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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Maine House cancels session after Portland lawmaker has medical emergency
Rep. Michael Brennan, D-Portland, was taken to a hospital but a fellow lawmaker said he was expected to be released Tuesday.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2024
Portland officials say increased shelter use led to decline in fatal overdoses
The city's new interim health and human services director noted the correlation between overdose deaths and naloxone administrations when talking about findings of the city's annual report on homeless services, which was released Friday.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2024
Attorneys threaten to sue Portland over homeless encampments
A draft of the lawsuit was sent to city leaders last week, signaling that should encampments pop up in Portland again, the city could face legal action if it doesn't promptly clear them.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2024
Portland city manager: Encampment sweeps led to hundreds moving indoors, no overdose deaths last month
Danielle West and two other panelists spoke for nearly 2 hours about the challenges of the homelessness crisis at a University of New England forum Wednesday.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Preble Street’s housing-first program serves as model for helping homeless Mainers
Rapid Rehousing aims to move people out of homelessness directly into long-term dwellings by working with landlords who will rent to people who don't meet the traditional requirements.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2024
Portland set to start ripping up parking to make way for waterfront park
Portland Harbor Common is a scaled-back version of a Commercial Street park first proposed in 2016. Construction could begin as soon as this summer.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2024
A waterfront park is overrun with rats. Rescuers are trying to find homes for them.
A group of volunteers believes the rodents at Harbor View Memorial Park in Portland are domestic, not wild, and is working to rescue them and find foster homes.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2024
Cargo volume in Portland Harbor broke records in 2023, but pace of growth is slowing
Imports dipped by about 2.4%, while exports increased by 5.5%, according to data from the Maine Port Authority.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2023
Worker at Portland’s Green Elephant Bistro diagnosed with hepatitis A
Customers and employees who may have been exposed over the past month are urged to get vaccinated against the liver disease.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2023
Native Mainer leads Jerusalem Post’s wartime coverage
David Brinn, who grew up in Portland, is the managing editor of Israel's largest English-language daily newspaper.
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