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Group pushes for loosened pot laws Sensible Portland wants police to place low priority on enforcement

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A new group calling itself “Sensible Portland” is working to get a question on the 2011 city ballot that would set marijuana

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enforcement as the “lowest enforcement priority” for Portland police.

The group launched its citizens' petition effort yesterday at City Hall.

As written, the measure would direct

police to “refrain from” arresting or fining adults 21 or older for possession of marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia unless required by a court order. see POT page 3

Lawyers on the waterfront?

Exterior renovation substantially done on Pierce Atwood law office complex

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

This fall, newly restored windows in a five-story brick building on Portland Harbor will offer oceanfront views to 175 lawyers, while on the ocean's edge below, lobstermen will enjoy new water and electrical systems and sidewalks.

Developer seeks extension for Newbury St. condos

see WATERFRONT page 7 LEFT: A crew with Scott Dugas Trucking and Excavating of Yarmouth works on a renovation of an 1800s storage building into the new home for Pierce Atwood law firm on the Portland waterfront Monday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Trustees OK university system tuition increase

BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The University of Maine System’s Board of Trustees approved a 4.3 percent increase to in-state, full-time tuition Monday afternoon as part of a system-wide budget for the coming school year.

“Our 4.3 percent tuition increase represents the lowest increase

since 2002,” said Rebecca Wyke, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration.

Wyke also noted that the budgets are balanced for all seven universities and the System Office, despite the loss of $6.4 million in federal stimulus funds. see TUITION page 3

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Oakdale residents in a frequent flood zone Heavy rains cause a section of Oakdale Street, between Dartmouth and Williams streets, to flood. Although the water tends to recede about an hour after it arrives, residents say it's a nuisance. For a story on a possible fix, see page 8.

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Gossip cash machine LOS ANGELES — In late July 2010, the Southampton, N.Y., police charged Michael Lohan, the father of the actress Lindsay Lohan, with physically harassing his fiancée. When the news hit on the gossip Web site TMZ, Mr. Lohan was at the Sunset Tower in Los Angeles, where he had been on the interview circuit discussing his daughter’s imprisonment stemming from drunken-driving charges.

Mr. Lohan was hardly morose about his own legal troubles. His hotel room and the hallway outside it buzzed with giddy deal-making as he and his entourage conducted business with the door open.

It could all be overheard by passers-by — or, by coincidence, a New York Times reporter staying in a room across the way.

An associate of Mr. Lohan’s ran through the plan: ignite a bidding war between TMZ and its rival Web site Radar for Mr. Lohan’s side of the story and for embarrassing recordings he claimed to have of his fiancée, Kate Major. “What you want is to make them pay for that exclusivity,” the associate said.

Sure enough, Radar went on to post four “exclusives” quoting Mr. Lohan denying the charges and threatening to release tapes of Ms. Major.

This is how it works in the new world of round-the-clock gossip, where even a B-list celebrity’s tangle with the law can be spun into easy money, feeding the public’s seemingly bottomless appetite for dirt about the famous.

A growing constellation of Web sites, magazines and television programs serve it up minute by minute, creating a river of cash for secrets of the stars, or near-stars. An analysis of advertising estimates from those outlets shows that the revenue stream now tops more than $3 billion annually, driving the gossip industry to ferret out salacious tidbits on a scale not seen since the California courts effectively shut down the scandal sheets of the 1950s.

It all kicked in with a vengeance last week when news broke that former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California had fathered a child with his family’s housekeeper.

Radar was the first to reveal the mother’s identity, in a joint report with Star magazine. TMZ quickly flooded its site with her pictures. Several gossip outlets were prepared to bid big dollars for any new video or photographs of the mistress.

On Friday, TMZ posted the most confidential document of the entire affair: the bank form that Mr. Schwarzenegger signed last year giving her a down payment for her house.

“I don’t know who got a hold of it and how they got a hold of it,” said the mortgage broker involved in the sale, David Rodriguez.

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Justices, 5-4, tell California to cut prisoner population

BY ADAM LIPTAK THE NEW YORK TIMES

Conditions in California’s overcrowded prisons are so bad that they violate the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, ordering the state to reduce its prison population by more than 30,000 inmates.

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, writing for the majority in a 5-to-4 decision that broke along ideological lines, described a prison system that failed to deliver minimal care to prisoners with serious medical and mental health problems and produced “needless suffering and death.”

Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel A. Alito Jr. filed vigorous dissents. Justice Scalia called the order affirmed by the majority “perhaps the most radical injunction issued by a court in our nation’s history.” Justice Alito said “the majority is gambling with the safety of the people of California.”

The majority opinion included photographs of inmates crowded into open gymnasium-style rooms and what Justice Kennedy described as “telephone-booth-sized cages without toilets” used to house suicidal inmates. Suicide rates in the state’s prisons, Justice Kennedy wrote, have been 80 percent higher than the average for inmates nationwide. A lower court in the case said it was “an uncontested fact” that “an inmate in one of California’s prisons needlessly dies every six or seven days due to constitutional deficiencies.”

Monday’s ruling in the case, Brown v. Plata, No. 09-1233, affirmed an order by a special three-judge federal court requiring state officials to reduce the prison population to 110,000, which is 137.5 percent of the system’s capacity. There have been more than 160,000 inmates in the system in recent years, and there are now more than 140,000.

Prison release orders are rare and hard to obtain, and even advocates for prisoners’ rights said Monday’s decision was unlikely to have a significant impact around the nation.

“California is an extreme case by any measure,” said David C. Fathi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project, which submitted a brief urging the justices to uphold the lower court’s order. “This case involves ongoing, undisputed and lethal constitutional violations. We’re not going to see a lot of copycat litigation.”

State officials in California will have two years to comply with the order, and they may ask for more time. Justice Kennedy emphasized that the reduction in population need not be achieved solely by releasing prisoners early. Among the other possibilities, he said, are new construction, transfers out of state and using county facilities.

At the same time, Justice Kennedy, citing the lower court decision, said there was “no realistic possibility that California would be able to build itself out of this crisis,” in light of the state’s financial problems.

The court’s more liberal members — Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena

Kagan — joined Justice Kennedy’s opinion.

The special court’s decision, issued in 2009, addressed two consolidated class-action suits, one filed in 1990, the other in 2001. In 2006, Arnold Schwarzenegger, then governor, said conditions in the state’s prisons amounted to a state of emergency.

The majority seemed persuaded that the passage of time required the courts to act.

Justice Scalia summarized his dissent, which was pungent and combative, from the bench. Oral dissents are rare; this was the second of the term. Justice Kennedy looked straight ahead as his colleague spoke, his face frozen in a grim expression.

The decision was the fourth 5-to-4 decision of the term so far.

All four of them have found the court’s more liberal members on one side and its more conservative members on the other, with Justice Kennedy’s swing vote the conclusive one. In the first three cases, Justice Kennedy sided with the conservatives.

On Monday, he went the other way. This was in some ways unsurprising: in his opinions and in speeches, Justice Kennedy has long been critical of what he views as excessively long and harsh sentences.

“A prison that deprives prisoners of basic sustenance, including adequate medical care, is incompatible with the concept of human dignity and has no place in civilized society,” Justice Kennedy wrote on Monday.

In his dissent, Justice Scalia wrote that the majority opinion was an example of the problem of courts’ overstepping their constitutional authority and institutional expertise in issuing “structural injunctions” in “institutional-reform litigation” rather than addressing legal violations one by one.

He added that the prisoners receiving inadequate care were not necessarily the ones who would be released early.

“Most of them will not be prisoners with medical conditions or severe mental illness,” Justice Scalia wrote, “and many will undoubtedly be fine physical specimens who have developed intimidating muscles pumping iron in the prison gym.”

In his statement from the bench, Justice Scalia said that the prisoners to be released “are just 46,000 happy-go-lucky felons fortunate enough to be selected.” (The justices used varying numbers in describing the number of affected prisoners. California’s prison population has been declining.)

Justice Kennedy concluded his majority opinion by saying that the lower court should be flexible in considering how to carry out its order.

Justice Scalia called this concluding part of the majority opinion “a bizarre coda” setting forth “a deliberately ambiguous set of suggestions on how to modify the injunction.”

“Perhaps,” he went on, “the coda is nothing more than a ceremonial washing of the hands — making it clear for all to see, that if the terrible things sure to happen as a consequence of this outrageous order do happen, they will be none of this court’s responsibility. After all, did we not want, and indeed even suggest, something better?”

Somali and African Union forces advance in Mogadishu

BY MOHAMMED IBRAHIM THE NEW YORK TIMES

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Government forces and African Union peacekeepers advanced Sunday against rebels in several Mogadishu neighborhoods, gaining ground in their campaign to take control of the Bakara market, officials and witnesses said.

Abdihakim Hajji Mohamoud Fiqi, Somalia’s defense minister, said the government and peacekeeping forces had taken over Wadnaha Road, an important supply route for the insurgent-held market. The market is the commercial heart of the city and

taxes on its businesses help finance the insurgency.

Witnesses confirmed that African Union tanks and Somali Army soldiers were on the streets near Wadnaha Road.

Mr. Fiqi said, “The Somali National Army, getting help from the African Union forces, has succeeded in taking over several key positions from the Somali enemy — the atheists of the Shabab.”

The Shabab, radical Islamists who have pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda, are seeking to overthrow the Somali transitional government.

“We assure the business community in Bakara,” Mr. Fiqi said, “that we guarantee

the safety of their properties and business as well.”

Abdullahi Ali, a shop owner, said: “I have left my shop in Bakara. There is a heavy firefight near my shop.”

He added, “I have to find a safe location for my life.”

The African Union forces and government forces began their offensive in the area on May 12 and warned civilians “to minimize unnecessary movements within the Bakara market area to avoid being caught up in cross-fire.”

