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City’s choice for new parking meters facing federal probe

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Cale Parking Systems USA, the Florida company selected last month to supply up to 20 electronic parking meters here in Portland, is facing a federal inquiry over alleged kickbacks related to parking meter contracts in Portland, Ore. According to published reports, FBI and Internal Revenue Service agents

raided Cale’s (pronounced Kah-lay) Tampa offices last Wednesday. Federal agents also raided the home and office of Ellis McCoy, parking manager for the city of Portland, Ore. The Oregonian newspaper reports that federal officials are investigating whether McCoy received payments from Cale’s president, George Levey to steer up to $20 million in contracts to Cale. No arrests have been made in the

case, and McCoy denies wrongdoing.

The paper says federal agents are investigating misconduct in other cities that hired Cale to install automated parking meters. According to its website, Cale has supplied more than see PROBE page 6 RIGHT: Mike Brown with the city’s parking division inspects a parking meter on Thames Street.

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Westbrook lawsuit may spur charter proposals

PPD: Crack recovered from scene of stabbings

BY MATTHEW ARCO

BY MATTHEW ARCO AND DAVID CARKHUFF

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A charter commission established by Westbrook voters will be the first to determine what to do with contradicting language in the city's founding document that officials say is at the forefront of a lawsuit.

The Westbrook City Council was slated to give final approval to a $320,000 settlement agreement between the city and its former fire chief, Daniel Brock, Monday night. The

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Police suspect drugs were behind an incident that sent three people to the hospital with non-life threatening stab injuries Monday morning.

Witnesses described scenes of violence and indications of illegal behavior at the Ocean Avenue apartment near the intersection with Washington Avenue. see STABBINGS page 8 LEFT: Yahya Ali talks about an eruption of violence at the Ocean Avenue apartments where he said he's lived for several years. The Portland Police Department arrested three Massachusetts residents in the wake of stabbings at 546 Ocean Ave. Monday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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At vacant homes, foraging for fruit ATLANTA (NY Times) — As she does every evening, Kelly Callahan walked her dogs through her East Atlanta neighborhood. As in many communities in a city with the 16th-highest foreclosure rate in the nation, there were plenty of empty, bankowned properties for sale.

She noticed something else. Those forlorn yards were peppered with overgrown gardens and big fruit trees, all bulging with the kind of bounty that comes from the high heat and afternoon thunderstorms that have defined Atlanta’s summer.

So she began picking.

First, there was a load of figs, which she intends to make into jam for a cafe that feeds homeless people.

Then, for herself, she got five pounds of tomatoes, two kinds of squash and — the real prize — a Sugar Baby watermelon.

“I don’t think of it as stealing,” she said. “These things were planted by a person who was going to harvest them. That person no longer has the ability to. It’s not like the bank people who sit in their offices are going to come out here and pick figs.”

Of course, a police officer who catches her might not agree with Ms. Callahan’s legal assessment. And it would be a rare bank official who would sign off.

But as the world of urban fruit and vegetable harvesting grows, the boundaries around where to grow and pick produce are becoming more elastic.

Over the last few years, in cities from Oakland, Calif., to Clemson, S.C., well-intentioned foraging enthusiasts have mapped public fruit trees and organized picking parties. Volunteers descend on generous homeowners who are happy to share their bounty, sometimes getting a few jars of preserves in return.

There are government efforts to turn abandoned land into food, too. In Multnomah County, Ore., officials offer property that has been seized for back taxes to community and governmental organizations for gardens.

But with more and more properties in foreclosure and large stretches of vacant lots available in some cities, a new, guerrilla-style harvest is taking shape.

Robby Astrove works with Concrete Jungle, a fruit-foraging organization in Atlanta that in 2009 began building a database of untended fruit and nut trees on commercial and public land. The group donates most of the food to agencies that feed the hungry.

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Obama tries to reclaim momentum with bus tour

BY MARK LANDLER THE NEW YORK TIMES

Traveling in a black bus with tinted windows and flashing red and blue lights that looked like something out of a “Mad Max” movie, the president urged an audience in Minnesota to tell their elected officials that they will no longer tolerate the partisan stalemate on display in the recent debt-ceiling dispute.

“You’ve got to send a message to Washington that it is time for the games to stop,” he said to a friendly crowd of 500 people under a canopy of elm and black walnut trees.

“It’s time to put country first,” he said, echoing a line used by his Republican opponent in 2008, Senator John McCain of Arizona.

In his appearance here Mr. Obama continued to strike themes intended to appeal to moderate and independent voters even as he drew sharp contrasts with Republicans.

Declaring that he wanted to enlist the audience in a battle “for the future of our country,” Mr. Obama called on them to demand political leaders who choose “the next generation over the next election.” He said that when Congress reconvened next month, he hoped it would move forward to address the nation’s economic ills.

The swing, which will include stops in rural Illinois as well as Iowa and Minnesota, is an effort by Mr. Obama to reclaim the initiative, after a dismal summer in which he was stymied by Congress on the debt talks, and then rebuked with a downgrade of America’s credit rating.

The trip is also putting Mr. Obama on stage in places where the Republican campaign for the presidency is heating up, at a time when his own approval ratings have

President Obama held a town-hall-style meeting at Lower Hannah’s Bend Park in Cannon Falls, Minn., on Monday (DOUG MILLS/THE NEW YORK TIMES)

sunk to the lowest levels of his presidency.

Ames, Iowa, held a straw poll on Saturday that was won by Representative Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota, while Gov. Rick Perry of Texas was stumping in Iowa on Monday, two days after announcing his candidacy.

The president did not hesitate to thrust himself into the Republican contest, noting with an incredulous tone that not one of the candidates, when asked at a recent Republican debate, said they would support a deficit-reduction package that contained a 10-to-1 ratio of spending cuts to tax revenue increases.

“That’s just not common sense,” Mr. Obama said, noting that Ronald Reagan, the elder George Bush, and Bill Clinton all supported some revenue increases as part of a plan to whittle the budget deficit.

Mr. Obama also obliquely criticized Mitt

Romney, noting that some Republicans had supported health-care plans that contained individual mandates — as Mr. Romney did as governor of Massachusetts, and as Mr. Obama’s health care plan does — only to disavow them later in what he described as a bout of “amnesia.”

The president’s itinerary is giving him a homespun backdrop for his hard-edged message, taking him past family farms and through fly-speck towns with names like Alpha, Ill. (population, 671). In Cannon Falls, a riverside town in southern Minnesota, Mr. Obama spoke at a town-hall-style meeting in a park.

Other stops include a visit to Seed Savers, a group in Decorah, Iowa, that preserves and trades heirloom seeds; a rural economic forum in Peosta, Iowa; and two more town-hall-style meetings in Alpha and Atkinson, Ill.

Series of attacks leave 86 dead in Iraq U.S. Stocks at preBY MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT THE NEW YORK TIMES

BAGHDAD — A chilling series of fatal attacks across Iraq on Monday sent a disheartening message to the Iraqi and American governments: after hundreds of billions of dollars spent since the United States invasion in 2003, and tens of thousands of lives lost, insurgents remain a potent and perhaps resurging threat to Iraqis and the American troops still in the country.

The 42 apparently coordinated attacks underscored the chilling reality that no place in Iraq is safe. The number of American troops killed this year has jumped, ahead of their planned withdrawal. Monday’s strikes against civilians and security forces across the country made it the deadliest day of the year for Iraqis, and it came in many forms: suicide attacks, car bombs, homemade bombs and gunmen.

By sundown, when Iraqis broke their fast in observance of the holy month of Ramadan, the death toll had reached 89, including 3 suicide bombers, and another 315 people were wounded. The widespread and lethal nature of the attacks — com-

pared to an average of 14 a day this year — frightened many Iraqis, because it suggested that radical Sunni insurgents, led

by Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, may have had regained the capacity for the kind of violence that plagued Iraq at the height of the sectarian war in 2006 and 2007.

But it also demonstrated the multiple and simultaneous threats gripping the nation at this pivotal time, with Shiite militants being linked with the killing of American troops, and threatening more violence if they remain, and Iraqi forces clearly unable to preserve the peace.

“Our forces are supposed to have the intelligence capabilities to prevent these types of breaches,” said Shawn Mohammed Taha, a Kurdish member of Parliament who serves on its security committee.

“The fact is, the insurgents have acted like our security forces don’t even exist.”

No group claimed responsibility for the attacks on Monday. But in a voice recording posted on a Web site for Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia last week, a spokesman for the terrorist group said that they were preparing a wide-scale strike.

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Stocks swept higher Monday on Wall Street, returning the overall market to where it was before the United States credit rating was downgraded.

A slew of mergers and acquisitions helped build a rally of more than 2 percent in the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index, leading some analysts to weigh whether it could signal a possible period of stability after last week’s steep losses and volatility.

Standard & Poor’s downgraded the nation’s credit rating on Aug. 5, after the market had closed at 1,199.38. Stocks sold off the next week, with the S.&P. 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average finishing the five-day period nearly 2 percent lower. On Monday, the broader market as measured by the S.&P. 500 inched above the pre-downgrade level to close at 1,204.49, after gaining 25.68 points, or 2.2 percent.

Yesterday, the Dow was up 213.88 points, or 1.9 percent, at 11,482.90, also exceeding its pre-downgrade close of 11,444.61. The same was the case with the Nasdaq composite index, up 47.22 points, or 1.9 percent, at 2,555.20.

