Author: Seamus Othot

The Brewer Police Department arrested two people in a public park on Tuesday after they were allegedly discovered with drugs who apparently had custody of a five-year-old child at the time. [RELATED: Rockland Police Arrest Drug Traffickers During Routine Stop Following Brief Struggle…] Officer Paul Hacker was conducting a routine patrol of Brewer’s parks around 11:27 p.m. when he noticed a suspicious parked vehicle at the Indian Trail Park which officially closed a half-hour after sunset. Hacker approached the vehicle and made contact with occupants, Richard Newell, 48, of Old Town, Amanda Brothers, 42, of Old Town, and a five-year-old…

A South Paris Man died on Saturday during a private fireworks show in Roxbury when he was struck by a projectile from a “mini-cannon,” according to autopsy reports. [RELATED: State Fire Marshal Probes Fireworks Malfunction at Sunday River Resort that Left 3 Injured…] The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, MedCare Ambulance Service, and Roxbury Fire Department all responded to a Roxbury residence at 9:24 p.m. after receiving reports that a man had “collapsed” during a private fireworks display. Emergency services discovered the 41-year-old Joseph Hennessey of South Paris and transported him from the scene, at which point he was pronounced dead.…

The Portland Planning Board is close to approving an “affordable housing” complex on city land targeted towards “diverse families and individuals” proposed by pro-immigrant non-profit ProsperityME. [RELATED: Lewiston and Portland to Gain 129 Affordable Housing Units Thanks to $13M State Subsidy…] “It helps our workforce to be able to stay here and to fulfill an important part in building the local economy,” said Portland Director of Housing and Economic Development Greg Watson, speaking with CBS13. He also told the outlet that the Portland Planning Board is on the verge of approving the development, despite concerns from some residents that it…

Update: After the publication of this article, the owner of Blaze Bangor, Matthew Haskell, spoke with The Maine Wire, informing us that the event had been canceled, and that he had not approved an all-ages drag show. “This is supposed to be an 18 plus show,” said Haskell, “We certainly did not sanction any sort of an all age drag show.” Haskell clarified that he had approved an 18 plus ticketed drag event in his restaurant’s private event room. He was surprised to learn that the event was being advertised for “all ages” against his will. He was unsure why…

A routine traffic stop on Tuesday in Rockland led to two arrests following a brief struggle with officers after they allegedly discovered drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. [RELATED: Rockland Man Arrested for Vandalism on Monday Was Free Despite Multiple Recent Felony Charges…] At noon on Tuesday, Rockland police officers initiated a traffic stop on Thompson Meadow Road, and became concerned that the driver, Jennifer Kunn, 36, of Thomaston, was operating under the influence. During the stop, officers allegedly spotted drugs and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle, leading them to attempt a search of the passenger, Lance Chipman, 38, also of…

York County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Lyman man in Biddeford on Tuesday after responding to reports of a vehicle being stolen from Arundel. [RELATED: FBI Executes Warrant in Portland as Part of Ongoing Federal Investigation…] When deputies arrived, they discovered evidence of a suspicious man wandering around the area. A resident living nearby the victim whose car was stolen identified Travis Wakefield, 35, of Lyman, as showing up at his house and asking for a ride. A friend of the victim called him to ask why the stolen vehicle was on Green Street in Biddeford, leading deputies to respond to…

Jordan Wood, a longtime Washington, D.C. staffer running as a Democrat to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) displayed the true extent of his fearlessness on Monday when his campaign barred Maine Wire reporter Seamus Othot from his “Courage Not Concern” “public” town hall in Kenebunkport. [RELATED: Progressive Democrat Running to Unseat Susan Collins Boasts $1 Million in Donations, Local Endorsements…] “I’m saying it’s a private event, and we’d like you to leave please,” said a campaign staffer, barring The Maine Wire from the allegedly public event. https://twitter.com/Seamus_Othot/status/1950318252783259686 Wood announced his “public town hall” on Friday as part of his initiative…

