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Falmouth library closed to mop up Weekend needed to recover from burst pipe

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Falmouth Memorial Library will remain closed until Monday, nearly a week after a sprinkler pipe burst, dumping water on children's books and computers in the circulation area.

"Unfortunately the library will need to remain closed until LEFT: Will Brown, children's librarian at Falmouth Memorial Library, runs a moisture sensor over books from the children's collection Thursday. The library hopes to reopen Monday after a sprinkler pipe burst, dousing the children's collection and four computers.

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Monday, Oct. 24," wrote Lynda Sudlow, library director, on the library's Facebook page Thursday afternoon. "No fines will be charged for anything due Oct. 18 through Oct. 22. We are making great progress, but there is still a lot of work to be done to be ready to reopen. It is actually amazing how many books survived the deluge and even the computers seem to be OK. But there are ceiling tiles and sheetrock that need to replaced and we are still sorting through all the books that may have gotten wet and making lists of those that will need to be replaced." see LIBRARY page 3 City police and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency raided a Portland home, recovering guns, drugs and cash.

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Deering High students test mayoral field

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Spanish teacher Markos Miller may have had home-field advantage during yesterday’s Deering High School candidate forum, but John Eder looked like the audience favorite.

Dressed in white hightop Converse All-Star sneakers, a black suit and a Kangol-style cap (yesterday was Decades Day at the school), Eder spoke directly to the students about his plans for improving public transit Portland mayoral candidate Markos Miller speaks during a Deering High School candi- and offering affordable date forum Thursday, while (from left) Ralph Carmona, Dave Marshall, Nick Mavodones health care. and John Eder wait their turns. (CASEY CONLEY PHOTO)

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Police find drugs, cash, weapons in local home

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Portland police and drug agents recovered guns, cash and hundreds of prescription pills and other narcotics totaling more than $17,000

during a Wednesday evening raid on a city home.

Nicholas Cruz, 26, faces drug trafficking charges after city police and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency see GUNS page 6

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Nathan Clifford Hostage Crisis

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Signs of ancient paint factory found (NY Times) — Digging deeper in a South African cave that had already yielded surprises from the Middle Stone Age, archaeologists have uncovered a 100,000-year-old workshop holding the tools and ingredients with which early modern humans apparently mixed some of the first known paint.

These cave artisans had stones for pounding and grinding colorful dirt enriched with a kind of iron oxide to a powder, known as ocher. This was blended with the binding fat of mammal-bone marrow and a dash of charcoal. Traces of ocher were left on the tools, and samples of the reddish compound were collected in large abalone shells, where the paint was liquefied, stirred and scooped out with a bone spatula.

Archaeologists said that in the workshop remains they were seeing the earliest example yet of how emergent Homo sapiens processed ocher, one of the species’ first pigments in wide use, its red color apparently rich in symbolic significance. The early humans may have applied the concoction to their skin for protection or simply decoration, experts suggested.

Of special importance to the scientists who made the discovery, the ocher workshop showed that early humans, whose anatomy was modern, had also begun thinking like us.

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Qaddafi is killed as Libyan forces take Surt MISURATA, Libya (NY Times) — Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the former Libyan strongman who fled into hiding after an armed uprising toppled his regime two months ago, met a violent and vengeful death Thursday in the hands of rebel fighters who stormed his final stronghold in his Mediterranean hometown Surt. At least one of his sons was also killed.

Al Jazeera television showed footage of Colonel Qaddafi, alive but bloody, as he was dragged around by armed men in Surt. The television also broadcast a separate clip of his half-naked torso, with eyes staring vacantly and an apparent gunshot wound to the head, as jubilant fighters fired automatic weapons in the air. A third video, posted on Youtube, showed excited fighters hovering around his

lifeless-looking body, posing for photographs and yanking his limp head up and down by the hair.Colonel Qaddafi’s body was seized by a brigade of Misurata-based fighters who had been fighting in Surt and brought to this port city in an ambulance and placed in a private house. But the authorities had to move it to another house after a few hours as hundreds of jubilant residents converged outside.

As demonstrators battle outside, Greek Rush to drill for natural gas creates conflicts with mortgages parliament passes new austerity package (NY Times) — As natural gas drilling has spread across the country, energy industry representatives have sat down at kitchen tables in states like Texas, Pennsylvania and New York to offer homeowners leases that give companies the right to drill on their land.

And over the past 10 years, as natural gas has become increasingly important to the nation’s energy future, Americans have signed more than a million of these leases.

But bankers and real estate executives, especially in New York, are starting to pay closer attention to the fine print and are raising provocative questions, such as: What happens if they lend money for a piece of land that ends up storing the equivalent of an Olympic-size swimming pool filled with toxic wastewater from drilling?

Fearful of just such a possibility, some banks have become reluctant to grant mortgages on properties leased for gas drilling. At least eight local or national banks do not typically issue mortgages on such properties, lenders say.

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tion that started out peacefully devolved into violent skirmishes.

For the first time in recent memory, demonstrators hurled firebombs not at the police but at one another, as anarchists apparently battled a pro-Communist group.

In a striking defection among the governing Socialists, Louka Katseli, a party stalwart and former labor minister, voted against a controversial element in the bill on collective bargaining, defying government warnings that rejection of any provisions of the legislation could jeopardize the release of rescue funds on which the country’s solvency depends.

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ATHENS (NY Times)— After a day of violent demonstrations against government cutbacks, Greek Socialist lawmakers on Thursday gave their final approval to a raft of tough new austerity measures, taking a critical step toward securing crucial foreign aid and averting a default.

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Joining Portland’s culinary elite from New Orleans was Michael Ruoss, an Old Orchard Beach native who parlayed his Southern Maine Community College cooking degree into a career with Emeril Lagasse.

Ruoss worked for Emeril’s NOLA Restaurant as Chef de Cuisine for over a decade before taking over as corporate chef at Salu on the Garden District’s Magazine Street.

“It’s great to be home,” Ruoss said, handing out his signature barbecue shrimp to a long line of Big Easy enthusiasts.

“I still have to cheer for the Saints on Sunday!”