Somalia has been without a central government since 1991, when the government was toppled by clan militias.

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Trustees approve system tuition hike TUITION from page one

While the 4.3 percent increase is the lowest tuition hike since 2002, the cost of attending a four-year state university has nearly doubled at the University of Southern Maine over the last nine years, a university spokesman said.

During the 2003-2004 academic year, in-state tuition at USM was $4,320. In-state students this year at USM paid $7,260 and out-of-state students shelled out $19,620, up from $12,000 in 2003-2004, according to USM spokesman Bob Caswell. Fiscal year 2009 at USM saw a tuition increase of 10.3 percent, but “it has been falling pretty dramatically since then,” he added.

“Trustees have made a concerted effort to keep the increase as low as possible. But the fact of the matter is costs keep escalating and our state appropriation is proposed to be flat this year,” said Caswell.

Due to inflation, flat funding is usually regarded as a negative economic indicator, but Caswell said that in this case, it’s encouraging. “Within the context of what's going on fiscally throughout Maine and the nation, it is actually good news.”

Caswell said that falling state appropriations coupled with the rising cost of health care, energy and utility costs necessitated the tuition hike, but that on the whole, things aren’t so bad at USM. “Our enrollment certainly has stabilized and we have ended the last three fiscal years in the black so our budget situation has improved dramatically,” he said.

But nearly 15 years of falling state appropriations have taken their toll on the university system, said Caswell. “In the mid-'90s, the state appropriation accounted for 60 percent [of the budget] and 40 per-

cent came from tuition and fees,” he said.

“Now what has happened, that figure has flipped, now 60 percent is from tuition and 40 from state appropriation,” said Caswell.

USM saw a flat student enrollment this year, an encouraging figure given trends across the rest of the UMS system and an overall five-year enrollment drop of 7.9 percent at the university over the last five years.

USM drew 9,654 undergraduate and graduate students in academic year 2010-2011, while campuses in Machias, Fort Kent and Orono saw enrollment decreases of 1.3, 4.7 and 3.1, respectively.

The rise in university system tuition comes almost three weeks after the state’s Community College System trustees voted to approve a small increase in tuition to help offset a budget deficit.

The 2.4 percent tuition increase will see in-state students paying $86 a credit hour, up from the current rate of $84. Out-of-state students will pay $172 per credit hour, a $4 increase.

The tuition hike will generate $700,000 in increased revenue for the MCCS, though System President John Fitzsimmons said that system must still grapple with an $1.6 million shortfall due to the increased cost of living, according to the Bangor Daily News.

“We’ve had tremendous growth in enrollment, it’s one of the reasons we’ve been able to keep [tuition] down,” said Caroline Cianchette, marketing director for Southern Maine Community College.

Cianchette attributes at least some of this growth in enrollment to the recent economic downturn. “People tend to go back to school and get new skills and different degrees during a [recession],” she said.

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Craig is one of four finalists for Cincinnati police chief job Portland Police Chief James Craig confirmed Monday that he is one of four finalists for the vacant Cincinnati police chief job. In an email, Craig said the next step in the process will involve a meeting with Cincinnati city manager Milton Dohoney.

Craig, who has already flown to Cincinnati for one round of interviews, said he was “waiting for further instructions” regarding the meeting with Dohoney.

Dohoney has final authority to hire the new chief.

Craig, 54, spent more than two decades with the Los Angeles Police Department before being taking over as Portland’s Craig chief in May 2009. He was one of 43 applicants for the Cincinnati job, which has been vacant since March when then-chief Tom Streicher retired.

That field was initially whittled down to 10, and six semi-finalists were named earlier this month, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Other finalists are: Vincent Demasi, assistant chief, Cincinnati Police Department; Brian Jordan, a assistant chief with the Washington D.C. police department; and James Whalen, assistant chief, Cincinnati Police Department, according to the Enquirer.

— Casey Conley

Proponents hope to get the question on the November ballot POT from page one

“The intent of the ordinance is to direct city law enforcement toward offenses other than non-violent, personal marijuana use,” said Anna Trevorrow, a former Maine Green Party chair and a leader of Sensible Portland.

Maine's marijuana laws are already some of the most lenient in the nation, according to National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, an advocacy group.

In Maine, possession of a "usable amount" of the drug — less than 2.5 ounces — is considered a civil penalty punishable by fines ranging from $350 to $600. Possession of drug paraphernalia is also a civil penalty, punishable by a $300 fine.

Even so, the group's organizers say marijuana laws are a distraction for municipal police departments.

"In the state of Maine, and in the nation, we are sending far too many people to jail for a non-violent offense," said Tony Zeli, with Sensible Portland.

Trevorrow said the group's proposed ordinance was inspired by similar decriminalization measures adopted in Seattle, Denver and several places in California.

If the measure were adopted here, Portland police would be asked to refrain from arresting or fining adults for possession of marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia.

Police would also be asked to refrain from "engaging in activities for the purpose of ascertaining the

“The intent of the ordinance is to direct city law enforcement toward offenses other than non-violent, personal marijuana use.” — Anna Trevorrow, leader of Sensible Portland possession of marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia by any person 21 or older."

Police would be exempted from those "limitations" if the officer has reasonable suspicion that someone is either committing a violent crime or has previously been convicted of a violent offense.

It's not clear whether police would be required to follow the ordinance, or how it would be enforced day to day. Organizers admit the plan is intended to be symbolic.

Indeed, Trevorrow said she’s talked to several people who said they thought that marijuana possession was already a low priority for police.

“That may or may not be the case in Portland today ... but nothing in City Code says it has to be,” she said in an email. “We want to codify the practice.”

To be sure, most city ordinances are not created in this manner. Most of the time, ordinances are introduced by a city councilor, drafted by the city attorney and then vetted by a subcommittee before the

council takes up an issue.

The process for petition-led ordinance works involves several steps: First, at least 10 registered Portland voters must sign an affidavit with the city clerk's office. Once that’s done, the city clerk has a week to prepare the official paperwork for a petition.

Organizers would then have 80 days to collect the necessary 1,500 signatures. If validated by the clerk, the measure would then go to the city council for a public hearing. The city council would then have between two and five months to put the question to voters.

Trevorrow and other supporters are planning to file paperwork with the City Clerk's office as early as this morning to get the ball rolling. They are hoping to collect the signatures in time to get the question on the November ballot, which will also decide the city's mayoral race.

Supporters say the campaign is about creating "sensible marijuana policy" in Portland.

"I think police are spending too much time focusing on marijuana-related offenses," said Whitley Newman, a supporter of the ordinance. "We are trying to get the focus pointed more toward violent crime, and this is a step in the right direction."

"There are a lot more things to worry about other than marijuana, like violent crimes," said Michael Garafano, an 18-year-old student at Southern Maine Community College.

Portland Police Chief James Craig did not return an email seeking comment on the proposed ordinance or those like it elsewhere.

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Reflections on Camden Pierce Hughes struck home Editor, (Re: "Camden Pierce Hughes," Jeffrey S. Spofford column, Friday, May 20:) Jeff, Thank you so much for your column today. All week I have been trying to think of the words to express my shock, hurt and anger. Camden is such a precious little angel. My wife and I hug our children even tighter today and I don't know why. I am thankful that for a brief instant the people went into action and ended the fleeing of this cowardly animal.

Being a veteran, I have seen in my lifetime many disasters and tragedies. Nothing hurts and rips my heart more than seeing a careless selfish act like this one. I just had to write this to you and call today. You helped me find the words to express my thoughts.

Have a good weekend and keep writing the words that many of us cannot find to say.

Bob Mills Biddeford

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Not the cashier One of the things that should never fail to go unnoticed is when a legislator in this state does something particularly wacky.

That might be an understatement, given the size of this paper versus the size of the legislature, and their seemingly God-given ability to get into mischief.

Talk of the town this weekend was Maine legislator Fred Wintle of Garland, and a bizarre episode involving a photographer, donuts and a gun. Normally, I’d just chalk this up to suspicions involving news photographers as notorious donut scavengers, on par with flocks of hungry seagulls.

For those unfamiliar with the episode, Wintle is accused of pointing a gun at a photographer in the parking lot of a Dunkin Donuts, spurred by inquiries about a 12-week-old baby who died at the Waterville shelter, and questions of who the baby momma’s drug connection was. After the photographer did an underwear check, he called 9-1-1, and Wintle was arrested at a car lot across the street, without incident.

Reporter for DownEast Magazine Colin Woodard was among the first to note that Wintle’s behavior had become increasingly “odd.” When Woodard contacted Wintle about the legislator

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist reversing his position on a bill in the legislature in past weeks, “he refused to be interviewed because the magazine I was writing for once sent him a form rejection letter for a piece he’d written. It got odder from there.”

Roger Bintliff, GM of the Senator Inn and Spa in Augusta, reportedly asked Wintle to leave the hotel Friday morning, after the legislator tried to get into a fight with another guest.

Capitol Police reportedly “checked in” on Wintle’s committee hearings last week, after being tipped off to increasingly odd behavior. House Speaker Bob Nutting has asked that part of Wintle’s bail conditions include him being told to stay away from the State House. To make matters a little more formal, his access badge has been cancelled.

According to the state house bio, Rep. Wintle is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, where he retired after 20 years with the rank of

Captain. He served during the Vietnam War and Desert Storm One. He was a Munitions Maintenance officer.

So what made him suddenly decide to change track from being an honored vet and legislator to the path of a cashier, someone who makes people pay?

Those on one side of the whole gun debate would point at this as a perfect example of passing whatever feel-good gun legislation of the moment is of vital importance. I have no doubt we will see proclamations of just those positions over the next few weeks.

