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Astronomers find biggest black holes ever (NY Times) — Astronomers are reporting that they have taken the measure of the biggest, baddest black holes yet found in the universe, abyssal yawns 10 times the size of our solar system into which billions of Suns have vanished like a guilty thought.

Such holes, they say, might be the gravitational cornerstones of galaxies and clues to the fates of the violent quasars, almost supernaturally powerful explosions in the hearts of young galaxies, that dominated the early years of the universe.

One of these newly surveyed monsters, which weighs as much as 21 billion Suns, is in an eggshaped swirl of stars known as NGC 4889, the brightest galaxy in a sprawling cloud of thousands of galaxies about 336 million light-years away in the Coma constellation. The other black hole, a graveyard for the equivalent of 9.7 billion Suns, more or less, lurks in the center of NGC 3842, a galaxy that anchors another cluster known as Abell 1367, 331 million light-years away in Leo. “These are the most massive reliably-measured black holes ever,” said Nicholas J. McConnell, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, in an e-mail, referring to the new observations.

These results are more than just cool and recordsetting. Observations with the Hubble Space Telescope over the years have shown that such monster black holes seem to inhabit the centers of all galaxies — the bigger the galaxy, the bigger the black hole.

Researchers said that the new work could shed light on the role these black holes play in the formation and evolution of galaxies.

The previous recordholder was in the galaxy M87, a member of the Virgo cluster some 54 million light-years from here, where a black hole weighed in at a mere 6.3 billion solar masses. The new black holes, however, were even larger than astronomers had predicted based on the earlier measurements, suggesting that there is something special about how the most massive galaxies are built.

“Measurements of these massive black holes will help us understand how their host galaxies were assembled, and how the holes achieved such monstrous mass,” McConnell said.

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Sarkozy, Merkel push for changes to EU

BY STEVEN ERLANGER THE NEW YORK TIMES

PARIS — Under the pressure of financial crisis and with the euro currency at stake, the two key leaders of the euro zone said Monday that they would together push to remake the European Union into a more integrated political and economic federation, with tight legal restraints on how much debt national parliaments can issue.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, meeting here at the start of a crucial week that will end with a European Union summit meeting on Thursday and Friday, called for amendments to European treaties that would include centralized oversight over budgets

and automatic sanctions against countries that violate firmer rules on deficits.

The changes are among the most sweeping proposed since European countries began coordinating their economic policies in the aftermath of World War II. They would effectively subordinate economic sovereignty to collective discipline enforced

by European technocrats in Brussels.

“We want to make sure that the imbalances that led to the situation in the euro zone today cannot happen again,” Mr. Sarkozy told a joint news conference. “Therefore we want a new treaty, to make clear to the peoples of Europe that things cannot continue as they are.”

Mrs. Merkel, warmly embracing the

French president despite their often testy relationship, insisted that the euro zone must be effectively reestablished under a different set of rules. “We want structural changes that go beyond agreements. We need binding debt brakes,” she said By pressing for a new treaty the French and German leaders took big risks on two fronts. Their proposal threatens to divide the 17 countries that use the euro from the 27 nations that are part of the larger European Union, some of which, like Britain, are likely to reject intrusive budget oversight from Brussels. And it remains uncertain how warmly national parliaments and voters even within the euro zone will embrace the changes.

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Man robs 7-Eleven but leaves without any money

BY MATTHEW ARCO

He was arrested and transported to the Cumberland County Jail.

Rogers said McGuire did not have any weapons on him at the time he was arrested.

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Police arrested a man accused of demanding cash from the clerk working at a Forest Avenue 7-Eleven.

Scott McGuire, 27, was charged with robbery in connection with the Sunday evening incident at the convenience store located at 1917 Forest Ave., police said.

Police allege McGuire concealed his face with a bandana as he entered the store shortly after 6 p.m. and demanded the McGuire clerk hand over money from the cash register, said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman.

After the clerk either failed to comply or moved too slowly, McGuire “put his hand in his pocket as if he had a weapon and then repeated himself,” Rogers said.

The clerk ultimately put an undisclosed “small amount of cash” on the counter and McGuire fled without taking any of money, police said.

Police made contact with the alleged robber a short time later on Forest Avenue.

Another arrest made at local OccupyMaine encampment Police dispatched to Occupy Maine’s Lincoln Park encampment arrested a 47-yearold man accused of threatening to assault another camper, police said.

Kenneth Hubble was charged with criminal threatening Saturday after threatening to punch someone in the face, police said.

A member of the OccupyMaine encampment called police at about 1:30 p.m. The caller complained that Hubble Hubble was intoxicated and was yelling at other campers and people passing by the encampment, police said.

After one of the protestors attempted to interrupt Hubble from yelling at others, Hubble then threatened to hit the person, police said.

Hubble, who listed no known address when he was booked at the Cumberland County Jail, was also issued a criminal trespass notice barring him from being in Lincoln Park.

Police: Man threatens another with knife in spat over pants A man was arrested after threatening another man with a knife after the victim refused to trade pants with the suspect, police said.

Ernest Dubeau, 28, was charged with criminal threatening with danger after police say he pulled a knife on another man in the Old Port and challenged him to a fight.

The 22-year-old victim of the alleged attack was crossing Union Street in the Old Port shortly after 12 a.m. Saturday when he reported being approached by Dubeau. The victim told police he had never met Dubeau.

“He was approached by the suspect,” Rogers said. “The suspect asked him if he would trade his pants. The victim said ‘no’ and the suspect pulled out a knife, opened it, and threatened the victim with it.”

Dubeau is accused of challenging the victim to a fight as he waved the knife at him, Rogers said.

The victim fled the scene. No injuries were reported.

Westbrook man arrested on robbery warrant in Bangor

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A Westbrook man sought on a warrant for felony robbery was arrested after a chase through a K-Mart store in Bangor Sunday afternoon.

On Sunday, Dec. 4, at about 5:30 p.m., several

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As officers approached the store, Latham reportedly saw one of the officers through a window and took off running through the store. Latham ran down several aisles, startling shoppers as he made his way to

an emergency exit with officers in chase, police reported. Latham crashed the door, sounding the alarms, and was captured by Officer Rob Angelo a short distance down the parking lot, Bangor police said.

Latham was transported to the Penobscot County Jail where he remains on a Cumberland County warrant for robbery, with a bail set at $100,000 surety or $50,000 cash, Bangor police stated in a police report.

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Suspected NYC crack-for-guns ring nabbed in Portland

BY MARGE NIBLOCK SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A suspected crime ring accused of trading guns for crack cocaine in New York City and Maine was the focus of a stakeout and string of arrests near Portland's Concord Trailways station early Friday evening, law enforcement officials reported.

A stakeout conducted by members of the Portland Police Department Crime Reduction Unit resulted in several drug arrests, Portland police said. At 6:45 p.m. Friday, Officer Jacob Titcomb recognized Samuel Call pulling up in a car with another man at the wheel. They picked up three people, including Call’s mother and sister, who had just Samuel Call arrived on a bus.

Titcomb ran a check for warrants and received confirmation that there were outstanding warrants from Penobscot County for Call for drug trafficking, Portland police reported.

Call, 39, also had bail conditions with full search allowed, police said.

Police stopped the car on the Fore River Parkway, and Officer Christian Stickney and his K-9 partner, Taz, were asked to come to the scene. The dog immediately hit on the car, which was then searched.

Recovered from the vehicle were 74.5 grams of suspected cocaine, police said.

Call was arrested on a warrant from Penobscot County for failure to appear in court for a drug charge, and his mother, Susan, was charged with aggravated trafficking in Schedule W drugs, police said. His sister, Sarah Lemery, 28, was charged with possession of Schedule W drugs and violation of bail conditions and had in her possession Suboxone strips with no prescription for them and a small amount of crack cocaine, Sarah Lemery police reported.

Friday's arrests followed an undercover investigation into the Call family, officials said.

During a monthlong investigation, undercover officers purchased cocaine from Call, his sister Lemery, and 28-year-old Jamel Slaughter, from

the Bronx, New York, according to an article titled “Bronx-to-Maine crack cocaine conspiracy disrupted, agents say,” which appeared in the July 29 Bangor Daily News. The article stated that Call, Lemery and Slaughter allegedly conspired with a New York City gang to trade guns for crack cocaine.

In the wake of that summertime investigation, Call was charged with Class B unlawful trafficking in cocaine, the article said. Undercover officers said they purchased cocaine from Lemery, Call and Slaughter to lead up to the July bust. The trio was arrested without incident by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Old Town police, the Bangor Daily News reported.

Susan Call Friday’s arrests in Portland marked “another example of success with interagency cooperation,” said MDEA supervisor Sgt. Kevin Cashman.

