Lucas Segóbia and his friend Marcos Henrique have been shuffled between jails this week after being taken into custody after a traffic stop Monday night.
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She always wanted to come to Maine. A diagnosis meant now or never.
Hearing her story, Mainers stepped up to make the trip extra special.
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Homeland Security accuses Portland, and Hancock and Cumberland counties of defying immigration law
A list compiled by the federal agency specifically calls out the three law enforcement jurisdictions ‘as endangering American communities.’
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Portland police arrest 3 teens accused in December shooting near park
No one was injured in the shooting, but multiple apartments on Cumberland Avenue were hit with bullets and several shell casings were found in Peppermint Park.
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Artists use midnight performance to draw attention to rising seas
A group of painters, dancers and sculptors gathered on the Portland waterfront in the middle of the night as an unusually high tide flooded parking lots and piers.
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Can Portland’s streets handle a 3,300-seat concert venue?
The Portland Planning Board discusses options Tuesday to manage vehicular and pedestrian traffic at the proposed Portland Music Hall.
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Portland-to-Auburn railway trail project advances in Legislature
The bill appears on track to be approved, but funding for the 26-mile, multiuse trail is a potential obstacle.
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Immigrant Welcome Center closing Preble Street location in Portland
The organization says a ‘sustained funding shortfall, heavily impacted by the loss of federal funding’ forced the closure of the office at 24 Preble St., where it offered classes and support for new Mainers for more than 7 years.
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Portland voters could see a $20 minimum wage proposal on the November ballot
The council’s Housing and Economic Development Committee voted Tuesday night to advance a proposal to increase the minimum wage to $20 per hour by 2029. Last summer, the council shot down a nearly identical proposal.
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Five-year campaign aims to secure Victoria Mansion’s future in Portland
‘Every generation essentially has to save this building anew, and we’re having that moment now,’ says Executive Director Timothy Brosnihan.