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Councilors approve TSA lease at Jetport See story on page 3

Book store: ‘We are helping very ill children’ See the story in Business, page 7

Redefi ning ‘going to the well’ See Natalie Ladd’s column on page 4

Police chief search rolls on; 82 applicants seek jobThe search for a new police chief is moving for-

ward, and 82 applications were submitted to City Hall by last month's deadline.

Offi cials say the city is in the process of review-

ing applications, and anticipates that an assessment center expected to cost between $8,000 and $11,500 will be chosen by the end of the week. Chosen candi-dates will participate in a series of real life scenarios administered by the center.

Three companies submitted proposals for admin-

istering the assessments expected to be given to up to four fi nalists. The centers applying for the job are the International Association of Chiefs of Police Inc. of Alexandria, Va.; MMA Consulting Group Inc. of

BY MATTHEW ARCOTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

see JOB page 3

City offi cials say voter turnout yesterday came in higher than expected but well below 2009 levels as the fi rst elected mayor race in 88 years apparently wasn’t enough to draw voters to the polls in droves.

According to unoffi cial returns, 38 percent of reg-

istered Portland voters participated in the election, which also included statewide ballot questions, a county bond question, a school board race and, in some neighborhoods, a contested city council seat.

Meanwhile, elections offi cials reported some confu-sion but no serious issues with ranked choice voting, which was used for the fi rst time in the mayor’s race.

“There were an awful lot of people confused by the ballot,” said Denise Shames, the election supervi-sor at East End Community School, who added that there were quite a few “spoiled ballots.”

“Some voters spoiled two ballots,” she said, refer-ring to ballots that had to be destroyed after voters

It’s not 2009: Mayor race not a huge draw in PortlandBY CASEY CONLEY AND MATTHEW ARCO

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

see DRAW page 6

RIGHT: Lorie Dana casts her ballot at Reiche School Tuesday. According to unoffi cial returns, 38 percent of registered Portland voters participated in the citywide election. (CASEY CONLEY PHOTO)

BY CASEY CONLEYTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Mayoral limbo: Brennan leads StrimlingNo winner in mayor’s race; Brennan ahead by 850 votes as candidates await instant runoff

Former state senator Michael Brennan holds a narrow lead over Ethan Strimling in the mayor’s race after the fi rst round of voting but not enough for an outright victory, meaning the fi nal winner will be decided tentatively today through a series of instant runoffs.

According to unoffi cial results, which included ballots from all 11 precincts and absentee ballots, Brennan received 5,240 votes to 4,390 for Strimling, or 27 percent and 22 percent of the total fi rst-choice votes cast, respectively.

In ranked choice voting, if no candidate receives a majority, the contest is decided using instant runoffs.

Nick Mavodones received 2,938 votes and fi nished third in the fi rst round of voting with 15 percent of total votes cast. David Marshall fi nished fourth with 1,516 votes

see MAYOR page 6

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(NY Times) — An opera-tion that doctors hoped would prevent strokes in people with poor circulation to the brain does not work, researchers are reporting. A $20 million study, paid for by the government, was cut short when it became appar-ent that the surgery was not helping patients who had complete blockages in one of their two carotid arteries, which run up either side of the neck and feed 80 percent of the brain.

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The editorial writer, Dr. Joseph P. Broderick, chair-man of neurology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, also cautioned that other stroke treatments were being used without suffi cient study, par-ticularly devices to remove clots. Dr. Broderick said doctors liked new technol-ogy, were paid well to use it and tended to believe in what they were doing, even without data.

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U.N. fi nds signs of work by Iran toward nuclear device(NY TIMES) — United Nations weap-

ons inspectors released a trove of new evi-dence on Tuesday that they say makes a “credible” case that “Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear device” and that the project may still be under way.

The long-awaited report relies on evi-dence of far greater scope and depth than any the International Atomic Energy Agency has made public before, and rep-resents the harshest judgment the agency has ever issued in its decade-long struggle to pierce the secrecy surrounding the Ira-nian program. The fi ndings have already rekindled a debate among the Western allies and Israel about whether increased diplomatic pressure, sanctions, sabotage or military action could stop Iran’s program.

The report laid out the case that Iran had moved far beyond the blackboard to create computer models of nuclear explosions in 2008 and 2009 and conducted experiments on nuclear triggers. It said the simula-tions focused on how shock waves from conventional explosives could compress

the spherical fuel at the core of a nuclear device — the signature of implosion.

The report also said Iran went beyond such theoretical studies to build a large containment vessel at its Parchin mili-tary base, starting in 2000, for testing the experimental feasibility of such explosive compression. It called such experiments “strong indicators of possible weapon development.”

Those tests “are strong indicators of pos-sible weapon development,” it said. The vessel was not shown to inspectors who visited the site fi ve years later. The report also cited:

-Documents suggesting that Iran “was working on a project to secure a source of uranium suitable for use in an undisclosed enrichment program” to make bomb fuel.

-Evidence that Iran “had been provided with nuclear explosive design informa-tion.”

-Information that Iran has worked on experiments with conventional explosives to compress metal into an incredibly dense mass, which, in a bomb, starts the chain

reaction that ends in nuclear explosion.-Documentation of “at least 14 progres-

sive design iterations” in making a missile warhead to deliver an atomic warhead to a distant target.

The report does not claim that Iran has mastered all the necessary technologies, or estimate how long it would take for Iran to be able to produce a nuclear weapon. Inspectors do not point to a single weap-ons lab, or provide evidence of a fully constructed nuclear weapon. Instead, the report describes roughly a dozen differ-ent projects that countries that have built nuclear weapons — the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France, Israel, India and Pakistan — all had to grapple with, in some form.

The report corroborates the conclusion of a much-debated classifi ed National Intel-ligence Estimate issued in 2007 that Iran had dismantled a highly focused effort to build a bomb in late 2003. The new report describes recent work conducted in a less coordinated manner.

Cain moves forward

(NY TIMES) — One of the two women who set-tled sexual harassment claims against Herman Cain with the National Restaurant Association spoke publicly for the fi rst time on Tuesday about her allegations against the Republican presidential candidate.

Moments later, a defi -ant Mr. Cain once again declared that her alle-gations were found to have been “baseless” and repeated his claim that his only offense against her was to have made a gesture about her height.

Penn State to decide coach’s future with collegeSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (NY TIMES) — Joe Pater-

no’s tenure as coach of the Penn State football team will soon be over, perhaps within days or weeks, in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal that has implicated university offi cials, according to two people briefed on conversations among the university’s top offi cials.

The board of trustees has yet to determine the precise timing of Mr. Paterno’s exit, but it is clear that the man who has more victories than any other coach at college football’s top level and who made Penn State a prestigious national brand will not survive to coach another season. Discussions about how to manage his departure have begun, according to the two people.

Mr. Paterno was to have held a news conference Tuesday but the university canceled it less than an hour before it was scheduled to start.

Mr. Paterno’s day-to-day status with the program could be affected by the attorney general’s investi-gation. In explaining his actions, Mr. Paterno has publicly said he was not told of the graphic nature of an alleged 2002 assault by the assistant coach Jerry Sandusky of a young boy in the football building’s showers. He said the graduate assistant coach who reported the assault, Mike McQueary, said only that something disturbing had happened that was per-

haps sexual in nature.But on Tuesday a person with knowledge of Mr.

McQueary’s version of events called Mr. Pater-no’s claim into question. The person said that Mr. McQueary had told those in authority the explicit details of what he saw, including in his face-to-face meeting with Mr. Paterno the day after the inci-dent. Mr. Sandusky, a former defensive coordinator under Mr. Paterno, has been charged with sexually abusing eight boys across a 15-year period, and Mr. Paterno has been widely criticized for failing to involve the police when he learned of the allegation of the assault of the young boy in 2002.

Additionally, two top university offi cials — Gary Schultz, the senior vice president for fi nance and business, and Tim Curley, the athletic director — were charged with perjury and failure to report to authorities what they knew of the allegations, as required by state law.

At age 84 and in his 46th season as the Penn State head coach, Mr. Paterno has had an extraordinary run of success: one that produced tens of millions of dollars and two national football championships for the university and established him as a revered leader in sports, but one that will end with a stun-ning and humiliating fi nal chapter.

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Councilors approve new TSA lease at JetportCity councilors on Monday approved a new fi ve-

year offi ce lease for the federal Transportation Security Administration at the Portland Jetport but deferred action on two items dealing with citizen-led ballot initiatives.

According to documents, the TSA is paying $34.39 per square foot for an 8,400-square-foot offi ce — which is almost 1,800 square feet larger than its current space. The rental price includes a 3 per-cent increase per year for the life of the lease, and includes utilities and parking.

All told, the agreement will bring in nearly $297,000 in Jetport revenue during the fi rst year

and more than $325,000 per year in year fi ve.“Since this is the highest and best use of this space

and it is being leased at a market rate in accordance with the Jetport’s airline leases, I strongly support and recommend” the lease, said City Manager Mark Rees in a statement.

