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MAINE 7-DAY FORECAST

June 3, 2013, 7:10 am
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MAINE 7-DAY FORECAST

Today Showers. High near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Thursday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 47.

Friday A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 61.
Friday Night Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Sunday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

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DOCUMENTARY FILM: Who Needs Sleep?

June 3, 2013, 9:23 am
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Clik here to view. Rockland, Maine - On Thursday June 13th at 6:30 PM -- there will be a Screening of the documentary
film: Who Needs Sleep?

JUNE 13th at 6:30PM at the Rockland Public Library
DOCUMENTARY FILM: Who Needs Sleep?  
Ahhh... the glamorous life in Hollywood. Or is it? Film crews routinely work sweatshop hours, often clocking 15 to 18 hour days at the expense of their families, their health, their well-being, and even their lives. In 1997, after a 19-hour day on the set, assistant cameraman Brent Hershman fell asleep behind the wheel, crashed his car, and died. Deeply disturbed by Hershman's preventable death, filmmaker and multiple-Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler shows how sleep deprivation and long work hours are a lethal combination. Who Needs Sleep? is a commentary on our quality of life.

Special accommodations for persons with disabilities can be made with 48 hours notice. Please call the Library at 594-0310.

This evening is one in a continuing Thursday evening series of literary, film and musical offerings sponsored by the Rockland Public Library & The Friends of the Rockland Public Library. Admission is free.

Views expressed in public programs at the library are those of the presenters, and not necessarily those of the Rockland Public Library.
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The President's Schedule Today

June 3, 2013, 9:48 am
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President Barack Obama talks with Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of NATO, following their meeting in the Oval Office, May 31, 2013. Chief of Protocol Capricia Marshall waits in the background. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
On Monday morning, the President and the Vice President will host a National Conference on Mental Health at the White House.

Later in the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office.

Later, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office.

At 2:00 PM, the Vice President will deliver closing remarks at the National Conference on Mental Health at the White House.

9:55 AM
The President delivers opening remarks to the White House Mental Health Conference
East Room
10:30 AM
The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
11:15 AM
The President meets with senior advisors
Oval Office
12:30 PM
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
2:00 PM
The Vice President delivers closing remarks at the National Conference on Mental Health
South Court Auditorium
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"Viva Cuba"

June 3, 2013, 11:20 am
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"Viva Cuba" Extended to June 26th with Award Winning Photograph

An exhibit featuring both portraits and street photography of Havana and Vinales, Cuba by Ann Tracy has been extended to June 26th at the Ann Tracy Fine Art and Photography space inside Constellation Gallery, 511 Congress St, Portland.  Included in this exhibit is an iPod photo - Mujer Doble - which won an Honorable Mention prize at the Professional Women Photographers' 2013 International Show in New York. (http://pwponline.org/display_exhibition_winners.php?s=54)

Tracy was in Cuba earlier this year on a people to people cultural exchange led by internationally renowned photographer Elizabeth Opalenik and organized by the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops.  Tracy is also a member of the Maine Artists Collective and has been vetted by U.S. Artists, a nonprofit group in Los Angeles, and successfully used their unique fundraising program for her next body of work entitled "The Three Graces For Environmental Awareness" which will be shown later this year. 

"My conceit in designing the exhibit is that my little gallery within Constellation should evoke a truly Cuban feel", Tracy said.  "That's why we're emulating the Cuban "dryer" look - which is hanging the mounted photographs on clothes lines with clothes pins.  It also reminds me of my childhood in Maine where it was my job to hang out the laundry as the oldest girl in the family."

This is Tracy's first solo photographic show in Portland since moving here almost two years ago.  Although she grew up in Maine, NH and Massachusetts, her family moved to Colorado in 1969.  She most recently lived in Sacramento CA where she not only exhibited in many venues such as the Center for Contemporary Art and Asylum Gallery but her work has also been shown in galleries and museums in California, New Mexico, New York and Maui.

