New homeless services center opens, expanding shelter capacity in Portland

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Published
March 22, 2023

New homeless services center opens, expanding shelter capacity in Portland

The 208-bed Homeless Services Center in Riverton will replace the city's Oxford Street Shelter and comes as the city is seeing crisis levels of homelessness.
Published
March 22, 2023

With an outpouring of branches, Maine breweries are tapping new markets

Battery Steele Brewing and Brickyard Hollow Brewing Co. are the latest beer makers to add new restaurants or taprooms.
Published
March 20, 2023

Police suspect recent Portland burglaries linked to similar cases across Northeast

A group of out-of-state travelers may be behind two Portland burglaries last week, along with 'many more' similar cases in New England and New York, police said.
Published
March 20, 2023

Another Portland festival, Resurgam, plans to relocate to the waterfront

The first Resurgam Festival, hosted by the Maine Academy of Modern Music, was held last year at Thompson's Point.
Published
March 17, 2023

Portland police searching for discarded handgun on Warren Avenue

Police said they were called to a report of a disturbance around 2:40 a.m. Friday. There was no shooting, but police believe a gun was discarded somewhere in the area.
Published
March 16, 2023

Maine restaurants, bars hope for return to a ‘normal’ St. Patrick’s Day

With the holiday falling on a Friday, businesses are looking for a profitable celebration after the pandemic has dampened them for three years.
Published
March 12, 2023

With some tweaks, Carnaval Maine finds its sweet spot

Festival organizers hope to use this year as a lesson on what to do for next year and years to come.
Published
March 12, 2023

3 years later, the pandemic cocoon is giving way to social butterflies

Long after Maine's first case of coronavirus, communal activities and gatherings are reaching pre-pandemic levels again, though troubling remnants of isolation persist.
Published
March 11, 2023

$3 million in federal funds will help preserve Maine Irish Heritage Center’s history

The center inside the old St. Dominic's church building in Portland's West End, a key piece of the area's rich Irish identity, will get long-needed updates to the roof and brickwork.
Published
March 10, 2023

Sen. Collins asks Biden administration to slow the flow of asylum seekers to Maine

Collins is calling on the Department of Homeland Security to stop sending asylum seekers to Maine without first verifying a community's capacity to help.