2025 – Page 1845 – The Portland Press Herald

Hearts of Pine, Sports

MLS veteran Mikey Lopez helping build Portland’s pro soccer foundation

by Steve Craig January 22, 2025

Lopez, 31, has reunited with Hearts of Pine coach Bobby Murphy, who first coached him when he was 12.

Patriots hiring Lions assistant Terrell Williams as defensive coordinator

by News service report January 22, 2025

A day after Josh McDaniels is brought in as offensive coordinator, new coach Mike Vrabel hires Williams to run the defense.

Times Record

The last congressional duel involved a Mainer — who won?

by Lori-Suzanne Dell Stories from maine January 22, 2025January 22, 2025

On Feb. 24, 1838, two men met on neutral ground in Maryland. One man was from Kentucky, the other man was from Maine. Both men were armed and each determined to kill the other. And both men were members of the Congress of the United States of America. Elected to Congress in November 1836, Jonathan […]

Business, Maine

7 Maine fishermen will soon go shrimping for first time in a decade

by Kay Neufeld January 22, 2025January 22, 2025

Regulators are leaning on them to collect data that will help evaluate the northern shrimp stock and, potentially, inform the future of the long-closed fishery.

Nation & World

House passes bill to require federal detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft, violent crimes

by STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press January 22, 2025January 22, 2025

The first legislation for Donald Trump to sign in his new term will require a massive ramping up of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s capabilities but does not include any new funding for the agency.

Girls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine

St. Dominic/Lisbon girls hockey ends season early

by Haley Jones January 22, 2025January 24, 2025

Injuries on an already small roster force the Saints to forfeit their final five games.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

ACLU says lack of public defense lawyers in Maine erodes trust in courts

by Emily Allen January 22, 2025January 23, 2025

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine was in court Wednesday to argue for the widespread release of low-income Mainers who face criminal charges but have not been appointed lawyers.

Times Record Opinion

Celebrating the unsinkable Natalie Oliver

by David Treadwell Just a Little Old January 22, 2025

Natalie Olivier was excited to be running in the 2013 Boston Marathon. She hadn’t qualified by time, but she was eligible to run because she had raised money for a charity (College Bound Dorchester in Boston). Natalie had planned to run the New York City Marathon the previous fall, but it had been cancelled at […]