Those on the other side would point out that no legislation proposed short of outright confiscation would have had any effect, that what happened with Rep. Wintle seemed to be some sort of quickly manifesting psychological issue.

Both sides are wrong. If he hadn’t picked up a gun, he might have used a sword or a grenade, both of which were used in highprofile incidents across this country over the last week. Perhaps he might have even used a hockey stick, the weapon of choice during the winter months.

Luckily, a potential tragedy was averted. see HIGGINS page 5

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‘Bibi’ votes Republican Not since Nikita Khrushchev berated Dwight Eisenhower over Gary Powers’ U-2 spy flight over Russia only weeks earlier has an American president been subjected to a dressing down like the one Barack Obama received from Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday.

With this crucial difference.

Khrushchev ranted behind closed doors, and when Ike refused to apologize, blew up the Paris summit hosted by President de Gaulle.

Obama, however, was lectured like some schoolboy in the Oval Office in front of the national press and a worldwide TV audience.

And two days later, he trooped over to the Israeli lobby AIPAC to walk back what he had said that had so infuriated Netanyahu.

“Bibi” then purred that he was “pleased” with the clarification.

Diplomatic oil is now being poured over the troubled waters, but this humiliation will not be forgotten.

What did Obama do to draw this public rebuke? In his Thursday speech on the Arab Spring and Middle East peace, Obama declared: “We believe the borders of Israel should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps, so that secure and recognized borders are established for both states. ... Israel must be able to defend itself — by itself — against any threat.”

Ignoring Obama’s call for “mutually agreed swaps” of land to guarantee secure and defensible borders for Israel, Netanyahu, warning the president against a peace “based on illusions,” acted as though Obama had called for an Israel withdrawal to the armistice line of 1967.

This was absurd. All Obama was saying was what three Israeli prime ministers — Yitzhak Rabin, Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert — have all recognized.

To get Palestinian and international recognition for a united Jerusalem and Israel’s annexation of the settlements around the city, Israel will have to trade land for land.

Obama was not saying the 1967 borders were to be the end of negotiations but the starting point.

Indeed, where else would one begin land negotiations if not from the last recognized map?

Undeniably, Netanyahu won the smack-down. The president was humiliated in the Oval Office, and in his trip to AIPAC’s woodshed he spoke of the future peace negotiations ending just as Israelis desire and demand.

Nor is this the first time Obama has been rolled by the Israeli prime minister. Obama came into office demanding an end to all new or expanded settlements on the West Bank and in East Jerusalem, and subsequently backed down from each and every demand.

Fed up, his Mideast peace negotiator George Mitchell has quit.

Politically, too, the president has been hurt. To the world, and not just the Arabs, he appears weak.

In Israel, Netanyahu is seen as having stood up for Israel’s vital interests and forced an American president to back down. His right-wing coalition is cheering him on.

Indeed, the issue is not whether Obama has been hurt, but why Bibi, raised in the U.S.A., who knows

American politics better than any previous Israeli prime minister, did it. Why wound Obama like that?

––––– Why would the leader of a Creators nation of 7 million that is dependent on U.S. arms, foreign aid Syndicate and diplomatic support choose to humiliate a president who could be sitting in that office until 2017?

The one explanation that makes sense is that Netanyahu sees Obama as more sympathetic to the Palestinians and less so to Israel than any president since Jimmy Carter, and he, Netanyahu, would like to see Obama replaced by someone more like the born-again pro-Israel Christian George W. Bush.

And indeed, the Republicans and the right, Mitt Romney in the lead, accusing Obama of “throwing Israel under the bus,” seized on the issue and, almost universally, have taken Netanyahu’s side.

This could be a serious problem for the president and his party in 2012. For, consider: In 2008, Obama won the African-American vote 95 to 4, or 16 to 1. He won the Jewish vote 78 to 21, by 57 points, a historic landslide.

These are arguably the two most reliable of Democratic voting blocs.

And while the Jewish vote may be only one-seventh of the black vote, it has proven decisive in the crucial state of Florida. Moreover, Jewish contributions, by some estimates, may make up half of all the contributions to the Democratic Party.

If, after hearing an Israeli prime minister berate Obama for ignorance or indifference to the cold realities the Jewish state faces, Jewish folks decide Obama is bad for Israel and close their checkbooks, the impact in a tight election could be critical.

Pat Buchanan

On the other hand, for African-Americans to see the first black president treated like some truant third-grader by a prime minister of Israel whose nation is deeply dependent on this country has to grate.

In the short run, Bibi won the confrontation, hands down. Like no other leader before him, he humiliated a U.S. president in front of the world, forced him to revise his remarks of four days previous, then graciously accepted the revision.

But a second-term Obama is unlikely to forget what was done to him.

(To find out more about Patrick Buchanan, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at www.creators.com.)

President Barack Obama meets with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington Friday. (Reuters/Jim Young)

Incident with state legislator sure to prompt political arguments HIGGINS from page 4

A reporter saw odd signs, and nothing came of it.

Other legislators and members of the public reported things were a bit off, and nothing came of it other than a cursory check-in. An inn manager tossed him

out, and nothing happened. The line moved ever closer to the exit, the new cashier reported for what he felt was his duty, and the system crashed.

So now, here we are. The most important thing to realize in all these events is a simple one. Given all the piled up reports, all the speculation, the rush to

judgment, Wintle was not to be the cashier.

Neither were you or I. Let’s all wait until the judge is done ringing this case up.

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

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Developer seeks extension for Newbury Street condos commercial and residenBY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN tial properties in the area.

Tonight, the Planning The Planning Board tonight Board will rule on the site will consider a request from a plan extension and will Massachusetts real estate develmake a recommendation to oper hoping to extend a zoning the City Council regarding agreement with the city to build a contract zone extension. a five-story condominium comLast week, India Street plex on Newbury Street.

Neighborhood Association Site plans on the lot previously president Allison Brown occupied by The Village Cafe are told the Forecaster newsset to expire in June, but Vilpaper that a large majority lage at Oceangate LLC is now of the ISNO is “going to be seeking an extension that would extremely critical of them extend its contract with the city getting an extension.” until Sept. 22, 2012.

“The market for that The five-story development kind of thing for this town would house 176 condo units was always hypothetical. priced between $170,000 for a It was based on a growstudio to $550,000, a restaurant ing real estate bubble, with seating for 150 to 200 and and it burst,” said Nazor, street-level commercial space. who added that developVillage at Oceangate princiThe former site of the Village Cafe on Newbury Street has been under contract with a Massachusetts-based development fi rm ers, “paid more for the land pal Demetri Dansco of Boston’s Atlas Investment Group said the since 2006. Tonight, the Planning Board will decide wether to approve another extension for the company, which hopes to build than [they] can now project a profit on.” collapse of financial markets in a 176-unit condominium complex on the site. (COURTESY PHOTO) According to Nazor, the 2008 precipitated the project’s market for such housing in Portland. company currently has no pre-order or deposits delay.

“It was an unrealistic scheme hatched at the lined up for the $30 million development.

But now members of one neighborhood organiheight of a development bubble,” said Hugh “It hasn't been able to happen for five years, zation are suggesting the project, dubbed the Bay Nazor, treasurer and co-founder of the India since they conceived it. [Now] they are looking at House, should be scrapped altogether, citing a lack Street Neighborhood Organization, a group which of interest and a poor initial assessment of the formed in part because of concerns over neglected see CONDOS page 9 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––OBITUARY–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

James P. “Jim” Fox James P. “Jim” Fox, 59, of Froswick Avenue in South Portland, died Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the Barron Center with his loving family by his side.

Jim was born in Portland on Dec. 12, 1951 the son of the late Dr. Francis H. and Catharine Cahill Fox. He attended Pride Training School and graduated in 1971.

He was a longtime communicant of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Portland where he was active in the SPRED program, which was an important and meaningful part of his life.

He was employed by Goodwill Industries for over 25 years as a warehouse technician and then in his

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Jim was an active member of Special Olympics for many years, he was an avid fan of WWF professional wrestling, boating, bowling, golf, swimming and enjoyed attending swim meets with his brother and spending time at the family cottage on Long Lake in Harrison. He was a fan of local sports teams and had an active social life in the city of Portland his entire life.

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THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Tuesday, May 24, 2011— Page 7

Merrill’s Wharf project coincides with amended zoning WATERFRONT from page one

Meanwhile, lobster traps and construction trucks share space on Merrill's Wharf. It's all part of a controversial but ambitious redevelopment.

Construction crews this week are wrapping up exterior renovations to an 1840s-era storage building that's being converted into a new set of law offices for Pierce Atwood, the state's largest law firm. When completed this fall, the new offices will bring lawyers in suits to a working-class part of the city traditionally isolated from non-marine uses.

There are plenty of visual reminders that Portland's waterfront isn't the sole domain of fishing boats and lobster wholesalers, as a newly approved rule change on waterfront zoning takes effect.

This month the state signed off on the city's revised zoning for the Waterfront Central Zone, a rule change that still places priority on marine uses of the waterfront but allows non-marine uses, particularly those that "expand the general public's use of the waterfront" and "provide revenue for maintenance," the city told the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in a March letter. This month, Maine DEP approved the new zoning.

The Pierce Atwood project hasn't come without controversy. Last June, the state's largest law firm

“Everyone here at all levels within the firm is excited about the move. We’ve been working closely with the owners and with Metric Construction,” the contractor on the development — Gloria Pinza, managing partner at Pierce Atwood received a $2.7 million tax break from the city to move its offices to the waterfront. Some voiced opposition to easing taxes on the $12 million development.

In the end, City Councilor John Anton was the only councilor to vote against a tax increment financing incentive for Pierce Atwood.

"This was a project that did not need zoning relief," Anton said Monday, still questioning the "public benefit of the city subsidizing the largest law firm in the state."

