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Proposal before Portland committee tonight

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Smokers who flick cigarette butts on a Portland street or sidewalk could soon be fined $100 for each offense.

The Public Safety Committee is slated to discuss tonight whether to include language to Portland's litter ordinance that would add smoking and tobacco products to the list of things prohibited from being tossed on public property.

Officials say an increase in cigarette litter makes the wording necessary and would give police

“It’s litter like everything else.” — Jan Beitzer, executive director of Portland’s Downtown District the authority to ticket offenders.

Under the current rules, tobacco is not clearly identified as prohibited litter — though city officials say it's still possible to be considered trash and eligible for a citation.

The new language would clarify any ambiguity. see BUTTS page 6

Fewer people voting absentee for Nov. 8

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Fewer city residents are asking for absentee ballots this fall than the city expected, raising questions about voter interest in the first contested mayoral election in 88 years.

City Clerk Kathy Jones said the city has received 38,000 ballots for the Tuesday, Nov. 8 election, 11,000 of which are absentee. The city gets ballots based on state projections for turnout.

But since Oct. 6, when absentee voting began, only about 3,000 people have voted absentee. At this rate, the city is on pace for less than half the number of absentee ballots cast in 2009, the last offyear election, when more than 8,000 city residents voted absentee.

Jones and other city officials declined to speculate on what might be affecting turnout.

Even so, various theories exist to explain the low turnout having to see VOTING page 5

Greece pursues debt deal

A big find

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A display by Shoestring Theatre in front of Fresh Approach Market Monday announces a West End Halloween parade. Here, Kathy Szatko passes the puppet display. Halloween fun and frivolity was evident throughout Portland. Even area legislators got in on the act. Many planned to dress up in costumes. “I’ll be a chihuahua,” said Rep. Denise Patricia Harlow, D-Portland, responding to a Portland Daily Sun inquiry. For a story on how other lawmakers planned to dress for Halloween, see page 3. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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U.N. reports 7 billion humans, others don’t (NY Times) — Feeling claustrophobic? You’re not alone. According to United Nations demographers, 6,999,999,999 other Earthlings potentially felt the same way on Monday when the world’s population topped seven billion. But if you’d rather go by the United States Census Bureau’s projections, you’ve got some breathing room. The bureau estimates that even with the world’s population increasing by 215,120 a day, it won’t reach seven billion for more than four months.

How do the dueling demographic experts reconcile a difference, as of Monday, of 28 million, which is more than all the people in Saudi Arabia?

They don’t.

“No one can know the exact number of people on the globe,” Gerhard Heilig, chief of the population estimates and projections section of the United Nations Population Division, acknowledges.

Even the best individual government censuses have a margin of error of at least 1 percent, he said, which would translate in the global aggregation to “a window of uncertainty of six months before or six months after Oct. 31.” An error margin of even as little as 2 percent would mean that Monday’s seven billion estimate actually was 56 million off (which is more people than were counted in South Africa).

The Census Bureau’s global population clock gives the pretense of greater precision. It projects that about 255 people are born every minute (about 367,000 a day) while about 106 die (roughly 153,000 a day). At that rate, the world’s natural increase would be about 78.5 million a year, or well more than the entire population of France, Britain or Thailand.

The two agencies begin with censuses and other vital statistics from more than 228 countries and other political entities, then project births and deaths, estimate the migration of refugees and project mortality rates from AIDS and other epidemics.

Differences in interpreting the individual figures and how they fit together account for the overall disparities. Generally, the bureau’s projections lag behind those of the United Nations by up to a year (the population will reach eight billion in either 2026 or 2025, they figure, respectively).

“Realistically, the uncertainty is at least 2 percent and that’s for the 75 percent of the world for which we have recent official counts or estimates,” Joel E. Cohen, head of the Laboratory of Populations at Rockefeller University and Columbia University, said Monday.

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Greece to hold referendum on new debt deal ATHENS (New York Times) — Prime Minister George Papandreou announced Monday night that his Socialist government would hold a rare national referendum on a new debt agreement for Greece that was hammered out with the country’s foreign creditors last week, raising questions about Greece’s ability to follow through on its part of the hard-won deal to stabilize the euro.

The surprise announcement, made to lawmakers in Athens, again chained the health of the European Union to Greek domestic politics. Standard & Poor’s 500-

stock index fell almost 2.5 percent and the Dow Jones industrials fell about 2.3 percent. European markets, which closed before the announcement, were also down sharply on Monday.

Mr. Papandreou said that the decision on whether to adopt the deal, which includes fresh financial assistance for the country but also imposes unpopular austerity measures, belonged to the Greek people. “Let us allow the people to have the last word, let them decide on the country’s fate,” he said, describing the vote ahead as “an act of patriotism.”

The move effectively pushes responsibility for painful economic choices from the Socialist party onto the public. The country’s last referendum, 37 years ago, abolished the monarchy after the end of the military dictatorship.

On Thursday, after European leaders and the International Monetary Fund had finally reached an accord to bolster the Greek economy and resolve the euro zone’s financial crisis, Mr. Papandreou had hailed “a new day for Europe and for Greece.” But the deal has proven broadly unpopular within the country.

Cain denies accusations, sees a ‘witch hunt’ Tenn. to stop arresting protesters (NY TIMES) — Herman Cain called the accusations of sexual harassment against him “a witch hunt” and said he had been falsely accused while the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.

Declaring at the National Press Club that he “would be delighted to clear the air,” Mr. Cain said that he is unaware of any settlements paid to his accusers.

“It was concluded after a thorough investigation that it had no basis,” Mr. Cain said to questions

by Mark Hamrick, the president of the press club after Politico first reported on the allegations. “I am unaware of any settlement. I hope it wasn’t for much, because I didn’t do anything.”

Mr. Cain’s comments were similar to ones he made earlier in the day during a Fox News interview. They came after a speech in which he talked about foreign policy and about his “9-9-9 tax plan.

In the press club remarks, Mr. Cain said that he had “recused myself ” during the investigation into the charges made by the women. He derided the report in Politico as being based on “anonymous sources.”

“We are not going to chase anonymous sources, when there are no basis for the accusation,” Mr. Cain said. “I have never sexually harassed anyone and those accusations are totally false.”

Mr. Cain was only asked a handful of questions about the accusations against him after the press club appearance. Mr. Hamrick quickly moved on to questions about the candidate’s tax plan and

his reasons for running.

Asked to sing at the end of his talk to the press club, Mr. Cain agreed, singing a few stanzas from “He Looked Beyond My Faults,” and explaining that it would help explain his faith and the “journey” that he and the country are on.

“For it was grace that brought me liberty,” Mr. Cain sang. “I’ll never know why Jesus came to love me so. He looked beyond all my faults and saw my needs.”

In the Fox television interview earlier, Mr. Cain acknowledged that the sexual harassment accusations had become a distraction for his campaign, saying: “Some people will be turned off by this cloud that someone wanted to put over this campaign.”

He said his candidacy would not be stopped by the allegations. And he renewed his vow that he had not sexually harassed anyone and said no additional allegations would be discovered. If they are, he added, “I assure you people will simply make them up.”

During an earlier appearance at the American Enterprise Institute, Mr. Cain declined to address questions about the harassment allegations. But during the appearance on Fox, Mr. Cain for the first time confirmed that he had been the subject of the accusations.

In the Fox interview, he did not talk in detail about the allegations against him, but called them “totally false.”

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(NY TIMES) — Tennessee agreed Monday to stop enforcing a new curfew used to dislodge Occupy Nashville protesters.

The protesters went to federal court seeking a temporary restraining order against Gov. Bill Haslam, saying the curfew and arrests of dozens of supporters on Legislative Plaza violated their rights to free speech and freedom of assembly.

State troopers used the curfew put into place on Thursday to arrest 29 protesters early Friday and 26 people early Saturday.

Bill to move up campaign-finance reports stalls

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Rep. Ben Chipman, I-Portland, said he will seek a second look at his push to require municipal candidates to divulge their campaign contributions earlier in the campaign process.

Chipman submitted a campaign finance bill to move up deadlines for reporting of campaign contributions. He sought a change in state law so municipal candidates must report contributions 42 days prior to a general election, rather than 11 days.

A 5-5 vote on this bill at the legislative council Monday stalled his proposal.

Chipman said he will appeal the tie vote and seek reconsideration.

"I think the public has a right to know earlier in the process," Chipman said.

LR 2616, "An Act to Improve Municipal Campaign Reporting Requirements," would "require a 42-day pre-general election campaign finance report for municipal candidates to mirror the requirement for county and state candidates," according to its legislative language.

Last Friday, the public was able to view reports of financial contributions to mayoral candidates in Portland. The Ethan Strimling campaign reported raising

$83,000 for Portland's elected-mayor campaign, according to his 11-day pre-election finance report. Mayor Nick Mavodones, in his campaign’s 11-day pre-election finance report, reported that since launching his campaign, Mavodones had received 301 contributions totaling $45,749.

Chipman said 11 days before an election is not enough time for voters to consider candidates and their potential frontrunner status.

"I think it changes the race when those reports come out and there's a lot of money involved," he said.

"We shouldn't be in the dark until 11 days out," he said.

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Area legislators dabble in the serious and silly for Halloween

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Last year, then-candidate Ben Chipman staged a Halloween party at the Empire Dine and Dance club and stood up in full costume to tell the story of George Washington.

"I dressed up as George Washington last year, because I was running as an independent," Chipman he recalled of his Halloween attire.

Chipman described Washington as the first and only truly independent president in the

country's history. His Halloween costume made a political point about today's "partisan politics," which he said "have gotten to a point where nobody wants to vote anymore."

This year? Now-legislator Chipman kept it simple.

"I decided to dress up as a pirate this time around, I've got the patch and the facepaint. I just wanted to do something different, change things up," he said.

What about other Portlandarea legislators? Any inspired Halloween costume ideas?

"I dressed to the nines and wore a '1%' button. I like irony," said Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, offering a sly allusion to the "We Are the 1 Percent" motto of

the anti-corporate Occupy Wall Street movement, and its local spinoff, OccupyMaine. Russell is a supporter of OccupyMaine and its ongoing encampment in Lincoln Park.

