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OccupyMaine eyes Meg Perry Center Protest group debates moving media arm indoors for winter

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Steve Soldan (left) and a man who declined to be identified prepare to lift a tarpaulin over a rope for additional sheltered space at the OccupyMaine encampment in Lincoln Park Monday. The anti-corporate movement may use a local office for media operations. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

across the street from the boarded up property at 660 Congress St., said poor upkeep and lack of surveillance at the site has invited all manner of illicit activity.

“I always keep an eye on it,” said Souliere. “If someone is just sitting on the stoop, I don’t call, but if someone is see CRIME page 6

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Portland police are investigating a residential burglary after a woman woke to the sight of two men in her room early Saturday morning.

The 24-year-old guest at the house on the Eastern Promenade told police she was sleeping before she woke up at about 5 a.m. and found the men in her room. The woman yelled, and the pair fled the house,

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Man behind the OWS movement Food truck fever grips city See the story on page 3

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Eastern Prom home burglarized while occupants were asleep

Troubled property now under contract The owner of The Green Hand Bookshop wants new security measures at a vacant Upper Arts District building that’s apparently become a “hot spot” for squatters, panhandlers and nuisance crimes.

Michelle Souliere, whose used bookstore is located

OccupyMaine may move its media team into the Meg Perry Center, the first sign that the anti-corporate protest movement is making arrangements beyond its winter encampment in Lincoln Park.

"We're waiting to hear. What they're looking at is using our office, an office that just came open downstairs, and using it for their media crew," said Jacqui Deveneau, outreach coordinator for Peace Action Maine and board member of the Meg Perry Center.

On a month-by-month basis, OccupyMaine may function out of the center, renting a recently vacated office space, Deveneau said.

A space came open in the center, and OccupyMaine expressed interest in using the center, particularly for electronic equipment used by the media team.

"We've offered them, anytime they want to get out of the weather, they can come down here and use our WiFi," Deveneau said.

"Peace Action Maine is helping them in any way we can," she said.

The Meg Perry Center, located at 644 Congress St., is committed to "educational exchange and social action," according to its website. The

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Hair-cutting attacks stir fear among Ohio Amish BERGHOLZ, Ohio (NY Times) — Myron Miller and his wife, Arlene, had been asleep for an hour when their 15-year-old daughter woke them and said that people were knocking at the door.

Miller, 45, a stocky construction worker and an Amish bishop in the peaceful farmlands of eastern Ohio, found five or six men waiting. Some grabbed him and wrestled him outside as others hacked at his long black beard with scissors, clipping off six inches. As Miller kept struggling, his wife screamed at the children to call 911, and the attackers fled. For an Amish man, it was an unthinkable personal violation, and all the more bewildering because the attack was meted out by other Amish.

“We don’t necessarily fight, but it’s just instinct to defend yourself,” Miller recalled.

The attackers, according to the authorities, had traveled from an isolated splinter settlement near Bergholz, south of the Miller residence. Sheriffs and Amish leaders in the region, home to one of the country’s largest concentrations of Amish, had come to expect trouble from the Bergholz group.

It is said to be led with an iron hand by Sam Mullet, a 66-year-old man who had become bitterly estranged from mainstream Amish communities and had had several confrontations with the Jefferson County sheriff.

But the violent humiliation that men from his group would inflict on their perceived enemies throughout this fall, using scissors and battery-operated clippers, came as a bizarre shock.

The assaults — four separate ones are known to the authorities — have stirred fear among the Amish and resulted in the arrests, so far, of five men, including three of Mr. Mullet’s sons, on kidnapping and other charges. Officials say that more arrests are possible.

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U.S. debated cyber warfare in attack plan on Libya (NY TIMES) WASHINGTON — Just before the American-led strikes against Libya in March, the Obama administration intensely debated whether to open the mission with a new kind of warfare: a cyberoffensive to disrupt and even disable the Qaddafi government’s air-defense system, which threatened allied warplanes.

While the exact techniques under consideration remain classified, the goal would have been to break through the firewalls of the Libyan government’s computer networks to sever military communications links and prevent the early-warning radars from gathering information and relaying it to missile batteries aiming at NATO warplanes.

But administration officials and even some military officers balked, fearing that it might set a precedent for other nations, in particular Russia or China, to carry out such offensives of their own, and questioning whether the attack could be mounted on such short notice. They were also unable to resolve whether the president had the power to proceed with such an attack without informing Congress.

In the end, American officials rejected cyberwarfare and used conventional aircraft, cruise missiles and drones to strike the Libyan air-defense missiles and radars used by Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s government.

This previously undisclosed debate among a small circle of advisers demonstrates that cyberoffensives are a growing form of warfare. The question the United States faces is whether and when to cross the threshold into overt cyberattacks.

Last year, a Stuxnet computer worm apparently wiped out a part of Iran’s nuclear centrifuges and delayed its ability to produce nuclear fuel. Although no entity has acknowledged being the source of the poisonous code, some evidence suggests that the virus was an American-Israeli project. And the Pentagon and military contractors regularly repel attacks on their computer networks — many coming from China and Russia.

The Obama administration is revving up the nation’s digital capabilities, while publicly emphasizing only its efforts to defend vital government, military and public infrastructure networks.

“We don’t want to be the ones who break the glass on this new kind of warfare,” said James Andrew Lewis, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he specializes in technology and national security.

That reluctance peaked during planning for the opening salvos of the Libya mission, and it was repeated on a smaller scale several weeks later, when military planners suggested a far narrower computer-net-

work attack to prevent Pakistani radars from spotting helicopters carrying Navy Seal commandos on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden on May 2.

Again, officials decided against it.

Instead, specially modified, radar-evading Black Hawk helicopters ferried the strike team, and a still-secret stealthy surveillance drone was deployed.

“These cybercapabilities are still like the Ferrari that you keep in the garage and only take out for the big race and not just for a run around town, unless nothing else can get you there,” said one Obama administration official briefed on the discussions.

The debate about a potential cyberattack against Libya was described by more than a half-dozen officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the classified planning.

In the days ahead of the American-led airstrikes to take down Libya’s integrated air-defense system, a more serious debate considered the military effectiveness — and potential legal complications — of using cyberattacks to blind Libyan radars and missiles.

“They were seriously considered because they could cripple Libya’s air defense and lower the risk to pilots, but it just didn’t pan out,” said a senior Defense Department official.

RIM offers free apps as apology for outages (NY TIMES) — BlackBerry users will soon be able to find out at no cost if there are $100 worth of apps that interest them.

By way of apology for a service collapse which left millions of BlackBerry users around the world without service for up to three days last week, the device’s maker, Research in Motion, said Monday it will offer a $100 credit for select apps in its online store.

Whether that will placate users, however, is unclear.

“RIM’s challenges are bigger picture,” said Mike Abramsky, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets. “It would mainly be of interest to some people who see value in apps.”

One major problem for both RIM’s apology and the company’s general fortunes is

the relative lack of appealing apps for the BlackBerry, particularly compared with Apple’s iPhone or phones that use Google’s Android operating system.

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The free downloads will be available until the end of the year.

Instead of free apps, RIM is offering corporate and government users technical support at no cost for one month.

The financial impact of the offer on RIM is unclear. There are about 70 million BlackBerry users worldwide, both consumer and corporate. But he added that the app giveaway would likely be less expensive than other, more direct forms of compensation.

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He made it on Wall St. and used it to help start the protests (NY TIMES) — Robert S. Halper, a retired Wall Street trader, spends time each day in Zuccotti Park talking to protesters about politics and their thoughts on reforming the banking system.

But Mr. Halper, a 52-year-old Brooklyn native, never reveals two facts about himself: he is a former vice chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange and the largest single donor to the nonprofit magazine that ignited the Occupy Wall Street movement.

“The whole thing is very surreal to me — the fact that I spent my whole career right across the street,” he said in an interview last week on a marble bench near the park. “It makes me a little anxious, to tell you the truth. It could go anywhere. I just pray that it ends peaceful.”

Mr. Halper said he first heard about the plan for protests in June when he visited Kalle Lasn, the editor in chief of Adbusters, a Canadian anticorporate magazine, in Vancouver. Over a steak dinner, the two longtime friends discussed Mr. Lasn’s project, a plan to fill Wall Street with protesters as a way to galvanize anger on the political left into a revolutionary movement resembling the Arab Spring.

“I rolled my eyes,” he said. “I was more interested in talking about health care.”

But Mr. Halper, who lives on the Upper West Side, had long been a supporter of the magazine, donating by his estimate $50,000 to $75,000 over the last 20 years since he was first attracted by the magazine’s spoofs on corporate logos and advertisements. So he wrote a check for $20,000 and returned to his life in New York.

A month later, the magazine sent an e-mail blitz to 90,000 readers and advocates calling for the occupation of Wall Street and setting the date for the first

protesters to camp in downtown Manhattan.