Meanwhile, the council deferred action on two measures dealing with citizen petitions.

The fi rst measure would allow petition gatherers to submit signatures to the city clerk as they collect them, instead of all at once. The clerk’s offi ce would still have 15 days to certify them, as with current rules.

Council debate on the petitioning process began this summer after a local group gathered what it

thought was enough signatures to hold a referen-dum on local marijuana policy. In fact, the group was short of the 1,500-signature threshold by about 94 signatures. But under current rules, the group was not allowed to gather more signatures, even though the deadline to hand in signatures had not passed.

A related measure would no longer require refer-endums on citizen initiatives to be held within fi ve months from the time signatures are certifi ed by the city clerk’s offi ce. Under existing rules, citywide votes on successful citizen petitions must be held within that fi ve-month window, even if they do not coincide with state or federal elections.

These items are expected to come up for a vote Nov. 21.

BY CASEY CONLEYTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Brookline, Mass.; and BadgeQuest Inc. of West Yarmouth, Mass.

"We are currently reviewing resumes that have been submitted," said Nicole Clegg, city spokeswoman, adding that the search should be on track to name a new chief by the beginning of 2012.

"I think so," she said of the 2012 completion date. "We developed that timeline understanding that things are fl uid and that some events might happen sooner or later than sched-uled. (But) we're doing the best we can to stick to that timeline."

Final interviews by City Manager Mark Rees are expected to take place by sometime mid-December. A fi nal-ist will be selected by Jan. 6, accord-ing to the tentative schedule.

According to the job description, the city is looking for someone with 10 years of law enforcement expe-rience, fi ve years of which are in a department comparable to Port-land's, and at least three years of experience with upper-level com-mand.

Candidates must also have at least a bachelor's degree.

Stated expectations of the posi-tion range from working together with top city staff, managing the department of 216 employees and an annual operating budget of $13.4 million, to cooperating with numerous social services agencies to address the city's homeless and transient population, according to the job description.

Clegg declined to say how many local applications were submitted or where the other possible candidates currently live and work, citing state statute that keeps the information confi dential.

The new police chief search was originally expected to cost between $10,000 and $15,000, according to earlier statements by Rees. How-ever, Clegg said Tuesday the budget is more likely to be closer to the $15,000 mark.

Without knowing an exact amount offhand, she said the city has already spent a few hundred dollars on advertising for the opening.

According to assessment center

proposals submitted to the city, the MMA Consulting Group will cost $11,500 for three candidates and $800 for each additional applicant. The International Association of Chiefs of Police assessment center will charge $9,500 for up to four candidates; and using BadgeQuest would cost $8,200 for three appli-cants and $300 for each additional person.

Additionally, airfare and hotel costs would be covered by the city for on-site interviews, which Rees originally indicated could consist of between three and fi ve candidates.

Clegg added that not all candi-dates will likely require air travel or a night in a hotel.

The Portland Police Department has been under the command of acting Chief Michael Sauschuck since August. Sauschuck took command after former Chief James Craig left the department for a position in Cincinnati; he was hired following a national search.

Rees' recommendation must meet City Council approval.

JOB from page one

Mike Sauschuck is serving as acting police chief in Portland and running the police department day to day. It will be up to new city manager Mark Rees to recommend a candidate for permanent police chief. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

Police chief search originally expected to cost from $10,000-$15,000

Maine man wanted for armed robbery in N.H. arrested in Standish

A Western Maine man wanted for armed robbery in New Hampshire was arrested at a tattoo parlor in Standish Tuesday afternoon, the Cumberland County Sheriff ’s Offi ce reported.

At 4:25 p.m. Tuesday, deputies received informa-tion from Madison, N.H. police that Michael Jay Rehmert, 32, of 21 Oxford St., Apt 3B in Fryeburg was located at the Infi nity Tattoo studio in Standish.

Rehmert was wanted in New Hampshire on a war-rant charging him with armed robbery, the sheriff ’s offi ce reported. There were no further specifi cs on

the crime, police said.Rehmert was arrested on 140 Ossipee Trail in

Standish at Infi nity Tattoo Parlor, the sheriff ’s offi ce reported. Deputies entered the business and located Rehmert, who was taken into custody without inci-dent and taken to the Cumberland County Jail. He was expected to appear before a judge to determine his extradition status.

Moark to lease Maine egg producersMoark announced Tuesday that it has agreed

to a long-term lease arrangement to operate three Maine egg producers formerly run by DeCoster Egg Farms — Quality Egg of New England, Dorothy Egg Farm, and Mountain Hollow Farms, the Maine

Department of Agriculture reported.Moark, LLC, of Fontana, Calif., a division of Minne-

sota-based farmer co-op Land O’Lakes, Inc., is a major producer of fresh shell eggs and egg products. Under the lease arrangement, the company will be the sole operator of the egg production, processing and ware-housing operations owned by the three companies, located in Turner, Leeds and Winthrop. At the end of the 10-year lease period, Moark will have the option of purchasing the facilities.

Craig Willardson, president of Moark, said: “This expansion enables Moark to better serve customers in the Northeastern United States. It complements our existing operations by adding approximately 3.6 mil-lion layers, and it provides greater access to a growing market for eggs. This will benefi t our customers, the Maine-based employees, and the Maine economy.”

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The restaurant business is a hot bed of Don’t Ask — Don’t Tell (D.A.D.T.) happenings that run as separate, but common threads throughout every full-service establishment in the industry. Take for example, The Five-Second Rule which is appli-cable when your server drops a roll onto the fl oor, out of customer view. If it can be swooped up in fi ve seconds, it’ll most likely end up in your bread basket. How about the exotically grown, house ground, fair trade coffee that’s really brewed from a little pre-portioned, air sealed bag cour-tesy of SYSCO? And the upscale places that reuse the painstak-ingly prepared honey butter rosettes when they come back to the kitchen? No one is talking.

These, and so many more D.A.D.T. tidbits are a way of life in the business and fortunately not all places engage in all of them all of the time. Internally, D.A.D.T. things cause confl ict as individual employees, both front and back of the house, may be philosophically opposed to turning over a dirty table cloth instead of changing it, or pour-ing house vodka instead of a pre-mium brand to save money and/

Shift drinks redefi ne ‘going to the well’

or time. D.A.D.T. is no doubt the darker, seedier side of the busi-ness and very, very few places operate without a skeleton.

But what about the insider D.A.D.T. stuff like sex in the walk-in cooler (during service hours no less) and punching a time card on behalf of a coworker who is on the verge of being fi red for being late ... again? These things happen for sure, but according to my cre-ative consulting team, there is no bigger insider D.A.D.T. than the concept of the employee shift drink (employee meals are a column for a different day).

The employee shift drink is a slippery slope because manage-ment sanctioned or not, it is going to happen. Many, but not all res-taurant employees will drink alcohol after, during and upon rare occasion, before a scheduled shift. Recognizing this to be true and accepting the inevitable,

many managers and owners have policies that read something like this, “Each employee may have one draft or well beverage after their shift. Each drink must be rung up on a house tab. Employees may not sit at the bar during hours of service. Employees may not pour their own shift drink. Employ-ees may only have one drink per evening. Employees may not sit at the bar in uniform and drink. Employees must be punched out before having a shift drink.” And, so on and on as it’s the stuff lined birdcages are made of.

The unlimited variations to shift drink policies don’t matter because naive managers and

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Portents of winter and the toothless chatter of fl ag-draped traitors vies with a fog of lies spread by

Critical state

Koch Brother messenger boys, Reagan nostalgia hucksters, suck-ups in offi ce, Murdoch empire servlings, Banker PR catamites, and Jesus terrorists to occupy the national mind-space with a narcotic Jell-O of half-formed wish fulfi llment scams. The nation is hostage to a confederacy of racketeers. Banking. Big Pharma. The Higher Ed/Loan nexus. GMO agri-biz. Fast food. Mandatory motoring. You name it. What a disgrace we are, and the worst of us are the least to know that.

This winter will be the Occupy Movement’s Valley Forge. An uneasy quiet may settle across this land blanketed in frozen dishonesty while OWS goes to the ground. Wait until next summer when the Occupiers head for the

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Was there ever a doubt that Amer-ica’s the best? We were so great that, like a kid with a cool, new playroom, we shared everything with the world, from our land to our jeans. Opportu-nity was an easy girl in high heels with time to kill. But times have changed. What golden goose is up for the taking these days? None, which leads people to wonder, Is America no longer the Promised Land?

New Census data shows that 49.1 million people, about 16 percent of our population, are living in poverty. A new formula calculates that pov-erty rates slightly improved yet it is too early to crack the Veuve. While Obama’s stimulus plan expanded the food stamp program and Earned Income Tax Credit allowing 10 mil-lion people to step over the poverty line, what’s going to happen when the money runs out? With unemployment rates stagnant, health care costs slamming the seniors, child rearing related costs smothering the middle class and the government needing to balance their checkbook, it seems like this fi gure could be as stable as a wet band-aid on a broken arm.