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Man robbed at knifepoint in Deering Oaks Park Police say a man was assaulted and robbed at knifepoint in Deering Oaks Park early Saturday morning.

Three people were arrested and charged with robbery after police said two of them attacked a man and stole his wallet. The victim told officials he went to the park to meet his girlfriend, who was subsequently arrested and charged with robbery as well.

“He went down there to meet a woman who he called his girlfriend,” said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman. “As they were walking through the park a little after midnight, the two guys ran up and attacked him.”

Jeff Matthews, 21 of South Portland, Ryan Nadeau, 24 of Windham, and Kayla Warren, 28 of Portland, were each charged with robbery.

Rogers said the victim did not sustain serious injuries. After the robbery, Warren left with the two men who police said she knew before the incident.

Officials did not know how the victim knew Warren.

Police identify New York hiker State police released the name of a 51-year-old New York man whose body was recently found along the Appalachian Trail.

Officials were investigating the cause of death of Michael Guerette, who police say was hiking a portion of the trail in Maine for the past two weeks.

Guerette’s body was found on the trail by other hikers near Carry Place Township. Guerette is from Cherry Grove, N.Y. Maine State Police said Guerette’s death is unexplained and are waiting on autopsy results from the state Medical Examiner’s Office.

Guerette was hiking alone, police said.

Police still searching for shooting suspect No arrests have been made in the Libbytown shooting of a 41-year-old Portland man earlier this month, though police say information on the city’s

first homicide of the year continues to make its way to investigators.

A police spokesman said Monday, two weeks after the shooting, that the department continues to receive new information on the shooting and that the investigation is ongoing.

“We are getting information, and it is moving forward,” said Lt. Gary Rogers, of the Portland Police Department.

Allen MacLean was shot once in the chest near an apartment building at 4 Massachusetts Ave. on Aug. 1. He was seen by witnesses running across Congress Street and collapsing on a sidewalk where he died shortly thereafter.

Rogers declined to say if police knew what events led to the shooting or if officials are closer to making an arrest. He would only say that police continue to get new information.

Anyone with information should call the PPD at 874-8533 or text a tip from a mobile phone using keyword “GOTCHA” plus their message to 274637 (CRIMES).

S Portland further discusses iPads The City Portland City Council held another workshop Monday night to discuss whether to purchase iPads for its elected officials.

The item was discussed earlier in the month and officials seemed poised to move in the direction of purchasing the portable computers. City staff argued the move would save taxpayers move over the long haul by cutting on paper and ink toner costs, as well as freeing staff time.

A draft iPad policy was drafted prior to the workshop and outlined rules and regulations for the computers if adopted for use by the council.

Among the proposed rules, councilors would be prohibited from using the iPads for operating a business for personal gain or sending e-mails, texts or any other direct messages during a council meeting.

Officials would be required to return the iPads to the city at the end of their term of office.

The city would spend more than $6,500 on purchasing seven iPads and a year’s worth of data

plans. Cheaper models would cost $499 apiece, although South Portland’s city manager said the council is leaning toward Apple iPads that provide 3G data plans.

The annual plan would cost $2,100 for all seven iPads.

Grants available for LGBTQrelated programs The Equity Fund of the Maine Community Foundation is seeking grant proposals for projects supporting Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer programs in Maine.

Deadline for applications is Sept. 15 and applications for project grants supporting the LGBTQ community in rural or under-served communities are encouraged, the group said.

In 2010, the Equity Fund distributed $39,559 in grants ranging from about $3,000 to $7,500.

More information and applications can be obtained from www.mainecf.org.

Local Animal Refuge League adopts out record number of cats The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland announced 161 cats and kittens were adopted by families during its four-day cat fee promotion event.

The group staged a flash mob in Monument Square last week to draw attention to the high number of cats available for adoption.

The cat fee waiver promotion lasted from Thursday to Sunday.

“We couldn’t be happier with the response we received from the community,” said Patsy Murphy, executive director of the Animal Refuge of Greater Portland. “(We) can’t even begin to express how much it’s meant to our staff, and most of all these beautiful animals.”

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Why aren't people, who were seen standing in a line, doing city work?

Editor, Each day on my walk to work at 7 in the morning, I see the same line of people on Lancaster Street.

They wait there for hours and some even bring lawn chairs. Today I noticed three men with weed whackers, trimming the grasses and plants coming up through the sidewalk, and around the trees along Elm Street nearby. I just assume the workers are paid by the city of Portland.

Why aren’t the people standing in line trimming or pulling weeds? This seems like a job that can be done by anyone, regardless of skill or experience or even age. Or for that matter, why aren’t those dozens of people waiting in line, instead picking up some of the litter I walk past on my way to work? I get all warm and fuzzy when I think about the $2.9 billion I helped the state of Maine pay out in welfare last year, but is it wrong to ask that recipients, if they are able, are required to earn it?

Yesterday, I noticed my year-to-date taxes by the state of Maine had just this week passed $1,000.

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Why Obama looks so bad Barack Obama came into office aspiring to bridge the chasm between liberals and conservatives, red states and blue states, and behold, the gulf is gone.

People in each camp heartily agree that as a president, he’s a disappointment and a flop. Both sides even compare him to Jimmy Carter.

Karl Rove, who was George W. Bush’s political adviser, sorrowfully concludes that Obama is “weak, dazed and over his head.” A New York Times editorial, appalled at the debt ceiling agreement, derides him for “a nearly complete capitulation to the hostage-taking demands of ––––– Republican extremists.”

Creators Newsweek’s Michael Tomasky Syndicate says his failures prove him ignorant of history and incapable of change. One-third of Democrats want Hillary Clinton or someone else to challenge him in next year’s primaries.

Steve Chapman

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‘Nothing is over ’til WE decide it is!’

During a meeting last weekend with Phin Sprague down at The Portland Company, the title of this column became an obvious one. It is a line uttered by the ever famous John Blutarsky (Bluto) in the “Animal House” movie, but you might think it uttered by our fair city.

Way back in 2005, there was a hotel/parking garage project, to be built in conjunction with and across the street from the OceanGate Terminal. One little hitch in the whole thing was a railroad right-of-way deed, owned by Sprague. His family had held the right of way since 1865, passed down when railroads came and went.

According to a story in this paper filed back in June, in 2002, the city’s planning office completed a master plan to develop the eastern waterfront, focusing near the Ocean Gateway Marine Passenger Terminal. In 2003, based on the master plan, the city issued a request for proposals for a parking garage and other development, including a 600-car parking garage, the court history detailed.

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist But there was the fly in the ointment. “The city said that the title to the land was clouded, and I got a call on a Friday afternoon when I was heading out of town for the weekend. It had to be decided quickly, so I told them to put together a fair appraisal, and I would sign off on it,” said Sprague Funny how things happen between a Friday and a Monday.

The city put together a package bid of $5,002.00 for the rights to the property.

When Sprague rejected that offer as ludicrously low, the city started paperwork to seize the property by eminent domain proceedings.

But wait. You can hear the galloping up of lawyers, and the thundering of their hoofbeats.

After six years of tossing a lot of

dust in the air along with quite a few billable hours, the case was decided in 2009.

Sprague won. Then, the city appealed.

In late May, the appeal was remanded back to a lower court.

The city had lost a second time, but the court decided to toss back the exact amount decision to the lower superior court.

On June 6 of this year, the Portland City Council ordered that the $715,000 judgment be paid, along with the $252,000 in court costs, fees and interest. They passed that decision on an emergency basis, with an 8-0 decision.

Naturally, the city attorney’s office is appealing the appeal of the original decision. The city is contesting not the amount owed Sprague for the taking of his land, but now disputes the “interest” portion of that decision.

Back in May when the decision was handed down, Sprague told the Daily Sun “It was just a very unfortunate waste of time, everybody’s money. It cost a lot of money, and it didn’t get us anywhere. The see HIGGINS page 5

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Stop coddling the super-rich Our leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched.

While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan, and while most Americans struggle to make ends meet, we mega-rich continue to get our extraordinary tax breaks.

Some of us are investment managers who earn billions from our daily labors but are allowed to classify our income as “carried interest,” thereby getting a bargain 15 percent tax rate.

Others own stock index futures for 10 minutes and have 60 percent of their gain taxed at 15 percent, as if they’d been long-term investors.

These and other blessings are showered upon us by legislators in Washington who feel compelled to protect us, much as if we were spotted owls or some other endangered species. It’s nice to have friends in high places.

Last year my federal tax bill — the income tax I paid, as well as payroll taxes paid by me and on my behalf — was $6,938,744. That sounds like a lot of money. But what I paid was only 17.4 percent of my taxable income — and that’s actually a lower percentage than was paid by any of the other 20 people in our office. Their tax burdens ranged from 33 percent to 41 percent and averaged 36 percent.

If you make money with money, as some of my super-rich friends do, your percentage may be a bit lower than mine. But if you earn money from a

Warren E. Buffett ––––– The New York Times job, your percentage will surely exceed mine — most likely by a lot.

To understand why, you need to examine the sources of government revenue. Last year about 80 percent of these revenues came from personal income taxes and payroll taxes. The mega-rich pay income taxes at a rate of 15 percent on most of their earnings but pay practically nothing in payroll taxes. It’s a different story for the middle class: typically, they fall into the 15 percent and 25 percent income tax brackets, and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot.

