Cumberland County sheriff: ICE arrest of corrections officer was ‘bush league’
Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce speaks at a news conference on Thursday about a trainee corrections officer that was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday night in Bayside. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer)…
Brackett’s Market raises funds for Bath Area Food Bank
Brackett’s Market donation to Bath Area Food Bank. " data-image-caption="Brackett’s Market employees hand donations over to the Bath Area Food Bank as part of the HungerLESS Holidays fundraiser through the Hometown Foundation.…
Why some Mainers support ICE’s increased enforcement in the state
LEWISTON, January 21, 2026 -Federal agents assmeble Wednesday morning at 165 Bartlett Street in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Federal agents assemble Wednesday morning outside an apartment on Bartlett…
Maine’s outdoor recreation industry is ripe for growth, leaders say
Sean Frost of Attleboro, MA. pauses before he takes a photograph while walking a trail at Two Lights State Park in Cape Elizabeth Tuesday, December 30, 2025. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Sean Frost, of…
Subzero temperatures expected across Maine, and that doesn’t count the wind chill.
A woman carries her dog in the bitter cold in 2023 in Portland, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/Winter_Weather_Maine_97396.jpg?w=300"…
Mainer gets Oscar nomination for ‘Avatar’s’ visual effects
Eric Saindon, second from right, along with other winners of the Oscar for best visual effects for “Avatar: The Way of Water” in 2023. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) " data-image-caption="Gorham native Eric Saindon,…
Tickets on sale Friday for John Legend in Portland May 1
Recording artist John Legend attends the premiere for “Loudmouth” at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center during the 2022 Tribeca Festival on June 18, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) "…