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OccupyMaine’s future Is the group pulling up stakes or digging in? City ponders its next move.

OccupyAugusta ruling could affect Portland’s camp. Call to “move your money” faces obstacles. See pages 7-8 Billy O’Rourke fashions a “triangle of hope” in Lincoln Park as part of the OccupyMaine encampment Thursday. The triangle, an enclosure in lights which inadvertently ended up resembling a Christmas tree, is a place where O’Rourke hopes to serve cider to the homeless. A vote by the Portland City Council Wednesday night to deny OccupyMaine a permit to camp in Lincoln Park didn’t slow down O’Rourke’s plans.

“I think they’re going to negotiate back and forth,” he said of the city and the Occupy protest movement. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

From protesting WPD: Cab driver to camping robbed at knifepoint See Cliff Gallant’s column on page 4

Three suspects — See page 6

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Cells test strength of gym rules (NY Times) — Like movie theaters and libraries, many fitness clubs have insisted for years that their workout areas should be cellphonefree. Their logic is as simple and straightforward as a push-up: they want to prevent people from yakking on their phones and annoying the fitness buffs who want to crank out reps and mileage in relative peace. Safety is another reason, because texting while running on a treadmill can be hazardous to your health.

But what makes sense in theory is becoming harder to police in practice. Gym owners say their members are dividing into two camps, those who can’t stand cellphones on the gym floor and those who see their phones as indispensable to their workouts as a bottle of water.

The whole issue has grown more complicated as phones themselves have grown more multifunctional.

Many phones now double as a music player and have apps like Gym Buddy to track crunches and deadlifts. And iPhones can be docked into some cardiovascular machines made by Technogym and Cybex.

Phones can also shoot video as well as take pictures. So while it used to be easy for club managers to tell if a loud talker was flouting the cellphone ban, employees have to keep an eagle eye out for people who might be shooting another member’s jiggling belly fat for a laugh.

“It started out as a member-annoyance thing,” Scott Rosen, the chief operating officer of Equinox, said of its ban on phone use in exercise areas except as music players, a policy that it reminds members of with signs in its 55 gyms saying: “Can you hear me now? Cell free zone.”

“Now privacy and security concerns have come into play,” Mr. Rosen said.

In its 92 clubs, Life Time Fitness bans taking photos and videos, and discourages gabbing on the fitness floor. “The last place someone wants to be filmed is working out,” said Karen Jayne Leinberger, a company spokeswoman. “That’s your private time to get a sweat on. It’s not flashy, attractive or sexy, unless you’re Ronnie from ‘Jersey Shore.’ ” Not to mention, a workout video could end up on YouTube in a blink. Last week, one such video of a woman twirling creatively on a treadmill at a Planet Fitness gym in El Paso passed a million views. The woman, Nicole Harris, said she gave permission to the fellow member to film her.

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Two dead in shooting on Virginia Tech campus (NY TIMES) — Two people, including a police officer, were dead after a shooting on Thursday afternoon on the campus of Virginia Tech, the scene of a 2007 massacre in which 33 people were killed, university officials said.

The shooting took place around noon, after a campus police officer made what was described as a routine traffic stop in a parking lot near McComas Hall, a gym and sports building, said Mark Owczarski, director of news and information.

During the stop, a gunman walked up to the officer and shot and killed him, officials said during a news conference on Thursday. The gunman was not the person involved in the traffic stop.

For several tense hours, police searched for the gunman.

The university announced

about 4:30 p.m. that there was “no longer an active threat” on campus.

Earlier in the day, witnesses reported seeing the gunman running toward a different parking lot, called the Cage, near Duck Pond Drive. At that parking lot, a man was found, also dead of a gunshot wound.

Officials would not comment on whether the second person found dead was the man who shot the police officer.

Police did not identify the officer but said he was a fouryear veteran of the Virginia Tech police department. State police were still investigating whether he had been specifically targeted.

“The second is an unknown male subject who was found deceased in a parking lot near the Duck Pond,” the university said in a statement. “A weapon has been recovered at the loca-

tion of the second individual.

Reports of any additional shots being fired or any additional victims are unfounded.”

An image posted online by a reporter from The Roanoke Times, Lerone Graham, showed a cordoned-off area and white sheet covering a body in the middle of a narrow road.

Ed Falco, the director of creative writing at Virginia Tech, was one of 12 professors locked in his office at Shanks Hall on Thursday afternoon.

Mr. Falco, who was off campus during the 2007 shooting, said he had been at home Thursday when he received an alert on the campus message system. He said that because previous alerts had been prompted by backfiring trucks and other false alarms, he decided to come to school for an appointment. “I figured

this would be the same thing, and came to campus anyway,” he said. “I’m fine, but along with everyone else, this brings back very bad memories and bad associations. That this is actually happening is unbelievable.”

Mr. Falco said there was a state trooper parked outside the building and that the police made sure that everyone inside was fine.

A bulletin described the gunman, traveling on foot in the direction of a recreational sports building, as a white male, wearing gray sweatpants, gray hat with a neongreen brim, a maroon hoodie and a backpack.

Earlier in the day, a student publication, The Collegiate Times, reported that witnesses saw a man matching the suspect’s description.

Iran shows U.S. drone on TV, lodges protest Obama backs limit on birth control sales

(NY TIMES) — Iran paraded what its military described as a captured C.I.A. stealth drone on national television Thursday and lodged an official diplomatic protest, portraying the visual images as an intelligence and propaganda windfall. American officials viewing the video declined to confirm or deny that the aircraft shown was the one that they have said was lost several days ago.

The 2.5-minute video clip of the remote-control surveillance aircraft was presented

by Iran as the first visual evidence that it had possession of the drone since Sunday, when Iran claimed that its military had downed the aircraft.

The drone shown on Iran television appeared to be in good condition, which would seem to be inconsistent with an uncontrolled landing, although closer inspection of the images appeared to reveal a taped fracture on part of the wing.

The aircraft was displayed on a platform clearly constructed for propaganda purposes, with photos of Iran’s revolutionary ayatollahs on the wall behind it and a desecrated version of the American flag, with skulls instead of stars, underneath the left side of the wing. But the dis-

A photo released by the official website of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Thursday shows what Iranian officials say is an American RQ-170 Sentinel high-altitude reconnaissance drone that crashed in Iran. (NY TIMES PHOTO)

play did not show the undercarriage of the aircraft, which could have revealed possible damage.