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Camden Public Library Calendar of Events, June 6 through June 20

June 3, 2013, 11:36 am
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CALENDAR of Events, June 6 through June 20
Camden Public Library

Thursday, June 6

“Songwriters Coffeehouse” 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. Annual showcase for the library songwriters who have been working on their new songs all winter. Led by veteran songwriters David Dodson and Jim James. Free; donations accepted.


Monday, June 10
 MiMi McGee will present “The Power of Food for your Health” at the Camden Public Library at 12:00 noon, as part of the Wellness Series co-sponsored by the library and the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce.


Tuesday, June 11
 Regular meeting of the Tuesday Book Club, 1:00 at the Camden Public Library; all are welcome, please call 470-7473 for more information. The group meets monthly on the second Tuesday.


Tuesday, June 11
 Camden Philosophical Society Reading Group meeting, 4:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. All those with an interest in reading and discussion are welcome. The June meeting will feature short texts written by two artists, Luis Jacob and Philip Buntin, and by French philosopher Gaston Bachelard. For more info contact Info@philosophyedge.com.


Tuesday, June 11
 Camden Rockport Middle School eighth-grade students will share their adventures and photos of their trip to Japan at the Camden Public Library on June 11 at 7:00 pm. For 15 years, the middle school has taken part in this vibrant exchange program in northern Japan through the generosity of many businesses and people here.


Thursday, June 13
 Author and NBC journalist Jack Perkins will talk about his book, Finding Moosewood, Finding God: What Happened When a TV Newsman Abandoned His Career for Life on an Island, 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. Sherman’s Books will have books on hand for signing.


Tuesday, June 18
 Noted cook and author Elinor Klivans will be at the Camden Public Library at 7:00 pm  to talk about her newest book, Slice & Bake Cookies: Fast Recipes from your Refrigerator or Freezer. Klivans is an award-winning pastry chef trained in France and the United States.


Wednesday, June 19, 1:00 pm
 Low tide beach walk at the head of Camden Harbor led by Diann Henderson, student with the Maine Master Naturalist Program. Meet in the Camden Public Library at 1:00 pm for a short introduction followed by an interactive walk at low tide (wear  shoes or boots suitable for mud!).


Thursday, June 20
 Camden cave photographer and potter Peter Jones will show exquisite new photos from the caves under the Guadalupe Mountains, 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. Jones has been exploring and photographing the underground world for 44 years. He spent two weeks in April photographing in eight different caves under the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico.

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Gilad Hekselman Quartet to the Strand Theatre

June 3, 2013, 12:07 pm
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Bay Chamber Concerts Brings Gilad Hekselman Quartet to the Strand Theatre, June 15  


Award-winning jazz guitarist Gilad Hekselman and his jazz quartet will deliver an evening full of smooth sounds live on stage at the Strand Theatre in Rockland  on Saturday, June 15 at 7pm.  The quartet features Mark Turner (tenor sax), Joe Martin (bass), Marcus Gilmore (drums) and Gilad Hekselman (guitar and composition).

Hekselman has been developing a reputation as one of the most promising guitarists in New York since his arrival in 2004. In only a few years this native Israeli has shared the stage with some of the greatest artists in the New York jazz scene including Chris Potter, Mark Turner, John Scofield, Anat Cohen, Ari Hoenig, Esperanza Spalding, Sam Yahel, Jeff Ballard, Gretchen Parlato, Avishai Cohen, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Tigran Hamasyan, Aaron Parks and Greg Hutchinson.

The quartet has toured Switzerland, Japan, Scotland, Canada, Norway, Hungary, and Israel, to rave reviews, and has been featured at world-famous jazz festivals such as Montreux JF, Duke Ellington JF, San Francisco JF and Tel Aviv JF.


The quartet will perform an afternoon concert on June 15th, as well, for the inmates of the Maine State Prison as part of our Community Engagement program.

Winner of the 2005 Gibson Montreux International Guitar Competition, "Mr. Hekselman has set himself roughly up in the line with Pat Metheny and Kurt Rosenwinkel, with a warm and clean guitar tone, clear articulation, crazily extended improvisational ideas, speed when he needs it and an advanced understanding of harmony," said the New York Times.T

The quartet’s recent album, Hearts Wide Open (2011) received praise globally and made New York Times, Amazon, and iTunes “Best of 2012” lists.

