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By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer

Looking to address longtime complaints from civically engaged residents, city officials hope their new online calendar will become a one-stop shop for announcing public meetings and other city events.

The new calendar went live Thursday. It offers the options to send people text messages or emails regarding meeting times and places, as well as updating the recipient of any changes such as a cancellation or location change.

Residents can also subscribe to an RSS feed, add the calendar to Outlook or iCal, share the information on Facebook and Twitter, or e-mail the information to others.

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