A day before Sunday’s rainy weather, adults and children enjoyed some pre-winter ice skating at The Rink.
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Portland’s facilities accommodate newly arrived asylum seekers
City officials say they were able to handle the 28 people without having to open any overflow gymnasiums.
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Promoters hope Carnaval Maine will bring people to Portland during slow season
The three-day event in January – modeled after Quebec City’s – harkens back to festivals held here in the 1920s.
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Child hit by car in Portland
The crash happened on Park Avenue around 7:30 a.m. Friday, according to police.
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2020 3-D Printing Design Challenge and Expo planned in Fairfield
The Perloff Family Foundation and the Maine Space Grant Consortium will sponsor the 2020 Maine 3-D Printing Design Challenge and Expo on Saturday, March 7, at the Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield, according to a news release from the Maine Community Foundation. The 3-D printing design challenge is open to teams from Maine K-12 […]
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State and federal agencies help investigate fire at Portland lumberyard
The fire at Eldredge Lumber and Hardware on Presumpscot Street was reported around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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About 70 more asylum seekers expected to arrive in Portland this week
The African families released at the border in Texas will be offered overnight shelter in local gymnasiums, and city officials are making contingency plans in case the influx is larger than expected.
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Portland man broke into apartment, left his wallet behind, police say
Residents of a Park Avenue apartment awoke early Wednesday to find a stranger in their living room, police say.
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SMCC, Portland Adult Ed partner to enhance training for new Mainers
Building the Pipeline aims to improve screening and evaluation for immigrants, the schools say.
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Westbrook teenager charged with making threat that closed 2 Portland high schools
The 17-year-old boy terrorized students with posts on Snapchat that included images of a gun, police say.