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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Suggested language provided to University of Southern Maine staff and faculty for situations where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer approaches them in person on campus and presents a warrant, subpoena or other official order.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Bangor told a homeowner he couldn’t replace his historic roof, but he’s doing it anyway. The stalemate between the city and Steven Farren reveals how local rules can increase the challenge of maintaining a historic home.
The University of Maine System issued guidance to students and faculty on what to do if ICE agents show up on campus. The preparations come as the federal agency continues to detain and seek to deport foreign-born university students and faculty who have valid visas.
Presque Isle’s city manager who resigned twice said he couldn’t adjust to the public sector. The former Delta Air Lines operations manager took the lead administrative role with the city a little more than a year ago before resigning for the second time in March.
A historic Maine canoe shop is now an upscale home for sale. The owners renovated the three-building property into a short-term rental business as they’ve done with other “architectural gems” in the area.
Four towns want to take ownership of Bucksport-area dams. The current owner of the dams wants to abandon them, leaving the potential for flooding and the loss of water bodies that locals have come to value.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Maine CDC will lay off 40 contracted workers after losing $91 million in federal grants
- Maine child dies from the flu
- Federal appeals court revives sexual harassment lawsuit against Bangor judge
- Bangor’s discovery museum will be closed for the next week
- Aroostook man sentenced to 55 years for murdering fiancee
- Piscataquis school employee arrested for possessing child pornography
- Togus and BIW workers affected by federal cuts to union rights
- Woman dies after pickup truck hits her in Lewiston
- Maine fairs feud over overlapping fair dates
- Man stabbed multiple times in Portland
- Troopers cleared in shooting on Maine interstate bridge
- No, Cooper Flagg’s Elite Eight performance was not a ‘dud’
- Cooper Flagg is one of the best players in this year’s Final Four showdown
- 2 UMaine hockey players sign pro contracts and are heading to the AHL
- Analysis: UMaine hockey faced a perfect storm in NCAA tournament loss
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Here’s a sentence you won’t usually hear from elected officials: I hope no one ever has to implement my latest bill.”
LIFE IN MAINE
A new bill would eliminate coyote killing contests in Maine. It’s the first time the controversial sport has been before the Maine Legislature, and it could have implications for fishing derbies, Big Buck clubs and similar activities.
Branch Lake in Ellsworth used to be a fisherman’s paradise. “How good was the fishing? You would not believe how good it was,” Outdoors contributor V. Paul Reynolds says. Entries from a local scrapbook to back up the claim.