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What is a corporation?

In the minds of many people “corporation” and “corporate” are losing their character as words.

Instead they begin to resemble symbols, like a skull and crossbones, which are no longer subject to definition. Consider, “profits” may be good or bad — good if you make them, bad if someone makes them at your expense. But if you hear “corporate profits” you are expected to understand that you are in the presence of something wicked. Now “greed” is never a good thing.

Certainly, you and I are never greedy. We only want what is due to us. We always put “people before profits” — being people ourselves. But “corporate greed” is more than bad.

It is evil and must be stamped out.

It appears that a large ––––– number of persons have discovered just within the last year Guest or so that corporations have Columnist the legal status of “persons” for some purposes. This is an obvious offense to common sense. Persons brush their teeth, comb their hair, use the plumbing various ways, nod, wink and leer. Corporations do none of these things. So how can a corporation be a person?

Actually, corporate personhood may be a new idea to them, but it is far from being a legal novelty. Consult the Encyclopedia Britannica 11th edi-

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Every name is on a list Yeah, this is going to be one of those “tinfoil hat” columns.

While doing some background in a few stories lately, I constantly seem to be getting results from a page called “KeyWiki,” yet another in the duplication of the whole “let’s build a crowd-sourced encyclopedia” thing. Damn the accuracy, let’s get it up and running!

For any who have used the Wikipedia platform, it is a quick stop for information, but must be carefully checked. There are pranksters out there who make a hobby of putting inaccurate information out there, complete with referenced sources, just so it looks real. You use it in a story or a report without checking, and the afternoon of long faces is swiftly followed by the night of the long knives, followed by the morning of cleaning out your desk.

One thing troubled me with this new wiki source. Every time I typed in the name of some radical right winger or someone who edges toward that wing of the party, there was no reference.

Intrigued, I got digging at it.

The site was set up by Trevor Loudon, who if he lived in the United States would surely be a follower of Brother John Birch and his benevolent society of

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist Communist-hunting knuckleheads.

Loudon is a native Australian, but that diminishes not his desire to put names on lists of American political figures that he feels are the enemy. It’s a short march from certain political viewpoints in the modern American political scene to the Bircher camp, so short a trot you could probably hit it with a rock thrown by a kid with a broken arm.

Want a quick example? If you go to the despicable page in question, and type in “OccupyMaine,” you get a list. You get the names of all of the folks who stood up that first weekend, talked to the press, and decided that they wanted to protest.

Portland State Representative Diane Russell has a page. On hers, it describes her support as one of many nationwide legislative members who wrote a letter to the White House supporting the Health Care initiative.

Have we really come back to this point in American politics, where names are back on lists for some future unknown purpose?

Type in the name of your favorite personality on the left, either local or national. I bet they have a page.

Have we really come back to this point in American politics, where names are back on lists for some future unknown purpose?

Mix that with this weekend announcement that three of the major presidential candidates have signed onto the controversial National Organization for Marriage’s investigations pledge.

The Daily Kos reported in August that “there is one especially sinister provision: the NOM pledge promises that signers, upon election, will ‘appoint a presidential commission to investigate harassment of traditional marriage supporters.’”

Here we go again. Welcome to the new McCarthyism movement. see HIGGINS page 5

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Suspended civilization Question du jour: Why is Jon Corzine still at large? In what fabulous Manhattan restaurants has he been enjoying plates of cockscombs and lobster with sauce hydromel and cinghiale ai frutti di bosco, while less well-connected citizens of this degenerate republic have to order their suppers from the dumpster in the WalMart parking lot where they have been living lately.

Is there still an Attorney General in this country? Will somebody please follow Eric Holder down a hallway and see if he leaves a trail of sawdust on the floor. Or did Congress just retract all the fraud statutes by stealth in the same way that the Federal Reserve handed out $7.7 trillion in bailouts back in 2008 (much more than the generally accepted figure of the $800 billion TARP) without anyone finding out until three years later when some Bloomberg reporters rooted the numbers out of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) filing. And by the way, what is the U.S. Federal Reserve doing handing out billions of dollars to the Royal Bank of Scotland? Was Scotland admitted to the Union by stealth, too? Or did Jamie Dimon just buy it as a birthday present for Barack Obama, who likes golf.

This is what life in the USA is like nowadays: Crap happens and crap un-happens, and you find out about it years later. Only a desperate and hopelessly degenerate nation would choose to live this way, in a law-optional society, in which money means

everything, and yet nobody even knows what money is (or where it goes, and what it does when it goes there.)

Jon Corzine has not revealed the destination of the loot (somewhere between $600 million ––––– and $2.5 billion, estimated) that Kunstler.com vanished from the “segregated” accounts of his many clients at MF Global. The rumor is that it went to cover a rude margin call from Jamie Dimon’s bank, JP Morgan, after JC took some unfortunate positions in European sovereign bonds in a bad month. Beyond the question of why Mr. Corzine is not in jail (as a flight risk, just like DSK) is how come the Department of Justice has not so much as issued a statement saying that they were looking into the matter, so as to reassure both the victims and the financial markets that this is not a culture that just makes crap up as it goes along — i.e. that we have predictable rules and formal procedures for doing stuff.

The clowns and villains who run America have accomplished something really epic: They have vanquished meaning. Nobody knows what anything means anymore. Anything goes now. All bets are off.

It’s not reassuring. It leads to bad things happening like blood in the streets. When nothing means anything anymore, some people will actually strive, make an effort, to reestablish meaning in practical economic and political life, because civilized life is impossible without it. So, in those historic moments when civilization is suspended, people will work like

James Howard Kunstler

hell to restore meaning. Sometimes, though, like Germany in the 1930s, you discover that the suspension of civilization is itself intoxicating, and you ride with that for a while.

Things are really flying apart now, and just in time for Santa Claus. The European bond rollovers are about to come in fast and furious during the season of Advent and nobody can make their interest payments. They will be skipped or postponed and promised for “next Tuesday,” and yet the bizarro universe of credit default swaps will not be triggered — is there a counter-party on God’s green earth who could afford a pay-out? Of course not. It was all a charade. So we’ll just learn that there actually is no “insurance” on all this paper. Yesterday’s “hair-cut” will be tomorrow’s “throat cut” as the middle innings of suspended civilization play out.

There are heroes as-yet-sung-and-unsung in America, people who prefer reality over reality-TV, people with a taste for meaning in life, which often requires the recognition that some things are true and some not so true, and you’re better off with what’s true. What appears to be true is that the old order is finished and a new disposition of things is coming along. The Long Emergency will beat a path straight to the Great Re-set. Sign up for it. Roll up your sleeves. There is so much to do in this country.

If you are young, especially, it’s all waiting for you.

(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.)

A corporation is simply a legal form for conducting business FRARY from page 4

tion’s on “Corporation” and you read that “In English law, [a corporation is] an association of persons which is treated in many respects as if it were itself a person.” The 11th edition is a century old this year and was describing a phenomenon already old.

You see it can borrow money. It can be sued. It can “marry” (merge with another corporation) and divorce (dismerge?). It can own property. It can do a lot of things a person can do. This is why the judges developed the personhood fiction. As the 11th Edition explained “The legal attributes of a corporation have been worked with great fulness and ingenuity in English law, but the conception has been taken full grown from the law of Rome.” The personhood conception has deep roots, which actually precede the appearance of capitalism as Marx understood it.

This legal history is just for the adults. Juveniles will not be convinced. They will continue to point out (over and over) that corporations really aren’t people. Their girlfriends are people. Their boyfriends are people. Corporations are NOT people; so there.

That’s the way it is. End of story. A few weeks ago Mitt Romney was fool enough to say that corpora-

tions are people. The juveniles became furious and frenzied in their denials. The Democratic Party seized the opportunity to produce a video mocking Mitt’s remark. Serves the damn fool right in my opinion. The liberal columnist Michael Kinsley once defined a “gaffe” as an accurate statement inadvertently made by a politician. Mitt made a gaffe.

Setting all that aside, I’m bound to point out some contradictions. The corporation-bashers regularly accuse these inanimate legal entities of possessing

human characteristic such as greed or recklessness.

This leads me to believe that, deep down, they really want the corporations to have human qualities so they can be imprisoned, guillotined, shot, or at least sent to bed without their suppers.

In reality a corporation is simply a legal form for conducting business. There are millions of them in the United States. The stock holders, management, and employees are all actual human beings and you cannot harm a corporation without harming those particular human beings.

OK, full disclosure: I confess that I am generally in favor of corporate profits. My pension, like those of hundreds of thousands of retired professors and teachers, is paid by TIAA-CREF, a nonprofit corporation established by a corporate capitalist named Andrew Carnegie. The money they pay to us almost all comes from corporate profits, including the dividends paid by the satanic Big Oil, Big Pharma and suchlike vile entities.