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, tax rates for the rich were far higher, and my percentage rate was in the middle of the pack. According to a theory I sometimes hear, I should have thrown a fit and refused to invest because of the elevated tax rates on capital gains and dividends.

I didn’t refuse, nor did others. I have worked with investors for 60 years and I have yet to see anyone — not even when capital gains rates were 39.9 percent in 1976-77 — shy away from a sensible investment because of the tax rate on the potential gain. People invest to make money, and potential

taxes have never scared them off. And to those who argue that higher rates hurt job creation, I would note that a net of nearly 40 million jobs were added between 1980 and 2000. You know what’s happened since then: lower tax rates and far lower job creation.

Since 1992, the I.R.S. has compiled data from the returns of the 400 Americans reporting the largest income. In 1992, the top 400 had aggregate taxable income of $16.9 billion and paid federal taxes of 29.2 percent on that sum. In 2008, the aggregate income of the highest 400 had soared to $90.9 billion — a staggering $227.4 million on average — but the rate paid had fallen to 21.5 percent.

The taxes I refer to here include only federal income tax, but you can be sure that any payroll tax for the 400 was inconsequential compared to income.

In fact, 88 of the 400 in 2008 reported no wages at all, though every one of them reported capital gains. Some of my brethren may shun work but they all like to invest. (I can relate to that.)

I know well many of the mega-rich and, by and large, they are very decent people. They love America and appreciate the opportunity this country has given them. Many have joined the Giving Pledge, promising to give most of their wealth to philanthropy. Most wouldn’t mind being told to pay more in taxes as well, particularly when so many of their fellow citizens are truly suffering.

Twelve members of Congress will soon take on the crucial job of rearranging our country’s finances. They’ve

been instructed to devise a plan that reduces the 10-year deficit by at least $1.5 trillion. It’s vital, however, that they achieve far more than that. Americans are rapidly losing faith in the ability of Congress to deal with our country’s fiscal problems. Only action that is immediate, real and very substantial will prevent that doubt from morphing into hopelessness. That feeling can create its own reality.

Job one for the 12 is to pare down some future promises that even a rich America can’t fulfill. Big money must be saved here. The 12 should then turn to the issue of revenues. I would leave rates for 99.7 percent of taxpayers unchanged and continue the current 2-percentage-point reduction in the employee contribution to the payroll tax. This cut helps the poor and the middle class, who need every break they can get.

But for those making more than $1 million — there were 236,883 such households in 2009 — I would raise rates immediately on taxable income in excess of $1 million, including, of course, dividends and capital gains.

And for those who make $10 million or more — there were 8,274 in 2009 — I would suggest an additional increase in rate.

My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress. It’s time for our government to get serious about shared sacrifice.

(Warren E. Buffett is the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway.)

Meager satisfaction of a protest vote may be a luxury in California CHAPMAN from page 4

You might forget that Republicans used to accuse Obama of a grand, power-mad plot to remake America, or that Democrats once praised his generous spirit and calm appeals to civility. Those who have always detested Obama now find new grounds to detest him, while many who once found his approach refreshing now see it as naive.

But the reason Obama appears to be mired in a 1970s-style malaise is not that he is so similar to Carter in personality or ideology. It’s that the nation is awash in terrible economic news, much as it was during Carter’s day. No president looks good in the wan light of a sick economy.

The feeble growth provides ammunition to conservatives, who blame it on his extravagant spending and class-warfare rhetoric. It confirms the suspicions of liberals, who lament his miserly stimulus and cowardly indulgence of Wall Street. It suggests a lack of compe-

tence that dooms him to failure.

But by any objective standard, Obama has plenty of achievements. He approved a daring raid that killed Osama bin Laden. He’s on his way to ending the Iraq war. He brought about a health insurance overhaul aimed at fulfilling the Democratic dream of universal coverage.

He saved General Motors and Chrysler and the jobs they provide. He scrapped the military’s policy against gays. He put new regulations on financial institutions and the credit card industry.

He signed a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia.

He launched a major initiative to promote innovation in schools, winning praise even from conservatives. He stopped the use of torture against suspected terrorists.

Love it or hate it, this is not the record of a dithering dunce or a confused wimp. It’s all in keeping with the vision Obama offered during the 2008 campaign. It’s

all historically significant. None of it was preordained.

But four years of economic stagnation and turmoil have an odd way of wearing on the populace. Even if most people blame Bush more than Obama, the incumbent can’t escape the general taint of failure.

It’s almost impossible to be a successful president — or at least to be seen as one — with an unsuccessful economy.

The point is not that Obama’s policies are or are not responsible for our current economic plight. The point is that perceptions of his character are powerfully shaped by external conditions that may have nothing to do with his behavior or his particular attributes.

The lesson for the president and commentators is simple. If the economy gains some real steam by next November, Obama’s personal qualities won’t matter much. And if it doesn’t? Ditto.

(Steve Chapman blogs daily at newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/steve_chapman.)

Expect the city to try to regulate the height of outdoor umbrellas HIGGINS from page 4

goal of the master planning committee was to move this ... ahead. Maybe now we can move ahead.”

One step forward, two steps back. That is the way of things here in the land of the legal hokey-pokey.

Meanwhile, the interest clock keeps on ticking.

So what happened between the time the City Council approved payment and today? According to a memo released by Corporation Counsel for the city, “Following Council action we will submit a payment to POCO in the amount of $795,023.12. That amount was calculated by adding the judgment

($715,000) to the taxable costs ($6,939.20) for litigation related expenses like expert witness fees, depositions, etc., $1,480.92 in post-judgment interest and $71,603 in pre-judgment interest.”

“The amount that we will be paying in pre-judgment interest could be significantly less than the Plaintiff’s calculation ($243,014.53) because our attorneys believe that a much later date in time (September 13, 2009) should be used to initiate the calculation of pre-judgment interest.”

Long story short, now the argument has changed.

The city admits it lost the case and owes the money, but challenges the date of the interest calculation.

Let’s step back and reverse things for a moment.

If you were late on your property tax bill, and the whole thing ended up in court, what date would YOU choose the interest clock to start? I was always taught the fairest way to determine if a deal was a square deal or not was to turn it around, so it didn’t matter to you which side of the deal you got.

By the time the judge makes a ruling on this, another $50 to $100 grand could be tossed away. If we pay it now, we get it behind us for good.

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

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Six Portland mayoral hopefuls turn in nominating papers; Duson confirmed by clerk

Gray trail A Portland trail connecting the city’s downtown with the Eastern Promenade Trail has been named the Joseph E. Gray Jr. Trail, in honor of the more than four decades of public service Gray gave to the city, including most recently as city manager. At a ceremony in July, the trail marker, a granite threshold, was officially unveiled to the public. “Selecting a ribbon of green that could also be gray is a fitting tribute for Joe and acknowledges how our lives have been touched by his hard work and commitment to the City of Portland,” Portland Mayor Nicholas Mavodones said in a city press release.

“Without question the city is a better, more connected and engaged community as a result of Joe’s commitment to the residents and businesses who call Portland home.” Gray first joined the city as a city planner for the Model Cities Program in 1969.

During the next 40 years of public service, he served as project director for the Model Cities Program, deputy director of the Portland Renewal Authority and later as director of the Department of Planning and Urban Development.

He retired in February from the post of city manager.

(DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

At least 19 people say they’re running for Portland mayor, but for now, Councilor Jill Duson is the only confirmed candidate.

Duson was one of six candidates yesterday to submit nominating papers to the city clerk’s office and the first to have her signatures confirmed by city officials, city spokesperson Nicole Clegg said.

Councilor and sitting mayor Nick Mavodones, Councilor Dave Marshall, former state representative John Eder, small businessman Hamza Haadoow and Back Cove resident Peter Bryant also turned in nominating papers yesterday — the first day they could be submitted.

City code requires candidates for mayor to turn in between 300 and 500 signatures from registered voters living in Portland. Clegg said it generally takes a day or two for city clerks to verify signatures for a candidate.

“It will probably take a couple days to certify the signatures,” she said, adding, “it will depend how busy they are.”

The Nov. 8 mayoral election will be Portland’s first since the 1920s. Voters last fall approved changes to the city charter that converted the one-year, largely ceremonial mayoral post into a four-year, elected position with more authority, including veto power over the budget.

The position also includes a significant pay increase: Whoever is elected will earn about $66,000, up from about $7,200 now.

Candidates have until Aug. 29 to submit nominating papers.

Cale one of three companies to submit bids for city’s parking meter upgrade PROBE from page one

9,000 automated parking meters to more than 110 U.S. cities.

So what does this inquiry mean for Portland, which last month selected Cale for a parking meter contract worth up to $200,000? For now, not much.

City spokesperson Nicole Clegg said officials are still trying to learn more about the federal inquiry.

“I think we are gathering the information so we can understand what has transpired, and we can make a decision as to whether or not that would affect the award,” she said.

John Peverada, the city’s parking manager, said yesterday that no contract has been signed with Cale.

“There is no contract,” he said. “We’ve selected them, but we haven’t done anything yet.”

Levey, Cale's chief executive, did not return a phone call Monday seeking comment.

Last month, Cale was awarded a city contract to install up to 20 automated, solar-powered pay stations that would replace dozens of existing parking meters in downtown Portland. The location of the new meters, due to be installed this fall, has not been released.

