During Sunday’s Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 13, young Catholics from around Maine plan to get donations to benefit those in need through the “Souper” Bowl of Caring. The annual event, held this year on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 12 and 13, is a weekend of giving and serving during which 100% of the monetary […]
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Corrections chief to tell lawmakers about state’s response to report critical of Long Creek
Commissioner Randall Liberty says some of the changes suggested in the report already have been adopted at Maine’s only youth prison.
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Room at the inn: A South Portland hotel goes all out to help asylum seekers
General Manager Michelle Sandman has transformed the Quality Inn & Suites into a village atmosphere for asylum seekers who have overflowed Portland’s family shelter.
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Mother settles suit over transgender teen’s 2016 suicide at Long Creek
Michelle Knowles, of North Vassalboro, filed the federal lawsuit against the Maine Department of Corrections in April.
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Diocese names Christmas card contest winners
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley has announced the winners of the Diocese of Portland’s Christmas Card Art Contest, conducted by the diocese’s Office of Development (winning artwork, captions below/larger size images available). All Catholic school and faith formation students throughout the diocese were invited to participate in the contest. Each submission featured original creations by […]
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Maine woman becomes first Somali-American mayor in U.S.
Deqa Dhalac was formally seated Monday as the top elected leader of Maine’s fourth largest city.
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Amid cancer battle, minister and playwright confronts mortality on and off stage
Diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer, David Butler sees his play about hospice care staged at Mad Horse Theatre in South Portland.
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Growing homelessness and the challenges that accompany it prompt call for regional response
A regional coalition is urging Cumberland County commissioners to fund homeless initiatives in Portland and South Portland, while others are planned in Brunswick and the Lakes Region.
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‘Dying to Know’ to be staged by Mad Horse Theatre Company
Mad Horse Theatre Company plans to present “Dying to Know” by David Butler in a special limited engagement Dec. 2-12. Show times are 7:30 pm. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 5 p.m. Sundays. Directed by Mad Horse Company Member Nick Schroeder. The original play is by Maine playwright David Butler, which he wrote and revised […]
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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.