The Portland Police Department assisted with an FBI operation in Portland on Tuesday morning that appeared to involve numerous armed officers on Park Avenue and a possible escape attempt, though law enforcement are providing scant details. [RELATED: Police Refuse to Release Name of Portland Shooting Suspect Behind Lockdown at UNE Campus…] A Portland resident shared video with Maine’s Total Coverage showing a heavy police presence with multiple vehicles and officers with rifles drawn on Park Avenue in front of the Portland Expo Building and Troubh Ice Arena around 7:00 a.m. Multiple witnesses told the outlet that they heard what sounded like…

Two Massachusetts women have died from severe burns after their camper exploded on Saturday at Old Orchard Beach’s Powder Horn Family Camping Resort. [RELATED: ICE Arrests Old Orchard Beach Police Officer from Jamaica for Overstaying Visa…] The Old Orchard Beach Fire Department responded to the Powder Horn campground located at 48 Cascade Road at around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday after reports that a camper had exploded. When the fire department and emergency medical services arrived, they discovered two women, the 58-year-old Alesia Ventura-Large of Marlborough, Massachusetts and 58-year-old Nancy Pilsch of Leominster, Massachusetts, suffering from severe burns. According to Fire…

Maine’s Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) busted five alleged drug traffickers in a Searsport raid on Friday that exposed New-York based criminals operating out of Maine. [RELATED: Massachusetts Man Gets Cuffed and Stuffed for Trafficking in Rockland…] Over the past month, the MDEA, the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office, and the Searsport Police Department have been investigating the alleged sale of cocaine base out of two local residences. On July 17, the MDEA acquired search warrants for residences at 7 and 11 Dead Brook Lane in Searsport. Along with the Maine State Police tactical team, local police, and the sheriff’s department, the…

The Portland Police Department has yet to release the name of a suspect arrested on Saturday for an alleged shooting incident that left New England College’s Portland campus on lockdown. [RELATED: Trump Order Combatting Street Crime Aims to Get Homeless People Off the Streets…] Portland Police responded to a wooded area off of the city’s Bishop Street at around 4:38 p.m. on Saturday, after reports of a man with a gun who had fired multiple shots. The department’s Special Reaction Team (SRT) arrived on the scene, and law enforcement advised nearby residents to remain indoors. The nearby University of New…

Wells’ aging liberals have banded together in recent months to stage weekly protests against the police department’s paused collaboration agreement with immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a Monday New York Times report. The protesters have gathered alongside Wells’ Route One since April, according to the Times, in what has now become a weekly event featuring a variety of signage directed at drivers who likely have no ability to impact immigration policies even if they are convinced by protester’s handmade posters. Signs featured boilerplate left-wing anti-ICE slogans such as “No ICE in our community,” or “Fight ignorance, not immigrants.”…

A Brazilian illegal immigrant caught in Maine in May following a deportation four years ago will now face no additional jail-time after a U.S. District Judge in Bangor sentenced him on Friday to time served. [RELATED: Non-Citizen Arrested in New Hampshire for Illegally Voting in U.S. Elections…] Americo Lopes-Da Silva, 37, pleaded guilty in May to illegally re-entering the U.S. after having been previously deported in 2021. In early April, a Border Patrol agent from the Rangeley Border Patrol Station in Dallas Plantation, Maine was engaged in a routine patrol when he encountered a white van with Massachusetts plates registered to an…

A South Portland Man faces an array of charges after he allegedly stabbed someone numerous time on Sunday night following an altercation on Portland’s Wharf Street in the popular Old Port neighborhood. [RELATED: Suspect Arrested in Stabbing Outside Teen Homeless Shelter in Portland…] Portland Police responded to calls on Sunday reporting an altercation at around 11:28 p.m. outside 35 Wharf Street between two men. The incident escalated after one man allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed the other multiple times. Officers arrived and discovered the 37-year-old victim suffering from multiple stab wounds. They immediately applied chest seals to the…

Maine Rep. Deqa Dhalac (D-South Portland), a Somali immigrant and Maine politician, has garnered national attention in recent days after a years-old clip re-surfaced showing her appearing to express her ongoing prioritization of her home country even after she became the Mayor of South Portland in 2021. Those comments have come back into the limelight as Omar Fateh, the son of Somali immigrants, has recently won the Democratic primary for mayor in Minneapolis, Minnesota — a heavily blue city where the party’s nomination gives him a strong chance of winning the November election. “How can the politics in Somalia can,…

