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The Celebrity Summit cruise ship berths last summer at the Maine State Pier. Today marks the start of cruise ship season for this summer. The cruise ship Independence, an American Cruise Line ship, will call to port in Portland today, arriving at 8 a.m. at the Ocean Gateway Terminal. The ship will depart Sunday, June 5 at 3 p.m. The Independence officially kicks off the 2011 cruise ship season for the city, Portland officials reported. Fifty-nine ships carrying a record-setting 86,099 passengers are expected to call to the Port of Portland from June to October, the city reported. The berthing schedule includes a number of maiden visits including Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth, the Caribbean Princess and Norwegian Jewel. The Enchantment, with 2,250 passengers, is the first large cruise ship visit scheduled for the season, berthing at the Portland Ocean Terminal June 18. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

Advocacy group hoping to sway housing vote BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The advocacy group Homeless Voices for Justice is trying to rally supporters ahead of a possible city council vote Monday that could impact housing in Portland for years to come. Amy Regan, community organizer for Homeless Voices for Justice, says her group wants the council to pass a proposed amendment to the Housing Replacement Ordinance.

“We are really trying to turn out as many people as we can. We know the amendment will not pass if we are the only ones there.” — Amy Regan, community organizer for Homeless Voices for Justice, about Monday’s City Council meeting The amendment would close a loophole that essentially exempts from the ordinance certain renovations that eliminate apartments. "We are really trying to turn out as many

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Dr. Jack Kevorkian dies at 83 (NY Times) — Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the medical pathologist who willfully helped dozens of terminally ill people end their lives, becoming the central ﬁgure in a national drama surrounding assisted suicide, died on Friday in Royal Oak., Mich. He was 83. He died at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, having been admitted there recently with kidney and respiratory problems, said Geoffrey N. Fieger, the lawyer who represented Dr. Kevorkian in several of his trials in the 1990s. Mayer Morganroth, a friend and lawyer, told The Associated Press that the ofﬁcial cause of death would most likely be a blood clot. In arguing for the right of the terminally ill to choose how they die, Dr. Kevorkian challenged social taboos about disease and dying while defying prosecutors and the courts. He spent eight years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder in the death of the last of some 130 ailing patients whose lives he had helped end, beginning in June 1990. His critics were as impassioned as his supporters, but all generally agreed that his stubborn and often intemperate advocacy of assisted suicide helped spur the growth of hospice care in the United States and made many physicians more sympathetic to those in severe pain and more willing to prescribe medication to relieve it.

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Yemeni president wounded in palace attack SANA, Yemen (NY Times) — Yemen’s embattled leader, Ali Abdullah Saleh, was injured Friday in an opposition attack that rocked the presidential palace with explosions and killed several guards, his spokesman said. It was the first time that Mr. Saleh had been the target of an attack during months of political turmoil. The spokesman, Abdel al-Jandi, promised throughout the day that Mr. Saleh, who he said was hospitalized with “scratches”

on his face, would appear at a television news conference. But after hours of delay, state TV aired only an audio message from the president. In the short recording, Mr. Saleh said “I am fine,” although he spoke in a tired, heavy-tongued voice that suggested he might be under sedation. He made clear that he blamed the al Ahmar family — whose tribal militia has been fighting him in the capital for almost two weeks — for the attack. He called the Ahmars “outlaws” and said they had “noth-

ing to do with the Square” where peaceful protests have taken place for the past four months. The government shelled the home of one of the Ahmar brothers, Hamid, after the palace attack. A spokesman for Mr. Ahmar’s brother, Sadiq, denied that his family’s forces were behind the attack, and said that the government had staged the assault to justify more violence against the tribesmen. It was unclear what types of munitions were used.

Hiring in U.S. slowed in May Syrian protesters mass again (NY Times) — After several months of strong job growth, hiring in the United States slowed sharply in May, suggesting the economy may be running out of steam once again. The Labor Department reported on Friday that the nation added 54,000 nonfarm payroll jobs last month, after an increase of about 220,000 jobs in each of the three previous months. May’s job gain was about a third of what economists had been forecasting. The unemployment rate ticked up to 9.1 percent from 9.0 percent in April.

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Orchestra quintet teams up with Portland Sea Dogs for June 12 event On Sunday, June 12, members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra will don their finest Red Sox jerseys and make their way to Hadlock Field for a first-ever collaboration with the Portland Sea Dogs, the orchestra and the baseball franchise announced jointly Friday. The 1 p.m. game is against the Bowie Baysox. The PSO Brass Quintet, which includes three principal players of the symphony, will provide the pregame entertainment for members of the Sea Dogs’ Hood Kids Club. “Based on the PSO’s KinderKonzert program, this will be an entertaining, interactive musical experience with kids encouraged to have fun while listening and learning about the instruments,” the groups reported in a press release. “PSO trumpet player Betty Rines will throw out the first pitch of the game.” PSO Brass Quintet members include John Schnell and Betty Rines, trumpet; Carolyn Cantrell, horn; Nic Orovich, principal trombone; and Don Rankin principal tuba. Serving the city of Portland, the state of Maine and northern New England, the Portland Symphony Orchestra is the largest performing arts orga-

nization in Maine. Established in 1923, the PSO is comprised of 82 professional musicians and teachers and presents concerts and education programs that reach over 60,000 people every year. For more information about the PSO visit www.portlandsymphony.org. The Portland Sea Dogs are Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Fans can purchase tickets online at www.seadogs.com.

