MAINE COMICS ARTS FESTIVAL

More than 100 comic writers, artists and publishers will be in Portland this Sunday for Casablanca Comics' Maine Comics Arts Festival. This year's special guest is Jeff Smith, the creater of Bone.  MeCAF will have panels and workshops on Saturday May 18th at the Portland Public Library and Sunday at the festival site at Ocean Gateway.  Tickets to the Festival are $5. 

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The new “Star Trek” reunites the young crew that producer/director J.J. Abrams put together for his 2009 sequel to the long-running TV and movie series, and he’s thrown in some heavyweight supporting actors and a ton of special effects as well.

The only thing he left out was the moral questioning of the original series, its real heart and soul.

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- There are new policies at the Oxford Street Shelter aimed at placing more people in permanent housing.

Maine Housing recently released the results of the annual Point In Time homelessness survey. The city of Portland wasn't surprised to see that its numbers were up from the previous year. But the city is working with shelters to curb that increase. Portland's Health and Human Services Department has implemented significant changes at the city's shelters. Oxford Street Shelter clients are now required to meet with shelter employees about their plans to find permanent housing. There are also mental health professionals on hand every night.

The program went into affect in January. That month, 37 Oxford Street clients were placed in permanent housing. In February that number climbed to 46. In March it increased to 54, and last month 61 people found housing.