Pierce Atwood, for its part, is eager to move into its new offices.

"Everyone here at all levels within the firm is excited about the move. We've been working closely with the owners and with Metric Construction," the contractor on the development, said Gloria Pinza,

managing partner at Pierce Atwood.

"It obviously will be very different moving from Congress Street down to the waterfront, a different atmosphere," Pinza said.

Mark Sylvestre, project superintendent with Metric Corporation of Boston, said, "We're substantially complete with our exterior renovations at this point."

The windows are in place where blocks formerly sealed the building from light.

"Inside, we're building out the Pierce Atwood space. ... We're painting, we're finishing, floor tiles are going to start going in, drywall is in really good shape for most of the inside. We're coming along. It's been a long road, we probably have three or four months left. The target is Labor Day to turn it over, we're hoping we can get done a little sooner than that," Sylvestre said.

Work started in October on a building most recently used for storage. The goal is to create about 100,000 square feet of rentable space, with 70,000 square feet on the top three and a half floors dedicated to Pierce Atwood, Sylvestre noted.

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Section of Oakdale St. a frequent flood zone

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

City officials are planning to hire an outside engineer to study why a section of Oakdale Street floods during heavy rain storms.

Public Services director Mike Bobinsky said recently that the department has cleaned storm drains and checked for blocked pipes in the area within the the past year but that crews haven't located the problem.

"Existing engineering staff has certainly looked at it, but they are not in a position at the moment to make a recommendation at a fix," Bobinsky said.

"Further information and assessments will inform the range of options I have."

"We have done some things ... from a maintenance and inspections perspective, and from a diagnostic perspective," Bobinsky added. "And the conclusion we are drawing is that we need more information."

He said that the affected section of roadway, between Dartmouth and Williams streets, is lower than the surrounding area and has only one storm drain. The crown of the roadway might also be contributing to the problem, Bobinsky said.

Laura O'Neil's house on Oakdale Street is smack in the center of the flood zone. She has lived in the home for the past six years, but started noticing the problem about three years ago.

Often, she said standing water is so high her Toyota Prius can't leave the driveway.

"It's really been tough for us, the amount of flooding," she said in a recent phone interview.

O'Neil said roughly a foot of water pooled in front of their home during heavy rains last Thursday, preventing her husband from leaving for work on time.

Despite the "quick fixes" from the city, she says the flooding is happening more and more frequently.

"Sometimes it doesn't take that big of a storm for this to happen," she said.

There is little disagreement that the problem appears to stem from excessive runoff flowing to a

spot with insufficient drainage.

"It floods the street, covers the sidewalks, goes into driveways, and then it will recede in about an hour.

It's a pretty quick event," she said.

To date, the O'Neils have not experienced any property damage from the high water.

To be sure, the area affected by the high water is relatively small.

Laurie Davis, who lives a few blocks away from the O'Neils on Oakdale Street, says she's never experienced street flooding, but says her neighbor's backyard sometimes floods and spills into the roadway.

"I am luckily on the high ground when it storms," she said.

O'Neil said the city has been receptive to their complaints about the flooding, but she's hoping offi-

cials can come up with a fix sooner than later.

Bobinsky says there should be plenty of solutions for the issues on Oakdale Street, and that the city is "in the process" of hiring the outside engineer.

"There are fixes, this can be engineered," he said.

"It's a matter of designing what those upgrades might be and building a budget for upgrading the system."

He said there is also a big picture issue involving the aging storm sewer system that will have to be addressed in the longer term.

For the time being, he said the infrastructure along Oakdale is "functionally in good shape" and doesn't appear blocked. But, for whatever reason, he admitted rainstorms that drop an inch or more in a short time "test the infrastructure."

Foot deep water pools on Oakdale Street during a rainstorm last Thursday morning.

There is little disagreement that the problem appears to stem from excessive runoff flowing to a spot with insufficient drainage.

The city is looking into possible fixes for the problem.

(COURTESY PHOTO)

Outside work substantially complete on wharf offices RENOVATION from page 7

building, but it's mainly the age of the building and uncovering problems," Sylvestre said.

When a loading dock was removed, crews discovered a collapsing foundation, he noted.

But the job's raft of mainly in-state subcontractors found continued employment through the winter, one of the rationales for the TIF. Greg Mitchell, economic development director for Portland, said he thinks the city uses the TIF program "very strategically." In the case of Pierce Atwood, the arrangement was to provide $2.7 million in TIF revenue to the developer of the law firm's offices as a cost share. The city will still accrue taxes from a $1 million base value on the property, but the city and developer agreed to split the cost of future improvements based on an estimated $12 million increase in value derived from a professional office building, Mitchell explained.

Pierce Atwood last May announced its desire to move its 175 employees from six floors of a 10-story office on Monument Square, the firm's home for 40 years, to the Cumberland Self-Storage building on Merrill's Wharf. The alternative, according to Mitchell, was to see the law firm leave Portland altogether.

"Our goal in working with Pierce Atwood in this project was to support their retention but to do it in a way that also helps the community," he said.

Pinza said she expected the renovation to invigorate Merrill's Wharf and to provide Pierce Atwood with a "unique" workspace.

"When we knew we were going to be moving from this space, we cast a broad net on all the opportunities," she said. The overwhelming advantage of Merrill's Wharf, she said, was its location on the water and the historic sense of the building.

This former storage building on Merrill’s Wharf will become office space, mostly for Portland’s Pierce Atwood law firm. Exterior renovations are substantially completed, the contractor reported.

Some question the city helping with financing of the development but now look forward to the time when lawyers share space on the waterfront with fishermen. “I’m sure there will be some growing pains, sharing space is always tough,” said John Anton, the lone city councilor to vote against providing a tax break for development of the waterfront offices.(DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

"There's a lot of hustle and bustle down there, we think it's great being on the water and having a building and a space that's really going to be unique," Pinza said.

Anton said he is pleased to see the development happening, even as he remains a critic of its tax increment financing through the city.

"I think Pierce Atwood would have stayed in town without a TIF," he said.

And Anton said he "wasn't thrilled" by the newly revised waterfront zoning sanctioned by the state, although he added, "I don't think we went off the deep end."

The goal of balancing uses on the waterfront can be easier said than done.

"I'm sure there will be some growing pains, sharing space is always tough," Anton said.

The amended zoning for the waterfront central zone will be monitored by city officials.

"I'm not wild about it," Anton said. "(But) I know that the fishermen can hold their own, so I think my sense is that the council and the community are very supportive of a working waterfront, and if the changes in zoning start to really become apparent and it's having a negative impact, I'm pretty comfortable that we'll change our course."

Sylvestre said in the short term, at least, Metric Corporation and its subcontractors are improving the wharf for fishermen in a tangible way.

"The facility for them is going to be really upgraded," he said.

Cconstruction crews are giving fishermen a concrete sidewalk on the wharf and supplying electrical power and water on dockside, Sylvestre said. The pilings and seawall may undergo improvements as a separate project, he said.

The 10-month renovation job required accommodations by the workers and the current dock denizens.

"The fishermen here have been nice enough to let us do this, right now it's fishing season so they're starting to be active, so we're trying to accommodate them and trying to do the project at the same time," Sylvestre said.

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Tuesday, May 24, 2011— Page 9

To market, to market

Bruce Hincks (left) of Meadowood Farm in Yarmouth chats with Chas Gill with Kennebec Flower Farm of Bowdoinham at the Monument Square Portland Farmer’s Market Wednesday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS) RIGHT: Flowers seem reluctant to show their blooms during cold, drizzly weather at the farmer’s market.

Temperatures should increase this week, but expect continued clouds.

Neighbors fed up with stalled project CONDOS from page 6

an extension in hopes that getting an extension would help their position with the bank,” he said in an interview with The Portland Daily Sun. Dansco could not be reach for comment on the progress of the development, but told the Forecaster last week that “the potential for significant additional investment ... relies on the extension of our permits and approvals."

The city first granted a conditional rezoning agreement to the company in 2006 and site plan approval in 2007. Various extension on the project were approved in June 2010 and January 2011.

In a letter to the city, Dansco said the project was "starting to generate traction with regard to financing,” and said the condos attracted 5 to 10 prospective buyers a week; he

characterized the Portland market as “bullish” in his interview with the Forecaster.

In the six years the property has been under contract with the development firm, Nazor says it has become something of a blight on the area and he has lost faith in Village at Oceangate to complete the project.

Nazor filed a complaint with the city's code enforcement office three weeks ago regarding the condition of the lot, according to the Forecaster.

Nazor said the lot had turned into a de facto dumping ground but was abruptly cleaned up last week — a tactical public relations move on the part of the developer, in Nazor’s estimation.

Characterizing the lot as a “blight” and a dumping ground, Nazor fears that such issues will continue under the watch of Village at Oceangate. “[It’s] going to happen again if the extension goes on,” he said.

LEFT: Sarah Bostick with Meadowood Farm of Yarmouth stands behind rows of basil and parsley at the Monument Square Wednesday farmer’s market last week.

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You will be managing people and doing a fine job of it. You are part nurturer and part mediator, using your communication skills to acknowledge each person, as well as to nudge them toward maximum productivity.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You demand a lot. Then again, you are willing to do whatever you ask others to do. They sense this and respect you and the job in question much more because of it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you’re afraid to talk about something, there’s a good reason. Exhume it.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You have a holistic view of things now, and you see how each person’s contribution is vitally important to an organization’s success. Share your observations.

Others need to realize this now, too.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 24).

You’ll enjoy life, and it gets easier for you this year. In June, you’ll reduce expenses and increase your income.

July brings an exciting meeting -- your professional path could change. You’ll be honored at a celebration in August.

You’ll form a deep connection with a gentle and patient someone in September. Scorpio and Cancer people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 23, 10, 50, 39 and 28.