Catholic Charities Maine opening thrift store this morning in Portland Catholic Charities Maine, which serves over 40,000 people of all faiths throughout Maine, announced the opening today of a new thrift store in Portland. The 10,000-square-foot store located at 244 St. John St. in Union Station Plaza in Portland will be officially opened today with a special ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Catholic Charities board members, staff and invited guests, the charity reported. The store will provide employment, job training, and volunteer opportunities. The store has created seven paying jobs. The official opening is planned for 10.30 a.m. The facility is part of an effort to reduce reliance

on grants and government funding for the provision of services and a way to have a source of funds for emergency needs that arise in the communities Catholic Charities serves, the organization reported.

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Homeless Voices for Justice warn of worsening conditions Editor, The Portland Daily Sun article (May 28, 2011, "Higher Demand, Higher Rents") highlighted an issue that Homeless Voices for Justice is all too familiar with. Renters on low or fixed incomes, from students to senior citizens, are finding it harder than ever to find a decent, affordable apartment in the city. And it is about to get worse. Downtown Portland has lost over 100 affordable rental units in the past five years, without required replacement. Most recently, the city granted permission to the new owners of the Eastland Park Hotel to transition their 54 rental apartments into hotel rooms. An exception in the Housing Replacement Ordinance allowed this, which is a loss that is not only felt by those who call the Eastland home, but is truly a community loss. There have been rental apartments available at the Eastland since it was built 87 years ago. An amendment to address this loophole will be before the City Council this coming Monday. HVJ urges you to attend and ask our Council to vote FOR this amendment. Our neighborhoods are stronger when everyone can afford a decent home. Replacing lost housing units is essential for the healthy mix that keeps our city vibrant. We live in neighborhoods with mixed income, ownership and rent affordability, which promotes the health, safety, and welfare of us all. Until the countless men, women, families and youth who are living in substandard housing and sleeping on couches, and until the 500-plus who will lay their head on a shelter mat tonight have a safe place to call home, our communities cannot afford to continue to lose apartments, especially efficiency see LETTERS page 5

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City vowing to shape up with strict graffiti laws Like a middle-aged family guy deciding to “get back into shape this summer,” Portland is once again vowing to tackle its perennial graffiti problem. This time, no kidding, seriously, it’s not going to just make a bit announcement at dinner and renew the membership at the Y before lapsing into its couch-surfing municipal habits. Well, if things are going to shape up, graffitti-wise, then June is a big month. The city council is scheduled for a June 20 first reading of new laws that would prohibit even possessing “graffiti implements,” prohibit shopkeepers from selling such implements (like markers) to minors without parental consent and create new fines an public service requirements in addition to criminal prosecutions. That’s just for those youthful scofflaw vandals, so that’s not been very controversial. But part of the overhaul will require property owners to clean up graffiti at their own expense. Upon notification, the owners will have 10 days to provide the city with an acceptable removal plan.

Curtis Robinson ––––– Usually Reserved It’s a difficult concept to grasp, this requirement that the victim clean up the crime. It’s like having to pay parking tickets after somebody steals your car. It’s like somebody breaks into your store and steals a TV and the city wants sales tax. It’s like that town in Alaska when Sarah Palin was mayor that charged sexual assault victims for the rape kits used to investigate the case (okay, that’s a bit too far, but you get the idea and can make up your own list). Even as somebody who has flip-flopped on the graffiti issue so many times I should seek the GOP presidential nomination, this all seems a bit harsh. And some people who know a lot more about the tagging-artistwhatever vandalism community swear all this attention will make things worse.

As one supporter of the new rules told me recently, “you ﬁnd somebody who supports grafﬁti, I’ll likely show you somebody who hasn’t had to clean their wall for a while.” But, then, look around – clearly something has to change ... I asked around to see what worked in other places and one well-informed local resident said that, historically, only one technique has proven effective: Snipers. They were kinda serious. You can see the results down on the waterfront. There’s a good slab of the old Berlin Wall there, and on the “free” side there’s still fading graffiti and on the Soviet side, aside from some sad recent tagging, it was pristine concrete. Okay — score one for the taggers. I may firmly sit upon the proverbial fence on the specific issue today, but I know which see ROBINSON page 5

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Some implications of rules won’t hit the fan for a while ROBINSON from page 4 bies neighborhood associations to back the changed. In a recent email to the associations, side of that wall I was on. she said “... I am writing to ask you to But then I see one of our beloved spread the word so that supporters of news boxes covered in ink and stickthe ordinance will call their city couners and feel that familiar ownership cilors and/or appear in person at the bile rising in my throat. Because, as first reading/public one supporter of hearing on this the new rules told matter before the me recently, “you Portland’s graffiti law full City Council...” find somebody We fence-sitters Here are key provisions of Portwho supports grafhave to envy her land’s new graffiti ordinance, as fiti, I’ll likely show explained by prosecutor Trish McAlclarity, and she’ll you somebody who lister in a letter to the city’s neighneed it because hasn’t had to clean borhood associations. She says the tempers are going their wall for a new ordinance: to run hot over while.” • defines graffiti as “any inscripthe victims-mustI once talked to tion, word, figure, design, painting, pay aspect of this a property owner writing, drawing or carving that is ordinance. Unfordowntown who was marked, etched, scratched, drawn, tunately, the other as perplexed as I painted or otherwise applied to implications — like property without the prior authoriam over the issue. locking up kids for zation of the owner of the property, She worked at the regardless of the content or nature tagging, or prosecuart college, was a of the material used;” tion for the intent longtime supporter • prohibits graffiti and imposes to commit graffiti of street art, underfines and community service upon — won’t hit the fan stood the significant those caught in the act (this would for a while. cultural and politibe in addition to criminal prosecuInto that fray cal role graffiti has tion); I’ll try and refrain played as an outlet • prohibits possession of graffiti from pointing out for the repressed... implements in certain cases (under that none of this circumstances presumed to evibut she was meetmatters without dence the intent to apply graffiti); ing with police and • prohibits the sale of grafenforcement – grafconsidering hiring fi ti implements to minors without fiti is illegal now, security. parental consent; but we don’t see too “Maybe I’m just • regulates the sale of graffiti many prosecutions. getting older,” she implements; No way around it – mused. • requires property owners to shaping up going to At least few will remove graffiti from their property or hurt. claim the city isn’t come up with a removal plan that is (Want to hear transparent on approved by the city within 10 days more on this issue? of notice. this issue. MeetI'm launching a ings have been held new Channel 5 TV and neighborhood interview program Monday at 7:30 associations engaged. Granted, these p.m., and my guest is Tim Clorius, were less “fact-finding” and more pep perhaps the most well-known streetrallies for the new laws, but they still to-gallery aerosol artist.) get the word out. How much are city officials backing (Curtis Robinson is founding editor the laws? Trish McAllister, Portland’s of The Portland Daily Sun.) neighborhood prosecutor, openly lob-

