The Portland Daily Sun, Friday, May 13, 2011

Baxter LePage gets chilly reception

I-295 ‘worst thing to happen during Urban Renewal’

‘Angry Inch’ rock opera opens tonight in Portland

See News Briefs on page 3

See Jeff Spofford’s column on page 4

See the story in On the Town, page 9

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Williams: Nation ‘politically paralyzed’ Fox News analyst to release book about his firing from NPR News

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Fox News analyst Juan Williams talks to the media in Portland Thursday before serving as keynote speaker for the Salvation Army of Greater Portland at the organization’s benefit dinner. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

National political analyst Juan Williams has a new word for TV and radio broadcasting. ”Now I think we have narrowcasting,” Williams said.

Recently fired from National Public Radio in a free-speech controversy, Williams was in Portland Thursday to fill the role of guest speaker at the Salvation Army of Greater Portland’s inaugural “Champions For Kids” Benefit Dinner.

Before the dinner, Williams talked about the controversy surrounding his firing from NPR News, which terminated his contract last fall after remarks he made on the Fox News Channel about Muslims, and called broadcasting today “narrowcasting,” a reference to the limited perspectives allowed in some media.

Last fall, Williams appeared on The O’Reilly Factor, and host Bill O’Reilly asked him

“I think it’s dangerous, I think we need people hearing stories about each other.”

— Juan Williams on news media breaking into niches to comment on the idea that the United States is facing a quandary with Muslims. Williams said: “Look, Bill, I’m not a bigot. You know the kind of books I’ve written about the civil rights movement in this country. But when I get on the plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous,” according to an NPR press release about the firing.

Williams recalled the episode as a career and life changer. see WILLIAMS page 8

Baldacci: ‘Portland has the wind at its back’ Two arrested Former governor is guest of honor at Democratic dinner

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Former Democratic governor John E. Baldacci, while withholding comment on his controversial successor, emphasized his efforts to build bipartisanship during his two terms in the Blaine House.

Baldacci is being honored at the annual Portland Democratic City Committee Truman Dinner, tonight at 5:30 p.m. at the Italian Heritage Center. He spoke with The Portland Daily Sun Thursday about the city's

upcoming mayoral election, developments he championed from Augusta and the state of politics in Maine.

New Republican Gov. Paul LePage has riled his critics with a more blunt governing style, but Baldacci refrained from saying anything about the current governor. He preferred to praise Portland DemoBaldacci cratic Chair Jill Barkley and Vice Chair Ralph Carmona for revitalizing the party, saying he's looking to the city's fall election of a voter-approved mayor.

"You have an important election coming up in Portland for mayor, that's the largest city in Maine, a big

“You have an important election coming up in Portland for mayor, that’s the largest city in Maine, a big economic engine for the state.” — John Baldacci, former governor economic engine for the state," Baldacci said.

He said he wants to help make sure that "turnout is high, good candidates come forward and focus on jobs and the economy."

The Democratic Party is in the minority in the Maine Legislature, but Baldacci credited the Portland Democrats for building up enthusiasm.

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Portland police have charged two people with aggravated assault in connection with an early morning stabbing yesterday in North Deering.

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Speaking up in class via social media (NY Times) — Wasn’t it just the other day that teachers confiscated cellphones and principals warned about oversharing on MySpace?

Now, Erin Olson, an English teacher in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, is among a small but growing cadre of educators trying to exploit Twitter-like technology to enhance classroom discussion. On Friday, as some of her 11th graders read aloud from a poem called “To the Lady,” which ponders why bystanders do not intervene to stop injustice, others kept up a running commentary on their laptops.

The poet “says that people cried out and tried but nothing was done,” one student typed.

Another offered, “She is giving raw proof ... that we are slaves to our society.”

Instead of being a distraction — an electronic version of note-passing — the chatter echoed and fed into the main discourse, said Mrs. Olson, who monitored the stream and tried to absorb it into the lesson. She and others say that social media, once barricaded outside the school door, can entice students who rarely raise a hand to express themselves through a medium they find as natural as breathing.

“When we have class discussions, I don’t really feel the need to speak up or anything,” said one of her students, Justin Lansink, 17. “When you type something down, it’s a lot easier to say what I feel.”

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Obama seeks reset in Arab world WASHINGTON (NY Times) — For President Obama, the killing of Osama bin Laden is more than a milestone in America’s decade-long battle against terrorism.

It is a chance to recast his response to the upheaval in the Arab world after a frustrating stretch in which the stalemate in Libya, the murky power struggle in Yemen and the brutal crackdown in Syria have dimmed

the glow of the Egyptian revolution.

Administration officials said the president was eager to use Bin Laden’s death as a way to articulate a unified theory about the popular uprisings from Tunisia to Bahrain — movements that have common threads but also disparate features, and have often drawn sharply different responses from the United States.

Crime wave in Egypt has people afraid, even police CAIRO (NY Times) — The neighbors watched helplessly from behind locked doors as an exchange of gunfire rang out at the police station. Then a stream of about 80 prisoners burst through the doors — some clad only in underwear, many brandishing guns, machetes, even a fire extinguisher — as the police fled.

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Three months after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, a surging crime

wave in post-revolutionary Egypt has emerged as a serious threat to its promised transition to democracy. Businessmen, politicians and human rights activists say they fear that the mounting disorder — from sectarian strife to soccer riots — is hampering a desperately needed economic recovery or, worse, inviting a new authoritarian crackdown.

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LePage’s dog Baxter doesn’t feel the love

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has proposed cutting $2 million in state funding to Maine Public Broadcasting Network, which broadcasts PBS television and NPR radio across the state.

LePage, a Republican, says the cut is necessary to balance the budget, but MPBN officials plan to contest the funding cut.

“This enables us to be able to deliver NPR news, to deliver Sesame Street, to deliver basketball all over the state.

Without that state funding it just wouldn’t be there” MPBN CEO Jim Dowe told WCSH Channel 6.

The cut would represent MPBN’s entire share of state funding, and about 20 percent of its annual budget.

“We revisited a lot of programs and we just had to make a decision on where to find some money and this was one the Governor felt comfortable recommending”, Finance Commissioner Sawin Millett said this week.

The Legislature’s appropriations committee will review the proposal on Monday, Channel 6 reports.

When Gov. Paul LePage unveiled a Facebook page for his dog, Baxter, Thursday, the reception was lukewarm.

“Have you joined Baxter LePage on his Facebook page yet?” the governor’s Facebook page queried.

“Barf.”

“You’re kidding me. Right?”

“Double barf.”

“Sour people. you all looked,” wrote someone else.

“I’m sorry but this dog does not represent a strong Maine work force please remove it as soon as possible,” rejoined another.

“Bitter bitter humans,” concluded a sixth post yesterday.

Baxter officially debuted in mid-April on Facebook and maintained a separate blog, http://baxterblogs.wordpress.com.

“My name is Baxter, and I am the ‘First Dog’ of Maine,” the dog’s Facebook page states. “I live in the Blaine House located in Augusta, Maine. I’m a terrier mix (not sure what the mix thing is about) and everyone tells me I am very cute. ... People think find it interesting that I was named Baxter before I moved into the Blaine House and now I am walking the same halls Governor Percival Baxter walked when he lived here in 1921. The staff sometimes jokingly calls me ‘Percy,’ and the Governor always calls me “Little Buddy”; but to the public, I am Baxter, First Dog of Maine.”

Baxter “Skypes” with schoolchildren, according to Facebook, promising to “speak” with classrooms across the state “about what it is like to be First Dog at the Blaine House.”

Stolen ‘Welcome’ sign recovered, re-installed at Portland intersection The “Welcome to Portland” sign that went missing in December is back in its rightful place today at the intersection of Fore River Parkway at West Commercial Street.

Crews from public services installed the 5-foot by 8-foot wooden sign yesterday morning, roughly a month after it was recovered in Gorham.

According to the city, the 100-pound sign is worth about $3,500.

“We are very happy to have it back,” city spokesperson Nicole Clegg said.

“It’s at one of the major entrance-ways to the city. Thousands of cars pass by it everyday.”

A Gorham resident found the sign on April 12 in a field that runs along Route 202, not far from the Buxton line, said Gorham Police Sgt. Michael Nault. He said the sign was covered by a tarp.

The sign was eventually brought to the Gorham police department, where it sat for a day or two until Portland city workers came to pick it up.

Despite being missing for five months, the sign is no worse for wear.

“There was a little bit of scuff mark that we had to paint over, but that could of been there before,” Clegg said.