Others found personal inspiration in their choices.

"Seriously? At 65 what else but 'Maxine,' my role model!" said Rep. Ann E. Peoples, D-Westbrook.

Others handled the question of their Halloween attire with tongue in cheek.

"I will be dressed up as a neighborhood mom answering the door handing out candy. Kind of a 'reality show' theme," responded Rep. Jane Eberle, D-South Portland.

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Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide I landed back in the USA Wednesday from Sweden.

What a downer to be reminded that more people speak English in the foreign country you just came from, and to notice what a slum airport New York’s JFK is. “Wretched refuse yearning to be free,” the poem at the statue of liberty’s base declares. How prophetic. Nobody in baggage claim understood the sentence, “Which carousel does the luggage from BA 4872 come to?” Quien sabe? Vem vet? Kim bilar?

The Europeans, by necessity, may excel at learning languages, but at banking and money matters they are perhaps not such geniuses — no matter how creamy the shopgirls are — and in the politics of the region things often devolve to the level of a lethal pie-fight.

Now that Germany and France rolled out the latest provisional miracle rescue of their countries’ banks, jubilation reigned in the stock markets and the ––––– OECD economy is presumably Kunstler.com back to turbo hyper warp speed.

Expect this spirit of euphoria to expire by mid-week. The bankers of the western world and their government helpers have seemingly never heard of unintended consequences, or maybe even consequences, period. The crypto-voluntary bond default of Greece, with 50 percent losses to bond-holders, did not trigger a credit default swap (CDS) “event.” Why? Because it is perfectly obvious to all concerned that the CDS market is a grand fraud, so the triggerers are told not to pull any triggers, and it’s as simple as that. If CDS were actually allowed to operate as an “insurance” mechanism against dodgy bonds the entire global banking system would go Death Star. Counterparties to these debts could not possibly pay out what the contracts require. So, if CDS are magically “suspended” on Greece’s default then they will be suspended for everybody’s.

I don’t think it matters so much that the CDS market itself is rendered meaningless, because the counterparties hardly put up any real money in the first place, just promises to come up with money at some future date. What matters more is that there really are no hedges on bonds, no real protection if any bonds flop, which means risk has instantly

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The big find Most writers dream of that first big check, the one with at least one comma in it. Saturday night, after an evening of hard rum drinking, I finally found one. Problem is, it didn’t have my name on it.

Staggering and stumbling across the street to the Rte-Aid parking lot on Forest Ave., I saw an envelope, swollen with the rain. It’s not uncommon to find folks have tossed the junk mail out the window on the way by, but something about this envelope next to the concrete stairs just screeched “open me!” I paused for a second, gave it a glimpse in the pale light, and gave it a rip.

It was a check. Made out for $40,948.94.

The heart skipped a beat, but unfortunately, it wasn’t made out to “cash.”

After a brief minute of considering changing my name to “Alfred J. Waxler” at least on a temporary basis, and the thought that the last guy I knew who did plausible fake identification was in the middle of doing a five-year stretch for another unnamed crime, I came to the conclusion that I was going to have to track this guy down over the weekend, and get his money back to him before he called the bank and

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist cancelled the check.

Of course, being in a rum-besotted state does not easily lend itself to the finding of lost people.

After a few brief interrogatories of the beast of the Internet search engine, I decided the better idea would be to crowd source this monster, turning it into a game of “Where’s Waldo” via social networking.

One friend suggested to me that the money was theirs, only having that morning changed their name right before losing that certain check. Sorry, BJ, this was not to be believed, since I’ve known you since we were 5.

A few suggested reward money might be in order, usually around the 10 percent finder’s fee range.

This was an exciting development, as such would pay my rent or an excitably long period. In order to get the crowd whipped up into a finder’s fee frenzy, I suggested I would split anything I got with whoever provided the

most valuable lead.

Suddenly, my Facebook feed was awash with leads to court filings and tidbits of information.

The concept finally attracted the attention of my friend Jenny “The Librarian,” a petite brunesstee whose stern gaze and no-nonsense manner regarding the information sciences puts one in mind of “Conan The Librarian.”

Side note: If Stephen King’s “Library Cops” ever manage to get their act together, I know of a good prospect for the post of deputy director of finding all the tardy literary miscreants.

She provided a phone number, and some other tidbits. True to my word, I rose early Saturday morning, went out and got more minutes or the pay-as-you-yap phone, and gave him a call right after 8 a.m.

Alfred J. Waxler had been found, and apparently had already realized what had happened. He thanked me profusely on the phone. “I had just been sitting here grieving the loss of that check. Where did you find it?”

After giving him the nickle-tour version of the story above, we got down to the nitty gritty of the return of said fortune. He had a see HIGGINS page 5

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rematerialized in the bond markets and has to be priced back in to bond sales. Unfortunately, that in itself can easily collapse the global financial system, because if investors really require higher interest rates to buy this stuff, the governments issuing the bonds will all choke to death on the interest payments.

It will be interesting to see how the so-called advanced economies wriggle out of this dilemma.

There may be yet some other ways of extending and pretending, but I don’t see it. Rather, it would seem to open the door to universal default. The very next part of the official story is that, supposedly, every investor on God’s green earth would come stampeding into American bonds, but where’s the hedge now?

There is none. Massive European defaults would

winnow down the total liquidity supply anyway, and going into US treasuries would be like the remaining victims of a “towering inferno” style conflagration rushing from one burning floor to another. And how much of that hot money has already rushed into mis-priced American stock markets? All the rest of it? One of these days, there will be no buyers showing up for that stuff, and even the HFT robots will develop a sense of artificial trepidation.

Meanwhile, more than a few banks find that they are catastrophically short of real funds. They can’t actually continue the daily churn that constitutes their hypothetical business. Interbank lending would tend to freeze. Suddenly, we are right back at the edge of the same abyss that opened up when Lehman Brothers went up in a vapor three years ago. Only this time it’s Lehman Brothers times X. There are really only two outcomes I can see in all

this. Either money becomes extremely scarce or the money that’s there becomes worthless. In either case you’re broke, and what remains for all these nations is a fight over the table-scraps of the late and great industrial orgy.

I know a lot of people think that technology will save us from all this. The story line there is that we’ll all be “connected.” We’ll all network up over the smart-phone and “communicate” and “share” and “innovate.” Connection has become a pointless end in itself. It’s what you do when the world is collapsing around you. Wouldn’t it make more sense to learn how to grow potatoes and train a mule?

(James Howard Kunstler is the author of several books, including “The Long Emergency,” “The Geography of Nowhere,” and “The Witch of Hebron.” He can be reached by emailing jhkunstler@mac.com.)

The whole episode brought out writer’s ‘inner boy scout’ HIGGINS from page 4

post office box at Rite-Aid, so he asked me to go and have them put it back in his box. He had apparently lost it while crossing the parking lot, and didn’t realize it until he got home.

The folks at the store were helpful, calling in someone to take the hefty check and put it in his box right that minute. Gone were the prospects of reward, but back was the idea of my free time not

being spent chasing someone down.

The whole episode, though, brought out the “inner boy scout” from within. Thoughts of a disappointed parent rising from the grave to kick my ass for not doing the “right thing.”

Sure, the idea of a sudden windfall was entertaining, otherwise folks would never buy a lottery ticket. There was that initial rush, followed by the experiment in crowd-sourcing. There was the story of a dude sitting at home kicking himself, only to be

shocked by an early morning phone call. The only way the story could have ended better would have been if I HADN’T called him, but rather decided to hammer on his door on an early Saturday, check in hand.

But Portland is a city with untidy endings. Kind of like most of my columns.

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

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Absentee voting began Oct. 6 and runs through Thursday VOTING from page one

do with voter dissatisfaction with the switch to an elected mayor, concerns about using ranked choice voting for the first time and apathy among conservatives who lack a strong candidate.

But Michael Franz, a political science professor at Bowdoin College, says that with 15 candidates in the race, voters may simply want more time to make up their minds.

“There just might be too much going on here for people to want to vote early. That might mean, instead, that people are using all of the available time to sort out their decision (suggesting that turnout will be high on Election Day),” he wrote in an email.

Of those who have cast early ballots, Jones said there have been no serious issues associated with ranked choice voting, a new system that will be used for the first time this fall in the mayor election.

Under that system, voters are able to rank candidates on the ballot based on preference. If no one candidate receives a majority of the first choice votes cast on election day, an instant run-off retabulation will be conducted by the City Clerk with support from contractor TrueBallot until a candidate receives a majority of the votes.

After that initial tally of votes, the candidate with the fewest first choice votes will be eliminated,

For a story about campaign finance legislation and contribution reporting, see page 2. For more Nov. 8 election news, including updates on the city’s mayoral race, see page 6. and those ballots will be re-tabulated to the voter’s second choice candidate. Successive rounds of candidate elimination and re-tabulation will continue until one candidate receives a majority.

Absentee voting began Oct. 6 and runs through Thursday, when city elections staff will keep the office open until 8 p.m. to accommodate last-minute voters. Thursday is the last day voters can cast an absentee ballot, the result of a change in state law that banned voter registration within three business days of an election.

(The referendum on this fall’s ballot would restore same-day voter registration, but not change the part of the law that ended absentee balloting, without a valid reason, three business days before an election).

Franz said there hasn’t been much scholarship about voter turnout in ranked-choice elections.

But, like standard format elections, he said perceptions about the “competitiveness of the election and by the perceived high stakes of the election” often explain why voters do or don’t go to the polls.

“Both things might be working against high turnout here,” he said. “First, perceived competitiveness in this election might be hard to gauge. With so many candidates and so many possible outcomes ... the sense that this is a nail-biter might be dampened. Plus, with so many candidates, there is no brand label (as with the Democratic and Republican Party) that is tied to the stakes of the election."

Another factor might just be that 2009 was an exceptionally high year. In that election, voters were asked to decide whether to repeal Maine’s gay marriage law, a question that drove high turnout throughout the state (the measure was repealed 53 percent to 47 percent).

