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ABOVE: A National Weather Service map shows Wednesday’s storm pattern for northern New England. (COURTESY IMAGE)

Storm warning RIGHT: Nicole Pickerell, a native of Brazil who now calls Portland home, browses winter boots at Reny’s department store in Portland Monday, two days before a winter storm is expected to descend. “Particularly if you’re heading north or inland, look for 6 inches of snow in the mountains,” said Margaret Curtis, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray. In Portland, the winter storm likely will materialize as rain, Curtis said. For a story, see page 2. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

City may seek new limits on ‘Occupy’ camp

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

City officials have reached a tentative compromise with OccupyMaine that would allow the protest group to continue camping in Lincoln Park, but likely under new restrictions aimed at reducing crime and the number of overnight residents.

Under the agreement announced yesterday at City Hall, OccupyMaine could apply for a permit granting the anti-Wall Street group licence to continue camping in the park. But the permit could also set strict rules around how many people can camp in the park at once and how many tents are allowed at any given time, among other things. Police could also require a list of the group’s members.

“We understand that the goal is to perhaps reduce the number of tents and occupants from the number currently.” — John Branson, an attorney representing OccupyMaine Any agreement would be contingent upon approval from OccupyMaine’s general assembly and the city council, which is unlikely to take up the issue until after Mayor-elect Michael Brennan is sworn in Monday, Dec. 5.

John Branson, an attorney representing OccupyMaine, told reporters the group was “very grateful” for

a chance to address concerns articulated by the city and described the proposal as “an intermediate step.”

“We understand that the goal is to perhaps reduce the number of tents and occupants from the number currently,” Branson said, adding OccupyMaine maintains its right to camp in the park without a permit under the First Amendment.

Speaking to reporters yesterday after the closeddoor meeting, City Manager Mark Rees stressed that the proposal was by no means final.

For the past seven weeks, OccupyMaine members have been camping in Lincoln Park in an effort to highlight what they see as widespread corruption see CAMP page 3

Former Cheverus abuse victims plan protest today

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Unfolding claims of alleged sexual abuse that have rocked Penn State and called to question the responsibility of coaches and administrators to act on knowledge of abuse is a familiar and painful nar-

rative for former Cheverus High School students such as John Clark.

Clark, who graduated Cheverus in 1981, is among a handful of former students who claim they were molested as children by the school’s former teacher and track coach, Charles Malia.

Committee fails to reach deficit deal Physicians healing themselves See National News on page 2

See Bob Higgins on OccupyMaine, page 4

Like other victims of the alleged abuse from Malia, Clark claims Cheverus High School administrators are guilty of turning a blind eye in order to protect the school’s reputation. They say officials ignored reports of sexual abuse and allowed Malia to teach see ABUSE page 6

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Truckers seek better health (NY Times) — After driving hundreds of miles, the last thing Roy Williams, a truck driver from Denton, Tex., wanted to do was exercise. After a day trapped in the cab, stopping only to gorge on greasy fare at truck stops, who could think of working out?

Truck driver Oran Clay tried jump roping during driver appreciation day at Texas Star Express, a company he works for, in Rockwall, Texas, in October.

But once he ballooned to 405 pounds, he knew he had to make a change. So last year, Williams, 58, did something all too rare for someone in his profession: He embarked on a diet and exercise program.

The six-pack of CocaCola he drank each day?

Gone. The hamburgers, chips and chocolate he relished? No more. Today, he drinks a protein shake mixed with ice water or soy milk for breakfast, nibbles cantaloupe and red grapes, and makes “sandwiches” with thinly sliced meat and cheese but no bread. He keeps a fold-up bike in his truck and zips around rest areas on his breaks.

His weight is down to 335 pounds, and he’s managed to reduce the amount of blood pressure medication he takes. “I rarely, maybe once a week, even go into a truck stop,” said Williams, who has been navigating an 18-wheeler for the last 30 years.

Williams’s predicament is hardly unique. On the road for weeks on end, with the sorts of diets that make nutritionists apoplectic, the nation’s truckers are in pretty bad shape.

Now, beset by rising insurance costs and desperate to ensure their drivers pass government health tests, trucking companies and industry groups are working hard to persuade road warriors to change their habits.

It’s a long haul, so to speak. Eighty-six percent of the estimated 3.2 million truck drivers in the United States are overweight or obese, according to a 2007 study in The Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

“Obesity is a terrible problem in the trucking industry,” said Brett Blowers, director of marketing and development for the Healthy Trucking Association of America, an industry organization in Montgomery, Ala. A few years ago, Blowers’s group conducted a blood pressure screening of more than 2,000 drivers at an annual truck show. “We sent 21 directly to the emergency room, and one of them had a heart attack on the way there,” he recalled.

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Winter storm bears down on Maine Portland can expect rain; up to 6 inches of snow to blanket N. Maine

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A storm will roll into Maine Wednesday, snarling traffic as families travel across the state for the Thanksgiving holiday.

"Particularly if you're heading north or inland, look for 6 inches of snow in the mountains," said Margaret Curtis, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray.

In Portland, the winter storm likely will materialize as rain, Curtis said.

"You might see some flakes, but it's really up in the northern portions where they could see 6 inches or more, north of Farmington," she said.

A winter storm watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for northern New Hampshire and Maine for late Tuesday night into Wednesday. "Snow will be moving in and then switching to rain in the south. If you are traveling for Thanksgiving, please keep this in mind!" the National Weather Service in Gray cautioned.

"Motorists traveling through the region spanning ... I-90 and I-95 in the Northeast Tuesday night into Wednesday are urged to have patience, pay attention to the road and exercise caution when venturing on vehicle-clogged, rain-drenched roadways," reported Accuweather.com.

The midweek storm will end a mostly dry spell that left an inch and a quarter of precipitation in Portland during the month of November — almost half the normal amount.

“It’s about being careful certainly on the roads, ‘ice and snow, take it slow.’ We’re trying to make people aware of the snowplow drivers’ blind spots.” — Ted Talbot, spokesman for the Maine Department of Transportation This week, the Maine Department of Transportation, the Maine State Police and AAA of Northern New England rolled out a public-awareness campaign urging motorists to slow down in winter conditions, give plow trucks plenty of room, and prepare their vehicles for snowy weather.

"It's about being careful certainly on the roads, 'ice and snow, take it slow,'" said Ted Talbot, spokesman for the Maine Department of Transportation. "We're trying to make people aware of the snowplow drivers' blind spots."