The performance is 75 minutes, with open seating and no intermission, on Saturday, June 15, 2013, 7 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, Rockland. Tickets: $35; Ages 21-35, $25: Under 21, $10. Purchase online at www.baychamberconcerts.org or in Rockport at Bay Chamber Concerts offices, Shepherd Block building, or by phone, 207-236-2823, or at the Strand Theatre box office, starting one hour before the event. Bay Chamber Concerts presents music year-round at a variety of venues in Midcoast Maine.


Calendar Listings:

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Strand Theatre, Rockland
Title: Gilad Hekselman Quartet
Season Underwriter: Down East Magazine

Description:
Price: $35; (Ages 21-35: $25, Under 21: $10)
For more information call (207) 236-2823 or (888) 707-2770; e-mail info@baychamberconcerts.org; or go online at www.baychamberconcerts.org

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Eagle’s crew and cadets help build a school for children in need at St. Maarten

June 3, 2013, 12:24 pm
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PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – During Eagle’s first port call in St. Maarten, crew and cadets helped renovate a school building for children in need at Philipsburg Saturday, May 25, 2013.

Working with the St. Maarten Chapter of the United States Navy League, more than 40 crew and cadets painted, repaired and cleaned a planned school building property located on the corner of L.B. Scott Rd. and Red Rose Rd. “We appreciate the opportunity to help children in need at St. Maarten.” said Capt. Wes Pulver, Commanding Officer of the Cutter Eagle. “Community service projects enrich the deployment experience where the crew and cadets learn to foster a meaningful relationship with the community.”

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Clik here to view.  “We thank the Eagle’s crew for supporting the Navy League-sponsored community service project to help make a difference in children’s lives,” said Jack Stevens, President of the Navy League’s Caribbean and Latin American Region. “The Navy League’s partnership with the Coast Guard and the other sea services helps to strengthen relationships between nations and within the immediate community they serve in.”

On its cadet summer training deployment, the Eagle arrived in Philipsburg Friday for a port call lasting through the Memorial Day weekend. Their arrival marks the end of the first week underway after departing New London, Conn., May 11.

Eagle serves as a classroom at sea to future Coast Guard officers since 1946, offering a maritime leadership and professional development experience.  Currently, there are 145 cadets from the Coast Guard Academy embarked.  The summer deployment spans 11-weeks, stopping at nine port calls in five countries, with four different groups of cadets training onboard.

At 295 feet, the Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in U.S. government service.

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"Racing" The Maine Windjammer Project

June 4, 2013, 5:45 am
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013

June 4, 2013, 6:06 am
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
11:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, at the Department of State.5:10 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Guatemalan President Perez Molina, in Antigua, Guatemala.
8:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Guatemalan Attorney General Paz y Paz, in Antigua, Guatemala.
8:20 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, in Antigua, Guatemala.
9:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends a dinner hosted by Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina, in Antigua, Guatemala.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS10:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia Jacob Walles, at the Department of State.
11:15 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
4:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
6:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats is on travel to New York, NY through June 5 to participate in The Yale CEO Leadership Summit.
6:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends an opening reception and dinner in honor of The Yale CEO Leadership Summit, at the New York Stock Exchange, in New York.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine addresses staff of the Bureau of International Information Programs, at the Department of State.
5:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks at a reception for the U.S. Judicial Conference Committee on International Judicial Relations, at the Department of State.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall assists with the visit of the President of the Republic of Chile, His Excellency Sebastián Piñera, at the White House. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with the Heidi Grau, Head of the OSCE Task Force in Swiss MFA, and Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Swiss Permanent Representative to the OSCE, at the Department of State.
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with CSIS Senior Adviser and Wadhwani Chair for U.S.-India Policy Studies, Ambassador Inderfurth, and ICRIER Wadhwani Chair in India-U.S. Policy Studies Ambassador H.K. Singh, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD
Assistant Secretary Brownfield accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel.