A York police officer arrested a New Hampshire man in NH on Wednesday after he allegedly sparked a police chase that crossed the Maine to NH border twice and spanned six towns. [RELATED: Berwick Man Arrested After Sparking High-Speed Chase and Evasive Run in New Hampshire…] York police officers Cpl. Jordan Ochs and Sgt. Jonathan Rogers initiated a traffic stop of a silver Chevy Impala on Cider Hill Road for a suspect they believed to be operating while under the influence. The driver, Dashawn White, 23, of Rochester, NH, allegedly failed to stop for officers after they turned on their…

The Trump Administration is aiming to drastically alter the way the U.S. deals with homelessness with a Thursday executive order seeking to restore order on America’s streets and help the homeless by sending them to psychiatric institutions rather than leaving them to overdose or otherwise languish on public byways. [RELATED: New Report Offers Snapshot of Persistent Homelessness in Maine – Marginal Progress Seen…] “Endemic vagrancy, disorderly behavior, sudden confrontations, and violent attacks have made our cities unsafe.  The number of individuals living on the streets in the United States on a single night during the last year of the previous…

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) demanded the release of the Epstein files on Thursday as controversy mounts over President Donald Trump’s handling of the documents after he began referring to the files as a “hoax.” Rep. Pingree along with numerous other Democrats only started calling for the release of the files after it became apparent that pushing the issue could harm President Trump. She did nothing to call for or facilitate their release while her party had control and President Joe Biden was in the White House. [RELATED: EPSTEIN FILES: Here are all the Jeffrey Epstein files Trump’s DOJ just released…]…

A state representative from Hancock County responded on Wednesday to a new national report from CNBC that ranked Maine as the worst state in the nation for infrastructure, with the least reliable power grid in the country. [RELATED: ‘Maine Has Worst Infrastructure Nationwide As Gov. Mills Furiously Attempts A Fix:’ CNBC…] “Eight percent of our roads are in unacceptable condition. Over 15 percent of our bridges are rated “poor” — five times worse than Alaska, the second-worst state in the nation. And nearly one in five Mainers still lacks access to affordable broadband. Instead of finding solutions to address this,…

A half dozen of Maine’s left-leaning non-profits have banded together to solicit donations for their Maine Solidarity Fund that will pay bail for illegal immigrants, and purchase transgender surgeries and drugs, their own appeals for cash indicate. [RELATED: Woke Welders of South Portland Hold Rally to Stop Deportation of Two Brazilian Nationals in the U.S. Illegally…] “Immigrant and Trans Mainers are facing unprecedented threats to their safety, dignity, and basic rights. Families are afraid to leave their homes. People are being detained without due process. Essential healthcare is becoming inaccessible. We must stand together to defend our most vulnerable community…

A former educational technician at the Congin Elementary School in Westbrook turned himself in on Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest after he allegedly assaulted a six-year-old student. [RELATED: Westbrook Police Respond to Allegations of AI-Generated Photo from Brackett Street Drug Bust…] According to the Westbrook police department, the alleged assault occurred on April 1 when former ed-tech Dan Spring, 62, of Portland reportedly assaulted a child. There is no indication that the alleged assault was sexual in nature. Following the alleged incident, there was a police investigation and a prosecutorial review, after which police sought and…

A Lewiston man previously convicted of gross sexual assault pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Portland on Tuesday to illegally possessing a firearm despite his prior felony conviction. [RELATED: It’s Just a Prank Bro: Man Who Claims He Was “Joking” After Attempting to Kidnap Three-Year-Old in Lewiston Arrested and Placed on ICE Detainer…] Lewiston Police were conducting a routine stop for a multiple traffic violation in January when they searched the vehicle, driven by Kulmiye Abukar Idris, 35, of Lewiston, and discovered a handgun. Idris was previously convicted for felony gross sexual assault, and thus prohibited from owning…

