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“IemailedittoDeborahLoxeittand basicallxgotblownoff.Icouldn’t believesomeonewasdoingthisin 2001. Bexond the book-burning aspect ofit,thereis(lieslidingstandard:I couldn’thelpbutwonder,ifthex’re goingtoteachdetailedsexeducationto fourthgradersinthebeliefthat knowledge gixes them the power to discern,thenwhyhidethemfrom possibleassociationswithcurrent exents?Destroxingbooksto‘protect people’isacrime.Maxbethishasn’t beenpickedupbythenexxspapers becausenobodywantsIosectilings1ike thisclose-up.IwenttoCatholicschool, andexenwewereallowedtoread The (Catcherinthelive.”
Superintendent Tim McCormack is candid: “W'hen Deborah Loxeitt showed me the coxer and asked per¬ mission, 1 agreed. My understanding wasthatteachers,andnotthestudents, wouldremoxeit.Thecoxerhadlittleto dowiththematerialinside.Itwas incredibly,ccrilvclosetotheimageswe wereseeingon'IV.IfitarrixedtodaxI probablywouldn’tdoit.Buttodax’isn’t September11or12.1haxetotellyou, foraboutaweek,weweresortof makingitupaswewentalong."
AstatelikeNewJersey,thathastons ofindustryandhighpavingjobs,has New York on one side and Wash¬ ington,D.C..ontheother.Northern Mainehasrelativelypoorsouthern Maine on one side and Canada on theother.Andthefurthernorthvou go-Canadaincluded-thepoorer eventhingbecomes.Theharsher climatesarcalsounattractivetomam' peopleandareexpensiveandincon¬ venientforbusinessestodealwith. Spendingscarcepublicfundstrying tomakeMaine-eitherNorthor South-intosomethingthatitisn’t willnewerwork.Taxingthedevilout ofeverybodytofinancethisfollyisa triedandtruerecipefordisasterthat government-loving Mainers have preachedfortoolong.
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During a company-wide meeting, Nancy Rhoades was named President of BONNEY Staffing and Training Centers by CEO JoelCratwick.Thecompany,witheightstaffingofficesinMaine and New Hampshire provides Temporary, Temp-to-Hire and DirectHirePlacementServicesaswellasComputerTrainingto companiesandcandidatesthroughouttheregion.Nancyhasbeen w ith BONNEY since 1988 and was named Executive Vice Presidentandpartnerinthefirmin1996.NancvisalsoPresident oftheMaineStaffingAssociation,alocalchapteroftheAmerican StaffingAssociationbasedinWashington,DC,andwasrecently electedtotheboardoftheIndependentStallingForum,whichhas overonehundredaffiliatedofficesthroughoutthecountry.Sheand herhusbandMikeandtheirtwochildrenliveinStandish,Maine.
OnacllilhWednesdayeveningin November.Iwassittingonmvparents’ couch with my younger brother Drew as we watched The West Wing.1Iewas homeonabriefbreakfromhis
W'hcnweranoutofgasatthetable. DrewandIretiredtothelivingroomto watchthetube.Momjoinedusforafew minutestochat,butafterweshushedher onetimetoomany,shesplit./Asshe walkedawavshetossedoutthefactthat mv aunt and uncle happened to enjoy thetasteofthePortland1louseofPizza.I remembereditas-alongwiththePizza Joint,PizzaPlusandtheothers mentioned-oneofthe severalwevisitedas vouths.
That’swhenit clicked.Isatup withastart andtold Drew what we must do.
"W'ehitall theplaces weusedto go w hen we werekids,”I toldhim, “revisitingthem asadultstoseeif thevstandupto memorv. W'e in our deliberationscandecidethealltimeW'orldChampofPortlandPizza.” Drewpointedoutthatusingatermlike "worldchamp"whilelimitingittothe greaterPortlandareawassomethingof anoxvmoron,butIwasundeterred.
Weestablishedtherules:Wewouldeat cheeseandpepperonislicesateach placeandjudgeinthefollowing categories:BestCheese.BestPepperoni. BestCrust.BestSauce.BestOverall CheeseSlice.BestOverallPepperoni Slice. World Champ of Portland.
Thursday came along and we were off. hirstup:Angelonc’s,withPortland IlouseofPizzatofollow.Wedidn’t reallyhavehighhopesforeitherplace,to behonest,ashowgoodcouldtheyreallv be if we never ate there anymore? Westrolledintothesmall establishment on Washington
We made small talkwiththeowner,a handsome blonde woman whowelcomedmebackafterItold herIhadn’tbeenbyinyears.Itwasnice. Down home.
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Anditalltoosooncametoasudden, crashing end when she handed us our piesandIaskedifshehadamParmesan formetosprinkleontop.
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That'swhenIstartedtocrv.Istuttered and stammered and eventually blubberedanapology,slinkingawayto the booth where Drew was already sitting,shakinghisheadatme.
“Yeah."he nodded.“\\hen1 headbackto Central America next summer. I’m surethe
mountaintribeswillbesingingfolksongs aboutus."
\\eactuallyhitathirdplaceThursday night w hen the four of us headed dow n to Old Orchard Beach — w hich lookedawfullystrangeinthecoldof latefallwithalmostnopeopleabout, thesidewalksrolledupandthewhole areaopenedtocartraffic—andateat Bill's.Thoughwegothereeverytime we come home, this time the context wasdifferentandwelookedatit throughfresheves.Thewell-donepie, aBill’sspecialty,wasdelicious,witha thick,doughvcrustthatwassoftand lenderinthemiddleandnicelycrispat theedges.Thatcategory,weagreed, haditselfanewleader.OldBillwould be proud.
hridav meant Pizza Joint and Pizza Phis,thetwoplacesImostfrequented whileastudentatDeeringIligh Schoolinthelate1980s.hirstupwas theJoint,whichwasterrific.Thougha
“Andweappreciateit.”Shesmiled brightly.'Irulyabrilliantretortthatleft me speechless. I thanked her and went outsidetoseeDrewleaningagainstthe car,grinning.
“So,how'ditgo?"