Cale was one of three companies that submitted bids for the city’s parking meter upgrade, although one of the suppliers, Digital/ITS, eventually dropped out. A five-person committee comprised of city workers and a representative from Portland Downtown District reviewed the competing requests from Cale and Parkeon, another automated meter supplier.

“While the general consensus was that both vendors could satisfy our needs, the Cale proposal scored the highest rating,” said John Peverada, parking

“As a member of a committee making a decision, if we had known that in advance, sure, that would impact my personal decision.”

— Dick LeGarde, a member of the selection committee for a vendor to supply automated parking meters to Portland manager, in a July 22 memo. The committee arrived at those scores before the FBI raid occurred.

According to that memo, each member of the committee rated the proposals independently, leading to an overall score of 95.7 for Cale and a 90 for Parkeon, on a 100-point scale. The committee rated each proposal based on three categories based on qualifications/experience/references; functionality; and cost, with cost accounting for 40 percent of the overall score and the other two categories accounting for 30 percent each.

Cale scored higher in categories based on qualifications/experience/references and function. Parkeon scored higher on cost, selling its parking meter units for $7,150, which is $400 less per unit than Cale.

“Some of the major deciding factors in Cale’s favor were the availability of an optional motion-sensored light bar that can be mounted directly on the base unit, a 10 watt solar panel that it is unnoticeable to passers-by thus less likely to be vandalized, a tear of portion of the receipt for people to take with them, 24/7 access to their company staffed help desk that comes at no cost,” Peverada said in the July 22 memo, which was addressed to Matt Fitzgerald, the

city's purchasing manager.

Dick LeGarde, a member of the selection committee and the head of Portland’s Treasury Division, said knowledge the of FBI probe into Cale would have absolutely impacted his decision when rating the competing parking meter proposals.

“As a member of a committee making a decision, if we had known that in advance, sure, that would impact my personal decision,” he said yesterday.

Jan Beitzer, head of Portland Downtown District and another member of the parking meter selection committee, wouldn’t say how news of the FBI probe into Cale would have affected her decision during the bidding process.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Beitzer said, adding that she didn't recall giving a score to the parking meter contracts. She referred questions on the issue back to Clegg.

Peverada, who was also on the selection committee, said that knowledge “might have” affected his rating during the bid review. But, he added that much is still unknown about the federal inquiry into alleged kickbacks in Portland, Ore. A public relations company representing Parkeon, which the selection committee passed over in favor of Cale, was quick to latch onto Cale’s legal problems.

“What we’re hoping to achieve is simply that you and your readers are aware of the issues raised by the FBI’s actions in Portland, Ore., concerning the award of a contract to a vendor who recently won a similar contract in your city,” Kevin Feeley, president of Philadelphia-based Bellevue Communications Group, said yesterday in an email.

Through Feeley, Parkeon officials did not immediately respond yesterday to requests for comment.

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Dock jumper at Peaks leads to ferry mishap

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A Casco Bay Ferry Lines vessel was not damaged after experiencing a “hard landing” Saturday afternoon at Peaks Island that might have been caused by a swimmer who jumped from the main pier.

Hank Berg, general manager of the ferry line, said he’s planning to contact state transportation officials to discuss safety improvements in light of the incident. However, he stopped short of recommending a ban on jumping off the landing, which has long been a summer tradition.

Berg said the 122-foot Machigonne II was approaching the ferry landing when a swimmer jumped in, not far from the boat’s intended path.

He said the captain jammed the boat into reverse to slow it down, causing a loud wrenching sound.

The boat ended up “bumping” into a pier support.

Nobody was injured in the boat or on the water.

“The crew did exactly what they were supposed to,” said Berg. “The captain announced on the ferry that there would be a hard docking, so people knew that.”

Swimming around the Peaks Island landing is something of a tradition on Peaks, as dozens of teens and adults can be found jumping from the landing on hot summer days. Often times, the swimmers will time their jumps to the ferry’s comings and goings, to the enjoyment of ferry passengers.

The incident occurred at about 4:45 p.m. Saturday

as the vessel prepared to dock.

“As the Machigonne was putting into Peaks Island, there were swimmers there, and the captain announced that the ferry was approaching. Then, as it was approaching, one of (the swimmers) dove back in,” Berg said.

Incidents like the one that occurred Saturday are uncommon, but Berg said he intends to contact Maine Department of Transportation, which owns the pier, about installing new signage aimed at the swimmers.

“I think they've tried (regulating swimming) in the past,” Berg said, adding, “It’s really MDOT’s property, so we need to coordinate anything ... with them.”

‘There’s conflicting language in the charter,’ councilor explains WESTBROOK from page one

council voted unanimously during its Aug. 1 meeting to approve the agreement.

Brock sued Westbrook and its mayor, Colleen Hilton, after she announced following taking office that she wouldn't reappoint him as chief.

The bulk of the city's department heads, including fire chief, are subject to annual appointment. However, a separate provision in the city charter says the fire chief serves until death, retirement or removal with cause.

"There's conflicting language in the charter," said Councilor Michael Foley. "They are aware of the issue and will hopefully address it."

The charter commission was established last year.

It's tasked with reviewing Westbrook's governing document in order to decide if revisions or updates are necessary.

"Over the years there were things that needed to be cleaned up in our charter," said Councilor President Brendan Rielly, adding that "there were a number of issues that came up at the time" resi-

dents voted in favor of forming the commission.

"This is definitely an issue that has been raised with the charter commission," he said. "The council just can't change the charter."

Commission members — six of whom were selected by voters and three who were appointed by the City Council — say they are in the initial discussion phase and have not moved to make any changes. Nonetheless, the lawsuit has led to dialogue on whether the some language needs to be adjusted.

"It certainly has come up," said Michael Mullett, a commission member.

"We really didn't get into it yet, but I would be surprised if it doesn't get some play," he said.

At least one member of the charter commission said she wants to discuss the whole process of annual appointments.

"I really feel that there should be a conversation," said Susan Rossignol, another commission member, who says the issue "is dear to (her) heart."

Rossignol, along with Brock and the city's former recreation director, was let go after the mayor's

inauguration. She worked as the city's finance director and says her job was abruptly terminated after 32 years.

She explained that she's split on whether changes to annual appointments are necessary, but added that discussions are appropriate.

"In a way I feel that the annual appointment is OK and it does work, but I don't know, I think maybe it should be every four years," she said. "How are going to keep good people if they know that every appointment can be canned with a new mayor?"

The settlement agreement with Brock will cost taxpayers $110,000. The remaining $210,000 will be paid by the city's insurer.

There was no discussion among councilors during the settlement's first reading, and officials indicated it would likely be approved Monday night.

"Most of the City Council just wants to move forward," Foley said Monday prior to the vote.

Any proposals made by the charter commission will be presented to voters for final approval. They have until November 2012 to decide on any recommendations.

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Rogers: ‘We’re calling this a drug related crime’ STABBING from page one

The Portland Police Department arrested three Massachusetts residents after police say three people were stabbed in the apartment at 546 Ocean Ave. "We're calling this a drug related crime," said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman. "They were there inside the apartment, there was a dispute and then the assault occurred."

Jeremy Frost, 22, of Dorchester, Mass., was charged with assault and aggravated trafficking of crack cocaine. Camilia Clark, 23, also of Dorchester, Mass., was charged with assault; and her sister, Tiana Clark, 28, of Medford, Mass., was charged with aggravated assault. Rogers said there was "a significant amount" of suspected crack cocaine recovered by police, but couldn't say exactly how much.

Three people, including Tiana Clark, were taken to the hospital and treated for minor stab wounds, and a fourth person was treated for an ankle injury, Rogers said.

Mohamad Mohamad, a resident of the apartment complex, said he's lived there for three or four years and finally saw the violence erupt Monday morning.

"I woke up early today around 8 or LEFT: A Portland police officer interviews witnesses at 546 Ocean Ave. Monday during a multiple stabbing and drug arrest investigation.

(DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

9, with some commotions going on, it was from that building," he said, pointing to the top floor apartment facing Washington Avenue. "Some people were brutalizing each other, stabbings, there was something going on up there. There were so many cops around so I came out, and see these cops, and the next thing you know you see a lady that has a cut head running around and bleeding. It was pretty intense. There were drugs involved.

The cops were pulling out bags and stuff."

Rogers said at least three other people were in the apartment at the time of the incident. He declined to release the victims' names.

Mohamad said he was startled by the commotion.

"There were people fighting, hitting each other with bottles and stuff like that. ... Today, recently, all this happened, we don't know why," he said.

Another occupant of the apartment complex, Yahya Ali, said he saw signs of trouble in the neighboring apartment.

"People came in daily. ... We wake up early in the morning, and you hear noises, you hear people hitting each other on the wall, a screaming lady," he said.

"We've seen a lot of traffic this past couple of months, beginning of summer, very random traffic, women who are like half naked and men who look like pimps. They come out looking really sick, like they are on drugs," Ali said.

Last year’s protests fail to repeat at this year’s open carry rally

BY MARGE NIBLOCK SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A get-together Sunday promoting the right to openly carry a firearm did not spark the kind of protests and backlash seen last year.

Shane Belanger and Forrest Brown were the first to arrive Sunday, Aug. 14, at Back Cove across from Hannaford grocery store. They were the organizers of an event bringing together proponents of "open carry," sponsored by the Maine Open Carry Association. They each had a visible firearm in a holster, which makes the point they’re trying to get across, that people have the right to carry a firearm openly in Maine.