The organ transplant network has displayed a “systemic disregard for sanctity of life” according to a Monday report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), finding that hospitals initiated organ procurement processes for still-living patients. [RELATED: ‘Weight’ No Longer – Northern Maine Ambulance Crew Finally Can Transport 1,600-Pound Patients…] “Our findings show that hospitals allowed the organ procurement process to begin when patients showed signs of life, and this is horrifying. The organ procurement organizations that coordinate access to transplants will be held accountable. The entire system must be fixed to ensure that every potential donor’s life is…

A Chinese national pled guilty on Monday to stealing secret data on U.S. military technologies crucial to detecting nuclear launches, tracking hypersonic missiles, and allowing U.S. Air Force fighters to dodge heat-seeking ordinance. [RELATED: Sheriff Docs Show Chinese Illegal Aliens Got NY Drivers Licenses Before Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Freedom…] Chenguang Gong, 59, a dual U.S.-Chinese citizen living in San Jose, California, worked at an unnamed Southern California military-contracting engineering firm in 2023 when he illegally transferred 3,600 files containing trade secrets from his employer to his personal computer intending to benefit the Chinese government’s military technology, prosecutors say. According…

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is outraged that CBS has decided to cancel its failing “Late Show” hosted by leftist Stephen Colbert that reportedly loses the network over $40 million annually, and is petitioning the corporation to keep the show on air. [RELATED: Pingree Votes Against Condemning Violent Anti-ICE Riots in LA While Golden Supports Resolution…] Rep. Pingree sent an email to her supporters, urging them to sign her petition begging CBS not to cancel Colbert’s show, and suggesting that the cancellation was the result of political pressure and poses a threat to freedom of the press. “This isn’t just about…

Penobscot County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a raid on a Passadumkeag residence on Tuesday, leading to the arrest of three career criminals and the seizure of a synthetic opioid described by the department as “significantly more powerful than fentanyl,” law enforcement agencies said [RELATED: Massive Northern NH Drug Bust Leads to 17 Arrests…] Law enforcement executed a search warrant at a Pleasent St. residence following an investigation from multiple deputies. At the residence, deputies discovered Methamphetamines, Fentanyl, and Carfentanil, a synthetic opioid like fentanyl but more potent. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) describes Carfentanil as one of the deadliest synthetic opioids,…

An alleged drunk driver from Gorham reportedly attempted to flee a crash site on Tuesday after striking a Lake Region school bus. [RELATED: Berwick Man Arrested After Sparking High-Speed Chase and Evasive Run in New Hampshire…] Deputies from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department along with members of the Naples Fire Department responded at around 12:14 p.m. to reports of a crash involving a school-bus near 106 Casco Road in Naples. Deputies determined that the bus had been struck by a GMC Yukon whose driver, Jeffrey Lord, 31, of Gorham, allegedly attempted to flee the scene in his vehicle. Local residents…

The U.S. Marshal Service (USMS) apprehended a violent Massachusetts fugitive hiding out in Bangor from a slew of felony charges on Tuesday, marking the second Massachusetts fugitive caught in Maine within a week. [RELATED: U.S. Marshals Team Up with Local Police to Bust Wanted Trinitarios Gang-Member Hiding Out in Bethel…] The USMS-led Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) received information suggesting that fugitive Jameel T. Clark-White had escaped to Maine, and was hiding out with known associates in the state, the federal law enforcement agency said. “Through continued collaboration, unwavering dedication, and exceptional investigative efforts, another dangerous fugitive has been…

A New York man will spend 45 months in prison following his role in a conspiracy to traffic firearms from Maine to New York. [RELATED: Massive Northern NH Drug Bust Leads to 17 Arrests…] Tyquinn Montell Cannon, 32, who went by the name “Q” was sentenced on Monday after he pleaded guilty last year for his role in the conspiracy. Beginning in May 2022, Cannon, who was previously convicted of felony drug offense and thus prohibited from owning firearms, worked with co-conspirators to obtain firearms from federally licensed firearms dealers in central and Southern Maine. The co-conspirators would arrange for…