Ididn’tanswer,justclimbedintoIlie passengerscat.Asliewaspullingthe caroutofthelol,helookedbackat me. “Are thev gonna change the sign?”
“They’retakingilunderadvisement.”
Fridaynight.Drewand1joined Mom at the Pirates game, where she askedwhattherankingsweresofar. W'cremindedherthatthiswasa precise,scientificventureanditwould notbeinamone’sbestintereststo prematurelvrevealtheresults.
Firstofall,weacknowledgedthat Ricetta’swasclearlystillourfavorite. Infact,Icontinued,onlyacouple places in New York and one, interestingly',inTrenton,NewJersey, rivaleditsqualitv.Drewagreed,andwe honoredRicetta’swiththetitleof World Champ of Portland. Imentionedthathandingthisoneout first mightmaketherestoftheevening anti-climactic, hut Drew reminded me thatitwasn’tTheOscars.Wcwerenot ontelevisionorinblacktie,butrather int-shirtsandjeansalourparents’ kitchentable,whichIthoughtwasan excellentpoint.
PizzaPlusdid,indeed,winBest Sauce,whileBill'stookhomeBest CrustandPizzaJointgotbothBest Pepperoni and Best Pepperoni Slice. Besidethetopprize,Ricetta’salso nabbedBestCheeseSlice,butnot, interestingly,BestCheese.Thatone wenttoAngelone’s,asdidan additional nod wc came up with on the spur of the moment. After much argumentaboutthespecificwording,it cametothis:
“SpecialJudge’sAwardforFar SurpassingUnfairlyLowF.xpectations andJoltingCertainHeathensintothe Uselessness of Crated Cheese.”
We gave our contestants and ourselvesarousingstandingovation, eventheshut-outPortlandIlouseof Pizza,andretiredtothecouchto watchacollegefootballgamefeaturing Drew’s alma mater, Stanford, on F.SPN.Itwasabouthalfwaythrough thesecondcpiarterwhenathoughthit me and I looked at Drew.
“Y’knowI reached out and tapped hisshoulder,“therearealotofgood burgersinthistown,too.”
“Now,” he shook his head firmly withouteverlookingatme,“vou’rejust beingsilly.”
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NeilTuritzgraduatedfromDeeringHighSchool in1989,tworearspriortohisbrotherAndrew. NeilgraduatedfromColumbiaUniversityin 199?. /ho rearspriortoAndrew'sgraduationfrom StanfordUniversity.Neilworkedasawriterfor the New YorkPostand Us Magazineand a freelancejournalistforpublicationslike Rolling Stone.Men'sJournaland Cosmopolitanbefore writinganddirectinghisfirstfilm,theromantic comedy"TwoNinas,"currentlyavailableon video.Hisnextproject,acomedycalled"Knots," willbefilmedinthespring.Andrewworkedinthe internetindustry-foryearsandisnowinthemidst ofhisfirstvearattheKelloggBusinessSchoolat NorthwesternUniversity.Bothmenhavea lifelongloveofpizza.
Our double-ended dory design was first made by our founder. William M. Cross, in the 1920’s. The design was revived as a ring intheearly1990'sandreeentlyupdatedasanecklaceandfittedwithournowfamousemotionandstateofplacecoloredgemstone progressions.Thecolorsblendinadream-likesoftfocusreverieinanewgemconceptcalledintarsia,abondingoftwoormoregem materialsbetweennarrowbandsofgold.OurDoryNecklaceisasimple,elemental,naturaldesignwhichslidesIreelyonan18' chain.Nothinglikethiscombinationhaseverbeencreatedbefore.Curious?Youmustcome.Youmustsee.Youmusttryon. Mostly Maine gems, shown actual size. I4K yellow gold.
IWe’realltempsafter9/11livingfrommomentto moment.Theparadigm of20yearsandagold watch flies out the ‘ window(orat leastcrawlsto thewindow’s times oftrou¬ bleyou always need more financialhelptopickup thepieces’-whichperhapsexplainsthe unemploymentrateofonly4'/inthe accountingindustry.
DannieHastings’sfavorite assignment from Kelly so far has been inspecting everyboatandtrailer thatpullsintotheKittery restareaon1-95for tracesofEurasianmilfoil. demandfor “permanent temps”rises.
Enter Accountcmps. “Ive been in the businesstwenty-nineyears,sothisismy fourthrecession.”saysIlaves,"butits moreofablue-collarthanawhite-col¬ larrecession,sooutbusinessinthe Portlandareaisactuallygrowing.In
Scott Baxter of Page Employment inBreweragreesthatlower-paid positionsarceasiertofill,becauseas farastheskillsrequired:"Allvou need to do is breathe and show up to work.” Ironically, the one job people tendtothinkepitomizesthatcategorytraffic-controlflaggeronroadconstruc¬ tionsites-isinfacttoohigh-risktobe profitablefortheagencysupplyingthe flaggers:"OSIl.\putsoutawholemanu¬ alonhowtoconducttrafficflagging operations,buttheystillgethitbycarsa lot,whichdrivestheworkmen'scomp coststhroughtheroof."
Sincetempsarcconsideredemployees oftheagencythatplacedthemrather thanthecompanythev’replacedat,if thevgetinjuredonthejob,it’sthe agencythatfootsthebills.Inadditionto beingresponsibleforworkmen’scom¬ pensation and unemployment insurance, manytempagenciesoffertheiremploy¬ eeshealthinsurance,lifeinsurance,paid vacationtime,401Kplans,andprofit sharing-inshort,everythingoneusedto expectfroma"regular"job,butonaslid¬ ingscaleaccordingtohowmuchtimea temphasputinwiththeagency.“I’ve had people turn down permanent job offersbecausethevgotbetterbenefits withus,”saysAprilClarkofManpower inAuburn.“Werenotthebadguvs.”
"Wedon'tchargeourworkersfees,and wedon'ttakeacutoftheirpavchecks,” savsXancvRhoadesofBonnevStaffing andTrainingCentersinPortland."The clientcompaniespavourfees,andwc pasourworkerssalariesinthe90thper¬ centileofthemedianwage.Wealsore¬ traindisplacedworkerswhohavelost theirjobsinmillsoralMaineYankeeor Dexter Shoes. We put them on medical tech,officetech,orITcertificationtracks andsendthembackintotheworkplace."
