Helping asylum seekers now will pay off for Maine’s future.
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Maine Voices: LGBTQ people have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go
Pride is the time to celebrate the rights that have been won and gather the strength to fight efforts to take them away.
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South Portland council considers ways to help asylum seekers
City councilors discuss spending as much as $100,000 and organizing a regional effort to help deal with the surge in asylum seekers coming to Portland from the southern border.
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Lewiston watches closely as migrants flow into Portland
LEWISTON — Portland is experiencing an influx of migrants that some worry could spread into Lewiston. On Tuesday, Portland City Manager Jon Jennings set up an emergency shelter to accommodate more than 200 asylum seekers heading to the city from the South. As Jennings prepared to get the emergency shelter staffed, he said he would […]
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Portland’s new asylum seekers settle in as community offers help
More than 170 asylum seekers from Africa spend their first day in a makeshift shelter as more arrive and the city receives over $63,000 from over 700 donors.
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Maine’s congressional delegation reacts to influx of asylum seekers
All four members point to the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
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Asylum seekers from Africa describe difficult journeys to Maine
They traveled for months through Central America after fleeing violence and instability at home.
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Portland responding to ‘a very critical emergency’ as scores of asylum seekers arrive
The city will set up 350 cots at the Portland Expo to provide temporary shelter, and USM’s president says he’s willing to open up a 200-bed dorm in Gorham through Aug. 7.
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Fogg’s Boatworks expands charter service in Casco Bay
The company of 5th-generation sea captains is trying to fill a niche by offering charters in a boat that holds up to 49 passengers.
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Portland food plant evacuated for chemical leak
No one is injured when freon leaks at the Barber Foods plant on St. John’s Street.