America was built — proudly, mind you — through struggle, hardship, war, poverty and risk. Our great-grandparents lived that way so we wouldn’t have to. So, why are we back here again?

We sit around as dining room quar-terbacks solving world problems as we eat steak. The solutions are obvi-ous. Why can’t Washington just fi x it? The short answer: They don’t care about us. There may be a buried seed of compassion in there but once poli-ticians are in offi ce their main objec-tive is to get re-elected. They can’t do that if they are pissing off 50 percent of their constituency. So they wade

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around in lukewarm bedpans toss-ing out slanty smiles in their red ties praying for Two More Years.

I don’t know a lot of politics. I know what issues I am passionate about but I can’t sit here and pretend I can talk the talk. I had to Google what the whole Occupy movement was really about. (I am on a TV fast.) So don’t ask me for fi nancial advice. (Darling Husband is offering an emphatic “no” to that.)

But I can offer insight in the Human Condition, which, unless a natural disaster strikes and despite what they would lead you to believe, is at the bottom of Political To-Do list. If they gave a damn about us, would there be even one child in “the great-est country in the world” that went to bed hungry? Would there be homeless teenagers? Would there be illiterate adults? Would there be neglected Vet-erans? Would there be unemployed people that live with the daily terror that they cannot support their family?

When I talk about this, people back away, “You sound like a Socialist!”

I never did well in high school gov-ernment classes, so I can’t label my beliefs. I certainly believe that our babies shouldn’t starve. I believe that if we don’t make education a top pri-ority the future for our children in a global economy is pathetic. I believe that soldiers that risk their lives to serve and protect deserve our uncon-ditional support and care. (Did you

know 18 veterans commit suicide everyday?)

I realize we were built on Capital-istic ideals, but look where that has gotten us. What is the true cost of that? Most people can’t afford to live here — or at least live as expected.

If politicians truly cared about our well-being, they would kick Big Insur-ance, Big Banking, Big Agriculture and Big Business out of bed. These buggers have been the doted upon mistresses for way too long. When is the last time you Occupied your local Credit Union? Were fearful that your local farmer was knowingly killing you with toxic pesticides?

Politicians care deeply about how we are perceived from the outside. We, as citizens, are the trophy wives that are expected to look happy and beauti-ful (and silent) when out in public, but at home we lock ourselves in the closet with gin and tissues.

If they truly cared, they would pull in the billions of dollars spent overseas to invest it in us. You don’t need an MBA to know what happens to com-panies that don’t reinvest their prof-its into making their products better. They can’t compete and get scooped up for pennies on the dollar.

There was a time that we could be the Shining Knight galloping around the world helping and saving. But it is out of balance now. We can’t afford it, fi scally or emotionally.

Bottom line: We need to take care of ourselves.

We’ve lost sight of what’s impor-tant, which is each other. Remember after 9/11 that feeling of comradery? The hope and energy from Obama’s campaign? (Just focus on that part.) If we felt that bonded all of the time, think about the real change we could achieve rather than expecting fat cats

to do it for us.People are so angry and frustrated

now. Rightfully so. But when we allow anger to consume us it is paralyzing. People don’t know how to self-soothe, so they turn to booze, drugs, sugar and other addictive means to self-medicate and numb the pain. Anger leads to apathy and that is the most dangerous zone. When people have nothing left to lose, and don’t care, that exposes the darkest side of human nature.

We may have surface pride “USA!! USA!!” But our pride has lost its depth. We have no pride in our bodies: We are one of the fattest and unhealthy nations. We have no pride in our land: We rip down precious for-ests to build Wal-Marts, the air is dis-gusting, water is brown and anywhere you look are scattered cans, wrappers and cigarette butts. We have no pride in our minds: Why should I learn that when I can have a computer do it for me? There is no pride in taking care of others: When is the last time you even smiled at a stranger let alone donate money or time to a shelter?

It has become a total “What about me?” society. That’s the No. 1 reason banks and the government have failed us. Everyone is so self-consumed with what is best for them that the whole infrastructure is collapsing.

We need to get back to basics. Live simply. Have integrity. Be kind. Don’t spend more than you have. Respect the Earth, each other and yourself.

And hopefully the government will follow our lead.

I am not anti-American. I am just anti-what America has become.

(Maggie Knowles is a columnist for The Portland Daily Sun. Her column appears Wednesdays. Email her at maggie@portlanddailysun.me.)

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Corporations are sociopaths. They need to be tasered!KUNSTLER from page 4

nominating conventions. Chicago in 1968 was noth-ing compared to what might go down in Charlotte, N.C. (Democrats) and Tampa, Fla. (Republicans) in 2012. These two giant, useless, political bucket shops need to be put out of business and something else has to take their place. Who will be the new breed of genuine patriots? It would be nice to suppose that something noble and intelligent might emerge from the current miasma, a reality-based third party. But history isn’t so reassuring.

I heard some rumors. Lawrence Kotlikoff at Boston University — the only economist in the USA with a coherent plan for banking, healthcare, tax, and entitlement reform — said on a podcast some weeks back that he was advising an un-named national fi gure who intends to mount a third party campaign. I didn’t have a clue who that might be.

Last week in Virginia a professional political back-stager, who had worked for the DNC during the Howard Dean days, told me that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was stealthily hiring Hillary Clinton’s old campaign staffers in seem-ing preparation for ... something. Well, Bloomberg wouldn’t have to take anybody else’s money — and by “anybody” I mean especially the corporations because, you know, corporations are people, with free speech rights (and feelings!). It also happens that Bloomberg is neither a Republican or a Dem-

ocrat, but a registered independent. Will he go to the ground, too, this winter like OWS, and wait for the public disgust to mount toward criticality? Hey, sometimes your country calls (for help!) and fi gures arise and they undertake what’s neces-sary, even against type. Abe Lincoln, in 1859, was a railroad lawyer — the horror!

I have no idea who else might be waiting in the background, someone tortured with disgust by the leveraged buy-out of the American common good, someone capable of articulating the terms of the convulsion we face in national life if we don’t start doing things differently. Surely in a population of 310 million you can fi nd more than a few resolute personalities who refuse to just sit back and watch the sickening spectacle of inept vacillation.

Of course, the fi rst order of business is to get corporate money out of politics. Are we capable of doing that? Can we legislate a redefi nition of cor-porate “personhood?” After all, corporations have no allegiance whatsoever to the public interest, only to their shareholders and boards of direc-tors. Who was the Supreme Court kidding when they proposed in 2010 that corporations have a personal stake in politics. Corporations are socio-paths. They need to be tasered!

The second order of business is to enforce the existing laws in money matters and bring back laws (e.g. the Glass-Steagall act) that were reck-

lessly thrown away in the systematic bid to loot the working public; then move beyond that to con-test the web of rackets that make it impossible for Americans to even take care of themselves.

The third order of business is to shut down the war industry and close hundreds of overseas mili-tary bases that are draining scarce public capital.

The fourth order of business is to prepare the U.S. public for the realities of the post-Global economy and the post-cheap-energy way of life. Tell them the truth: We don’t have “a hundred years” of natural gas. We can’t drill-drill-drill our way to “energy independence.” We have to get more local, less complex, finer, and leaner. Give the American people a clear sense of where circumstances are taking us, even if it is a tough assignment.

More likely, nobody will step forward to take on the two major parties. In which case, plan now to occupy the political conventions. Google-map your routes to Tampa and Charlotte (Home of Bank of America!). Stake out the campsites and cheap lodgings. Prepare to shame these organized grifters, and to turn their self-serving jamborees upside-down.

(James Howard Kunstler is the author of several books, including “The Long Emergency,” “The Geog-raphy of Nowhere,” and “The Witch of Hebron.” He can be reached by emailing jhkunstler@mac.com.)

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admitted making a mistake. “There were at least three that did that.”

Marianne O’Malley, the elections supervisor Reiche Community School, said she too encountered more spoiled ballots than usual, although not a huge number overall.

Even so, those cases seemed to be the exception.

Voters interviewed at the polls, for the most part, were prepared for the new system and seemed to under-stand the process. That said, most admitted selecting only a handful of candidates, rather than ranking all 15 listed on the ballot.

Chris Wright, who voted at Mer-rill Auditorium, admitted ranking 14 candidates. He said he enjoyed voting for more than one person, but picked Brennan fi rst.

"When I fi rst heard about it, I thought, 'This sounds crazy.' I was a bit suspicious." But, he said, "It was so fun. It gives you a clear second choice (and) ... it really gives you a feeling of empowerment. It made a hard deci-sion a lot easier."

Christina Astrachan said she found ranked choice voting to be fairly straightforward, if a little challenging with so many candidates running.

“I only (ranked) eight candidates,” said Astrachan, who cast her ballot yesterday afternoon at Reiche Com-

munity School. “I knew something about those candidates and could stand up for those votes.”

Sean Gresh, who voted at Merrill Auditorium, said she liked be able to rank her top three candidates but was “overwhelmed by the number of choices.”

Her friend, Sarah Pleas, agreed that the number of candidates made voting a challenge. “It just blends together,” said Pleas.

