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Elton Goldman, center, on Oxford Street in Portland on Thursday, December 4, 2025. Temperatures in Maine dropped on Thursday night and were expected to reach as low as 2 degrees in Portland, according to the National Weather Service. Goldman, who has been homeless for about ten years, said he planned to stay outside through the night. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Elton Goldman, center, on Oxford Street in Portland on Thursday, December 4, 2025. Temperatures in Maine dropped on Thursday night and were expected to reach as low as 2 degrees in Portland, according to the National Weather Service. Goldman, who has been homeless for about ten years, said he planned to stay outside through the night. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43304868_20251204_WarmingShelter_04.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43304868_20251204_WarmingShelter_04.jpg?w=780" />An arctic blast is likely to plunge parts of Maine to 18 below zero Saturday. Add in wind and it could feel like 40 below in the western mountains.

Students walk into South Portland Middle School in 2023. " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/09/sopo-middle-school-first-day-1694091755.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/09/sopo-middle-school-first-day-1694091755.jpg?w=780" />The school system has issued policies addressing what to do if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents show up on school ground.

Steve Sherlock, left, a veteran journalist who worked for the Sun Journal for more than 40 years, is pictured in 2019 with U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. Sherlock died Sunday. (Steve Collins/Staff Writer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/2026-01-20_09-27-38.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/2026-01-20_09-27-38.jpg?w=780" />Sherlock was remembered by colleagues as a calm and hardworking reporter whose versatility was evident across a 4-decade career.

A driver who officials say suffered a “medical event” crashed into a Westbrook AT&T store on Monday. (Photo courtesy of Westbrook Fire Department) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/616804172_1229009352669045_8443155769979638586_n-e1768940713844.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/616804172_1229009352669045_8443155769979638586_n-e1768940713844.jpg?w=526" />The Westbrook Crossing store and an adjacent spa business were closed Monday after the crash.