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum 58ForeStreet,Portland,ME04101 (207) 828-0814. http://mngrr.rails.net ParkingandstartoftripatthecornerofCommercialandIndiaStreets. TrainrideandSantavisitS5.00forAdults.$3.(X)forChildren4to12.AndFreeforChildren3andunder. Museumnnendailv10am-4nm•Callarnvritefarschedules&eventcalender•Handicannedaccessible.
Orevenless:JenandFrankKellerboth foundworkinrecordtimethroughBaxsidePersonnel.Jenremembersthe Ihursdav“Frankcamehomewithhis pictureofourson.andIsaid.'Ohmv god,didvongetfired?"Xo,laidoff when the compam'downsized from a hundredemployeestofour.“Prank calledBaysidethenextmorning-Friday
BarbWigtonof’lalentTreesasstemp¬ ingcanbeahavenfortheoserqualificd andformaturecandidatesstruggling againstagediscrimination.“’Ihewhasea betterchancetogettheirfootinthedoor being recommended lw an agencs. so tlies’renotjustapieceofpaper.Once thes’rehiredastemps,theshasean opportunitytostandoutinperson.”
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Wulp had had a long career in Xcw York w ith sporadic successhighlightedbvwinninga1onyAwardforBestRevival in19“7asoneoftheproducersofEdwardCorey'sDracula on Broadway.IlewasalsofounderanddirectorofthePlaywrights, 1lorizonsTheaterSchool,adiyisionof\ewYorkUniversity’s
hewasapproachedb\theNorthIlaven Community School Principal, Barney Hallowell.1lewantedtorecruitWulp intotheschooltoteachdrama. TheNorthIlavenArtsandk’airichment
peoplewhowantedtodestroyit.” fromthetimehestartedtoteach,Wulp wantedtoshowthekidsthatthevcould makematerialoutoftheirownlives.1le proclaimed to the year-round community of350,80ofwhichattendedtheschool, “We’llmakeplays,not justdoplavs.”
TitleslikeLobsterGirls came from the mouths ofNorthHavenIsland’s teenagegirls:
“Peeinginabucket,bait inourhair,ourhandsfull ofcallusesbutwedon’t care.Ourfacesare sunburned,ourclothesall smell, but we get to know ourgrandpaswell... We’retheLobsterGirls.”
“Thelittlekidswereeasier."Asforthe adults,thevweren’tanymore welcoming.Artswerenottheirideaof a worthwhile education.
“Peoplethoughthewastryingto make them do things the wav they do inNewYork,anditdidn'tgoover well,” laughs postman David Cooper, a ninth-generation North Haven native. “Wulp yvas somebody new in a closed community.”
ulpsavsittook aboutsixyearsbeforehis planfor.North 1lavendrama begantowork, atwhichpointKindergarten throughsixthgraderswerewrit¬ ingandperformingChristinas programsthemselves.Theturn¬ ingpointfortheoldermembers of the community came when Wulpventuredtocreateacast toperformThe Importance of BeingErnest.
Wulp had the good fortune of working before with summer residentandsinger¬ songwriter Cinch Bullens.Ilervast musical background, although lacking experience writing musicals, included singingleadvocals in the GrammvnominatedGrease movie soundtrack, in songs, “Freddie My Love,” "Raining on Prom Night,” andaduetwith Louis St. Louis, “Mooning in St. Louis.” Then, in 1979, her single “Survivor” off her debut album, Desire Wire, earned her a nomination
for "Best Rock Vocal Performance.” Hercareerwasthrownintohighgear intheearly1970swhentheMassa¬ chusetts-bornteenheadedforL.A.She crashedastudiopartyshe’dheardthat EltonJohnwouldbeattending.As Cindywastryingtolooklikeshe belonged, Elton suddenly approached herandaskedhername.Theytalkedfor aminutebeforehewassweptaway.
I«itcithatnight,awomancameupto Bullensanilaskedwhatshedid.I'ma singer,shesaid.Iliewomanwentawav andwhenshecameback,sheasked Bullens."Whatarevonlininglorthenext two months?"
Two days later Bullens was rehearsing with Elton John.
Shedidthreetourswith him and sang background vocals on “Don’t Go Breaking
My Heart” and
on theBlue Moves album.
Crowell and Beth Xeilson Chapman all sing backup on her LAW album SomewhereBetweenIleavenmidEarth.
Shecreatedthealbumtosaveherown lifeinthewakeofthelossofher11-vearolddaughterto1lodgkin’sdiseasein March 1996.
"Iwasinshock,indisbelief,”shesavs. “Therearenowordstodescribewhere wu go. I he world complctelv changes. Itfeelsliketheairvourebreathingis different,dhecolorsvouseearen'tthe same. You wonder win the sun keeps shining.Icouldn’timagineever laughingagain.IthoughtIwouldnever beaproductivehumanbeingaslongas Ilived.Icouldn'timaginecomingout ofthisblack,bleak,desperate, despairingplace.Iwasabsohitelv shatteredintoamillionpieces."
She and Wulp had worked together on A.sYouBikeIt,andtheircompatibility iWulpsavsthev"speakthesame language,").andofcoursehertalent, madeheranaturalchoiceforthe islandmusical.“Ithoughtit wouldbeawonderfulexperience forhertoworkwithkidsagain Wulpsaid.
Thev began b\ arranging meetingswithgroupsofislanders accordingtoageandasking them,“What’sitliketoliveon North1laven?"Wliat’sitliketo bevon?”
Rightawav,specific themes began to emerge againandagain.North Ilavenpainterandgallon ownerEricIlopkinssatinonthe discussionssince,hesavs,hewas “\\ulpized"intoagreeingtotake the"millionsofphotographs"thev envisionedwouldbeaneffective slide-showbackdroptoachorus made up of the community.
