Jump into the Dumpster! March 2015

Internet Farmer Jeremy Bloom invited to speak at the next March Against Monsanto… The group Women on 20s would like to see Frances Perkins on the 20 dollar bill… West End Reader Kerry Purvis will travel to Guatemala with Librarians Without Borders… Luke deNatale joins the WEN team as an assignment writer… State Senator Justin Alfond named a “champion” of clean energy by the New England Clean Energy Council… State Rep. Ben Chipman brings a bill to raise the minimum wage in Maine to $10 per hour… Rosanne Graef hosts Of By For house party to support Clean Elections… Councilor Kevin Donoghue publicly states love for Montreal streetscapes… Mayor Brennan hosts Iceland’s Ambassador to the US… Former Homeless Voices for Justice organizer Amy Gallant takes a job advocating with the AARP of Maine… City Public Health workers Kathy Martin and Vaneesa Woodward win ME Dental Assoc award for promoting oral health for kids… Baxter Academy robotics team, the Outliers, rank 3rd in New England… Mama’s Crowbar is about to be be pried out of their space on Munjoy Hill… Susan Hopkins delivering Maine Jewish Film Festival flyers to Local Sprouts… Ian Jacob can’t find bingo on the peninsula… John Flynn from Deering Pavilion wants Harvey Robbins to return to the Merrill Auditorium… Lobster Boat Blockade participant Jay O’Hara will visit Portland to share his story… Rebekah Hawley has joined the ranks of Reiki practitioners… Brentwood St threatened by skunk… WEN Publisher Tony Zeli and Erin Cianchette get engaged… Portland Greens push $15 minimum wage… Next school year high schoolers will be riding the Metro to class… Walker Films produce one minute videos once a day in March… <strong>Jeanette Richelson and T Love Smith get engaged… Dating advice website names Portland as one of the 12 Unexpectedly Perfect Cities to Get Married In…