Other local restaurants teamed up with aquamarine groups to spread the message of ecocuisine. El Rayo served large chile tequila-marinated salmon with herb salad and lime cilantro aeoli in partnership with Cook Agriculture AssoDianna Ginnard from Amhurst, N.H. favoring the oysters and seaweed salad ciation promotat Harvest on the Harbor’s Seafood Splash. (ROBERT WITKOWSKI PHOTO) ing the benefits of Foghorns greeted gaggles of foodies as Harvest on the Harbor opened its third annual three-day culinary extravaganza noon Thursday at Ocean Gateway. The Ultimate Seafood Splash presented saltwater specialties from four of the city’s most acclaimed chefs: Havana South’s Cassady

Farm-raised salmon prepared by El Rayo: chile tequila marinated salmon with herb salad and lime cilantro aeoli. (ROBERT WITKOWSKI PHOTO)

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Sprinkler pipe burst during maintenance LIBRARY from page one

dates to 1944.

"They were working to clean out the sprinkler system and there were some holes in the pipes," Jackson-Darling said.

The children's section and the circulation area received a dousing, forcing staff to sort through books with equipment that detects moisture.

"We're lucky we didn't lose anything that was irreplaceable. We didn't lose anything like that," Jackson-Darling said.

"People are still dropping items off, so we're still shelving the books, we're processing what we can, it's a good time to get caught up on some of the paperwork we don't get to, and we've had a lot of people helping out, volunteers," she said.

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The library interior looked like a scene from the movie, "E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial," with plastic sheets hung to isolate the affected area.

"That's one reason we're closed, we can't access anything," said Andi Jackson-Darling, assistant library director.

With an inventory of 49,598 books, Falmouth Memorial Library at 5 Lunt Road had to cancel its weekly story time, which will resume next week.

Luckily, no major events were interrupted, Jackson-Darling said.

On Tuesday morning, a sprinkler pipe burst during maintenance. The burst pipe occurred in a mid-1990s addition to the historic library, which

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Harness racing official urges ‘yes’ vote on ballot measure Editor, As the executive director of the Maine Harness Horsemen’s Association, an organization with over 750 breeders, owners, trainers, drivers and grooms of the more than 2,500 standardbred horses in the state of Maine, I urge you to vote Yes on Question 2.

Question 2 will allow for two fully-integrated racinos, one in Biddeford and one in Washington County.

Harness racing has a long and wonderful history in Maine, preserves open farmland, and contributes millions back into the economy supporting Mainers who are directly and indirectly involved in the industry.

Vendors that are related to racing, such as grain dealers and hay suppliers, contribute and depend on our industry to survive. Failure to pass this on Election Day will jeopardize over 2,000 jobs, and some will be forced to move to states like Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania where they have racinos. Harness racing pays subsidies to improve all 26 agricultural fairs in Maine, both those which have racing and those which do not.

We are thrilled that Ocean Properties is teaming up with Scarborough Downs to build a first class resort destination and racino in Biddeford. The Biddeford Downs project will bring hundreds of good paying jobs. The Passamaquoddy Tribe in Washington County proposes to build a beautiful new racino that will be close to the new million dollar border crossing. This facility will bring a much needed economic boost to that part of Maine.

Along with generating revenue for harness racing and the fairs, these projects will provide millions to the general fund, scholarships for Maine’s universities and community colleges, and public safety. The vote on Nov. 8 is about preserving and creating jobs.

Please vote “Yes.” Wendy Ireland Executive Director Maine Harness Horsemen’s Association Augusta see LETTERS page 5

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The Nathan Clifford Hostage Crisis It was after walking past a lonely snowman waving to the street below from an empty classroom and a pile of telephone books, delivered in early summer, left to rot away on its front door, that I found myself sitting at a well-worn school lunch table in the chilly basement of the Nathan Clifford School Wednesday night.

Seventy people from the neighborhood that forms a triangle between Brighton Avenue, St. John Street and I-295 had gathered there at the urging of fluorescent fliers affixed to telephone poles suggesting we would learn what the future may hold for the abandoned school building.

Ed Suslovic, city councilor for the district and homeowner in the neighborhood I’ve dubbed “South Oakdale,” began the meeting by introducing us to Aaron Duffey.

Aaron stood up, and gave a brief synopsis of who he was and why we were there. He explained that in addition to the future of the school, which would be saved for last, we also would include a discussion about the potential redesign of the six-point intersection of Deering and Brighton Avenues and Falmouth and Bedford streets and any other neighborhood-specific issues.

We also heard from a ranking member of the rarely-heard-from

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Woodfords-Oakdale Neighborhood Association. I put two and two together and determined that with our councilor’s blessing and Aaron’s inclination to lead such an effort, we were witnessing a (welcomed) secession from that association and forming our own.

And so it went. The intersection discussion was up first, followed by neighbors discussing how to handle noise complaints, a possible change in how the neighborhood on-street parking is handled, graffiti and the increase of theft instances. After 40 minutes of back and forth on these issues, we got down to the business of Nathan Clifford.

Ed introduced us to the school committee member for the neighborhood, Laurie Davis. Laurie explained how the school committee had not yet voted to turn the building back over to the city. The audience piped up and naturally inquired as to why, and it was learned that the issue “hadn’t come up” before the com-

mittee. She continued by telling the crowd that the school finance committee wanted to “have assurance” from the city that the committee “would get its fair share of the proceeds” from a future sale of the building. It turns out laying the hand out on the table showing the “it’s all about the money” card might not have been a good idea in a room full of what rapidly turned from concerned neighbors to frustrated abutters.

Sensing, I think, the mood of the crowd, Ed loudly accused the school committee of “holding the neighborhood hostage” with their “back room deals,” preventing the city from moving forward with a plan, which we had yet to learn about, for the building. Laurie was on the defensive, saying, while standing beneath steam radiators with their paint peeling, that the school committee felt that it should be rewarded for their investments in and taking care of the building through the years. She insisted that she had “no idea” that having a large building sitting abandoned in the middle of a residential neighborhood was an issue that was raising the ire of its abutters. Yelled one neighbor in response, “How could you not know that?”