Gorham police have turned the case of the stolen sign back over to Portland, where the case remains active, according to a city news release.

City residents without high school diplomas invited to ‘Amnesty Day’ Portland residents who have not completed high school are invited to attend the Portland Public Schools’ Amnesty Day on May 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at King Middle School to learn about options for getting their degree.

At the event, participants can find out about programs offered by Portland Adult Education and Youth Building Alternatives as well as the opportunity to enroll in Portland High School, Deering High School, Casco Bay High School and Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS).

They can sign up on the spot.

Lunch will be served. Door prizes include tickets to upcoming concerts

by Taylor Swift and Wiz Khalifa.

Last May, the district held its

A sign similar to that one at the intersection of Franklin Street and Marginal Way that was stolen in December was re-installed at its right place yesterday at the intersection of Fore River Parkway and West Commercial Street (Courtesy Photo).

first Amnesty Day. Sixteen people attended, including Tuyet (Snow) Le, and several signed up for programs to continue their education.

Despite sincere efforts, Le had been unable to complete her degree due to difficult circumstances both inside and outside of school. At last year’s Amnesty Day, she re-enrolled in Portland High School. She spent an additional year in school and will proudly graduate on June 2, school officials report.

Proposed graffiti rules advance in Portland New rules aimed at combating graffiti in Portland’s urban core were endorsed by a key committee this week, and now head to the full city council for review.

The Public Safety Committee voted 2-0 on Tuesday to advance the proposed graffiti ordinance. Committee Chair Ed Suslovic expected the full council would likely take up the ordinance in late June.

In its current form, the ordinance would create civil penalties for graffiti vandals caught in the act and also enact new restrictions on sale and possession of so-called “graffiti implements” like spray paint, broad-tipped markers and glass etchers.

The proposed rules would also create new requirements for property owners.

As drafted, property owners would have to remove graffiti, or present a plan to remove it, within 10 days of receiving notice from the city.

Failure to do so could bring fines ranging from up to $100 for the first offense and $500 for three or more violations.

A proposal to eliminate fines for prop-

erty owners that was introduced by Councilor Dave Marshall was defeated.

Although the fines structure for property owners has proven controversial, Suslovic said there were ample opportunities for building owners to avoid them.

“There was clearly some opposition from people as far as fining property owners who are victims of crime, but … it seems that the way ordinance is written, as long as property owner makes some kind of response, they wont get fined,” Suslovic explained.

The ordinance was written by the department’s neighborhood prosecutor, Trish McAllister, with help from Doug Fuss, a local bar owner.

Night work planned at Forest Ave. intersection Beginning Sunday, May 15th and continuing through Wednesday, May 18, Dearborn Brothers Construction will be working at the intersection of Walton Street and Forest Avenue between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. as part of the ongoing combined sewer separation project.

Throughout the night work, twoway traffic will be maintained, the city said in a news release.

However, traffic patterns outlined by flaggers and barrels will change. Motorists should pay close attention to flaggers and other directional indicators as they travel through this intersection.

While the work is ongoing, commuters may want to seek an alternate route to avoid traffic and delays. Motorists are urged to watch out for bicyclists and pedestrians in these work zones.

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Don’t give up your day job IF we are to believe the latest round of political wife coverage, Callista Gingrich is the new face of her husband’s presidential campaign, and Maria Shriver is a former first lady lost in transition.

Neither of these story lines pass the straightface test, but they fit the traditional narrative that casts such wives as either props or problems. Some habits die hard, no matter how many times Michelle Obama expresses an independent thought.

The Question of the Week hovers over Callista Bisek Gingrich, who, we are told, broke up Newt Gingrich’s second marriage to become ––––– Wife No. 3. Is she — problem!

— a reminder of her husband’s Creators philandering past, or is she — Syndicate prop! — his new secret weapon that will propel him into the White House?

Let us put to rest, please, the notion of the husband-robbing harlot. Mrs. Gingrich III didn’t break up Mr. Gingrich’s second marriage. He did, and in an impeachable fashion, if he meant what he said about Bill Clinton at the time.

We really don’t know what Mrs. Gingrich thinks

Connie Schultz

see SCHULTZ page 5

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Forest Avenue’s future may even include a tree or two When Joe Gray retired early last year, he listed to reporters as one of his accomplishments early on the purchase of land for and construction of the Reiche School in the West End. The school sits in the middle of what were multiple historic housing units between Brackett and Clark streets.

At the time, back in the late ‘60s, cities across the nation were going through the process of “Urban Renewal,” which sought to level entire neighborhoods viewed as run-down, and in their place build the 1970 version of a mini-urban oasis. To the 1970 eye, the Reiche School may have been viewed as a building of great architectural accomplishment. To the modern eye, the building is a prime example of the blight it was supposed to replace.Not only was the Reiche School an architectural failure, but Portland suffered at the hand of federal thinking in many areas during this short-sighted time.

Bayside was split in half when its heart was sliced in two by the Franklin Arterial, Union Station was bulldozed in favor of a strip mall and horrible looking and out of place buildings like the Maine School of Law on Deering Avenue were constructed without regard to

Jeffrey S. Spofford ––––– Ayuh! their surroundings.

But the absolute worst thing to happen to the city during Urban Renewal was the severing of the city in half by Interstate 295. In the late 1960s, the only highway available to the supercharged 440-cubic-inched, four barrel carbed public was the Maine Turnpike, which only grazed the city at its outer reaches. These folks, obviously inconvenienced by the mere thought of having to see our scenic neighborhoods and frightened at the prospect of having to travel only 35 miles per hour down Brighton Avenue to get to the heart of the city, were part of the driving force behind the federal government’s push, and the state’s backing, to construct a highway that would get you to Porteous five minutes faster.

The ironic thing that happened as a result of the interstate is that instead of bringing people into

the city, it enabled Portlanders a quicker escape. The road sprouted large-scale, development on the city’s outskirts that were more attractive to the 1970 shopaholic and shuttered our downtown department stores.

Even without the acknowledgment of state and federal leadership that we are facing an energy crisis coming at us like a semi nearly side-swiping you as you attempt to merge on to 295 at exit 6, Portlanders on their own are coming to terms with the problem and realizing that better pedestrian access, safer biking right of ways, more green space and efficient public transportation are our generations version of Urban Renewal.

Thankfully there is an effort underway to take a quantum leap and “make right what once went wrong.” In case you missed it, last night a discussion was held at USM’s Abramson Center to discuss the Forest Avenue corridor and the effects the last 50 years of motoring has had on the neighborhoods that border it. Courtesy of a generous grant, a study is being conducted to determine how to best reconnect Forest Avenue not see SPOFFORD page 5

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returned to my job as a newspaper SCHULTZ from page 4 columnist after a year’s leave of of her husband’s candidacy, or her absence during my husband’s race. role in it, because she isn’t talking.

That morning, The Plain Dealer This frees up everybody to speculate ran an article noting that combinon the secret codes embedded in her ing the roles of wife and columnist appearance. There have been obser“could be complicated,” but that I vations about her frozen smile, stiff would be ever vigilant in avoiding hair and the string of pearls around conflicts. I appreciated the word her neck. Her old college chum, Tim “complicated,” rather than “imposPeter, is all over that one. sible.” It reflected an editor’s faith As he explained to The Times, in me, and one I knew was not uni“That’s a role she has had to versally shared in my profession. assume because that one morning After I sat down at my desk in the you go out for the paper without newsroom, readers, mostly women, your makeup started callon, that’s the ing to welcome day you wind me back. One I don’t know what it’s like to be up on the front described as perfectly coiffed, but of them was page.”

I understand that it’s an impossible Maria Shriver.

Yikes.

I’m We had met standard and a cliché. married to a only once, and senator, Sherbriefly, at a rod Brown, and I never wear so crowded event years before. She much as lip gloss to pick up the had no reason to remember me, but papers. Not once has this sacrilege I certainly knew who she was. As landed me on the front page of anya columnist married to an elected thing. But then again, I know a lot official, I was keenly aware that Ms. of senators’ wives — and CongresShriver put her career on the back sional wives, too, who do the same burner after her husband became thing. I suspect this stubborn strain governor. of common sense also afflicts Mrs. She introduced herself over the Gingrich. I don’t know what it’s like phone, told me she had read the to be described as perfectly coiffed, article and welcomed me back. but I understand that it’s an imposThen she got to the point of her call. sible standard and a cliché.

“Please don’t leave the profesWhich brings me to the new stansion,” she said. “Don’t let anyone dard, as personified by women like tell you that you can’t do this job.”

