Immigration advocates say calls to a hotline have corresponded with steadily climbing reports of enforcement and detentions. Federal officials continue to be tight-lipped about apprehensions.
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Bangor man charged with attempted murder in stabbing
Police announced Thursday that the suspect was arrested in upstate New York.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Graham Platner rolls out anti-corruption platform in Senate race
The Democratic nominee wants to ban stock trading by lawmakers and their spouses.
Posted inNation & World, News
Judge halts Trump order for federal voter list
Maine is one of 24 states that challenged the effort.
Posted inCommunity, News, Schools and Education
Portland hires 2 new assistant superintendents
Beverly Stevens and Tremain Holloway will take over leadership of elementary and secondary schools in the state’s largest district.
Posted inCommunity
The need is ‘critical,’ consider donating blood at Alfred training center | County Report
The summer months are some of the most challenging for maintaining a stable blood supply, according to the American Red Cross.
Posted inNews
The grisly history behind the site of Amazon’s proposed Gorham warehouse
The lot in Gorham where Amazon plans to build a distribution facility has a gruesome past: a murder that may not have been the killer’s first.
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Best of the Midcoast Awards 2026
Our readers nominated their favorite local businesses, and on Tuesday, Sept. 15, we will honor the winners with an awards ceremony at the Maine Maritime Museum.
Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians, Syrians
The ruling allows DHS to end temporary protected status, a program that protects 1.3M people from 17 countries.