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Published
June 22, 2024

Portland Greek Festival celebrates 40 years of faith, friendship and, of course, food

This week's heat wave and torrential downpours might have kept crowds smaller than usual, but people still lined up around the block for the food and festival music of this Portland tradition.
Published
June 18, 2024

Wex is laying off 375 employees worldwide, including around 45 in Maine

A spokesperson for the global payment processing company based in Portland said the majority of the layoffs are coming from its Technology organization.
Published
June 11, 2024

Roux Institute approved to build campus at former B&M Baked Beans site

Portland's planning board approved construction of the graduate school and research center in East Deering, but concerns about traffic remain.
Published
June 1, 2024

Animal control in Portland is a one-woman show

Ruthann Weist single-handedly runs the division within the Portland Police Department. She sees everything from unleashed dogs to squirrels stuck in chimneys to, occasionally, dolphin recoveries.
Published
May 7, 2024

Students to help Casco Bay communities plan for a warmer, wetter future

The students will be asked to research and design novel ways of living and working in Portland, South Portland and the Casco Bay islands as the climate changes.

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Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
February 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.
Published
February 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.