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Little Free Library making big impact in neighborhood

Submitted by Jackie Ward on Tuesday, June 4th, 7:46 am

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- If you're looking for books to add to your summer reading list, maybe all you have to do is walk around your neighborhood.

Kristin Jordan is an avid reader and lover of books.  To help spread that joy to her children and the community, she learned more about "Little Free Library", an international program that creates mini-libraries right in your neighborhood.  Kristin has hers on the corner of Concord Street and Lawn Ave. in Portland, a dense area with lots of kids, people out walking their dogs, and parents walking their kids to school.  She says a lot of people have stopped by to take a book or leave a book, then started a conversation with her about a particular book.  Her hope is that this will spread to more communities across Maine since there are only a handful registered across the state.

 

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Portland installs smoke-free signs in city parks

Submitted by Amanda Hill on Monday, June 3rd, 5:46 pm

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Two months ago, Portland's city council unanimously voted to ban smoking in city parks -- now, signs are being installed in those parks to spread the word.

The ban affects parks like Tommy's in the Old Port, parts of the Eastern Promenade, and public spaces like Congress, Monument, and Longfellow Squares.

It's an addition to current ordinances already in place that ban smoking within 25 feet of playgrounds, athletic fields, and city-maintained beaches in Portland.

City officials say second hand smoke is still dangerous outdoors, and they've been taking steps over the years to ensure that their visitors and residents don't have to inhale it.

For more information about the city's smoke-free ordinances and a list of places affected, click here.

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Nebraska Make A Wish child visits Maine

Submitted by Chris Rose on Monday, June 3rd, 5:29 pm

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - It was a short train ride along the Portland waterfront. But it went a long way towards making a little boy happy.

The local chapter of Make A Wish has granted wishes for hundreds of Maine children with life threatening illnesses. Every so often it welcomes kids from other states to come here for a very special time. That was the case today as 4-year old Payton Agan traveled all the way from Broken Bow, Nebraska to take his first train ride. You could tell from the smile on his face it was well worth it. It's been a tough journey the past couple of years for this little guy.

"He was diagnosed with leukemia in October of 2011. A lot of chemotherapy treatments and in and out of the hospital. This is just a chance for him to get away and have some fun", said Payton's mom Michaela Goos.

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Monday, June 3rd, 2013, 4:19pm
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CITY OF PORTLAND AND UNE CO-HOST 3rd ANNUAL MAINE MINORITY HEALTH CONFERENCE

Submitted by mkellam, Community Content Provider
Monday, June 3rd, 2013, 1:45pm

The City of Portland Minority Health Program in collaboration with the University of New England and Maine AIDS Education and Training Center (MEAETC), a division of Penobscot Community Health Center, will host the 3rd Annual Maine Minority Health Conference on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 from 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the University of New England’s Portland Campus at 716 Stevens Avenue.  The theme of the conference is “Health Equity & Accountable Care:  Patients, Populations, and Partnerships” and the conference is free and open to the public.

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Traffic Alert: Water main break in Portland

Submitted by Heather O'Bryan on Monday, June 3rd, 9:17 am

From the Portland Water District Facebook page: Crews are on site repairing a water main break on Pearl St. in Portland. Traffic going north on Pearl between Middle and Newbury will be detoured.

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National Day of Civic Hacking inventive for Portland

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Sunday, June 2nd, 9:25 pm

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- At Peloton Labs, self-proclaimed hackers are melding their minds to invent a "buttler" not unlike the one you can imagine.

"We're like oh that's awesome. Let's make him look like a buttler. How are we going to do that? Is the hole going to be his mouth? Is there going to be a place to hold his hand?"

Local hacker, Samuel Mateosian, is describing a modern cigarette butt receptacle. An idea sparked by a business owner's woes over butt garbage. 

The idea was pitched to Mateosian and others who are the thinkers and doers of Maine Civic Hack Day -- hackers bringing the "buttler" to life.

"Drew started working on some art. So there's like a paper prototype over there."

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