Focus on cars running red lights LETTERS from page 4

apartments with low rents. HVJ believes safe, affordable homes should be considered just as vital to economic stability as commercial development. Strengthening this ordinance will preserve and replace homes that are so desperately needed. dee Clarke and Amy Regan, Homeless Voices for Justice Portland

Bicyclists must heed law, but how about those cars? Editor, Kudos to the Daily Sun for the striking May 27 front-page photo of the cyclist in gross violation of the

law — riding against the flow of traffic (“Study: State bike-friendly, but lacking enforcement,” Matt Dodge). We know, of course, that in a headon collision, the cyclist will get the worst of it — that is perhaps an understatement. Be that as it may, the law is the law, as I always say. I hope the Daily Sun will continue in this vein. I suggest that Matt Dodge or David Carkhuff, camera in hand, now station themselves at the corner of Congress and High streets to take the photos of the many car drivers running red lights (I said, “Red lights,” not yellow lights). These potential killers also deserve front-page coverage. Pas vrai? Lee Kemble Member of the “Greatest Generation” Portland

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Ban on texting while driving in Maine signed by governor Governor Paul LePage signed legislation Friday that bans texting and driving. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Cumberland County, joined the governor Friday as LD 736, “An Act to Prohibit Texting while Driving,” was signed into law. “All too often we see drivers with one hand on the wheel and their attention diverted from the road to a cell phone,” LePage said in a press release. “While many motorists are able to multitask as they drive, the safest driving is done when drivers direct full attention to the road and their surroundings.” Senator Diamond who served as Maine Secretary of State from 1989 to 1997 is a member of the Transportation Committee, the press release stated. In 2009, the senator sponsored Maine’s distracted driving law which took effect that same year. This law will go into effect 90 days after legislative session ends. A person who violates this law may be issued a fine of not less than $100.

‘Yes On 1’ campaign in Falmouth makes its case today at news event Today at 11 a.m., Falmouth’s “Yes On 1” campaign plans a news conference at the community’s School Farewell Festival, in front of Plummer-Motz Elementary School, the corner of Lunt Road and Middle Road in Falmouth. On June 14, Falmouth residents will go to the polls to decide on Question 1, a plan to re-use the former Lunt/Plummer-Motz elementary school campus to create a multi-purpose town center. This plan calls for generating revenue by selling the Pleasant Hill Fire Station, the current Falmouth Memorial Library, and acreage behind the Lunt and PlummerMotz Schools, notes a brochure on the campaign. The Falmouth Memorial Library will raise an additional $1.25 million from private sources, and the town’s capital reserve fund will provide up to $1.5 million,

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City council poised to vote on Bayside land sale, city manager On Monday at its 7 p.m. meeting, the Portland City Council will vote on the sale of a 3.25-acre parcel of land in the Bayside neighborhood to a Miami-based developer, according to the meeting agenda. Sponsored by the Community Development Committee, the order authorizes Portland acting city manager Pat Finnigan to execute a purchase and sale agreement for the city-owned property with a purchase price of $700,000/acre. The intended use of the site is a mixed-use project to include commercial and/or retail space on the first floor, upper floor parking, and market rate residential units, according to the developer. The proposed project also includes a privately owned and operated minimum 500-space parking structure. Also on Monday, the council is poised to appoint Mark H. Rees as Portland City Manager, effective Sept. 1, and approve a three-year employment contract. Rees’ base salary will by $143,000 and include a vehicle allowance, relocation reimbursement and health and retirement benefits, the agenda states. The council will also vote on a proposed graffiti ordinance. Sponsored by the Public Safety Committee, the amendment to the Portland City Code creates a new ordinance that defines graffiti, and prohibits possession of graffiti implements, the sale of such implements to minors. The ordinance would also require property owners to remove graffiti from their property or come up with a removal plan that is approved by the city within 10 days of notice, or face civil penalties. It would also allow the city to remove the graffiti if the owner refuses to do so and assess a fee.