Ed took over to introduce us to see SPOFFORD page 5

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Age discrimination courts might effectively be I try to keep track of idiotic blocked were the party to be lawsuits if only to counter my forced to use his or her real view that, for all its flaws, the name. Abortion is a classic legal system actually works example: Roe v. Wade. better than most people But a suit brought by an think. Sadly, the idiotic suits actress who wants to hide her — the one against McDonage? ald’s because the coffee was I understand that age distoo hot, or the one against the crimination is a serious probdry cleaner who supposedly lem in the entertainment ruined a lawyer’s suit (and ––––– industry, not only for actors offered to pay for it, before getCreators but also for writers and directing sued) — get more attenSyndicate tors. The rule of thumb is that tion than the vast majority of if you haven’t made it by 40, cases that are filed because you won’t. Some years ago, of legitimate disputes, which, an experienced screenwriter started in a nation governed by the rule of law, submitting scripts in the name of a are best decided in court rather than by fictitious 20-something and went from resorting to self-help. being a guy who couldn’t get arrested in But this is a new one, even to me: An this town to a hot new writer. It’s not actress has sued Amazon for revealing entirely irrational. Everyone is looking her age. It’s not that they got it wrong. for the next Steven Spielberg or Aaron No, it seems the problem is that this Sorkin, for someone who’s on their way almost 40-something actress has gone up, not someone who has presumably to great lengths to hide her age — peaked already. Unfair, yes. Maybe changing her name, purging records, even unlawful. (The studios and agenetc. — so she could lie and audition for cies agreed to pay up a few years ago parts aimed for someone younger. And in a suit brought by writers, but since now Amazon has gone and ruined it for having done so, as anyone will tell you, her. Imagine. Such nerve. nothing has changed.)

She is suing as “Jane Doe” so no one And the problem is particularly acute will know who she is — or look up her for actresses. There aren’t enough good real age. Now, in my experience, Jane parts for women older than 40, and for Doe (or Roe) suits are used when the those few, there’s Meryl Streep, Glenn issues involved really are so personal Close and the usual suspects, which and confidential that access to the

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doesn’t include most of the talented actresses who look familiar, but whom you can’t quite name.

That’s troubling. When I ask my industry friends about it, they always point to the statistics showing that people my age don’t go to the movies very often, as opposed to the teenagers and 20-somethings who will go more than once to movies they like. They are the box office targets, not us.

But what about the older men? Not just the famous ones, but the slightly less recognizable, too? Forty-something men definitely do better than 40-something women, for the simple reason that they can have romantic relationships with younger women. The “Mrs. Robinson” parts and “cougar” roles are definitely a specialty act.

In other industries, it’s difficult to justify age discrimination based on customer preferences. The airline industry was the classic example: Their argument that their passengers (mostly male) preferred to be served by attractive young females (a.k.a. stewardesses) failed when courts recognized, rightly, that the primary role of a flight attendant is to ensure the safety of the passengers, not to comfort them, and much less to be the objects of flirtation.

But movie roles present a more complicated picture. They reflect a preoccupation that is not limited to that industry. To oversimplify, what makes

men attractive is money and power; what makes women attractive is being attractive, which in our culture means young.

Is that wrong? Sure. Is it unfair to older women? Sure. My friends lament it every day, as they hit brick walls and glass ceilings earlier than many of their male colleagues. And it is especially unfair because women often take time out to raise their children, taking them out of the game when their male colleagues are still in.

But a federal case — or even a state suit? Not by my lights. There are certain problems the courts can’t solve, and when people turn to them to do so, they make themselves and the courts look silly. No matter what the result — and I’d bet on a dismissal of this one, on First Amendment grounds if nothing else — time is wasted, and the system pays.

Lawyers are under an ethical obligation not to bring frivolous suits (even if they get on television when they do).

It’s our job to tell would-be clients, no matter how angry and frustrated, that a lawsuit is not the answer. Doing so may cost us a fee, but not doing so violates our obligations to both the client and the courts.

Somebody did something wrong here, something that is a threat to the respect for the rule of law that is at the core of our system. And it wasn’t Amazon.

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Crude oil that comes into Portland benefits city’s taxpayers, Canada Editor, After carefully rereading the subject article in your Oct. 20 copy of the Portland Daily Sun written by Mr. Milneil (“Sights from Fort Allen Park that won’t show up in a brochure,” Christian MilNeil column, Thursday’s opinion section), I have a few comments that obviously and conveniently were overlooked for sake of the story.

First we should let the readers know that all the crude oil that comes into Portland is for the Canadian economy and not for “Maine’s petro-addiction” and it does not cost the citizens of Maine a penny

to have it come here as the receiving facility, Portland Pipeline, is a privately owned company that produces good paying jobs for Maine citizens since 1941.

South Portlanders benefit with lower property taxes because of the terminal dotting the prime real estate of Portland Harbor. There have been attempts over the years to develop South Portland vacant waterfront areas, all endeavors that have resulted in ... nothing. Yet the terminals you criticize continue to pay taxes year after year and employ the citizens of Maine.

Oil tankers not only provide income to Portland’s Maritime community but also to the dozens of hotels, restaurants and local stores while crew await their vessel to dock. Local Ship Chandlers provide various services from provisions to spare parts and food, further benefiting other locally owned businesses.

U.S. government taxes the vessels and all the passing crude, putting funds into the Federal purse.

Oil tankers are by far the most economical means of transporting any product around the world. It’s what keeps the costs of our regularly used household items, clothes and furniture affordable. In a perfect world, everything would be “Made In The USA.” Too bad we don’t live in a perfect world. Even U.S.-made products need to be transported throughout the country. Petroleum is a necessity.

I dare you to show me a household that hasn’t benefited from crude oil.

Perhaps a little more research not only about oil but just about your own back yard is in order before you write more about the waterfront.

Roman Alexander Jozefiak Scarborough

School could become Center for Science, Technology and Human Innovation SPOFFORD from page 4

Dr. Monroe Duboise. He is the director of the USM SEPA Project and Maine ScienceCorps and is an Associate Professor of Applied Medical Sciences at USM. It was nice to see him. I first met Monroe back in March, when I went to see him in his laboratory to discuss a plan he had to turn the Nathan Clifford School into the Center for Science, Technology and Human Innovation.

It was an exciting plan. It was to be a “venue for engaging citizens of all ages in exploration and learning at the creative frontiers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.” A center like no other in the state, with the closest such place being the Boston Museum of Science. It was a plan that would preserve architect John Calvin Stevens’ original intent for the building as a center for learning.