Aaron Falzerano, a Rathband sup-porter, said he was not expecting ranked choice balloting when he arrived at the polls at Merrill Audito-rium.

"It was fi ne, I was just surprised.,” he said. "I planned on voting one (can-didate) and I saw it was ranked choice so I voted for three."

City offi cials said they were not aware of any serious issues at the polls, with ranked choice voting or any other matter.

“We haven’t gotten any negative reaction (as far as voter feedback),” said city spokesperson Nicole Clegg.

Although turnout appeared to be well below 2009 levels — when 60 percent of voters cast ballots in the marriage equality referendum — yes-terday’s totals came in higher than the city’s projections. Clegg said the city had been predicting turnout of about 20 to 25 percent based on slug-gish absentee voting totals.

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Still, turnout higher than expected; city had predicted 20 to 25 percent

Contractor wins water district postA life-long contractor

clinched one of the city's seats on the Portland Water District's Board of Trustees Tuesday night, according to unoffi cial election results.

Bradford Cleaves, president and chief fi nancial offi cer of D&C Construction Co., cap-tured nearly 68 percent of votes during the election. He beat his opponent, John Safarik, 9,111 to 4,351.

Portland has four seats on the board of trustees, one of which is being

vacated by trustee David Margolis-Pineo.

Cleaves campaign heav-ily on his extensive work with infrastructure repair and maintenance at D&C Construction. His company has worked with hundreds of municipalities over the course of more than 25 years, Cleaves told The Portland Daily Sun earlier in the month.

He promised to bring "common sense business experience" to the position.

The trustees meet twice a month and monitor water infrastructure and manage rate increases.

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Cleaves

and Jed Rathband fi nished fi fth with 1,394 votes — receiving 8 percent and 7 percent overall.

Jill Duson fi nished sixth overall in initial balloting, with 4 percent of total fi rst choice votes, 834 overall. No other candidate received more than 4 percent of total votes.

Jodie Lapchick is currently in 15th place overall, meaning she will likely be eliminated under the principles of ranked choice voting, which voters used for the fi rst time yesterday. Hamza Haadoow fi nished 14th with 185 fi rst-choice votes, or about 60 more than Lapchick.

Under this system, voters rank the

candidates on the ballot based on pref-erence. Because no candidate received a majority, an instant run-off re-tab-ulation will be conducted by the City Clerk today with support from con-tractor TrueBallot until a candidate receives a majority of the votes.

This afternoon, after all the bal-lots have been scanned by TrueBallot staff, the candidate with the fewest fi rst choice votes will be eliminated, and those ballots will be re-tabulated to the voter’s second choice candidate. Successive rounds of candidate elimi-nation and re-tabulation will continue until one candidate receives a major-ity.

City offi cials expect a winner will be announced by 5 p.m. today.

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owners who resolutely say, “No Shift Drinks” are fooling themselves. Staff that feels taken advantage of will turn into employees who feel “entitled,” often leading to self-justifi ed theft of much more than one drink.

One member of the consulting team and I remi-nisced about NO shift drinks under an almost house arrest atmosphere with cameras to “protect our safety.” We giggled about a server we both love to this day who was fi red on the spot for swaying back and forth (hammered is too light a word) at a table of eight on the way to the opera. Like everything in life

worth having, the shift drink gets taken advantage of, ruining it for those of us who are slick enough not to take advantage or get caught.

Next time you’re closing up a restaurant with your sweetheart because the night has gotten away from you, look over at the staff who are most likely cashing out and doing paperwork. Ask yourself why

they’re all in such great moods and are drinking coffee so late at night. On second thought ... Don’t ask.

(Natalie Ladd is a columnist for The Portland Daily Sun who writes about hospitality and other business topics. Her column appears Wednesdays.)

LADD from page one

BY NATALIE LADDTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

HomeHealth Visiting Nurses, a licensed, nonprofi t organization headquartered in Saco, advertises its used bookstore in Portland (above left) and offers a well organized collection at the shop on Congress Street. (NATALIE LADD PHOTOS)

In spite of best efforts, unlimited variations to shift drink policies don’t matter

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TOP RIGHT AND ABOVE: Mayoral candidate Michael Brennan checks on election results Tuesday night at Empire Dine and Dance, his campaign gathering spot. “I’ve only seen half the precincts reporting, but it shows I have a fairly healthy lead with No. 1’s at this point,” Brennan said Tuesday at 9 p.m. “Clearly we will have to wait until tomorrow to see what the fi nal result will be and what the other tabulations look like, because nobody is going to get 50 percent tonight.” Unoffi cial results Tuesday night showed Brennan with 5,240 votes, or 26.76 percent of the total; followed by Ethan Strimling with 4,390 or 22.42 percent; and Nick Mavodones with 2,938, or 15 percent. A fi nal tally using ranked choice balloting will be completed today. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

MIDDLE LEFT: A voter submits a ballot in Portland’s mayoral election. (CASEY CONLEY PHOTO)

MIDDLE CENTER: A pedestrian passes political signs on Spring Street. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

BOTTOM LEFT: Mayoral candidates (from left) Jed Rath-band, Ethan Strimling and Michael Brennan wait outside the polling place in North Deering Tuesday during Port-land’s mayoral election. (NATALIE LADD PHOTO)

BOTTOM RIGHT: Jennifer Verstreken deposits her ballot in a machine at the Portland Expo Center Tuesday during the city’s election. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

THe Civic Center, subject of a $33 million bond measure, is shown with political signs in front of it on Spring Street. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

PORTLAND VOTES, ENDING MONTHS OF CAMPAIGNING

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Councilor Leeman wins 10th term in District 4City Councilor Cheryl

Leeman, a fi xture in city politics for the past 27 years, was re-elected to an unprecedented 10th term yesterday in District 4.

According to unoffi cial results from City Hall, Leeman defeated chal-lenger Zeke Callanan by a margin of more than two to one, with 2,771 votes to Callanan's 1,124.

“Needless to say I am very humbled and appreciative of all the support I received in District 4,” Leeman said yesterday after prelimi-nary results came in. “That support was evident today at the polls, as I was constantly reminded about things I have done for people over the years.”

Leeman said she was “astounded” by the results, which gave her 70 per-cent of the vote with all precincts, but not absentee ballots, reporting. She said her last contested campaign, in 2005, she received won by a narrower 60-40 margin.

According to a fi nance report fi led

with the city, Leeman out-raised her opponent by more than 10 to 1 margin.

Callanan, a political new-comer who admitted to not knowing much about Lee-man’s record before entering the race, could not be reached for comment late Tuesday.

The win will extend Lee-man’s tenure on the city coun-cil by three more years.

In an interview, Leeman said it was likely that she is already the longest serving woman in city council his-

tory, but that with the win it almost certainly cements her status as the longest serving councilor ever in Port-land.

Councilor Ed Suslovic, who was present last night at City Hall as results came in, said Leeman has an important voice on the council “partly because of her longevity and also because of her independent streak.”

“This is a big win," Leeman said.In other races, Justin Costa and

Marnie Morrione were re-elected to three-year terms on the school board in District 4 and District 5, respec-

tively. Both were unopposed.At-large school board member Eliz-

abeth Holton was leading challenger Josephine Okot 60 percent to 40 per-cent, according to unoffi cial results.

Holton received 8,736 votes to Okot’s 5,747.

Councilor John Coyne was re-elected to a three-year term in Dis-trict 5. He was unopposed.

Peaks residents come out strong for BrennanMichael Brennan's ability to win

recruits on Peaks Island gave him an edge off the mainland, according to supporters there.

Brennan, candidate for mayor of Portland, didn't win quite the entire island's backing, but a large part of the island community — legally part of Portland — came out in force in Tuesday's election. They not only voted for Brennan but also can-vassed for him in a bid to give him an edge in the 15-person mayoral race.

"Michael Brennan defi nitely made an impression here," said Marjorie Phyfe, former member of the Peaks Island Council, an advisory body to the Portland City Council.

"No effort like this was made for any other candidate. Our 'island campaign' defi nitely had a positive impact," she said.

Brennan said personal connections as well as campaigning helped him fi rm up support on Peaks.

"I used to represent Peaks Island when I was in the State Senate, and I went out and visited Peaks Island and had a great neighborhood meeting out there," Brennan said.

"I'm humbled by the amount of support I've had on Peaks Island," he said.

Several candidates visited Peaks Island with mixed results, according to island residents.

Phyfe said Brennan "was very well received at a meeting hosted by islanders (myself included) where 35 people came to hear him talk about his vision of what the mayor’s job could be and his

practical ideas for implementing it. Out of that meeting grew a larger group of volunteers who wrote a leafl et describing how Brennan had actively helped Peaks while he was in the Senate. We distributed it to every home on the island. We also canvassed for Michael on the ferry and made phone calls to active voters."

Brennan "promised to provide a greater opportunity for Peaks Islanders to be well represented and included in city decisions that impact Peaks," according to the pamphlet circulated among the island's roughly 900 year-round residents. Of those residents, poten-tially 600 to 700 are registered voters, Phyfe estimated.