Thanksgiving weekend generally marks the beginning of the winter driving season in Maine, MaineDOT reported, and it also is one of the heaviest traffic weekends of the year. Each year, the region’s first snowfall brings a rash of crashes to Maine’s roads, the agency warned.

"It's all about preparation," said Talbot, noting that the state is readying for the Thanksgiving week storm. Fifteen new plow crew members in the Bangor area are receiving training.

The Halloween storm reminded the

public that winter was coming.

"That first snowstorm helped us a little bit, but toward the end of November, the crews are ready, the crews have the plows on," Talbot said.

Christian Steppe, manager of Reny's in Portland, said the Halloween storm also helped the department store shift into winter merchandise.

"Once we had a little bit of cold weather and the first winter storm on Halloween, we were very busy with winter related gear," he said.

Pressure eased somewhat as thoughts turned to the post-Thanksgiving spurt of Christmas sales, Steppe said.

"A lot of people are saving their money for the day after Thanksgiving. That tends to happen the week of Thanksgiving," he said.

With a balmy weekend behind them, shoppers may be excused for looking past winter storm warnings to concentrate on Black Friday sales. The high hit 62 degrees in Portland Sunday and was in the mid50s Monday, not record setting highs but still warmer than normal. The average temperature in November was 46 degrees, almost 5 degrees higher than normal, the weather service reported.

Mild temperatures are in the forecast.

By Thanksgiving, the storm should recede, Curtis said, and look for temperatures in the 50s.

"The weekend looks good, it should clear out by Thanksgiving and be a clear day Friday into Saturday," she said.

Panel fails to reach deal on plan for deficit reduction

BY JENNIFER STEINHAUER, ROBERT PEAR AND HELENE COOPER THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON — After one last bout of fitful but futile talks, Congressional negotiators conceded the obvious: that the joint Congressional committee charged with drafting a deficit reduction package would miss its deadline this week. But they did not quite give up the ghost of a chance that a solution might be found later.

“After months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have come to the conclusion today that it will not be possible to make any bipartisan agreement available to the public before the committee’s deadline,” said a statement issued late in the afternoon by Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas and Senator Patty Murray of Washington, the panel’s Republican and Democratic co-chairs.

“Despite our inability to bridge the committee’s significant differences, we end this process united in our belief that the nation’s fiscal crisis must be addressed

and that we cannot leave it for the next generation to solve,” they said. “We remain hopeful that Congress can build on this committee’s work and can find a way to tackle this issue in a way that works for the American people and our economy.”

The White House said earlier in the day that only Congress could have produced a solution, while Republican presidential candidates moved to frame the committee’s failure to meet its deadline as a lack of leadership by President Obama.

Already some Republicans were saying Monday that they would try to spare the huge and automatic cuts to military spending that will be triggered eventually if Congress cannot agree on a deficit reduction plan.

If that Republican idea gained little traction among Democrats, neither were Republicans open to any revival of big increases in revenues as a solution.

Asked what had happened at the lastditch meeting Monday, a Republican close to the negotiations said that Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts “went

rogue and tried to float another iteration of a trillion dollar tax hike, but it does not appear to have any other support from Democrats.”Optimism was never high that the panel would succeed, but stock markets were still dropping at midday, with stocks off sharply as bond yields fell.

At the White House, where the president signed legislation intended to spur the hiring of veterans, Mr. Obama urged lawmakers to get back to work on economic issues in a spirit of bipartisanship, but made no direct reference to the collapse of the deficit talks over the weekend — even though some of the legislators involved were attending the signing ceremony.

The White House press secretary, Jay Carney, pointedly noted that the responsibility for getting a deal belonged to Congress, not the White House.

At a campaign stop in New Hampshire, one of Mr. Obama’s chief Republican rivals, Mitt Romney, said Monday that what was most disappointing about the panel’s failure was “that our president has had no involvement with the process.”

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Roughly 20 OccupyMaine protesters held signs and stood watch outside City Hall yesterday afternoon during a meeting between group members and city officials. Protesters blamed a spate of recent crimes committed in the OccupyMaine encampment on people not associated with the group. (CASEY CONLEY PHOTO)

Council may not grant permit CAMP from page one

on Wall Street. The movement swelled from a handful of tents in early October to several dozen this weekend.

Yet as the group’s ranks have grown, so to have problems associated with the encampment. Portland police have documented at least six criminal incidents in recent weeks at the OccupyMaine camp, including a Nov. 18 incident that sent a protester to the hospital with a head wound after being hit with a hammer.

OccupyMaine says people arrested recently in the park are not officially involved in the protest movement.

Meanwhile, two runaway girls from Buxton who were found safe on Saturday night on the Eastern Promenade reportedly spent two nights at the OccupyMaine camp — angering many, including one of the girl’s parents.

Branson disputed that OccupyMaine knowingly allowed the missing girls to stay in the camp, claiming members posted fliers around the camp and messages on Facebook in an effort to find them.

During a walk-through of the encampment last week, city officials also found more than a dozen fire code violations, including several associated with outdoor burning or use of gas heaters inside tents.

Those code violations, and the recent spike in criminal activity in the park, spurred yesterday’s two-hour meeting at City Hall between Branson, Rees, acting police chief Michael Sauschuck, city attorney Gary Wood and about six protesters.

Although particulars of the new proposal are still hazy, any agreement would almost certainly impose restrictions on how many people and tents are allowed in Lincoln Park at once.

To that end, Branson said the group would likely take new steps to codify which people staying in the camp

are part of the OccupyMaine movement and which aren’t. In practice, members could be required to sign documents pledging nonviolence and abstinence from drugs and alcohol.

Such a system would give protesters grounds to ask police to remove nonmembers or persons found to be violating the group’s rules, Branson said.

Sauchuck, who also stressed that the agreement was preliminary, said the exact wording of the permit would dictate enforcement in the park.

“As we envision, we would have a list of names (of people) who are actually involved, so if overnight a tent appears that does not belong there, that is something that is much easier for us to address,” Sauschuck said.

Still, it’s not clear if the city council will grant the group a permit.

An email from Councilor Cheryl Leeman leaked to the media yesterday suggests she’s run out of patience with OccupyMaine.

“For me, that's it!! Time to formulate a plan for transitioning folks out of the park with a specific deadline,” she wrote.

“This has gone way beyond 'free speech,' it has become an unauthorized tent city that no longer represents the original mission of the group. … It is now a public safety issue of serious concern,” added Leeman.

