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Natural selection? 20 jockey for mayor Portland’s candidate field expected to sort itself out

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

In New York City’s mayoral contest last fall, Mayor Michael Bloomberg won an unprecedented third term, defeating his nearest contender by about four percentage points.

Analysis Although there were eight candidates in the race, the contest was really between Bloomberg and Democrat Bill Thompson. While those “top-tier” candidates duked it out, the rest of the field continued to campaign more or less up until the election day.

Political observers expect a similar ordering of candidates will occur in Portland, which is 125 times smaller than New York City, but has more than twice

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as many declared candidates (roughly 20 in all).

“I think there is going to be a top tier of three, four, five candidates who have strong name recognition and the ability to raise money and build an organization,” said Ted O’Meara, a political consultant with the Portland firm Garrand.

“I think it comes down to this ... the more candidates you have in the race, the harder it is for lesserknown candidates to get any attention, so the real race naturally defaults to the handful of candidates see MAYOR page 5

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BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A majority of Portland students returning to the classroom this fall will be in buildings recently renovated with millions of dollars worth of energy efficiency upgrades.

Work is under way to convert 10 schools to natural gas heating, and a number of other projects are in motion or scheduled across the city, all aimed at making Portland's schools and public buildings cheaper to maintain. They are part of an $11 million bond package approved by the City Council about a year ago after plans were set in motion in 2008. see UPGRADES page 13

Crews with New England Utility Constructors, Inc. have been working outside of Portland High School this week in an effort to bring natural gas to the school. (MATTHEW ARCO PHOTO)

The Rule of Law Delegation from Archangel, Russia, including (front to back) Stanislav Vtoryy, Committee Chair for Legislation and Judicial Issues; Sergey Emmanuilov, Committee Chair for Health Protection and Social Issues; and Andrey Brainin, Committee Chair for Budget and Taxes, attended a wreath laying ceremony at the Arctic Campaign Memorial at Fort Allen Park on Thursday. The ceremony commemorated the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the first Allied merchant ship convoy in Archangel, Russia, during World War II. For more photos from the ceremony, see page 8. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Prostitution sting nets arrests Internships can open doors Impaired driving crackdown See the story on page 3

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PALMYRA, Pa. (NY Times) — Hundreds of foreign students, waving their fists and shouting defiantly in many languages, walked off their jobs on Wednesday at a plant here that packs Hershey’s chocolates, saying a summer program that was supposed to be a cultural exchange had instead turned them into underpaid labor. The students said they were expecting to practice their English, make money and learn what life is like in the United States.

The students, from countries including China, Nigeria, Romania and Ukraine, came to the United States through a long-established State Department summer visa program that allows them to work for two months and then travel.

They said they were expecting to practice their English, make some money and learn what life is like in the United States.

In a way, they did. About 400 foreign students were put to work lifting heavy boxes and packing Reese’s candies, Kit-Kats and Almond Joys on a fast-moving production line, many of them on a night shift. After paycheck deductions for fees associated with the program and for their rent, students said at a rally in front of the huge packing plant that many of them were not earning nearly enough to recover what they had spent in their home countries to obtain their visas.

Their experience of American society has been very different from what they expected.

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Each summer, the State Department brings many thousands of foreign students to the United States on the international work-travel program, with visas that are known as J-1. Over the years, the program has successfully given university students from distant countries a chance to be immersed in everyday America and to make lasting friends.

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Libyan rebels gain control of oil refinery ZAWIYAH, Libya (NY Times) — Rebel fighters claimed complete control of a sprawling oil refinery in this coastal town on Thursday, seizing one of Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi’s most important assets after just three days of fighting and delivering the latest in a string of small victories that have suddenly put the rebels at Tripoli’s door.

Despite what rebel leaders described as fierce fighting, many of them expressed surprise that the Qaddafi loyalists were routed with relative ease. Some people even wondered whether the chaotic exit by the around 50 of the Qaddafi fighters — who fled by boat before they were bombed

by NATO warplanes, according to several fighters — was some sort of a ruse.

“We hope this is it,” said Ajali Deeb, a pet-

rochemical engineer at the seized refinery.

“I think he is weak. These are indications that the system has started to collapse.”

The six-month history of the Libyan conflict is filled with similar predictions made by one side or the other, usually in the face of nettlesome facts. Even so, the rebels have taken a substantial swath of territory in western Libya over the past few weeks, and Colonel Qaddafi’s forces have not mounted a forceful counter-attack.

There were other signs of a conflict that had reached a critical moment, if not its final stage. For days, the vital highway from Tunisia to Tripoli has remained closed, controlled by the rebels in a harsh blow to the Qaddafi government, which relies on the road for supplies of food and fuel.

Thousands of refugees are also fleeing daily from Tripoli, some to escape the city’s mounting hardships but others clearing expecting that they would be safer in rebel-held areas. On the road, they passed through checkpoints staffed by increasingly confident rebel fighters, many of them toting brand new machine guns supplied by one of several foreign allies now providing weapons to the rebel forces.

Perhaps the clearest sign of collapsing morale by Qaddafi forces was found in dozens of miles of untouched farmland, between the town of Bir Ghanem, the site of a large battle several weeks ago, and Zawiya. Qaddafi forces retreated along the road between the towns last week, ceding 100 kilometers and hardly put up a fight, rebel fighters said.

New York subpoenas Obama administration calls for Syrian president to step down energy companies NEW YORK (NY Times) — New York State’s attorney general has sent subpoenas to three large energy companies as part of a broad investigation into whether they have accurately described to investors the prospects for their natural gas wells, according to several sources familiar with the inquiry.

The subpoenas focus on how the companies took advantage of federal rules, adopted in late 2008, that govern the way they report their oil and gas reserves to investors.

Investigators have requested documents relating to the formulas that companies use to predict how much gas their wells are likely to produce in the coming decades. The subpoenas, which were sent on Aug. 8, also request documents related to the assumptions that companies have made about drilling costs in their estimates of the wells’ long-term profitability.

