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Suboxone abuse rears its head Three finalists in city manager search See the story, page 3

The battle of the machine See Bob Higgins’ column on page 4

Substance abuse official: Evidence of ‘unstoppable flow on the street’ of drug

BY MARGE NIBLOCK SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Suboxone abuse has become epidemic for the last two years, a trend that troubles Ronni Katz, who is adamant about the need for a recovery component for opiate addiction.

“The landscape has changed,” said

Katz

Katz, the Portland Public Health Division (Health and Human Services Department) program coordinator for substance abuse prevention.

“Everywhere, we hear about Suboxone.”

Katz started running Portland’s Overdose Prevention Project in 2003, the purpose of which is to reduce the amount of fatal opiate overdoses in the city.

Katz cited Suboxone as the latest drug to be abused.

The trend is particularly unnerving because of Suboxone's importance in treating opiate addiction when used for its intended purpose.

“Suboxone can turn people’s lives around,” Katz said.

“Pharmaceutical companies assured everyone it couldn’t be abused. All the information came from pharmaceutical reps,” Katz said. Potential for abuse with see ABUSE page 3

Brennan wages run for mayor

End of an era at Sebago

A labor strike against economic reality

Former Democratic state legislator is Portland’s 10th candidate to register

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

See Steve Chapman’s column on page 5

Sebago Brewing Co.’s Julie Taft pours Hefeweizen wheat beer for customers Monday. The End of An Era Party at 5 p.m. tonight at Sebago Brewing Company, 164 Middle St., marks Sebago Brewing’s impending move to the East End and into a new Hampton Inn, and the beginning of American Craft Brew Week. See a story on page 7. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Tensions smoothed over, but Yankees still swept See Sports, page 16

Police sifting through leads in boy’s death

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Maine State Police are still trying to identify the body of a 4-year-old boy found dead in a wooded area in South Berwick

Saturday evening.

Lt. Brian McDonough said in a press conference Monday that his office has reached out to state and federal databases for missing children and

engaged more than a dozen officers to help track down the boy’s identity.

Meanwhile, police have received “close to 100 leads” in see DEATH page 6

Michael Brennan, a former Democratic state legislator who spent more than a decade in Augusta, announced yesterday he's running for Portland’s mayor.

Brennan, who works as a policy associate at the Muskie School of Public Service, is the 10th person to register with City Hall as a candidate, which allows him to launch a committee and raise money.

As mayor, Brennan says he’d focus on a wide range of economic development issues, from the creative economy to improving the city’s business climate. He also wants to tackle the city’s dropout rate and make sure graduates from city schools are prepared for the modern workforce.

“I believe in the future of Portland, and as the mayor, I will be a key figure in deciding where Portland goes over the next four see BRENNAN page 6

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Endeavour lifts off on final flight KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (NY Times) — With Gabrielle Giffords, the wounded Arizona congresswoman, watching from a wheelchair, the shuttle Endeavour lifted off Monday morning on a mission to pry secrets from the universe.

At 8:56 a.m. Eastern time, the spacecraft rose slowly on a pillar of fire, picking up speed and eventually disappearing from view as it stabbed through a layer of clouds on its way to orbit.

Commanding the six-man crew was Capt. Mark E. Kelly, Ms. Giffords’s husband.

The congresswoman, who was shot in the head in an assassination attempt in January, watched in private with relatives of other crew members and said, “Good stuff, good stuff,” as the shuttle rocketed away, according to her chief of staff, Pia Carusone. Captain Kelly’s twin brother, Scott, who is also an astronaut, gave a bouquet of roses to Ms. Giffords, who was wearing her husband’s wedding ring on a chain around her neck.

Outside the space center, crowds that law enforcement officials had estimated could reach half a million people watched the liftoff, the next to last in the 30-year shuttle program.

“It was a fantastic launch,” Michael P. Moses, director of the mission’s management team, said at a news conference. “A great day for us.”

It was the second try at a liftoff for Endeavour, which was grounded by an electrical short circuit on April 29.

NASA officials said that the shuttle’s three main engines performed well during the 8 1/2-minute ascent, and that the power system that had been the source of the electrical problem functioned perfectly.

About 40 minutes into the flight, the crew fired maneuvering engines to alter the shuttle’s orbit so it could meet up with the International Space Station on Wednesday, more than 200 miles above the Earth.

Once docked at the station, the astronauts will begin work on the 16-day mission’s main objective: installing the $2 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a giant doughnut-shaped magnet designed to sift through cosmic particles to find evidence of the elusive dark matter that is thought to pervade the universe.

As the launching time approached, low clouds were the only concern, because NASA rules require good visibility should the shuttle have to make an emergency landing back at the space center. The clouds proved no problem, although they did obscure the view of spectators a little more than 20 seconds into the flight.

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Trump opts out of presidential run in 2012

BY MICHEAL D. SHEAR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Donald Trump has fired himself.

Mr. Trump, the real estate mogul and reality television host, is not going to run for president, he said Monday, ending months of over-the-top speculation that he might seek the 2012 Republican nomination.

“After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the presidency,” he said in a statement.

“I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election,” Mr. Trumps said, adding, “Ultimately, however, business is my greatest passion, and I am not ready to leave the private sector.”

In addition to his statement, Mr. Trump

announced his decision in person at Monday’s event for the broadcast networks to preview their fall lineups.

“I will not be running for president,” he said, according to Brian Stelter of The New York Times, who is reporting live from the event. Advertisers cheered at the news.

Mr. Trump burst onto the political scene this spring by dangling the possibility that he might use his fortune and his celebrity to mount a campaign against President Obama.

He seized the attention of the news media by making bold and outlandish statements, in particular by asserting doubts that Mr. Obama had been born in the United States.

Mr. Trump’s use of the so-called birther issue culminated in a bizarre split-screen

moment last month when he held an impromptu news conference in New Hampshire as Mr. Obama released his long-form birth certificate at the White House.

At the time, Mr. Trump refused to say whether he was running, focusing on the fact that his NBC show, “Celebrity Apprentice,” was still on the air.

“When the show is over — and the finale is on May 22nd — when the show is over, I will then be free to announce. I think you will be surprised at a number of things, but I think you will be surprised at what my announcement is,” he said at the time.

The attention, and the speculation about his intentions, rocketed Mr. Trump toward the top of the early polls, though he recently had faded again toward the bottom of the pack of Republican hopefuls.

Soul-searching in France after official’s arrest jolts nation

BY STEVEN ERLANGER AND KATRIN BENNOLD THE NEW YORK TIMES

PARIS — The arrest in New York of one of France’s leading global figures and a possible next president, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, on charges of attempted rape produced an earthquake of shock, outrage, disbelief and embarrassment throughout France on Sunday.

The country woke up to the tawdry allegations that Mr. StraussKahn, 62, a leading Socialist and the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, had waylaid and tried to rape a maid in a $3,000-a-night suite at a New York hotel, and the reverberations were immediate.

The government of President Nicolas Sarkozy responded cautiously, saying the presumption of innocence must be maintained and the courts must be allowed to do their work, while the leader of the Socialist Party, Martine Aubry, admitted that she was “totally stupefied” by the charges against the man who had been considered most likely to bring her party back to power in next year’s presidential elections by defeating Mr. Sarkozy.

Some, including Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s wife, the American-born French television journalist Anne Sinclair, expressed disbelief in the charges and faith in her husband’s innocence. His lawyer has said he would plead not guilty. Others talked darkly of a possible “setup” of Mr. Sarkozy’s most prominent rival.

But there was a general recognition that whatever the outcome — unless the police have made a horrible error — the arrest had exploded Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s political hopes, upended France’s political landscape and abruptly ended his career at the I.M.F., which is in the middle of crucial negotiations about loans for distressed nations of the European Union. The I.M.F. quickly appointed an acting managing director on Sunday to replace Mr. Strauss-Kahn, who spent hours in a Manhattan holding cell awaiting arraignment, which was postponed until Monday after additional evidence was sought including DNA samples from his fingernails and skin.

As the impact of Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s predicament hit home, others, including some in the news media, began to reveal accounts, long suppressed or anonymous, of what they called Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s previously predatory behavior toward women and his aggressive sexual pursuit of them, from students and journalists to subordinates.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s extramarital affairs have long been considered an open secret. But the legal charges against him — which include attempted rape, an illegal sexual act and an effort to sequester another person against her will — are of an entirely different magnitude, even in France and elsewhere in continental Europe, where voters have generally shown more lenience than Americans toward the sexual behavior of prominent politicians, most notably the sexual escapades of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy.

“If the accusations turn out to be true — and even if they are proved false — this is a degrading thing,” said François Bayrou, a

centrist who ran for the presidency in 2007.

The left-leaning newspaper Libération ran the headline “Shock.

Political Bomb. Thunderclap.”

The deputy editor, Vincent Giret, wrote sadly on Sunday that Mr. Strauss-Kahn seemed “best-armed to respond to the disarray of the French, exhausted by the crisis and disoriented by the crazy reign of Sarkozy.” But Mr. Strauss-Kahn apparently believed he could win the presidency “without fighting,” Mr. Giret said, and so did not follow a path of “renunciation and abnegation.”

The entire French political world used superlatives to comment on Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s arrest. Dominique Paillé, the former spokesman of Mr. Sarkozy’s party, called it a “historical moment, in negative terms, in French politics.” Other Sarkozy supporters were predictably harsh.

The government spokesman, François Baroin, said that Mr. Strauss-Kahn should be afforded “the presumption of innocence.”

The government, he told France 2 television, would “not go further in commentary about this matter” and called for “extraordinary prudence” in discussing the case.

Ms. Aubry, the Socialist leader, asked people to withhold judgment and called for an emergency meeting of the party leadership on Monday. “I call upon everyone to wait for the reality of the facts, to respect the presumption of innocence, and then, upon everyone, to keep the necessary decency,” she said. Ségolène Royal, the last Socialist presidential candidate, who lost to Mr. Sarkozy, talked about “deeply distressing news” but said that anyone is innocent until proven otherwise.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn and his wife, Anne Sinclair, in August 2006. Ms. Sinclair expressed disbelief in the rape charges.

Some of Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s allies said that he must have been the victim of a setup. Christine Boutin, head of the small Christian Democratic Party, told French television: “That he could be taken in like that seems astounding, so he must have been trapped.”

Gérard Grunberg, a respected political scientist who studies the left, said that Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s political future and career at the I.M.F. were over. “It’s a political earthquake and a catastrophe for France,” he said in an interview. The charges have disrupted “the future presidential election in France, and the entire political spectrum,” making it more likely that a centrist candidate would run.

The absence of Mr. Strauss-Kahn would help the candidacy of François Hollande, a former party leader, as Socialist nominee, and it might encourage Ms. Aubry herself to run; Ms. Royal had already announced her intention to seek the nomination.reported by the news magazine Le Point, Mr. Strauss-Kahn confronted Mr. Sarkozy in the men’s room at the Group of 20 summit meeting in Pittsburgh in September 2009, saying: “I’ve had more than enough of this continued gossip about my private life and about supposed dossiers and photos that could come out against me. I know that this is coming from the Élysée. Tell your guys to stop or I’ll go to the courts.”

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this drug has been completely underestimated and has exploded, she said.

“There seems to be an unstoppable flow on the street.”

People being prescribed the drug don’t feel stigmatized, as many Methadone users do. You don’t have to go to a special clinic to receive Suboxone.

You can get it from a physician, and the normal prescription is for a 28- to 30-day supply.

