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Portland's approach to homelessness: Too little, too late?
PORTLAND — Homelessness is on the minds of many people these days. An average of 444 people seek housing each night in the city’s shelters, which have been overfilled for over a year, according to the most recent data from the Department of Heath and Human Services. City councilors are scheduled to consider a sweeping […]
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Portland schools incorporating 'character' education
PORTLAND — A new style of learning, championed by author Paul Tough, is being applied in Portland’s public schools and in the creative writing programs offered at The Telling Room. The Telling Room, in connection with the schools, USM’s Teacher Education Department and several other education groups, will host a presentation by Tough on Nov. 7 […]
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Occupy Maine sets focus on home foreclosures
PORTLAND — Members of Occupy Maine are focusing their efforts on housing foreclosures and providing support to Mainers struggling through the process. The newly formed Occupy Our Homes is offering services that include general information, legal assistance, and fundraising. Some of the core activists involved participated in the occupation of Lincoln Park in Portland. But […]
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Ballot boxes fill in southern Maine as early voting wraps up
PORTLAND — Absentee ballots and early voters are keeping election clerks busy. But as the Nov. 1 deadline for early voting looms, some towns have seen declines in early voting compared to the last general election in 2008. The ballots remain sealed until Election Day, but in towns and cities from Bath to Scarborough, clerks […]
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Free dental care available for a day in Cumberland County
PORTLAND — Free dental care will be available Friday, Nov. 2, to adults who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford it, at various offices throughout Cumberland County, according to the Greater Portland Dental Society. The annual event called Dentists Who Care for ME is in it’s fourth year. Appointments will not be accepted beforehand; participants […]
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Storm delays hearing on planned Portland hotels
PORTLAND — Hurricane Sandy forced postponement of a public hearing Monday night on two hotels proposed for the peninsula. The Planning Board was scheduled to review site plan applications for a 110-room hotel proposed at 390 Congress St., the former Portland Press Herald building, and for a 123-room hotel at 433 Fore St. The applications […]
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Storm-related power outages close 3 Portland schools
PORTLAND — Power outages due to Hurricane Sandy forced the cancellation of classes today at Hall Elementary School, Casco Bay High School and Portland Arts and Technology High School, but all other public schools are open for normal hours, the city announced this morning. While the storm forced a few street closures Monday night, all […]
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Businesses optimistic as Downeaster rolls into Freeport, Brunswick
FREEPORT — Business owners and residents are hoping the extension of Amtrak Downeaster service to Freeport and Brunswick on Thursday will be an economic boon, but no one really knows what to expect. “We haven’t established any metric that can demonstrate success,” Sande Updegraph, Freeport station manager and former executive director of the Freeport Economic […]
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First Friday find: Charity adds unique aspect to monthly art walk
PORTLAND — Art lovers who plan to scour the city’s downtown galleries during this week’s First Friday Art Walk may want to add an out-of-the-way stop: a store better known for used clothing than used masterpieces. At its “Art from the Attic” exhibit, Friday from 5-8 p.m., the Catholic Charities Thrift Store will unveil its […]