ACTING COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS MAUREEN CORMACK
AM-PM Acting Coordinator Cormack hosts the meeting of the U.S. Judicial Conference Committee on International Judicial Relations, at the Department of State. She will recognize U.S. Supreme Court Justices for their participation in Department-sponsored public diplomacy rule of law programs.
1:00 p.m. Acting Coordinator Cormack meets with Mikhail Gusman, first deputy director general of ITAR-TASS, Russia's oldest and largest news agency, to discuss next steps in the U.S. Bilateral Presidential Commission Sub-Working Group on Mass Media, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
Assistant Secretary Countryman is on foreign travel to the Republic of Korea, China, Japan, Malaysia, and Indonesia through June 11. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with members of the Council on Foreign Relations, at the Office of the Council on Foreign Relations, in Washington, DC.
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with the Turkish-American Business Council, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with Ambassador Fernando Jose Marroni de Abreu, Director of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency, to discuss agricultural issues, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER6:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer attends the Italian National Day reception hosted by the Ambassador of Italy to the U.S. Claudio Bisogniero, at the Embassy of Italy, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES8:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones participates in an interagency meeting on global health, in Washington, DC.
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones participates in the Science and Technology Council Committee meeting on Homeland and National Security, in Washington, DC.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS THOMAS KELLY
Acting Assistant Secretary Kelly is on foreign travel to Brazil through June 6 to chair the Tenth Annual U.S.-Brazil Political-Military Dialogue. 

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY11:15 a.m. Ambassador Goosby meets with Second Vice President of Burundi, Gervais Rufyikiri, at the Department of State.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH
Special Representative Pandith delivers keynote remarks at the First Annual Women in Public Service Dinner at the University of Massachusetts Lowell where she will be recognized for her commitment and dedication to public service.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to San Remo, Italy, to attend a conference on accountability, and to participate in the program regarding global criminal justice issues.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS DREW O’BRIEN
Special Representative O’Brien is on foreign travel in Brazil through June 7. Special Representative O’Brien will meet with senior government officials and private sector leaders to discuss the Accelerating Market-Driven Partnerships (AMP) program. 

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN11:00 a.m. Director McKean meets with Robert D. Kaplan of The Atlantic, at the Department of State.


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The President's Schedule Today

June 4, 2013, 8:36 am
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President Barack Obama and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough walk on the South Lawn of the White House, June 3, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
On Tuesday morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. 
Later, the President will deliver a statement in the Rose Garden. The President will announce his nomination of three candidates for theUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 
Later in the morning, the President will participate in a bilateral meeting with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera in the Oval Office. The President looks forward to discussing a broad range of bilateral, regional, and global issues during their Oval Office meeting, including our joint work in advancing negotiations toward the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.  The President also welcomes the opportunity to underscore the strong bonds of friendship between the United States and Chile and discuss our cooperation on energy, education, environmental conservation, and economic development in Latin America. The Vice President will also attend. 
In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet for lunch in the Private Dining Room. 
In the afternoon, the President will travel to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and visit with Wounded Warriors who are being treated at the hospital and their families.  
At 7:00 PM, the Vice President will deliver remarks to the American-Turkish Council’s 32nd Annual Conference. 
9:30 AM
The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
10:30 AM
The President delivers a statement
The Rose Garden
11:10 AM
The President and Chilean President Sebastián Piñerahold a bilateral meeting; The Vice President also attends
Oval Office
12:30 PM
The President and the Vice President meet for lunch
Private Dining Room
1:00 PM
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
2:20 PM
The President departs the White House en route Bethesda, Maryland
South Lawn
2:30 PM
The President arrives Bethesda, Maryland
2:50 PM
The President visits the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland
4:35 PM
The President departs Bethesda, Maryland en route the White House
4:45 PM
The President arrives at the White House
South Lawn
7:00 PM
The Vice President delivers remarks to the American-Turkish Council’s 32nd Annual Conference
Ritz-Carlton Hotel