“You don’t have methods in place that Methadone clinics have,” Katz said. One of the issues Katz would like to see addressed is more education and raising awareness for physicians prescribing Suboxone. She feels not much is being done on either count.

Katz is putting together a list of doctors who are prescribing Suboxone, and says that many have stopped doing so.

“You see success stories also," she said. "Many go for treatment and recovery and stay healthy. This is

important for preventing Hepatitis C and AIDS.” A Portland Women’s Task Force has been formed to provide a safety net for opiate-addicted women in recovery or those seeking recovery. This group was initiated about four years ago and it now has 50 members. There is also a Moms in Recovery program to give a network of social support to these women.

The Maine Office of Substance Abuse has shown a willingness to help. Katz said.

“We’d like to do sessions with the police,” and she said Preble Street Resource Center — the local umbrella of homeless services — has allowed her to do outreach on overdose prevention and substance abuse. They allow her to hold a recovery and wellness resource fair there with 25 providers. “Usually about 100 consumers attend,” she said.

“In overdose prevention you need a harm-reduction approach," Katz said.

"First, keep people alive and healthy;

then give them treatment and recovery.”

The dire fiscal problems being faced are bad news for this philosophy, she said. “In the current situation we’ll be losing a lot of treatment centers, and I expect this to get worse. These are the times when people use substances the most. I don’t think we’ve seen anything yet.”

But Katz says it’s important to remember not to demonize addicts.

“It’s a disease. We have an addiction problem in Maine and if we don’t take a disease approach we may not effectively treat it.”

Katz is pleased to note that the state of Maine is embracing a recovery-oriented system of care. The Maine Alliance of Addiction Recovery has begun a program based on prevention, intervention and treatment. It’s about continuity of care.

In Portland the goal of creating a recovery center and getting the components in place — with community partners — is being worked on. The

eventual outcome would be a dropin center where classes and recovery coaches would be available. Katz said, "There’s one in Bangor now. We’re hopeful this would allow more people to get into recovery.”

The percentage of drug-driven crime in Portland runs into “significant numbers,” according to Lt. Gary Rogers, head of the Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division.

“There are patterns, and more often than not it’s the same story time and time again,” Rogers said.

Most individuals who are committing street and business robberies, thefts, residential and commercial burglaries, and motor vehicle burglaries, are usually connected to some sort of drug addiction, according to Rogers.

Katz said she can relate to the plight of those struggling with addiction.

“I have an understanding from a personal and professional perspective," Katz said, describing herself as a person in long-term recovery.

Three finalists named in Portland city manager search

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Acting city manager Pat Finnigan is one of three finalists to replace former city manager Joe Gray, who retired in February, members of a search committee announced yesterday.

The other finalists are Julian Suso, the town manager from Framingham, Mass., and Mark Rees, town manager of North Andover, Mass.

The finalists were chosen by a threeperson city council search committee with help from Colin Baenziger Associates, a national search firm.

The three finalists were chosen from a field of 65 initial applicants and seven semi-finalists.

“Hiring a new city manager is one of the most important decisions the City Council makes, and we are excited to present to the public three outstanding finalists who have exemplary skills and experience,” Councilor Cheryl Leeman, chairman of the city manager search committee, said in a statement.

The city is hosting a reception with the three finalists this Friday at City Hall from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The reception is open to the public. The city council will interview the candidates over the weekend.

“I am interested to meet the candidates,”

said Councilor John Anton, who was part of the search committee alongside Leeman and Councilor Jill Duson.

“It’s difficult to judge candidates by resumes alone, so I am anxious for the Friday and Saturday meetings.”

He added, “I am withholding judgment until then.”

Gray retired in early February after 40 years with the city. He was city manager for the last 10 years.

Finnigan was hired as Portland’s assistant city manager in 2007, after 16 years with the city of Auburn, where she was city manager for 13 years. In that time, she helped develop a strategic economic development plan that attracted $100 million in private investment and worked to revitalize the downtown and riverfront districts, according to a bio released by the search committee.

Rees has 20 years experience as a town manager, and has worked in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and

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Suso, currently the town manager of Framingham, Mass., has more than 20 years experience as a city and town manager in Massachusetts and Ohio. see SEARCH page 12

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A requiem for Huckabee Most candidates for the highest office in the land spend months, if not years, currying favor with the rich and powerful: glad-handing at fund-raising dinners, schmoozing in mansions, pressing the flesh in Aspen and Manhattan and Nob Hill.

Not so Mike Huckabee. He ran for president in 2008 with no money, no campaign infrastructure, no professional handlers or ad gurus or wardrobe consultants.

(When I interviewed him in New Hampshire, he had just ironed his own suit.) His entire campaign — which won him more delegates than Mitt Romney’s lavishly financed operation — consisted of showing up for any television program that would have him, and turning on the charm.

––––– It’s no surprise, then, that The New York Huckabee prefers his new life Times as a Fox News host to the dubious pleasures of another presidential run. But he’ll be missed in the 2012 race, and not just because his absence promises to dramatically reduce the entertainment value of the Republican debates.

He’ll be missed because he embodied a political persuasion that’s common in American life but rare

Ross Douthat

see DOUTHAT page 5

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The battle of the machine This was a weekend where hostilities were ratcheted up a notch.

I’m not referring to the ongoing battle of the budget and the MPBN thing in Augusta, though matters there have taken a similar turn. I’m referring in this case to the battle of the machine.

An old friend (or arch nemesis, depending on your point of view) has for the last six months been engaged in a battle of oneupmanship.

This friend would rather go unnamed in this column, so perhaps I should name him, just for spite. “WW,” as I’ll refer to him henceforth, seems to fear some international band of ninja assassins, or a hit squad, perhaps hired by a long line of old girlfriends.

Every week, I get my paycheck, and pop down to the bar for a little relaxation. There, in the corner edge of the bar sits the machine.

It is one of those bleeding-edge of the technology touchscreen marvels, a collection of silly bar video games and poker machine.

Betting is virtually impossible, and weekend after weekend I line up like the other suds-imbibers to see if I can beat the top score.

I’ve always been a trivia nut, but this machine seemed to have a remarkable ability to siphon

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist every last dollar from my wallet not currently being spent on brain sauce. For a while, it was a simple matter of sticking a dollar in, going to the trivia game, and knocking off whoever was highest on the high score. Poof, you’re gone, sucker. Beat your high score by a couple of hundred thousand points.

Then, about six months ago, “WW” started getting in on the action. I put up a high score, he beats it. Then I pop back and top his, only to find myself knocked down second or third on the list less than 24 hours later.

But lately, its been getting a bit hyper-competitive. One finger salutes, delivered with a smile.

Snarky comments. Suggestions of anatomical feats difficult for those that have practiced yoga for their entire lives. Text messages filled with scorn and derision.

Oh yeah, it’s been on like Donkey Kong.

At one point during peace-

ful negotiations, we established that the highest score possible on the machine was somewhere near 750 thousand. Lately, the back and forth has put the scores near the mid 640’s. Not a lot of room for error.

The machine had been wiped, so Friday night, I put up a score of 538k with some loose change.

Pretty respectable, and should hold for a few weeks. Then, Saturday morning came the first of the text messages.

He had beaten my score by over a hundred thousand. This unchecked aggression will not stand, man. I got on the bus intown, did a few errands, and popped down. That is when the gloating began.

“So Bob, think you can beat that? Good Luck.” Smiles, finger gestures, laughter. At one point in his crowing, he actually started calling me “Bobby Quiz-NO.” As the blood pressure slowly creeped up, I knew that this will be a battle until the end of the summer.

Accidentally kicking the plug out of the machine to wipe the score won’t work, the damned thing has a battery back-up. I’ll just have to beat it fair and square, or wait the two weeks until the guy who comes and collects the money resets the machine. see HIGGINS page 5

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A labor strike against economic reality In 1977, Boeing was the target of a strike by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represents its workers in Puget Sound, Wash. and Portland, Ore. The aircraft manufacturer had another strike in 1989. In 1995, workers went out for 69 days. In 2005, they struck again. In 2008 ... well, you see the pattern.

Strikes are an expensive luxury. The last one, which went on for nearly two months, was estimated to cost Boeing more than $2 billion. “Based on previous strike experience,” reported The Seattle Times, “Boeing will not recoup that money for many years.”

At some point, a light bulb went on in the heads of those running the company: If we can’t avoid union walkouts, we can’t make aircraft deliveries. If we can’t make aircraft deliveries, we don’t get paid, we alienate customers and we endanger our livelihood.

After the 2008 walkout, Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson voiced exasperation. “If union leaders and management can’t get their act together to avoid strikes,” he said, “we’re not going to come back here again. We’re already thinking, ‘Would we ever risk putting another order with Boeing?’ It’s that serious.”

Something had to be done. Boeing tried to address the problem with the

Steve Chapman ––––– Creators Syndicate machinists, asking for a long-term no-strike agreement, but the union showed no interest, and the idea died.

End of story? Not quite. In 2009, the company had to decide where to open a second production line for its 787 Dreamliner. It could have put it where labor troubles were practically guaranteed. Instead, it built a plant in South Carolina, which is scheduled to go on line this summer with 1,000 non-union workers.

The state offered tax incentives and a hospitable commercial environment.

But a Boeing executive said at the time, “The overriding factor was not the business climate. And it was not the wages we’re paying today. It was that we cannot afford to have a work stoppage, you know, every three years.”

That may strike you as a blinding flash of the obvious — not to mention a choice fully within the discretion of any company functioning in a competitive marketplace, which penalizes idleness.

But apparently not.

Last month, the National Labor Relations Board, a federal agency, filed a complaint arguing that Boeing broke the law by taking account of possible strikes in making its decision. This, it said, amounted to illegal retaliation against the machinists union.

It wants an NLRB administrative law judge to force the company to transfer the production back to Washington. And it may get its way.

No, you are not hallucinating. If the NLRB succeeds, a federal official will command a private corporation it may not produce in one place and must produce in another. Never mind what makes business sense.

This is a radical departure for the agency. “It is highly unusual,” noted The New York Times, “for the federal government to seek to reverse a corporate decision as important as the location of a plant.”

No kidding. It rests on the premise that this company is obligated to remain hostage to a contentious union.

It assumes that government officials are entitled to dictate the choices of people whose capital is at risk. And you wonder why Ayn Rand’s novel “Atlas Shrugged” is selling briskly?

Boeing adamantly denies moving production because of strikes or

unions. But even if it was doing something so vicious as to protect itself against recurring labor disruptions, it ought to have that right.

William Gould, a Stanford law professor who was appointed to head the NLRB by President Bill Clinton, has his doubts about this complaint. “It’s perfectly reasonable for a company to want to avoid strikes,” he told me.

In his view, the board’s general counsel “is wrong when he says the company can’t divert work from a union facility when it can’t get a no-strike clause, so long as it offers some other means to resolve differences. I don’t infer from that anti-union animus, which is prohibited.”

Boeing was merely recognizing economic rationality by locating where it can build planes without the burden of a militant union and frequent strikes.

The NLRB may be wrong about some things, but it is right to believe that if the needs of labor unions are to be served, economic rationality will have to take a back seat.

(Steve Chapman blogs daily at newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/steve_ chapman. To find out more about Chapman, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.)

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in America’s political class. This worldview mixes cultural conservatism with economic populism: it’s tax-sensitive without being stridently antigovernment, skeptical of Wall Street as well as Washington, and as concerned about immigration, family breakdown and public morals as it is about the debt ceiling.

This combination of views represents one of the plausible middle grounds in American politics.