At the Pentagon, senior officials would only say that the video images from Iran were being analyzed by specialists both in the military and in other parts of the government — presumably intelligence agencies.

A C.I.A. spokesman declined to comment.

John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.org, a consulting firm, said in response to a query from CNN about the video images that the aircraft did not look the way he would expect

it to look after a crash, fueling suspicion that the Iranians may have displayed a mockup. Other aviation experts said the vehicle seen in the video appeared to be authentic.

Broadcast of the footage coincided with Iran’s announcement that it had formally protested what it called the violation of Iranian airspace by the drone. Because Iran and the United States have no direct diplomatic relations, Iran made its complaint by summoning the ambassador from Switzerland, which manages American interests in Iran.

WASHINGTON (NY TIMES) — President Obama, noting that he was the father of two daughters, threw his wholehearted support on Thursday behind a decision by his Health and Human Services secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, not to allow emergency contraceptives to be sold over the counter to young teenagers.

“The reason Kathleen made this decision is that she could not be confident that a 10-yearold or an 11-year-old going to a drug store should be able — alongside bubble gum or batteries — be able to buy a medication that potentially, if not used properly, could have an adverse effect,” Mr. Obama said to reporters at the White House.

“And I think most parents would probably feel the same way,” the president added.

Mr. Obama insisted he was not involved in the decision on a contraceptive pill known as Plan B One-Step.

The decision by Ms. Sebelius, announced on Wednesday, was an extremely rare case of an administration official publicly overruling the Food and Drug Administration.

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LePage critical of energy efficiency efforts

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(AUGUSTA) — Gov. Paul LePage says efficiency and conservation efforts should be part of the strategy to reduce Maine’s overdependence on oil for home heating, but he is critical of the way those efforts are being implemented.

“Conservation is just another word for a Ponzi scheme in many respects, “he said in an interview.

“What I mean by that, it is not that conservation is bad, conservation is very, very good if you do it properly.”

LePage specifically criticized the home energy audit programs required under programs offered by Efficiency Maine. He said everyone can get an audit whether they are in a position to implement the recommendations of the or not.

“If they are recommending $15,000 in improvements and a person can’t make that much of an investment, it is all a waste,” he said. “That’s where the policy is not working, and we are going to work on that.”

According to the federal Securities and Exchange Commission, a Ponzi scheme is an investment fraud that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new investors. Ponzi scheme organizers often solicit new investors by promising to invest funds in opportunities claimed to generate high returns with little or no risk.

Dylan Voorhees on the Natural Resources Council of Maine said the governor’s use of the Ponzi analogy is unfortunate and not really applicable. He said if the governor’s criticism is that audits are required to participate in Efficiency Maine programs, there are many good reasons for that policy.

“Having an audit or a home energy assessment is a really important tool for helping provide good information to home owners about how they can reduce their heating bills,” he said.

Voorhees said it makes good common sense to have an energy audit to show that a new furnace

or insulation or other efficiency measure will result is reduced heating costs to warrant the investment. He said there is no doubt that energy efficiency efforts will save homeowners money.

LePage said he is concerned that there are not enough low interest loans available to help homeowners convert their heating systems or weatherize their homes. He said when he met with community bankers LePage last month he urged them to develop loan programs to help Maine reduce its use of oil, among the highest in the country for home heating.

“We already have such loan programs,” said Voorhees, “we have a great program, the PACE program, at Efficiency Maine that is providing low interest loans.”

The revolving loan fund was started with a $20 million federal grant under the federal recovery act. Home owners can borrow up to $15,000, at a Bartlett fixed rate of 4.99% APR for up to 15 years.

“The quickest way to reduce energy costs is to use less energy, “said Rep. Stacey Fitts, R-Pittsfield, cochairman of the legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee. “There is no doubt of that.

I have said the best thing we could do is wrap the state in pink.”

He is referring to the pink color of most rolls of insulation commonly used to insulate homes. He said the legislature has already taken a number of steps to help Mainers weatherize their homes

“If they are recommending $15,000 in improvements and a person can’t make that much of an investment, it is all a waste,. That’s where the policy is not working, and we are going to work on that.”

— Gov. Paul LePage as well as move to alternatives to oil to heat their homes.

“We have the PACE program through Efficiency Maine that provides low interest loans,” Fitts said, “of course we could do more but it will cost more and I don’t know where we would get the money.”

He said proposals to tax oil in order to generate funds for weatherization have been proposed but has not garnered much support. He said he would prefer a private sector solution but realizes government also has a role.

Sen. Phil Bartlett, D-Gorham, the Democratic Senator on the committee, agreed with Fitts on the importance of weatherization and the steps the state has already taken. He suggested the governor is right if he believes the state should do more to encourage weatherization.

“In addition to loans, we could provide some grants to make weatherization more affordable and attractive for people” he said. “There may be some additional tax incentives that we could do if you could come up with the funding.”

Bartlett said it will take more investment by state government and by individuals Mainers to weatherize homes throughout the state. He said it is hard for folks to pay for current living expenses, let alone find the money to invest in weatherization that will save them money in the long run.

LePage did not spell out what legislative initiatives he would make to improve the energy audit process and weatherization efforts, but he said there are proposals being worked on.

U.S. Senate stops consumer nominee WASHINGTON (NY TIMES) — The Senate on Thursday blocked President Obama’s nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as filibustering Republicans who oppose the powers of the new agency successfully challenged one of the administration’s main responses to the financial crisis.

The nominee, Richard Cordray, was rejected after Democrats failed to achieve the 60 votes they needed to move his nomination forward. The vote was 53 yes, 45 no.

President Obama left open the option of a recess appointment, although Republicans have thwarted that tactic recently by staying in rump sessions.

“We are not giving up on this,” he said. “We are going to keep on going at it. We are not going to allow politics as usual on Capitol Hill to stand in the

way of American consumers’ being protected.”

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, said his party had made clear for months that it would not approve a leader for the watchdog consumer agency until the law that established it was amended.

Until three changes are made, he said, “We won’t support a nominee for this bureau — regardless of who the president is.” One of those changes would put a board in charge of overseeing the bureau instead of the director, abolishing the post. Others would subject the agency to the Congressional appropriations process, giving lawmakers more sway over its policies, and give other financial regulatory agencies a check on its rules.

Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, a Democrat, said that the opponents’ “first loyalty is to Wall Street banks.”

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Reassessing the chemical industry: Safe chemicals legislation overdue Editor, Every time I pop some leftovers in the microwave, the thought runs through my mind that I might be eating an extra dosage of some 14-letter synthetic chemical, added to the plethora of components in the plastic container. The frightening thing is that this is just one example of an everyday interaction with synthetic chemicals. Once these molecules enter our bodies, there is little way of knowing how they will interact with our living cells.

Surely one might think the government would have some sort of legislation in place to check on chemicals used in such common household products. The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1974, however, does little to calm our worries. Only 200 of the over 80,000 industrial chemicals are tested by the EPA, five of those 200 have been partially restricted. I am appalled to think that it has taken our government nearly 40 years to realize the inefficiencies of this law.

However, there is hope. Recently in Congress, there has been a push for the passing of the Safe Chemicals Act. Our Senators, Snowe and Collins, both publicly acknowledged that the outdated TSCA needs to change. Now they both have a unique opportunity to help move these important chemical safety reforms forward by co-sponsoring the Safe Chemicals Act. Under this new legislation, chemical companies would be under similar regulations to pharmaceuticals. Chemicals would be tested and companies would have to present information on the health and environmental safety of their products.

Another key benefit to the passing of this act is the usage of advanced science in assisting the EPA’s risk assessment of chemicals. These techniques, developed by the National Academy of Sciences, will help alleviate the burden of assessing the ever growing stockpile of molecules and compounds found in our markets.

All in all, progress is finally being made in a sector of industrial America that has largely been untouched. This comes as a relief to mothers, infants, elderly, and to my demographic — young, freshly graduated professionals who want to live in a world knowing that the food their about to eat isn’t dosed in some endocrine-disrupting chemical.

It’s a human right to know these facts, and it’s a human right not to be poisoned!

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When Occupy went from protesting to camping The Occupy movement has brought some things to light that should concern all of us.

In our midst here in Maine are 6,838 souls who earn $810,805 per year, placing them in the top one percent of income earners in the state. That’s about $15,000 a week, or about $375 an hour for 40 hours.

Wow. The Bible says they’ve got as much chance of entering the kingdom heaven as a camel does of getting through the eye of a needle. Well, hang on, there actually might be more hope for them than there might seem to be. Biblical scholars say that what the scripture writers really were referring to was a passageway, called an eye, which was built into the walls surrounding ancient cities, called needles, through which a camel with a reasonable load of goods could actually fit.

The purpose of the relatively narrow eye in the needle was to keep really prosperous and influential people from entering the city and exerting undue influence. One can assume that the

Cliff Gallant ––––– Daily Sun Columnist really rich and influential people already in the city financed the construction of the needle and had a lot to say about how wide the eye should be. That’s the way things of that nature usually go. In any event, $810,805 a year, year after year, makes for a pretty fat load, so for the sake of our materially wealthy breathen let’s hope that the Occupy movement results in some spreading around of income.

So the City Council has now voted to evict OccupyMaine from Lincoln Park. Well, city parks are not for camping out, but since this is Portland, we gave it a shot.

There have just been too many incidents, though. And, folks, when someone says they’re not going to comply no matter which way the authorities decide, that

indicates disrespect for the law and sounds like a threat. Out you go. Too bad. And what happened to the agreement whereby they could stay in Lincoln Park as long as they maintained a presense in Monument Square engaged in continual protest?

Day after day lately there’s been no Occupy people in Monument Square, so the movement has come down to their just squatting in Lincoln Park. The signs on the fence don’t suffice for continual protest.

Let’s hope that all goes well with the eviction. Oh, there’s going to be some dragging out by the heels, for sure. But let’s hope things don’t get too bitter. It might be worth noting that a number of good causes, including the antislavery movement in Maine, got their start in a Quaker meeting house that was located where Lincoln Park is now — so thou never knowest who’s watching.

(Cliff Gallant of Portland is a regular columnist for The Portland Daily Sun. Email him at gallant.cliff555@yahoo.com.)

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The last Herman Cain column You understand, of course, that Herman Cain is never going to go away.

“Me, a womanizer? I would never have thought they’d come up with that one,” Cain wrote to his supporters this week in an essay promising to — yes!

— keep talking.

Where do you think he’ll pop up next? As the newest Fox commentator? On “Dancing With the Stars?”

As Donald Trump’s guest judge on “Celebrity Apprentice?” As a contestant on “Celebrity Apprentice?”

We’ll know all too soon. The only part of his last chapter that remains sort of fascinating is Ginger White, the accuser who has been given credit in some corners for bringing the Cain campaign down. All things considered, that couldn’t have been much of a strain. (“Rumors of Extramarital Affair End Campaign of Presidential Candidate Who Didn’t Know China Has Nuclear Weapons,” read a headline in The Onion.)

But about Ginger. White has been on an interview tour, telling a story that gets increasingly dismal as she goes along. “It wasn’t a love affair. It was a sexual affair, as hard as that is for me to say and as hard as it is for people to hear it,” she told Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC. By the time she got to The Daily Beast, White was confiding that “one

Gail Collins ––––– The New York Times time we were having sex and I was looking up at the ceiling, thinking about, ‘What am I going to buy at the grocery store tomorrow?’ ” Until now, I always thought the most depressing story of love with a married political celebrity was that of Kay Summersby, who was Dwight Eisenhower’s chauffeur during World War II. She published a memoir that I have always believed — just as I believe Ginger White’s interviews — because nobody would want to make up something so bleak. Summersby said that she had, indeed, fallen for Ike, who made declarations of love in return but was unable to consummate the affair. After the war, perhaps hoping to give it another try, he promised to bring her back to the United States. Then he broke off the relationship in a letter dictated to his secretary, with a personal note written on the bottom that said: “Take care of yourself and retain your optimism.”

Now if that isn’t enough to quench the embers of political passion I don’t

know what is. Unless it’s White’s description of asking Cain for more financial support and having him demand that she sell the freeloading family dog first.

As she’s expanded on her story over and over again, White has made it clear that she’s spent much of her adult life trading sex for financial support, all the while denying that she is “a woman who sleeps with men for money.” The mystery is why in the world she went public given that she has kids to protect and a completely unflattering saga to tell.