The investigation will be watched closely in the industry because the attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, is using a New York law called the Martin Act that gives him broad powers over businesses and allows him to obtain and publicly disclose an unusual amount of information.

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WASHINGTON (NY Times) — President Obama and the leaders of Germany, Britain, France and Canada called Thursday for Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, to give up power. The choreographed move follows months of popular protests and deadly reprisals in Syria.

Obama also ordered the freezing of all Syrian assets within American jurisdiction, barred American citizens from having any business dealings with the Syrian government and called on other countries to impose their own sanctions.

It was Obama’s first explicit call for Assad to resign. It came after weeks of divisions within the administration on how to proceed, and criticism from outside that the United States and other nations had responded too tepidly to the violent crackdown on the popular protests that have swept Syrian cities since March.

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Police arrest 11 in undercover prostitution sting

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A county police task force says nearly a dozen prostitutes and people seeking the services of an undercover sheriff's deputy were recently arrested during a four-agency sting operation.

Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce declared Thursday that the problem of prostitution, "though kept quiet from the public eye, is a large one," Carolyn Deberry across the county. Joyce spoke on the heels of a month-long investigation that ended with a sting operation and 11 arrests.

"The problem of prostitution is no longer a city problem, it's an everywhere problem," said Joyce, adding that websites have made it easier for people to obtain sex for money.

Police investigators used the websites Backpage.com and Craigslist.org to setup appointments or connect with woman offering services, he said.

Todd Donatello Four women accused of working as prostitutes were arrested and charged with engaging in prostitution. Six men face similar charges after police say they met with an undercover officer during the sting operation, police said.

Another man, Eric Mayo, 25, of Saco, was also arrested and charged with the promotion of prostitution and a probation violation. He's accused of Norma Greenleaf "acting as a pimp" for his wife, Samantha Pecoraro, 26, of Yarmouth, who was arrested for prostitution, Joyce said.

The men, as well as Mayo and Pecoraro, were arrested after police used a female officer to pose as a prostitute offering services from a website. Officials held a two-day sting operation at a hotel in the county — which police declined to identify.

More than 150 calls were received during that time from men seeking sex — not counting the number of blocked texts, phone calls and emails that would have added hundreds more to the number, police said.

In less than two hours after the advertisement went online, police said 52 people called to set up appointments. Calls were still being made as late as Eric Mayo 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning.

The other women charged were Angela Cloutier, 26, of Bridgton, Carolyn Deberry, 32, of Gray, and Norma Jean Greenleaf, 43, of Brunswick, were charged with engaging in prostitution.

Newell Perkins, 69, of Ogunquit, Spencer Richie, 49, of Woolwich, Todd Donatello, 49, of Falmouth, Chad Roper, 32, of Kennebunk, Joseph Miller, 45, of Portland, and Erick Van'Savage, 50, of New HartJoseph Miller ford, N.Y., were charged with engaging a prostitute.

Joyce said the crimes are only a misdemeanors, but that he hopes by conducting these types of operations that it will be the determining factor in people weary of engaging is such behavior from actually going through with it.

"If we take care of the damned and try to limit that, people are going to move elsewhere," Joyce said. "We're at Samantha Pecoraro least making the public aware that is is happening and we're at least going to try and let the prostitutes, the pimps (and) the Johns know that, guess what, … every once in awhile we're going to be out there."

He said nearly a dozen people showed up to the hotel sting operation but left before any exchange of

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money and crime was committed. He said the men either got Newell Perkins cold feet, had a change of heart or were spooked.

Officials say the multi-agency investigation came together after detectives from different departments began working together "As they were gathering information it was apparent that, hey, we do have a problem and let's see how big of a problem we really do have," said Chief Michael Morrill, of the Yarmouth Police Department, adding that he wasn't Chad Roper surprised about how bad the problem was.

"We're probably not going to stop it, but if they know that we're working these types of cases ... maybe it will slow down the activity," he said.

Nearly a dozen investigators from Yarmouth, Bridgton and Brunswick police departments, and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office participated in the operation.

The Portland Police DepartErick VanSavage ment was not part of the task force.

Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman for PPD, said local officials conduct similar operations on a semiregular basis. He said the last time Portland did such an operation was three to four months ago.

Officials said they planned to conduct similar stings in the future.

Two accused of rape, aggravated assault

BY MATTHEW ARCO AND MARGE NIBLOCK THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Two people were arrested and accused of raping a 24-year-old Portland woman Wednesday, police said.

Shawn Batchelder, 27, and Karla Wilson, 24, were charged with gross sexual assault and aggravated assault. The two were arrested after police responded to a 911 call made by a woman in an apartment at 218 Parkside Ave. shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday.

“The assault happened inside the apartment,” said Lt. Gary Rogers, a Portland police spokesman.

Rogers said the three people knew one another but wouldn’t comment on the relationship between the victim or the two suspects.

Wilson also maintains an apartment at 218 Park Ave., according to jail records. Wilson and the victim do not live together,

however, Rogers said.

There was no home address listed for Batchelder during his booking, though Rogers said he is a longtime Portland resident.

Rogers wouldn’t say if Batchelder was staying with the victim.

For an aggravated assault charge, a weapon must be used during an attack or injuries to Wilson Batchelder the victim must be serious.

Rogers would not say if a weapon was used in the assault or how serious the injuries were. The victim was treated and released from Maine Medical Center on Wednesday.

There were 19 cases of alleged rape this year in Portland, Rogers said.

Man flashes woman on trail Police say a man exposed himself to a woman walking on the Fore River Sanctuary Trail earlier this week.

The Portland Police Department responded to a report of a man having flashed a woman walking on the trail. Police say the woman immediately ran away and called police shortly after 6 p.m.

Officials say they were unable to locate the man.

— Matthew Arco

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Internships can open doors In this turbulent economy, more and more people are looking towards furthering educational interests or pursuing alternative opportunities in order to get through.

This was my last week working as a summer intern at Fox 23 in Portland. It was an opportunity for me to not only apply some of the skill sets I had already acquired over the years but also learn new ones.

