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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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