Maria Shriver. Ms. Shriver and We talked for about a half-hour, her husband, former Gov. Arnold and in that time I got an inkling of Schwarzenegger of California, have what Ms. Shriver had sacrificed for separated. News articles depict Mr. love. She never once complained, Schwarzenegger as infused with but she talked at length about her a bright new brio, cutting movie days as a reporter, and why she deals and flitting about the globe. missed them. And she made it clear Ms. Shriver, on the other hand, that I should follow a different is coming off as a female Eeyore, course. described as “adrift” and “someThere have been times since what at sea.” that call when I’ve felt the weight In less than two years she lost of responsibility, and the sting of her mother, father and uncle, Senaunkind speculation about my martor Edward M. Kennedy. Now her riage. At such moments, I pinch marriage is unraveling, and she is myself that I’m so lucky to have trying to figure out what comes next such problems, and think of that — for her and her family. Drawcall from Ms. Shriver. ing on her reporting impulses, she I’m not worried about Maria posted a YouTube video in March Shriver. She’ll continue to write asking viewers to share tips on her own script as most of us women how they handled big transitions in have come to expect. That applause their lives. you hear is ours.

Politically speaking, she is way off script. Thank God. And I’m cheer(Connie Schultz, a columnist for ing her from the sidelines, just as The Plain Dealer, is the author of she did for me four years ago. “... And His Lovely Wife: A Memoir In January 2007, I had just From the Woman Beside the Man.”)

I-295 ‘worst thing to happen during Urban Renewal’ SPOFFORD from page 4

only with the rest of the city, but back to nature to better blend in with its surroundings.

These types of discussions are going to become more commonplace as the everyday motoring we have taken for granted comes to an abrupt end when the cost of energy makes it unattainable to you and me. It’s time for Portland to reinvent itself from a time of misguided thinking to a modern era that will be largely self-sufficient. A discussion to

cut back the twenty acres of cloverleaf highway ramps that connect 295 to Forest Avenue at exit 6 to two small intersections that enable the expansion of Deering Oaks Park and provides for better pedestrian and bicyclist access is a great start.

As a nod to the past, maybe the plans could include an oil shrine.

(Jeffrey S. Spofford, circulation manager for The Portland Daily Sun, lives in Portland and blogs about city government at spoffordnews.com.)

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In this file photo, then-Gov. John Baldacci speaks during an economic development event in Portland. The former governor is the guest of honor tonight at the Portland Democratic City Committee Truman Dinner. “I really believe that if you engage ... everybody around the table you end up with a better product,” Baldacci said of his governing philosophy. “It’s not just to have bipartisanship for bipartisanship’s sake, but to have a quality product.” (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

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2002 and reelected in 2006, and one of the accomplishments he singled out was helping to bring a deep-water pier, or megaberth, to Portland Harbor.

The future is bright for the Port City, he said.

"Portland has the wind at its back," Baldacci said.

Tourism development and waterfront improvements came to mind as projects he supported as governor.

"I just enjoyed working with the community and “I’ve been so pleased its leadership in trying with the development, to realize — especially you can’t look at the coming out of the worst Food Channel and recession since the Great Depression — there are not see the chefs of opportunities to expand Portland showing up.” the megaberth so you can take in more than one — John Baldacci ship at a time ... That was huge, I worked with them on that, we certainly worked on redevelopment of the Maine State Pier and the cargo container port so you could make improvements there so you have a working waterfront," Baldacci said.

"We've worked a lot in Portland to build up the megaberth for tourism, I’ve been so pleased with the development, you can't look at the Food Channel and not see the chefs of Portland showing up," he said.

Today, Baldacci is working on military health care reform at the U.S. Department of Defense. Overseeing the National Guard in Maine was a training ground for military health care reform in the Obama administration, he said.

"A lot of things that we did — we tried to bend the curve longterm — are ths same issues that we have to face as a country," Baldacci said.

Asked if he had any advice for LePage, Baldacci said he didn't, at least not to share.

"I had my turn, and I think that this is his turn," Baldacci said.

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she parked her car on Croquet Lane, according to Lt. Gary Rogers. The incident occurred at about 3:15 a.m.

Kimberly Hood, 42, and Keith Johns, 43, were arrested shortly afterward while trying to leave Croquet Lane, Rogers said. Hood allegedly stabbed the victim, while Johns is accused of punching her, police said. Both of the accused are from Portland.

Police believe the victim was still inside her car when the attack occurred.

“She was in the process of getting out. The vehicle

had just stopped, but the door wasn’t even open,” Rogers said.

The victim was transported to Mercy Hospital with non-life threatening injuries and released by Thursday afternoon.

Police say the incident was not random.

“The victim knows these two; they are known to each other,” Rogers said. “They were having a dispute over something.”

Three other people were traveling in the victim’s 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier when the incident occurred.

Police said none of the passengers was injured.

Major record labels settle suit with LimeWire

BY BEN SISARIO THE NEW YORK TIMES

Ending a five-year court battle over music piracy, the major record companies on Thursday settled a copyright infringement lawsuit with LimeWire, a popular filesharing network, for $105 million, the Recording Industry Association of America announced.

In the suit, filed in 2006, the labels and the R.I.A.A., their trade group, accused LimeWire of running a Web service “devoted essentially” to piracy by allowing users to upload and download songs without permission. LimeWire began in 2000, and the labels contend that Mark Gorton, 44, the site’s creator and a defendant in the case, continued to operate it

even after the Supreme Court ruled in 2005 that a similar service, Grokster, could be held liable for infringement.

Although the $105 million settlement is far from the $1.4 billion the labels had sought as a maximum penalty, the companies are hoping that the case will act as a deterrent to further piracy since Mr. Gorton, a former Wall Street trader with millions in personal assets, will also face liability.

“We are pleased to have reached a large monetary settlement following the court’s finding that both LimeWire and its founder Mark Gorton personally liable for copyright infringement,” Mitch Bainwol, the R.I.A.A.’s chairman, said in a statement. “As the court

heard during the last two weeks, LimeWire wreaked enormous damage on the music community, helping contribute to thousands of lost jobs and fewer opportunities for aspiring artists.”

Five years ago, Kazaa, another peer-to-peer file-sharing system, settled a suit with the major record companies for $115 million. In the suit, the labels identified more than 9,000 recordings made since 1972 that had been traded on LimeWire without permission and sought damages of up to $150,000 for each song.

Judge Kimba M. Wood of United States District Court in Manhattan ruled a year ago that LimeWire had violated copyright, and when the settlement was reached, the case was in trial to set damages.

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Friday, May 13, 2011— Page 7

Accused Dittmeyer killer ‘not a murderer,’ friend says

BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

OSSIPEE, N.H. — The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office is keeping a tight lid on the evidence implicating the three men charged in connection with Krista Dittmeyer’s death, but details about the men’s lives have been emerging in the last 24 hours.

Dittmeyer, a 20-year-old Portland resident, disappeared on April 22.

She was found dead in a snowmaking pond at Cranmore Mountain in North Conway on April 28. Authorities found Dittmeyer's 14-month-old daughter inside her Nissan Sentra sedan on April 23. The car was idling and the flashers were left on.

Police arrested three New Hampshire men in connection with her death on Wednesday.

Senior assistant attorney general Jane Young offered short answers to questions about whether more arrests are pending or whether more charges might be filed against Anthony Papile, Michael Petelis and Trevor Ferguson.

It depends on what the facts of the case reveal, she said. “The investigation remains ongoing.”

She would not confirm if any of the sealed search warrants issued by Ossipee District Court on Wednesday pertained to her cases, and neither could the court.

“All I know is the judge looked at them, signed them and sealed them,” court clerk Jean Flayhan said. She didn’t know how many search war-

Anthony Papile has been charged with several other crimes in the past, including burglary and witness tampering, but those charges were dropped, officials reported. (JAMIE GEMMITI FILE PHOTO)

rants there were.

State Police officers were combing the area around Petelis’ apartment on Route 16 in Ossipee on Thursday.

But while authorities have been quiet, other information about the three men is coming out.

Papile, the 28-year-old Ossipee man authorities say plotted to steal drugs and money from Dittmeyer and wound up killing her, was formerly a

snowmaker at the ski area where Dittmeyer’s body was found.

“We can only confirm he was a seasonal employee four years ago in 2007,” Cranmore spokeswoman Kathy Bennett said.

Bennett directed all further questions to the Attorney General’s office: “This is an active investigation and we are cooperating with police, and until the case is completely resolved we are not making any statements.”

Papile’s criminal record goes back to 2002. He’s been in and out of jail since 2004, when he was convicted of criminal threatening, a misdemeanor. He is currently serving two years probation for a receiving stolen property from November 2009.

