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Pride Portland Parade attended by thousands Saturday
Pride Portland stepped out in style Saturday to celebrate Pride Month.. The Pride Parade started at 1:30 p.m. at Monument Square, continued down Congress Street to High Street to Park Avenue, and then to Deering Oaks Park for the festival. The festival and parade were organized by Pride Portland!, a...
Road in Cumberland closes due to downed power line
CUMBERLAND, Maine — Powell Road in Cumberland was shut down Friday due to a downed power line. As of noon Friday, crews were on their way to repair the line but there was no estimated time of restoration, Cumberland police said in a social media post. Police said drivers...
Mental health advocates say Maine isn't using a program to help people in crisis enough
AUGUSTA, Maine — Members of the Maine chapter of the National Shattering Silence Coalition are arguing Progressive Treatment Programs are underused in Maine, sending a letter to the Lewiston Commission as to why one wasn't used in the case of Lewison shooter Robert Card. In a press conference Friday,...
The One Maine Sight That Caused an Evil Grinch Smile to Form on My Face
You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch... Look. I try to keep it as positive, light, fun, and entertaining as possible. But, honing in particularly on the positive part, keeping that up for 100% of the time, all the time, is impossible. And SPOILER ALERT -- if there are people in...
Total Maine June 16, 2024: A father's message on teens and suicide
PORTLAND, Maine — On this edition of Total Maine, we discuss teen mental health with the father of an Auburn teen who recently died by suicide. Jon Chrisos joins us to shed light on newly released data. Additionally, we speak with political scholar and author Christian Potholm about his latest book, "How Maine Decides," which explores the history of referenda in the state. Also, days after voicing strong opinions on the Biden administration's asylum policies, Faisal Khan, the new executive director of the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center, joins us in-studio to discuss his views and the center's mission moving forward.
Former mayors unite to lift Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival
Two former mayors are hoping to get the Lewiston-Auburn Ballon Festival "off the ground.”. Former Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque and former Lewison Mayor Mark Cayer were tapped to raise donations and secure sponsorships to fund the event. Levesque hopes this year's balloon festival will reinvigorate the area's economy after last...
Waterfront Consolidation, Budget Passage, and State of Emergency Extension – City Council Review 6/3/2024
After a long march, the city budget was teed up for debate and passage at the June 3rd City Council Meeting. With just Pious Ali absent, a spirited last-minute debate was held on allocating additional money to the library for managing marketing and teenagers, and two key authorities for Portland’s waterfront were merged into one. A state of emergency covering just one single lot of property was extended another several months in order to avert another homelessness crisis, and a new batch of constables was appointed by the city.
What housing rights do immigrants have and how can I find help with an eviction at court or with a landlord?
As a tenant, you have the right to live in safe spaces with healthy conditions. You have the right to receive adequate notice in advance of being evicted, and you can’t be evicted unless you’re brought to court and a judge issues an order to make you leave the property.
Town Meeting: Casco voters approve budget, but not FT deputy
CASCO — Some citizens who stayed home instead of going to the Casco Annual Town Meeting on Wednesday night may regret that decision. The evening proved to be edifying, interesting and filled with a financially conservative approach to each expense. First off, residents had no appetite for a full-time...
Casco revaluation ups money worries
CASCO — On the evening that Casco residents were approving the budget, there was a new piece of information to digest: The property revaluation. Unfortunately, not everybody had received the results of their property valuation in a letter from the company Vision Government Solutions Inc. There has been a...
Damage, debris from previous storms remains as new storms arrive in Maine
AUBURN, Maine — Severe storms areexpected across much of Maine Friday, just two days after some areas dealt with another round of storms. That includes the area around Hotel Road in Auburn where there was hail, heavy rain and strong winds that brought down trees, branches and power lines on Wednesday evening.
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