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Published
July 4, 2022

Hundreds protest in Portland on the Fourth for abortion rights

Later, they marched up Congress Street to the city's annual fireworks display on the Eastern Promenade.
Published
July 4, 2022

At Portland couple’s Tar Beach, you come for dinner but stay for community

For a decade, Jim Ohannes and Elizabeth McGrady have hosted friends and neighbors at their West End home for dinner every Wednesday between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Published
July 3, 2022

No fare: The taxi business sees the end of the road

There used to be hundreds of taxicabs in the region. Just one company and a few dozen drivers remain.
Published
July 1, 2022

Portland Meetings: July 6-13
Published
July 1, 2022

Delay in Congress Square redesign work frustrates business owners

The entrance to Free Street at Congress Square, which was expected to reopen in June, remains closed while the city works to resolve a utility-related complication.

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Published
June 30, 2022

Hope Acts and Solo Cucina Market partner for new Mainer event

People can go to Hope Acts for assistance.
Published
June 29, 2022

Portland mayors present and past say making the job stronger will politicize city management

Mayor Kate Snyder and 14 previous mayors say the Charter Commission's proposal to strengthen the powers of the elected mayor puts too much power in the hands of 1 person.
Published
June 29, 2022

South Portland hotels will continue housing homeless individuals

The hotels' owner planned to stop the state-contracted service by the end of the month, but efforts to open an alternative emergency shelter have failed.
Published
June 29, 2022

Regional planners raise funds for communities of tiny homes to house asylum seekers

The Greater Portland Council of Governments is raising money to purchase and install 200 small modular homes for migrant adults and families seeking asylum.
Published
June 28, 2022

Former partners detail abuse by man sought in death of girlfriend in Acadia

Two women who dated Raymond Lester about a decade ago say he was emotionally and physically abusive. They came forward after Lester was charged in the death of his girlfriend, Nicole Mokeme, 35, last week in Acadia.