The Agora Grand Event Center was overflowing with demonstrators protesting a recent surge in federal immigration enforcement activity in Maine.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Major snowstorm, extreme cold headed for Maine Sunday and Monday
A major snowstorm will bring over a foot of snow in southern Maine, with anywhere from 8 to 12 inches expected up north.
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Man shot, killed by federal officers in Minnesota amid immigration crackdown
Minnesota’s governor says federal officers have shot another person in Minneapolis.
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Live updates, Jan. 24: Mills demands Trump withdraw ICE agents from Maine
The governor decried the fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents and called on the president to meet with her.
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Maine’s beloved ‘Lobster Lady’ dies at 105
Virginia Oliver, who gained international fame as Maine’s oldest lobster fisherman, died Wednesday in Rockland.
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Hundreds gather in Portland to protest actions by ICE
The demonstration came at the end of a week in which federal immigration officials said over 100 people had been detained in Maine.
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The Mainers detained by ICE
What we know about the people swept up in a federal immigration crackdown.
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Live updates, Jan. 23: 6 arrested outside protest at Portland hotels
Meanwhile, hundreds gathered in Portland to protest actions by ICE. Some demonstrators were later arrested for disorderly conduct outside hotels ICE agents are believed to be using.
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ICE arrests 6 Biddeford, South Portland restaurant workers
Staff from Kobe Japanese Restaurant’s Biddeford and South Portland locations were arrested Thursday morning, a manager said.
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Warming centers opening in Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan
With dangerously cold weather and snow expected this weekend, many communities around central Maine are offering a place to stay warm.