The event was billed as a picnic and organizers said they weren’t expecting a very large crowd. They also didn’t expect to have people who opposed them, as was the case at their first annual event last year, where a police presence kept the two groups separated.

Last summer, then-city councilor Dan Skolnik, who chaired Portland’s Public Safety Committee, led a counterprotest of the open carry rally. Skolnik subsequently and unsuccessfully pushed for legislation to curb possession of firearms in certain locations.

Belanger said the group is “mis-

characterized as cowboys or vigilantes,” adding, “We never want to use our firearms.”

A police lieutenant and sergeant stopped by and identified themselves to the two organizers, telling them if they had any problems someone would be nearby to assist.

Belanger and Brown, students at University of Southern Maine, stressed that this was an opportunity for people of a like-minded perspective to get-together and for people to be aware of the rights they have.

“This year we want to stay ‘on topic,' Belanger said. "We have no political agenda. ... We want to keep it low key.”

Brown is the organization’s webmaster and said members are observant of safety.

The men discussed one of their favorite cities with this reporter, Kennesaw, Ga., where in 1982 an ordinance was passed that made it a requirement for heads of households to own and maintain a firearm. The population has gone from 5,000 to approximately 30,000 but the law has remained on the books, although some exceptions have been granted, and no one has been prosecuted for failure to comply with the ordinance.

Shane Belanger wears a holstered firearm and a James Madison T-shirt at a rally for open carry Sunday. Madison drafted what ultimately became the United States Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution. (MARGE NIBLOCK PHOTO)

At Sunday’s open carry rally, Forrest Brown wears a shirt that offers a take-off of the “Got Milk?” campaign, with the slogan, “Got Freedom?” (MARGE NIBLOCK PHOTO)

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Tuesday, August 16, 2011— Page 9

Bayside block party delights weekend crowd

BY MARGE NIBLOCK SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Neighbors performed, a policing center served up hotdogs and hamburgers and the Police Officer of the Month for June, Senior Lead Officer Andjelko Napijalo, made an appearance at the Bayside Neighborhood Association block party, held on Saturday, Aug. 13, in the Goodwill parking lot next to Dyer’s Variety, on Portland Street.

State Representative Ben Chipman, I-Portland, brought his gas grill and spent the entire time cooking. Ed Simmons, owner and manager of Rockin’ Rickey’s Tavern, donated the meat, and he and his staff had pressed the 300 hamburger patties. Simmons is on Bayside’s Neighborhood Watch Committee.

Mary-Ellen Welch, who staffs the Midtown Community Policing Center, put in many hours helping to set up and then stood behind the counter serving the hotdogs and hamburgers. Bayside board member Steve Hirshon had the job of giving out tickets to people who lined up for food and beverages.

Senior Lead Officer Napijalo was a hit with the children as he bent over to place stick-on police badges on their clothing. On Monday, Mayor Nick Mavodones issued a proclamation honoring Napijalo as officer of the month for June.

A crowd enjoyed music and karaoke, with performances from Bayside neighbors.

Sponsors of the event were Rickey’s Tavern, G&R DiMillo’s, Lost Coin Café, Wayside Soup Kitchen, and Preble Street and the city of Portland.

Portland Police Department Senior Lead Officer Andjelko Napijalo shares a sticker with a youngster during the Bayside Neighborhood Association Block Party. (MARGE NIBLOCK PHOTO)

GOP redistricting plan targets Pingree’s seat

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The hometown of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, would change congressional districts under a Republican-backed redistricting proposal released yesterday.

The plan, presented by GOP members of a 15-person bipartisan redistricting committee, would redraw the current boundaries between Maine’s two congressional districts so that Pingree’s hometown of North Haven would no longer be part of the 1st District, which she has Pingree represented since 2009.

The Democrat-backed plan would leave the two districts more or less as they are today, switching the Central Maine town of Vassalboro (pop. 4,300) from the first district to the second district but leaving other boundaries the same, according to published reports.

Members of U.S. Congress are not required to live in their district, so the

change would not necessarily mean Pingree would lose her seat. But Willy Ritch, Pingree’s spokesman, said she was “not happy about” the Republican proposal.

“Chellie moved to North Haven as a teenager and started serving as a state senator (from there) in 1992.

Hometowns do mean something to people, and that is her hometown,” Ritch said. “So the idea of taking her hometown of her congressional district, certainly she is not happy about this.”

“It does seem a little like it’s a personal political move” against Chellie, he added.

But Republican state Sen. Deb Plowman, R-Hampden, told reporters yesterday that geography, not politics, led to the new boundaries.

"It doesn't matter where she lives as long as she represents the district," Plowman told reporters, according to WABI TV in Bangor. "The problem is she lives at the very tip top of the district so if we move one town or one part of the county or switch a county we can't possibly protect it because of where she lives on the edge of the district."

As presented, the Republican plan would move Lincoln, Knox and Sagadahoc counties from District one into District two, according to the Bangor see PINGREE page 13

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll bustle and sweat, running at an impressive level of productivity. Then tonight, you’ll drop your weary body into bed and enjoy the best sleep you’ve had in months. Your dreams will be heavenly.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You don’t have buried anger -- it’s right on the surface where you can effectively do something about it. Channel your feelings into exercise, and you’ll get a stellar workout.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You rate well in someone’s book of friendship. However, with that high rating comes a lot of responsibility and expectation. You’ll feel the burden of that privilege today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You’re looking for a spark of genius, and it will come from a certain free spirit you know. This person’s revolutionary vision will elevate you both from the realms of normality to embrace an extraordinary circumstance.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). A scene that you created, cast, set up and directed is now playing on the stage of the world, seemingly without you. You won’t mind being an invisible contributor, though. You’ll proudly haunt the background.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 16).

Using your talents makes you feel rich, and that feeling helps you attract greater riches. A special relationship will take a turn toward deeper commitment in the next six weeks. You’ll pick up a new skill in October. Festivities abound through the fall. Family will move closer to you in the new year. Aquarius and Capricorn people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 11, 3, 26, 36 and 41.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). While you struggle in the trenches trying to get what you need out of life, some with less talent and heart are rising quickly.

Don’t try to stop them. They will eventually be exposed. You’ll win in the end.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It will be easy to get so carried away by a project that you lose track of time, ignore phone calls and blow off any previous goals you had for the day. That’s how you know you’re really in the zone!

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The way you see it, the world is loaded with opportunities waiting to be seized.

A partner or colleague is worried that you’ll do all the seizing alone. Reinforce that you are a team player, and make this person believe it.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You will feel the worship of someone’s eyes, and you will know what it means to be adored. Time will tell whether this is really love or merely a passing infatuation.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your to-do list is pretty simple today. To paraphrase cartoonist Roz Chast: You need to wash some laundry, return that item you borrowed and forge the essence of your soul into the history of your people.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You are certain of your alliances. You depend only on those who have proved to be constant in word and deed. Even then, you make sure you have a backup plan.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Thinking too hard about a problem will only confuse you further. Distance yourself from the issue. While your conscious mind is distracted by juicy bits of life, your subconscious will work out the knots and

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2011. There are 137 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 16, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued Proclamation 86, which prohibited the states of the Union from engaging in commercial trade with states that were in rebellion — i.e., the Confederacy.

On this date: In 1777, American forces won the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington.

In 1812, Detroit fell to British and Indian forces in the War of 1812.

In 1858, a telegraphed message from Britain’s Queen Victoria to President James Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid trans-Atlantic cable.

In 1920, Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was struck in the head by a pitch thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees; Chapman died the following morning.

In 1948, baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York at age 53.

In 1954, Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc. In 1956, Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president at the Democratic national convention in Chicago.

In 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42.

In 1987, 156 people were killed when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed while trying to take off from Detroit.

One year ago: A Boeing 737 jetliner filled with vacationers crashed in a thunderstorm and broke apart as it slid onto the runway on Colombia’s San Andres Island; all but two of the 131 people on board survived.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Ann Blyth is 83. Sportscaster Frank Gifford is 81. Singer Eydie Gorme is 80. Actor Gary Clarke is 78. Actress Julie Newmar is 78. Actress Anita Gillette is 75. Actress Carole Shelley is 72. Country singer Billy Joe Shaver is 72.

Movie director Bruce Beresford is 71. Actor Bob Balaban is 66. Ballerina Suzanne Farrell is 66. Actress Lesley Ann Warren is 65.

Rock singer-musician Joey Spampinato (NRBQ) is 61. Actor Reginald VelJohnson is 59. TV personality Kathie Lee Gifford is 58.

Rhythm-and-blues singer J.T. Taylor is 58.

Movie director James Cameron is 57. Actor Jeff Perry is 56. Rock musician Tim Farriss is 54. Actress Laura Innes is 54. Singer Madonna is 53. Actress Angela Bassett is 53. Actor Timothy Hutton is 51. Actor Steve Carell is 49. Former tennis player Jimmy Arias is 47. Actor-singer Donovan Leitch is 44. Actor Andy Milder is 43. Actor Seth Peterson is 41. Country singer Emily Robison is 39. Actor George Stults is 36. Singer Vanessa Carlton is 31. Actor Cam Gigandet is 29. Actress Agnes Bruckner is 26. Actor Shawn Pyfrom is 25. Country singer Ashton Shepherd is 25. Actor Kevin G. Schmidt is 23. Actress Rumer Willis is 23.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: “Ed” and I have been married for six months.