"Wulpgrabsvonbvthescruff oftheneck,”1lopkinsdescribes, “clubsvouoverthehead,savs, 'Mr.Ilopkins,voumustdo this!"(Ilopkins,likemain islanders,hasmastered imitatingWulp’shigli-societv drawl.ItNorthIlavenwere Gilligan's Island, Wulp would certainlybeMr.Ilowcll.t
“Istartedtothinkhow lonelyitmustbeforsome of the older folks who may havelosttheirlong-time spouses, or whose families may have moved offisland.Igotthischill.” anymore.
Hut weallliveonthisisland.We tr\'tosmilewhen wemeet.Clausewe'rein itforthelonghaul."
North 1 lascn Communits School Arts CoordinatorLisaShieldssaid,“Cindsdidan incrediblejobportravingavastrangeof emotionsthatI,asanIslanderfor50 sears,baseseen...Shercallslistened andtookitandranwithit.T'or someonewho’snotbeenhere thatlong,who’snotascarroundresident,she’shad aremarkablecapacits forempaths.” 'Iheschool gymnasium transformed intotheIslands theateronshow nights,andonce wordgotoutaboutthe songs,thepeople,the energs.andthemagic,other schoolswerecallingNorth1lascn tofindouthowthes,too,couldhave suchadramaprogramintheirschool. Through a Broadway friend who headed up the 42nd Street Kedeselopment, W'ulpmanagedtoresenethe500-pcrsonNess VictorsTheaterforonenight,September29th. IslandswouldactuallsbaseitsunforeseenBroadway debut.
ButonSeptember11th,disasterstruckNessYorkCity.North Ilascnbecameasafehavenforpeoplewhohadsummer homes on the island and whose apartments near the World TradeCenterwereaffectedbsdebris.TheNorthIlascn communits held long and poignant meetings to discuss everyone'semotionsandthoughtsaboutwhetherornotthey
"There’sfashion,art.andrattlesnakes. Big cities,moviestarsandhieearthquakes.Ten billionwishesIcouldmakeif!dareto
b.ricIlopkinsrecalls,“Peoplein New York were telling us that > iflhe\'couldlaughforten minutes,ilibexcould feelgoodforone hour,thenwehad somethingtheyneeded. 1hexsaid(hex'neededto knowthatNorth1laxenand Vinalhaxenexistandthatsanitx willprexail."
VinxIhaxengxnmaslicsteacherAnw Donahuewrote,“Seeingsupporlixe flag-waxinggrandparentsandthe ReadingCornerladxsendusoff K in Rockland helps me to ;w. understand that we represent so mam
Peoplesaid,“IfFoyisgoing, I’mgoing.”Justlikethesong goes,“ TheJoyofFoy...Call 911 and Foy will answer” Andhedid.Heledthetroupe. showustheway.W'hatagreatthingthis is.Thankstoall!"
AndonthewaybackfromBroadway, Donahue w rote, T he defining moment; followinganexhaustingandvery intimidatingrehearsal(formamofus), westoodinthewingsawaitingour entrance,butterfliesfluttering,energy high.AsawayofcenteringIsuggestedto someolthe'I.obslcrCirls,'‘Thestageis ourislandtonight.Nomatterhow foreignitseemswhenwestepoutthere, wearcalltogether,ourcommunityon stage-onourisland-thereinsupportol oneanother.’
“The line began to move. We were on ourway.Butsteppingonstagewas nothinglikeIhadimagined.Hornthe wingstheaudiencereceptionwasloud, supportive,reassuring.Butonceonstage thegreetingtookanentirelydifferent form.Itwasnotjustapplause,itwaspure
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love.Itfilledthetheaterandourhearts. \\ e knew we would he OK.”
Vinalhavensdoctorwasnotinthe show,hutliisthird-andseventh-grade childrenandwifeperformed.IIemade thetriptoNewYorkandwrote,“Ipledge allegiancetothehumanspiritandthe uniteddeterminationofIslanders!'ton haveeach,fromage6to60,reachedinto vourhearts,intoorthroughfeartofinda community of courage. Some had the couragetostayhome,othersthecourage togo.likeateamwithfullhacksand forwardsbothessentialtothecauseof
keepinghopealive!I.ookingthrough tearveyesfromtheaudience,thiswasthe most moving performance I have seen vondo.Eachandeveryoneofyourose totheoccasionanddidyourbestever. Thepeopleintheaudiencelaughed, cried,andafeelingofhealingthegriefof theTwin'lowersdisasterwaspalpable. YoutrulvjoinedEvoislands-North IlavenandManhattan-wewillnotsink together,wewillswimtogether,and whatfun!”
Multi-generationalislanderDoreen Cabotwrote,“'Iliemomentwestepped ontothestageIknewwehadmadethe rightdecision.Theaudiencewas wonderfulthroughouttheshow,butthe standing"double”ovationbeforewe even hummed one single note brought tearstomvevesandjovtomysoul.Wc werewherewcweresupposedtobe...I feelblessedtobepartofsomethingthat isbiggerthanlifeitself.Atonepointa reporteraskedifIamaprofessionalwhalahoot!'Oh,mvCard,no’Isaid. Tinjustalittleislander,scaredto death...’IthankCandyforwritingsucha lo\chsong[“1,onelyRoom"]andfor Barnesasking(orsuggestingtoJohn) thatIsingit.Ifeelitisjxirtofme.Ihave livedthatsongformonths,davand night...completestrangersgavemehugs
TicketSales, Islands CD
AttheYewYorkCity performance,ticketsales wenttowardtheArtsand Enrichment Program (for which North1lavenIslandresidentshave managedtoraisebetween$2.2and $2.7milliontowardthenew150-seat Community(tentertheyarcbuilding forpeforming).
Areceptionheldrightafterthe Broadwavperformancetoraise monev for September 11 Fund totalledjustunder$7,000.
Before going to NYC, they had a benefitrehearsalontheisland andraised$1,100indonationsfor disasterrelief.
performancecameIoPortland,Maine, foronesold-outshowatthe2000-seat MerrillAuditorium.Allproceedsraised therealsowenttodisasterrelief.Candy Bullensmadeaspecialappearance, singingtheleadinthefinalgospel-like songwithanaerialphotographofthe IslandofManhattanasthelastslidein thebackdrop..Noneofthehricswere changed to accommodate the new
The energs in the Portland audience andIslandscastssasrivetingduringthe gospel-likemedicsforIslandslargeand small,figuratiseandliteral,around theworld.
