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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2011 VOL. 3 NO. 116 PORTLAND, ME PORTLAND’S DAILY NEWSPAPER 699-5801 Shooting victim’s friend recounts the alleged murder The friend of a Portland man gunned down in February 2010 took the stand Thursday in the murder trial against the accused killer. Emmanuel William told jurors during the second day of the trail that he was standing between the accused gunman and victim when 24-year-old Serge Mulongo was shot six times in his Park- side apartment building. "Listen, he meant to kill him," William said. "He shot my friend." Dandoit Butsitsi is accused of murdering Mulongo in what prosecutors are calling an act of revenge. The defense argues Campaign to loosen city’s pot enforcement falls short A citizen-initiative that would make marijuana enforcement the lowest prior- ity for Portland police probably won’t be on the Nov. 8 city ballot after all. Anna Trevorrow, a spokesperson for Sensible Portland, confirmed yesterday that the group fell 93 signatures short of the 1,500 required to hold a referendum on the proposal. City code does not allow for second chances if an initial petition drive fails. Even so, Trevorrow said the group is considering its options, and might chal- lenge City Clerk Kathy Jones’ decision to invalidate more than 700 signatures. A journey from first queen to grand marshal "Coming Home Again" isn't just a song title for Donna Stokes. The 64-year-old singer-song- writer from Virginia will be living the name of her song today through Sunday when she serves as grand marshal for the three-day Yarmouth Clam Festival. Her par- ticipation in the annual festival is a homecoming of sorts. Festival adds cars, kids to its traditional fare The 46th annual Yarmouth Clam Festival features plenty of tradi- tional favorites — the firemen's muster, the parade, live music. Organizers turned to two old-time brands — Ford and L.L. Bean — to add some novelty to this year's bash. FREE The GOP case for debt deal See Opinion, page 4 Crash snarls I-295 See story, page 6 Ceremony to honor Civil War veteran See the story on page 15 Herbicide blamed in tree deaths See the story on page 2 Yarmouth Clam Festival turns 46 BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN see FESTIVAL page 7 Andy Webb of Presque Isle checks over a ferris wheel in the Smokey’s Greater Shows attraction Thursday on the eve of the Yarmouth Clam Festival. The carnival attractions opened early, although rain on Wednesday night made the rides a washout, Webb said. The festival runs today through Sunday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO) BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN see QUEEN page 7 BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN see SIGNATURES page 3 BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN see TRIAL page 6 D a i l y D a i l y D e a l D e a l visit PORTLANDDAILYSUN.ME for this and other great offers P a y j u s t $ 2 8 f o r P a y j u s t $ 2 8 f o r Pay just $ 28 for a $ 5 5 v o u c h e r a $ 5 5 v o u c h e r a $ 55 voucher 391 Commercial St, Portland ME 04101 Nina’s Zumba Studio “It’s Like Exercise in Disguise!”

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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2011 VOL. 3 NO. 116 PORTLAND, ME PORTLAND’S DAILY NEWSPAPER 699-5801

Shooting victim’s friend recounts the alleged murder

The friend of a Portland man gunned down in February 2010 took the stand Thursday in the murder trial against the accused killer.

Emmanuel William told jurors during the second day of the trail that he was standing between the accused gunman and victim

when 24-year-old Serge Mulongo was shot six times in his Park-side apartment building.

"Listen, he meant to kill him," William said. "He shot my friend."

Dandoit Butsitsi is accused of murdering Mulongo in what prosecutors are calling an act of revenge. The defense argues

Campaign to loosen city’s pot enforcement falls short

A citizen-initiative that would make marijuana enforcement the lowest prior-ity for Portland police probably won’t be on the Nov. 8 city ballot after all.

Anna Trevorrow, a spokesperson for Sensible Portland, confi rmed yesterday that the group fell 93 signatures short of

the 1,500 required to hold a referendum on the proposal. City code does not allow for second chances if an initial petition drive fails.

Even so, Trevorrow said the group is considering its options, and might chal-lenge City Clerk Kathy Jones’ decision to invalidate more than 700 signatures.

A journey from first queen to grand marshal

"Coming Home Again" isn't just a song title for Donna Stokes.

The 64-year-old singer-song-writer from Virginia will be living the name of her song today through Sunday when she serves as grand marshal for the three-day Yarmouth Clam Festival. Her par-ticipation in the annual festival is a homecoming of sorts.

Festival adds cars, kids to its traditional fare

The 46th annual Yarmouth Clam Festival features plenty of tradi-tional favorites — the fi remen's muster, the parade, live music. Organizers turned to two old-time brands — Ford and L.L. Bean — to add some novelty to this year's bash.

FREE

The GOP case for debt dealSee Opinion, page 4

Crash snarls I-295 See story, page 6

Ceremony to honor Civil War veteran See the story on page 15

Herbicide blamed in tree deaths See the story on page 2

Yarmouth Clam Festival turns 46

BY DAVID CARKHUFFTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

see FESTIVAL page 7

Andy Webb of Presque Isle checks over a ferris wheel in the Smokey’s Greater Shows attraction Thursday on the eve of the Yarmouth Clam Festival. The carnival attractions opened early, although rain on Wednesday night made the rides a washout, Webb said. The festival runs today through Sunday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

BY DAVID CARKHUFFTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

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–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– DIGEST––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––‘The music of Morse’

SAYWHAT...It’s not true I had nothing on, I had

the radio on.”—Marilyn Monroe

POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE, Calif. — It has been a little more than a decade since the last of the nation’s commercial Morse code radio stations offi cially went off the air, as new tech-nology sank a system that had been a lingua franca of mari-time communication since before the Titanic.

On Tuesday, several out-posts of Morse code blazed to life again, if only for a night, with the help of a group of enthusiasts bent on preserv-ing what they call “the music of Morse,” one key tap at a time.

The occasion was an annual radio reboot known as the Night of Nights, held every year on the anniversary of the last Morse code broadcast from a coastal California sta-tion in 1999, which included a traditional sign-off (“We wish you fair winds and fol-lowing seas”) and more than a few teary-eyed former radio operators. On Tuesday, some of those old key men were back on the job, broadcasting from the former headquarters of a marine Morse station in Northern California, KPH, and joined on air by two other stations outside Seattle and in Mobile, Ala., all to honor a system that linked the world long before the Internet, e-mail and Twitter.

“It’s just beeps in the air, but it just meant everything to people,” said Richard Dillman, a self-described “radio squir-rel” who serves as president of the nonprofi t Maritime Radio Historical Society, which spon-sors the event.

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BEIRUT, Lebanon (NY Times) — Seven Estonians who were kidnapped nearly four months ago while cycling in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley were released Thurs-day, Lebanese offi cials said.

A security offi cial said the group was released Thursday morning to a French delegation in the eastern village of Ersal, along the Syrian-Lebanese border. They were driven to the French Embassy in

Beirut, which represents their country here, while arrangements were being made for their return home. The offi cial spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak with the news media.

