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Live updates: ICE’s ‘Operation Catch of the Day’ continues in Maine
LEWISTON, January 21, 2026 – A federal agent talks with the landlord Wedneday morning at 165 Bartlett Street in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="The landlord of a Lewiston apartment building, center, talks to federal agents Wednesday. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43381766_SJ.CITlewistonICE.0122265.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43381766_SJ.CITlewistonICE.0122265.jpg?w=780" />Federal agents have descended on the state this week in an effort to target the 'worst of the worst,' although some local officials are questioning the aggressive tactics.
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If only the US was being run like a business | Douglas Rooks
President Donald Trump speaks before signing the funding bill to reopen the government, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/Trump_Government_Shutdown_85835_4ae01c.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/Trump_Government_Shutdown_85835_4ae01c.jpg?w=780" />President Trump's failure to honor even basic principles of business is on full display now.
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Maine faith leaders prepare for more ICE enforcement
Obituary: Nicholas William Schwarz
Nicholas William Schwarz " data-image-caption="Nicholas William Schwarz " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/schwarz-583016.jpg?w=223" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/schwarz-583016.jpg?w=371" />HOUSTON, Texas - Nicholas William Schwarz, 38, of Houston, Texas, formerly South Portland, Maine, passed away on Dec. 20, 2025, after ...
Death Notice: Frank Abbott Clifford
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Obituary: Frank Abbott Clifford
SHENZHEN, CHINA - SHENZHEN, CHINA - Frank Abbott Clifford, 72, of Shenzhen, China, died Nov. 3, 2025, of complications following a ...