Rees said the city planned to hold a subsequent meeting with the protesters this week to address code violations in the camp.

Harry Brown Jr., of Portland, was among the protesters who sat in on the meeting. He described it as a “very good atmosphere” that gave both sides ample opportunity to make their case.

“I feel very satisfied.”

Brown, who has spent about three weeks camping in Lincoln Park, said he believes the park is safer now than it was before the protesters moved in.

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Physicians healing themselves The media circus was in full multiple tent and ring mode Monday for the meeting between OccupyMaine and the city manager's office.

The waiting game, as usual in City Hall, involved a half dozen members of the local media, along with waiting camera crews and assorted equipment, plus the protesters gathering in solidarity outside, right next to the lights on the waiting news trucks.

A little after 5 p.m., the meet––––– ing between the City Manager, Daily Sun Police Chief, Columnist members of OM along with legal counsel and assorted other city officials came to an agreement. The protesters at OccupyMaine camp could possibly stay, under certain structural agreements.

First to be addressed were several code violations. The group has promised to look at the list provided by the city, mostly fire code violations and structural violations.

If you’ve ever eaten beans in an enclosed tent next to an open flame, you begin to see the picture.

Unlike some of the high profile evictions, complete with tear-gas and riot shields that have been seen on other cities across the U.S., the meeting this time came to what I see as a unique common ground. A

Bob Higgins

see HIGGINS page 5

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The blue bus is calling us Zeez European politicians unt economists all zound like rocket scientists wiss all zeir charming euro-chatter. But zey must be quite dumb to machen zuch an unglaublich scheisse sturm of zee systéme financier. Che cazzo é?

Surely all the pretending nears its dire conclusion. Everybody is broke and everybody is in hock up to his prefrontal lobes and everybody is whirling around the drain over in the grand continental theme park of lovely cities and great eats. I’m sorry, but I don’t see how they can stop the hemorrhaging as we slide into the season of holiday enchantment.

Every bank (and its uncle) is dumping everybody’s sovereign bonds as though they were discovered to be croissants imported from a leper colony. Feh...! Folks of all stripes and accents desperately seek to move their money to some safe harbor — but where is this cozy mooring? To the U.S. for the moment perhaps; but what happens when the markets react to the weekend news that the US Senate super-committee has been utterly unable to agree on decisive action that would forestall the scheduled massive automatic budget cuts built into this red-white-and-blue doomsday machine — not to mention the

James Howard Kunstler ––––– Kunstler.com ratings agencies threats to knock UST-paper down another notch upon such failure. Oy yoy yoy!

Just to be plain here: nothing is working. The global system of accounting control fraud has completely unraveled. Nobody will lend money to anybody anymore because everybody suspects everybody else is lying about their ability to meet any obligation. The whole world has become a daisy chain of schnorrers and schmiklers. All those hundreds of trillions of dollars in credit default swap insurance (ha!).

Worthless and pointless, because now that a Greek default of at least 50 percent, officially, has failed to ignite a payout, then no default will. Instead, you’ll just get cascades of un-hedged defaults. All the lawyers who ever lived could litigate until the sun turns into a red dwarf and they will never resolve these swindles, and the money represented in them will be so far gone that not

even Ray Kurzweil in full Singularity mode will encounter a trace of it in his eternal travels through a zillion parallel universes.

So much for the hedge fund industry. I hope the folks who ran those cute operations enjoyed their years in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and Saddle River, New Jersey, because in a few weeks they’ll be disguising themselves as OWSers in some makeshift urban encampment in order to line up for three-day-old bagels.

Personally, I look forward to testdriving a few $5,000 “must-sell” pre-owned Lamborghini Sesto Elementos, not that I’d actually buy one. The nimble might even score some bargain beachfront property in the Hamptons.

It’s been about a fortnight now since John Corzine’s MF Global fund went up in a vapor, including a reported $800 million or so (rumored to be actually more like $2-plus billion) filched out of clients portfolios that cannot be accounted for — though there are additional rumors that it constituted a batch of collateral that was liquidated a micro-second after its arrival at JP Morgan, which had lent Corzine’s firm enough money to buy the rope that it hung itself with. Notice, see KUNSTLER page 5

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No drinking, no drugs, and no violence will be tolerated at OccupyMaine camp HIGGINS from page 4

certain number of protesters would be allowed to stay at the encampment, with their tents (a number yet to be worked out) in exchange for members of the group signing a pledge of social conduct.

No drinking, no drugs, and no violence will be tolerated. If you take part in any of those in the camp, you’ll be asked to leave. If you don’t leave, other members who have signed the pledge could call the police and ask to have you and your belongings removed from the protest.

In the wake of several high profile incidents, the tone of the group appears to have changed a bit. They agree to abide by all of the code enforcement stuff, and generally maintain a peaceable orderly camp.

If someone gets rowdy or disruptive, why, out you go.

An interesting take on the First Amendment here, for those following along. You can be part of the protest, so long as you do it their way; if not, this group has no use for you, so begone, and be quick about it, lest they involve the local constabulary.

Group consensus rules the day. It was not known at press time if the OM group had accepted or declined the deal that was cut for them. This being Thanksgiving week, and lofty statements made about making a social compact, it is unknown what might happen to “squatters” that have joined the ranks of the tent city.

And here is the kicker. The whole bag of hot potatoes has now been tossed into the lap of the protesters,

The whole bag of hot potatoes has now been tossed into the lap of the protesters, asking them to police themselves. It has also been lobbed like a gravy grenade at the City Council. asking them to police themselves. It has also been lobbed like a gravy grenade at the City Council.

The protesters will work this deal, and be allowed to partake in some sort of permitting process, that allows the occupation of the camp to continue, subject to the conditions above, and pending a vote of the council, at least two weeks off.

This is the waiting game. Protests, like football, have become a game of feet and inches, and strategic use of the clock.

The only thing I see troubling about this proposal comes via Captain Obvious. If people were actually able to police themselves, their behavior, and interactions with others without violence 100 percent of the time, there would actually be no need for the police, at least 99 percent of the time.

There is always that 1 percent, the troublemaker, the hothead who wakes at blood full boil.

But I guess his input into the process doesn’t mean anything. No First Amendment for you.

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

If short-term borrowing isn’t available, things could go south very quickly KUNSTLER from page 4

the story has completely disappeared from the mainstream news media (while the Kardashians soldier on).

