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Questions Mount Around Maine Absentee Ballot System After Thousands of Duplicate Records and Accepted Ballots Vanish During State Outage Just Days before Primary

Jon FetherstonJon FetherstonJune 5, 2026
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Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins Casts 10,000th Consecutive Roll Call Vote in Washington

By Libby PalanzaJune 5, 20261 News
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Platner Says No Credible Sexual Assault Claims Are Coming as New York Times Report Raises New Questions

By Ted CohenJune 5, 20264 News
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Bellows, Warren and Pingree Stand by Graham Platner as New York Times Report Raises Further Questions About His Treatment of Women

By Jon FetherstonJune 5, 20269 News
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Golden Is One of Just Four Democrats To Vote in Favor of Bill to Crack Down on Childcare Fraud

By Seamus OthotJune 4, 202612 News
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Bangor’s Rainbow Crosswalk Cost Taxpayers $2,590 Before Repairs

By Seamus OthotJune 4, 202621 News 1K Views
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Portland Teachers Union Reverses Course, Now Urging Voters to Support Proposed School Budget

By Libby PalanzaJune 4, 20264 News
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Mason Begins Work on First Budget Plan, Pledges Lower Taxes and Smaller Government

By Jon FetherstonJune 4, 20266 News
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Midgley Fires Back at Nirav Shah, Touts Business Experience and Economic Agenda During Lewiston Press Conference

By Jon FetherstonJune 4, 20266 News
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Republican Oxford Sheriff Candidate Admits to Errors After Incumbent Republican Files Ethics Complaint Against Him

By Seamus OthotJune 3, 20261 News 1K Views
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Portland Police Weekly Report Shows 160 Motor Vehicle Stops, 16 Criminal Trespass Arrests

By Jon FetherstonJune 3, 20260 News

Questions Mount Around Maine Absentee Ballot System After Thousands of Duplicate Records and Accepted Ballots Vanish During State Outage Just Days before Primary

June 5, 2026

Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins Casts 10,000th Consecutive Roll Call Vote in Washington

June 5, 2026

Penobscot Deputy Forced to Use Narcan to Resuscitate Infant in Cardiac Arrest Suffering from Drug Overdose

June 5, 2026

Pro-Collins Pac Internal Poll Shows Her Tied with Platner As More Controversies Continue to Plague the Democrat

June 5, 2026

U.S. Embassy in China Sends Strong Message Against CCP Violence in Chinese-Language Post Commemorating Tiananmen Square Massacre

June 5, 2026

SCOTUS Green Lights Use of Map Favoring Republicans for Upcoming Alabama Primary Election

June 5, 2026

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Graham Platner Admitted Buying Cocaine, Bragged About Doing Drugs During Military Leave

By Ted CohenJune 2, 202621 News 3K Views
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Just For Starters, Sorry Sox Can’t Even Figure Out Who To Hand The Ball To For Heaven’s Sake

By Ted CohenJune 2, 20260 News
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OpEd: Jonathan Bush Understands What Maine’s Medicaid Fraud Crisis Requires: Prevention at Time of Service

By Independent Opinion ContributorJune 1, 20262 Commentary
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Maine Diner Owned By Portland Press Herald CEO Under Creepy Bathroom Surveillance

By Ted CohenJune 1, 20263 News 2K Views

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EPSTEIN FILES: Maine Gov Janet Mills Accused of Child Abuse Cover-up, Cocaine Trafficking in Newly Released SDNY Documents

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Five Town School District Superintendent Distressed After Public ICE Walkout Protest Hits Social Media

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Maine State Police Spotted at Notorious Chinese Cannabis Hub in Fairfield

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Governor Silent as Chinese Cannabis Cartels Swallow Rural Maine — Some With Her Brother’s Help

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Bellows, Warren and Pingree Stand by Graham Platner as New York Times Report Raises Further Questions About His Treatment of Women

Jon FetherstonBy Jon FetherstonJune 5, 2026
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Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins Casts 10,000th Consecutive Roll Call Vote in Washington

By Libby PalanzaJune 5, 2026

Penobscot Deputy Forced to Use Narcan to Resuscitate Infant in Cardiac Arrest Suffering from Drug Overdose

By Seamus OthotJune 5, 2026

Pro-Collins Pac Internal Poll Shows Her Tied with Platner As More Controversies Continue to Plague the Democrat

By Seamus OthotJune 5, 2026

U.S. Embassy in China Sends Strong Message Against CCP Violence in Chinese-Language Post Commemorating Tiananmen Square Massacre

By Seamus OthotJune 5, 2026

SCOTUS Green Lights Use of Map Favoring Republicans for Upcoming Alabama Primary Election

By Libby PalanzaJune 5, 2026

Maine Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Admin Challenging Multi-Million Dollar Deal to End Offshore Wind Development

By Libby PalanzaJune 5, 2026

Red Sox Solve A Major Problem – By Sending Failed Starter Down To The Minors

By Ted CohenJune 5, 2026

Turner Cannabis Shop Burglarized For Third Time in One Month With Suspects Still at Large

By Seamus OthotJune 5, 2026

U.S. Marshals Arrest Pittston Man Wanted on 2025 Stalking Charges

By Seamus OthotJune 5, 2026

House Passes Resolution to End Iran War, Trump Calls the Vote “Meaningless”

By Seamus OthotJune 5, 2026

Platner Says No Credible Sexual Assault Claims Are Coming as New York Times Report Raises New Questions

By Ted CohenJune 5, 2026

Former Maine ‘Whaling Wall” Artist Files Suit Against World Cup For Painting Over Texas Mural

By Ted CohenJune 5, 2026

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