Carol Bousquet
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Former President George W. Bush was among the dignitaries at Kennebunkport's Memorial Day parade. -
The Maine CDC says the state's rate of hepatitis C may appear high because Maine has a robust testing and reporting protocol, unlike other states.
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Portland Parks and Recreation staff Thursday notified unhoused residents camping along Bayside Trail that they need to be moved out of the area by Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.
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The number of tents has grown from 50 to 84, and city shelters are full with 1,200 unhoused residents. More than 4,200 people were experiencing homelessness in Maine, according to a one-night count conducted earlier this year.
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In an effort to achieve net zero carbon emissions by the year 2042, Bowdoin College is undertaking an ambitious plan to invest more than $100 million in renovations and a new electrified heating system for the campus.
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The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that it has received a report of a positive measles lab result in a child and is awaiting confirmation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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City officials are considering the creation of an Encampment Task Force to ensure coordinated outreach for campers, but say the lack of housing in Portland may require their relocation to other communities in Maine.
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The city of Portland says it must remove an encampment of about 200 unhoused people and clean up the site, but has nowhere for the campers to go.
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Friends of Casco Bay says water samples collected from more than 150 locations around Portland Harbor and Casco Bay indicate that nitrogen pollution is largely coming from land-based sources, such as storm water and wastewater.
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Portland's Valentine's Day Bandit is finally revealed after decades of bringing joy to the community67-year-old Kevin Fahrman of Falmouth passed away suddenly on Friday and his family decided it was time for the community to know that Fahrman was the elusive phantom.