You can find it in the Republican Party, among the evangelicals and Catholics whose votes made the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush possible. You can find it among independent voters, particularly in what a recent Pew report calls the “disaffected” demographic, whose hostility to big government coexists with anxieties about corporate power and support for redistribution of wealth. And you find it in the Democratic Party as well — from the dwindling ranks of pro-life Catholic liberals to the “Bill Cosby conservatives” in the African-American middle class.

But few of these people are members of the American elite. Call someone a “centrist” or a “moderate” in the salons of Washington or New York, and everyone will assume that you’re talking about a deficit hawk who supports open borders, or a Republican

C.E.O. who writes checks to Planned Parenthood.

Among our leadership class, centrism invariably means some combination of big-business conservatism and social progressivism — the politics of pro-choice Republicans, hedge fund Democrats and Michael Bloomberg independents.

This is why Huckabee’s 2008 campaign seemed to come out of nowhere. The press was baffled, and often delighted: here was a right-wing politician who talked easily about health care and admitted that the Bush economy had been lousy for working families. (There would have been less delight, of course, if he had actually won the Republican nomination: then all the talk would have turned to his supposedly “scary” views on issues like abortion.)

Republican elites, meanwhile, were appalled. They called him a class warrior and a pro-life liberal, and regularly insinuated that he had jumped above his station. (Lisa Schiffren, a former speechwriter for Dan Quayle, memorably suggested that Huckabee go back to “that bait shop on the lake. ... You’ll be surrounded by nice neighbors, real Christians, and you can be the smartest guy in the room.”)

Never mind that Huckabee’s record as governor of Arkansas was at least as conservative as Mitt Romney’s in Massachusetts. Somehow, the Romney of 2008 just seemed like a more plausible Republi-

can nominee. Like many American political entrepreneurs, from George W. Bush to John Edwards to Rush Limbaugh, he was a well-connected rich guy posing as a populist. Whereas Huckabee really was a populist — a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University rather than Harvard Business School, and a man with no interest in the rhetorical correctness and interest-group ring-kissing that both parties expect of their nominees.

Of course, his 2008 campaign also reflected populism’s inevitable flaw: a desperate lack of policy substance. Huckabee won votes by talking about issues that the other Republican candidates wouldn’t touch, but his actual agenda was a grab bag of gimmicks and crank ideas. And nothing in his subsequent television career has indicated a strong interest in putting policy meat on the bones of his worldview.

Still, his candidacy illuminated a path that more politicians should take. We live in an age of economic stagnation and social crisis, and the two are intimately connected. The collapse of the two-parent family and unfettered low-skilled immigration have made America more stratified. The Wall StreetWashington axis really did drive the country into a ditch.

For all his faults, Mike Huckabee knew how to talk about these problems. Now we need leaders with ideas for what do about them.

‘I’ll even pay you, with my own dollar, to see you try and beat my score’ HIGGINS from page 4

It’s not that I think I’m smarter than “WW.” We’ve both done a lot of fairly dumb things under the influence of the demon rum. It’s the desire to make the other guy pump dollar after dollar into the machine, trying to beat you down like you had done unspeakable things to his sister.

At one point, he even kept egging me on. “Here, Bob,” he said as he pulled a dollar out of his wallet

and slid it down the bar to me. “I’ll even pay you, with my own dollar, to see you try and beat my score.”

For the first two games, it looked like I actually had a chance. The double or nothing question came up at the end of it all, and the score WOULD have knocked him down. I flubbed it, twice. Almost gave him a mini heart attack, though. It would have been insult to injury to beat him with his own dollar.

Video crack-machines have not changed much since the glory days of Pac-Man. There is always

somebody with the high score that needs to be beaten like a rented mule. This week, it was me.

But ah, vengeance is slow, and sweet. I will beat him, and gloat loudly. There is no detente’. No negotiation, no quarter or mercy given to the vanquished.

This is brutal warfare.

It’s going to be a long summer.

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

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Council approves 2012 city budget

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

City councilors last night approved a $201 million budget for 2012 that retained core services and for the first time in three years did not include employee layoffs.

The unanimous vote comes a week after city voters approved an $89.4 million 2012 budget for Portland Schools.

Taken together, the $290 million city and school budget will bring a 2 percent property tax increase next year, raising the tax rate to $18.28 per $1,000 in assessed value. At that rate, the owner of a home valued at $200,000 would owe about $70 more next year.

One by one last night, city councilors praised the two-month budget process, the city staff who helped draft it, and the final result — which came as a stark contrast to recent budgets that included pay freezes, layoffs, widespread fee increases

(parking meters, blue bags) and noticeable cuts to public services.

(Two years ago, two downtown fountains were shut off to save roughly $10,000. The Pullen Fountain, behind Central Fire Station, was later turned back on after a local horse owner complained).

Councilor Dave Marshall noted that the last three budgets, with Marshall 0 percent, 1 percent and 2 percent property tax increases, respectively, averaged out to a 1 percent property tax increase per year. The 2012 fiscal budget takes effect July 1.

“I feel very happy to be voting on a budget that doesn’t have reductions, on the city side budget,” he said, lamenting staff cuts in the school department budget approved last week.

While the 2012 city budget includes relatively

few frills — there are no major initiatives or programs being created or upgraded — it also preserves core city services that in recent years have been trimmed back (fewer flowers have been planted citywide in recent years to save money).

Indeed, the budget projects stabilizing revenue sources almost across the board, and even some increases tied to the improving economy: Building permits fees are due to increase by upwards of $200,000, while city revenues from cruise ship visits are also due to increase by about $110,000.

Non-union employees are due a 1 percent raise in this budget, while employees in the city’s half-dozen different unions will see different raises, or not, depending on terms of negotiated contracts.

“It’s a good budget,” said Councilor Cheryl Leeman. “We would always like to make (the tax increase) less, but given everything we are dealing with, it’s come in at a good place.”

Police waging ‘cross-border investigation’ in S. Berwick case DEATH from page one

the boy’s death from across the country, but none has panned out.

“We are continuing to make progress. Somebody has got to miss this child. He is the nephew of somebody, he is the grandson of somebody,” McDonough told media from a police command center on Route 4 in South Berwick.

“So that has been very, very frustrating that we haven’t gotten any significant leads to identify this child,” he continued.

The boy, who is believed to be between 4 and 6 years old, with blond hair and weighing about 45 pounds, was discovered at about 5 p.m. Saturday in a wooded section of town off Dennett Road. He was found by a “person from the area” roughly 35 feet from the road under a green blanket, police said.

The resident noticed a “newer model” navy blue Toyota Tacoma with a white license plate parked near where the body’s body was found at about

7:30 a.m. Saturday. That person found the body when they went back to the area later in the afternoon “and noticed something off in the woods,” McDonough said.

Authorities aren’t releasing any details about the boy’s death, saying it was “premature” to do so.

Between 12 and 15 police officers are investigating the case, including an officer from New Hampshire state police. The boy’s body was found within six miles of the New Hampshire border.

“We are doing a lot of cross-border investigation, because we are so close to the border here, it is just the right thing to do,” McDonough said.

Evidence technicians spent several hours at the scene over the weekend, where they were able to get castings of tire tracks and footwear impressions.

Police have reached out to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children registry and scanned other missing persons databases but found no matches with the boy.

Authorities said they did receive a credible tip

about a potentially missing boy of similar age and physical characteristics but were able to confirm the whereabouts of that child, McDonough said, declining to elaborate.

Police say it’s highly unusual for a child to be found dead and have nobody report them missing.

“I think this is extremely unusual,” he told reporters, adding that failure to identify a body can make it harder to know what happened to that person.

“I think this is a suspicious death. There is a lot we still don’t know that we need to learn from people who were familiar with them,” McDonough said.

Although he described “frustration” at the lack of progress, police are “confident they are doing things right and covering all the bases,” he said.

Police believe it’s just a matter of time before the child is identified.

“Somebody out there knows who this boy is,” said Maine State Police Col. Robert Williams, head of the agency. “State police have brought all their resources to bear on this.”

Brennan is among the highest-profile names to declare thus far BRENNAN from page one

or five years, and I want to be part of that process,” he said in a telephone interview.

Last November, voters amended the city charter to elect the mayor to a four-year term through ranked-choice voting.

That system allows voters to rank their favored candidates numerically.

If no candidate receives a majority on election day, the last place candidate is eliminated and that person’s second-place votes are re-allocated to

other candidates.

This process continues until someone receives 50 percent of the vote, according to the website instantrunoff.com.

Previously, the mayor was selected from the pool of nine city councilors Brennan for a one-year term.

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Formal nomination papers, which require between 300 and 500 signatures, aren’t available until July.

Although the field for Portland’s mayor is becoming increasingly crowded, only Councilor Dave Marshall and Brennan have previously been elected to public office.

Although several other Democrats have registered with the city, and others are rumored to be mulling a run, Brennan is among the highestprofile names to declare thus far.

Brennan, a Portland native, served as a state representative from 1992 to 2000 and state senator from 2000 to 2006, in districts covering the Back Cove neighborhood and other sections of Deering. He came in third in the 2008 Democratic primary for U.S. Congress that Chellie Pingree ultimately won.

In the Legislature, Brennan chaired committees that focused on education and health care policy.

"Being known as the education community means building strong partnerships from early childhood education to senior college. We must graduate more students who are prepared to enter college, the workforce

or pursue post secondary training,” he said in a statement.

“We are surrounded by rich resources including the University of New England, University of Southern Maine, Southern Maine Community College and the Maine College of Art. We need to optimize those relationships for all residents,” he continued.

A former senate majority leader, Brennan says his understanding of state politics would serve the city well.

“Not only is there a perception, but there is very much a reality that the governor’s proposals hurt services in our community,” Brennan said in the interview. “Revenue sharing, general assistance, what he is proposing in some of his health care initiatives, could end up having a potentially negative effect on Portland.”

He said he has a legislative record of fighting for the city's interests and working across the aisle.

Other declared candidates for mayor include: Marshall, Charles Bragdon, Erick Bennett, Zouhair Bouzrara, Jedd Rathband, Jodie Lapchick, and Christopher Vail. Peter Bryant and Steven Houston also registered recently as candidates.

The election will be held Nov. 8.

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Tuesday, May 17, 2011— Page 7

Local brewery toasts move, craft beer with party tonight

BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Tonight Sebago Brewing Company hosts a showcase of local and national craft brew as the restaurant celebrates its last week at its current location.

The End of An Era Party tonight at Sebago Brewing Company, 164 Middle St., marks two events worth drinking to — Sebago Brewing’s impending move to the East End and the beginning of American Craft Brew Week.

Featuring a number of local and Maine breweries, the event is a true collaboration within Maine’s craft

beer scene, a confluence featuring retired or as-ofyet unreleased brews with names like “Hellhound On My Ale,” “Lunch” and, well “Confluence.”

“We don’t do this very often, but we wanted to showcase out fellow American craft brewers," said Elise Loschiavo, marketing manager for Sebago Brewing Co. "Obviously it’s heavy on Maine beers because there are so many great brewers here in Maine.”

The party will feature 10 guest taps, six casks and a number of special brews from Sebago Brewing, according to Loschiavo (see the sidebar “On Tap”

for a list of some of the beers featured at tonight’s event).

“There are a lot of interesting beers not available to retail yet and special releases just for event,” she said. Sebago’s own contributions will include the brewery's 2011 Grand Crüe and a 2010 Barleywine that boasts a head-swimming 12.5 percent alcohol by volume.

