In collaboration with Preble Street, the program hopes to transition at-risk youths into stable living situations.
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Downtown Augusta business owners say the area needs more police patrols
City councilors agreed and said the city must crack down on illegal activities before the downtown that many have worked hard the last several years to revitalize will gain a reputation as being unsafe.
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Proposed Augusta homeless shelter spurs debate, heads to Planning Board
Some Augusta business owners fear a proposed new 40-bed homeless shelter would worsen problems they’ve seen with people who are homeless, while advocates say it would help.
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Portland city manager: Encampment sweeps led to hundreds moving indoors, no overdose deaths last month
Danielle West and two other panelists spoke for nearly 2 hours about the challenges of the homelessness crisis at a University of New England forum Wednesday.
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Lawmakers may require Maine cities to allow more homeless shelters
Angry that Lewiston imposed a moratorium in 2022 to block a shelter, legislators are pushing a bill to prevent it from happening again.
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Maine to receive $20 million federal grant to combat homelessness, domestic violence
Preble Street has been awarded about $2.5 million from the grant.
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A waterfront park is overrun with rats. Rescuers are trying to find homes for them.
A group of volunteers believes the rodents at Harbor View Memorial Park in Portland are domestic, not wild, and is working to rescue them and find foster homes.
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Portland City Council hears from the public about rats
The city is taking steps to rid the area at Harbor View Memorial Park of the rodents, but some believe they are domesticated and were released in the area.
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Portland clears Harbor View encampment despite protest
The city cleared its largest remaining homeless encampment Tuesday morning. City staff have said there are enough beds at the shelter for those living at the camp.
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100 laptops will get formerly unhoused online for job search
Computers and internet access will be loaned out in a collaborative project aimed at overcoming a key obstacle to employment.