First winning offi ce in 2002, Bren-nan served as a State Senator in the Maine Legislature representing Portland, Falmouth and Westbrook.

Prior to being a State Senator, he was elected to the House of Representatives for four terms between 1992 and 2000. In the last 10 years, Brennan has worked as a policy associate at the Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine, spe-cializing in education and health.

Phyfe said Brennan's entry into the mayoral race ignited islanders' enthusiasm.

"I don't think we've ever gotten that organized, the closest thing to it is when he ran (for the legis-lature), he had one hotly contested race. ... We won that race by 15 votes. Yes, we did do some organizing out here. But not this much, this seemed like a more symbolic race, it was the whole city and not just one Senate district. There never has been an organiza-

tion with this many people," Phyfe said.Lynne Richard, another former member of the

Peaks Island Council, said on Tuesday that she planned to vote for Brennan "because I think the city needs a grownup in that leadership position, and one that can be effective in Augusta."

Richard said mayoral hopeful, Portland fi refi ghter Chris Vail, who grew up and lived on Peaks Island, was considered a "local boy" in the election and was likely to win some island votes. She said cur-rent mayor Nick Mavodones remained a favorite of "anti-secessionists," referring to Peaks Island's unsuccessful bid for secession from the city last year which split the island community.

Current Peaks Island Council Chairman Rusty Foster said voters wanted to know how a win by Mavodones could cause a ripple effect — Mavodo-nes also works as operations manager for Casco Bay Lines, the ferry service that provides transportation to and from Peaks Island.

"The two things that have struck me about the mayor’s race here are there are a lot of Chris Vail signs, and everyone wants to know whether Nick Mavodones will leave the Bay Lines if he wins," Foster said.

A Mavodones spokesman said the mayor indicated he would step down from Casco Bay Lines if elected.

Richard said two other candidates visited Peaks Island — former mayor Jill Duson and erstwhile legislator Ethan Strimling — but she said both received lukewarm receptions.

The Peaks Island Council, which two years ago suffered an exodus of members in anger over per-ceived heavy-handed treatment from the city, con-tinues meeting and functioning, but "I think Michael would take the council more seriously," Phyfe said.

Still, some residents of Peaks Island don't see a future there. Richard said she plans to move off the island "because I can no longer afford Portland."

On your birthday, Nov. 9, thanks for the memories. With all our love, your family. For Ralph E. McGrath.

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BY CASEY CONLEYTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

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a leader who has the knowledge and experience to teach you well. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The best reactions to the unexpected twists and turns of this day will be either calm and collected or humorous. If you have enough rest and a positive attitude, it won’t be hard to do. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Remember when you made believe you were a fi reman, superhero, animal doctor or princess? Now you’ll pretend you’re something very close to what you already are, and by pretending, you’ll make it so. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You won’t always agree with what a loved one wants to do. However, if you fi nd one or two points on which you can at least partially agree, you can work things out. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your time is precious, and you won’t be will-ing to spend even 20 minutes doing what you don’t want to be doing. This may mean you have to exit a situation before its natural ending, but so be it. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll nurture the ties that keep you socially connected. In the weeks to come, you’ll call on your network to help you deal with the practical matters of life. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 9). The power of unconditional love will moti-vate you to accomplish great things. Make a key move in the next three weeks. New resources will open up to you. You’ll accept an important respon-sibility in December. February brings a decision that affects your fi nancial life. Do your research, and go slowly into deals. Capricorn and Aries people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 19, 20, 49 and 15.

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40 CNBC Your Money, Your Vote: Republican Your Money, Your Vote Your Money, Your Vote

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43 TNT The Mentalist Å The Mentalist Å Movie: ›››› “Saving Private Ryan” (1998)

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Today is Wednesday, Nov. 9, the 313th day of 2011. There are 52 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On Nov. 9, 1965, the great Northeast

blackout occurred as a series of power fail-ures lasting up to 13½ hours left 30 million people in seven states and part of Canada without electricity.

On this date:In 1872, fi re destroyed nearly 800 build-

ings in Boston.In 1938, Nazis looted and burned syna-

gogues as well as Jewish-owned stores and houses in Germany and Austria in a pogrom that became known as “Kristallnacht.”

In 1953, Welsh author-poet Dylan Thomas died in New York at age 39.

In 1961, U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert M. White became the fi rst pilot to fl y an X-15 rocket plane at six times the speed of sound. The Beatles’ future manager, Brian Epstein, fi rst saw the group perform at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England.

In 1963, twin disasters struck Japan as some 450 miners were killed in a coal-dust explosion, and about 160 people died in a train crash.

In 1967, a Saturn V rocket carrying an unmanned Apollo spacecraft blasted off from Cape Kennedy on a successful test fl ight.

In 1970, former French President Charles de Gaulle died at age 79.

In 1989, communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West; joyous Germans danced atop the Berlin Wall.

In 1991, singer-actor Yves Montand died near Paris at age 70.

One year ago: Continuing his Asia tour, President Barack Obama fl ew from India to Indonesia, his home for four years of his youth. Former President George W. Bush offi cially kicked off the release of his memoir, “Decision Points,” with a book-sign-ing in Dallas. A special prosecutor cleared the CIA’s former top clandestine offi cer and others of any charges for destroying agency videotapes showing waterboarding of terror suspects, but continued an investigation into whether the harsh questioning went beyond legal boundaries.

Today’s Birthdays: Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog is 80. Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson is 76. Actor Charlie Rob-inson is 66. Movie director Bille August is 63. Actor Robert David Hall (“CSI”) is 63. Actor Lou Ferrigno is 60. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is 59. Gospel singer Donnie McClur-kin is 52. Rock musician Dee Plakas (L7) is 51. Actress Ion Overman is 42. Rapper Scarface (Geto Boys) is 41. Blues singer Susan Tedeschi is 41. Actor Jason Antoon is 40. Actor Eric Dane is 39. Singer Nick Lachey (98 Degrees) is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sisqo (Dru Hill) is 33. Actress Nikki Blonsky is 23.

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her the number of the National Domestic Violence Hotline (the hotline.org) at 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233). You also can contact them. Dear Annie: Now that my state has legalized gay marriage, I have some etiquette questions. How do I address an invi-tation to a same-sex couple? Can I write “Mr. and Mr. John and James Doe”? Is it any different if one of them is a doc-tor? Would I simply write “Dr. and Mr. So and So” and ignore their gender? -- Curious in New York Dear Curious: For an informal invitation or letter, it is OK to leave out the “Mr. and Mr.” altogether and simply write, “John and James Doe,” on the assumption that one partner has taken the other’s name. If they have different last names, or if it is a formal invitation, they are addressed as “Mr. John Doe and Mr. James Smith.” (That solves the “Dr.” problem, as well.) Dear Annie: “New Bride in the Midwest” is having trouble fi elding nosy remarks from people about why she doesn’t have any children yet. She has already suffered two miscar-riages. She and her husband should attend a meeting of Resolve (resolve.org). This wonderful organization is a breath of fresh air to anyone having problems with infertility. The people there can answer myriad questions on many topics. They help to take away the loneliness of infertility. And they also give helpful suggestions about what to say when people ask why you haven’t had a baby yet. -- New Yorker Dear New Yorker: We have recommended Resolve in this column many times and appreciate the opportunity to do so again. Readers can fi nd a support group in their area through the website or by writing them at 1760 Old Meadow Rd., Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102.

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.

Top Obama aid gives up some duties

WASHINGTON (NY TIMES) — William M. Daley, the White House chief of staff whose tenure has been marked by a weak economy and tense relations with Congress, has ceded some of his day-to-day manage-ment responsibilities to Pete Rouse, a senior aide with close ties to the president, according to three offi cials.

The shift comes after a turbulent period in which Congressional Republicans have largely blocked the White House’s economic agenda, and Mr. Obama is still searching for the right management formula and message as the administration moves from deal making to a campaign mode heavy on partisan con-frontation.

Mr. Rouse, 65, who served as Mr. Obama’s chief of staff in the Senate, is viewed as personally closer to the president than Mr. Daley. His long tenure in Congress may also help the White House repair ties with Congress, which became strained through the debt-ceiling negotiations.

Mr. Daley made the announcement in a staff meet-ing on Monday, said offi cials, who added that it codi-fi ed management changes that were already under way. He told a Chicago television station recently that he planned to return to his home there after the 2012 election.

Mr. Rouse, said one person with close ties to the White House, functions as a sort of “administrative ramrod.”

White House offi cials played down the importance of the changes, which were fi rst reported in the Wall Street Journal, saying they were designed to better coordinate the work of various White House offi ces and had come at Mr. Daley’s request. Mr. Daley, they insisted, was not giving up day-to-day management of the West Wing.

Appeals court backs health care law

(NY TIMES) — A federal appeals court in Wash-ington has upheld the Obama administration’s health care law, in a decision written by a prominent conservative jurist.