The event is the Middle Street send-off for Sebago Brewing, which will close its doors for good Saturday night and begin moving to the first level of a see BEER page 8

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Local craft brewers featured tonight at Sebago Brewing include Maine’s Allagash, Baxter Brewing Co., Geary’s, Gritty’s and Maine Beer Company.

Selections will also be on tap from some of the country’s leading craft brewers, including Dogfish Head Brewing Company (Delaware), Moat Mountain Brewing Company (North Conway, N.H.), Red Hook Brewing Company (Portsmouth, N.H.) and Sierra Nevada (California).

Organized by the Brewers Association, a national nonprofit association on behalf of the majority of today's U.S. breweries, American Craft Beer Week offers a chance for small and independent brewers to showcase their craft beer in their community.

Allagash brewmaster Jason Perkins said that events like ACBW are a good way for independant producers to band together and highlight the nation’s increasing preoccupation with craft beer.

“The states have the most interesting and creative craft beer scene in the world at the moment, and this is one way to spread the word,” said Perkins.

“There has definitely been a movement towards craft beer. People are interested in having a connection with what they’re drinking, and that’s one thing craft brewing can offer,” he said.

While it might seem strange to some to see a brewery like Sebago teaming up with its competitors, Perkins said that such collaboration is not unusual in the insular world of brewing. “It’s a great community amongst brewers, it’s pretty unique,” he said.

In business for a little over a year and focusing on just three styles of beer, Maine Beer Company expanded at the end of 2010 and now sells its limited-run brews as far as Massachusetts and Vermont.

Tonight, the brewery will unleash its newest creation, and like many of Maine Beer’s releases (Zoe, Mean Old Tom), its name deserves an explanation.

“We belong to 1% for the Planet, an environmental nonprofit organization, and one of the organizations we support is called Allied Whale out of Bar Harbor,” said David Kleban, founder and partner at Maine Beer Co. “We did their adopt-a-whale program and one of the whales that we supposedly adopted was named ‘Lunch’ because it has a chunk taken out of its fin that looks like a bite,” said Kleban. “It’s also a play on ‘liquid lunch’,” he added.

Currently brewing just three different styles, Kleban said the company is slowly getting into kegging their product, which should be available on draft around Maine by the end of June. “That’s a big move for us,” said Kleban.

Maine Beer’s “happy, hoppy amber ale” Zoe will also be available on tap at tonight’s event.

ON TAP Allagash Brewing (Portland)

Moat Mountain Brewing Co. (North Conway, N.H.)

Sierra Nevada (Chico, Calif.)

Confluence (7.4% ABV) — Created with a mixed fermentation; utilizing Belgian style yeast in combination with their proprietary Brettanomyces strain. The two yeast strains work in tandem creating a marriage between spice and fruit flavors that ultimately leave a lingering silky mouth feel.

Imported pilsner and domestic pale malts and a portion of caramel malt lend a complex malty profile. Tettnang and East Kent Golding hops added during the brewing process balance the malt while adding a sweet and spicy citrus aroma. Draft.

Moat Belgian Triple (8.9% ABV) — A Belgian Tripel style ale. A whopping big malt bill serves as the backbone to this once a year specialty. Big fermentation flavors are the hallmark to this style ranging from clove like spiciness to bubblegum and Juicy Fruit-like evaporative esters. Small amounts of Belgian candy sugars add caramel overtones as well as a dry crispness to this ale. Draft.

Ovila Abbey Dubbel (7.5% ABV) — Clear and deep copper in color with a complex and rich malty sweetness with hints of caramelized sugar. The aroma is a heady and layered mix of fruit and spice with hints of clove, raisin and black pepper. Draft.

Geary’s (Portland) 25th Anniversary Mullen’s American Wheat Ale (4.9% ABV) — Deep gold in color with a bright white head, Mullen’s has a medium but firm body and moderate hoppiness, finishing dry. Brewer Thaddeus Mullen also gently dry-hopped his beer, adding to its unique character. Draft.

Maine Beer Co. (Portland) Lunch (7% ABV) — A hoppy American IPA brewed with two-row Vienna, Wheat and Crystal malts. Has a slight orange hue. Hops used include Warrior, Centennial, Simcoe and Amarillo.

This is the first keg known to (wo)man and is not yet available to retail! Draft.

Red Hook Brewing Co. (Portsmouth, N.H.) Haulin’ Oats Oatmeal Stout (5.6% ABV) – A rich, smooth bodied stout with a balanced hop/roast malt bitterness. Made with eight malts, including light chocolate, chocolate, and dark chocolate, and 10% flaked oats. 33 IBU. Draft.

Sebago Brewing Co. (Portland) 2011 Grand Crüe (8.8% ABV) — A unique blend of Bourbon Barrel Aged Full Throttle Double IPA, Barleywine and fresh Frye’s Leap IPA. This beer is complex from both the malty backbone of the Full Throttle and Barleywine and the assertive hoppiness of Frye’s Leap. This is a one time blend.

Draft.

But local brewers aren’t the only ones vying to get their product in coolers and kegs across Maine.

North Conway, New Hampshire’s Moat Mountain Brewing Company will be on hand offering its Belgian triple ale as the brewery’s owner plans an expansion into the local market.

“We’re coming back into Maine for the first time since 2003, and we’re going to be bringing out the 24oz pale ale cans,” said Moat Mountain owner Stephen Johnson, who previously owned local Jamaican restaurant Federal Spice.

Moat Mountain is the first craft brewer in the U.S. to use 24oz cans, according to Johnson, who said the

Baxter Brewing Company (Lewiston) Pamola Xtra Pale Ale (4.9% ABV) — A pale ale brewed with a proprietary blend of North American 2-row malted barley, including barley grown in Northern Maine’s Aroostook County. Bright golden in color with a creamy head. Subtle malt and hop aroma. Cask.

Gritty’s (Portland) Blue Porter — Pale malt and torrified wheat are the backbone of the grain bill, with a little bit of chocolate and black malt for color and flavor.

A little bit of roasted barley is added for a hint of smoke in the nose of the beer. Hopping includes, Fuggles, Willamette, and Whitbread Goldings; Goldings leaf hops were used to create a hop tea for added flavor.

Cask.

(Beer descriptions from www.sebagobrewing.com)

format has both taste and environmental advantages.

“Cans are a lot better for the beer. They don’t get light degraded and the hops don't get shattered. It’s also a lot greener because of the cost of transportation — aluminium is the only [vessel] with net carbon credit,” he said.

That’s not to mention the lifestyle advantages of the ultra-portable aluminium can.

“It’s friendly to take hiking, biking, fishing, boating and all the things that are right in my backyard in the Mount Washington Valley and Casco Bay,” said Johnson.

White Cap Grille to fill Sebago vacancy

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

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Former Dairy CEO honored posthumously by agency DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT AUGUSTA — Stanley T. Bennett II, the former president and CEO of one of Maine’s premier dairies, was honored posthumously on Monday with the Maine Forest Service’s Project Canopy community forest award, the agency announced.

The family of Stanley T. Bennett II, 64, of Falmouth, the head of Oakhurst Dairy who died in February, accepted the second annual Frank Knight Community Forestry Excellence Award on his behalf during an Arbor Day celebration and awards ceremony held by the Maine Forest Service, under the Maine Department of Conservation, at the Maine State Museum atrium.

Also receiving awards were the 18 municipal winners of the 2010 Tree City USA awards, presented on behalf of the National Arbor Day Foundation.

In addition, the 22 Maine schools who have received Arbor Week Tree-Planting Grants through Project Canopy, the Maine Forest Service’s community forest program, were recognized during the ceremony.

“Arbor Day is a century-old tradition at which environmentalists and communities are recognized for their commitment to trees and forests,” said MDOC Commissioner William Beardsley. “It’s about educating our children, beautifying our towns. No one better exemplifies Maine Arbor Day than Stanley T. Bennett II. We are proud to honor him as recipient

Sebago spot set for grill from preceding page

"It's going to be more of a wine bar than a brewery, we're obviously going to have beers on tap. We're focusing on professional women as our clientele because that's our clientele that is there," said Mike Boutin, bar manager for the new business.

White Cap Grille owes its name to practicality and romanticism.

"We decided to change this one to White Cap Grille because first of all we didn't want the confusion of the two places, and also going with Maine, we're on the ocean, white caps," Boutin said.

The owner is Mike Mastranardi, who owns the building; hours will be 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., same hours as Sebago Brewing Co., Boutin said.

Chowders, chilis and soups and burgers and steaks are included on the menu, and Boutin hopes to offer a good happy hour, he said.

“No one better exemplifies Maine Arbor Day than Stanley T. Bennett II. We are proud to honor him as recipient of the Frank Knight Community Forestry Excellence Award for 2011.” — Maine Department of Conservation Commissioner William Beardsley

Members of the Stanley T. Bennett II family pose with Bill Beardsley, Maine Department of Conservation commissioner (far right) during Monday’s Arbor Day celebration and awards ceremony held by the Maine Forest Service, under the Maine Department of Conservation, at the Maine State Museum atrium. Bennett is the posthumous recipient of the second annual Frank Knight Community Forestry Excellence Award, awarded to him for his efforts to support Maine community forestry. Joining the commissioner are Bennett’s sisters: (left to right) Priscilla Bennett Doucette, Chairperson, Oakhurst Charitable Giving Committee; Althea Bennett McGirr, Director of Customer Service and Consumer Affairs, holding a “Herbie” seedling; Mary Ellen Bennett Tetreau, Chairperson, Oakhurst Consumer Advisory Committee; Jean Bennett Driscoll, Executive Assistant; and his brother, William P. Bennett, President and Chief Executive Officer. (Photo courtesy of the Maine Forest Service)

of the Frank Knight Community Forestry Excellence Award for 2011.”

After the 1998 ice storm that devastated Maine, Bennett created the Oakhurst ReLeaf Fund for the replanting of trees that were lost.

Oakhurst donated $100,000 to the effort, which the Maine Forest Service leveraged 4 to 1 for federal dollars for the project. Bennett also was known for his support of the Portland Tree Trust and the Yarmouth Tree Trust.

Bennett’s brother, William P. Bennett, current dairy president and CEO, and his four sisters who hold positions in the family-run company, accepted the award from Commissioner Beardsley and Doug Denico, MFS director and Maine state forester. William Bennett noted how proud his brother would have been to receive the community forestry award.

Also present for the award ceremony was special guest Frank Knight, the 102-year-old former Yarmouth tree warden and guardian of “Herbie,” the iconic Yarmouth elm tree that had to be cut down last year. The award was named in Knight’s honor on Arbor Day 2010.

Jan Ames Santerre, Project Canopy director, announced during the ceremony that a “Herbie” seedling, one of 12 currently being propagated, would be bequeathed to the Bennett family.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Friends want you to think like they think, and you may be open to influence. You have a talent for trying on a mindset to see how it agrees with you.

If it doesn’t feel right to you, you’ll just think something else.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). As much as you appreciate a good challenge, you will not be in the mood to deal with mundane mysteries, e.g., the mystery of the lost keys or jacket. Stay organized and aware.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You tell the truth, but you are also judicious about which truth to tell. You have an excellent sense about what someone might like to hear. You speak honestly and make this person feel terrific about himself.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Just when you thought you had gotten rid of all your old baggage, you’ll open another cabinet door and find a whole new pile of old emotional stuff just waiting to be hauled off.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 17).