KateQuinnwrote.“Theshowisindeed aboutthisislandanditspeople,butitis moreaswell.Thesongsinthismusical aretimelessandcanbetransposedtoans smallorlargetowninAmerica.We learnedthisasweperformedourspecial shoss-onBroadwaySeptember29thtoa fullhouseofenthusiastictheater-goers.” IwricsfromIslandsreprintedwithpermission. Adocumentary about the making of Islands will air on Maine PUS December 12th atSp.m.
But“Circles"ofb’enians-asecret societyandanancestortotoday’sIrish Republican Armv - did indeed thoroughlyinfiltrateandwereeven embracedbyPortlandswells,pols,and literatiinthe1860s.
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Portlandhadtwocirclesorcells, definedasfollows:AcircletheoreTicallv consistedof820men.andorgan-izedin multiplesofnine,wasledbvaCenter, whointurnhadnine"B"s(captains! under him.
IlieI'enianBrotherhoodinthe IhiitedStatesgrewexplosivelyfrom40 members in 18sS to approximately sO.OOOatthebeginningoftheAmerican CivilWar.Membershiprecruitment continuedwithmuchsuccessafterthe
The name ‘T’enian” was derived from the legendary companions of Hun macCumaillandOisin.Theb’enians’ guidingprinciplewas“theconvictionthat theIrishpeoplewantedseparationand thattheb’enianshadtheincontestable andinviolablerighttogetforthembv forceofarms.”
AcrosstheMaineborder,flic Volunteerscalledouttodefendthe Provincefromtheb’eniansweretobe paidseventv-fivecentsperdav,which includedanamountinlieuofrations, and each good conduct man would receiveanadditionalS6attheendof eachmonth’ssenice.InadditionIoflic Volunteers,tworegimentsofBritish regularswhowereabouttoleaveIlalifax. NovaScotia,fordeploymentelsewhere, weredetained.
PatrickA.ScnnottofMassachusetts,a nativeofNewBrunswickwhohadearlier livedinSt.John,wherehehadtaught schoolandkeptasaloon,arguedin supportoftheexpedition.Indebate,a majoriBoftheI'enianCouncilopposed the Campobello expedition. Most wanted towaitatleastuntilStephensarrivedin New York.
That same daw Lt.Cow Cordon wrotetoGeneralDovle:“1knowevery moveofthesmallFeniancircleat Calaisandthenamesofallthe members and have verv good informationatFastportandBangor also.”
Asaprccqution,theSt.John, New Brunswick, garrison removed allofthepowderandcartridgesfrom theFortIlouseandtheCarleton lowertothebombproofmagazine at1,owerCove.
OnSt.Patrick’sDav,1866, O’Mahonv again summoned the FenianCouncil.Soonthereafter.Sir FrederickBruceinformedtheLt. Governors of Nova Scotia and New BrunswickoftheFenianinvasion plans.IIehadintelligencethatthe Fenianshadcharteredanarms vesselandheknewoftheirarrival dateatEastport.'Ihemost prominentlikelysourceofBruce’s informationwas"RedJim" McDermott, a confidant of O’Mahonv.
Also,Sulr-lnspectorDovleofthe RovalIrishConstabularywasinthe US,spyingontheFenians.1Ie informedtheBritishauthoritiesin NewBrunswickofaletter announcinganearlvattackonSt. Stephen, New Brunswick.
The O'Donoghue-led O’Mahony CircleofthePortlandEeniansmetat theirhallonEreeStreetonMarch26 andheldatorchlightprocessionat7 pan.totheirrallyattheMechanicsHall.
OnceattheMechanicsIlall,the O’Mahonv Eenians enjoved American andIrishNationalairsprovidedbv ChandlersBandandlistenedtoa programofstirringspeeches.
Mr. O'Donoghue presided and made ashortspeechinwhichhecalledupon theassemblagetobegeneroustotheir contributionstothecause.O’Donoghue wasfollowedbvP.O’N.Iarkin.whohad justarrivedfromIreland,J.17Eitzgerald, andJ.J.Crowlev,ofBoston.J.J.Mavberrv,ofPortland,fillinginforGeorge ErancisTrain,closedouttheralhat about11pan.
MczAlcncv,anativeofDraine, County Dcrrw had emigrated from Irelandatage16,arrivinginPortlandin 1849.[1lewouldlaterbecomean importantcitycouncilorandclosefriend andadvisortoBishopJameszAugustine IlealwPortland'ssecondRoman CatholicbishopandthefirstAfricanAmericanbishopintheUnitedStates.]
...ByMarch26thewholevolunteer force of New Brunswick had been orderedtoreporttoLt.Col.InchesatSt. Stephenby8pan...
TheBritishalsobegantomobilize theregularsforthedefenseofNew Brunswick,callingoutthehirstBattalion of the Roval New Brunswick Regiment.
The British Naw began to mobilize thefleet.Thetrooptransport11.M.S. SimoonsailedforSt.Andrewswitha man-of-warescort.TheBritishNorth Americannasalsquadronwasreinforced bvthearrivalof11.M.S.Tamar, which alsobroughttroopreinforcements.
The II.M.S.Pylades.the11.M.S. Rosario with16gunsand250men,and the11.M.S.Pawn with17gunsand250 men,soonarrived.Eventually.sixBritish warshipspatrolledtheEastport area.WliilctheBritishcorrectly anticipatedKillian’sarrivalatEastport, theNewYorknewspapersbreathlessly reportedthesailingofaEenian expeditiontoBermuda.OnApril5, 1866, the NewYorkHeraldreported:
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“On Monday night,at about 12 o’clock,B.DorianKilliansailedan expeditionforthecaptureoftheIslandof Bermuda, and on the following Tuesday night,ataboutthesamehour,Colonel P.J.Downingsailedattheheadof anotherexpeditiondestinedforthesame place.Mr.Killian’sexpeditionwas composedofthreemagnificentiron steamers,withaltogetherthreethousand desparadoes,allofwhomhadbeen soldiersintheUnitedStatesArmy. Colonel Downing had two steamers and twothousandfixehundredmen.About thesametimethatthevwerereportedto besailingforBermuda,Killian,PatrickJ. Downingandothersproceededbyrail toEastport.
