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Partners in hope: Assisting asylum seekers in Maine - Press Herald

Partners in hope: Assisting asylum seekers in Maine
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click image to enlarge. Betty Hartley, English conversation group instructor with Hope Acts in Portland, uses ice cubes to communicate the meaning of the word “ice” to students from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi on Thursday. While
Hope House developer builds bastion against homelessnessKennebec Journal

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Deering High to offer Arabic class - Press Herald

Deering High to offer Arabic class
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Abdullahi Ahmed, an earth science teacher at Deering High School in Portland, will teach what is believed to be the first Arabic language class in a public school in Maine. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer. Select images available for

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Shutdown would close few federal agencies in Maine - Press Herald

Shutdown would close few federal agencies in Maine
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WASHINGTON – Maine's two senators were once again on opposites sides of a political battle Monday over the Affordable Care Act that threatens to force a partial shutdown of federal government in a matter of hours. Maine Sen. Angus King, an independent
Federal government shutdown would imperil key Acadia tourism season, flu Bangor Daily News

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Four Maine communities receive grants to hire school resource officers - Bangor Daily News

Four Maine communities receive grants to hire school resource officers
Bangor Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — Four Maine communities will be able to hire resource police officers thanks to a grant from the U.S. Attorney's Office. Thomas Delahanty II announced Monday that the Department of Justice and the Office of Community Oriented Policing

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Four Maine communities receive grants to hire school resource officers - Bangor Daily News

Four Maine communities receive grants to hire school resource officers
Bangor Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — Four Maine communities will be able to hire resource police officers thanks to a grant from the U.S. Attorney's Office. Thomas Delahanty II announced Monday that the Department of Justice and the Office of Community Oriented Policing

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Maine newspapers, magazines slapped with sales tax - Press Herald

Maine newspapers, magazines slapped with sales tax
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The Republican governor isn't shy about his distaste for newspapers, once saying that reading one is “like paying somebody to tell you lies” and another time joking that he'd like to blow up the headquarters of the Portland Press Herald, Maine's
Temporary state tax hikes take effect Tuesday, Oct. 1Bangor Daily News

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Rethinking pie in Portland: Diplomat-turned-baker opens Maine Pie Line - The Forecaster

Rethinking pie in Portland: Diplomat-turned-baker opens Maine Pie Line
The Forecaster
Maine Pie Line, Portland's only bakery dedicated exclusively to pies, was scheduled to open for business Tuesday at 200 Anderson St. The pie bakery hopes to transform the humble dessert, more frequently associated with grandmothers than gourmands,

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Maine men's roller derby ready to roll - Bangor Daily News

Maine men's roller derby ready to roll
Bangor Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — For the first time since roller derby was rescued from history and re-imagined as a legitimate sport, Mainers are getting a chance to see men bump and roll around a flat track wearing wheels on their shoes, just like the ladies do.

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Maine Voices: Portland sees 'failed space' where it should envision 'opportunity' - Press Herald

Maine Voices: Portland sees 'failed space' where it should envision 'opportunity'
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The revitalized public space is managed through a successful public-private partnership with the Friends of Congress Square Park, a recently organized Maine nonprofit, the city and other Arts District stakeholders. All of this is within the realm of

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Growing pot becomes Maine cottage industry - Press Herald

Growing pot becomes Maine cottage industry
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His profession was created under Maine's medical marijuana laws, which have grown increasingly beneficial for caregivers since the first measure was approved in 1999. The number of licensed caregivers has grown to 600 — and that figure is expected to

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