“We sparked it,” said Mr. Lasn, 69, but “what they’ve done up until now — with a leaderless movement that is all-inclusive — that’s given them a kind of mystique that has launched a national conversation.”

The text of that initial call can still be found on the magazine’s Web site, which has been filled with photos and videos from the Occupy Wall Street protests. Mr. Lasn said the magazine’s circulation, now roughly 120,000, had expanded in the weeks since protesters took over Zuccotti Park on the Adbusters-selected date, Sept. 17.

The protest quickly grew beyond the influence of the magazine’s followers, as independent calls for similar protests in other cities began proliferating. The leaderless movement soon gained a measure of cohesion online from another unlikely place: Nebraska.

Two days after the start of the Occupy Wall Street protests, a pair of young Web designers, unable to travel to New York to take part in the demonstration, created a simple digital hub for the growing number of Facebook and Twitter pages dedicated to spreading the protest to new places.

“I thought, ‘Wow, it would be really great if there was a Web site that collected information about all of these,’ ” one of the designers, Ella, 25, said. (She spoke on the condition that she be referred to only by her first name to minimize the harassment she receives via e-mail.)

She and her fiancé threw together a page in “a few hours” and called it Occupy Together, and the design appears to have been emulated by others trying to organize in dozens of cities, including Boston, Seattle and Portland, Ore.

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Government on the verge of collapse in this country; Constitution ignored Editor, I cannot foresee the future. I believe there is a very real possibility that within the next five or ten years our U.S. government will fall. This will not be from some exterior aggression, but from within. For some years I have noted a rejection by the public and our own elected leaders of essential tenets of the Constitution. Our system of government cannot long withstand such blatant violations of our basic law.

In addition and in the past century aberations within our native culture have taken root and now threaten our existence as a free, enlightened and productive people.

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Vote yes for measure to restore same-day voter registration Editor, By voting Yes on 1, this Nov. 8, you will be taking a stand to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to vote. Voting is a right that many of us take for granted, but the battles waged in gaining these rights cannot be forgotten or devalued. In this country it is an innate right to be able to vote, yet there are many obstacles to make it more difficult to cast your vote. In Maine we cannot sit back on our coattails and be satisfied with the status quo. We are people who have always fought hard for what is right and have had relentless passion about making our state better. see LETTERS page 5

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Food truck fever grips city For the last several weeks, curious eyes have watched the impending build-up of the changes to city code that will allow “Food Trucks” to purvey their wares in the city.

An idea fully endorsed by the Creative Portland group, this proposal comes on the heels of national reports that food trucks are trendy, their popularity is increasing nationwide, and Portland better just hop on the wagon or get rolled over it as it crosses the parking lot.

But you see, what you’re being told isn’t necessarily the whole truth. Food trucks are already allowed in Portland, or they were in very recent memory.

Just about six years back, I worked down at Tartan Textiles down in West Bayside. Every day, a food truck arrived to dispense wares of hot coffee, pre-made wrapped sandwiches, fruits, donuts, and all other manner of tasty snackery. We would await the arrival of the “roach coach” every day, as that was one method of settling bets on various sporting events. You have to buy lunch every day for a week, and you reevaluate your position on your favorite team.

I know, I’m about to be told “Bob, you know that is not what we are talking about. This ordinance change is aimed at purvey-

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist ors of finer foods, lunches made on stand inside carts that have refrigeration, cooking areas, an food prep areas.”

Yup, we’ve had those, too. They were allowed.

Doubt me? Go back into the dim memory of that same period.

A buddy of mine had a “Papaya King” franchise truck, that he had made buckets of money with doing the “fair circuit” of northern New England. He was done for the season, but lacked a good place to park it for the winter. He hooked up with another local bar owner, who stashed it behind a fence in the area of his back deck patio, seldom used in the winter.

They started selling hot dogs, the drinks named for the cart, and french fries.

“WHOA!” quoteth the office of the Clerk of this fair city. “Such action requires LICENSING! INSPECTIONS! INSURANCE!” My buddy showed the city his state license, his state inspection, and his certificate of insurance.

Then he showed them the non-

existent door.

The cart became an overnight drinkers sensation in the Old Port, a gathering spot after hours for those that needed a bit of something to nosh before that long (and responsible) stagger home.

There were some complaints, I’m told. The handwriting was on the wall, and when Big Mama’s Diner closed down, he hopped on the space. This gives credence to the theory that these carts are a gateway to brick-and-mortar restaurants.

Yup, he did all that, moved into an existing restaurant space.

Then, he had his first go-around with municipal nitwittery. He was putting the grill for the new place right where the grill was previously. On his first inspection, he was told that his hood was 2 square inches too small, sorry, sonny, has to be replaced.

Bing. Twenty grand or so later, he managed to open. Had he not had to replace the old hood with a new one 2 square inches larger, he might still be there today. It ate into his cash reserves too deeply.

His one-man open late night cart turned into a three-ring circus of municipal discord. He stayed open until 2 a.m., angering the ancient blue-laws driven souls of our ancestors. His place see HIGGINS page 5

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Going berserk It was amusing to see President Obama try to align himself with the OWS movement.

The genial Millard Fillmore update asked them not to “demonize those who work on Wall Street.” Of course, demonization proceeds from the failure of this president and his appointed agents in authority to subject those who work on Wall Street to the laws that mere mortals are supposed to follow in money matters.

––––– Hence, those who work on Wall Kunstler.com Street appear to be something other than mortals. And since their work (on Wall Street) has had a malign influence on the common weal, some might leap to the conclusion that they are malevolent non-mortals, i.e. demons.

In this early stage of the convulsion rocking the western world, especially here in the USA, a peaceful ambience rules. That is because a game is being played. We played the game in 1968. It goes like this.

You get people to turn out in the streets. The idea is to promote the right of public assembly as much as to make any particular point. (In fact, banners advocating all sorts of gripes appear.) Eventually, you get a lot of people in the streets. Feelings of happy anarchy sweep the crowd, a feeling that something special is underway, that the usual rules of everyday conduct have been suspended, in a good way.

The crowd basks in the sunny glow of its own mass, happy solidarity. Everybody is behaving splendidly more to feel good about.

After a while that gets boring, especially for young males with a lot of testosterone surging from loin to brain. They want to do more than bask in the radiance of their own righteous wonderfulness. They want to engage their large muscles, even if in the service of an idea, for instance the idea that they have been swindled. It is at first a vague idea, but large.

But pretty soon it coheres emergently: swindled out of our future! Yes, it is so. Thousands of demon-like beings upstairs in the curtain-wall towers around Zuccotti Park, people wearing neckties and cultured pearls in warm offices with cappuccino machines down the hall, are at this very moment setting loose trading algorithms that will swindle us out of our future! You can see them up there at their evil, glow-

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ing screens!

That’s when the yoga acrobatics and the hat crocheting are put aside and the street people — their ranks swollen into a horde-like meta-organism — goes through them, perhaps like the pheromone that transforms a field full of grasshoppers into a ravening swarm of locusts. Being people, they cannot take wing. But they can press forward and up against things, and they can surely break the glass in those sleek curtain-wall buildings (so much for “transparency”) beyond which the bankers sit cringing in their expensive clothing.

Surely we are heading toward a moment like that.

The bank employees upstairs must be getting a little nervous, anyway, just glancing out the windows at the moiling mob below. This is apart from the tensions internally roiling the banks themselves, not to mention the entire networked system of global banking, with all its fissures and cracks, as the merry-go-round of debt flies apart under the centrifugal force of insolvency. Come to think of it, these events could not have correlated more perfectly. Just as a horrific accident in finance is about to happen, a ready-made revolutionary mob is conveniently parked outside the pilot-houses of the world’s great

money vessels, so as to receive the crews directly into their open arms after the smash up.

President Obama could have changed the outcome if he had actually believed in change. He could have told his attorney general to enforce the securities law. He could have replaced the zombies at the SEC and told the new ones to apply all existing regulations. Before last year’s election, he could have used his legislative majorities to repeal the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and reinstate the Glass-Steagall act. He could have initiated the process of deconstructing the giant banks back into their separate functions — so that banking once again worked as a utility rather than a launching pad for colossal frauds and swindles.

Not only did he fail to do any of these things, he didn’t even talk about it, or try.

Obama has a lot of nerve claiming to support the Occupy Wall Street movement. He should be one of the objects of its ire.

I’m not even sure Obama will get to finish out his term of office. 2012 looks like a complete horror show in the making. The way world money matters are lining up this fall, some kind of debacle seems unavoidable, much worse than the 2008 fiasco. The normal political channels are clogged and sclerotic.

Our institutions are failing us. The cast of “candidate” characters across the political spectrum convinces nobody that they can manage this republic.

The weather may determine the mood of the OWS crowd. If they don’t go berserk in the next two weeks, my guess is that the nation will hunker down into a dire, melancholy holiday season followed by a desperate winter leading to a raucous spring of political transformation — not necessarily of the best kind.