The decision comes as the Supreme Court is about to consider whether to take up challenges to the Affordable Care Act, a milestone legislative initia-tive of the administration.

Of four appellate court rulings on the health care law so far, this is the third to deal with the law on the merits, and the second that upholds it.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Dis-trict of Columbia Circuit in Washington issued the 37-page opinion by Judge Laurence H. Silberman. In the opinion, Judge Silberman, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, described the law as part of the fundamental tension between individual liberty and legislative power.

“The right to be free from federal regulation is not absolute, and yields to the imperative that Con-gress be free to forge national solutions to national problems, no matter how local — or seemingly pas-sive — their individual origins,” he wrote. The fact that Congress may have never issued an individual mandate to purchase something before, a central argument for many opposing the law, “seems to us a political judgment rather than a recognition of con-stitutional limitations,” he wrote.

A 65-page dissent by Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, another conservative jurist appointed by Mr. Bush, stated that the courts lack jurisdiction until the law’s tax penalties take effect in 2015. Citing the 19th-century Anti-Injunction Act, he wrote that the “important and long-standing” law “poses a jurisdic-tional bar to our deciding this case at this time.”

The split among the appellate courts increases chances that the Supreme Court will hear the case. Tuesday’s opinion is the second appeals court deci-sion that upholds the law on the merits.

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Free Flu Shot Clinic8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. University of Southern Maine and Portland’s Public Health Division are combining forces to offer a free Flu Shot Clinic for adults age 18 and over at USM. The Clinic will be in Room 216 of USM’s Abromson Community Education Center on Bedford Street, Portland. No appointment is necessary. USM employees with health insurance are asked to bring proof of insurance; USM stu-dents and the public are free. USM Health & Counseling has been running fl u clinics for USM students, faculty and staff in October using the theme of “Don’t Become a Zombie – Get Your Flu Shot,” and USM nurses will continue to dress as zombie fi ghters for this public clinic. For more informa-tion, please contact USM Health Services Clinical Director Lisa Belanger at 780-5160 or Program Manager for India Street Clinical Services Caroline Teschke at 874-8791.

Exit 22 in Freeport to close9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Maine Department of Transportation alerted motorists of the closure at Exit 22 in Freeport. “There will be message boards in place to detour drivers to either Exit 20 or Exit 24. The closure is needed to repair electrical con-duits attached to the overpass located just before the off ramp. This is a four-hour event, and therefore not expected to affect the morning or afternoon commute.”

Drawing from the Shakers10 a.m. to noon. In the spirit of the Shaker Gift Drawings, drawing class in the galleries of the exhibition Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection at Portland Museum of Art. The class is for all levels of drawing stu-dents and will inspire us to discover patterns, symbols, and the visual poetry in the artistic handiwork of the Shakers. At the end of the two sessions, you will have a gift of beauti-fully drawn papers to hold and to contemplate. All art mate-rials will be supplied. Wednesdays, Nov. 9 and 16, 10 a.m. to noon. Cost for both sessions: $35/$25 members.

Jim Witherell, ‘L.L. Bean’noon to 1 p.m. Jim Witherell, “L.L. Bean: The Man and his Company,” Brown Bag Lecture. “Because his feet got wet and sore on a hunting trip, L.L. Bean developed his famous boot and started the mail-order company that would change the sleepy town of Freeport, Maine, into a huge outdoor mall. The story begins with the Bean family, young Leon Leonwood Bean’s love of the outdoors, his fi rst forays into sales (butter, men’s clothing), and then his development of “the boot” and the beginnings of an out-doors outfi tting company that ran on a card fi le system and resisted change. The story of L. L. Bean, Inc.’s phenomenal growth under grandson Leon Gorman is replete with Prep-pies, MBAs, infi ghting, and even parodies of a company that would eventually get its own zip code.” Portland Public Library’s Brown Bag Lecture Series features bi-weekly read-ing and question-and-answer sessions with authors from around the nation as well as those who hail from right here in Maine. Regularly scheduled Brown Bag Lectures are on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Main Library’s Rines Auditorium. All Brown Bag Lectures are free to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring their lunch; coffee provided by Coffee By Design.

Polar Bears in Maine?3:30 p.m. The Sugar Maple Restoration Project a Gift to Future Generations. “Metaphorically, Maine’s sugar maple trees are threatened by climate change similar to the polar bears in that neither is able to rapidly adapt to our planet’s fl uctuating climate conditions and both are facing extinc-tion. Maine Interfaith Power & Light, a nonprofi t inspiring Maine’s diverse faith perspectives to care for the natural world. A maple sugar tree planting ceremony to promote locally harvested foods, sustainable living and Maine heri-tage. The planting will be followed by a brief discussion of the damaging effects of climate change and the important role that localities play in countering these changes.” Maine Audubon Society, Gilsland Farm Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road (off of Route 1), Falmouth.

BRI’s Annual Spotlight on Ecoscience6 p.m. Biodiversity Research Institute’s Annual Spotlight on Ecoscience: Marine Wind Power and Birds: Perspec-tives from a European Experience, Hannaford Lecture Hall, University of Southern Maine, 88 Bedford St. “For our third annual Spotlight on Ecoscience series, BRI is honored to host two of the world’s premier experts on the effects of offshore energy development on birds. We invite you to participate in this extraordinary opportunity to learn from our European colleagues who have extensive experience and understanding of this issue.” RSVP. Free, Donations Accepted. Cocktail Reception begins at 5 p.m. Opening Remarks at 6 p.m. www.briloon.org/spotlight.

West End Neighborhood Association6:30 p.m. West End Neighborhood Association meet-ing. “This meeting will include a presentation about Hour

Exchange Portland to recruit new members. There will also be a discussion about the Portland Public Library, what’s happening at Reiche, an update on books, computers, etc. Finally Mercy Hospital will provide Flu Shots. Bring your health insurance card. If you are not insured, you may make a donation. No one will be turned away.” WENA meetings are held in the community space on the upper level of the Reiche Community Center, adjacent to the Reiche Commu-nity School at 166 Brackett St. www.wenamaine.org

Councilor Kevin Donoghue district meeting7 p.m. City Councilors and staff will be available to dis-cuss neighborhood issues and answer questions from the public. These meetings are the public’s opportunity to meet their district councilor, the mayor and representatives from the various departments within the city. District 1 Meet-ing hosted by Councilor Kevin Donoghue, East End Com-munity Center, 195 North St. For more information about these meetings, contact Mike Murray, the city’s Island and Neighborhood Administrator at 756-8288, or MSM@port-landmaine.gov.

Thursday, Nov. 10

Talk on stepfamily dynamics8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Annual Fall Conference, Kids First Pro-fessional Education Series Presents: Stepfamily Dynam-ics & Child Custody Disputes presented by: Leslie Todd, LCSW, ACSW (check-in between 8 and 8:30 a.m.) The Harraseeket Inn, 162 Main St. Freeport. Early bird special: $165 ($175 after Oct. 10). “A must for professionals working with stepfamilies.”

Maine Beer Week4 p.m. On Thursday, the public can tap the kickoff of Maine Beer Week events, including Oxbow Night at Novare Res Bier Cafe starting at 4 p.m., when brewers will be at Novare presenting their fi nest beers, and a meal at David’s Restaurant at 6 p.m., when fi ve premier brewer-ies will join fl avors. David’s cuisine will be matched with beers from Oxbow, Rising Tide, Marshall Wharf, Maine Beer Co., and Baxter Brewing Company. Other events include a beer dinner at Inn by the Sea, Nov. 10 (call 799-3134 for details); Maine Beer Company night at Novare Res Bier Cafe on Friday starting at 4 p.m.; and Rising Tide Beer Dinner at Farmers Table on Friday at 6 p.m. (call 347-7479 for reservations). Then, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m., there’s a Dian Fossy Gorilla Fundraiser at Nosh (half of Maine Beer sales go to charity); and on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Great Lost Bear hosts the Total Tap Takeover, when every tap will be pouring award-winning drafts from Maine. The event supports Preble Street Resource Center. For more infor-mation about Maine Beer Week, visit www.mainebeer-week.com/schedule.htm.

Tracing Nazi-era Provenance7 p.m. In partnership with the National Society of the Colo-nial Dames in Maine... Tales from an Art Detective: Tracing Nazi-era Provenance at the MFA. Presenter: Victoria Reed, Curator for Provenance, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. “Nazi-looted art and masterpieces brought back as the spoils of World War II frequently make headlines, even featuring in popular culture — from Indiana Jones and his quest for the Lost Ark to episodes of The Simpsons. But how does an art museum actually research its collection for lost or stolen masterpieces? Reed will discuss her expe-riences as an ‘art detective,’ researching the provenance, or ownership history, of the MFA’s collection and looking for potential seizures, thefts, and losses during the Nazi era (1933-1945). This will be a behind-the-scenes look at prov-enance research, taking us — vicariously — from libraries in Boston to the far-fl ung archives of Switzerland and Ger-many.” Maine Historical Society. www.mainehistory.org

Movie: ‘The Fish Belong to the People’7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Gulf of Maine Research Institute. “Port Clyde fi shermen will share perspectives on our fi shing heritage and how local fi shermen care for cod and other species which are important to their community. Seating is limited, please call for reservations!” All lectures are held in the Sam L. Cohen Center for Interactive Learning. Free parking is available in the adjacent GMRI lot. Contact Patty Collins at 228-1625 or lectures@gmri.org.

‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’7:30 p.m. “The University of Southern Maine (USM) Depart-ment of Theatre is pleased to present ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ — a ripped-from-the-headlines original theatre piece, directed by William Kilroy and devised with a student cast. The 1999 murder of a US Army Private by a fellow soldier ignited the debate of the controversial don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy. Told with intensity and humor, this original produc-tion is based on personal testimony — and articulates a question for which there may be no easy answers. This is theatre as is should be: immediate, electrifying and unfor-gettable. Performances are at the Studio Theatre at Port-land Stage, 25 A Forest Ave. in Portland; Nov. 10, 11, 12 at 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 12 at 2 p.m.; Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. Ticket prices are as follows: Adult: $15, Student: $8, Senior: $11, USM Faculty, Staff, Alumni: $11.”

PIE improv comedy at Lucid Stage7:30 p.m. Lucid Stage presents PIE, $10. “If you’ve seen ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway,’ you’re already familiar with improvisational comedy. PIE takes things one step further by creating full stories based on your suggestions.” Also at Lucid Stage, Nov. 11 Improv Comedy Showcase at 8 p.m., $10. Cheer on the newest crop of graduates from Rachel Flehinger’s improv class. Plus, guest players Defenders of the Funny!”

Portland Firefi ghters march down Congress Street near the High Street intersection in the 2009 Veterans Day parade. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

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Friday, Nov. 11

Veteran’s Day Parade10:30 a.m. “Join us in assembling at Longfellow Square and processing East for Veteran’s Day Ceremonies. We will be joined by Chief of Staff Col. Arthur Wickham and will hear guest speakers Cheryl Leeman (for Senator Olympia Snowe), Sarah Holbom-Lund (for Senator Susan Collins), Nancy Lee Kelley (Gold Star Mothers), Hon. Herb Adams, William Bennett (President and CEO of Oakhurst Dairy), Mike and Karen Worcester (Wreaths Across America). Invo-cation & Benediction by Rev. Bill Doughty, Chaplain, VFW Post 6859. Representatives from the Maine Center or the Deaf will provide interpreter services for speeches.” www.portlandmaine.com

Craft Fair at First Parish11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Craft Fair at First Parish Unitarian Uni-versalist Church, Craft fair, First Parish Unitarian Universal-ist Church, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Teens use theatre to tackle bullying4 p.m. “Youth Voices Onstage is the culmination of the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine’s original bullying prevention program that uses current research and chil-dren’s own words to create a new, solution-based model for making schools safer, happier, kinder places to learn. With funding from the Davis Family Foundation, the Museum & Theatre’s troupe of teen actors visited third and fourth grade classrooms at four local elementary schools to talk with students about their experiences with bullies, but with a focus on the small acts of kindness that followed a bad experience. The actors then used improvisational theatre techniques to validate those experiences and model posi-tive behavior. The goal was to establish positive interactions as the norm and offer children small but helpful actions to take when they see or experience mistreatment among peers. The project will conclude with four performances of Youth Voices Onstage. Theatre Artistic Director Reba Short used conversations with her cast of eight young actors (ages 11-17) to develop a script that uses children’s own words and experiences to tackle the topic of bullying from a fresh perspective.” The show runs for one weekend only, Nov. 11-13: Friday at 4 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., and Sunday at 4 p.m. Tickets are $9 each ($8 for members) and can be reserved at the front desk (142 Free St.), at kite-tails.org or by calling 828-1234, ext. 231. Advance reserva-tions are encouraged.

Open Mic/Poetry Slam in Auburn7:15 p.m. Open Mic/Poetry Slam. First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St. Free. FMI 783-0461 or www.auburnuu.org.

Warren Miller’s ‘Like There’s No Tomorrow’6:30 p.m. Film screenings, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. Friday, Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 11, 9:30 p.m. Tickets available at: Arlberg Ski & Sport Shops, PortTix.com, and Merrill Auditorium Box Offi ce. $27.”This year, Warren Miller Entertainment offers your fi rst stop for preseason powder stoke, with the introduction of its 62nd annual winter sports fi lm, Warren Miller’s ‘Like There’s No Tomorrow.’ Narrated by Olympic Gold Medalist Jonny Moseley and shot on location on fi ve continents, . . . Like There’s No Tomorrow celebrates the moments that make up a perfect winter. Tour the world’s most inspiring snowy landscapes, from the rugged peaks of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington to the legendary powder of Squaw Valley, California; from the striking Himalayas in Gulmarg, India to the southern hemisphere’s highest peak in Portillo, Chile. Alaska. Utah. Colorado. New Zealand. Norway. It’s all here, just waiting for you to fi ll in the blank. Watch world-class athletes – including Chris Davenport, Julia Mancuso, Daron Rahlves, Colby West and Seth Wescott – drop lines most of us only see in our dreams and learn, frame-by-frame, how to live . . . Like There’s No Tomorrow. Check warrenmiller.com for a complete showcase of this year’s fi lm locations and extended athlete bios.”

The Maine Singers’ Atelier Master Class6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. “Join us for a cabaret-style master class in Vocal Performance with Maine Singers’ Atelier Director, Julie Goell and jazz pianist, Jed Wilson. The eve-ning begins with chili and refreshments in the 317 Cafe! Julie Goell is known for her work as director of the Maine Singers’ Atelier and performances with the Casco Bay Tummlers and the Celebration Barn Theater. Jed Wilson is a much-sought after jazz accompanist. He has performed and recorded with Dominique Eade, Heather Masse and Aoife O’Donovan.” The class with take place in the Cafe at 317 Main Street Community Music Center, 317 Main Street, Yarmouth. For further information and to register, call 317 Main Street at 846-9559.

‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’7:30 p.m. Acorn Productions, a nonprofi t company based in the Dana Warp Mill in downtown Westbrook, kicks off its second season of Studio Series presentations with Edward Albee’s classic play “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.” “This production is the most ambitious undertaking yet for the Acorn Studio Theater, which has hosted improv comedy shows, children’s theater productions, Phyzkidz events, fully-staged productions of new plays, and staged read-ings since its inception in 2009. Acorn’s Producing Direc-tor Michael Levine directs an ensemble of four actors in a treat for fans of intimate theater that focuses on charac-ter and storytelling.” Winner of the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” shocked audi-ences when it fi rst appeared on Broadway by debunk-ing the myth of the nuclear family’s living room as a safe and happy place. Acorn’s production features company members Paul Haley, Kerry Rasor, and April Singley, along with guest artist Nicholas Schroeder. The show runs from Nov. 11 to Nov. 27, with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and may be purchased on-line at www.acorn-productions.org or by calling 854-0065.

‘August Osage County’7:30 p.m. “August Osage County — Good Theater, St. Lawrence Arts Center.” “Good Theater’s acclaimed pro-duction of Tracy Lett’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play returns for three weeks. When the patriarch goes missing the matriarch gathers the family and all of the dirty littler secrets begin to emerge. Performances on Wednesday and Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. through Nov. 20.

Coast City Comicon8 p.m. Coast City Comicon will feature all that’s creative and comic book related in one monstrous weekend. Starting at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 with a “Nerd Rave” at SPACE Gal-lery and continuing Saturday and Sunday at the Eastland Park Hotel and SPACE, Coast City Comicon will feature a galaxy of graphic artists and creative types, organizers announced. On Saturday, Nov. 12, activities begin at 10 a.m. with vendor and artist tables running until 6 p.m.; from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a Super Mario 3 Tournament will take place in the Dealer Room at the Eastland Hotel; and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the public can enjoy the Wet Paint Project demonstration. From noon to 1:30 p.m., a seminar on self publishing is planned at SPACE Gallery. From 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., participants can attend a Breaking into Comics panel at SPACE Gallery. From 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Comicon will show a “Deadly Spawn” screening at SPACE Gallery, followed by a Q&A w/director Ted Bohus. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., it’s a Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament in the Dealer Room at the Eastland. At 9 p.m., doors open for a “Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts” screening at SPACE Gallery. From 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., doors are open for the Comiccon Rock & Roll After Party (21 plus) at Empire Dine and Dance. On

Sunday, Nov. 13, the schedule includes: Noon to 1:30 p.m., Cryptozoology in Comics discussion panel at SPACE Gal-lery. From 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., there is a Philip K. Dick panel discussion at SPACE Gallery with giveaways from Hough-ton Miffl in’s new edition of Dick’s books, including copies of “Exegesis.” From 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., guests can attend a Guerilla Film-Making discussion panel at SPACE Gallery. From 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. is a “God of Vampires screen-ing” at SPACE Gallery, followed by a Q&A with director Rob Fitz. From 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. is “Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods” screening at SPACE Gallery. From 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. is the Coast City Comicon wrap-up party (21 plus only) at Geno’s Rock Club, when the Geek Chorus will present “that awful Captain America movie from the ‘70s.” The Eastland Park Hotel is at 157 High St. in Portland. For details, visit www.wehatetshirts.com/Coast_City_Comicon/Home.html.

