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ICE agents in Maine arrest local pastor who supported immigrant community
Michel Tshimankinda was detained by ICE last week. His family is raising money to bring him home to Westbrook.
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Standish officials gathering information for proposed commuter lot
A park-and-ride survey is available on the town website.
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Gorham Notes: Little League all-stars to appear at Fenway Park
Little League going to Fenway The Gorham Little League 12U baseball all-star team will be right on the Fenway Park field on Sunday, Sept. 28, with Boston Red Sox players during the National Anthem. It’s Gorham Little League Day when the Bosox will play the Detroit Tigers with game time set for 3:05 p.m. It’s the […]
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Windham considers scrapping annual town meetings
The move would replace the annual in-person June town meeting with a referendum that corresponds with the date of the school budget validation vote.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Old Orchard Beach police officer arrested by ICE agrees to voluntarily leave the US
ICE says that Jon Luke Evans is in the US illegally and broke the law when he tried to purchase a gun.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Program aims to help Maine lobstermen start other businesses as industry struggles
The Fishing Plus Accelerator, launching this fall, will teach financial literacy and business startup skills.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State, News
Maine food businesses and shoppers seeing higher costs as tariffs hit
The hefty tariffs are raising prices on items ranging from cheese to coffee, and businesses are figuring out how to absorb the costs — or pass them on to customers.
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Portland’s Social Housing Task Force holds inaugural meeting
The task force gathered on Monday night to elect 2 co-chairs and begin discussions about how the city might own and manage housing for its middle class residents.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Maine, 19 other states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds
The suit seeks to stop the Justice Department from cutting funding to states that refuse to honor immigration enforcement requests, deny ICE officers access to jails and fail to provide advance notice of release dates of individuals possibly wanted by immigration officials.