A group calling itself Harakat al-Nahda wal-Islam, or the Movement for Renewal and Reform, which was previously unheard of, claimed responsibility for the March 23 kidnapping and demanded an unspecifi ed

ransom in a letter sent to Lebanon Files, a Lebanese news Web site. It was not clear if the crime was politically motivated, as were kidnappings in the 1980s during Leb-anon’s civil war years.

Adnan Mansour, Lebanon’s newly appointed foreign minister, said in a statement that he was relieved at the news which “turns a worrying page for Lebanon.”

7 Estonian hostages set free in Lebanon

HONG KONG (NY Times) — China, one of the United States’ biggest creditors, urged American policy makers on Thursday to act to protect investors’ interests, high-lighting rising concerns around the globe about the protracted budget talks taking place in Washington.

Offi cials in Washington are locked in tense negotiations over the government debt limit, which the Obama administration says must be raised from its current level of $14.29 trillion to allow the government to pay its daily bills and service any debt coming due.

Any failure to pay due debt would effectively amount to a default, which, however brief, could shake confi dence in the American economy and severely unsettle global fi nancial markets.

Late Wednesday, Moody’s Inves-tors Service sharpened attention on such an outcome by warning that it might cut its top-notch rating for the United States. Moody’s cited a “rising possibil-ity” that no deal would be reached before the United States govern-ment’s borrowing authority hits its limit on Aug. 2.

China urges U.S. to protect creditors by raising debt

LONDON (NY Times) — In an abrupt reversal, the News Corporation said on Thursday afternoon that Rupert Murdoch and his son James would testify next week before a British parliamentary panel looking into phone hacking. They will appear along with Rebekah Brooks, the chief executive of the company’s belea-guered British newspaper group, known as News Inter-national.

Earlier in the day, the Murdochs had sent letters to the panel, the Commons Culture Select Committee, refusing an invitation to appear.

The panel responded by escalating the issue, formally summoning them to testify. The panel said it had “made clear its view that all three should appear to account for the behavior of News International and for previous statements made to the committee in Parliament, now acknowledged to be false.”

Murdochs now say they will appear before Parliament

New herbicide, Imprelis, suspected in tree deaths

(NY Times) — A recently approved herbicide called Imprelis, widely used by landscapers because it was thought to be environmentally friendly, has emerged as the leading suspect in the deaths of thousands of Norway spruce, eastern white pine and other trees on lawns and golf courses across the country.

Manufactured by DuPont and approved for sale last October by the federal Environmental Pro-tection Agency, Imprelis is used for killing broad-leaf weeds like dandelion and clover and is sold to lawn care professionals only. Reports of dying trees started surfacing around Memorial Day, prompting an inquiry by DuPont scientists.

“We are investigating the reports of these unfavor-able tree symptoms,” said Kate Childress, a spokes-woman for DuPont.

DuPont continues to sell the product, which is registered for use in all states except California and New York. The company said that there were many places where the product had been used without causing tree damage.

The E.P.A. has begun gathering information on the deaths from state offi cials and DuPont as well as through its own investigators. “E.P.A. is taking this very seriously,” the agency said in a statement.

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THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Friday, July 15, 2011— Page 3

“The city tossed signatures at a rate of 34 percent, which is unprec-edented,” she said, adding that the group had concerns about whether the review was done correctly.

“From the beginning of this process, we got a strong sense that the city was uncomfortable with this issue, so this unprecedented rate of signatures being thrown out is really concerning to us,” Trevorrow added.

Nicole Clegg, the city’s spokesper-son, didn’t respond directly to claims that the process might not have been completed fairly. She said the city is committed to having an open, trans-parent process and was willing to meet with the group.

Sensible Portland’s proposal would have inserted language into city code stipulating that marijuana enforce-ment be the lowest priority for Port-land police.

The proposal, which would have amended an existing city ordinance, also sought to prohibit police from arresting or fi ning non-violent adults 21 or older for possession-level offenses, or “ascertaining the posses-sion” of marijuana or paraphernalia.

Exemptions to those provisions are built in to the ordinance for persons who are either committing a violent act, or have a previous conviction for a violent crime.

It’s not clear whether city police would have followed the new rules if the refer-endum succeeded. Police have declined to comment on the measure.

Sensible Portland, which included former Green Party school board can-didate Tony Zeli and former Green Party state Rep. John Eder, spent nearly fi ve weeks collecting the sig-natures at farmers markets and other events.

In a July 5 press conference, the group said it had collected signatures

from more than 2,100 registered Port-land voters. At the time, members of the group were confi dent they had enough of a “cushion,” in case some signatures were invalidated. The peti-tion was dropped off at City Hall later that day.

Sensible Portland had until Aug. 15 to submit its completed petitions.

The city clerk’s offi ce determined yesterday that Sensible Portland col-lected 1,407 valid signatures, short of the 1,500 required under city code to certify the petition. Jones couldn’t be reached for comment after business hours Thursday.

Clegg, the city's spokesperson, said the clerk's offi ce would be happy to meet with Sensible Portland to show why certain signatures were invali-dated.

“We are very committed to making sure this process is transparent,” she said. “If the people involved with the petition have questions about the signatures or the determination that they were invalidated, our doors are open, and we are more than happy to explain our process to them.”

Regardless of what happens with the appeal, Sensible Portland mem-bers aren’t giving up.

Eder said provisions in city code that prevent groups from a second chance to collect signatures are "up for inter-pretation.” He’s hoping the city will opt to let them collect the remaining signatures and move forward with the ballot measure.

If that fails, the group could begin with a new petition campaign (which would mean the referendum would probably occur sometime in 2012, per-haps with a special election) or ask the city council to place the question on the November ballot — something seen as unlikely.

“We are determined to continue because clearly that’s what people want,” Eder said.

Sensible Portland, which included former Green Party state Rep. John Eder, spent nearly fi ve weeks collecting signatures for a measure regarding pot enforcement. Sensible Portland confi rmed yester-day that the group fell 93 signatures short of the 1,500 required. (CASEY CONLEY PHOTO)

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Three weeks ago my wife, son and I were enjoying dinner at a friend’s home when I noticed the latest addition to their mustard collection. My friend Drew is some-what of a mustard connoisseur. We both believe that our mus-tards need to be hot — very hot. Hot enough to require the assis-tance of the fi re department-hot. We discussed different mustard brand names when the conversa-tion turned into a discussion of different brand names in general. Then, Drew turned to me and said “What I really don’t like is how Hannaford has replaced their Hannaford brand with something called My Essentials.”

This was news to me. I usually go grocery shopping once every two weeks. I told him that I hadn’t seen the My Essentials cans on the shelves at my Forest Ave. Hannaford and supposed that he was mistaken and the My Essen-tials was just an additional brand brought into the store. I couldn’t imagine that Hannaford Brothers would scuttle a long-known brand that to a lot of Mainers is consid-ered a “name brand,” as opposed to a cheap-looking “store brand” like, say, Wal-mart’s “Great Value.”