State police note holiday fatalities, ﬁres, trooper’s crash into moose Two people died on Maine roads during Memorial Day weekend, the Maine Department of Public Safety reported in a bulletin. The two fatal crashes took place in Surry and in Windham. “In addition to the two highway deaths, the weekend was marred by the drowning deaths of a father and his young son in Ripley and the deaths of an elderly couple inside their Trenton house,” the bulletin stated. “The drowning was investigated by State Police, and Fire Marshals responded to the fire. The state’s fire death count now stands at 17, according to the Fire Marshals Office, the most deaths since 1992, at this

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Robinson launches CTN interview show with grafﬁti artist discussion CTN, Channel 5, public-access TV, welcomes a new show by Portland Daily Sun founding editor Curtis Robinson. The monthly show, titled “Usually Reserved” (like his Daily Sun column), will air starting Monday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. Viewers can also catch it at 1:30 a.m. on Wednesdays; 6:30 a.m. on Thursdays; and 1:30 p.m. on Fridays, to repeat monthlong. The show is viewable on Time Warner in the Greater Portland area and on the Internet worldwide. Robinson said “Usually Reserved” is a 30-minute program also available on video by demand on CTN’s website, www.ctn5.org. The show will allow viewers to join Robinson as he’s “taking part in a civic discussion,” seizing on a detail of what he would normally discuss in his column and bringing it into a longer format. “It’s sort of an extension of the column,” he said. “This is a chance for a bit more long-form interview. ... You find these interesting people, I would just like to quote them at length and this is a good way to do that.” The set will include blow-up replicas of The Portland Daily Sun, Portland’s free daily.

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Grainger gives $10,000 to PATHS Grainger Industrial Supply of Portland has donated $10,000 to Portland Arts and Technology High School, PATHS reported. The money will be used to help improve student performance in the carpentry, machining and robotics, plumbing, recreation and marine repair, woodworking and welding programs. John Testa, Grainger’s branch manager, presented the check to PATHS, a school with the dual focus of preparing students for careers and college. Grainger provides materials, resources and operations for many area businesses in the construction, health care, landscaping, food service and manufacturing industries. — Daily Sun

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By Holiday Mathis mighty enjoyable. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When you try to stop doing something, you will do it more because you are still focusing on the “something.” So decide on a new mode of behavior, and focus yourself there. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You have social skills and will have the opportunity to use them and teach them to others through your example. You would be amazed if you knew how inﬂuential you really are. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You like a challenge that allows you to know your own strength and toughness. The one that comes along today will be both mental and physical. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You work hard to please others, even when no one asks you to do so or bothers to thank you for it. Anyway, the outside world cannot compensate you more than your own moral conscience. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You are such a versatile designer that you are not always sure which medium to work in. You will be especially effective in applying your creativity to the area of food, decor and conversation. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 4). Education ﬁgures prominently for you this year. Your mind is open, and so you receive more help from people and organizations and also from the ethereal realms. You’ll be an agent of healing for your family this month. Next month brings better money management, and you’ll implement new systems for smoother living. Virgo and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 4, 35, 2 and 7.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, June 4, the 155th day of 2011. There are 210 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On June 4, 1940, during World War II, the Allied military evacuation of more than 338,000 troops from Dunkirk, France, ended. On this date: In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers first publicly demonstrated their hot-air balloon, which did not carry any passengers, over Annonay, France. In 1784, opera singer Elizabeth Thible became the first woman to fly aboard a Montgolfier hot-air balloon, over Lyon, France. In 1892, the Sierra Club was incorporated in San Francisco. In 1910, the Ballets Russes premiered its dance adaptation of the Rimsky-Korsakov suite “Scheherazade” in Paris. In 1919, Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing citizens the right to vote regardless of their gender, and sent it to the states for ratification. In 1939, the German ocean liner St. Louis, carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees from Germany, was turned away from the Florida coast by U.S. officials. In 1942, the Pacific Battle of Midway began during World War II. In 1954, French Premier Joseph Laniel and Vietnamese Premier Buu Loc signed treaties in Paris according “complete independence” to Vietnam. In 1986, Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former Navy intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty in Washington to conspiring to deliver information related to the national defense to a foreign government, specifically Israel. (He is serving a life prison term.) One year ago: On his third personal trek to the Gulf disaster, President Barack Obama said that he saw some progress in fighting the enormous oil spill but that it was “way too early to be optimistic.” Death claimed Jack Harrison, 97, survivor of the Great Escape plot by Allied prisoners in World War II. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Bruce Dern is 75. Musician Roger Ball is 67. Actresssinger Michelle Phillips is 67. Jazz musician Anthony Braxton is 66. Rock musician Danny Brown (The Fixx) is 60. Actor Parker Stevenson is 59. Actor Keith David is 55. Actress Julie Gholson is 53. Actor Eddie Velez is 53. Singer-musician El DeBarge is 50. Actress Julie White is 50. Actress Lindsay Frost is 49. Tennis player Andrea Jaeger is 46. Rhythm-and-blues singer Al B. Sure! is 43. Actor Scott Wolf is 43. Comedian Horatio Sanz is 42. Actor Noah Wyle is 40. Rock musician Stefan Lessard (The Dave Matthews Band) is 37. Actor-comedian Russell Brand is 36. Actress Angelina Jolie is 36. Actor Theo Rossi is 36. Rock musician JoJo Garza is 31. Model Bar Refaeli is 26.

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Saturday, June 4 Grand opening of 10-mile Forest City Trail 8:30 a.m. Portland Trails will celebrate its 20th znniversary on National Trails Day with the grand opening of the Forest City Trail. Activities are scheduled throughout the day including a ribbon cutting ceremony at noon at the Casco Bay High School and PATHS campus. Portland Trails recently made major improvements to the walking trails behind the school buildings that are part of the Forest City Trail. Portland Trails co-founder Tom Jewell will lead a guided walk of the Forest City Trail with Bob Crowley, winner of “Survivor: Gabon,” the hit reality television series. RSVPs will be required for this 10-mile hike across Portland. A $10 registration fee includes lunch. Individual guided walks of the major open spaces along the Forest City Trail will also be offered as part of the day’s festivities. 8:30 a.m.: Portland Trails Trail Manager Jaime Parker will lead a tour through the Fore River Sanctuary. Meet at the Frost and Congress Street trailhead; 10 a.m.: City Arborist Jeff Tarling of Portland Public Services will offer a tour of Evergreen Cemetery. Meet at the Duck Pond in the Cemetery; 1 p.m.: Portland Trails Board Member Roger Berle will lead a walk through the Presumpscot River Preserve starting from the Overset Road trailhead.