Papile has been charged with several other crimes in the past, including burglary and witness tampering, but those charges were dropped.

A close friend of Papile’s who has known him for years said there is no way he killed Dittmeyer.

“He is not a murderer,” Holly West said. Papile is godfather to her daughter, she said, the kind of guy who would stop to help you if you had a flat tire.

“He has no reason to do this,” she said. “Tony doesn’t do drugs. He’s never been that way.”

He does make bad decisions, she said, and has stolen and lied in the past, but “a thief doesn’t equal a murderer.”

None of his convictions are for violent acts, she points out.

“He got caught up in a bad situation,” she said, which isn’t surprising because of how willing he is to be helpful. The authorities are accusing the wrong person of murder, she said.

One of the two men accused of conspiring with Papile, Trevor Ferguson, was always at Papile’s side, West said.

“Trev is an amazing guy,” she said.

“He does everything Tony says.”

The night Dittmeyer disappeared, April 22, was Ferguson’s birthday.

Ferguson graduated from Mary Walker High School in Springdale, Wash., in 2006. He has worked at several of local restaurants, sometimes alongside Papile. According to his MySpace page, he hopes to become a crime-scene investigator, and he is a fan of crime dramas.

Papile started at Kingswood Regional High School in Wolfboro, N.H., in fall of 1997 at the same time as the third man involved, Michael Petelis. Neither finished — Papile withdrew near the end of his third year, according to principal Guy Donnelly, and Petelis withdrew at the start of his sophomore year.

Petelis also has a criminal record, with convictions for theft and burglary, as well as probation violations for drug use.

Papile's younger brother, Joshua, has also served time in jail. He pleaded guilty to multiple charges after spearheading a "mini crime spree" that struck at least 11 businesses in four southern Carroll County towns over six months back in 2005.

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Former NPR News figure plans release of book “God has been good, all of the sudden there’s a different emphasis, a different focus for my journalistic efforts.” — Juan Williams ing, honest debate in this country because there are so many people who want to tell you what you can’t say, or that what you said is biased, bigoted, racist, homophobic, sexist, whatever. The ability to have a full-throated conversation is becoming more and more difficult,” he said.

The country has become “politically paralyzed,” Williams argued.

“There are certain things you can’t say,” he said.

Asked about a proposal in Maine to publicly defund Maine Public Broadcasting Network, Williams said he couldn’t speak to Maine’s situation but, “I think in general we’ve reached a turning point where public radio now has to look more to its listeners, being listener supported, and local advertisers and nonprofits to get more involved.”

Williams said, “I think public radio has reached the point where, it’s a valuable commodity, it’s an important journalistic platform, but I think that it has sufficient support from its listeners.

As to once offering analysis both at NPR and Fox News, Williams said it was a welcome opportunity to reach different audiences.

“The fact that they were both writing checks to me, paychecks ... the idea was that I brought something of value to both audiences and both audiences wanted to know something that was going on on either side. I think it’s kind of sad that I’m the exception to the rule, that people are not allowed to straddle and just be themselves and say the same thing

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in both venues, and speak their heart, rather than being asked to fit into a prescribed box, in order in some cases to pander to the expectations of that audience,” Williams said.

“I think we live in a landscape now, in terms of media landscape, that’s all niche media, where people can tune in for one purpose to hear one political perspective or one type of entertainment, from one channel, it could be on your radio or TV, or in your newspaper readings,” he said.

“I think it’s dangerous, I think we need people hearing stories about each other,” Williams said.

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“I was unceremoniously let go by NPR in what became a national controversy over the fact that I said that when I’m in airports and I see people dressed in Muslim garb, that there’s a moment of anxiety for me especially after what happened on 9/11,” he said in a Q-and-A session with reporters.

“After a 10-year career at NPR, it was totally stunning that they would say to me that I was fired and not even allowed to come in and have a discussion about it,” Williams said.

(NPR issued a statement at the time praising Williams as a valuable contributor but saying it had given him notice that it was severing his contract. “His remarks on The O’Reilly Factor this past Monday were inconsistent with our editorial standards and practices, and undermined his credibility as a news analyst with NPR,” the statement read.)

“My fall was one of some emotional trauma,” Williams said. “And I had been working for Fox News Channel before I went to work for NPR, and I feared that the response from Fox would be, ‘You know, you’re tainted and you’re too much of a controversial figure and polarizing,’ but to the contrary then Fox offered me a more expansive deal, so now I’m political analyst for the Fox News Channel. ...”

Williams, who now also writes for The Hill and Foxnews.com, said the incident has led to new journalistic opportunities and a forthcoming book.

“God has been good, all of the sudden there’s a different emphasis, a different focus for my journalistic efforts,” he said.

Williams said he just finished a book, titled, “Muzzled,” due out in late July. It’s about “the whole NPR experience and how difficult it is to have free-flow-

The Salvation Army of Greater Portland’s inaugural “Champions For Kids” Benefit Dinner in Portland last night raised money for outreach and family support, including a new initiative to create a playspace for homeless children, the Corps director reported.

“We’re hoping to get it online by the fall,” said Major Terry Shaffer with the Salvation Army of the multi-partner effort to give homeless children a place to play and learn.

The Cumberland County Infant Toddler Homeless Initiative would “create a playspace for homeless children. It would be a place that would have educational toys and toys that would help with their physical development,” Shaffer said.

Three other partners are involved, and the Salvation Army Shaffer is trying to raise funds for the program.

“We hope to raise enough money through events like this,” Shaffer said, referring to last night’s “Champions For Kids” Benefit Dinner. Fox Television contributor and political analyst Juan Williams was guest speaker at The Salvation Army’s inaugural benefit dinner.

The Salvation Army also is embarking on a new day camp program, “Laugh & Learn with the Salvation Army!” day camp, which runs from June 20 through Aug. 26. Applications will be taken starting Monday, May 16.

During an interview session with local media, Williams said he appreciates the Salvation Army and similar faith-based efforts to support families.

“My family, mom and three kids benefited from church groups, especially Episcopalian church groups,” he said.

“So many of their kinds of humanitarian efforts are just central to my identity to who I am and making me a successful person in this life,” he said.

For more about the Portland Corps, visit www.use. salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_portland.nsf.

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Friday, May 13, 2011— Page 9

ON THE TOWN 'Angry Inch' rock opera opens tonight

BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Tonight a gender-bending rock opera makes its Portland debut as a troupe of local actors and musicians kick off a five-show run of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” at Space Gallery.

John Cameron Mitchell’s awardwinning glam-rock musical follows “Internationally ignored” song stylist Hedwig Schmidt, a “fourth-wall smashing, East German rock & roll goddess who also happens to be the victim of a botched sex-change operation,” according to a press release from Space Gallery.

The Portland production was shrunk down to size by producer/ actress Lisa van Oosterum. Featuring a cast of six characters on stage for the duration of the performance, the show is set up like a live rock concert where Hedwig (played here by Gene Dante) shares his life story with the audience between songs. Dante’s own band, Gene Dante and The Future

“Hedwig and the Angry Inch” plays tonight in Portland.

“It’s glam rock at the core, but the styles of songs range from country to a classic singa-long to ballads, and then there is the extreme rock out,” said producer/ actress Lisa van

Starlets, fills out the cast and provides the live musical backing.

While the play tells the story of glam-rocker Hedwig, van Oosterum said there is a little musical something for everyone. “It’s glam rock at the core, but the styles of songs range from country to a classic sing-a-long to ballads, and then there is the extreme rock out,” she said.

It’s the music that first drew van Oosterum to the play. “With my passion for rock music and theater, this show has everything,” she said. “It’s so well written and emotional and rock n roll, but it’s so different from most musicals in that you experience it as if you’re going to see a rock concert, but you also get that theatrical sensibility in there,” she said.

Moving from Boston five years ago where she participated in two stagings of the play in 2002 and 2003, van Oosterum was surprised to learn that Portland had yet to mount a professee INCH page 16

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Aleric Nez tapped by Maine Radio Project for performance tonight Maine Radio Project presents: Aleric Nez Moody Lords (578 Congress St.) 8 p.m. $5 donation

BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Started last summer by members of the Portland arts and cultural community, the Maine Radio Project is an Internet-based, non-commercial platform for unique, locally produced programming reflective of city’s diverse talents.

“I was thinking about the sheer amount of local music that we have (in Portland) and thought, what if we started our own Internet radio station that could feature the wealth of creativity we have here,” said founder and local gallery owner Jess Lauren Lipton.

