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Sometimes readers tell me I write too much about my old friend Hunter S. Thompson, who would have begun his 75th year this month, while others demand more.

This screed would be more for the latter group.

Besides, somebody just sent me a photo of a bumper sticker that asked: What would Hunter S. Thompson do?

Indeed.

For the newcomers to gonzo, Hunter Stockton Thompson was a writer credited with creation of “gonzo journalism,” a kind of first-person reporting where Our Narrator becomes so engaged with the story that they become part of it. Scholars often call it a close cousin to the Tom Wolfe version of “new journalism,” but separated from it by several miles of originality and vigor.

But you might know him from the movies. He’s been played by both Bill Murray (“Where the Buffalo Roam,” 1980) and Johnny Depp (“Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas,” 1998) and by others in a variety of much lesser roles. There was even a Hunter character in that “Almost Famous” movie, and he’s

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Changing neighborhoods

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see THOMPSON page 5 IMAGE ABOVE: A cultural icon, author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson was depicted in the Johnny Depp flim, “Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas.” (COURTESY IMAGE)

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“Because Maine is at the end of the tailpipe for the nation’s air pollution, we have the most to gain from the new standards that will help cut ozone smog emissions from power plants that flow here from across state lines,” said Dylan Voorhees, Clean Energy Director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. “By fall we hope that EPA will also finalize its pending rules to protect people’s health from toxic mercury, arsenic, and other hazardous air pollution from power plants. The coal power industry has escaped reasonable limits of its pollution for far too long. We urge EPA to maintain and enforce these protective standards.”

“This is an example of the Clean Air Act doing exactly what it was meant to do: protect the public’s health,” said Lani Graham, M.D., a public health expert and former head of Maine’s Center for Disease Control. “Air pollution, especially from coal power plants, continues to cause health problems for Maine people, especially vulnerable populations like the elderly and children. But it doesn’t have to be that way, and today’s rule is a big step toward reducing pollution and improving health.”

Every year, emissions from power plants — primarily coal-fired plants — contribute to 23,000 to 60,000 deaths, 3.1 million lost work days, and 18 million acute respiratory symptoms, due to particulate pollution alone, the NRCS reported. According to the EPA, the update to clean air standards would yield $120-$290 billion in health and economic benefits in 2014 alone, including the value of avoiding 14,000 to 36,000 premature deaths. This far outweighs the estimated annual costs of $2.8 billion.

Reuters reported that not everybody praised the decision. Texas Governor Rick Perry and two top state regulators on Thursday blasted the U.S. agency for including Texas in the rule, warning that the last-minute action could threaten the state’s electric supply.

“Today’s EPA announcement is another example of heavy-handed and misguided action from Washington, D.C., that threatens Texas jobs and families and puts at risk the reliable and affordable electricity our state needs to succeed,” said Perry, a potential Republican presidential contender, in a statement.

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The utility industry and many Republicans in Congress contend that the new rule, along with other pending E.P.A. air quality regulations, will require the premature closing of dozens of aging coal plants and impose heavy financial burdens on power companies and their customers. They had asked for a more gradual phase-in of the new rules.

“The E.P.A. is ignoring the cumulative economic damage new regulations will cause,” said Steve Miller, president of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, a group of coal-burning utilities.

“America’s coal-fueled electric industry has been doing its part for the environment and the economy, but our industry needs adequate time to install clean coal technologies to comply with new regulations. Unfortunately, E.P.A. doesn’t seem to care.”

An industry-financed study found that new air pollution rules would cost tens of thousands of jobs and cause electricity rates to rise by more than 20 percent in some parts of the country.

Michael J. Bradley, executive director of the Clean Energy Group, a coalition of power companies, said that most utilities had already installed the equipment needed to meet the new standards and that the small number of plants that would be closed were among the oldest and dirtiest in the nation.

Mr. Bradley said that electricity markets had already factored in the price of compliance and that recent auctions had shown there would be adequate supplies of electricity in 2015 at reasonable prices. “The bottom line is, the industry is well positioned to comply with this, has been anticipating this for three to four years now,” he said.

Supporters of the new rule said any costs would be more than offset by health and other benefits. The E.P.A. estimates the annual benefits of the CrossState Pollution Rule at $120 billion to $280 billion a year by 2014.

John F. Sheehan of the Adirondack Council, a nonprofit advocacy group, said the new air quality rule would help the Adirondack Park in upstate New York, the nation’s largest outside of Alaska, to recover from decades of pollution produced far from its borders.

“This is the biggest leap forward in our long history of dealing with this problem,” Mr. Sheehan said.

“This is a very deep cut on a very aggressive schedule and essentially enough to end chronic acidification of lakes and ponds in the Adirondacks.”

He said it would allow the regeneration of spruce and fir forests in the six-million-acre park while improving the habitat of dozens of species, from the Bicknell’s thrush at high elevations to brook trout in streams.

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BY JOHN M. BRODER WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday issued new standards for power plants in 28 states that would sharply cut emissions of chemicals that have polluted forests, farms, lakes and streams across the Eastern United States for decades.

The agency said the regulations, which will take effect in 2012, would reduce emissions of compounds that cause soot, smog and acid rain from hundreds of power plants by millions of tons at an additional cost to utilities of less than $1 billion a year. The E.P.A. said the cleaner air would prevent as many as 34,000 premature deaths, 15,000 nonfatal heart attacks and hundreds of thousands of cases of asthma and other respiratory ailments every year.

Lisa P. Jackson, the E.P.A. administrator, said the new rule would improve air quality for 240 million Americans living in states where the pollution is produced or where it travels downwind.

“No community should have to bear the burden of another community’s polluters, or be powerless to prevent air pollution that leads to asthma, heart attacks and other harmful illnesses,” Ms. Jackson said. “This is a long-overdue step to protect the air we breathe.”

The rule, which governs emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide from fossil-fuel-burning power plants, does not explicitly aim at carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. Those are covered by other, far more controversial, proposed regulations. But most actions to cut emissions of conventional pollutants also have the indirect effect of reducing global warming gases.

The new regulation, known as the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, is essentially a rewrite of one issued by the George W. Bush administration in 2005 but invalidated by a federal judge in 2008. The regulation, known popularly as the transport rule because it is directed at emissions that are carried eastward by prevailing winds, is a significant toughening of the acid rain program that was part of amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990.

The new rule applies to all the states east of the Rockies except the Dakotas, Delaware and the six New England states.

The agency said that utilities could meet the new standards at modest cost by using readily available technology like catalytic converters and smokestack scrubbers. Under some E.P.A. projections, the new rule will create thousands of jobs in pollution-control businesses and significantly increase labor productivity by reducing workdays lost to respiratory and other illnesses.

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Getaway driver in fatal shooting faces three years in prison A Maine man will serve three years in prison after pleading guilty to being the getaway driver after a fatal shooting in Portland, The Associated Press reports.

Moses Okot, 23, pleaded guilty Thursday to felony murder for his role in the death of 24-year-old Serge Mulongo. In exchange for the plea, a more serious murder charge was dropped, The AP reported. Police say that on Feb. 10, 2010, Mulongo was shot six times at close range by 25-year-old Daudoit Butsitsi while leaving his Portland apartment building.

Official: Windmill scam exposed An individual accused of scamming dozens of investors, including several in Maine, out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has been convicted of fraud in federal district court in California, Maine Securities Administrator Judith M. Shaw announced on Friday. The fraud was related to a phony green energy scheme.

James Rivera, who operated the scam under various company names, including “Apostles, Inc.” and “Almighty Wind,” was found guilty of 10 counts of wire fraud and one count of mail fraud, Shaw said in a press release. The case against Rivera was launched in California in 2009. Information provided by Maine’s Office of Securities was used in the case.

Maine investigators responded to a complaint from several Maine victims, including Carolyn and Ray Thompson, who lost $30,000 in the scheme, Shaw reported. Maine investigators provided information to the FBI’s Cyber and Intellectual Property Crimes Unit regarding Rivera’s use of Internet webinars to solicit victims from a network of investors with

shared religious beliefs.

Rivera falsely claimed in the webinars to own a patent for a new form of windmill technology, Shaw said. Investors were told they would have an exclusive right to sell the technology in selected territories around the U.S. Rivera also claimed he had thousands of pending orders from government agencies and prominent celebrities, including movie director Oliver Stone. Even though these claims were false, Rivera’s webinars contained technical details that made the business appear real, Shaw said. Victims of the scam included an attorney, a small business owner and a stockbroker.

“The Almighty Wind case shows how easy it is for even sophisticated individuals to be taken in by a persuasive con,” said Shaw. “The Maine victims thought they were asking all the right questions and doing their homework, but the problem was they trusted the defendant to provide truthful information. It was only when the investors had a chance to view the wind mill technology on an inspection trip that suspicions were raised.

Unfortunately, by that time, the Thompsons and other victims had already invested hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

Shaw stressed the importance of checking out any investment opportunity and the promoter with state securities regulators, in addition to other research the investor may do. “If the Maine victims in this case had checked with our office before investing, this scheme would have quickly unraveled,” she said.

Rivera is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 12.

He faces a possible 10-12 years in federal prison in addition to possible fines and restitution.

Consumers may contact Maine’s Office of Securities to check an adviser, salesperson or investment, or for other information related to investing, by calling 1-877-624-8551 (TTY 1-888-577-6690), by visiting the Office’s website (www.investors.maine.gov), or by writing to Maine Office of Securities, 121 SHS, Augusta, ME 04333-0121.

Governor signs bill simplifying saltwater fishing registry rules Emergency legislation which simplifies the saltwater recreational fishing registry requirements for Maine was signed by Gov. Paul LePage, the governor's office reported Friday.

LD 210, “An Act Regarding the Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry,” which was passed last legislative session, eliminates fees associated with the striped bass endorsement, creating an entirely free registry system with minimal agent fees, LePage's office stated.

“This new law achieves my goal of minimizing the burden on our residents and on our hundreds of thousands of visitors who want to fish recreationally on the saltwater in Maine,” LePage said in a press release.

LD 210 retained the existing exemptions from registering for individuals under the age of 16, and for those who purchase a freshwater fishing license. The new law also creates a free “recreational fishing operator’s license.” If an individual holds that license, then the anglers who fish with that recreational operator from a charter boat, a smelt camp, a privately owned dock, pier or wharf, or with a registered Maine guide, are also exempted from registering. Maine residents fishing in salt water on July 4, Labor Day weekend or Memorial Day weekend likewise will not need to register. Finally, non-residents who are registered in another state, or with the federal registry, will not need to register in Maine.