White claimed that she knew it all would come out anyway, and “I wanted to give my side of the story.”

This makes no sense because 1) her side of the story is so awful, and 2) the media seldom go after stories of consensual sex unless one of the participants holds a press conference.

This is particularly true in the case of candidates who no one believes will ever get elected anyway, a category in which Herman Cain has always been Exhibit A. Until now, the champion terrible explanation for going public was Gennifer Flowers’s contention that she was disclosing her long-term affair with Bill Clinton because he was “denying our love.” These days, according to her Web site, Flowers is a motivational speaker whose “two favorite speech

topics are: ‘Surviving Sex, Power and Propaganda,’ and ‘The M Years ... Surviving Menopause Mania!’ ” As you can see, these things almost never end really well for the women.

And they generally work out fine for the men. Cain is headed just where he always was meant to be headed, except now he will be able to charge much higher speaking fees. And he’s been replaced as the Tea Party’s darling by Newt Gingrich. Never has the voting public’s lack of concern for a politician’s private behavior been more crystal clear.

Given these facts of life, it’s hard for an aggrieved former lover to even get basic revenge. One of the few ex-political mistresses I can think of who actually did get lasting retribution was Anna Bradley, the mistress of Senator Arthur Brown of Utah, who in 1906 discovered that Brown was sleeping with an actress and shot him to death.

Let me emphasize that this is definitely not a strategy I am recommending.

It turned out that Brown had an exwife who had also tried to shoot him for infidelity and an overall back story so unsympathetic that restaurants offered to cater Bradley’s jailhouse meals. The Times, looking for something nice to say about Brown, noted that he was “known to be intensely loyal to his male friends.”

The audacity of mendacity This week Barack “Teddy” Obama, perching a pair of pince-nez on his nose and pasting a neat little mustache on his face, remade himself as President Theodore Roosevelt. No doubt his many fans are even now surveying Mount Rushmore for a vacant space upon which to chisel his noble visage.

All right, I was just kidding about the pince-nez and mustache; and just guessing about Mount Rushmore. But Teddy Obama wasn’t kidding when he told the crowd that during the Bush years "we had weak regulation, we had little oversight."

He was baldly and boldly lying. Where’s the fun in that?

According to a Washington University in St. Louis/ George Washington University study regulatory spending grew 50% under Bush, regulatory staffing climbed 42% and the number of pages accumulated in the Federal Register was higher under Bush than under any previous president.

You understand calculations about staffing and costs may differ according to a number of variables, but the number of pages in the Federal Register does not change, no matter who does the counting. The Federal Register is the daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of the Federal Government. Before any new federal rule can be finalized, the agency proposing the rule must have it published in the register Add the daily counts up for a year by simple arithmetic and you arrive at a total which is the same for all.

By the end of 2008, President Bush’s last year, the Federal Register hit a 79,435 pages for the year, This was the all-time record at the time. In 2009, President Obama’s first year the number dropped to 68,598. That may look as if our president was less friendly to regulatory activity than his predecessor, but it’s common for a new administration to start

a little more slowly than the one its succeeds. It needs time to get into its regula––––– tory stride.

Guest The Code of Federal Opinion Regulations (CFR) provides a second yardstick of regulatory activity. It’s a record of all existing regulations.

In 2008, the CFR count was 157,974 pages, an increase of 16,693 pages since the start of George W. Bush Administration. In 2009, the page count rose to 163,333 pages. Teddy Obama can’t claim full “credit” for this expansion since most of it accumulated as a result of regulations promulgated in the final year of the Bush administration.

According to a recently published Bloomberg News business analysis President Obama has has approved 4.7 percent fewer rules than Bush had at the same point in his presidency. Some liberal Democrats may console themselves with the Bloomberg conclusion that their guy’s regulations cost businesses more. They’ve got to like that. On the other hand, the analysis concludes the Bush I administration cost businesses more than either W or Teddy. That’s a kind of consolation for the decline in the number of Federal Register pages in the first two years of the Reagan administration.

That’s as it may be, the salient fact remains. President Barack Obama broadcast an audaciously flagrant lie to the American voters and we can expect more of the same. Such mendacity is integral to his whole campaign strategy. What achievements can he boast about? The voters persist in regarding his “health care”

John Frary

reform as a stinker. His stimulus package stimulated the national debt and nothing more. The tax increases he advocates won’t make a serious dent in his wildly spring deficits. He has no plausible plans for reducing expenditures. The draw-down in Iraq is the fruits of surge he opposed. Club Gitmo is still open. The war drags on in Afghanistan. The operations of the TSA continue to harass and bewilder the public.

All he can do is attack the Republicans over and over every which way he can.

(Professor John Frary of Farmington is a former U.S. 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.)

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Three charged in Westbrook armed robbery Three suspects, two adults and a minor, implicated in assaulting, robbing cab driver at knifepoint

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Westbrook police arrested three men for armed robbery after a cab driver was assaulted and robbed at knifepoint early Thursday morning, police said.

Officers were called to the area of Brackett and Prospect streets at about 4 a.m. after a driver said he was assault and robbed. The driver, who sustained minor cuts, picked the men up in Port-

land, police said.

David Martinez, 22, of Gray, was charged with robbery, aggravated assault, terrorizing and violation of a protection from abuse order.

Abdiaziz Dahir, 19, of Portland, was charged with robbery and aggravated assault.

Police say the third suspect, a minor, was also charged with robbery and aggravated assault.

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On Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 8:15 a.m., Michael Brennan, Portland’s newly elected mayor and neighborhood resident, will be walking with OAES students from Heseltine Park on Ocean Avenue (near Rite Aid), as part of OAES’ “Walk and Roll to School” ini-

tiative. Brennan will present the grant award to Beverly Coursey, OAES Principal, during the school’s early morning assembly. Community members are invited to participate by arriving at Heseltine Park at 8:15 a.m. or at the school for the 9 a.m. assembly.

OAES’ PTO launched monthly walk and roll Wednesdays in October. They “raise awareness about the need for safe routes to school and emphasize the benefits of increasing physical activity and reducing traffic congestion and air pollution in and around the school zone,” the school PTO noted.

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“Amazon’s promotion — paying consumers to visit small businesses and leave empty-handed — is an attack on Main Street businesses that employ workers in our communities,” Snowe wrote in a statement yesterday.