From updating a web content management system to working on new promotional campaigns, it was really a jack-of-all-trades type scenario. I would be remiss to not mention the very supportive and hard working staff I got to work with. From the minute I walked through the door I felt like more than an intern; I felt like an employee. Not many places give credence to an intern coming in and implementing positive changes to further an organization, but Fox 23 did.

I will be able to take my experiences and connections I made over this past summer and apply them when searching for future employment. While many organizations and businesses require college credit for internships, many do not. For those of you who might be looking at a second career or starting fresh, finding an internship could be an option.

Part time interning would be best as most are unpaid through dollars and cents but pay off later when its needed most. I know many people who

are part time employed while being a part time intern in their chosen profession especially when their current job isn’t what they’re most pas––––– sionate about.

Guest While the number one priColumnist ority for anyone is being able to take care of yourself financially, it is also important to enjoy what you do. If you don’t wake up each morning excited for the challenges and opportunities the new day at your job brings, then something might be missing. There’s an old adage that states, “If you enjoy what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” That’s not to say that the ‘work’ won’t be difficult or would require less dedication, it just means if you fulfill your passions your life will be much more ‘filling’.

An internship creates an opening to test out something you might love doing. At the end of the three to four months, you can decide whether or not it’s right for you. This is something only you can decide for yourself. I know in every fiber of my being what makes me happy and what I’m most passionate about. I use that as a launching pad to vigorously pursue all possible opportunities to turn my dreams into a reality.

While that might sound like a naive college student talking, it’s important to never stop dreaming.

You can lay out a plan to take the necessary steps along your journey to create your future. There are

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The sky is really the limit to how you mold your life to your liking. Many times the only limitations are the ones we put mentally on ourselves.

Release any negativity or self-doubt and start reclaiming your passion. people in your community that would be happy to help you chart your road to success at such places as career centers and job fairs. You can do some research online of how to make your resume stand out from the crowd and write an excellent cover letter. The list goes on and on.

The sky is really the limit to how you mold your life to your liking. Many times the only limitations are the ones we put mentally on ourselves. Release any negativity or self-doubt and start reclaiming your passion. Thank you, Fox 23, for rekindling mine. For those of you reading this column, I wish you happy internship hunting!

(Justin Chenette is a TV host of “Youth in Politics” airing on WPME Sundays at 7 a.m. and WPXT at 8:30 a.m. He is a former member of the Maine State Board of Education and is currently attending Lyndon State College majoring in broadcast news.

Follow him on Twitter @justinchenette, like him on Facebook.com/JustinChenetteOfficial, and visit his website at justinchenette.com.)

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who already are well known,” he said, adding that 20 candidates is too many for most voters to digest.

Like others, he predicted the field would split into a top tier, a middle tier, and a bottom tier.

So what do you do if you’re a candidate not in the top tier? In New York, several candidates launched single-issue campaigns that generated a lot of media attention (if not many votes). For instance, who could forget Jimmy McMillan, of the The Rent is Too Damn High party? (Less memorable is the 2,300 votes McMillan received on election day, compared to 585,000 for Bloomberg.)

O’Meara and others discount the chance for a viable single-issue campaign in Portland, if only because there aren’t many single issues that could mobilize enough voters to win, even in a rankedchoice voting system.

However, if any candidate were looking for a crowd-pleasing issue, I’d suggest a campaign to end needless parking regulations. Getting rid of “Oddeven” parking restrictions and the “no parking city services” rules would be a good starting point.

Carmona not running from lobbying past, residency status While campaigning for Portland mayor, Ralph Carmona isn’t running from his past.

Carmona, who spent decades as a lobbyist and only moved to Portland a year ago, says he’s not worried about his background becoming a liability.

“I am not concerned at all,” he said this week, when asked if he thought voters would be concerned about the relatively short time he’s spent in the Forest City. “One way to address it is by telling people.”

Carmona notes that a good chunk of Portland’s population is “from away” and that his wife of seven years is a native Mainer. He says people he’s encountered on the campaign trail are more interested in his plans for the city than his previous address.

As for his lobbying gigs with Bank of America and Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Carmona says these experiences would only make him a better, more effective mayor. For one thing, he said these positions taught him how to bring people together.

In other news this week, Carmona secured the

endorsement of Esther B. Clenott, a former Cumberland County Commissioner. Carmona was also the first mayoral candidate to come out in favor of the controversial $33 million improvement bond proposal for the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Money in the bank?

Last week, Ethan Strimling announced he was taking a leave of absence from his day job as CEO of LearningWorks to run for mayor. By the looks of his campaign’s fundraising tallies, he’s spending much of his free time raising money.

Strimling, a former state senator with ties well beyond city limits, has proven in the past he can raise a lot of money (he spent upwards of $600,000 in an unsuccessful run for U.S. Congress in 2008, according to one report). But in the last three weeks, Strimling says his campaign has raised more than $26,000. That makes for a lot of $350 donations (the most a person or business can donate in a municipal race under state law).

It didn’t take long for local observers and fellow candidates to question those figures (one candidate even suggested Strimling was relying on as yet uncollected pledges from “bundlers”).

While it’s a common tactic to inflate fundraising tallies during a campaign, it’s nearly as common for candidates to raise questions about an opponent’s fundraising statements.

“Money is a measure of support, whether anyone likes it or not,” says O’Meara. “Someone can try to make an issue of a candidate’s money, or someone can question it, but the fact is if a candidate has the resources to advertise, organize, and do all the things in a campaign that cost money” they are going to need to raise a lot money.

Forum or free for all?

Two candidate forums are planned for the week after Labor Day, and both will prove as much a test for the moderators as the candidates.

The Portland Club and The League of Young Voters have events on Sept. 6 and Sept. 8, respectively, and both are planning creative formats to make sure all 20 candidates get some airtime.

Portland Club officials summed it up this way: “Our initial intention was to host a debate, but when

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In the end, the Portland Club’s format calls for two-minute opening remarks from each of the candidates. After that’s done, candidates will “adjourn to individual tables with their names on them where they can host the public and the media.”