Maine’s amended registry meets the standards established by the federal government to qualify for an exemption from the federal saltwater registry, the governor's office stated. Individuals wishing to register to go saltwater recreational fishing may do so now, through the website: www.maine. gov/saltwater.

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Changing neighborhoods The other day, just out of curiosity, I sat down for a few minutes and mapped out everywhere I’ve lived in the city of Portland. Over 25-odd years, I’ve apparently played “Apartment Yahtzee” quite a bit, since the only neighborhood I haven’t really lived in to date is Riverton.

Every neighborhood in Portland has its own feel, its own stories, its own vibe. What works in one place doesn’t work elsewhere, so here are a few of my “neighborhood stories” of the differing types.

First off, the beginner’s apartment I had back in 1986. It was a second-floor apartment, in the West End. Quiet, a short commute to USM and my job, it ––––– was perfect except for one thing.

Daily Sun I had a roommate that was a Columnist neat freak. I am, by very definition, not. He was a DJ at a local radio station, and kind of liked things “just so.” I was a drunkard, likely to wander in at 3 a.m. with someone in tow.

I swear, we only ruined that one couch.

This was my first time living in what some folks have been known to call “The People’s Republic Of The West End,” where a John McCain bumper sticker is a guarantee of a keyed car, or at least a slightly less air-filled tire.

After leaving town for a while, I came back, to MORE roommates. Several friends all found ourselves looking for a place at the same time, and ended up renting two entire floors of an apartment building over by USM. It was a quiet neighborhood ... before we moved in. Six bedrooms, odds and ends of couches, and one old dude who lived in a “scotty” trailer in the driveway, at least until winter came.

Then, he lived in the hall.

There was always a party going on. It usually started when the first folks got home around 3 p.m., and would go all hours of the night. A few nervous nelly neighbors once inquired rather pointedly about certain issues, but I had the catch-all explanation.

“Most of the folks that live here are musicians.” That about wrapped up the neighbor Q&A. There was a great apartment on Grant Street. Most people might cringe when they hear that, but this one had a great neighbor and landlord. My grandmother lived in the same place for over 40 years, and

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A new conversation in Maine The Maine Legislature has adjourned and the members have gone home to their respective Districts. There is much to hail about this session while still recognizing that there is much to be done.

Governor LePage is already talking about his agenda for the next session that begins in January 2012. He promises more welfare reform and yet another round of tax reform that will make Maine a more inviting place to live and work.

While Governor LePage has been roundly criticized in the press for creating tension between his office and the Legislature, it is clear that without his bold leadership on the issues listed below, the legislation would have never passed. Say what you will about this Governor .. and many have .. the fact is, he accomplished more of his agenda in his first six months as Governor than any Governor in the last 50 years.

One of the most significant pieces of legislation was LD 1333, health care insurance reform.

This bill was not only important for what it actually does, it was also important because it shifted the conversation about how we provide affordable and accessible health insurance to the general public. Maine has been on a slow but sure path to passing government-sponsored, single-payer

Ray Richardson ––––– Daily Sun Columnist health insurance for well over a decade. The legislation is proposed almost every two-year legislative cycle and with the rising cost associated with current regulations, the idea was slowly gaining traction.

LD 1333 changed the conversational dynamic 180 degrees by moving away from government dictated health insurance mandates that drove away competition and drove up costs to free-market solutions that invite competition, encourage consumer choice while protecting our chronically ill. The legislation also provides consumers the opportunity to purchase health insurance across state lines, much in the same fashion that we currently purchase life, auto and property insurance. This option, which becomes available in 2014, will give greater choice to the consumer, allowing them to decide who offers the best plan to meet their family’s needs.

Meaningful tax reform that brought about significant tax relief was another issue that had

long eluded Maine’s Legislature.

Governor LePage made tax reform that provides real tax relief a cornerstone of his budget proposal.

He believes, as I do, that our tax burden is a significant deterrent to quality, private sector job creation.

Fortunately, he prevailed and the Legislature passed the largest tax cut in Maine’s history. Beginning in 2013, over the next four years, Mainers will see 525 million dollars worth of tax relief, a significant reduction in the overall tax burden in Maine.

Unfortunately, not everyone saw it that way. Democratic House Minority Leader Emily Cain, in remarks widely published, said her caucus “hates these tax cuts.”

I find that comment surprising as the tax cut removes 70,000 lowincome Mainers from the income tax rolls, in essence, a tax cut for the poor.

In the coming weeks, I will examine additional noteworthy pieces of legislation that will help change our business climate, empowering job creators and leading Maine to a more prosperous future.

(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.)

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Big Gonzo Politics to cover GOP primary THOMPSON from page one

Curtis Robinson

been used for “The Simpsons” and of course as the model for “Uncle Duke” ––––– in the Doonsbury comic strip.

He committed suicide at his typeUsually writer in 2005.

Reserved His birthday July 18 will be noted with an Aspen seminar-like event S. Thompson came on an Eastern focused on newly assertive drug Kentucky softball field, or rather enforcement efforts in that commuin the bleachers. I was more or less nity. His widow, Anita, will be among watching a future exthose addressing the wife play softball when issue and that will pretty much kick off “I hear you’re the only I opened a Las Vegas book to kill a bit of time a summer leading up person in America who between innings. to the milestone 75th doesn’t want to be on TV,” Instantly, I was somebirthday next year.

Another milestone he said. Then he invited where east of Barstow, on the edge of a desert, will be in October, when me to stop by after work swerving amid bats. yet another HST book for a friendly drink.

It would be a few gets made into a movie. decades before I actuThis time it is the “long ally met Hunter in the lost youth novel,” “Rum flesh. But by then he’s pretty much Diary,” and once again Depp will be destroyed my life plan. Law school? playing the lead. If the character is Ha! What was I thinking there? not “exactly” Hunter, fans will no I believe he called me on a Thursdoubt find it a thinly veiled composday. I’d been ducking a BBC docuite. mentary crew — well, they claimed There are, of course, a variety of to be from the BBC — all day. They other ongoing activities for true fans wanted the “local take” on Dr. Gonzo, of gonzo. My monthly TV program and I was editor of the Aspen Daily on Channel 5 features Chris Busby, News newspaper, which, of course, editor of the Bollard, talking about made me the expert on all things Hunter’s work, and we included a Aspen-like. fairly rare example of Hunter reading “I hear you’re the only person in his own work.

America who doesn’t want to be on That came from Wayne Ewing TV,” he said. Then he invited me Films, and the WEF website (Wayne to stop by after work for a friendly was Hunter’s videographer) is postdrink. ing lots of material and Wayne is Becoming a writer, like any other even blogging about some of his more, expensive addiction, is usually a uh, interesting adventures with the gradual thing. First it’s a bit of a vice, doktor. then a habit and then it starts to So from that sideways-mount define you in unexpected ways. Sure, parabolic lede, I’ll also announce that you can live among the normal folks a new website is forming called Big but when the sun goes down you Gonzo Politics which intends to “build know that your thoughts will be turnon the legacy of gonzo political writing to the next blank page, or these ing.” days the next blank screen. And most Those of us who treasured Hunter of your heroes have the good sense to realize that’s, of course, a tall order, be dead. but at least the Big Gonzo guys have Then there I was, face to face with the good sense to name me as their my hero. It was unsettling, in part New England Editor and assign me because I’d long since taken to using to cover the GOP primal battle in his iconic phrases in casual speech.

New Hampshire. They tell me we You know: When the going gets launch right after Labor Day, so mark weird, the weird turn pro; buy the your calendars. ticket, take the ride; I hate to recomThere are also plans for a Mainemend drugs and violence but they’ve centric version of the site. always worked for me.

They tell me I’ll need to develop But you can’t quote Hunter to a “FAQ” section for the site, so I’ll Hunter without proving yourself to tackle some of that here with my be the sort of hero-worshiping babthree most frequent queries. bling half-wit you, well, are.

How the heck did you meet BTW, just FYI (see how I’m writHunter? ing like a blogger already!), that old Well, the truth is that I’m one of saying about treating famous people the world’s most successful celeblike they are not famous is true. So I rity stalkers. I took the job editing did play it cool and did not ask for an the Aspen Daily News in large part autograph, although I did have my because I figured meeting HST was first edition copy of “Fear & Loathing part of the gig. It took a year or so, on the Campaign Trail ’72” in the car but stalking is a sport demanding just in case there was an opening. patience.

I like to tell people that my see GONZO page 6 actual first encounter with Hunter

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Memories from old haunts HIGGINS from page 4

said, “The neighborhood goes from good to bad. Hang around long enough, and you’ll see it change.” I had a backyard, a garden, shady trees. I even left my bike in the backyard, UNLOCKED for over a year. Nobody touched it, but it was sort of junky looking.

During the heat of the summer, I’d often sleep downstairs, next to the window. One night, a bomb went off just a few houses up. I never even woke up for it. I guess I sort of learned to tune the neighborhood out.

One memorable evening, I did wake up to hear a member of the Portland PD loudly trying to rouse a street drunk. I recognized the slurring voice and popped my head out the window.

“Hey, officer? I work with that dude.

I’m sort of his supervisor. Tomorrow is going to really suck if you arrest him, so can you let him go?” After a few minutes of negotiation, the deal was done, and the drunkard slept the night on my floor. I only had to kick him once in the morning to get him up for work.

There was the quiet place up on “The Hill” a few years back. Back doors were left open, day and night, for the neverending stream of cats. Aside from the lack of parking on the hill, it was a pretty cool place.

The apartment at the bottom of State Street, near the bridge. This location should have a plaque there, commemorating the most obnoxious July 4 party in Portland history. I was there.

The police came four times that day. It was epic.

Midtown, Cumberland Ave. and Alder Street, my longest tenancy to

date. One afternoon, I left that same bike from Grant St. unlocked outside my door for less than two minutes. I zipped into the apartment to grab some paperwork and grab a soda. By the time I came back out, so long, trusted means of transportation. There were challenges living in that neighborhood.

Somehow, being on the ground floor makes the police think you are the mischief maker. One upstairs neighbor once called in suicidal, and the knock inevitably came to MY door at 3 a.m.

Then, there was the “neighborhood organization” newspaper that called me a drug dealer, in print. I’ve never forgiven them for that, nor forgotten that they never even apologized. It’s fairly common knowledge that the only drug my body has tolerance for comes in a can marked “PBR.” These days, I’m most often found in the Woodford’s Corner area. Quick access to coffee at Dunkies, easy chicken access from the “House of the Venerable and Inscrutable Colonel,” as another writer called it, and a short walk to the boulevard. Aside from the never-ending series of trains these days or the ambulance every ten minutes, it’s fairly good so far. Quiet. Peaceful.

