Since Nov. 18, 188 new arrivals have no where to go during daytime hours.
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Greyhound’s Portland bus station building up for sale
The bus company says it is too early to say if the station will remain at the corner of Congress and St. John streets after the sale, but The Boulos Company says the site has a lot of potential.
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‘Since I first came to the United States, I knew I wanted to be a part of this country’
Forty-five new Americans were naturalized at a ceremony held at the Cape Elizabeth High School.
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Shared manufacturing space boon to entrepreneurs
The Portland facility has room and tools for up to 100 people to work on metal, wood, robotics, printmaking and more.
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St. Brigid School brings nativity story to community
The school’s Dec. 15 celebration will also include a visit from Santa, caroling, a tree lighting and Christmas cookie decorating.
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Couple helping city’s homeless one burrito at a time
The PLC Street Team, a ministry of Portland Life Center, aims to spread hope and love through food and prayer.
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Girls’ chorus to sing nationwide via PBS holiday special
The Maine Girls Chorus, now in its second year, provides the soundtrack for “The Magic of Christmas in Alsace,” which airs on Maine Public Television Dec. 20 and 22.
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Youth protest for state action on climate change
Protesters want Maine to become the first state to declare a climate state of emergency and hope to see it become carbon neutral within the next decade.
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Downtown gallery exhibits middle school artists’ abstracts
The Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation on Brown Street will showcase the work of 11 Lincoln Middle School students through January.
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Mercy embarks on next phase of campus relocation
The second phase would include expansion of the hospital building on Fore River Parkway and construction of a new surgical center.