About 150 people attended the 23rd Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil in downtown Portland, holding candles and reading the names of the deceased aloud.
2017
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‘Slender Man’ stabber gets 25 years in psychiatric hospital
Anissa Weier was one of two teenagers who tried to kill a classmate to win favor with the fictional character.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
High school roundup: Hall-Dale boys basketball wins big
Monmouth, Winthrop girls pick up victories.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Indians sign Alonso to play first base
After losing Carlos Santana, Cleveland agrees with Yonder Alonso, who hit a career-high 28 homers last season.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ basketball: Greely uses late surge to beat Falmouth
Logan Bagshaw helps the Rangers pull away for their 26th straight win, 51-40.
Posted inNation & World
Regional election tests Spain’s grip on voters in Catalonia
Opinion polls predicted a close race between the separatist and unionist parties.
Posted inNation & World
Court denies bid to delay transgender military enlistments
A U.S. district judge in Baltimore in November halted President Trump’s proposed ban, which is on hold while the government is appealing.
Posted inMaine
No longer homeless, mom seeks help to give daughter holiday gifts
Some parents who write to the Portland Press Herald Toy Fund are homeless, or on the verge of homelessness.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Congress approves stopgap spending bill, avoids government shutdown
But the House and Senate put off dealing with immigration, health care and disaster aid until next year.
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Court sides with Trump in lawsuit claiming he violated Constitution
A government watchdog group argued that allowing his properties to do business with foreign interests violates a prohibition on U.S. officials accepting gifts from foreign powers.