What prompted this? Editor over on yonder page mentioned that I’ve been asked at least four times in his presence “What’s it like living off the peninsula?”

Home is where you hang your hat.

And for all the differences in flavors of neighborhoods, all of Portland is still “home.”

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

Hunter had a true gift for stringing odd facts together into sudden insight GONZO from page 5

I pulled it off. We became great friends, and I was even his designated driver on one or two adventures.

It turned out that Hunter was an even more serious political junkie than I’d thought. Like many journalists, I fancied myself fairly versed in the cynical arts. But Hunter had a true gift for stringing odd facts together into sudden insight — what he called the “shock of recognition.”

One of the clips we used on Channel 5 involves his writing about a terrorist war and its implication — well before the hell of Sept. 11, 2001.

That is one of the reasons I’m participating in the new website. As one local writer said while declining to appear on my gonzo show, such things bring out “the haters” who will say we’re just trying to be like Hunter. Well, I worked with the man for 10 years and spent many days trying to be just a bit more like him (and a few trying to be a bit less like him, but there’s no reason to dwell on that).

So what if our website has that slight whiff of idol worship usually reserved for a ’60s era tribute band?

Hunter didn’t create gonzo just to see it die with him, and we are certainly

not alone in marching under that particular banner.

Other FAQs: Did he really have guns all over the place?

Yes. Did he really live like, well, Hunter S. Thompson? With the drugs and drinking?

Yes. And No. Depends. Certainly, he kept up his membership in the Too Much Fun Club.

But life at Owl Farm could be surprisingly calm, especially when we were working. He liked to ease into the process, and bad chemistry equaled no pages and much anxiety in publishing circles.

So, what would Hunter do? He’d end this deadline exercise and head down to the beach to enjoy a fantastic summer day, and then deal with The Issues next week.

As for politics — both in Maine and nationally — you have to admit that the going has certainly gotten weird enough that more and more of the weird are bound to turn pro. We will know Our Own when we see them, and the shock of recognition may become more familiar, but it never really gets old.

(Curtis Robinson is founding editor of The Portland Daily Sun.)

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‘Unprecedented’ People’s veto aims to restore Election-Day voter registration 565 Congress St., Suite 200, Portland, in a bid to repeal a new law curtailing same-day voter registration. The rally is part of a statewide campaign to wage a people's veto.

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

This morning at 9 a.m., supporters of Election Day voter registration will rally at the Maine People’s Alliance,

Nicola Wells, communications director for the Maine League of Young Voters, talks about a campaign to restore Election Day voter registration. (Photo courtesy of Maine People’s Alliance)

"This is virtually unprecedented, this short of a time frame and this many signatures, but we've rarely seen this level of grassroots (response)," said Mike Tipping, communications director for the alliance.

In order for the people’s veto question to appear on the Nov. 8 referendum ballot, the petition must be submitted to the Secretary of State

by Aug. 8. The campaign must collect 57,277 signatures, the Secretary of State confirmed.

"It's actually a very small window for being able to collect signatures," Tipping said.

But the "phone has been ringing off the hook" at the alliance's office, Tipping added, an indication of the outrage over the new law, which requires voter registration at least 48 hours prior to an election.

"It's rare we've seen people so excited about an issue," Tipping said.

Advocates of the law said it's not a large imposition to ask voters to sign up prior to Election Day and that the law would ease a paperwork burden on city clerks.

On Wednesday, the Maine Secretary

of State released the ballot question to petition signers. The question reads: "Do you want to reject the section of Chapter 399 of the Public Laws of 2011 that requires new voters to register to vote at least two business days prior to an election?"

The paperwork to initiate a people’s veto was submitted on June 21

by Barbara McDade, the president of the League of Women Voters of Maine, and five other signers.

Independent Portland Rep. Ben Chipman wrote on Facebook Friday, "I just got my Notary Public stamper out and re-inked it. I am ready and eager to notarize petitions to protect the right to register to vote on Election Day. Tomorrow we are launching a drive to collect 70,000 signatures!"

Tipping said the question, if not qualified in time for this fall, could appear on the ballot for the next statewide election on June 12, 2012, but that's not ideal.

"The real thing is people are so angry about this and so interested in getting it repealed that we're getting a lot of pressure to do this as quickly as possible," Tipping said.

Snowe salutes Maine WWII vet whose remains will be laid to rest DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT

at his final resting place in South Paris, Maine.

“As a decorated Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces, Robert Emerson was one of America’s finest airmen and, indeed, one of Maine’s most exceptional sons,” said Senator Snowe. “On this occasion, we are reminded of the inexpressible debt of gratitude we owe all of our service members and their families, which we can never repay, but must never forget.”

U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, paid tribute to Second Lieutenant Robert Emerson of Norway, one of five servicemen killed on April 3, 1945 when his B-25 Mitchell Bomber crashed into the Philippines. Previously unidentified and buried as unknown, Second Lieutenant Emerson’s remains were identified using modern DNA techniques and will be buried today

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Little League team scores big at city championship

BY JEFF PETERSON SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

From worst to first in three years. That's what happened to the Siano's Pizzeria little league team in Portland. After finishing in last place back in 2009, the group of kids turned it around and ended up winning the city championship this year.

Siano's had two big leads in the game only to have Portland House of Pizza come back and nearly pull out the win. Nick Archambault started things off for Siano's in the first inning. He doubled home two runs to give them a 3-0 lead.

In the fifth, with the score 3-1, Siano's looked like they had the city championship won by scoring two runs to take a 5-1 lead. Archamault's tworun home run looked like it sealed the deal. Nick was the offensive spark that Siano's needed in the game. He ended up going 3 for 4 with three runs

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batted in. "Nick had a heck of a game," said Siano's coach Chuck Barnard. "Our team plays really good defense, so going into the bottom of the fifth, I felt pretty good with the lead."

That feeling didn't last long. Portland House of Pizza came back in a big way. They scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Jack Nichols came up with the big hit, a two run double and Portland House of Pizza suddenly found themselves only down 5-4 with an inning to go. "I really got nervous,"admitted Barnard. "They pulled to within

one run and they had the top of the order coming up in the sixth."

A sense of relief came over the Siano's side in the top of the sixth.

You knew it would be their night when two of the youngest players, on the team, 10-year-old William Barnard and Andrew Young, got on base to start the inning. With a few hits and a key error, both players ended up scoring, along with two others and Siano's now had a 9-4 lead. "I was feeling good now," said Barnard. "I thought we had it won, but if the other team won, they deserved it."

In the last inning, Portland House of Pizza nearly pulled off the miracle comeback. They scored two runs and had the tying run at the plate with two outs. A gound-out ended the threat and clinched the win for Siano's 9-6. see TEAM page 10

Jeter’s mythic pursuit returns home; tragedy in the stands

BY LYNN ZINSER THE NEW YORK TIMES

one finds it the least bit bizarre. Somewhere near Monument Park there should be a manic-depressive hall of fame.

The Jeter worship is in full tilt — despite the Yankees falling out of first place with their loss Thursday night and Boston’s victory — with Tim Smith of The Daily News writing that Jeter is nothing less than the face of baseball and Les Carpenter writing on Yahoo. com that Jeter’s accomplishment is all that much more remarkable because he’s the first Yankee to have done it. Joe Lemire writes on SI.com that Jeter’s playoff accomplishments make his regular-season ones even more impressive.

Soon, the Jeter chase will give way to the All-Star break. The fans got their say on the final players to make the AllStar rosters, voting in Paul Konerko of the White Sox and Shane Victorino of the Phillies.

There was tragedy mixed in with the triumph, though, with the tragic death of a fan at Rangers Ballpark

when he tried to reach over a railing to catch a ball thrown into the stands by the Rangers’ Josh Hamilton. As Jeff Passan writes on Yahoo.com, it feels unfair for such a normal ballpark moment turned into such a tragedy.

More sadness came with the death of Hall of Fame manager Dick Williams, whose famously cantankerous nature finally softened later in life, writes Scott Miller on CBSSports.com.

As the N.B.A. lockout entered its second week, the only big news out of the stalemate was the Nets’ Deron Williams signing to play with a team in Turkey. Sam Amick writes on SI.com that most doubt it will begin an exodus of locked-out players heading abroad, but according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo.com, Kobe Bryant has indicated he will listen to offers.

The Women’s World Cup pauses today ahead of the start of the knockout round Saturday in Germany, and most took a breather to appreciate the accomplishments of Brazil’s Marta,

who rose from humble beginnings to become the only true superstar in the women’s game, writes Martin Rogers on Yahoo.com. The United States team goalie Hope Solo has some bad memories of Marta’s skill, but will have to put them aside when they play in the quarterfinals. The former American star Kristine Lilly writes in USA Today that the only way to stop Marta is to either deny her the ball or not give her room to move.

What has ESPN.com’s Roger Bennett learned from watching this tournament? That aside from Marta, who has some of the bad habits of the men’s stars, women do not flop.

Once, the biggest flop in the N.F.L. was thought to be quarterback Kerry Collins, but because of his remarkably rebuilt career, Collins retired from the Tennessee Titans on Thursday to great acclaim after 15 pro seasons.

He played in New York too, so he knows all about that manic-depressive hall of fame.

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He has returned to the placid, humble, eternally dull persona that has been a bigger achievement than any statistical milestone. People are busy debating where he fits in the pantheon of Yankee greats and how many halos will be etched into his eventual plaque in Monument Park.

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Siano’s Portland Little League Champs for 2011 include (front row from left): Luc Harrison, Andrew Young, Ben Stasium, Kenneth Barnard, William Barnard and Henry Westphal; (second row from left): Spencer Todd, Robbie Dacey, Nick Archambault, Riley Haines, Alex Girsch and Nick Stasium; and (back row from left): Manager Chuck Barnard and Coaches Bob Dacey and Joe Dacey. Players in this league range in ages from 9-12 years old. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Game turned on key sixth inning TEAM from page 8

"It got very interesting in the sixth," said Barnard. "In the end we won and our players got to celebrate on the field.

It was very exciting and made it all worth it.

Goal achieved."

It wasn't just a city championship for Siano's, but a journey from worst to first. They finished 3-13 in 2009 and took home the title this year. "I knew I had a good group of boys that would compete and never give up," said the head coach. "We put all the pieces together. I really can't believe we came this far this fast."