It was an idea which would preserve amenities like the playground and green space behind the building

for community use. It was the ultimate plan.

When we spoke back then, Monroe indicated to me that he felt like he would have all his ducks in a row, have a 501.3.c formed to raise funds and be able to start a build-out by the end of September. Remembering this as September past, I lost hope as I continued to walk by the empty building, fearing that perhaps Monroe had given up on the center after being tangled in the vicious back-room bureaucracy that is Portland. But he hadn’t, and he presented his plan to everyone in the room. It was warmly received.

After the Science Center presentation, the crowd’s attention refocused on the school committee member.

Someone asked when the school board would act to turn the building over to the city. An answer of “soon” wasn’t enough, and another asked how long.

When three weeks was suggested, another person made her promise.

Until then, the Nathan Clifford School, with its

rooms left trashed, yard strewn with glass and the heat set to 50 remains the hostage of the school committee for a cut on the deal. It’s hard to say what those back room discussions might be, but my “back-room-mind” guess is that the school committee would much rather see the building chopped up into condos by the highest bidder and get their double-digit percentage of the proceeds. Based on that thought, it would seem that adding to the kitty to them is much better than turning the hostage over to the city so we can lease it to some nonprofit for a nominal fee, and they are going to hold out until the city promises such or the roof falls in, whichever comes first.

And with such an exciting plan on the table, that’s a shame.

(Jeffrey S. Spofford manages circulation for The Portland Daily Sun. He can be reached by emailing jspofford@maine.rr.com.)

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Bath salts dubbed ‘worst drug’ police have seen In local meeting arranged by U.S. Rep. Michaud, law enforcement officials say problem spreading

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Police describe it as a cheap drug that combines the highs from several strong narcotics into one substance.

Bangor's chief of police says it's the worst drug he's seen in his nearly 30 years of law enforcement experience, noting abusers are often in a state of "excited delirium" and extreme paranoia, said Chief Ron Gastia.

The synthetic compound, commonly referred to as bath salts, has taken hold of pockets of mostly urban areas across the country and in Northern Maine.

But as far as Portland and Cumberland County's law enforcement are concerned, they're just glad they haven't had to deal with the epidemic — yet, at least.

"I haven't heard that it is here, (but) my guess is that it is coming," said Sheriff Kevin Joyce, of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.

"I mean, 10 years, 12 years ago, we thought Oxycontin was a Washington County problem, and before you knew it, we woke up one morning and it was here," he said. "Honestly, I'm sure somewhere it's going on (in the county), it just hasn't been brought to our ... attention."

Joyce referred to bath salts as a "drug buffet," saying it delivers the combined high of a stimulant, a hallucinogen and PCP. And while he's fortunate it has not hit the streets of Cumberland County yet, his department is preparing for it.

Bath salts was the focus of a briefing among

local, county, state and federal law enforcement officials Thursday at the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office. The meeting was arranged by U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-2nd District.

While Maine already has a state law banning the sale of bath salts, Michaud argues a federal law would make it easier to curb transfers of the drug between state lines and Michaud give federal agents the capability to quickly adapt and react to new changes in the drug's molecular structure.

The Maine federal lawmaker is the co-sponsor of the Synthetic Drug Control Act, which aims at putting a ban on synthetic drugs such as bath salts and provides the Drug Enforcement Agency with greater flexibility to make similar substances permanently illegal.

"I feel like Bangor has an obligation to educate other law enforcement," said Gastia, whose department has witnessed a surge in bath salt usage and crimes that have been a result of abuse.

"We don't know when it first appeared," he said, adding, "It spread, figuratively and realistically, like wildfire."

Federal agents say the problem is spreading. In 2010, poison control centers nationwide received slightly more than 300 calls in reference to bath

“... 10 years, 12 years ago, we thought Oxycontin was a Washington County problem, and before you knew it, we woke up one morning and it was here.” — Sheriff Kevin Joyce of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, describing the likelihood that bath salts will come to the Portland area salts. More recently, the number of people dealing with the drug and calling centers has surged to more than 4,700, said Michael Wardrop, of the DEA. "It's only going up right now," he said. "The true component to be successful here is education."

The congressman said he plans to bring what was learned from the meeting to the floor of the House of Representatives, which is the next stop for his bill.

"It's my hope that we will expedite that legislation and bring it to the floor," Michaud said. "Other states are still behind the eight ball in this regard and it's important for the federal government to act in a very swift manner."

In the meantime, local law enforcement say all they can do is learn how other communities are dealing with the issues of public safety and treatment, and that they hope pushing legislation may curb the problem before it appears locally.

However, local police remain doubtful that such a drug will remain at arm's length for long.

"It's likely coming," Joyce said.

Veterans Memorial Bridge night closure delayed until Monday DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT The nighttime closure of the existing Veterans Memorial Bridge has been delayed by one day — to Monday night starting at 7 p.m. — due to a shipment of 40,000 tons of road salt scheduled to arrive at the Sprague Terminal in Portland, formerly the Merrill Marine Terminal, the state reported.

Crews will work around the clock to transport the road salt to the Sprague Terminal in South Portland via the Veterans Memorial Bridge, according to a state press release. Peter Frye, manager of the

Sprague Terminal said “the traveling public can expect up to 25 trucks an hour from Friday night through Monday afternoon. Our crews work safely and efficiently around the clock to prevent further delay of the scheduled bridge closure.”

Following Sprague Terminal’s shipment, the existing Veterans Memorial Bridge which connects Portland’s West End to South Portland over the Fore River will be closed from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. starting on Monday, Oct. 24 and continuing evenings through Friday, Oct. 28. The bridge is expected to re-open each morning during the week for commuters.

This five-night bridge closure is necessary in order to allow construction crews to efficiently undertake utility work involving the installation of an underground communication conduit which crosses over existing travel lanes of the Veterans Memorial Bridge, Maine Department of Transportation reported.

There will be detour signs and message boards to alert the traveling public about the best alternate routes, MaineDOT reported. Commuters are advised to plan ahead and allow more time to get to their destinations, the agency reported.

