A procession of more than 200 people leaves Preble Street on Dec. 21 for Monument Square in Portland at the start of the annual winter solstice candlelight vigil honoring the homeless who died in the past year. (Diane Hudson / For The Forecaster)

Katie Pazienza and Kayla Blindert, of the Maine Hunger Institute, keep the flames going in Monument Square throughout the vigil on the longest night of the year. (Diane Hudson / For The Forecaster)


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