Saturday, Nov. 12

John McDonald 20th year8 a.m. to 11 a.m. John McDonald 20th year radio broadcast and book signing, Nonesuch Books & Cards, Mill Creek Shop-ping Center, 50 Market St., South Portland. 799-2659. www.nonesuchbooks.com. “Please join Maine radio host, humorist, and best selling author John McDonald for his 20th year anni-versary radio broadcast and book signing. John combines two of his greatest passions, broadcasting and writing.”

Fall fair and silent auction8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fall fair and silent auction, Clark Memo-rial United Methodist Church, corner of Forest and Pleas-ant Street, Portland. Coffee and muffi ns, lunch from noon to 1 p.m. Tables include jewelry, plants, handmade knits, Christmas tables. Also baked food tables, country store, chili, cheese, apple cider, and more. Silent auction ends at 1 p.m. FMI, 773-5423.

Fall Craft Fair at Clark Memorial United Methodist 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fall fair, crafts, gifts and more, Clark Memorial United Methodist Church, Portland.

Tis The Season Craft Fair – Easter Seals Center9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 128 Presumpscot St. “‘A price for every purse!’ All proceeds will benefi t Easter Seals Maine Center for Therapeutic Recreation! The center provides proces-sional, community-based recreation and aquatic services for local families in Southern Maine. Free admission.”

The fourth annual Celtic Christmas Fair9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Now part of the State Street Stroll, the fourth annual Celtic Christmas Fair will be held at the Maine Irish Heritage Center. “There will be 25 crafters and various entertainment including Celtic Fiddlers and Irish Step Danc-ing performances at this daylong celebration. The sounds of bagpipes will be heard as Claddagh Mhor Piper Tom Ryan will be strolling State Street once again this year (weather permitting). Our luncheon menu will include homemade chili and hot dogs. Homemade baked goods and beverages will be available throughout the day. MIHC genealogist Matt Barker, editor of the monthly Downeast Shamrock gene-alogy newsletter, will be available for consultations in our library/genealogy center. Tours of the MIHC will be avail-able. Come enjoy this unique Celtic Christmas Celebration and support the ongoing work of the MIHC. Park once and enjoy strolling and shopping along State Street.”

Friends of Feral Felines9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fall Feline Frolic Holiday Fair to benefi t Friends of Feral Felines: Local artwork and crafts, books, thrift store and holiday items, cat-themed merchandise and more. Sat. 9-4, Sun .10-3. 651 Woodfords St. (corner of Forest, Oddfellows Building). Handicapped accessible. FMI: 797-3014, offi ce@feralfelines.net.

Coast City Comicon10 a.m. Coast City Comicon will feature all that’s creative and comic book related in one monstrous weekend. On Saturday, Nov. 12, activities begin at 10 a.m. with vendor and artist tables running until 6 p.m.; from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a Super Mario 3 Tournament will take place in the Dealer Room at the Eastland Hotel; and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the public can enjoy the Wet Paint Project demon-stration. From noon to 1:30 p.m., a seminar on self pub-lishing is planned at SPACE Gallery. From 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., participants can attend a Breaking into Comics panel at SPACE Gallery. From 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Comicon will show a “Deadly Spawn” screening at SPACE Gallery, followed by a Q&A w/director Ted Bohus. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., it’s a Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament in the Dealer Room at the Eastland. At 9 p.m., doors open for a “Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts” screening at SPACE Gallery. From 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., doors are open for the Comiccon Rock & Roll After Party (21 plus) at Empire Dine and Dance. www.wehatetshirts.com/Coast_City_Comicon/Home.html.

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Directed by Martin Scorsese, “The Last Waltz” will be screened at the State Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26. Immediately fol-lowing the movie, Portland’s own The Lucid (pictured) will play a set of live music featuring songs of the Band, the group featured in the movie. For details, visit www.statetheatreportland.com. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Outward Bound for Veterans12:30 p.m. Veterans luncheon to benefi t Out-ward Bound for Veterans at The Woods at Canco retirement community, located at 257 Canco Road in Portland. Veterans lun-cheon in support of the Outward Bound for Veterans program. The lunch includes steak. Donations are kindly requested. All proceeds benefi t Outward Bound for Veter-ans, which helps returning service members and recent veterans readjust to life at home through powerful wilderness courses that draw on the healing benefi t of teamwork and challenge through use of the natural world. Service members take part in wilderness expeditions that are physically, mentally and emotionally challenging in order to build the self-confi dence, pride, trust and communi-cation skills necessary to successfully return to their families, employers and communities following wartime service. Guests are asked to RSVP by calling The Woods at Canco at 772-4777. Donations can also be made online at www.holidaytouch.com/outwardbound.

Auction for Portland Youth Service Projects4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. More than 70 pieces of hand-painted furniture with whimsical designs will be sold at the Painting for a Purpose auc-tion on from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Rines Auditorium at the Portland Public Library’s main branch on Congress Street. The live and silent auction will raise money for community service projects planned by students in the Portland Public Schools. Admission is $10 per person and $25 for a family. Erin Ovalle, co-anchor of “News 8 This Morning,” will be the auctioneer. Refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Jane Ellis at 934-3616.

Bean supper in Westbrook4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Bean supper, West-brook Eagles No. 2977, 89 Saco St., West-brook. $7 for adults, $3.50 for 12 and under. Chop suey, cole slaw, pies.

Greater Portland Signature Chef’s Auction5:30 p.m. The Maine Chapter of the March of Dimes presents the 11th Annual Greater Portland Signature Chef’s Auction at DiMil-lo’s on the Water (25 Long Wharf, Portland). The Greater Portland Signature Chef’s Event will feature tastings and samplings from Portland’s fi nest restaurants including: DiMillos; Nosh Kitchen Bar; The Salt Exchange; Figa; Diamond’s Edge/Chebeague Island Inn; Zapoteca; the Porthole and Hannaford; Exquisite wine tastings,

Geary’s, and Doublecross Vodka cocktails; the chance to bid on unique and diverse packages including Walt Disney Park Passes; a Casco Bay Cruise trip with dining for six, Red Sox tickets and surprise autographed items; Luxury TD Garden Box for Foofi ghters concert and much more includ-ing fabulous culinary packages from local restaurants; fund

the Mission Opportunities, where 100 per-cent of monies raised directly serve the March of Dimes. The evening will be hosted by Cindy Williams of WCSH6.

Portland Pirates vs. Providence7 p.m. Portland Pirates vs. Providence at the Civic Center. The Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League open their 19th season of competition. www.portlandpi-rates.com

Annual Litterbox Auction7 p.m. The Homeless Animal Rescue Team of Maine, a no-kill adoption center and shelter for cats and kittens, announced its plans for the Annual Litterbox Auction, a major fundraising event at the Italian Heri-tage Center in Portland, Maine. Tickets are $25 per person purchased in advance; $35 at the door. “The silent auction, which includes restaurant gift certifi cates, vaca-tion rentals, sporting tickets, art work, jewelry, merchandise, and services from Southern Maine businesses, will be hosted by local radio personality Ethan Minton from Coast 93.1. Enjoy appetizers, cash bar, and music while you peruse the all the fabulous auction items. Proceeds from the event will go directly to the HART shelter to benefi t the 125 plus cats and 100 kittens for food, veterinary expenses, vaccinations, medicine, supplies, and operating costs. The HART shelter has no paid staff, and is operated by volunteers.” Tickets and dona-tions can be made at: www.hartofme.com.

York County Shelter benefi t7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Third Annual Ben-efi t Harvest Dance to help support the York County Shelter Programs’ Thanksgiving Basket Program will take place at Mousam View Place (formerly the Knights of Colum-bus Hall) at 47 High St. in Sanford. Tickets for this 21 and over fundraiser are $10 each. Tables can be reserved in advance for eight to ten people. Music for this Harvest Dance is provided by Ray and Debra Bourre of Expressive Sounds. Guests who bring a non-perishable food item will be entered into the drawings held throughout the evening. There will also be door prizes and a 50/50 draw-ing. Tickets are available from Patty Roux-Hambleton at 324-7156. Tickets can also be purchased at the door or at Garnsey Broth-ers Insurance at 909 Main Street in Sanford; Country Treasures on Route 11 in Shapleigh;

or at Lakeside Sport.

Lucid Stage announces Rory Raven8 p.m. Mentalist and Mindreader Rory Raven, Lucid Stage, Nov. 12. Tickets $12. Proceeds benefi t Animal Refuge League of Westbrook.

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This weekend’s Comicon festival will include a “Deadly Spawn” screening at SPACE Gallery, followed by a Q&A with director Ted Bohus. (COURTESY IMAGE)