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Scaffolding surrounded the Coulombe Family Tower at Maine Medical Center in Portland on Thursday while repair work between the older, lower part of the tower and the newer two upper floors continues. (Staff photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer) MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland has struggled in recent years to keep bats from getting into the hospital’s neonatal intensive care …

Officials say the invasive Asian longhorned tick has been found in Maine for the first time. The tick was found in Cumberland County. The tick was submitted through University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s passive tick surveillance program and identified by staff at the UMaine Extension Tick Lab. UMaine says this marks the first known occurrence of the species in the …

Officials say the invasive Asian longhorned tick has been found in Maine for the first time. The tick was found in Cumberland County. The tick was submitted through University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s passive tick surveillance program and identified by staff at the UMaine Extension Tick Lab. UMaine says this marks the first known occurrence of the species in the …

A Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities has agreed to voluntarily leave the country, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) said on Monday. Ice arrested the Old Orchard Beach police department reserve officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on 25 July, as part of the agency’s effort to step up immigration enforcement. Officials with the town and police department …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Old Orchard Beach, Maine AP  —  A Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities has agreed to voluntarily leave the country, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday. ICE arrested Old Orchard Beach Police Department reserve Officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on July 25, as part of the agency’s effort to step up immigration enforcement. …

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — A Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities has agreed to voluntarily leave the country, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday. ICE arrested Old Orchard Beach Police Department reserve Officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on July 25, as part of the agency’s effort to step up immigration enforcement. Officials with the town and …

Graham Platner, a 40-year-old Army and Marine veteran who served four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, launched his campaign for the Senate in Maine on Tuesday, joining a growing Democratic primary field seeking to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Platner, an oyster farmer who was born and raised in Sullivan, Maine, will run on a platform of universal …

Maine oyster farmer wants to upend Democratic politics with Senate bid  Politico In Maine, a Political Novice Makes a Long-Shot Bid to Oust Collins  The New York Times Graham Platner, oysterman and harbormaster from rural Maine, enters race to challenge Sen. Susan Collins  ABC News Iraq and Afghanistan veteran launches Democratic campaign against Sen. Susan Collins in Maine  NBC News Meet the Disillusioned Veteran …

In Maine, a Political Novice Makes a Long-Shot Bid to Oust Collins  The New York Times Maine oyster farmer wants to upend Democratic politics with Senate bid  Politico Graham Platner, oysterman and harbormaster from rural Maine, enters race to challenge Sen. Susan Collins  ABC News Iraq and Afghanistan veteran launches Democratic campaign against Sen. Susan Collins in Maine  NBC News Meet the Disillusioned Veteran …

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — A Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities has agreed to voluntarily leave the country, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday. ICE arrested Old Orchard Beach Police Department reserve Officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on July 25, as part of the agency’s effort to step up immigration enforcement. Officials with the town …