MDEA official: ‘It’s one of the larger seizures that our office has had’ GUNS from page one

found 360 oxycodone pills and a small arsenal of firearms. Police raided the Portland man's residence at 297 Presumpscot St. after receiving information that Cruz was involved with drug trafficking, police said.

"It's one of the larger seizures that our office has had," said Kevin Cashman, MDEA supervisor. "He had a substantial amount of oxycodone, and that volume is consistent with someone who is trafficking."

It's Cruz's second drug arrest in a little more than a two-month period.

Cruz was out on bail for an Aug. 18 Portland arrest for operating after suspension, violating bail and

drug trafficking. He was in possession of 90 prescription pills and nearly $6,000 at the time of that arrest, police said.

Cruz was being held at the Cumberland County Jail without bail Thursday following his initial court appearance slated for sometime today.

Cashman said police also recovered 3 grams of heroin, a small amount of crack cocaine Cruz and more than $5,000 in cash during the recent arrest. Cruz had four rifles — including an AK-47 — and a handgun at his residence at the time of the raid, he said.

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The street value of the drugs was estimated at more than $12,000.

"We're running the information on the guns to figure out where they came from, but it's not uncommon for those involved with trafficking to (have firearms)," Cashman said. "Unfortunately, they go hand-in-hand."

Cruz had apparently used a piece of wood to barricade the front door to the residence, police said.

After making entry, police discovered Cruz's 4-year-old daughter was at the house. The child was turned over to the girl's mother and police notified the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, according to officials.

"This is definitely a substantial hit for the city of Portland," Cashman said.

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Local students size up mayoral candidates FIELD from page one

Candidate Christopher Vail says he was educated in Portland Public Schools, first at Peaks Elementary, then at King Middle School, and eventually graduating from Portland High School in 1989. Here, he talks to students at Deering High School. (CASEY CONLEY PHOTO)

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Street from Monument Square twice in the time it would take on a bus.

Chris Vail said he didn’t think city funds should be used to promote new affordable housing projects, while Jill Duson said city funds should continue to be part of the the funding equation for these projects.

But for most of the event, Eder was in the spotlight.

He called for students to take city buses to school instead of school buses, and urged students to get behind the plan. “We’ve gotta get on the bus,” he said.

Later in the event, when asked what he would do about fireworks in Portland, Strimling said he would hire Eder to host the event (presumably referring to the July 4 event on Munjoy Hill). Strimling also joked that he wanted to try on Eder’s hat.

(Strimling said he did not support use of consumer fireworks, which are now legal under Maine law, in Portland. The city council recently passed an ordinance banning sale or use of fireworks within city limits).

From time to time during the event, Eder gave the “rock on” hand gesture to the audience, and at least

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But unlike other candidates, who mentioned sending their kids to Deering or starring on high school sports teams, Eder recalled being teased and bullied during high school for having a gay friend.

His message for people dealing with similar issues — that “it gets better” — drew a loud applause.

“I think Eder was far and away the favorite for the crowd,” said sophomore Ross McCabe, one of the student moderators for yesterday’s event. He added that Eder was the only candidate in tune with Deering’s “Decades Day” tradition, where students from each grade wear clothes from a different decade.

Students from two sophomore U.S. history classes spent the last two weeks researching the candidates and their respective positions leading up to yesterday’s forum, said teacher Kirsten Platt, whose students were involved in the event.

Platt said the forum’s purpose was to promote student involvement and illustrate some of the principles discussed in class. Sophomores McCabe, Mony Prak and Bragdon Tophe Thorne, who are enrolled in the history class, served as moderators.

The event’s format included opening remarks from each candidate, and then a round of questions tailored to the individual candidates. Later on, candidates split into groups to answer questions on a specific topic such as transportation, infrastructure needs and Brennan business regulations.

Few candidates used Thursday's forum to introduce new plans or proposals (after all, few people in the audience are old enough to vote). Even so, some candidates were more forthcoming and specific than others.

Ralph Carmona explained how he came to Portland (he met his wife, who is from Maine, on Match. com), while David Marshall cited Seattle’s largely federally funded Rathband streetcar line to explain how Portland could benefit from a similar project (roughly 6,100 new housing units and 30 million square feet of commercial space have been built along Seattle’s line).

Charles Bragdon discussed his plan to partner with local businesses to reduce homelessness and give welfare recipients new job skills, while Ethan Strimling said Strimling he thought the city's regulations were less burdensome to development than the city's protracted planning review process.

Jed Rathband said he believed students could become more engaged in city government through programs where they shovel driveways and help elderly people carry groceries.

Mike Brennan said he would partner with other large cities in Maine to restore state funding that’s been cut in recent years, while Hamza Haadoow said he thought students should be allowed to enroll in sanctioned vocational programs at any age they (or their parents) choose.

Miller, who teaches Spanish at the high school, said he would strengthen Portland by bringing people together and sharing ideas to solve problems.

Nick Mavodones said he thought Portland's transportation systems were adequate but that each system (METRO buses, taxis, Amtrak, the Jetport) needed to be integrated into a single system. He noted that he could walk to his office on Commercial

one audience member responded in kind.

Sophomore Trevor York, who watched the event from the audience, asked Haadoow to explain his plan for tackling domestic violence and drug abuse.

Haadoow responded that he wanted to “create a bridge between people who need services and service providers.”

Another student asked Eder to explain his ideas for alternative energy. Eder said he wanted to "retool our grid" to use "locally sourced energy," adding that it was a question of when, not if, upgrades to alternative energy would be necessary.

After the event, the three student moderators and their teachers said the event went well.

“The biggest surprise for me was that all of the candidates stuck very well to the time limit,” McCabe, a moderator, said.

Thorne, a fellow moderator, said the candidates were drawn out of their comfort zone talking to young people.

“I feel like they are used to talking to people their own age,” he said, adding that for the most part he thought the candidates didn’t the skirt the questions.

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Protest outside bank calls to mind the Progressive Era

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Today at noon, when OccupyMaine protesters gather in front of Bank of America in Monument Square, Herb Adams will hear echoes of a century past.

Adams, a Southern Maine Community College instructor and former state legislator, said his students are studying the Progressive Era, a tumultuous period from the 1890s to 1920s, when anger at wealth inequalities and "robber barons" dominated headlines.