Maine Walks for Haiti 9 a.m. A family-friendly walk/run around Portland’s Back Cove trail to help improve health care in northern Haiti. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., registration; 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., welcome remarks; 10:15 a.m., runners start; 10:20 a.m. walkers start; 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Après walk festivities. “Maine Walks for Haiti is a great opportunity for people of all ages to get involved with an international humanitarian cause and make a tangible difference in the lives of many Haitians. Proceeds from the event beneﬁt Maine’s Konbit Sante Cap-Haitien Health Partnership. Strollers and dogs on leashes are welcome. Registration is $10 (school teams and children are free). Enjoy Haitian music, art, storytelling, and more!” Entertainment by: Gifrants, musician, Charlot Lucien, storyteller, DJ, Harold Similien. Since 2001, Konbit Sante staff and volunteers have worked in collaboration with the Haitian Ministry of health and other partners to build local capacity in all aspects of the health system” For more information on Konbit Sante, visit www.healthyhaiti.org.

USM Arboretum Day and Plant Sale in Gorham 9 a.m. to noon. The dedication of the Joe B. Parks Rhododendron Garden, gardening workshops, children’s activities and refreshments are all part of the inaugural University of Southern Maine Arboretum Day and Plant Sale. The free, public event will be held, rain or shine, adjacent to the USM Academy Building on USM’s Gorham campus. The Academy Building overlooks School Street (Route 114). Parking is available at 68 School St. The garden dedication will be at 9:30 a.m., followed by workshops every 15 minutes. The plant sale will include vendors from O’Donal’s Nursery, Meservey Farms and local garden clubs. “The Joe B. Parks Rhododendron Garden, located in front of the historic Academy Building, is “green” in more ways than one. All the plants are hybridized rhododendrons and azaleas that the late Dover, New Hampshire horticulturalist Joe Parks developed to withstand the New England climate and resist insects. Parks once said he struggled for more than 40 years with ‘a disease known as gardening.’ In 2007, he donated plants from his backyard gardens and took the lead in development of Dover’s Joe B. Parks River Walk and Gardens. Parks, who died in 2010, also decided to move plants from his home in Dover to USM for the use and enjoyment of the entire community. Benches and original artwork from the Parks’ home have been woven into this large garden space that serves as an outdoor classroom and a place for reﬂection.” 780-4714, tkidder@usm.maine.edu.

New Gloucester History Barn Open House 9 a.m. to noon. The next monthly New Gloucester History Barn Open House will be held at the History Barn, right behind the Town Hall on Route 231. Historic photos and vehicles are on display. The next Open House will be July 2 and will feature a public reading of the Declaration of Independence.

Used book and DVD sale at Windham Hill church 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A used book and DVD sale will be held at the Windham Hill United Church of Christ at 140 Windham Center Road in Windham. There will be a huge selection of ﬁction, nonﬁction, and children’s books available. FMI call the church at 892-4217.

Maine Historical Society annual meeting 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Maine Historical Society Annual Meeting: Looking (Back) At Television. “Join us to conduct the ofﬁcial business of MHS, and for a look at the early days of television in Maine. The annual meeting includes awards, the welcoming of new Trustees, and a talk by Fred Thompson, former head of the Maine Broadcasting System (1983-1998). MHS membership and registration for the event required.” For more information, click here. To register, please call 774-1822.

Shannon Verrill Calamity Janes in a bout with the Providence Killah Bees on May 14. Maine Roller Derby action resumes today at 6 p.m. at the Portland Expo. (Photo by Scott Lovejoy Jr.)

‘Empowering Self and Mastering Intuition’ 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Unity of Greater Portland, 54 River Road, Windham will be holding a special workshop called “Empowering Self and Mastering Intuition — Finding One’s Own Real Divinity.” It will be presented by Terri-Lynn Johnson. It will focus on: Surrendering the Ego and Finding the Real You; learning to follow the Inherent Guidance from Within; cultivate and expand our senses; mastery through observation; unveiling the Present Moment; free yourself from old restrictive programs; feed the Internal Fire. For the past 20 years, Johnson has led workshops for audiences around the world helping people access and utilize their vibrant healing resources. When not lecturing, she is a counselor, nutritionist, yoga teacher and transformational specialist. 893-1233 or visit www.unitygreaterportland.org.

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

Herbal Primer Workshop 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. An Herbal Primer Workshop will be held at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. The workshop covers all the basics of herb growing from starting seeds to using what you grow. Betsey-Ann Golon, Shaker Village herb gardener, is the instructor. Fee: $40 (pre-registration required).

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Volunteer Training 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch provided. “Retired? Interested in history? Looking for a fun part-time activity? The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad has immediate openings for train crew! We are looking for individuals who enjoy talking with visitors and residents about the history of Maine. Volunteer whenever is convenient for you –- we run trains seven days a week along the waterfront. We offer a fun and enjoyable environment to volunteer in the community this summer. No technical skills are needed — training provided.” www.mainenarrowgauge.org. Limited seats available on June 4, please RSVP to 828-0814 or e-mail: volunteers@ mainenarrowgauge.org.

