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PublishedJune 17, 2019
Portlanders welcome asylum seekers, but also worry about financial strain on taxpayers
Some residents are proud of the city's open-arms approach, while others question what the long-term obligations will be.
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PublishedJune 13, 2019
South Portland council considers ways to help asylum seekers
City councilors discuss spending as much as $100,000 and organizing a regional effort to help deal with the surge in asylum seekers coming to Portland from the southern border.
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PublishedJune 13, 2019
Lewiston watches closely as migrants flow into Portland
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PublishedJune 13, 2019
Portland’s new asylum seekers settle in as community offers help
More than 170 asylum seekers from Africa spend their first day in a makeshift shelter as more arrive and the city receives over $63,000 from over 700 donors.
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PublishedJune 12, 2019
Maine’s congressional delegation reacts to influx of asylum seekers
All four members point to the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
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PublishedJune 12, 2019
Asylum seekers from Africa describe difficult journeys to Maine
They traveled for months through Central America after fleeing violence and instability at home.
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PublishedJune 12, 2019
Portland responding to ‘a very critical emergency’ as scores of asylum seekers arrive
The city will set up 350 cots at the Portland Expo to provide temporary shelter, and USM's president says he's willing to open up a 200-bed dorm in Gorham through Aug. 7.
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PublishedJune 12, 2019
Portland food plant evacuated for chemical leak
No one is injured when freon leaks at the Barber Foods plant on St. John's Street.
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PublishedJune 12, 2019
Bloodstained police uniform, DNA evidence presented to jury in murder trial
Forensic testimony dominates the third day of the trial of John D. Williams, who is charged with murder in last year's shooting death of Cpl. Eugene Cole.
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PublishedJune 12, 2019
Organizers gearing up for Make Music Portland’s 7th year
This will be their seventh annual celebration, focused on community music and artistic expression, to fill the streets of greater Portland with free musical performances and interactive events.
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