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PublishedAugust 28, 2023
Local schools make last-minute push to prepare for new students from asylum-seeking families
In Freeport and Sanford, schools have hired English instructors and made other adjustments needed to welcome dozens of new students.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2023
North Yarmouth pilot, student pilot identified as 2 dead in Litchfield plane crash
The pilot of the Wiggins Airways plane has been identified as James Shepard-Kegl, 69, of North Yarmouth, the student pilot was Jumaane Omari Stanley Melville, 37, of St. Petersburg, Florida.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2023
Two crew members killed in Tuesday plane crash in Litchfield
The victims, who were not identified publicly Wednesday, were the only people aboard the Beechcraft turboprop, which was destroyed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Community calls for better cooperation, accountability at Lewiston safety forum
During a sprawling forum that was at times messy, many speakers said the city and local organizations need to collaborate to address the root causes of crime and violence in the city.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
In photos: Annual festival’s balloons float over Lewiston on Sunday morning
The hot air balloons finally launched on the third day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2023
Fun still rules the day at Great Falls Balloon Festival despite balloon launch cancellations
Three balloon launches were canceled due to weather, but crowds came out for all the fun going on between the scheduled launches.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
‘A lot of good things happening’: Balloon festival gets soggy start
In spite of steady rain and swampy conditions under foot, well over a hundred people had gathered in the park, taking in the entertainment and waiting for the arrival of the balloons.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2023
Freeport hotel home to 40 asylum-seeking families after Portland closes arena shelter
The City of Portland negotiated a yearlong contract with Freeport's Casco Bay Inn to house 40 asylum-seeking families, who will choose to enroll their children in either Portland or Freeport school systems.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
Portland moves remaining asylum seekers to hotels as Expo shelter closes
The 60 families still at the Expo on Wednesday were taken by school bus and city vans to hotels in Freeport and Lewiston.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2023
Asylum seekers in Portland Expo will move to hotels in Lewiston, Freeport
The city's spokeswoman said Tuesday that it has contracted with a hotel in Lewiston, in addition to one in Freeport, to house asylum seekers starting Wednesday.
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