Legend’s Merrill Auditorium performance is billed as A Night of Songs & Stories.
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Maine businesses, customers react to ICE presence
Companies from Westbrook to Edgecomb are taking public stances as immigration enforcement actions mount across the state.
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Gov. Mills blasts ICE, calling it ‘secret police’ in Portland remarks
Republicans, meanwhile, push back on Democrats’ characterization of the raids.
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Mainer gets Oscar nomination for ‘Avatar’s’ visual effects
Eric Saindon, who grew up in Gorham, was nominated for his work on ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash.’ A documentary film, ‘Come See Me In the Good Light,’ about Maine-born poet Andrea Gibson, was also nominated.
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Obituary: Deborrah Anne Jabar
PORTLAND – Deborrah Anne Jabar, beloved sister and friend, passed away on Jan. 15, 2026, in Portland, Maine, after a long …
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Obituary: Richard “Dick” Davy
PORTLAND – After a long journey with Alzheimer’s disease, Dick died peacefully on the morning of Jan. 17, 2026, with his …
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Portland City Council approves new contract with Back Cove festival
The 3-year agreement will begin in 2027 after festival organizers scrapped this year’s edition following delays in finalizing the deal last fall.
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ICE confirms operations in Maine as arrests ramp up
Many city and school officials and residents continued to decry the immigration enforcement actions in Portland, Lewiston and elsewhere in the state.
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On day 2 of ICE operation, Portland officials decry enforcement tactics
City Councilor Wes Pelletier called the immigration enforcement operation a ‘war of terror that’s being waged on our city.’
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Jared Golden supports ICE operations in Maine if ‘focused on’ criminals
The rest of Maine’s congressional delegation also weighed in on the federal immigration operation Wednesday.