The Portland Daily Sun, Tuesday, July 26, 2011

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Air traffic control tower work idled Federal budget impasse halts Jetport tower upgrade

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A Maine-based government contractor faces higher costs and uncertainty because of a work stoppage on a nearly $1 million air traffic control tower project at the Portland Jetport. The stoppage stems from a budget dispute in Congress, the Federal Aviation Administration reports.

"It's too bad we can't get this thing completed for the FAA. We're going to have to

mobilize again to go back in and finish the job," said Philip Lander, owner of Atlantic Defense Company, based in Bangor and Westbrook. Lander's company is the federal government's contractor on a "seismic upgrade" of the Jetport's air traffic control tower.

Contractors have been told to stop work on airport modernization projects around the country after Congress failed on Friday see TOWER page 8

A contractor is about three quarters of the way through a “seismic upgrade” to the Portland Jetport’s air traffic control tower, which will better equip the tower to withstand earthquake damage. But a budget impasse in Congress has stopped the renovation project, creating delays to its completion, officials report. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

Man shot by Portland police poised to sue city

A mystery is afoot

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Attorneys representing a Maine man shot twice

by Portland police in April say the filing of a civil lawsuit against the officers involved in the incident is probably imminent.

Jonathan Mitchell, who was shot in the neck and back of his shoulder following an altercation with

police, was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned earlier this month on charges of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, failure to stop for an officer and refusing to submit to an arrest. He is being held at the Cumberland County Jail pending trial.

Mitchell was in critical see SUE page 7

Majority of commissioners support seeing convention center renovations on ballot

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

This six-foot-tall fiberglass rendering of an athletic shoe located at the intersection of Kennebec and Preble streets has gone unclaimed, with no one taking credit for its creation. For the story on the mystery art, see page 7. (CASEY CONLEY PHOTO)

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A majority of county commissioners say they support putting a $33 million Cumberland County Civic Center renovation proposal on the November ballot.

Commissioners James

Cloutier and Richard Feeney told The Portland Daily Sun Friday that, based on tentative proposals, they would approve putting the issue of whether to renovate the 35-year-old building before voters in the see CIVIC page 6

30 mile radius of Greater Portland

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Still leader of the band at 100 NEW ORLEANS (NY Times) — At midnight last Saturday, friends and well-wishers sang “Happy Birthday” to the trumpet player who led the band that night at the Palm Court Jazz Cafe. When they finished, the trumpet player turned to a few young women sitting behind him.

“Have you ever kissed a 100-year-old man?” he asked.

The next night, jazz royalty from around the city turned out for Lionel Ferbos’s birthday party, amazed that one of their colleagues could have made it a full century. The wide Ferbos brood of tan-skinned Creoles with thin faces, pointy noses and impossible grace dominated the room, but men in seersucker suits with white straw hats and other appropriate characters filled it out. It being New Orleans, there was also a sparkly gold top hat, a red feathered sash and copious fleurs-de-lis.

Ferbos himself, with a brown suit, thick plastic glasses, deep jowls and bushy eyebrows, held court in the middle of the room, collecting birthday cards and hundred-dollar bills to pin to his chest in the New Orleans birthday tradition.

After a little while, he took the stage the way he has done every Saturday night for two decades, crooning old standards in a smooth, muddy voice.

“It’s the same music,” he said. “We’re playing the same numbers we were playing 80 years ago.”

In a city obsessed with keeping its particular past breathing into the present, Mr. Ferbos stands as a rare example of the long journey that early jazz has taken to come to 2011 intact. He and his songs have stayed the same not just through Hurricane Katrina, but through Hurricane Betsy and the flooding in 1995 as well.

They saw Vietnam, World War II, the Great Depression (he is the last surviving member of the New Orleans Works Progress Administration jazz band) and the invention of rock and roll.

His face shows some of the wear of eight decades of playing. His music does not.

After the break, some local celebrities in attendance took the stage and modernized the music by a couple of decades. James Andrews, “The Satchmo of the Ghetto,” worked the crowd as audience members pulled out parasols and napkins and started parading.

Irvin Mayfield, a bandleader and club owner, joined him in a slim-cut black suit and a white shirt with no tie.

Mr. Ferbos stayed in the corner, his knees bouncing in time with the music, his face occasionally appearing behind the outsize personalities dancing in front of him.

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Jazz is rhythm and meaning.”

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Norway suspect may have had help; death toll falls

BY STEVEN ERLANGER AND ALAN COWELL THE NEW YORK TIMES

OSLO — The 32-year-old man accused of devastating twin attacks in Norway now maintains that two cells of extremists collaborated with him, court officials said here Monday as they ordered solitary confinement for the suspect. The police also significantly reduced the confirmed death toll in the Friday attacks to 76 instead of 93 — still one of the worst mass killings in postwar Europe.

The defendant, Anders Behring Breivik, appeared at a closed arraignment hearing here as Norwegians paused in grief and self-examination for a minute’s silence to mourn the victims from the summer camp shooting rampage and bombing in downtown Oslo. Hundreds of ordinary Norwegians filled the narrow streets outside the Oslo courthouse, some shouting angrily at cars they thought might have been carrying Mr. Breivik into the back entrance for his appearance.

It was not immediately clear how the police had miscounted the number of dead, which happened as rescuers were attempting to tally the victims of the summer camp shooting.

The police had earlier said 86 had died at the camp, and on Monday lowered the number to 68. They also revised upward the number of dead in the bombing, from seven to eight.

By evening, tens of thousands of aggrieved Norwegians converged in Oslo to express support for the victims and repudiate the anti-immigrant hate doctrine espoused by the killer. “The streets are filled with love,” Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon told the crowd.

Reuters quoted Oslo police officials as saying at least 100,000 people attended.

Judge Kim Heger said Mr. Breivik had been charged under criminal law with “acts of terrorism,” including an attempt to “disturb or destroy the functions of society, such as the government” and to spread “serious fear” among the population. Speaking at a televised

Anders Behring Breivik, left, leaving the courthouse in Oslo in a police car on Monday (Photo: New York Times/Getty Images).

news conference, Mr. Heger said that Mr. Breivik had acknowledged carrying out the attacks but had pleaded not guilty, because he “believes that he needed to carry out these acts to save Norway” and western Europe from “cultural Marxism and Muslim domination.”

Mr. Breivik was ordered to be held for the next eight weeks, the first four in solitary confinement. He told police what there were “two further cells in our organization,” reporters were told. Court officials would not elaborate. His lawyer has said the defendant told him he acted alone.

In two interviews, housekeeper details Strauss-Kahn encounter

BY JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN THE NEW YORK TIMES

The housekeeper at the Sofitel hotel who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault appeared on television for the first time Monday morning in a tearful interview, urging the prosecution to go forward and defending her account of the May encounter.

The appearance, on ABC’s Good Morning America, came a day after the publication of an interview with Newsweek magazine and appeared to be part of a strategy intended to put pressure on the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., to prosecute the case.

“God as my witness, I’m telling the truth,” said the woman, a 32-year-old immigrant from Guinea named Nafissatou Diallo. “I want him to go to jail.”

The details of her account were largely the same in both interviews. In both accounts, Ms. Diallo said she apologized when she happened upon Mr. Strauss-Kahn, who was naked in the 28th-floor suite she had entered, intending to clean. “I was like, ‘I’m so sorry,’ I turn my head,” she said on Good

Morning America. “He come to me and grab my breast. ‘No, you don’t have to be sorry’.”

In her interview with Newsweek, she said Mr. StraussKahn had told her “You’re beautiful” as he compelled her toward the bedroom. She said she told him to stop, saying: “Sir, stop this. I don’t want to lose my job.”

Much of the woman’s account tracks news reports about what she told the authorities about the encounter. Her allegations led to an indictment against Mr. Strauss-Kahn, who was then the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, on charges including attempted rape. But some details are new, like her account of their dialogue and her account of her movements around the hotel immediately afterward. But they can be contradictory: She told counselors at the hospital right after the attack, for example, that Mr. Strauss-Kahn, had not spoken at all.

Her interview marks the first time either person who was present in the room has publicly provided a narrative of what occurred there. Mr. Strauss-

Kahn’s lawyers have suggested that any sexual encounter was consensual. ABC News said it would broadcast more of the interview on Tuesday.

In response to the media appearances, Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers said Ms. Diallo was “the first accuser in history to conduct a media campaign to persuade a prosecutor to pursue charges against a person from Nafissatou Diallo on ABC’s Good Morning America whom she wants money.” on Monday (Photo: ABC News/The New York Times).

During the portion of try, he’s a powerful man like her interview shown on ABC that, they’re going to kill me on Monday, Ms. Diallo used before someone knows what broad hand gestures to describe happened to me.” the encounter, grabbing her Newsweek characterized own body to mimic what she Ms. Diallo’s account of the said were Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s encounter as “vivid and comactions. pelling,” but said that at other In the interview, she points during the interview, appeared most tearful describwhich lasted more than three ing the moment when she hours, she was less forthright. said she first discovered who Questions about her past in Mr. Strauss-Kahn was. “I was Africa “were met with vague watching the news and then responses.” At times, her tears they say he’s going to be the struck the interviewers as next president of France, and “forced,” according to Newsweek. The article also said that I said, oh my God, and I was she is illiterate, unable to read crying,” she said, “Because I or write any language. know if that was in my coun-

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Maine gasoline prices keep climbing Maine drivers experienced more pain at the pump in the past week as prices continued a slow climb toward $4 per gallon.

According to the survey site Mainegasprices.com, statewide gas prices rose about 1.5 center per gallon on average, to $3.81 per gallon. A week before the statewide average for a gallon of regular was about $3.79. A year ago, a gallon of regular could be bought for about $2.75 per gallon.

As of yesterday, the national average was $3.69 per gallon, the site said.

The price survey shows the cheapest gas can be found in the Central Maine towns of Athens, Bangor and Brewer, where a gallon of regular sold for between $3.59 and $3.64 per gallon. The most expensive gas in Maine, according to the survey, can be found in Wells, Boothbay and Rockwood, where gas is selling for just under $4 per gallon.

In Portland, the Gulf station at Pine and Brackett streets came in the cheapest, at $3.73 per gallon, as of yesterday afternoon.