For the moment, we seem to be waiting for the proverbial first broken window.

(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 ‘anything goes’ mentality is being tied to train tracks HIGGINS from page 4

allegedly attracted an unsavory element (umm, drunkards? It’s the Old Port, they were already there.)

Just these two examples show that food trucks are ALREADY allowed within the city limits. I can find no change to city code that was made as a result of my buddy setting up his franchise.

Is this just the latest in Portland’s attempts to catch a wave of popularity and ride it? It smacks of

desperation, of a team so desirous of a win it sends a vanload of hookers infected with God knows what to an opposing team’s hotel bar, then pays off the maid to infect each room with bedbugs.

Between this action, and the latest crackdown on folks selling jewelry and whatnot to the tourists on the cruise ships, I’m seeing a deeper menace here. The narrowness of interpretation of city code during boom times to limit growth is common.

During times like these, the whole “anything goes”

mentality is being tied to train tracks, while the devious mustache-twirling bad guy points to the letter of the law in city code.

Portland. Same as it ever was. Can’t seem to get away from the puritanical roots. If someone is having fun somewhere, we just have to put a stop to it.

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

Why on earth would we take a leap backward and revert to old ways?

LETTERS from page 4

In 1973, when Maine passed into law that there would be voter registration on Election Day, we were proud to have made progress. As the years have passed we have seen an undeniable body of proof that this law has improved voter turnout, therefore improving civic engagement. Massachusetts and New York who have set deadlines of 20 and 30 days before the election to register, have been used as an example of how other progressive states handle voter registration. In 2010, for

example, the voter turnout for Massachusetts was 43.9 percent and only 30.5 percent in New York (United States Elections Project). I am proud to say that in Maine our voter turnout was in the top 3 for the country at 53.5 percent. That is over 20 percent higher than New York and 10 percent higher than Massachusetts. We in Maine are not followers. In fact, as our state motto declares, “Dirigo,” meaning “We Lead the Way.” Why on earth would we take a leap backward and model ourselves by these substandard results?

Since implementing same day voter registra-

tion, Maine has enjoyed both high voter turnout and high-integrity elections. Why are there people trying to revoke a law that has worked so well?

There should be no obstacle to voting; it is our constitutional right. What reason is there to make it more complicated? You have to think, “How is this helping Mainers?” On Nov. 8, join together with people all over the state taking a stand against voter oppression and vote Yes on 1.

Lisa McNeil Portland

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‘I am, quite frankly, very tired of playing watchdog ...’

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drinking beer publicly, I call; if they are using it as what looks like a base for exchanges of illicit materials, I call; if someone is starting fights, I call; if someone is aggressively panhandling … I call.

“A few people are regular offenders, but a lot of times it’s people I’ve never seen before,” she continued.

This weekend, after watching for several hours as the building's front door was left wide open, Souliere drafted a letter to city officials asking why "this treatment of property is allowable by the city, and why it has continued unchecked for so long.”

“I am, quite frankly, very tired of playing watchdog over someone else's property,” Souliere wrote in her letter. “I believe Roxanne Quimby is the current owner, and am well aware that her financial standing allows her the means to at the very least care for the property to the extent of hiring a security patrol or instituting some other security solution.”

The building at 660 Congress St. is in fact owned by Quimby, the millionaire co-founder of Burt’s Bees. Quimby initially planned to convert the building into an artist colony, but a suspected arson fire and various issues related to city planning and zoning rules hindered the project. (The Quimby Colony, which focuses on textile and culinary arts, opened almost a year ago in a different Congress Street location).

In June, Quimby put the three-story, 7,100-squarefoot building at 660 Congress up for sale, with an asking price of $295,000. Tom Moulton, a commercial realtor for NAI/The Dunham Group, said the property recently went under contract.

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In March 2010, Raymond Farras with Pavement Professionals of Westbrook dumps old plaster and other debris during a demolition of the interior of a building at 660 Congress St. The Congress Street building was bought by Burt's Bees co-founder Roxanne Quimby. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

go forward with this,” said Moulton, referring to the prospective buyer, who he would only identify as a “successful developer” who lives in Cumberland County. “He’s in the middle of the due diligence process.”

This prospective buyer is considering mixed uses for the property, Moulton said, with apartments on the top floors and retail or commercial space on the first floor. At one time, the building had up to seven apartments, although those units have been vacant for some time.

Attempts to reach Quimby yesterday were not successful.

Souliere says the property has been a “magnet” for

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crime and other issues since 2009.

"I'm not sure if you're all familiar with the history of the property, but it is a hotspot for police calls for a number of violations, including public drinking, brawling, public urination, aggressive panhandling, and a wide range of violent, disruptive, and suspicious activity,” she wrote to city officials. “About a year and a half ago squatters (allegedly) set a fire, leaving the building further damaged.”

Portland Police Capt. Ted Ross said yesterday he was not aware of any spikes in crime associated around 660 Congress.

Since Aug. 1, police responded to the address 10 times, city spokesperson Nicole Clegg said. Seven of those calls were related to public drinking, one was for an open door, one was for a passed out person and one was for indecent conduct, she said.

Under city codes, property owners are required to make sure their buildings are secure, Clegg said.

Over the weekend, the city’s inspections department visited the property for that purpose.

“What we can do is make sure the building is secure, which we have done,” she said.

Souliere hopes Quimby or whoever comes along to buy the property installs security lighting around the building to prevent nuisance crimes and hopefully dissuade squatters from breaking in. She said hiring a company to conduct regular security patrols would also be a good idea.

“This would alleviate the drain the property has created on the City of Portland, and the damage it is causing small local businesses in the area,” she said, adding that "police would likely appreciate those steps as well."

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The home improvement chain Lowe’s announced Monday it plans to close 20 underperforming stores in 15 states, including two in Biddeford and Ellsworth.

The Biddeford location was among 10 stores that closed Sunday. The remaining ten stores, including the Ellsworth location, will shut down within a month.

The closings were expected to put about 1,950 people out of work, including a reported 102 Biddeford employees and 83 Ellsworth workers.

“Closing stores is never easy, given the impact on hard-working employees and local communities,” said Robert Niblock, chairman, president and CEO, in news release announcing the closures. “However, we have an obligation to make tough decisions when necessary to improve profitability and strengthen our financial position.”

Employees are expected to receive pay and benefits for between 60 and 90 days, according to the release.

The Biddeford store opened in 2006, Ellsworth in 2008, according to published reports.

Lowe’s, based in Mooresville, N.C., also announced it will only open 10 to 15 stores in North America annually beginning in 2012. Previously the company expected to open 30 stores per year. It will open 25 stores this year.

Police: Baldwin residential burglary interrupted by homeowner

Westbrook PD take back Rx drugs, no questions asked policy The Westbrook Police Department is asking residents to rid their medicine cabinets of old or unused prescription drugs.

The department is taking part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Officials say they want to prevent pill abuse by taking any unwanted or unused prescription drugs — no questions asked.

The event is hosted in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Nearly 4,000 state and local law enforcement agencies across the country took part in similar events in September 2010 and April 2011. The DEA collected more than 309

Deputy involved in car accident while responding to a call Friday A Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputy was involved in a car accident in Windham Friday afternoon while responding to a call for service in Raymond, police said.

Deputy Brad Chicoine was attempting to make a U-turn in order to respond to a domestic violence incident when police say his vehicle was struck by 22-year-old driver Amber Sprinkle, according to a release. The accident occurred in the area of Route 302 and White’s Bridge Road.

The police cruiser was hit on the driver side door, causing an airbag deployment, police said. No injuries were reported.

According to police, Sprinkle attempted to pass the police cruiser thinking he was conducting a traffic stop.

Sprinkle was cited for having insurance.

Police said the deputy’s cruiser sustained more than $5,000 worth of damage.

Gov to visit South Portland to discuss job creation on Wednesday Gov. Paul LePage will is expected to give a keynote address during a Job Creation Workshop Wednesday in South Portland, according to Southern Maine Community College officials.

Business leaders are expected to share job creation ideas with the governor and other state officials following the governor’s address at 1:15 p.m. inside the SMCC gym, 119 Fort Road in South Portland.

“Business growth depends on skilled workers so we are partnering with businesses to build needed skills and strengthen Maine’s economy,” SMCC President Ronald Cantor said in a statement. “We are focused on high-wage, high-growth jobs and preparing people to fill them.”

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Cumberland County Sheriff deputies were searching Monday for two masked men suspected of preparing to rob a home in Baldwin.

Officials say would-be burglars were spotted exiting woods near the 40 block of Pequawket Trail. The masked men were walking toward a residence when they were spotted by the homeowner, who called 911.

Police said the men fled after the homeowner confronted them and were spotted by a nearby neighbor carrying a duffel bag. The neighbor chased after the men, but lost them in the woods.

No weapons were displayed or witnessed during the incidents.