Indeed, in 2007, which did not feature any highprofile state ballot questions and few extraordinary local contests, only 906 people voted absentee.

Heading into election day, Jones said she’s not sure what to expect.

“Maybe it could be higher at the polls (on election day), maybe it could be lower. I don't know what to expect,” she said.

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Committee also expected to receive update on fire boat incident BUTTS from page one

"It's litter like everything else," said Jan Beitzer, executive director of Portland's Downtown District, the group that helped orchestrate discussions on addressing tobacco litter.

"It's ending up in the gutter line, it's ending up around the tree wells," she said, adding, "So many people don't realize it's litter. They just think it's going to biodegrade — but it doesn't."

Beitzer explained cigarette trash has been on the rise since the city's smoking ban on outdoor dining went into effect about two years ago. Despite Portland Downtown District's willingness to supply businesses with cigarette trash receptacles, Beitzer said the problem is still on the rise.

What's worse, Beitzer said, is that cleaning of the litter is hindered by types of walking surfaces in areas of the city, especially the Old Port.

"With the brick sidewalks it's very hard for the city to pick up," she said.

The proposed language adds "tobacco or tobacco product(s)" to waste that, when improperly disposed of, can lead to a $100 fine.

The battle against cigarette trash is also being fought by the city.

City spokeswoman Nicole Clegg says Portland's Public Services Department is routinely finding cigarette butts in catch basins, which empty into Casco Bay. "They end up getting washed out to sea, which isn't good," Clegg said.

Any recommendation made by the council subcommittee will be sent to the entire City Council for a vote.

Also during tonight's meeting, the committee is scheduled to hear from the Portland Fire Department's top commander regarding the use of the city's multimillion-dollar fire boat.

Chief Fred LaMontagne is expected to give a policy review to councilors after the vessel was knocked out of service when it hit an underwater

object last month.

Two firefighters were suspended without pay after causing about $38,000 worth of damage to the MV City of Portland IV. Portland officials maintain the firefighters, Capt. Christopher Goodall and Joseph Murphy, were taking part in a training exercise, but a dozen civilians — including family members — were on the boat at the time of the crash.

City Manger Mark Rees told The Portland Daily Sun last month that he was "flabbergasted" to learn that civilians were being transported on the boat "without any clear connection to public service."

Rees said he planned to oversee a review of the department's policies and procedures regarding the vessel.

City officials are still keeping mum on details surrounding the accident, citing personnel rules and union contracts that they say prohibit them from discussing details of the incident.

The meeting will be held today at 5:30 p.m. in council chambers located in City Hall.

Rathband spends big on food, coffees

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Political campaigns are grueling affairs for those involved, typically filled with long nights, little free time and a lot of junk food.

But judging by his campaign finance report filed with City Hall, mayoral candidate Jed Rathband has at least been eating well.

According to the report, Rathband’s campaign has spent more than $1,740 on food-related expenses since launching his campaign, far more than any other candidate. Those costs include meals at some of Portland’s top restaurants, including Walter’s, Sonny’s and The Corner Room, among others.

All told, more than 9 percent of Rathband’s $19,000 in reported campaign expenditures were food related.

“Certainly there were a lot of meetings to be had, luncheons to be had, and so on and so forth,” Rathband said yesterday. “It takes a bit of an investment to raise money.”

Rathband said his strategy for raising money required a lot of meetings with potential donors.

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“To raise $27,500, that took a lot of work,” he said, adding that his campaign raised almost twice as much as the closest candidate behind him.

“For a first-time candidate, that took a lot of effort.”

Ethan Strimling raised the most money of any mayoral candidate at $83,000, while Nick Mavodones raised $45,000 and Michael Brennan Rathband raised $41,000, according to finance records filed with that city that cover the period a candidate launched their campaign through Oct. 25.

With $27,500, Rathband was fourth among the 15 mayoral candidates in fundraising.

To be clear, it appears Rathband did not violate any state or local campaign finance rules with his food expenses.

Jonathan Wayne, executive director of the Maine Ethics Commission, said candidates have wide latitude to spend their contributions. “In general, campaigns can spend money on food for various campaign purposes,” he said.

But, he added, “One would hope that all food purchases would be related to the campaign.”

Ted O’Meara, a consultant with the Portland firm Garrand, who ran Eliot Cutler’s gubernatorial campaign in 2010, said candidates have a responsibility to their donors to “spend their money wisely, efficiently and effectively on things that are going to reach as many voters as possible.”

“Reasonable expenses for occasional meetings over coffee or lunch are legitimate,” O’Meara said, “but 10 percent of the total budget for these kinds of meetings seems high.”

O’Meara is not affiliated with any mayoral candidate’s campaign.

According to Rathband’s finance report, he charged his campaign for coffee at least 36 times and pizza 10 times. He also ate at Walter’s three times, Sonny’s twice, The Corner Room, Duckfat, Blue Spoon, Fuji, Aurora Provisions and others. He also spent about $300 at local grocery stores, costs that Rathband said were connected with campaign events.

Strimling’s campaign spent $953 on food, although $903 of that came from a campaign kickoff party at Havana South that cost $357 and a fundraiser at The Regency that cost $546. Brennan spent $92 on food, and Mavodones reported no food-related expenses. “$1,700 is a lot of money, but it’s still cheaper than hiring Bob Baldacci,” said Rathband, presumably referring to the $5,500 Strimling’s campaign has spent on Baldacci’s consulting services.

Baldacci was formerly associated with Ocean Properties, a developer that considered building a hotel on the Maine State Pier, and is also involved in a proposed “racino” project in Biddeford. He is the brother of former Maine governor John Baldacci.

Strimling declined to comment.

The election for an elected mayor of Portland is Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Eder endorses Strimling for mayor Former state Rep. John Eder, who focused his mayoral campaign on issues affecting the working poor, is urging his supporters to also consider voting for Ethan Strimling on Nov. 8.

“I want my supporters who believe in me to vote for me first, and I invite them to support him second,” Eder said yesterday in an interview, adding that he is not dropping out of the race.

Eder said he and Strimling have had several informal discussions in recent weeks following candidate forums and debates.

During those talks, Eder said it became clear that the two agree on many key issues affecting the city, including the need for more affordable housing downtown.

Both men have known each

other for many years, served together in the state Legislature and once lived in the same apartment building on Park Avenue.

But more than the personal bond, Eder said he recognizes that Strimling has a better chance of winning the mayor’s seat, where he would be in a position to pursue real reform. Also, Eder explained, Strimling asked for his support.

His decision to endorse Strimling over fellow Green Party member David Marshall was “a question of strategy,” Eder said.

“Dave is already on the council doing his part on the environment and arts. Where Dave is good on environment, Ethan is better versed and has a strong record on working poor issues. I'd

rather have Dave finish his term and have them both in there.

That would be a most exciting game changer over the status quo at City Hall,” Eder said.

Strimling welcomed Eder’s endorsement.

“I greatly appreciate Representative Eder’s support and know that whatever happens on Election Day, John will continue to provide a needed voice for Portland,” Strimling said in a statement. “His ideas in this campaign around creating a TIF for affordable housing and finding a solution to our rising health care costs are laudable. I intend to bring these ideas forward and will call on John’s expertise to fully develop the programs.”

— Casey Conley

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Tuesday, November 1, 2011— Page 7

Police search for missing N. Maine girl DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT Police are looking for a 14-year-old Sorrento girl reported missing after it’s believed she met someone from an online dating website, officials said.

Maine State Police say Hanna Snider is thought to have used the dating website myyearbook.com to set up a meeting with an unidentified person.

Snider left her home Saturday night and was discovered missing by her parents the next morning, police said.

Snider texted her parents later in the day, saying she was OK and that she would be home later that night, but never returned, police said.

She is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds.

Anyone with information is asked to call state police in Orono at 866-2122.

Sorrento is located on the northern Maine coast and has a population of about 300.

State police are searching for 14-year-old Hanna Snider, who they suspect met someone she encountered from an online dating website. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Witnesses: Man smashed his way out of ATM booth

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Instead of hailing a cab and getting a ride home like police say he intended, a 27-year-old Biddeford man was given a free trip to jail early Saturday morning.

John Van Veen was charged with criminal mischief after police say he smashed a bank's outer window. Officers were called to the Key Bank located at 1 Monument Square at about 2:30 a.m., said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman

for the Portland Police Department. "(There was a) report of a male inside an ATM kiosk breaking out the glass," Rogers said.

"When they got there, ... they Van Veen saw a man exiting the ATM and they stopped and detained him."

Police say Van Veen was using the bank's ATM to pay for a cab ride to Biddeford. Witnesses reported seeing Van Veen struggle to open the bank doors after the withdrawal.

"It appeared he was unable to open the door," Rogers said. "He kicked out the window next to the door."

The damaged was estimated at $1,000, police said.

Rogers said Van Veen was intoxicated at the time of his arrest.

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John Kane Surrounded by family, John Kane of Intervale, N.H. died on Oct. 25, 2011 after a generous and adventuresome 87 years.

Born in Montclair, New Jersey on Nov. 22, 1923, Mr.Kane attended Deerfield Academy and Amherst College. As a juvenile, he attended summer camp in Maine, forming a lifelong love of the outdoors, especially hiking and sailing. When he returned from his service in Europe in World War II, where he was attached to the 9th Air Force, 371st fighter-bomber group, he settled in Lovell, Maine. There he met his future wife Elizabeth and started a family. Among his numerous skills, Mr. Kane founded his own printing busi-

ness, raised chinchillas, and collected and reproduced New England historical maps.

Mr. Kane was a family man, engaged in his children and grandchildren's lives, whether hiking and camping throughout the White Mountains or exploring Kezar Lake, the coast of Maine, and beyond. He had the ability to create fun and adventure from limited resources, including building a houseboat and a camp from recycled materials.

The family later moved to Fryeburg, where Mr. Kane operated Saco Valley Printing and cultivated raspberries in a pickyour-own business. A lover of jazz and classical music, John,

in his later years, especially enjoyed listening to his daily concert.