Even poor Gerald Celente, chief of the Trends Journal forecasting group, arch-nemesis of “the white-shoe boys” got snookered in the action when MF Global somehow ended up with custodial care of the Gold ETFs Gerald was collecting and his investments just vanished! I heard him fulminating over it on a podcast and he is not somebody I’d want to be on the bad side of. Up until now, Celente was only commenting on the prospects for revolution in the streets. Now, I daresay, he’ll be out in front leading it (or perhaps rappelling down Jamie Dimon’s security wall with a straight razor clenched in his teeth).

The MF Global case has fasttracked the evaporation of trust in all the places, large and small, where American One-percenters stash their cash. The redemption orders must be flying through their transoms like radioactive black swans. By lunchtime today this could include all the TBTF banks. That’s what the pundits mean by “contagion.” Where will that money go now (if they can get it out)?

I don’t see where else it can go now except to shiny yellow and white metal, and maybe some oil positions.

But the mechanisms of the precious metals trade have also been monkeyed with, and you’d best be careful where you place your order. As for oil, if lending really does seize-up, then letters-of-credit will not be issued and tankers will not be moving any product. More to the point, the global revolving debt system has depended on colossal transfers of ultra-shortterm borrowed money. If short-term borrowing is simply unavailable, things could go south very quickly — and by that I mean food stops arriving at the supermarkets, which hold just a three-day supply. Wouldn’t that make for an interesting Thanksgiving?

I have admittedly painted an extreme picture this week. But this week presents the most extreme convergence of events the world has seen since September of 2008, and perhaps a good bit worse.

(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.)

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School notes outreach to survivors of abuse, preventative action “It was the type of thing that we couldn’t turn our backs and see other people go through this.” — Former Cheverus High School student John Clark rassment — which is unfortunate.”

He recalled how the initial reaction among the community was to cast people accusing Malia of abuse as liars.

“It got turned onto us, like we were the bad guys,” he said. “It seemed like we were treated as (people) who were trying to destroy an institution if the school.”

Clark was successful, however, in helping to push the state Legislature to pass new rules that eliminated the statute of limitations for lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of children. He said a similar law that removed the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of people accused of sexually abusing children had been passed just prior.

“It didn’t help us at that point,” he said. “But, it was the type of thing that we couldn’t turn our backs and see other people go through this.”

Other victims of alleged abuse at Cheverus High School say the attention garnered by the Penn State sex abuse scandal has made them question why local allegations of misconduct were able to largely pass without much incident.

“We all know the right thing that should have been done in Pennsylvania, and we all talk about what should have been done in Pennsylvania,” said Michael Sweatt, a former student who claimed he was abused by Malia.

“We all talk about what should happen to the coaches who knew or the administrators who knew,” he said. “But, we don’t talk about that same story when it comes to Cheverus High School.”

Sweatt and Clark say they hope the protest out-

side of Cheverus will also bring to light the fact that the school recently walked away from a mediation session after previously agreeing to sit down with the alleged victims.

“They said ‘they’ve done enough and they’re not going to do anymore,’” said Sweatt, referring to the stalled mediation session.

In a statement released Monday, Cheverus High School’s president said school officials acknowledged the pain and suffering caused by Malia and another former teacher, the Rev. James Talbot.

“Awareness of their abuse came to light in the late 1990s and remains a sad and well publicized part of Cheverus’ past,” said the Rev. William Campbell, the school’s president.

He pointed to Cheverus’ outreach to survivors of abuse and preventative measures that will ensure the safety of future students as ways the school responded to the abuse.

Campbell said the school made available and paid for counseling services, held Masses for healing and reconciliation and removed Malia’s name from the athletic track on campus. Measures to prevent abuse included updating protocols and making new employees undergo background checks and criminal screening.

“Cheverus supports the right of these victims to continue to remind us of the events that took place 30 to 40 years ago,” Campbell stated. “It is through continued education and vigilance that we can prevent these abuses from ever happening again.”

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and coach teams long after a report of abuse was made by a student to a former teacher.

“We pretty much felt the need to do something at this point,” Clark said.

He is one of several people expected to gather outside of the school today and take part in a protest.

Clark says they plan to protest against sexual abuse and moral irresponsibility, dubbing Cheverus High School “the Penn State of Maine,” according to a news release regarding the protest.

“This is really the first time that we organized something of this nature,” he said. “We did nothing wrong, we were wronged ... and yet (we) end up having to go through life feeling ashamed for what happened to (us). It’s just the terrible nature of these things.”

Malia, who stepped down from his post at Cheverus in 1998 after teaching there for nearly three decades, never faced criminal charges for the alleged molestation of children. Despite, years later, acknowledging to The Portland Press Herald that he did engage in abuse of young students, the statute of limitations prevented criminal charges from being filed against him.

“I speak to a lot of the guys involved with this,” Clark said. “It takes a long time for people to even figure these things out, and come to terms with it.”

Clark said it wasn’t until the late 1990s when he and his older brother — who also claimed to be a victim of sexual abuse — came to “the realization that what happened was a reality.” The two decided they needed to do something, but were surprised at the backlash, he said.

“We had no recourse,” he said. “(We) have paid a heavy price ... since coming forward. If anything, it sort of got worse to have to come out with that and be completely denied of much validation. It just seemed like it gained us more shame and embar-

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Spirit of Goodwill Award recipients saluted DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT Goodwill Industries of Northern New England has announced that its 2011 recipients of the Spirit of Goodwill Award are Charlie Kennedy of Cape Elizabeth and Gary Wolcott of Chesterfield. Both individuals were recognized in an awards ceremony at Goodwill’s 78th annual meeting this past October, the group reported in a press release.

Kennedy is vice president of community development banking at KeyBank. Kennedy works in partnership with Goodwill on the Good Wheels program, which offers low interest auto loans for working TANF recipients in Maine, Goodwill reported. Kennedy also works with Goodwill and other community organizations to enhance the financial literacy of working families through the CA$H Coalition (Creating Assets, Savings and Hope).

Wolcott came to Maine in the 1990s to develop specialized community-based residential services at Goodwill. He currently serves as the first program manager for the State of Maine’s consolidated Brain Injury Services.

He has worked as an educator and trainer at the national and local levels. For nearly 25 years,

Wolcott had dedicated his career to developing individualized services for people with traumatic brain injuries.

“Goodwill Industries of Northern New England has a 78-year history of providing innovative services that eliminate barriers to opportunity and help people in need reach their fullest potential through the power of work,” the organization reported.

Charlie Kennedy of Cape Elizabeth (above) and Gary Wolcott of Chesterfield (right) won the Spirit of Goodwill Award.

