Kevin Joyce hopes to lift intake restrictions this summer, but he warns persistent staffing issues will likely limit the jail’s operations for two to three years.
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Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat set for southern Maine April 14-16
PORTLAND — Rachel’s Vineyard retreats aim to offer solace, peace and inner healing to any individual connected to an abortion, regardless of the role they played. The retreat provides a safe place to grieve the loss and to understand how abortion has affected them, so they can grow beyond it. The next Rachel’s Vineyard retreat […]
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Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal owner exploring options to sell media holdings or take on a partner
In a memo to employees Thursday, Reade Brower said he’s begun thinking about what is next for his newspapers, which include five dailies and more than two dozen weeklies across the state.
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Portland Symphony Orchestra will present the Nat King Cole Songbook
Nat King Cole’s hit songs will take center stage during the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s POPS! concerts at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Attendees will be treated to songs including “Unforgettable,” “Always on My Mind,” “Route 66,” and many more, sung by guest […]
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Maine schools to receive additional state funding after calculation error discovered
Many, but not all, districts around the state will receive more funding. The Portland school district, the state’s largest, will receive $3.6 million more in state funding than initially expected.
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Premature baby weighing just over 1 pound at birth goes home from hospital
The girl was discharged March 14 after being at Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland since her birth last July.
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Maine school districts confront COVID-19 funding cliff
Across-the-board expenses are rising just as federal pandemic relief is running out. Educators see a ‘perfect storm of financial pressures’ that will challenge schools for the next two years.
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City plans to reopen Portland Expo as temporary shelter for asylum seekers
Staff plan to open the Expo as a temporary shelter as soon as April 10 and operate it until a private effort to open a new shelter on Blueberry Road is complete.
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Wells man becomes 7th Mainer charged in connection with Capitol riot
David Ball could face up to 3 years in prison for his alleged participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in Washington, D.C.
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State awards $4 million for proposed 280-bed emergency shelter in Portland
The nonprofit Center for Regional Prosperity is collaborating with developers to convert a Blueberry Road site into a 280-bed facility.