You may even have noticed during Maine’s debate on pension reform that value of the state’s pension fund was dependent on the health of the corporations in which a large part of those funds is invested.

Oh well, facts can be loathsome, disgusting things and many people will prefer to ignore them.

(Professor John Frary of Farmington is a former congressional candidate and retired history professor, a board member of Maine Taxpayers United and an associate editor of the International Military Encyclopedia, and can be reached at: jfrary8070@ aol.com.)

Are we really ready to reignite the ‘culture wars’ of the 1980s all over again?

HIGGINS from page 4

Not only are we now stuck here in Maine with a governor that is doubtful he can hit the floor with his hat, we now face the strong possibility that we’ll have a clown-car circus series of House and Senate hearings to look into LGBT political activists, and activ-

ists on the left.

Are we really ready to reignite the “culture wars” of the 1980s all over again? Last time, it got ugly.

This time it won’t be fought with the same conventional weapons, but the smear weapons of the Internet. One your name is out there and on the list, you were involved, even if you weren’t. See? It

says so right here.

And we all know information in the Internet is never wrong. It never stopped a House or Senate Hearing from citing it, though.

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

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Taxi drivers cry foul over airport’s permit rules Drivers say new rules will have a radical impact on immigrants, who often travel outside of U.S. to visit family

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A group of Portland taxi drivers filed a lawsuit against the city Monday claiming illegal changes made to the way permits are issued will force some of the drivers out of work.

The plaintiffs in the case are 11 Somali immigrants who are either directly possess or have authority to utilize — through power of attorney — a limited number of access permits for the Portland International A group of 11 taxi drivers are suing the city of Portland in an effort to block planned rule changes that would alter the way drivers can renew access permits at the Portland Jetport.

International Jetport. They announced the lawsuit during a news conference Monday on the steps of City Hall. (MATTHEW ARCO PHOTO) The lawsuit was of the country to visit family. brought in response to a "If these permits are not renewed, my clients will policy change announced by the city's airport direc“If there are reasons why someone is not able lose the ability to make a living and provide for their tor, Paul Bradbury, in a Nov. 2 memo, the group said. to come in and renew their permit because families," said Sigmund Schutz, an attorney repreBradbury announced the airport will require applisenting the men, who spoke Monday at a news concants to appear in person to submit for a permit there’s some issue where they’re going to be out ference held on the steps of City Hall. renewal and that they would no longer accept people of the country, we will work with them.” — City "It's a hard way to make a living ... but it's one of with power of attorney over a permit holder to renew spokeswoman Nicole Clegg the very few options available to my clients," said in their absence.

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THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Tuesday, December 6, 2011— Page 7

31 arrested at Occupy D.C. building site

BY CHARLIE SAVAGE AND JOHN H. CUSHMAN JR. THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON — Police arrested 31 people on Sunday night and tore down a barnlike building Occupy D.C. protesters began to erect that morning in a park two blocks from the White House where they have been camping out. The episode, in which police officers plucked some protesters from the building’s rafters with a cherry picker or coaxed them to jump off it onto an inflated cushion, lasted into the evening.

Ann Wilcox, an observer from the National Lawyers Guild who was in touch with both sides, said that the police had made clear in advance that protesters in and around the structure would be arrested.

As the police worked, the protesters chanted their defiance: “We are stronger than your trucks and your horses and your riot gear and your orders.”

Despite some disputes and a few confrontations, the Occupy D.C. protesters have had a relatively smooth relationship with the police, without the clashes that have occurred in other cities when officers have moved in to carry out mass evictions. But the erection of the structure and the police response to it appeared likely to escalate tensions. Several protesters said the police had moved in a little after noon, using horses to force people back.

As the standoff continued, a few of the protesters on the roof jumped down, but others sat tight for hours, according to witnesses and the Twitter stream of @Occupy_DC. By the end of the evening, 31 people had been arrested, according to a spokesman for the United States Park Police: 15 for crossing a police line and 16 for disobeying a lawful order after the structure was declared unsafe, the spokesman said. Of those, one was charged with indecent exposure, among other things, for urinating while atop the structure.

The man standing on the bench, who declined to give his name, said the structure had been put up overnight and was intended to be a general meeting space that would provide some protection from the winds. It was placed in a part of the park that had been left empty for the protesters’ meetings, known as general assemblies.

Over all, the scene was orderly, and both sides seemed relaxed.

The man standing on the bench, who declined to give his name, said the structure had been put up overnight and was intended to be a general meeting space that would provide some protection from the winds. It was placed in a part of the park that had been left empty for the protesters’ meetings, known as general assemblies.

The structure, a sturdy, well-squared frame of boards and planks with the first few sheets of siding in place, appeared to have been carefully designed and deftly, if hurriedly, built. Occupy D.C. issued a statement saying the construction had been planned for a month. “The modular structure was designed by professionals ‘to code,’ ” the statement said. “It meets all health and safety requirements and is fully accessible. It is nonpermanent, has no foundations and is not tethered to the ground”

One of the protesters landed with a flamboyant somersault on the inflated mattress. He was arrested as onlookers cheered as if he were a gymnast who had just stuck a landing. A few more protesters were then removed one at a time in the cherry picker basket. With the removal of the last protester, the occupation of the structure came to an end around 8:30 p.m. Within an hour of the last arrest, the structure was being hauled away in pieces. The police did hand back to the protesters a flag that they had flown from the peak of the roof.

United States Park Police officers in helmets and on horseback had surrounded the two-story structure in McPherson Square throughout the afternoon, pushing back protesters and using yellow tape to cordon off the area. The rest of the occupation camp was not disturbed.

One protester, standing on a park bench on a chilly but sunny afternoon to watch while holding a handwritten sign that said “People not profits,” said the police had pulled several people out of the half-built structure and arrested them. A Park Police spokesman did Occupy protesters climbed to the roof of a structure they had built and refused to come down. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) not return a phone call or e-mail.

OccupyMaine amends permit, seeks to limit overnight protesters

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

OccupyMaine submitted a revised permit application to City Hall yesterday that tries to address several concerns raised during last week’s Public Safety Committee meeting.

In the new filing, OccupyMaine offered to limit overnight protesters at its Lincoln Park encampment to 50, seek a temporary food service license for its group dining tent and “undertake diligent efforts” to secure a $400,000 liability insurance policy.

The group has also arranged for three-times-perweek service of its portable toilets (up from twiceweekly service) starting yesterday and promised to rent a dumpster to handle trash and debris in the park. OccupyMaine also agreed to raise $2,500 toward stewardship of Lincoln Park, among other things.

In an initial permit filed last week, OccupyMaine sought city approval to remain in Lincoln Park for another six months. In exchange for a permit, the group offered to consolidate its tent city to one side of the park but did offer a hard cap on the number of overnight protesters.

Citing concerns about crime, sanitation and general questions about the nature of the Occupy protest, the committee recommended on Dec. 1 that the full city council reject the permit as written. The full city council will decide whether to issue a permit at its Wednesday, Dec. 7 meeting.

OccupyMaine began the process of amending the petition to meet city concerns over the weekend.

John Branson, an attorney representing OccupyMaine, said yesterday in an email that “OccupyMaine remains ready, willing and able to address and respond to the city’s concerns as it has from the beginning of the assembly and occupation in Lincoln

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OccupyMaine members began occupying Lincoln Park on Oct. 3, not long after the Occupy Wall Street movement took off in New York City. Although camping is banned under city code, city manager Mark Rees waived the ordinance, which allowed the occupiers to set up a tent city that now includes dozens of tents from one end to the other in Lincoln Park.

Since the protest began, police have made at least 17 arrests in the park for offenses ranging from disorderly conduct to assault. City staff have also noted serious fire code violations in the park. At least two city councilors have said publicly that they want tents removed from Lincoln Park.

OccupyMaine protesters, who are calling attention to perceived corruption in the U.S. political and financial system, maintain that the First Amendment grants them the right to continue protesting in the park indefinitely with or without a permit.

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Portland’s elected mayor In City Council chambers at City Hall Monday, Michael Brennan was inaugurated as Portland’s mayor, serving from December 2011 to December 2015. Brennan will serve as the first popularly elected mayor in more than 88 years. Brennan won the office in a ranked choice vote in the city on Nov. 8. Newly re-elected City Councilors John Coyne and Cheryl Leeman also were sworn in Monday.