In addition to his wife Elizabeth of nearly 60 years, John leaves three daughters: Leslie Kane of Intervale, New Hampshire; Ellen Soroka of Athens, Ohio; Shelly Moore of Lynchburg, Virginia; son Lawrence of Springvale, Maine; five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Mr. Kane embraced life to its fullest. A lover of nature, music, and humankind, he engaged loved ones and friends with heartfelt humor and honesty.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H.

After storm, CMP expects to restore power today DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT Central Maine Power Company reported Monday that 7,500 customers remained without power as of 5 p.m. yesterday.

The company expected to complete repairs in most parts of the state by later Monday, although a number of towns in York County were likely to have some customers out overnight. The company expected to have service restored to all customers by noon today, according to a CMP press release.

“We moved lots of crews into the southern part of the state

from the outset, because this area really bore the brunt of the storm,” said John Carroll, Central Maine Power spokesman, referring to a Halloween holiday nor’easter. “We’ve restored nearly 54,000 outages in York County alone. As we consolidate our crews into the remaining few towns, we expect the final phase of the restoration to move quickly.”

Customers in York County or any customers who do not have power are encouraged to call CMP for more information on the estimated time of restoration in

their area.

In York County, 6,478 customers were without power, CMP reported. Hardest hit was Kennebunkport with 1,058 outages as of Monday afternoon.

Cumberland County had 51 outages Monday, CMP reported.

CMP reported 15,000 customers without power as of noon on Monday.

CMP estimates that the storm knocked out power to more than 207,400 customers since late Saturday evening, with a peak of nearly 145,000 outages on Sunday morning.

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ABOVE AND LEFT: The Phantom of Portland strides along Congress Street, wearing a “Phantom of the Opera” mask and sporting a bouffant hairdo Monday. The person, who declined to provide a name, said the costume was simply called, “Halloween,” and this adventurous fan of the holiday called the dress-up “a chance to be something else that I’m not.”

On Monday, an outing near High Street caught the attention of motorists and pedestrians alike. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Greater Portland Landmarks offers energy efficiency workshop Nov. 3 Greater Portland Landmarks presents a public workshop series, “Energy Efficiency for Existing Buildings for Portland Region’s Neighborhood Organizations,” with workshop No. 6 on Thursday, Nov. 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Woodfords Congregational Church (Seeley Room) 202 Woodford St., Portland.

Featured speaker is Peter W. Taggart, president of Taggart Construction Inc. of Freeport.

Taggart is a construction industry expert in preservation, rehabilitation and retrofitting of older homes and buildings. These workshops seek “to assist home and building owners in older and historic neighborhoods of Greater Portland in making their buildings more energy efficient while maintaining both historic character and property values,” organizes said.

“Workshops will provide specific techniques and approaches suitable to reduce home energy costs, utilizing information-packed PowerPoint presentations, strategy discussions, questions and answers.”

Workshop presenters will include Hilary D. Bassett, executive director of Greater Portland Landmarks; along with Christopher W. Closs, GPL’s Field Service Preservation Specialist and technical advisor.

Ample Q & A time will be included. Workshop participants will receive a workbook at no charge outlining specific energy efficiency techniques and how-to outlines, checklists and energy efficiency resources, including funding and tax credits information.

The program will include examples of the Portland Region’s architectural styles and building history, emphasizing the impact of neighborhood architectural character as it relates to the historic significance of the city and its environs.

For a full schedule of this workshop series and to register, contact Greater Portland Landmarks at www.portlandlandmarks. org or call 774-5561.

— Staff Report

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Tuesday, Nov. 1 Maine Red Claws tickets on sale 8:30 a.m. The Maine Red Claws announced that individual tickets for the 2011-12 season will go on sale Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 8:30 a.m. Tickets are available at Red Claws team offices: 413 Congress St., Portland, and by phone: 2106655; and online at www.MaineRedClaws.com or www. ticketreturn.com; Portland Expo Box Office: 239 Park Ave., Portland. “The Red Claws will open their third season on the road with games at Springfield on Nov. 25 and Erie on Dec. 1. The team, which enters the 2011-12 season with an NBA Development League record 48-game sellout streak, will return to Maine on Dec. 3 for their home opener. The game will feature the first national halftime act of the season, the Skyriders!, a world-class, high-flying trampoline act that has performed in every NBA market. Other scheduled halftime acts this season includes Red Panda, who wowed crowds at the first-ever Red Claws’ game in 2009, Simon Sez, who will perform a special ‘Santa Sez’ routine on Dec. 24, and popular local children’s act Rick Charette and the Bubblegum Band who will hold a post-game concert on Feb. 4 in honor of Crusher’s third birthday. A complete list of halftime acts and other promotions can be found at www. maineredclaws.com.”

‘I Can’t Remember. I Can’t Forget’ 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hospice of Southern Maine will host a daylong conference in Scarborough, titled “I Can’t Remember.

I Can’t Forget: Spiritual Journeys of Alzheimer’s Patients and Combat Veterans at End of Life.” The national speaker, The Rev. Dr. Kathleen Rusnak PhD, author of the book, “Because You’ve Never Died Before,” will speak in the morning session on the topic of recognizing and maximizing the spiritual possibilities of the Alzheimer’s patients, and in the afternoon on the inner spiritual battles combat soldiers wage at end of life. The event takes place at The Landing at Pine Point in Scarborough and costs $40 per person. Snacks and Lunch will be provided. Register online at www.hospiceofsouthernmaine.org. For more information, call 289-3678 or e-mail pastoralcare@hospiceofsouthernmaine.org

Tuesday book club noon. bring lunch; dessert and drinks provided. Maine Charitable Mechanic Association library, 519 Congress St., second floor, elevator accessible. Phone 773-8396 for more info or www.skimuseumofmaine.org.

Wednesday, Nov. 2 Legislative forum with a panel of elected officials 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. The Falmouth Cumberland Community chamber will host legislators from Augusta. Mary Nelson, Dick Woodbury, Mark Dion and Meredith Burgess will present a panel focused on issues affecting businesses in the community. The event will be held in the Falmouth Memorial Library.

Michelle Malkin in South Portland 11:15 a.m. Conservative columnist and author at the Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks, South Portland. Sponsor Reception with Michelle Malkin, followed at noon by Luncheon and Remarks. “Michelle Malkin began her career in newspaper journalism a decade ago as an editorial writer and columnist for The Los Angeles Daily News, moving on to The Seattle Times in 1996. Her column, now syndicated, appears in 100 papers nationwide, including The New York Post, Miami Herald, Washington Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Modesto Bee and The Detroit News. Malkin launched her Web site, MichelleMalkin.com, in 2004. The site has been consistently cited as one of the top conservative political blogs in the nation, and has been recognized as one of the ‘Top 100 blogs’ by blog search engine Technorati. Malkin launched HotAir.com in 2006, as founder and CEO. HotAir is a conservative Internet broadcast network that features political commentary and video, and is also regarded as one of the most influential conservative sites on the Internet.” Maine Heritage Policy Center. http:// maine.sarphi.com

Thursday, Nov. 3 Moore Middle School mayoral forum 8:45 a.m. Students at Lyman Moore Middle School will host an hour-long forum for Portland mayoral candidates in the café of the school, located at 171 Auburn St., Portland.

The public is invited to attend. Seventh graders will introduce the candidates and conduct the forum. The format will include a segment at the beginning where candidates quickly answer questions by writing on whiteboards. Students then will ask each candidate a question. Following the forum, candidates will stay on stage for 45 minutes to

Cast members from “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at Schoolhouse Arts Center from Nov. 18 through Dec. 4 include (from left to right) Angelica Phipps (Gladys Herdman), Sandy Rush (Imogene Herdman), Andrew Shepard (Ralph Herdman), Nate Plummer (Leroy Herdman), Lewin Pillsbury (Ollie Herdman), and John Eckstein (Claude Herdman).(COURTESY PHOTO) City Clerk’s office between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Friday and Monday and up until 8 p.m. on Election Day. Residents can register to vote in person at the City Clerk’s office prior to Nov. 8. On Election Day, residents must register at their polling place. All local polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. For more detailed information about where or how to vote, contact the City Clerk’s office at 874-8677. Voters can also check online to locate their polling place, http:// www.portlandmaine.gov/voter/pollplace.asp.

Fireside Chat on skiing history 11 a.m. Fireside Chat on skiing history will be presented in downtown Portland by Scott Andrews.

Refreshments from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., bring your own lunch. Maine Charitable Mechanic Association library, 519 Congress St., second floor, elevator accessible. Phone 773-8396 for more info or www. skimuseumofmaine.org.

Riverton ‘Books and Bears’ 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. First graders at Riverton Elementary School will demonstrate their reading skills to parents, other family members and their favorite stuffed animals at a “Books and Bears” celebration at the school, located at 1600 Forest Ave., Portland. The evening will begin with a pizza supper.

Families then will rotate through four stations. At one station, students will read aloud books from their classroom book boxes. At other stations, parents will be able to read to their children, families will see the school’s online reading program and a storyteller will share stories. Tips for reading strategies will be available for parents.

Good vs. Evil: Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert in Portland 7:30 p.m. “Culinary arts take center stage in this evening of storytelling that serves up frank and provocative insight into what really goes on behind the kitchen doors. Anthony Bourdain, chef, author of Medium Raw and Kitchen Confidential and host of The Travel Channel’s ‘No Reservations’and Eric Warren Miller athlete, Hugo Harrisson, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Warren Miller’s Ripert, renowned chef of Le Bernardin, author and “Like There’s No Tomorrow” is showing in Portland on the weekend of Nov. 11. regular guest on Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’ share tales and (COURTESY IMAGE) muse on the place of food in our personal, community and global life. VIP tickets include premiere answer informal questions from Moore sixth graders, their seating, invitation to an exclusive meet-and-greet reception parents and community members. with Bourdain and Ripert at Grace Restaurant, complimenAbsentee voting and voter registration tary hors d’oeuvres, a VIP tour laminate and a limited edition 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Portland City Clerk’s office will be poster. No discounts, no exchanges; a non-subscription open Thursday, Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. for absenevent. Contains strong language.” Merrill Auditorium. http:// tee voting and voter registration for Tuesday’s election on portlandovations.org Nov. 8. Thursday is the last day for voters to apply for an absentee ballot. Absentee ballots can be returned to the see EVENTS page 14

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). A puzzle needs solving. Take time to list all of the elements. As with jigsaw puzzles, it helps if you first lay out all the pieces on the table, picture side up.