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OccupyMaine ‘move your money’ demand faces obstacles

BY CASEY CONLEY

Reporter’s Notebook

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

OccupyMaine and its counterparts across the country have been accused of many things, but having a clear set of goals isn’t usually one of them.

Since the Occupy movement began in Wall Street this fall, pundits and the national news media have repeatedly claimed that protesters railing against the top 1 percent of wage earners don’t know what they're clamoring for.

Perhaps in response to that narrative, OccupyMaine this week released a “list of grievances” it wants addressed by City Hall. The group wants a 24-hour speech and assembly zone in Monument Square, weekly access to the State of Maine room in City Hall and more attention paid to homelessness.

The group also wants Portland to move its money from TD Bank into a locally-owned bank or credit union.

The city council did not formally discuss these requests at its Wednesday meeting, and city staff has not discussed them either, a city spokesperson said.

Even so, that last request may be the hardest of all.

For one thing, the city already has a contract with TD Bank for banking services that runs through next year. But when that five-year contract expires, it’s not clear how many Maine-based regional banks will even submit a proposal for the city’s services.

TD Bank has held the contract for at least the past 10 years, said Ellen Sanborn, the city’s finance director, who added that the last time the contract was up for renewal only a half dozen or so banks bothered to submit a bid.

There are several reasons why. On the one hand, the city demands highly specific banking services that many smaller banks simply don’t offer. On the

other hand, competitive bidding puts downward pressure on fees, meaning the city’s business might be less lucrative than more traditional banking services.

“Government doesn’t like high fees,” Sanborn said, which tends to limit the number of banks that vie for the city’s business.

Size is another hurdle. Portland has upwards of $100 million in the bank at any given time, which is more than the combined deposits of all but five or six Maine banks, said Chris Pinkham, president of Maine Bankers Association.

In general, there is “a substantial complexity to municipal accounts” that limits which banks seek this type of business, he said. More specifically, most Maine-based banks just don't have the infrastructure to service accounts that large.

For many of the same reasons as Portland, South Portland also does its banking with TD Bank, said Greg Lheureux, that city’s finance director.

As for credit unions, Sanborn said she can’t recall the last time she received a bid from one of these institutions, which are member-owned and generally focus more on consumer lending.

“Quite frankly, I don’t think (most credit unions) would know what to do with us,” she said.

Even in South Portland, which has between $500,000 to $10 million in its main TD Bank account at any given time, credit unions aren’t seen as a viable alternative.

“Most credit unions don't have the services that are needed for a business … the size of a city. It’s plain and simple,” L’Heureux said yesterday, adding that South Portland uses Maine-based banks for some services.

“Government doesn’t like high fees.” — Ellen Sanborn, the city of Portland’s finance director John Murphy, the president and CEO of Maine Credit Union League, a trade group that represents 65 credit unions, said several municipalities across the state already use credit unions for their banking needs. He also disputed claims that credit unions aren’t capable of handling municipal accounts.

“The technology is there,” Murphy said. “But I think the issue is, is this where a financial institution wants to put its focus, or do they prefer to deal with the consumer?"

While the city of Portland isn't likely to switch banks in the near term, it could next year when the contract is up for renewal. Sanborn predicted there would be more interest this time around from smaller banks like Gorham Savings or Bangor Savings, if only because these and other local institutions have expanded in Portland.

Another question worth asking, however, is this: just what constitutes local?

TD Bank may be headquartered in Toronto, but its Northeast regional offices are based in Portland.

Bangor Savings Bank, meanwhile, has opened several new branches in Portland but it's headquartered in Bangor. Is one bank more local than the other?

Pinkham, with the Maine banking trade association, says Maine has long been "capital poor," meaning banks routinely raise capital from businesses and consumers elsewhere. As such, distinguishing a local bank from a non-local bank “based on where the funding goes or doesn’t go is a little tricky," he said.

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Clock ticking but no firm deadline from city Portland’s acting chief of police says department ‘is in a holding pattern’ after Occupy permit denial

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A day after councilors voted to deny OccupyMaine a permit to continue its Lincoln Park encampment, leadership inside City Hall said a timeline to evict the protesters is looming — but that the countdown has yet to begin.

City officials met with an attorney representing the protesters Thursday afternoon to discuss the council's nearly unanimous opposition to a permit.

Portland's newly elected mayor said he wanted to sit down to talk over potential options for OccupyMaine, but said that officials plan to enforce existing ordinances that prohibit camping within the park.

"I think the City Council vote last night was clear in terms of the permitting process, and the city will have to act upon that fairly soon," said Mayor Michael Brennan, following the hour-long meeting.

"We didn't set a firm deadline and say, 'It's 48 hours, 24 hours or 72 (hours) that you have to leave,'" Brennan said. "But the city manager is examining the decision (Wednesday) night by the City Council and then will take appropriate action."

City Manager Mark Rees refused to comment following the closed door meeting and repeated attempts to reach him through the city's spokeswoman, Nicole Clegg, were unsuccessful. Rees is tasked with deciding how the city is going to move forward procedurally.

"They had a meeting to communicate with OccupyMaine and to look at a timeline," said Clegg, adding she didn't have an opportunity to discuss the outcome of the meeting with Rees.

Meanwhile, Portland's acting chief of police, Michael Sauschuck, said Thursday that his department "is in a holding pattern," adding that it will be up to City Hall to determine how to move forward.

"There are absolutely no plans to go to Lincoln Park and do anything more proactive at this point," he said.

Brennan told reporters following yesterday's meeting that fair notice would be given to the protesters before any decision is made to evict them from the park, saying there wouldn't be a middle of the night push to break up the encampment.

Mayor Michael Brennan discusses the city’s response to OccupyMaine and its Lincoln Park encampment Thursday, the day after the City Council voted to deny the group a permit to camp in Lincoln Park. (MATTHEW ARCO PHOTO)

Despite any assurances that advanced notice would be given to OccupyMaine, the group's attorney, John Branson, said Thursday before the meeting that protesters may seek "immediate judicial intervention."

"There's been a lot of trust that I think has been lost as a result of what happened (Wednesday) night," Branson said. "This whole permitting process was the idea of the city. They told us this that was the solution, to get the demonstration under a written permit structure rather than the verbal permission that had existed up to this point."

Branson said the council's vote was slated to be discussed last night during the group's general assembly.

