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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Donna Desjardins, who was on her way into Simone’s Hot Dog Stand in Lewiston on Wednesday when she was interviewed by a Bangor Daily News reporter about escalating immigration enforcement activity in the city.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
As the leaders of Lewiston and Portland were speaking out against increased immigration enforcement, some residents were applauding them.
“We know you live right here,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents told a Maine woman who followed them. The confrontation was condemned by Westbrook’s mayor and came after parents blew whistles and honked horns at an agent who was parked at a school bus stop.
A judge has ordered ICE to say why it detained Maine immigrant at a routine check-in. An Angolan man whose lawyer said he was picked up during a routine immigration check-in is the first immigrant to challenge their detention since an enforcement surge began in Maine.
Slain Orrington infant had broken ribs and brain swelling, an autopsy found. The baby’s father, 24-year-old Shawn Samuels, is charged with murder in the death of the 12-week-old girl and is being held on $250,000 bail.
Locals worry as the 3.4-acre Winter Harbor Marine Center goes up for sale. The property, which features 300 feet of water frontage and a large granite wharf — is on the market for $4.95 million.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Maine braces for deep freeze as arctic blast moves in
- ICE says it arrested nearly 50 people in Maine
- Jared Golden: ICE activity in Maine ‘serves the public interest’ if criminals are targeted
- ICE activity increases in Maine as anxiety grows in immigrant communities
- Woman allegedly interfered with Brewer police investigating school threats because she ‘didn’t want ICE’ in her neighborhood
- Slain Orrington infant was sweet girl who ‘brought joy to all who knew her,’ mom says
- NY men plead guilty to mortgage fraud for grow houses
- Arctic front to bring ‘extreme cold’ to Aroostook this weekend
- Fire damages heating system at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor
- Audio recordings underscores violent behavior of teen accused of killing Maine paddleboarder
- Rockport chef among 7 James Beard Awards semifinalists in Maine
- Maine ICE surge renews anger for Brunswick anti-Trump protesters
- ICE detains Portland mom with pending asylum claim
- UMaine’s Justin Poirier in running for college hockey top honor as Hobey Baker nominee
- What UMaine men’s basketball needs to turn its season around
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“I am appalled by her hateful vitriol, but more so by the misinformation that she must be digesting to make her think that peaceful protesters are rioters and that they are being paid to be there.”
LIFE IN MAINE
How to tell the difference between splake and brook trout. Jacob Scoville of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife breaks it down for us.
Winter temperature swings can cause serious damage to your house. You can take preventative steps to protect it when changeable weather is on the way.