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Coast Guard rescues three from disabled vessel in Long Island Sound

June 4, 2013, 8:57 am
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Coast Guard rescued three overdue boaters from their 8-foot inflatable boat five miles east of New Haven Harbor, Conn., Monday at approximately 7:30 a.m.
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Clik here to view. The Coast Guard received a call from Suffolk County Police Department, reporting that Alba Serrano reported her husband, son and nephew had left Rocky Point, N.Y., Sunday at 2 p.m., and were due back at 10 p.m., and had not yet returned.
The Coast Guard immediately launched a 45-foot rescue boat crew from Station New Haven, a 45-foot rescue boat from Station Eaton’s Neck, N.Y., and a MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod, Mass. Suffolk County also launched an air and boat search crew to assist in the search.
The Jayhawk rescue crew located the three boaters and safely hoisted them aboard the aircraft. The boaters were taken to Tweed New Haven Airport where EMS was awaiting to transfer them to Yale New Haven Hospital.
Their condition is unknown at this time.
"The Coast Guard would like to remind boaters, in addition to having the proper life saving equipment aboard, to check the weather before heading out to sea," said Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy J. Halverson, watchstander at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center, New Haven, Conn. "What can start out as a nice day on the water, can end up being a life or death situation with fast moving inclement summer weather."
Safety measures that can save your life are:
  • Have your vessel inspected by the Coast Guard Auxiliary or Power Squadron.
  • File a float plan with someone who knows when you are leaving and when you plan to be back.
  • Make sure you have working sound-producing devices in the event of an emergency in low visibility.
  • Ensure flares are up to date and in good working order.
For a comprehensive list of boating safety checklists and instructional information, please visit:http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/default.aspx
For more information on life jacket safety as a part of National Safe Boating Week, take a look at the National Safe Boating Council’s website: http://www.safeboatingcampaign.com/
To file an electronic float plan: www.floatplancentral.org
For a vessel safety check, visit the Coast Guard Auxiliary website at: http://cgaux.org/vsc/
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Trekkers’ Leadership Program Receives Local Grant

June 4, 2013, 3:51 pm
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Juniors in Trekkers’ Leadership Program show their appreciation to the Knox County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation for its support of their program expansion.
Thomaston, Maine - Trekkers recently received a $2,500 grant from the Knox County Fund of the Maine
Community Foundation to support the expansion of the Leadership Training program for 11th and 12th grade students.

The leadership program is offered to junior and senior Trekkers who are looking to deepen and expand their mentoring skills. The program provides these student mentors an opportunity to become more knowledgeable facilitators to assist Trekkers Program Managers during the annual 7th-9th grade expeditions. As peer leaders, they take on key leadership roles during these formative expeditions, assisting the Program Managers in team building activities, logistics, and group discussion, group cooking and giving one on one mentoring attention to students throughout the 3-14 day expeditions.

The expanded leadership program began with three weekend retreats this year for the 11th graders who trained with Trekkers Executive Director, Don Carpenter, at Kieve-Wavus Leadership School at Camp Kieve in Nobleboro. This partnership with Kieve provided an opportunity for the students to use the high and low ropes course facility in order to explore team building skills and observe and discuss group dynamics. It also allowed the students to push their own comfort level, which aids them in relating to younger students during expeditions when they are asked to challenge themselves by choice during adventure activities. The student leaders also built their communication skills through the use of scenarios and role play, using examples from their personal lives to work through conflict transformation and resolution. They also explored boundary setting, peer mediation, and shared journaling reflections.

“We are so grateful to the Knox County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to help make this expanded program available to our students. Our two year leadership progression model ensures that our student leaders understand what it means to put leadership in action,” said Trekkers Executive Director, Don Carpenter.

