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PublishedJune 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.
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PublishedJune 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.
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PublishedJune 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.
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PublishedJune 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.
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PublishedMay 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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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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