He is a wonderful husband in every way except one: He refuses to discuss our financial situation with me. I know nothing about the mortgage payments, utility bills or insurance.

I don’t even know Ed’s salary at his high-level government job. I have repeatedly asked him to sit down with me and talk about these matters, but he says, “Some other time,” and it never happens.

I have a part-time job that does not pay a great deal, although I have told Ed I’d like to contribute toward our expenses. He brushed that idea aside, saying whatever I earn is mine to spend as I see fit. I spend some of my money on groceries and household items, but it doesn’t matter to Ed. My friends tell me I am lucky to have a husband who takes care of all the bills. But I feel like a kept woman and not an equal partner in the marriage. I have no reason to believe Ed is involved in anything shady or that we are in debt. What do you suppose is going on? -- Left in the Dark Dear Left: By keeping you in the dark, Ed controls the money in your relationship. This is unfair and potentially dangerous. Don’t let him be evasive. Ask him for a specific date to go over your finances, mark it on the calendar and remind him. Write down all your questions so you don’t forget anything. If he still avoids discussing it with you or treats you as if you have no right to know, tell him it seems suspicious and is undermining your trust in him. Next stop: a counselor or a lawyer.

Dear Annie: My sensitive 26-year-old daughter mumbles and sounds inarticulate. Is there a way to let her know that she can work on this speech disorder?

She doesn’t believe she has a problem. Her friends and family members simply ask her to repeat herself. In school,

people told her she was hard to understand, and a few made fun of her. In formal, professional situations, she makes an effort to be clear, but once she’s comfortable, she falls back into making mumbling noises and slurring her words.

I’m just waking up to the fact that her baby-talk may not cure itself over time. I tried to get her into counseling after her father died, but it didn’t take. She has since moved to another town and is trying to support herself with temporary jobs.

Her speech has affected her confidence. I’d like to help by paying for sessions with a speech therapist, but she’s likely to cringe at the suggestion. Should I just give up and continue to pretend to understand her when we talk on the phone? How do I approach this? -- A Sad Mother Dear Mom: Inarticulate speech patterns are best addressed at a young age. At 26, your daughter’s mumbling is completely entrenched and will require great effort and constant practice to change. But it can be done if she is motivated enough.

Don’t be afraid to risk her anger or embarrassment. Someone needs to tell her she sounds unprofessional and childish. If she has a good friend who would be willing to back you up, that may help convince her that she needs some assistance.

Dear Annie: I agree with your response to “Mother of the Bride,” whose ex-husband threatened not to walk his daughter down the aisle if she invited certain relatives. But I think you should have added that any father who cannot put aside his own desires for one day in order to make his daughter happy on her wedding day doesn’t deserve the honor of walking her down the aisle. -- Montreal Mom Dear Montreal: We don’t disagree, but it’s not up to us. It was important to the bride that Dad walk her down the aisle.

She is the only one who can decide what emotional price she is willing to pay for such a “privilege.”

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

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by Scott Stantis

DOE supports Maine Record Hill Wind project The Department of Energy finalized a $102 million loan guarantee to Record Hill Wind, LLC in support of the 50.6-megawatt wind power plant, an eight-mile transmission line and associated interconnection equipment near the town of Roxbury, Maine in Oxford County.

Developed and managed by Wagner Wind Energy I, LLC of New Hampshire and Independence Wind, LLC of Maine, Record Hill will provide sustainable power to the state while funding 200 construction jobs, according to a statement by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu. “This innovative project creates jobs in Maine while boosting domestic wind generation in order to achieve the Administration’s goal of doubling clean energy produced in America by 2035,” said Chu. “Clean energy is a major driver of American competitiveness, and investments like these are essential to secure our position as global leader.”

The Record Hill wind project will consist of 22 turbines and new transmission lines to interconnect with Central Maine Power, the local utility. The turbines will be installed with innovative Turbine Load Control (TLC) technology, a system of sensors and processing software that allows the turbines to continue to generate electricity under turbulent conditions, rather than be shut down completely. TLC is also expected to reduce wear-and-tear on the turbines, reduce operation and management costs, and preserve the lifetime of the turbine components.

— Staff Report

States required to review districts every 10 years PINGREE from page 9

Daily News. Oxford, Kennebec and Androscoggin counties would move from district two to district 1, along with part of Franklin County.

Both districts would be almost identical in population under the GOP plan, but would shuffle more than 300,000 Mainers into a new district to achieve this relative parity. As Ritch points out, the Republican plan would also add 10,000 Republicans into the 2nd District — the more conservative of the two districts.

Things apparently got testy when the subject of Pingree’s seat came up at redistricting committee meeting yesterday, WABI reported.

"Is someone going to show me in the law or in a court decision where it's going to say you need to take into consideration where your current sitting congressional members sit when you redraw a map. Does that exist?" said state Rep. Ken Fredette, R-Newport.

State Sen. Seth Goodall responded, “That does not exist, but the question would be why would you do that based on the risks that would have to voter displacement as well as other relationships that help the state of Maine?"

"I appreciate you answering with a question...if maintaining the status quo is essentially protecting two Democratic congressman that's not what we're here to do,” Fredette shot back, according to WABI. “We're here to do apportionment."

States are required to examine congressional districts every 10 years to correspond with updated census information, according to the Bangor Daily News.

The committee is expected to submit a final redistricting plan by the end of August The GOP-controlled state legislature is expected to vote on the redistricting plan during a special session on Sept. 27, but it’s not clear if the plan will receive two-thirds majority required to pass.

If that happens, the courts will likely have to intervene — which is how we got the existing boundaries in the first place.

According to Ritch, the Maine Supreme Court drew the existing boundaries after lawmakers were unable to agree after the last census.

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Tuesday, Aug. 16 Free seminar, ‘Outlook and Opportunities’ 10 a.m. Free seminar, “Outlook and Opportunities: Economic Recovery — Progress, Not Perfection,” hosted by Seth Cheikin, AAMS, Financial Advisor. “Why high deficits should not prevent you from making investment decisions; how to choose municipal bonds; where to look for stock market opportunities. Edward Jones, 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth Shopping Center, second floor, Falmouth on Aug. 16 at 10 a.m., Aug. 17 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Aug. 18 at 10 a.m.

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

West African rhythms with Annegret Baier noon to 1 p.m. Post Office Park, Congress Square and Lobsterman’s Park provide perfect venues for live music, talented local performers and activities for kids. Whether during a lunch break or with the kids, downtown Portland’s free events are not to be missed. Weekday Performance Series — Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m. Enjoy your lunch outside and be entertained by Portland’s best talented performers! Congress Square: Aug. 16, West African rhythms with Annegret Baier. Baier will present West African rhythms and songs on authentic drums and percussion instruments!

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‘Meet Your Farmer’ film event 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust is partnering with Maine Farmland Trust to show eight short films in an event titled “Meet Your Farmer” at the Topsham Public Library. Free and open to the public, this film series will begin with a short meet and greet with local farmers including Seth Kroeck of Crystal Spring Farm, and several varieties of locally grown foods to sample. Following the film screenings, there will be a brief discussion Q & A. Maine filmmakers Cecily Pingree and Jason Mann, have created films that tell the diverse stories of eight Maine farms: from Aroostook to York; potatoes to dairy, from large commercial operations to small farmers who sell directly to local people.

The films have traveled to over 50 locations throughout the state, telling the important story of farming in Maine and have been hailed as “moving portraits” and “incredible film work” by observers. For more information www.btlt.com

Dave Wickerham on the Kotzschmar 7:30 p.m. “Great Movie Music and More!” Organist-in-Residence at the Milhous Museum in Baco Raton, Fla., where he commands three different organs, “Wickerham brings his enthusiastic musicianship and vast repertoire to the historic Kotzschmar organ in a program called, Great Movie Music and More! We’ll travel from the early Hollywood years, and beyond, with this grand event on the World’s most versatile concert organ. Definitely Oscar worthy!” www.foko.org

Wednesday, Aug. 17

On Aug. 27 and 28, Ogunquit Playhouse stages Pippi Longstocking’s Musical Adventure. Here, youngsters present Fairy Houses the Musical and Fairy Village Tour. (COURTESY PHOTO) Melinda Wagner: Scritch for Oboe + String Quartet; Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Winds. The concert will be preceded by an informal pre-concert lecture by composer Elliott Schwartz at 7 p.m. Abromson Community Education Center, University of Southern Maine (Portland Campus).

88 Bedford St., Portland.

Crash Barry at Bull Moose in Scarborough 7 p.m. Maine author Crash Barry will read from and sign copies of his new book “Tough Island: True Stories From Matinicus, Maine” at Bull Moose in Scarborough, 456 Payne Rd. Tough Island will be available for the reduced price of $11.70 as a first edition hardcover. “The gritty memoir provides a guided tour of a unique society inhabited by resourceful individuals and scoundrels. Barry tells stories of danger and drugs, sex and violence, death and sorrow, all unfolding in a landscape of breathtaking beauty.”

More information about Crash Barry and his work can be found at http://crashbarry.com.

‘Passion of the Hausfrau’ in Freeport Linda McConnell in Falmouth via Skype 7 p.m. Linda McConnell, the beloved librarian from Australia, will make a come-back appearance at the Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth via Skype. “As part of the Library’s summer travelogue series, Linda will be coming to us live from Melbourne, Australia to talk to us about living and traveling in her native land.” 781-2351.

