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After two years of falling demand, the city’s apartment market is all of a sudden a lot of more competitive.

Landlords and rental agencies say they’re get-ting dozens of inquiries for vacant apartments, and some have found new tenants several months in advance. In some cases, prospec-tive tenants are engaging in bidding wars over vacant units.

All this newfound demand for rental housing has given some landlords confi dence to start raising rents again, in stark constrast to the past two years, when rents were held fl at or even reduced.

Apartment hunters are already noticing the higher prices, but many say the lack of decent places and the need to rush a decision is even more frustrating. Apartment searches are taking months instead of weeks, and group showings are forcing prospective renters to make decisions on the spot.

Higher demand, higher rents

BY CASEY CONLEYTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Bidding wars, group showings signs of a ‘hot market’

see RENT page 8

After two years of falling demand, which saw a glut of rental properties and lower rents in the city, things are starting to tighten up with apartment-hunters reporting bidding wars and a fi erce marketplace. (MATT DODGE PHOTO)

Rees announced as next city manager

Mark Rees, the current town manager of North Andover, Mass., will serve as Portland’s next city manager, city offi cials announced yesterday.

Boasting 25 years experience in public service, Rees was chosen from a fi eld of 65 candidates for

BY MATT DODGETHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

see REES page 10

After deliberating for several months, Councilor Jill Duson has apparently decided to run for mayor.

Duson registered with the city as a candidate for mayor at about noon yes-terday, said Bud Philbrick, an election administrator in the city clerk’s offi ce. Registering with the city allows candi-

dates to raise money and form a commit-tee.

Phone and email messages left for Duson were not returned by press time Friday.

A four-term at-large city councilor, Duson is the second sitting councilor to register as a candidate. Councilor Dave

Duson enters mayor’s raceBY CASEY CONLEY

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

see MAYOR page 13

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NEW YORK (NY Times) — There are some who thought, prematurely, that 2010 was New York’s summer of the beer garden, what with the World Cup and the opening of a half-dozen outdoor, Ger-man-style drinking estab-lishments. But not unlike some genetically altered superweed, these ale-and-oompah joints have continued even this year to crop up everywhere you look. They have grown so thick, so fast, that certain neighborhoods (Astoria in Queens and Williamsburg in Brooklyn come to mind) could, with the proper van-tage and the help of several pilsners, be mistaken for Bavaria.

It would seem that last summer’s sprouting of beer gardens is about to turn into this summer’s beer garden jungle.

There are now no fewer than 54 beer gardens in the city, according to Beer Gardens NYC, a nine-month-old iPhone applica-tion dedicated to tracking the phenomenon, and that does not include some that have been announced but are not yet open.

There are classic beer gardens (Hallo Berlin), hip-ster beer gardens (Radegast Hall), beer gardens catering to frat boys (Studio Square) and a beer garden in a former Brooklyn auto-body shop (Mission Dolores). There are also temporary beer gar-dens, like the one that Colic-chio & Sons plans to run this summer under the High Line in Chelsea, and another that will soon supplant the river-side bar at the South Street Seaport’s Water Taxi Beach.

Beer gardens have achieved such cultural ascendancy that even grand masters are getting into the act. Recently, Joe Bastianich and Mario Batali announced the opening of La Birreria, an outdoor Ital-ian-style drinking establish-ment, on the roof of Eataly, their Italian food megamall on 23rd Street. The beer garden offers an Alps-infl uenced menu and craft beers seasoned with fresh thyme picked, by hand, from the hills outside Rome.

All of which demands a question: How many beer gardens can one city — even a fi ercely pro-beer-garden city like New York — possibly have?

“Basically, this is too much,” said Larry Spacek, manager of the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden in Astoria, the 100-year-old paterfamilias of the New York beer garden world. “Everybody sees our suc-cess and is copycatting us. I don’t know if it is progress, but probably we are reach-ing an era of beer gardens.”

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BELGRADE, Serbia — Life on the run has not been kind to Ratko Mladic, a fugitive in his own land from war crimes charges. His mouth droops side-ways and his skin is bluish and mottled red, the pallor of poor hygiene, bad nutrition and self-imposed prison, according to his longtime friend and defense lawyer, Milos Saljic.

When Serbian investigators arrested the former general, 68, in his cousin’s house on Thurs-day they found $800 in cash and a sack of medicine, with pre-scription drugs for skin treat-ment and various maladies over the years that included two heart attacks and three strokes that at one point left him com-pletely paralyzed, the lawyer said.

Bruno Vekaric, the deputy war crimes prosecutor, conceded that Mr. Mladic was receiving medicine, but that he “responds very rationally to everything that is going on.” Mr. Vekaric, the target of Mr. Mladic’s wrath in the fi rst day of the extradi-tion hearing on Thursday, said that the prisoner had already been examined by doctors and

that he appeared to be moving his hand during the second 45-minute court hearing on Friday afternoon.

The haggard state of Mr. Mladic — who eluded Serbian authorities for more than 15 years — may offer him one more chance to evade a prison cell. His family and lawyer are now angling to seek a team of what they call “neutral” doctors who could evaluate him and deliver an opinion on whether his physical and mental health is fragile enough to place him in a hospital or nursing home.

“If he goes to The Hague, he won’t last three years. He will come back in a coffi n,” said

Mr. Saljic, who has known Mr. Mladic since he was a military judge in 1967. “If you put a bird in a cage you can give them whatever it wants, but it’s not going to be happy.”

To drive that point home, Mr. Mladic’s son, Darko, stood in front of the steps of a spe-cial courthouse in Belgrade on Friday to deliver a statement about his father’s poor health. Inside the court, Mr. Mladic was facing the second day of a closed extradition hearing to transfer him to The Hague to face geno-cide charges for his role in the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the town of Sre-brenica in 1995.

MOSCOW — President Dmitri A. Medvedev on Friday offered to leverage Russia’s relationships in Libya to try to persuade Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi to leave power, an act of high-wire diplomacy that for the fi rst time casts Russia as a central player in events unfolding in North Africa.

Mr. Medvedev’s announce-ment, which came a day after a 90-minute bilateral meet-ing with President Obama in France represents a pro-nounced shift in Russia’s tone on Libya. Russia’s criticism of NATO attacks had become increasingly tough over the last months, reviving a long-standing critique of American unilateralism that had quieted since Mr. Obama took offi ce.

By attaching Russia’s pres-tige to the effort, Mr. Medvedev is taking a gamble. If Colonel

Qaddafi could be convinced to leave, Russia would win inter-national plaudits but would also bear some responsibility for guaranteeing his safety. If he cannot, Mr. Medvedev might fi nd it more diffi cult to keep his distance from the mil-itary campaign, which is not popular in Russia.

But for Russia, all those risks may be mitigated by the symbolism of the moment, when it is called on to defuse a violent standoff on behalf of world powers.

“Russia in the post-Soviet era has all these ideas about its infl uence and consequence in the world, and it is very sad for Russian politicians if it does not exist,” said Dmitri Oreshkin, an analyst with the Mercator Group, a Moscow-based think tank. “In this case, it seems like it exists. This is a reason to feel strong and respected.”

Mikhail V. Margelov, Russia’s

special envoy to the Middle East and Africa, said he had been ordered to fl y to Beng-hazi, the rebel stronghold, to conduct negotiations with the Libyan opposition, with an eye to assessing their vision of a post-Qaddafi government. He has mentioned Qatar and Saudi Arabia as countries that might possibly offer Colo-nel Qaddafi asylum, and said Group of 8 allies have proposed a variety of scenarios for his future, “from a quiet life as a simple bedouin in the Libyan desert, to the fate of Milosevic in the Hague.”

Russia is in a unique position to negotiate, he said, because “Russian soldiers have never fought against African coun-tries and against the African people.”

Mr. Margelov added: “We have preserved our embassy in Tripoli, and have preserved contacts with people in Qad-dafi ’s circle. And we are devel-

oping our contacts with the Libyan rebels. This is why I am going there.”

Earlier in the day, when a reporter asked him who his negotiating partner was likely to be, Mr. Margelov was eva-sive.

“Can you imagine, if I give you this person’s name, and his head were to be cut off the next day?” he said. “But yes, we do have people in Qaddafi ’s camp.”

From the start, Russia spoke against the NATO military operation in Libya, though like China, it chose not to use its veto power in the United Nations Security Council to block the authorizing of Reso-lution 1973. As the Western campaign mounted, Russian offi cials charged that the allies were exceeding their mandate, and more hawkish commenta-tors argued that Mr. Medvedev should have taken a harder line.

Russia agrees to try to talk Qaddafi into leavingBY ELLEN BARRY

THE NEW YORK TIMES

BY DOREEN CARVAJALTHE NEW YORK TIMES

Alleged war criminal in poor health; may try to avoid prosecution at The Hague

Ratko Mladic in Belgrade on Thursday (NEW YORK TIMES PH0TO).

U.S. declines to protect the Bluefi n Tuna

The Obama administra-tion said on Friday that it had declined to grant Endangered Species Act protections to the Atlantic bluefi n tuna, whose numbers have declined precipi-tously because of overfi shing on both sides of the ocean.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the fi sh, whose fatty fl esh is prized by sushi afi cionados, would be classifi ed as a species of concern, however, effectively placing bluefi n on a watch list as the agency awaits new data on the impact of a stricter inter-national management regimen.

“The future of this species relies on sound international management,” said Larry Rob-inson, NOAA’s assistant sec-retary for conservation and management. The agency’s sci-entists are also continuing to assess the effect of last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill on bluefi n spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico, offi cials said, and the agency will revisit its decision by early 2013.

Mr. Robinson said the bluefi n tuna was “not likely to become extinct.”

— The New York Times

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It’s been 20 years since Portland Trails launched as an urban land trust dedicated to protecting the city’s open spaces. In that time, the group has created a 33-mile trail network that’s use for recreation and, increasingly, transportation.

Over the past few years, the nonprofi t has completed the fi rst segment of the Bayside Trail, con-necting that neighborhood with the Back Cove and East End Trails. It’s also fi nished shorter trails like the Fort Allen Park trail and the Loring Memorial Trail, which create short-cuts between existing trails.