League of Women Voters convention 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The League of Women Voters of Maine will hold its biennial convention at the Glickman Library, University of Southern Maine, Portland campus. Registration is $35 and the event is open to the public. “Maine Secretary of State Charlie Summers will be the morning speaker. He will discuss Maine’s laws, rules and experience governing the Citizen Initiative/People’s Veto. Mr. Summers was elected by the 125th Legislature to serve as Maine’s 48th Secretary

of State. He served as State Director to U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe from 1995 to 2004. He served two terms as State Senator, representing Scarborough, Saco and Old Orchard Beach. He is also a Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve and served in Afghanistan and Iraq on active duty. University of Southern Maine Associate Professor Ron Schmidt, Ph.D. will be the afternoon speaker. He will discuss the history, uses and politics of the Citizen People’s Veto in Maine. Dr. Schmidt currently serves as Chair of the Political Science Department. He specializes in political theory, racial and ethnic politics and urban politics. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and is the author of This Is The City: Making Model Citizens in Los Angeles, 2005. The afternoon plenary session will vote on whether the Maine League should conduct a study to understand how Maine’s citizen referenda have operated in the past and what changes, if any, should be proposed to the Constitution, statutes, or departmental regulations.” bmcdade@bpl.lib.me.us or 622-0256 or visit the League’s website at www.lvwme.org.

Westbrook Together Days 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Westbrook Together Days. This annual event put together by the Westbrook Community Chamber features local groups, local artisans, local service clubs and amusement rides. Expect 20-30 performers and entertainers as well as a parade down Main Street Saturday morning and the auction Saturday afternoon. The festivities are concluded with a ﬁreworks show at 9:30 p.m. Saturday night. Riverbank Park, 655 Main St., Westbrook. June 3-June 4. Saturday 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. No cost for admission. Tickets can be purchased for amusement rides.

Local Sprouts Cafe one-year anniversary 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Local Sprouts Cafe, 649 Congress St. Local Sprouts Cooperative is celebrating the One Year Anniversary of Local Sprouts Cafe with a daylong celebration with music, art, dance and food and drink specials. Music will include Papadello, Ahmad Hassan Trio, Meghan Yates, Butcher Boy, Leif Sherman Curtis, Robin Jellis, Jimmy Dority, Tucker Louisos Daniels, Gaelle Robins, Jonah Fertig and others. There will be a dance performance in the afternoon, art making and facepainting and the celebration will be for all ages. 899-3529, food@localsprouts.coop

The Dave Astor Reunion Show 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Dave Astor Reunion Show at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St. Featuring Dave Astor with Tony Boffa, Steve Romanoff, and Fred Thompson. Community participation and memories welcome! “Join us to remember and celebrate one of Maine’s best-loved homegrown television shows, The Dave Astor Show (For Teenagers Only). The program, which aired on Saturday afternoons from 1956-1971, featured students from area high schools performing dance routines and other productions. The Dave Astor Show was Portland’s own version of American Bandstand. ...The program will be followed by a dance party!” $5 suggested donation at the door. http:// www.mainehistory.org see next page

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1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Shape Note Singers will be gathering for their annual singalong at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. The singalong is open and free of charge to the public.

a.m. Sunday morning Holy Communion service and a Wednesday evening Holy Communion service at 7 p.m., beginning on June 5. The parish worships at 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Cathedral Pines Chapel at 156 Saco Ave. in Old Orchard Beach. Father Jeffrey W. Monroe is Vicar and Father Joseph Bizimana is assistant Vicar. For additional information, contact 799-5141.

‘My Perestroika’ at the PMA

Psychic Sunday at Lucid Stage

Shape Note Singers in New Gloucester

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Psychic Sunday at Lucid Stage. $1. 29 Baxter Boulevard, Portland. Maine’s Premier Psychic Event! Admission $1. Readings, demonstrations, crystals and gems, and much more! 899-3993. www.LucidStage.com

2 p.m. “My Perestroika” screening at the Portland Museum of Art.Saturday, June 4, 2 p.m.; Sunday, June 5, 2 p.m. NR. “‘My Perestroika’ follows ﬁve ordinary Russians living in extraordinary times — from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapse of the Soviet Union during their teenage years, to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet Russia. At the center of the ﬁlm is a family.”

Lemonade Day Maine

College of the Atlantic commencement 2 p.m. College of the Atlantic will hold its 39th commencement. This will be COA’s largest graduation, with 85 seniors and two graduate students. Actress Jane Alexander, former head of the National Endowment for the Arts, will give the commencement address. Like every COA event, this will be a green celebration. Young scientists, entrepreneurs, novelists, artists, public policy analysts, potential medical practitioners and organic farmers from 11 nations, including the United States, and 24 states will be receiving diplomas. Among them are a Watson fellow, a Goldwater Scholar, a Udall scholarship honorable mention, three recipients of Garden Club of America scholarships, three recipients of Kathryn W. Davis Projects for Peace awards and a recipient of an international poetry prize. All will be receiving degrees in human ecology, COA’s one major.

Phillip Brackett, 11, shows his nearly completed lemonade stand, which he’s planning to set up in the Old Port on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. as part of Lemonade Day. Bangor Savings Bank is Lemonade Day Maine’s title sponsor. Strategic Partners include the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, the Boys and Girls Club, the Portland and South Portland Recreational Departments, Learning Works, the Portland Public Library, the Root Cellar and the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization. (COURTESY PHOTO)

SMCC Composite Technology meeting 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Southern Maine Community College is holding a public meeting to provide information about the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Composite Technology scheduled for initial offering at the SMCC Midcoast Campus at Brunswick Landing in the fall. Applications are currently being accepted, and anyone interested in learning more about the program or admission procedures is encouraged to attend. “Composite technology is designated as a high growth/high demand industry in Maine. SMCC is working with regional employers to provide a skilled workforce to meet increasing demands.” Resilient Communications at Brunswick Landing. Enter the former BNAS through the main Cook’s Corner entrance. For more information on the degree program, contact Randi Paine at 741-5624.