Thursday, Aug. 18 Summer Reading Ice Cream Social Blast 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St., Westbrook. “Join us for a Summer Reading Ice Cream Social Blast! You’ve been reading this summer; Walker will provide you an opportunity to share your reading excitement. Walker Memorial Library will have lots of ice cream and toppings on hand. ... You come with enthusiasm and a willingness to share your reading thoughts. Book lovers unite! This is a family friendly event. Kids programs with stories, music, gaming and an Adult reading discussion group will be available. Ample parking. Handicapped accessible.

Inspirations in Color 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Inspirations in Color: a new exhibit by artist Beth Westra is coming to the Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, beginning Aug. 18 and running through the end of September. Come meet the artist at the reception on Aug. 31 from 5-7. 781-2351.

Concert at Fort Allen Park: Banda di Nepi 7 p.m. “We’re putting the band back in the bandstand at Fort Allen Park!” In July and August, Friends of the Eastern Promenade scheduled seven Thursday evening concerts.

Banda di Nepi (Community Band from Italy). Sponsored by the Italian Heritage Center.

Portland Chamber Music Festival 7 p.m. Beethoven: String Trio in C minor, Op. 9 No. 3;

7:30 p.m. A one-woman show that combines comedy, innovative projections, and music in portraying the hilarious misadventures of a Portland mom who discovers that the rollercoaster ride of raising young kids is actually the path to creating her own masterpiece; “comedic genius” declares the Portland Phoenix. Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St. Freeport. Aug. 18-Aug. 27. 7:30 p.m. Thurs. through Sat., and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

‘Welcome to Homo Hollow’ 8 p.m. Lucid Stage. “Welcome to Homo Hollow: 17 Years of Queer Country Living Celebrated through Music, Satire, Juggling and Drag” by the Eggplant Faerie Players (featuring TomFooloery, MaxZine Weinstein, and Maya Jensen).

“Welcome to Homo Hollow is an extravaganza of unbelievable and true stories of seventeen years of life in Ida, a queer commune in rural Tennessee. Juggling, satire, unicycling, mandolin and cello music, outrageous costumes, and stiltwalking! Consider drag queens with chainsaws, nuclear madness (both the radioactive kind and the family kind), animal husbandry, and how unique communities become sources of strength. The Eggplant Faerie Players is a vaudeville circus troupe based at the queer community of Ida in the buckle of the Bible belt in Tennessee.” Lucid Stage is a nonprofit arts organization and a multi-use venue for the many arts organizations in the Greater Portland area.” http://www.lucidstage.com/

Friday, Aug. 19 A Walk Around the East End 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. A Walk Around the East End with Friends of the Eastern Prom. “Sometimes Portland Trails’ biggest accomplishments are wrapped in small packages. Join Friends of the Eastern Promenade to discover how making a few connections within the trail network has helped create access and linkage across the peninsula.

Meet at the Gazebo on the Eastern Prom at Ft. Allen Park.” http://www.trails.org/events.html

‘The Wiz’ by Maine State Music Theatre 7:30 p.m. Maine State Music Theatre presents “The Wiz,” a Tony Award-winning musical that follows the well-known tale of Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Lion as they travel through the Land of Oz, “but it adds a dazzling and lively mixture of rock, gospel and soul music made popular in the 1970s. This show is a mysterious, opulent and fancily journey that follows a beloved story of courage, brains, heart and home.” Pickard Theatre, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. August 10 to Aug. 27. www.msmt.org, 725-8769.

Saturday, Aug. 20 Snowy Egret Day at Scarborough Marsh 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center features Snowy Egret Day, including a bird walk, canoe tours, a used book sale, nature crafts and more. Special programs for children. No registration necessary. 883-5100. http:// www.maineaudubon.org/explore/centers/marsh2.shtml

Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Arts Festival on the streets of Brunswick.

Over 90 artists and artisans line Maine Street and the mall.

Live music, children’s activities, theater performances, and more! FMI, www.brunswickdowntown.org

R & R Spinners at Sabbathday Lake 10 a.m. The R & R Spinners will show their extensive traditional skills at a demonstration to be held at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. The demonstation is free and open to the public.

A Stitch In Time: Quilts — The Fabric Of Our History 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Falmouth Heritage Museum, 60 Woods Road, Falmouth. What makes a quilt a quilt? How much is my quilt worth? When was my quilt made? Bring your quilts for show and tell! Watch quilting demonstrations.

Quilt appraisals to benefit the museum are $10 each/two for $17. The museum is open Saturdays through Sept. 10 (closed Labor Day weekend) with its continuing display of quilts, period kitchenware, vintage glassware and nursing artifacts. Supporting Memberships to The Falmouth Historical Society receive a Ceramic Wall Plaque and all members receive discounts on books, maps, coverlets and other gift shop items.

Slit tapestry workshop 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Perfect for children and beginning weavers! Weave A Wachumacallit is the title of a slit tapestry workshop to be held at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. What you will create from a variety of materials can be a bookmark, doll house furnishings, bracelet or a wachumacallit! Just bring scissors. Fee: $30 (pre-registration required). 926-4597. see next page

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First annual MS Harborfest Shoreside Festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event is a fundraiser for the MS Society. The festival will feature local musicians, food vendors, artists, crafters and kids games/activities. It will be held in Fort Allen Park and portions of the Eastern Promenade Park on Aug. 20 and 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival areas will also be used as vantage points for the Lobster Boat Races and Tug Boat Muster on Casco Bay.

Art & Fine Craft Show at Gilsland Farm 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gilsland Farm in Falmouth presents the 15th annual juried art and craft show featuring 60 vendors selling jewelry, pottery, sculpture and other high-end handmade work. Gourmet lunch will be offered by Belle Fete Caterer and in the afternoon Island Cow Ice Cream will be selling a delicious cold treat. Saturday, Aug. 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All entry donations benefit Maine Audubon. http://habitat.maineaudubon.org

Portland Music & Arts Festival 2 p.m. The second annual Portland Music & Arts Festival on Free Street. A day-long festival on Free Street, featuring the work and performances of Maine artists, local and national musicians and appropriate food and drink concessions. Proceeds from ticket sales, sponsor contributions, donations and vendor rentals will be donated to The Maine Children’s Cancer Program. www.theportlandmusicandartsfestival.com/schedule

Barb Truex performs with August Ensemble 8 p.m. Barb Truex performs with August Ensemble in Portland. The house concert, hosted by Jay York at 58 Wilmot St. begins at 8 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door for a suggested donation of $10. For more information or to reserve seats contact Barb Truex via phone (892-7578) or email (babstruex@gmail.com).

Sunday, Aug. 21 Tri for Preservation Sprint Triathlon and Aquabike 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The Tri for Preservation triathlon consists of a 500-yard ocean swim along the well-protected cove of Crescent Beach. (Wetsuits are strongly recommended, and may be required on race day at the discretion of the race director in the interest of athlete safety). Participants then transition to a 14-mile, rolling bike course past the scenic farmlands and marshlands of Cape Elizabeth.

The course concludes with a well-marked 3.1-mile run along the shore of Crescent Beach (on a well-maintained fire road) towards Kettle Cove and back along Route 77. capelandtrust.org/triathlon/2011/

Maine Maritime Museum commemoration 4 p.m. “On April 11, 1986, Dodge Morgan, who had chosen to become a resident of Maine, sailed his 60-foot boat American Promise into the harbor of St. George’s, Bermuda, 150 days from the date he had set out from the same port. The event marked the first time that an American had sailed solo around the world nonstop. Most remarkably, Morgan had accomplished the feat in only 150 days, almost slashing in half the previous record of 292 days, and even besting his optimistic goal of a 220-day voyage. On Aug. 21, Maine Maritime Museum will commemorate the 25th anniversary of that significant event and pay tribute to the remarkable individual whose dream it was to accomplish it. Sadly, Dodge Morgan passed away on Sept. 14 last year, following complications from cancer. The tribute will be held at the Portland Company complex on Fore Street in Portland.

It will begin at 4 p.m. with a screening of ‘Around Alone,’ the documentary film that followed Morgan during his epic journey and was a featured program on the PBS program, ‘Adventure.’ The 57-minute film was produced from more than nine hours of film that had been shot by six cameras mounted on the boat, three topside and three below decks.

Following the screening, members of the circumnavigation team and those whom Dodge Morgan inspired will share their reflections of both the man and his voyage. Morgan’s only companion on the voyage, his boat American Promise, will be dockside for tours. Following the epic voyage, the boat spent twenty years as a sail training vessel for the United States Naval Academy before becoming the mother ship for the Rozalia Project focused on ridding the oceans of plastic debris.” Tickets for the tribute are available online at www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.

