InterMed made the donation to the Quality Housing Coalition to assist the agency in its efforts to help find housing for homeless people.
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City Council shoots down proposal to allow public camping through the winter
Order 68, which would have ended sweeps of the city’s homeless encampments through April, failed on a 6-3 vote early Tuesday.
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Area shelters see surge in stray and surrendered cats
Rising costs, the housing shortage and climate change are among the reasons for the increase, shelters say.
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Union of Maine Visual Artists to host holiday pop-up show and sale
The nonprofit group hopes the downtown Portland show will draw shoppers new to its offerings and help its artists build community.
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Zoning change would allow large housing project in Portland, but neighbors say it goes too far
East Deering residents argue that the development would bring significant traffic and degrade the area’s natural beauty.
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With a huge need, Press Herald Toy Fund helps to brighten children’s holidays for 75th year
The annual toy drive was started in 1949 by a newspaper editor and Portland social worker. Since then, ‘there’s never been a year that this didn’t happen,’ said operations manager Jeff Ham.
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Ecomaine gets $2 million grant to promote recycling among residents of multifamily homes
The EPA grant will fund educational outreach and expand access to single-stream recycling programs.
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Hepatitis A outbreak spreads in Portland’s homeless encampments
While advocates for the homeless say the outbreak stems from a lack of access to clean water for drinking and bathing, city officials say the unsanitary conditions are why they have cleared encampments and are focused on getting people into shelters.
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When a woman was trapped in a sinking car, this Falmouth man dove in to help
Manny Kourinos is credited with saving a Massachusetts woman’s life Thursday after police said she drove a stolen car into the ocean off Portland’s East End.
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Sports bar Jerome’s to take over The Snug’s spot on Congress Street
The 3 partners, who live in walking distance of the bar in Portland’s East End, hope to open in January.