What made it even more special is that Chuck Barnard got a chance to enjoy a championship with two of his children, Kenneth and William. "I know it's only Little League to a lot of people, but these kids, their families and my family will look back on this years from now and have really good memories."

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Accept help judiciously. The help of one person will make life easier; whereas, the “help” of another person will overcomplicate things and make life harder than it was to begin with.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You thank people and give them credit and recognition for their efforts. Your appreciation means more to them than money. Your involvement in the lives of others will make a difference.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate your might and would be wise to consider very carefully whether this chance should be seized. Who will benefit most from your display? If it’s you, then the act is not advisable.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

Someone makes a positive association involving you. This is no accidental happening, since you make an effort to surround yourself with beauty and pleasantness just so these types of associations can be made.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Someone will attempt a gesture of kindness toward you. But this person may not understand or know you well enough to be able to accurately predict what will make you smile.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 9). You’ll accept a high honor this year. The next six weeks will smile on your love life.

Your leadership will be key to a victory for your group in August. September is for restructuring your life to align with long-term goals. There’s a family reunion in October. Health and financial progress happens in December. Capricorn and Aquarius people adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 24, 10, 5, 44 and 18.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Do not confuse “pride” with “self-esteem.”

They are more opposite than alike.

Pride is the puffed-up version of low self-esteem. When you’re sure of yourself, you have nothing to prove.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll be working on a project that’s bigger than you can accomplish alone in your current timeframe. You’ll solicit cooperation from those around you, and everyone wins.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You may not know what to make of today’s findings, and it will be very interesting to call in an expert. Your knowledge will grow along with the excitement around this discovery.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). There’s a diverse group of minds around you.

Opinions will be flying, and very few of them will resemble any of your own ideas. That’s what will make the conversation so interesting.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your personal touch will boost the morale of the people around you. You have a way of making people feel as though what they do matters to you -- maybe because it really does.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). A job may be easy for you in theory, but a million unpredictable elements could take it in any number of directions. So be careful not to claim too much or to over-promise.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Being at the top comes at a price. There is always the possibility (and actually, it’s an inevitability) that someone will come along to replace the one in the top position. Recognize that change is a constant, and do your best.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, July 9, the 190th day of 2011. There are 175 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On July 9, 1951, President Harry S. Truman asked Congress to formally end the state of war between the United States and Germany. (An official end to the state of war was declared in Oct. 1951.)

On this date: In 1540, England’s King Henry VIII had his 6-month-old marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, annulled.

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington’s troops in New York.

In 1816, Argentina declared independence from Spain.

In 1850, the 12th president of the United States, Zachary Taylor, died after serving only 16 months of his term. (He was succeeded by Millard Fillmore.)

In 1896, William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous “cross of gold” speech at the Democratic national convention in Chicago.

In 1918, 101 people were killed in a train collision in Nashville, Tenn. The Distinguished Service Cross was established by an Act of Congress.

In 1947, the engagement of Britain’s Princess Elizabeth to Lt. Philip Mountbatten was announced.

In 1982, a Pan Am Boeing 727 crashed in Kenner, La., killing all 145 people aboard and eight people on the ground.

In 1986, the Attorney General’s Commission on Pornography released the final draft of its report, which linked hard-core porn to sex crimes.

One year ago: The largest U.S.-Russia spy swap since the Cold War took place on a remote stretch of Vienna airport tarmac as planes from New York and Moscow arrived within minutes of each other with 10 Russian sleeper agents and four prisoners accused

by Russia of spying for the West.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor-singer Ed Ames is 84. Actor James Hampton is 75.

Actor Brian Dennehy is 73. Actor Richard Roundtree is 69. Author Dean Koontz is 66.

Football Hall-of-Famer O.J. Simpson is 64.

Actor Chris Cooper is 60. TV personality John Tesh is 59. Country singer David Ball is 58. Rhythm-and-blues singer Debbie Sledge is 57. Actor Jimmy Smits is 56. Actress Lisa Banes is 56. Actor Tom Hanks is 55. Singer Marc Almond is 54. Actress Kelly McGillis is 54. Rock singer Jim Kerr is 52. Actress-rock singer Courtney Love is 47. Rock musician Frank Bello is 46. Actor David O’Hara is 46.

Actor Scott Grimes is 40. Actor Enrique Murciano is 38. Musician/producer Jack White is 36. Rock musician Dan Estrin (Hoobastank) is 35. Actor-director Fred Savage is 35.

Country musician Pat Allingham is 33.

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State officials: Fox killed Thursday at Two Lights State Park had rabies DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT

mother at the parkÕs playground on Thursday afternoon. The child had tried to pet the fox, thinking it was a cat. The animal also attacked a park ranger, who wasnÕt bitten by the animal, the news release stated. Under emergency protocol, the state park was closed and evacuated by park staff until the fox was found and killed.

Hamilton described the animal as a male gray fox, about 1½ years old and weighing 15 to 16 pounds.

The fox carcass was taken to the state lab Friday morning, with testing completed that afternoon. The results were reported to the Maine Department of Conservation, which oversees the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands.

State Epidemiologist Dr. Stephen Sears, of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, remindd Maine residents to avoid contact with wild

animals and to make sure their pets are up to date on rabies vaccination. ÒBy avoiding contact with wild animals and maintaining pet vaccinations, we can prevent the spread of rabies,Ó Sears said. ÒMaine law requires that all dogs and cats be vaccinated because they often have contact with animals at high risk for rabies.Ó ÒIt was very unfortunate that the child and mother were bitten, and we wish them a speedy recovery,Ó Will Harris, BPL director, said Friday afternoon. ÒWe hope our visitors will continue to enjoy our state parks, and we will continue to do everything we can to make sure they have a positive experience. Our visitors also should protect themselves by staying back and observing, rather than approaching wildlife.Ó For more information, visit www.maine.gov/dhhs/ etl/rabies/rabies2011.htm.

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A fox killed Thursday at Two Lights State Park in Cape Elizabeth was found to be rabid after testing on Friday by the Maine State Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory, according to a news release from the Maine Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands.

It is the second animal tested and found rabid this year in Cape Elizabeth, according to Corey Hamilton, South Portland animal control ofÞcer. That Þrst rabid animal also was a fox, he said. It is the ninth animal tested and found rabid in Cumberland County this year, according to the state lab website.

A total of 26 animals so far have been tested and found rabid in Maine.

The fox attacked and bit a 3-year-old boy and his

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Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for 20 years, and we have two children in their teens. Over the years, my husband has purchased rental property that will hopefully turn out to be a good investment. Along with maintaining those properties and his full-time job, he also participates in sports and plays in a band. This leaves me home with the kids four nights a week and sometimes weekends.

I also work full time and come home to laundry, supper and whatever needs to be done around the house and with the kids. By the time I’m done, it’s 9:30 and my husband is still not home. It gets really lonely here. I tried having my own after-hours activities, but when I’d return, there would still be dishes to wash, laundry to do and things to pick up. It was exhausting.

I feel like a single mother. It’s not as if his activities involve the kids. He spends little time with them. If I say anything or try to derail his plans with some family time, I am the bad guy, especially if he believes I’m only doing it to force him to spend time with his children. It’s frustrating, and I’m not sure how to rectify the situation. He’s a great, hardworking guy, but the kids are going to be grown and gone by the time he realizes what he’s missed. -- Just Want Some Family Time Dear Family Time: While your husband should certainly be spending more time with his family, you cannot force him to appreciate what he has at home. He’s too busy running away from it. Instead, concentrate on yourself. Your children are old enough to help with cooking, cleaning and laundry, and these are skills they should learn. Pick an evening to do something you enjoy, and tell your kids they are responsible for the household chores that night. Hire a sitter if you feel they are not old enough to stay home alone. And if the house isn’t perfect, so what? You have been carrying a big load for a long time. You deserve to decompress, too.

Dear Annie: My son fell out of my life several years ago. I do not know why, nor do I know where he is. We used to talk every couple of weeks for years, but then I didn’t hear from him, and his phone was disconnected. When my mail was returned unopened, I was so worried that I had the police there check on him.

I then got a call from my son letting me know that when he had something to say to me, he would phone. The next year, I received a Mother’s Day card saying he loved me and wished me the best. That was several years ago, and I have not heard from him since. He was a wonderful son until he vanished from my life.

I have since remarried, but I refuse to move because this is the only place my son knows to contact me. I am now 65 and have resigned myself to never seeing him again. Please, if you are estranged from your parents, check in occasionally. You do not have to divulge your whereabouts. Just a postcard to say you are OK would be enough. I will love my son forever.

I hope he knows that. -- A Lonely Mom Dear Mom: Your letter broke our hearts. We hope your son will contact you soon. And for all other distant and estranged children out there -- please send word that you are OK. Your parents love you and worry about you.

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Work consists of ‘state-of-the-art traffic signal coordination’ LIGHTS from page one

red lights, which don't just test drivers' patience but also pollute the air, waste gas and snarl traffic.

Transportation officials secured nearly $1 million in federal funding to coordinate traffic signals in Portland, and first stop was Brighton Avenue from University of Maine Law School to Riverside Drive.

"That literally went live, they finished up last week," said Carl Eppich, transportation planner with the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System, a regional planning organization that has given millions of dollars in grants to Portland for traffic planning and improvements.

"There is no other way to get that big of a bang for the buck," Eppich said.

"That is state-of-the-art out there. ... That was the worst corridor in the region according to our plan and our study. The most stop and go, the worst red time vs. green time," he said.

A $360,000 Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant, from an energy-related portion of the federal stimulus package, paid for the traffic signal synchronization on Brighton, Eppich said. PACTS has received $867,000 for traffic signal upgrades throughout the Greater Portland region.

"We are spending most of it in Portland," Eppich said.

The goal is to ease the flow of traffic with automated coordination between lights. Typically, these systems are managed through a central software system. There are variations, such as time-of-day plans that trigger green lights based on traffic patterns. Buses, ambulances and fire trucks are even factored into some traffic light regulation schemes — engineers refer to them as transit priority and emergency preemption for emergency response vehicles.

"We have plans to get there," Eppich said.

For now, the traffic signals on Brighton Avenue are synchronized for the general driving public. Four other street segments will get their upgrades next

year, he said.

"It's a state-of-the-art traffic signal coordination along five corridors," Eppich said.

The problem areas will seem familiar to Portland drivers.

PACTS secured congressional appropriation with no federal stimulus money for Forest Avenue from Morrill's Corner to Park Avenue; Congress Street from Westbrook's Spring and County intersection to the vicinity of the Portland Jetport; Riverside Street between Brighton and Warren avenues; and Payne Road in Scarborough. The fifth leg, the Brighton Avenue section from the University of Maine Law School (near the University of Southern Maine) to Riverside Street, was upgraded in a section encompassing 11 intersections.

