The hotels’ owner planned to stop the state-contracted service by the end of the month, but efforts to open an alternative emergency shelter have failed.
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Regional planners raise funds for communities of tiny homes to house asylum seekers
The Greater Portland Council of Governments is raising money to purchase and install 200 small modular homes for migrant adults and families seeking asylum.
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Former partners detail abuse by man sought in death of girlfriend in Acadia
Two women who dated Raymond Lester about a decade ago say he was emotionally and physically abusive. They came forward after Lester was charged in the death of his girlfriend, Nicole Mokeme, 35, last week in Acadia.
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Portland’s summer meals program fills a gap for struggling families
Portland began handing out free meals Monday to students on summer break, a long-running federal program that is certain to be in strong demand statewide this summer given the rising cost of everything from groceries to gasoline to rent.
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Maine Public to add 7 radio signals in rural areas
The public network is planning to broadcast from towers in Bethel, Calais, Fort Kent, Greenville, Mars Hill and Millinocket and surrounding areas within three years.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Meetings: June 29-July 6
Wed. 6/29 4 p.m. Mayor’s Monthly Zoom Wed. 6/29 6 p.m. Charter Commission Wed. 7/6 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Wed. 7/6 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Committee Wed. 7/6 6 p.m. Charter Commission All meetings are remote unless otherwise noted.
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Overnight paving this week on I-295 at Veranda Street bridge
A short segment of the highway will be closed to nighttime traffic through Friday morning.
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Hundreds rally for abortion rights in Portland
The speakers at Sunday’s demonstration in Monument Square included several women who shared their experiences of having had an abortion.
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Young people in Portland express fear, dismay over Roe ruling
For their entire lives, the right to an abortion has been federally protected. Now they face a world in which the procedure will become illegal in many states.
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Truc Huynh’s life work was to return the help his family once received
The Portland High and Bowdoin grad drowned while fishing near Moosehead Lake. He was 40.