South Portland man arrested after brief standoff SOUTH PORTLAND — Police here arrested a local man yesterday afternoon on several charges after a short standoff in the Redbank neighborhood.

According to South Portland police, David Francis, 27, negotiated his surrender from a home on Wainwright Circle West at about 1:15 p.m. He was arrested without incident, said Lt. Bernard.

A police officer who recognized Francis as a habitual offender without a drivers license attempted to pull him over yesterday at about 11:45 p.m. in Redbank. Police say Bernard fled to Wainwright Circle West, where witnesses told police he ran into a nearby house.

Backup arrived, and officers cordoned off the home. Police eventually made contact with Francis over the phone and agreed to come out of the home after about 90 minutes.

During the standoff, police said there was no evidence that Francis was armed or dangerous, Bernard said. There were no injuries. Police say an acquaintance of Francis’ lived in the house at Wainwright Circle West.

Francis is charged with eluding a police officer, violating conditions of release, and driving after being a habitual offender.

An official at Cumberland County Jail said Francis is ineligible for bail because he is accused of violating previous conditions of release.

He is due to be arraigned Wednesday at the Cumberland County courthouse.

State G.O.P. leader alleges widespread voter fraud AUGUSTA — Speaking in response to a people’s veto effort underway to

reinstate same-day voter registration, Maine Republican Chair Charlie Webster yesterday claimed to have collected more than 200 cases of voter fraud in the 2010 election, according to published reports.

In a press conference yesterday at the State House, Webster claimed that he had discovered that 206 people voted in Maine but claimed an out-of-state residence, according to the Portland Press Herald. He also claimed that some of these people voted in Maine and in another state but wouldn’t say how many, the paper reported.

Supporters of the people’s veto effort, which has picked up steam in recent weeks, called Webster’s findings inconclusive and misleading, the paper reported.

Two arrested Saturday in Old Port biker brawl A pair of bikers were arrested and two others were sent to the hospital Saturday evening during a fight between rival bike gangs in the Old Port, Portland police said.

Thomas Glande, 52 of Waldoboro, and Jeffrey Vandermeirem, 44 of South Portland, were arrested after a fight broke out between about dozen bikers in three gangs, police said. Two people were sent to the hospital, but police said no serious injuries were reported.

Officers responded to the brawl in the Old Port, near Union and Commercial streets, at about 6:15 p.m.

Police said they are not sure what led to the altercation.

“There’s been a history of territory stuff in the past, but I don’t know if that’s the case here,” said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman.

After being called to the fight, Rogers said police arrested Vandermeirem for disorderly conduct and separated the gangs. “(They were) separated and things were tense, and they refused to leave,” he said.

Glande was then arrested and charged with failure to disperse.

The fight involved members from the Iron Horsemen, Saracens and Exile gangs, police said.

Riverton library branch to close in August for renovations Portland Public Library’s Riverton branch will be closed most of August for renovations, officials announced yesterday.

Library staff and volunteers are scheduled to spend three weeks remodeling the branch’s floor plan.

Officials say the goal of the project is to improve the quality of the library.

“We are very excited about this project and we think it will greatly increase usage at the branch along with raisin its visibility in the neighborhood,” said Steve Podgajny, executive director of the library.

The branch will close at noon Aug. 5 and re-open on Aug. 24 at 1 p.m.

Library officials say due dates on books and other materials will be adjusted to reflect the closure.

Fla. murder suspect kills self in Maine jail Police say a man accused of killing a Florida woman hung himself inside a Maine jail cell Saturday.

Shaun Corson, 33, was being held at Maine State Prison in Warren. He was the suspect in the murder of 31-yearold Stephanie Ann Slevin, whose body was found by Jacksonville Florida police on June 26.

“There will be an autopsy, but we’re investigating the death as a suspected suicide,” said Steve McCausland, a state police spokesman. “He hung himself with a sheet in his cell.”

Maine State Police, along with the state’s attorney general’s office and the medical examiner, will investigate the death.

Corson was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service officials on July 7 and held at the Somerset County Jail, officials said. He was transferred to the Maine State Prison on July 18.

According to a statement by the

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Corson “gave a full confession to police for his involvement in the murder” following his arrest, spokeswoman Melissa Bujeda said.

McCausland said he believed Corson was being held in Maine pending extradition to Florida.

Bujeda declined to confirm whether extradition filings were pending or if Corson had been charged in Florida with Slevin’s murder.

Corson was in jail on probation violation charges, according to court documents. In October 2002, he was sentenced to 10 years in jail, with all but four suspended and six years probation, for an arson conviction.

Officials charged he violated his probation on June 28 by failing to report to a Florida probation officer and being charged with grand theft auto.

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Messing with Medicare At the time of writing, President Obama’s hopedfor “Grand Bargain” with Republicans is apparently dead. And I say good riddance. I’m no more eager than other rational people (a category that fails to include many Congressional Republicans) to see what happens if the debt limit isn’t raised.

But what the president was offering to the G.O.P., especially on Medicare, was a very bad deal for America.

Specifically, according to many reports, the president offered both means-testing of Medicare benefits and a rise in the age of Medicare eligibility. The first would be bad policy; the second would be terrible policy.

And it would almost surely be terrible politics, too.

The crucial thing to remember, when we talk about Medicare, is that our goal isn’t, or at least shouldn’t be, defined in terms of some arbitrary number. Our goal should be, ––––– instead, to give Americans the health care they need at The New York a price the country can afford.

Times And throwing Americans in their mid-60s off Medicare moves us away from that goal, not toward it.

For Medicare, with all its flaws, works better than private insurance. It has less bureaucracy and, hence, lower administrative costs than private insurers. It has been more successful in controlling costs. While Medicare expenses per beneficiary have soared over the past 40 years, they’ve risen significantly less than private insurance premiums. And since Medicare-type systems in other advanced countries have much lower costs

Paul Krugman

see KRUGMAN page 5

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Time travel on the cheap Last year, I did a column about getting the first of the organization stuff together for the 25th High School reunion. It came by the modern carrier pigeon, Facebook, and before long, folks were chipping in and helping from all over.

The reunion was this past weekend, and several of the folks there loudly inquired if I’d be doing a “follow-up” column. On a slow news Monday, it just seemed like the right thing to do.

Whiling away those hours, a buddy started posting YouTube videos. He started with our class “marching out” song, Talking Heads’ “Road To Nowhere.”

I guess even back then, we were all a bit cynical. That turned into a weird chess game-poker game between us, each posting the best era music that we could find.

Each tried to top the other, but in the end, he graciously admitted defeat and pledged the first round of beverages when I hit him with the Live Aid version of the re-united Led Zeppelin classic “Stairway.” Hard to trump all aces.

There was the usual round of afternoon beach stuff, that I had to skip. I hadn’t seen most of these folks in 25 years, so a large amount of time had to be spent

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist shaving my back with a razor on a stick. Never know what’s going to happen.

First off, reunions are a strange creature. They can go well, or they can go ballistic. This one seemed to go off with nary a hitch. As the first of the crowd wandered in, and we waited outside while Joe’s Dockhouse in South Portland put the finishing touches on the spread, we caught the arrival of a local yacht, complete with dancing girls in bikinis, a water hose fight, copious beverages, and the ever popular ‘80s theme “Any Way You Want It” blasting from the boat’s stereo system.

Bikinis, check. Beverages, check. Music, check. All the signs were good. Then came the time travel.

Seriously, by the looks of some of the folks that showed, there is a serious undercurrent in time travel research going on out there somewhere in the vastness that is this country. While the rest of

us have aged 25 years, a few of the folks showed up looking like they had aged, 4 or 5, at the most.

One brief interchange took place outside, where a few of us stood smoking. “Did you see that the sex kitten showed up?” “No, really? WHERE!” a brief flurry of pointing and stage whispering followed. “Damn, she is STILL hot!”

I shall not name who said it, or at whom it was directed. To all who showed up, just assume it was you, unless specifically told otherwise. I’ve been sworn to secrecy, under threat of Abu Ghraib style water-boarding torture.

Instead of doing the things our parents had to do, whipping out photos of the kids and such from wallets and purses, we were lucky enough to have had the gift of smart-phones. I hope everyone there got their original phone back.

As the night wore on, the crew of the dockhouse, specifically those at the bar, got a strenuous workout. It was disappointing to see them run out of a specific brand of beer, but then again, it was the brand that I was drinking, so not totally unexpected.

We swapped stories, we swapped lives for a while. The kids were see HIGGINS page 5

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Eye-rolling well deserved by both parties Just a few random thoughts this week: Have you had enough of the “as the stomach turns” drama coming out of Washington, D.C. over the raising of the debt ceiling? Do any of you actually believe that the elected folks in D.C. will allow our nation’s government to default on its obligations?

What the leadership on both sides of the aisle fails to see is that we the people find their behavior deplorable and beneath the dignity of the office they hold.

Is it any wonder that so many Americans roll their eyes when we hear about the Speaker of the House, the President or the leader of the Senate tucked away in hi-level meetings to solve the nation’s issues? Are these folks so far removed from the average person that they lack the ability to see how this is playing out on Main Street?

Most of you know I am not a fan of the policies of the current President. He is a big-government-liberal who lacks a belief in the power of the individual. His advocacy for a government role in almost every aspect of our lives is proof positive of his beliefs.

That said, he is no more to blame for the debt ceiling issue we are facing than is the Republican leadership.

We are here today due to a longterm lack of fiscal restraint by the federal government. At various times over the last 40 years, our government has been run by Republican and Democrat majorities in the Congress and a Republican or Democrat in the

Ray Richardson ––––– Daily Sun Columnist White House. Regardless of who has been in charge, government spending has continued to grow at an un-sustainable level.

For all of the Republican slogans about smaller, limited government, when they were in charge, they have failed to meet their mantra. Democrats, of course, have never pretended to support smaller government. They have never met a government program they didn’t like or saw a tax they wouldn’t hike.

What this means is that we have a two-party system where one party claims to be against big government while continuing to promote its growth and the other party makes no bones about it, they want more government in our lives.

I will at least say this for the Democrats. They are honest about it.

