Attorney General Aaron Frey says Shonda Okonda violated state and federal laws by charging immigrants and asylum seekers for legal services he wasn’t authorized to provide.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Photo Album: Blessing the growing season in Wales
Liberation Farms in Wales is offering a farmshare program that offers fresh produce locally and supports new Mainers who want to grow their own produce.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
After difficult quest for stable housing, Angolan family finds home in Lewiston
Last March, Anadia Miguel was 7 months pregnant and inconsolable in a temporary shelter for asylum seekers in Portland. A year later, much has changed.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Working: Paul Martel is doing much more than just filling your prescriptions
Longtime Hannaford pharmacist works with the realities of changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Creative use of grant funding helps area businesses provide workforce transportation option
Auburn manufacturer Panolam Surface Systems offers help to all employees; WorxLink is just one of the programs that helps new Mainers and others get to and from work.
Posted inMaine, News
More refugees, asylum seekers are arriving in central Maine in search of a better life
Officials say soaring rents and limited availability of housing units in Portland, Lewiston, and other big cities is driving more refugees and asylum seekers to central Maine neighborhoods like Augusta and Waterville.
Posted inMaine, News
Asylum-seeking families begin moving into new Brunswick homes
Part of a 60-unit housing development for asylum-seekers in Brunswick Landing has been completed.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
New organization strives to better educate immigrant community about life in U.S.
Heritier Nosso created Opportunities for Immigrants, an organization that helps immigrants understand various processes that will help them assimilate to living in the United States. He also trains others to be peer mentors to new Mainers.
Posted inNews
Move-in date for Brunswick asylum-seekers delayed by fire
A fire at one of the buildings being constructed for 60 asylum-seeking families at Brunswick Landing delayed the construction schedule.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Maine Department of Labor chief tells Lewiston immigrant community they’re needed to work in health care
With a growing need for health care sector workers in the state, the state looks to the immigrant community for help.