According to the Portland Press Herald, the League plans to split candidates into groups of three to five to spur more interaction during its event.

Community members might also take part in question-answer sessions.

Covering these events will be equally challenging for the media, which often strives to quote as many candidates as possible during debates and candidate forums. But with 20 candidates running and most expected to show up at these events, listing each candidates, let alone offering insight into where they stand, might not be possible.

The Portland Club event will be held at 7 p.m. on Sept. 6 at 156 State St. The League event will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sept. 8 at Peloton Labs, 195 Congress St.

Off topic?

Although jobs and the economy have been the main focus of the mayoral campaign thus far, several candidates are mentioning education in their early talking points.

The new elected mayor does have some new authority (veto power over the budget, among a few others), but the position has no power to intervene in school issues. Even so, Portland Schools Superintendent James Morse says he’s OK with candidates talking about school-related issues.

“I am not uncomfortable with it,” Morse said this week. “As I have read different things people have said, I have a hard time disagreeing with them.”

The need to improve dropout rates and the condition of school facilities has come up most frequently.

In fact, Morse said he would welcome any extra help spreading the word about these and other challenges facing Maine’s largest school district.

“The work we have to do in the school system is some pretty heavy lifting, and if candidates are out there talking about it, it’s a good thing,” Morse said.

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Police note crackdown on impaired driving The South Portland Police Department yesterday announced it will join nearly 10,000 other law enforcement agencies nationwide in support of an intensive crackdown on impaired driving Aug. 19– Sept. 5, known as “Drive Sober, or Pull Over.”

The problem of impaired driving is a serious one, the SPPD reported. Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show the number of alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities in America fell from 2008 to 2009, but the numbers are still too high, the department stated. In 2009 alone, 10,839 people died in crashes in which a driver or motorcycle rider was at or above the legal limit, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The age group with the highest percentage of alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities in motor vehicle traffic crashes was the 21-to-24 age group.

Across the country, it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 grams per deciliter or higher. According to the latest data, nearly a third of fatalities in motor vehicle traffic crashes involved a driver or motorcycle rider with a BAC above the legal limit — an average of one fatality every 48 minutes. The crackdown will include law enforcement officers in every state, Washington, D.C., and many U.S. cities and towns.

The South Portland Police Department said its officers will be aggressively looking for all impaired drivers during the crackdown and will arrest anyone

they find driving while impaired — regardless of age, vehicle type or time of day. Extra dedicated patrols and vehicle checkpoints are scheduled from now through Labor Day Weekend.

For more information, visit the High-Visibility Enforcement Campaign Headquarters at www.

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Texting law starts next month In June, Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed a new law that prohibits texting while driving. The law makes Maine the 33rd state to prohibit texting behind the wheel. The new law takes effect in September 2011, and violators caught texting while driving will face a minimum fine of $100.

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A meeting of sister cities at Fort Allen Park The two port cities of Portland and Archangel, Russia, became sister cities 22 years ago. On Thursday, a delegation of Russian officials joined a commemoration of the 3,000 men and women in World War II who gave their lives in the Arctic Campaign on convoys to and from Russia.

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TOP: (From left) The Rule of Law Delegation from Archangel, Russia, includes Andrey Brainin, Committee Chair for Budget and Taxes; Sergey Emmanuilov, Committee Chair for Health Protection and Social Issues; and Stanislav Vtoryy, Committee Chair for Legislation and Judicial Issues. The threemember delegation from Russia attended a wreath laying ceremony at the Arctic Campaign Memorial at Fort Allen Park on Thursday. The ceremony commemorated the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the first Allied merchant ship convoy in Archangel, Russia, during World War II and paid homage to those who lost their lives on the Arctic convoys. Thursday’s event was held in conjunction with similar events in Archangel, London and Murmansk. TOP RIGHT: The delegation stands in front of the Arctic Campaign Memorial, shown in more detail at left. The Arctic Campaign Memorial was given by the people of Murmansk to the City of Portland in memory of the 3,000 men and women who gave their lives in the Arctic Campaign on convoys to and from Russia. The memorial, located below the USS Portland Memorial in Fort Allen Park, was unveiled to the public May 20, 2006.

ABOVE: A color guard presents the American flag. ABOVE LEFT: William Doughty with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Deering Memorial Post 6859 waits for the ceremony to begin.

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WH: Deportation halted for some immigrants

BY ROBERT PEAR THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced on Thursday that it would generally not deport or expel illegal immigrants who had come to the United States as young children and graduated from high school or served in the armed forces.

White House and immigration officials said they would exercise “prosecutorial discretion” to allow these people to stay in the country while the government focused its enforcement efforts on higher-priority cases involving criminals and people who had flagrantly violated immigration laws.

President Obama is, in effect, doing

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Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Senate Democrat, has argued for a decade that “these young people should not be punished for their parents’ mistakes.”

White House officials emphasized that they were not granting relief to a whole class of people, but would review cases one by one, using new standards meant to distinguish between lowand high-priority cases.

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Ms. Napolitano said that low-priority cases were “clogging immigration court dockets and diverting enforcement resources away from individuals who pose a threat to public safety.”

Mr. Durbin said he believed the new policy would halt the deportation of

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Under the new policy, the government will review 300,000 cases of people in deportation proceedings to identify those who might qualify for relief and those who should be expelled as soon as possible. White House officials said the new policy would help illegal immigrants with family members in the United States. The White House is interpreting “family” to include partners of gay and bisexual people.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Social situations go better when you give yourself something to do. And because of your willingness to make yourself useful and help in whatever way needed, you’ll meet new people.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re meant to lead now. Take charge of a situation, but do so quietly and humbly.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are not always in the mood to communicate. This morning, you’d rather enjoy the silence than catch up on everyone else’s business. Turn off the media and relax.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You listen when a loved one talks. But more than that, you always hear -- with your ears as well as your heart -- what is being expressed. You are cherished for these qualities.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2011. There are 134 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 19, 1991, Soviet hard-liners made the stunning announcement that President Mikhail S. Gorbachev had been removed from power.