Today at noon, the spinoff of Occupy Wall Street will stage its "OccupyMaine Rally to hold Banks Accountable and for Lawmakers to Start Representing 99% of their Constituents!"

The event, according to organizers, "supports the need for strong regulation of the U.S. banking industry and accountability of our elected officials."

"The 99% continue to gather in Monument Square and across the country because we see a government willing to bail out wealthy investors on Wall Street while ignoring the plight of regular Americans," OccupyMaine wrote in a press release. "We are angry at an unjust economic system focused on redistributing wealth through trickleup economics, fattening the wallets of the elite 1% while bleeding the bottom 99% dry of its economic opportunity."

OccupyMaine promised a non-violent demonstration in front of the Bank of America branch at One City Center. The movement wants the government to break up monopolies among financial institutions; force the companies to pay for their own bailouts with a tax of 0.1 percent on all trades of stocks and bonds and a 0.01 percent tax on all trades of derivatives; a halt to public money for private lobbying; congressional repeal of a carried-interest tax break for hedge-fund managers; and changes to the way bank executives get paid.

Adams said the tenor

Occupy Maine protesters march through Monument Square earlier this month. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your energy is tireless now because the more you do the more you feel like doing.

And when your intention is to do what’s mutually beneficial, small details work themselves out and all goes smoothly.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Sometimes you’re afraid to want what you want because you feel it makes you seem too greedy. Rest assured, you won’t be taking from others to add to your scene. You want others to succeed right along with you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You’ll enter a new social or professional realm before the year is over. You’ll be gathering influences and getting your look and presentation together over the next few days.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You don’t mind stress. Tension actually helps you become your very best. You create something useful and beautiful from unlikely or even opposing elements.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). A sensitive and creative creature, you are also easily hurt by anyone who doesn’t respond as you would like to your ideas.

Today it’s particularly important only to share with your trusted supporters.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 21). This year brings more fun than you’ve had in a while. You’ll make a new friend in November, and soon this influence will affect your daily life in a positive way.

You’ll learn a method or follow a strategy straight to a better income. Someone blossoms in the bounty of your love and nurturing. In May, you’ll win a contest. Taurus and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 15, 32, 11 and 20.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). When you were younger, you trusted people because you had to. There were no options other than to take what adults provided. You will trust the world in this manner once again.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Complete old business before starting new projects. This will require some cleanup, and it also may involve you giving away some things you know you’ll never use again.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). What you really desire is space, time and liberty. If you let them, minor details have a way of clouding your open blue sky.

Stay focused on all of the ways you are free.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Consider that you may have been sent to earth by angels who believe it their most important responsibility to watch over you and guide you. You’ll get evidence to support the theory today.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You might need to lighten up a bit. It will help you to think of your life as a kind of video game. You have choices, and when things don’t go right, you can go back and play again.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It’s frustrating when you look for things and don’t find them. However, you’re willing to go through the frustration because when you do land on the treasure, it brings such immense satisfaction.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re powerful. Also, you know more about the future than you think you do. Write down your wants, and put the list away to be read at the end of the year. You’ll be amazed by how many of your wants will be obtained by then.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, Oct. 21, the 294th day of 2011. There are 71 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 21, 1879, Thomas Edison perfected a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J. On this date: In 1797, the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, also known as “Old Ironsides,” was christened in Boston’s harbor.

In 1805, a British fleet commanded by Adm. Horatio Nelson defeated a FrenchSpanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar; Nelson, however, was killed.

In 1917, members of the 1st Division of the U.S. Army training in Luneville, France, became the first Americans to see action on the front lines of World War I. In 1944, during World War II, U.S. troops captured the German city of Aachen (AH’kuhn).

In 1959, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opened to the public in New York.

In 1960, Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon clashed in their fourth and final presidential debate in New York.

In 1967, the Israeli destroyer INS Eilat was sunk by Egyptian missile boats near Port Said; 47 Israeli crew members were lost.

In 1971, President Richard Nixon nominated Lewis F. Powell and William H. Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Both nominees were confirmed.)

In 1986, pro-Iranian kidnappers in Lebanon abducted American Edward Tracy (he was released in August 1991).

In 1991, American hostage Jesse Turner was freed by his kidnappers in Lebanon after nearly five years in captivity.

One year ago: Eight current and former officials pleaded not guilty to looting millions of dollars from California’s modest blue-collar city of Bell.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Joyce Randolph is 87. Author Ursula K. Le Guin is 82.

Rock singer Manfred Mann is 71. Musician Steve Cropper (Booker T. & the MG’s) is 70.

Singer Elvin Bishop is 69. TV’s Judge Judy Sheindlin is 69. Actor Everett McGill is 66.

Musician Lee Loughnane (Chicago) is 65.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is 62. Musician Charlotte Caffey (The GoGo’s) is 58. Movie director Catherine Hardwicke is 56. Actress-author Carrie Fisher is 55. Singer Julian Cope is 54. Rock musician Steve Lukather (Toto) is 54. Actor Ken Watanabe is 52. Actress Melora Walters is 51. Rock musician Che (chay) Colovita Lemon is 41. Rock singer-musician Nick Oliveri (Mondo Generator) is 40. Christian rock musician Charlie Lowell (Jars of Clay) is 38.

Actor Jeremy Miller is 35. Actor Will Estes is 33. Actor Michael McMillian is 33. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian is 31.

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Due to age and medical conditions, my husband is almost completely impotent. But he won’t stop trying. I have done everything I can think of to discourage him. I dress modestly day and night. I rarely, if ever, let him see me undressed. I turn off any TV program that makes any reference to love or sex as soon as he comes into the room. I never participate in any pastime that he enjoys.

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Dear Annie: My wife and I divorced after 25 years of marriage, and she moved to the East Coast. Her former best friend, “Karen,” with whom she no longer has contact, is also divorced and still lives in this area. I would like to ask Karen out, and I’m pretty sure she would accept. However, I am concerned about propriety, as our families were quite close when we were all married. We even vacationed together, although there was never anything inappropriate between Karen and me. What should I do? -- Sleepless in L.A. Dear L.A.: If either of you has been divorced less than a year, any romantic involvement with Karen will set tongues wagging about what was going on during your respective marriages. If that kind of gossip doesn’t bother you, it certainly doesn’t bother us.