Then start sorting.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You’ll be paying for a service. A 12 percent to 20 percent tip may be customary, but use your feelings instead of a calculator to figure the amount that’s perfect for you. Give what you feel like giving -- no more, no less.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

There is an opportunity to travel coming up. As long as it is in line with your other goals and purposes and doesn’t cut too far into your budget, you will gladly take it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You’re not sure you have the energy to dive into a project, but dive you will. It’s because you trust the process of life.

You have a feeling that your adrenaline reserves will kick in when you need them most -- and you’re right.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There is no need to struggle. When you feel yourself losing your even temper and grounded manner, step back and look at the problem from another angle. The key is to stay calm.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 1).

You’ll reexamine your relationship with someone you’ve known a long time.

A new point of view will set you free in some way. Perhaps you’ll develop strong ties with an old flame. Over the next three months, you’ll acquire skills that are more in line with the current job market. 2012 brings fun and laughter.

Love signs are Cancer and Virgo. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 37, 28, 52 and 17.

by Paul Gilligan

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Someone will suggest that your presentation was close but not quite right. This person may have some insights you can use. Then again, this person isn’t the final word that can put you through to the next level.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Just because it has never been done before doesn’t mean you can’t do it. By the same token, just because it has been done before doesn’t mean you won’t be the one to do it different and better.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll close the gap between two friends who don’t know how to get along. You’ll hold the space between them and act as a buffer. You’ll also be an interpreter of sorts, softening their messages to each other.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You are so loyal to the terms of your friendships, spoken and unspoken. The only trouble is that the unspoken terms may not be mutually understood. This is your chance to remedy any miscommunication. Be direct.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You refuse to let things get too complicated. You may have felt the need to impress someone before, but you no longer care. You let go of self-consciousness.

You have fun, and you are fun.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You understand what it’s like to be too close to a situation to have a useful perspective on it. What looks like a no-brainer to you may be far from obvious to the person dealing with the situation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Ask yourself what it would take to make big things happen in your world. One idea leads to another. Acting boldly now will save you from tedious, boring work later.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2011. There are 60 days left in the year.

This is All Saints Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 1, 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln named Gen. George B. McClellan General-in-Chief of the Union armies, succeeding Winfield Scott.

On this date: In 1512, Michelangelo finished Painting the ceiling of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

In 1765, the Stamp Act went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists.

In 1936, in a speech in Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini described the alliance between his country and Nazi Germany as an “axis” running between Rome and Berlin.

In 1950, two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington, D.C., in a failed attempt to assassinate President Harry S. Truman.

(One of the pair was killed, along with a White House police officer.)

In 1952, the United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb, code-named “Ivy Mike,” at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

In 1968, the Motion Picture Association of America unveiled its new voluntary Film rating system: G for general, M for mature (later changed to GP, then PG), R for restricted and X (later changed to NC-17) for adults only.

In 1979, former first lady Mamie Eisenhower died in Washington, D.C., at age 82.

One year ago: Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, 61, was convicted by a jury in Erie, Pa., of participating in a bizarre plot in which a pizza delivery driver was forced to rob a bank wearing a metal bomb collar that later exploded, killing him. The San Francisco Giants won the World Series with a 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers in Game 5.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Betsy Palmer is 85. Country singer Bill Anderson is 74. Actress Barbara Bosson is 72. Actor Robert Foxworth is 70. Actress Marcia Wallace is 69. Magazine publisher Larry Flynt is 69. Country singer-humorist Kinky Friedman is 67. Actress Jeannie Berlin is 62. Country singer-songwriter-producer Keith Stegall is 57. Country singer Lyle Lovett is 54. Actress Rachel Ticotin is 53. Rock musician Eddie MacDonald (The Alarm) is 52. Rock singer Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 49. Pop singer-musician Mags Furuholmen is 49. Rock musician Rick Allen (Def Leppard) is 48. Country singer “Big Kenny” Alphin is 48. Singer Sophie B. Hawkins is 47. Country musician Dale Wallace (Emerson Drive) is 42. Actress Toni Collette is 39.

Actress Jenny McCarthy is 39. Rock musician Andrew Gonzales is 39. Actor David Berman is 38. Actress Aishwarya Rai is 38.

Rock singer Bo Bice is 36. Actor Penn Badgley is 25. Actor Max Burkholder is 14. Actormusician Alex Wolff is 14.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My fiancee, “Beth,” and I have been together for more than two years. Recently, she called off our wedding, saying she isn’t ready. The wedding was planned for a year in the future, so I am grateful she told me now.

A few weeks later, we decided to take a break and work on the relationship. We live in separate houses. Beth has a fulltime job. I am in school and work part time. We used to see each other every day. Now, although we still talk daily, I only see her twice a week at most.

Beth is talking to a counselor about her issues, and we have started couples counseling. One of our main problems is that she becomes distant when things aren’t going well and subconsciously pushes me away. I have never loved and trusted anyone as much as I do her. How can I support and help her?

-- Confused in California Dear Confused: You already are being supportive by attending counseling sessions and not pushing Beth to make decisions any sooner than she is able. We hope counseling will help you reach a satisfactory resolution. If so, your relationship will be stronger than ever. But please understand it is also possible that underlying issues will come to light and one of you might decide that marriage is not in the cards. This is neither good nor bad. It is simply how things sometimes work out.

Dear Annie: I have a former school friend, “Paula,” who has lived in another state for 30 years. She and her husband visit relatives in our area once or twice a year. She has hinted that they would like to stay overnight at our house. We have one guest bedroom, but my husband uses it as his bedroom.

We would rather Paula not know that we have separate bedrooms.

I would like Paula and her husband to visit our home but find lodging elsewhere. She is always inviting us to stay with

them, and we turn the offers down because if we accepted, we would be obligated to return the favor. What can we do?

-- Prefer Privacy Dear Prefer: Do some legwork and find hotels or motels nearby. (We assume there are reasons she cannot stay at the homes of her various relatives.) You are not obligated to put them up at your house. It’s OK to say, “We wish we could accommodate you, but it is simply not possible. However, there’s a lovely motel a few miles away, and we’d be thrilled to pick you up and bring you here for dinner.”

Dear Annie: You printed a letter from “Bruised in Nebraska,” the 12-year-old boy who said his brother yelled at him and hit him, and whose mother refused to get involved.

Your answer wasn’t strong enough. It is possible the writer’s brother is, in fact, an abuser in the making, and the mother is in denial. So what if he provokes his brother? The boy has to learn that he cannot hurt anyone, regardless of provocation.

Avoiding him will not solve the problem.

The only helpful advice you gave was to talk to the school counselor and his doctor. Hopefully, “Bruised” will seek guidance before the brother does something that cannot be undone. -- Los Angeles, Calif.

Dear Los Angeles: Many readers were upset because we said siblings can provoke each other into hitting. Others said the brother was mentally ill. Many readers assumed “Bruised” was female and should be treated the same as a spousal abuse victim.

Since we didn’t have that much information, we treated this as a sibling rivalry that was getting out of hand, and since the parents were doing nothing, the school authorities and the family physician would be the best way to report it. We appreciate our readers’ concern and hope “Bruised” follows through.

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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Justices won’t hear highway cross case WASHINGTON (NY TIMES) — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal of a ruling that the placement of crosses on the side of Utah highways to honor fallen state troopers violated the First Amendment’s prohibition on government establishment of religion.

As is its custom, the court gave no reasons for declining to hear the case. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a 19-page dissent, saying the court had rejected “an opportunity to provide clarity to an establishment-clause jurisprudence in shambles.”

The crosses are white and about 12 feet tall, with six-foot crossbars. They bear the trooper’s name, picture, badge number and biographical information, along with the symbol of the Utah Highway Patrol.

The crosses were donated by the Utah Highway Patrol Association, a private group, and placed near the places the troopers had died. State officials allowed the group to put the crosses on public land while noting that the state “neither approves or disapproves the memorial marker.”

The Supreme Court’s establishment-clause jurisprudence has been shifting and confusing. The two appeals the court declined to hear on Monday — Davenport v. American Atheists, No. 10-1297, and Utah Highway Patrol Association v. American Atheists, No. 10-1276 — would have given the court an opportunity to clarify the murky guidance it has provided to lower courts and litigants in this area.

The open questions start with the very meaning of the message conveyed by a cross. A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, in Denver, ruled that the Latin cross was “unequivocally a symbol of the Christian faith.”

But that question has divided the justices as recently as last year, in Salazar v. Buono, a decision concerning a cross that had served as a war memorial in a remote part of the Mojave Desert.

Dozens in drug ring arrested in Arizona PHOENIX (NY TIMES) — Law enforcement officials on Monday announced the breakup of a massive drug-smuggling ring that used lookouts on hilltops in southern Arizona to move huge quantities of marijuana and other drugs across the Mexican border to users throughout the United States.

Over the last month and a half, federal, state and local officials have arrested 76 people, from organizational bosses to stash-house guards to those who transported the drugs in backpacks and in vehicles, the authorities said. All were linked to the Sinaloa cartel run by Joaquín Guzmán, Mexico’s richest and most wanted outlaw, who goes by the nickname El Chapo, the authorities said.

Officials estimated that the ring had been in operation for at least five years and had generated more than $2 billion in profits by smuggling more than 3 million pounds of marijuana, 20,000 pounds of cocaine and 10,000 pounds of heroin into the United States. Such large smuggling rings usually use tractor-trailers to get their contraband across, the authorities said, but this operation relied mostly on migrants on foot straining under their loads.

The authorities acknowledged that the huge smuggling ring took place under their noses. The drugs would be carried across the border in relatively small quantities and then transported north to a network of stash houses in the Phoenix area.

