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Greetings!
Colorful foliage, crisp apples, warm days and cool nights, root veggies, the crunch of leaves under your hiking boots, homemade pies...what's your favorite thing about October in Maine?
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Portland's new sustainable urban development opens in January!
 409 Cumberland, Portland's new sustainable urban development is now accepting applications. Designed to combine healthy living and an urban location, 409 Cumberland will create a community in Portland unlike any other. It's located on the corner of Forest and Cumberland avenues, and will open in January 2015 featuring 57 efficiency, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Residents will be within walking distance to the shops, restaurants and services of Bayside, the Arts District and the Old Port. Read more about this new sustainable urban development in Portland.
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Coming Soon...The SunriseGuide Mobile App!
 We are excited to announce that we are launching the Sunrise Guide mobile app this fall, making it even easier for you to find and connect with Maine businesses and redeem SunriseGuide coupons directly from your phone! Imagine... never again having to miss out on great offers because you left your SunriseGuide at home! The app will launch alongside the book and each will be sold individually. So you can choose which format best fits your needs, print or mobile. Click to learn more and watch the video.
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Raise Money for your School with the SunriseGuide!
 Did you know the SunriseGuide can help you raise money for the Class of '15, Project Graduation, sports teams, arts groups, boosters, environmental clubs, special trips & projects, and more?! With SunriseGuide fundraising, you keep up to $10 from each book you sell! Choose a product you can feel good about selling, while earning big bucks for your school. Want to learn more about these fundraising opportunities?
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Efficiency Maine's Virtual Home Tour
The Efficiency Maine website offers a great collection of information about energy saving technologies and available incentives. Take a virtual tour to learn which resources are available to help you become energy efficient in every room of your house!
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Are you ready for the Home Heating Season?
 With chillier temps upon us, is your house ready for the home heating season? If you're interested in exploring heating systems that are more energy efficient, easier on your wallet, and environmentally-friendly air source heat pumps and pellet boilers definitely fit the bill! (Save $200 on an air source heat pump with your SunriseGuide coupon from Horizon Residential Energy Services.) Looking to make your home more energy efficient? Efficiency Maine has some tips for you. Not sure where to start or what to do to increase efficiency and save money on home heating costs? Leave it to the pros - there's still three months left to use your SunriseGuide coupons for a free home assessment from ReVision Heat or Evergreen Home Performance.
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SunriseGuide Partner News
 Dean'sSweets has moved from Middle Street to a new downtown Portland location - you can now find decadent chocolates at 475 Fore Street.
 Rosemont Market & Bakery recently opened a full butcher counter at their Commercial Street location.
 In Balance Massage has moved into a new location - you can now find them at 20 Mussey Road in Scarborough.
 We're sad to share that after 25 years of serving delicious food in Portland, the Pepperclub/Good Egg Café has closed.
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Sustainable Living Event Highlights
This list is just a sampling of the many events happening around Maine. Please visit the Local Events section on our website for even more events.
The Big Sit Bird Count
Oct. 11, 6am-6pm, Maine Audubon, Falmouth
Two-Day Intro to Permaculture Design - Short Course
Oct. 11 & 25, 9am-3:30pm, Saco
Annual Fall Festival
Oct. 11, 10am-3pm, Wolfe's Neck Farm, Freeport
Maine Cheese Guild's Open Creamery Day 2014
Oct. 12, 11am-3pm, Various locations statewide
Envisioning a Sustainable Future
Oct. 15, 3:30pm & 7pm, Friends School of Portland, Falmouth
GORP - A Party to Celebrate Portland Trails
Oct. 17, 5:30-8pm, Urban Farm Fermentory, Portland
6th Annual Sustainability Festival
Oct. 18, 3pm, St. Joseph's College, Standish
The "How & Why" of Sustainable Food
Oct. 20, 6:30-8pm, Scarborough High School, Scarborough
GrowSmart Maine Summit 2014: The Dollars and $ense of Smart Growth
Oct. 21, 7pm, Augusta Civic Center, Augusta
Harvest on the Harbor
Oct. 22-25, The Ocean Gateway, Portland
7th Annual Indie Biz Awards
Oct. 22, 6pm, SPACE Gallery, Portland
Habitat for Humanity's "Raise the Roof Gala"
Oct. 22, 6pm, Marriott at Sable Oaks, South Portland
Preserving the Harvest: Pressure Canning
Oct. 23, 5:30-8:30pm, Scarborough High School, Scarborough
The Better Together Summit
Oct. 24-26, 8am-5pm, Pineland Farms, New Gloucester
For a complete list of events, please visit the Local Events section on our website.
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Save the Date
Nov. 1-3, Point Lookout Resort, Northport
Climate Change & the Built Environment: Building Resiliency
Nov. 5, 7:30-9am, Maine Audubon, Falmouth
Healthy Household Cleaners & Body Products 101
Nov. 5, 6:30-8pm, Scarborough High School, Scarborough
7th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Nov. 8, 4-8pm, USM Abromson Center, Portland
Fee Free Day at Acadia
Nov. 11, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island
E2Tech Annual Meeting - "Extreme Makeover: Environmental Remediation Edition"
Nov. 20, 7:15-9:30am, USM Wishcamper Center, Portland
Have a sustainability event we can help you promote?
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