Republicans, on the other hand, have not been.

Next random thought: The debt ceiling deal, if it does not include a Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA), is a farce. While we will in fact raise the debt ceiling, the proposed spending cuts are years down the road and will likely never happen. Keep in

We have a two-party system where one party claims to be against big government while continuing to promote its growth and the other party makes no bones about it, they want more government in our lives. mind that one Congress cannot bind another, meaning any law put in place, unless it amends the Constitution, can simply be overturned by a future Congress. Without a BBA that passes both the House and Senate, is signed by the President and then sent out to the various state legislatures for ratification that will then become the 28th Amendment to the Constitution, all of this spending cut drama will mean NOTHING! Maybe Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid should listen to Maine Senator Olympia Snowe (a radical she is not) on the BBA. Her support for this proposal proves that reasoned leadership in the U.S. Senate is still possible.

Final random thought: I do not know former Commissioner Norm Olsen personally. To my knowledge, I have never met him. He may be a fine guy and I am certainly not questioning his personal integrity or honesty.

I am, however, questioning his professional judgment.

Commissioner Olsen resigned from his post late last week. Instead of thanking Governor LePage for the opportunity and taking the graceful exit, he decided to go another route and attack the Governor and his

administration as he walked out of the door.

Olsen claimed the Governor says he does not care about Portland because, “Portland doesn’t like him.” I have spent a lot of time talking with the Governor and he has never once expressed such nonsense. In fact, he has said just the opposite. He has told me that we need Portland to prosper because it is the economic engine of Maine. He repeated that statement on my talk show last Friday.

Olsen also claims he could not get access to the Governor for meetings and discussion. I don’t work in Augusta or for the Governor, so it would only be speculation if I addressed that charge.

Matt Gagnon of Pine Tree Politics did look into Olsen’s claim about a lack of access and he found just the opposite of what former Commissioner Olsen claimed had happened.

Don’t take my word for it. You can read about Matt’s research at www. pinetreepolitics.com.

(Ray Richardson is a political activist and the host of "The Ray and Ted Show," weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on WLOB 95.5/1310; 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. on WPME TV. www.wlobradio. com.)

Why let Republicans claim that Obama is cutting Medicare?

KRUGMAN from page 4

than the uniquely privatized U.S. system, there’s good reason to believe that Medicare reform can do a lot to control costs in the future.

In that case, you may ask, why didn’t the 2010 health care reform simply extend Medicare to cover everyone? The answer, of course, is political realism. Most health reformers I know would have supported Medicare for all if they had considered it politically feasible. But given the power of the insurance lobby and the knee-jerk opposition of many politicians to any expansion of government, they settled for what they thought they could actually get: near-universal coverage through a system of regulation and subsidies.

It is, however, one thing to accept a second-best system insuring those who currently lack coverage. Throwing millions of Americans off Medicare and pushing them into the arms of private insurers is another story.

Also, did I mention that Republicans are doing all they can to undermine health care reform — they even tried to undermine it as part of the debt negotiations — and may eventually succeed? If

they do, many of those losing Medicare coverage would find themselves unable to replace it.

So raising the Medicare age is a terrible idea.

Means-testing — reducing benefits for wealthier Americans — isn’t equally bad, but it’s still poor policy.

It’s true that Medicare expenses could be reduced by requiring high-income Americans to pay higher premiums, higher co-payments, etc.

But why not simply raise taxes on high incomes instead? This would have the great virtue of not adding another layer of bureaucracy by requiring that Medicare establish financial status before paying medical bills.

But, you may say, raising taxes would reduce incentives to work and create wealth. Well, so would means-testing: As conservative economists love to point out in other contexts — for example, when criticizing programs like food stamps — benefits that fall as your income rises in effect raise your marginal tax rate. It doesn’t matter whether the government raises your taxes by $1,000 when your income rises or cuts your benefits by the same amount; either way, it reduces the fraction of your additional earnings that you get to keep.

So what’s the difference between meanstesting Medicare and raising taxes? Well, the truly rich would prefer means-testing, since they would end up sacrificing no more than the merely well-off. But everyone else should prefer a tax-based solution.

So why is the president embracing these bad policy ideas? In a forthcoming article in The New York Review of Books, the veteran journalist Elizabeth Drew suggests that members of the White House political team saw the 2010 election as a referendum on government spending and that they believe that cutting spending is the way to win next year.

If so, I would respectfully suggest that they are out of their minds. Remember death panels?

The G.O.P.’s most potent political weapon last year — the weapon that caused a large swing in the votes of older Americans — was the claim that Mr. Obama was cutting Medicare. Why give Republicans a chance to do it all over again?

Of course, it’s possible that the reason the president is offering to undermine Medicare is that he genuinely believes that this would be a good idea. And that possibility, I have to say, is what really scares me.

How did so many graduates retain their youthful appearance?

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safely at sitters, or older in some cases. We could stand back for a moment and look at how 25 years had changed us as people. We’d come to a complete and total understanding between the way things should be, as we felt in youth, and the reality of the way that things are.

Yup, reunions are an experience in time travel.

Our youthful cynicism led us to choose that song that I mentioned up front, “Road To Nowhere.” There have been bumps along the road, detours, construction, lanes added, and wretched wrecks. There has been scenery along the way that would leave a poet speechless, and dull stretches of road without even a buzzard in sight.

But the old adage holds true. Our lives, not just our class, but everyone’s is a journey, not a destination. Quoting a little Jerry here, “What a long, strange trip its been.”

Here’s to a longer journey, with more scenery.

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

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Falmouth eatery reopens as Ricetta’s Ristorante Ricetta’s of Falmouth has announced a grand re-opening under the name Ricetta’s Ristorante.

"Ricetta’s has been voted the best pizza in Maine every year for the past 20 years. But we have now become so much more. It makes sense for us to position ourselves as the full restaurant we are," said co-owner Ron Stephan.

Ricetta’s Ristorante has an

expanded variety of Italian cuisine with everything house made from the freshest meats, fish, vegetables and imported cheese available, the restaurant reported in a press release.

Ricetta’s Ristorante also introduces Al Grotto, the newest bar scene in Greater Portland, with happy hour specials, late night eats plus a line-up of wines, handcrafted microbrews and specialty drinks such as Ricetta’s signature line-up of Sangria, Marguaritas and Martinis.

Co-owner Greg Dube said, "We guarantee you won’t be disappointed by

our new wide variety restaurant menu or the fun you’ll have at Al Grotto."

Ricetta’s is located at The Shops in Falmouth Village, U.S. Route 1 in Falmouth.

Snowe praises BIW contract U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, applauded an additional Navy contract award to Bath Iron Works for engineering and management services for the USS Independence (LCS-2). Seventy-two percent of

the work will be performed in Maine, her office reported.

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The improvement propos"I suspect I will be supporting it," als would mean nearly "every said Cloutier, saying that he supsquare inch of the place is going ports current proposals. to be renovated and the size will "If the deliberations kind of turn be increased by 25 percent," negative so that too many reducCloutier said. tions are made in the project, I think "We're going to get a fully that would slow me down a little," he functional civic center that will said. "If a project gets cut too much last for another 35 years," he it's better to come back around later, continued. ... (but) I don't see any indication of Cloutier said the plans would that." also be important for making the The commission is slated to decide center attractive for either keepif the bond item will appear on the ing the Portland Pirates hockey ballot on Aug. 8. However, before the team in the city, or attracting vote, a final renovation proposal still any other future hockey teams, needs to be hashed out by the Civic he said.

Center Building Committee and the "My focus is not are we making center's board of trustees. the Pirates happy — although I Two commissioner votes are think we are — but more, are needed in order for the bond prowe doing something that makes posal to go on the ballot. this a better hockey venue for Cloutier spoke after the buildwhether it's the pirates or someing committee tentatively agreed body else?" Cloutier asked. to slash millions of dollars worth of The county's remaining comrenovations from its original plans. Pedestrians pass the Cumberland County Civic Center on Free Street. The Civic Center is the focus of a potential $33 missioner, Susan Witonis, An upgraded loading dock and some million renovation, subject to voter approval this fall. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) declined to say whether she luxury seating were among the feawould vote to put the bond on tures of the renovation proposal the civic center, I would hate to see future generathe ballot. Witonis said she would wait until a final scrapped to trim costs. tions deprived (of it)," he said, adding that small proposal is agreed upon by both the building com"It's going to be the citizens who decide whether renovations can only go so far in bringing the buildmittee and board of trustees. we go forward on the renovations," said Feeney, ing up to date.

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‘Unique’ art installation turns up in Bayside Sculpture of footwear poses an arts whodunit

City planning officials have no formal record of “The Shoe,” said city spokesperson Nicole Clegg.

She said the landowner did not require permits to install the piece, and that planning officials at City Hall consider its origins somewhat mysterious.

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

On a grassy patch in West Bayside, tucked between converted warehouses, parking lots and an old railroad track, sits a piece of public art unlike any other in Portland.

The sculpture itself, a six-foot-tall fiberglass athletic shoe located at the intersection of Kennebec and Preble streets, seems straightforward enough.

What’s different is that it was installed on private property, and the “eclectic” owner is claiming it was put there without his knowledge.

“I don’t know anything about it,” said Ross Furman, a businessman who owns several properties in Bayside, including the grassy triangle where the piece sits beneath a grove of red maples. “But I know that it appeared there, and I love it.”

Unlike public art projects sanctioned by the city, this privately-owned artwork did not require a public hearing process or approval by the city’s public art committee (a process that can take months).

As such, city planning officials have no formal record of “The Shoe,” said city spokesperson Nicole Clegg. She said the landowner did not require permits to install the piece, and that planning officials at City Hall consider its origins somewhat mysterious.

The blue and gold colored sculpture, an athletic shoe that appears to be in mid-stride, is situated just a few feet from the planned route of the second phase of the Bayside Trail. The piece has the words “Bayside Trail” printed on it, as well as an X-shaped design with the words “Kennebec Krossing.”

People who live and work in the neighborhood first

noticed the sculpture about a month ago, though none could say with certainty when it was installed.

Nan Cumming, head of Portland Trails, which manages the Bayside Trail, said when contacted by a reporter that she hadn’t yet seen the sculpture.