Officials say an airplane with the Maine State Police Air Unit was used in an attempt to local the men.

A maroon Dodge minivan with a front paper license plate with yellow lettering that spelt “Dodge” was seen leaving the area. It’s unclear if the vehicle is related to the potential burglary, though anyone who saw the van was asked to contact officials.

The suspects were described as being 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing between 160 and 170 pounds. They were wearing ski masks and dark clothing.

Anyone with information on either the suspects or the van is asked to call the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division at 774-1444, extension 2118.

tons of pills during those events.

“This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue,” stated Capt. Tom Roth, of the Westbrook Police Department, in a news release.

“Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse,” he said. “ … Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.”

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Biddeford Lowe’s permanently closed Sunday, Ellsworth next

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NFL stir: When a handshake is unsportsmanlike conduct

BY JUDY BATTISTA THE NEW YORK TIMES

The pigskin pugilists were barely off the field before the real question about Jim Harbaugh and Jim Schwartz was asked: What will the N.F.L. do with two of its brightest young coaches who behaved Sunday as if they were even younger — perhaps still on the junior high school playground?

The N.F.L. does not usually discipline players who push and shove on the field unless punches are thrown.

Those scrums are chalked up to the intensity and physicality of the game, and everybody understands when frustration and hubris collide and coalesce.

But are coaches supposed to be the adults in the room, held to a higher standard of behavior? Harbaugh’s graceless exuberance when he met up with Schwartz and Schwartz’s extended pique in chasing after him

would seem to undermine the notion that coaches are any more immune to the forces of competition than their players.

Except for the quick action of a public-relations official and a few players, the handshake — a sportsmanshipsupporting contrivance in the first place — could have easily ignited a brawl. But it didn’t. Harbaugh, the San Francisco 49ers’ coach, and Schwartz, the Detroit Lions’ coach, bumped shoulders, maybe chests, and appeared to exchange a few unprintable words, but that kind of thing happens on the subway and in pickup basketball games every day.

Now the N.F.L. has to weigh whether to knock their heads together, too, to send a message to players — that they are not the only ones whose behavior matters — and to fans — that etiquette still has a place in a game in which players try to poke one another

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in the eye during pileups.

“Embarrassing, but I think this is much ado about nothing,” the former coach Brian Billick said Monday.

The long, colorful history of the N.F.L. provides little precedent for how to handle a situation that made Bill Belichick’s passive-aggressive greetings with Eric Mangini look like a day at a cotillion, but it also makes clear that Harbaugh and Schwartz are not anywhere near alone in not behaving like gentlemen.

Chuck Noll once wagged a finger in Jerry Glanville’s face during a postgame handshake because he thought Glanville coached his team to play dirty. Buddy Ryan punched Kevin Gilbride on the sideline when both

were coaches with the Houston Oilers in 1994 because Ryan was frustrated with Gilbride’s run-and-shoot offense.

George Allen, who used to wave to opposing coaches rather than shake their hands, challenged Tom Landry to a fight at midfield. None of them were disciplined by the league.

In fact, Allen, the former Washington Redskins coach, had taken tae kwon do classes and told his team he would challenge Landry to a fight at midfield, winner take all. He broke boards in the locker room, and that got the team riled up, too.

“They weren’t similar, put it that way,” said Bruce Allen, George’s son, who is now the Redskins’ general manager.

Cash, an iPhone, iPod and a game console among items reported stolen BURGLARS from page one

said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman.

"They made entry through a window that was left open," Rogers said. "A screen had been removed and was left on the ground."

The incident was reported the same day a resident living just a few doors away told police someone attempted to break into his building the previous night by forcing open a back door. The door was damaged but entry was not made, police said.

Police could not immediately say if the two incidents were connected, but in the case where the Eastern Promenade home was successfully burglarized, officials say the two men had been in the home for an unknown period of time before they fled after waking the woman.

"They had been in a couple different rooms," Rogers said.

Cash, an iPhone, iPod and a game console were among the items reported stolen.

Rogers said that it's rare for a burglar to rob a home at night when its occupants are sleeping, though it's been known to occur.

"We're had them in the past," he said. "Fortunately, it doesn't happen all that often, but some things to con-

sider are locking doors and windows when you're there, and keeping an outside light on."

In August, The Portland Daily Sun reported a series of Munjoy Hill burglaries that occurred between July 7 and Aug. 15. The crimes were similar in that they occurred while people were at their homes sleeping.

In those cases, things that were close to the door and easily accessible were targeted. On two occasions the intruder was scared away by the homeowner.

Police in that case were searching for a white man in his early twenties, described as thin and having short blond hair.

The only description of the two suspects in the recent incident is that they were both black men, police said.

No other physical description was given.

Police said most home burglaries occur during the day when people are expected to be out of the house and at work.

"It is unusual and it's also more frightening to think that someone would break into your house while you're in there sleeping," Rogers said.

He urged residents to keep windows and doors locked, especially during the night, and contact police with reports of any suspicious activity.

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ABOVE: Steve Soldan helps tie a tarpaulin for added shelter at the OccupyMaine encampment in Lincoln Park Monday.

RIGHT: Last week, in Lincoln Park’s Occupy Maine encampment, Robert W. “Bobby D.” Davis IV of the Portland/Falmouth area (left) and Mike Regan of Boston pause from daily chores. The anticorporate movement has been camped in Lincoln Park since shortly after it emerged in Portland on Sept. 30. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

Protesters resolve to stay in park OCCUPY from page one

center houses Peace Action Maine, the state’s largest peace organization, and Fur Cultural Revival, a Darfuri group committed to an end to genocide in Sudan.

The Meg Perry Center board held a meeting recently where representatives of OccupyMaine attended, and a rent arrangement was discussed, Deveneau said.

Efforts to receive comment from OccupyMaine's media team were unsuccessful, but minutes of the group's group meeting, called a General Assembly, from Sunday reflected a diversity of feeling about renting office space.

"There are some concerns raised about the previously approved rental of office space at the Meg Perry Center," the minutes read. "Chris says that if we are moving the occupation inside for the winter we should just join previously existing activist groups. Someone responds that we are not moving the occupation inside, but using the office to do work to support the occupation that we can't get done outside. Carl asks if we could use the library instead and that he fears that the indoor space could possibly create hierarchy. Jen says that due to the fact

we have limited resources in the camp and essentially a curfew in the square that the occupation has already been moving inside to dispersed places in order to get work done. She goes on to say that the office would provide us with a central coordination point and a 24-hour space with other activists.

Pietro says that this is an occupation and that we shouldn't let winter get in the way—we need to make sure we keep our presence in the square like people have worldwide."

While discussion of a rental is a nod to the need for dry space for the three-week-old protest movement as the Maine winter sets in, protesters encamped at Lincoln Park remain committed to staying put in tents.

"This will be a true test of conditioning," said Steve Soldan, a participant in OccupyMaine, who helped hang a tarpaulin at the Lincoln Park camp Monday. The tarp installation was part of an effort to expand and reinforce the group's kitchen area and create more of a "community room," he said.

Soldan said he recently camped in Pennsylvania, learning to rough it.

Many members of OccupyMaine are "survivalists" and other hardy types, so the camp in Portland should persist, he predicted.

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You prefer to think the best of people.

Sometimes they misbehave, and you give them a “free pass” anyway, assuming they didn’t mean it or didn’t know any better. You’d rather move on.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You speak words of kindness. You don’t want anything, it’s just that you genuinely notice what’s nice and see what’s remarkable about the people you meet.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You may realize that you’ve been psychically leaning on someone because you didn’t feel complete in some regard. Now you notice the void and start to fill it with enjoyable activities and entertainments.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The answers you think you need may be lost in the mail, dropped in the middle of the call or floating in cyber space.

However, you will eventually get to the bottom of it. You and your can-do attitude will prevail.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

If you’re wondering why you keep making people laugh, it’s because you say things that are true, and others feel compelled to agree in ways that go beyond mere words.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 18).

You know at a deep level that you can handle whatever comes your way, and this knowledge inspires you to take more exciting risks this year. A new income source shows up in November.

December brings social fun. Family makes you proud in February. New work comes in March. A long-term goal will be met in July. Scorpio and Leo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 1, 22, 48 and 50.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Frustration is an energy zapper. But you can avoid the feeling by simply refusing to believe that life should be happening at a different pace. Affirm to yourself: I have all the time in the world.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It’s time you had an imaginary conversation with that wise version of yourself who sits inside the tiny cave of your heart. It will feel good to be completely candid about your feelings.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll enjoy what you do, mostly because you resolve to enjoy it. Your attitude is stellar. You’ll receive invitations and other nifty perks as people respond to your smile.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). A terrific daydream helps you glimpse your future. You envision yourself having a great time achieving one of your life’s ambitions. See it over and over. You were meant for this.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You have developed solid relationships, and you continue to put in the work to maintain the connection. An out-of-town friend may want to come for a visit. Plans will come together over the next three weeks.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You feel lucky. Having that feeling and holding on to it automatically makes you luckier. The best part is that you attract good fortune that is extremely useful to others, as well as yourself.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re about to grow your intellect and skill set. There is a strong social aspect to your learning style. You’ll find out more about your area of interest when you join clubs, groups, meet-ups and social networks.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2011. There are 74 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 18, 1961, the movie musical “West Side Story,” starring Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer, premiered in New York, the Film’s setting.