Next weekend, Portland Trails will offi cially open the Forest City Trail, a 10-mile route that crosses the city from Westbrook to near Falmouth, connecting some of the largest open-spaces along the way. The trail open-ing will be marked with a walk from end to end and several other events. Visit www.trails.org for more infor-mation.

In a recent interview, Nan Cum-ming, Portland Trails’ executive director, talked about how the Forest City Trail, how the nonprofi t has grown during her 11 years as direc-tor, and how its mission has evolved (The interview has been condensed and edited).

Portland Daily Sun: What is the mission of Portland Trails?

Nan Cumming: We are a land trust to start with, so we preserve land. But we preserve land with an additional mission of public access. Our mission is really land preserva-tion, trails construction, and general bike-ped advocacy in Greater Port-land.

PDS: Do you currently have any new trails in the works?

NC: In terms of trails, right now we are building the Forest City Trail. Instead of a circumference (of the Peninsula), it’s a cross-town trail but that will go from the Stroudwater River to the Presumpscot river.

PDS: Will this use existing trails?

NC: Yup, we are just fi nishing up a couple of connections, but then it’s all on trails. There is a little bit just on city sidewalks, but it is mostly trail.

PDS: What is the status of that trail?

NC: We open it to the public on June 4, which is National Trails Day.

PDS: In recent years, Portland Trails has completed several shorter trails, including several around the Eastern Prom. How did those come about?

NC: That’s a major initiative of ours right now, those kinds of con-nections. And they can be quite short trails, but connecting our trails through key neighborhoods is a major initiative, and the Forest City Trail is a major part of that. It’s all about connecting trails already in place.

PDS: Obviously each trail is different, but how do you go about opening a new trail?

NC: Each trail is completely dif-ferent, but basically, contact the landowner and ask permission, and there are various legal ways they can give us permission. We can just buy the property, or they can give us an easement or a license that lets us build and operate a trail there. That stuff can take years of going back and forth in negotiations. The next step would be designing trail, fi gur-ing out exactly how it goes, if there are bridges, if there are boardwalks over wet areas. And then there is permitting … and that too can take a long time. Once that’s done, we get a budget fi gure, and once the money is raised, then we can build.

PDS: What is your annual budget?

NC: It varies a lot according to how extensive our construction is. This year it’s $385,000.

PDS: Can you talk more about the Forest City Trail?

NC: We say the starting point is at

see CUMMING page 10

The Weekend Interview: Nan Cumming, executive director, Portland Trails

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Every year, this weekend sneaks up on me. Welcome to the first official week of summer.

I was sitting outside my day gig, enjoying a smoke and catching a few glimpses of the sun when I saw the first of the group. A family, well dressed, pausing to ask me where the Civic Center was. A brief tuto-rial on the street pattern of Portland, and the happy folks were on their way.

Only to be replaced less than three minutes later by a simi-larly clad family. Then it hit me. This is the weekend that the “Jehovah’s Witnesses” hold their annual meeting in Port-land.

Actually, they do it next weekend too. At least 5,000 well dressed types will be meandering around the streets of the city, while gathering for their New England conference.

As far as conventions go, you couldn’t ask for a better group. They are pleasant, will-ing to wait in long lines at local Dunkies and Subway fran-chises for familiar food, dump lots of dough into the local economy, and generally make a point of not making a huge nui-sance out of themselves.

What they see when they get here is a different story. Until I

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had shaved earlier in the week, I must have resembled some escapee from the dark dank pits of Hell, the destination of all writers of editorial columns.

Noting the perpetually con-fused look on my face, I most likely looked as if I were decid-ing whether it was worth it or not to go back to that southerly destination for my wallet.

First off, to all the visitors, welcome to Portland. Lots of stuff to do in this town that poses no danger to your immor-tal soul. But then again, there is a lot of stuff that does. Check out the listings sections in the back of the paper. You’ll most likely find something there that will kill a good hour or two.

Then, there is the whole wan-dering around town thing. You are bound to run into miscre-ants like myself. Keep a good humor. Even the locals enjoy a good retort, if well deliv-ered. I was at the library on Friday afternoon, checking

up my e-mail between jobs. A man wandered in, and loudly remarked how “Quiet it is in here.”

Sometimes, I just can’t resist. Answering in “Jeopardy” ques-tion style, I quipped “You mean like a library?” The gentleman in front of me almost wore his coffee. You’ll see a lot of stuff like that in Portland.

There are lots of places to eat and drink here. Locals know that when this weekend hap-pens, hitting any of the chain coffee places up for a quick cuppa is pretty much point-less. By the time we regulars manage to make it to the front of the line, we could have been at home napping already. I admire your patience. It your at the end of your rope, try a couple of places off the beaten path. Wander around until something smells good, and sit down for a good breakfast or lunch.

If you are one of the group coming back NEXT weekend, you’ll hit Portland during what is known as “First Friday Art Walk,” a time when local galler-ies open their doors on Friday night for showings, at no charge. Mostly, for my friends, it is an excuse to wander from one gal-lery to another in search of free

see HIGGINS page 5

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Ghostly machinations rule in Maine’s smart-

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ruled that people can opt-out of the program.

You know about the meters, right? They are high-tech wire-less meters that greatly increase the amount of information the utility has about your energy use. They are being rolled out across the country as part of the “smart grid” energy strategy and sup-porters note that the technology ultimately empowers customers to self-regulate energy use.

A smart appliance, for exam-ple, might know to function more during off-peak hours. And of course, utility companies can use the technology to price peak energy a bit higher than off-peak energy – so maybe the washer and dryer run cheaper at mid-night.

Critics of the devices worry about stuff like radia-tion from the wireless, Internet hacking of private information, interference with in-home medical

see ROBINSON page 5

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devices and, well, whatever else they can think about. As a Portland Press-Herald news report (not an editorial) put it, kind of fl atly, is that “... because a vocal and well-organized minority of customers has made smart meters controversial around the country, the [Maine Public Utility] commission’s decision was expected to be watched closely elsewhere.”

Well, it’s not like our PUC drank the anti-smart Kool-Aid.

First, it’s opt-out decision – land-mark or not – was no sign of an activist agency.

The debate only came about because some very dedicated consumers raised absolute hell over the meters. It’s not easy to stop a $200 million program under full steam, especially when half the money comes from federal pro-grams to update the nation’s grid.

For another thing, the PUC actu-ally admitted it lacked the ability to even rule on some of the arguments, and came came up with an opt-out as a compromise – but one that hits the consumer wallet. In a move similar to the old days when you had to pay the phone company to leave you out of its directory, getting the wireless turned off on your meter will cost $20 up front and then $10.50 per month.

Want to just keep a mechanical meter? That’s going to be $40 upfront, plus $12 a month. As for moving a smart meter that’s already in place, that’s case-by-case but not likely to be cheap, although there is a program to help low-income folks who opt out.

Right behind the adult argument, there’s just a whiff of fl at-earth, Lud-dite-ness around the whole issue.

I mean, the FCC says the smart meters are safe. The Food and Drug Administration says there’s no prob-lem with medical devices. And the PUC fl atly dismissed a request for an inves-tigation into interference because CMP has addressed those issues.

The establishment has spoken, and in some hearings you could see that only deep experience and steely resolve

kept the CMP folks from rolling their eyes at the opposition. Some of the debates reminded me of that old law school joke about the attorney rolling his eyes at the judge; His Honor asks “sir, are you trying to show contempt for this court?”

The lawyer: “No sir! I’m desperately trying to conceal my contempt.”

But the ghost in these particular machinations has to do with just how much we’ve come to distrust both gov-ernment and technology. Nobody any-more doubts that the government will lie to us from time to time, no doubt for our own good. Nobody trusts even the most well-intentioned organizations to keep our personal information private.

Ours is the era of Facebook and data mining when many corporate execu-tives – well, the ones making money from Facebook and data mining, anyway – argue that the idea of pri-vacy has become outdated. And into that come some consumers who just don’t trust this technology. Already, state reports indicate that something like 7,000 Mainers have said “no” to the grid upgrade.

And certainly the folks leading the campaign against the meters are far, far from unsophisticated.

The unspoken argument is this: Some people have a general unease about these meters, they worry that they can be used to increase fees or force things like appliance upgrades, they worry that big utilities might be up to no good that we may not yet see, but we can sense. They worry about that low-level radiation everyone keeps telling us not to worry about.

Now they have a choice, and if the nation does go as Maine went then it’s a huge deal for U.S. energy consump-tion, because the “smart grid” is going to have some remedial areas.

The issue isn’t conservation or even technology.

It’s trust, and you can’t eye-roll your way around that particular problem.

Curtis Robinson is founding editor of the Portland Daily Sun. His columns appear here on Saturdays.

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Trust lacking in smart meter debate

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out your “local” on Canco Rd. Every time I drive past the church, I get a weird feeling. Perhaps it has some-thing to do with the “First Baptist” church across the street. Though both your groups are peaceable types, I always get the feeling I’ll be driving down that road just at the exact wrong moment, and will be stuck in the middle of a riot between the two.

A brief warning for those tour-ists not accustomed to Maine. Nor-mally, when looking up, it is sort of a human nature kind of thing for your jaw to slack open a bit. Don’t do it.

The seagulls here in Portland are particularly vicious, and must have been dive-bomber pilots in a previ-ous life. Suddenly, that fine suit of

clothes might need a quick trip to the dry cleaner, but you’ll be out of luck. Most of the cleaners are closed for the weekend.

More info on the seagulls. If you wander out to see some of the local sights out in Cape Elizabeth or South Portland, do not under ANY circumstances leave any food unguarded for even a second. I have seen a gull snatch a huge pile of fries, and scarf down a cheese-burger in the time it took for some-body to go to the next table and get the salt and the ketchup.

In short, enjoy your stay. We locals are just settling in for another long summer of tourists, so this is that big “working the kinks out” week-end. We’ll be a bit rusty.

But then again, the most valu-able tools anyone owns usually are.

Bob Higgins is a regular Daily Sun Columnist

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Sensible Portland seeks to redi-rect limited city resources from Marijuana offenses and to violent offenses; Sensible Portland seeks to protect vulnerable medical Marijuana patients.