She said Portland Trails was not involved in its creation.

So where did the piece come from? Turns out, it’s probably not so mysterious after all.

“Ross Furman did it,” said Jay York, a Bayside resident and artist (and protest candidate for Portland mayor). “He owns a bunch of property down there, and he’s been doing little things on his own."

“He’s a nice guy, I like Ross, but he’s a little eclectic,” York added.

Ron Spinella, another artist and Bayside resident, said Furman has admitted having the piece installed.

“Ross had it put up there,” Spinella said, adding that the piece was intended as “sort of a booster for Bayside.”

“That was his space, and that was what he did with it.”

Regardless of how or why the piece got there,

many in the neighborhood seem to like it.

A woman who works at Portland Architectural Salvage, across the street from The Shoe, (who asked that her name not be used) called the piece “cute.”

“I like it. I am into it,” said the woman, who was skeptical that Furman wasn’t involved with the piece.

Others in the neighborhood used words like “interesting,” “random,” and “bizarre” to describe the piece, which is attached to a concrete block alongside several granite benches and a sign for Furman’s real estate business, Unique Properties.

“I love the way it just happened,” said Spinella, who owns Three Fish Gallery on Cumberland Avenue. “It feels like it belongs there.”

“I like a lot of things there,” said York, adding that the Shoe and the benches “just appeared down there.”

If Furman actually did arrange to have the sculpture installed, it's not clear why he is ducking the credit.

Several people interviewed for this story speculated that Furman was worried that he may have run afoul of a city code or ordinance by installing the piece without first asking city permission.

While the artwork itself may not be so mysterious, the identity of the artist remains unknown.

Furman, when contacted by a reporter for a second time, maintained that he knew nothing about the sculpture or its maker.

Video of the altercation posted online at portlandpolicebrutality.com SUE from page one

condition following the incident in which police said he used his vehicle as a weapon against two officers in an attempt to evade arrest. Mitchell, of Veazie, was being chased by police after he allegedly broke into the home of his estranged wife.

Michael Turndorf, one of Mitchell's attorneys, said Monday he anticipates a civil lawsuit will be filed soon.

"I intend to move this along quite quickly," he said.

"My plan is to initiate serving the notice of claim against one or more of the officers and heads of the police department."

Turndorf said under statute he has six months to file suit, though he anticipates notices being served in the near future, saying he's "not going to wait six months."

The two officers involved in the shooting were Robert Miller and David Schertz. Turndorf said there was also a possibility of outgoing police Chief James Craig being named in the suit.

The news comes after Mitchell's family and criminal defense attorney, J.P. DeGrinney, posted police video of the altercation online at portlandpolicebrutality.com.

DeGrinney said the purpose of the website is to resolve factual disputes as to what happen during the incident. The video was posted earlier in the month.

"When this event first occurred, the Portland Police Department's official line was he was driving at an officer and another officer shot him," he said.

"We felt it was necessary to get it out in the public ... (and) to correct the record in terms of what happened when John (Mitchell) was shot."

The video, showing police firing at the vehicle being driven by Mitchell, is intended to show that officers were not in danger of being hit by the car, DeGrinney said.

"You can clearly see the officers standing side by side," he said.

The video isn't intended to pressure the city for a settlement, he added.

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to comment on the case, citing ongoing investigations.

Sauschuck said the incident is being investigated internally and by the attorney general's office. A criminal investigation into Mitchell is also ongoing.

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Work stoppage won’t affect safety, airport director says TOWER from page one

to pass legislation giving the FAA a budget extension, the FAA reported.

The FAA will be unable to provide roughly $2.5 billion for airport projects in all 50 states, according to an FAA blog post on Friday.

At the Portland Jetport, the air traffic control tower is undergoing updates and renovations, which involve government contracts to Atlantic Defense Company of $935,000 for structural renovations and a seismic upgrade; $163,000 to Pine State Elevator of Portland for an elevator upgrade; and $9,000 Moulison North Corp. of Biddeford for electrical work, according to the FAA website.

"It's never a good way to run a construction project just to randomly tell people just to stop work," said Jetport Director Paul Bradbury.

The city-owned airport has no direct oversight of the air traffic control tower, which is a federal facility, Bradbury said, but he acknowledged the importance of upgrading the structure. Built in 1973, the tower was in need of a full renovation, he said.

"First and foremost, there is no effect on aviation safety," Bradbury emphasized, noting that the budget impasse doesn't affect day-to-day tower operations.

But for Lander, the inability of Congress to grant a budget extension to the FAA creates uncertainty.

"We've had to shut down and we've had to move people to other projects, and it's obviously going to delay the project that we're doing to benefit the FAA," Lander said. "Hopefully, we don't have to lay anybody off, it's kind of tough on a small business, and that's what we are, a small business."

Lander said Monday his company is about three quarters of the way through the seismic renovation, which better equips the tower to withstand earthquake damage. Now, with a delay, his company will need to go into "remobilization to get the job going again," which will cost money, he said.

Air traffic control towers are "buildings of significance" that need to meet current codes, so the project is important in that respect, Bradbury said.

"The last thing you want is your air traffic control network disabled because of an earthquake with planes in the sky," he said.

Besides its impact on contractors,

the work stoppage also resulted in a furlough of 4,000 FAA employee, Bradbury said. But again, he emphasized that safety won't be compromised, as only "non-essential operations are stopped."

Gregory Hughes, marketing director for the Jetport, agreed that the work stoppage won't hinder flights or daily operations.

"The control tower has had a lot of refurbishment over the last year, so whoever is doing that job is no longer doing it (until Congress acts)," he said. "It has absolutely no effect on the operations here. Obviously, Maine needs every job and every dime we can get every day, so if there are even two people laid off, I don't like that part."

Terminal expansion not affected by budget issue An ongoing terminal expansion is not affected by the work stoppage, officials noted.

Currently the largest construction project in the state, the Portland International Jetport is engaged in a $75 million terminal expansion, which will add 137,000 square feet of space to the existing terminal, create three new passenger gates, double the number of security screening checkpoint lanes, add an outbound baggage in-line Explosives Detection System, and meet LEED Silver certification standards.

The city borrowed more than $75 million for these Jetport improvements, with plans to pay for these projects with passenger facility charges — the fees tacked on to airfares that can be used for a variety of FAAapproved projects including terminal expansion, enhancements to security or safety and noise abatement, among others. Each passenger that boards a plane at the Jetport is charged a $4.50 passenger facility charge.

Sunday, Oct. 2 at 4 a.m. is when the new terminal will open, Bradbury said. The Jetport plans a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, Sept.

30; a public open house with tours is planned for Saturday, Oct. 1, he said.

The Jetport received federal stimulus funding of $9.191 million for the addition of an inline baggage handling system, and $2.138 million for the rehabilitation of one of the Jetport's aprons (part of the runway/taxiway

Seth Stone with VPC of Portland prepares steel on a parking garage canopy for painting during construction on a new parking facility at the Portland Jetport in this image from May 21, 2009. The $20 million parking garage project is one of a string of upgrades undertaken at the airport. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

system) and construction of a deicing fluid recapture facility.

In 2010, the airport reported 60,257 takeoffs and landings, a decrease of 3.1 percent; and 1.7 million passengers, a 1.7 percent decrease. These recent drops followed a sharp, 17 percent jump in passengers in 2007.

The expansion will allow the Jetport to accommodate more airlines by adding gates, which currently don't have room to expand, and also will

improve customer service by allowing more convenient positioning of baggage-handling machines and more direct access to boarding areas, Hughes said.

More information about the Portland International Jetport (also known as Portland-WestbrookMunicipal, based on the location of landing lights) can be found at www. portlandjetport.org.

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Barbara “Babe” Joanne Killinger, 74 Barbara “Babe” Joanne Killinger, 74, died on July 22, 2011, at Seaside Nursing Care Facility where she had resided for the past 11 years.

She was born in Portland, Maine, a daughter of John R. Killinger, Sr. and Dorothy Maloney Killinger. She attended local schools and was a graduate of Portland High School in the Class of 1956.

She played clarinet in the high school band and was a member of the Omega Chi Zeta Sorority.

Barbara was employed by Fairchild Semiconductor for thirty-four years. She loved animals and enjoyed her dogs Lobo, Missey and Amber. She also enjoyed field archery.

She was predeceased by her parents, a sister,

Dorothy Libby, and a brother, Peter Killinger. She is survived by two brothers, Edward P. Killinger and his wife, Valerie, of South Portland, and John R. Killinger, Jr., of Scarborough; a sister-in-law, Norma Killinger, of Portland; an aunt Dorothea Killinger of South Portland; an uncle Sophocles Kritikos of Peabody, Mass.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

The family would like to thank all the nurses and staff at Seaside Nursing~Home and Beacon Hospice for all their loving care.

Visiting hours will be held at the Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland on Tuesday, July 26, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Prayers will be said at the chapel on Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross

Church, corner of Broadway and Cottage Road in South Portland. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in South Portland. On-line condolences may be expressed at www.ctcrawford.com.

Those desiring may make donations in Barbara’s memory to: the Animal Refuge League, P.O. Box 336, Westbrook, ME 04098.

Patricia J. Dube Patricia J. Dube passed away the morning of July 11, 2011. She was born in Portland and attended parochial school in Portland and graduated from Portland High School. She was also a member of the Harold T. Andrews Sabers Color Guard.

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Tuesday, July 26, 2011— Page 9

Explorers help with Special Olympics fund-raiser Willard: ‘I’m going for the record today. I’m going to get 125 gallons of fuel’

BY MARGE NIBLOCK

Some members of the Portland Police Department’s Explorer Post No. 2671 spent several hours last Saturday donating time and pumping gas for customers at the Irving gas station on Commercial Street. Here, Gene Willard pumps gas while Portland Explorer Linda Nag watches.

Nag is 19 and a student at Portland High School.

Willard owns Portland Express Water Taxi. (MARGE NIBLOCK PHOTO)

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Some members of the Portland Police Department’s Explorer Post No. 2671 spent several hours last Saturday donating time and pumping gas for customers at the Irving gas station on Commercial Street.