From there, the contraband would be sold to distributors nationwide.

The route was through the most desolate desert areas of southern Arizona, including the sprawling Tohono O’odham Indian reservation, between Yuma and Nogales. Spotters with radios or cellphones were used to point out the presence of law enforcement and divert loads, the authorities said.

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Friday, Nov. 4 Third annual Day of Free Dental Care 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year, 32 dentists in 11 locations will offer free dental care to adults. The event is the 3rd Annual Dentists Who Care for ME day of free care sponsored by the Greater Portland Dental Society. Last year the program treated over 600 people. “We have a huge group of volunteers in addition to the dentists and specialists,” says Dr. Barry Saltz, co-organizer. “Dental hygienists, assistants and others volunteer to help with all kinds of tasks from teeth cleanings to paperwork,” he adds. The free care is open only to adults who cannot afford regular dental care.

The free care will include one treatment — cleanings, fillings, extractions or referral to a specialist, if necessary. Services are offered on a first come, first serve basis. Appointments will not be made for this day.People are urged to arrive at the dental offices when the doors open. Some people may be asked to return later if the lines are long. Dentists are participating from Falmouth to Gorham and Buxton. In certain situations, some people will be referred to one of more than 20 dental specialists who will also offer free care.

Local care sites include: Buxton, 440 Narragansett Trail, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Jin Hwang, Dr. Wayne Lopez, Dr. Nicholas Roy; Cumberland, 323 Main St., Cumberland Center, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Michael Frost; Gorham, 94 Main St., Gorham, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Ted Morgan, Dr. Amanda Rockwood; Portland, 110 Auburn St., Portland, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Catalina Atienza and Dr. Alan Chebuske, and at 1334 Washington Ave. Portland, Dr. David Bagdasarian, Dr. Denise Caron and Dr. Shane Bryant; Scarborough, 40 Hannaford Drive, Scarborough, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Daniel R. Ravin, and at 618 U.S. Route 1, Suite 4, Dr. Colette Sirois, Dr. Joseph Penna, Dr. Demi Kouzounas, Dr. Nichol Penna, Dr. Barry Saltz, Dr. Jeffrey Brackett, Dr. Denise Theriault, Dr. Michael Cwiklinski, Dr. Andra Boak; South Portland, 463 Cottage Road, South Portland, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. James Ortengren, and at 265 Westbrook St., 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Stephen Palmer, Dr. Jonathan Shinay, 171 Maine Mall Road, Dr. Grace Thomas, Dr. David Jacobson, Dr. Alexandra Mann, Dr. Justin Griffee, Dr. Charles Sutera; Yarmouth, 70 Bayview St., Yarmouth, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Alex Hutcheon, Dr. Amy Fuller, Dr. Robert Swan.

Lincoln Middle School indoor walking trail 10 a.m. Lincoln Middle School in Portland will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the school’s indoor walking trail.

Teachers and students created the mile-long trail through Lincoln’s corridors as a way to promote physical activity during the school day. Lincoln received a $1,500 grant to help pay for the trail from 5210 Let’s Go!, a program in 12 greater Portland communities that encourages physical activity and healthy eating. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will include remarks by the staff of 5210 Let’s Go!, an appearance by the program’s mascot and a performance by the Lincoln school orchestra. At the ceremony’s conclusion, groups of students and teachers will walk quarter-mile segments of the trail. The school is considering several ways to promote use of the trail, such as starting a walking club and creating a history walk where students learn about a historical topic as they follow the trail. Lincoln joined the 5210 Let’s Go! middle school program three years ago. The school has organized walking field trips, a Hoops/Jump for Heart event, class tastings of produce grown in the school’s gardens, Bike and Walk to School Day, a Turn Off the TV campaign, a student wellness team and other activities to encourage students to exercise and eat healthy foods. Lincoln is located at 522 Stevens Ave. To find out more about 5210 Let’s Go!, please visit www.letsgo.org.

Dance, storytelling with Winfield and Ahern 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This Vermont Dance Company will do two performances and lead two dance workshops at Lucid Stage 29 Baxter Boulevard. Performances: Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. Call 899-3993 for reservations. Dance Workshops: Saturday, Nov. 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fee for workshops, $40. Call 899-3993 to enroll in the workshops.

Annual Key4Women Forum 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. KeyBank will host the Annual Key4Women Forum, “Creating a Culture of Courage: The New Leadership Challenge.” Leadership and customer service expert Cindy Solomon will discuss: four types of courage and when and how to invoke each for success in business, why finding the courage to move forward is the key to success in today’s new business economy, and how to inspire courage personally and professsionally. Women in business: business owners, leaders, decision makers and nonprofit directors. Marriott Sable Oaks, 200 Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland. $30, payable to McAuley Residence.

Contact Sherry Brown, KeyBank, 207-874-7230, or register

online at www.key.com/womensforum. (Advance registration is required.)

Reiche School Garden Party 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Reiche Community School in Portland will host a garden party to honor the people and local businesses that helped design, build and maintain the school’s garden. The community is invited to attend.

Those involved in the garden project will be recognized with bouquets of herbs grown at Reiche and thank-you letters from students. Refreshments will include carrots, radishes and edible flowers from the garden. Earlier in the day, members of the Reiche Green Team will work with teachers and parents to help students harvest produce.

Potatoes and leeks will be sent to the school district’s central kitchen to make soup for teachers and students to sample the following week.

First Friday at St. Lawrence Arts 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Paintings by Rosemont Market VIP and Munjoy Hill local Joe Fournier. 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for First Friday Art Walk with complimentary snacks and wine on hand!! http://www.joefournier.blogspot.com or St. Lawrence Arts at www.stlawrencearts.org

French Fashion exhibit at MHS 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk at Maine Historical Society. “Join us during Portland’s First Friday Art Walk to see two fabulous fashion-themed shows, ‘Having in Paris a Great Success’: French Fashion, 1928-1936, on display in the Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Lecture Hall and Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine, on display in the museum. Mingle, enjoy refreshments and music, and discover Maine history.”

The Beauty of Darfur; The Tragedy of Genocide at First Friday Art Walk 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. As part of First Friday Art Walk, the Via Agency will open its doors at the Baxter building, 619 Congress St., Portland to host a very special event to bring awareness to and help efforts to end the genocide in Darfur. Come view inspiring and breath taking works of art created by Falmouth and Yarmouth High School student artists that feature contrasting work representing Darfur’s beauty, and the tragic genocide. Tom Andrews, President and CEO of United to End Genocide* and former Maine Congressman will be on hand for conversation and will lead a dialog with Maine’s Sudanese Community. The Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus, directed

by Con Fullam, award-winning producer, musician, and songwriter, will be lending their voices to this occasion and will be performing a selection of songs. Viewing the artwork, mingling with the artists, survivors, and Tom will take place between 5-7:30 p.m. Student musicians will perform light background music. At 7:30 p.m. there will be a performance by Pihcintu, an international immigrants children’s choir. At 7:45 p.m. there will be remarks

by Tom Andrews and a dialog with Maine’s Sudanese Community members. El-Fadel Arbab, a survivor of the genocide in Darfur, an educator, and secretary of the Fur Cultural Revival, met with students at Yarmouth and Falmouth to educated them about the genocide. It was from those meetings and further research on the students’ part that the art is being inspired and created. This event is in collaboration with VIA Agency, Falmouth High School, Yarmouth High School, USM Office of Multi-Cultural Student Affairs, Fur Cultural Revival, Pihcintu, and NAACP Portland Branch.

Second-year anniversary for Geno’s First Friday 5:30 p.m. Geno’s First Friday Rock Walk will be second anniversary. “To celebrate, we give you one of Geno’s most talented - Mr. Dave ‘Grim Horror’ Bumpus, and a line-up of music that will satisfy every craving for sound you could have! David ‘Grim’ Bumpus, 29, is an artist from Maine, who works primarily in black and white sketching mediums. He discovered a talent for working with the classic ‘Etch-ASketch’ toys several years ago while living in Boulder, Colo., and has since perfected a preservation process. The name ‘Tendonitis’ was inspired by the physical effects of turning little knobs for hours on end. In his spare time, David enjoys cooking, drinking, writing, bar-room darts and various other activities. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Film Sciences and a master’s degree in Creative Writing. Art walk, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Door at 9 p.m. for live music show! $5/ 21 plus. Bands are: Apocryphonic (http://www.facebook.com/ Apocryphonic); Absence of the Sun (http://www.facebook. com/absenceofthesun); Johnny Cremains (http://www. myspace.com/johncremains). Geno’s is located at 627 Congress St., right beside the Baxter Building. 838-7030

Claddagh Award Ceremony 6 p.m. The Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland, welcomes the public to the fourth annual Claddagh Award Ceremony to honor William J. Ryan and to raise funds for the MIHC. William J. Ryan is retired as Chairman of the Board of TD Bank, N.A. http://www.maineirish.com

Maine Brewers Festival 6:30 p.m. The 18th annual Maine Brewers Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and Nov. 5, as New Englanders come together to celebrate the local Maine craft beer community. The Evening with the Brewers VIP Session will kick off the festival weekend on Friday night, and the highly anticipated festival will begin on Saturday afternoon with two high-energy sessions. Festival attendees will receive a complimentary logoed tasting glass (real glass!) with tickets to enjoy 12, 4-oz pours of Maine craft beer. Saturday Happy Hour Session: 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.; doors open at 1 p.m. Food and store sales start at 1 p.m. Taps open at 1:30 p.m. Evening Session: 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m. Food and store sales start at 6 p.m. Taps open at 6:30 p.m. Portland Expo. http://learnyourbeer.com

‘Betrayal’ by Harold Pinter 7:30 p.m. November 4, 5, 10, 11, 12. Saco River Grange Hall, Bar Mills. The Originals present “Betrayal.” “The classic dramatic scenario of the love triangle is powerfully manifested in Harold Pinter’s poignant and absorbing play, ‘Betrayal.’ ‘Betrayal’ exposes the painful truth that love sometimes causes us to betray not only those we care about, but also ourselves. Sure to stimulate conversation, this elegant play is not to be missed. Featuring Jennifer Porter, Dana Packard and Rob Cameron. Tickets: $18 / $15, Thursday, Nov. 10 is pay-what-you-can. Call 9295412 for reservations.