Come to fi nd out, Drew was right.

I was at the Forest Ave. Han-

Scuttling the Hannaford brand is hard to swallow

naford last Saturday morn-ing doing my “grocery thang.” I navigated through the veggies, grabbed a couple things from the deli and rounded aisle four to grab a couple cans of Han-naford French-Style Green Beans. I looked down to the middle row where before me was a sea of canned green beans and couldn’t fi nd it. Focusing harder, there it was. The My Essentials French Style Green Beans stacked oh so neatly with a little one inch by one inch sticker that confi rmed Drew’s story. The sign read, printed in a super-small 6-point font, “This My Essentials product has replaced the Hannaford Brand.”

I picked up a can and gave it a gander. It was cheap-looking. The font describing the product, the picture of the beans and the white background looked as though they had been focus-grouped down in some white-walled room in Arkansas. One could literally cut out a “Great Value” label from

a Wal-Mart can, paste it over My Essentials and not tell the differ-ence. I put the can down, picked up a can of Green Giant, and contin-ued shopping. As I did, I noticed the slow rotation that was gradu-ally replacing most of the Han-naford products I had been used to buying for so many years. It was awful.

After I left the store, knowing full well that more than likely the products were the same contents with just a different label, I asked myself whether this brand change was something that was bothering just me and Drew, as we’re both a little quirky. I certainly hadn’t seen anything in the news about the change and it seems as though Hannaford is trying to quietly extinguish the Hannaford brand in the stores. After a little search, I found out we were not alone.

I discovered an online message forum that was full of messages from Hannaford customers that shared the same feelings. Com-ments included “My Essentials sounds lame, bland and cheap” and “As a Mainer, it’s kind of depress-ing to see Hannaford losing its regional identity.” The last quote served to describe exactly how I feel.

see AYUH page 5

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I HAVE always been a conservative Republican, and I subscribe to the ideas of less government, lower taxes, innovation and entrepreneurship. But I also believe that, in the face of a possible debt default by the federal government, Republi-cans need to embrace the principle of compromise.

Indeed, despite talk that Senate Republicans might simply let the president raise the debt ceil-ing unilaterally, and thus avoid the issue of budget and tax reform, it’s not too late for both sides to strike a grand bargain. By so doing, they will

The Republican case for debt compromise

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prove the better statesmen.The threat of default is not

about liberal or conservative politics: our nation has spent $14 trillion in money it doesn’t have and is on track to be sad-dled with as much as $26 trillion in debt by the end of the decade. That’s simply unsustainable.

Yes, Democrats are depict-ing Republicans as fanatics holding, as President Obama put it in a recent speech, a “gun against the heads of the American people to extract tax breaks for corporate jet owners.” Republicans may want to walk away from these cheap demagogic attacks, but our nation can’t afford it.

Instead, they should counter the president’s smallness by going big. Rather than go to their martyrdom as ideological purists, they should open the door to tax increases — but only if every $1 in new taxes is applied to defi cit reduction and is matched by at least $4 in real spending cuts, including entitlement reform.

Why the 4-to-1 ratio? Precedent: in a study of fi scal reforms by 21 developed countries between 1970 and 2007, the American Enterprise Insti-tute, a conservative research group, found that, on average, “failed attempts to close budget gaps relied 53 percent on tax increases and 47 percent on spending cuts.”

Successful formulas, on the other hand, com-bined 85 percent in spending cuts with 15 percent in tax hikes. The president has proposed a much lower ratio, closer to 60 percent in spending cuts and 40 percent in tax hikes, but at least the two sides would be on the same page.

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In stories about Hannaford-parent Delhaize America’s decision to replace all of their store brands, including the Sweet Bay and Food Lion chains’ indi-vidual banners with My Essentials, Delhaize explains that they want to increase sales of their generic foods in all their stores. In all their chains, with the exception of Hannaford, it appears that their store brands were not per-forming well, and My Essentials was the answer to turn that part of their business around. The My Essentials switcharoo has apparently been in the works since July of last year, as a quick search for the My Essentials trademark with the U.S. Trademark offi ce shows that the My Essentials trademark was fi led on July 29, 2010. In their other chains, the change to My Essentials is being heralded in the stores and in the media as a good thing. In Hannaford country, it’s hap-pening quietly. Why? It is because it’s a bad idea for the Hannaford chain.

From a global corporate gover-nance standpoint, the change makes sense. Delhaize will save money by only having to produce one product for all their stores. They even insist that having one brand will enable them to better leverage themselves when purchasing from suppliers. And, the increased sales they expect will certainly reap benefi ts for investors. Maybe their plan to increase profi ts in all their stores, even if there is a little dip at Hannaford from formerly-loyal customers, is more clandestine. In one online comment, a Hannaford cus-tomer writes: “The rollout of My Essen-

tials at DZA’s Hannaford banner is off to a rocky start. Shoppers have noticed, for example, that the 8 ounce light yogurt under the Hannaford brand has been replaced by a 6 ounce My Essen-tials container with no price change to account for the 25% shrinkage.”

But to me, if there are enough people that feel the same way I do about the Hannaford brand going the way of Jordan’s Ball Park Franks and Deer-ing Ice Cream, the increased revenue Delhaize is forecasting from increased sales at their other chains and charg-ing the same price for less could poten-tially be off set by a large decrease of store brand sales in their Hannaford stores. Then what? Will they scuttle the name all together and one day invite us to shop at the Forest Avenue Food Lion? The quick wave of the hand and executive board room decision thousands of miles away from Port-land that eliminated the Hannaford brand could make that happen, too. Hannaford would of course claim this would never happen, but what would the leaders of Hannaford say about discontinuing the Hannaford brand if asked in 2006?

So for me, because nothing says “I’m cheap” to dinner guests like a spice rack full of cheap-looking spice bottles, when my bottle of Hannaford Basil Leaves runs out, I’ll spend the extra buck and buy McCormick, all the while lamenting over the loss of yet another Maine brand to global corporatism.

(Jeffrey S. Spofford is the circulation manager for The Portland Daily Sun and can be reached by emailing [email protected])

AYUH from page 4

president’s bipartisan debt commis-sion has already developed propos-als to reduce or scrap tax breaks in a way that would both lower tax rates and generate $1 trillion in revenues over 10 years. Under one scenario, all tax breaks would be zeroed out except the child tax credit and the earned-income tax credit; mean-while, three new, lower income tax rates of 9 percent, 15 percent and 24 percent would be established.

This plan, or a variant, would check several boxes in the Republi-can agenda: it would fundamentally reform the tax code, promote eco-nomic growth, reduce the defi cit and make America more competitive in the global economy.

