of Belize, Adelina Mkami of Tanzania, and Neil Oculi of St. Lucia, will be showing portions of their senior project in an exhibit called “One State, Three Projects: Ethnographic research in the Yucatan peninsula” in the college’s Ethel H. Blum Gallery from May 2 to 6. There will be an opening reception May 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. Ethel H. Blum Gallery of College of the Atlantic. Gallery hours, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor. For information contact cclinger@coa.edu, 288-5105 or 801-5733. Free.

‘The Final Inch — Fighting To Eradicate Polio’ 4 p.m. Polio, contrary to what people might think, has not vanished from our world. Throughout Asia and Africa, this highly contagious disease is still destroying people’s lives.

At 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, College of the Atlantic student Jesse Karppinen will be screening the film, “The Final Inch — Fighting To Eradicate Polio,” followed by a discussion of public health efforts to wipe out the disease. The movie and talk will be in McCormick Lecture Hall as part of COA’s ongoing Human Ecology Forum.

Wednesday, May 4 33rd Annual Living With Cancer Conference 7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. The American Cancer Society’s 33rd Annual Living With Cancer Conference will take place at the Augusta Civic Center. Volunteers and staff from the American Cancer Society created the first Living With Cancer Conference in 1979. Each year cancer patients and survivors, family members, caregivers, and healthcare professionals come together to attend this event. This year’s theme, “Facing Cancer Together,” is as a day of sharing personal stories and medical information designed to help

Roof runoff, rain gardens, and rain barrels 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Take a guided tour of the Sebago Lake Ecology Center’s lake-friendly yard to learn about rain gardens, rain barrels, and other easy ways a homeowner can create a beautiful yard that reduces pollution. Sebago Lake Ecology Center. www.pwd.org

Rated Local ongoing film series 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Nickelodeon Cinemas will present the second installment of Rated Local, an ongoing film series showcasing eight new short works from Maine filmmakers.

Organized by Portland’s Eddy Bolz, David Meiklejohn and Allen Baldwin,Rated Local will screen at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the Nickelodeon or online at the Nickelodeon’s website, http://patriotcinemas. com/nickelodeon.html.

Film: ‘Holy Wars’ 7:30 p.m. Film screening. “Touching down in four hotbeds of religious fundamentalism — Pakistan, Lebanon, UK, and heartland America — ‘Holy Wars’ goes behind the scenes of the 1400 year old conflict between Islam and Christianity. By filmmaker Stephen Marshall (Guerrilla News Network, Battleground) the film follows a danger-seeking Christian missionary and a radical Muslim Irish convert, both of whom believe in an apocalyptic battle, after which their religion will ultimately rule the world. Tracking their lives from the onset of the ‘War on Terror’ through the election of Barack Obama, Holy Wars shows that even the most radical of believers can be transformed by our changing world.” SPACE Gallery. $7/$5 for SPACE members, all ages.