Latin Dance with Dj Johnny Mambo! 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. “Crystal, Heather, & Maria Cron will be going to Cuba this summer with the Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan. They are asking for support. Every year people opposing the U.S. blockade against Cuba join Pastors for Peace in taking taken humanitarian aid to the island. On their way to Cuba this year, they will travel in buses and trucks through 130 US and Canadian cities. They’ll be collecting construction, medical, and educational supplies for our Cuban sisters and brothers. People they meet along the way will learn about Cuba and the U.S. blockade. Crystal is considering study at the Latin America School of Medicine in Havana, so she’ll be visiting that school.” Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner served at 5:30, dance begins at 6:30 p.m. Hope.Gate.Way, 185 High St., Portland. Donation of $15 is suggested. Admission includes a Cuban/Peruvian meal, including Flan. For more information about this event, call Maria at 272-2071. People unable to attend may send donations to: Crystal Cron, 117 North St., Portland, ME 04101. Let Cuba Live of Maine (www.letcubalive.org) sponsors the proceedings. For information about Pastors for Peace and the Friendshipment, go to www.pastorsforpeace.org.

Calamity Janes vs. Queen City Cherry Bombs 6 p.m. Calamity Janes vs. Queen City Cherry Bombs (NHRD home team) in Maine Roller Derby action. “Portland Expo. TD Bank will be sponsoring a table for the Special Olympics at the June 4 and June 18 bouts. Stop by on your way to your seats to meet some Special Olympic Athletes and donate to the cause. Last year the Bank helped raise over $1,000,000 and has committed to raise another $1 million in 2011.” Tickets $10 adv.; $13 doors; $5 kids 6-12; free for kids 5 and under. After-party at Empire Dine & Dance. http://www.mainerollerderby.com/events

Fairy Tale Players 7 p.m. In June, Acorn Productions wraps up the company’s second season of performance by the “Fairy Tale Players,” an ensemble of kids, teens and adults who have studied at the Acorn Acting Academy. The troupe’s last production of the season is the classic fairy tale Rapunzel, adapted and directed by Acorn faculty member

Stephanie Ross, who is also the Director of Drama at Massabesic High School. “Acorn’s version of the classic story begins with a young couple who desperately want a child. An evil enchantress Dame Gothel manipulates them into promising her their first born in exchange for all the Rampion (otherwise known as Rapunzel) vegetable they can eat. Saving the day are a delightful garden of enchanted vegetables who talk, sing and put themselves in harm’s way in order to help Rapunzel and her heroic Prince finally find their way back together.” The production runs from June 3 to 19 in the Acorn Studio Theater in Westbrook, with tickets $7 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under. Rapunzel is suitable for all ages, especially younger children who will love the antics of the garden vegetables. Call Acorn at 854-0065 or visit www.acornproductions.org for more info or to order tickets.

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

Sunday, June 5 Bicycle Coalition of Maine’s Women’s Ride 9 a.m. This all-women’s ride is suited for all ages and fitness levels, with distances of five, 15, 25 and 50. The ride offers beautiful views of the countryside and coast. Proceeds benefit the Bicycle Coalition of Maine’s work to improve bicycling in Maine. Preregistration is encouraged. For more information or to pre-register, go to www.BikeMaine.org or call 623-4511. L.L. Bean’s Casco Conference Center, Casco Street Freeport. Rides begin at 9 a.m. www.BikeMaine.org.

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

St. Augustine of Canterbury Church services 10 a.m. St. Augustine of Canterbury Church will add a 10

noon to 5 p.m. Portland residents have a chance to savor plenty of lemonade and encourage budding entrepreneurs at the same time. This Sunday, hundreds of youth from all over greater Portland will set up their lemonade stand business and start selling lemonade for the ﬁrst-ever Lemonade Day Maine. Lemonaders will lure potential customers with their unique — and in most cases, homemade — lemonade recipes, creative stands and clever marketing tactics. Lemonade Day’s goal is to teach kids how to start and run their own lemonade business. Participants in Lemonade Day Maine learn how to develop a business plan, set goals, establish a budget, seek investors, market their lemonade and provide customer service. The young entrepreneurs are encouraged to spend a little, save a little and share a little of their hardearned cash with a charity of their choice. For more information, visit maine.lemonadeday.org.

Monday, June 6 Bridge Music Festival noon to 8 p.m. King Middle School and the Portland School Department will present the fourth annual Bridge Music Festival. This year’s event will take place at the Bandstand in Deering Oaks Park in Portland (rain location King Middle School Cafetorium). “The Bridge Music Festival’s mission is: To establish and foster a connection between student and professional musicians in greater Portland; to encourage performers to reﬂect upon the importance and transformative power of music education in their lives; to afford students invaluable experience through actively participating in the planning, production, and execution of the festival; to raise awareness and support for local performing artists.” http://www.bridgemusicfestival.org

Cancer Resource Open House 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Have you been meaning to introduce someone to the Cancer Community Center but haven’t known the best way to do it? Here is your answer. The Cancer Community Center has teamed up with the City of South Portland Wellness Committee to provide a free Cancer Resource Open House for the general public. The Open House will feature a whole bunch of cancer-related practitioners and speakers who will share their expertise on supplemental supports such as: Meditation, Massage, Pilates, Acupuncture, Immunity-boosting diet, Cancer support groups, the Maine Buddy Program, and much more. South Portland Police Ofﬁcer, Linda Barker, ﬁnished cancer treatment and found herself wondering why she hadn’t reached out to the Cancer Community Center while in treatment.” http://cancercommunitycenter.org/openhouse.htm