Over the past fi ve years, voters in municipalities from Montana to Colorado and beyond have instructed their police forces to focus on violent crimes and sub-stance abuse and away from the non-violent crime of adult Mari-juana possession. The reason-ing is simple: cities only have so much time and money to protect themselves, and voters and policy-makers have largely agreed that possession of Marijuana should be the lowest priority.

Likewise, Maine voters have overwhelmingly supported other

citizen initiatives to allow for the legal use of Marijuana for medici-nal purposes. Our city council voted unanimously to allow dis-pensaries in Portland as well.

Bob Higgins fundamentally misunderstands the intent of the lowest priority initiative currently being circulated. Higgins wrote that restaurant code enforcement and texting while driving are big problems. We agree. A quick look at the police log for May 9-15 shows that arrests for ‘scheduled drugs,’ i.e. illegal possession of prescribed medicine, are quite common in our city. We, Sensible Portland, want to release the city from hassling those patients need-ing medical marijuana and turn to ridding our community of much more pressing problems.

Bob Higgins is also correct that our com-munity still has not fi gured out the new medical marijuana law. We view this as more important reason to redi-rect resources away from pun-ishing patients who have been unable to obtain their medication through the new system. Sensible Portland is work-ing to protect medical mari-juana users.

Maine has allowed patients to use Marijuana medically for a number of years.

However, in 2009 when the new dispensary law was passed, it silently added a worrying provi-sion: patients now need to register with the state as medical mari-juana users, where they had not before. No other medicine requires this invasion of patient privacy. Sensible Portland seeks to ease the Marijuana enforcement laws in Portland so that those patients can safely take their medicine without the state looking over their shoulders.

Higgins’ comparison of giving lowest priority to enforcing our city’s Marijuana laws, which are arcane and have clearly failed to stop anyone from getting the sub-stance, to ignoring a violent crime such as domestic abuse is fraudu-lent and downright disgraceful. The ordinance currently circulated for lowest priority makes explicit exclusions for those who have committed violent crimes.

Drugs are a major problem in Portland. Marijuana, which the state of Maine rightfully classi-fi es as a medicine for many, is far from our biggest problem. Yet, in 2010, the Maine DEA seized $399,701 worth of drugs, which included $253,891 worth of Mari-juana. Therefore, Marijuana com-prised 63.5% of the value of the total drugs seized by the MDEA in 2010. We are simply recogniz-ing our city’s limited fi nancial and personnel resources and seek for our police force to focus on the worst offenses. Enforce the drug laws which make sense and rid our community of drugs which are known to cause crime and vio-lence. This is our goal.

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For the last forty years, Maine has allowed people to register to vote on Election Day and cast a ballot if they have proof of resi-dency and some form of identifi ca-tion. A bill making its way through the Maine Legislature this ses-sion, L.D. 1376, would prohibit same-day voter registration and eliminate voting rights we have had since 1972.

It is hard enough to get people to vote now. Why would anyone pro-pose making voting more diffi cult? Some have said that processing new registrations on Election Day is too much of a burden for city and town clerks and that allow-ing people to register and vote the same day opens up the potential for fraud.

I serve on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee. When we held the public hearing on L.D. 1376 we did not hear from clerks that there are any problems with the current voter registration law. In fact, with so many people voting by absentee ballot now compared to fi ve or ten years ago, there are far fewer people voting at the poll-

ing place. This means poll workers have more time now to process new registrations than they did in the past.

In terms of fraud, we only heard evidence of four cases since same-day voter registration was passed in 1972. Only two of these cases were prosecuted and neither one would have been prevented by L.D. 1376.

Maine has the third highest voter turnout in the country. The only two states with higher turn-out also allow same-day voter registration. Before allowing same-day registration in 1972, our voter turnout was twenty-fi rst in the country. Why would we want to turn back the clock to a time when voting was not as accessible and reduce our voter turnout?

The people who register to vote on Election Day tend to be young

voters registering for the fi rst time, college students, single parents, homeless, and low-income people who move frequently. There are a lot of people in Portland, particu-larity in the district I represent, that would be impacted if this bill is passed.

According to the Secretary of State’s Offi ce, if L.D. 1376 had been in effect during the 2008 presiden-tial election, about 56,000 people would not have been allowed to vote in Maine. With another presi-dential election around the corner next year, it would be morally wrong to pass a law that we know would disenfranchise this many voters.

Whether you are Democrat, Republican, Green, or Indepen-dent, everyone has a right to vote. I hope L.D. 1376 is defeated so we can protect this basic right for all Maine residents.

State Rep. Ben Chipman (I-Port-land) represents Portland’s Park-side, Bayside, and East Bayside neighborhoods in the Maine Leg-islature.

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A coalition of voter’s rights advo-cates opposing a proposed law ending same day voter registration in Maine held a press conference at City Hall on Friday, saying that the law would “turn back the clock” on voter access in the state.

“There are very few activities more patriotic and none for fundamental to our democracy than voting,” said Shenna Bellows, executive director of the Maine Civil Liberties Union.

Sponsored by House Speaker Robert Nutting and Secretary of State Charles Summers, LD 1367 would end the practice of allowing Main-ers to register at the polls on election day. The practice was passed into law unanimously by the legislature in 1973, according to MCLU.

Bellows said the vote, set to take place on Tuesday, is expected to be very close and fall closely along party lines.

Prior to the law’s passage in 1972, Maine ranked 21st in the country in voter turnout, according to the MCLU. In 2008, the state had the country’s third highest turnout behind only Minnesota and Wisconsin, two other states that allow election day regis-tration. Some 18,364 Maine voters registered at the polls on election day in 2010, while 49,666 did so in 2008.

“Election day registration is part of Maine’s vibrant democratic tradition,”

said Sarah Standiford, Executive Director of the Maine Women’s Lobby. “Turning back the clock means more barriers to vote — especially for those in our communities who move fre-quently, including busy single moms, young women, and basically anyone who lives on the economic margins,” she said.

The bill “does allow an already reg-istered voter who has had a change of name or a change of address within the municipality to update voter reg-istration records up to and including on election day,” according to the leg-islative summary.

Proponents of the bill have sug-gested that it would eliminate voter fraud, but Bellows said only two known cases of an individual voting twice in one election have been identi-fi ed in the last 30 years in the state.

“Having worked to make the voting process easy for voters and manage-able for poll workers alike, I know that our system is working well,” said John Smith, former Deputy Secretary of State. “There is no need to change a system that is not broken,” he said.

According to Bellows, LD 1376 is opposed by the AARP, Disability Rights Center, EqualityMaine, Home-less Voices for Justice, the League of Women Voters, the League of Young Voters, the MCLU, the Maine People’s Alliance, Maine Women’s Lobby and Preble Street Resource Center.

BY MATT DODGETHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Ruling that Republicans in the State Senate had violated the state’s open meetings law, a judge in Wis-consin dealt a blow to them and to Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday by granting a permanent injunction that voided a law curbing collective bargaining rights for many state and local employees.

Judge Maryann Sumi of Dane County Circuit Court said the Senate vote on March 9, held after 14 Demo-cratic senators had fl ed the state, failed to comply with the open meet-ings law, which requires at least two hours’ notice to the public.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in the case on June 6, and Republican lawmakers are hoping the court will overturn Judge Sumi’s ruling and reinstate the law.

The Senate could choose to pass the bill again while assuring proper notice. But some political experts said a new vote might meet numer-ous obstacles. Some Democrats could fl ee the state again, and some Repub-lican senators are facing recall elec-tions.

The law, which Governor Walker proposed and vigorously pushed, and which generated huge protests in Madison, the state capital, bars public-sector unions, except those

representing police offi cers and fi re-fi ghters, from bargaining over health benefi ts and pensions. It allows bar-gaining over wages, but does not permit raises higher than the infl a-tion rate unless they are approved in a public referendum.

The Senate’s 19 Republicans approved the measure, 18 to 1, in less than half an hour, without debate on the fl oor or a single Democrat in the room. They rushed the vote after weeks of boisterous pro-union rallies in Madison and after hundreds of demonstrators slept inside the State Capitol and crowded and shouted outside the legislative chambers.

Scott Fitzgerald, the Republican Senate majority leader, criticized Judge Sumi’s decision.

“There’s still a much larger sep-aration-of-powers issue: whether one Madison judge can stand in the way of the other two democratically elected branches of government,” he said in a statement. “The Supreme Court is going to have the ultimate ruling.”

Mary Bell, president of the Wiscon-sin Education Association Council, the state’s largest teachers’ union, applauded the decision, saying the law was intended to “bust unions.”

“In the wake of this ruling, state lawmakers should back down and not take another run at this divisive legislation,” she said in a statement.

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Taken together, these are increasingly tough times for the city’s renters.

“In 2009 and early 2010, the market defi nitely shifted from a landlord and property manager’s market to a tenant’s market,” said Russ Pierce, owner and vice president of Port Property Man-agement, which manages 600 rental units in Portland. “Vacan-cies were high and rents actually dropped.”

“But in the last six months, it’s defi nitely changed the opposite way, he continued. “There is a lot more demand for apartments, and we are renting them faster and getting higher rents.”

There is no fi rm data on the city’s vacancy rate. But Brit Vitalius, head of the Southern Maine Landlord Association, estimated in January it would be about 5 percent on average for 2011. In an interview this week, Vitalius, a principal of the Vitalius Group real estate fi rm, estimated vacancies could be as low as 3 percent.

Two years ago, he estimated vacancies were “hovering around 7 to 8 percent.”

Despite the lack of data, there is plenty of anecdotal evidence suggesting the market has begun to turn. Vitalius, who owns sev-eral units in Portland, said he recently fi lled an apartment more than two months in advance.

“I just rented a studio with-out having to run an ad. It was a friend of a friend, who had been outbid on 10 places,” he said, adding that the person took the unit about an hour after the showing.

It’s much the same situation at H.H. Sawyer Realty Co., which owns or manages more than 20 buildings in Portland. Manager Stacy Moore said she’s receiv-ing multiple applicants for every unit, which lets her be choosy about who gets the apartment.

“I have noticed that it has been very busy for us, and we are renting out apartments months in advance right now, which is really unusual,” Moore said. “It is defi nitely a tough market right

now for a renter to try to fi nd an apartment.”

Moore said she has had several prospective renters try to outbid another for the unit but said she doesn’t “go for that.”