On this date: In 1685, King Louis XIV signed the Edict of Fontainebleau, revoking the Edict of Nantes that had established legal toleration of France’s Protestant population, the Huguenots.

In 1867, the United States took formal possession of Alaska from Russia.

In 1892, the first long-distance telephone line between New York and Chicago was officially opened (it could only handle one call at a time).

In 1931, inventor Thomas Alva Edison died in West Orange, N.J., at age 84.

In 1944, Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia during World War II. In 1962, James D. Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were honored with the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology for determining the double-helix molecular structure of DNA. In 1969, the federal government banned artificial sweeteners known as cyclamates (SY’-kluh-maytz) because of evidence they caused cancer in laboratory rats.

In 1971, the Knapp Commission began public hearings into allegations of corruption in the New York City police department (the witnesses included Frank Serpico).

In 1977, West German commandos stormed a hijacked Lufthansa jetliner on the ground in Mogadishu, Somalia, freeing all 86 hostages and killing three of the four hijackers.

In 1982, former first lady Bess Truman died at her home in Independence, Mo., at age 97.

One year ago: Four men snared in an FBI sting were convicted of plotting to blow up New York City synagogues and shoot down military planes with the help of a paid informant who’d convinced them he was a terror operative.

Today’s Birthdays: Rock-and-roll performer Chuck Berry is 85. Actress Dawn Wells is 73. Actress Pam Dawber is 61.

Author Terry McMillan is 60. Writer-producer Chuck Lorre is 59. Gospel singer Vickie Winans is 58. International Tennis Hall of Famer Martina Navratilova is 55. Boxer Thomas Hearns is 53. Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme is 51. Actress Erin Moran is 51. Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis is 50.

Actor Vincent Spano is 49. Rock musician Tim Cross is 45. Singer Nonchalant is 38.

Actress Joy Bryant is 37. Rock musician Peter Svenson is 37. Actor Wesley Jonathan is 33. Rhythm-and-blues singer-actor Ne-Yo is 32. Country singer Josh Gracin is 31.

Actor Zac Efron is 24. Actress Joy Lauren is 22. Actor Tyler Posey is 20.

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Dear Annie: I am 15 years old and have been dating a girl for the past three weeks. It’s the first time I have ever dated anyone.

How do I tell my mom? I am afraid she will ask me to break up with her. I don’t have a close relationship with my mother, so that makes it more challenging and scary. Any tips? -- Teenager Dear Teenager: Most parents set rules about dating, including how old you should be to start. If you are underage for dating, you need to see this girl in the company of others and plan only group activities. It is important that you respect your parents’ rules so they can trust you. The best way to talk to your mother is to tell her you are interested in a certain girl and ask whether it would be OK if you brought her to the house so Mom could meet her. We think she’d love that.

Dear Annie: I am writing in regards to the letter from “Spell Check Is Your Friend,” who was tempted to call the board of education to report her spelling-challenged friend who teaches special education classes.

Spelling is certainly a skill that should be honed, and it reflects professionalism in any career choice. It is especially important for educators. However, a strong teacher needs to possess a lot more than a photographic memory of a dictionary to do the job well. Perhaps her friend has a great rapport with the special needs children in her classroom, is consistent in instilling appropriate behaviors and has a true love of teaching that is reflected in the academic and social progress made by her students.

The characteristics that make a good teacher are many, and in my experience, spelling is not at the top of the list.

-- Retired Teacher and School Psychologist

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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On Sunday, Oct. 30, Stacia’s Photography will combine a food drive for Wayside Food Programs with the opportunity to get a free Halloween portrait session, which includes a 4-by-5 print. This “Boo Out Hunger” event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Stacia’s Photography, 570 Brighton Ave., Portland.

Ghouls and goblins, pirates and princesses, wizards and witches alike who bring a non-perishable food item to Stacia’s Photography Studio will receive a free, costume-portrait session and print, Wayside Food Programs announced.

Wayside Food Programs collects and distributes food to soup kitchens, food pantries and other social service providers across Cumberland County. Wayside also offers free community meals at five host sites in Portland and Westbrook, runs four mobile food pantries, and supplies healthy snacks for kids through a program with Portland Community Policing.

For more information, call Carly Milkowski at 712-4928.

— Staff Report

Food Fix Trivia

ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: About 17 years ago, a neighbor of mine employed “Violet,” a teenage au pair from France. We became friends, but when Violet returned home, we lost touch.

Earlier this year, Violet found me on Facebook, and we corresponded several times, catching up on each other’s lives. Violet told me she was sending me a small gift, and I received quite a large box that included chocolates and other candies, a bracelet, a fan, etc.

In June, Violet got married. Normally, I would have sent a nice card, but to reciprocate for her gift, I put together a box with expensive hand towels, assorted soaps and a small statuette. I tried to keep the weight down, but it still cost me $50 to mail. Then, for my birthday last month, Violet sent me a package of assorted gifts.

Violet’s birthday is coming up, and I don’t know what to do. Had her birthday come first, I could have nipped this in the bud by sending only a card. Now, I feel I must reciprocate.

Annie, I can’t afford to be buying gifts and shipping them overseas. Even sending something small will perpetuate the cycle. Soon it will be Christmas, which means more gifts.

In my thank-you note for her birthday gifts, I tried to gently tell her that she shouldn’t be spending her money on me, but her English isn’t that good, and I am worried about offending her. Any suggestions? -- No More Gifts, Please Dear No More: Send Violet something simple that will fit in a birthday card -- perhaps a handkerchief, a photograph of the house where she once lived or a hand-drawn memento -- along with your best wishes for her birthday. A gift doesn’t have to be expensive to be meaningful. Regardless of how Violet reciprocates down the road, you are not obligated to respond in kind.

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Thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s Facebook Food Fix Trivia Contest. The question was: What is the best selling candy between now and Halloween?

According to the National Confectioners Association, many specialty candies such as candy corn and peeps reappear seasonally, but the best selling candy between now and Halloween (and in fact all year long) is the Snickers bar. We had many good guesses, but no winners.

THIS WEEK: Legend has it that Buffalo Wings originated in 1964 at the Anchor Bar in upstate New York, and have become a casual-dining food staple ever since. THE QUESTION: How many pounds of wings are consumed nationwide during the NFL season?

Visit us on Facebook and guess the number without going over to win a pair of Quarter Deck Flex Passes to any Portland Pirates home game. Weekly winners and a new question will be announced in the paper and posted on Facebook each Tuesday.

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Tuesday, Oct. 18 Know Your Employer Retirement Plan Options 6 p.m. Free Seminar — Roll It, Take It, Leave It, Move It: Know Your Employer Retirement Plan Options. Hosted

by Seth Cheikin, AAMS, Financial Advisor. Participants will learn more about: the five most common distribution options; avoid having the IRS withhold 20 percent of retirement distributions; special considerations if you own employer stock; factoring taxes, penalties, and investment options into your decision. Join us at Edward Jones, 251 US Rte. 1, Falmouth Shopping Center, second floor, Falmouth; Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. and Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

To reserve your place, call Carole Vreeland at 781-5057.

‘Art in the Streets’ event 7 p.m. The Portland Arts & Cultural Alliance will host its second Creative Conversation in the fall 2011 series, “Art in the Streets,” in Osher Hall at the Maine College of Art (MECA). Confirmed panelists to date include Mary Costigan of the City of Portland and Abbeth Russel, a local street artist and MECA student. The event is free and open to the public. The discussion follows a 5 p.m. meeting at Portland City Hall of the City’s Health and Recreation Committee where councilors will hear public comment on the proposed creation of a craft market. “We want Tuesday’s conversation to bring everyone interested in this issue up-to-date on the craft market proposal as well as the City’s rules regarding street artists,” said Jennifer Hutchins, PACA executive director. “It will also be a chance for artists, artisans, merchants and others to ask questions about how any changes in City policy might affect them.” Creative Conversations is a discussion series, hosted by PACA each spring and fall, designed to strengthen Portland’s arts and cultural network and to catalyze the community with information, insights, connections and opportunities. www.portlandarts.org

Foreside Garden Club 7 p.m. The next meeting of the Foreside Garden Club will be held at the Falmouth Public Library. The program will feature the preparation and use of herbal vinegars and oils.

Everyone will make and go home with a bottle of oil and a bottle of vinegar. There is a $3 fee for this one meeting.

All are welcome and encouraged to attend. FMI: call Mimi Hinkel at 829-3578.