“There’s been a lot of trust that I think has been lost as a result of what happened (Wednesday) night. This whole permitting process was the idea of the city.” — OccupyMaine’s attorney, John Branson Ultimately, both sides say it will likely be up to a judge to decide if the encampment, which is going on its second month, will continue.

"I think at this point the evolving question is what the courts might decide or not decide," Brennan said.

Official: OccupyAugusta ruling could affect Portland’s protest

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Billy O’Rourke sets up a brace for a wreath in the OccupyMaine’s Lincoln Park encampment Thursday.

He was one of the many who testified before the Portland City Council voted Wednesday night to deny OccupyMaine a permit to camp in Lincoln Park. O’Rourke said fighting doesn’t serve a larger goal.

(DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

The OccupyAugusta camp could vanish in the wake of a federal judge's ruling allowing the state to impose a no-camping rule and require a permit.

Yet, more broadly, Wednesday night's ruling by U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen could affect the OccupyMaine encampment in Lincoln Park and other similar strongholds of the anti-corporate movement.

"I'm sure it will come into play," should OccupyMaine go to court to preserve its place in Lincoln Park, said Paul Stern, deputy attorney general for the state of Maine. On Wednesday night, the Portland City Council voted 8-1 to deny a city permit for Occupy-

Maine to remain in the public park.

The tide of judicial decisions seems to be flowing against the Occupy Wall Street movement and its spinoffs, Stern noted.

"Generally, in the Occupy litigation across the country, when it has gone to court, the courts have come down in very similar if not identical ways to our federal district court," Stern said.

Judge Torresen ruled that the state could require a permit and enforce a no-camping rule on OccupyAugusta, as she denied a request for a temporary restraining order against Capitol Police.

"Judge Torresen got it right," Stern said Thursday. see RULING page 9

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Friday, December 9, 2011— Page 9

A Maine farmer speaks to Wall Street

BY JULIA MOSKIN THE NEW YORK TIMES/DINER’S JOURNAL

Jim Gerritsen lives a far piece from New York City, in a remote part of northern Maine that was once known as the Potato Empire. But there he was on Sunday — at age 56 making his first trip to the city — to speak at the Farmers March on Wall Street.

Mr. Gerritsen, who grows potatoes, corn and wheat, is president of the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association, a national organization that supports (among other ideas) resistance to big agriculture’s control of seeds for farming. The march, from the East Village to Zuccotti Park, was a co-production of Occupy Wall Street’s food justice committee and Food Democracy Now. I first met Mr. Gerritsen in 2006, when he and his

wife, Megan, drove 13 hours to deliver ingredients for an all-potato dinner at a restaurant in Portland, Me. (And after dinner, they turned around and drove back, because they couldn’t leave the farm for any longer.) For this trip, he flew, while Mrs. Gerritsen tended the farm.

In an interview on Monday as he prepared to get on the plane home, he explained why he had made the journey: “I have not spoken to one farmer who doesn’t understand the message of Occupy Wall Street, the message that so many people keep saying is nebulous. It’s very clear. Because of business and corporate participation in agriculture, farmers are losing their livelihoods.”

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So, farmers are hanging on by their fingertips, and consumers are paying through the nose.”

“The money that gets made in between,” he continued, “is going to companies, and the government isn’t doing anything about it. We have fifth- and sixth-generation farmers up where I live being pushed out of business, when all they want to do is grow good food.

“And if it goes on like this, all we’re going to have to eat in this country is unregulated, imported, genetically modified produce. That’s not a healthy food system.”

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"The courts assess these disputes looking at three different factors, and the third factor is the one that usually determines it in these sorts of cases, and that is whether the government, here it's the state of Maine, has regulations or a practice in place, that prohibits folks from spending the night or occupying the public park for 24 hours a day. Judge Torresen's decision comports with the precedent around the country on that point," Stern said.

The other two factors typically weighed in these rulings are whether the activity is protected as First Amendment speech, and what the forum or venue is for the speech (i.e., public space vs. private property), he said.

On Wednesday, Suffolk County, Mass. Judge Frances McIntyre vacated a temporary restraining order that had protected OccupyBoston, writing that the protesters had no right to occupy Dewey Square.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You were there when a project, person or idea was in its infancy stage. Now it’s developed into its own exciting force in the world, and you’ll be running to keep up.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). A feminine supporter will bolster your ego and remind you who you really are. And though this may happen on a superficial level, it still helps you keep a strong faith in yourself.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Your sign mate Professor Edwin A. Locke notes, “There are two kinds of people in the world: the vulnerable and the dead. Those who live only to avoid hurt are the living dead.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your attitude will keep you in perfect readiness to receive good fortune when it befalls you. Until then, you’re not in the mood to worry or obsess. You’ll be focused on following a new curiosity.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The day will be socially oriented, and you’ll find many occasions to shake hands and exchange smiles and hugs. The work gets done when everyone agrees on the task and cooperates in their efforts.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 9).

Believe that known and unknown forces are on your side. All of your hard work, planning and organization will pay off in 2012. You’ll affirm your love and solidify new relationships in February. March favors your business ventures and financial transactions. There’s a breakthrough for your family in May. Scorpio and Cancer people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 7, 14, 39 and 10.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Setting goals may be the start of creating a change, but goals are not enough in and of themselves to make the transformation happen. Action is the only way. Be confident, and keep moving ahead.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Regrets are normal, and you may realize you’ve been carrying around a few accumulated disappointments, as well. It’s time to cast these cumbersome burdens away.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll be planning the rest of the month, but don’t plan everything. Footloose and fancy-free plans open a wider and more enjoyable sphere of possibilities than you could have dreamed up.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You will benefit from a technique for more constant inner balance. Repeat to yourself: “I am not under attack. Modifying my values and attitudes will help me grow.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You don’t have any wild ambitions for your loved ones. You want only for their happiness, in whatever form it takes. As for yourself, that’s a different story. A big dream is starting to come together in your mind and heart.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re not one to accept a naive reliance on luck, and yet some things are completely out of your control. So you’ll let go and hope for the best. And that’s precisely what will come of this.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You still have time to do something extremely special for a loved one by the end of the year. Keep in mind that a gift you make by hand will have deep meaning

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2011. There are 22 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 9, 1911, an explosion inside the Cross Mountain coal mine near Briceville, Tenn., killed 84 workers. (Five were rescued.)