On this date: In 1812, the USS Constitution defeated the British frigate Guerriere off Nova Scotia during the War of 1812.

In 1909, the first automobile races were run at the just-opened Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

In 1942, during World War II, about 6,000 Canadian and British soldiers launched a disastrous raid against the Germans at Dieppe, France, suffering more than 50-percent casualties.

In 1951, the owner of the St. Louis Browns, Bill Veeck (vehk), sent in Eddie Gaedel, a 3-foot-7 midget, to pinch-hit in a game against Detroit. (In his only major league at-bat, Gaedel walked on four pitches and was replaced at first base by a pinch-runner.)

In 1960, a tribunal in Moscow convicted American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers of espionage. (Although sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment, Powers was returned to the United States in 1962 as part of a prisoner exchange.)

In 1980, 301 people aboard a Saudi Arabian L-1011 died as the jetliner made a fiery emergency return to the Riyadh airport.

In 1991,rioting erupted in the Brooklyn, N.Y., Crown Heights neighborhood after a black 7-year-old, Gavin Cato, was struck and killed by a Jewish driver from the ultraOrthodox Lubavitch community; three hours later, a gang of blacks fatally stabbed Yankel Rosenbaum, a rabinnical student.

One year ago: The last American combat brigade exited Iraq, seven years and five months after the U.S.-led invasion began.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor L.Q. Jones is 84. Actress Debra Paget is 78. Singer Johnny Nash is 71. Actress Jill St. John is 71.

Rock singer Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) is 66.

Former President Bill CLinton is 65. Tipper Gore, wife of former Vice President Al Gore, is 63. Rock musician John Deacon (Queen) is 60. Actor-director Jonathan Frakes is 59.

Political consultant Mary Matalin is 58. Actor Peter Gallagher is 56. Actor Adam Arkin is 55. Singer-songwriter Gary Chapman is 54.

Actor Eric Lutes is 49. Actor John Stamos is 48. Actress Kyra Sedgwick is 46. Actor Kevin Dillon is 46. Country singer Lee Ann Womack is 45. Actor Matthew Perry is 42.

Country singer Clay Walker is 42. Olympic gold medal tennis player Mary Joe Fernandez is 40. Actress Tracie Thoms is 36.

Country singer Rissi Palmer is 30. Actress Erika Christensen is 29. Country singer Karli Osborn is 27. Olympic silver medal snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis is 26.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX someone for texting during a meal and primly announced to all that we mustn’t eat before the hostess does.

My friends are adults, and while their manners may not be perfect, it is not my place to correct them. I am responsible for seeing that my daughter develops proper manners.

Lizzie, however, insists she is being helpful when addressing the shortcomings of others.

I know some of our friends resent this behavior, as do I. We went out to a nice restaurant last week, and as soon as we sat down, Lizzie told me to put my napkin in my lap. I said I knew that, and I simply hadn’t gotten to it yet.

While she may be right in theory, constantly being judged makes me very uncomfortable. What is your opinion? -Omaha Dear Omaha: Lizzie is guilty of a breach of etiquette. She is rude. One does not correct other adults in public, ever, nor should she be lecturing her friends about their behavior unless they are spitting across the table (although texting comes close). She may mean well, but she is making herself obnoxious and unwelcome.

Dear Annie: “Modest in Iowa” did not want a male nurse to attend to her in the hospital. As a well-educated, experienced male registered nurse, I find this type of behavior frustrating. Modesty and privacy are always respected by the professional nurse. A patient’s request for a female nurse is accommodated provided one is available. Staffing is tight in health care, and we all try to give patients a satisfactory experience while meeting their medical needs.

What concerns me even more is that her fiance threatened to assault the health care worker who was trying to assist her.

This type of behavior is unacceptable and dangerous. -- Nurse in Pennsylvania

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

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Alfred C. Frawley III has announced the opening of The Law Offices of Alfred C. Frawley in Portland.

Frawley has over 30 years of experience in a wide range of legal fields, with particular concentration in technology and intellectual property law, he said.

Frawley’s clients include international and national businesses who seek legal advice on intellectual property, technology, licensing, branding and business strategy. Frawley practiced with the Washington, D.C., law firm of Howrey & Simon, where he focused on complex antitrust and trade regulation cases, and also at the firm of Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth in Washington, where he represented broadcast media clients in a wide range of Federal Communications Commission issues. Since 1982, he has practiced in Maine as a partner at both Frawley Brann & Isaacson in Lewiston and Preti Flaherty.

A native of Bangor, Frawley received his bachelor’s degree cum laude from Dartmouth College and his law degree cum laude from the University Of Maine School of Law. He also obtained a Master’s of Law in Taxation from the Georgetown University Law Center.

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Dear Annie: Last night, I visited my daughter’s Facebook page and saw that she had enjoyed a lovely anniversary. Going a little further, I Googled her name and found an article about her in connection to an award she had won. In the article, it mentioned that she had a husband and a stepchild.

This all came as a surprise to me, as I had no idea she had won an award or married the man she was living with. I like the guy, and I’m happy for her, but why didn’t she tell me she has apparently been married for a year?

We talk every six weeks or so, and I let her initiate the call because I know she has a specific time allotted for me. She hasn’t spent a holiday with our family in years. Instead, she spends a lot of time with her mate’s family.

How do I handle this new information? Do I flat-out tell her what I discovered? (She friended me on Facebook, so seeing the announcement is not an issue.) Do I wait for her to tell me? She has not mentioned her marriage to her siblings, either. I don’t want to jeopardize the relationship we have. She is super-sensitive and always defensive. I usually let her call the shots, but this time, it’s almost more than I can bear. -- A Bewildered Mother Dear Mother: We can only imagine how difficult it is to learn of such an important event after the fact. Send your daughter a lovely card and write, “I saw on Facebook that you and ‘George’ celebrated your wedding anniversary. Congratulations! I’ve always liked George, and I know you will be very happy.” If possible, send a gift, as well. You cannot force your daughter to be closer, and confronting her about this announcement will not produce a good result. Facebook posts and semi-annual phone calls are apparently as much as she can manage.