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Friday, Oct. 21 Red Ribbon Campaign event in Freeport 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Freeport Middle School students will show their support of the national Red Ribbon Campaign and take a public pledge to remain drug free. Red Ribbon Campaign is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation. It was inspired to honor the death of undercover DEA agent Enrique Camarena who was tortured to death in Mexico while investigating a major drug cartel. Freeport Middle School students in collaboration with Casco Bay CAN took on this initiative and planned with their school advisor a Red Ribbon Day to honor Enrique Camarena by taking the pledge. The Freeport Police and Fire Department will also join in and take a photo from atop the 80 foot ladder truck down on the field where students will be wearing red and lined up in the shape of a ribbon.Friday, Oct. 21, 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Freeport Middle School, 19 Kendall Lane, Freeport, Freeport Middle School, Freeport Police and Fire Department and Casco Bay CAN.

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. /www.harvestontheharbor.com for full schedule

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.

A Dash of Diva: Girls’ Night Out 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

Haunted Schoolhouse at Sebago Lake 6 p.m. Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake will hold its third annual Haunted Schoolhouse now through Oct. 30.

“Come join us for a hair-raising tour of the Haunted Schoolhouse! Continuous tours starting at 6 p.m. and going until 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, starting at 5 p.m. and going until 8 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under. Not recommended for very young children. There will be a ‘safe’ room for small children. Don’t miss it! Thrills, chills and laughs! Schoolhouse Arts Center is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Routes 114 and 35.” Call 642-3743 or log onto www.schoolhousearts.org for more information.

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

The Lobster Chef of the Year competition, at noon today at Ocean Gateway in Portland, is a part of the larger Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau’s culinary event Harvest on the Harbor. (COURTESY PHOTO) 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’ 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

Top of the Crop: Best Farm to Table Chef 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The best Maine chefs will bring the farm fresh flavors of Maine to the cooking stage as they vie for the coveted title of Best Farm to Table Chef. Price: $75.

Ocean View Room. Harvest on the Harbor.

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.

First annual Portland Early Music Festival 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.

‘Race to Nowhere’ screening in Lewiston 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Rated: PG-13, “Race to Nowhere” will be shown from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets: Free, $5 suggested donation. A Film and Grassroots Movement to Transform Education at Callahan Hall, Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St., Lewiston. 782-7228

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

Hellenic Society of Maine lectures 7:30 p.m. Here’s a chance to learn more about Ancient Greece and its influences! Two presenters are scheduled to speak as part of the Fall 2011 Hellenic Society of Maine Lecture Series. Topics include “Delphi and What it Meant to be Greek” about the oracle at Delphi on Oct. 20 by Sarah Harrell Ph.D. of Portland; and “Carl Jung and the Greeks” on Nov. 17 by Christos Gianopoulos MA, MPA, of Greene. Kicking off the series Sarah Harrell, Ph.D., will present her fascinating talk on Oct. 20 – “Delphi and What it Meant to be Greek.” On Nov. 17 Christos Gianopoulos, MA, MPA, will speak on “Carl Jung and the Greeks.” C.G. Jung (1875-1961) is one of the towering intellectual figures of the 20th century, and his work focused on the central task of the individual to achieve self-understanding. The two lectures begin Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in Room 207, Payson Smith Hall on the University of Southern Maine Portland campus and are free and open to the public. Call 892-9831 for more information. see next page

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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.

‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ 8 p.m. “Monty Python’s Spamalot” National Broadway Tour, ends 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

The Alash Ensemble of Tuva 8 p.m. “Central Asia is coming to Maine. The Alash Ensemble of Tuva will be performing in Portland Oct. 21 and offering a school workshop in Yarmouth Oct. 19.

Alash will perform at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. in Portland at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21. Earlier in the week, on Oct. 19, the Tuvan throat singing group will offer a workshop to students at the North Yarmouth Academy. Alash, based in the Republic of Tuva in Central Asia, has won numerous international awards in Tuvan throat singing, a technique which allows vocalists to sing multiple pitches at one time. Ensemble members also play a variety of Tuvan traditional instruments, contributing to an overall musical experience that a Washington Post review described as ‘absolutely stunning.’”

A benefit concert for Casa; The Rat Pack is Back!

8 p.m. The Rat Pack is Back! for Casa. Doors: 7 p.m.

Show: 8 p.m. State Theatre, Portland. $45 and $35/ Reserved Seating, All Ages. “For the past 30 years Casa has been assuring that people with disabilities have safe, healthy and secure homes that promote growth and independence. Please join us for what will be a very special evening of entertainment and thanks. The purpose of this event is to raise funds for a new Casa nursing home for adults and children with disabilities.” Call 879.6165 to sponsor this event or purchase VIP tickets. www.casamaine.org/ratpacknews.html

Saturday, Oct. 22 Flu vaccinations for spouses of veterans 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The University of New England College of Pharmacy and Hannaford Supermarkets are partnering with the Maine Veterans Affairs Healthcare System to offer influenza vaccinations for spouses of veterans. The VA system already provides flu shots for veterans, but does not have the staff or vaccine supply to offer this service to spouses.

UNE faculty and more than 20 students have volunteered to administer the vaccine. Maine has more veterans per capita than any other state in the nation. The flu shots will be administered on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Togus VA in Augusta; and on Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Portland Veterans Center. For more information, visit www.une.edu.

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. Check out the route: www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/43690542 A fun run for children 10 and under will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the main race beginning at 9 a.m. Tracy Sabol from News 8 WMTW will be there as well as Darth Vader & a StormTrooper from the 501st NEG. “The Woodard & Curran Foundation is dedicated to local and global solutions for a healthier world.”

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 772-4777. Donations can also be made online at www.holidaytouch.com/outwardbound.

of Art. Circa 2011: Madeleine de Sinéty by Jaqueline Bucar.

1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., Great Hall. “Madeleine de Sinéty captures daily life that no longer exists. More than an historical account of a life-long disappeared, de Sinéty portrays the joy, dignity, and independent spirit of people with a creative perspective. Her creative eye reaches across to other cultures, applying the same perspective to present a creative documentary of another people, another time.” The exhibit is on display through Dec. 31. De Sinéty has been a resident of Rangeley, Maine for the past 30 years. This exhibition is the fourth in a series of exhibitions called Circa that explores compelling aspects of contemporary art in the state of Maine and beyond. www.portlandmuseum.org

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Benefit for WMPG’s Power Up! campaign

Brunch to benefit Outward Bound for Veterans at Woods at Canco

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

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.