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This selective memory loss is, for now, for the best.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The problem you thought was handled comes sneaking back. Give this niggling little bother a new name -- a grand and pompous label that will allow you to laugh at the ridiculousness of it and banish it for good.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll probably find yourself fighting for something you never intended to defend.

You got all wrapped up in things, and now you care more than you wanted to.

Your passion is part of what makes you great.

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ACROSS 1 Invoices 6 Surrounded by 10 Big party 14 “Bye, Pierre!”

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, May 24, the 144th day of 2011. There are 221 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message, “What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America’s first telegraph line.

On this date: In 1775, John Hancock was elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding Peyton Randolph.

In 1819, Queen Victoria was born in London.

In 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, was dedicated by President Chester Alan Arthur and New York Gov. Grover Cleveland, and opened to traffic.

In 1935, the first major league baseball game to be played at night took place at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field as the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1.

In 1941, the German battleship Bismarck sank the British dreadnought HMS Hood in the North Atlantic, killing all but three of the 1,418 men on board.

In 1959, former U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles died in Washington, D.C. at age 71.

In 1961, a group of Freedom Riders was arrested after arriving at a bus terminal in Jackson, Miss., charged with breaching the peace for entering white-designated areas.

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In 1962, astronaut Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Aurora 7.

In 1976, Britain and France opened transAtlantic Concorde supersonic transport service to Washington.

One year ago: Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen, the Obama administration’s point man on the BP oil spill, rejected the idea of taking over the crisis, saying the government had neither BP’s expertise nor its deep-sea equipment. Lukas Lacko of Slovakia beat American Michael Yani in a 71-game match that tied for the most games in a French Open singles match since tiebreakers were instituted in 1973.

Today’s Birthdays: Comedian Tommy Chong is 73. Singer Bob Dylan is 70. Actor Gary Burghoff is 68. Singer Patti LaBelle is 67. Actress Priscilla Presley is 66. Country singer Mike Reid is 64. Actor Jim Broadbent is 62. Actor Alfred Molina is 58. Singer Rosanne Cash is 56. Actress Kristin Scott Thomas is 51. Rock musician Jimmy Ashhurst (Buckcherry) is 48. Rock musician Vivian Trimble is 48. Actor John C. Reilly is 46. Actor Eric Close is 44. Rapper-recording executive Heavy D is 44. Rock musician Rich Robinson is 42. Actor Bryan Greenburg is 33.

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Texting while driving ban in Maine awaits Gov. LePage’s signature Sending text messages while driving moved once step closer to being illegal in Maine on Monday when the legislature approved a bill aimed at curbing the practice.

The proposal now awaits the signature of Gov. Paul LePage.

The House unanimously voted to approve the bill after seveal weeks of delays, and the Senate lodged their final approval hours later.

Maine would become the last New England state to ban texting while driving if the bill is signed by the governor, according to Sen. Bill Diamond, the Windham Democrat who sponsored the measure.

A distracted driving law passed two years ago didn’t go far enough, according to Diamond, whose

bill would impose a $100 fine for texting, regardless of whether it leads to an automobile accident.

Anti-hate group to close its doors in Portland after a dozen years The board of trustees of the Center for Preventing Hate announced yesterday that it was preparing to close the Portland nonprofit within the next several months. The board cited the upcoming retirement of the agency’s founder and executive director, Steve Wessler, as the main factor in its decision.

The board is hoping “allied organizations” will continue several programs that work to prevent and respond to incidents of bias, harassment, and violence, according to a news release.

The Center’s Board of Trustees learned earlier this year that Wessler was planning to leave the

Center for Preventing Hate in December 2012 to pursue writing, teaching and other work.

The board initially considered replacing Wessler, but concluded it was unlikely to find a replacement to match Wessler’s passion, according to a news release. The Board examined the viability of continuing the Center without Wessler at the helm.

Ultimately, the board decided to work with Wessler to bring the organization’s activities gradually to a close. “For 12 years, the Center for Preventing Hate has helped to keep schools and communities safe, giving students and citizens the tools to understand and combat the bias that so often leads to harassment and violence,” said Board President Diane Kenty.

“The students and community members who have received training from the Center will continue to make a difference in Maine and beyond through their strong, informed advocacy for tolerance and civility,” she added.

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BUYING all unwanted metals. $800 for large loads. Cars, trucks, heavy equipment. Free removal. (207)776-3051.

ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My daughter recently married and had a baby. The problem is my son-in-law. I have tried to like him, but it’s hard. He is in the military in another state, and my daughter lives at home in order to finish college. It was his idea to save money by having her live here instead of renting an apartment. When the baby was born, my son-in-law was very affectionate with his child. After six weeks, however, he changed and wouldn’t hold the baby anymore. Then he stopped coming by and wouldn’t even call my daughter to see how she was doing. Eventually, he asked for a separation, blaming my daughter for their problems.

My daughter decided to visit him and left the baby with me. They reconciled, and she called to say they were going to take their child and leave town together. Fine. But my daughter drove her husband back to base and arrived here in the middle of the night. She then left immediately with the baby.

I was angry. Why didn’t her husband tell her to spend the night instead of waking the baby and risking their lives by driving when she was so tired? I know I shouldn’t have, but I told him off in a text message. I couldn’t help myself. I said he was inconsiderate. He told me to mind my own business.

Then he told my daughter that I was the problem in their marriage. The next thing I know, he posted our argument on Facebook and had some choice words for me. Was I wrong?

-- Desperate in Texas Dear Desperate: Parents should avoid getting too involved in their child’s marital issues. If you didn’t want your daughter driving late at night, you should have discussed it with her instead of getting into a fight with your son-in-law. But it doesn’t surprise us that he broadcast your argument on Facebook. Sharing such private, nasty details with the world is a sign of immaturity. Still, for your daughter’s sake, please work on improving your relationship with her husband.

Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married eight years, and we each have grown children from our previous marriages. We moved to a rural area where hotel accommodations are few.

My wife thinks it’s perfectly OK for her son to bring his girlfriend and stay for a week. She does the same with her brother and every other relative. We live close to her elderly parents, so they travel to see them. Unfortunately, their house is small and overheated, so everyone wants to stay with us.

My wife even headed a family reunion with 35 people who stayed in campers but used our house to shower.

I wouldn’t mind one couple staying a night or two, but my wife can’t say no. She thinks I’m antisocial and says opening the door to friends and relatives, without boundaries, is natural and loving. We can’t seem to reach a compromise. Please help. -- Antisocial Husband in Spokane, Wash.

Dear Husband: Your wife is a generous soul. Hosting the relatives makes her happy. The compromise is for her to do it less often than she wants, but more often than you’d like.

Try to work on that. Your other option is to vacate the premises when she has guests so they cannot irritate you quite so much.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Talks Too Much.” I find myself with the same problem -- only I’m the one who talks too much.

I am single and live in New York, and the rest of my family lives in Virginia. Most of our correspondence is by e-mail.

At 90, I don’t get around much, and there are weeks when I don’t talk to anyone. I started losing my voice since it was so rarely used. What’s embarrassing is that when I meet up with friends, I find I can’t stop talking. Fortunately, I realize this and can control it. Being lonely brings on many unimaginable problems. -- EM

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

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For Sale 2 plots at Brooklawn Cemetery, South Portland. Value $1850, selling for $1450. (207)332-9180.

2- 2006 Zuma Yamaha 49cc registered moped with under 700 miles, the other under 600, just like new. $1200 each or $2000 both. Call (603)752-3316.

AIR conditioners- 8000BTU portable $95, like new. 5000BTU window unit, $25.

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Found BLACK longhaired cat, golden eyes, Woodford St, 5/11/11, Very friendly. Misses family, please call Alison anytime (207)420-0004.

Services CARPENTRY Home repairs, kitchen & bath remodeling, window & door replacement. Decks, additions, garages, wood rot repairs & gutters. Call Bob Tripp 650-3454.

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Tuesday, May 24 The Tuesday Group artists 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Tuesday Group, a group of local artists, will be exhibiting at the Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, continuing through the end of June.

The exhibit is free and open to the public during library hours. (Monday, Friday, Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.). For more information visit the library’s website: www.falmouth.lib.me.us or call 781-2351.

Konbit Sante Cap-Haitien event at Friends School of Portland 10:40 a.m. “Leaders from Konbit Sante CapHaitien Health Partnership’s headquarters in Cap-Haitien, Haiti will visit the Friends School of Portland where students have been preparing to participate in Maine Walks for Haiti, a June 4 event to raise money to improve health care in northern Haiti. The partnership between Friends School of Portland and Konbit Sante started when the third- and fourth-grade class decided to participate in Maine Walks for Haiti. Since then, interest in the event has spread across the school.” On Tuesday morning beginning at 10:40 a.m., Dr. Youseline Telemaque, an OB/GYN and Konbit Sante’s inCountry Program Manager, and Jose Raymour, Konbit Sante’s in-country administrator, will visit the school and discuss their work in Haiti.

After sharing their stories, the students will take Dr. Telemaque and Ramour for a walk around Mackworth Island, touring their home with their Haitian guests and ‘training’ for Maine Walks for Haiti, a 3.4-mile walk around Back Cove on June 4. For more information please visit: http://www.friendsschoolofportland.org or call 781-6321.

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.

A Benefit Concert with Jessie Russo 7 p.m. Come relax with the St. Lawrence Arts Center “for a twangy evening filled with good friends and kind faces while supporting a great center for the arts right here in your own community.” Tickets are $12 general admission or a special all inclusive family rate of $25. The proceeds will benefit the restoration project at the St. Lawrence Arts Center! Brilliant Chebeague Island old-timey folk music troubador Jessie Russo will perform with her brother Jeff Russo.

