About 350 people gather in front of City Hall to support the organization after 27 protest outside its offices a few blocks away.
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USM student leaders to remain neutral about lawmaker’s speech on ‘Alien Invasion’
They agree with the university president that free speech must be protected, but voice concerns about safety during Rep. Lawrence Lockman’s appearance on campus.
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Portland council will consider regulating short-term rentals like Airbnb, VRBO
The council’s Housing Committee votes 3-0 to recommend regulations including a 300-unit limit on short-term rentals in homes that aren’t owner-occupied.
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Bread and Butter: At Lolita in Portland, wine is a conversation, not a monologue
The idea, the wine director says, is not to show off what she knows but to help you figure out what you like.
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Dine Out Maine: At Portland Meatball Co., the balls often strike out
Alas, the pizza and the salads don’t help matters much at the Exchange Street restaurant.
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Maine Republicans accuse Portland schools chief of politicizing alleged hate crime
The criticism of Superintendent Xavier Botana comes on the day police arrest Jamie Hoffman and charge him with accosting four ninth-graders.
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Portland International Jetport set record for total passengers in 2016
The record comes as numbers decline at other regional airports in New England.
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Family waits, hopes to be reunited with daughter left in Iraq
Labed Al-Hanfy’s daughter is in immigration limbo because of President Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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Protesters say ‘immigrants are welcome here’ as 1,500 rally in Portland to oppose Trump’s order
The crowd shows support for Maine’s Muslims and immigrants in response to the president’s suspension of refugee programs and admissions from seven Muslim-majority nations.
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More than 300 from Casco Bay High march to decry alleged hate crime in Portland
The ‘Walk of Solidarity’ from the Portland high school was an expression of support for four black ninth-graders who were accosted last week by an older white teenager who made racist comments to them, authorities say.