There,theFeniansmassedinthe thousandsandsetupprintingpresses. Thex streamed through Portland. On April10,theEasternArgus reported:The battalionofsupposedFenians, numbering some SO men, which arrixed inthiscits'bxsteamer[theOcean Spray, xxhichPresidentJohnson,stillsmarting fromBritain’sfaxoringtheConfederates duringtheWarBetxxecntheStates,had ironicallysoldtotheEcniansaspostCivil-Warsurplus]fromBostonSunday morning,leftfortheeastwardlast exeninginthesteamerNewBrunswick... TheBritishConsulwaspresentanda squadofpoliceofficerskeptthecrowd back from the steamer. We may hear somestartlingnexxsfromtheborder beforemanydaxs...
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ColinPowellwasspottedlastsummeron Gooch’s Beach in Kennebunk, where he ehangedintoswimtogsinoneotthe numberedknollspineroomsinthelong whitebathhousenearbreakwaterandthe Kennebunk Riser.
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Cumberland County Civic Center, One Civic CenterSquare,Portland.TheBostonPops HolidayConcertcomestotheCivicCenteron December22.Tickets:CivicCenterorall Ticketmasterlocations.775-3458or775-3331.
PCA Great Performances, Live at Merrill Auditorium. CongressStreet,Portland.All showsareal7:30p.m.OnDecember5the popularsingerJudyCollinsgivesaspirited, heartwarmingwelcometotheholidayseasonand isjoinedonstagebyMaine'swonderfulgirl choir.MusicadeFilia..Plannowforseatingat the“NationalBroadwayTour."winneroffive 1997TonyAwardsincludingBestMusical,Best ScoreandBestBook,livealMerrillAuditorium onJanuary19.2(M)2.842-081X)or www.pcagreatperformances.org
The Choral Art Society. Portland."Christmasat theCathedral"attheCathedraloftheImmaculate Conception.143StateStreet,withtheChoralArt SingersandthePortlandBrassQuintetwillbe performedonDecember2al2:30and7p.m. SublimeLatinmotets,theanticipationthatalways accompaniesanewcomposition,thisfromthe penofacclaimedUniversityofSouthernMaine composerScottHarris,andthewarmthof traditionalChristmasmusicoffersjusttheright beginningtotheholidayseason.
Portland Conservatory of Music, in collaborationwithf irst Parish Church. 42 CongressStreet.Portland,continuetheirsixth seasonofNoondayConcertsatthechurch, Thursdaysat12:15.December6bringsCarol BatonElowc.piano,andtheChoralArtCamerata performson December 13. 775-3356.
Portland Symphony Orchestra. 477 Congress Street.Portland.Thisyear'sMaineChristmas Tradition."TheMagicofChristmas."with BroadwaystarsGeorgeMerrittandRebeccaJudd, theKotzschmarOrgan,andtheMagicof Christmas Chorus shows from December 13 to December23.842-O81X). www.portlandsymphony.com
Saco River Grange Hall. Salmon Falls Road. Bar MillsThehigh-spiritedCelticensemble.The AngelBand,offersajoyouscelebration,inspiring andupliftingevokingtheholidayspiritinpeople ofallfaiths.NationallypraisedScottishdancer LauraScottjoinstheAngelBandinthe performanceonDecember7at7:30p.m.Jennifer PorterandFriendsperforman"AllRequest Concert"onDecember14bringinganintimate, impromptu evening. 929-5412.
Saint Lawrence Arts and Community Center. 76CongressStreet.Portland.Enjoyanopenjazz jamwithMartinMargulis,leaderofBeBOPJazz Ensemble.Musicianswithinstrumentsenjoyfree admission. On December 21 the Paul Mollomo
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The Beat Goes On. December 31, 2001 - From mid-afternoontomidnight, downtownPortland,Maine, willbealivewiththesights, sounds,tastes,and excitementofNewYear’s Portland2002. PresentedbyMaineArts, inassociationwithPortland ArtsandCulturalAlliance, and'FlicCityofPortland, NewYear’sPortland,nowin its18thyear,providesa dynamicrosterofartsandentertainmentactivities:highquality’music,dance, film,kidsevents,andcreativefunforallwithin asafe,chemical-free,family-oriented environmentindowntownPortland.Thisyear, theproducers,incollaborationwithahostof individualsandorganizations,arcpullingout thestopsforNewYear’sPortland2002-the largestcelebrationnorthofBoston. NewYear’sPortland2002admissionbuttons areavailableinadvanceatHannafordstores(throughDecember30):$6kids (12andunder);$12teensandadults(13-64);$10seniors(65+).Thedayofthe eventbuttonsare:$8kids(12andundcr);$l5teensandadults(13-64);$12 seniors(65+).Groupratesareavailable.
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BandplaysModern.Jazz.Rock,andPop. followed by Phil Roebuck’s Western Swing on December 22. 775-5568.
Three Dollar Dewey’s. 241CommercialStreet. Portland.Allshowsarefreeandinclude:Charlie Schmidt and Ben Trout, December 6 and 20: Lee Sykes, December 11 and 30; Jason Spooner. December 30; Marc Miller. December 18: Sumner McKane. December 23; and Paul Mcllyn, December 27. 772-3310.
The Lark Society for Chamber Music. P.O. Box11.Portland.ThePortlandStringQuartet withguestartistLorinHollanderperforms “MasterpiecesoftheRomanticEra"attheState StreetChurchinPortlandonDecember9witha receptionhostedbyDecoupage.(207)761-1522.