Jazz benefit concert to support Occupy Maine 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. At the Mayo Arts Center, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $10 plus cover charge at the door to support Occupy Maine. All ages welcome. Beer, wine, juice, spring water and snacks are available for purchase through Mayo Street Arts Center. “All musicians are donating their talent and time. Please go to www.occupymaine.com or OccupyMaine on Facebook to learn more about the movement.”

Contact Rob Schreiber at wrschreiber@juno.com

‘Paul Goodman Changed My Life’ 6:30 p.m. “Paul Goodman Changed My Life,” Friday, Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 5, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 6, 2 p.m. Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets: $7 and available on the day of the show. For a complete list of movies, visit moviesatthemuseum.org.

Saturday, Nov. 5 Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maine 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Lisa Carlson, co-author of “Final Rights,” and past president of the Funeral Consumers Alliance is the featured speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maine, at Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 Allen Avenue, Portland.

The business meeting will be from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Refreshments will be from 9:45 to 10:15 a.m., and the featured speaker at 10:15 will be followed by a panel discussion with members of Last Things, Chuck Lakin, Klara Tammany, and Eva Thompson. Members are $5, non-members $10.

Jessica Mitford’s The American Way of Death drew back the curtain on the funeral industry’s excesses. Josh Slocum and Lisa Carlson’s Final Rights investigates the $15 billion funeral and burial industry in 2011, exposing consumer abuse, financial exploitation of the bereaved and how government regulators can’t be counted on to protect the grieving. The public is invited to attend.

Occupy and March on Augusta 9 a.m. “Return The People’s Mural!” and Occupy and March on Augusta, Nov. 5-Nov. 8 Election Day. http://www. facebook.com/#!/OccupyMaine

Home Grown Maine in Augusta 9 a.m. On Nov. 5 and 6, the Marijuana Caregivers of Maine association is hosting an event at the Augusta Civic Center, the first ever Home Grown Maine, “with a focus on Maine talent, Maine vendors and supporting the Maine Medical Marijuana Community!” Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine is a trade association whose purpose is to represent the interests of medical marijuana caregivers (growers and providers) here in the state of Maine. Located at the Augusta Civic Center. 9 a.m. through midnight Saturday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. www.mmcmonline.org/hgm

‘Thank You To All Who Served’ 10 a.m. The New Gloucester Historical Society and LunnHunnewell Amvets Post No. 6 will sponsor a ceremony “Thank You To All Who Served” at the New Gloucester History Barn, behind the Town Hall on Route 231. The ceremony honors New Gloucester citizens who have served and serve in the U.S. armed services, going back to our nation’s earliest conflicts. Lists have been compiled and will be posted at the ceremony. The public is encouraged to attend. see next page

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support and professional assistance to community organizations.”

Inanna-Sisters in Rhythm

Sunday, Nov. 6

10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Inanna-Sisters in Rhythm is offering two performances in the coming weeks (incl. lunch break). $60 for each workshop, drum rental available. Portland Friends Meeting House on 1837 Outer Forest Ave. in Portland. FMI and to register please contact Annegret Baier at 871-8859 or annegret@maine.rr.com

End Daylight Savings Time 2 a.m. Fall back an hour.

Inside/Out on buildings throughout Portland 8 a.m. Inside/Out on buildings throughout Portland, Nov. 4-19. “In response to artist JR’s TED Prize wish ‘to turn the world inside-out using art,’ Maine College of Art’s Public Art Studio Class partnered with TEDxDirigo to create Portland INSIDE/OUT. This temporary public art installation will feature the portraits and voices of everyday Portlanders, representing diverse groups within the city who may not always be heard. These portraits and quotes will be documented through social media and shared throughout the city on posters and banners of various dimensions.” www. facebook.com/PortlandInsideOut

Photos with Slugger the Sea Dog 10 a.m. to noon. The Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will place their individual game tickets for the 2012 season on sale on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 9 a.m. at the Hadlock Field Box Office. Phone and Internet orders will begin at noon. “The Sea Dogs will keep ticket prices the same for the fifth consecutive season making the Sea Dogs Maine’s most affordable professional sports entertainment. The Sea Dogs have scheduled several activities for fans at Hadlock Field on Saturday, Nov. 5 to kick off the 2012 ticket sales. Slugger the Sea Dog will be available for photos by the Sea Dogs dugout from 10 a.m. to noon.

The Sea Dogs will have guided tours of the ballpark including the clubhouse, press box, skybox, field, and other areas at 10:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Additionally, the Sea Dogs are offering fans the opportunity to win Season Tickets!” Fans may take five swings at Hadlock Field to try to hit a home run; hit a home run and win a Season Ticket for the 2012 season! Swing for Season Tickets is weather and field conditions permitting. Fans must register at the ballpark when they arrive to take part.

Kotzschmar Organ concert 3 p.m. “In honor of the centennial year what better way to show tribute to the mighty Kotzschmar than joining forces with the Choral Art Society. A long standing tradition, pipe organs have been the accompanying instrument of choice for choirs and choruses. Experience the glory of this magnificent combination led by Robert Russell, conductor and Ray Cornils, muncipal organist.” Merrill Auditorium. www.foko.org

Choral Evensong

Pink Tulip Project Bulb Planting 10 a.m. to noon. “Save the date for the fall bulb planting in the Friends of the Eastern Promenade Pink Tulip Project Garden. We’ll be planting bulbs beginning at 10 a.m. Nov. 5 in front of the Cousins Memorial at the top of Cutter Street. You can donate now to the Friends of the Eastern Promenade Pink Tulip Project Garden in honor of someone in your life who has been affected by cancer. All proceeds benefit the Women’s Cancer Fund at the Maine Cancer Foundation.”

Family and artist event with artist Karen Gelardi 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Portland Museum of Art. Free with museum admission. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Portland-based artist Karen Gelardi will bring the art of the Shakers and the ideas of the current Gather Up the Fragments exhibition to life for families. Join us as she transforms the Great Hall of the Museum into a fun-filled art workshop. Families and children of all ages will have the chance to experiment with a variety of art materials, to draw, cut, stitch, and tape things together and create a unique fabric patch to take home as well as help the artist create a very large work of art! You’ll be inspired, as the artist is, by nature and geometry in the Shaker objects and delight in the beauty of simple design.

Blaine House Food Drive for the Homeless 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Blaine House, Augusta. “With the holidays approaching the First Family would like to ensure others have food on their table. November 5 will be the third open house at the Blaine House to encourage food donations to be given to those in need. The Governor invites the public to tour the Blaine House with coffee and treats in exchange for non-perishable food items which will be donated to local homeless shelters.”

The Maine Brewers Festival 1:30 p.m. The Maine Brewers Festival is proud to announce its 18th year at the Portland Expo Center in Portland, Maine, on Nov. 5. More than 15 breweries have signed up this year to participate in the craft beer tasting party, and more than 84 different types of Maine craft beer will be poured at two sessions. Tickets are still available at RSVP Liquors in Portland, Gritty’s Brewtique in Portland, as well as online at learnyourbeer.com. Festival attendees will receive a complimentary logoed tasting glass (real glass!) with tickets to enjoy 12, 4-oz pours of Maine craft beer. The Maine Brewers Festival will have some of the Maine craft beer founders—Shipyard, Gritty’s and Geary’s—joining the festival again this year, in addition to some of Maine’s staple brewers, including Allagash, Sebago, Federal Jack’s, Peak Organic, Run of the Mill, & Sea Dog. Newcomers Oxbow and Baxter will make their Maine Brewers Festival debut while the non-Portland brewers will be represented by Atlantic Brewing Company, Bar Harbor Brewing Company, Kennebec River Brewery, and Sheepscot Valley Brewing.

The festival offers two sessions that repeat the schedule, beer and music. The Happy Hour Session is set to begin at 1:30 p.m. and the Evening Session will kick off at 6:30 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes before the taps do, but Portland Pie, Love Cupcakes of Maine, Napoleon’s Peanuts and Family Secrets will be serving food. Portland musicians will take the stage with Jonathan Edwards as the Headliner.

Steve Jones will play second & Amy Allen will open the day.

Tony Fox’s research has focused on waterfowl population and habitat ecology, but he retains wider interests in ornithology, dragonfly ecology and peatland systems. He is guest speaker at the Biodiversity Research Institute’s presentation Marine Wind Power and Birds: Perspectives from the European Experience, Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the University of Southern Maine. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Wild & Scenic Film Festival 4 p.m. Hosted by Friends of Casco Bay, the Wild & Scenic Film Festival will come to University of Southern Maine, Hannaford Hall, Portland. A reception to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Casco Baykeeper Joe Payne. Doors open at 4 p.m., popcorn and cash bar 4-5 p.m., films 5-7 p.m., celebration following. Tickets: $15 (plus service fee), $20 at the door . FMI: www.cascobay.org.

Portland Boxing Club N.E. Championships 6 p.m. For the fourth consecutive year, the Portland Boxing Club has won the bid to host the 2011-2012 USA Boxing New England Championships. This tournament dates back 125 years with such notable World Champions from New England as John L Sullivan, Jack Sharkey, Rocky Marciano, Marvin Hagler, Tony Demarco — and this year’s special guest, “Irish” Micky Ward who will make an appearance at the Championship Finals. Ward was recently the subject of an Academy Award-nominated movie “The Fighter.” The Championships will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, and Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Portland Boxing Club, 33 Allen Ave., Portland and the Championship Finals will be held on Saturday, Nov. 26 at the Stevens Ave Armory, 772 Stevens Ave., Portland. Doors opening at 6 p.m., bouts starting at 8 p.m. For more info call 761-0975 or visit www.portlandboxingclub.org.