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Map quest The glowing warmth of University of Southern Maine’s Osher Map Library & Smith Center for Cartographic Education in Portland welcomed guests to “The Grand Tour and the Development of Tourism” reception and lecture 6 p.m. last Thursday evening. TOP: From left, Ron Levere guided guests into the lecture while USM’s Dr. Matthew Edney, History of Cartography, prepared to introduce the evening’s guest lecturer, Benjamin Bertram, Ph.D. (pictured at right). “It’s a one-of-a-kind book, the first of it’s kind,” said guest lecturer Bertram, of “Coyates Crudities” by Thomas Coryat, published in 1611. “It was very unusual for its time–written by someone without much money who travelled for fun!” LEFT: From left, anthropology student Katherine Otterson, graduate assistant Lucinda Harrington concentrating in American and New England studies, and USM education coordinator Renee Keul greet excited visitors. (ROBERT WITKOWSKI PHOTOS)

ABOVE: Osher Map Library was crowded with enthusiasts. Tourism and history buffs enjoyed USM’s reception in the Osher Map Library lobby featuring hors d’oeuvres with hot and cold beverages included Asian dumplings, deepfried artichoke & cheese puffs, sliced ham and cheese rollups, baked brie and crackers. LEFT: Maps took center stage.

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Slapshot Snapshot with the Pirates

Emily Keefe, 6, sported a jersey for her first Portland Pirates game Saturday, when she joined mascot Salty Pete for Portland Daily Sun’s Slapshot Snapshot photo of the game.

Keefe won the photo contest. Like us on Facebook to check out our Slapshot Snapshot photo album. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

ABOVE: Crackers the parrot follows one of the Hamster Ball contestants across the ice during entertainment Saturday night at the Portland Pirates.

RIGHT: Colby Luopa (right) holds the hamster on ice trophy, won at the Portland Pirates hockey game Saturday. With him is Eric Brewer. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

Crackers the mascot throws T-shirts to the crowd while Salty Pete the pirate rounds the ice on a motorcycle during entertainment at Saturday’s Portland Pirates game. It was a night for celebration. The Portland Pirates defeated the Providence Bruins by a score of 3-2 in front of 6,410 at the Cumberland County Civic Center. The Pirates closed out a perfect four-game home stand, improving to 8-7-0-1 overall and 5-4-0-0 at the Civic Center. For the next home game, see the Events Calendar, page 14. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, Nov. 22, the 326th day of 2011. There are 39 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated during a motorcade in Dallas; Texas Gov. John B. Connally was seriously wounded. A suspect, Lee Harvey Oswald, was arrested.

On this date: In 1718, English pirate Edward Teach — better known as “Blackbeard” — was killed during a battle off the Virginia coast.

In 1928, “Bolero” by Maurice Ravel (rahVEL’) was first performed, in Paris.

In 1935, a flying boat, the China Clipper, took off from Alameda, Calif., carrying more than 100,000 pieces of mail on the first trans-Pacific airmail flight.

In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek (chang kyshehk) met in Cairo to discuss measures for defeating Japan.

In 1961, Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds was named Most Valuable Player of the National League.

In 1986, Elzire Dionne, who gave birth to quintuplets in 1934, died at a hospital in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, at age 77.

In 1990, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, having failed to win re-election of the Conservative Party leadership on the first ballot, announced her resignation.

One year ago: Thousands of people stampeded during a festival in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, leaving more than 350 dead and hundreds injured in what the prime minister called the country’s biggest tragedy since the 1970s reign of terror by the Khmer Rouge.

Today’s Birthdays: Movie director Arthur Hiller is 88. Actor Robert Vaughn is 79. Actor Michael Callan is 76. Actor Allen Garfield is 72. Animator and movie director Terry Gilliam is 71. Actor Tom Conti is 70. Singer Jesse Colin Young is 70. Astronaut Guion Bluford is 69. International Tennis Hall of Famer Billie Jean King is 68. Rock musicianactor Steve Van Zandt (a.k.a. Little Steven) is 61. Rock musician Tina Weymouth (The Heads; Talking Heads; The Tom Tom Club) is 61. Retired MLB All-Star Greg Luzinski is 61. Rock musician Lawrence Gowan is 55.

Actor Richard Kind is 55. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is 53. Alt-country singer Jason Ringenberg (Jason & the Scorchers) is 53. Actress Mariel Hemingway is 50. Actor Winsor Harmon is 48. Actor-turned-producer Brian Robbins is 48. Actor Stephen Geoffreys is 47. Rock musician Charlie Colin is 45. Actor Nicholas Rowe is 45. Actor Mark Ruffalo is 44. International Tennis Hall of Famer Boris Becker is 44. Country musician Chris Fryar (Zac Brown Band) is 41. Actor Josh Cooke is 32. Actor-singer Tyler Hilton is 28. Actress Scarlett Johansson is 27.

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“Rachel” is my best friend. I’ve known her family for many years. We confide in each other and have no walls. She’s quirky and sometimes calls me when she’s home alone because she’s frightened of thunderstorms. She is often physically close and says she loves me because I don’t judge her.

I’ve had feelings for Rachel for a long time. I’ve watched her date many guys over the years, and the relationships go nowhere. As far as I’m concerned, we’ve “dated” more than any of those other guys. I want to spend my life with someone who is also my best friend. But I have told Rachel how I feel, and she brushes it off.

This has caused fights where I wouldn’t talk to her for weeks and found out from other sources that she was miserable. I don’t know what to do. Advice, please? -- Stop Kicking My Heart Around Dear Stop: Your feelings for Rachel are much more serious than hers, and she simply is not ready for such a relationship.

It’s also likely the “love” she professes is not romantic, but the kind between close siblings. She is dating others. You should, too. You have focused so much on Rachel that you have excluded the possibility of finding someone who may be more interested in and equally suited to you. Please don’t rush your future. It will be easier for both of you to evaluate your relationship more realistically if you can create some emotional distance.

Dear Annie: Can you help me come up with a socially acceptable but not obscene hand gesture that says “put your cellphone down and pay attention to your driving”?