“I am not even advertising apartments for July and August now and people are calling me looking for these things. It’s beyond what I was seeing in past summers,” she said.

To be sure, spring is when many apartments turn over everywhere, including Portland. Students graduate from college, people think about relocating and more jobs open up. It’s also when many landlords try to time their leases to expire.

Even so, there is reason to believe the recent spike in demand is more than just a seasonal phenomenon. Pierce, at Port Property Management, believes the improving economy is a leading factor.

“We are not really doing any-thing different, our product is the same, we are doing the same things for advertising, and there seems to be more ... interest,” he said. “Demand is up, and there are more people out there looking for an apartment, and because they are feeling more confi dent, we are getting higher rents.”

He added, “Generally, there is more consumer confi dence. People are perhaps making a little more money, or are feeling a little more stable in their jobs.”

Vitalius says he’s noticed that fewer tenants are breaking their leases because of lost jobs.

If good times are here again for landlords, the opposite is becom-ing true for renters.

Elizabeth Mitchell, who recently moved from the East End to Parkside, described her 10-week apartment search as “horrifi c.”

Mitchell, a Bates College alum who moved to Portland after graduation, said it wasn’t much trouble to fi nd apartments during the last two years, but this time around it was “totally nutty.”

“We would go to see apartments and the landlords wouldn’t tell us they were showing the apart-

ment open house style. So we would get to these showings and we would be rushed through a tiny, overpriced, grungy apart-ment with eight to 15 other cou-ples,” she said recently.

“And then someone would be writing the landlord a check and all of a sudden we would want to make a counter offer,” Mitchell went on. “Then we realized, we could be overpaying for a dump and then leave heartbroken.”

Although she wanted to stay in the East End, Mitchell said that neighborhood offered fewer options.

“I couldn’t fi nd anything equiv-alent to (her current apartment) for the past four months,” she said. “There was nothing like that on the Hill. It seemed like things were $1,100 with no stove, or $1,500 for granite counters.”

Joel Costigan, who is moving back to the East End with his girlfriend after a year in Fal-mouth, said they looked “every day for several months” but found “very few affordable or quality apartments.”

Compared to recent years, he said the market appeared “lim-ited and more expensive.”

“The only affordable apart-ments were in areas that were unsafe for a 25-year-old woman to walk at night. The apartment we found had everything on our checklist, but was not the best place we’d ever seen. Regardless, we needed the place,” he said.

Costigan said there were already “several interested par-ties” so they had to put a deposit on the place essentially on the spot. “The entire process felt extremely rushed, but it was what needed to be done.”

The same pressures that affect renters are also affecting land-lords. Mitchell said she was told that many landlords would take Craigslist ads down after a day or two because of the number of responses.

Vitalius says it’s too soon to know if the market has turned a corner, or whether the recent spike is tied to seasonal turn-over. Nevertheless, he admits the recent activity “is the sign of a hot market.”

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He was born on Jan. 29, 1923, in Deal, Kent, England, to Joan Melliss and Laurence Sydney Layman. He was also predeceased by a sister, Joan Layman. John leaves his wife of 20 years, Alice Bauer-Lay-man; a daughter, Victo-

ria, and Terry Burton of England; and a daughter, Jules Layman, and her husband Tim Stratton-Clarke; and two grandchildren, Nat and Sebastian of California.

John received a B.S. Civil Engineering degree at City and Guilds College in London, England, with a secondary education at Oxford. He had nearly 40 years of experience in construction, building ski lifts and aerial tramways. He also helped facilitate the Monorail System for the Expo '86 World's Fair.

John was vice president of engineering for Sun-shine Village in Banff, Alberta, Canada; director of facilities at Big Sky Ski Resort in Montana; and at age 63, was employed for 10 years working on wastewater treatment facilities at Wright-Pierce Engineers in Topsham before becoming ill.

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“I’m very impressed with all attributes of the city,” Rees said in a telephone interview. “It’s a great cul-tural and economic center for the state of Maine, and I’m very impressed with full spectrum of ser-vices the community provides.”

The details of Rees’ contract with the city have yet to be fi nalized, but Councilor Cheryl Leeman said she expects a two or three-year contract with an annual salary of about $143,000.

Acting Portland City Manager Pat Finnigan was one of three fi nalists for the position. She will con-tinue as acting manager until Rees takes over, said city spokesperson Nicole Clegg. At that point, Finni-gan will return to her former role of assistant city manager.

Rees’ contract with North Andover requires 90 day notice, meaning he might not start in Portland until early September. However, he plans to request a waiver on that provision that would allow him to start sooner.

“I’m looking forward to coming up, it’s a great opportunity and something I’ve been looking for-ward to for a long time,” he said.

Rees has been city manager in North Andover for the past 10 years. In that capacity, he managed a operating budget of $86 million in a town of roughly 30,000 people. North Andover is located across the Merrimack River from Lawrence, Mass., near the New Hampshire border.

Earlier in his career, Rees served as chief fi nancial offi cer for Framingham, Mass., which at that time had an operating budget of $145 million.

During his time in Framingham, Rees developed the town’s fi rst fi ve-year capital budget plan and fi nancial forecast and is credited with developing fi scal policies that reversed a three-year trend of operating defi cits.

“Mark brings a wealth of experience to the posi-tion and his enthusiasm for public service is best illustrated by his accomplishments in municipal government for nearly three decades,” said Leeman, who chaired the city council’s search committee.

Rees started his career in North Carolina and Pennsylvania after earning a Bachelor of Science with a degree in Physics from Boston College and a Master of Public Administration from the Univer-sity of Pittsburgh. He aslo attended the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at

the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Har-vard University.

The city council began searching for a new City Manager in February, following the retirement of City Manager Joseph Gray. A search committee comprised of thre city councilors was assisted by Colin Baenziger of Colin Baenziger & Associates, a national search fi rm.

Friday’s announcement follows a series of meet-ings with community groups as well as a public meeting during which City Councilors heard the views of the community on what they believe are important qualifi cations for the City of Portland’s next City Manager.

The feedback garnered from the public helped guide the review and selection of the fi nalist, who was interviewed by the full City Council, and also conducted personal interviews with each individual councilor.

“It was pretty intense,” Rees said of the process. “But I thought that it was very helpful for me to gauge where the councilors were coming from.”

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the end of Blueberry Road, right on the Stroud-water River Trail. It comes along the Stroudwa-ter, comes along the Fore River Sanctuary, up through neighborhoods into Evergreen Cemetery, through Woodford’s Corner, up through Portland Arts and Technical High School, through a few more neighborhoods, and then into the Presump-scot River Preserve.

PDS: Which parts of that trail are not cur-rently built up?

NC: We were just fi nishing some work in through PATHS. A small bridge and boardwalk needed doing. And we did have to get permission from a few landowners, but that is all set.

PDS: Has the Portland Peninsula been “built out” for as far as the construction of its trail network?

NC: I don’t think so. Not yet. There are still some opportunities along the West End, West Commercial. There are opportunities there, espe-

cially as Veterans Memorial Bridge gets rebuilt, and that’s going to be much more bike and pedes-trian friendly. Bayside has opened up some more urban opportunities. We are hoping to connect (the Bayside Trail) into Deering Oaks Park.

PDS: What is the status of the trail con-nection from the Back Cove from the Frank-lin Street exit off I-295?

NC : It’s still on the agenda. Maine Depart-ment of Transportation is talking about it, and they have left space for it. I think that is moving forward much better than I thought it was going to.

PDS: Can you talk about any impacts you’ve noticed since the Bayside Trail was built?

NC: It was considered a scary part of the city. I walked that trail route a few times before the trail route was built and it was grown up over my head, and it was a place where people dumped trash and everything else. Now that it is cleaned

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‘There aren’t huge tracts of land available to buy and preserve anymore, when parcels do become available, you cant wait’up, you start to see businesses open their back doors to the trail, trying to draw business in from their back entrance, as well as the front, which is really exciting.

PDS: How did you come to Port-land Trails?

NC: I had worked in museums and that sort of thing, but nonprofi ts. I have always been a walker, I have lived in town for a long time. Having gotten this job, I have learned bike/ped. and trail construction and urban planning and everything else that goes into it as I have gone along.

PDS: Obviously, you can’t build every trail you want to build at the same time. Is it frustrating to wait so long before a trail is built?

NC: We take the long view. Of course with any land development, there will be opportunities that you have to jump on right now (such as the work around Veterans Memorial Bridge) suddenly our attention had to focus on that. There aren’t huge tracts of land avail-able to buy and preserve anymore, but when parcels do become available, you cant wait.

PDS: Do you have a fi ve year plan at Portlamd Trails?

NC: We do. We have a vision map, and we do have a plan. The problem is, you can have a plan saying these are our priority areas, but they might shift if development in the city shifts. But over the next several years, what we will be working on is the Presump-scot River, and continuing out toward Westbrook. We’re looking to build a bridge (in Falmouth) so you can walk out to Brickyard Point parcel.

PDS: Where are you from origi-nally?

NC: Detroit

PDS: How did you end up in Portland?

NC: I left Detroit and moved to New York City for six years after college. After six years in New York, my hus-band and I said, ‘We’ve gotta get out of here’ and we sort of said, ‘Let’s move to Maine’ with no real plans or pros-pects. We just said, ‘Portland looks like it might be nice’ and I had never really even been here. But that was 1989, so that was some time ago.

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Winning tennis matches at Fal-mouth High School has become conta-gious over the years. State titles and undefeated seasons have been the norm with the boys and girls. Enter-ing the postseason, both teams have a combined record of 24-0 and combined individual records of 116-2.

For the boys, the playoffs start Wednesday when they take on Morse in the regional quarterfi nals. To say the Yachtsmen have been dominating this season would be an understate-ment. They have outscored opponents 56-2. That means they have only lost two individual matches all season.

“It is one of the best teams I have had at Falmouth in my 40 years here,” said head coach Bob McCully. “The only individual losses were tough ones. Our number one singles player, Justin Brogan, lost to the top player in the state, Waynfl ete’s Patrick Ordway, twice.” By the way, Brogan is just a freshman.

Besides Brogan, three seniors have helped lead the way. Harlan Cut-shall is part of the number one dou-bles team. Connor Burfi end is on the number two doubles team and the third senior is the number three sin-gles player Taylor Dimick.