Nine months in, the project has a dozen shows in production and

is slowly expanding into hosting live music events around town as a means of promoting local artists and music-related businesses, according to organizer Will Ethridge.

“It's been a good experience so far, Right now we are trying to figure out new ways to set the Maine Radio Project apart as something different and unique for Portland's creative community,” said Ethridge, who also runs local indie label Eternal Otter Records.

“The idea is to get out of the station and do events that more directly engage with the community. With tomorrow's event we get to highlight the Maine Radio Project, the music of Aleric Nez, and the Moody Lords' business,” he said.

The cozy, offbeat Congress street vinyl and used clothing shop was a fitting choice to host Nez, who was see PROJECT page 16

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You are naturally compelled to help the very young, the very old and anyone with obvious need. Resist the urge to take care of people who are not in any of those categories.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You may not want the limelight for yourself, but you see the benefit of getting more publicity for your project, your work or your team. You will find it easy to reach many people now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Strategize about how you will reach your goal. Remember that when the atmosphere is calm, sudden movements tend to startle anyone with a heartbeat. But in chaos, no one will be fazed.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It’s absolutely sweet how crazy you are about someone special. Be careful not to make this person the center of your life, though. You are far better suited for that role.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You have social premonitions all the time in the sense that you understand people and can accurately predict how they will react in certain circumstances.

Today’s premonition is even more profound than usual.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 13). It’s a lucky year, especially if you happen to have been born on a Friday. But all May 13 birthdays are likely to enjoy love and happiness in this next year, providing you place your affections with those who readily return them. Domestic matters resolve in June. Business brings success in July and October. Sagittarius and Capricorn people adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 23, 1, 47, 29 and 37.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ve wanted a chance to show someone how much he or she means to you.

You’ll now have the perfect opportunity to do so. You’ll give from the heart and be warmly received.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). A certain project seems to be taking over your life in some ways, including financial. Don’t emphasize how expensive it is. Instead, focus on the joy and education it brings you and the bonding that happened because of it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You are paying attention and firing on all cylinders. No one has to tell you twice. You’ll receive all the messages clearly the first time, including the nonverbal cues.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You always work harder at jobs you really love. You’ll ask tough questions about today’s work. Would you still do this if you were a multimillionaire? If not, what work would you still be willing to do?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your social circle is expanding, one conversation at a time. Casual fun turns into making plans. It will feel wonderful to make close friends with someone as loving and normal as you are.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You will conduct many experiments as you try to reach a new level of accomplishment. This may pertain to a game or the mastery of a talent. Once you execute an action, analyze the results you get honestly and objectively.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The sound of a storm can be frightening, even when you’re warm inside and there’s very little chance that the weather will affect you. News is the same way. Know that you’re going to be just fine. You are protected. Take courage.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, May 13, the 133rd day of 2011. There are 232 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter’s Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca (MEH’-met AH’-lee AH’-juh).

On this date: In 1607, English colonists arrived by ship at the site of what became the Jamestown settlement in Virginia (the colonists went ashore the next day).

In 1846, the United States declared that a state of war already existed with Mexico.

In 1861, Britain’s Queen Victoria declared her country’s neutrality in the American Civil War, but also acknowledged that the Confederacy had belligerent rights.

In 1917, three shepherd children near Fatima, Portugal, reported seeing a vision of the Virgin Mary.

In 1918, the first U.S. airmail stamps, featuring a picture of a Curtiss JN-4 biplane, were issued to the public. (On a few of the stamps, the biplane was inadvertently printed upside-down, making them collector’s items.)

In 1940, Britain’s new prime minister, Winston Churchill, told Parliament: “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”

In 1958, Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat, were spat upon and their limousine battered by rocks thrown by antiU.S. demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela.

In 1961, actor Gary Cooper died in Los Angeles six days after turning 60.

In 1985, a confrontation between Philadelphia authorities and the radical group MOVE ended as police dropped a bomb onto the group’s row house; 11 people died in the resulting fire that destroyed 61 homes.

In 1994, President Bill Clinton nominated federal appeals Judge Stephen G. Breyer to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Harry A. Blackmun.

One year ago: Three Pakistani men who authorities say supplied funds to Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad were arrested in a series of raids in New England.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Buck Taylor is 73. Actor Harvey Keitel is 72. Author Charles Baxter is 64. Actor Franklyn Ajaye is 62.

Actress Zoe Wanamaker is 62. Singer Stevie Wonder is 61. Former NBA All-Star Dennis Rodman is 50. Actor-comedian Stephen Colbert (kohl-BEHR’) is 47. Rock musician John Richardson (The Gin Blossoms) is 47.

Actor Tom Verica is 47. Country singer Lari White is 46. Singer Darius Rucker (Hootie and the Blowfish) is 45. Actress Susan Floyd is 43. Contemporary Christian musician Andy Williams (Casting Crowns) is 39.

Actress Samantha Morton is 34. Rock musician Mickey Madden (Maroon 5) is 32. Actor Robert Pattinson is 25. Actor Hunter Parrish is 24.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My daughter has five beautiful children whom we love very much. My husband and I often take the kids overnight and on weekends to give some quiet time to their parents.

When the children are with us, they behave beautifully. But when their parents walk back in the door, it is a total disaster.

This past weekend was the worst. As soon as their parents came over, the kids began jumping, running around, screaming and teasing the dog. I lost it and really yelled. I know my son-in-law was upset, but he will sit there and do nothing when things like this are going on.

I feel terrible and am depressed about losing control. My daughter and her husband never correct the children, and it is upsetting when my husband and I go out of our way to make a wonderful weekend for the kids and have it end on a sour note.

I want to say something to my daughter and son-in-law, but don’t want to damage our relationship. I have thought of alternatives, such as not taking the children at all, taking only one at a time or only watching the kids at our house. We have a country home, a large yard, a couple of dogs and plenty of space, so it is more enjoyable for us to have the children here anyway.

I am so disappointed, angry and hurt with the children’s behavior, I just want to cry. My husband does not want me to say anything. What do you think? -- Frustrated and Sad Dear Sad: As tempting as it is to criticize your daughter’s parenting skills, we urge you not to. She will resent it enormously. The most helpful thing you can do is teach those children proper behavior when they are with you. Whenever possible, baby-sit at your country home. If they turn into wild animals when their parents pick them up, so be it.

Dear Annie: Counseling is frequently mentioned in your

column, sometimes as your recommendation, sometimes by readers whose partners won’t accompany them and occasionally by someone disappointed or happy with the results.

This makes me wonder how successful counseling is. Perhaps your readers would share their experiences and tell us how to find a good counselor. -- Problem Still Here Dear Problem: You’ve raised some valid issues. So, readers, how about it? Let us know if you’ve tried counseling, how you found your counselor and what your experience was like.

We’ll print the most interesting and helpful responses.

Dear Annie: My boyfriend, “Dan,” recently died after a sudden heart attack. He was only 39 and in seemingly good health.

Dan was completely estranged from his family, so when he had his heart attack, I was the person the hospital contacted, and I was the only one by his bedside. I notified his family, but they didn’t bother to show up until after he died.

At that point, they all swooped down and made funeral arrangements that Dan would not have wanted. Instead of the military funeral and religious service he once told me he preferred, the family had him cremated with no service at all.

I was told there was nothing I could do because Dan didn’t leave a will, nor had he named me as the person to handle arrangements. In most states, the immediate family, no matter how distant, has the right to make those decisions.

Annie, please let your readers know how important it is for people to make a will and give specific instructions. It could save a lot of grief and misunderstanding. -- Sadder but Wiser Dear Sadder: People don’t like to think about their funerals, especially if they are relatively young. But anyone who has specific wishes should put them in writing and see that everyone has a copy. Our condolences.

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Friday, May 13 Warbler Week continues at Capisic Pond 7 a.m. Maine Audubon staff will lead bird watching walks through popular migratory spots in Portland. Walks will be offered at Capisic Pond. May 13 and 20, 7 a.m. Walks will begin at the Macy Street entrance. For more information about Warbler Week, visit http://habitat.maineaudubon.org/ articles/Warbler-Weeks-at-Evergreen-Cemetery/998/.

Annual Portland Democratic City Committee Truman Dinner honoring former Gov. John Baldacci 5:30 p.m. The annual Portland Democratic City Committee Truman Dinner honoring former governor John Baldacci at the Italian Heritage Center. Great Food, Live Music, Cash Bar and Democrats. All funds raised will energize the Portland Democratic City Committee to educate voters regarding Democratic candidates and issues, local and statewide.

