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From Mount Mica to the ‘Big Find,’ Western Maine’s history told by tourmaline

From unearthing tourmaline in 1820 in West Paris to the world-changing 1972 discovery in Newry, the state has a place on the global mineral map.

Quarry Road Trails offers skiing, hiking, snowshoeing and more and is an economic development driver for central Maine.

Scarborough Democratic Town Councilor Jon Anderson said the town should investigate whether the ICE facility is in violation of local zoning rules.

The Agora Grand Event Center was overflowing with demonstrators protesting a recent surge in federal immigration enforcement activity in Maine.

A major snowstorm will bring over a foot of snow in southern Maine, with anywhere from 8 to 12 inches expected up north.

by Jack Brook, Steve Karnoski and Rebecca Santana Associated Press January 24, 2026January 24, 2026

Minnesota’s governor says federal officers have shot another person in Minneapolis.

by Staff report January 24, 2026January 25, 2026

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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ICE agents have swiftly whisked people away this week, leaving uneasy feelings in their wake.

Virginia Oliver, who gained international fame as Maine’s oldest lobster fisherman, died Wednesday in Rockland.

The demonstration came at the end of a week in which federal immigration officials said over 100 people had been detained in Maine.