“Not only are they talented, but I have a group that really gets along,” said McCully. “This could be the best regular season we have had at Fal-mouth since 1994. That’s when we only lost one set the entire season.”

Now it is playoff time, though, and the regular season records are thrown out the door. If history is any indica-tion, it will probably be Falmouth and Cape Elizabeth meeting for the regional championship. The two teams last played on May 4th. The Yachtsmen won 5-0, but it was a lot closer than the fi nal scored indicated. Three of the matches ended up going three sets.

“It seems like it always comes down to us and Cape,” said McCully. “They have another great team.”

Meantime, the Falmouth girls don’’t open the playoffs until Friday, June 3. If the standings stay the same, the Yachtsmen would play the winner of Mountain Valley and Gorham in the regional quarterfi nals.

The girls ended up 12-0 and out-scored opponents 60-0. That means

not one player lost an individual match durinig the regular season. Actually the last time Falmouth lost an invidivual match was May of 2009.

“We have had a lot of success,” said head coach Sandy Stone. “We are play-ing very strong, and we always like to be contending.”

The Falmouth girls have done more than contended. They are going for their fourth straight state title this season and fi fth in six years. The Yachtsmen girls like their chances again this time around. They are the top seed and fi ve of the seven start-ers from last year’s team are playing again this spring. Juniors Analise Kump and Annie Criscione and soph-omore Libby Voccola and three of the players. None of them have lost a sin-gles match in high school.

“We tried a bunch of combinations and fi nally found just the right mix,” said Stone. “I am very proud of the girls. They have really played well together and have had great spirit.”

Bob McCully has been coaching at Falmouth for 40 years and Sandy Stone for nine. They have seen lots of talented players and teams over the years. Year in and year out the Fal-mouth boys and girls always compete and usually win. Both coaches agree the reason for success is Falmouth is a great tennis community.

“The kids start tennis young here,” said Stone. “Some as early as third grade. The Woodlands has a great junior program that has turned out a lot of Falmouth High players. Six or seven of my varsity players actually participated.”

“What really helps out is that we have two indoor facilities. Quite a few kids like tennis and play year round. I run a middle school program in the fall and the kids are groomed for the future.”

With that kind of help and support, it seems like Falmouth will be a tennis factory for years to come.

Holding court: Falmouth dominates in prep tennis

BY JEFF PETERSONTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN “This could be the best regular

season we have had at Falmouth since 1994. That’s when we only lost one set the entire season.” - Falmouth boy’s tennis coach Bob

McCully

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John served as Lieutenant R.N.V.R. British Royal Navy during World War II, as a destroyer/navigator. Mr. Layman was proud to become a U.S. citizen in 1996. He volunteered fi ve years at Mercy Hospital and was a member of State Street Church in Portland as well as a choir member. He enjoyed skiing, yoga, swimming, reading about Winston Churchill and author Louis Lamour.

John was well liked by the various communities he participated in. His

wife and family would like to thank St. Joseph's Manor for the loving care he received and to all doctors and friends that helped him along his journey.

There will be a church memorial service in June. A service notice will be published at a later date. Arrange-ments are under the guidance of Independent Death Care, 660 Brigh-ton Ave., Portland. To offer words of condolence to the family, sign a guest book and share memories, go to the obituary page at www.independent-deathcare.com.

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After several months of deliberation, four-term City Councilor Jill Duson has decided to run for mayor.

Duson registered as a mayoral candidate with the city on Friday, becoming the 11th candidate to fi le ahead of the Nov. 8 election.

In a brief phone interview, Duson said she has proven that she can get things done during her 10 years on the city council and her two terms as mayor.

“I am a listener and I am a collaborator. I bring to the table skills of working with eight other strong persons to fi gure out what we need to do to move things forward, and what we need to plan on doing to keep things moving,” she said.

Duson, 57, said whoever is elected mayor should be capable of building “long-term relationships” at the state and federal level, but must also be able to work well with city staff.

“I think this role really requires someone who can lead and collaborate, not someone who thinks leadership is about being boss,” she said. “Leader-ship is about getting things done with others.”

Duson fi led candidate paperwork at about noon yesterday, said Bud Philbrick, an election admin-istrator in the city clerk’s offi ce. Registering with the city allows candidates to raise money and form a committee.

Duson is the second sitting councilor to announce a bid for mayor. Councilor Dave Marshall, whose district includes the West End and parts of Park-side, declared several weeks ago.

Duson has been mulling a run for some time, but as recently as last month said she was still think-ing it over. She said yesterday that she had always intended to make a decision by Memorial Day.

While not unexpected, Duson’s entry into the race immediately shakes up the fi eld that has no short-

age of candidates, but only three who have been elected to public offi ce by city voters.

Indeed, of the 11 people that have reg-istered with the city, Duson is the only can-didate who has won a citywide election. She is also the only former mayor under the cur-rent system to enter the race.

Currently, the city’s mayor is chosen from among the nine city councilors for a one-year term.

Last November, voters amended the city charter to elect the mayor to a four-year term through ranked-choice voting.

That system allows voters to rank their favored candidates numerically. If no can-didate receives a majority on election day, the last place candidate is eliminated and that person’s second-place votes are re-allocated to other candi-dates, according to the website instantrunoff.com. This process continues until one candidate receives a majority.

Duson is the second high-profi le Democrat to enter the race in two weeks (former state sena-tor Mike Brennan declared May 16) but she isn’t expected to be the last. Current Mayor Nick Mavo-

dones is said to be near a decision about whether he will run for mayor.

Other than Duson, Brennan and Marshall, Charles Bragdon, Erick Bennett, Zouhair Bouz-rara, Jedd Rathband, Peter Bryant, Steven Hous-ton, Jodie Lapchick, and Christopher Vail have registered as candidates with the city.

Candidates can start gathering signatures for the election on July 1. Between 300 and 500 signa-tures are required on offi cial candidate nominating papers.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You might not think that what you have to say is particularly profound, but it needs to be said and is, therefore, important. So plant yourself evenly on both feet and deliver the message. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Objects and people can’t bring you happiness, though you will have a great time pur-suing a certain prize with others. Just don’t forget that the happiness comes from you, not the game you’re playing. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Every-one needs a platonic friend who will stick by them through good times and bad. If you’ve let such a person drift out of touch, reel him or her back into your life. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You care tremendously about your interac-tions with others, and that sometimes wears you out and makes you dread social functions. Relax and enjoy soli-tude. Rest up, and you’ll be more in the mood to mingle next week. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When loved ones want to help you, let them do it. Pride could get in the way of some assistance this weekend, and that would be a shame. Gracious accep-tance of help is a kind of gift you can give your people. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re more remarkable than you realize. Don’t shrink yourself to fi t in with a small-minded group. Instead, fi nd the people who are thinking and living on the same scale as you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You are a part of a group and a partner in work, friendship, love or all of the above. But you are not defi ned by these roles. It’s what you do on your own to fulfi ll your soul’s purpose that you’ll be most

proud of now. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll take on a task that many have taken on before you. The predictability factor will work against you. So take control of the situation and execute the job in a way that is uniquely you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll be dealing with shrewd players in a challenging game. You need an edge. Never let the others know fully what you’re up to. Keep them guessing about you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The clubs, leagues and organizations you belong to are sometimes more work than fun. Right now they’re all worthwhile, though, and you’ll be glad you made the choice to be a part of these groups. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You have the right to be happy, not because you’ve earned it but because you were born with it, just like everyone else. You’ll enjoy life and share that enjoy-ment with others. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll be stirred by an exciting wonder. The best part of this is that you don’t have to go to the Grand Canyon or the Egyptian pyramids to experience this wonder. It’s in the eyes of another person. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 28). You make highly original choices this year, which is why you repeatedly land in new and novel situations. Family makes you proud in the next six weeks. You’ll net a professional goal in July. August features improvements and additions to your team and exciting news, too. You’ll glide into an exclusive situation in September. Leo and Libra people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 16, 1, 26, 48 and 9.

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SATURDAY PRIME TIME MAY 28, 2011 Dial 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 5 CTN 5 Focus on Bulletin Commissioners Mtg Community Bulletin Board

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11 WENHPoirot “The Chocolate Box” Poirot faces an un-solved murder case.

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Today is Saturday, May 28, the 148th day of 2011. There are 217 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On May 28, 1961, the human rights group

Amnesty International had its beginnings in the form of an article by lawyer Peter Benen-son that was published in the British news-paper The Observer. Titled “The Forgotten Prisoners,” the essay called for mobilizing public opinion to defend “prisoners of con-science” worldwide.

On this date:In 1533, the Archbishop of Canterbury,

Thomas Cranmer, declared the marriage of England’s King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn valid.

In 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Volun-teer Infantry, made up of freed blacks, left Boston to fi ght for the Union in the Civil War.

In 1892, the Sierra Club was organized in San Francisco.

In 1918, the Battle of Cantigny (kahn-tee-NYEE’) began during World War I as Ameri-can troops captured the French town from the Germans.

In 1934, the Dionne quintuplets — Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne — were born to Elzire Dionne at the family farm in Ontario, Canada.

In 1959, the U.S. Army launched Able, a rhesus monkey, and Baker, a squirrel monkey, aboard a Jupiter missile for a sub-orbital fl ight which both primates survived.

In 1972, Prince Edward, the Duke of Windsor, who had abdicated the English throne to marry Wallis Warfi eld Simpson, died in Paris at age 77.

In 1985, David Jacobsen, director of the American University Hospital in Beirut, Leb-anon, was abducted by pro-Iranian kidnap-pers (he was freed 17 months later).

One year ago: President Barack Obama visited Grand Isle, La., where he personally confronted the spreading damage wrought by the crude gushing into the Gulf of Mexico — and the bitter anger rising onshore.

