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04:20

Federal judge in Maine orders release of Ecuadorian...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/30

Edgar Vicente Bermeo Sicha was arrested July 28 and flown to Texas several weeks later. A judge ruled that detention violated Bermeo Sicha's due process rights.

01:06

Portland should not collaborate with ICE | Letter

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/30

City leaders' choice to cooperate in exchange for money for the Portland Jetport was a cowardly one.

03:05

Residency restriction laws for sex offenders simply...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/30

In actuality, they make things more dangerous, something one small Maine town should consider in possibly adopting its own ordinance.

01:20

Kudos on coverage of Portland City Council’s ICE...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/30

Kudos to Portland Press Herald reporter Grace Benninghoff for her vigilant coverage of the opaque Portland City Council meeting that apparently (we can’t know for sure because the meeting was behind closed doors and no vote was reported) approved stipulations on a federal contract that seems to require cooperation with ICE. The Trump administration is […]

00:47

Is this really what Republicans want? | Letter

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/30

I wonder why Republicans seem to want to live in a fascist dictatorship. Why do they want to live in a country run like Putin’s Russia, Orban’s Hungary, Erdoğan’s Turkey, Maduro’s Venezuela, etc. Countries that nominally have elections, but the elections don’t mean anything because it’s all fixed. What is their fascination with the “strongman” […]

01:22

Gorham Town Council has reached a new low | Letter

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/30

The recent decision by the Gorham Town Council to sell a 94-acre parcel to Amazon without sharing this with the public continues a history of voting without regard to town residents. Over 900 housing units were approved between Main Street and Country Road against objections by the residents. When traffic is already a major concern […]

03:16

Runners plow through messy conditions at annual...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/29

Levi Riggs of Morse and McKenzie Boyle of Dirigo finish as top runners at annual preseason event.

04:10

Marvel and DC comic creator Mort Todd of Portland...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/29

The Maine native, who died Sunday, worked for Marvel and DC comics as well as Cracked magazine and helped launch others' comic careers.

05:43

State suspends license of Lewiston needle exchange group

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/29

Meanwhile, the Church of Safe Injection says the condemnation of the Lewiston building that houses its office is the latest move in city's 'war on harm reduction.'

04:06

Maine colleges mostly unaffected by decline in...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/29

The state has bucked a national trend that has seen a 30% drop in enrollment by foreign students in the wake of Trump administration immigration and education policies.

05:43

After FDA restrictions, some pharmacies to limit...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/29

The FDA's new restriction on who can get COVID-19 vaccines breaks with previous public health policy, which recommended annual booster shots for all Americans older than 6 months.

05:44

After FDA restrictions, some pharmacies to limit...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/29

The FDA's new restriction on who can get COVID-19 vaccines breaks with previous public health policy, which recommended annual booster shots for all Americans older than 6 months.

03:27

Trump administration to release AmeriCorps funding

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/29

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey was one of two dozen states challenging the administration's deep cuts to the national service volunteerism program.

04:28

As anniversary of WWII’s end approaches, Maine...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/29

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Japanese surrender, Ted Shane looks back on his time on the 'Mighty Mo.'

00:59

Vote ‘Yes’ on Question 2 to support gun safety | Letter

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/29

For those who doubted whether mass shootings could ever take place in Maine, the shooting in Lewiston, two years ago, made it abundantly clear they can. As a parent with kids in school, I have worried about this possibility — unique to war zones and the U.S. — since my children were born. It doesn’t […]

01:07

Vote to restore trust and confidence in Maine’s...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/29

If you need to present ID at hotels and retail stores, it certainly should be required at the polls.

01:04

Telling it like it is on Trump, Putin and Ukraine |...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/29

I was uplifted after reading Leo Mazerall’s letter in the Aug. 24 paper (“Trump’s meeting with war criminal Putin was shameful“). It seemed a courageous statement. Mark Twain has written that it is easier to fool a man than to persuade him that he has been fooled. It is even harder to admit that we […]

06:57

See the landscape of Monhegan Island through the eyes...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/29

'Wildland Walks' explores the natural scenery of Monhegan as part of the exhibit 'Art, Ecology, and the Resilience of a Maine Island.'

04:07

It’s time to stop the Canada chatter | Opinion

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/29

Instead of writing unsolicited letters, state Sen. Joseph Martin's energies could be better spent focusing on issues right here at home in Maine.

01:20

Bat in Portland tests positive for rabies

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/29

The bat in Portland is one of 4 confirmed cases of rabies in Cumberland County this year and 26 statewide.

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