Mark Swann, Executive Director of Preble Street, discussed teen homelessness, plans to move the Lighthouse Teen Shelter to a larger, safer facility, and the challenges that have arisen due to the recent closure of the Milestone shelter with NewsCenters’ Cindy Williams.
More nights than not, teenagers looking for a place to sleep are turned away from Preble Street’s Lighthouse teen shelter. The teen facility, on Elm Street, can sleep 16 people. But because of limitations with the existing shelter layout, and rules requiring people of different ages and genders to be separated, some kids get turned … Read more
PORTLAND – Sixteen individuals have been honored by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for outstanding service to crime victims. The annual awards were presented Friday in conjunction with National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, according to a media release issued today by U.S. Attorney for Maine, Paula Silsby. The award recipients were: Sheriff Donna Dennison and Detective … Read more