Your sense of purpose is bigger than life. Through the next 10 weeks, you are all action and follow-through. July brings a lovely break from your normal routine. You’ll reflect and make a new plan. Your love life sizzles in August.

You’ll work and earn more in September. You’ll master an art in November.

Cancer and Scorpio people adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 11, 20, 19, 3 and 4.

by Aaron Johnson

HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19). Not only do you need someone to say they will cooperate, but you need that person to actually do it. Make sure you have a full commitment before you move forward.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You are slow to anger, but once you do “go there,” the impression tends to last.

You don’t mean to hold a grudge. It just takes you a while to process all of the emotions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Just because you have the gift of gab doesn’t mean you always feel the need to talk. You enjoy quietude when you’re alone, and you appreciate comfortable silence in the company of a loved one.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s a fine day to quest. You’ll love how a search turns out. If you don’t find what you were looking for, you’ll at least find something else of value that you weren’t expecting.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll make a connection with a fellow fire sign -that’s Aries, Leo or Sagittarius. When you look into this person’s eyes, you see something real behind them and feel an energy that matches your own.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Calm yourself. Being relaxed is your success secret. The ideas and solutions flow through you. As long as you have a positive attitude, you’ll find a way to do it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Doctors suggest that dietary variety is healthier than eating the same foods every day.

Similarly, you’ll be enriched by a wide array of social influences. Change it up.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You will love the bustle and fun of the day.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, May 17, the 137th day of 2011. There are 228 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, unanimously struck down racially segregated public schools.

On this date: In 1510, Early Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli died in Florence, Italy; he was probably in his mid 60s.

In 1792, the New York Stock Exchange had its origins as a group of brokers met under a tree on Wall Street.

In 1946, President Harry S. Truman seized control of the nation’s railroads, delaying — but not preventing — a threatened strike by engineers and trainmen.

In 1961, Cuban leader Fidel Castro offered to release prisoners captured in the Bay of Pigs invasion in exchange for 500 bulldozers. (The prisoners were eventually freed in exchange for medical supplies.)

In 1971, “Godspell,” a contemporary musical inspired by the Gospel According to St. Matthew, opened off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre.

In 1980, rioting that claimed 18 lives erupted in Miami’s Liberty City after an allwhite jury in Tampa acquitted four former Miami police officers of fatally beating black insurance executive Arthur McDuffie.

In 1987, 37 American sailors were killed when an Iraqi warplane attacked the U.S. Navy frigate Stark in the Persian Gulf. (Iraq and the U.S. called the attack a mistake.)

One year ago: The Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that young people serving life prison terms must have “a meaningful opportunity to obtain release” if they haven’t killed their victims.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Peter Gerety is 71. Singer Taj Mahal is 69. Singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester is 67. Rock musician Bill Bruford is 62. Singer-musician George Johnson is 58. TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 58. Actor Bill Paxton is 56. Boxing Hallof-Famer Sugar Ray Leonard is 55. Actorcomedian Bob Saget is 55. Singer Enya is 50. Talk show host-actor Craig Ferguson is 49. Rock singer-musician Page McConnell is 48. Actor David Eigenberg is 47. Singermusician Trent Reznor is 46. Actress Paige Turco is 46. Actor Hill Harper is 45. TV personality/interior designer Thom Filicia is 42.

Singer Jordan Knight is 41. Rhythm-andblues singer Darnell Van Rensalier (Shai) is 41. Actress Sasha Alexander is 38. Rock singer-musician Josh Homme is 38. Rock singer Andrea Corr is 37. Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy is 37. Actress Rochelle Aytes is 35. Singer Kandi Burruss is 35. Actress Kat Foster is 33. Actor Tahj Mowry is 25. Actress Nikki Reed is 23. Actress Leven Rambin is 21. Actress Samantha Browne-Walters is 20. Actor Justin Martin is 17.

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Acting city manager among finalists for job of city manager SEARCH from page 3

His achievements include efforts in energy efficiency, winning grant funding and renovation of historic buildings, the committe said.

It’s not clear when the council will select the new city manager, but Anton said it’s possible a vote could happen as soon as this weekend.

City officials have said they hope to fill the post, which pays about $125,000 per year, by the end of summer.

Finnigan said she was “hopeful” about becoming permanent city manager, saying, “Municipal government is in my blood.”

“I’m pleased to be able to make it into the next round of interviews,” she said.

“I’ve been in municipal government for most of my career,” Finnigan said. “I was city manager in Auburn for nearly 13 years, I was assistant manager there for two and a half. I worked for Maine Municipal Association advocating for municipal interests at the state house.”

Finnigan said a “close working relationship” with the community and a focus on neighborhood issues would top her list of goals. An expanded tax base and job offerings would also be priorities, she said.

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Peace Rally for Darfur set for Monday, May 23 Fur Cultural Revival (part of The Darfur Community Center of Maine) will stage a Rally for Peace in Darfur at Monument Square on Congress Street in Portland on Monday, May 23, from noon to 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Speakers will include El-Fadel Arbab, as well as local activists and members of the Sudanese refugee communities. If it rains, the rally will be held at The Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St. in Portland, Maine at 7: p.m.

Since 2003, more than 400,000 people have been killed in Darfur, Sudan, rally organizers reported.

More than 2.7 million people have been displaced. Southern Maine

now boasts the largest organized Darfuri refugee community in the United States. Although Sudanese President Al-Bashir is now wanted

by The International Criminal Court for war crimes in Darfur, the genocide continues.

Underwood off ‘Survivor’ Ashley Underwood, of Benton, survived every episode of the reality-TV show, “Survivor, Redemption Island,” until the Sunday night episode, WGME-13 reported.

Underwood was voted off the show, losing the final immunity challenge to “Boston Rob,” WGME reported.

Underwood grew up on a pig farm in Benton, which is near Waterville.

The only Mainer to win it all on Survivor was Bob Crowley, a retired Gorham High School teacher.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I have a dear friend who has been in an abusive relationship for many years. The abuse is mostly verbal, but occasionally physical. Apparently, this has been going on for their entire 23-year relationship.

When she would temporarily leave him, I would be very supportive, cheering her on when she took his name off of titles and deeds. When she bailed him out of jail and paid his medical bills, I tsk-tsked. I have stood by her, but have always spoken my piece. However, a recent incident was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Visiting friends saw the estranged husband come by and push and shove my friend to the ground. She was screaming. She managed to get him out of the house, and there were six witnesses to this abuse.

Now, a week later, he’s back home. How can I help her?

I’ve told her to file a restraining order. I’ve told her to put her foot down. I’ve given her many positive suggestions that she knows she must do but hasn’t. In my last conversation with her, I said, “If he kills you, you don’t get another chance. Get RID of him.”

If I can’t help her, can I do something else? Are there support groups for friends like me who want to help and could use some resources for empowerment? -- Worried in Florida Dear Florida: Abusive relationships are complicated. Expecting the victim to simply walk out of a long-term marriage is often unrealistic and can be dangerous, especially if the partner is physically abusive. Please understand that the strength to leave must come from her, and you are not responsible for her choices. But your encouragement and support can be enormously helpful. The best resource is the National Domestic Violence Hotline (ndvh.org) at 1-800-799-SAFE (1800-799-7233).

Dear Annie: I am a mostly normal freshman in high school.

I am slightly Goth and don’t do sports, but I am in drama

club. I found out the other day that a group of kids thinks I am bisexual or a lesbian.

When I was younger, I had issues with girls calling me a boy because of the way I dressed, so stuff like this really hurts. In fact, I started cutting myself with pen caps. I know this gossip should not affect me so much. Am I overly sensitive, or is there something wrong with me? -- Not Bi, Not Emo Dear Not Bi: If these kids are teasing you about your looks or sexuality, it is bullying and should be reported. The cutting, however, indicates anxiety and stress, and can become habitual and difficult to stop. You need to find more effective and less harmful ways of dealing with your situation. Talk to your parents and your school counselor, check out kidshealth. org, and keep your friends close by.

Dear Annie: I am responding to “Kentucky,” who had her name changed and her parents refuse to call her by her chosen name.

I could have written that letter. At the age of 28, I changed my first name partly because it was frequently misspelled and mispronounced and considered “odd” and “diffi cult” by teachers and business associates. When I was 18, I received a draft notice because the government couldn’t tell whether my name was male or female.

Everyone I knew applauded the change and honored my request to be called by my new name, except my parents. It took nearly 25 years before my parents accepted it. My mother was quite insulted that I didn’t love my given name like she did.

You were right to tell “Kentucky” not to count on her family coming around. She shouldn’t push it. Either they will accept the new name or they won’t. She is the only one who can decide whether it’s worth making a big deal out of it. -- Connecticut

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Tuesday, May 17 Cheverus High School student art show 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cheverus High School will host its annual Student Art Show May 16-20. This year’s show will involve more students than ever and present a large range of styles, techniques and types of art. The work to be presented is impressive in its scope and demonstrates the wide variety of art interests and talents of Cheverus students. The show will feature art in glorious colors and multiple textures, and will showcase a wide variety of mediums: watercolor, oil, three-dimensional work, wood prints, stained glass, calligraphy and pen and ink.

The Art Department, through teacher John Frisoli, challenges students to use their creative abilities to express their thoughts and inspirations through art. Visitors will enjoy viewing these inspired works. The show will be judged by a local artist. Top three winners will be selected and other students will receive honorable mention awards. The public is welcome to visit and view the show at Loyola Hall on the Cheverus High School Campus, 267 Ocean Ave., Portland, from May 16-20 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

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into a bar.” Crash Barry worked for a decade as a print and radio reporter in Portland, specializing in his own style of undercover journalism.

He stayed in homeless shelters and flophouses, cleaned nasty apartments and restaurants, infiltrated religious cults and hate groups, to provide detailed reports from a unique perspective.

A former media critic, talk show producer and guidebook author, Crash Barry also labored as a janitor, bartender and bouncer. Crash will be reading from his freshly published novel “Sex, Drugs and Blueberries.” For more on this reading and these two Islandport Press authors please visit www.twomaines.com. General seating $10. (Not suited for children.) St. Lawrence Arts Center. Tickets at: www.stlawrencearts.org.

Thursday, May 19 AARP Driver Safety Class for seniors 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. An AARP Driver Safety Class for drivers age 50 and older will be presented at the AARP Maine State Office, 1685 Congress St., Portland. The registration fee is $12 for AARP members, $14 for others. To register, phone Phil Chin, AARP volunteer instructor, at 846-0858.

Because class size is limited, early registration no later than May 12 is advised.

Portland Police Department forum with the city’s deaf population

The Camden International Film Festival will present a special screening of the award winning docu6 p.m. The Portland Police Department with 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Tuesday Group, mentary “The City Dark” — a feature documentary about light pollution and the disappearing night assistance from the Maine Center on Deafness a group of local artists, will be exhibiting sky — in Portland’s SPACE Gallery on May 25. Here, Time Square is shown in a clip from the film. “After will host a second forum with the city’s deaf at the Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt moving to New York City from rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney (King Corn, The Greening of Southie) population to discuss safety concerns and ways Road, Falmouth, continuing through the end asks a simple question, ‘Do we need the stars?’ Exploring the threat of killer asteroids in Hawaii, trackthe department can improve its relationship with of June. The exhibit is free and open to the ing hatching turtles along the Florida coast, and rescuing injured birds on Chicago streets, Cheney the community. Deering Masonic Lodge, 102 public during library hours. (Monday, Friday, unravels the myriad implications of a globe glittering with lights. ...” (COURTESY IMAGE) Bishop St. “The forum will provide an opportunity Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, for members of the deaf community and those Wednesday, Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.).