Tuesday, Aug. 23 Chelsea Chen on the Kotzschmar Organ 7:30 p.m. Chelsea Chen on the Kotzschmar Organ. “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” by J.S. Bach; “Three Taiwanese Songs” by Chelsea Chen; “Children’s Corner”

by C. Debussy; “Super Mario Fantasia” by Koji Kondo;

Lloyd Davies relaxes on the Eastern Prom during a mild, sunny morning. On Friday, Aug. 19, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the public is invited on a Walk Around the East End with Friends of the Eastern Prom. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) “Moto Ostinato” by Petr Eben; “Three Jazz Standards” by Rod Gorby; “Satin Doll’ by Duke Ellington; “Sweet Georgia Brown” by Ben Bernie; “I Got Rhythm” by George Gershwin; “Miroir” by Ad Wammes; “Toccata from Suite” by Maurice Durufle. www.foko.org

Peace in Sudan Rally and Candle Light Vigil 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fur Cultural Revival (part of The Darfur Community Center of Maine) presents a Peace in Sudan Rally and Candle Light Vigil at Monument Square on Congress Street in Portland. This event is free, and the public is encouraged to attend. “In observation of Ramadan, this event will be held after the Break of Fast. Speakers will include El-Fadel Arbab, as well as local activists, members of the Sudanese refugee communities, and survivors of Genocide worldwide. If it rains, the rally will be held at The Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St. in Portland, Maine at 9 p.m. Please note the change of time and location in the event of bad weather. Since 2003, more than 400,000 people have been killed in Darfur, Sudan. More than 2.7 million people have been displaced. Currently, there is also an ongoing crisis in the Abyei region of Sudan. Thousands of citizens have been displaced in the South Kurdofan, Nuba Mountain, and Blue Nile regions. Southern Maine now boasts the largest organized Sudanese refugee community in the United States. Although Sudanese President Al-Bashir is now wanted by The International Criminal Court for war crimes in Darfur, the genocide continues. July 23 is the anniversary of the U. S. Congress’ 2004 declaration of Darfur as Genocide. On July 23, 2012 Fur Cultural Revival will host the second Peace in Sudan Rally at The White House in Washington, D.C.”

Wednesday, Aug. 24 Fermented Root Vegetables 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Class on Fermented Root Vegetables (Carrots, Beets) at Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St., Portland. Cost: $20 ($10 scholarships are available).

Instructor: Kate McCarty, Program Aide, and Master Food Preserver Volunteers. To register: call 653.7406 or visit www.urbanfarmfermentory.com/skills-classes.

Thursday, August 25 The Maine Event: Children’s Book Celebration!

2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine.

“Maine is special for many reasons, from lobsters to pine trees to children’s book authors! Join Maine author Jan West Schrock as she reads from her children’s book ‘Give a Goat,’ then stay to read some Maine children’s book classics. ‘Hear The Circus Ship’ by Chris Van Dusen and have an animal parade, read ‘Fairy Houses’ by Tracy Kane and make fairy houses of your own and listen to ‘Burt Dow, Deep Water Man’ by Robert McCloskey while inside a lifesized inflatable whale!” www.kitetails.org

‘Medication Management in the Home’ 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. “Medication Management in the Home”

presented by Home Instead Senior Care. Pharmacist Angela McGarrigle, owner of Good For All Pharmacy will speak as part of a monthly Community Education Series at the Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St., Gorham. Free and open to the public.

Friday, Aug. 26 GOP presidential candidate Gary E. Johnson 5 p.m. GOP presidential candidate Gary E. Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico, will be the guest speaker at the annual Maine Republican Liberty Caucus Calvin Coolidge Clambake at Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park.

“The purpose of our annual clambake is to celebrate the legacy of our great Laissez Faire President Calvin Coolidge ,who is said to have once remarked that the business of America is business. While he cleaned up corruption in government he left individuals and businesses alone leading to the great economic prosperity of the 1920s,” said Maine RLC Chair Ken Lindell, a former member of the Maine legislature. The public is welcome to attend. Tickets are $25 at the door. The menu includes full-belly Maine clams and mussels. From Route One in downtown Freeport, take Bow Street to Wolfe’s Neck Road and follow it to the park gate.

Johnson, a Republican presidential candidate, will be the keynote speaker at the event.

History on the Eastern Promenade 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A bit of history on the Eastern Promenade. “Enjoy a fascinating evening walk with former State Representative Herb Adams and learn about historically significant events that have happened at places seen from the Eastern Promenade. Herb’s walk will take you along the Eastern Promenade and through hundreds of years of history. This event is RSVP only as space is limited. Please RSVP for information on where to meet.” http://www.trails. org/events.html

SPACE Gallery Weekend at The Saco Drive-In 7 p.m. SPACE Gallery Weekend at The Saco Drive-In featuring “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” and “Aliens.” Friday, Aug. 26 through Sunday, Aug. 28 at the Saco Drive-In, 969 Portland Road (US1), Saco. Gates open at 7 p.m.: First feature (“E.T.”) begins at dusk. Admission: $15 per carload. Saco Drive-In website: www.facebook.com/home.php#!/sacodrivein. 799.6649. SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 828.5600. “SPACE Gallery has brought hundreds of original film programs to downtown Portland over the years and the Saco Drive-In has been hosting outdoor screenings of films since 1939. This weekend we join forces to bring you a doublefeature of classic blockbuster ‘alien’ films to close out your summer in the warm Maine night air, Steven Spielberg’s 1982 classic ‘E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial’ followed by James Cameron’s 1986 sequel in the Alien trilogy, ‘Aliens.’ Before and between films, SPACE will curate a mix of music by local musicians to be played over the Drive-In’s broadcast system. A portion of the gate proceeds will go to support SPACE Gallery’s programming.” see next page

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Saturday, Aug. 27 Childrens Theatre: Pippi Longstocking’s Musical Adventure in Ogunquit 10 a.m. and noon. John Lane’s Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St., Ogunquit, Aug. 27-28. Ogunquit Playhouse, Route 1, Ogunquit. All Tickets $10, call the Box Office Direct at646.5511, Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 or www. ogunquitplayhouse.org.

day. Spindleworks of Brunswick will have a booth among over 50 other crafters. www.picnicportland.com

Juried Arts and Craft Show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On the Green, Kennebunkport; sponsored by the Society of Southern Maine Craftsmen. Concessions provided by the Animal Welfare Society of Kennebunk. Free admission and free parking. (Rain Date: Aug. 28)

Annual ChiliFest in Wells

Picnic Music+Arts Festival

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Maine State Contests and Peoples Choice. Join the competition or judge for yourself. Music, vendors, crafters, and more. Tasting kits available. Free parking and admission. Wells Jr. High School, (1470 Post Road) Wells. www.wellschilifest.com

11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The fourth annual Picnic Music+Arts Festival will take place on Saturday, Aug. 27. “This juried indie craft fair will be held outdoors at Lincoln Park on Congress Street and Franklin Arterial, in Portland. The festival will run in the park, rain or shine. The Picnic Music+Arts Festival will feature clothing, jewelry, prints, accessories, bags, plush, stationery, photography, housewares, fine art, vintage goods and more. There will be live music and tasty food to enjoy all

2 p.m. Join Maine Historical Society for a screening of the only remaining episode of “The Dave Astor Show,” one of Maine’s best-loved homegrown television shows. The program, which aired on Saturday afternoons from 1956-1971, featured students from area high schools performing dance routines and other productions. “The Dave Astor Show, Maine’s own American Bandstand, quickly became a teen-

‘Dave Astor Show Visits Jordan’s Meats’

Birdie Googins, “Maine’s Only Supermodel,” will perform at Lucid Stage Saturday, Aug. 27. (COURTESY PHOTO) age phenomenon, a fixture in numerous homes, and provided invaluable training and experiences for the students who participated. In this episode, recorded in 1962, Dave and his students help celebrate the opening of the new Jordan’s Meats plant in Portland with song, dance, and lots of fun. (60 minutes).” Saturdays at 2 p.m. in July and August, remaining screenings, Aug. 6 and Sept. 3. Included with Museum admission: $8 Adult, $7 Students and Seniors, $2 Children, Members free.

Birdie Googins at Lucid Stage 8 p.m. Birdie Googins: Maine’s Only Supermodel and Possible Future Queen at Lucid Stage. “Birdie is also a well known and respected television personality who has received rave reviews from outdoor sportsmen who marvel at the rugged outdoor skills of such a glamorous and famous model. In addition to being wildly popular, Ms. Googins has wicked funny sense of humor.”

Sunday, Aug. 28 Free Family Play Time at Children’s Museum 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. This admission-free play time is open to the public and brought to you by the National Children’s Study in partnership with PROP’s Parkside Neighborhood Center, the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine and Catholic Charities of Maine. For more information about this event or the National Children’s Study call 662-1675. www.kitetails.org

Storytelling Celebration: Ramadan 2 p.m. Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. “Do you know the story of Ramadan? Join us for a special program in which we’ll explore this Muslim holiday through storytelling, costumes, food tasting and more! Funding for this program generously provided by the Sam L. Cohen Foundation.” Also Aug. 31. Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. www.kitetails.org

‘Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington’ 4 p.m. A special performance in Southern Maine of the play “Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington” will be held at University of Southern Maine’s Abromson Center in Portland to benefit the American Heart Association. “This one-woman show provides an intimate look into the life and times of Margaret Chase Smith. It tells of her journey from humble beginnings in Skowhegan, Maine, to a position of power and respect as the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate.”

Thursday, Sept. 1 USM Welcome Husky Fest 2011 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lawn between Payson Smith and Luther Bonney Halls, Portland campus, University of Southern Maine. “Follow the paws to Husky Fest! USM’s largest event ... the 11th annual welcome kick-off party! FREE BBQ for all students! Live Music and activities! Campus departments, student organizations, and community vendors will all be present to help you get connected to the USM community! Rain location: Sullivan Gym, Portland Campus.” 228-8200