Opening the show will be Robbie Anderson, also a Portland local. Tickets at Brown Paper Tickets (https://www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/178090). For more information on “Still Be Here,” visit www.stlawrencearts.org.

‘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 Bark in the Park at the Sea Dogs threat of killer asteroids in Hawaii, tracking hatch4:30 p.m. The Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A ing turtles along the Florida coast, and rescuing affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will host the injured birds on Chicago streets, Cheney unravels Jerry Seinfeld has an uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences annual “Bark in the Park” event when the Sea Dogs take on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats everywhere. Seinfeld now sets his sights on performing his material across the country in 2011. His the myriad implications of a globe glittering with lights — including increased breast cancer rates at 6 p.m. at Hadlock Field. “Take your dog out tour will visit Portland at Merrill Auditorium on Monday, June 16 at 7 p.m. (COURTESY PHOTO) from exposure to light at night, and a generation to the ballgame and enjoy a baseball game of kids without a glimpse of the universe above. well being of people living with cancer, their families and with the entire family. The Sea Dogs will open Featuring stunning astrophotography and a cast of eclectic their friends. 778 Main St. (Route One), South Portland. a special section located along the left-field line in the ballscientists, philosophers, historians and lighting designers, park for fans to be able to attend a Sea Dogs game with Walton Street and Forest Avenue street work ‘The City Dark’ is the definitive story of light pollution and the their beloved dogs. Tickets for the special dog section of 7 p.m. Dearborn Brothers Construction will be working disappearing stars.” www.space538.org the ballpark are $9 and include access to the park for both at the intersection of Walton Street and Forest Avenue yourself and your dog. Only 300 tickets are available. Tickbetween the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Throughout the ets for you and your dog are available for $9 by calling Thursday, May 26 night work, one-way alternating traffic will be maintained; the Sea Dogs’ Box Office at 879-9500 or online at www. however, traffic patterns outlined by flaggers and barrels seadogs.com by clicking on the “Bark in the Park” icon.” will change. Motorists should pay close attention to flagPlanet Dog’s Yappy Hour with dog trainer Gates open for the Bark in the Park at 4:30 p.m., and there gers and other directional indicators as they travel through 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Planet Dog’s popular Yappy Hour will be a special entrance for the dogs and their owners. this intersection. While the work is ongoing, commuters will feature Diana Logan, a certified pet dog trainer from There will be a doggie parade at 5:15 in which fans may may want to seek an alternate route to avoid traffic and Maine with over 30 years experience working with animals. parade around the warning track with their dogs, lead by delays. Motorists are urged to watch out for bicyclists and Logan embraces modern, positive-reinforcement methods Slugger the Sea Dog. After the parade, those who have pedestrians in these work zones. to help new pups get started in the right direction and to tickets to the Bark in the Park section of the park are welhelp older pups change bad habits. The Planet Dog Comcome to enjoy the canine relief area, wading pool, watering pany Store located at 211 Marginal Way in Portland. This Wednesday, May 25 station, and dog treats. The event is B.Y.O.B (Bring your is a free event for dog lovers and their canine companions. own bag).

However, donations for the Planet Dog Foundation (PDF), Apothecary by Design Buy Local mixer DEPA ‘Business After Hours’ Planet Dog’s nonprofit grant-making organization, are 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Apothecary by Design, 84 Marginal Way, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The DownEast Pride Alliance “Busigladly accepted. www.petconnectionmaine.com Buy Local mixer.

Buy Local Member Mixers are informal ness After Hours” Networking Event will take place at DisCouncil of Otomi Elders and Wisdom Keepers networking and social events for members, friends, and trict, 45 Danforth St., Portland. “Delicious appetizers, cash 7 p.m. Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm, and a very special guest, anyone who would like to know more about Portland Buy bar & media table will be provided. District is an American Dabadi Thaayrohyadi, will present music, ceremony and Local. “Portland is home to one independent pharmacy: neighborhood restaurant & raw bar.” FMI: www.depabusiteachings from the Council of Otomi Elders and Wisdom Apothecary by Design, which will be hosting a Buy Local ness.com. “The DownEast Pride Alliance s a GLBTQ busiKeepers at the First Universalist Church at 97 Main St. Mixer on Wednesday, May 25.

This is a great opportunity ness networking group in Southern Maine meeting monthly in Yarmouth. Dabadi Thaayrohyadi comes to Maine from to check out this unique business, while enjoying refreshat local establishments for ‘Business After Hours’ events Temoaya, Mexico, where he founded the International Indigments and mingling with other Buy Local enthusiasts.

We that provide a safe forum for, and help strengthen, the local enous University. Thaayrohyadi is a traditional healer who travhope to see you there!” gay & gay-friendly business community.” els internationally, offering teachings and ceremonies in the Portland’s Public Schools spring concerts begin The Gift of Comforting with Val Walker ways of his ancestors, who predate the Aztecs and Mayans.

7 p.m. Family members, friends and other area residents 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Gift of Comforting with Val Walker He is on a “Pilgrimage to the Four Directions for the Healing of are invited to attend the following concerts in Portland’s at the Cancer Community Center. “Listening with warmth Mother Earth.” His mission is to bring all peoples together in public schools: Deering High School: May 25, 7 p.m., Deerand acceptance is one of the greatest gifts we can give peace to take responsibility for healing all relationships, including auditorium.

Lyman Moore Middle School: June 1, 7 someone. We will explore what it means to be a comforting our destructive relationship with Mother Earth. Thaayrop.m., Moore cafeteria.

King Middle School: June 2, 7 p.m., ing presence, to gather suggestions and encouragement hyadi uses the vibrations of drums, voice, and a conch shell King cafetorium. King Bridge Festival: June 6, 12 to 8 p.m., for applying the art of comforting to others as well as ourto help in the healing process. With the wonderful rhythms of Deering Oaks bandstand. (Rain location is King Middle selves.” Val Walker is an author and national lecturer. She Inanna to put everybody in the groove, this presentation will School cafetorium.) See details at www.bridgemusicfesholds a Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Councertainly inspire joy and well being. Please bring a drum. A tival.org.

Fifth grade after-school orchestra concert: June seling from Virginia Commonwealth University, with spesliding scale donation of $10-$15 per person is requested to 6, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln gym.

Lincoln Middle School: June 7, cialized study in grief, loss and disability. Val has facilitated cover costs. For more information, please go to the Inanna, 7 p.m., Lincoln gym. Elementary band and strings concert: support groups for people coping with illness, loss and Sisters in Rhythm website at www.inanna.ws or www.yourJune 8, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln gym. bereavement for 17 years. She is the author of “The Art landmainely.org. 332-5892 of Comforting: What to Say and Do for People in Distress.”

Andre Dubus at Longfellow Books see next page The Cancer Community Center supports and promotes the 7 p.m. Highly acclaimed author, Andre Dubus, known for

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Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village opens 10 a.m. The Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester, will open for the 2011 season on Friday, May 27 at 10 a.m. The traditional Memorial Day Weekend opening will feature museum tours, the special major exhibit “Creating Chosen Land: Our Home 1783-2010,” Nature Hikes and a spinning demonstration by R & R Spinners. For full details visit www.shaker.lib.me.us or call 926-4597.

‘The Thinking Heart’ in Portland 7 p.m. Four performances of “The Thinking Heart: the Life and Loves of Etty Hillesum,” will be presented in the Portland area during April, May and June. Conversation concerning the work will follow performances. 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.

‘Inaugural Art Walk Lewiston Auburn’ 5 p.m. The first “Art Walk Lewiston Auburn” will transform the downtown areas of Lewiston and Auburn into art districts for the evening. The Art Walk, which will be taking place once monthly from May to September, is an independent grassroots endeavor by community members, artists, and local businesses who want to celebrate the extraordinary talent of visual artists in Lewiston Auburn and around Maine. Visit www.ArtWalkLewistonAuburn.com or email Team@ArtWalkLewistonAuburn.com.

‘Late Nite Catechism’ at Freeport 7:30 p.m. The Smash Off-Broadway hit, direct from New York, “Late Nite Catechism” will feature Colleen Moore, who has played the role of Sister in New York as well as the National Tour. This show has been praised by Catholic Standard and Times, Catholic Explorer and called “uproarious” by the New York Times. Laugh your Sins off and don’t let Sister catch you with gum in your mouth!

Performances are June 2 through June 12, Tuesdays through Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $27/$22.50 for seniors and students, and are available through Brown Paper Tickets, link to the ticket outlet can be found at www.freeportfactory.com. 865-5505 The Freeport Factory Stage is located at 5 Depot St., downtown Freeport, just one block east of L.L. Bean.

‘Circo’ screened at the PMA 6:30 p.m. “Circo” screening at the Portland Museum of Art. Friday, May 27, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 28, 2 p.m.; Sunday, May 29, 2 p.m. “Gorgeously filmed along the back roads of rural Mexico, ‘Circo’ follows the Ponce family’s hardscrabble circus as it struggles to stay together despite mounting debt, dwindling audiences, and a simmering family conflict.”

Mayo Street Arts presents ‘Eat Write’ 7 p.m. “Eat Write,” nourishment for mouth and mind, performances and Readings by delectable Acorn Productions actors Paul Haley, Michael Howard and April Singley and Poetess Annie Finch. Dinner and a wine-tasting competition; co-hosted by Megan Grumbling and WMPG’S Zack Barowitz. 10 Mayo St. $5-$10 suggested donation. http:// mayostreetarts.org/calendar

The Smash Off-Broadway hit, direct from New York, “Late Nite Catechism,” comes to Freeport Factory Stage, located at 5 Depot St., downtown Freeport, just one block east of L.L. Bean. Performances are June 2 through June 12, Tuesdays through Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. (COURTESY IMAGE)

‘It Goes Without Saying’ at Lucid Stage 8 p.m. Written and performed by Bill Bowers, directed by and developed with Martha Banta at Lucid Stage, May 27 and May 28. Tickets $15; $12 Student/Senior. “Join us for this fun and unflinching look at the life and mimes of performer Bill Bowers. From his days playing with his Barbie dolls in his backyard in Montana to his training with world-renowned mime Marcel Marceau, Bill has observed the incredible power that silence can wield-whether onstage, between family members, among neighbors, or when we are alone.”