"It should bring a 15 percent reduction in emissions and gas usage," Eppich said.

Traffic engineers hope the benefits will be duplicated next year. This fall, contracts are going out to bid, and signal upgrades should be finished next spring for the other streets in Portland, Eppich said.

"It's the most cost effective way, basically we call it maximizing usable capacity. ... What they allow you to do is more efficiently move traffic along corridors; when you have more green time, fewer cars waiting at red lights, you reduce travel time, you reduce idling time and you reduce gas emissions," he said.

One Portland business owner who lives in Windham said she travels either Brighton Avenue or Forest Avenue and noted that drivers tend to speed so they can reach the next traffic light – when the traffic isn't bottlenecked and no one is moving.

Eppich agreed that red lights, when poorly timed, can mire down traffic. "You are sitting there burning gasoline, getting zero miles per gallon," he said.

Augusta and North Windham both implemented signal coordination and documented a further benefit — a sharp reduction in collisions, Eppich said.

Forest Avenue is ranked higher than Brighton on some scales of traffic dysfunction, but the fund-

ing available was able to pay for Brighton Avenue improvements. "Forest Avenue, when we did this plan, was a $1 million project, and we only had about $367,000," Eppich explained.

The city already has plans to upgrade the stoplight equipment on Forest Avenue as part of a broader road-improvement study, so Brighton Avenue "offered the most bang for the buck," he said.

PACTS reviewed 48 traffic corridors in the state when deciding where to focus federal dollars, Eppich said.

Downeaster work to cause delays Several railroad grade crossings in Cumberland County will be reconstructed as part of the Downeaster Expansion Project, meaning traffic delays, but transportation officials said it’s worth the inconvenience.

“The success so far of the Downeaster ... just proves that this is a mode that people want and that people are choosing,” Carl Eppich, transportation planner with the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System, said of the Amtrak train that currently reaches from Boston to Portland.

Work at respective sites generally will take place from 7 a.m.-7 p.m., according to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority. The list of grade crossing reconstruction locations and tentative schedule for road closures in Portland include: Monday, July 11 — Walton Street; Tuesday, July 12 — Riverside Street; Thursday, July 14 — Riverside Street; Friday, July 15 — Walton Street; Tuesday, July 19 — Congress Street (inbound); Wednesday, July 20 — Congress Street (inbound); Tuesday, July 26 — Congress Street (inbound); Wednesday, July 27 — Read Street; Thursday, July 28 — Woodford Street; July 30-Aug. 1 Saturday (6 a.m.), Sunday (6 a.m.) and Monday (early a.m.) — Forest Avenue; Tuesday, Aug. 2 — Read Street; Wednesday, Aug. 3 — Woodford Street; Saturday, Aug. 6 — Allen Avenue (6 a.m.-7 p.m.); and Saturday, Aug. 13 — Allen Avenue (6 a.m.-7 p.m.). Reconstruction of seven Portland crossings has already been completed.

Grade crossing rehabilitation will result in temporary road closures. Information regarding railroad grade crossing closures, including detour information, will be available at 511maine.gov and AmtrakDowneaster.com/expansion-project.

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Saturday, July 9 Alliance for Responsible Communities yard sale 8 a.m. to noon. The Alliance for Responsible Communities yard sale event at 34 Clinton St., Portland. For sale will be items from over six different families: books, lamps, games, toys, odds and ends, some shelves, etc. 650-1892. “ARC is a 501c3 nonprofit that works in solidarity with Maine’s multicultural communities to educate, support, and empower youth and their families through civic leadership mentoring, afterschool academic help, civic leadership, and cultural heritage.” www.facebook.com/pages/Alliance-for-Responsible-Communities/142759748825

Kids First Program in Topsham 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Woodside Elementary School, 42 Barrows Drive, Topsham. “This four-hour co-parenting education workshop for parents is designed to help address problems and reduce the negative effects of separation and divorce. ... Participants are encouraged to attend the program as early in the separation and divorce as possible.

But it’s never too late to break old bad habits and learn healthy new ones!” Fee: $60 per person.

Raising the flag in Southern Sudan 9 a.m. The Sudanese Community Association of Maine presents the Celebration of Independence for South Sudan Festivities start at 9 a.m. in Monument Square in downtown Portland — the flag of the United States of America will be raised, along with the new flag of South Sudan. At noon everyone will march to the Portland Expo where there will be celebration including continuous music, dancing and food. This event is free and open to the public. Supporters of independence for South Sudan are encouraged to attend. The Independence Celebration will feature Sudanese music, food, dancing, and speeches by local activists, elected officials, and Sudanese community leaders. “On January 9, 2011, the people of South Sudan voted to separate themselves from the government of Sudan. This vote followed 22 years of civil war in Sudan. In accordance with the Peace Agreement made between the government of Sudan and the people of South Sudan in 2005, the people of South Sudan were offered an opportunity for separation from the government in the North in a vote on January 9, 2011. This referendum resulted in 98% of the vote favoring independence. On July 9, 2011, South Sudan will officially become a new nation.” For further information about this event, please contact Mariano at 239-6772 or email him at menonata@hotmail.com, Abaker at 272-3177, or El-Fadel at 221-5197.

Skyline) with Pam at 829-5708. From 7-8 p.m. enjoy free admission to the museum featuring the ‘Summer Delivery Vehicles’ exhibit, a truly unique venue. Enjoy complimentary dessert while listening to live acoustic music from Yarmouth’s own Diana Hansen, Bill Hansen, and George Maxwell. See who takes home the hotly-contested silent auction items. All proceeds benefit Skyline Farm’s operational expenses. Skyline Farm, a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization, is located at 95 The Lane in North Yarmouth (near the junction of Routes 9 and 115). See www.skylinefarm.org for more information and directions.

Boat Building Festival

Summer Solstice Craft Show in Wells

9 a.m. This July 8 through July 10, Compass Project will present its eighth annual Boat Building Festival at Back Cove Park on Preble Street Extension (accross from Hannaford). Compass Project is a Portland-based youth development organization that engages at-risk youth through experiential boat building programs. These hands-on programs help youth find new directions for the future by combining life-skills, academic challenges and job-skills training. “Join us July 8th, 9th and 10th at our new Location, Back Cove Park on Preble Street Extention in Portland. Twelve boat building teams will be arriving Friday afternoon to begin the intensive three-day task of building their very own 12-foot Skiff and helping to raise funds for our Youth Boat Building Program.

Along with our new location, we have new activities!

We are very excited to announce the First Ever Mascot Row-down to be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 9 at the Festival. The Portland Sea Dogs mascot, Slugger, has issued a rowing challenge to Salty Pete of the Pirates and Crusher of the Red Claws. Come find out who has the best rowing skills in town!” Saturday, July 9, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, July 10, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Parade from Back Cove to East End Beach; launch at East End Beach. www.compassproject.org/bbfest.htm

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seventy crafters and artisans from all points of New England and beyond are expected at Wells Elementary School for the 29th annual Summer Solstice Craft Show. The best of Traditional, Country and Contemporary arts and crafts featuring Pottery, stained glass, jewelry, herbs and everlastings, knits, folk art, graphics and more. Musical entertainment by John Tercyak. Gourmet lunch available. July 9 and 10. Free parking and admission.

Skyline Farm’s ninth annual Summer Celebration 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pony rides, bargain hunting, lobster, dessert, live music and more are featured during Skyline Farm’s ninth annual Summer Celebration fundraiser. A Barn Sale under the tent will offer shoppers an assortment of items, including antiques, collectibles, and horsedrawn carriages. If you have items to sell, rent your own table for $20, or have Skyline sell your items for a commission. Contact Greg at 239-5782 or Lisa at 829-6899.

A silent auction of fascinating items will be held inside the Visitor Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5:30-8 p.m.

Anyone willing to donate items worth $25 or more should call Diana at 252-9352. Pony rides ($5/child), face-painting, and old-fashioned children’s activities will run from 10 a.m. to noon. From 5:30-7 p.m. enjoy an authentic Maine lobster bake catered by North Yarmouth’s Young’s Clambakes, while overlooking Skyline’s beautiful fields.

By July 1 please reserve a lobster, steak or chicken dinner ($50 pp includes a tax deductible donation to

A Compass Project boat builder straps down a boat in last year’s competition. This weekend, Compass Project presents its eighth annual Boat Building Festival. This year events are centered at Back Cove Park on Preble Street Extension. Today, see a first-ever Row-down competition. On Sunday, join the parade from Back Cove to East End Beach. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) fair. A reception with the authors begins at 3:30. The event is open to the public at no cost. Learn more at http://booksinboothbay.blogspot.com/.

Nine Nation Animation 2 p.m. The World According to Shorts presents Nine Nation Animation, a selection of recent award-winning animated short films from the world’s most renowned festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Annecy, Clermont-Ferrand and others. Portland Museum of Art. Saturday, July 9, 2 p.m.; Sunday, July 10, 2 p.m. NR. http://www.portlandmuseum. org/events/movies.php

Truth About Daisies on Peaks

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Knitters from all skill levels are welcomed to enroll in a “Knit A Bunny” workshop that will create a crouching bunny with floppy ears at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. Fee: $30. For details call 926-4597 or www.shaker.lib.me.us.

7:30 p.m. Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island. $8 adult; $5 seniors and students. “Popular trio, Truth About Daisies, features original songwriting and beautiful harmonies of Sheila McKinley, Doug Swift and Ronda Dale. Their music draws on many traditions including urban folk, country, and melodic pop.” 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. To that end the museum offers a wide variety of lectures, concerts, tours, youth education programs, and community activities. Membership is open to the public.

For more information call 766-3330 or email fifthmainemuseum@maine.rr.com.

Urban Epic Challenge

Maine State Music Theatre’s ‘Annie’

10 a.m. “The Urban Epic Challenge presented by Oxford Networks offers a course that rivals any existing race in terms of variety of terrain, unique elements, and stunning views. The run starts near the East End Beach and winds from one end of the prom to the other and back There are two times when you will be able to sign in and get your packet: Friday, July 8 at Maine Running Company in Portland from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, July 9 at the Eastern Prom (near the Beach) from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Participants will line up at the start line at approximately 10 a.m., which is located on the paved trail near East End Beach.” www. urban-epic.com/urbanepicchallenge

7:30 p.m. Maine State Music Theatre’s “Annie” plays through July 16. MSMT’s 2011 summer season continues July 20 with “Xanadu,” and closes out the season with “The Wiz.” Maine State Music Theatre is located at the air conditioned Pickard Theatre located at 1 Bath Road in Brunswick on the campus of Bowdoin College. For tickets and more information, please call 725-8769 or go to msmt.org.