On this date: In 1608, English poet John Milton was born in London.

In 1854, Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s famous poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” was published in England.

In 1911, Academy Award-winning actor Broderick Crawford (“All the King’s Men”) was born in Philadelphia.

In 1940, British troops opened their first major offensive in North Africa during World War II. In 1941, China declared war on Japan, Germany and Italy.

In 1958, the anti-communist John Birch Society was formed in Indianapolis.

In 1965, Nikolai V. Podgorny replaced Anastas I. Mikoyan as president of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

In 1971, Nobel Peace laureate Ralph Bunche died in New York.

In 1984, the five-day-old hijacking of a Kuwaiti jetliner that claimed the lives of two Americans ended as Iranian security men seized control of the plane, which was parked at Tehran airport.

In 1990, Solidarity founder Lech Walesa (lek vah-WEN’-sah) won Poland’s presidential runoff by a landslide.

One year ago: In Britain’s worst political violence in years, student protesters rained sticks and rocks on riot police, vandalized government buildings and attacked a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, after lawmakers approved a controversial hike in university tuition fees.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Kirk Douglas is 95. Actor Dick Van Patten is 83. Actor-writer Buck Henry is 81. Actress Dame Judi Dench is 77. Actor Beau Bridges is 70. Jazz singermusician Dan Hicks is 70. Author Joe McGinniss is 69. Actor Michael Nouri is 66. Singer Joan Armatrading is 61. Actor Michael Dorn is 59. Actor John Malkovich is 58. Singer Donny Osmond is 54. Rock musician Nick Seymour is 53. Comedian Mario Cantone is 52. Actor David Anthony Higgins is 50. Actor Joe Lando is 50. Actress Felicity Huffman is 49. Rock singer-musician Thomas Flowers is 44. Rock musician Brian Bell is 43. Rock singer-musician Jakob Dylan is 42. Country musician Brian Hayes (Cole Deggs and the Lonesome) is 42. Actress Allison Smith is 42. Songwriter and former “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi is 41. Country singer David Kersh is 41. Rock musician Tre Cool (Green Day) is 39. Rapper Canibus is 37.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for more than nine years and still have a problem with my mother-inlaw. When I had a bridal shower, Mom didn’t reply, didn’t show up and never sent a card. This made me feel unwelcome. (She still has a picture of my husband and his ex-girlfriend on her wall.)

I told my husband that when we have a baby shower, I really want his mother to attend. After years of struggling with infertility, we received wonderful news. We are adopting a baby girl. My aunt offered to give me a baby shower, and I waited until the judge’s final decision before I said yes. My husband told his mother how important it was that she be there, and that not showing up would be hurtful to me.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, our adoption case is hung up in the courts. We had the shower anyway, but my mother-in-law didn’t attend, saying we don’t actually have a baby yet. She said she’d visit after we get her.

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Annie, it’s not about a gift. It’s about caring enough to be there. My in-laws only visit once a year, but they expect us to make numerous trips to their home and often make my husband feel guilty when we don’t make it down for occasions that are important to them.

I can’t stop feeling that my mother-in-law doesn’t accept me. Should I tell her how hurt I am or let it go? -- Disappointed Daughter-in-Law Dear Disappointed: We don’t know if Mom doesn’t accept you, if she has difficulty traveling or if she is simply socially ignorant. But you can’t fix what you don’t address.

After nine years of marriage, it’s time to have a heart-toheart with Mom, in person, with your husband and your father-in-law present. Do it in as loving a manner as you can manage. Don’t bring up past hurts -- that will put her on the

defensive. Simply say how important she is to you and how much you want her to be part of your daughter’s life. We hope it helps.

Dear Annie: What do we do when Granny is too old to keep driving, but won’t stop? Any mention of her not getting behind the wheel is met with screaming rage.

Even though Grandma has had many near accidents, she feels she is still a competent driver and the other motorists are to blame. My whole family is afraid to ride with her. How do we get her to give up her driver’s license after almost 40 years on the road? -- Road Worrier Dear Worried: Suggest that Grandma enroll in the AARP Driver Safety Course (aarp.org) as a way to brush up on her skills. Also check into alternative means of transportation, including local senior transportation, willing family members, etc. If she still won’t give up her license and you believe she is a danger on the road, enlist the help of her doctor, the DMV and, if necessary, the police.

Dear Annie: Like many of your readers, I am an adult child who hadn’t been in touch with my family. I didn’t realize that my mom needed to hear from me.

I have three active children, work full time and am a caregiver for a family member in my home, so I am really busy.

I figured if Mom wanted to talk, she’d phone. But during a recent visit, she said she hates always being the one to call and would love to hear from me once a week, even if it’s only a text message to say “I love you” or “I’m thinking of you.”

That was all I needed to be reminded that I’m her kiddo.

She just wants to hear my voice and know how I’m doing.

-- Long-Distance Daughter Dear Daughter: Bless you for getting the message that it’s all about love.

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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 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 call 773.5051.

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

The Public Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ 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

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.

‘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

How did two boyhood friends from Midland, Texas wind up arrested on terrorism charges at the 2008 Republican National Convention?

“Better This World” tells their story. A screening is Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. at SPACE Gallery. (COURTESY IMAGE) office located at 804 Washington Street, online at chocolatechurcharts.com, or by calling 442-8455.

‘The Wandering Beggar’ 7:30 p.m. Acorn Productions, a nonprofit company based in the Dana Warp Mill in downtown Westbrook, continues its second season of Studio Series presentations with an adaptation by local playwright Howard Rosenfield of the book “The Wandering Beggar … or The Adventures of Simple Shmerel” by Solomon Simon. The book was written originally in Yiddish and first published in 1931.

It was then translated, by the author and his son, David Simon, and published in English in 1942. “The Wandering Beggar” is comprised of a charming series of vignettes, in which the title character encounters a series of dishonest servants and greedy kings, overcoming each obstacle with a direct and honest approach. By the end of the play, the simple beggar has proven to have more wisdom than the rabbis. This adaptation was commissioned by Acorn and is being performed with the good wishes of the author’s family. Acorn’s production is directed by veteran theater artist Harlan Baker, and features an ensemble of 11 actors, including returning faces from previous Acorn shows along with several newcomers to the theater scene. The show runs from Dec. 2 through Dec. 18, with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and may be purchased on-line at www.acorn-productions.org or by calling 854-0065.