Unfortunately, there is a major stumbling block to any sort of real reform: the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a document written by Amer-icans for Tax Reform, a conservative advocacy group, and signed by most Republican senators and represen-tatives. The pledge states not only that signers will oppose hikes in marginal income tax rates, but also that they will “oppose any net reduc-tion or elimination of deductions and credits, unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates.” In other words, signers of the pledge are supposed to vote to keep an irrational and corrupt system of tax loopholes if even $1 of savings goes toward defi cit reduction.

And yet many House Republicans seem willing to wait until 2013 to pass major reform. By then, they hope, their party will control both chambers and they will be able to pass their own budget plan into law, with its promises to eliminate or shrink tax breaks and drastically reduce government spending, all without violating their tax pledge.

Whether or not their plan is a good idea, the strategy assumes there is time — and time is one luxury we don’t have. If Republicans really believe their own oratory about an impending debt crisis, now is the time to act, not the spring of 2013, even if it means compromise.

Some Republicans understand this. When queried about breaking the tax pledge, Senator Tom Coburn, a stalwart conservative from Okla-homa, asked which pledge was more important, “the pledge to uphold your oath to the Constitution of the United States or a pledge from a special interest group?”

Republicans needn’t abandon their commitment to smaller government. But by taking the high road of com-promise now to achieve real reform later, they might just show which party is truly committed to its coun-try’s future.

(Al Hoffman Jr. was a national co-chairman for George W. Bush’s 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns and a fi nance chairman for the Republican National Committee.)

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Butsitsi was acting in self defense.William recounted walking behind Mulongo down

his apartment building hallway when the gunman came from his rear and began fi ring.

"(After) the fi rst shot, I told him to stop. He kind of paused and he shot him again," said William, iden-tifying Butsitsi as the shooter. "I was in great fear and shock."

William told jurors that he fought with Butsitsi in an attempt to grab the .45-caliber handgun, saying he briefl y wrestled with the accused shooter and even took to biting his left shoulder.

"He raised the gun to my face ... I didn't know what to do," said William, who said he fl ed from the scene after the struggle.

He testifi ed reporting to police the location of the alleged murder weapon and latex gloves that he said Butsitsi discarded after the shooting.

William expressed his anger toward Butsitsi during the trial while being cross examined by the defense. At least once he looked at Butsitsi directly, asking why he shot his friend.

"Mr. William, we have a process here, let's just

follow the process," said Judge Andrew Horton after William attempted to ask the defense attorney ques-tions.

The case is being heard in the Cumberland County Superior Court. The other man arrested in connec-tion with the shooting, Moses Okot, pled guilty to felony murder last week.

Okot was accused of driving the getaway vehicle and supplying Butsitsi with the latex gloves. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all but three years suspended. He will also serve four years on parole.

Despite the testimony, Butsitsi's defense attorney, Anthony Sineni, said in an interview his client acted in self defense on Feb. 10, 2010 at the 218 Park Ave. apartment.

"He was actually attacked the night of the shooting," Sineni said. "Mr. Butsitsi acted in self defense."

Jurors were also able to see the alleged murder weapon that prosecutors say was ditched under-neath a bush and the latex gloves recovered by police.

The trial is slated to continue this morning and go into next week.

TRIAL from page one

Witness: ‘He raised the gun to my face ... I didn’t know what to do’

Bus, car, SUV crash results in injuries, snarls traffi c on I-295

A passenger vehicle crossed the median and into the path of a second car and a school bus, carrying 30 children, leading to a multiple-car accident on Inter-state 295 in Cumberland Thurs-day afternoon.

State Police say no one on the bus was injured. The driver of the SUV, which crossed the median, identifi ed as Rudolf Kaserman, 77, of Gorham, suffered minor injuries, State Police reported.

The two occupants of the car he struck were a husband and wife — both were taken to a Portland hospital, one with serious inju-ries, according to State Police spokesman Steve McCausland.

The school bus, which was from Freeport, was driven by Karen Slyvain, 56, of Freeport.

The crash took place about 2:20 p.m. Thursday afternoon and the site was cleared about 90 min-utes later, State Police reported.

Motorists on I-295 north of Portland near the Falmouth-

Cumberland town line at mile 13 were alerted to "substantial traffi c delays" associated with the acci-dent, according to a Maine Depart-ment of Transportation notice.

Due to the accident, I-295 northbound traffi c was rerouted onto Route 1 northbound via Exit 10, Bucknam Road in Falmouth, Maine DOT reported. There were also substantial delays on I-295 southbound in the same area as motorists slowed down to view the accident, Maine DOT reported.

BY DAVID CARKHUFFTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

All the weekend’s events —see page 14

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Ford dealers of New England donated a car to raffl e off, a 2012 Ford Focus, in support of the clam festival’s mission of helping Yarmouth-based non-profi ts. Accordingly, the parade theme is Great American Inventions, featuring a lineup of Ford cars from decades, at today's parade. The Clam Festival Parade is today at 6 p.m. on Main Street.

The raffl e drawing on the Ford Focus will take place Sunday at 4 p.m. Visitors can buy raffl e tickets Friday through Sunday at the festival.

Also new this year is a Kids Zone, sponsored by L.L. Bean, with free activities such as geocaching, sleeping bag races and games on the library lawn. The Kids Zone is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

"We feel like these are great additions to the fes-tival this year," said Mark Primeau, director of the Yarmouth Clam Festival.

The band Carbon Leaf, from Virginia, will perform tonight at 8:15 p.m. at North Yarmouth Academy.

"We're very fortunate to get them this year," Primeau said.

The band Gypsy Tailwind performs on Saturday

at 7:30 p.m. at the academy.Highlights in the festival include:

Today • Festival offi cial opening, at 10 a.m. at Memorial Green. • Tour of historic First Parish Church, from 11 a.m. to noon and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., 116 Main St. • Clam Festival Parade, 6 p.m. Main Street • Carbon Leaf performs, 8:15 p.m., North Yarmouth Academy

see YARMOUTH page 8

FESTIVAL from page one

Ford Focus raffl e one addition to this year’s festival

"I was the fi rst clam festival queen in 1966 when I was 19," Stokes explained.

A member of the Class of 1964 at Yarmouth High School, Stokes has led a busy life since pre-siding over the inaugural festival in 1966. After growing up in Yarmouth, she studied languages at Cornell University, became a software trainer, married and moved to California and now resides in Virginia with her husband, Monty, in a restored antebellum plantation house.

With family still in Yarmouth, including a sister and her mother, Stokes is a frequent visi-tor, and this year she reached out to the clam fes-tival organizers, offering to provide any services that they needed. They suggested that she fi ll the role of grand marshal. Stokes embraced the idea and will take on a variety of duties.

Today at 6 p.m., she will ride in the Clam Fes-tival Parade — the driver of the red Ford Mus-tang convertible will be Bruce Hathaway, her high school boyfriend and prom date. During the parade, Stokes plans to sing and play a CD

version of her self-penned song, "Coming Home Again" (also the title of a forthcoming CD con-taining the track). Stokes also is scheduled to sing the National Anthem at 12:45 p.m. Satur-day for the Firefi ghters' Muster Competition on Main Street at Memorial Green and again on Sunday at 8:45 a.m. before the Bike Race.

