Most of the wildfire smoke Maine has seen in recent years is coming from the West on the jet stream.
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A longtime lighthouse keeper is buried in Lisbon Falls. Here’s his story.
Descendants of Alonzo Morong Sr. are gathering in Lisbon Falls this weekend to honor a man who spent his life keeping the lights on.
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Posted inCommunity, News, Politics
Former longtime Cumberland County district attorney affirms candidacy
Stephanie Anderson, who held the office for 28 years, is following through on a promise to run against Jacqueline Sartoris if she won the Democratic primary in June.
Posted inCommunity, News
Crowd gathers for pro-ICE rally at State House
The rally was met with a small group of protesters across State Street.
Posted inMaine, News
Protesters shoo Gov. Janet Mills from Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero’s memorial in Biddeford
‘Don’t come back up here unless you got results!’ one person yelled at the governor.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Federal officials refuse to identify ICE agent who shot Biddeford man
ABC News and the Atlantic have reported that the unnamed agent was hired by ICE earlier this year, but have not disclosed his name.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Here are the Senate candidates who have officially filed to replace Graham Platner
More than a dozen Democrats are vying for the party’s nomination at a convention later this month.
Posted inMaine, News
Why ICE says it needs to detain people in their vehicles — and how Trump shifted the policy again
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were told to no longer make most traffic stops after deadly shootings in Biddeford and Houston, but President Donald Trump has forced a reversal of that temporary policy shift.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
‘It’s too quiet:’ Fear ripples through Maine immigrant communities after Biddeford ICE shooting
The killing of a 26-year-old Colombian man this week has paralyzed many communities already fearful of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine lawmakers ask delegation to stop dismantling of Department of Education
Eight members of the Legislature’s education committee sent a letter to Maine’s federal delegation requesting that they work to halt the shift of civil rights and disability programming away from the department.