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Portland volunteers aid asylum-seekers as transition plan develops
Food and entertainment are among the things Mainers are providing for migrants from Africa.
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Painted pianos add sounds of music to downtown Portland
The city’s Piano in the Squares project returns with a free walking concert.
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To our readers: New websites debut
As part of our continuing commitment to quality, local journalism, The Forecaster, American Journal and Lakes Region Weekly have new, more engaging online homes. Our websites are now hosted by pressherald.com, where readers have access not only to our weekly array of news, features, sports and opinion, but also to the Portland Press Herald. Finding […]
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Portland council picks Riverton for new homeless shelter
PORTLAND — After months of deliberations, the divided City Council Monday took a first step toward relocating the city’s homeless shelter to Riverton. By a 5-4 vote, councilors decided to build a new shelter on city-owned property at 654 Riverside St. They urged the Health and Human Services Committee to begin a policy discussion about who […]
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Portland shows ‘remarkable’ support for asylum-seekers
PORTLAND — Residents across southern Maine responded to ensure asylum-seekers who recently came to the city have the immediate support they need. But now, a week after opening the Portland Exposition Building to shelter more than 200 people, the city is looking at ways to provide for the new immigrants on a more permanent basis. While […]
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Rain, runoff no obstacle for Portland 4th graders
PORTLAND — The community gardens at Riverton Elementary School have a water problem. So, fourth grade students at the school stepped in to create a new rain garden that’s designed to collect and absorb excess water. The students and their partners on the project, including the Cumberland County Soil and Water District, Maine Audubon and the […]
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Portland school urges students to go fly kites, among other things
PORTLAND — Kite flying has a long and storied history. Kites have also been used for military and scientific purposes, from signaling and observation to measuring atmospheric conditions. Last week students at Lyman Moore Middle School learned all this and more as they built their own kites, part of a day dedicated to allowing students the […]
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Portland Symphony returns to July 4 celebration
PORTLAND — Independence Day in the city this year will be a little bit different, and at the same time familiar. Shamrock Sports & Entertainment, an international sports marketing firm on Commercial Street, is teaming up with the city, the Portland Symphony Orchestra and local businesses to produce Portland Pops on Thursday, July 4. For close […]
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Portland entrepreneur pedals his way to peddling cheesesteaks
PORTLAND — The city’s newest food truck is not a truck at all. Last month, Portland resident Peter Murphy launched Rebel Cheesesteaks, a mobile food cart powered by an electric bicycle. Murphy, 29, said he has always dreamed of operating his own small business, and as a native of Princeton, New Jersey – near Philadelphia – grew up […]