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Published
September 9, 2019

Sale of student lodging house in Bayside triggers backlash

Affordable housing activists say hundreds of low-cost Portland units will be lost and want the city to step in. The developer plans traditional apartments, but at workforce housing prices and says he’ll help anyone who’s displaced.
Published
September 9, 2019

Former asylum seeker returns to thank Mainers for support

Luc Mpangaje relied on help from a Portland church after fleeing Burundi in 2010.
Published
September 8, 2019

Power of song brings community together at Portland neighborhood’s Porchfest

Nearly 50 musical acts perform in Deering Center's free, five-hour festival.
Published
September 8, 2019

Portland cathedral celebrates its 150th anniversary

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception was dedicated on Sept. 8, 1869, and is still the tallest structure in the city.
Published
September 8, 2019

Windham man caught in Biddeford after fleeing Portland halfway house

Joseph Buzzell, 44, jumped from a second-story window to escape from the Community Corrections Center, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office says.

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Published
September 8, 2019

Portland artist’s work acknowledges help received and still needed by asylum seekers

Gabon native Titi de Baccarat is putting together a show that calls attention to poor sanitation in holding facilities and thanks Mainers who have opened their hearts and homes.
Published
September 8, 2019

Art review: A glimpse into the photographs collected by Barbara Goodbody

Maine Museum of Photographic Arts is highlighting works from its advisory board member's extensive collection at USM's Glickman Library in Portland.
Published
September 7, 2019

Hurricane Dorian forces cruise ship detours to Portland

Two ships with a combined capacity of 2,700 find safe harbor in the city.
Published
September 6, 2019

UMaine System to consider changes to Maine’s only law school

The University of Maine Board of Trustees will vote Sept. 16 on a proposal aimed at addressing financial challenges, growing enrollment and improving academic programming.
Published
September 6, 2019

Maine’s bioscience sector gathers to figure out how to bring jobs, advance health

More than 175 entrepreneurs, researchers and policymakers attend the inaugural Life Science Ventures Seminar hosted by the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs in Portland.