A non-citizen living in New Hampshire was arrested on Tuesday and faces charges for allegedly illegally voting in three elections starting in 2023. [RELATED: Records Show Legal and Illegal Aliens Are Voting in Maine and Costing MaineCare a Fortune…] According to the NH Attorney General’s office, the suspect, Naseef Bryan, of Manchester began illegally voting as a non-citizen in the November 2023 Manchester, NH municipal election. He then allegedly returned to vote illegally in the 2024 presidential primary, and again in the 2024 general election. It remains a mystery why Bryan would have been able to vote illegally in NH,…

A large-scale drug bust in Northern New Hampshire last week including state and federal authorities resulted in 17 arrests and the seizure of crack cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine. [RELATED: Junkie on the Roof Takes Getting High to New Level…] New Hampshire State Police (NHSP) Narcotics Investigations Unit (NIU),with help from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted the raid in NH’s North Country region as the culmination of a four-month investigation. “These 17 individuals were specifically targeted as being responsible for the majority of the fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution in the county. The DEA would like to thank the…

Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants have now used the Trump Administration’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Home app to self-deport back to their countries of origin, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials speaking to Breitbart News on Monday. [RELATED: Trump Administration Repurposes Biden’s ‘CBP One’ Phone App to Encourage Illegal Aliens to Self-Deport…] Under President Joe Biden, the CBP Home app was known as the CBP One app, and helped illegal immigrants enter and remain in the country. President Donald Trump’s Administration re-branded the app, and altered its purpose, so that it now facilitates self-deportations. Illegal aliens…

The Rockland Police Department arrested a man for an alleged vandalism spree on Monday, who was free to commit his crimes despite a lengthy rap-sheet, including a recent felony arrest for a similar spree. [RELATED: Policing Without Power: What The Law No Longer Lets Us Do, and Why We Need Change…] Officers took the 39-year-old Devon McMahan of Rockland into custody in connection with a recent string of vandalism incidents on Monday and on July 14 which involved damage to several vehicles. McMahan has a history of similar behavior, and was out on three separate sets of bail at the…

The South Portland Police Department apprehended a 14-year-old boy on Friday night after he escaped from the Long Creek Youth Development Center, the state’s only juvenile detention center. [RELATED: It’s Just a Prank Bro: Man Who Claims He Was “Joking” After Attempting to Kidnap Three-Year-Old in Lewiston Arrested and Placed on ICE Detainer…] According to the Maine Department of Corrections (DOC), which operates the facility, a 14-year-old escaped at around 9:32 p.m. The child’s escape lasted only a few hours, and the South Portland Police Department apprehended him in Portland shortly before midnight. Authorities have not released the name of…

A Maine man is in a New Hampshire jail after sparking a high-speed chase on Wednesday, fleeing police after an attempted traffic stop in Seabrook, NH. [RELATED: Dog Helps Nab Wagg: NH Man Leads Police on an Early Morning Chase Across New Hampshire and Maine…] NH State Trooper Cameron Vetter spotted a 2025 Volkswagen Atlas allegedly traveling at 116 mph in a 65 mph zone southbound on I-95 in Seabrook, and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. The driver of the Volkswagen, Romario Linton, 27, of Berwick, initially appeared to be slowing down before he allegedly sped up in an…

Maine received high-marks on the 2025 national score-card from the Sexuality Information and Education Council (SEICUS) non-profit, that ranks states based on their sex-education requirements, giving points to states that force more LGBTQ indoctrination or education on contraception and abortion. [RELATED: Waterville Teacher Update: Back to Unhinged Posts, But No Longer Employed by the School…] “The Content Requirements Grade comprises various sub-criteria such as “Is sex education required to be medically accurate by law?,” “Is it required to be LGBTQIA+ inclusive by law?,” “Is there instruction on contraception?,” and much more,” said SEICUS. “New content criteria for 2025 included instruction on…

