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For some in greater Portland, houses aren’t homes until Furniture Friends arrives

PORTLAND — Furniture is an easy thing to overlook. It’s in our homes, the places we work and the businesses we visit. Furniture is everywhere. It’s difficult to imagine life without it, to imagine not having a bed to sleep in or table for dining. But for some, a lack of furniture isn’t difficult to […]

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‘Yes means yes’: Changing the way Maine looks at sexual violence

BRUNSWICK — Sitting cross-legged on a couch last week in the student union building at Bowdoin College, Ali Ragan was smiling as she talked about her involvement on campus. The senior would be graduating in a month and was excited for what’s to come. Looking at her, no one would guess she was the victim […]

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Maine Audubon seeks brook trout surveyors

FALMOUTH — Maine Audubon is seeking volunteer anglers to survey remote Maine ponds and coastal streams for brook trout. The information gathered will be used to identify populations of previously undocumented wild brook trout across the state. This will be the sixth year Maine Audubon – along with Trout Unlimited and the Maine Department of […]

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Muslim in Maine: Coping with mistrust, counting on faith, community

PORTLAND — On the morning of Nov. 16, 2015, Fahmo Ahmed walked from her apartment on Bartlett Street in Lewiston to a downtown bus stop. It was a Monday, and like so many other Americans, she was already bracing herself for the week ahead. It was cold outside, and she had to get up early […]