An arctic cold front and low-pressure system is likely to converge along New England’s coastline Saturday, forecasters say, bringing snow to southern Maine in the morning and dangerous cold across the state in the evening.
Drew Johnson
Staff Writer
Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Pleasant Mountain and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a “Vacationlander”, Drew adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in 2021.
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Former Sen. George Mitchell resigns from namesake nonprofit organization
The former senator’s departure from the Mitchell Institute followed revelations that the Democrat’s name appears over 300 times in the latest batch of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Maine fisherman lost at sea remembered for his love of country and Aroostook County
Freeman Short, 31, a 4th-generation fisherman from Presque Isle, was among the 7 people who perished when the Lily Jean went down off Massachusetts on Jan. 30.
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Proposal to close Maine’s recreational cannabis market won’t appear on November ballot
A petition seeking a statewide referendum on whether to end recreational sales and add oversight to the medical marijuana industry was not submitted in time to qualify for the November 2026 ballot.
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Millinocket town councilor resigns after arrest on theft charge
Gail Mackin, 73, is accused of pocketing cash over ‘an extended period’ at the general store where she worked, police say.
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Shenna Bellows says she was doxed for stance on ICE
Maine’s secretary of state, also a Democratic candidate for governor, said she is ‘not backing down’ following a slew of ‘vicious and nasty’ phone calls after her personal information was spread online.
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More than 1,000 rally in Portland against Trump, ICE
The protest in Monument Square was just one of many demonstrations across the U.S. on Friday.
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Cold, wind, tides and maybe some snow heading for Maine
The wind chill is expected to creep toward 30 degrees below zero Friday morning, while snow this weekend is not completely out of the question.
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One dead after vehicle and Amtrak Downeaster collide in North Berwick
Amtrak issued a service alert around 3:15 p.m., saying its 686 train was stopped south of Wells Station.
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Southern Maine, Lewiston students plan to walk out of class or skip school to protest ICE
Students in Portland, Gorham, Yarmouth and Lewiston have planned demonstrations Friday in conjunction with a national strike, while pupils at some Midcoast schools say they will walk out Monday.