This Day in Maine
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Friday, September 18th, 2026: Prime Healthcare has suspended or fired 20 CMMC nurses; Maine reopens eviction prevention program
Sep 18, 20263 min
Thursday, September 17th, 2026: Thousands of acres returned to Penobscot Nation; dark money floods Maine's U.S. Senate race
Sep 17, 202612 min
Wednesday, September 16th, 2026: Portland's minor league sports teams generate over $110 million in economic activity each year, according to new report
Sep 16, 202612 min
Tuesday, September 15, 2026: CMMC nurses picket in Lewiston; Gorham board OKs Amazon warehouse
Sep 15, 20268 min
Monday, September 14, 2026: Animal handler not liable for death of state comfort dog; Portland's urban forest plans
Sep 14, 202612 min
Thursday, September 10th, 2026: Some Mainers struggle to afford groceries one year after SNAP cuts; an analysis of the state's three-person race for governor
Sep 10, 202615 min
Wednesday, September 9th, 2026: Lewiston Colisee gets new owner; Portland launches new housing support program
Sep 9, 20264 min
Tuesday, September 8, 2026: Hannaford settles with managers over pay dispute; Mi'kmaq Nation acquires more tribal land
Sep 8, 20264 min
Friday, September 4, 2026: Elon Musk's super PAC starts electioneering for Collins; Maine schools taking cell phone ban in stride
Sep 4, 20264 min
Thursday, September 3rd, 2026: Troy Jackson holds first town halls; York voters to consider banning Flock cameras
Sep 3, 20269 min
Wednesday, September 2, 2026: State lawmakers call on Mills administration to keep PCHC afloat; Woodland Pulp disputes federal findings
Sep 2, 20266 min
Tuesday, September 1, 2026: Maine cannabis shops to start offering lockable storage bags; how school districts are adapting to bus driver shortages
Sep 1, 20264 min
Monday, August 31, 2026: Some health centers miss out on cost of living adjustment; mixed picture for enrollment at University of Maine System
Aug 31, 20266 min
Friday, August 28th, 2026: State lawmakers study ways to prevent more birthing unit closures
Aug 28, 20268 min
Thursday, August 27th, 2026: Canada withdraws plans to tariff lobster; rail workers call for safety measures after derailments
Aug 27, 20264 min
Wednesday, August 26th, 2026: Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles told activists that he'll ask President Donald Trump's border czar to send ICE agents to polling places in November
Aug 26, 202612 min
Tuesday, August 25, 2026: Lobster among the US products hit with Canadian tariffs; companies chosen to build northern Maine transmission line
Aug 25, 20267 min
Monday, August 24, 2026: Vice President JD Vance in Brewer; raises for unionized employees at Bath Iron
Aug 24, 20266 min
Friday, August 21st, 2026: JD Vance to visit Maine on Monday; officials release details on Thursday's fatal plane crash
Aug 21, 20264 min
Thursday, August 20th, 2026: National House Dems boost support for Dunlap; Catholic Diocese reaches settlement with dozens of abuse survivors
Aug 20, 20268 min
Wednesday, August 19th, 2026: Legislative committee votes to launch investigation into abuse and murder of 10-year-old Bangor boy two years ago
Aug 19, 202613 min
Tuesday, August 18, 2026: Mills and other New England governors oppose proposed electricity merger; ICE hiring surges in Maine
Aug 18, 20267 min
Monday, August 17, 2026: Immigrant community testifies before House Democrats in Biddeford; House Speaker Mike Johnson stumps for LePage
Aug 17, 202610 min
Friday, August 14th, 2026: Eastport approves data center moratorium; Old Town bridge collapse raises question about UMaine composite material
Aug 14, 20268 min
Thursday, August 13th, 2026: All ICE agents in Maine now have bodycams; new program aims to assist adults with autism
Aug 13, 20269 min
Wednesday, August 12th, 2026: Maine Immigrants Rights Coalition says ICE has arrested at least five people at the Portland Jetport in recent weeks
Aug 12, 20266 min
Tuesday, August 11, 2026: ICE arrested Maine nurse at Portland jetport; Trump's childhood vaccine order
Aug 11, 20267 min
Monday, August 10, 2026: State approves York Hospital merger with MaineHealth; lifeguard has close call with white shark in Scarborough
Aug 10, 20268 min
Friday, August 7, 2026: Eastport residents fight proposed underwater data center; firefighting tactics during Searsmont mill explosion
Aug 7, 20269 min
Thursday, August 6th, 2026: MaineHealth to close Damariscotta birthing unit; Trump admin targets Maine over Medicaid fraud claims
Aug 6, 20269 min
Wednesday, August 5th, 2026: Federal Build America, Buy America Act rules are headache for housing developers trying to build much needed affordable homes
Aug 5, 202611 min
Tuesday, August 4, 2026: Hearts of Pine announce plans for new stadium; new rural health grants for Maine
Aug 4, 20267 min
Monday, August 3, 2026: Damariscotta rallies to keep local birthing unit open; rain wasn't enough to eliminate drought conditions in Maine
Aug 3, 202615 min
Friday, July 31st, 2026: Sen. Collins says ICE agents will have bodycams by end of August; state distributes $30 million in federal funds to rural hospitals
Jul 31, 20264 min
Thursday, July 30, 2026: Beach to Beacon, Scarborough ICE facility
Jul 31, 20266 min
Wednesday, July 29th, 2026: Federal appeals court in Boston hears arguments about constitutionality of 2-year-old campaign finance law in Maine
Jul 29, 20269 min
Tuesday, July 28, 2026: New transmission line proposed for Maine; new state laws to go in effect
Jul 28, 202611 min
Monday, July 27th, 2026: A deep dive on Troy Jackson's political history; conservation groups protect 78,000 acres in Rangeley lakes region
Jul 27, 202617 min
Friday, July 24th, 2026: Hannah Pingree calls on MaineHealth not to close birthing unit at Damariscotta hospital; Ogunquit rooster statue spat gains national attention
Jul 24, 20267 min
Thursday, July 23rd, 2026: Maine clergy condemn ICE killings; affordable housing increasingly out of reach for minimum wage workers
Jul 23, 20265 min
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026: The Democratic competition to take on Republican Senator Susan Collins in November is down to two people
Jul 22, 20267 min
Tuesday, July 21, 2026: Which Maine Democrats qualified for the U.S. Senate nominating convention; ICE arrest data in Maine
Jul 21, 20267 min
Monday, July 20, 2026: Troy Jackson appears primed to take Senate nomination; state will send 'affordability checks' this month
Jul 20, 20269 min
Friday, July 17th, 2026: ICE agent who allegedly shot Colombian man in Biddeford had violent past; immigrant communities grapple with loss
Jul 17, 202615 min
Thursday, July 16, 2026: Wife of Durán Guerrero speaks for first time; Paige Loud withdraws from US Senate candidate selection
Jul 16, 20267 min
Wednesday, July 15th, 2026: Governor Janet Mills calls for reforming or abolishing ICE after an agent shot and killed a Colombian man Monday
Jul 15, 20269 min
Tuesday, July 14, 2026: Latest on fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford; federal agency says Woodland Pulp tragedy was preventable
Jul 14, 20266 min
Monday, July 13, 2026: ICE agent fatally shoots man in Biddeford; protests erupt over federal immigration enforcement
Jul 13, 20266 min
Friday, July 10, 2026: Platner officially withdraws from Senate race; transgender athlete initiative will not be on November ballot
Jul 10, 202614 min
Thursday, July 9, 2026: Growing list of candidates to replace Platner; ferry service returns to Swan Island in Richmond
Jul 9, 202614 min