Maybe it could be the generally accepted sign for “phone,” with the thumb pointing toward the ear, the little finger toward the mouth and the three other fingers bent under. --

Worried Driver in Lafayette, Ind. Dear Worried: Actually, that’s the generally accepted sign for “call me,” and some distracted drivers might be confused and think you are asking for their phone number. Most places have laws prohibiting the use of hand-held cellphones while driving, but enforcement is inconsistent, so people feel free to ignore them. But talking on the phone can be a major distraction, and we won’t even get into people who text while driving, which is truly alarming and highly dangerous. If any of our readers have some good ideas to convey your message about putting the phones away, we’ll be happy to print them.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Sad in the Suburbs,” who is having trouble making friends in her new East Coast location. I’d like to tell her to hang in there.

Sixteen years ago, I, too, moved from the Midwest to the East Coast. I quickly noticed that the social climate is very different. I also had a difficult time connecting with others on a meaningful level. It took some time and persistence, but I now have close friends and a decent social life.

I will say, though, that when I go back to visit family, it becomes apparent that there is a friendliness in the Midwest that does not compare. When going to a grocery store in my Minnesota hometown, I felt that the short interaction I had with the cashier was more genuine and meaningful than many I’ve had in my current location. The East Coast is different. It is a challenge. But there are people there hungering for friendship, too. -- A Midwesterner at Heart Dear Midwesterner: In some places, particularly large cities, people develop outer shells as a protective device. It doesn’t mean they aren’t friendly. It means you have to give those friendships time to develop. Thanks for giving “Sad” some encouragement.

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Tuesday, Nov. 22 Introduction to Aquaponics Workshop 6 p.m. Introduction to Aquaponics Workshop at Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St. “Come learn about ‘growing food with fish poo’! UFF Aquaponics expert, Tyler Gaudet, will lead an introduction to Aquaponics class. Topics will include: Understanding hydroponic growing systems, plant selection, fish selection, containers and tanks, growing mediums, info on building your own system and ... much more! Sign up at urbanfarmfermentory.com; $20.”

Councilor David Marshall district meeting 7:30 p.m. City Councilors and staff will be available to discuss neighborhood issues and answer questions from the public. These meetings are the public’s opportunity to meet their district councilor, the mayor and representatives from the various departments within the city. District 2 Meeting hosted by Councilor David Marshall, Parkside Community Center, 85 Grant St. For more information about these meetings, contact Mike Murray, the city’s Island and Neighborhood Administrator at 756-8288, or MSM@portlandmaine.gov.

Wednesday, Nov. 23 Da Block TV Show at Lucid Stage 8 p.m. Da Block Boyz N Da Building Bash Vol. 1 at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd, Portland. Live performances by K Em & B Aull/Conman/A.Willy/Mellmurk/Ga South/Loc Dab/ Demon Dog & Da Block! Music by Neeko Brown. Tickets are $8.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, Nov. 24 100th Anniversary Turkey Day Game 10:30 a.m. One of the country’s oldest and most intense cross-town football rivalries will celebrate its centennial on Thanksgiving, Nov. 24 in Portland. Two of the city’s public high schools, Deering and Portland High, will face off at 10:30 a.m. in the 100th Turkey Day Game. Former players, coaches and cheerleaders are coming from as far away as California and Texas. They include Mark Littlefield, a 1986 Portland High alumnus and football co-captain who now works as head athletic trainer for the New York Yankees, and Tom Bore, (Portland High class of 1961), a Florida retiree who has attended every game for more than half a century.

Thanksgiving dinner 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wayside Food Programs is partnering with United Way of Greater Portland to provide a free, community Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day at the Portland Club, 156 State St., Portland. This complete holiday meal is for those who might not otherwise have the means to prepare one or who want to enjoy the company of others on the holiday.

Wake N’ Bakery Thanksgiving dinner 1 p.m. Wake N’ Bakery will be providing a free Thanksgiving dinner for all in need. “We’re open to anybody that wants it,” said Chris Vaughan, owner. The Westbrook cafe welcomes donated food for this event. 597 Bridgton Road, Westbrook. Serving until the food is gone, roughly until 6 p.m. The cafe plans about 200 dinners. 797-7344.

Friday, Nov. 25 Victoria Mansion Christmas Season: Deck the Halls 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “Our well-loved Christmas at Victoria Mansion is an annual highlight of the holiday season for many people from across the nation. This year’s theme is Deck the Halls: the Carols of Christmas, and each room in the Mansion will be decorated by a professional designer inspired by a different Christmas carol from the Victorian period.” Holiday tours from No. 25, 2011 to Jan. 8, 2012, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Daily except Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Maine authors’ book signing noon to 3 p.m. The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance announced its 2011 Holiday Book Sale. Working in partnership with the Friends of the Portland Public Library and independent bookseller Longfellow Books, the MWPA will host a book signing with 25 Maine authors in the Portland Public Library. Authors scheduled to appear at the book sale include: Liza Bakewell, Crash Barry, Robert Chute, Susan Conley, Mary Morton Cowan, George Daughan, Paul Doiron, Gerri Eastment, Robin Hansen, Hannah Holmes, Lily King, Jessica Kinney, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Wesley

Salty Pete greets fans at Saturday’s Portland Pirates hockey game at the Cumberland County Civic Center. The Pirates defeated the Providence Bruins by 3-2 Saturday evening in front of 6,410 fans. The team returns home for Black Friday; the 7 p.m. game is against the Worcester Sharks. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO) McNair, Maria Padian, Elizabeth Peavey, Richard Roberts, Sandy Seeley Walling, Caitlin Shetterly, Julia SpencerFleming, Sarah Thomson, Chris Van Dusen, and James Witherell. For more information: www.mainewriters.org or 228-8263.

The Polar Express train ride 2:45 p.m. The Polar Express returns to Portland. “And this year, we’ve added an early train time (2:45 p.m.) and another First Class car! Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between Nov. 25 and Dec. 23, 2:45 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m. The Polar Express will come to life when the Maine Narrow Gauge train departs its Ocean Gateway depot for a journey to the ‘North Pole.’ Holiday decorations inside the train will add to the festive atmosphere as guests on board meet the conductor, have hot chocolate and a treat, listen to a reading of the enchanting story over our sound system, and sing carols. Santa will ride back with everyone to the train station from a special outpost of the North Pole and every child will receive their special bell on board the train.” www.mainenarrowgauge.org

Horse and Wagon Rides 4 p.m. “Free rides throughout enchanting downtown on a horse-drawn wagon. Enjoy the lights and sounds of the holiday season. Pick-up and drop-off every half hour in Monument Square.” Friday, Nov. 25 through Sunday, Dec. 18.

Fridays (4 p.m. to 8 p.m.), Saturdays (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.), Sundays (1 p.m. to 5 p.m.) Visit portlandmaine.com for details.