Portland. All shows will be pay-what-you-can. “Shameconnected to them, including family members, employers For more information visit the library’s website: www.falless!” was written by Portland writer and musician Jason and neighbors, to share their thoughts openly and hear mouth.lib.me.us or call 781-2351.

Wilkins, whose last musical (Naked In Portland) enjoyed a from the department about efforts to ensure that Portland KinderKonzerts successful run at the PSC Studio Theater. “Shameless!” is is an inclusive and safe community for all.” ASL interpreters 9:30 a.m. From honks and beeps, to sirens and squeaks, directed by Mad Horse Theatre Associate Artistic Direcwill be available at the forum. For more information about the Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO) Percussion Trio tor Peter Brown. The show features a cast of six, includthe forum, call 874-8927 or email jrob@portlandmaine.gov. will “transport” audiences in Maine through a musical ing Cathy Counts (Good Theater), Michael Tobin (Old Port The Longfellow Gardens discussed at MHS event exploration of the sounds of inventions that move people Playhouse), Jonathan Carr (Lyric Theater), Benjamin Row 7 p.m. The Annual Olmsted Lecture with Maine Historical and things. Fifteen KinderKonzerts in six Maine communi(Legacy Theater), Bartley Mullin (Seacoast Repertory TheSociety. “The Longfellow Gardens: The Evolution of Two ties will introduce children ages four to seven to the percusater) and Megan Jackson (USM Theater Department).

Landmarks” by Lauren Meier, Pressley Associates, Camsion instruments in a fun, interactive program. “Sounds All Shane Van Vliet (Portland Stage Company) is the music bridge, Mass. “This gala evening will celebrate the rich hisAround” will be presented May 17 through May 27 and marks director. “‘Shameless!’ is the story of what happens when tory and recent rehabilitation of the Longfellow Garden at the conclusion of the 2010-2011 series of KinderKonzerts. gay rights and the religious right collide within the confines Maine Historical Society in Portland and the garden at the These 35-minute concerts encourage active participation of a single family. It combines wild comedy, heartbreaking Longfellow National Historic Site in Cambridge, Massachufrom the audience of kids encouraging them to sing, dance, drama, and catchy folky pop tunes; it blends real heart, real setts.” www.mainehistory.org wiggle, clap, and most of all, have fun listening and learnfamily values, and (possibly) a bit of controversy.” Ticketing ing with PSO musicians. Teacher’s Materials are available information can be found on the web at www.lucidstage.

Back Cove Neighborhood Association for download PortlandSymphony.org. KinderKonzerts are com or by calling 899-3993.

7 p.m. The Back Cove Neighborhood Association (BCNA) sponsored by Time Warner Cable, with additional support is holding its annual meeting at 7 p.m. in the new Ocean provided by Acadia Insurance, Target and Macy’s. Tickets Avenue School, 150 Ocean Avenue in Portland. Anyone Wednesday, May 18 for the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s KinderKonzerts are who lives or works in the Back Cove area, or has a child $4. For additional information and reservations visit www. attending Ocean Avenue School, is invited to attend. On the ‘Growing Up in Brooklyn’ author in Biddeford portlandsymphony.org or call 773-6128. agenda are elections for 2011-2012 officers, discussion of 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Book signing and reading, McArthur the mayoral race, and plans for a summertime event. FMI, Embroiderers’ Guild of America Library, Biddeford. ‘Growing Up in Brooklyn’ with local contact John Spritz, 773-0872, jspritz@maine.rr.com.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. SOME Chapter of The Embroiderers’ Maine author, artist and musician Barbara Duke. Free.

Guild of America will hold their annual meeting/luncheon at Southern Maine Sea Kayaking Network Meeting ReEmergence CommUNITY Party the Portland Country Club. There will be a smocking lecture 7 p.m. At the Falmouth Memorial Library, located at 5 Lunt 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Community Art Show, followed by Dance and class in addition to the luncheon. FMI: 829-6111.

Road in Falmouth. This meeting is geared towards newParty from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.: Dance Party featuring comers to kayaking and anyone who wants to connect with Portland’s Public Schools spring concerts begin Hoboe (rock) and Mystic Vibes (reggae). The League of other kayakers. Come enjoy a slide show of sea kayak7 p.m. Family members, friends and other area residents Young Voters Education Fund will be hosting its sixth annual ing in Maine, good company and delicious refreshments. are invited to attend the following concerts in Portland’s ReEmergence CommUNITY Party! “Each spring, over 300 Experienced paddlers will discuss kayaking safety, necpublic schools: Portland High School: May 17, 7 p.m., Portyoung people join us for this exciting event to celebrate local essary equipment, cool gear, how to choose a boat and land High auditorium. Deering High School: May 25, 7 p.m., arts and music, and to educate and engage our peers on ideas for trips. Make some new friends and plan summer Deering auditorium. Lyman Moore Middle School: June 1, 7 local issues. This year’s theme is ‘CommUNITY: Embracing adventures. No charge, no registration, all are welcome. For p.m., Moore cafeteria. King Middle School: June 2, 7 p.m., Portland’s Cultural Diversity.’ We will highlight Portland artmore information visit SMSKN.org.

King cafetorium. King Bridge Festival: June 6, 12 to 8 p.m., ists, cultural dancers, and cultural organizations that work Deering Oaks bandstand. (Rain location is King Middle A Dash of Diva presents The Relish Magazine together to preserve the cultural diversity for which Portland School cafetorium.) See details at www.bridgemusicfesis so well known. The evening will feature writers, painters, Cooking Show at the Portland Expo tival.org. Fifth grade after-school orchestra concert: June a wide variety of dancing entertainment including African 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Portland Expo, 239 Park Ave. Dash 6, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln gym. Lincoln Middle School: June 7, dancers, break dancers, belly dancers, and fire dancers, as of Diva. Tickets: $20 for general admission, $30 for VIDs 7 p.m., Lincoln gym. Elementary band and strings concert: well as local music and entertainment. You will also get a (Very Important Divas). VIDs get access to the Expo starting June 8, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln gym. chance to vote for your favorite cupcake in our Cupcake at 4:30, plus they will have a catered backstage party with East Bayside Neighborhood Organization meeting Mayor contest.” SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. Chef Jon from Relish. Every Diva will receive an apron and a 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Every month on the third Tuesday, gift bag filled with great items from: Relish, Calendar Islands Crash Barry and John McDonald reading the East Bayside Neighborhood Organization meets. The Maine Lobster, Cabot House Furniture, Broadway Gardens, 7 p.m. “Two Maines,” a reading by local authors Crash Root Cellar, 94 Washington Ave. “Come to EBNO’s monthly Massage Envy, Lia Sophia, Silpada, Selby Shoes, Cabot Barry and John McDonald. Local Portland authors Crash meeting to find out what’s going on in the neighborhood, Cheese, Lindt Chocolate, The Maine Mall and Hammond Barry and John McDonald will present an evening of their offer input, air concerns, address issues, and meet your Lumber Company. Door prizes include: Tickets to the Sea“blunt, charming and ever so comical local tales from their neighbors. Everyone is welcome!” coast Country Music Festival featuring Brad Paisley (along most recent publications.” John McDonald has been telling with Blake Shelton and Jarrod Niemann), Cabot House Fur‘Shameless! The Musical’ at Lucid Stage stories around the state for years, and his weekly column niture, $150 to Kerrygold, and more! Tickets are available 7:30 p.m. Mad Horse Theatre presents, as part of its 25th is published in many Maine newspapers. John is also the through www.portTIX.com anniversary season, the world premiere of “Shameless! The founder of the Maine Storyteller Festival and his talk show Musical,” running through May 18. Performances are May can be heard each weekend on WGAN in Portland. John will see next page 16-18 at 7:30 p.m. at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Boulevard in read excerpts from his book “A Moose and a Lobster Walk

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John Manderino at Longfellow Books 7 p.m. John Manderino will read from his latest novel, “The H-Bomb and the Jesus Rock,” at Longfellow Books.

Longfellow Books events are free to attend and open to the community. Manderino’s fourth novel, “The H-Bomb and the Jesus Rock” takes place against the backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis. “Two children, brother and sister who, while searching for empty bottles in a vacant lot, discover a rock which looks like Jesus, immediately declaring it a Possible Holy Object. Then enters an older boy who tries to steal the rock intending to use it as a lucrative sideshow exhibit, complete with fliers: Is it Jesus? Or just a rock? You decide! Approaching the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, ‘The H-Bomb and the Jesus Rock’ provides a unique, children’s-eye view of that near-Armageddon.”

Friday, May 20 Maine Treasurer Bruce Poliquin with MHPC noon to 1:30 p.m. The Maine Heritage Policy Center presents “Fiscal Prudence: The Foundation of a Healthy Private Sector Economy and Job Creation” by Bruce Poliquin, Treasurer of Maine. DiMillo’s On the Water, 25 Long Wharf, Portland. MHPC Member: $17 per person, inclusive of tax and gratuity. Non-Member: $22 For additional information, please contact Amanda Clark at 321-2550 or aclark@ mainepolicy.org.

Portland Public Schools graduations begin 8:30 a.m. Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) kicks off graduation ceremonies. The Portland Public Schools will hold the following graduation ceremonies: May 20, 8:30 a.m., Building B, Portland Arts and Technology High School graduation for the morning session; May 20, 11:30 a.m., Building B, Portland Arts and Technology High School graduation for the afternoon session; June 1, 10:30 a.m., Portland Expo, Deering High School graduation; June 2, 10:30 a.m., Merrill Auditorium, Portland High School graduation; June 2, 6 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, Casco Bay High School graduation; June 9, 6 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, Portland Adult Education graduation.

Meet Portland’s city manager finalists 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Portland’s City Manager Search Committee, comprised of City Councilors Cheryl Leeman (chair), John Anton and Jill Duson, announced the selection of three finalists from 65 applicants for the city’s top administrative position, city manager. The finalists include City of Portland Acting City Manager Patricia Finnigan, Framingham, Mass. Town Manager Julian Suso, and North Andover, Mass. Town Manager Mark Rees. As a part of the selection process, the public is invited to a reception to meet the finalists at the State of Maine Room in City Hall Friday between the hours of 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The City Council will begin interviews this weekend and will make a final recommendation for city manager next month. The City Council commenced their search for a new City Manager in February following the retirement of City Manager Joseph E. Gray.

Economist Stewart Wallis at Hour Exchange event 5:30 p.m. World renowned economist Stewart Wallis of the New Economics Foundation in the United Kingdom is coming to the Maine Irish Heritage Center to speak on “The Great Transition.” “The Great Transition is about retooling local and global economies toward an economy that produces good jobs for everyone, improves human wellbeing, and decreases social inequality — and does this all within planetary limits.” The event is being presented by Hour Exchange Portland and is free and open to the public, doors open at 5:00 and there will be an open Q and A session to discuss local solutions. All donations collected will go towards sustaining Hour Exchange Portland’s operations.

“Hour Exchange Portland creates an alternative local economy of neighbors helping neighbors. Neighbors exchange service cash-free and tax-free based on the currency of time, where everyone’s time is equal no matter what the service being provided. Over the years Hour Exchange Portland members have exchanged over 140,000 hours of community service and provided over 22,000 hours of free health care. Just last year members of Hour Exchange Portland were able to winterize nearly 100 homes and the Exchange helped approx. 140 seniors, 50 people with disabilities, 40 single parent families, and 400 lower income neighbors in the greater Portland area get services they needed while they contributed back to the community, utilizing their skills to help others. Anyone interested in finding out more or joining Hour Exchange Portland can visit their website www.HourExchangePortland.org.”