Today’s Birthdays: Rockabilly singer-musician Sonny Burgess is 82. Actress Carroll Baker is 80. Producer-director Irwin Winkler is 80. Actor John Karlen is 78. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Jerry West is 73. Actress Beth Howland is 70. Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is 67. Singer Gladys Knight is 67. Actress-director Sondra Locke is 67. Singer Billy Vera is 67. Singer John Fogerty is 66. Actor Brandon Cruz is 49. Country singer Phil Vassar is 49. Actress Christa Miller is 47. Singer-musician Chris Ballew (Presidents of the USA) is 46. Rapper Chubb Rock is 43. Singer Kylie Minogue is 43. Actor Justin Kirk is 42. Televi-sion personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck is 34. Actor Jesse Bradford is 32. Actress Monica Keena is 32. Pop singer Colbie Caillat is 26. Actress Carey Mulligan is 26.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: A few years ago, I had a one-night stand with my married boss while attending a work-related semi-nar in another town. On the third evening, we had dinner and drinks, and one thing led to another. We had always been attracted to each other, and co-workers noticed all the fl irting. We resumed our work relationship, although we stopped having occasional lunches together like we used to. He told me once that what we did was wrong, and it took him a long time to get past the guilt. Apparently, his wife always suspected that we were more than co-workers. My boss retired two years ago, but I can’t seem to stop missing him, thinking about him and wondering what’s happening in his life. I’d like to get in touch with him again, just as a friend, and ask if he’s free for lunch. I know he would not be able to tell his wife about it, but I’m not out to make trouble in his marriage. I haven’t seen my boss since he retired, and I don’t see why having lunch would be wrong. We could catch up on offi ce news. That one-night fl ing just happened. He apparently regrets it. I don’t. My husband never asks questions about the seminars I attend, the people I work with or whether I am attracted to other men. I sometimes wish he were more jealous. I need a neutral person to tell me it’s OK to get in touch with my former boss. What’s the harm in an innocent lunch date be-tween two good friends? -- Hesitant Dear Hesitant: Who are you trying to kid? This isn’t “in-nocent.” You slept with this man. You are still attracted to him. You would be concealing the lunch from his wife. And you want to make your husband jealous. It is obvious that you are looking to rekindle your romance. It’s not OK. Leave the guy alone already. Dear Annie: My father-in-law is marrying a wonderful

woman on July 4th weekend. I am very happy for him. However, my family has been planning a huge family re-union that same weekend. We asked my father-in-law spe-cifi cally not to plan the wedding at the same time, but they went ahead and did it anyway. My wife wants me to at least attend the wedding cer-emony, but I don’t feel right leaving after Mass. However, a lot of my family members will be in town for the reunion, and I’d like to spend time with them. Now what? -- Spread Thin in Texas Dear Texas: Your father-in-law knew you had other commitments when he scheduled his wedding. Your wife is right. Attend the ceremony, hang around long enough to congratulate the bride and groom, and then go to your reunion. Your wife can remain at her father’s wedding as long as she chooses and join you later. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Driving for Two,” whose husband refuses to drive. There may be another rea-son besides a phobia. When my teenage son was 16, we enrolled him in a driver’s education program, which he completed. He then told us he did not want to get his license. He felt it was too expensive to be added to our insurance, not to men-tion the cost of gas. He also said he didn’t feel confi dent in his ability to drive safely and that his friends would expect rides and distract him. Since we’re near good public trans-portation, he asked instead for a monthly bus pass. When he doesn’t take the bus, he walks, bikes or gets rides from friends and family. “Driving’s” husband may be too embarrassed to say he’s not a good driver. It might help her to weigh that against the ramifi cations of a serious car accident. -- Wish My Hus-band Would Stop

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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Saturday, May 28

Tate House Museum Herb Sale8 a.m. to noon. The Tate House Museum announced its upcoming Herb Sale to be held on the grounds of Tate House Museum. There will be a selection of perennials and herbs available for purchase. Tate House Museum, 1270 Westbrook St., Portland (Stroudwater). 774-6177. www.tatehouse.org

Friends of Evergreen 20th Birthday Party9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is invited to a morning full of free events including the unveiling of the new Visitors Sign by Mayor Nicholas Mavodones Jr. The Visitor’s Signs are adjacent to the Evergreen Cemetery offi ce, at 672 Stevens Ave. They are fi lled with historic and environmental facts, points of interest, photographs, and a detailed guide map. “The Friends of Evergreen want to thank the Quimby Foundation for their generous support. We also thank City of Portland Public Services Department, Portland Trails, and Maine Audubon for their involvement. 9 a.m. Herb walk with Corinne Martin. Meet at the Cemetery Offi ce. 10 a.m. Visitor’s Signs unveiling and ribbon cutting with Mayor Nicholas Mavodones, Jr. Meet at the Cemetery Offi ce. 10:30 a.m. Civil War walking tour with Janet Morelli and David Little. Meet at the Cemetery Offi ce. noon. Birthday cake and live music by John Dana at Wilde Memorial Chapel.

‘Circo’ screened at the PMA2 p.m. “Circo” screening at the Portland Museum of Art. Saturday, May 28, 2 p.m.; Sunday, May 29, 2 p.m. “Gorgeously fi lmed along the back roads of rural Mexico, ‘Circo’ follows the Ponce family’s hardscrabble circus as it struggles to stay together despite mount-ing debt, dwindling audiences, and a simmering family confl ict.”

UMC Public Bean Supper4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Traditional Elm Street UMC Public Bean Supper, Elm Street United Methodist Church, 168 Elm St., South Port-land. Beans, hot dogs, casseroles and pies. Suggested donation: Adults $8, under 12: $4, family: $20. www.elmstreetumc.org

‘It Goes Without Saying’ at Lucid Stage8 p.m. Written and performed by Bill Bowers, directed by and developed with Martha Banta at Lucid Stage, May 27 and May 28. Tickets $15; $12 Student/Senior. “Join us for this fun and unfl inching look at the life and mimes of per-former Bill Bowers. From his days playing with his Barbie dolls in his backyard in Montana to his training with world-renowned mime Marcel Mar-ceau, Bill has observed the incredible power that silence can wield-whether onstage, between family members, among neigh-bors, or when we are alone.”

Sunday, May 29

Unity Center for Sacred Living10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Unity Center for Sacred Living, “an open, interfaith, Oneness oriented Spiritual Community ... here to evolve consciousness through what we call The New Spirituality,” is holding services. “We know that the essence of Spirit is within each and every one of us, and our aim is to create a safe and sacred space for each person to explore their own perception of Spirituality. UCSL offers weekly gatherings that are informative, creative, interac-tive, and sometimes ceremonial followed by fellowship. We hope you will come join us for our alternative services known as Sacred Living Gatherings.” Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Williston-West Church, Memorial Hall (2nd fl oor), 32 Thomas St. Portland. For more information call 221-0727 or email centerforsacredliving@gmail.com.

Southern Maine Community College commencement at the Civic Center in Portland2 p.m. The largest graduating class in the 64-year history of Southern Maine Community College will join together with faculty and staff for commencement exercises. Nine-hun-dred and fourteen students will receive diplomas at the cer-emony in the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland. The commencement speaker will be retiring SMCC Presi-dent, Dr. James O. Ortiz. Ortiz will retire on July 29. Ortiz became president of what was then Southern Maine Tech-nical College in February of 2002. Under his leadership, the

college transitioned to a comprehensive community col-lege and became the fastest growing community college in New England, tripling its growth between 2002 and the fall of 2010. Over the past several years, Dr. Ortiz has laid the groundwork for SMCC’s new Midcoast Campus at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. SMCC’s 2011 gradu-ates include 16-year-old Rachel Champoux and 83-year-old, Robert Witham — the youngest and oldest students ever to graduate from SMCC. Students will receive degrees in over 40 different programs ranging from health sciences and technical programs to liberal studies and business. Witham was enrolled in one of the fi rst classes at Maine Vocational Technical Institute when he returned from World War II. Jewett Hall, Howe Hall and Slocum Road on the SMCC campus were named for his instructors. He will receive an associates degree in Applied Technology in Inte-grated Manufacturing at graduation on Sunday. Champoux started taking classes at a local university when she was 12 years old. Having been homeschooled, she was not used to the large class size she found there. When she was ready to enroll in college full-time she looked for a place that was close to home with the smaller class size she desired. She enrolled at SMCC at the age of 14.

Maine High School Ultimate [Frisbee] League3 p.m. The Maine High School Ultimate [Frisbee] League, now in its third year, will conclude its 2011 season with the State Championships on Sunday, May 29 at the Cumber-land County Fairgrounds. Up from eight teams in 2010, the 2011 season saw 16 teams, including Casco Bay High School, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Deering, Falmouth, Freeport, Fryeburg Academy, Long Creek (AR Gould), Mer-riconeag Waldorf School, South Portland and Yarmouth. Teams in the Northern Division included Bangor, Belfast and Camden Hills. The Maine High School Ultimate League

is sanctioned by USA Ultimate, formerly the Ultimate Players Association (UPA), based in Boulder, Colo. The UPA was founded in 1979 as a player-run, not-for-profi t organi-zation that serves as the governing body for the sport of Ultimate in the U.S. USA Ulti-mate sanctions youth, high school, college and club competition across the country, including sectional, regional and national championships each year. Visit www.usaultimate.org. http://www.maineultimate.com/team-schedules

Memorial Luminary event in Old Orchard Beach7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial Luminary Fund-raiser at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Old Orchard Beach. Honor a loved one with your own Memorial Luminary. All of the proceeds will be used to honor veterans of the following wars: Vietnam, Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom. Purchase your own Lumi-nary Bag at the Town Clerk’s Offi ce or at the Libby Memorial Library; $3 each or two for $5. 934-5714

Monday, May 30

Arboretum Plant Sale10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Arboretum Plant Sale at 114 Old Ocean House Road, Cape Eliza-beth. Locally grown trees, shrubs and peren-nials from Old Ocean House Farms and from an extensive waterfront landscape in Scarborough. Sale proceeds will benefi t the Arboretum at Fort Williams Park, a project that will control invasive plants, demonstrate sustainable landscaping and improve the trail system at the Park. Old Ocean House Farms is part of the Cape Elizabeth Farm Alliance, which is dedicated to preserving local agricultural properties. Mary Hodgkin at maryh777@gmail.com, 767-5692. http://www.fortwilliams.org/arboretum.html

Memorial Day parade in Portland10:30 a.m. The city of Portland and the Harold T. Andrews Post 17, American Legion, will sponsor a Memorial Day Parade. The parade will begin at Longfel-low Square on Congress Street and prog-ress along the street ending at Monument Square. Guest speakers include Congress-woman Chellie Pingree, City Councilor and Representative of Senator Olympia Snowe Cheryl Leeman, Cheverus High School President and Parade Chaplain Father Wil-liam Campbell and City of Portland Mayor Nicholas Mavodones. The Maine Center for the Deaf will provide interpreter services.

