Combining the Preble Street Teen Center and the Joe Kreisler Teen Shelter has been years in the making. The new facility is expected to open next summer.
Drew Johnson
Staff Writer
Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Pleasant Mountain and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a “Vacationlander”, Drew adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in 2021.
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Advocates, opponents of red flag law in Maine step up campaigns as election nears
In the last week, supporters of Question 2 released their first television ad, while opponents launched a new campaign against the referendum. The two sides also met for a debate.
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Maine man convicted of sexual assault dies in prison
Richard Sweet, 73, formerly of Waterville, died Monday morning while serving a 35-year sentence at Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston, officials said.
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Portland to weigh putting winter warming center in shelter housing asylum seekers
The city received $400,000 to operate an overnight warming shelter this winter as part of a $2.3 million state grant package to fund a dozen such facilities across 7 Maine counties.
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Police investigating cause of fatal Hollis crash involving motorcycle, tractor trailer
The motorcyclist, a Limington man, was taken to Maine Medical Center but died from his injuries, police said.
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Man exposes himself near Portland students on recess, middle school says
The incident took place at the Deering Oaks park playground on Friday, the principal of King Middle School wrote in a letter to families.
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A Naples equestrian center lost a 225-year-old barn in a fire. Within hours, the community had rallied around it.
The Meadowbrook Equestrian Center has received an outpouring of support since losing its centuries-old barn in a blaze Thursday, including a fundraiser that drew over $13,000 in donations in less than 24 hours.
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Bowdoin College Conservatives host ‘October 7,’ a play spotlighting stories of Hamas attack survivors
The stage reading Thursday night at Pickard Theater came just a few days after the student group postponed a vigil for slain right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk because of reported threats.
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Chaos erupts at Lincoln school board meeting over teacher’s statement on slain conservative Charlie Kirk
An RSU 67 board member slapped a phone out of an attendee’s hand as the man was taking video after sparking two board recesses with his public comments at the meeting Wednesday night.
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Portland school district seeks to quash federal subpoena for student records
The Department of Justice is seeking the court order to force the Maine Principals’ Association to release student records it says it needs in a lawsuit against the state over transgender athletes.