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Six Hours to Allagash: The Unanswered Questions Behind Troy Jackson’s Taxpayer-Funded Travel

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Democrats Hold Shadow Hearing in Biddeford Over Fatal ICE Shooting

By Maine Wire StaffAugust 17, 20268 Top News
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Health Insurance Rates for Mainers to Increase (Again)

By Steve RobinsonAugust 17, 20263 News
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Pingree to Hold ‘Shadow Hearing’ on Biddeford ICE Shooting Before Independent Investigation Is Complete

By Jon FetherstonAugust 17, 202610 News
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Lincoln Town Office Shuts Down for a Day Amid Cybersecurity Incident

By Seamus OthotAugust 17, 20264 News
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Good Grief! Is Graham Platner Planning a Political Comeback?

By Jon FetherstonAugust 17, 20260 News
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Collins Bus Tour Heads to Jackson’s Backyard as Maine Senate Race Intensifies

By Jon FetherstonAugust 16, 20267 News
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Bald MBTA Boss Who Pulled Employee’s Hair To Pay Her Nearly $500,000 To Just Go Away

By Ted CohenAugust 16, 20263 News
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Somali TPS Ends After 35 Years: What Does It Mean for Lewiston and Portland?

By Jon FetherstonAugust 15, 202621 News
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Betting Market Taking Odds On Graham Platner Possible Criminal Charges, Divorce

By Ted CohenAugust 15, 20268 News
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ICE Steps Up Presence at Portland Jetport as Agency Prepares to Equip Agents With Electric Shock Gloves

By Jon FetherstonAugust 15, 20268 News

Democrats Hold Shadow Hearing in Biddeford Over Fatal ICE Shooting

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Health Insurance Rates for Mainers to Increase (Again)

August 17, 2026

20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies after Crash in Auburn

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Ex-MLB Pitcher Tommy John, Famous For ‘Tommy John Surgery’ Performed On Maine MLB Thrower, Dies

August 17, 2026

Pingree to Hold ‘Shadow Hearing’ on Biddeford ICE Shooting Before Independent Investigation Is Complete

August 17, 2026

Lincoln Town Office Shuts Down for a Day Amid Cybersecurity Incident

August 17, 2026

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Blame Augusta Democrats for Closing Maternity Wards: Laurel Libby

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Six Hours to Allagash: The Unanswered Questions Behind Troy Jackson’s Taxpayer-Funded Travel

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Good Grief! Is Graham Platner Planning a Political Comeback?

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Portland Press Herald Reporter Blasts Use of AI Journalism – Even As The Paper’s Board Chairman Praises It

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ACLU of Maine Among Those Taking Legal Action Against President Trump’s New Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

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State Regulators Approve Merger of York Hospital with MaineHealth

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Health Insurance Rates for Mainers to Increase (Again)

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Maine’s New School Cellphone Ban Raises a New Question: Can Schools Take Parents’ Phones?

By Jon FetherstonAugust 14, 2026
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Ellsworth to Consider AI Data Center Moratorium

By Libby PalanzaAugust 14, 2026

Health Insurance Rates for Mainers to Increase (Again)

By Steve RobinsonAugust 17, 2026

20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies after Crash in Auburn

By Seamus OthotAugust 17, 20262K Views

Ex-MLB Pitcher Tommy John, Famous For ‘Tommy John Surgery’ Performed On Maine MLB Thrower, Dies

By Ted CohenAugust 17, 2026

Pingree to Hold ‘Shadow Hearing’ on Biddeford ICE Shooting Before Independent Investigation Is Complete

By Jon FetherstonAugust 17, 2026

Lincoln Town Office Shuts Down for a Day Amid Cybersecurity Incident

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Bail Check at Hermon Home Leads to Two Arrests

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Sobering, Painful Reality Check For U.S. Liberals Crying For ‘Universal Health Care’ Canadian Style

By Ted CohenAugust 17, 20262K Views

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‘Raising The Sunken Schooner Victory Chimes From New York Harbor May Be too Expensive:’ New York Post

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Fourteen 911 Calls Help Troopers Stop Driver Accused of Going More Than 100 MPH

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