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Meetings, Happenings, and Headlines...
Happenings:
Responsible Bar management Guidelines, as unanimously adopted by the Nightlife Oversight Committee, (NLOC). NLOC is a sub-committee of Portland's Downtown District and is made up of bar owners with participation from the City Council's Public Safety Committee and teh Portland Police Department.

Licensing Brochure Insert, developed in collaboration with Portland's Public Health Division, City Licensing, and NLOC, this insert will be sent to every existing liquor licensee, as well as handed out to every liquor licnese applicant.

City Council Resolution, sponsored by Mayor Ed Suslovic, and unanimously approved by the City Council on Monday, April 7, 2008.


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The Latest News:
"Suit, tax hike will help in addressing teen drinking's fallout," Amanda Woolford, Letter to the Editor, Portland Press Herald, July 12, 2008.

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Anheuser-Busch comes up dry on selling caffeinated booze; Maine and 10 other states put a halt to the firm's marketing two drinks to youngsters," Editorial Page, Portland Press Herald, June 29, 2008.

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A few more ideas for raising the bar in the Old Port," Justin Ellis, Portland Press Herald, Monday, May 19, 2008.

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Student sentenced in friend's death," Trevor Maxwell, Portland Press Herald, Friday, May 16, 2008.

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Having kids drink at home a good way to meet a judge," Editorial, Portland Press Herald, Thursday, May 15, 2008.

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Alcohol Compliance Training Saves Lives," Frank Lyons interview with Susan Kimball, WCSH6, Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

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Maine Voices: Teen Drinking is not a rite of passage," Mark Publicker, M.D., special to the Portland Press Herald, May 13, 2008.

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Police Effort Targets Underage Drinking," MaineToday.com posted 5/12/08.

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Group Targets Adults to Prevent Teen Drinking," Jo Morrissey interview with Brian Yocono, Weekend Morning Report, on WCSH6, Sunday, May 11, 2008.

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Portland man gets jail sentence in death of friend," Trevor Maxwell, Portland Press Herald, Wednesday, May 7, 2008.

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Police Crack Down on Underage Drinking," Leslie Bridges, American Journal, May 7, 2008. FMI:  Cumberland County Underage Drinking Task Force (CCUDTF).

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Drinking to Extremes: Alcohol Abuse on Campus," Beth Quimby and Jenn Menendez, Portland Press Herald Series, May 4 & 5, 2008.

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Old Port Night Life Targeted by Coalition," by Jim Keithley, WMTW News 8, April 19, 2008.

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Nightlife Panel: Raise the Bar for Safety," Kate Bucklin, Falmouth Forecaster, April 9, 2008 (Portland Downtown District's Nightlife Oversight Committee adopts voluntary Responsible Bar Owner's Guidelines.).

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