Christmas Tree Lighting 5:30 p.m. Monument Square Christmas tree lighting.

“Come see the spectacular lighting of the Christmas Tree at this annual tradition! Entertainment by Rick Charette and the Bubblegum Band and a visit by a very special guest!”

Visit portlandmaine.com for details.

Pirates at home for Black Friday 7 p.m. Portland Pirates hockey will return to the Civic Center on Black Friday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. when the Worcester Sharks come to town for the first of 12 meetings this season. Offered during all nine Friday home games during the 2011-12 season is the special “Dollar Desert Dog” promotion where fans can purchase their “Desert Dog” hot dogs for a single dollar at any of the Civic Center concession locations on the concourse from an hour before faceoff until 10 minutes after the second period begins. In addition, the Portland Pirates Holiday Toy Drive will kickoff and all toy donations to Toys for Tots and cash donations to the Bruce Roberts Toy Fund will be rewarded with a pair of tickets to a future Pirates game.

Individual tickets for the each of the remaining 29 home games of the Pirates 2011-12 regular season schedule are on sale and fans can purchase their tickets by visiting the Pirates ticket office, Cumberland County Civic Center box office (open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m.4:00 p.m.) or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

‘The Topp Twins’ 6:30 p.m. “The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls,” Friday, Nov. 25, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 26, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 27, 2 p.m. Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets: $7 and available on the day of the show. For a complete list of movies, visit moviesatthemuseum.org.

Saturday, Nov. 26 Down East Ski Sale 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The next Down East Ski Sale will be held Saturday, after Thanksgiving at the Portland Expo Building on Park Avenue near the ballpark. Admission is free. “For many, standing in line waiting for the sale to open is a tradition, but with over over 10,000 pieces of ski equipment: boots, skis, snowboards, bindings, helmets, clothing and poles, great deals can be found all day long! The general public may bring their ski related items to enter into the sale Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, from noon to 6 p.m.

There is a $1 registration fee per item, and 20 percent commission is charged if the item is sold.”

Effingham Holiday Craft Festival 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Effingham Holiday Craft Festival will once again be held at the Effingham Elementary School. “This is the eighth year for the show, and has a very strong following. The artists and craftsmen come from all over New Hampshire, Maine and other New England states. Come see regular favorites as well as some new and unique vendors soon to become new favorites.” For directions to the show or for more information, please visit www.magneticmoon.com. Call (603) 539-9090.

Lucid Stage Holiday Arts & Crafts Show 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lucid Stage’s second annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show, “Join us for Lucid Stage’s second annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show, Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We’ll have all sorts of locally made arts and crafts, plus caricatures by Ed King, which make memorable gifts!” 29 Baxter Blvd, Portland. Also Sunday. see next page

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Music in the House 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Longfellow House, In June 2002, the Maine Historical Society celebrated the centennial of the Wadsworth–Longfellow House as Maine’s first house museum open to the public. “Come visit Maine Historical Society this holiday season for an exciting array of activities and programs scheduled from Nov. 19-Dec. 31.” www.mainehistory.org/holidays.shtml

‘The Nutcracker’ 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 26 to Dec. 4. Presented by Maine State Ballet. Tickets are $20-$60. “The Maine State Ballet brings the classic holiday story of Clara, the Nutcracker Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy to Merrill Auditorium.

Maine State Ballet’s production of ‘The Nutcracker,’ with the live musical accompaniment by the Maine State Ballet Orchestra conducted by Karla Kelley, is a perennial favorite of Portland’s holiday season.” https://tickets.porttix.com/ public/show_events_list.asp

Contra Dance at Mayo Street 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Contra Dance at Mayo Street Arts. $7 admission. Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. Live music by Soupbone, Kathryn Larsen calling. All dances taught. Bring clean shoes for dancing. http://mayostreetarts.org/calendar/

Sunday, Nov. 27 Lucid Stage Holiday Arts & Crafts Show 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lucid Stage’s second annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show, “Join us for Lucid Stage’s second annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show, Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We’ll have all sorts of locally made arts and crafts, plus caricatures by Ed King, which make memorable gifts!” 29 Baxter Blvd, Portland.

‘The Nutcracker’ 2 p.m. Nov. 26 to Dec. 4. Presented by Maine State Ballet.

Tickets are $20-$60. “The Maine State Ballet brings the classic holiday story of Clara, the Nutcracker Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy to Merrill Auditorium. Maine State Ballet’s production of ‘The Nutcracker,’ with the live musical accompaniment by the Maine State Ballet Orchestra conducted by Karla Kelley, is a perennial favorite of Portland’s holiday season.” https://tickets.porttix.com/public/ show_events_list.asp

Ryann Chamberlain fundraising benefit at Caso Novello in Westbrook 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. “Thanks for Giving” fundraising benefit for Ryann Chamberlain, Casa Novello, 649 Main St., Westbrook. Silent auction raffle, call for reservations. 854-9909.

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representation. These individuals endure a dilemma with a deadline: they must engage a lawyer’s services even before they have been granted a work permit to raise the fees for one. The stress is unimaginable; these asylum seekers must prove their lives are at risk and that worse perils face them if they are sent back to their home countries. Three people our church recently helped are talented, educated people who share our values, and for that they have already paid a high price — flight from their jobs and families.”

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Monday, Nov. 28 ‘Exit Strategies for Political (and Academic) Warfare’ 6 p.m. The University of New England’s Center for Global Humanities will host a presentation by Colby professor Dan Cohen on, “How To Lose an Argument — And Why: Exit Strategies for Political (and Academic) Warfare” at the WCHP Lecture Hall on the Portland Campus. Prior to the lecture, there will be a reception at the UNE Art Gallery at 5 p.m. Both the lecture and reception are free and open to the public. Professor Cohen has taught Philosophy at universities on three different continents, published in journals on four continents, and lectured on a total of five to date. He is the author of, Argument is War . . . and War is Hell: Philosophy, Education, and Metaphors for Argumentation.” UNE’s Center for Global Humanities is a public forum dedicated to the study of human destiny in the 21st century. For more information, visit www.une.edu/cgh.