Moving forward into next year, Trekkers will offer three weekends of leadership training to these students in their senior year, in addition to recruiting a new group of juniors. Through the expanded program, each student leader will have experienced six consecutive weekend leadership trainings, each built upon the previous one. Trekkers is currently increasing overall enrollment and anticipates that the Leadership Program will double the number of participants in years to come.
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Military-related Legislation Moves to the Senate, Governor and First Lady Continue to Advocate for Bills

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Clik here to view. Augusta, Maine - Governor Paul R. LePage and First Lady Ann M. LePage on Tuesday continued
encouraging legislators to support two bills that ensure the state’s students have opportunities to explore military service. Debates today began in the House Chamber on LD 1502 and LD 1503 – both are Governor’s bills sponsored by House Republican Leader Ken Fredette of Newport.

LD 1502, An Act To Expand Student Access to Certain Career Information and Opportunities, would require school boards to adopt policies allowing the administration of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, known as ASVAB, to students who are interested. Some public high schools in Maine currently prohibit its administration on school grounds.

Republican lawmakers, many of them veterans, spoke in favor of the bill, saying that ASVAB is a valuable vocational aptitude tool for civilian as well as military jobs. They noted that opposition to the measure is reminiscent of the anti-military sentiment that marked the Vietnam era. However, the bill was rejected mostly along party lines, 74-68.

“Yet again Democrats continue to deny our students opportunities and options. The ASVAB test has great value in helping students consider their future potential in life and does not solely focus on military careers,” Governor LePage said. “It provides students and advisors a critical aptitude testing tool that helps students better understand themselves, regardless of the professions they choose.”

LD 1503, An Act To Ensure Student Access to Post-secondary Military Options, was also voted on in the House Tuesday after an hour of debate. The bill would require school districts to adopt policies allowing uniformed military recruiters the same access and opportunity to meet with students enjoyed by other post-secondary and career recruiters.

“Maine schools should be encouraging our nation’s uniformed heroes coming into schools, not discriminating against them. Banning uniformed recruiters and blocking students from taking the ASVAB is shameful behavior,” the Governor said.

“Military service is our nation’s highest calling, and nothing should stand in the way of Maine’s students who wish to pursue that brave and patriotic path,” said First Lady Ann LePage, who has made advocacy for Maine’s military members of past and present and their families a priority of her tenure as Maine’s First Lady. “Maine students should have the same opportunity to talk to recruiters from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard as they do those from any college or university. We may have our political differences here in Augusta, but for the good of Maine’s young adults and our nation, let’s put them aside and join together to support these bills.”

Ultimately, House lawmakers passed LD 1503, 115-28.

Both bills now go to the Senate.
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"Home" The Maine Windjammer Project

June 5, 2013, 6:00 am
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2013

June 5, 2013, 6:34 am
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY 
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Guatemala. 
8:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry hosts a swearing-in for New Peace Corps Volunteers, in Antigua, Guatemala.
8:40 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the staff and families of U.S. Embassy Guatemala, in Antigua, Guatemala.
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Colombian Foreign Minister Angela Holguin, in Antigua, Guatemala.
10:10 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in the General Assembly of the Organization of American States Plenary Session, in Antigua, Guatemala.
11:10 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Peruvian Foreign Minister Eda Rivas, in Antigua, Guatemala.
11:50 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jose Jaua, in Antigua, Guatemala.
12:50 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a solo press availability, in Antigua, Guatemala.
1:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a luncheon for Heads of Delegation with the OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, in Antigua, Guatemala.
3:20 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends an event for the 100,000-Strong Micro-Scholarship Program, in Antigua, Guatemala.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS12:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
2:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel in Geneva, Switzerland.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS7:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a breakfast for The Yale CEO Leadership Summit, at the New York Stock Exchange, NY.
8:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends The Yale CEO Leadership Summit, at the New York Stock Exchange, NY.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE11:30 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks to visiting Youth Council Members from U.S. Embassies around the world, at the Department of State. 
12:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a luncheon hosted by the Wilson Center in honor of the Centennial Celebration of President Woodrow Wilson's Inauguration, at the Department of State.
1:15 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine meets with U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Walter North, at the Department of State.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller leads the U.S. delegation to the U.S.-China Security Dialogue, in Beijing, China. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton participates in a panel discussion at the 40th IFPA-Fletcher Conference “Positioning Special Operations Forces for Global Challenges,” in Washington, DC. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE7:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake participates in a DVC with Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary Vikram Doraiswami to review bilateral relations ahead of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue.
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with the U.S.-India Business Council to discuss U.S.-India trade and investment ahead of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue, at the Chamber of Commerce.
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake briefs Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Congressman Aaron Schock, at the Cannon House Office Building.
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Israeli MFA Deputy Director General for Asia and the Pacific Ruth Kahanoff, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with German Special Envoy for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia Antje Leendertse, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD
Assistant Secretary Brownfield accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
Assistant Secretary Countryman is on foreign travel to the Republic of Korea, China, Malaysia, and Indonesia through June 11. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez participates in the Global Business Forum, at the George Town Club, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer participates in a “Conversations with America” in Spanish, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Director of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat of the United Kingdom Cabinet Office Campbell McCafferty, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS THOMAS KELLY
Acting Assistant Secretary Kelly is on foreign travel to Brazil through June 6 to chair the Tenth Annual U.S.-Brazil Political-Military Dialogue. 