A collage featuring images from the Yarmouth Historical Society, called "a festival queen's mem-ories," offers glimpses of Stokes during her teen years in Yarmouth. "I am arranging for those same pictures to be available at the Yarmouth Historical Society," Stokes said. With her memo-rabilia, she also planned to be at the historical society to greet friends.

While reconnecting with friends and scram-bling to plan her part of the festival, Stokes said she is relishing the experience.

"I went from being a 19-year-old clam queen to starting Medicare this year," she noted wryly.

"Doing this reminded me that the years pass very quickly and for the ones that are left, I'm going to concentrate on the things I love, and I love music and I love people," she said.

This collage featuring images from the Yarmouth Historical Society, called "a festival queen's memories," offers glimpses of Donna Stokes during her teen years in Yarmouth. (Image courtesy of Donna Stokes)

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Saturday • Blueberry Pancake Breakfast at Memorial Green., 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. • Flapjack Breakfast at First Parish Church, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. • Clam Festival Kids' Fun Run, 7:15 a.m., Memo-rial Green • 30th Annual Pat's Pizza Clam Festival Clas-sic: Five-Mile Road Race, 8 a.m., on Main Street at Memorial Green. • Clam Festival Canoe and Kayak Race, 9 a.m. at Yarmouth Town Landing. • Tour of historic First Parish Church, from 11 a.m. to noon and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., 116 Main St. • Firefi ghters' Muster Competition, Saturday, 1 p.m. at Main Street at Memorial Green. • Block Party with DJ Central Nexus, 7:30 p.m., on Main Street at Memorial Green. • Gypsy Tailwind per-forms, 7:30 p.m., North Yarmouth Academy • Fireworks, 9:15 p.m.

Sunday • Blueberry Pancake Breakfast at Memorial Green., 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. • Flapjack Breakfast at First Parish Church, 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. • 31st Annual Yarmouth Clam Festival Men's & Women's Professional Bike Race, 9 a.m. Races start and fi nish on Main Street by Memorial Green. • 39th Annual Diaper Derby, noon, (registration begins at 10 a.m.), Mer-rill Memorial Library Lawn Tent.

For a full schedule, visit www.clamfestival.com.

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ABOVE: Michael McAllister pauses from tending to the cork gun carnival booth Thursday as the Yar-mouth Clam Festival launches into its 46th year. “It seems like it’s better this year, more rides and more games,” McAllister said. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You will confront many obstacles to your success. That you are willing to do so head-on is your main strength. Many would have backed down long ago, but you’re a fi ghter. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). An unexpected snafu takes up more time than you had planned. There is a litany of dissatisfactions and frustrations that you could blame this on, and yet you rise above it, keeping harmony in your world. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You could chase many dreams at once, but your lack of detectable progress would probably frustrate you. That’s why it’s better to pick one thing to do with this day and celebrate when the job is fi n-ished. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You are not as reactive to the goings on around you as others seem to be. You learn what you need to know, and you see the process as the means to an end. This mindset will take you straight to the goal. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Avoiding obligations is actually a good tactic now, since it’s likely that you feel more obligated than is appropriate. You may fi nd it easy to serve others, but it’s not your only role in life. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When the others around you are nervous, you feel it, too. You want to do something to alleviate the feeling, but the best thing you could do is experience it for all it has to teach you and then let it pass. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The quest for perfection is self-defeating. Strive to be more in touch with your human frailty and fallibility instead. This con-nects you with the compassion inside you and brings about your comfort and

joy. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your self-worth is not determined by the acceptance of those around you, although it is only human to be infl u-enced by such external cues. So take a moment to appreciate yourself before you meet the public. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You have more gumption than you did yesterday, but don’t let that infl uence you when it’s time to make a prom-ise. It’s better to under-state what you can do and over-deliver than to do the opposite. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Social ups and downs are inevitable, and today such fl uctuations are not to be taken too personally. Note that busy and/or hungry people have the shortest tempers. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You are a master at reading people now. You’ll detect the nuances of other peo-ple’s attitudes, and you’ll note what you observe. This information will be useful later. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). No matter how close a relationship is, you are still two people, and you need a degree of separateness and the free-dom to explore autonomously. Liberate yourself, if only for a few hours. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 15). You will detach from unhealthy preoccupa-tions and center your life on what truly makes you happy. You’ll work out stress through physical fi tness and sports, and you’ll love your new shape. Excit-ing business happens in September. A relationship becomes a main event in October. November brings a windfall. Pisces and Virgo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 1, 22, 49 and 38.

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7 WPFOBones “The Bikini in the Soup” Liquefied remains in a tanning bed.

House “Bombshells” A patient has suspicious body scars. Å

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8 WMTWShark Tank Mark Cu-ban upsets the other sharks. Å

Primetime: What Would You Do? (In Stereo) Å

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10 MPBNWashing-ton Week (N) Å

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Need to Know (N) (In Stereo) Å

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11 WENHPriceless Antiques Roadshow

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An Ice Cream Show Ice-cream parlor tour. (In Stereo) Å

POV “Enemies of the People” Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge. Å

12 WPXTSmallville “Finale Part 2” Clark becomes the Man of Steel. Å

Supernatural Dean is abducted from a crop circle. (In Stereo) Å

Entourage “Strange Days”

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26 USA NCIS “Agent Afloat” Law & Order: SVU Alphas “Pilot” Royal

27 NESN MLB Baseball: Red Sox at Rays Innings Red Sox Daily Outdoors

28 CSNE WNBA Basketball Pregame Pregame Sports SportsNet Sports SportsNet

30 ESPN 2011 British Open Golf Championship Baseball Tonight (N) SportsCenter (N) Å

31 ESPN2 World, Poker Boxing Friday Night Fights. (N) (Live) Å World, Poker

33 ION Criminal Minds Å Criminal Minds Å The Border (In Stereo) The Border (In Stereo)

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41 FNC The O’Reilly Factor (N) Hannity (N) Greta Van Susteren The O’Reilly Factor

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57 ANIM Whale Wars Å Whale Wars (N) Å Finding Bigfoot Whale Wars Å

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Today is Friday, July 15, the 196th day of 2011. There are 169 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On July 15, 1971, President Richard

Nixon delivered a televised address in which he startled viewers by announcing that he had received, and accepted, an invitation to visit the People’s Republic of China.

On this date:In 1870, Georgia became the last Con-

federate state to be readmitted to the Union. Manitoba entered confederation as the fi fth Canadian province.

In 1910, the term “Alzheimer’s disease” was used in the book “Clinical Psychiatry” by German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin in honor of his colleague, Alois Alzheimer, who’d identifi ed the condition.

In 1916, Boeing Co., originally known as Pacifi c Aero Products Co., was founded in Seattle.