Dear Annie: My best friend, “Lizzie,” feels that it is appropriate for her to correct others on their manners. She chastised

New law office opens in Portland

by Scott Stantis

KeyBank notes new sales manager KeyBank announced that Nicholas A. Brouillette has been promoted to sales manager, KeyBank Mortgage, responsible for managing the Maine District’s team of loan residential lending officers.

He is based at Key’s Maine District headquarters office at One Canal Plaza in Portland.

Previously, Brouillette was mortgage advisor, KeyBank MortBrouillette gage, for Key’s Saratoga Market in New York. Prior to joining Key in 2007 he was a loan officer for Northgate Funding Company in Albany, N.Y.

Councilor: ‘We’re going to start seeing the results UPGRADES from page one

"It's taken three years or so to get to this point, but we're going to start seeing the results," said Councilor David Marshall, chairman of the Energy and Environmental Sustainability Committee.

"We're doing a lot of different things," he said.

About $9.4 million of the bond is being spent with the energy services company Ameresco. It's overseeing the lighting system and boiler plant upgrades, as well as various other heating control upgrades and other efficiency improvements.

"A large part of the savings on this project is natural gas conversions," said Ian Houseal, the city's sustainability coordinator.

He estimated that once the conversion for the the 10 schools and eight city buildings is complete, it will mean nearly $900,000 in savings, based on current fuel prices.

"The bright side of higher fuel costs is higher savings," he joked.

The remaining bond funds are almost entirely going to pay for new roofs and windows for city schools, he said.

Peaks Island, Lyseth Elementary and Presumpscot Elementary schools are getting new windows.

King Middle, Peaks Island and Lyseth are receiving roof upgrades.

"It's been a very comprehensive overhaul of the school systems," said James Morse, the district's superintendent.

"We're very excited," he said. "Obviously, there's a lot of reasons to want to divorce yourself from fossil fuels. … It just makes incredible sense."

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Friday, Aug. 19 A Walk Around the East End 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. A Walk Around the East End with Friends of the Eastern Prom. “Sometimes Portland Trails’ biggest accomplishments are wrapped in small packages. Join Friends of the Eastern Promenade to discover how making a few connections within the trail network has helped create access and linkage across the peninsula.

Meet at the Gazebo on the Eastern Prom at Ft. Allen Park.”

Free for members of Friends of the Eastern Promenade and Portland Trails. $5 suggested donation for non-members ($5 can go toward a new or renewed membership.). Please register for the Trek by emailing info@trails.org or calling (207) 775-2411. For more information or to check cancellations due to the weather, go to trails.org. www.trails.org/ events.htm

Gallery Talk on John Marin 6 p.m. Portland Museum of Art. John Marin: Pioneer of American Modernism by Susan Rudy. “John Marin sought Maine as a subject — its islands, mountains, beaches, and rocky shores — from 1917 onward. However, when he landed on Cape Split in 1933, he knew this remote and untamed northern locale would imprint his work, foregrounding the abstract properties that had always been a feature of his painting. Featuring 54 works, this exhibition concentrates on the late period of John Marin’s (1870– 1953) career.” http://www.portlandmuseum.org

‘The Wiz’ by Maine State Music Theatre 7:30 p.m. Maine State Music Theatre presents “The Wiz,” a Tony Award-winning musical that follows the well-known tale of Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Lion as they travel through the Land of Oz, “but it adds a dazzling and lively mixture of rock, gospel and soul music made popular in the 1970s. This show is a mysterious, opulent and fancily journey that follows a beloved story of courage, brains, heart and home.” Pickard Theatre, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. August 10 to Aug. 27. www.msmt.org, 725-8769.

‘Passion of the Hausfrau’ in Freeport 7:30 p.m. A one-woman show that combines comedy, innovative projections, and music in portraying the hilarious misadventures of a Portland mom who discovers that the rollercoaster ride of raising young kids is actually the path to creating her own masterpiece; “comedic genius” declares the Portland Phoenix. Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St. Freeport. Aug. 18-Aug. 27. 7:30 p.m. Thurs. through Sat., and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Saturday, Aug. 20 Snowy Egret Day at Scarborough Marsh 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center features Snowy Egret Day, including a bird walk, canoe tours, a used book sale, nature crafts and more. Special programs for children. No registration necessary. 883-5100. http:// www.maineaudubon.org/explore/centers/marsh2.shtml

Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Arts Festival on the streets of Brunswick.

Over 90 artists and artisans line Maine Street and the mall.

Live music, children’s activities, theater performances, and more! FMI, www.brunswickdowntown.org

R & R Spinners at Sabbathday Lake 10 a.m. The R & R Spinners will show their extensive traditional skills at a demonstration to be held at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. The demonstation is free and open to the public.

A Stitch In Time: Quilts — The Fabric Of Our History 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Falmouth Heritage Museum, 60 Woods Road, Falmouth. What makes a quilt a quilt? How much is my quilt worth? When was my quilt made? Bring your quilts for show and tell! Watch quilting demonstrations.

Quilt appraisals to benefit the museum are $10 each/two for $17. The museum is open Saturdays through Sept. 10 (closed Labor Day weekend) with its continuing display of quilts, period kitchenware, vintage glassware and nursing artifacts. Supporting Memberships to The Falmouth Historical Society receive a Ceramic Wall Plaque and all members receive discounts on books, maps, coverlets and other gift shop items.

Slit tapestry workshop 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Perfect for children and beginning weavers! Weave A Wachumacallit is the title of a slit tapestry workshop to be held at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. What you will create from a variety of materials can be a bookmark, doll house furnishings, bracelet or a wachumacallit! Just bring scissors. Fee: $30 (pre-registration required). 926-4597.

