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Should we adopt this open budget project here in Maine? A city councilor from the town of Oakland sees the utility of presenting the budget information in a new more graphical way.

Public praise for two Open Oakland projects by Councilmember

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BANGOR, Maine — On the nicest days of the year so far, 20 programmers in Bangor spent the weekend inside, donating time to hack projects for their local governments. The projects in Bangor included a tool to track the location of city vehicles such as snow plows and street sweepers ...

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Bangor Joins in on Maine Civic Hack Day - Local News BANGOR - Bangor taking part in a national event today known as Civic Hack Day.

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Hack Day Outcomes Wrap-Up coming soon.

Six prototypes were developed for 5 problem definitions at Maine Civic Hack Day.  It was an incredibly productive event.  Expect a full wrap up post and further details on each prototype to hit the internet soon!

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Great photos of our first Maine Civic Hack Day by Andrea of Kreatif Dezign

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Jeff Kirlin's exceptional documentation of our first Maine Civic Hack Day event.

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Cara Pelletier’s great photos of the Bangor event.

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Mind blowing introduction to the wider context of civic hacking. If you are planning to stay involved after the national day of civic hacking, this is a must watch!

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Maine Civic Hack Day 2013 - Bangor Family Photo

We took this photo Saturday morning, just as we were setting down for presentations and team forming after our opening kick-off & problem definitions.  Photo by CaraSees Photography.

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Bangor participated in a nation-wide tech event on Saturday. At Maine Civic Hack Day participants used social media and technology to begin solving problems in our area. The event brought t...

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Taken on the evening of May 31st, just before the event kick off the next morning.

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A historic moment for our civic hacking efforts, we are officially recognized by the municipal officers of Bangor, Maine with a proclamation in support of civic hacking.

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Took this photo the night that we received the proclamation in support of civic hacking.

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garrettwilkin's photo on Instagram

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On the eve of the big day

Tomorrow is the big day, our first Maine Civic Hack Day.  We are really excited to be bringing this event to the talented technologist of this region, and feeling quite privileged to be partnering with the local municipalities and non-profits. 

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Bangor city councilman Ben Sprague issues a proclamation on behalf of the mayor, Nelson E. Durgin, to declare June 1st 2013 as Maine Civic Hack Day and to su...