‘Knit A Bunny’ workshop

Spring Point Ledge Light open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Spring Point Ledge Light lighthouse is open every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help raise money for much needed repairs. “Tickets are $5 for adults and children 18 and under are free. We are a nonprofit trust and we maintain an historic lighthouse with the best view of Casco Bay.” www.springpointledgelight.com

‘The Other Dickens’ at Boothbay 12:30 p.m. Lillian Nayder, a Bates College professor whose biography “The Other Dickens” is the first comprehensive portrait of the woman whom novelist Charles Dickens married and then repudiated, discusses the book at Books in Boothbay: Maine’s Summer Book Fair at Boothbay Railway Village, Route 27 South, Boothbay. Nayder is one of 40 Maine authors who will discuss and sign their books at the

Maine State Music Theatre’s ‘Annie’ 7:30 p.m. Maine State Music Theatre’s “Annie” plays through July 16. MSMT’s 2011 summer season continues July 20 with “Xanadu,” and closes out the season with “The Wiz.” Maine State Music Theatre is located at the air conditioned Pickard Theatre located at 1 Bath Road in Brunswick on the campus of Bowdoin College. For tickets and more information, please call 725-8769 or go to msmt.org.

Tom Clark at Freeport Factory Stage 8 p.m. Freeport Factory Stage features Tom Clark. “Tom Clark has been called the ‘Mel Tillis of stand-up comedy,’ his slight stutter disappears when his comedic voices hit the stage. He has appeared on A&E’s “An Evening at the Improv.”

Performance Saturday, July 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15/$12 seniors and students, and are available through Brown Paper Tickets; www.freeportfactory.com or 865-5505. Freeport Factory Stage is located at 5 Depot St., downtown Freeport, one block east of L.L. Bean. see next page

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‘Summer of Love’ continues at Ogunquit Playhouse 8 p.m. The Ogunquit Playhouse, Route 1, Ogunquit. Box Office 1-800-982-2787 or go online ogunquitplayhouse. org for online ticketing and more information. June 22 through July 16, “Summer of Love.” “When a runaway bride discovers the countercultural revolution of the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, with a little help from the hippies and dropouts of Golden Gate Park, she comes to realize she has to make her own kind of music! This hippie, trippy musical features the powerful music of the late 1960s, by some of the most influential artists of the love generation: The Mamas and the Papas, Donovan, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane and many more.” Next on stage: “The Music Man,” July 20-Aug. 20; “Legally Blonde” starring Sally Struthers, Aug.24-Sept. 17; and “Miss Saigon,” Sept. 21-Oct. 23.

Jimmy Higgins: A Life in the Labor Movement 8 p.m. “Harlan Baker will appear as Jimmy Higgins in a one-man show he has written, ‘Jimmy Higgins: A Life in the Labor Movement.’ The play is set on the eve of the 1960 presidential race. A rank and file union activist is being interviewed by a college student about his life. Higgins recounts his days as a newspaper boy in Sandusky Ohio during the First World War, his meeting with Eugene Debs and other radicals opposed to American participation in the First World War, his experiences in the Lafollette campaign for president in 1924 and his experience covering the union organizing drives of tenant farmers and auto workers in the 1930s. Harlan Baker is an adjunct professor in the Theatre department at the University of Southern Maine, an actor, a former member of the Maine legislature, a union activist, and democratic socialist. ‘Jimmy Higgins’ has long stood for the name of the rank-and-file union and socialist activist.” The July 9 show is a fundraiser to restore Maine’s Labor Mural. $15 at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Boulevard, Portland. 899-3993.

Sunday, July 10 Boat Building Festival concludes 9 a.m. This July 8 through July 10, Compass Project will present its eighth annual Boat Building Festival at Back Cove Park on Preble Street Extension (accross from Hannaford). Compass Project is a Portland-based youth development organization that engages at-risk youth through experiential boat building programs. These hands-on programs help youth find new directions for the future by combining life-skills, academic challenges and job-skills training. “Join us July 8th, 9th and 10th at our new Location, Back Cove Park on Preble Street Extention in Portland.

Twelve boat building teams will be arriving Friday afternoon to begin the intensive three-day task of building their very own 12-foot Skiff and helping to raise funds for our Youth Boat Building Program. Along with our new location, we have new activities! We are very excited to announce the First Ever Mascot Row-down to be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 9 at the Festival. The Portland Sea Dogs mascot, Slugger, has issued a rowing challenge to Salty Pete of the Pirates and Crusher of the Red Claws. Come find out who has the best rowing skills in town!” Friday, July 8, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, July 9, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, July 10, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Parade from Back Cove to East End Beach; launch at East End Beach. http://www.compassproject.org/bbfest.htm

Hidden studios of Portland’s East End Artists 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Get a peek into one of Portland’s most vibrant arts communities by joining the Society For East End Artists, seventh annual Open Studios Tour and Art Sale. On this one day, the artists of Portland’s East End open their working studios to the public. Experience the source point for some of Portland’s most eclectic creators and qualify to win prizes from East End vendors just by participating.

Connect to community, expand your horizons and/or add to your art collection all on a summer day! The tour is a free self-guided walk through the Munjoy Hill neighborhood. It is held in conjunction with the Munjoy Hill Garden Club tour.

Maps of the Open Studios will be available the day of the event at 81 Congress St. and in participating artists’ studios. Open studios will be marked with green, blue and white balloons. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the many and unusual ways artists make it work: hallways, extra bedrooms, garden sheds — you name it, some artist on Portland’s East End is using it to spin their creative vision!

Tour will be held rain or shine. For more information, please call Colleen Bedard at 233-7273 or visit the website http:// www.SEAportland.org

The Hidden Gardens of Munjoy Hill 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Hidden Gardens of Munjoy Hill offers an opportunity to explore a dozen lush city gardens tucked away in this charming Portland neighborhood. The

Grandmother (Michela Micalizio) scolds Young Wolf (Even Laukli) in an upcoming adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood. Starting July 21, 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. The show runs for two weekends, July 21-31: Thursdays and Fridays at 4 p.m. and 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 828-1234, ext. 231. Advance reservations are encouraged. (COURTESY PHOTO) self-guided garden tour will feature a dozen unique urban retreats scattered throughout Munjoy Hill. Members of the Society for East End Arts (SEA) will also open their studios for visitors. The tour is presented by Friends of the Eastern Promenade. “Visitors can stroll through a delightful English Victorian garden, a tranquil Japanese garden and a “wild” flower garden that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Some gardens are brand new, with others tended by gardeners for several generations. All of the gardens highlight the creativity of gardening in the city.” Advance tickets are available for $15 online at hiddengardensofmunjoyhill.org or at Skillin’s Greenhouse, O’Donal’s Nurseries, Allen, Sterling & Lothrup, Broadway Gardens, Rosemont Market and Coffee by Design. On the day of event, tickets will be sold for $20 at the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization’s Hill House at 92 Congress St., where the tour begins. For more information, visit hiddengardensofmunjoyhill.org.

Library Sundae in Falmouth 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. “Join us for a fun-filled afternoon featuring antique cars, ice cream sundaes, and Doc’s Banjo Band.

Bring your friends and family. Sponsored by the Friends of the Falmouth Memorial Library.” Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth. Tickets for Sundaes and rides are $2.50 each. Everything else is free. www.falmouth.lib.me.us

Defenders of the Funny 7:30 p.m. Defenders of the Funny is a new improv group in Portland. Expect new games, sketches, music, and audience participation. Special guest: Comic Stephanie Doyle.

Tickets $7. Defenders of the Funny will also be participating in the second annual Portland Improv Festival, held at Lucid Stage Aug. 11-13.

Monday, July 11 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. July 11: Sina Najafi; Najafi is the Editor of Cabinet Magazine. July 18: Anne West; West is a writer, theorist, and independent curator. She teaches in the graduate program at RISD. July 25: Lee Boroson; Boroson’s airy sculptures give viewers the chance to experience the ineffable impossibilities of the world. Aug. 1: Hamish Fulton; Since the early 1970s, Fulton has been labeled as a sculptor, photographer, conceptual artist andland 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. Her lecture on July 18 will be followed by a book signing. 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. http:// www.meca.edu/mfa

Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston 7:30 p.m. The Bates Dance Festival based in Lewiston announces its 29th season of public events, taking place July 1 through Aug. 13 on the Bates College campus.

The six-week festival showcases contemporary performance works by Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Nicholas Leichter Dance, Zoe | Juniper, The Equus Projects and Black Label Movement, and David Dorfman Dance. Performances, panel discussions and lectures by more than 40 internationally recognized dancers from across the United States and abroad. Performance times and locations appear on the festival website: www.batesdancefestival.org. July 1 to Aug. 14, Chase Hall Gallery, Open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Also featured: Monday, July 11, Schaeffer Theatre, 7:30 p.m., a sneak preview: Camille Brown and her dancers share snippets and talk about the stories behind the work. Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, Schaeffer Theatre, 8 p.m., the vivid and versatile Camille A. Brown is a pixy-ish performer who packs a punch. Festival Finale, Saturday, Aug. 13, Alumni Gym, 7:30 p.m., discover and celebrate the next generation of dance luminaries.

Tuesday, July 12 ‘City By the Sea’ at MHS noon. Book Event: “City By the Sea: A Photographic History of Portland, Maine,” at the Maine Historical Society.

Speaker: John R. Moon, Author. “Join us to celebrate this wonderful new book of historic and contemporary photographs that traces the evolution of the city over the past 100 years. It captures many of Portland’s architectural gems, enchanting places, and lost treasures while exploring how the city has adapted to change and modern life. Many of the photographs in the book come from the collections of Maine Historical Society.” www.mainehistory.org

Portland Kiwanis Club welcomes Selma Botman 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. The Portland Kiwanis Club serving Greater Portland welcomes University of Southern Maine President Selma Botman as the featured speaker during the Club’s evening meeting. The meeting takes place at STRIVE, 28 Foden Road, South Portland, with social time.

