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News in Portland

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...

News •
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

People and Business

Recognition The Associated General Contractors of America awarded Freeport-based CPM Constructors with a 2013 Build America Award for new municipal and utility construction at AGC’s 94th annual convention March 7 in Palm Springs, Calif. CPM won for its construction o...

Community •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Arts Calendar, May 1-14

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 5/1 William Barry, author of "Maine: The Wilder Half of New England," 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, free.

Lifestyle •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Community Calendar: May 1

Greater Portland Benefits Friday 5/3 Achieve a Vision Beyond Your Sight, 7 p.m., Hannaford Lecture Hall, 88 Bedford St., Portland, 475-7148, $10 suggested donation. Saturday 5/4

Community •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Portland Police Beat: May 1

Arrests 4/21 at 9 a.m. Donald D. Dietz, 48, no address listed, was arrested on Park Avenue by Officer William Stratis on a charge of public drinking. 4/21 at 10 a.m. Gilbert S. Benoit, 53, of Portland, was arrested on Auburn Street by Officer Sara...

Police Beat •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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