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Conservative Augusta School Board Member Vows Not to Support Any Budget Until District follows Title IX and Bars Males from Girls’ Spaces
Conservative Augusta school board member James Orr took a stand against radical gender ideology in schools on Monday, vowing to oppose any proposed budgets until the district decides to comply with federal Title IX antidiscrimination…
Massachusetts Teen Flees Police in Maine and NH During Drugged Driving Pursuit Before Crashing Into an Overpass
The New Hampshire state police arrested a Massachusetts 18-year-old on Monday after he allegedly led them on a multi-town pursuit while high after fleeing police in Maine and eventually crashed into a wall. [RELATED: Maine…
LEWISTON, Maine – The Lewiston City Council rejected two proposed changes to its meeting rules Tuesday night, voting down efforts to reduce public speaking time from three minutes to two minutes and to eliminate the…
LEWISTON, Maine — The Lewiston City Council voted 5–2 Tuesday night to give final passage to an amendment to the city’s administrative ordinance governing how municipal departments and employees may interact with federal immigration enforcement,…
The Maine Department of Energy Resources (DOER) announced last week that heating fuel prices are on the rise. In just one week, the cost of a gallon of heating oil was said to have gone…
LEWISTON, Maine — The Lewiston City Council on Tuesday night heard emotional testimony from survivors, family members, and community advocates still grappling with the fallout from the October 25, 2023 mass shooting, but by the…
Thirteen attorneys general have joined together in a lawsuit against OneMain Financial for allegedly adding unwanted products and hidden costs to borrowers’ loans, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden charges. According to…
The Rockland Police Department arrested a Warren man on Sunday after he allegedly tried to force a driver off the road, seemingly without motive. Law enforcement received multiple 911 calls reporting a vehicle operating erratically…
Democrat Graham Platner mistakenly thought he made points Tuesday countering Janet Mills’ attack ad.The otherwise-usually-charming U.S. Senate hopeful looked absolutely impotent, even forlorn, at his own news conference. And where was his wife when he…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills (D) escalated Maine’s Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday with a sharp-edged campaign ad aimed directly at rival Graham Platner (D), reviving the controversy over his past online comments and…
AUGUSTA, Maine — A citizen-led initiative aimed at designating school sports participation and facilities by sex is officially headed to the November 2026 ballot after the Maine Secretary of State’s office confirmed the petition met…
LIBSON, Maine – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner sought to push back against a negative ad from Gov. Janet Mills’ campaign by appearing at a press conference flanked by supporters, but the event did…
‘Overall,’ Maine’s Graham Platner’s Now ‘The Most Fashionable Nazi-Tattooed Candidate In History’
The Democrat U.S. Senate candidate from Maine known for offensive tattoos and great sperm now has a new claim to fame.His overalls.The New York Times says Graham Platner is now a fashion plate.The paper did…
LEWISTON, Maine – Lewiston Police Chief Carly Conley sharply criticized the Lewiston City Council on Monday, ahead of its Tuesday city council meeting, accusing councilors of sidelining police input and advancing immigration ordinance language that…
Maine native Patrick Dempsey says his latest acting role is a secret way to publicize a cancer center in his home state.Dempsey, who became an acting legend on Grey’s Anatomy, is now starring as a…
A planned Maine data center could be canceled due to legislation that would ban such projects in the state, developers say.The facility is set to be built at the site of a former paper mill…
‘In A Real (Ice) Jam:’ Maine Snowmobilers, Bet You Can’t Match This Gem Of An ‘Offtrack’
Of the 85,000 registered snowmobilers in Maine, how many have ended up?Ended up – stranded on an ice floe.If you can think of your worst day on a sled, consider the plight – or flight…
The Maine State Police Bomb Squad responded to Limington on Monday after a resident reportedly discovered a grenade near a dumpster. [RELATED: Just Lying Around: Cumberland County Bomb Squad Called to Remove WWII British Artillery…
AUGUSTA — Only a day after Graham Platner reversed his Nazi symbol stance and decided the tattoo design is “eminently reasonable”, he suffered his first smackdown from Gov. Janet Mills’ campaign this morning as his…
CONNECTICUT— A Hartford man was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after amassing hundreds of thousands of dollars in Social Security disability, unemployment, and food stamps, while defrauding New England for over two decades.…
A Somali-founded money transfer bank, Dahabshiil, with links to Maine Home Care fraud and Rep. Yusuf Yusuf (D-South Portland), has ties to a sanctioned Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) oil vessel, according to a Somaliland-based…
Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) commissioner Randall Liberty defended his decision to allow a 310lb trans-identifying male murderer to live in the women’s prison when House Minority Leader Billy-Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) questioned the policy.…
A fitness center has announced it’s vacating the Maine Mall, becoming the shopping mecca’s fourth loss in three months.The Orangetheory Fitness location at the South Portland mall is planning to close permanently on April 10,…
PORTLAND, Maine — Police and fire investigators are examining a possible arson after an early morning fire Monday at an apartment building on Bishop Street. According to authorities, the Portland Fire Department responded at approximately…

























