Andy Andrews, motivational speaker 7 p.m. Presented by Begin Doing, a local company, Andy Andrews comes to Merrill Auditorium. “Andy Andrews is a NY Times best selling author, speaker and peak performance coach to Fortune 500 companies. He appears consistently on CNN, FOX news and ABC’s Good Morning America. His book, The Traveler’s Gift remained on the NY Times bestseller list for 17 weeks. His keynote address will be a combination of pure entertainment mixed with the same tips he’s given Fortune 500 companies to create success: personal, financial, and in other facets of life.” https://tickets. porttix.com/public/default.asp

Wednesday, Oct. 19 Avesta Housing appreciation luncheon noon to 1:30 p.m. Appreciation luncheon and Mike Yandell Award Presentation by Avesta Housing, 307 Cumberland Ave., at Grace Restaurant on Chestnut Street. Join Avesta officials as they express appreciation and share their story with the Avesta Housing community. RSVP to jturner@ avestahousing.org or 553-7777.

FoEP Annual Meeting & Elections 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. East End Community School. Friends of the Eastern Promenade Annual Meeting & Elections. “We’ll have a special presentation on the Fort Allen Park Restoration Project, committee reports and lots of time for socializing with fellow members and others interested in the Eastern Prom. Members will be electing the 2012 Board of Directors. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the East End Community School.”

Bob Higgins vs. The Mayoral Candidates 6:30 p.m. Bob Higgins vs. The Mayoral Candidates, Peaks Island Lecture Series. Baby sitting available; 5:35 p.m. ferry available for mainland residents. Higgins, a columnist for The Portland Daily Sun, also writes for Big Gonzo Politics.

At the Legion Hall.

Thursday, Oct. 20 AARP Driver Safety Class 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. An AARP Driver Safety Class for drivers age 50 and older will be presented at the AARP Maine State Office, 1685 Congress St., Portland. The registration fee is $12 for AARP members, $14 for others. To register, phone

Raymond Morin, a member of the Fleet Reserve Association, Casco Bay Branch, reflects during a Pearl Harbor Day speech at Portland’s Fort Allen Park in December 2009. On Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Friends of the Eastern Promenade annual meeting and elections will take place at the East End Community School, 195 North St., Portland. The group’s annual meeting will include a presentation of the Fort Allen Park Restoration Project. For more information, visit easternpromenade.org or email info@friendsofeasternpromenade.org. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) Phil Chin, AARP volunteer instructor, at 846-0858. Because class size is limited, early registration is advised.

YardScaping Gardens at Back Cove 10 a.m. The Maine YardScaping Partnership will be holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the completion and official opening of the YardScaping Gardens at Back Cove — an intensive landscaping project designed to be a showcase for trees, shrubs, and perennials that can be used to make Maine gardens more sustainable and help gardeners and landscapers reduce their reliance on fertilizers, pesticides, and irrigation water. Over the past five years, Portlanders and others visitors who use the trails around Back Cove have witnessed the total transformation of two-and-a-half acres of unused field, made available by the City of Portland, where several thousand specially chosen plants have been installed.

The gardens have been made possible by grants from the USEPA — Region 1 Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program, the Davis Conservation Foundation, and generous donations from local businesses and garden clubs, plus the herculean efforts of many local volunteers, including Master Gardeners and dedicated members of the more than 30 YardScaping partners.

munities and other underrepresented groups in Maine.

His work with EqualityMaine and Maine Initiatives reflects his wish to improve the lives of all. Solomon will be honored at an awards dinner at the Keeley Banquet Center, 178 Warren Ave., Portland. For tickets and further information please contact Susie R. Bock, 780-4269, bocks@ usm.maine.edu.

Halloween: Walk Among the Shadows 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. October 20-22 and Oct. 27-29, $10 per person, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., tours run every 15 minutes, by Spirits Alive at Eastern Cemetery. First-come, first-served In cooperation with Portland Playback & Acorn Productions. “Our annual fundraiser encourages attendees to feel the presence of those buried within on an evening tour of a spooky colonial graveyard. This year’s theme focuses on the spirits’ connection to the sea. These family-friendly tours are led by shrouded specters through the cemetery in groups. Tours depart about every 15 minutes and last up to 1 hour. The group stops at various points along Funeral Lane to hear the cemetery residents come to life and voice their strange tales against the eerie, dimly-lit, gravestone-filled background.” www.spiritsalive.org

The Ultimate Seafood Splash

Jonathan Lash presents Annual Coffin Lecture

noon to 2:30 p.m. The Ultimate Seafood Splash, Maine’s top chefs and fishermen prepare seafood sensations from coastal Maine waters at The Ultimate Seafood Splash, Ocean View Room. “There is truly something for everyone at this year’s Harvest on the Harbor. Whether a full-fledged foodie or an emerging gourmand this year’s events will offer tastes and temptations at every turn. From the Grand Tasting on the Harbor, to celebrity chefs and cooking demonstrations, to the Savory Samplings at the Marketplace filled with delectable food and wine samples. Fall Food & Wine Festival, Oct. 20-22. www.harvestontheharbor.com

7 p.m. Jonathan Lash, president of Hampshire College, will present the University of Maine School of Law’s 19th Annual Frank M. Coffin Lecture on Law and Public Service. Lash’s lecture, “Community, Rights and Climate: A Challenge for a Clever Species,” will take place in USM’s Hannaford Lecture Hall located in the Abromson Community Education Center at 88 Bedford St. in Portland. The annual Coffin lecture is free and open to the public. Parking is available in the USM parking garage on Bedford St. To attend, RSVP to Lexie Moras by calling 780-4344 or amoras@usm.maine.edu.

Labyrinth Walk

7 p.m. The next monthly meeting of the New Gloucester Historical Society will be held at the New Gloucester Meetinghouse, 389 Intervale Rd. (Rte. 231) (next to the Town Hall). The program will be about Moses Greenleaf, New Gloucester native and famous Maine geographer, presented by Holly Hurd. Members and the public are invited.

Refreshments served. Members’ business meeting follows.

4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal at 580 Forest Ave. (entrance in rear) is offering its indoor Chartre-style labyrinth for meditative walks. Allow about 30 minutes. FMI 772-7421.

Sampson Center Catalyst for Change Award 5:30 p.m. “Howard M. Solomon of Bowdoinham, who has spent decades advocating for LGBT communities, will be the recipient of the 2011 Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine Catalyst for Change Award. The Sampson Center Catalyst for Change Award acknowledges an individual who has been in the forefront for change regarding diversity, equality, and human and civil rights in Maine.” Past recipients include Rabbi Harry Sky (2007), Dale McCormick (2008), Sallie Chandler (2009), and Allen Sockabasin (2010). A retired professor of history at Tufts and later the University of Southern Maine, Solomon was scholarin-residence for the Sampson Center’s LGBT Collection.

In his latter role, he was invaluable to the development of the collection. His scholarship and contribution to exhibitions and public programming empowered LGBT com-

New Gloucester Historical Society

Shakespeare’s ‘MacBeth’ 7:30 p.m. Join Freeport Factory Stage for Shakespeare’s “MacBeth” Halloween production. Three witches define the future for MacBeth, whose bloody rise to power results in catastrophe. This is Shakespeare at the height of his creative power. October 20 through Nov. 6, Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. Special Halloween performance Monday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. No performance on Thursday, Nov. 3. Tickets are $19 general/$15 students and seniors. Special group rates available by calling the box office, 865-5505. www.Freeportfactory.com. see next page

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‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ 8 p.m. “Monty Python’s Spamalot” National Broadway Tour, also Friday. Presented by Portland Ovations. “Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical, Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ is the outrageous musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail.’ Based on the Tony Award-winning direction of Mike Nichol, with a book by Eric Idle and music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Idle and John du Prez, ‘Spamalot’ tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchman and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences everywhere are galloping to ‘Spamalot.’” https://tickets.porttix.com/public/default.asp

Friday, Oct. 21 Portland Expo Ski & Snowboard Tent Sale 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Portland Expo Ski & Snowboard Tent Sale begins Friday, Oct. 21, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 23, located at the Portland Expo Building, 239 Park Ave., Portland, and is presented by the Ski & Snowboard Liquidation Center in North Conway and Sport Thoma.

Maine Lobster Chef of the Year noon to 2:30 p.m. Three lucky finalists have been selected to compete in this years Maine Lobster Chef of the Year competition. Kristian Burrin, Ryan Campbell, and Tom Regan will compete before a live audience of lobster enthusiasts, journalists and industry representatives to try to win the title of Lobster Chef of the Year. The audience will watch each finalist create their recipes featuring Maine Lobster and get a chance to taste a sample of each dish. Audience members, after being treated to three delicious dishes, will submit their votes for their favorite recipe and crown the 2011 Lobster Chef of the Year. Presented by the Maine Lobster Promotion Council, the annual Maine Lobster Chef of the Year cook-off competition helps celebrate and showcase Maine’s peak lobster harvest season by allowing the opportunity for esteemed Maine chefs to vie for the prestigious title. The Lobster Chef of the Year competition is a part of the larger Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau’s culinary event Harvest on the Harbor at Ocean Gateway in Portland.