Coyne returns for his second term serving District 5, and Leeman is serving her eighth term representing District 4.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Mayor Michael Brennan, freshly sworn in, thanks friends and family during a brief presentation immediately after Monday’s inauguration. At left is City Manager Mark Rees. MIDDLE RIGHT: Brennan gestures to a standing-room-only crowd in the council chambers. BOTTOM RIGHT: Talk of the fall campaign for mayor prompts laughter from outgoing mayor Nick Mavodones (left), who remains a city councilor after serving as a councilappointed mayor under the old system.

BOTTOM MIDDLE: Fire Chief Fred LaMontagne stands at attention in the hallway outside the crowded council chamber.

FAR LEFT: A Portland police color guard guides flags through the doorway to the chamber. CENTER: Brennan takes the oath from City Clerk Kathy Jones. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

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Wednesday, Dec. 7 Clash of the Titans at Empire 9 p.m. Battle of the cover bands, Red Hot Chili Peppers vs.

Rage Against the Machine at Empire Dine and Dance. Clash of the Titans is back in its old venue. http://portlandempire. com/cal.php

Thursday, Dec. 8 Cornmeal/Hot Buttered Rum 8 p.m. At Empire Dine and Dance, Formed over 10 years ago, Cornmeal has grown from humble beginnings into a nationally recognized live music institution. Ten years together is no simple task these days, especially when the last five have seen the band spending over half the year on the road. Heavily influenced by American roots and folk music, Cornmeal blends lightning fast tempos and impeccable harmonies into an unrivaled live performance that continues to expand upon the five-piece acoustic-electric groups’ vast musical repertoire. http://portlandempire.com/ cal.php

Friday, Dec. 9 Magic of Christmas 7:30 p.m. The Portland Symphony Orchestra celebrates the 2011 Christmas season with the Magic of Christmas, featuring the daring feats of acrobats, the joyful sound of Christmas carols and the heartwarming traditions of the PSO’s holiday performances beginning Dec. 9 at Merrill Auditorium.

Magic of Christmas has been a holiday favorite for generations, delighting audiences of all ages who embrace the childlike wonder and excitement of Christmas and the majestic beauty of orchestral music. Magic of Christmas 2011 will feature the Magic of Christmas Chorus, music from The Nutcracker and more: Eleven performances of Magic of Christmas will run from Dec. 9 to Dec. 18 at Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. in Portland.

Tickets are available at porttix.com, by phone at 842-0800 or at the PortTIX box office (20 Myrtle St.) Monday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. Phone and internet orders are subject to $6 per-ticket PortTIX handling fee, and all ticket prices include a $2 Merrill Restoration fee. Friday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. (preview night); Saturday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 11, at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 16,at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 18, at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

The Brew at Port City 8 p.m. With Dirigo at Port City Music Hall. The Brew are an aptly named quartet from Amesbury, a town in northeastern Massachusetts, cooking up a musical melting pot on their brand-new, self-released album, “Back to the Woods,” that combines their roots in classic rock, adding ingredients of prog, jazz, reggae, world beat, indie, funk and orchestral pop, sometimes in the course of a single song. Advance: $13; door: $15; VIP: $20. 18 plus. CD Release Show. http:// portcitymusichall.com

Saturday, Dec. 10 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church concert 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Annual holiday musical concert featuring the University of Southern Maine Chamber Choir, directed

by Robert Russell, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 133 Pleasant St., Portland. Reception to follow. This is a free concert, donations kindly accepted. For more information, contact Luci Nanos, church secretary, 774-0281, Jackie Tselikis at 939-2260.

Greater Freeport Community Chorus 7:30 p.m. Greater Freeport Community Chorus presents: “Spirituals, Carols & Holiday Favorites” Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Jude’s Church, Freeport; and Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2:20 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, Yarmouth. Adults $10; seniors/students $5; children under 12 free For more information: www.gfccweb.org.

Dark Star Orchestra at the State 8 p.m. Presenting its critically acclaimed live show to Deadheads both young and old, Dark Star Orchestra is set to perform at the State Theatre in Portland. This event is all ages. Tickets, $25 advance/$30 day of show.

Darol Anger’s Republic of Strings 8 p.m. Big thanks to Lauren Rioux — the motivating force behind Yulegrass — for two great sold out Yulegrass shows already and another great one in the works. Join legendary string pioneer Darol Anger and the Republic of Strings for a luminous evening of Yulegrass music, good cheer and wassail at One Longfellow Square. www. onelongfellowsquare.com

Portland’s own Rustic Overtones are playing Port City Music Hall on Friday, Dec. 23. (COURTESY PHOTO)

The Devil Makes Three 8 p.m. With Brown Bird at Port City Music Hall. For the past seven years, Santa Cruz, Calif. group the Devil Makes Three have garnered fans the old school way, playing a city, making friends, conquering fans and moving on. Laced with elements of ragtime, blues, country, folk and rockabilly, the critically praised, drummer-less trio — consisting of guitarist/front man Pete Bernhard, stand-up bassist Lucia Turino and guitarist Cooper McBean — brings forth a genuine approach to acoustic music. Advance: $12.50; door: $15; VIP: $20. http://portcitymusichall.com

Sunday, Dec. 11

classic vaudeville tunes. An old-timey photo booth, Shirley Temples at the bar, and Depression-level ticket prices complete the transformation. www.statetheatreportland.com

Castlebay Yuletide concert 8 p.m. Castlebay Yuletide concert. Seasonal songs and tales of Celtic enchantment with Celtic harp, guitar, fiddle and flute Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Room, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. www.curtislibrary.com. Tickets are $10 and available at the door. For More information please call 729-8515 or email jerryb51@hotmail.com

Saturday, Dec. 17 ‘Christmas with Renaissance Voices’

Good Old War 7 p.m. Good Old War with Levi Lowrey at Port City Music Hall. After two years of existence, Good Old War is gearing up for the release of their self-titled highly anticipated followup with lyrical topics ranging from love and loss to living life and everything in between. The album urges listeners to be aware of their own mortality by spending their days doing what they love; after all, it’s a product of Good Old War doing just that. Advance: $10; door: $12; VIP: $20.

Wednesday, Dec. 14 The Clash: Destiny’s Child Vs. En Vogue 9 p.m. Battle of the cover bands, The Clash of the Titans, Destiny’s Child Vs. En Vogue at Empire Dine and Dance. http://portlandempire.com/cal.php

Thursday, Dec. 15 Ximena Sariñana with Graffiti6 at Empire 8 p.m. Ximena Sariñana with Graffiti6 at Empire Dine and Dance. When Mexican vocalist Ximena Sariñana (hi-MEN-a sa-rin-YAH-na) released her debut solo album, Mediocre, in 2008, Rolling Stone gave it four stars and praised it as “one of the strongest debuts from a female singer-songwriter since Norah Jones’ Come Away With Me.” Recording the Spanish-language album was a natural step for Sariñana, who had risen to fame in her homeland as a child actress and had fronted a successful indie band for four years. http://portlandempire.com/cal.php

Friday, Dec. 16 ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ with Over a Cardboard Sea 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Two Movie Showings of “It’s a Wonderful Life” at 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., State Theatre, $6. Get ready to be taken back in time to 1946 - the year It’s a Wonderful Life originally premiered on the big screen – as the State Theatre gets ready for the holidays in style, complete with Portland’s premier nostalgia act, Over a Cardboard Sea, and a Santa Claus to boot. Portland’s premiere nostalgia act, will set the mood with a pre-show performance of

8 p.m. This season’s “Christmas with Renaissance Voices” will be presented both Saturday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m. at Portland’s Cathedral of St. Luke, 143 State St. between Congress and Spring streets.

Harold Stover, director of the 21-voice a cappella ensemble, has once again put together a program to welcome the joyous season. The concert opens with four settings of the beloved carol, “In Dulci Jubilo.” Music of the group’s namesake period, by Praetorius, Victoria, and Bach, and Guerrero’s lively “Four Villancicos,” will be intertwined with more contemporary works, by Peter Warlock, Richard Rodney Bennett and Abbie Betinis.

Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime 8 p.m. A WCYY Holiday Bizarre Show, Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime, with Sparks The Rescue, State Theatre. This event is all ages. $18 advance / $20 day of show. www. statetheatreportland.com

Tree at Port City Music Hall 8 p.m. Queendem Presents Tree with Never Got Caught at Port City. Boston’s hardcore heavyweights Tree reunite for one last show in the Pine Tree state. A band that has rocked the entire state of Maine, from the Penny Post in Old Town to almost every stage in Portland. Tree recently headlined the Boston Freedom Rally and a sold out show at the Middle East all in the same day. After crushing both shows and receiving overwhelming support from fans across “This Land.” The band has now decided to play a few shows in select cities, giving fans an opportunity to once again rock out with Boston’s finest hardwood. Advance: $10; door: $12; VIP: $16.

