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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Lewiston leaders hail governor’s plan for a New Mainers office
Officials say the new office will help integrate immigrants into Maine's workforce
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PublishedJuly 27, 2023
Auburn summer program aims to help new Mainers build relationship with the outdoors
Students have practiced outdoor survival skills, like navigation and building fires, in the summer program.
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
Photo Album: New Mainers celebrate the English language
Students and their English teachers celebrate the last class of the spring semester at The Root Cellar.
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
Naturalization ceremony welcomes 23 new Mainers
The new U.S. citizens took an oath of allegiance to their new country during a ceremony at the South Portland U.S. Citizens and Immigration Service field office.
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PublishedMay 15, 2023
Hundreds of asylum-seekers apply for Brunswick housing
A 60-unit affordable housing development at Brunswick Landing for asylum-seekers is nearing completion.
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PublishedMay 9, 2023
Lawmakers consider panel to better integrate New Mainers into public schools
The 16-member panel would build on the lessons learned by communities with sizable New Mainer populations, such as Portland and Lewiston.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
For asylum seekers, making critical appointments depends on volunteers
With little money, inconvenient bus schedules or no personal vehicle, immigrants often have few options for traveling outside of the Lewiston area.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
What young immigrant voters want Maine’s elected officials to know about them
Two Somali Americans living in Lewiston join a discussion with other immigrants about what they want Maine's elected officials to know about them.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Language center gives New Mainers boost in quest for college degrees
The new facility at Southern Maine Community College provides tutoring to help students apply their developing English skills to course work.
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PublishedApril 25, 2021
Stronger than barriers: Lewiston-Auburn’s immigrant community hustles, thrives with the help of local groups
Many New Mainers, Maine's term for the state's growing immigrant population, are strangers in a new country, often arriving without the language skills needed for work. But Lewiston-Auburn's immigrants are finding jobs through determination, a desire to learn and help from local support groups.
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