Sponsorships and advertising opportunities are still available! Please contact Chair, Jill Barkley at portlanddems@ gmail.com or 332-1297 or Vice Chair Ralph Carmona at 518-9177 to discuss. *No one will be turned away due to an inability to pay. Please contact us at portlanddems@gmail. com or at the numbers listed above to discuss affordable options.” http://portlanddems.org/?p=8

Riverbank Shakespeare Festival 6 p.m. The Acorn Shakespeare Ensemble, presenters of the “Naked Shakespeare” series, once again offers local audiences the treat of Shakespeare in the park with the second annual Riverbank Shakespeare Festival at Riverbank Park on Main Street in Westbrook. The centerpieces of the festival are two late-period romances that contain some of the richest and most complex language in the entire canon: Antony and Cleopatra and Cymbeline. Additionally, the Young Actors Shakespeare Conservatory will present as their final showcase The Comedy of Errors. All 3 shows have been abridged to various extents and will be offered free of charge with a suggested donation of $10. Performances take place May 6 to 22 on Friday evenings, Saturday afternoons and evenings, and Sunday afternoons and evenings. The complete performance calendar appears below. Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets and picnic during the performances. No reservations are necessary, and in case of inclement weather, audiences are encouraged to check Acorn’s website at www.acornproductions.org or call the business office at 854-0065.

May 13 at 6 p.m., Cymbeline; May 14 at 2 p.m., Antony and Cleopatra; May 15 at 2 p.m., Comedy of Errors; May 15 at 6 p.m., Antony and Cleopatra; May 20 at 6 p.m., Antony and Cleopatra; May 21 at 2 p.m., Antony and Cleopatra; May 22 at 2 p.m., Cymbeline; May 22 at 6 p.m., Antony and Cleopatra. Free, suggested donation $10. FMI: www.nakedshakespeare.org or 854-0065

‘Nostalgia for the Light’ at the PMA 6:30 p.m. “Nostalgia for the Light” screening at the Portland Museum of Art. Friday, May 13, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 14, 2 p.m.; Sunday, May 15, 2 p.m. NR. “For his new film, master director Patricio Guzmán, famed for his political documentaries (The Battle of Chile, The Pinochet Case), travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert in Chile, where atop the mountains astronomers from all over the world gather to observe the stars. The sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe.”

Deering High School Players with the Bard 7 p.m. The Deering High School Players present “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” on May 13 at 7 p.m. and on May 14 at 2 and 7 p.m. in the Deering auditorium. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Deering attendance office during school hours (7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) for $7 (adults) and $5 (students). Tickets at the door on the night of each performance are $10 for adults and $5 for students. For more information, contact Kathleen Harris at 874-8260 or at harrik@portlandschools.org

‘Gershwin Girls!’ revue in Freeport 7:30 p.m. “Gershwin Girls!” is a Cabaret style musical revue featuring the songs of George and Ira Gershwin. The allfemale cast will sing many of the Gershwins’ most popular tunes, with narration about their lives in between songs.

Conceived, written, and directed by Jon Wojciechowski Jr., and with musical direction by Charles Grindle. Performances are May 12 through May 29, Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $22.50 with discounts for seniors and students, and are available through Brown Paper Tickets. See www.freeportfactory.com. The Freeport Factory Theater is located at 5 Depot Street in downtown Freeport. 865-5505

Mad Horse Theater presents ‘Spring Awakening’ 8 p.m. Mad Horse Theater presents “Spring Awakening,”

by Frank Wedekind, translated by Jonathan Franzen.

The play runs Thursday through Sunday, May 5-22 at

Gov. John Baldacci (left) and Shawnee Peak owner Chet Homer unveil the new Summit Triple Chair at the Bridgton ski area. Baldacci will be the guest of honor in Portland tonight at the annual Portland Democratic City Committee Truman Dinner. (FILE PHOTO) Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland, 899-3993. “First performed amid scandal in 1906, the play explores the dawning sexual and intellectual awareness of young, German teenagers. Banned in its 1917 New York run after one night, the play is comic, unsentimental, and brutally authentic. An ensemble of 20 actors, ranging in age from 14 to 70, perform the original 1906 script that was the basis for the 2007 Tony Winning Musical sensation.

Wedekind’s unsentimental and brutally authentic, comedic treatment of such radical content as teenage sex, and suicide created public outrage and charges of obscenity. Best-selling novelist Jonathan Franzen’s exquisite translation captures all of the drama and sarcasm of the original script.” Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18 and $20. Thursdays are pay-what-you-can. For reservations please call 899-3993. More information is available at www.madhorse.com.

Saturday, May 14 Genealogy research trip to Boston 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. “Join Maine Historical Society for a day of genealogical research at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) and Massachusetts State Archives at Columbia Point. NEHGS, which was established in 1845, boasts a collection of more than 200,000 genealogical and historical volumes, over one million manuscripts, as well as census records, vital records, deeds, probates, military records, plus the latest resources in print, microtext, and CD-Rom. The Massachusetts State Archives includes Massachusetts vital records (1841-1910), 19th century passenger lists for the port of Boston, census records, state military and judicial records, Plymouth Colony records and papers pertaining to the early settlement of Maine. Individuals who would like to take the MHS bus to Boston for a day of sightseeing but who do not plan to do research are welcome.” Registration required. Fee: $35 for MHS members; $45 for non-members. *Does not include admission to NEHGS Library (NEHGS Admission: NEHGS Members: Free; non-NEHGS members: $15). To register, please call 774-1822.

Clean Sweep Downtown in Brunswick 8 a.m. to noon. Brunswick Downtown Association’s annual Clean Sweep Downtown. Volunteers are needed to assist in sweeping, weeding, and mulching. Tools are provided; please bring your own gloves. Register in advance by email to director@brunswickdownton.org or sign up on the 14th in front of Senter Place and Cool as a Moose on Maine Street. Rain date, Sunday, May 15.

Spring Plant and Pie Sale 8 a.m. to noon. Spring Plant and Pie Sale by the Longfellow Garden Club at North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Perennials from members’ gardens; baked goods; geraniums.

Plant & Book Sale at Allen Ave. Unitarian Universalist Church in Portland 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Allen Ave. Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 Allen Ave., Portland. Perennials, annuals, houseplants, herbs, gently used garden equipment, plus books of all types!

Greenlaw to speak at USM commencement 9 a.m. Isle au Haut resident, best-selling author and swordfishing captain Linda Greenlaw will be the speaker for the University of Southern Maine’s 131st Commencement. The ceremony will take place at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland. Greenlaw will be awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters at the ceremony. Serena Dawn Gosbee of Sebago will be the student commencement speaker at the University of Southern Maine’s 131st Commencement. She will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in communications. It is expected that nearly 900 graduates will march at the ceremony. For more news, visit USM Today at www.usm.maine.edu/news.

Howie Carr Hit Man 10 a.m. South Portland Nonesuch Books and Cards. “Join popular WGAN talk show host, and author, Howie Carr for a signing of his new book, Rat Bastard. Howie will be signing in our South Portland store starting at 10 a.m. and signing at our Biddeford store starting at 2. Come early for a good place in line as we expect these events to be well attended.

This will be Howie’s only to Maine for this book tour, Don’t miss out!” http://site.booksite.com/6033

Live raptors at Gilsland Farm 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Live raptors presentation at Gilsland Farm, Falmouth. Come to Maine Audubon for International Migratory Bird Day. The Center for Wildlife will bring a long-eared owl, a merlin, an American kestrel and a broadwinged hawk. $15/$10 for adults; $10/$5 for children. www. maineaudubon.org.

University of Maine at Farmington commencement 10:30 a.m. University of Maine at Farmington will celebrate its 2011 commencement at an outdoor ceremony behind the UMF Olsen Student Center on the UMF campus.

Theodora J. Kalikow, UMF president, and Allen Berger, vice president for academic affairs, will confer degrees to this year’s graduates, including the first graduates of UMF’s Master of Science in Education — Educational Leadership degree program. “Bill McKibben, an American environmentalist, author, and educator will deliver the UMF Commencement address. McKibben ... has written extensively about climate change and founded 350.org, a grassroots movement dedicated to help people across the globe become aware of the severe consequences of global warming to all of Earth’s inhabitants.” Jeffrey Lees, graduating senior with a double major in psychology and political science, from Vassalboro, will give the student address. Lees is an honors scholar and was inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta and Psi Chi, two academic honor societies. see next page

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cent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe.”