Following the speeches, the event will conclude with a wreath laying ceremony at the monument. Portland Police Department Color Guard and the Portland Fire Department Color Guard will be marching as well as the Portland and Deering High School band, the AMVETS Post 25 Color Guard, Boy Scouts of America, Girls Scouts of America and much more. Military aircraft sponsored by the U.S. Air Force have scheduled a fl yover at 10:45 a.m. Speaking and wreath laying ceremony at Monument Square at 11 a.m.

Military Appreciation Day at Hadlock Fieldnoon. The Portland Sea Dogs have partnered with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to host Mili-tary Appreciation Day at Hadlock Field on Memorial Day; Monday, May 30 when the Sea Dogs take on the Trenton Thunder (New York Yankees) at 1 p.m. Members of the military and veterans along with their immediate family members are eligible for free tickets to the game thanks to Operation Homefront and the VA Maine Healthcare System. Military personnel and veterans may reserve their compli-mentary tickets to the game by logging on to Joint Ser-vice Support (JSS) at www.jointservicesupport.org. Once logged in, search for the Memorial Day Baseball Game, complete the form and tickets can be picked-up at the ball-park on game day at the Veterans booth. Please contact the Military Family Assistance Center at 1-888-365-9287 with any questions or problems. Limited tickets are avail-able and will be distributed on a fi rst come fi rst serve basis. The Sea Dogs will host an autograph session for military personnel in the outfi eld prior to the game from noon to 12:20 p.m. In honor of Military Appreciation Day, the team will wear camoufl age caps for the game.

Ed Martin, a volunteer with the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad in Portland, looks at gift items near a Polar Express display at the railroad station in 2009. The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad has immediate openings for train crew and is hosting a volunteer training on Saturday, June 4. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

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Tuesday, May 31

MOFGA Farm Training Project at Broadturn Farm in Scarborough5 p.m. Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association’s 2011 Farm Training Project (FTP) Workshop Series. The 2011 season will kick off with workshops on Starting with the Soil: Sustainable Soil Management. There will be two offerings of this workshop — fi rst on Tuesday, May 31 at 5 p.m. at Broadturn Farm in Scarborough, and second on Wednesday, June 1 at 5 p.m. at Village Farm in Freedom. The FTP workshops are designed for and targeted to par-ticipants in MOFGA’s Apprenticeship Program, but are free and open to anyone interested. They are intended to give apprentices and other young, beginning, and aspiring farm-ers the chance to visit other farms, learn from farmers about their areas of expertise, and socialize with peers. The work-shops follow an informal format. They generally begin in the late afternoon with a farm tour, followed by a presentation and demonstration on the topic of the day. Participants are then invited to stay for a potluck supper and discussion - bring a dish or something fresh from the farm to share. For more information about or directions to any of the work-shops, or to get yourself on a reminder mailing list, email April or call 568-4142.

Wednesday, June 1

Portland Public Schools graduations 10:30 a.m. It’s graduation season in Portland. The Portland Public Schools will hold the following graduation ceremonies: June 1, 10:30 a.m., Portland Expo, Deering High School graduation; June 2, 10:30 a.m., Merrill Auditorium, Portland High School graduation; June 2, 6 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, Casco Bay High School graduation; June 9, 6 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, Portland Adult Education graduation.

KeyBank and the Maine Small Business Development Centers small business seminar4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. In an effort to help more Maine entrepreneurs and small business owners access resources and expertise, KeyBank and the Maine Small Business Devel-opment Centers (Maine SBDS) are teaming up to offer free informational events exclusively for Maine small business owners. A June 1 session will take place at the Key Plaza at 23 Water Street in Bangor. A June 7 session will take place at the KeyBank branch at 400 Forest Ave. in Portland. All of the sessions will run from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. They are free and open to the public. For more information or to register, go to www.mainesbdc.org.

Old Orchard Beach charter commission7 p.m. The Old Orchard Beach charter commission is having a public hearing on the proposed charter. There is a synopsis of the charter changes available at town hall. 1 Portland Avenue, Old Orchard Beach. http://www.oobmaine.com/Pages/OldOrchardBeachME_BComm/chartercom

Portland’s Public Schools spring concerts7 p.m. Family members, friends and other area residents are invited to attend the following concerts in Portland’s public schools: Lyman Moore Middle School: June 1, 7 p.m., Moore cafeteria. King Middle School: June 2, 7 p.m., King cafetorium. King Bridge Festival: June 6, 12 to 8 p.m., Deering Oaks bandstand. (Rain location is King Middle School cafetorium.) See details at www.bridgemusicfes-tival.org. Fifth grade after-school orchestra concert: June 6, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln gym. Lincoln Middle School: June 7, 7 p.m., Lincoln gym. Elementary band and strings concert: June 8, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln gym.

Thursday, June 2

Cocktail reception honoring Stephen Bowen6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Maine Department of Education Com-missioner Stephen Bower, Portland Country Club, Eleven Foreside Road, Falmouth. Tickets are $30 each and include hor d’oeuvres, wine and beer. “Please join us as we cele-brate Steve Bowen’s appointment to Commissioner, Maine Department of Education. Steve Bowen served as Direc-tor, Center for Education Excellence at The Maine Heritage Policy Center and he will discuss his goals and philoso-phies for Maine’s Education system. This event is hosted by the Board of Directors of The Maine Heritage Policy Center. http://stevebowenreception.eventbrite.com.

‘The Thinking Heart’ in Portland7 p.m. Four performances of “The Thinking Heart: the Life and Loves of Etty Hillesum,” will be presented in the Port-land area during April, May and June. Conversation con-

cerning the work will follow performances. Glickman Family Library at the University of Southern Maine, 314 Forest Ave., seventh fl oor, Portland, on June 2, at 7 p.m. This performance is sponsored by Maine Writers and Publish-ers Alliance. Contact: Joshua Bodwell, Executive Director, director@mainewriters.org, 228-8263.

Daphne Kalotay and Jane Roper book readings7 p.m. New England authors, Daphne Kalotay and Jane Roper will each be reading from their debut novels, “Rus-sian Winter” and “Eden Lake,” at Longfellow Books. Long-fellow Books events are open to the public and always free to attend. Daphne Kalotay’s short stories have appeared in various literary journals and magazines and she has taught literature and writing at Middlebury College and Boston University “Russian Winter,” her fi rst novel, was a fi nalist in the James Jones First Novel competition and is being published in 19 foreign languages. Fellow Boston resident, Jane Roper is a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop and writes Baby Squared, a narrative blog about her adventures in twin parenting, at Babble.com. She spent her fi rst 15 summers at summer camps in Maine inspiring the premise of her debut novel, “Eden Lake.”

Portland’s Public Schools spring concerts7 p.m. Family members, friends and other area residents are invited to attend the following concerts in Portland’s public schools: King Middle School: June 2, 7 p.m., King cafetorium. King Bridge Festival: June 6, noon to 8 p.m., Deering Oaks bandstand. (Rain location is King Middle School cafetorium.) See details at www.bridgemusicfesti-val.org. Fifth grade after-school orchestra concert: June 6, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln gym. Lincoln Middle School: June 7, 7 p.m., Lincoln gym. Elementary band and strings concert: June 8, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln gym.

‘Late Nite Catechism’ performedat Freeport Factory Stage7:30 p.m. The Smash Off-Broadway hit, direct from New York, “Late Nite Catechism” will feature Colleen Moore, who has played the role of Sister in New York as well as the National Tour. This show has been praised by Catho-lic Standard and Times, Catholic Explorer and called “uproarious” by the New York Times. Laugh your Sins off and don’t let Sister catch you with gum in your mouth! Performances are June 2 through June 12, Tues-days through Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $27/$22.50 for seniors and students, and are available through Brown Paper Tickets, link to the ticket outlet can be found at www.freeportfactory.com. 865-5505 The Freeport Factory Stage is located at 5 Depot St., down-town Freeport, just one block east of L.L. Bean.

Friday, June 3

Author Lynn Plourde visits Reiche School9 a.m. Lynn Plourde, a well-known children’s author, will spend all day June 3 at Reiche Community School in Portland. She will work with students and participate in school-wide assembly. Plourde is the author of “Teacher Appreciation Day,” “Pigs in the Mud,” “Class Picture Day” and many other books. Reiche students have created plays, puppet shows, poems, letters and a newscast based on her stories. Beginning at 9 a.m., Plourde will visit class-rooms and watch the student presentations. Reiche fami-lies and other community members are invited to attend the assembly with Plourde from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Tours of Spring Crossing housing in Westbrook1 p.m. Westbrook’s newest affordable housing commu-nity for senior citizens gets its fi rst offi cial viewing Friday, June 3, at 1 p.m. at an open house for federal, state, and local offi cials — along with the public. Spring Crossing, a 34-unit senior community at 19 Ash St., on the banks of the Presumpscot River, is a project of Westbrook Housing, Westbrook Development Corporation and Spring Crossing Associates Limited Partnership. Funded by Maine Hous-ing with fi nancing assistance from TDBank and Northern New England Investment Fund, the low-income tax credit property for individuals age 55 and over is expected to receive its fi rst residents in June, according to John Gal-lagher, executive director of Westbrook Housing and presi-dent of Westbrook Development Corporation. In addition to the Friday afternoon open house, Westbrook Housing offi cials are hosting tours of the building from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 4 during Westbrook Together Days. Since ground was broken in July, the $3.3 million construc-tion project—headed up by Great Falls Construction of Gorham— has created about 100 jobs, involved some 25 local subcontractors and has had a payroll of more than $1 million, according to a press release.