On Thursday, May 19, at 7 p.m. the Annual Olmsted Lecture at Maine Historical Society in Portland will look at “The Longfellow Gardens: The Evolution of Two Landmarks.” Here, Steven Atripaldi, facilities manager for the Maine Historical Society, relaxes and enjoys a sunny day in the newly reopened Longfellow Garden behind the Longfellow House on Congress Street. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) Sunday, May 22, 2 p.m. NR. A film being screened at the Portland Museum of Art explores an effort to encapsulate radioactive waste underground. “While gigantic monster machines dig deeper and deeper into the dark, experts above ground strive to find solutions to the radioactive waste issue, solutions that can secure mankind now and in the future. A documentary timecapsule, it is a wondrous and frightening journey into the underworld and into the future.” In English, Finnish, and Swedish with English subtitles.

Spring for 317!

7 p.m. The stage at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland, will come alive with the sounds of Bluegrass, Celtic, Folk, Country and more at Spring for 317!, the annual concert to benefit the 317 Main Street Community Music Center scholarship fund. The multi-talented teaching staff at 317 Main Street will present a vigorous selection of the wide variety of music styles taught at the music school. Some of Maine’s best-known acoustic musicians will mix it up in many different arrangements and configurations in what promises to be night of great cameraderie and boundary-pushing musicianship. Performers will include Melissa Bragdon, Erica Brown, Diana Hansen, Robin Jellis, Danielle Langord, Carter Logan, Andrew Martelle, Jason Phelps, Nicole Rabata, Steve Roy, Matt Shipman, Kathy Slack, Joe Walsh, Jed Wilson, Tom Whitehead, and student guests. The Portland-based bands (made up largely of 317 staff) The Jerks of Grass, The Stowaways, and Niaia will perform as well. All tickets are $20. All proceeds go directly to the scholarship fund. Children are welcome. St. Lawrence Arts Center is handicapped accessible. Tickets are available online at BrownPaperTickets.com (http://www.brownpapertickets. com/event/172289) and in person at the Front Desk at 317 Main Street in Yarmouth during regular business hours.

Saturday, May 21 Daylily and Hosta Society plant sale 8 a.m. to noon. Southern Maine Daylily and Hosta Society is having their annual plant sale May 21 from 8 a.m. to noon. It is held in the Horticulture Building at Southern Maine Community College on Slocum Drive in South Portland. Look for Plant Sale signs on campus. There will be daylilies, Hostas and other perennials for sale.

Friends of Feral Felines 12th annual Plant Sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rain or shine at 102 Saco St., Westbrook (corner of Saco Street and West Valentine Street). All proceeds benefit Friends of Feral Felines and helping feral cats in southern Maine.

Deering Yard Sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Deering High School Yard Sale, costumes, properties, books and more. On the lawn, in front of the auditorium. For more information, please contact Kathleen Harris at 874-8260.

‘Into Eternity’

Foreside Garden Club plant sale

6:30 p.m. “Into Eternity” screening at the Portland Museum of Art. Friday, May 20, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 21, 2 p.m.;

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Foreside Garden Club is having its annual plant and bake sale the Falmouth Shopping Center

on Rte. 1 in Falmouth. We will be selling perennials dug from our gardens, annuals and hanging baskets, herbs, and garden related items as well as homemade baked goods.Thank you.

For more info call Mimi Hinkel at 829-3578.

National Public Works Week event in Westbrook 9 a.m. to noon. The public is encouraged to attend regional events in the southern part of the state to celebrate National Public Works Week, May 15-21. With the theme of, Public Works: Serving You and Your Communities, the Maine Chapter of the APWA is proud to host several regional events where the public can view various equipment used everyday to keep roads and public infrastructure working properly. The town of Westbrook will be hosting an Open House and Reception at their facility on Saco Street in Westbrook This event will include tours of the facility, refreshments, and equipment will be on display. This event will also give the resident of Westbrook a chance to speak to management and staff of the Westbrook Department of Public Services and to learn more about a possible new Public Services facility.

UNE Commencement 10 a.m. The University of New England will award associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees — in osteopathic medicine, health sciences, natural sciences, social sciences, human services, education, management and the liberal arts during a commencement ceremony at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Graduates will need to arrive for the line up at 9 a.m. Doors will open for general seating at 9 a.m. U.S. Representative Michael H. Michaud, who represents Maine’s 2nd congressional district, will be the guest speaker at the 2011 University of New England Commencement exercises. Michaud will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree. http:// www.une.edu

Maine Law’s Commencement 10 a.m. The Honorable David Brock Hornby, U.S. district court judge for the District of Maine, will be the keynote speaker at the University of Maine School of Law’s 2011 Commencement in Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Hornby joined the court in 1990 after his nomination by President George H.W. Bush and was chief judge from 1996 to 2003. In 2009, he received the prestigious Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award, an annual honor given to a federal judge of national stature and exemplary contribution to justice. Hornby assumed senior status on the court in May 2010. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1969, Hornby clerked for Hon. John Minor Wisdom of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Following his clerkship, he served as an associate professor of law at the University of Virginia School of Law, then moved to Maine and engaged in private legal practice. In 1982, Hornby became a federal magistrate judge for the District of Maine, a position he held until his appointment as an associate justice for the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in 1988. Ninety students will be awarded degrees at Saturday’s ceremony. http:// mainelaw.maine.edu/ see next page

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Tour of Calvary Cemetery 10 a.m. The Maine Irish Heritage Center plans a tour of Calvary Cemetery on Main Street, South Portland, by Matthew Jude Barker. 780-0118

National Public Works Week event in Portland 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend regional events in the southern part of the state to celebrate National Public Works Week, May 15-21. With the theme of, Public Works: Serving You and Your Communities, the Maine Chapter of the APWA is proud to host several regional events where the public can view various equipment used everyday to keep roads and public infrastructure working properly. Portland Public Services will be hosting an Open House at their Central Maintenance Facility on Hanover Street in Portland. Equipment will be on display and refreshments will be available.

Second annual WestFest 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The West End Neighborhood Association will host the second annual WestFest event to be held rain or shine at the Reiche Community Center. “Our first event in 2010 was a huge success and we are looking forward to gathering the community once again for a day of food, fun, music, arts and crafts, animal, kid activities and MORE. WestFest 2010 brought 700 people out to enjoy the day at Reiche Community Center and we expect an even bigger crowd this year.” www.wenamaine.org/events.htm

Meet three authors in Portland 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet and greet three Maine authors at Arby’s on Forest Ave., Portland on May 21 and 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both days. Eugene Elcik, the 78-year-old author of ‘desperation of souls’ and the soon to be released ‘The Lobsterman of Deep Cove, Maine’ will be available to answer questions and sign books. The audacious crazy Dane author who made Maine his home will have both books; ‘Jerry the Joyful Jet’ and ‘The Almost Always Audacious Adventures of Larry and Wuppy ... The Easter Puppy’ available for sale and autographs. Lars will also have several pieces of his art on sale at prices the State of Maine can afford to replace the mural! Clay Hurtubise, owner of Raven House Publishing, and author of ‘Drug Trip’ and “Shaman: Devil’s Deal’ will also be at the event.

Multicultural Exercise for Health and Love noon to 6 p.m. Portland will hold its sixth annual Multicultural Exercise for Health and Love: a health fair that focuses on health screenings and referrals for racial and ethnic minority communities in the Greater Portland area. The event will celebrate the health and well being of Portland’s vibrant ethnic communities with multicultural food, dance and festivities. All attendees will be encouraged to take advantage of the culturally sensitive diabetes and heart health screenings, risk assessments and counseling. For more information, contact Dr. Bankole, A. K. at 207-8748773, or via email bak@portlandmaine.gov. Admission is free. Portland Exposition Building, 239 Park Ave.

‘Seven Shades of Green’ screened 7 p.m. A screening of the documentary, “Seven Shades of Green” at the Maine Irish Heritage Center (Includes conversation afterward with writer/director Justin Bell.) Watch the trailer at: www.sevenshadesofgreen.net. “Seven Shades of Green” is a feature length documentary showing the journey of a partial Irish-American narrator from home in Boston up to Maine and over to Nova Scotia, to Scotland, then to Ireland. Themes explored include: Irish identity, immigration to the US and Ireland, history, the economy, faith, and storytelling itself. Suggested donation $7. Call 780-0118 or 232-2001.

Portland Youth Dance Company 7 p.m. The Portland Youth Dance Company will highlight unique choreography and dancers at Portland High School.

The show, “A Year in the Making,” will feature choreography developed by local artists and Broadway choreographers.

The evening’s performance will also feature the dancers from the Outreach program. “Since 2002, over $15,000 dollars have been awarded to 21 underprivileged dancers to take dance classes through the scholarship program.

This year’s show is sponsored by The Thomas Agency and Canney Communications.” The Outreach program has been running since 2006 and has reached over 700 students in the greater Portland area. Students have been given an opportunity to learn from Company members and members have been given a chance to teach and give back to their community. Portland Youth Dance is committed to promoting leadership, character and services through dance performance, educational and dance outreach. Call Portland Youth Dance at 712-4308 or purchase tickets at CascoBay Movers on Forest Avenue in Portland.

Will Juggle for Water! benefit 7:30 p.m. Will Juggle for Water! A Benefit live action and comedy showcase by famed juggling act “TWO” at the St.

Lawrence Arts Center. This performance is a benefit for Engineers Without Borders (EWB). For more information on the act please visit www.twoshow.com. Tickets are $15 and available by placing advanced order at 347-3075 or by purchasing at our box office the evening of the show. www. stlawrencearts.org

Sunday, May 22 Unity Center for Sacred Living 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Unity Center for Sacred Living, “an open, interfaith, Oneness oriented Spiritual Community ... here to evolve consciousness through what we call The New Spirituality,” is holding services. “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.

We hope you will come join us for our alternative services known as Sacred Living Gatherings.” Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Williston-West Church, Memorial Hall (2nd floor), 32 Thomas St. Portland. For more information call 221-0727 or email centerforsacredliving@gmail.com.

Maine Comics Arts Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Maine Comics Arts Festival returns to Portland this May to celebrate the comic book art form. Over 100 comic writers, artists, publishers and cartoonists are expected to attend and exhibit at the third annual event on May 22 at Ocean Gateway on Portland’s waterfront.

This year the festival has partnered with the Portland Public Library to offer programming on Saturday, May 21. Workshops and discussions include workshops on graphic novels, drawing workshops for kids, and many other events. All of Saturday’s events are in the library located at 5 Monument Square in Portland and are free and open to the public. The main festival exhibit runs on Sunday, May 22 at the Ocean Gateway facility located on Thames Street on Portland’s waterfront. Admission is $5, with kids 12 and under admitted free. For additional information visit the official festival website at http:// mainecomicsfestival.com or call Casablanca Comics at 780-1676. The Maine Comics Arts Festival is a production of Casablanca Comics of Portland. “Casablanca Comics is an award winning comic book retail store with two locations in southern Maine. Store owners Rick Lowell and Laura O’Meara have been sharing their love of comics with the public since 1987.”

