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AUGUSTA ME – SEPT. 17: Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows talks about Maine’s refusal to turn over voter information to Department of Justice during a news conference Wednesday September 17, 2025 in the Maine State House Hall of Flags in Augusta, Maine. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows talks about Maine’s refusal to turn over voter information to the Department of Justice during a news conference Sept. 17 in the Maine State House Hall of Flags in Augusta. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/42989159_20250917_Bellows_1958.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/42989159_20250917_Bellows_1958.jpg?w=780" />Shenna Bellows said her department is waiting for more information from federal authorities before it lifts its pause on giving out undercover plates.

Fiften York County municipal police departments and the York County Sheriff’s Office are considering a mutual aid agreement that could see officers or dispatchers from one agency step in to help cover another in a temporary emergency. The agreement, which has been approved by some municipalities and is under consideraiton in others, originated due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Tammy Wells photo) " data-image-caption="Kennebunkport police cruisers in 2020. (Tammy Wells/Staff Writer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/mutual-aid-e1769016522960.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/mutual-aid-e1769016522960.jpg?w=780" />Public safety officials and cybersecurity experts are reminding residents to be careful amid a nationwide increase in attempted scams.

Old Orchard Beach Town Hall (Journal Tribune file photo) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/04/OOBTownHall-1024x830-2-1680622718.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/04/OOBTownHall-1024x830-2-1680622718.jpg?w=780" />The Town Council voted unanimously to limit camping on both public and private property.

Arthur P. Barrett Jr. served as a fireman 2nd Class aboard the Bath-Built USS De Haven. He became “the first Brunswick boy lost in World War II,” When the De Haven was sunk by three enemy bombs on Feb. 1,1943. (Bath Daily Times file photo) " data-image-caption="Arthur P. Barrett Jr. served as a fireman 2nd Class aboard the Bath-Built USS De Haven. He became “the first Brunswick boy lost in World War II,” When the De Haven was sunk by three enemy bombs on Feb. 1,1943. (Bath Daily Times file photo) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/APBJ.jpg?w=201" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/APBJ.jpg?w=688" />Arthur P. Barrett Jr. served on the USS De Haven, a destroyer he and his father helped build at Bath Iron Works.

Portland mayor Mark Dion, center, and city councilors Wesley Pelletir, left, and Pious Ali hold a press conference Wednesday to discuss the presence of federal immigration officials in Portland. (Daryn Slover/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Portland mayor Mark Dion, center, and city councilors Wes Pelletier, left, and Pious Ali hold a press conference Wednesday to discuss the presence of federal immigration officials in Portland. (Daryn Slover/Staff Photographer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43382484_20260120_Port-Council-ICE_3.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43382484_20260120_Port-Council-ICE_3.jpg?w=780" />City Councilor Wes Pelletier called the immigration enforcement operation a 'war of terror that's being waged on our city.'