“Fueling Dreams” was sponsored by Irving to raise money for Maine’s Special Olympics.

Every dollar pumped at every Irving gas station in Maine between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Saturday was being donated to the Maine Special Olympics, of which Irving Oil is a major partner.

This is the biggest fund-raiser for Irving, and over $100,000 was raised last year across the state.

This is the second year the Portland Explorers have helped out with this event.

When Gene Willard heard what was going on after pulling in to the Irving station, he said, “I’m going for the record today. I’m going to get 125 gallons of fuel.” Willard owns Portland Express Water Taxi and he was fueling up for his business.

At first he thought something had happened at the location because he saw police officers present, but Explorer Linda Nag, 19, explained what was going on.

Willard said, “I feel really good about buying gas right now, and it’s been a long time since I’ve felt that way.”

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Ethan Strimling, a former three-term Democratic state Senator from Portland, will announce his candidacy for mayor this morning at the Maine State Pier.

During a regular appearance as a political analyst on Channel 6, Strimling announced he would officially “put his hat in the ring” for mayor at an 11 a.m. press conference.

“It has become clear that Portland is a great city to live in, but we are insufficient around our work” of creating jobs, Strimling told anchor Rob Caldwell.

A press release went out immediately after the TV segment inviting supporters and media to the State Pier today. It also asked for volunteers and campaign donations.

“Portland needs a new leader,” the release says. “A leader who's proven we can do better. With a track record of building stronger communities. And a leader with the courage, caring and competence to break through political gridlock and tackle our problems head on. A leader who knows we can do better.”

The release suggests his campaign will focus on economic issues such as job creation and reducing the property tax burden.

Strimling declined to be interviewed yesterday before the announcement, which happened during the 5:30 news segment on Channel 6. The station announced Strimling would no longer be retained as a political

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Many people never dream of far-off places, preferring to stick close to all that is known of the world. You are not like “many people.” No matter what you know of the world, you yearn to know more.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You have a talent for managing a large group. You might even be in charge of feeding a crowd in the near future, and you will alleviate future stress by getting a lot of the planning done now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Delving into the far reaches of your material possessions will reconnect you with your past. There’s so much memorabilia in your closet, garage or storage area that you could make a museum out of it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You strive to create an atmosphere of ease around you. You are very perceptive now, too, so you’ll notice when someone is uncomfortable, and you’ll try to help.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 26).

Loved ones make you proud as they reflect your values and credit you for their victories. January starts a positive turn of events in your love life. You’ll be influenced and helped by a powerful man in November. You’ll find a clever way to rearrange your finances in 2012 and afford something you’ve wanted.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You may have so much deskwork to do that exercising your body seems like something that could only happen in your fantasy life. And until you change your priorities, that may be the case.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The people in your environment now may not be related, but they sure act as though they are. They fight and boss each other around like siblings. You’ll play the parent.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Many people witness the same event, and each one will remember it differently.

You are paying close attention to the nuances of human interaction, so your version will be the most accurate recollection.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Sometimes you’re happier observing the goings on instead of participating in them. Both roles are necessary and useful, so go with what you feel. You have a right to interact in your preferred mode.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll encounter someone who wants to stand over your shoulder and comment on everything you do. If you can get past his or her annoying ways, you will find that this person actually has valid input.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You have stories to tell about the memorable events of the past four months. And you’ll be around people who will benefit from hearing your retelling of recent history.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re a master at conflict resolution -- in theory.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, July 26, the 207th day of 2011. There are 158 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On July 26, 1775, Benjamin Franklin became America’s first postmaster-general.

On this date: In 1788, New York became the 11th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

In 1847, the western African country of Liberia, founded by freed American slaves, declared its independence.

In 1908, U.S. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte ordered creation of a force of special agents that was a forerunner of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

In 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act, which established the National Military Establishment (later renamed the Department of Defense).

In 1952, Argentina’s first lady, Eva Peron, died in Buenos Aires at age 33.

In 1971, Apollo 15 was launched from Cape Kennedy on America’s fourth manned mission to the moon. Photographer Diane Arbus died in New York at age 48.

In 1986, kidnappers in Lebanon released the Rev. Lawrence Martin Jenco, an American hostage held for nearly 19 months.

American statesman W. Averell Harriman died in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., at age 94.

In 1989, Mark Wellman, a 29-year-old paraplegic, reached the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite (yoh-SEHM’-uh-tee) National Park after hauling himself up the granite cliff six inches at a time over nine days.

In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

One year ago: A Spanish man who’d undergone the world’s first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras; the 31-yearold, identified only as “Oscar,” thanked his doctors and the family of the donor.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Marjorie Lord is 93. Actor James Best is 85. Singer Dobie Gray is 71. Actress-singer Darlene Love is 70. Singer Brenton Wood is 70.

Rock star Mick Jagger is 68. Movie director Peter Hyams is 68. Actress Helen Mirren is 66. Rock musician Roger Taylor (Queen) is 62. Actress Susan George is 61. Olympic gold medal figure skater Dorothy Hamill is 55. Actor Kevin Spacey is 52. Rock singer Gary Cherone (sher-OWN’) is 50. Actress Sandra Bullock is 47. Rock singer Jim Lindberg (Pennywise) is 46. Actor Jeremy Piven is 46. Rapper-reggae singer Wayne Wonder is 45. Actor Jason Statham (STAY’-thum) is 44. Actor Cress Williams is 41. TV host Chris Harrison (“The Bachelor”) is 40. Actress Kate Beckinsale is 38. Rock musician Dan Konopka (OK Go) is 37. Gospel/Contemporary Christian singer Rebecca St. James is 34. Actress Francia Raisa is 23. Christian rock musician Jamie Sharpe (Rush of Fools) is 22.

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Dear Just: If the teenage children live with you, chances are they are included. But it’s never safe to make assumptions like these. Call the bride’s family and ask.

Dear Annie: “Help” said his adult daughter and wife were “enmeshed” and he was tired of the daughter’s never-ending phone calls. You didn’t have much sympathy and urged him to leave it alone.

Maybe that was the best response, but shouldn’t there be some limit to the time one’s spouse spends talking on the phone, especially if it is sapping the life out of the marriage?

My wife, “Doris,” is close to her mother and sister -- too close if you ask me. They both call multiple times a day, and Doris never fails to answer. She says “it’s not polite” or “it might be an emergency.” Add in the occasional call from other family members and friends, and Doris is on the phone at least five hours a day and longer on weekends. Calls are rarely shorter than 30 minutes. As a result, I am lucky to get five minutes of uninterrupted time with her.

I can’t tell you how many conversations, family dinners, vacations, walks and, yes, lovemaking sessions have been spoiled by incoming phone calls. We haven’t watched a TV show together for years because I got tired of taking four hours to get through a two-hour movie. I spend most of my time doing things on my own while Doris yaks.

I’ve proposed every compromise I can think of, but realized long ago that nothing was going to change. Doris is the sweetest person I know, and I won’t leave her over this. But had I known this was going to be my life, I never would have married her. -- Always on Hold Dear Always: It’s too bad Doris doesn’t realize the damage she has done to your relationship. Show her this letter -- or better yet, call her.

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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My grandson is 19. His father threw him out of the house, and he left without taking any clothes or other belongings. He says he doesn’t need them.

These are both loved children who went to a religious grade school. But once they attended a public high school, somehow things went terribly wrong. My granddaughter is beautiful and bright, but is now sullen and uncommunicative. We all believed these kids were sweet, loving and good, and are stunned and heartsick. They have already been to a counselor. What else can we do? -- Worried Grandmother Dear Grandmother: Please don’t blame the high school.

Plenty of kids attend public schools, and they don’t turn out like your grandson.

There’s not much you can do about a legal adult who no longer lives at home. His parents can report his drug and sextrade business to the police if they so choose. Or they can urge him to get into rehab, although he doesn’t seem ready to make changes. Your granddaughter, however, should continue with her counseling. She may wish to press charges against her brother. She has been sexually abused and will need ongoing help. Suggest to your son that he contact RAINN (rainn.org) at 1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673).

Dear Annie: We recently received a wedding invitation for a relative on my wife’s side, and it was addressed to “The Smith Family.” It is being held at a rather upscale location, but is within driving distance.

Besides the two children we have together, I have teenage children from my first marriage. Is it safe to assume they are included as guests? -- Just Wondering

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Tuesday, July 26 Event for Southern Maine Community College’s Midcoast Campus at Brunswick Landing 11 a.m. After five years of planning Southern Maine Community College will officially announce the transfer of deeds from the Navy for two of the buildings at its new Midcoast Campus at Brunswick Landing (formerly the Brunswick Naval Air Station) and will commemorate the occasion with a demolition ceremony at the site of the new campus. The event will kick off the renovation of the Maine Advanced Technology & Engineering Center (MATEC). Swinging the first sledge hammer to begin demolition will be Dr. James Ortiz, president of SMCC, Sen. Stan Gerzofsky of District 10 and Steve Levesque from Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority. www.smccME.edu

Rapid River Races, 1940. noon. Screening: Rapid River Races, 1940. Zip Kellogg, Author and Paddler. Join the Maine Historical Society for a special screening and story. This 17 minute silent color film provides a treasure trove of images, incidents (yes!), and windows into canoe and kayak racing equipment and techniques of another era. It documents the 1940 National Whitewater Canoe & Kayak Championships which were held on the Rapid River in western Maine. The film had been thought lost since it was produced 70 years ago; Maine paddler Zip Kellogg had been on the lookout for it for thirty years, holding out little hope that it had survived. And only by utter chance and a twist of fate did it turn up! Zip will share this wonderful story of historical serendipity. Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St.

Free events in the parks of Portland noon to 1 p.m. With a full schedule of diverse free events, there is something for everyone to enjoy each week in downtown Portland. Post Office Park, Congress Square and Lobsterman’s Park provide perfect venues for live music, talented local performers and activities for kids.

Whether during a lunch break or with the kids, downtown Portland’s free events are not to be missed. Weekday Performance Series — Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m. Enjoy your lunch outside and be entertained by Portland’s best talented performers! Post Office Park: July 26, Fire dancing with Melle. Come and see a variety of fire dance and fire arts. Poi, fans, hoop and fire breathing as well as regular hoop routines. Take part in a few hands on activities with us!

