Several police departments have said they don’t have policies for dealing with immigration authorities but did specify that they can’t enforce federal law. Others say they won’t assist federal agents at all.
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UMA Rumford Center closing doors after spring semester
Officials say the move, prompted by a ‘huge’ shift by students to online learning, will not result in any job losses or layoffs.
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NECEC power line to begin commercial operations Friday
The 145-mile line, which became a political flashpoint, is set to bring electricity from Canada to the New England grid via northwestern Maine.
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Western Maine doctors swamped by flu: ‘Perfect storms’
‘Not a great time,’ one health care provider said. ‘Get your flu shot.’
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Dunkin’ corporate says closure of Lewiston bakery hasn’t affected service
The company said Thursday that 65 employees were laid off when Mid Maine CPL closed in December, ending service to Dunkin’ locations throughout Maine.
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Owner of Lewiston hospital vastly underestimated scope of May data breach
St. Mary’s parent Covenant Health initially said fewer than 10,000 patients were affected. It now says the data of 478,000 people, including nearly 285,000 in Maine, was compromised.
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Maine child care providers brace for freeze in federal aid
They say they would have to shut down if the Trump administration follows through on its move to withhold $12.3 billion nationwide amid fraud allegations in Minnesota.
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Maine’s first baby of 2026 born at Augusta hospital
The girl was born at 12:53 a.m. Thursday to a Lisbon couple at MaineGeneral Health’s Alfond Center for Health.
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Pushback on syringe services hurts Maine’s HIV fight, experts say
Some local officials want to limit needle exchange programs that public health officials say are crucial to reducing the spread of blood-borne diseases.
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Central Maine Healthcare is the first recovery-friendly hospital system in Maine
‘I don’t know at the time that I knew how much of an impact it would have on my life and my sobriety,’ one employee said.