Saturday, May 28 Tate House Museum Herb Sale 8 a.m. to noon. The Tate House Museum announced its upcoming Herb Sale to be held on the grounds of Tate House Museum. There will be a selection of perennials and herbs available for purchase. Tate House Museum, 1270 Westbrook St., Portland (Stroudwater). 774-6177. www.tatehouse.org

UMC Public Bean Supper 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Traditional Elm Street UMC Public Bean Supper, Elm Street United Methodist Church, 168 Elm St., South Portland. Beans, hot dogs, casseroles and pies.

Suggested donation: Adults $8, under 12: $4, family: $20. www.elmstreetumc.org

Sunday, May 29 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.

Memorial Luminary event in Old Orchard Beach 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial Luminary Fundraiser at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Old Orchard Beach. Honor a loved one with your own Memorial Luminary. All of the proceeds will be used to honor veterans of the following wars: Vietnam, Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom. Purchase your own Luminary Bag at the Town Clerk’s Office or at the Libby Memorial Library; $3 each or two for $5. 934-5714

Monday, May 30 Arboretum Plant Sale 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Arboretum Plant Sale at 114 Old Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth. Locally grown trees, shrubs and perennials from Old Ocean House Farms and from an extensive waterfront landscape in Scarborough. Sale proceeds will benefit the Arboretum at Fort Williams Park, a project that will control invasive plants, demonstrate sustainable landscaping and improve the trail system at the Park. Old Ocean House Farms is part of the Cape Elizabeth Farm Alliance, which is dedicated to preserving local agricultural properties. Mary Hodgkin at maryh777@gmail. com, 767-5692.

Military Appreciation Day at Hadlock Field noon. The Portland Sea Dogs have partnered with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to host Military Appreciation Day at Hadlock Field on Memorial Day; Monday, May 30 when the Sea Dogs take on the Trenton Thunder (New York Yankees) at 1 p.m. Members of the military and veterans along with their immediate family members are eligible for free tickets to the game thanks to Operation Homefront and the VA Maine Healthcare System.

Military personnel and veterans may reserve their complimentary tickets to the game by logging on to Joint Service Support (JSS) at www.jointservicesupport.org. Once logged in, search for the Memorial Day Baseball Game, complete the form and tickets can be picked-up at the ballpark on game day at the Veterans booth. Please contact the Military Family Assistance Center at 1-888-365-9287 with any questions or problems. Limited tickets are available and will be distributed on a first come first serve basis.

The Sea Dogs will host an autograph session for military personnel in the outfield prior to the game from noon to 12:20 p.m. In honor of Military Appreciation Day, the team will wear camouflage caps for the game.

Wednesday, June 1 Portland Public Schools graduations 10:30 a.m. It’s graduation season in Portland. The Portland Public Schools will hold the following graduation ceremonies: 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.

Old Orchard Beach charter commission 7 p.m. The Old Orchard Beach charter commission is having a public hearing on the proposed charter. There is a synopsis of the charter changes available at town

Friday, June 3 Author Lynn Plourde visits Reiche School 9 a.m. Lynn Plourde, a well-known children’s author, will spend all day June 3 at Reiche Community School in Portland. She will work with students and participate in school-wide assembly. Plourde is the author of “Teacher Appreciation Day,” “Pigs in the Mud,” “Class Picture Day” and many other books. Reiche students have created plays, puppet shows, poems, letters and a newscast based on her stories. Beginning at 9 a.m., Plourde will visit classrooms and watch the student presentations. Reiche families and other community members are invited to attend the assembly with Plourde from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Westbrook Together Days 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Westbrook Together Days. This annual event put together by the Westbrook Community Chamber brings together the best of Westbrook, local groups, local artisans, local service clubs, and great food along with amusement rides. “We will have 20-30 performers and entertainers as well as a parade down Main Street Saturday morning and our Annual Auction Saturday afternoon. The festivities are concluded with our fabulous Fireworks show at 9:30 p.m. Saturday night. Riverbank Park, 655 Main St., Westbrook. June 3-June 4. Friday 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. No cost for admission. Tickets can be purchased for amusement rides.

‘Refashioned’ at the PMA 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 21 through July 31, the Portland Museum of Art presents “Refashioned.” “Inherent in the structure of a garment is the story of its purpose, time, and place. Contemporary artists, Lauren Gillette (York, Maine), Anne Lemanski (Spruce Pine, North Carolina), and Angelika Werth (Nelson, British Columbia), use the configuration of an article of clothing or hairstyle as an armature for historical narratives. Their work begins with the desire to communicate details of a life revealed in the conventions of outward appearance. In sculptural jackets, hairstyles, and dresses, the artists reconstruct identities, reuse materials, and reinvent historical personas. The exhibition will feature 21 objects lent by the artists. Refashioned is the third in a series of exhibitions called Circa that explores compelling aspects of contemporary art in the state of Maine and beyond. Circa is a series of exhibitions featuring the work of living artists from Maine and beyond. Circa is made possible by S. Donald Sussman. Corporate support provided

by The VIA Agency.” Opening celebration: Friday, June 3, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

‘My Perestroika’ at the PMA 6:30 p.m. “My Perestroika” screening at the Portland Museum of Art. Friday, June 3, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 4, 2 p.m.; Sunday, June 5, 2 p.m. NR. “‘My Perestroika’ follows five ordinary Russians living in extraordinary times — from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapse of the Soviet Union during their teenage years, to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet Russia. At the center of the film is a family.” see next page

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Fairy Tale Players 7 p.m. In June, Acorn Productions wraps up the company’s second season of performance by the “Fairy Tale Players,” an ensemble of kids, teens and adults who have studied at the Acorn Acting Academy. The troupe’s last production of the season is the classic fairy tale Rapunzel, adapted and directed by Acorn faculty member Stephanie Ross, who is also the Director of Drama at Massabesic High School.

“Acorn’s version of the classic story begins with a young couple who desperately want a child. An evil enchantress Dame Gothel manipulates them into promising her their first born in exchange for all the Rampion (otherwise known as Rapunzel) vegetable they can eat. Saving the day are a delightful garden of enchanted vegetables who talk, sing and put themselves in harm’s way in order to help Rapunzel and her heroic Prince finally find their way back together.”

The production runs from June 3 to 19 in the Acorn Studio Theater in Westbrook, with tickets $7 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under. Rapunzel is suitable for all ages, especially younger children who will love the antics of the garden vegetables. Call Acorn at 854-0065 or visit www.acorn-productions.org for more info or to order tickets.

Steve Tesh, others at Mayo Street 7:30 p.m. Steve Tesh, Chris Teret and Stephanie Rabins, Chriss Sutherland, and Micah Blue Smaldone at Mayo Street Arts. $5. http://mayostreetarts.org/calendar/

Saturday, June 4 Grand opening of 10-mile Forest City Trail 8:30 a.m. Portland Trails will celebrate its 20th znniversary on National Trails Day with the grand opening of the Forest City Trail. Activities are scheduled throughout the day including a ribbon cutting ceremony at noon at the Casco Bay High School and PATHS campus. Portland Trails recently made major improvements to the walking trails behind the school buildings that are part of the Forest City Trail. Portland Trails co-founder Tom Jewell will lead a guided walk of the Forest City Trail with Bob Crowley, winner of “Survivor: Gabon,” the hit reality television series. RSVPs will be required for this 10-mile hike across Portland. A $10 registration fee includes lunch. Individual guided walks of the major open spaces along the Forest City Trail will also be offered as part of the day’s festivities. 8:30 a.m.: Portland Trails Trail Manager Jaime Parker will lead a tour through the Fore River Sanctuary. Meet at the Frost and Congress Street trailhead; 10 a.m.: City Arborist Jeff Tarling of Portland Public Services will offer a tour of Evergreen Cemetery.

Meet at the Duck Pond in the Cemetery; 1 p.m.: Portland Trails Board Member Roger Berle will lead a walk through the Presumpscot River Preserve starting from the Overset Road trailhead.

Used book and DVD sale at Windham Hill church 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A used book and DVD sale will be held at the Windham Hill United Church of Christ at 140 Windham Center Road in Windham. There will be a huge selection of fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books available. FMI call the church at 892-4217.

Portland Jetport Aviation Expo 2011 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Portland Jetport Aviation Expo 2011, June 11-12. Military, Antique, Special Interest aircraft, demos, fly-bys, displays, Helicopter and Bi-plane rides, food, char-

In this 2010 image, the Portland Jetport is shown from a vantage point atop the parking garage. On Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5, the Jetport is hosting Aviation Expo 2011. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) ity plane-pull and more. Free admission and free parking (follow event signs at Jetport). Please, no pets, weapons or smoking. Sat. 9-4 Sun 9-3. www.portlandjetport.org/ node/72

Maine Historical Society annual meeting 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Maine Historical Society Annual Meeting: Looking (Back) At Television. “Join us to conduct the official business of MHS, and for a look at the early days of television in Maine. The annual meeting includes awards, the welcoming of new Trustees, and a talk by Fred Thompson, former head of the Maine Broadcasting System (1983-1998). MHS membership and registration for the event required.” For more information, click here. To register, please call 774-1822.