Congress Square: Aug. 2, Music from the Andes with Inca Sun. The richness of Peruvian folk lore comes alive with Inca Son. Haunting melodies that will transport the listener clear to the Andes Mountains. Aug. 9, Samuel James acoustic blues. A roots troubadour of the highest order, James will sing you a song with raw, sweat-pouring soul, all the while playing the guitar with such commanding virtuosity you’ll swear he’s reinventing it. Then he’ll tell you a story enrapturing you to the point where you’ll almost forget he’s a musician. Aug. 16, West African rhythms with Annegret Baier.

Annegret Baier will present West African rhythms and songs on authentic drums and percussion instruments! Brought to you by WPXT, WPME, WHOM, mainetoday.com, raisingmaine.com. For more information and a full schedule of free summer events visit portlandmaine.com or call772.6828.

DEPA ‘Business After Hours’ 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The DownEast Pride Alliance “Business After Hours” Networking Event at Harbour’s Edge Room, 6 Custom House Wharf, Portland. Cash bar, lite food & media table provided. Bring business cards to share.

Free. See you there for “cocktails and conversation!” The DownEast Pride Alliance (DEPA) is a GLBTQ business networking group in Southern Maine meeting monthly at local establishments for “Business After Hours” events that provide a safe forum for, and help strengthen, the local gay & gay-friendly business community. Bring business cards to share on our Media Table. No fees or RSVP to attend. www. depabusiness.com

Friends of Evergreen Docent Training 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Introductory Meeting for docent training. “Become a Docent for Evergreen Cemetery! If you would enjoy learning more about Evergreen Cemetery and working with the Friends of Evergreen in developing this new program please join us! An evening discussion and introduction to our new Docent Training program will include a slide show and walking tour of Evergreen Cemetery led by Janet Morelli. Light refreshments will be provided.” This event will take place at Wilde Memorial Chapel in Evergreen Cemetery, 672 Stevens Ave., Portland. Parking is available on Stevens Avenue. www.friendsofevergreen.org

Wednesday, July 27 Kid’s Activity Day with Owls 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Kid’s Activity Day — Wednesdays in Lobsterman’s Park, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Presented

Woof! The Planet Dog Foundation teams up with the Portland Police Department to support the K-9 Unit Thursday, during Bark at the Park at Hadlock Field. (FILE PHOTO) by the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. Bring the kids to Lobsterman’s Park to enjoy a different activity each week and learn interesting facts! July 27, Understanding Owls. Learn about an owl’s silent flight and other hunting techniques by exploring artifacts and making a craft.

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Biking Through Bhutan 6:30 p.m. Biking Through Bhutan will be the topic of the Falmouth Memorial Library’s next travelogue to be held in the meeting room of the Library. This will be a slide presentation of a mountain biking adventure through the ultimate mountains: the Himalayas, presented by Cliff Krolick of Back Country Excursions. The Library is located at 5 Lunt Road in Falmouth just off Route 1 behind Staples and the Shops at Falmouth Village. Free and open to the public.

781-2351.

140 Years of Skiing in Maine 7:30 p.m. Fireside chat with Scott Andrews, curator, Ski Museum of Maine. Down-Mountain & Cross Country: 140 Years of Skiing in Maine, lecture at the Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island. $5. “Did you know that Maine’s skiing history dates back to 1870?

Mainers have led the way in developing this sport, having built the world’s tallest ski jump and the first chairlift in the East. Maine was the leading producer of skis in the midtwentieth century. And a Mainer wrote America’s first book about skiing.” The Fifth Maine Regiment Museum is a nonprofit museum and cultural center housed in the 1888 Fifth Maine Regiment Memorial Hall. Its mission is the preservation of Civil War and local history. For more information, call 766-3330 or email fifthmaine@juno.com.

Thursday, July 28 Jeannie Brett at library book reading 10:30 a.m. Jeannie Brett, illustrator of the newly released children’s book “My Cat, Coon Cat,” will read from and sign copies of the book at the Portland Public Library. Children will also have the opportunity to create their own cat masks with the artist. The library is located at 5 Monument Square. “The charming children’s book, written by Sandy Ferguson Fuller, published by Islandport Press, uses verse to tell the story of a young girl who moves into a new house and slowly wins the affection of a classic Maine coon cat.

Through the course of a day, the girl and the cat share experiences which bring them closer. As the shy cat meets the girl’s kitten, chases dragonflies and explores the neighborhood, he realizes he has a safe new home. The gentle rhymes and appealing watercolors will delight early readers as they learn how to make a new friend with patience, humor and kindness.” For more information, contact the library at 871-1700. For more information about the book, please contact Islandport Press at books@islandportpress. com or 207-846-3344, or visit www.islandportpress.com.

Islandport Press, an award-winning Maine-based publishing company, is dedicated to producing quality books about Maine and Northern New England.

Little Red Riding Hood reimagined 4 p.m. This summer, Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother find themselves facing not just one wolf, but two!

The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine kicks off its 2011-2012 theatre season with Little Red Riding Hood (or Grandmother Slyboots), a twist on the well-worn tale of a flighty girl and conniving wolf. In this story, Little Red’s nemesis, the wolf, is an arrogant young prankster. A sage older wolf advises him to give up his foolish impersonations of humans and just be the best wolf he can be. The Children’s Museum & Theatre’s Dress Up Theatre has been home to more than a dozen productions since 2008, but the staging for Little Red Riding Hood will offer audiences a uniquely immersive experience: the show will take place in the center of the room, with rows of seating (some elevated) along two opposite walls.

The show runs for two weekends, July 21-31: Thursdays and Fridays at 4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Tickets are $9 each ($8 for members) and can be reserved at the front desk (142 Free St.), at kitetails.org or by calling 8281234, ext. 231. Advance reservations are encouraged.

Alive at Five free outdoor concert 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The much anticipated Alive at Five free outdoor concerts kick is taking place each Thursday in Monument Square. “What better way to spend a summer night than to kick back, listen to free music in the summer sun and enjoy a cold drink in the beer garden, presented

by Sebago Brewing Company.” July 28 — Marion Grace (Singer-Songwriters) and Gypsy Tailwind (Americana / Roots); Aug. 4 — The Modest Proposal (MAMM SLAM High School Band Winners) and The Kenya Hall Band (Rhythm and Blues). For more information and a full schedule of free summer events, visit portlandmaine.com or call 772.6828.

Bark in the Park to raise funds for the Portland Police Department’s K-9 Unit 6:15 p.m. Dogs and their families are invited to enjoy an evening of baseball while raising valuable funds to support the Canine Unit of the Portland Police Department. Bark in the Park ticket holders sit in the third base bleacher section with all access to the “birthday section” behind the bleachers. There will be dogs up for adoption, a grassy relief area, wading pool, canine watering station, dog treats and games for pups and their families. Dog valets will also be on hand to care for pets so people can visit the concessions. At 6:15 p.m. is pre-game parade for pups and people led by Slugger, the Seadog’s mascot, and the Portland Police K-9 Units around Hadlock Field; game starts at 7 p.m. Hadlock Field. Tickets cost $7 (children under 2 free). They can be purchased at the Planet Dog Company Store at 211 Marginal Way, Portland (346-8606) or by calling Planet Dog at 800-381-1516. see next page

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Regiment including the real and personal property of the Association.” http://eighthmaine.com/aboutus.aspx

Free Lakescaping Demonstration Event

Law Enforcement Explorer Academy deadline

6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Lakescaping for Clean Water: Buffers, Rain Barrels, Rain Gardens ... How to capture and control Maine’s rain to protect Maine’s clean lakes. Did you know that soil is the No. 1 pollutant in Maine’s lakes? Want to learn how to do your part to keep soil and other substances out of our water and on the ground where they belong? Join us as Master Gardener-trained Kirsten Ness describes Lakescaping: easy, inexpensive, and attractive methods each of us can use to help protect clean water in Maine. We’ll show you around the Ecology Center demonstrations of lake-friendly plantings and installations and offer advice for your own property. (Free, limit 20). Sebago Lake Ecology Center, Intersection of Routes 237 and 35 in Standish. Reserve a seat: 774-5961, ext 3324 or email sebagolake@pwd.org.

4 p.m. The Portland Police Department is receiving applications for its third annual Law Enforcement Explorer Academy until 4 p.m. Friday, July 29. The Academy will begin Monday, Aug. 8 at 8 a.m. and will conclude with a graduation ceremony, where cadets will earn their Portland Police Explorer Badge Friday, Aug. 12 at 4 p.m., at the Portland Police Station. For more information about the program or to apply to be an explorer, contact Senior Lead Officer Tim Farris at timf@portlandmaine.gov, 756-9405, or Senior Lead Officer Ray Ruby at raymondr@portlandmaine.gov, 233-1151.

Fenix Theatre Company 6:30 p.m. “Fenix Theatre Company exists to provide the southern Maine community access to free classical theater in the beauty of Deering Oaks. We thrive on the unique collaboration between audience and performer found in outdoor theater.” Bring your own seat and some food, drink, etc.” “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett, running Thursday and Saturday evenings Aug. 4 and Aug. 6 and Friday nights July 29 and Aug. 12 at 6:30 p.m. by the bridge in Deering Oaks.

“Love’s Labour’s Lost,” by William Shakespeare, one of Shakespeare’s early comedies, running Thursday and Saturday evenings July 28 but not July 30; Aug. 11 and Aug. 13 and Friday nights, Aug. 5 at 6:30 p.m. by the reflecting pool in Deering Oaks. www.fenixtheatre.com

Concert at Fort Allen Park: Sean Mencher 7 p.m. “We’re putting the band back in the bandstand at Fort Allen Park!” In July and August, Friends of the Eastern Promenade scheduled seven Thursday evening concerts. Sean Mencher and his Rhythm Kings (Rockabilly), sponsorship in memory of Betty Winterhalder.

Other concerts: Thursday, Aug. 4 — Big Chief (Rhythm & Roots Music). Sponsored by Coyne Piergrossi Associates, Keller Williams Realty. Thursday, Aug. 11 — The McCarthys (Country Rock). Sponsored by Kemp Goldberg Partners. Thursday, Aug. 18 — Banda di Nepi (Community Band from Italy). Sponsored by the Italian Heritage Center.

