Douglas Rooks is correct, in his Jan. 22 column, that business people have, in the past, made for unsuccessful presidents. I will point out that he glosses over the spectacular failure of the Carter administration, especially in view of the fact that Carter’s Democrats controlled both houses of Congress during his time in office. But […]
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Immigration officials told a Lewiston man he wasn’t in trouble. Then they arrested him.
Delfino Nsuka was arrested by ICE last week, according to his wife, who recorded the interaction while on a phone call with him.
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ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
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Transportation company for MaineCare patients emerges from bankruptcy
Modivcare covers much of the non-emergency transportation for Medicaid patients in the state.
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Mike Burnham, Maine Principals’ Association executive director, to retire
Burnham, who has headed the group that oversees interscholastic athletics for seven years, will be succeeded by his assistant, Mike Bisson.
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Some US citizens in Maine are carrying passports, fearing ICE detention
Some Mainers of color say they’re afraid to leave their homes and worry about their children. One man says he was racially profiled.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Border Patrol arrests 4 after ‘suspicious activity’ at Calais bank
The 4 people were found to have been in the country illegally after a traffic stop in Crawford, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Palaver String Quartet returns to Meetinghouse Arts in Freeport
Soprano Michelle Kennedy describes what to expect at the Palaver String Quartet’s Freeport performance.
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DOT worker deaths should lead to better roadway safety | Letter
My sympathies to the families and colleagues of the Department of Transportation (DOT) workers who were killed in the I-95 ramp accident in Waterville. Road crews should use speed bumps to slow down traffic entering Route 148 in Madison, along with creating better sight lines for traffic coming onto Route 148, by trimming trees, adding […]
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‘Finding Your Voice’ theme of 2026 Longfellow Days in Brunswick
The month-long celebration of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow kicks off on Feb. 1 at Bowdoin College.