Muslims in America 7:30 p.m. Andrea Elliott, a New York Times reporter who has reported on Muslims in America since 2005, offers her perspective on the topic at, in the Benjamin Mays Center, 95 Russell St. Presented by the Office of Intercultural Education, the event is open to the public at no cost. For more information, please contact 755-5980. Elliott has been an investigative reporter for the Times since 2003. In 2005, she began covering Islam in America. Her series “An Imam in America,” which won Elliott the 2007 Pulitzer Prize, chronicled the life of Sheik Reda Shata, an immigrant Muslim leader in Brooklyn. 615.3609. director@mayostreetarts.org, www.mayostreetarts.org

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4 p.m. to 7 p.m. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Portland is launching a new program Safe Harbor — a legal assistance fund to address the increase in requests the church receives by asylum seekers who need legal assistance. The church is kicking off this program with a benefit event concert “Chefs and Musicians for Safe Harbor,” on Sunday, Nov. 27, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at First Parish, 425 Congress St., Portland. “The Rev. Christina Sillari has stretched her discretionary funds as far as they will go to help asylum seekers who come to her for help at First Parish Unitarian Universalist.

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4 p.m. “Over the next few weeks, the Cheverus High School community will be collecting unwrapped gifts, toys and cash from alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends of the school, and the local community for its second annual holiday Toy Drive. This year Cheverus High School will be partnering with The Sharing Sleigh, a volunteer holiday program which will coordinate donations from the Toy Drive and of food, gifts and clothing to those who are less fortunate or homeless in our community. Donations are welcome! Please deliver your unwrapped toy or donation of cash or check during school hours to the Guidance Department (next to the main office) at Cheverus High School, 267 Ocean Ave., Portland, Maine. Donations will be accepted until Dec. 16. Your generous donation will help those who might otherwise not share in the joys of this holiday season. You may also drop off your donation at the Cheverus High School Tree Lighting ceremony on Nov. 29, at 4 p.m. Come join in the fun as we light our Christmas tree, enjoy a visit with Santa, sing along with carolers and share hot chocolate and sweet treats. For more information or to donate to the Cheverus Toy Drive, contact caron@cheverus.org.

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Wednesday, Nov. 30 Maine’s Museums: Art, Oddities and Artifacts noon. Janet Mendelshon at the Maine Maritime Museum Bath. Free admission. “The first book devoted solely to the diverse and often unexpected museums in the Pine Tree State. Whether you want to see great works of art or truly unique collections — from umbrella covers to strange creatures — you’ll find it in Maine and you’ll find it in Maine’s Museums.” For information or to register visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org or call 443-1316 during business hours.

Victoria Mansion Christmas Gala 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Victoria Mansion Christmas Gala Join us for a festive evening to benefit Victoria Mansion.

Tour the elegantly decorated Mansion * Meet the designers * Enjoy fabulous food and drink in luxurious Mansion spaces and the enclosed heated porch and courtyard * 10 percent discount in the Carriage House Museum Shop * Preview exclusive new Christmas gifts. www.victoriamansion.org/events_rentals/events.aspx

Councilor John Coyne district meeting 7 p.m. City Councilors and staff will be available to discuss neighborhood issues and answer questions from the public. These meetings are the public’s opportunity to meet their district councilor, the mayor and representatives from the various departments within the city. District 5 Meeting hosted by Councilor John Coyne, Riverton Community Center, 1600 Forest Ave. For more information about these meetings, contact Mike Murray, the city’s Island and Neighborhood Administrator at 756-8288, or MSM@portlandmaine.gov.

Thursday, Dec. 1 World AIDS Day reception and vigil 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. In a unique collaboration, Frannie Peabody Center will partner with one of Portland’s most historic landmarks, Victoria Mansion, to hold its annual World AIDS Day reception and vigil. The event will be highlighted by a reading and talk from John-Manuel Andriote, author of the recently re-released Victory Deferred: How AIDS Changed Gay Life in America and culminate in a candlelight vigil on the mansion steps, weather permitting. Each year clients, supporters, volunteers and community leaders around the world gather in a variety of ceremonies and special events to recognize World AIDS Day, a day marked for remembering those lost to the epidemic and honoring the progress made in the thirty years since the epidemic began. This will be the first time Frannie Peabody Center has held World AIDS Day at Victoria Mansion, which will be completely decorated for the holidays.

Good Theater Broadway hits, holiday favorites 7 p.m. Good Theater’s annual concerts featuring Broadway hits and holiday favorites Dec. 1-4. Good Theater presents Broadway leading man Kevin Earley joined by a cast of 17 singers including Marva Pittman, Kelly Caufield, Lynne McGhee and Stephen Underwood. Directed by Brian P. Allen with musical direction by Victoria Stubbs who leads the three-piece band. Performance times are Thursday at

ABOVE: Original art by Portland’s Bob Tkacik. Geno’s Rock Club will present a Friday, Dec. 2 Rock Walk featuring Tkacik with When Particles Collide, Hazmatic and more. The opening is from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. during First Friday Art Walk. (COURTESY IMAGE) BELOW: Gary Mansir of Camp Bow Wow in Portland is accompanied by Loaak, a Golden retriever and Labrador retriever mix at the Portland PIrates. Mascot Salty Pete joins them for Camp Bow Wow’s special dog adoption night Saturday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO) 7 p.m. ($25), Friday at 7:30 ($25), Saturday matinee at 3 p.m. ($25) and Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. ($30), and Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. ($30). At the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland.

Call 885-5883 for reservations and information. www.goodtheater.com

Portland’s first annual Palestinian Film Festival 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1— “‘Jenin Jenin.’ A documentary of the city and refugee camp destroyed by Israeli forces in April 2002 and the indomitable spirit of the Palestinians in their struggle for human rights and statehood.” SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. 7:30 p.m. $7/5 for Space and MVPR members and students with ID. Dec. 2 — “‘Eyewitness Gaza.’ A documentary of life in Gaza following Israel’s attack in the winter of 2008-09. Focus is on Gazan youths’ ability to survive a siege and marginalization by the world community. Direc-

tor Tom Jackson will attend.” Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St. 8 p.m. $7/5 for MVPR & Peace Action Maine members & students w/ID. Dec. 3 — “‘Salt of This Sea.’ Feature-length film, starring noted Palestinian poet Suheir Hammad. At once political and tender, even lyrical, ‘Salt of This Sea’ is the engaging story of a PalestinianAmerican (Hammad) who decides to leave Brooklyn, reclaim her birthright and live in her homeland. Captures the Palestinians’ struggle for recognition of their basic humanity. SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. 7:30 p.m. $7/5 for SPACE and Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights members and students with ID. Sponsored and organized by MVPR. Net proceeds will go to the Middle East Children’s Alliance water project to bring clean, safe water to the children of Gaza. Robert Schaible, 239-8060; rmschaible@gmail.com.