‘The Daughter of the Regiment’ 7:30 p.m. PORTopera’s 2011 mainstage production, “The Daughter of the Regiment,” stars Bangor native and University of Southern Maine graduate Ashley Emerson in the lead role, supported by a cast of seasoned performers and another up-and-coming young artist. PORTopera presents the opera comique “The Daughter of the Regiment” (La Fille du Régiment) in two performances on Thursday, July 28 and Saturday, July 30 at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium. Both performances begin at 7:30 p.m.

The Debutante Hour 8 p.m. Mayo Street Arts features Brooklyn sweethearts The Debutante Hour, ukelele duo Dos Eckies, juggler Matiss Duhon, and Vintage 35mm Shorts from the underground collection of Blinky McGee. See New York’s cabaret acoustic act The Debutante Hour, “a cross between the Roches, Tiger Lillies, and your deep, dirty subconscious.” The trio consists of multi-instrumentalists Susan Hwang, Mia Pixley, and Maria Sonevytsky. Their music has been described as “antifolk songs with the occasional waltz, warming up the audience to clap along and cheer” and “songs about lost love, weird love and the devil.” http://mayostreetarts.org/calendar

Friday, July 29 Weeks Act celebration at White Mountain NF 9:30 a.m. The White Mountain National Forest along with several partner organizations is hosting a family-friendly festival at the base of the Mt. Washington Auto Road in New Hampshire’s Pinkham Notch. “The Weeks Act, passed in 1911, is marking its 100th Anniversary. ... This free, public event is part of a coordinated New Hampshire effort celebrating the Weeks Act Centennial. The Weeks Act made the creation of the National Forests east of the Mississippi River possible. This landmark piece of conservation legislation helped to create 41 National Forests in the Eastern United States, including the White Mountain National Forest. Additional information about the Weeks Act Centennial Festival and a list of other events are available at www.weekslegacy.org or www.fs.fed.us/ r9/forests/white_mountain.

Eighth Maine Annual Art Show and Sale 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Annual art show at the Eighth Maine Museum on Peaks Island. “See the artwork, meet the artists and take home some treasures. ... The Eighth Maine Regiment Memorial Association, Inc. perpetuates the memory and preserves the history of the Eighth Maine Volunteer

Saturday, July 30 Sgt. Johnsey/Sgt. Betters Memorial Benefit Ride 11 a.m. The third annual Sgt. Johnsey/Sgt. Betters Memorial Benefit Motorcycle Ride is scheduled. Registration and start location will be Parker’s Restaurant, 1349 Washington Ave. Ride will start at 11 a.m. and will end at Bray’s Brew Pub in Naples around 12:30 p.m. Route will be different from last year. Registration fee is $20 / $5 for passenger.

We’ll have several raffle prizes again this year. All proceeds go to the four children of Sgt. Richard “Rick” Betters and Sgt. Rob Johnsey from the Portland Police Department. www.maineassociationofpolice.com/in_memoriam.htm

Little Red Riding Hood reimagined 1 p.m. This summer, Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother find themselves facing not just one wolf, but two!

The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine kicks off its 2011-2012 theatre season with Little Red Riding Hood (or Grandmother Slyboots), a twist on the well-worn tale of a flighty girl and conniving wolf. In this story, Little Red’s nemesis, the wolf, is an arrogant young prankster. A sage older wolf advises him to give up his foolish impersonations of humans and just be the best wolf he can be. The Children’s Museum & Theatre’s Dress Up Theatre has been home to more than a dozen productions since 2008, but the staging for Little Red Riding Hood will offer audiences a uniquely immersive experience: the show will take place in the center of the room, with rows of seating (some elevated) along two opposite walls.

The show runs for two weekends, July 21-31: Thursdays and Fridays at 4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Tickets are $9 each ($8 for members) and can be reserved at the front desk (142 Free St.), at kitetails.org or by calling 8281234, ext. 231. Advance reservations are encouraged.

Greater Portland Festival of Nations 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The ninth annual Greater Portland Festival of Nations returns to Deering Oaks Park “as Maine’s largest and most authentic multi-cultural festival.” The event is free and open to the public. “The ninth annual Greater Portland Festival of Nations aims to celebrate and embrace the cultural diversity of our community by encouraging understanding, appreciation and respect of the cultures of the State of Maine diverse community through a fun-filled day of music, dance, food, children’s activities and marketplace. Some of these ethnic and diverse vendors from different nations participating in 2010 included African America, Armenia, Bosnia, Cambodia, Caribbean, Congo, French, Finnish, Greek, Hispanic Nations, Irish, East India, Italy, Native America, Nigeria, Polish, Romania, Somalia, Sudan, Thai, Uganda and Vietnam. The festival offers guests great opportunity and a unique start on holiday shopping.”

Fair Farm Bill Road Trip kickoff at Portland’s Urban Farm Fermentory, Falmouth’s Winslow Farms 4 p.m. Food & Water Watch, in partnership with the Winter Cache Project, Urban Farm Fermentory, Arm Factory, and Maine Indoor Plant Kingdom will be holding a weekend of activities on July 30 and 31. “The events will kick off the Fair Farm Bill Road Trip — a month of activities across 20 states to educate consumers about how the federal Farm Bill impacts us all. From low-income families who need food stamps to survive, to midsized family farmers struggling to stay in business, to shoppers who deserve healthier food choices, everyone has the right to safe, healthy, affordable food that supports independent farmers and producers, but to restore this balance, ‘voting with our forks’ is not enough.

We need a fair Farm Bill. July 30 events will be held at 200 Anderson St. in Portland and the July 31 event will be held at Winslow Farms in Falmouth at 291 New Gray Road. July 30 — 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Urban Farmers Market: Experience the Local Food Movement, eat local food, meet local farmers, and hear local music; 4:30 p.m. What the Fair Farm Bill Means for Maine by Nisha Swinton, Food & Water Watch and Canning Demonstration by Jeremy Bloom, Internet Farm; 7 p.m. Fair and Local Food Panel Discussion — Panelists: Adam Burke from PROP, Jeremy Bloom from Internet Farmer, Lisa Ferandaz from Eat Maine Foods and Portland Permaculture, Stowell Watters from Rippling Waters Farm, Nisha Swinton from Food & Water Watch, and Gretchen

Voight from Winter Cache Project; 8 p.m. A Free Film Screening of “FRESH!” (outdoor projected screening) Bring a blanket! Free show: Dance the Night away after the film with Pump the Pump featuring Theodore Tree House. July 31 — 11 a.m. Learn about sustainable agriculture right from the source. Bring a dish to share for the potluck afterwards.

“Congress works on the Farm Bill every 5 years and the bill presents a crucial opportunity to create a fairer, safer and more sustainable food system.” For more information about the Farm Bill, visit http://www.foodandwaterwatch. org/food/farm-bill-2012/. Please RSVP to: Nisha Swinton, 619-5845 nswinton@fwwatch.org.

Backyard BBQ by Deux Cochons, show at Mayo St. 6:30 p.m. Barbecue before a show. “Mayo Street Arts has a great backyard and we’re excited to spend some time before the show filling up on BBQ back there. Vegetarian options will be available.” Then, HillyTown Presents: if and it/Beat Radio (NYC)/The Farthest Forests; backyard BBQ

by Deux Cochons. “Why: Because it’s summer and we must barbecue and hear live bands.” BBQ by Deux Cochon 6:30-8 p.m. in the backyard. Bands at 8, 9 and 10 p.m.

Admission: $4/$8 in advance. www.brownpapertickets. com/event/187823 or $5/$10 the day of. Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland.

‘The Daughter of the Regiment’ 7:30 p.m. PORTopera’s 2011 mainstage production, “The Daughter of the Regiment,” stars Bangor native and University of Southern Maine graduate Ashley Emerson in the lead role, supported by a cast of seasoned performers and another up-and-coming young artist. PORTopera presents the opera comique “The Daughter of the Regiment” (La Fille du Régiment) in two performances on Thursday, July 28 and Saturday, July 30 at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium. Both performances begin at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 31 Pancake breakfast at the Fifth Maine 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pancake breakfast at the Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, $7 Adult $4 Child under 10. Enjoy a delicious breakfast by the sea in seaside dining room.

Menu: two kinds of pancakes, eggs, ham, baked beans, watermelon, juice, coffee and tea. FMI: 766-3330 or fifthmaine@juno.com.

Tri for a Cure 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fourth annual Tri for a Cure will be taking place on, on and around the campus of Southern Maine Community College. The All- Women’s Triathlon draws nearly 1,000 participants and thousands of spectators. The Tri for a Cure is an event sponsored by Maine Cancer Foundation that raises funds for cancer research, education and patient support programs. All of the funds raised remain in Maine. For more information about this event or ways to avoid the traffic delays, call Maine Cancer Foundation at 773-2533 or visit the website for specific maps and details. www.mainetriforacure.org

Mackworth Island Show & Shine 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The eighth annual Mackworth Island Show & Shine will be held (rain or shine) at the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf on Mackworth Island in Falmouth. The proceeds of this car show, which is open to and features all types of show cars, will benefit The Foundation for Maine’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children. Beautiful Mackworth Island, just off the coast of Falmouth, once again beckons for one of the Southern Maine’s premier summer family fun events. “With easy access via the Andrews Avenue causeway (off of Route 1), come spend an enjoyable day strolling the rolling greens, relaxing under the shade trees and taking in ocean views while experiencing the exciting sights and sounds of some of Maine’s top show cars. Featured will be show cars of all makes, models and types and awards will be given in many categories, including Best in Show and People’s Choice. DJ Stan Manning of 107.5 Frank FM will be on hand to spin the music and the Falmouth Rotary Club will sponsor the food and beverage booth. For the last several years, the Down East Porsche Club of America has sponsored the Show & Shine event. The proceeds from these events have been used to provide thousands of dollars in scholarships to deaf and hard of hearing children all over the state of Maine. “We are pleased and proud to be part of such an important effort on behalf of a worthy cause,” said Jerry Giordano, President of the Down East Region PCA. “It is important to us to be a leader and made a contribution in the community.” Car registration begins at 8:30 am and the $10 donation admits one show car and up to two people. The spectator gates open at 10 am, with car judging at 11 a.m. and awards at 1 p.m. General admission is a $5 donation for adults and $3 for kids age six to 15. Kids under six get in free.”