Tuesday, Dec. 20 Christmas with Cornils, A Kotzschmar Christmas 7:30 p.m. Christmas with Cornils, A Kotzschmar Christmas at Merrill Auditorium. Tickets $34, $30, $22 (includes $5 service fee). “Don’t miss one of Portland’s great holiday traditions! Christmas with Cornils, A Kotzschmar Christmas focuses on the magnificence of the Kotzschmar Organ.

Portland’s own municipal organist, Ray cornils, programs an evening that sparkles with the splendor of brass, the exquisite sounds of Choral Art Camerata, the Parish Ringers and more for an unforgettable holiday experience.” see MUSIC page 13

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You see an opportunity, and yet this is no easy feat. You won’t be able to simply “let it happen” on this one. If you want it to happen, you’ll have to make it happen.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Some people are disturbed by thoughts of the future. Not you. You know it will be better than the present because you keep getting more and more savvy about how to make it so.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

There’s so much you take for granted about your own talents and strengths.

You need someone to hold a mirror up to you. Also, glimpsing into another person’s life will make you feel more connected to your own.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You’re farther along in a project than you thought you’d be at this time. With a little more organization and the helping hand of a friend, you can finish this up or at least bring it to a workable end as early as tomorrow.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Life presents itself to you, and you feel the privilege in this. Your breath, your thoughts and fantasies, the filling of your senses -- it’s all a gift that you keep unwrapping.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 6). You will enjoy a harmonious existence with others. January brings the energetic jolt of exciting new ideas. Through spring, your domestic life will transform into a more organized and uplifting scene.

June shows you on the receiving end of praise and awards. Family closeness will be the source of future happy memories. Taurus and Leo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 20, 14, 38, 19 and 50.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You can rely on other people to do what they said they would do, though you may have to issue friendly reminders. Also, make sure everyone is clear about what the task at hand really is.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You don’t need to be told what to do or who to be, and you’ll likely reject anyone who tries to guide you in this manner.

But the one who tells you how to do a job well will get your attention and respect.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You can help others out and still have fun; you just have to get organized. When you think it through first, you’ll put things together in a way that will help you get the most enjoyment out of your life.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Though there are moments when you feel uncared for, there are more moments in which you realize you’re being taken care of on all levels. It’s as though some unseen force is putting you in the right place at the right time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll get the opportunity to show people what you can do best. And if you step up and let your talent be seen, more such opportunities will arise in the near future.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There is not always a cure for what ails you, but sometimes the way you deal with a problem is even better than a cure. A system of management may now give you fresh life and vitality.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). People will try to put things in perspective for you, but that probably won’t work. Who are they to tell you how to feel? If it’s important to you, then it’s important, period.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, Dec. 6, the 340th day of 2011. There are 25 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 6, 1921, the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which established the Irish Free State, was signed in London. (The treaty came into force one year later on this date.)

On this date: In 1790, Congress moved to Philadelphia from New York.

In 1884, Army engineers completed construction of the Washington Monument by setting an aluminum capstone atop the obelisk.

In 1889, Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans.

In 1907, the worst mining disaster in U.S. history occurred as 362 men and boys died in a coal mine explosion in Monongah, W.Va. In 1947, Everglades National Park in Florida was dedicated by President Harry S. Truman.

In 1957, America’s first attempt at putting a satellite into orbit failed as Vanguard TV3 rose about four feet off a Cape Canaveral launch pad before crashing down and exploding.

In 1960, nearly 9 million acres of Alaska was set aside as an Arctic National Wildlife Range by order of Interior Secretary Fred A. Seaton.

In 1971, the original Auto-Train, which carried rail passengers and their motor vehicles from Lorton, Va., to Sanford, Fla., went into operation.

In 1989, 14 women were shot to death at the University of Montreal’s school of engineering by a man who then took his own life.

One year ago: President Barack Obama announced a compromise with the GOP to extend Bush-era income tax cuts despite Democratic objections; the agreement included renewing unemployment benefits and reducing Social Security taxes for one year.

Today’s Birthdays: Jazz musician Dave Brubeck is 91. Comedy performer David Ossman is 75. Actor Patrick Bauchau is 73.

Actor James Naughton is 66. Actress JoBeth Williams is 63. Actor Tom Hulce is 58. Actor Kin Shriner is 58. Actor Wil Shriner is 58.

Actor Miles Chapin is 57. Rock musician Rick Buckler is 56. Comedian Steven Wright is 56. Country singer Bill Lloyd is 56. Singer Tish Hinojosa is 56. Rock musician Peter Buck is 55. Rock musician David Lovering is 50. Actress Janine Turner is 49. Rock musician Ben Watt is 49. Writer-director Judd Apatow is 44. Rock musician Ulf “Buddha” Ekberg is 41. Writer-director Craig Brewer is 40. Actress Colleen Haskell is 35. Actress Lindsay Price is 35. Actress Ashley Madekwe is 30. Christian rock musician Jacob Chesnut is 22.

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Wu-Tang Clan at the State 8 p.m. (Tuesday, Dec. 20 continued) State Theatre. Emerging in 1993, the Staten Island, N.Y.-based Wu-Tang Clan proved to be the most revolutionary rap group of the mid-’90s — and only partially because of their music. All of the various Wu-Tang solo projects elaborated on the theme the group laid out on their 1993 debut, the spare, menacing Enter the WuTang (36 Chambers). $40.

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Members of this seven-piece outfit are guitarist and lead vocalist Dave Gutter, drummer Tony McNaboe, trombonist Dave Noyes, baritone saxophonist Jason Ward, bassist Jon Roods, alto saxophonist Ryan Zoidis, and Spencer Albee on keyboards and piano. Roods and Gutter began performing together first, in a family basement. They later added the rest of the group, all friends from high school, and became what is Rustic Overtones. Local gigs earned them a fan base that expanded as the band began to travel, appearing at close to 200 shows some years. Rustic Overtones’ “The New Way Out” is the first album of entirely brand new music from the band in over eight years. Recorded in their own makeshift studio between November of 2007 and September of 2009, it’s the band’s fifth full length studio LP and first without longtime keyboard player Spencer Albee who left the group shortly after production began to form Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia. He was replaced during the writing and recording of the record by Nigel Hall (Soulive, Lettuce, Robert Randolph) who handles the keyboard duties on TNWO. Advance: $18; door: $20; VIP: $30. http://portcitymusichall.com

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My husband and I have three adult sons. The oldest and youngest are married, but the middle son (age 56) is not. He has his own house in our neighborhood and has had a younger man living with him for many years. We assume our son is gay, which is fine, but he has never admitted it. The last time we saw our son was Father’s Day. I sent him a birthday card in late July and asked why we haven’t heard from him. I reassured him that we love him. I received no response. We then called and left phone messages twice. Still no word. When we do get together, our son is friendly, pleasant and charming. However, we are hurt and disappointed that he never invites us over, nor does he keep in touch other than a few times a year. Should we just accept this behavior or confront him in person by showing up at his home? -- Pariahs, Not Parents Dear Parents: Oh, please don’t do that. Some children are not comfortable having their parents over, and an unexpected visit would likely make matters worse.

If you believe the “younger man” is his partner, we hope you have welcomed both of them to your home. Your son might appreciate your acceptance of this man as part of his life, and it may make him more amenable to closer contact.

But our main concern is whether your son is OK. Is it unusual not to have heard from him since June, despite your birthday card and phone messages? You might want to call once more and tell him you are worried about his well-being.

Dear Annie: I remember all of the letters about how to hang the toilet paper. I have a different question on the subject.

Several of my friends just prop the roll of toilet paper on top of the cylinder instead of sticking the roller through the hole in the paper. People then pick up the roll with their hands and remove as much as they need. This might not be so bad, except that some people use the roll more than once on the same

bathroom visit. Also, sometimes the toilet paper is dropped on the floor before being re-propped.

Several times I have made remarks regarding how unhealthy this habit may be, but they just laugh. Although they are otherwise hygienic, these people seem to have more upset stomachs than our other friends.

When I visit their houses, I carry folded toilet paper in my purse in order to avoid using their well-handled rolls. They tease me for being germophobic, saying everyone washes their hands before leaving the bathroom. But what if they first brush the hair out of their eyes or touch their mouths before washing their contaminated hands? Is this healthy? -- One Who Wants the Tissue Hung Properly Dear Tissue: This seems less an issue of hygiene than one of laziness. We are unaware of any studies that differentiate between using a propped-up roll of toilet paper versus one on a roller. But we can tell you that the probability of having the roll fall on the floor (or in the toilet) makes it automatically less sanitary than using the roller. And by the way, it is highly unlikely that all those who use the bathroom wash their hands with soap and water before leaving.

