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Portland business brings composting to the masses

PORTLAND — Tyler Frank believes garbage bags may someday be obsolete. The Vesper Street resident is one of the founders of Garbage to Garden, a community-based curbside composting service that was launche...

William Hall • News •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 11:00 am
Video game 'firefighters' rise to the 'Call of Duty' in Portland

PORTLAND — In a small waterfront office, two programmers are working on some of the biggest titles on the video game market. Wade Brainerd and Michael Vance work as a team for Activision, one of the world's largest game publishers, in a state that is mostly alien to the industry....

Dylan Martin • News •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 9:50 am
Balancing act: Bikes, cars compete for Portland streets

PORTLAND — It's a sure sign of spring: bicycle riders, from kids wobbling on their first two-wheelers to Spandex-clad athletes on high-tech racing machines, once again occupy city streets. This year, several initiatives are making Portland a more bike-friendly place for cyclists....

William Hall • News •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 9:30 am
Schools get revised city history guide from landmarks group

PORTLAND — A new edition of "The City is a Classroom," published by Greater Portland Landmarks, gives third-grade teachers a new way to explore the city for their Portland teaching units. Jen Pollick, the education program manager for Landmarks, said the organization worked with a gr...

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 9:10 am
Man arrested after standoff with Portland police

PORTLAND — After a 4 1/2-hour standoff Monday in Bayside, police arrested a homeless man they believed was armed and was being sought in connection with a domestic violence incident earlier in the day. Kyle Upton, 28, surrendered to a SWAT team at 41 Alder St. shortly after 7 p.m. He...

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 8:20 am
Youth Court in Portland, Yarmouth aims to repair wrongs, not punish kids

YARMOUTH — A program in Maine is helping first-time juvenile offenders avoid the traditional justice system and repair any harm they've done to the community. The program, called Youth Court, is appearing around the country in an effort to provide what is known as "restorative" ...

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 8:10 am
Career expo engages Portland high school students

PORTLAND — More than 300 students from Deering, Portland and Casco Bay high schools had the chance last Friday to see that there are opportunities in Maine after graduation. The first ever district college and careers expo at the University of Southern Maine allowed the students from...

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 8:00 am
Dust to dust: Portland-area funeral homes go green

PORTLAND — Some local businesses are helping Maine residents be kinder to the earth when they return to it. New England Green Funerals, a group of four funeral homes that include Jones-Rich-Hutchins Funeral Home on Woodford Street and Lindquist Funeral Home in Yarmouth, began offerin...

William Hall • News •
Monday, April 29, 2013 at 4:00 pm
First Friday walk highlights Portland Fireman Statue

PORTLAND — The city's First Friday Art Walks continue May 3, and highlights include a discussion of Portland's Fireman Statue and an exhibit of political cartoons at the Meg Perry Center. The walks are popular open-houses featuring city art galleries, studios and museums, sponsored b...

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Monday, April 29, 2013 at 3:50 pm
Portland offers cancer forums for Latino community

PORTLAND — A pair of free forums will give the public a chance learn about preventing and detecting the three forms of cancer most commonly diagnosed in the Latino population. The city's Minority Health Program,...

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Monday, April 29, 2013 at 1:50 pm