In 1918, the Second Battle of the Marne, resulting in an Allied victory, began during World War I.

In 1948, President Harry S. Truman was nominated for another term of offi ce by the Democratic national convention in Philadel-phia.

In 1964, Sen. Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona was nominated for president by the Republican national convention in San Francisco.

In 1976, a 36-hour kidnap ordeal began for 26 schoolchildren and their bus driver as they were abducted near Chowchilla, Calif., by three gunmen and imprisoned in an underground cell. (The captives escaped unharmed.)

In 1985, a shockingly gaunt-looking Rock Hudson appeared at a news conference with actress Doris Day, it was later revealed Hudson was suffering from AIDS.

One year ago: After 85 days, BP stopped the fl ow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico using a 75-ton cap lowered onto the well earlier in the week.

Today’s Birthdays: Author Clive Cus-sler is 80. Actor Alex Karras is 76. Actor Ken Kercheval is 76. Actor Patrick Wayne is 72. Actor Jan-Michael Vincent is 67. Rock singer-musician Peter Lewis is 66. Singer Linda Ronstadt is 65. Rock musi-cian Artimus Pyle is 63. Actor Terry O’Quinn is 59. Rock musician Marky Ramone is 55. Rock musician Joe Satriani is 55. Coun-try singer-songwriter Mac McAnally is 54. Actor-director Forest Whitaker is 50. Actress Brigitte Nielsen is 48. Rock musician Jason Bonham is 45. Actor Kristoff St. John is 45. Rock musician Phillip Fisher is 44. Actor Stan Kirsch is 43. Actor Reggie Hayes is 42. Rock musician Chi Cheng is 41. Rock musi-cian John Dolmayan is 39. Actor Scott Foley is 39. Actor Brian Austin Green is 38. Actress Diane Kruger is 35. Rock musician Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance) is 34. Actor Travis Fimmel is 32. Actor Tristan Wilds is 22.

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Yarmouth Clam Festival7 a.m. to 10 p.m. “Mark your calendar for Friday through Sunday, July 15 through 17, and come to the 46th annual Yarmouth Clam Festival! You can look forward to all the fun events that make this festival Maine’s summer favorite: A long, hilarious parade; spectacular fi reworks; clam shuck-ing contests; a fi refi ghter’s muster; road, kayak, and bike races; a pancake breakfast; concerts; and, of course, a delicious array of food. Admission to the Festival and its events is free.” To learn more about this year’s Yarmouth Clam Festival and see a complete schedule of events, visit www.clamfestival.com or call the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce at 846-3984. July 15 to 17. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. www.clamfestival.com

International Coin Collectors Association9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Currently on a global tour, the International Coin Collectors Association is in Freeport, at the Hampton Inn, located at 194 Lower Main St., through Saturday, July 16. The show hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The ICCA will be purchasing coins, paper currency, gold and silver on behalf of their global network of collectors, dealers and refi neries. This special event is free and open to the public. On the leading edge of the precious metals, antiquities and col-lectibles industries, THR & Associates is headquartered in Springfi eld, Ill. with bases in Canada and Europe. For more information, mail to: [email protected].

U.S. Cellular smartphone workshop in SoPonoon to 2 p.m. (Rescheduled from July 2) With a recent study showing a nearly 80 percent increase in smartphone shipments from a year ago, there are plenty of fi rst-time smartphone users who may want a little help fi guring out everything their advanced phones have to offer. U.S. Cel-lular is hosting a free workshop at 198 Maine Mall Road, South Portland, to guide attendees through all of the func-tions and features of Android-powered devices, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile smartphones. The Device Workshops are open to current smartphone owners, as well as those interested in upgrading to a smartphone. Attendees do not have to be a U.S. Cellular customer. All smartphone acces-sories will be 25 percent off.

Maine State Music Theatre’s ‘Annie’7:30 p.m. Maine State Music Theatre’s “Annie” plays through July 16. MSMT’s 2011 summer season continues July 20 with “Xanadu,” and closes out the season with “The Wiz.” Maine State Music Theatre is located at the air condi-tioned Pickard Theatre located at 1 Bath Road in Brunswick on the campus of Bowdoin College. For tickets and more information, please call 725-8769 or go to msmt.org.

‘Summer of Love’ continues at Ogunquit Playhouse8 p.m. The Ogunquit Playhouse, Route 1, Ogunquit. Box Offi ce 1-800-982-2787 or go online ogunquitplayhouse.org for online ticketing and more information. June 22 through July 16, “Summer of Love.” Next on stage: “The Music Man,” July 20-Aug. 20; “Legally Blonde” starring Sally Struthers, Aug.24-Sept. 17; and “Miss Saigon,” Sept. 21-Oct. 23.

Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston8 p.m. The Bates Dance Festival based in Lewiston announces its 29th season of public events, taking place July 1 through Aug. 13 on the Bates College campus. The six-week festival showcases contemporary perfor-mance works by Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Nicholas Leichter Dance, Zoe | Juniper, The Equus Projects and Black Label Movement, and David Dorfman Dance. Performances, panel discussions and lectures by more than 40 internationally recognized dancers from across the United States and abroad. Performance times and locations appear on the festival website: www.bates-dancefestival.org. July 1 to Aug. 14, Chase Hall Gallery, open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, Schaeffer Theatre, 8 p.m., the vivid and versa-tile Camille A. Brown. Brown is a pixy-ish performer who packs a punch. Festival Finale, Saturday, Aug. 13, Alumni Gym, 7:30 p.m., discover and celebrate the next genera-tion of dance luminaries.

Saturday, July 16

28th annual Loon Count 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Maine Audubon will conduct its 28th annual Loon Count, bringing together hundreds of Main-ers to survey lakes and ponds across the state and pro-vide valuable scientifi c data for lake conservation efforts. This year’s count takes place between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Counters are given areas to count from shore or by boat, and regional coordinators will compile the results and send them to Maine Audubon for analysis. A more complete list of things Mainers can do to help loons is

available on www.maineaudubon.org.

