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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“It’s a decrease, but not nothing. It’s not comforting.”
— Panagioti Tsolkas, spokesperson for the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition. Calls to the organization’s hotline for sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement have dropped close to the level they were at before the ICE surge in Maine, which has now ended, according to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ office.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Maine’s ICE surge is over, but the immigrants who were arrested remain scattered across the country. It’s unclear what may happen to the more than 200 people that federal officials say were arrested in the first five days of the operation.
The landlord of a shuttered Ruby Tuesday in Brewer is suing the franchise owner. The damages amount to $1.7 million in rent and more than $921,000 in expenses, according to the lawsuit.
People are scooping up homes in this quiet lakeside town. Home prices here have remained within reach for buyers who were priced out of Portland and its suburbs.
The transfer of Bucksport-area dams has been delayed by a fish farm developer’s legal interest. The delay isn’t necessarily bad news to the towns that are expected to take ownership of the dams, representatives said.
RSU 71 is proposing to close its Swanville elementary school this year. The Nickerson school’s 58 students would go to the Captain Albert Stevens School in Belfast next year if the closure happens.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Deqa Dhalac won’t seek reelection to Maine Legislature
- MaineCare ride provider exits bankruptcy in ‘incredibly strong’ shape, officials say
- In bad weather, who decides if it’s safe for a plane to fly?
- All victims removed from site of Bangor plane crash, formal IDs pending
- Bangor International Airport reopens days after deadly crash
- Dozens gather outside Susan Collins’ Bangor office to protest ICE funding
- Police find van during search for missing Hampden man
- Fire breaks out at vacant Bangor garage
- Eddington Elementary School evacuated over strange odor
- 36th HIV case detected in Penobscot County outbreak
- Here’s what we know about the St. John Valley’s 2nd chance at a combined school
- UMaine junior killed in pulp mill incident remembered as ‘wicked smart’
- Body of 25-year-old found at Acadia National Park
- No arrests made months after masked men shot Maine woman at her home
- Maine school district cancels classes because too many bus drivers are sick
- Brunswick group wants to help fish navigate the Androscoggin, but there’s a dam in the way
- Maine home burns down after owners tried thawing pipes
- Maine man falls from roof after getting electric shock from power line
- ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
- These 16 Maine basketball players joined the 1,000-point club this season
- Faith and academics brought her to Bangor Christian. Now she’s searching for a basketball title.
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“As conversations about vaccines continue at the national and state level, it’s important not to lose sight of what matters most: keeping children healthy.”
Opinion: How can I best protect my baby? Vaccinate them against RSV.
LIFE IN MAINE
A young angler’s first brook trout weighed more than 5 pounds.
Cross-country skiing is a great way to beat cabin fever during Maine’s winter.
Maine’s top high school athletics official is retiring.
