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May 11 2024
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Portland Sea Dogs slugger shares his struggles with anxiety, depression
Blaze Jordan hid it until he couldn’t. Until it became impossible to overlook the 25-pound weight loss, the result of being unable to get down more than a few crackers each day. Until he woke up one morning late in the summer of 2021 and found that he could barely walk. Until he couldn’t stop hyperventilating and had to be hospitalized for nearly a week. It was then that Jordan – a slugging
Portland Press HeraldApr 25 2024
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Portland man accused of drug trafficking
Authorities said they seized large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine and suspected drug proceeds. PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) and Portland Police Department have arrested a man charged with aggravated drug trafficking following a three-month investigation. Police arrested Charles Aboda, 27, of Portland, on two counts of unlawful aggravated trafficking in
News Center MaineMay 07 2024
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Maine Catholics celebrate installment of 13th bishop of Portland
Incense wafted through the air of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, silent as dozens of priests, bishops and other dignitaries began their slow procession through the sanctuary. Among them was Bishop James Thomas Ruggieri, who bowed his head and lifted his hands to greet the hundreds of faithful Catholics who traveled to Portland on Tuesday to celebrate his ordination and installment
Portland Press HeraldMay 13 2024
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Why no-cost Narcan isn't available in public buildings around Portland
A law passed by the Oregon Legislature last year that sought to expand community access to naloxone has had little effect within several public-facing Multnomah County institutions that stock the drug but do not distribute it. Why it matters: As overdose deaths skyrocket across the state, health officials say access to life-saving overdose-reversal medication is essential for all members of
AxiosMay 10 2024
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Drugs, not schools, on many Portland area voters’ minds, poll shows
Drugs and drug addiction have not ranked among the biggest worries of Portland area voters historically, but that’s no longer the case.
Illicit drug use is virtually tied with crime — behind only homelessness — as a top concern among 600 respondents in a new Oregon Insight poll commissioned by The Oregonian/OregonLive.
The OregonianApr 29 2024
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$1.3 billion Powerball winners revealed in Portland
Cheng "Charlie" Saephan, one of three from the Portland area who will share the $1.3 billion Powerball winnings. The winners of April's $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot — Oregon's largest jackpot ever — are a couple and their friend who bought 20 tickets together, lottery officials announced Monday. Why it matters: This was the eighth-largest U.S. lottery prize in history and the fourth-largest
AxiosMay 13 2024
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Throwback photo: Well-dressed pedestrians stroll downtown Portland with lily plants
Portland Press HeraldMay 12 2024
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Portland Timbers drop rivalry game to Seattle Sounders as winless streak continues
A 1,001-day stretch of derby dominance died on the field at Providence Park on Sunday afternoon. Not since August 2021 had the Seattle Sounders pulled three points from the Portland Timbers, but in a matinee showing of the Cascadia Cup, Portland’s nemesis from the north dealt the Timbers a 2-1 loss. The monkey is still clinging to the Timbers’ back as Portland approaches its 10th consecutive
The OregonianMay 06 2024
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Portland investigates arson fire that burned 17 police cars
Portland police are investigating a social media post claiming responsibility for an arson fire last week that burned 17 Police Bureau cars. Police originally said 15 cars were burned in the fire last Thursday but increased that number by two on Monday as their investigation continues. Also Monday, a group calling itself “Rachel Corrie’s Ghost Brigade” said people had cut through a fence at
The Seattle TimesMay 12 2024
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The opening of Good Day Market in 1970 ignited Portland’s vegetarian food scene
A landmark vegetarian business called the Good Day Market that opened in Portland in 1970 would go on to cultivate at least five memorable vegetarian establishments and continues to flavor the city’s food scene today. Vegetarian from day one, the cooperative grocery store appeared that June at 8 Market St. in the Old Port. It later moved to the Mariner’s Church building, then up Fore Street a
Portland Press Herald