Volunteer Training Day at the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch provided. “Retired? Interested in history? Looking for a fun part-time activity? The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad has immediate openings for train crew! We are looking for individuals who enjoy talking with visitors and residents about the history of Maine. Volunteer whenever is convenient for you –- we run trains seven days a week along the waterfront. We offer a fun and enjoyable environment to volunteer in the community this summer. No technical skills are needed – training provided.” www.mainenarrowgauge.org. Limited seats available on June 4, please RSVP to 828-0814 or e-mail: volunteers@mainenarrowgauge.org.

Maine Community College (SMCC) is holding a public meeting to provide information about the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Composite Technology scheduled for initial offering at the SMCC Midcoast Campus at Brunswick Landing in Fall 2011. Applications are currently being accepted, and anyone interested in learning more about the program or admission procedures is encouraged to attend.

“Composite technology is designated as a high growth/high demand industry in Maine. SMCC is working with regional employers to provide a skilled workforce to meet increasing demands.” Resilient Communications at Brunswick Landing. Enter the former BNAS through the main Cook’s Corner entrance. For more information on the degree program, contact Randi Paine at 741-5624.

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic 8 p.m. George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic on the Maine State Pier, presented by Maine State Pier Concert Series. “Funk legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelics kick off the Maine State Pier Concert Series. This show promises the best funk concert dance party complete with vendors, street performers and beer garden, all set against the backdrop of Portland Harbor.” General admission seating. All tickets $30 including $3 service fee. Rain or Shine. All tickets will be mailed. https://tickets.porttix.com/public/show.asp or http://www.kahbang. com/maine-state-pier-concert-series/

Herbal Primer Workshop 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. An Herbal Primer Workshop will be held at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. The workshop covers all the basics of herb growing from starting seeds to using what you grow. Betsey-Ann Golon, Shaker Village herb gardener, is the instructor. Fee: $40 (preregistration required).

Shape Note Singers in New Gloucester 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Shape Note Singers will be gathering for their annual singalong at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester.

The singalong is open and free of charge to the public.

Roger Merrow helps prep a train at the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad in anticipation of the annual SMCC Composite Polar Express event. The railroad plans a volunteer training day on Saturday, June 4. (DAVID Technology meeting CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Southern

Sunday, June 5 Bicycle Coalition of Maine’s Women’s Ride 9 a.m. Maine Women’s Ride. This all-women’s ride is suited for all ages and fitness levels, with distances of five, 15, 25 and 50. The ride offers beautiful views of the countryside and coast. Proceeds benefit the Bicycle Coalition of Maine’s work to improve bicycling in Maine. Preregistration is encouraged. For more information or to pre-register, go to www.BikeMaine.org or call 623-4511. L.L. Bean’s Casco Conference Center, Casco Street Freeport. Rides begin at 9 a.m. www.

BikeMaine.org.

Portland Jetport Aviation Expo 2011 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Portland Jetport Aviation Expo 2011, June 11-12. Military, Antique, Special Interest aircraft, demos, fly-bys, displays, Helicopter and Bi-plane rides, food, charity plane-pull and more. Free admission and free parking (follow event signs at Jetport). Please, no pets, weapons or smoking. Sat. 9-4 Sun 9-3. www.portlandjetport.org/ node/72 see next page

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–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– EVENTS CALENDAR––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– and innovative vintners, food producers, chefs, travel specialists and artisans from Tuscany, Piemonte, Brescia, Friuli-Vene10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Unity Center for Sacred zia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna and Living, “an open, interfaith, Oneness orimore. Learn about the specialented Spiritual Community ... here to evolve ties of the regions, discover consciousness through what we call The artisanal treasures and plan New Spirituality,” is holding services. “We your next Italian trip. “Savor know that the essence of Spirit is within and celebrate all things Italeach and every one of us, and our aim is ian; experience Italy on the to create a safe and sacred space for each waterfront in Portland; meet person to explore their own perception of and sample the best from a Spirituality. UCSL offers weekly gathnew generation of artisans erings that are informative, creative, producing Italy’s finest speinteractive, and sometimes ceremonial cialties in centuries-old tradifollowed by fellowship. We hope you will tions, including hand-crafted come join us for our alternative services Italian cheeses and delicate known as Sacred Living Gatherings.” hams, exclusive regional wines Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the and olive oils and traditional Williston-West Church, Memorial Hall copper pans, housewares and (2nd floor), 32 Thomas St. Portland. For ceramics; meet experts with more information call 221-0727 or email exciting Italian travel ideas, centerforsacredliving@gmail.com. from navigating the backroads of Italy to cooking authentic Monday, June 6 Tuscan cuisine; learn about organic farms that welcome visitors to their guesthouses Cancer Resource Open House and luxurious villa rentals.”

5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Cancer CommuTickets are $35 per session or nity Center has teamed up with the City $90 for an entire day. As part of South Portland Wellness Committee of the ticket each session also to provide a free Cancer Resource Open House for the general public. The Open On Saturday, June 4, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic will perform on the Maine State Pier, presented by the Maine offers optional and unique presentations by expert exhibiHouse will feature a whole bunch of cancer- State Pier Concert Series. (COURTESY PHOTO) tors. These will be held in a related practitioners and speakers who will tent overlooking the waterfront share their expertise on supplemental supof our many volunteer opportunities.” Portland Trails hosts just outside of the main exhibit hall. Must be 21 years ports such as: Meditation, Massage, Pilates, Acupuncture, regularly scheduled volunteer work days throughout the of age to attend the Expo. Special Guest Giuseppe Immunity-boosting diet, Cancer support groups, the Maine summer and fall which draw over 200 volunteers who come Pastorelli, the Consul General of Italy in Boston, will Buddy Program, and much more. Registration is requested to help bushwhack, clear, plant or resurface trails. At the help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification but drop-ins are welcome. The event will take place at the orientation, Charlie Baldwin, trails foreman, will talk about of Italy. 5:30 p.m. — Official welcome by the City of Cancer Community Center located at 778 Main St. in South the techniques Portland Trails uses for trail maintenance.

Portland. http://italianlifeexpo.com/schedule.php Portland. For more information and to register: 774-2200 or The orientation will also cover Portland Trails’ “Trail Stewwww.CancerCommunityCenter.org/OpenHouse.htm.

‘Wretches & Jabberers’ at SPACE ardship” program, an opportunity for individuals to steward 7:30 p.m. In the interest of Navigating the Sea, (Support, a trail in the Portland Trails network on a year-round basis.

Education, Awareness) of autism, the Maine Autism AlliRachael Weyand, outreach manager, will talk about the outTuesday, June 7 ance is co-presenting with SPACE Gallery of Portland the reach volunteer opportunities at Portland Trails events and documentary film, “Wretches & Jabberers,” June 9 and wellness. The orientation will be at the Portland Trails office Portland Trails volunteer orientation June 11. “In ‘Wretches & Jabberers,’ two men with autism at 305 Commercial Street from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m. Portland Trails is hosting an evening volunteer embark on a global quest to change attitudes about disand refreshments will be served. Participants are asked to orientation for community members interested in getting ability and intelligence. Determined to put a new face on RSVP before June 6 to Rachael Weyand: info@trails.org or involved with the many volunteer opportunities available autism, Tracy Thresher, 42, and Larry Bissonnette, 52, travel 775-2411. throughout the year. At the workshop, participants will learn to Sri Lanka, Japan and Finland. At each stop, they dissect about Portland Trails’ ongoing projects and get a chance public attitudes about autism and issue a hopeful challenge Thursday, June 9 to talk to Portland Trails staff about what each volunteer to reconsider competency and the future.” Thursday at 7:30 job entails. “Volunteer tasks range from trail work to events p.m.; $7/$5 for SPACE members; Saturday, 1 p.m.; $7/$5 and wellness fairs throughout the city,” said Nan Cumming, Italian Life Expo for SPACE members, all ages. 538 Congress St. Tickets for Executive Director of Portland Trails, “this is a chance for 5:30 p.m. Italian Life Expo runs Thursday through Saturevent are available at the door on the day of the event, on a folks to see what we’re up to and get involved with one day at Ocean Gateway Terminal, showcasing exclusive first-come, first-serviced basis. Buy tickets at brownpapertickets.com or call 1-800-838-3006. from preceding page

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Friday, June 10 Italian Life Expo continues 11 a.m. Italian Life Expo runs Thursday through Saturday at Ocean Gateway Terminal, showcasing exclusive and innovative vintners, food producers, chefs, travel specialists and artisans from Tuscany, Piemonte, Brescia, FriuliVenezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna and more. Learn about the specialties of the regions, discover artisanal treasures and plan your next Italian trip. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Session I, $35; Buongiorno! Meet and Eat the Italian Way. Expert presenters: Cesare Mazzetti, Bottega Del Rame, Copper and brass housewares; Paola D’Amato and Maria Luisa De Luca, Institute For Italian Studies, Italian culture and language lessons. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Session II, $35; Food, Wine & Italian Drives. Italian Life Expo GrapesExpert Presenters: Lorena Tosetto and Gianni Petrussa, Petrussa vineyards, located in Friuli, between the Alps and Adriatic Sea; Paul Turina, Cantine Turina, located on the sunny eastern shores of Lake Garda near Verona; Andrea Cassini, I Sodi, located in the Chianti area of Tuscany, outside Siena; Auto Europe, Portland’s own travel specialist. 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.: Session III, $35; Italian Tasting Tour — Pour it On! “You are invited to taste and rate your favorite Italian wines and olive oils. Need some pointers? Our expert Sommelier will give you the tips you need. Then sip and sample as you enjoy a relaxing evening at Ocean Gateway meeting our friends from Italy.” http://italianlifeexpo.com/schedule.php

‘Broadway on the Hill’ 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. CANCELLED. East End Community School Presents “Broadway on the Hill” has been cancelled, according to the Portland Public Schools.