The new facility at Southern Maine Community College provides tutoring to help students apply their developing English skills to course work.
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Person found with gunshot wound near South Portland High
Emergency responders found a person with a gunshot wound in one leg that didn’t appear to be life-threatening, a city official said.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Portland Forecaster
Fundraiser will help New Mainers, veterans in need furnish homes
Westbrook-based nonprofit Furniture Friends plans a virtual slumber party fundraiser to assist in its efforts to provide furniture to low-income residents in Greater Portland.
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Contaminated water, oily seaweed removed from Willard Beach
State and federal officials also have cleared debris and absorbent pads from the South Portland beach since an oil spill was discovered Tuesday.
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Willard Beach in South Portland could be closed for days because of oil spill
Cleanup crews are removing used motor oil that likely originated from a Cottage Road service station and was discharged from a storm drain pipe.
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Maine came closer than ever to closing its youth prison. What happens next?
Other states are looking for models that are less punitive and more effective for rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, and Maine is moving in that direction too.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Religion & Values
Maine congregations wrestle with reopening in the wake of vaccinations
Faith groups across the state are returning to ‘a new normal,’ knowing that some members may not be inoculated.
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Saco River drowning claims life of a passionate chef ‘with a big dream’
Abiodun Jerry Olubi, known as ‘Chef Jerry,’ had begun the planning to open his own restaurant when he died last weekend.
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Retired Portland police officer killed in South Portland crash
Robert J. Hawkins, 52, was identified Wednesday as the motorcyclist who died following a crash Monday night in South Portland.
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Construction worker injured in trench collapse in South Portland
The worker was conscious when uncovered and removed from the trench at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Cottage Road, says the South Portland Fire Department.