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PublishedNovember 4, 2023
Lewiston lives lost: Stories of the 18 people killed in the mass shooting
The victims at Just-in-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille ranged in age from 14 to 76. They will forever be associated with the worst mass shooting in Maine history. But they had rich lives worth remembering apart from that terrible night.
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PublishedMay 30, 2023
6 takeaways from our ‘Long Way Home’ series
In “Long Way Home,” the Portland Press Herald told the story of the large influx of asylum seekers arriving in Maine in recent years. Reporters and photographers spent several months learning why people fled their homelands – mostly in Central Africa – and the arduous journeys they made to Maine, many thousands of miles from […]
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PublishedDecember 31, 2022
Heading into a new year, changed but hopeful
Whether they’ll start 2023 with resolutions or not, the Mainers we spoke to have hopes for what comes next.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2022
Federal recovery money already committed to fighting homelessness and the housing crisis in Maine
Locally, some money will go to new shelters in Portland and Brunswick and to study the need for emergency shelter and other services in the Lakes Region.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2021
Sign up for our Season’s Readings newsletter and share a favorite Maine holiday memory
We’re launching the pop-up newsletter this month to send you all our best holiday stories and photos each week. And we’d love to hear from you.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2001
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