Portland Democratic City Committee mayoral candidate forum at the Portland Public Library 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Democratic mayoral candidates Michael Brennan, Peter Bryant, Ralph Carmona, Jill Duson, Hamza Haadoow, Jodie Lapchick, Nick Mavodones, Jed Rathband and Ethan Strimling will participate in a discussion on key issues of the campaign, moderated by Jill Barkley, chair of the Portland Democratic City Committee at the main branch of the Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square.

The candidates will be asked about issues ranging from economic development and affordable housing to public transportation, non-citizen voting and the Portland school system. In addition, attendees will be able to submit their own questions for the candidates. Following the discussion, the PDCC will host a meet-and-greet with the candidates at Gogi, 653 Congress St.

The Ghosts of Freeport’s Past walking tours begin Friday, Oct. 21. Reservations can be secured by visiting www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org. (COURTESY PHOTO) the Cats” by Joseph Jacobs and other spooky folktales for kids 10 and under. Admission: Adults $20; Museum Members $15; 17 and under $10. www.victoriamansion.org

2011 Halloween-Fest at Maine Wildlife Park 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 and Oct. 22, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Maine Wildlife Park’s ever growing and very popular eighth annual “Halloween-Fest” will run on both Friday and Saturday nights, Oct. 21 and Oct. 22 under the light of the waning moon. Adults and kids alike wear their costumes to give them a trial run before the actual Trick or Treat Night; and get into the spirit of Halloween, while enjoying a crisp fall evening with our wildlife. New this year is a Haunted Woodchuck Tunnel for the smaller kids to wriggle through. Parents will be able to watch their kids go through at all times. For more information, call the Maine Wildlife Park at 657-4977; or visit online at www.mainewildlifepark.com.

‘Sholem Aleichem’ 6:30 p.m. “Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness,” Friday, Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 22, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 23, 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.

A Dash of Diva: Girls’ Night Out

First annual Portland Early Music Festival

5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. “An evening of food, fashion, and fun!

Enjoy performances by The Awesome, Sidecar Heroes, and Naya’s Trance. Laugh with celebrity host Karen Morgan. Learn how to “Zumba” with Ashley-Lynn Marble. Every guest will receive a pink lei and a gift bag filled with goodies from local businesses. VID Tickets: $30 General Admission: $20. Holiday Inn By The Bay, 88 Spring St.” www.adashofdiva.com

7:30 p.m. An Age of Ayres: Song in 17th-century England and France. Fifteen Early Music Specialists come together to play the lute, harpsichord, cello, viola da gamba and violin will reverberate as they did centuries ago. Tenors, bass and sopranos will tell you the stories of the Baroque Age in song.

Bach, Biber, Frescobaldi, Pachelbel and Purcell are just a few of the composers you will hear and enjoy. The audience can learn about early music instruments from some of the finest early music practitioners of the area. They can attend workshops on the lute and harpsichord, or listen to a lecture on violin and bow construction.lute, harpsichord, or listen to a lecture on violin and bow construction. Friday, Oct. 21 to Sunday, Oct. 23; Memorial Hall at Woodford’s Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland. Call 775-3356 FMI. Schedule of Events at www.portlandconservatory.net.

The Ghosts of Freeport’s Past walking tours 6 p.m. Meet at the “haunted” Harrington House at 45 Main St. in Freeport “where our resident specter and psychic medium, Eddita Felt will escort you on a lantern-lit, hour-long walking tour of the Freeport Village. Experience tantalizing true tales and eerie stories of the unknown and unexplained.” This is the final year of this particular tour. Tours are available on Friday, Oct. 21, Saturday, Oct. 22, Thursday, Oct. 27, Friday, Oct. 28 and on Saturday, Oct. 29. All tours start at Harrington House and leave at 6 p.m. and at 7:15 p.m. each evening.

Reservations are required. Tickets are $10. Reserve at 865-3170. Sponsored by Freeport Historical Society and underwriters, Norway Savings and the Jameson Tavern. www. freeporthistoricalsociety.org

Tales of Terror at Victoria Mansion 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Noted storyteller Lynne Cullen shares spine-tingling stories from 19th century writers as Victoria Mansion’s lights are dimmed to gaslight levels. This year’s selection includes “The Telltale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe and “Dracula’s Guest” by Bram Stoker; on Oct. 21 and 22 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. On Sunday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. the Mansion will host its first Family Fright Night which features “King o’

Congregation Bet Ha’am Service focuses on educating Maine’s recent immigrants 7:30 p.m. Congregation Bet Ha’am in South Portland will hold a special Shabbat service about the educational needs of Maine’s recent immigrants. An immigrant who is enrolled in adult education classes and working toward her GED will give the sermon. The service will provide information about how volunteers can tutor English language learners, help prepare people for the U.S. citizenship test and assist in adult education classes.

The service will include performance of a song by Bet Ha’am member Rita Kissen about her immigrant grandmother’s long-held desire to learn how to write her own name. Congregation Bet Ha’am is a Reform Jewish con-

gregation with more than 350 household members. The synagogue is located at 81 Westbrook Street. For more information, call 879-0028.

Saturday, Oct. 22 Woodard & Curran fun run 8:30 a.m. “Enjoy a beautiful fall day on this 3.14-mile course — with pie for all runners and walkers at the end! Festivities include a Fun Run for kids, disk jockey and music, and emceed by WMTW News 8.” 8:30 a.m. Fun Run for Kids 10 and Under; 9 a.m. Race Start. Woodard & Curran, 41 Hutchins Drive, Portland. The course begins on Hutchins Drive, proceeds left on Outer Congress Street, turns onto the Unum campus, connects with Portland Trails’ Stroudwater Trail, and concludes on Hutchins Drive. Pre-registration: $15 thru Oct. 20. Race Day registration: $20. Free T-shirts while supplies last. Prizes for top runners. Register at www.woodardcurranfoundation.org.

Brunch to benefit Outward Bound for Veterans 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Woods at Canco retirement community, located at 257 Canco Road in Portland, will host a brunch to support the Outward Bound for Veterans program, a nonprofit. The public is invited. “Outward Bound for Veterans helps returning service members and recent veterans readjust to life at home through powerful wilderness courses that draw on the teamwork and challenge through use of the natural world.” To RSVP, or to learn more, please call The Woods at Canco at 207-772-4777.

Donations can also be made online at www.holidaytouch. com/outwardbound.

Work Day at Fort Preble 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. “The Fort Preble Preservation Committee will hold a Work Day (Rain Date: Saturday, Oct. 29).

The FPPC will be scraping, painting, weeding, clearing out brush and more in the most exposed area of the Fort. The public is invited to participate. The FPPC asks that volunteers wear appropriate clothing (suitable for outdoors in October in Maine, including work boots, long sleeves and long pants) and bring safety glasses and hand tools (clippers, pruners, saws, etc.) if they have them. Refreshments will be provided as well as a tour of some interior sections of the Fort. The FPPC is a collaboration by the City of South Portland and the Southern Maine Community College to bring attention to the importance of the Fort in the community’s place in history. Part of the working mission of the committee is to protect the surviving grounds, structures and buildings of Fort Preble and to interpret the various uses of the grounds, structures and buildings of the Fort to the public.” For more information, please contact Leslie Barteaux at lbarteaux@smccme.edu or 741.5975 see next page

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Maine Artisan Craft Fair 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Celebrate the start of the season with this select group of local artists and craftsmen, exhibiting handcrafted jewelry, apparel, watercolors and so much more.” Falmouth American Legion Hall, 65 Depot Road, Falmouth.

We Love Munjoy Hill Festival 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The We Love Munjoy Hill Festival will offer a chance to meet, mingle and celebrate the spirit of this eclectic neighborhood. The festival features live music, food, art and craft vendors, community groups, prize raffles, kids’ activities, games and demonstrations. The event is presented by the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization in collaboration with the Munjoy Hill Community Policing Center and Portland Recreation. East End Community School, 195 North St., Portland. Live music, food, art and craft vendors, community groups, prize raffles, kids’ activities, games and demonstrations. Information: munjoyhill.org, festival@munjoyhill.org or 775-3050

Sunday, Oct. 23 Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park hike 2 p.m. Located 5 miles from downtown Freeport Maine via Bow Street on Casco Bay (426 Wolf Neck Rd., Freeport. Easy, wheelchair accessible, one-hour, halfmile hike. Meet at the benches at the second parking lot. “This gentle half-mile hike will meander the woods and coastline to explore the autumn color and seasonal changes. Stroll through the forest on our accessible path to enjoy the beauty and learn how nature prepares for winter. Suitable for families. All ages welcome. Wheelchair accessible. Plan approximately one hour for the hike. Held rain or shine unless conditions are treacherous.” For more information call 865-4465.