Yarmouth Clam Festival7 a.m. to 10 p.m. “Mark your calendar for Friday through Sunday, July 15 through 17, and come to the 46th annual Yarmouth Clam Festival! You can look forward to all the fun events that make this festival Maine’s summer favorite: A long, hilarious parade; spectacular fi reworks; clam shuck-ing contests; a fi refi ghter’s muster; road, kayak, and bike races; a pancake breakfast; concerts; and, of course, a delicious array of food. Admission to the Festival and its events is free.” To learn more about this year’s Yarmouth Clam Festival and see a complete schedule of events, visit www.clamfestival.com or call the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce at 846-3984. July 15 to 17. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. www.clamfestival.com

Library Book Sale on Peaks Island8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friends of the Peaks Island Branch Library annual sale and membership drive. MacVane Center. www.peaksisland.info/calendar_2011.htm#July

Peaks to Portland swim 8:30 a.m. “Starting on Peaks Island and fi nishing 2.4 miles later on at Portland’s East End Beach, the Peaks to Port-land swim is one of the highlights of the New England open water swim calendar. The Peaks to Portland swim provides an opportunity for swimmers to challenge their physical and mental abilities, while at the same time raising money for the Cumberland County YMCA’s Annual Support Cam-paign, providing needed scholarships for youth, adults and families.” 6:45 a.m. to 7 a.m.: Arrive at Casco Bay Ferry, unload kayaks; 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.: Packet Pick Up & Buy Ferry Tickets & Body Marking; 7:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.: Board Ferry; 7:45 a.m.: Ferry Leaves for Peaks Island; 8 a.m. to 8:20 a.m.: Swim Warm Up; 8:20 a.m.: Opening Ceremonies; 8:30 a.m.: Race Start; 11 a.m.: Award Ceremony. Break-water Rotary Club (South Portland-Cape Elizabeth) will be serving breakfast on race day at East End beach from 8:30 a.m. until noon. The menu includes buttermilk pancakes with a choice of either peanut butter & jelly or maple syrup & butter, juice, coffee, chocolate milk, yogurt & bananas. Pre-order four 4-inch pancakes and choice of drink for $5 by visiting their web page at www.breakwater-rotary.org. For more information: 874-1111 or visit www.cumberland-countyymca.org/p2p#raceinfo.

International Coin Collectors Association9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Currently on a global tour, the International Coin Collectors Association is in Freeport, at the Hampton Inn, located at 194 Lower Main St., through Saturday, July 16. The show hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The ICCA will be purchasing coins, paper currency, gold and silver on behalf of their global network of collectors, dealers and refi neries. This special event is free and open to the public. On the

leading edge of the precious metals, antiquities and col-lectibles industries, THR & Associates is headquartered in Springfi eld, Ill. with bases in Canada and Europe. For more information, mail to: [email protected].

Spectacular Gardens of Scarborough9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets on the day of the tour are $20, sold at the Hunnewell House on Blackpoint Road in Scarbor-ough at 8:30. Advanced tickets are available for $15. e-mail [email protected] or call 839-4033.

DAV Mobile Service Offi ce in Portland10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “So many veterans feel confused about benefi ts and services they’ve earned. There’s so much to know ... and so many changes from one year to the next. That’s why the nonprofi t D-A-V and the Harley-Davidson Foundation have teamed up to offer help.” The DAV Mobile Service Offi ce will be at the Big Moose Harley-Davidson, 375 Riverside St., Portland to personally provide the best counseling and claim fi ling assistance available. This event is part of the nationwide Harley’s Heroes tour and is free to all veterans and members of their families. For further infor-mation concerning this event, please contact D. Brandon McKinney at 623-5725.

‘Every Excuse in the Book’ author in Freeport1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sue Brennan, a resident of Manchester, will be available to sign copies of her book, “Every Excuse in the Book: An Interactive Workbook to Address All the Rea-sons You Can’t Stop Eating Long Enough to Lose Weight.” Sherman’s Book and Stationary, 128 Main St., Freeport. “By focusing on the triggers that cause you to eat, it gets to the root problem — things like depression, boredom, anxi-ety, and unattainable goals — helping you to acknowledge these factors and deal with them head on. ‘Every Excuse in the Book’ is a quick and applicable read that gives you more than just ways to fi nd out why you’re stuffi ng your face. It provides honest insight and solutions to help you fi nally quit making excuses and stop eating long enough to lose weight.” For more information, contact James Brans-cum at 888-361-9473 or [email protected]

Willard Square Festival2 p.m. WillardFest, featuring live music. Papadello is an acoustic (and sometimes electric) trio based out of Port-land; Welterweight, an Americana/Folk Rock act out of Portland. Doors open at 2 p.m. At the intersection of Pills-bury, Preble and Thompson streets in South Portland.

‘Teen Fun Fest’6 p.m. There will be a “Teen Fun Fest” held at the Boys and Girls Clubs on Cumberland Avenue. “This is an outreach event focused on teens ages 13-17 in Portland. There’ll be food, games, DJ Music and Raffl e Giveaways! Everything is free so come and have some fun!”

Youngsters compete in the diaper derby during last year’s Yarmouth Clam Festival. (Photo courtesy of Mike Leonard/Yarmouth Clam Festival)

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Maine Gay Men’s Chorus7 p.m. The July Touring Ensemble concerts in Orono and Portland conclude the Maine Gay Men’s Chorus 2010-2011 tour of Maine with the premiere performances of new music. Portrait of Peter, by Tom Wallace. “‘The White Rose, a new musical work about tragedy, hope, and redemption. ... ‘The White Rose’ is inspired by the story of Charlie Howard, a young gay man murdered in 1984 by three drunken teenagers in Bangor: words by Bruce Spang, Poet Laureate of Portland, music by Maine composer Tom Wallace, and featuring Shane Brewster (Tenor, USM School of Music) as Charlie.” Admis-sion by donation will be split between the Touring Ensemble and the church (suggested donation $10). The ensemble will also hold a 50/50 raffl e for those who wish to participate, and MGMC’s Music CDs will be available for purchase. Immanuel/Williston West Church of Portland.

Maine State Music Theatre’s ‘Annie’7:30 p.m. Maine State Music Theatre’s “Annie” plays through July 16. MSMT’s 2011 summer season continues July 20 with “Xanadu,” and closes out the season with “The Wiz.” Maine State Music Theatre is located at the air condi-tioned Pickard Theatre located at 1 Bath Road in Brunswick on the campus of Bowdoin College. For tickets and more information, please call 725-8769 or go to msmt.org.

‘Summer of Love’ continues at Ogunquit Playhouse8 p.m. The Ogunquit Playhouse, Route 1, Ogunquit. Box Offi ce 1-800-982-2787 or go online ogunquitplayhouse.org for online ticketing and more information. June 22 through July 16, “Summer of Love.” “When a runaway bride discovers the countercultural revolution of the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, with a little help from the hippies and dropouts of Golden Gate Park, she comes to realize she has to make her own kind of music! This hippie, trippy musical features the power-ful music of the late 1960s, by some of the most infl uen-tial artists of the love generation: The Mamas and the Papas, Donovan, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane and many more.” Next on stage: “The Music Man,” July 20-Aug. 20; “Legally Blonde” starring Sally Struthers, Aug.24-Sept. 17; and “Miss Saigon,” Sept. 21-Oct. 23.

