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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Tim Lyford, owner of The Sandwich Shop in Presque Isle which is now for sale. Over 44 years, Lyford and his brother, Hal, tacked odd businesses onto the restaurant, including waterbeds during the peak of the craze in the late ’80s, and more recently pellet stoves.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
A lawyer for an immigrant removed from a Maine jail accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement of lying in court. Judges freed two immigrants who were held at the Cumberland County jail until Thursday, when they were abruptly removed following the sheriff’s criticism of immigration agents.
Here’s where Maine Republicans see Donald Trump’s immigration policy after Saturday’s fatal shooting in Minnesota. A growing list of Republican senators, including Maine’s Susan Collins, are pushing for an investigation into Alex Pretti’s death.
Confusion surrounds Sunday’s fatal plane crash in Bangor. Local officials have been unusually tight-lipped about the deadliest aviation disaster in Bangor’s history, but a Texas official identified one of the victims.
A longtime fixture on Presque Isle’s Main Street is for sale. Tim Lyford opened The Sandwich Shop in 1982 and plans to retire at the end of April whether it sells or not.
The University of Maine has resolved to demolish its oldest building despite student objections. Trustees approved the demolition of Crossland Hall as part of a larger campus plan that includes the construction of Morse Arena.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Monday’s storm dropped more than a foot of snow across Maine
- Shenna Bellows denounces use of voter rolls as ‘ransom’ for ICE to withdraw from states
- Feds say ICE has arrested more than 200 illegal immigrants in Maine
- Houlton passes annual budget with 8.6% increase
- Stone honoring George Floyd in Ellsworth prompts temporary ban on memorials
- Northport moves forward with solar power project
- A Brunswick woman is missing
- Man found dead along the side of a Maine road
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Senators, having seen more chaos, more cruelty, another murder, and continuing violations of U.S. law and the Constitution, should not vote for more funding for the Department of Homeland Security without additional immediate restraints and transparency on ICE and Border Patrol activities.”
Editorial: The US Senate must end ICE’s reign of terror
LIFE IN MAINE
The biggest fish at the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby topped 16 pounds.
Kid Cudi is coming to the Bangor Waterfront adding to a growing summer lineup.
In this new political thriller, humans are the deadliest predators in the Maine woods.
