The event was planned as officials in Maine’s 2 largest cities anticipate an increased presence from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the coming days.
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Gorham Notes: High school student creates math app, earns Congressional award
Gorham High School student Isaiah Whitehead has been awarded the 2025 Congressional App Challenge by Rep. Chellie Pingree and the 1st Maine District. Whitehead’s app, “Calculation Salvation,” is an arithmetic tool designed for people of all ages to practice their math skills — ideal for brain exercises and boosting overall cognitive function, a Pingree press […]
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Land trust provides update on Windham conservation areas, suggests renaming
Presumpscot Regional Land Trust describes the land as a “town-owned state park” due to its size.
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Rockland took the wrong approach to ICE | Letter
The city of Rockland, in voting to bar municipal employees from assisting federal immigration agents, joined the parade of being part of the problem instead of helping with the solution. ICE is just another police force doing a specified job. Raids have been part of law enforcement for decades. The common sense way to prevent […]
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Colonization? In 2026? | Letter
In this day and age there is no place for nations to be colonizers. All peoples and nations must be sovereign and free to determine what to do with their own natural resources. At this point in human history, if one nation wishes to utilize another sovereign nation’s resources then they should negotiate with them, […]
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Maine’s automotive right to repair law, explained
Eighty-four percent of Mainers supported right to repair in 2023, but implementation has stalled over a series of disputes.
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I’m proud to be an ICE watcher in Portland | Opinion
The agency’s track record of failing to respect due process, engaging in racial profiling and attempting to evade official oversight is all of our business.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, Schools and Education
Historic Rangeley exhibit showcases western Maine’s earliest human history
Historic Rangeley is highlighting the Vail Site exhibit, which documents the earliest known human presence in western Maine nearly 13,000 years ago through rare archaeological artifacts.
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Action against Sen. Mark Kelly highlights the danger of Hegseth | Letter
Today, I’m writing to express my outrage at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s latest action to curb free speech. As a former member of this country’s armed services, I remember being trained on what was a “lawful order” and what was not. To take action against a retired military member for urging those on active duty […]
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Response to Brunswick foam spill made many omissions | Opinion
The circumstances aren’t as simple as the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority might have us believe.