Dear Annie: “Cool Grandma Doesn’t Care” said her mother-in-law is encouraging her adult daughter to share sleeping arrangements with her live-in boyfriend, even though Mom and Dad disapprove. You said Grandma can do what she wants in her own home.

What about the daughter and her boyfriend respecting her parents’ wishes regardless of where they sleep? The boyfriend should do the right thing. Better to make a possible future mother-in-law happy than Grandma. -- El Segundo, Calif.

Dear El: That would be exceptionally gracious, but Mom cannot force him to do it, and her daughter doesn’t seem inclined to ask.

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Monday, Dec. 26 Matishayu’s Festival of Light 7:30 p.m. Matisyahu with Cris Cab at the State Theatre.

Matisyahu fuses the contemporary styles of rap, beatboxing, and hip-hop in general, with the more traditional vocal disciplines of jazz’s scat singing and Judaism’s hazzan style of songful prayer—more often than not rolling it all into a dominant background of reggae music. $25 advance/$28 day of show.

Wednesday, Dec. 28 Clutch with Corrosion Of Conformity, Kyng 8 p.m. State Theatre. Clutch combined elements of funk, Led Zeppelin, and metal with vocals inspired by Faith No More. Formed in 1991 in Germantown, Md., the group included Neil Fallon (vocals), Tim Sult (guitar), Dan Maines (bass), and Jean-Paul Gaster (drums). They built a local following through constant gigging, and after just one 7” single (the classic Earache release “Passive Restraints”) Clutch was signed by EastWest Records. Their debut LP, Transnational Speedway League, followed in 1993. In the summer of 2010, the founding members of the pioneering underground metal band Corrosion of Conformity — bassist/vocalist Mike Dean, drummer/vocalist Reed Mullin and guitarist Woody Weatherman — gathered at Weatherman’s farm in the Virginia hills and began jamming together as a three-piece for the first time since the mid-1980s. KYNG the southern California hard rock trio, originated in January of 2008 in Los Angeles. This event is all ages. $20 advance/$25 day of show. www.statetheatreportland.com

Wednesday, Dec. 30 Two nights with moe.

9 p.m. WCLZ presents two nights with moe., Dec. 30 and 31, at the State Theatre. moe. is the preeminent progressive rock band on the music scene today. With 20 years of touring and just as many albums under its belt, the quintet of Al Schnier and Chuck Garvey on guitars and vocals, Rob Derhak on bass and vocals, Jim Loughlin on percussion and vibes, and Vinnie Amico on Drums, continues to push the standard for performance art. This event is all ages. $50/two-day pass $75.

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Tuesday, Dec. 6 MCMA Book Club noon. The “Book Club” at the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association will be meeting at to discuss author Caitlin Shetterly. Shetterly and her husband, Dan Davis, two hardworking freelancers, began their lives together in 2008 by pursuing a lifelong, shared dream of leaving Maine and going West. “The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association was founded in 1815 as a craftsman’s guild to teach and promote excellence among Portland’s various mechanical and artistic trades.” www.mainecharitablemechanicassociation.com

Portland KMI & Zenkai Acupuncture opening 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. At 482 Congress St, Suite 200A (second floor), join Portland KMI and Zenkai Acupuncture at an open house to celebrate the opening of a new office in downtown Portland. “We will be serving refreshments, offering demos, and raffling off goods and services to benefit The Center for Grieving Children. We will be available throughout the evening to discuss our work. Local musician Scott Peterson will be performing live from 6-8 p.m.”

Wednesday, Dec. 7 A Photographic History of Portland, Maine noon. John Moon book talk, Portland Public Library, Lewis Gallery. Free admission. “Author John Moon will discuss his fascinating book of photographic work which features rare photos of Portland from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, contrasted with current photos of the same scenes as they look today.” For information or to register visit www.

MaineMaritimeMuseum.org or call 443-1316 during business hours.

Saint Joseph’s College open house 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saint Joseph’s College will hold an open house for transfer students at the campus in Standish.

Students can explore academic options will receiving an on-site transfer decision, transfer credit evaluation, scholarship review, campus tour and visit with the financial aid office.

The afternoon also includes a complimentary dinner at Café Bon Appetit, the campus dining hall. Students should bring a completed application and all supporting documents such as essay, college transcript(s) and final high school transcript.

Call 800-338-7057 or 893-7746 to register. www. sjcme.edu.

Walker Memorial Library holiday open house 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. “Walker Memorial Library is dressing up for the holidays. Everyone is invited to our annual holiday open house on Dec. 8 between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. We offer a traditionally decorated Victorian Christmas tree, holiday goodies, and beautiful holiday music from members of the Chopin Club and others. Hope to see you. FMI 854-0630.” Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St., Westbrook. 854.0630, ext. 256.

Second West End Meeting Place workshop 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Community Room at Reiche Community Center, 166 Brackett St. “The Community Room at Reiche is on the second floor. It is in the space where the Portland Public Library branch used to be. It is most easily accessed by going up one of the the concrete ramps which are located on the Brackett Street and Clark Street sides of the building. This month’s topic is ‘Neighborhood History: From Dinosaurs Till Now’ with the Maine Historical Society and poet Betsy Sholl. Marty will be there to welcome you along with Betsy, fellow Meeting Place artist Tonee Harbert, and a representative from the Maine Historical Society.

Once again, a light meal will be served from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. with the work of the workshop beginning promptly at 6 p.m. So bring yourself, bring a friend, and enjoy this opportunity to meet, talk about your neighborhood, and create art together.”

City Council review of OccupyMaine encampment 7 p.m. A recommendation by the Public Safety Committee regarding the OccupyMaine encampment at Lincoln Park will be considered by the City Council. The OccupyMaine anti-corporate movement seeks a city permit for continued access to the park as a campsite. The Public Safety Committee recommended against granting such a permit. The regular meetings of the City Council are held on the first and third Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers (second floor of City Hall). Agendas are available in the City Manager’s office the preceding Friday. Additional information regarding this issue is available online at www.portlandmaine.gov/ publicsafecomm.htm.

Talk about TrekEast adventure in Freeport 7:15 p.m. After 10 continuous months on the trail exploring the last remaining wilds of the eastern United States and Canada, conservationist John Davis has a big story to tell.

And he will tell that story in Freeport at the annual gathering of the conservation group Restore: The North Woods. “Not only did Davis hike, bike, paddle a 7,600-mile trek from

At 7:30 p.m. Friday, join Robert Moody and special guests for a brand-new production of the Magic of Christmas by the Portland Symphony Orchestra, in what critics and audiences are calling Maine’s finest holiday extravaganza. (COURTESY IMAGE) Florida to Quebec — including through the wilds of northern Maine — he also identified a potential continental-sized wildlife corridor that he hopes will be the foundation for a future ‘Eastern Wildway’ to protect nature into the distant future. Davis wrapped up his historic conservation adventure on Nov. 14, 2011, when he walked the final mile to the tip of Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula at Forillon National Park.”

Davis will give an illustrated talk about his epic TrekEast adventure at the annual gathering of Restore: The North Woods at the Patagonia Outlet Store, 9 Bow St., Freeport.

The event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, Dec. 8

topics. This is one of three events produced in partnership with the University of New England’s Center for Global Humanities and the Portland Public Library.” For more information on these or to register for this or any of the other programs the Maine Humanities Council offers, visit www. mainehumanities.org or call773.5051.

Sesame Street Live ‘Elmo Makes Music’ 10:30 a.m. “Mark your calendar for a musical event like no other-monsters making music! Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and all their Sesame Street friends are taking to the stage to share their love of music in Sesame Street Live ‘Elmo Makes Music.’” Friday, Dec. 9,10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 10, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 11, 2 p.m. The Cumberland County Civic Center. www.theciviccenter.com

Ceremony for Portland Public Schools food service

The Public Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol’

3 p.m. An awards ceremony at the University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall will recognize eight Portland public elementary schools that won the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s HealthierUS School Challenge Bronze Awards earlier this year. Schools qualify for the award by providing nutritious meals, teaching children about healthy eating and encouraging students to exercise. The Portland schools that will be honored are East End, Hall, Longfellow, Ocean Avenue, Peaks Island, Presumpscot, Reiche and Riverton.

The food service staff at each school will be called on stage to receive the award. “Nationwide, less than 2 percent of schools have met the HealthierUS School Challenge. In October, a delegation of staff members, administrators and a parent from the eight Portland elementary schools were honored along with other award-winners at a White House reception hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama. Hannaford Hall is located in the Abromson Center at 88 Bedford Street, Portland.”

