A new batch of data released by the Deportation Data Project on Monday indicates that out of 192 people arrested by immigration officials in late January, just 12 had criminal convictions.
Drew Johnson
Staff Writer
Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Pleasant Mountain and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a “Vacationlander”, Drew adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in 2021.
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Bath Iron Works, union reach tentative agreement
Members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association will vote Saturday morning on the agreement, which the union says is an improvement over the offer it rejected ahead of striking this week.
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Applications for Maine’s new paid family leave program open Monday
The program, which will start paying out benefits on May 1, provides up to 12 weeks of pay for Mainers to take medical, parental, military or safety leave.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidates debate at forum by and for young Mainers
Just over 2 months from the Democratic primary, Shenna Bellows, Troy Jackson, Angus King III, Hannah Pingree and Nirav Shah fielded questions on everything from housing reform and health care to addiction and systemic racism.
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Missing teen found dead in Orono
Chance Lauer, 19, a former UMaine student, was last seen on Jan. 19 near an apartment complex where he lived.
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Maine Maple Sunday Weekend could be a rainy one
Some northern Maine communities can also expect snow over the weekend, though not much will accumulate, according to the National Weather Service.
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METLN wins several awards in New England Better Newspaper Competition
The Portland Press Herald took home first place honors in housing news and advertising categories.
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Brunswick police officer charged with assault
Nathan Day was charged in West Bath District Court on Monday, according to the Office of the Maine Attorney General.
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Maine’s proposed data center moratorium could scuttle project at Jay mill
A developer hopes to transform part of the former Androscoggin Mill into a data center, but pending state legislation threatens that plan.
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Suspects on loose following car theft, burglaries at cannabis, gun shops in Androscoggin County
The two suspects were spotted in a Ford F-150 Lightning that was stolen in Auburn and later recovered in Westbrook, the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office said.