All Greater Portland community members are encouraged to attend this meeting. RSVP no later than July 8 to secretary@portlandkiwanis.com. The catered meal costs $12 at the door. see next page

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Hysterical Society at Seaside Pavilion in OOB 7 p.m. The Maine Hysterical Society will perform at the Seaside Pavilion in Old Orchard Beach. “Charter members Randy Judkins, Barney Martin and Steve Underwood present a comedy variety show of novelty songs, hilarious Maine characters, ‘wicked good’ juggling, and some of the most hysterical sketches that will make you laugh on your way home and even the day after. Maine Hysterical Society is comprised of three of Maine’s most entertaining variety artists, actors, musicians and downeast humorists. Ticket price is $11 and $14 day of show. “The Seaside Pavilion Series, a community treasure and outreach ministry of The Salvation Army, is held annually from June through August.” www.seasidepavilion.org

Felix Hell on the Kotzschmar Organ 7:30 p.m. “German concert organist Felix Hell is a phenomenon in several ways. Hailed as the ‘most well known young concert organist worldwide’ (Dr. John Weaver), and ‘undoubtedly one of the major talents of the century’ (Dr. Frederick Swann, AGO president), he ‘sets standards that many established and honoured older players would struggle to equal’ (Michael Barone in ‘The American Organist’).

Hell has had an active concert career since the age of nine and has already performed more than 700 recitals throughout his native Germany, as well as Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Korea, Latvia, New Zealand, Norway, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Russia, and the USA, where he performed more than 450 recitals in 44 states.” Hell will play the Kotzschmar Organ, the oldest working municipal pipe organ in the United States.

Wednesday, July 13 Lobsterman’s Park kids’ activities 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Free activities with the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine every week, Wednesdays, July 13, 20, 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Lobsterman’s Park (corner of Union and Middle Streets). July 6 — Whale Wonders. Lean the difference between toothed and baleen whales, touch real whale baleen and make a whale tail craft.

July 13 — Beaver Business. Take a look at a beaver skull and fur, then take part in a craft to learn about beaver adaptations. July 20 — Dino Discovery. Investigate a life size T-Rex jawbone and make a dough dino fossil to take home.

July 27 — Understanding Owls. Lean about an owl’s silent flight and other hunting techniques by exploring artifacts and making a craft. www.portlandmaine.com or www.childrensmuseumofme.org

The Kids Are Alright: Headstart at SPACE noon. “SPACE and the Maine Academy of Modern Music debut The Kids Are Alright, a new series of Wednesday lunchtime performances by local musicians for the whole family can dig! Stop by for a break after the Farmer’s Market, or before you hit the beach for a cool hour of music by great live acts tailored for the kids. Parents and kids will be able to meet the musicians, ask them questions, and even experience an ‘instrument petting zoo’!

Kicking off the summertime fun is Theodore Treehouse, local rock boys extraordinaire, whose album Mercury: Closest to the Sun, has fast become a favorite around here. The quartet’s jaunty, infectious rhythms and brash energy will get everybody’s feet moving.” $3 adults/$2 kids. www.space538.org

Meeting on replacement of Martin Point Bridge 6 p.m. Representatives of the Maine Department of Transportation will be present to listen to concerns, receive comments, and answer questions from anyone with an interest in the project, replacement of the Martin Point Bridge, located on the Portland-Falmouth line, which carries U.S. Route 1 over Presumpscot River. MaineDOT is particularly interested in learning local views relative to project consistency with local comprehensive plans, discovering local resources, and identifying local concerns and issues. Anyone with an interest is invited to attend and participate in the meeting.

Accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Auxiliary aids will be provided upon advance request.

The meeting is In The Green Room at Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Any inquiries regarding this project may be directed to the attention of Leanne Timberlake, PE, Project Manager, Maine Department of Transportation, Bridge Program, 624-3422. Email: leanne.timberlake@maine.gov. www.maine.gov/mdot/projects.htm.

Maine Songwriters Association Showcase 7 p.m. A new monthly series from One Longfellow Square and Maine Songwriters Association featuring a lineup of local talent every second Wednesday. Maine Songwriters Association is a state-wide, nonprofit, member organization dedicated to the support of songwriters and their art.

The MSA mission is to encourage, recognize, educate,

support and promote developing songwriters. ($5 at the door only; doors at 6:30 p.m.) Sponsored by Port Media Studios and Crooked Cove Records. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

2011 Eastern League All-Star Game 7:05 p.m. The Eastern League in conjunction with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats announced the rosters for the 2011 Eastern League All-Star Game. The Portland Sea Dogs will send five players to the midsummer classic: pitchers Stephen Fife and Alex Wilson, outfielders ChihHsien Chiang and Alex Hassan, and infielder Will Middlebrooks. The All Star Game will be played on Wednesday, July 13 at the home of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester, N.H., at 7:05 p.m. The All-Star Game will feature the Eastern Division All-Stars against the Western Division All-Stars.

Each team will consist of 24 players. The All-Star teams were selected through fan voting along with selections from media personnel, club field personnel, and Eastern League administrators. Each Eastern League team has at least three players, including at least one pitcher and one position player. One position player and one pitcher from each team are selected through fan voting.

Will Middlebrooks and Alex Wilson were fan selections from Portland.

Free summer concerts in Portland 7:30 p.m. Bring a chair or blanket, sit back and enjoy the music throughout the summer months. Portland Recreation, Families of the Western Prom Neighborhood, West End Neighborhood Association, Maine Red Claws, Quirk Chevrolet, Friends of Eastern Promenade, Kemp Goldberg Partners, Betty Winterhalder Fund, Trevor & Joe, Coyne Piergrossi Associates, Keller Williams Realty, SMRT, the Italian Heritage Center Concert Band and the Willey Trust sponsor these free outdoor concerts. FMI: 756-8275; Information and cancellation hotline: 756-8130.

Sunset Folk Series At The Western Prom Park: Sponsored by Families of the Western Prom Neighborhood and WENA. Concerts last approximately 40 minutes. (During inclement weather, concert canceled.) Held Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. (or as announced) at Western Prom Park. July 13, 7:45 p.m., Darien Brahms http://www.myspace.com/ darienbrahms; July 20, 7:45 p.m., Mark Farrington; Wednesday, July 27, 7:30 p.m., Sorcha http://www.myspace.com/ sorchasongs; Aug. 3, 7:30 p.m., Phantom Buffalo http:// www.myspace.com/phantombuffalo; Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m., Will Gattis http://www.myspace.com/gattistheband.

Crusher’s Kids Concerts in the Park: Concerts last approximately 40 minutes. Concerts held Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Bandstand, Deering Oaks Park. (During inclement weather concert relocated to Reiche Community Center, 166 Brackett Street). July 14, Delilah & Chandra (Singing Hands); July 21, Tangletoons (Maine Songs); July 28, Sparks Ark (Wild Animals); Aug. 4, Sammie Haynes (Singer Songstress).

Friends Of Eastern Promenade Concert Series: Sponsored by the Friends of the Eastern Promenade.

Concerts last approximately one hour. Concerts held Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Bandstand, Fort Allen Park. July 14, Don Roy Band (Fiddlers); sponsored by a Friend of the Eastern Prom; July 21, Chandler’s Band (Marches & Big Band Era) sponsored by the Willey Trust; July 28, Sean Mencher and his Rhythm Kings (Rockabilly) sponsorship in Memory of Betty Winterhalder; Aug. 4, Big Chief (Rhythm & Roots Music) sponsored by Trevor & Joe Coyne Piergrossi Associates and Keller Williams Realty; Aug. 11, The McCarthys (Country Rock) sponsored by Kemp Goldberg Partners; Aug. 18, Banda di Nepi (Community Band from Italy) sponsored by the Italian Heritage Center (rain date at center). www. portlandmaine.gov/rec/summer.htm

Thursday, July 14 John Calvin Stevens and the Art of Bicycling 4 p.m. Illustrated talk at Maine Historical Society followed by bike tour of the West End. “I Am An Old Wheelman”: John Calvin Stevens and the Art of Bicycling in Maine 18801900. Presenter and Ride Leader: Sam Shupe. “Join us to learn about a significant yet largely unknown aspect of John Calvin Stevens’ life. During the last decades of the 19th century, the prominent architect was a passionate cyclist who was instrumental in creating and sustaining bicycle culture in Portland. In this photographic presentation, Sam Shupe will discuss 19th century bicycle culture in Maine, and explore the similarities between Stevens’ approach to bicycling and his other cultural and artistic gifts to the state.

Following his talk, Shupe will lead a leisurely bike tour of several Stevens-related sites in Portland’s West End. Bike tour will depart MHS at 5pm and conclude at approximately 6:30. Bring your bike! Program and bike ride are free but registration for bike ride is required. Please call 774-1822 to register.”

Portland author George Dalphin at Bull Moose 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Portland author George Dalphin, will visit the Bull Moose Scarborough Store, 456 Payne Road to sign copies of his new book, “Bob Wacszowski, Necromancer.” “‘Bob Wacszowski, Necromancer,’ which is to be the first in a series, follows the tale of the title character as he stumbles upon an ancient book of death magic. After bringing the dead back to life to make a living and do good in the world (as well as to try to win back his ex-girlfriend), Waczowski discovers the rest of the world is not as openminded and optimistic about his growing army of skeletons.” Bull Moose will have copies of Bob Wacszowski, Necromancer in stock for $9.75. Nearly all of the 20,000 books in Bull Moose’s Scarborough and Bangor locations are 35 percent off list price.

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 14 — Will Gattis (Indie Pop) and Dirigo-Featuring members of Strangefolk (Folk/ alt-country/Jam Band); July 21 — The Fogcutters Big Band (Big Band/Swing) and Sly-Chi (Funk/Soul/Jazz); 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.

Author Marty Dobrow at Hadlock Field 5:30 p.m. Author Marty Dobrow will attend a book reading and signing of “Knocking on Heaven’s Door: Six Minor Leaguers in Search of the Baseball Dream,” at Hadlock Field. The novel features the journeys of minor leaguers including Charlie Zink and Manny Delcarmen throughout their careers here at the Portland Sea Dogs and beyond.

The event is on the Portland Patio from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. A game ticket provides admission. Books will be available for purchase from Longfellow Books. Appetizers. For anyone interested in attending, email crague@ seadogs.com.

