People of old and new immigrant backgrounds gather outside the Portland Expo to express support for newly arrived asylum seekers.
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Portland enrolls asylum-seeking students in summer school
The district could add 77 students who are part of the recent wave of migrants from Africa as it explores how to handle the influx of English language learners for the coming school year.
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New American citizens ready to celebrate the Fourth in Maine
The holiday means independence for the United States – and for these grateful people, too.
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Maine Medical Center publishes inaugural medical journal
The Journal of Maine Medical Center will be published biannually and will focus on original, peer-reviewed research in the health sciences.
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Violent thunderstorms knock out power to hundreds
Storms roll through western and southern Maine for the second consecutive day.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Religion and Values
New Episcopalian bishop ordained at service in Portland
Thomas James Brown, the 10th bishop of the church in Maine, is consecrated at the Cathedral of St. Luke with hundreds in attendance.
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Four competing to design artwork for Portland’s 1st roundabout
The Portland Public Art Committee will present the concepts at a public meeting Wednesday.
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Donations pour in, volunteers step up to help asylum seekers in Portland
Over $230,000 has been raised in recent days to assist the city as it shelters more than 200 people who have arrived in the city in the last week.
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Maine health care system responds to influx of asylum seekers
The Maine CDC has public health nurses working with newly arrived asylum seekers at the Portland Expo, and a clinic will offer primary care as needed.
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Portland police search for fisherman suspected of several burglaries
Police say James Emerton, 54, has targeted motor vehicles, businesses, restaurants, schools, libraries, offices and employee lockers.