Local & State
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PublishedJuly 15, 2018
Story of Paris Hill man connects Maine to ‘complexities’ of slave trade
Torn from his family in Africa, Pedro Tovookan Parris spent the last years of his short life in rural Maine. His journey is a tragic and revealing story of antebellum America.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2018
A Portland neighborhood asks: Why build city shelter here?
Worried about the raft of trouble they see downtown, residents of Nason's Corner are angry over plans for a new 200-bed homeless facility there.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2018
Increasingly, Maine police on front lines for mental illness interventions
Involuntary committals are up, as are related service calls, forcing a shift in how authorities train for and perform their jobs.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2018
Video: Green crabs’ crabbier cousins pushing into Maine waters
Researchers say a highly aggressive strain is migrating south from the Canadian Maritimes. Shellfish beware.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2018
A history of Nason’s Corner
Part of Westbrook in the 1800s, the farmland had been home to an almshouse for the poor when it was annexed by Portland.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2018
Nason’s Corner group opposes homeless shelter
The group sent a letter to city officials Saturday outlining their objections to a 200-bed shelter in their neighborhood.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2018
Police still investigating latest gunfire in Lewiston
Witnesses reported hearing between six and 12 shots fired Friday evening on Horton Street.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2018
Hundreds dance in funky procession through the Old Port
Part of the proceeds from the fifth annual Dance Mile event will benefit Girls on the Run.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2018
Two men arrested in Lincoln for trafficking in meth, Maine State Police say
In addition to crystal methamphetamine, drug agents seize heroin, $19,000 in cash and two handguns from a motel room.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2018
Rapper’s offer of free movie tickets draws a crowd to Portland cinema
Rory Ferreira of Biddeford bought all 129 tickets to a Saturday matinee of a film directed by fellow rapper Boots Riley.
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