Art & Fine Craft Show at Gilsland Farm 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gilsland Farm in Falmouth presents the 15th annual juried art and craft show featuring 60 vendors selling

The public is invited on a Discovery Trek: Eastern Promenade, today from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Join Diane Davison of Friends of the Eastern Promenade and Jaime Parker of Portland Trails to explore new trail connections on the Eastern Promenade. Participants will meet at the bandstand at Fort Allen Park. A nominal fee is charged for non-members. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO) jewelry, pottery, sculpture and other high-end handmade work. Gourmet lunch will be offered by Belle Fete Caterer and in the afternoon Island Cow Ice Cream will be selling a delicious cold treat. Saturday, Aug. 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All entry donations benefit Maine Audubon. http://habitat.maineaudubon.org

First Annual Shoreside Festival 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Shoreside Festival, part of the MS Society’s 30th Annual Harborfest, is hosted by Friends of the Eastern Promenade and takes place at Fort Allen Park and portions of the Eastern Promenade. The grassy slopes of the Eastern Prom provide the perfect venue for watching the sailboats in the MS Regatta. The festival features great food, kids activities, artists and live music, including Chandler’s Band, sea chanty singer Dave Peloquin and the bluesy rhythms of The Blue Band. Kids’ activities include knot tying & rope throwing, a touch tank, face painting, a scavenger hunt, coloring station, hula hoops, and rowing with the Compass Project in the afternoon.

Portland Music & Arts Festival 2 p.m. The second annual Portland Music & Arts Festival on Free Street. A day-long festival on Free Street, featuring the work and performances of Maine artists, local and national musicians and appropriate food and drink concessions. Proceeds from ticket sales, sponsor contributions, donations and vendor rentals will be donated to The Maine Children’s Cancer Program. www.theportlandmusicandartsfestival.com/schedule

Barb Truex performs with August Ensemble 8 p.m. Barb Truex performs with August Ensemble in Portland. The house concert, hosted by Jay York at 58 Wilmot St. begins at 8 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door for a suggested donation of $10. For more information or to reserve seats contact Barb Truex via phone (892-7578) or email (babstruex@gmail.com).

Sunday, Aug. 21 Tri for Preservation Sprint Triathlon and Aquabike 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The Tri for Preservation triathlon consists of a 500-yard ocean swim along the well-protected cove of Crescent Beach. (Wetsuits are strongly recommended, and may be required on race day at the discretion of the race director in the interest of athlete safety). Participants then transition to a 14-mile, rolling bike course past the scenic farmlands and marshlands of Cape Elizabeth.

The course concludes with a well-marked 3.1-mile run along the shore of Crescent Beach (on a well-maintained fire road) towards Kettle Cove and back along Route 77. capelandtrust.org/triathlon/2011/

First Annual Shoreside Festival 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Day two of the Shoreside Festival, part of the MS Society’s 30th Annual Harborfest. Hosted by Friends of the Eastern Promenade at Fort Allen Park on the Eastern Prom, the Shoreside Festival provides the perfect vantage point for watching all the action of the Lobster Boat Races and Tug Boat Muster on Casco Bay. The races will be broadcast live from the bandstand, with great food, art and activities for the kids.

Maine Maritime Museum commemoration 4 p.m. “On April 11, 1986, Dodge Morgan, who had chosen to become a resident of Maine, sailed his 60-foot boat American Promise into the harbor of St. George’s, Bermuda, 150 days from the date he had set out from the same port. The event marked the first time that an American had sailed solo around the world nonstop. Most remarkably, Morgan had accomplished the feat in only 150 days, almost slashing in half the previous record of 292 days, and even besting his optimistic goal of a 220-day voyage. On Aug. 21, Maine Maritime Museum will commemorate the 25th anniversary of that significant event and pay tribute to the remarkable individual whose dream it was to accomplish it. Sadly, Dodge Morgan passed away on Sept. 14 last year, following complications from cancer. The tribute will be held at the Portland Company complex on Fore Street in Portland.

It will begin at 4 p.m. with a screening of ‘Around Alone,’ the documentary film that followed Morgan during his epic journey and was a featured program on the PBS program, ‘Adventure.’ The 57-minute film was produced from more than nine hours of film that had been shot by six cameras mounted on the boat, three topside and three below decks.

Following the screening, members of the circumnavigation team and those whom Dodge Morgan inspired will share their reflections of both the man and his voyage. Morgan’s only companion on the voyage, his boat American Promise, will be dockside for tours. Following the epic voyage, the boat spent twenty years as a sail training vessel for the United States Naval Academy before becoming the mother ship for the Rozalia Project focused on ridding the oceans of plastic debris.” Tickets for the tribute are available online at www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org. see next page

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EVENTS CALENDAR –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Saad Zackariah, 15, (left) and Mukhtar Muqtar, 15, prepare to water the East End Community School garden as part of the Cultivating Community Youth Growers program.

Cultivating Community will host a Twilight Dinner at Turkey Hill Farm in Cape Elizabeth next Thursday.

(DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

from preceding page

Tuesday, Aug. 23 Chelsea Chen on Kotzschmar Organ 7:30 p.m. Chelsea Chen on the Kotzschmar Organ. “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor”

by J.S. Bach; “Three Taiwanese Songs”

by Chelsea Chen; “Children’s Corner”

by C. Debussy; “Super Mario Fantasia” by Koji Kondo; “Moto Ostinato” by Petr Eben; “Three Jazz Standards” by Rod Gorby; “Satin Doll’ by Duke Ellington; “Sweet Georgia Brown” by Ben Bernie; “I Got Rhythm” by George Gershwin; “Miroir”

by Ad Wammes; “Toccata from Suite” by Maurice Durufle. www.foko.org

Peace in Sudan Rally and Candle Light Vigil 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fur Cultural Revival (part of The Darfur Community Center of Maine) presents a Peace in Sudan Rally and Candle Light Vigil at Monument Square on Congress Street in Portland. This event is free, and the public is encouraged to attend. “In observation of Ramadan, this event will be held after the Break of Fast.