Peace in Sudan Rally

7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fur Cultural Revival (part of The Darfur Com10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Portland Museum of Munjoy Hill landmarks, the Portland Observatory (right) and Catholic Charities of Maine building, form the backdrop munity Center of Maine) presents a Art features a special family cost: Half-off for this banner on Congress Street promoting Portland’s ranking as “most liveable city” by Forbes Magazine. The Peace in Sudan Rally and Candle admission to participating families. All chil- We Love Munjoy Hill Festival will celebrate this neighborhood on Saturday, Oct. 22. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) Light Vigil for Genocide survivors dren must be accompanied by an adult. worldwide at Monument Square “Discover your family in the Museum! Join on Congress Street in Portland This munity.” Footbridge at Deering Oaks. us as we welcome families to experiment with activities for event is free, and the public is encouraged to attend. SpeakFright at the Fort the entire family to enjoy; from stroller kits and interactive ers will include Darfur Genocide survivor El-Fadel Arbab, as 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fright at the Fort returns the last two gallery games to Family Voices cell phone tours and Child’s well as local activists, members of the Sudanese refugee comFriday and Saturday nights this October, at the Fort Knox Play, a family space in the McLellan House. Look and learn munities, and survivors of Genocide worldwide. Candles will State Historic site, in Prospect, where the 19th Century granas you invite the great art masters, such as Winslow Homer be provided. If it rains, the rally will be held at The Meg Perry ite bastion is transformed into a bad nightmare designed to and Picasso, into your family! A children’s lunch special will Center, 644 Congress St. in Portland at 7 p.m. put a chill into the bravest of living souls. Visitors are guided be on the menu in the Museum Café.”

Author Bobby Gross book event in Portland through the dark, fog filled, twists and turns of the massive Savory Samplings at the Marketplace 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bobby Gross, “Living the Christian Year” granite fortification where the senses are bombarded by noon. Join 160 food artisans, wineries, breweries, distillat Stroudwater Christian Church, 1520 Westbrook St., sights, sounds and lights that may as well have crawled out eries and epicurean purveyors for a viewing of Maine-made Portland. Author Event & Book Signing with 2009 Christiof the scariest horror movie. Friday, Oct. 21, is being called products at the Savory Samplings Marketplace. Session I, anity Today Book Award Winner; Named one of Publisher “crew night” because groups attending Fright with four or noon to 2:30 p.m. Price is $45 at Oceanside Pavilion at the Weekly’s Best Books of 2008 (religion category). “Join us in more people will receive a free pumpkin (while they last).

Ocean Gateway. Savory Samplings at the Marketplace — an inspiring presentation and interview with award-winning Saturday, Oct. 22, will feature fireworks, at the conclusion Session II is from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Part of Harvest on the author Bobby Gross as we think about God, time and a of Fright, at 9:15 p.m. (the fi reworks may be viewed from the Harbor. www.harvestontheharbor.com life filled with grace. In addition to writing, Bobby serves Bucksport waterfront and not the Fort). Ghostport activities Madeleine de Sinéty Gallery Talk as Director of Graduate & Faculty Ministries for InterVarsity in neighboring Bucksport will be taking place all day Satur1 p.m. Gallery Talks, Saturdays at 1 p.m., Portland Museum Christian Fellowship and on the national board for Chrisday, Oct. 22, and will include a coffin race, trebuchet pumpof Art. Circa 2011: Madeleine de Sinéty by Jaqueline Bucar. tians in the Visual Arts (CIVA). Dessert along with coffee and kin chucking, pumpkin carving, chili cook off, concluding 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., Great Hall. “Madeleine de Sinéty captea provided at no cost. Books for purchase to be signed by with the original George Romero,” Night of the Living Dead” tures daily life that no longer exists. More than an historical the author will be available.” movie (go to fortknox.maineguide.com/fright for Ghostport account of a life-long disappeared, de Sinéty portrays the details). Friday, Oct. 28, the Pirates of the Dark Rose (dead joy, dignity, and independent spirit of people with a creative pirates that is) will be joining the other zombies, monsters Monday, Oct. 24 perspective. Her creative eye reaches across to other culand ghouls to ratchet up the scare factor. Saturday, Oct. 29, tures, applying the same perspective to present a creative is come in costume night as a warm-up for Halloween the The impact of the ‘Arab Spring’ documentary of another people, another time.” The exhibit following day. Cap off your Fright evening with a trip to see 5 p.m. The University of New England’s Center for Global is on display through Dec. 31. De Sinéty has been a resi“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Alamo Theater, in Humanities will host a presentation by Daniel M. Varisco, dent of Rangeley, Maine for the past 30 years. This exhibiBucksport. Fright takes place Friday/Saturday, October 22, professor of anthropology at Hofstra University, on the tion is the fourth in a series of exhibitions called Circa that 23, 29 and 30, from 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. (visitors should impact of the “Arab Spring” at 6 p.m. at the WCHP Lecture explores compelling aspects of contemporary art in the arrive by 8:30 p.m.). Tickets for Fright are $5 per person Hall on the Portland Campus. Prior to the lecture, there will state of Maine and beyond. www.portlandmuseum.org and advanced express line tickets are available for $7 per be a reception at the UNE Art Gallery at 5 p.m. Both the person.

Fright express tickets allow people to avoid waiting Benefit for WMPG’s Power Up! campaign lecture and reception are free and open to the public. “The in line and may be obtained by calling the Friends of Fort 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. At Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., political protests started in Yemen, located at the southKnox at 469-6553.

WMPG will record two half-hour episodes of “Watch Your western corner of the Arabian Peninsula, in February and Language!” for later rebroadcast. “Watch Your Language!”

Zombie movie crew at Bull Moose in Sanford have led to unrest that brought the country to the brink of is a game show celebrating the complexity, beauty and down6 p.m. “Maine filmmaker Andy Davis’s Biddeford-made civil war and economic collapse. Yemen has been ruled by right weirdness of the English language, written and played by zombie film ‘2’ was recently released on DVD and to cela military leader, Ali Abdullah Salih, who came to power in local wordsmiths, wits and raconteurs. The show is hosted by ebrate, the cast and crew will be at the Sanford Bull Moose 1978. In 1990, North and South Yemen were united, folSuzanne Murphy of WMPG’s public affairs program, Big Talk, at 1364 Main St. on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. In honor of lowed by a brief civil war in 1993. Before the recent protests written by Kate O’Halloran and Joanne Fedorocko, and played the release and Halloween, they will judge a zombie costhere was a secessionist movement in Yemen’s south and

by Josh Bodwell, Alan Brewer, Margaret Cleveland, Mary Beth tume contest held at Bull Moose, sign copies of the DVD an open tribal rebellion near the border with Saudi Arabia.”

Davidson, Marcia Goldenberg, John Spritz, and Caroline Tesand meet fans.” For Dr. Varisco received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the chke. The show is open to the public with a suggested donamore information, call University of Pennsylvania in 1982, based on 18 months of tion of $5, with all proceeds to benefit WMPG’s Power Up! 324-5786. ethnographic fieldwork in a highland Yemeni village. During signal improvement campaign. Through a transmitter move the 1980s, he consulted in international development in ’90s Scream and significant power increase, Power Up! will bring a strong Yemen and Egypt, as well as receiving four post-doctoral Halloween Dance WMPG signal to five times as many Southern Maine listeners grants for research on the history of Arab agriculture and 9 p.m. “Do you like as receive it now. The new stronger transmitter is expected folk astronomy. ’90s horror movies? be in operation by November.

Night Owl Writing Series Do you like to dance?

Hospice of Southern Maine event 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Night Owl Writing Series: Tips And Do you like costume 5:30 p.m. At Deering Oaks, Southern Maine’s only comTechniques For Writers Of Memoir. This evening workshop is parties? Then mark prehensive hospice program celebrates the lives of Maine’s for adult writers of any experience level working at any stage your calendars, military and other loved ones at a public memorial candle of a memoir. Novelist Monica Wood will give participants a ficbecause on Saturday, ceremony. “Candles within the luminaria will be lit at twition-writer’s take on making life stories more vibrant, engagOct. 22, your wish is light. Following the ceremony, the public is invited to ing, and novelistic—without trampling on the truth. Expect our command! Party wander through the wonderland of lights reflecting on those at Bubba’s Sulky lots of practical advice and encouragement. Both events take who have brought love and light into their lives. In addition, Lounge ‘DJ Jon.” 92 place at the Telling Room Writing Center, 225 Commercial St., a special tribute to Maine’s military will be incorporated into Portland St. http:// Suite 201, Portland. Workshops carry a $50/session fee, $35/ the ceremony. The press is invited to learn more about the www.facebook.com/ session for our regular volunteers. To register, go to www. positive impact of Hospice of Southern Maine in the combubbassulkylounge tellingroom.org/forms/adult_workshops.html.

Fall Family Day at the Museum