Friday, July 15 Yarmouth Clam Festival 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. “Mark your calendar for Friday through Sunday, July 15 through 17, and come to the 46th annual Yarmouth Clam Festival! You can look forward to all the fun events that make this festival Maine’s summer favorite: A long, hilarious parade; spectacular fireworks; clam shucking contests; a firefighter’s muster; road, kayak, and bike races; a pancake breakfast; concerts; and, of course, a delicious array of food. Admission to the Festival and its events is free.” To learn more about this year’s Yarmouth Clam Festival and see a complete schedule of events, visit www.clamfestival.com or call the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce at 846-3984. July 15 to 17. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. www.clamfestival.com

U.S. Cellular smartphone workshop in SoPo noon to 2 p.m. (Rescheduled from July 2) With a recent study showing a nearly 80 percent increase in smartphone shipments from a year ago, there are plenty of first-time smartphone users who may want a little help figuring out everything their advanced phones have to offer. U.S. Cellular is hosting a free workshop at 198 Maine Mall Road, South Portland, to guide attendees through all of the functions and features of Android-powered devices, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile smartphones. The Device Workshops are open to current smartphone owners, as well as those interested in upgrading to a smartphone. Attendees do not have to be a U.S. Cellular customer. All smartphone accessories will be 25 percent off.

Saturday, July 16 28th annual Loon Count 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Maine Audubon will conduct its 28th annual Loon Count, bringing together hundreds of Mainers to survey lakes and ponds across the state and provide valuable scientific data for lake conservation efforts.

This year’s count takes place between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.

Counters are given areas to count from shore or by boat, and regional coordinators will compile the results and send them to Maine Audubon for analysis. A more complete list of things Mainers can do to help loons is available on www. maineaudubon.org. see next page

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Library Book Sale on Peaks Island 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friends of the Peaks Island Branch Library annual sale and membership drive. MacVane Center. www.peaksisland.info/calendar_2011.htm#July

Peaks to Portland swim 8:30 a.m. “Starting on Peaks Island and finishing 2.4 miles later on at Portland’s East End Beach, the Peaks to Portland swim is one of the highlights of the New England open water swim calendar. The Peaks to Portland swim provides an opportunity for swimmers to challenge their physical and mental abilities, while at the same time raising money for the Cumberland County YMCA’s Annual Support Campaign, providing needed scholarships for youth, adults and families.” 6:45 a.m. to 7 a.m.: Arrive at Casco Bay Ferry, unload kayaks; 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.: Packet Pick Up & Buy Ferry Tickets & Body Marking; 7:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.: Board Ferry; 7:45 a.m.: Ferry Leaves for Peaks Island; 8 a.m. to 8:20 a.m.: Swim Warm Up; 8:20 a.m.: Opening Ceremonies; 8:30 a.m.: Race Start; 11 a.m.: Award Ceremony. Breakwater Rotary Club (South Portland-Cape Elizabeth) will be serving breakfast on race day at East End beach from 8:30 a.m. until noon. The menu includes buttermilk pancakes with a choice of either peanut butter & jelly or maple syrup & butter, juice, coffee, chocolate milk, yogurt & bananas. Pre-order four 4-inch pancakes and choice of drink for $5 by visiting their web page at www.breakwater-rotary.org. For more information: 874-1111 or visit www.cumberlandcountyymca.org/ p2p#raceinfo.

Spectacular Gardens of Scarborough 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets on the day of the tour are $20, sold at the Hunnewell House on Blackpoint Road in Scarborough at 8:30. Advanced tickets are available for $15. e-mail gardenz@maine.rr.com or call 839-4033.

DAV Mobile Service Office in Portland 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “So many veterans feel confused about benefits and services they’ve earned. There’s so much to know ... and so many changes from one year to the next. That’s why the nonprofit D-A-V and the HarleyDavidson Foundation have teamed up to offer help.” The DAV Mobile Service Office will be at the Big Moose HarleyDavidson, 375 Riverside St., Portland to personally provide the best counseling and claim filing assistance available. This event is part of the nationwide Harley’s Heroes tour and is free to all veterans and members of their families. For further information concerning this event, please contact D. Brandon McKinney at 623-5725.

‘Every Excuse in the Book’ author in Freeport 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sue Brennan, a resident of Manchester, will be available to sign copies of her book, “Every Excuse in the Book: An Interactive Workbook to Address All the Reasons You Can’t Stop Eating Long Enough to Lose Weight.” Sherman’s Book and Stationary, 128 Main St., Freeport. “By focusing on the triggers that cause you to eat, it gets to the root problem — things like depression, boredom, anxiety, and unattainable goals — helping you to acknowledge these factors and deal with them head on. ‘Every Excuse in the Book’ is a

quick and applicable read that gives you more than just ways to find out why you’re stuffing your face. It provides honest insight and solutions to help you finally quit making excuses and stop eating long enough to lose weight.” For more information, contact James Branscum at 888-3619473 or james@tatepublishing.com

‘Teen Fun Fest’ 6 p.m. There will be a “Teen Fun Fest” held at the Boys and Girls Clubs on Cumberland Avenue. “This is an outreach event focused on teens ages 13-17 in Portland. There’ll be food, games, DJ Music and Raffle Giveaways! Everything is free so come and have some fun!”

Maine Gay Men’s Chorus 7 p.m. The July Touring Ensemble concerts in Orono and Portland conclude the Maine Gay Men’s Chorus 20102011 tour of Maine with the premiere performances of new music. Portrait of Peter, by Tom Wallace. “‘The White Rose, a new musical work about tragedy, hope, and redemption. ... ‘The White Rose’ is inspired by the story of Charlie Howard, a young gay man murdered in 1984 by three drunken teenagers in Bangor: words by Bruce Spang, Poet Laureate of Portland, music by Maine composer Tom Wallace, and featuring Shane Brewster (Tenor, USM School of Music) as Charlie.” Admission by donation will be split between the Touring Ensemble and the church (suggested donation $10). The ensemble will also hold a 50/50 raffle for those who wish to participate, and MGMC’s Music CDs will be available for purchase. Immanuel/Williston West Church of Portland.

Monday, July 18 ‘Lion in Winter’ auditions in Bath 7 p.m. The Studio Theatre of Bath announces auditions for an upcoming production, “Lion in Winter.”

Directed by Studio Theatre of Bath President Bob Reed, “Lion in Winter” will be performed at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath and runs two weekends, Oct. 14-16 and 21-23.

Auditions will be held on Monday, July 18 in the Curtis Room of the CCAC at 804 Washington Street in Bath and will begin promptly at 7 p.m. The director is auditioning for two roles to be portrayed by two males ranging in age from their late teens to 30s. Additional audition information will be available on the Studio Theatre of Bath’s website: www.studiotheatreofbath.com or on their Facebook page.

Tuesday, July 19 ‘Deering: A Social and Architectural History’ noon. Book Event: “Deering: A Social and Architectural History” at Maine Historical Society. Speaker: William D. Barry, Historian (and MHS reference librarian). “Join us to celebrate the recent publication of this muchanticipated new book about off-peninsula Portland from the 17th through mid-20th centuries. MHS’s own Bill Barry and co-author Patricia McGraw Anderson conducted extensive original research on Deering, Stroudwater, and other neighborhoods, and have created a rich compendium that includes new information, stories, and photographs, many accessible for the first time here.”

Tharp on the Kotzschmar Organ 7:30 p.m. Stephen Tharp will perform in Portland’s Merrill Auditorium, play-

ing the Kotzschmar Organ, the oldest working municipal pipe organ in the United States. “Stephen Tharp, is recognized as one of the great concert organists of our age. Having played 35 solo intercontinental tours and over 1300 concerts worldwide, Stephen Tharp has built one of the most respected international careers in the world, earning him the reputation as the most traveled concert organist of his generation.”

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Wednesday, July 20 Hands-Only CPR training 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The American Heart Association and Hannaford Supermarkets in Maine are partnering to help people learn basic CPR skills by providing free “Hands-Only CPR” mini-trainings. Hands-Only CPR is CPR without mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths. It involves two easy steps: Call 911 and push hard and fast on the center of the chest. This technique is easy to remember and results in delivery of more, uninterrupted chest compressions until more advanced care arrives on the scene. The mini-trainings will held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the following dates: Monday, July 11 — 77 Western Ave., Hampden; Monday, July 18 — 692 Sabattus St., Lewiston; Wednesday, July 20 — Forest Ave., Portland; Monday, Aug. 1 — 31 Hannaford Drive, Scarborough. Participants will receive educational information and those who practice chest compressions will be entered to win free CPR Anytime kits and $50 Hannaford gift cards. www.handsonlycpr.org.

Jimmy Fund/Deering High School Classic 10:30 a.m. The Jimmy Fund/Deering High School Classic to benefit the Deering High School Golf Team and the Jimmy Fund will be held July 22, at Riverside Golf Club in Portland. This tournament is part of the Jimmy Fund Golf Program. The Jimmy Fund Golf Program is one of the oldest and largest charity golf programs in the country. Now in its 29th year, The Jimmy Fund Golf Program has raised more than $80 million for life-saving cancer research and treatment for adults and children at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The 2011 presenting sponsors for this year’s program include American Airlines, Callaway Golf, Dunkin’ Donuts, Forty Seven Brand, HomeGoods, the International Golf Club, and GateHouse Media New England.

Registration Time: 10:30 a.m. Shotgun Time: noon. Registration Fee: $100 per golfer. For more information, visit www.jimmyfundgolf.org or call 866-521-4653.

Author Van Booy visits Maine noon and 7 p.m. Van Booy will read at noon at Portland Public Library’s Rines Auditorium as part of the celebrated Brown Bag series. Later that same evening, Van Booy will give a 7 p.m. reading at SPACE Gallery. “Acclaimed author Simon Van Booy will visit Maine for only the second time ever and give two readings in Portland hosted by the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (MWPA), the Portland Public Library, SPACE Gallery, and Longfellow Books. ... In the elegant, seemingly Old World prose he has become revered for, Van Booy’s debut novel ‘Everything Beautiful Began After’ traces three lives set against the Mediterranean heat of Athens, Greece: drunken but brilliant American Henry, the searching French artist Rebecca, and British archaeologist Henry.” www.portlandlibrary.com and www.space538.org

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Every Tue. Night is Benefit Night at Flatbread Join us from 5 - 9

Tuesday, July 12th $3.50 will be donated for every pizza sold.

Benefit:

Hart Cat Shelter 72 Commercial St., Portland, ME Open Sun. thru Thurs 11:30am–9:00pm, Fri. & Sat. 11:30am–10:00pm

TOUR BUSters!

(207)781-8896

Red Sox at Baltimore Camden Yard Sun-Tues, July 17-19 Sunday to Atlantic City, Monday to Baltimore, free time Inner Harbor, evening game with seats in a private suite at Camden Yard, home Tuesday. $650/person, double occupancy basis.

Tony Bennett Sun-Mon, August 14-15 Hyannis, Massachusetts $335/person, double occupancy basis.

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