Animal Refuge League Spring Fling Open House 10 a.m. The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland will be holding a Spring Fling Open House at its facility, 449 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. The event features the ARL’s annual kitten shower, where guests are invited to fill the “Kitty Care-A-Van” with necessary supplies for the kittens expected to arrive in the next few weeks. The popular annual plant sale will kick off the event at 10 a.m. with all other festivities beginning at 11 a.m. “This year some very exciting features have been added to make it a memorable event for the whole family. Kid’s activities (such as face painting and crafts), fun family photos, and exciting new animal demonstrations. Miss Teen Maine USA 2011, Alexis McIwain will start the festivities by introducing the ARL’s new mascot, Miss Kitty and guests are invited to enjoy bake sale items (for humans and pets!) animal supplies, food and much, much more!”

Herb Adams lecture on the Civil War 2 p.m. Lecture by local historian Herb Adams on the Civil War, the first of many at the Maine Irish Heritage Center to commemorate the 150th anniversary. 780-0118

SMCC commencement 2 p.m. Southern Maine Community College will celebrate its sixty-fourth commencement at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Tickets are not required, and there is no limit to the number of guests that can attend. For anyone requiring special accommodations or seating, please contact the Student Life Office at 741-5967. Event parking for students and guests is available at the municipal garage adjacent to the Civic Center.

‘The Thinking Heart’ in Portland 3 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. 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.

‘Jekyll & Hyde’ auditions in Auburn 6 p.m. Lewiston-Auburn Community Little Theatre is announcing auditions for “Jekyll & Hyde,” the musical, calling for a huge cast, adults only please, on Sunday, May 22, and Monday, May 23, both days at 6 p.m. at Great Falls Performing Art Center, 30 Academy St., Auburn. Performance dates are August 5-14. FMI, www.laclt.com.

Monday, May 23 Rally for Peace in Darfur noon to 2 p.m. Fur Cultural Revival (part of The Darfur Community Center of Maine) presents a Rally for Peace in Darfur/A New Southern Sudan at Monument Square (if it rains, the event will be at 7 p.m. in The Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St.) This event is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, May 24 Bark in the Park at the Sea Dogs 4:30 p.m. The Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will host the annual “Bark in the Park” event when the Sea Dogs take on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at 6 p.m. at Hadlock Field. “Take your dog out to the ballgame and enjoy a baseball game with the entire family. The Sea Dogs will open a special section located along the left-field line in the ballpark for fans to be able to attend a Sea Dogs game with their beloved dogs. Tickets for the special dog section of the ballpark are $9 and include access to the park for both yourself and your dog.

Only 300 tickets are available. Tickets for you and your dog are available for $9 by calling the Sea Dogs’ Box Office at 879-9500 or online at www.seadogs.com by clicking on the “Bark in the Park” icon.” Gates open for the Bark in the Park at 4:30 p.m., and there will be a special entrance for the dogs and their owners. There will be a doggie parade at 5:15 in which fans may parade around the warning track with their dogs, lead by Slugger the Sea Dog. After the parade, those who have tickets to the Bark in the Park section of the park are welcome to enjoy the canine relief area, wading pool, watering station, and dog treats. Doggie Valets will be on hand to care for pets while people visit the Hadlock Field Concourse. The event is B.Y.O.B (Bring your own bag).

DEPA ‘Business After Hours’ 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The DownEast Pride Alliance “Business After Hours” Networking Event will take place at District, 45 Danforth St., Portland. “Delicious appetizers, cash bar & media table will be provided. District is an American neighborhood restaurant & raw bar.” FMI: www.depabusiness.com. “The DownEast Pride Alliance s a GLBTQ business networking group in Southern Maine meeting monthly at local establishments for ‘Business After Hours’ events that provide a safe forum for, and help strengthen, the local gay & gay-friendly business community.”

Wednesday, May 25 Andre Dubus at Longfellow Books 7 p.m. Highly acclaimed author, Andre Dubus, known for his bestselling novel, “House of Sand and Fog,” will be reading from his new memoir at Longfellow Books. This reading, like other author events at the Monument Square bookstore, is free and open to the public. With his first nonfiction title, “Townie: A Memoir,” Dubus makes the leap from novel to memoir with ease and proves that his writing knows no genre boundaries, Longfellow Books owner Chris Bowe said in a news release. Dubus reflects on the violence and confusion of his childhood following his parents’ divorce in the 1970s and how he turned his life around through the discovery of words and stories, Bowe said.

‘The City Dark’ screened at SPACE 7:30 p.m. “The City Dark” presented as part of “CIFF Selects,” bringing the best titles from The Camden International Film Festival to Portland’s SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. “‘The City Dark’ is a feature documentary about light pollution and the disappearing night sky, premiering in competition at the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival.

After moving to New York City from rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney (King Corn, The Greening of Southie) asks a simple question, ‘Do we need the stars?’ Exploring the threat of killer asteroids in Hawaii, tracking hatching turtles along the Florida coast, and rescuing injured birds on Chicago streets, Cheney unravels the myriad implications of a globe glittering with lights – including increased breast cancer rates from exposure to light at night, and a generation of kids without a glimpse of the universe above. Featuring stunning astrophotography and a cast of eclectic scientists, philosophers, historians and lighting designers, ‘The City Dark’ is the definitive story of light pollution and the disappearing stars.” 828-5600, www. space538.org

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Tensions smoothed over, but Yankees still swept With 7-5 victory, Red Sox complete their first three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium since April 2004 defensively,” Girardi said. “I think we’re just

BY ANDREW KEH THE NEW YORK TIMES going through a tough spell right now.”

Red Sox starter Jon Lester, who pitched Yankees Manager Joe Girardi was six innings and gave up four runs, came into asked Sunday afternoon about the Sunday’s game riding a run of dominance — status of Phil Hughes, one of his injured 151/3 consecutive shutout innings — over starting pitchers. Girardi let out a laugh the Yankees. and said: “I don’t know. I’ve had a busy The Yankees snapped that streak early, day.” getting a run-scoring single from Teixeira After Jorge Posada created a clubin the first. They added three more runs house stir Saturday by opting out of the in the second on a bases-empty home run lineup, the Yankees spent Sunday occuby Andruw Jones and a two-run homer by pied with making apologies, granting parCurtis Granderson. dons and burying hatchets. By game time, But Lester settled down, finishing with the involved parties said the incident seven strikeouts, to earn his fifth win. had been put to rest — an early chant “I don’t think one person in this locker of “Jorge!” from the right-field bleacher room doubted us or was worried,” Lester creatures and a standing ovation before said. “I think everybody knew how good this a pinch-hit walk in the eighth inning team was, or is. It was just a matter of getseemed to seal Posada’s exculpation — ting ourselves going.” and the Yankees were able to return their Garcia squandered the Yankees’ 4-1 lead attention to other matters. in the third, throwing a fastball down the The question now will be where to middle of the plate that Youkilis pounded start. After jumping out to an early lead, into the left-field seats for a three-run homer. the Yankees left another capacity crowd “I got the guy 0-2, I should get him out,” exasperated with their continued lackGarcia said. “That inning, I was really disapluster play, as the Red Sox completed pointed.” their first three-game sweep at Yankee Garcia, who allowed five runs and six hits Stadium since April 2004 with a 7-5 vicover five and a third innings, seemed more tory. The loss, the Yankees’ fifth in a row, amused than disappointed about the home kept them two games behind the firstrun he allowed to David Ortiz in the fifth. place Tampa Bay Rays in the American He threw a good changeup that broke Ortiz’s League East, while allowing the resurgent Red Sox, who reached .500 for the Boston’s designated hitter, David Ortiz, hits a home run in the fifth inning Sunday to give the Red bat, but the ball carried and landed in the seats just inside the right-field foul pole. first time this season at 20-20, to move Sox a 5-4 lead. It was his seventh of the season. (Barton Silverman/The New York Times) Garcia said, “314,” referring to the dimenthree games out of the lead. second, scored to give the Red Sox a 6-4 lead. sions in right field: “What can you do?”

“It seems like when things are going bad, they’re “We’ve hurt ourselves over and over again with The Yankees got a run back in the seventh when going bad,” Girardi said after the game. “But it’s the glove, and tonight was an example of me not Rodriguez pulled a two-seamer from Alfredo Aceves going to turn around.” making a very routine play and just trying to be a down the left-field line for a double. Carl Crawford Posada’s performance will linger as a closely little overambitious and get two when I should have bobbled the ball, allowing Granderson to score. But watched plotline as long as he struggles at the plate. just gotten one,” Rodriguez said. after an intentional walk to Robinson Cano, Nick But Sunday’s loss brought other concerns — about The error was the Yankees’ 26th of the season and Swisher struck out to end the inning. Jarrod Saltathe Yankees’ ability to keep innings alive at the plate helped the Red Sox get one of their two unearned lamacchia homered off Joba Chamberlain in the and avoid errors in the field — back to the forefront. runs. The other came in the second inning, when a eighth to restore Boston’s lead to two.

The Red Sox scored the deciding run in the sevpassed ball by Russell Martin allowed Youkilis, who Boston hosts the Baltimore Orioles tonight for a enth inning, when Alex Rodriguez, hurrying to turn had struck out, to reach base. He eventually scored 7:05 p.m. start. The Yankees are at the Tampa Bay a double play, allowed a bouncer from Kevin Youkilis on a sacrifice fly.

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Sea Dogs launch Cutest Dog Contest The Portland Sea Dogs are taking nominations for the baseball organization’s first annual Cutest Dog Contest.

“If you think you have the cutest dog in Portland, post a photo of him or her on our facebook page; www.facebook.com/portlandseadogs along with a caption of what makes them so great,” the Sea Dogs announced.

The winner of the cutest dog contest will receive a great Doggie Bag filled with prizes and will be able to throw out a ceremonial first-pitch on ‘Bark in the Park” night on Tuesday, May 24. The winner will be chosen and notified on May 23 and must be present at the Bark in the Park game on May 24 at Hadlock Field to claim their prize.

Tuesday’s 6 p.m. game is against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in an Eastern League contest at Hadlock Field.

Tickets for all Sea Dogs’ home games are available and can be ordered by calling the Sea Dogs Ticket Office at 879-9500 or online at www.seadogs.com.

Morning Hockey Club seeks members The Morning Hockey Club is looking for a few men or women to fill out its Tuesday morning roster for the 2011-2012 season.

“We are looking for people who know how to have

a good time, who want to get back into/or stay in shape, live longer and have some unequaled camaraderie with fellow hockey players of all ages,” said Founder George Gooley.

Interested players should contact J.J. Mokarzel at jjmokarzel@gmail.com. The session starts Tuesday, June 14 and ends mid-April 2012. Time is 7:108:10 a.m. Tuesdays at Portland ice arena. The cost is $440.

“We have five other groups that play early in the morning from 5:50 a.m. to 6:50 a.m. at Falmouth Family Ice. Yes, 5:50 a.m. is correct,” Gooley added.

“While our jerseys say ‘Sleep is the Enemy,’ it is actually a great time to skate and is very affordable.”

“Quite frankly, when I was asked to play at that hour in the morning, I thought these gentlemen might have been hit by a few too many pucks,” said Glenn Michaels, a goalie from Brunswick. “However, this is a very diverse group of ages and skills and I have actually grown to enjoy playing in the morning. When we leave, you feel energized and the sun is coming up. It is a wonderful way to start the day.

Like me, if you’ve been looking for a fun way to stay healthy and make some new friends and business connections, I invite you to join us.”

The Morning hockey club has been in existence for more than seven years. Membership has grown to more than 120 full-time and substitute members.

For more information, contact Mokarzel at jjmokarzel@gmail.com or visit the club website at www. morninghockey.com.