Monday, July 18

MECA Master of Fine Arts lectures6:30 p.m. Each summer, the Master of Fine Arts program at Maine College of Art invites guest artists, curators and scholars to participate in the curriculum. All visiting artists deliver a free public lecture in Osher Hall at 6:30 p.m. July 18: Anne West; West is a writer, theorist, and independent curator. She teaches in the graduate program at RISD. July

25: Lee Boroson; Boroson’s airy sculptures give viewers the chance to experience the ineffable impossibilities of the world. Aug. 1: Hamish Fulton; Since the early 1970s, Fulton has been labeled as a sculptor, photographer, conceptual artist and artist. Fulton, however, characterises himself as a “walking artist.” Aug. 8: Lisi Raskin; Raskin handcrafts whimsical recreations of military command centers. This summer the MFA’s Moth Press is also releasing Mapping the Intelligence of Artistic Work; An Explorative Guide to Making, Thinking, and Writing by Anne West. Her lecture on July 18 will be followed by a book signing. West is an educator, writer, and independent curator. She teaches in the Division of Graduate Studies at Rhode Island School of Design, where she supports students across disciplines in conceptualizing and writing their master’s thesis. http://www.meca.edu/mfa

‘Lion in Winter’ auditions in Bath7 p.m. The Studio Theatre of Bath announces auditions for an upcoming production, “Lion in Winter.” Directed by Studio Theatre of Bath President Bob Reed, “Lion in Winter” will be performed at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath and runs two weekends, Oct. 14-16 and 21-23. Audi-tions will be held on Monday, July 18 in the Curtis Room of the CCAC at 804 Washington Street in Bath and will begin promptly at 7 p.m. The director is auditioning for two roles to be portrayed by two males ranging in age from their late teens to 30s. Additional audition information will be avail-able on the Studio Theatre of Bath’s website: www.studio-theatreofbath.com or on their Facebook page.

Naked Shakespeare in Freeport7 p.m. The “Naked Shakespeare” series showcases the Bard’s text through performances presented without sets and costumes, allowing the audience’s imagination to take center stage. Bar and concessions are open during performance. Tickets are $10 and are available through our website: www.freeportfactory.com. 865-5505 for Box-Offi ce. The Freeport Factory Stage is located at 5 Depot St., downtown Freeport, one block east of L.L. Bean. Ample free parking, air-conditioned.

Tuesday, July 19

Free events in the parks of Portlandnoon to 1 p.m. With a full schedule of diverse free events, there is something for everyone to enjoy each week in downtown Portland. Post Offi ce Park, Congress Square and Lobsterman’s Park provide perfect venues for live music, talented local performers and activities for kids. Whether during a lunch break or with the kids, downtown Portland’s free events are not to be missed. Weekday Performance Series — Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m.Enjoy your lunch outside and be entertained by Port-land’s best talented performers! Post Offi ce Park: July

19, Belly dance with Rosa Noreen and Friends.Rosa Noreen and Friends present belly dance and live music for the third year running. Family entertainment plus a lesson for those who want to join in! July 26, Fire danc-ing with Melle. Come and see a variety of fi re dance and fi re arts. Poi, fans, hoop and fi re breathing as well as regular hoop routines. Take part in a few hands on activi-ties with us! Congress Square: Aug. 2, Music from the Andes with Inca Sun. The richness of Peruvian folk lore comes alive with Inca Son. Haunting melodies that will transport the listener clear to the Andes Mountains. Aug. 9, Samuel James acoustic blues. A roots troubadour of the highest order, James will sing you a song with raw, sweat-pouring soul, all the while playing the guitar with such commanding virtuosity you’ll swear he’s reinventing it. Then he’ll tell you a story enrapturing you to the point where you’ll almost forget he’s a musician. Aug. 16, West African rhythms with Annegret Baier. Annegret Baier will present West African rhythms and songs on authentic drums and percussion instruments! Brought to you by WPXT, WPME, WHOM, mainetoday.com, raisingmaine.com. For more information and a full schedule of free summer events visit portlandmaine.com or call772.6828.

‘Deering: A Social and Architectural History’noon. Book Event: “Deering: A Social and Architectural His-tory” at Maine Historical Society. Speaker: William D. Barry, Historian (and MHS reference librarian). “Join us to cele-brate the recent publication of this much-anticipated new book about off-peninsula Portland from the 17th through mid-20th centuries. MHS’s own Bill Barry and co-author Patricia McGraw Anderson conducted extensive original research on Deering, Stroudwater, and other neighbor-hoods, and have created a rich compendium that includes new information, stories, and photographs, many acces-sible for the fi rst time here.”

Fundraiser for Peace Action Maine5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Flatbreads on Commercial St. in Portland will host a fundraiser for Peace Action Maine. Flatbreads will give a portion of the money from every pizza sold to Peace Action Maine that night. “The state’s largest peace organization has worked for 25 years to promote peace through grassroots organizing, citizen education, and issue advocacy.” www.peaceactionme.org

Stephen Tharp on the Kotzschmar Organ7:30 p.m. Stephen Tharp will perform in Portland’s Mer-rill Auditorium, playing the Kotzschmar Organ, the oldest working municipal pipe organ in the United States. “Ste-phen Tharp, is recognized as one of the great concert organists of our age. Having played 35 solo intercontinental tours and over 1300 concerts worldwide, Stephen Tharp has built one of the most respected international careers in the world, earning him the reputation as the most traveled concert organist of his generation.”

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Ceremony Saturday honors Civil War veteranCeremonies on Saturday, July 16

will mark the 150th anniversary of the death of the fi rst Portlander to die in the Civil War.

Sgt. Alonzo P. Stinson was just 19 when he was killed in July 1861 at the Battle of Bull Run, Virginia, the fi rst major battle of the Civil War, and a major defeat for Northern forces.

Public ceremonies will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 16, at his monument in Portland's East-ern Cemetery on Congress Street, to the left of the main gate off Con-gress. Stinson's massive gran-ite monument was carved to resemble a Civil War back-pack and bed-roll, and stands near the inter-section of Con-gress Street and Washing-

ton Avenue.Stinson served in the 5th Maine

Infantry Regiment, known as the "Forest City Regiment" because so

many of its members were recruited in Portland.

"This is Stinson's monument, but not his grave," said former state Rep.

Herb Adams, one of the organizers of the event. "Stinson's body, like so many others, was never recovered after the disaster on the battlefi eld.

Bull Run was an absolute rout for the Union Army, a major embarrassment, and the Con-federates drove the retreating troops from Virginia literally back into the streets of Washing-ton, D.C. itself.”

"Young Stinson was not mar-ried, and his mother was one of the fi rst grieving Portland par-ents of the Civil War. The fi rst of many thousands to come, sadly," said Adams.

In 1908, Stinson's surviving 5th Maine comrades erected the monument with a city-wide parade and a presentation from Gen. Joshua Chamberlain.

Saturday's 150th anniver-sary event will feature speakers including Maine State Historian Earle Shettleworth of Augusta, Director Kim MacIsaac of the 5th Maine Regimental Memorial on Peaks Island, and Adams.

The ceremonies are free and open to the public.

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In 1908, Sgt. Alonzo P. Stinson’s surviving 5th Maine comrades erected a monument in Portland with a city-wide parade and a presentation from Gen. Joshua Chamberlain. (COURTESY PHOTO)Stinson

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