Cheverus High School graduation 6 p.m. Cheverus High School announced that the speaker at the Class of 2011 graduation ceremony will be Richard Clifford, SJ, founding Dean of Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry. The ceremony will be held at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Richard J. Clifford, S.J., a native of Lewiston, Maine, is Professor of Old Testament. He taught biblical studies at Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge from 1970 to 2008. He was ordained as a Jesuit priest in 1966. He in graduate of Boston College (A.B., M.A.), Weston School of Theology (S.T.L.) and Harvard University (Ph.D.). He was General Editor of the Catholic Biblical Quarterly and is a former President of the Catholic Biblical Association. As well as teaching and lecturing in scholarly circles, he also is active in adult education in various New England dioceses. He is also the author of many academic and religious articles and publications. This year’s Valedictorian is Deirdre C. Lambert. Lambert is the daughter of Kim Caldwell and John Lambert of Cumberland Foreside. She will be addressing her class and guests at the graduation ceremonies. Salutatorian of the Cheverus Class of 2011 is Jessica A. Kraus. Kraus is the daughter of Kathleen and Jonathan Krause of Kennebunkport.

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Council to weigh $967,000 outlay for ruling BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The Portland City Council will vote Monday on appropriating $967,000 for payment of a jury award with interest and costs to Portland Company, the waterfront landowner that won an eminent domain lawsuit against the city. The appropriation would allow payment up to $967,000, although the city disputes some of the interest charges accrued since the condemnation of easement rights in 2005. "The amount that the city will be paying in prejudgment interest could be significantly less than the plaintiff’s calculation ($243,014.53) because the city’s attorneys believe that a much later date in time (September 13, 2009) should be used to initiate the calculation of pre-judgment interest," according to the agenda item sponsored by city attorney Gary Wood. Typically, items like this one must be read on two separate days, but "because of the accrual of postjudgment interest, staff is recommending that second reading be waived and the Order be enacted as an emergency. Emergency passage requires seven votes for passage after public comment," the agenda states. A Cumberland County Superior Court jury on

The appropriation would allow payment up to $967,000, although the city disputes some of the interest charges accrued since the condemnation of easement rights in 2005. May 26 awarded $715,000 to the Portland Company. With interest and fees, the total cost to the city could be $967,000. The case stemmed from development planning near the Ocean Gateway terminal. "The city acquired what has been called Parcel A in 1993 for $800,000 from Canadian National Railroad," the agenda explains. "Parcel A was encumbered by track connection rights created in 1865 to connect two tracks from the main line to a station on India Street. The Portland Company had those rights as a successor in title until 2005 when the city condemned the rights in order to remove them from the parcel. The condemnation order divided Parcel A into three parcels (A-1, A-2 and A-3) for the purpose of the condemnation. ... In 2005, the City sold Parcel A-2 to Riverwalk for $850,000. The portion of the Portland Company’s track connection rights

running over A-1 and A-2 were acquired by Riverwalk at that time for $100,000, at no cost to the city, allowing development to proceed on A-2 unencumbered by those rights, which were also removed from Parcel A-1 which is now the extension of Hancock Street. "In 2010, the city sold 2,775 square feet of parcel A-3 to Jackrabbit Property LLC (Mike Marino) for $89,000, which was a purchase price of $1.4 million per acre ($32.00 per square foot). In the litigation, the two appraisers valued the parcel at roughly $34 per square foot. With approximately three acres remaining in parcel A-3, with the track connection rights removed, the parcel has an appraised value of approximately $4.2 million. With the track connection rights on Parcel A-3 in an undetermined location the parcel was considered unmarketable by the city which restricted its use to surface parking." In the case Portland Company v. City of Portland, the Portland Company sued the city over the taking for $1.4 million, which was the company's appraised value of the easement, Wood explained. In addition to the jury award of $715,000, the Portland Company has submitted a bill of costs for $6,939.20 plus $243,014.50 in prejudgment interest, Wood noted.

Grafﬁti artists have fun with local critic

Jay York, a local photographer and property owner who sat on a panel discussing grafﬁti versus street art several months ago at Space Gallery, is immortalized in spray paint on the “free wall” on the Eastern Prom Trail. “I must have pushed some buttons with my outspokenness about grafﬁti,” York said. (JAY YORK PHOTO)

Proposed amendments would deﬁne what’s considered a dwelling unit

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ments in Portland, and that further reductions could lead to higher rents and ultimately increase homelessnes. The measure was given a first reading by the city council last month. It was endorsed by the city council's Housing Committee by a 2-1 vote, with Councilor Jill Duson opposed. The city council meets at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall.

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partnering with Pine Tree Legal and other advocates in hopes of demonstrating that the ordinance has strong local backing. Regan and other advocates are particularly concerned about revisions to the ordinance that were approved last year, which some say created a new loophole for property owners that want to eliminate units within an existing dwelling. Indeed, last year's changes to the ordinance included a provision that exempted the “consolidation or elimination of dwelling units within an existing structure.” That clause allowed the Eastland Hotel to convert at least 50 apartments back into hotel rooms without incurring housing replacement fees. The ordinance requires developers pay up to $50,000 per unit of housing that they eliminate during construction or renovations. With the Eastland project alone, the city could have collected about $2.5 million for future affordable housing projects in the city. Under the revisions being consid-

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Zoe Romano (left) and Mayor Nick Mavodones pause Friday before running from Longfellow Square to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine Portland Clubhouse, where the mayor then proclaimed Friday as “Zoe Goes Running Day.” The event was in celebration of Romano’s transcontinental run from Huntington Beach, Calif., to Charleston, S.C. Romano, a Portland High School graduate, embarked on her cross country run in early January to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs nationwide. Running between 25 and 30 miles a day, Romano was the first woman to complete an unsupported transcontinental run in approximately five months, running more than 2,500 miles overall, and raised more than $13,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs, the city reported. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)