Public bean supper in Old Orchard

West Kennebunk Kitten Shower 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join Animal Welfare Society of West Kennebunk for the Kitten Shower. Animal Welfare Society, West Holland Road, West Kennebunk. Hosted by WMTW’s Shannon Moss, the event will include a Cat Photo Contest. Collect Kitten Shower Wish List items and on the day of the event all qualifying donations will be weighed. The winning individual/group will receive a tour of the Shelter and a Pizza Party. www. animalwelfaresociety.org

4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Masons of Orchard Lodge No. 215 in Old Orchard Beach will host a public bean supper at the Masonic Hall, 130 W. Grand Ave., Old Orchard Beach. The supper will feature all your favorites; baked beans, hot dogs, chopsuey, coleslaw, and a variety of desserts. The cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children under 12. For more information contact: Seth Dube (937-2062)

Rock N Bowl benefit concert

Eastern Promenade’s Pink Tulip Party noon to 3 p.m. Celebrate spring in a beautiful garden and help fight cancer at Friends of the Eastern Promenade’s Pink Tulip Party at 23 St. Lawrence St. in Portland’s Munjoy Hill. “Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, drinks and music while you admire vibrant tulips and other blooming flowers in Rob and Robin Whitten’s Munjoy Hill retreat. A minimum donation of $10 is suggested. All donations benefit the Pink Tulip Project, which raises funds for the Women’s Cancer Fund at the Maine Cancer Foundation. Founded in 2006 by Robin Whitten, a breast cancer survivor, the Pink Tulip Project has raised more than $200,000 for the fund.” Please RSVP for the Pink Tulip Party by sending an email to info@ friendsofeasternpromenade.org.

Peace Corps 50th Anniversary Around the World Expo Celebration at Bowdoin College

5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Maine Academy of Modern Music will be holding its annual Rock N Bowl benefit concert at Yankee Lanes, 867 Riverside St., Portland. The event will feature performances by a number of the school’s teen rock ensembles including Static, Shift, Chrome, Average Suburban Housecats, Parenthesys, The OxyMorons, The KGT and MAMM SLAM Finalists, The Twisted Truth. Band members hail from Kennebunk, Windham, Freeport, Portland, South Portland, Scarborough, Cumberland, Falmouth and beyond. To promote the event, The OxyMorons will be performing live on FOX23’s Good Day Maine morning show Friday from 7-9 a.m.

Calamity Janes Roller Derby 6 p.m. Maine Roller Derby at the Portland Expo, Calamity Janes vs.

Providence Killah Bees. Tickets $10 advance, $13 doors, $5 Kids 6-12, free for kids 5 and under.

After-party at Empire Dine & Dance.

The Janes are scheduled to take on the Queen City Cherry Bombs (June 4 at the Expo), Long Island Join Victoria Mansion for an elegant doll tea Roller Rebels (June 19 at Happy party at the Maine Irish Heritage Center at 1 p.m. Wheels) and Conn. Yankee Brutals (November in Waterbury). http:// Sunday, May 15. (COURTESY PHOTO) www.mainerollerderby.com/news/

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Bowdoin College Career Planning and the Maine Peace Corps Association are working in tandem with the National Peace Corps Association and the Peace Corps Regional Recruitment Office in Boston to bring the Peace Corps 50th Anniversary Around the World Expo Celebration to the Bowdoin College Campus. The Expo is one of a series of nine 50th anniversary expos held around the country in 2011. The Expo will highlight the work of the Peace Corps over the past 50 years, while seeking to engage RPCVs and inspire the next generation of volunteers. Expo tables will feature exhibits from Returned Peace Corps Volunteers work from around the world, RPCV involvement in the Maine community as a group and information on the Peace Corps as a whole. The event is free and open to the community.

‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ preview 2 p.m. The Scarborough Bull Moose (456 Payne Road) will present a preview of the cult glam-rock musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” “Gene Dante and Maine native Lisa Van Oosterum, stars of the critically acclaimed 2002-2003 Boston production of Hedwig, will perform several strippeddown songs from the over-the-top musical at this free instore event. Hedwig and the Angry Inch tells the story of a fictional rock band fronted by ‘internationally ignored song stylist’ Hedwig Schmidt, a fourth-wall smashing, transgendered, East German rock goddess who escaped Communist East Berlin only to land in a mid-western trailer park. In the show, Hedwig is on tour in the U.S. with her band, trailing a successful rock star who stole her songs and ditched her. Many of her songs are about her life, her loves and her botched sex change operation. Since its 1998 premiere, ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ has been performed throughout the world and has developed a cult following similar to ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show.’” Van Oosterum and Dante present the rock musical Hedwig at SPACE Gallery from May 13-May 21. The 2011 tour also includes stops in Boston and Provincetown, Mass. More information on the production can be found at www.angryinch.com.

‘Nostalgia for the Light’ at the PMA 2 p.m. “Nostalgia for the Light” screening at the Portland Museum of Art. Saturday, May 14, 2 p.m.; Sunday, May 15, 2 p.m. NR. “For his new film, master director Patricio Guzmán, famed for his political documentaries (The Battle of Chile, The Pinochet Case), travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert in Chile, where atop the mountains astronomers from all over the world gather to observe the stars. The sky is so translu-

Women in Harmony concert 7 p.m. Women in Harmony, Portland’s 60-voice women’s chorus, presents its spring concert, “Moving On: Immigration in Song” on May 14 and 15 in Portland. “Moving On” will feature the premiere of (F)light: a borderlands song cycle

by Aroostook County choral composer Erica Quin-Easter.

The nine-song cycle explores the theme of immigration in the international border regions of Maine and Arizona. QuinEaster, who lives in Caribou, collaborated with two awardwinning Arizona poets, Wendy Burk and Eric Magrane, setting to music their poetry. As foundation for their work, the three artists met with naturalists, farmers, cultural workers, and community advocates in the two border regions.

Now in its 18th year, Women in Harmony espouses a musical mission for social justice. “In keeping with the theme of immigration, Moving On will feature a guest performance

by Pihcintu, a local chorus of first-generation immigrant girls. In a workshop at The Telling Room, Portland’s nonprofit writing center for children and young adults, members of Pihcintu wrote a hip-hop song, We Sing, which they will perform with Women in Harmony in the concert. Portland’s nonprofit Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) will have an information table at the concert. ILAP provides information, advocacy, and help with immigration law to 2,000 low-income Maine residents each year. Moving On is supported by an Artists in Maine Communities grant from the Maine Arts Commission and an Alfred Nash Patterson grant from Choral Arts New England. Composer Erica QuinEaster also received an Innovative Production grant from the Maine Arts Commission for the creation of (F)light: a borderlands song cycle. Tickets can be found at Longfellow Books, Starbird Music (Portland); Nonesuch Books (So. Portland). For more information about Women in Harmony, visit www.wihmaine.org.

Greater Freeport Community Chorus 7:30 p.m. Consisting of over 60 members from 22 Maine communities, the Greater Freeport Community Chorus will be performing a varied program in Spanish, Hebrew, Latin, English and Portugese, including Scottish airs, jazz, gospel, a whimsical song about two philosophical crows, and music by Mozart, Rutter, Dello Joio, and Lauridsen. The Saturday, May 14 performance will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Freeport Performing Arts Center at Freeport High School, and the 2:30 Sunday performance will be at the Sacred

Heart Church at 326 Main Street, Yarmouth. Adult tickets are $10, seniors $5, and children under 12 free. Tickets may be purchased at the Freeport Community Center, Music and Moore in Topsham, or at the door. For more information about the chorus, go to www.gfccweb.org

‘Gershwin Girls!’ revue in Freeport 7:30 p.m. “Gershwin Girls!” is a Cabaret style musical revue featuring the songs of George and Ira Gershwin. The allfemale cast will sing many of the Gershwins’ most popular tunes, with narration about their lives in between songs.

Conceived, written, and directed by Jon Wojciechowski Jr., and with musical direction by Charles Grindle. Performances are May 12 through May 29, Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $22.50 with discounts for seniors and students, and are available through Brown Paper Tickets. See www.freeportfactory.com. The Freeport Factory Theater is located at 5 Depot Street in downtown Freeport. 865-5505

Sunday, May 15 Southern Maine Heart Walk 8:30 a.m. Teams of families, friends and co-workers will take part in the American Heart Association’s Southern Maine Heart Walk. “The event’s goal is to raise $335,000 to support the AHA’s lifesaving research, education and advocacy efforts. Health screenings, guest survivor speakers, heart-healthy food, children’s activities (including a bounce house and rock wall), Hands-Only CPR demonstrations, and other educational exhibits aim to inspire people to learn more about their risk for cardiovascular diseases and to improve their health.” Rain or shine at Payson Park, Ocean Avenue, Portland. 8:30 a.m. for Registration/Breakfast/Guest Speakers/9:30 a.m. for Walk around Back Cove. http://www.facebook.com/americanheartmaine

Big Garden Day at Congregation Bet Ha’am 9 a.m. Congregation Bet Ha’am, 81 Westbrook St., South Portland. “All are invited to our plant sale fundraiser, and to observe and help with the planting of the wheat and building of garden beds by our Congregation’s students. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Annual Plant Sale. A great selection of locally dug perennials, vegetable seedlings and shrubs all at great prices. 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. — Wheat Planting. The wheat planting will take place adjacent to the plant sale.