For more information, contact Jerry Giordano at 207 781 4904 or ggiordan@maine.rr.com. see next page

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Rooftop Film: ‘PeeWee’s Big Adventure’ 9 p.m. MENSK is pleased to announce a rooftop screening of “PeeWee’s Big Adventure.” Free Street Parking Garage, Portland. Movie starts at sunset, 9 p.m. The public is invited to the top level of the Free Street parking garage in Portland to screen segments from local No Umbrella Media and Sap Pail productions film “Now We’re Cooking” followed

by Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985 American adventure comedy film directed by Tim Burton starring Paul Reubens).

The films begin around sunset, (or by 9pm) Bring your own lawn chair, blankets and snacks. Enter at 45 Spring Street.

A free event, hosted by MENSK. Parking is available. For more information, visit www.noumbrella.com and www. menskmaine.org. Free. Contact: info@menskmaine.org

Monday, Aug. 1 Tim Thomas Hockey Camps 8:30 a.m. Tim Thomas Hockey Camp. Aug. 1-5. Family Ice Center, Falmouth. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Forwards and Defense).

North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

(Goalies). Hockey great Tim Thomas said he created the Tim Thomas Hockey Camp four years ago “to work with Forwards, Defense and Goalies in my youth and adult summer hockey camps. I understand what it takes to succeed as an athlete and my passion is to share my knowledge and put a smile on our players’ faces.”www.timthomashockey.com

Innocent Interlude: Scenes of Life in Portland 2 p.m. Innocent Interlude: Scenes of Life in Portland, Maine, 1940-41 (2004). “Take an amazing tour of Portland in the early 1940’s. City officials made this remarkable series of color films that document life around Portland, capturing: longshoremen unloading ships on the waterfront; regattas; a soap box derby on Park Avenue; baseball, swan boats, and ice skating at Deering Oaks Park; aerial views of the city; snow plows; the removal of trolley tracks from Congress Street, and many other subjects. Film narrated by Historian Joel Eastman. Daily Screenings: Monday-Friday in July and August (60 minutes).” Maine Historical Society.

MECA Master of Fine Arts lectures 6:30 p.m. Each summer, the Master of Fine Arts program at Maine College of Art invites guest artists, curators and scholars to participate in the curriculum. All visiting artists deliver a free public lecture in Osher Hall at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1: Hamish Fulton; Since the early 1970s, Fulton has been labeled as a sculptor, photographer, conceptual artist and artist. Fulton, however, characterises himself as a “walking artist.” Aug. 8: Lisi Raskin; Raskin handcrafts whimsical recreations of military command centers. This summer the MFA’s Moth Press is also releasing Mapping the Intelligence of Artistic Work; An Explorative Guide to Making, Thinking, and Writing by Anne West. West is an educator, writer and independent curator. She teaches in the Division of Graduate Studies at Rhode Island School of Design, where she supports students across disciplines in conceptualizing and writing their master’s thesis. www.meca.edu/mfa

Tuesday, Aug. 2 Music from the Andes noon to 1 p.m. With a full schedule of diverse free events, there is something for everyone to enjoy each week in downtown Portland. Post Office Park, Congress Square and Lobsterman’s Park provide perfect venues for live music, talented local performers and activities for kids.

Whether during a lunch break or with the kids, downtown Portland’s free events are not to be missed.

Weekday Performance Series — Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m.

Enjoy your lunch outside and be entertained by Portland’s best talented performers! Congress Square: Aug. 2, Music from the Andes with Inca Sun. The richness of Peruvian folk lore comes alive with Inca Son. Haunting melodies that will transport the listener clear to the Andes Mountains. Aug. 9, Samuel James acoustic blues. A roots troubadour of the highest order, James will sing you a song with raw, sweatpouring soul, all the while playing the guitar with such commanding virtuosity you’ll swear he’s reinventing it. Then he’ll tell you a story enrapturing you to the point where you’ll almost forget he’s a musician. Aug. 16, West African rhythms with Annegret Baier. Annegret Baier will present West African rhythms and songs on authentic drums and percussion instruments! Brought to you by WPXT, WPME, WHOM, mainetoday.com, raisingmaine.com. For more information and a full schedule of free summer events visit portlandmaine.com or call772.6828.

The 1866 Fire Disaster noon. Book Talk: Portland’s Greatest Conflagration: The 1866 Fire Disaster. Speakers: Michael Daicy and Don Whit-

Food & Water Watch, in partnership with the Winter Cache Project, Urban Farm Fermentory, Arm Factory, and Maine Indoor Plant Kingdom will be holding a weekend of activities on July 30 and 31. “The events will kick off the Fair Farm Bill Road Trip. Here, Saad Zackariah, 15, waters the East End Community School garden, where the Cultivating Community Youth Growers program tends beds. On Wednesdays from noon to 3 p.m., the program also sells vegetables at the Boyd Street Urban Farm at Kennedy Park, next to Franklin Street. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO) ney, Authors. “On the Fourth of July in 1866, joy turned to tragedy in Portland, Maine. A boy threw a firecracker onto a pile of wood shavings and it erupted in a blaze as residents prepared to celebrate the 90th anniversary of American independence in the momentous time following the Civil War. The violent conflagration killed two people and destroyed 1500 structures on nearly thirty streets. Authors Michael Daicy and Don Whitney, both retired firefighters, chronicle the day’s catastrophic events, as well as the bravery of those who fought the ferocious fire, dispelling the myth that ill-trained firefighting contributed to the devastation. The book is based on records, documents and reports, as well eyewitness accounts from firefighters and citizens.” Maine Historical Society.

Wednesday, Aug. 3 Meeting of the Committee to Restore the Abyssinian Meeting House 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The next meeting of the Committee to Restore the Abyssinian Meeting House will be an open house from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., followed by a brief business meeting of the Board of Directors. concluding by 6 pm. and including final plans for the Excavation Project. Estimated to begin Aug. 20 and completion hoped to conclude by Dec. 1. The program and times will be sent out that are associated with the events of the day. The Open House will feature “Meet the Author” Christopher L. Webber: hear the story of the Rev. James W.C. Pennington, the fugutive slave who was a national leader in the pre-Civil War abolition movement and also Pastor of the Abyssinian Church in Portland.

‘Breaking Ground’ author at library noon. William D. Andrews will read from and sign copies of his new novel, “Breaking Ground,” at the Portland Public Library’s Brown Bag Lunch at noon. The library is located at 5 Monument Square.“Breaking Ground” is Andrews’ second novel. The first, the highly acclaimed “Stealing History,” introduced readers to Julie Williamson, the inquisitive director of an historical society in a western Maine mountain town. In “Breaking Ground,” Julie is embroiled yet again in another mystery set at the historical society. This time, a well-known benefactor is murdered on the morning of the ceremony to celebrate construction of an important new building. As in Stealing History, Julie can’t help but want to solve the murder, much to the dismay of those around her. From the familiar board of trustees to the tireless town police chief, to Julie’s professor boyfriend, Andrews presents another suspenseful novel filled with Maine characters and history. Andrews is the former president of Westbrook College in Portland, Maine. Now a consultant, freelance editor, and writer, he divides his time between Newry and Portland, with his wife, Debby. For more about the event, contact the library at 871-1700. For more information about the book, contact Islandport Press at 846-3344 or at info@islandportpress.com, or visit www.islandportpress.

com. Islandport Press is a Maine-based publisher of quality books about Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Discover Girl Scouts 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Girl Scouts of Maine is hosting an event for girls aged 5-9, entering grades k-3 in the fall, and who are not yet in a troop. First Congregational Church in Scarborough. This fun event will allow new girls and their parent or guardian to sample a variety of activities and discover what Girl Scouting is all about! Girls must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Registration is required in advance and a fee of $6 will help cover supplies. To register, please call 772-1177, by July 28.

‘L. L. Bean: The Man and His Company’ 6 p.m. Bull Moose Scarborough (456 Payne Road) will host James Witherell, author of the biographical “L. L. Bean: The Man and His Company,” for a book signing. The book was released on May 2. “Witherell’s book tells the story of the L. L. Bean Company, from its modest beginnings when Leon Leonwood Bean developed the now famous ‘boot’ because his feet got wet and sore on a hunting trip, to its growth into a company with its own zip code. It follows the ups and downs of the company, a family business that has held onto its core principles and has become an icon nearly synonymous with the state of Maine, lighthouses and lobster. Witherell is a Master Maine guide and creator of hiking maps for Acadia National Park and Baxter State Park. He is also the author of Bicycle History and is currently working on a book about the Tour de France. He is an avid cyclist.”

Bull Moose will have copies in stock for $13. Nearly all of the 20,000 books in Bull Moose’s Scarborough and Bangor locations are 35 percent off list price.

Thursday, Aug. 4 Alive at Five free outdoor concert 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The much anticipated Alive at Five free outdoor concerts kick is taking place each Thursday in Monument Square. “What better way to spend a summer night than to kick back, listen to free music in the summer sun and enjoy a cold drink in the beer garden, presented

by Sebago Brewing Company.” Aug. 4 — The Modest Proposal (MAMM SLAM High School Band Winners) and The Kenya Hall Band (Rhythm and Blues). For more information and a full schedule of free summer events, visit portlandmaine.com or call 772.6828.

Concert at Fort Allen Park: Big Chief 7 p.m. “We’re putting the band back in the bandstand at Fort Allen Park!” In July and August, Friends of the Eastern Promenade scheduled seven Thursday evening concerts.

Big Chief (Rhythm & Roots Music). Sponsored by Coyne Piergrossi Associates, Keller Williams Realty. Other concerts: Thursday, Aug. 11 — The McCarthys (Country Rock).

Sponsored by Kemp Goldberg Partners. Thursday, Aug. 18 — Banda di Nepi (Community Band from Italy). Sponsored by the Italian Heritage Center.