Speakers will include El-Fadel Arbab, as well as local activists, members of the Sudanese refugee communities, and survivors of Genocide worldwide. If it rains, the rally will be held at The Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St. in Portland, Maine at 9 p.m. Please note the change of time and location in the event of bad weather. Since 2003, more than 400,000 people have been killed in Darfur, Sudan. More than 2.7 million people have been displaced. Currently, there is also an ongoing crisis in the Abyei region of Sudan. Thousands of citizens have been displaced in the South Kurdofan, Nuba Mountain, and Blue Nile regions.

Southern Maine now boasts the largest organized Sudanese refugee community in the United States. Although Sudanese President Al-Bashir is now wanted by The International Criminal Court for war crimes in Darfur, the genocide continues. July 23 is the anniversary of the U. S. Congress’ 2004 declaration of Darfur as Genocide. On July 23, 2012 Fur Cultural Revival will host the second Peace in Sudan Rally at The White House in Washington, D.C.”

Wednesday, Aug. 24 Storyteller Deena R. Weinstein 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dobrá Tea, 151 Middle St., Portland (above Bull Moose and Video Port). “Storyteller Deena R. Weinstein and her guest musician Myron Samuels will

present a children’s story written by his late wife Jeanette A. Samuels. The theme for the evening will be apples ... from trees to pies and stories in-between! Come at 6:30 to enjoy food, tea, visiting, and to sign up to share your story of 10 minutes or less. Storytelling will begin at 7 and continue until about 8.

Listeners, welcome! Be entertained and/or try your voice at telling in a quiet, relaxed, intimate atmosphere! This event is held once a month at Dobrá, with different themes and special guests. Usually adult-oriented, this month is appropriate for children who can sit and listen at this hour of night.”

Fermented Root Vegetables 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Class on Fermented Root Vegetables (Carrots, Beets) at Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St., Portland. Cost: $20 ($10 scholarships are available). Instructor: Kate McCarty, Program Aide, and Master Food Preserver Volunteers. To register: call 653.7406 or visit www.urbanfarmfermentory.com/skillsclasses.

Thursday, August 25 Children’s Book Celebration 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. “Maine is special for many reasons, from lobsters to pine trees to children’s book authors! Join Maine author Jan West Schrock as she reads from her children’s book ‘Give a Goat,’ then stay to read some Maine children’s book classics. ‘Hear The Circus Ship’ by Chris Van Dusen and have an animal parade, read ‘Fairy Houses’ by Tracy Kane and make fairy houses of your own and listen to ‘Burt Dow, Deep Water Man’ by Robert McCloskey while inside a life-sized inflatable whale!” www.kitetails.org

‘Medication Management in the Home’ 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. “Medication Management in the Home” presented by Home Instead Senior Care. Pharmacist Angela McGarrigle, owner of Good For All Pharmacy will speak as part of a monthly Community Education Series at the Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St., Gorham. Free and open to the public.

Cultivating Community Twilight Dinner 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Turkey Hill Farm, 120 Old Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth.

“Cultivating Community is holding a series of Twilight Dinners at their farm in Cape Elizabeth. The three-course meals will be cooked by local chefs to highlight the local and seasonal. The cost is $25 per person (BYOB).” www.cultivatingcommunity.org

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Women’s sheJAMS group makes training fun

BY JEFF PETERSON SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

When it comes to running, biking and swimming, there are no boys allowed.

For the last two years, sheJAMs has been a way for women of all ages and all abilities who enjoy being active, to train and race together as a team. The organization is the brainchild of Julie Marchese, Andrea Brown and Melissa Smith. By the way, they came up with the name, sheJAMs, by combining the first letter of the first name of all three women.

"It's a place where women can share their love for the outdoors and an active lifestyle in a safe, friendly, encouraging environment," said one of sheJAMs founders Julie Marchese. "Plus, it's much more fun to run, bike or swim with a group than by yourself."

Each team, whether it's biking, running or swimming, gets together once a week for an organized practice. The athletes also train on their own during the week. Each team also has its own coach. That coach helps them get in shape and hopefully helps them improve their times. On Tuesday, the running group meets near the East End Trail on Marginal Way in Portland.

Jenn Masters is one of those runners. The 40-yearold mother of two got inspired to join sheJAMs when a girlfriend passed away from cancer.

"I was never a runner, but I thought the least I could in her honor is run in the race she started called Race for an Angel," said Masters. "Once I

For the last two years, sheJAMs has been a way for women of all ages and all abilities who enjoy being active, to train and race together as a team. (COURTESY PHOTO)

started training with the rest of the women in sheJAMs, I found myself actually looking forward to running. I never I thought I'd be able to do it, but being with a group really motivates you. Knowing you will be meeting with your team during practices and races really helps out, especially when your coaches and teammates are cheering you on."

Masters is one of around 120 members in the

group. Most of the members joined to train for the Tri-For-A-Cure Triathalon, but athletes also take part in other swimming, biking and running events.

"We teach them from the ground up," said Marchese. "From the first day of training and all the way until race day, we are there to help. We also have winter programs as well that include weight training, spinning and even dance classes."

The organization was formed to help women become more active and stay active, but it is about a lot more than that. The members also get together socially.

"We make it fun for the women," said Marchese.

"Once a month we get together for a barbecue, a potluck dinner and maybe a little wine. This organization is all about a way for women to get to know each other and network whether it's just for entertainment or business."

Sure they get together and have fun, but make no mistake about it, these women are serious about training and racing.

"We don't do fluff stuff when we train," said Marchese. "We work hard and push each other."

Despite the hard work, Jenn Masters really looks forward to her training day on Tuesdays. "It really motivates you," exclaimed Masters. "When you are on a team, you are held accountable.

It makes you think twice about not showing up at training when you know your teammates are there.

They know if I've been slacking. When I run side by side with some of my new friends I don't think about running being torture. They suffer with you and it is never boring."

For more information on the group, including prices to join and practice schedules, just go to www. shejams.com or call Julie Marchese at 671-2420.