"Hallowed Ground” by Laura Harrington opens onJanuary29withperformancescontinuingto February17.AninjuredUnionsoldier,a Confederaterenegade,a1.3year-oldSouthern belleandherslave;fourdisparatelivesthrust togetheronenightonasmolderingGeorgia battlefield.WinneroftheClauderCompetition forNewEnglandPlaywrights.PortlandStage CompanypresentstheWorldPremiereofthis CivilWardrama,developedatthe"Little FestivaloftheUnexpected."774-0465. www.portstage.com
The Public Theatre. LisbonandMapleStreets. Lewiston.Don'tmissthispopularpresentationof theseason’sclassic,A Christmas Carol, showing December 14 to 16. 782-3200.
Saint Lawrence Arts and Community Center. 76CongressStreet.Portland.Productionsof originalone-actplayswrittenbyUniversityof SouthernMainestudentsanddirectedbyTom PowersandWilliamSteelepremierefrom December8to15.775-5568.
The Theater Project. 14SchoolStreet. Brunswick. The Theater Project plays The liutterfingersAngel from December 7 to 16 followed by "Wales and Tales." Christmas stories from Al Miller, on December 21 and 22. 729-8584. www.theaterproject.com
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Hates College Museum of Art. Andrews Road. Lewiston.Highlightsfromthecollege’s permanentcollectionofinternationally significantworksofartincludeanoutstanding collectionofworkshyLewistonnativeMarsden Hartley.Themuseumisfreeandopentothe public. 7S6-6158. www.bates.edu/adm/museum
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick. Continuingexhibitsinclude"Portraitsfromthe PermanentCollection,”“ArtandLifeinthe Ancient Mediterranean," and Asian and European artfromthepermanentcollectionand"American Murals.""ThePrintsofAndyWarhol(fromAto B and Back Again)" continues through December 23andincludesportraitsofpoliticaland entertainmentcelebrities,suchasLiz,Marilyn, andMaoaswellashiscelebrationofconsumer goodsandtabloiddisasters.Organizedbythe Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania,theexhibitillustratesthe significanceofWarhol'sironicrejectionof originalityasaninstrumentalforceinshaping late2()thcenturyart.ThegalleriesareopenIt) a.m.to5p.m.TuesdaytoSaturdayand2p.m.to 5p.m.onSunday(freeadmission).725-3275.
Center for Maine History. 489CongressStreet. Portland.Theexhibit"ComfortandJoy:Quilts, ToysandWinterPleasures"showsfrom DecemberItoFebruary23.Quilts,mittens, mufflers,dolls,toys,sleds,andmanymore treasurespaintapictureoflifelongagoduring themanywintersofMaine'spast.774-1822.
The Art Callery at The Clown. 123 Middle Street.Portland.“TwoPaintersFiftyYears Apart:AContinuingRelationship”features paintings by Thomas S. Buechner and James Matthew Miller. Buechner, who has served as DirectoroftheBrooklynMuseumaswellas PresidentoftheCorningSteubenGlassdivision, has completed numerous portrait commissions (includingAnwarSadatonthecoverofTIMEas "ManoftheYear").Inrecentmonths Buechner'simagesreflectakindofpersonal outrageemanatingfromsudden,violentevents such as at Columbine High School. View samples at www.the-clown.com. 756-7399.
Center for Maine Contemporary Art. 162 RussellAvenue,Rockport.Theexhibits"Sean Foley: ‘Phantasmagoria..David Dewey: 'Then andNow,'"andJillDalton:'Apparatus'" continuetoDecember29.Formoreinformation, call236-2875.
Colby College Museum of Art. 56(X) Mayflower Hill.Waterville.Ongoingexhibitsare“TheArt ofAlexKatz,"inthePaulJ.SchupfGalleryand “AncientArt."fromColby'spermanent collectionintheJetteGallery.Themuseumis opentothepublicandisfree.872-3228.
Farnsworth Museum of Art. MainStreet, Rockland.8.000paintings,sculptures,prints, photographs, and works on paper. The museum campus encompasses the Wyeth Center, and the WyethStudyCenter,openedin1998tostudyand present works by N.C.. Andrew and James Wyeth and the Jamien Morehouse Wing opened in June 20(X)tooffercurrent,eclecticshowsofMaine connectedartandartists.TheFarnsworthArt Museumalsoadministerstwohistorichouse museums: the Farnsworth Homestead, the Greek Revivalhome(1849-50)oftheFarnsworth family;andtheOlsonHouse,siteofAndrew Wyeth'sChristina'sWorld(1948).innearby Cushing. 596-6457.
Fore Street Gallery. 366ForeStreet.Portland. "All-PortlandArtists,"agallerygroupshowison exhibitthroughthemonthofDecember,witha publicreceptiononFirstFriday.December7 from5to7p.m..874-8084.
Front Room Gallery. 378 Cottage Road. South Portland."PostcardsfromNoman'sLand."with worksbyPatrickCorrigan.JonWhiteandMatt Andersen shows through January 31.767-9070.
Goldsmith Gallery. 41CommercialStreet. Portland. "The Not Quite Annual Mermaids of Maine"exhibit,featuringtheworkofsixteen Maineartistscombiningtheirtalentsand fantasiestogracethegallery'swallswith fascinatingLady/Fish.continuesthrough Christmas. 2001.633-6252.
Greenhut Gallery. 146MiddleStreet.Portland. The annual Holiday show in December is a group showofgalleryartistswithproceedsfromsales tobegiventocharity.772-2693. www.greenhutgalleries.
The Hay Gallery. 594CongressStreet. Portland. Carvings by Alex Merti. mixed media byJoyceEllenWeinstein,andeclecticholiday giftcreationsbyLauraFullerthrough December 29. 773-2513.
Icon Contemporary Art. 19MasonStreet. Brunswick. "One of A Kind Furniture" by some ofMaine'sfinestartist/craftsmencontinues through December 22 and includes work by JosephBrewer.TrevorCorp.GeraldCurry.Joe Hemes, Jamie Johnston. Gregg Lipton. Mark Martelon. John McAlevey, Duane Paluska. Michael Randazzo, and Roy Slamm. 725-8157.