Maine College of Art 37th annual Auction 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. A benefit to support the exhibiting artists and to provide scholarships for MECA students. Public Previews: Nov. 1-4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. First Friday Artwalk and Special Sale. Specific works available for purchase at fair market value, Nov. 4, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Auction tickets are $40 in advance by 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, or $50 at the door. Admission includes an array of food, beer and wine.

Call 775.5098 for more information.

Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights dance event 7 p.m. “ALHAN Middle Eastern Music Ensemble and Jamileh present a Benefit Arabic Dance Party featuring the dabke folk dance and classical Egyptian Belly Dancing. (Plus, a chance to accomplish your holiday gift-buying, choosing from beautiful Palestinian pottery, scarves, soaps, bracelets and more) for the Middle East Children’s Alliance, Woodford’s Club 179 Woodford Street, Portland (Across the street from Woodford’s Congregational Church. Free parking). Adults, $15; seniors and students, $8; under 12, free.

Discounts available to families. For further info, contact Bob Schaible: 239-8060; rmschaible@gmail.com. Help support the Maia Project to bring clean water to the children of Palestine. MECA is a nonprofit humanitarian aid organization based in Berkeley, Calif. They support children and families in Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon through direct aid, including food, medical supplies, educational resources, financial

4 p.m. The Cathedral Choir, under the direction of Cathedral Musician, Albert Melton, will sing a service of Choral Evensong, the traditional Anglican service of evening prayer.

Almost completely sung, the service will include music by composers, Richard Ayleward, William H. Harris, and Everett Titcomb. The musical service, sung in celebration of the Feast of All Saints, will be held in the Cathedral which is located at 143 State St. in Portland and is fully accessible to handicapped persons. Choral Evensong is part of the Cathedral’s continuing series of musical events.

Wednesday, Nov. 9 Jim Witherell, ‘L.L. Bean’ noon to 1 p.m. Jim Witherell, “L.L. Bean: The Man and his Company,” Brown Bag Lecture. “Because his feet got wet and sore on a hunting trip, L.L. Bean developed his famous boot and started the mail-order company that would change the sleepy town of Freeport, Maine, into a huge outdoor mall. The story begins with the Bean family, young Leon Leonwood Bean’s love of the outdoors, his first forays into sales (butter, men’s clothing), and then his development of “the boot” and the beginnings of an outdoors outfitting company that ran on a card file system and resisted change. The story of L. L. Bean, Inc.’s phenomenal growth under grandson Leon Gorman is replete with Preppies, MBAs, infighting, and even parodies of a company that would eventually get its own zip code.” Portland Public Library’s Brown Bag Lecture Series features bi-weekly reading and question-and-answer sessions with authors from around the nation as well as those who hail from right here in Maine. Regularly scheduled Brown Bag Lectures are on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Main Library’s Rines Auditorium. All Brown Bag Lectures are free to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring their lunch; coffee provided by Coffee By Design.

BRI’s Annual Spotlight on Ecoscience 6 p.m. Biodiversity Research Institute’s Annual Spotlight on Ecoscience: Marine Wind Power and Birds: Perspectives from a European Experience, Hannaford Lecture Hall, University of Southern Maine, 88 Bedford St. “For our third annual Spotlight on Ecoscience series, BRI is honored to host two of the world’s premier experts on the effects of offshore energy development on birds. We invite you to participate in this extraordinary opportunity to learn from our European colleagues who have extensive experience and understanding of this issue.” RSVP. Free, Donations Accepted. Cocktail Reception begins at 5 p.m. Opening Remarks at 6 p.m. www.briloon.org/spotlight

Thursday, Nov. 10 Talk on stepfamily dynamics 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Annual Fall Conference, Kids First Professional Education Series Presents: Stepfamily Dynamics & Child Custody Disputes presented by: Leslie Todd, LCSW, ACSW (check-in between 8 and 8:30 a.m.) The Harraseeket Inn, 162 Main St. Freeport. Early bird special: $165 ($175 after Oct. 10). “A must for professionals working with stepfamilies.” see next page

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Friday, Nov. 11 Open Mic/Poetry Slam in Auburn 7:15 p.m. Open Mic/Poetry Slam. First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St. Free. FMI 783-0461 or www.auburnuu.org.

Warren Miller’s ‘Like There’s No Tomorrow’ 6:30 p.m. Film screenings, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. Friday, Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 11, 9:30 p.m. Tickets available at: Arlberg Ski & Sport Shops, PortTix.com, and Merrill Auditorium Box Office. $27.”This year, Warren Miller Entertainment offers your first stop for preseason powder stoke, with the introduction of its 62nd annual winter sports film, Warren Miller’s ‘Like There’s No Tomorrow.’ Narrated by Olympic Gold Medalist Jonny Moseley and shot on location on five continents, . . . Like There’s No Tomorrow celebrates the moments that make up a perfect winter. Tour the world’s most inspiring snowy landscapes, from the rugged peaks of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington to the legendary powder of Squaw Valley, California; from the striking Himalayas in Gulmarg, India to the southern hemisphere’s highest peak in Portillo, Chile. Alaska.

Utah. Colorado. New Zealand. Norway. It’s all here, just waiting for you to fill in the blank. Watch world-class athletes – including Chris Davenport, Julia Mancuso, Daron Rahlves, Colby West and Seth Wescott – drop lines most of us only see in our dreams and learn, frame-byframe, how to live . . . Like There’s No Tomorrow. Check warrenmiller.com for a complete showcase of this year’s film locations and extended athlete bios.”

‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’ 7:30 p.m. Acorn Productions, a nonprofit company based in the Dana Warp Mill in downtown Westbrook, kicks off its second season of Studio Series presentations with Edward Albee’s classic play “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.” “This production is the most ambitious undertaking yet for the Acorn Studio Theater, which has hosted improv comedy shows, children’s theater productions, Phyzkidz events, fully-staged productions of new plays, and staged readings since its inception in 2009. Acorn’s Producing Director Michael Levine directs

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An exhibition of gouache drawings on paper by Maine visual artist Kenny Cole is planned for Friday’s Art Walk. Portland is home to the largest community of refugees from the beleaguered Darfur region of the Sudan, organizers of the Art Walk event noted. Cole interviewed El-Fadel Arbab, the community’s activist and lead spokesperson, about his life growing up in Darfur and the odyssey that led to his arrival in Maine.

These drawings weave the hand rendered text of El-Fadel’s interview into Cole’s invented acronyms, while text from various other sources are fitted in and around as a colorful array of amoeba-like puzzle pieces vying to tell the bigger story. There will be an opening reception for the artist during Portland’s First Friday Art Walk, Nov. 4, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Meg Perry Center. (COURTESY IMAGE)

SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN MAINE CRAFTSMEN

Always FREE Admission

– 2011 SHOW SCHEDULE – 20th Annual Holiday Craft Show McAuley High School 631 Stevens Ave., Portland Nov. 5th 9-4; Nov. 6th 10-3 18th Annual Made in Maine Christmas Craft Show Mt. Ararat High School 73 Eagle’s Way, Topsham Nov. 19th 9-4; Nov. 20th 10-3 Home for the Holidays Craft Show Scarborough High School 11 Municipal Drive, Scarborough Friday, November 25th 10-4 Saturday, November 26th 9-4 www.societyofsouthernmainecraftsmen.org FREE PARKING

an ensemble of four actors in a treat for fans of intimate theater that focuses on character and storytelling.”

Winner of the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” shocked audiences when it first appeared on Broadway by debunking the myth of the nuclear family’s living room as a safe and happy place. Acorn’s production features company members Paul Haley, Kerry Rasor, and April Singley, along with guest artist Nicholas Schroeder. The show runs from Nov. 11 to Nov. 27, with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and may be purchased on-line at www.acorn-productions.org or by calling 854-0065.

radio broadcast and book signing. John combines two of his greatest passions, broadcasting and writing.”

Auction for Portland Youth Service Projects 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. More than 70 pieces of hand-painted furniture with whimsical designs will be sold at the Painting for a Purpose auction on from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Rines Auditorium at the Portland Public Library’s main branch on Congress Street. The live and silent auction will raise money for community service projects planned by students in the Portland Public Schools. Admission is $10 per person and $25 for a family. Erin Ovalle, co-anchor of “News 8 This Morning,” will be the auctioneer. Refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Jane Ellis at 934-3616.

York County Shelter benefit 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Third Annual Benefit Harvest Dance to help support the York County Shelter Programs’ Thanksgiving Basket Program will take place at Mousam View Place (formerly the Knights of Columbus Hall) at 47 High St. in Sanford.

Tickets for this 21 and over fundraiser are $10 each. Music for this Harvest Dance is provided by Ray and Debra Bourre of Expressive Sounds. Tickets are available from Patty RouxHambleton at 324-7156. Tickets can also be purchased at the door or at Garnsey Brothers Insurance at 909 Main St. in Sanford; Country Treasures on Route 11 in Shapleigh; or at Lakeside Sport and Marine at 143 Emery Mills Road in Shapleigh.

Monday, Nov. 14 Saturday, Nov. 12 John McDonald 20th year radio broadcast and book signing 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. John McDonald 20th year radio broadcast and book signing, Nonesuch Books & Cards, Mill Creek Shopping Center, 50 Market St., South Portland. 799-2659. www.nonesuchbooks.com.

“Please join Maine radio host, humorist, and best selling author John McDonald for his 20th year anniversary

Saint Mary’s Garden Club talk 11 a.m. Saint Mary’s Garden Club will be presenting Cindy Stuchbury, houseplant expert, speaking on their use and care. She holds a degree in Horticulture from the University of Maine and has worked on interior landscaping and the production of flowering plants. Open to the public. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth.

Contact: Wilma Sawyer at 781-4889. Fee: $10.

Co-Parenting with Addiction’ 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. “Co-Parenting with Addiction” presented by Suzanne Laberge, LCPC, and Timothy Robbins. This workshop is designed for both separating and divorcing parents and professionals who support children exposed to the effects of a parent with addiction issues. The focus of this workshop is on the child’s experience, struggles and challenges, as well as offering useful tools for the adults involved. Kids First Center, 222 St. John St., Suite 104 (classroom). Free. www. kidsfirstcenter.org.