‘The Gift Of The Magi’ 8 p.m. “The Gift Of The Magi,” a holiday musical adaptation

by Michael J. Tobin, set in 1940s Maine. Produced by CoveLight Productions. Friday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. There is a ‘Talk Back’ with the cast following the 2 p.m. matinee. Williston-Immanuel United Church, 156 High St., Portland. Adults/seniors, $15, Students/Children, $10. For information and reservations go to covelight2011.com or call (603) 953-3640. “Based on the O’Henry short story, ‘The Gift of the Magi’ is a heartwarming 1940s holiday postcard come to life, filled with holiday music, humor and romance. ‘The Gift Of The Magi’ stars professional Maine actors Leslie Trentalange, Mark Calkins, Gretchen Wood and Michael J. Tobin. CoveLight Productions is a professional theater company and will be touring ‘The Gift Of The Magi’ in Maine and N.H. during December. Tickets will be available at the door, cash and checks only. For more information and reservations for this musical family holiday classic, go to www.covelight2011.com, email covelight2011@aol.com or call (603) 953-3640.

Saturday, Dec. 10 Christkindlsmarkt in Scarborough 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Christkindlsmarkt, a European style Village Christmas Market, an annual event hosted by St. Nicholas Episcopal Church, Route 1, Scarborough will be held on join the fun of free hayrides (11-1) for young and old, Musicians, Unique Crafts, Gift shop for Kids, Baked Goods, Jewelry, German food and of course a visit from St. Nicholas himself.

Sale of Haitian Metal Art benefit 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Konbit Sante Cap-Haitien Health Partnership is hosting the second annual Haitian Metal Art Holiday Sale at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. on Munjoy Hill. “Haitian artists cut and hammer these beautiful flat sculptures out of recycled oil drums.

Depicting a variety of motifs including trees, birds and other animals, mermaids and angels, as well as scenes from daily life, these artworks are a tribute to the Haitian people’s ability to create beauty in the face of adversity.

Prices range from $15-$120. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit organization, Konbit Sante.”

Longfellow Family Christmas 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn how families like the Longfellows celebrated the holidays in the 19th century by making crafts, playing games and sampling holiday treats from the era. Enjoy a tintype demonstration, an early form of photography, by artist Cole Caswell. Call for Reservations at 7741822, ext 212, or bmccormick@mainehistory.org. Adult $8.

Children ages 3-18, $7.

Human Rights Rally in Portland 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a gathering, vigil and speakout in support of International Human Rights — Economic and Political. “The event will be highlighting the 63rd anniversary of the 1948 ratification by the United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The gathering will take place at Congress (Checkerboard) Square, corner of High and Congress streets, next to the Eastland Hotel in downtown Portland. Vigil and speakout especially from noon to 2 p.m. One of the organizers, Laurel Merchant of 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 772-1105 or email Larry Dansinger at rosc@psouth.net.

Portraits from the Permanent Collection 1 p.m. to 1: 45 p.m. Sy Epstein presents a Gallery Talk at the Portland Museum of Art. Free with museum admission. “Join our Docent for a casual and informative discussion of works in our permanent collection.” www.portlandmuseum.org

Magic of Christmas 2 p.m. Portland Symphony Orchestra’s holiday gala. Friday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m., at Merrill Auditorium; Saturday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m.; and running through Dec. 18. “Join Robert Moody and special guests for a brand-new production of what critics and audiences are calling Maine’s finest holiday extravaganza. Celebrate the traditions, story and spirit of the season — experience the Magic for yourself!” www. portlandsymphony.org

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. see next page

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Celebrate the traditions, story and spirit of the season with the Magic of Christmas, a program presented by the Portland Symphony Orchestra.

Concerts will take place through Sunday, Dec. 18 at Merrill Auditorium.

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Portland String Quartet Concert Series postponed

Sunday, Dec. 11

2 p.m. Portland String Quartet concert with Colby College Musicologist, Stephen Saunders, of Dec. 11 postponed to Jan. 29. For more information call the Lark Society at 7611522 or visit www.larksociety.org.

Portland Brewers’ 5K Holiday Dash 11 a.m. The second annual Portland Brewers’ 5K Holiday Dash. A total of 325 runners will race from Ri Ra Irish Pub, the event host, along the Eastern Prom Trail. “Allagash Brewing Company, Baxter Brewing, Geary’s Brewery, Nappi Distributors, Shipyard Brewing Company, and Maine Running Company are the generous sponsors of the race. Runners receive a beer from one of the brewers after the race as well as a buffet lunch provided by Ri Ra. All in the name of charity. Proceeds of the race will benefit Portland Trails, a nonprofit urban land trust that preserves open spaces and builds and maintains a network of trails in the Greater Portland area. Participants are also encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy as a donation to Toys for Tots. While there is no longer space for runners, it’s not too late to help out by volunteering for the race or making a donation to Portland Trails or to Toys for Tots. Volunteers should email info@ trails.org for more information. Donations can be made to Portland Trails online at www.trails.org. Unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots can be dropped off at Ri Ra Irish Pub at 72 Commercial St., Dec. 1-12.”

Third annual Picnic Holiday Sale 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Third annual Picnic Holiday Sale at the Portland Company Complex, 58 Fore St. “Take note — this year we will be in a new location! This juried indie craft fair will be held indoors at the Portland Company Complex at 58 Fore Street in Portland. It will be the biggest Picnic Holiday Sale ever! Shoppers and their little ones can get their photo taken with the Yeti, and enjoy delicious food and beverages.” picnicportland.com

Service of Remembrance 6:30 p.m. Southern Maine Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA is hosting a Service of Remembrance in conjunction with The Compassionate Friends “Worldwide Candle Lighting” at St. Luke’s Church in Portland. “Gathering at 6:30 p.m., Candle lighting at 7 p.m. to honor and remember children who have died This annual event is open to anyone who wishes to remember the lives of children who are no longer with us. Each individual will be able to say their loved one’s name as they light their candle. Please bring a framed picture or small remembrance of your loved one to display on the memorial table. (Candles will be provided.) Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State Street, Portland, Maine in the Parish Hall (entrance for the candle lighting is at the back of St. Luke’s on Park Street St. Luke’s Park Street parking lot.)”

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.”

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