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOE YUN12:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Joe Yun delivers keynote remarks at the CSIS Conference “Managing Tensions in the South China Sea.” 
2:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Joe Yun testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific hearing on U.S.-Vietnam relations.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA4:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya participates in an interagency roundtable meeting with Burmese 88 Generation leaders Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA7:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca attends the Asia Foundation: Lotus Circle Advisor’s Recognition Dinner in New York City.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS DREW O’BRIEN
Special Representative O’Brien is on foreign travel to Brazil through June 7 to attend the New Cities Summit in Sao Paolo and meet with senior government officials, private sector leaders, entrepreneurs and academics, as well as civil society organizations to discuss partnership opportunities in support of the Accelerating Market-Driven Partnerships (AMP) program. 

ADVISER FOR GLOBAL YOUTH ISSUES ISSUES ZEENAT RAHMAN
11:30 a.m. Special Adviser Rahman hosts a reception for visiting Youth Council Members from U.S. Embassies around the world, at the Department of State.
DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
12:00 p.m. Director McKean delivers remarks at the Wilson Center’s Centennial Luncheon, at the Department of State.


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White House Schedule - June 5, 2013

June 5, 2013, 7:00 am
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President Barack Obama jokes with members of the Chilean delegation as President Sebastián Piñera of Chile sits at the Resolute Desk following a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, June 4, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
On Wednesday morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office.

Later in the morning, the President will meet with Secretary of the Treasury Lew in the Oval Office.

In the afternoon, the President will welcome the Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens to the White House to honor the team and their Super Bowl XLVII victory.  This visit will also continue the tradition begun by President Obama of honoring sports teams for their efforts to give back to communities as part of their trip to Washington.

In the afternoon, the President will make a personnel announcement in the Rose Garden.

In the morning, the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden will travel to New York City. At 11:30 AM, the Vice President and Dr. Biden will attend a funeral service for Senator Frank Lautenberg at Park Avenue Synagogue.
Afterwards, the Vice President will return to Washington, DC.
10:15 AM
The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
11:00 AM
The President meets with Secretary of the Treasury Lew
Oval Office
11:30 AM
The Vice President and Dr. Biden attend a funeral service for Senator Frank Lautenberg
Park Avenue Synagogue
12:10 PM
The President welcomes the Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens to the White House
The South Lawn
1:00 PM
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
2:15 PM
The President makes a personnel announcement
Rose Garden

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Hear exciting stories of life in a Maine lighthouse!

June 5, 2013, 7:21 am
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Ever wonder what it was like to live in one?

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Join us for these events and wonder no more.

Thursday, June 13, 11:00 am             
Children's Story Hour
Hear exciting stories of life in a Maine lighthouse!  Come hear lighthouse keeper Ernie DeRaps and his daughter, who grew up in lighthouses he kept.   Free with PMM admission. At PMM in the Peapod.
  
