Konbit Sante used the $220,000 a year USAID grant to help fund maternal and newborn care in a poor neighborhood in Haiti’s second-largest city.
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At the Maine Jewish Museum, an art exhibit, a protest — then a conversation
The exhibit spurred a dialogue that is increasingly rare in these polarized times.
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Personnel costs, inflation, special ed are top budget challenges facing Portland schools
Superintendent Ryan Scallon laid out the district’s financial hurdles in a public forum, where many turned out to support increasing music education in Portland schools.
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Tractor breaks through ice at Deering Oaks pond
A spokesperson for the city of Portland said no one was injured and the equipment was easily removed.
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Portland receives $2M to revamp Franklin Street
The city was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help overhaul one of its major thoroughfares.
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Portland mayor uses State of the City address to ask for state’s help with homelessness, public safety
Mayor Mark Dion said that Portland has done all it can with finite resources
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Maine kids share their hopes — big and small — for the new year
At an event at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine on Tuesday morning, kids talked about what they wish for in 2025.
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Portland City Council approves license for Payson Park music festival
The 2-day festival will be held in early August and could draw up to 12,500 people per day.
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After a flood of requests, Maine Needs will move into a bigger space
The nonprofit needs more room in order to make a dent in a continuous backlog of 250-plus requests for donations.
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Homeless people are being moved more quickly in Portland, but some have nowhere to go
The city and social service organizations are struggling to help dozens of individuals sleeping outside who can’t or won’t stay in a shelter, but the mayor says Portland can only do so much.