Westbrook Together Days3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Westbrook Together Days. This annual event put together by the Westbrook Community Cham-

ber brings together the best of Westbrook, local groups, local artisans, local service clubs, and great food along with amusement rides. “We will have 20-30 performers and entertainers as well as a parade down Main Street Saturday morning and our Annual Auction Saturday afternoon. The festivities are concluded with our fabulous fi reworks show at 9:30 p.m. Saturday night. Riverbank Park, 655 Main St., Westbrook. June 3-June 4. Friday 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. Sat-urday 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. No cost for admission. Tickets can be purchased for amusement rides.

‘Refashioned’ at the PMA5 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 21 through July 31, the Portland Museum of Art presents “Refashioned.” “Inherent in the structure of a garment is the story of its purpose, time, and place. Contemporary artists, Lauren Gillette (York, Maine), Anne Lemanski (Spruce Pine, North Carolina), and Ange-lika Werth (Nelson, British Columbia), use the confi gura-tion of an article of clothing or hairstyle as an armature for historical narratives. Their work begins with the desire to communicate details of a life revealed in the conventions of outward appearance. In sculptural jackets, hairstyles, and dresses, the artists reconstruct identities, reuse materials, and reinvent historical personas. The exhibition will feature 21 objects lent by the artists. Refashioned is the third in a series of exhibitions called Circa that explores compel-ling aspects of contemporary art in the state of Maine and beyond. Circa is a series of exhibitions featuring the work of living artists from Maine and beyond. Circa is made pos-sible by S. Donald Sussman. Corporate support provided by The VIA Agency.” Opening celebration: Friday, June 3, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

First Friday at Geno’s Rock Club5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Art Walk at Geno’s Rock Club is free, and open to all — Jessica Butts will be exhibiting her newest multimedia pieces in the lobby. Refreshments will be provided. Live music show doors open at 9 p.m., cover is $5, 21 plus/proper ID required. Bands: Brenda — http://www.brendabrenda.com; Over a Cardboard Sea — http://www.myspace.com/sailingoveracardboardsea. Contact Peri Broadbent for more information at genos.artwalk@gmail.com

Opening for artist Leslie Wicks6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Local artist Leslie Wicks welcomes guests to her opening at Running with Scissors studios and gallery. The show features both sculptures and prints. Refresh-ments will be served. 54 Cove St., Portland. 699-4242. www.runningwithscissorsartstudios.com

‘My Perestroika’ at the PMA6:30 p.m. “My Perestroika” screening at the Portland Museum of Art. Friday, June 3, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 4, 2 p.m.; Sunday, June 5, 2 p.m. NR. “‘My Perestroika’ fol-lows fi ve ordinary Russians living in extraordinary times — from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapse of the Soviet Union during their teenage years, to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet Russia. At the center of the fi lm is a family.”

PORTopera Dinner/Dance & Auction6:30 p.m. PORTopera, Maine’s only professional opera company, hosts its annual gala Dinner/Dance & Auction at the Sable Oaks Marriott in South Portland. This year’s gala supports the company’s 17th season main stage per-formance: Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment (La Fille du Régiment); and the gala is French-themed. POR-Topera Dinner/Dance guests dine and dance in elegance. The evening begins with a cocktail hour, with wine and hors d’oeuvres. Master of Ceremonies is Frank E. Reilly, spouse of gala co-chair Sharon Reilly, and auctioneer is Tom Satur-ley. The Bob Charest Band provides live music for dancing and listening until 11 p.m. Dinner is classically French and opera-inspired. Entrees include Chicken Marengo; accord-ing to legend, Chicken Marengo is an entrée ingeniously crafted by Napoleon’s chef after a military conquest, the Battle of Marengo, and thusly named. For vegetarians, Crêpes Vivandiere takes its name from vivandieres, the women attached to regiments of soldiers whose duties were to sell wine for their canteens. Marie, the lead female in La Fille du Régiment, is a fi ctional example of a vivand-iere. Items up for auction include “walk-on” roles in the opera performance as well as a week in a Swiss chalet, an exclusive PORTopera design pendant crafted by Peapod Jewelers, opera trips to New York, Washington, Santa Fe and San Francisco and more. The gala is PORTopera’s larg-est fundraiser each year, allowing the opera to continue bringing the joy of opera and music to Maine year after year. The gala is open to the public. Tickets are $125 per person, and tables of 8 or 10 are available. Tickets must be pur-chased in advance through the PORTopera offi ce (879-7678). Suggested dress is black tie. PORTopera will present The Daughter of the Regiment on July 28 and 30 at Port-land’s Merrill Auditorium. For more information, visit www.portopera.org.

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Mission of Burma with Haru Bangs at Space8 p.m. Simply stated, Mission Of Burma were, and remain, one of the most important Ameri-can rock bands of the last 20 years. The band was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1979 by Roger Miller (guitar), Clint Conley (bass), Peter Prescott (drums) and Martin Swope (tape manipulator/sound engineer). Miller, Conley and Prescott share singing and song-writing duties. Like many of their post-punk contemporaries, Mission of Burma’s efforts are largely concerned with extending punk’s original vocabulary without losing its essential rebellious spirit. Using rapid shifts in dynam-ics, unconventional time signatures and chord progressions along with tape effects, Mission of Burma challenges the prevailing idioms of punk while attempting to retain its power and immediacy. Portland’s Haru Bangs start the night out loud and proud. $15, 18 plus. http://www.space538.org/

Antje Duvekot at One Longfellow Square8 p.m. Antje Duvekot is one of the bright-est singer-songwriters to rise out of Bos-ton’s competitive acoustic music scene. She released her second studio album, The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer on Black Wolf Records on March 17, 2009. Antje chose one of her favorite songwriters, Richard Shindell, to produce the album. Richard lent his talent to the record and brought in well respected musicians such as John Gorka, Lucy Kaplan-sky and Victor Krauss. “What a blessing to have worked with someone as talented as Antje. With a voice like hers, and songs as good as these, a producer (especially a fi rst-time producer!) just tries to get out of the way, to do no harm, and to let the artist speak for herself.” (Richard Shindell) $15, all ages.

Sunday, May 29

In The Audience EP Release Party with Dirty Dishes, The Milkman’s Union at Space Gallery8 p.m. The members of In the Audience have found a way to prosper as a rising indie band (and score a Phoenix BMP nomination for Best Rock Act) despite having a key songwriter fl oat between Portland and Toronto. The collective members all come home tonight to celebrate the release of their new EP just 8 months after the 2010 debut LP “What Lives”. More assured songwriting and larger contributions from the band’s ever-expanding lineup push things forward. The album’s tone is aided sig-nifi cantly by producer Ron Harrity of Peapod Recordings and is being released in a limited edition by Nice Friends for the show, before a larger release later in the Summer. Come cel-ebrate the release of the EP (and the one year anniversary of the band’s fi rst performance at SPACE) with Boston’s Dirty Dishes and local boys The Milkman’s Union. $7, 18 plus.

Wednesday, June 1

Neon Trees at the State7:30 p.m. WCYY and WJBQ present Neon Trees with The Limousines at the State The-atre. Take hook-happy new wave, add to it the classic-rock story-telling humanity and leaven with other-worldly charisma, and you begin to understand the palette Neon Trees are work-ing from. Along with Glenn, Chris Allen has a quirky, edgy Johnny Marrr-meets-The Edge guitar playing while drummer Elaine Brad-ley drums with the intensity of John Bonham adding a heartbeat to the sensuality of the songs. $18 advance/$20 day of show. www.statetheatreportland.com

Portugal. The Man at Port City8 p.m. Portugal. The Man with Telekinese and Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Port City Music Hall. Advance: $12; $15 door. VIP: $25. By

now, the peripatetic trail etched out by Portu-gal. The Man is well documented. The band’s nomadic path snakes down the Cascades, starting fi rst in Wasilla, Alaska (yes, the very same city whose identity has been hijacked by a certain celebrity politician, one who we shall not mention again here), and then eventually settling in amongst the puddles and mono-chromatic haze of Portland, Ore. Carrying forth the momentum triggered by their unex-pected rise in 2006, and their FM airwave suc-cess of “People Say” (from 2009’s The Satanic Satanist), In The Mountain In The Cloud con-tinues the pattern of an album per calendar year, a feat made all the more staggering when you consider the band’s fervent devotion to the open road, logging over 800 shows.

Thursday, June 2

The Avett Brothers at the State7:30 p.m. The Avett Brothers formed in 2001 in Charlotte, North Carolina when banjoist Scott Avett and guitarist Seth Avett joined forces with standup bass player Bob Craw-ford when they began feeling the tug of the acoustic music they’d heard growing up. They were raised in the textile town of Con-cord, about a half-hour north of Charlotte. Their dad, Jim Avett, had a box of eight-track tapes that Scott and Seth picked through, lis-tened to and digested. It included albums by Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Jim’s own folksy duo, Common Decency. Other roots musicians from the folk and coun-try realms fi ltered into their subconscious, too. $39.50, sold out.

Friday, June 3

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony at the State8 p.m. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is an Ameri-can hip hop group from the Glenville section of Cleveland, Ohio. They are best known for their fast-paced rapping style and harmoniz-ing vocals. In 1997, the group was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance with their song “Tha Crossroads.” State The-atre, $22 advance/$25 day of show. www.sta-tetheatreportland.com

Saturday, June 4

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic 8 p.m. George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic on the Maine State Pier, presented by Maine State Pier Concert Series. “Funk legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelics kick off the Maine State Pier Concert Series. This show promises the best funk concert dance party complete with vendors, street perform-ers and beer garden, all set against the back-drop of Portland Harbor.” General admission seating. All tickets $30 including $3 service fee. Rain or Shine. All tickets will be mailed. https://tickets.porttix.com/public/show.asp or http://www.kahbang.com/maine-state-pier-concert-series/

Monday, June 6

Low Flying Airplanes at Space Gallery7 p.m. In “Sea to the City” and “Dreams from the Deep”, Low Flying Airplanes’ two inde-pendent releases, there is heartening sense that LFA’s music played for its own sake. Like other aspiring indie groups in the post-boom folk revival, Low Flying Airplanes is about a lack of pretense and onstage warmth, which continually develops as we watch the band quickly mature. In 2010 Low Flying Airplanes won the Maine Academy of Modern Music Rock-Off and played with Rustic Overtones, Paranoid Social Club, and even an Alive At Five show! Come celebrate a new chapter for the band with their sophomore appearance on the SPACE stage. $8, all ages. see next page

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