The agency is proposing to subsidize liability insurance for state and local officers who are trained and deputized to enforce federal immigration laws.
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Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics
Susan Collins pans Trump administration’s plan to buy shock gloves for ICE agents
The 5-term incumbent was in Kittery on Friday kicking off a statewide bus tour of Maine that will be a centerpiece of her reelection campaign.
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Posted inColumns, Community, News, Outdoors, The Maine Forecast
Hiking in for dinner, bunks and a night in the clouds | Column
Rebecca Richard takes a journey from western Maine to New Hampshire’s Presidential Range for an overnight at an Appalachian Mountain Club hut accessible only by trail in another installment of Maine Field Notes.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England, News
Maine voters say Susan Collins votes with Trump too often in Fox News poll
That concern was shared by a majority of self-described independents, moderates and rural voters. But the race is extremely close.
Posted inMaine Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Sponsored
Maine Commercial Real Estate Transactions: July 2026
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Posted inCommunity, News, Real Estate
Meet the woman renovating Waterville houses because ‘history matters’
Laurie Leahy travels thousands of miles every year between her Dallas home and Waterville to leave her mark on the Elm City in memory of her grandfather.
Posted inCross Country, News, Sports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Two All-State runners claim Beach to Beacon High School Mile titles
Georgia Moon of Falmouth paces the girls field of 12, and Atticus Merriam of Scarborough wins the boys race.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine, News
Maine author lands on Obama’s summer reading list
The former president chose ‘The Things We Never Say’ by Elizabeth Strout, along with 10 other books. Strout’s ‘Anything is Possible’ was on Obama’s list for 2017.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Maine
Portland writer Ron Currie revisits 1987 Jay paper strike in new novel
Ron Currie returns to Babs Dionne in thriller series sequel, ‘We Will See You Bleed.’
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Maine Commercial Real Estate Transactions: June 2026
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