Observe or help our students plant our very first wheat crop. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Build Raised Bed Gardens.

Come join us for hands-on learning under the direction of the Cultivating Community. ... Last month’s Mystery of Matzah event explored the origins of wheat and the possibilities of growing it in our own back yards. We’ll be putting our new skills into practice by planting our very first crop of wheat. Also, our annual plant sale will help raise money for our student-driven vegetable garden project in partnership with Cultivating Community. Plant sale items are cash or check only, please.”

Curtis Willey Memorial 5K — Run for the Future 10 a.m. Finley Recreation Center, Portland Campus of University of New England. “On Sunday, May 15, 2011, the University of New England’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Student Council will host the first, of what we hope to be an annual event, the Curtis Willey Memorial 5K — Run for the Future. This run/walk event is open to all and will begin and end at the Finley Recreation Center on the Portland Campus.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the Willey Children’s Education Fund. Curtis passed away unexpectedly on March 15, 2011, leaving behind his loving wife and three children.

He was completing his first year of the DPT program at UNE. Curtis was a man who touched many lives with his outgoing personality, energy for life, and unfailing kindness towards others. He was exceptionally devoted to his family, and spoke of them often with pride in his voice and a contagious smile on his face. He was also committed to his dream of becoming a physical therapist, and exemplified all of the qualities that would have made him great at it. Curtis valued his opportunities to attain a higher education, and hoped to one day help his children do the same. The Wiley Memorial 5K event is intended to celebrate the life of an outstanding man, and to help continue Curtis’ dreams of higher education for his children.” http://www.une.edu

Vivid Motion, Inc. dance auditions 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vivid Motion, Inc., Portland’s “innovative and kinda quirky” dance company, is holding dance auditions for its upcoming summer show, “Sleeping Beauty,” at Warren Memorial Library, 479 Main St., Westbrook. No formal preparation needed; audition will be conducted in class style format. Many styles of dance will be included in this show, and dancers of all skill levels are welcome. This is a unique, updated all ages version of the classic fairy tale, and will be performed July 15-17 at Lucid Stage in Portland.

FMI please visit www.vividmotion.org see next page

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Julia Spencer-Fleming book signing 11:15 a.m. Book signing with Julia Spencer-Fleming, author of “One Was a Soldier,” the latest in the Clare Fergusson/ Russ Van Alstyne mystery series, at the Cathedral Shop, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland, 772-5434.

PHS baseball boosters pasta dinner 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Portland High School Baseball Boosters Pasta Dinner. A meatball and pasta fundraising dinner which includes bread, salad and dessert will be held at GR DiMillo’s Bayside, 118 Preble St. in Portland on Sunday, May 15 to benefit the Portland High School Baseball team.

There will be two seatings — 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets will be available in advance and at the door for $10 per person.

Children under 5 will be admitted for free with a paying adult. For more information contact Tracey Scala at 2320140 or scalatracey@aol.com.

Doll tea party 1 p.m. Join Victoria Mansion for an elegant doll tea party at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St. in Portland.

Guests are invited to bring their dolls and enjoy a selection

of fruit, tea sandwiches, and lemonade and participate in making crafts with designer Sandy Riley. There will be a selection of teas and scones provided by Nellie’s Tea of South Portland. Tea princesses will be crowned. There will be live music with classical guitarist, Brian Callaghan; doll display by Marion Bunton of N. Anson, Maine; party favors; door prizes and hand-crafted doll pillows and doll hats for each child. A self-guided tour of the historic Victoria Mansion at 109 Danforth Street follows the event.

Tickets are $25, $20 (Victoria Mansion & Maine Irish Heritage Center members). Reserve by calling 772-4841

Maine College of Art commencement 1 p.m. Maine College of Art will hold its 100th commencement exercises at the State Theatre in Portland. The commencement marks the completion of the curriculum for 74 students in the undergraduate program who will receive Bachelor of Fine Art degrees and 11 students in the graduate program who will receive Master of Fine Art in Studio Art degrees. “The commencement speaker is William Pope.L, a multi-disciplinary artist and educator. In 2002, Pope.L mounted eRacism, a solo exhibition in the Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art. .... As part of the exhibition, Pope.L worked with undergraduate stu-

dents at MECA and the local community, conducting a public crawl that tested physical endurance and examined issues of power.” For more information, see www. meca.edu.

‘Horse-Drawn Summer Delivery Vehicles’ 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Skyline Farm Carriage Museum, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth, is hosting its new exhibit, “HorseDrawn Summer Delivery Vehicles,” from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. every Sunday from May 15 through Aug. 21, where the public can explore horse-drawn delivery vehicles commonly seen on Maine roads in the late 1800s through the early 1900s. Examples are a Hay Wagon, Oil Delivery Wagon, Postal Buggy, Peddler’s Wagon, Grain Wagon, Hearse, and Pall Bearers’ Wagon. The exhibit also examines the inventions of Thomas Goodall and family who ran innovative factories that produced fitted horse blankets and plush lap robes sold under the Chase label and employed thousands of Maine workers at Sanford Mills into the 1950s. More than a dozen unusual hitching posts and small weights round out the display. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted. For more information, please call Gregory Cuffey, 239-5782, or visit www.skylinefarm.org.

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Production has elements of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ INCH from page 9

sional production of the 1998 play, especially given the recent prominence of gender and sexuality issues.

“In light of what's going on in Maine as far as the gay marriage bill, I just think people are ready,” she said. Those not so intrigued by the subject matter can still find something worthwhile in the performance and musical aspects of the show, said van Oosterum.

“At first glance it seems like a gay musical, but it’s so much more. It’s not like going to see a drag show, which is just a good time. There are emotional elements that speak to anyone, not just a transgender person or drag queen.”

Van Oosterum said the play’s following most closely resembles that of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' another gender-bending musical that draws a dedicated crowd who show up in costume and sing along. “'Rocky Horror' is really the only show that you can compare it to. It has that same sensibility, Hedwig people will always go see it if it’s playing in the town they are in,” she said.

After the short run at Space Gallery, which continues May 14, 19, 20 and 21, van Oosterum et al will take the show on the road with upcoming performances in Boston (June 9-11) and Provincetown, Mass. (July 16-30).

“With this music, I could do the show for the rest of my life and not get sick of it,” she said.

John Cameron Mitchell (PICTURED) created “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” a rock musical with a cult following. Producer/ actress Lisa van Oosterum said, “At first glance it seems like a gay musical, but it’s so much more.”

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Ethridge praises Nez’s solo work PROJECT from page 9

Aleric Nez will perform tonight at Moody Lords (578 Congress) in a special performance presented

by Maine Radio Project, an Internet-based, non-commercial platform for unique, locally produced programming reflective of city’s diverse talents. (MATT DODGE PHOTO)

recently nominated for "Best Category Defying Act" by the Portland Phoenix Best Music Poll. “This is a good chance to see how he is ‘category defying’,” said Ethridge.

“I remember going to a few shows back when the space was Time-Lag [Records] and it was fun to enjoy music in a smaller space. It's also a great way for people to check out Moody Lords if they haven't been there before,” he said. “Anytime we can showcase music outside a traditional venue I think is a good thing.”

Ethridge describes Nez’s music as having a “very close, confessional sound, [he] plays guitar in a way that is both very clean and beautifully

crunchy at the same time.”

The musician has played with local act Over A Cardboard Sea and musician Chriss Sutherland in the past, but Ethridge said Nez’s solo work is also “really special” adding that “he also does a great version of Hank Williams' "Ramblin' Man." In the run-up to tonight’s show, Maine Radio Project will broadcast live from Moody Lords this afternoon with shop co-owner Andrew Chang stepping up to the DJ duties and treating listeners to an afternoon of vinyl cuts from the inventory.

“He covers some reggae (Big Black, Lee Perry), but also plays some Dylan covers, and even a lost Portland gem by a band called the Franklin Street Arterial,” said Ethridge.