7 p.m. “This holiday season, for one weekend only, Dec. 9, 10, and 11, The Public Theatre, Lewiston/Auburn’s Professional Theatre Company, will present their acclaimed adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol’ followed by Silent Night — a holiday sing–a-long featuring Christmas Carol fiddler Jennifer Armstrong. The Public Theatre’s own version of Dickens’ classic has become a favorite holiday tradition in Lewiston/ Auburn. This inventive adaptation, performed by six actors and a fiddler, was developed and written for The Public Theatre by Artistic Director Christopher Schario in 1993, and has since been published by Dramatists Play Service and is now regularly performed by theatres around the world. This season, The Public Theatre is also aiming at the hearts of parents and grandparents with a $5 ticket price for children 18 and under.” Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. $18/$5 Youth (18 & under) $15 (Group 10 plus). www.thepublictheatre.org

Friday, Dec. 9 The Arab World and Western Perspectives 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Arab World and Western Perspectives at the Crossroads …, a one-day conference presented by the Maine Humanities Council, will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Abromson Community Education Center at the University of Southern Maine, Portland campus. “The Middle East is a dynamic and intriguing place. Many distinct cultures have shaped it, weaving the people and the landscape into a unique mosaic. Today the area is shifting again as new centers of power rise. Join us to explore the singular history and important contemporary issues of the Middle East. USM Political Scientist Mahmud Faksh and UNE’s Director of the Center for Global Humanities, Anouar Majid will be featured speakers. Professor Faksh and Professor Majid grew up in Syria and Morocco respectively, and their personal and professional perspectives will offer a unique look at this dynamic area. Additionally, Professor Rebecca Corrie, Phillips Professor of Art and Visual Culture at Bates College, will also be a featured presenter. She will explore Orientalism through art, sharing this fascinating western response to the Islamic world. The program will also include breakout sessions exploring related

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

Portland Symphony Orchestra Magic of Christmas 7:30 p.m. Portland Symphony Orchestra announces details of the 2011 production of Magic of Christmas, starring Music Director Robert Moody and the world-class musicians of the PSO in a festive and inspirational program, in Merrill Auditorium. “Magic of Christmas has been a holiday tradition for generations, delighting audiences of all ages for over 30 years. This brand-new production features aerialists and acrobats from Cirque de la Symphonie (who performed with the PSO in October 2009), as well as the Magic of Christmas Chorus, organist Ray Cornils, and the all-male a capella groups Bowdoin College Longfellows and Maine Steiners.” Eleven performances of Magic of Christmas will run from Dec. 9 to Dec. 18 at Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. in Portland. Performances are Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. An additional 2 p.m. matinee is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 16. Tickets are available at www.porttix.com, by phone at 842-0800, or at the PortTix box office, 20 Myrtle St., Monday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. see next page

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‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ performed in Bath 7:30 p.m. This December the curtain will rise for the Studio Theatre of Bath’s annual Christmas show. Barbara Robinson’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” is wildly entertaining for audiences of all ages.

Performances are Dec. 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. Matinees will be performed on Dec. 11 and 18 at 2 p.m. All shows will be at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. Tickets are available at the box office located at 804 Washington Street, online at chocolatechurcharts.com, or by calling 442-8455.

‘The Wandering Beggar’

Portland, will be dedicating the rally to Shawn Patrick Potter, a quiet but strong supporter of Economic Human Rights, who recently died at age 43. Others who want to speak should contact Laurel via Facebook if possible.” For more information, contact: Laurel Merchant at 7721105 or email Larry Dansinger at rosc@ psouth.net.

Greater Freeport Community Chorus 7:30 p.m. Greater Freeport Community Chorus presents: “Spirituals, Carols & Holiday Favorites” Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Jude’s Church, Freeport; and Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2:20 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, Yarmouth. Adults $10; seniors/students $5; children under 12 free For more information: www.gfccweb.org.

7:30 p.m. Acorn Productions, a nonprofit company based in the Dana Warp Sunday, Dec. 11 Mill in downtown Westbrook, continues its second season of Studio Series presentations with an adaptation by Portland Brewers’ local playwright Howard Rosenfield of 5K Holiday Dash the book “The Wandering Beggar … or 11 a.m. The second annual Portland The Adventures of Simple Shmerel” by Brewers’ 5K Holiday Dash. A total of Solomon Simon. The book was written 325 runners will race from Ri Ra Irish originally in Yiddish and first published Pub, the event host, along the Eastern in 1931. It was then translated, by the Prom Trail. “Allagash Brewing Comauthor and his son, David Simon, and pany, Baxter Brewing, Geary’s Brewery, published in English in 1942. “The WanNappi Distributors, Shipyard Brewing dering Beggar” is comprised of a charmCompany, and Maine Running Company ing series of vignettes, in which the title are the generous sponsors of the race. character encounters a series of dishonRunners receive a beer from one of the est servants and greedy kings, overcombrewers after the race as well as a buffet ing each obstacle with a direct and honest lunch provided by Ri Ra. All in the name approach. By the end of the play, the of charity. Proceeds of the race will bensimple beggar has proven to have more efit Portland Trails, a nonprofit urban wisdom than the rabbis. This adaptaland trust that preserves open spaces tion was commissioned by Acorn and is and builds and maintains a network of being performed with the good wishes of trails in the Greater Portland area. Parthe author’s family. Acorn’s production is ticipants are also encouraged to bring directed by veteran theater artist Harlan an unwrapped toy as a donation to Toys Baker, and features an ensemble of 11 for Tots. While there is no longer space actors, including returning faces from for runners, it’s not too late to help out previous Acorn shows along with sevby volunteering for the race or making eral newcomers to the theater scene. The a donation to Portland Trails or to Toys show runs from Dec. 2 through Dec. 18, for Tots. Volunteers should email info@ with performances Friday and Saturday at trails.org for more information. Donations 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets can be made to Portland Trails online at are $15 for adults, $12 for students and www.trails.org. Unwrapped toys for Toys seniors, and may be purchased on-line at for Tots can be dropped off at Ri Ra Irish www.acorn-productions.org or by calling The Public Theatre, Lewiston/Auburn’s Professional Theatre Company, will present “A Christmas Carol” from Pub at 72 Commercial St., Dec. 1-12.”

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Dec. 9-11. Leading the cast of “A Christmas Carol” will be Bill Van Horn in the role of Scrooge. Van Horn has Third annual Picnic Holiday Sale Magic of Christmas appeared previously at The Public Theatre as Abe, the parking space seeking father in “Beau Jest,” and as 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Third annual Picnic 7:30 p.m. Portland Symphony Orches- Nunzio in “Over The River and Through the Woods.” (COURTESY PHOTO) Holiday Sale at the Portland Company tra’s holiday gala. Friday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 Complex, 58 Fore St. “Take note — this p.m., at Merrill Auditorium; Saturday, Dec. on join the fun of free hayrides (11-1) for young and old, year we will be in a new location! This juried indie craft fair 10, at 2 p.m.; and running through Dec. 18. “Join Robert Musicians, Unique Crafts, Gift shop for Kids, Baked Goods, will be held indoors at the Portland Company Complex at Moody and special guests for a brand-new production of Jewelry, German food and of course a visit from St. Nicho58 Fore Street in Portland. It will be the biggest Picnic Holiwhat critics and audiences are calling Maine’s finest holilas himself. day Sale ever! Shoppers and their little ones can get their day extravaganza. Celebrate the traditions, story and spirit photo taken with the Yeti, and enjoy delicious food and bevSale of Haitian Metal Art benefit of the season — experience the Magic for yourself!” www. erages.” picnicportland.com 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Konbit Sante Cap-Haitien Health Partportlandsymphony.org nership is hosting the second annual Haitian Metal Art Portland String Quartet Concert Series ‘The Gift Of The Magi’ Holiday Sale at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Con2 p.m. The Art of the Fugue, Johann Sebastian Bach per8 p.m. “The Gift Of The Magi,” a holiday musical adaptation gress St. on Munjoy Hill. “Haitian artists cut and hammer formed by the Portland String Quartet. Special guest Colby

by Michael J. Tobin, set in 1940s Maine. Produced by Covthese beautiful flat sculptures out of recycled oil drums.

College Musicologist, Dr. Steven Saunders. “The December eLight Productions. Friday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. Depicting a variety of motifs including trees, birds and concert will present an in-depth exploration of music’s most 10 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. There is a ‘Talk Back’ with the cast other animals, mermaids and angels, as well as scenes challenging compositional technique, the fugue. Colby following the 2 p.m. matinee. Williston-Immanuel United from daily life, these artworks are a tribute to the Haitian College Musicologist Steven Saunders will join the PSQ Church, 156 High St., Portland. Adults/seniors, $15, Stupeople’s ability to create beauty in the face of adversity. to discuss and demonstrate J.S. Bach’s supreme effort in dents/Children, $10. For information and reservations go to Prices range from $15-$120. All proceeds benefit local this genre, The Art of the Fugue.” Post-concert reception, covelight2011.com or call (603) 953-3640. “Based on the nonprofit organization, Konbit Sante.” hosted by Local 188, Woodfords Congregational Church, O’Henry short story, ‘The Gift of the Magi’ is a heartwarm202 Woodfords St., Portland.