Thursday, June 13, 7:00 pm
Thursday Night Lecture Series
Ernie DeRaps, lighthouse keeper at four Maine lighthouses, will present a slide show illustrating the life of a lighthouse keeper. He and his wife wrote a book about lighthouse-keeping and light housekeeping.
At PMM's Stephen Phillips Memorial Library, 11 Church Street, Searsport. Tickets in advance $8 members, $10 non-members, or at the door $12 members, $15 non-members.   Buy tickets online at http://deraps.eventbrite.com or call 207-548-2529.


 The Wine Tasting at The Good Kettle was amazing: delicious wine and a great crowd.  It was so much fun, we are doing it again!

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Clik here to view. Capt Frank PendletonWine Tasting Fundraiser at Good Kettle!
Thursday, June 13, 5:00 to 7:00 pm

You still don't have to dress as a samuri.  But wouldn't it still be fun?

Just come and sample delicious wines,
eat scumptious hors d'oeuvres
and stock your wine cellar for the summer.

You will receive a ten percent discount on all cases purchased or ordered during the tasting.

Ten percent on all wine sold will be donated to the Penobscot Marine Museum.

At The Good Kettle, Route One, Stockton Springs, Maine. Call 207-567-2035 for more information.

Come join us again!  It's still free!



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USS Constitution Fires A 17-gun Salute

June 5, 2013, 7:40 am
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BOSTON (June 4, 2013) USS Constitution fires a 17-gun salute during the ship's first turnaround cruise of 2013. The underway commemorated the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Midway and recognized first responders of the Boston Marathon bombings. More than 300 first responders representing the Boston and state police, medical personnel and the Boston Fire Department were invited to participate in the underway commemoration. (U.S. Navy photo by Sonar Technician (Submarine) 2nd Class Thomas Rooney/Released)

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The Great Schooner Race of 2013

June 5, 2013, 12:53 pm
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The Great Schooner Race of 2013 June 30- July 6
If your are:
A photographer looking for that next great shot,
An artist looking for inspiration,
A thrill seeker,
Or someone who just needs to get away for a week,
This will be the trip of a lifetime! Join Maine author and photographer Doug Mills onboard the last Chesapeake Ram, the three masted schooner Victory Chimes as we set sail on June 30th from Rockland Maine for the Great Schooner Race.  Be a part of North America's largest annual gathering fo tall ships as more than two dozen historic schooners race from Islesboro to Rockland.
If you would like to be a part of this amazing adventure there are only a few cabins left and you will need to reserve yours soon!

Video from The Great Schooner Race 2012

2013 SCHEDULE:

Thursday, July 4
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Clik here to view. Late afternoon raft-up in Gilkey Harbor. All vessels welcome. Informal small boat races and other salty competitions. Fireworks!

Race Day: Friday, July 5
Islesboro — Rockland Harbor

8:00 am          Captains' Meeting aboard Victory Chimes.

11:00 am        Cannon signal for Flying Jib Class

11:15 am        Cannon signal for Coaster Class

11:30 am        Cannon signal for Leeward Class

11:45 am        Cannon signal for Windward Class

2-4:00 pm      Finish at Rockland Breakwater

4-6:00 pm      Schooners tie up/anchor in Rockland Harbor

7:30 pm         Awards Ceremony for Race participants at Sharp’s Point South. Live music, food and drinks.

For more information or tho reserve your cabin today call: 800-745-5651

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AnnaSophia Robb: 2013 CMT Music Awards

June 5, 2013, 6:18 pm
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Nashville, Tennessee - Nineteen year old AnnaSophia Robb from CW's "The Carrie Diaries" looked gorgeous in a silver halter style dress with lovely high heels as she attended the 2013 CMT Music awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 5, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee.

AnnaSophia Robb born December 8, 1993 is an American film and television actress. She gained prominence in 2005 with starring roles in Because of Winn-Dixie and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She is also known for Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Soul Surfer (2011). From 2013, she has starred as Carrie Bradshaw on the CW's series The Carrie Diaries, the prequel to HBO's TV series Sex and the City.




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