A buildup of meltwater on a roof can cause thousands of dollars worth of damage, and the risk is increased in a cold, snowy winter like the one Maine is experiencing.
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Angolans targeted most by immigration enforcement in Maine. Community leaders tried to prevent this.
The Biden administration declined to provide legal protection for people from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola. Now their citizens are top targets of the deportation operation in Maine.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Four takeaways from Portland’s school budget forum
Superintendent Ryan Scallon starts the Fiscal Year 2027 budget season with a public forum Tuesday night.
Posted inMaine, News, Times Record
Man arrested by ICE in Brunswick, police confirm
Federal agents informed the Brunswick Police Department that they arrested someone in the area Union Street Tuesday morning.
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Fire heavily damages large house in Lisbon
The homeowners escaped the early morning fire safely.
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Judge grants bond for Cumberland County corrections officer arrested by ICE
Emanuel Ludovic Mbuangi Landila’s ties to the community were wrongly characterized by the Department of Homeland Security, his attorney argues.
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A judge in Maine ordered ICE to bring 2 men back. They were released in Ohio.
Their attorney said volunteers from immigrant support groups helped them buy bus tickets so they could travel back to New England.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine could adopt more ranked-choice voting in 2026, but there are legal questions
The effort to include elections for Maine’s governor and state lawmakers under ranked-choice voting faces constitutional questions.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
A second federal agency is investigating fatal gas leak at Baileyville paper mill
University of Maine student Kasie Malcolm died and 9 other workers were injured after the incident at Woodland Pulp in late January. Members of Malcolm’s family say they hope the 2 investigations answer their lingering questions about his death.
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Windham house fire draws help from 9 fire departments
Fire departments from nine towns outside Windham responded after a residential fire on Aroostook Drive.