Longfellow Family Christmas ing 1940s holiday postcard come to life, filled with holiday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn how families like the Longfellows Service of Remembrance music, humor and romance. ‘The Gift Of The Magi’ stars celebrated the holidays in the 19th century by making 6:30 p.m. Southern Maine Chapter of Bereaved Parents of professional Maine actors Leslie Trentalange, Mark Calkins, crafts, playing games and sampling holiday treats from the the USA is hosting a Service of Remembrance in conjuncGretchen Wood and Michael J. Tobin. CoveLight Producera. Enjoy a tintype demonstration, an early form of photogtion with The Compassionate Friends “Worldwide Candle tions is a professional theater company and will be touring raphy, by artist Cole Caswell. Call for Reservations at 774Lighting” at St. Luke’s Church in Portland. “Gathering at ‘The Gift Of The Magi’ in Maine and N.H. during Decem1822, ext 212, or bmccormick@mainehistory.org.

Adult $8.

6:30 p.m., Candle lighting at 7 p.m. to honor and remember ber. Tickets will be available at the door, cash and checks Children ages 3-18, $7. children who have died This annual event is open to anyone only. For more information and reservations for this musical who wishes to remember the lives of children who are no Human Rights Rally in Portland family holiday classic, go to www.covelight2011.com, email longer with us. Each individual will be able to say their loved 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a gathering, vigil and speakcovelight2011@aol.com or call (603) 953-3640. one’s name as they light their candle. Please bring a framed out in support of International Human Rights — Economic picture or small remembrance of your loved one to display and Political.

“The event will be highlighting the 63rd anniSaturday, Dec. 10 on the memorial table. (Candles will be provided.) Cathedral versary of the 1948 ratification by the United Nations of Church of St. Luke, 143 State Street, Portland, Maine in the the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The gathering Christkindlsmarkt in Scarborough Parish Hall (entrance for the candle lighting is at the back of will take place at Congress (Checkerboard) Square, corner 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Christkindlsmarkt, a European style Village St. Luke’s on Park Street St. Luke’s Park Street parking lot.)” of High and Congress streets, next to the Eastland Hotel Christmas Market, an annual event hosted by St. Nichoin downtown Portland. Vigil and speakout especially from las Episcopal Church, Route 1, Scarborough will be held see next page noon to 2 p.m. One of the organizers, Laurel Merchant of

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Ringing in the Christmas season

Furry fan of the new mayor

Yoshi, a 6-month-old Yorkshire terrier, seems reluctant to leave the steps of City Hall Monday after Sherry Welch of Falmouth stopped by with her to attend the swearing-in ceremony for Portland’s new mayor, Michael Brennan. Yoshi browsed an area under City Hall’s Christmas tree before she bounded over a ribbon of paper messages and strolled away. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

Ralph Hendrix (left) and Paul Tully ring up donations for The Salvation Army as bell ringers in Monument Square.

Both volunteers reported brisk response from the public. “They’re in the mood,” Tully said. On Wednesday at noon, The Salvation Army will host its Christmas luncheon for seniors, served by the Portland Rotary. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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A John Waters Christmas 7:30 p.m. Blue Note Entertainment Group presents: A John Waters Christmas at the State Theatre, Portland; $66.50 with Meet & Greet, $41.50 and $31.50/Reserved. “Like a wayward Santa for the Christmas obsessed, legendary filmmaker and raconteur John Waters (‘Pink Flamingos,’ ‘Hairspray,’ ‘A Dirty Shame’) rides into town on his sleigh full of smut spreading yuletide cheer with his critically acclaimed one-man show, ‘A John Waters Christmas.’ Material contains adult content and not appropriate for children. Buy tickets in person at the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at www.statetheatreportland.com.”

Monday, Dec. 12 ‘Arab Spring, American Winter’ 6 p.m. The University of New England’s Center for Global Humanities is hosting a presentation by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Noam Chomsky, known as the father of modern linguistics, at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center at Westbrook Middle School. The event is free and open to the public. “Professor Chomsky will reflect on the irony that while the people of the Middle East are demanding the right to good education, health and employment, Americans — battered by an economic system that eludes most people’s grasp — seem to be resigned to a future without such rights. While a Junior Fellow at Harvard University in the 1950’s, Chomsky completed his doctoral dissertation entitled, ‘Transformational Analysis.’ Later, major theoretical viewpoints of the dissertation appeared in the monograph Syntactic Structure, which was published in 1957.

This formed part of a more extensive work, The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory, circulated in mimeograph in 1955 and published in 1975. Chomsky joined the MIT staff in 1955 and in 1961 was appointed full professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics (now the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy). From 1966 to 1976 he held the Ferrari P. Ward Professorship of Modern

Languages and Linguistics. In 1976 he was appointed Institute Professor, a position he holds today. UNE’s Center for Global Humanities is a public forum designed to introduce students and members of the public to the exploration of the great issues facing humanity today.” For more information, visit www.une.edu.

MCMA Travel Film 7:30 p.m. “Beneath the Jungle ... and Beyond” at the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association with cinematographer/ producer Dale Johnson. Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium, 631 Stevens Ave., Portland. Doors open at 6:45. Free to members, a $2.00 donation at the door for non-members.

Tuesday, Dec. 13 Freeport Factory Stage social mixer 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Freeport Factory Stage welcomes everyone to a free social mixer, hosted by the Friends of the Factory Stage. The event will feature free refreshments, including pizza and beverages – this is an opportunity to find out how to get involved with the Factory Stage — actors, directors, audience members and volunteers are all welcome to attend. Door prizes will include tickets and discount coupons for upcoming performances.

Those interested must RSVP by calling 865-5505 or by sending an email to freeportfactory@gmail.com with the subject line RSVP.

Portland Greendrinks at the State Theatre 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The State Theatre announces the return of Portland Greendrinks to the State Theatre. Proceeds from the $5 admission at the door ($2 if you bring your own mug) will benefit the local, nonprofit Portland Music Foundation.

“Deeply rooted in the local environmental community, Portland Greendrinks is an informal social networking group built around a common interest in the natural environment.

It occurs from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month. The goal of Greendrinks is pretty simple: good times shared among people working in, or interested in, environmental and sustainability issues. The Portland Music Foundation exists to organize, nurture, and promote the unique and emerging music industry of Portland.”

Sounds of the Season 7 p.m. “Take a shopping break. Relax and listen to The Falmouth High School Chorus, under the direction of Wendy Northrup, sing a variety of holiday tunes. Enjoy the refreshments provided by Ocean View. And see what’s new at The Falmouth Historical Society. Park on Blueberry Lane.

OceanView Community Room, 20 Blueberry Lane, Falmouth.” www.falmouthmehistory.org.

Wednesday, Dec. 14 West End Neighborhood Association meeting 6:30 p.m. The next West End Neighborhood Association meeting is the annual meeting for the election of officers and board members. “If you haven’t already done so, please bring $5 to pay your dues and vote. There will also be a presentation about the Medical Marijuana Dispensary.

WENA meetings are held in the community space on the upper level of the Reiche Community Center, adjacent to the Reiche Community School at 166 Brackett St. Meetings are at 6:30 PM, generally on the second Wednesday each month.”

‘Striped Bass Fishing in Maine & Beyond’ 7:30 p.m. “The State of Striped Bass Fishing in Maine & Beyond,” by Duncan Barnes and Mac McKeever from the Coastal Conservation Association. At the monthly meeting of the Saco River Salmon Club, Duncan Barnes and Mac McKeever from the Coastal Conservation Association will speak on “The State of Striped Bass Fishing in Maine & Beyond.” Prior to the presentation, at 7 p.m., there will be a business meeting for the club. The presentation is free, open to the public and will take place at the conference center inside Cabela’s retail store at the corner of Haigis Parkway and Payne Road in Scarborough. “The Saco River Salmon Club is a nonprofit organization of fishermen and conservationists dedicated to restoration of Atlantic Salmon to the Saco River. The club has been raising salmon fry from eggs and stocking the fry in the Saco since 1983. The club currently operates a state-of-the-art hatchery in Biddeford, advocates for salmon restoration and assists with fish surveys and habitat improvement. New members are welcome.” For more information visit www.sacosalmon.com.