Olivia Mabiala Andre was arrested with her family in November.
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What should be where Renys was in Portland? Here’s what readers said.
The Congress Street storefront has been vacant since January. Many people would like it to become a grocery store, but others said the location would be challenging for any business.
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Portland approved a record-high number of housing units in 2025. Developers completed far fewer.
The city’s annual housing report reflects high hopes and less follow-through.
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Ahead of Portland fashion show, breast cancer survivors heal together
‘We kept fixing each other,’ one model said.
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Here’s how Maine is celebrating Earth Day 2026
Communities across Maine are celebrating April 22’s Earth Day throughout the week.
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Rep. Pingree, Ms. Rachel join calls for Portland teen to be released from ICE custody
Olivia Mabiala Andre, 19, is being held at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas, even after her mother and 2 siblings were released in March and returned to Maine.
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The world’s oldest chicken lives in Portland. Her name is Gertie.
Guinness World Records has recognized a blind, jazz-loving, 15-year-old hen in Portland as the oldest living chicken on Earth.
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Portland officials propose staff cuts to limit tax increase next year
City Manager Danielle West’s budget proposal would cut 74 staff positions, including 35 from the city’s shelter for asylum seekers that closed last month.
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Brunswick man accused of murder held without bail
Tanner Dostie, 45, was charged with killing another man, whose body police found at a home in Brunswick on Friday night, after making ‘disturbing statements’ to officers.
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Police calls to Portland Public Library more than doubled in 2025
The 145% year-over-year increase is renewing debate about the lack of a day space for homeless individuals in Maine’s largest city.