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad rides 10 a.m. The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad is pleased to announce it will be running steam Locomotive No. 4, built by Vulcan Iron Works in 1918, in conjunction with this year’s Fall Harvest weekends. The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4pm through the end of October. Train trips along scenic Casco Bay run on the hour at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Train tickets can be purchased at the museum the day of the event.

The railroad is located at 58 Fore Street in Portland, on the waterfront, at the foot of Munjoy Hill. Directions and more information about the railroad can be found at www.mainenarrowgauge.org or by calling 828-0814.

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

Fall Family Day at the Museum 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Portland Museum of Art features a special family cost: Half-off admission to participating families. All children must be accompanied by an adult. “Discover your family in the Museum! Join us as we welcome families to experiment with activities for the entire family to enjoy; from stroller kits and interactive gallery games to Family Voices cell phone tours and Child’s Play, a family space in the McLellan House. Look and learn as you invite the great art masters, such as Winslow Homer and Picasso, into your family! A children’s lunch special will be on the menu in the Museum Café.”

‘Fall into Books’ celebration for children 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Fall into Books” — A Downeast Children’s Book Celebration with seven children’s book authors and illustrators. Book readings and signings. Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library.

Savory Samplings at the Marketplace noon. Join 160 food artisans, wineries, breweries, distilleries and epicurean purveyors for a viewing of Maine-made products at the Savory Samplings Marketplace. Session I, noon to 2:30 p.m. Price is $45 at Oceanside Pavilion at the Ocean Gateway. Savory Samplings at the Marketplace — Session II is from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Part of Harvest on the Harbor. www.harvestontheharbor.com

Madeleine de Sinéty Gallery Talk 1 p.m. Gallery Talks, Saturdays at 1 p.m., Portland Museum

4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. At Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., WMPG will record two half-hour episodes of “Watch Your Language!” for later rebroadcast. “Watch Your Language!” is a game show celebrating the complexity, beauty and downright weirdness of the English language, written and played by local wordsmiths, wits and raconteurs. The show is hosted by Suzanne Murphy of WMPG’s public affairs program, Big Talk, written by Kate O’Halloran and Joanne Fedorocko, and played

by Josh Bodwell, Alan Brewer, Margaret Cleveland, Mary Beth Davidson, Marcia Goldenberg, John Spritz, and Caroline Teschke. The show is open to the public with a suggested donation of $5, with all proceeds to benefit WMPG’s Power Up! signal improvement campaign. Through a transmitter move and significant power increase, Power Up! will bring a strong WMPG signal to five times as many Southern Maine listeners as receive it now. The new stronger transmitter is expected be in operation by November.

Hospice of Southern Maine event 5:30 p.m. At Deering Oaks, Southern Maine’s only comprehensive hospice program celebrates the lives of Maine’s military and other loved ones at a public memorial candle ceremony. “Candles within the luminaria will be lit at twilight. Following the ceremony, the public is invited to wander through the wonderland of lights reflecting on those who have brought love and light into their lives. In addition, a special tribute to Maine’s military will be incorporated into the ceremony. The press is invited to learn more about the positive impact of Hospice of Southern Maine in the community.” Footbridge at Deering Oaks.

Fright at the Fort 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fright at the Fort returns the last two Friday and Saturday nights this October, at the Fort Knox State Historic site, in Prospect, where the 19th Century granite bastion is transformed into a bad nightmare designed to put a chill into the bravest of living souls.

Visitors are guided through the dark, fog filled, twists and turns of the massive granite fortification where the senses are bombarded by sights, sounds and lights that may as well have crawled out of the scariest horror movie.

Friday, Oct. 21, is being called “crew night” because groups attending Fright with four or more people will receive a free pumpkin (while they last). Saturday, Oct. 22, will feature fireworks, at the conclusion of Fright, at 9:15 p.m. (the fireworks may be viewed from the Bucksport waterfront and not the Fort). Ghostport activities in neighboring Bucksport will be taking place all day Saturday, Oct. 22, and will include a coffin race, trebuchet pumpkin chucking, pumpkin carving, chili cook off, concluding with the original George Romero,” Night of the Living Dead” movie (go to fortknox.maineguide.com/ fright for Ghostport details). Friday, Oct. 28, the Pirates of the Dark Rose (dead pirates that is) will be joining the other zombies, monsters and ghouls to ratchet up the scare factor. Saturday, Oct. 29, is come in costume night as a warm-up for Halloween the following day. Cap off your Fright evening with a trip to see “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Alamo Theater, in Bucksport. Fright takes place Friday/Saturday, October 22, 23, 29 and 30, from 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. (visitors should arrive by 8:30 p.m.). Tickets for Fright are $5 per person and advanced express line tickets are available for $7 per person. Fright express tickets allow people to avoid waiting in line and may be obtained by calling the Friends of Fort Knox at 469-6553.

Zombie movie crew at Bull Moose in Sanford 6 p.m. “Maine filmmaker Andy Davis’s Biddeford-made zombie film ‘2’ was recently released on DVD and to celebrate, the cast and crew will be at the Sanford Bull Moose at 1364 Main St. on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m.

In honor of the release and Halloween, they will judge a zombie costume contest held at Bull Moose, sign copies of the DVD and meet fans.” For more information, call 324-5786.

’90s Scream Halloween Dance 9 p.m. “Do you like ’90s horror movies? Do you like to dance? Do you like costume parties? Then mark your calendars, because on Saturday, Oct. 22, your wish is our command! Party at Bubba’s Sulky Lounge ‘DJ Jon.” 92 Portland St. http://www.facebook.com/bubbassulkylounge

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Beer Tasting! Friday, Oct. 21 • 6:00-8:00PM featuring: Andrew’s English Pale Ale

Rare Vos & Abby Ale

Lincolnville, ME

Cooperstown, N.Y.

Also featuring Live Jazz by Duncan Hardy & Chris Deaven