Press Herald - Freeport’s “good trouble” demonstration Thursday morning was deeply personal for Anna Brown’s family. Her contract working on climate adaptation projects for the U.S. Agency for International Development was canceled recently after the Trump administration defunded and dismantled about 80% USAID’s staffing and foreign aid programs.
Brown, her husband, Colin Cheney, and their two children were among about 150 people who demonstrated along Main Street in honor of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, a civil rights icon who died July 17, 2020. Participants carried signs saying “Liberty & Justice For All,” “Stop the Lies” and “Save Our Democracy.” Some displayed U.S., Canadian and Ukrainian flags. Passing drivers honked their horns and waved.
“We have to stand up and do our part and make good trouble, like John Lewis said,” said Brown, a Freeport resident who has joined weekly protests against the Trump administration since March. Other Maine communities have been holding marches and rallies for the same purpose.
Press Herald - Shark notification flags are being flown at Cedar Beach in Harpswell after two documented great white shark sightings near Bailey Island. Maine's only fatal shark attack took place in the area in 2020. The flags were being displayed “out of an abundance of caution” after the sharks were seen within 48 hours east of Bailey Island, Harpswell Marine Resources and Harbor Management said.