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad N Museum, locatedinthehistoricPortlandCompany buildings(at58ForeStreetinPortland)where
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hundredsofsteamlocomotives,includingMaine narrowgaugeengines,werebuilt.Opendaily.10 a.m.-4p.m.withtrainridesonthehourfrom11 a.m.until4p.m.SeetheonlyMainetwofoot gaugeparlorcar.builtin1901fortheSandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad. Walk throughthePondicherryandMt.Pleasant,two coachesbuiltfortheBridgton&SacoRiver Railroadintheearly1880s.828-0814.
Museum of African Tribal Art. 122Spring Street.Portland.Visitaworldclasscollectionof uniqueAfricantribalmasksandartifactsfrom CentralandWestAfricanhistory.871-7188.
O’Farrell Callery. 58MaineStreet.Brunswick. Through mid-December: William /.orach: WatercolorsandSculpture;StuartHunter:A Painter Revealed; and "November Song," an exhibitionofgalleryartists.729-8228 www.ofarrellgallery.com
Portland Museum of Art. 7CongressSquare, Portland."DahlovIpcar:SevenDecadesof Creativity"featuringwatercolors,illustrations, prints,andsoftsculpturesiscoupledwithashow ofherparents’work,“MargueriteandWilliam Zorach: Harmonies and Contrasts" and "A CeramicsCircus:StaffordshireAnimalsfromthe Collection."Don'tmisstheannualSolsticeTree, through December 23, a show of the museum’s new acquisitions, opening December 15 and "Ladder Company 3 NYFD: Photographic PortraitsbyJackMontgomery."consisting mostlyofportraitsofthesurvivingmembersofa smallstationhouselocatedinGreenwichVillage wholosttwelveofitstwenty-sevenmembersin therescueeffortsinNewYorkCityon September 11. Throughout December the museumoffersitsannualHolidayFestivalof Music,featuringdailycarolingandinstrumental performances.FreeFridayeveningsfrom5p.m. to 9 p.m. 773-ARTS or (8(M» 639-4067.
The Tate House. 1270WestbrookStreet. Portland.TheoriginsofChristmasintheNew WorldisthethemeoftheannualChristmasevent attheTateHouseMuseum,anationalhistoric landmarklocatedintheHistoricStroudwater districtofPortland."IlolidayTraditions"highlights howthetraditionsbroughtbytheTatesfrom18th CenturyEnglandwereadaptedtotheirhomeinthe New World. Maine mast agent Captain George Tate,hiswifeMary,theirfoursons,andseveralof theircontemporariescelebratedChristmasinthis pre-Revolutionaryhome.Weekends,from DecemberIto16.774-9781.
The Victoria Mansion. DanforthStreet. Portland.Celebratethenewlyrestoredstained glassskylightanditsfourcherubsrepresenting the season with "Angels We Have Heard on High OtherTraditionalChristmasCarols.”See Portland’sfamouslandmarktransformedby decorators,andfloristsintoaspectacularholiday wonderland.Wed.toSun,I1to5throughDec. 30. 772-4841 www.victoriamansion.org
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Underneath the house is a garage withoriginaldoorthatispresently notbeingusedbutoughttobe.This isoneofthemostfunhousesin Portland. Offered by/\dele Aronson, ReMax by the Bay, at $329,000.
The Captain George Scott House, a very unique brick octagonal house from 1855, is recorded in the Library of Congress by the Historic American Building Survey conducted by the National Parks Service. Property includes eight rooms, two baths, plus a sunporch and attached carriage house as well as 220 feet of tidal waterfrontage on a two acre village lot in Wiscasset. Offered at $420,000.
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“Ifmallvfoundthiscrazyman-1 thinkliewashomeless,hewasinsort ofragged}'clothes,buthewasvoting and very handsome - unshaven, sort of likeKirkDouglas.Ilelookedbackat me when 1 looked at him, and he talkedtome.”
“Oh yeah?”
"IIedidn’tmakemuchsense.Ithink liewasparanoid.1lekeptsavingpeople wereafterhim,andfirsthethoughtI would protect him, and then he almost gotworriedthat1wouldhurthim.”
"Dangeroussituation,sweetheart.”
“Inretrospect,Iguessitwas.Butit feltlikeliberationtome.1foundthis old, abandoned house, and 1 took him
there.Itwasdark, there was old wood andrubble,butwe clearedaspaceand Iheldhimand kissedandtouched him.AndIfeltlikeI waslivingmvlife.Il wasvervpeaceful.”
“Did von see him often?”
“Oidvtwice.It gottooweird.But when we got back totheStalesIhad anaffair.Andthat man was some¬ thinglikeRodolpho-flowersand poetryandart.I useditIobolster me,soIcould break from the marriage. And as soonasIgotthe couragetoaskfora divorce,mvlover and I broke up aswell.”
As she closed her eves,drawingthe coversuptoher neck,shefellhis warm hand on her check and snug¬ gledintoit.“AndnowI’mwithvon,” shesaid,lookingalhim,thismanwith akind,agingface,hisnoselarge,with oldman’shairalreadvinhisnostrils, hislipswidebutthin,andthedimple inhischinsomethinglikeherfather's deft. “And now I feel content.”
“I’mglad,”hesaid,smoothingback thehaironherforeheadwithhisbig moist hand, propping himself on an elbowtolookdownather.
"Butwhvisthat,dovouthink,”she asked.“Isitjustbettercompatibility? Orisityearsoftherapy,so1worked outpainfulstufffrommvchildhood? Youthinkthatwasinthewavofbeing happv back then?”
“Emma Bovary,” she said. “She didn’tevenlimeanyonetotalkto. That priest was preoccupied and useless, she had no woman friends, she was completely alone.”
She had turned from him. shield¬ ingherexeswithherarm.andhe waitedforaminutebeforehe touched her chin and turned her face toward him.
"Butvou’renotalone."hewhis¬ pered, his voice more low rumble than voice. Then he put his mouth on her mouth. She kept her eyes closed, and the mouth was not a mouthbutwassoftandyieldingas moisture-filledclouds,andthe clouds moved and opened and bathedherdrvness,bathedherwith thatrainthatletsthingslive.