A small group of Maine protestors set sail in kayaks and other small craft on Saturday, braving the roughly one mile paddle from the mainland to Hupper Island to hold signs and protest in the direction of U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Chief Justice John Robert’s vacation home. [RELATED: “Relatively Peaceful” Portland ‘No Kings’ Protest Leads to Two Arrests of Violent Demonstrators…] “Badassery as only Mainers can do.. this crew of MidCoast Mainers kayaked outside of the island retreat of Chief Justice Roberts today in a flotilla with signs reading, ‘shame,’ ‘protect democracy’ and ‘you made a king,’ said political strategist…

The Dover-Foxcroft Police Department issued an urgent shelter-in-place order on Friday evening for the vicinity of W. Main St., warning of an armed and dangerous suspect, launching an hours-long manhunt that led to the arrest of two convicted felons. [RELATED: Maine’s Unsolved Murders Haunt Survivors, As Unknown Killers Are Walking Free…] The situation began early Friday morning around 6:30 a.m., when local police responded to an unspecified disturbance at 23 Country Meadows Ln. While responding, police found evidence that at least one person involved in the disturbance was involved in another unspecified incident in Bangor earlier the same morning. An…

A likely illegal immigrant faces child abduction charges after he was arrested in Lewiston for allegedly grabbing a three-year-old child off the street on Wednesday evening before claiming that he was “just joking” when confronted. [RELATED: Lewiston Police Release Video of Gunman Opening Fire Toward Immigrant Nonprofit’s Building…] According to the Lewiston Police Department in comments provided to The Maine Wire, the suspect, Firmino Figueira, 33, was residing in Lewiston at the time of his arrest, but is currently being held on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer, meaning that he is likely an illegal alien. The Lewiston Police…

U.S. Marshals arrested wanted Dominican Trinitarios gang-member Yonaidry Lascano Rosario, 24, on Thursday night in Bethel with assistance from the Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) and local police departments. “This is simply the direct result of multi-agency collaboration between our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners who are dedicated and sharply focused on apprehending dangerous persons in Maine communities in order to safeguard our residents,” said District of Maine Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Josh Taylor. Rosario allegedly fled to Maine from Massachusetts after a warrant was issued there for his arrest on two counts of assault to murder…

Two illegal aliens previously released into the U.S. under the Biden Administration are in federal custody after allegedly shooting an off-duty Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent in the face and arm in New York City on Saturday. [RELATED: Anti-ICE Activists Charged in Alleged Plot to Ambush Federal Officers, Shooting a Police Officer…] “An incredible CBP officer was shot in the face by an illegal Alien Monster freed into the country by Joe Biden. He was apprehended at the border in April, 2023, but, instead of being deported, was RELEASED. The CBP Officer bravely fought off his attacker, despite his…

Questions remain as New Hampshire State and local police remain closed-lipped after someone was shot multiple times in a Sanbornton, NH home, with no arrests made and none of the involved parties named. [RELATED: NH Man Causes Standoff After Attacking Mail Man and Seriously Injuring Local Police Chief…] The NH State Police issued a press release about the Monday shooting on Thursday, providing remarkably few details on an incident that warranted involvement from their Major Crimes Unit and left someone hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds. Law enforcement revealed that the investigation remains ongoing, with the Major Crimes Unit assisting the…

The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information on a man who appeared to shoot at immigration authorities during a massive Thursday raid at California marijuana farms that allegedly used child labor from illegal immigrant unaccompanied minors. [RELATED: Anti-ICE Activists Charged in Alleged Plot to Ambush Federal Officers, Shooting a Police Officer…] “On July 10 at approximately 2:26 PM, an unknown individual appeared to fire a pistol at federal law enforcement officers. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to conviction. The incident occurred on Laguna Rd between Wood Rd and Las Posas Rd near Camarillo.…

Police arrested a Bangor man on Thursday for allegedly attacking his pregnant wife at the Vacationland Inn in Brewer and destroying the room. [RELATED: Brewer Police Raid Leads to Narcotics Arrest of New York Man…] At around 4:30 p.m., the Brewer Police Department received a report from the alleged victim, who claimed that her husband, Edward Malone, 54, was destroying their hotel room, and refusing to leave. The victim, who is pregnant, also claimed that her husband had used a piece of broken glass to attack and cut her. When officers arrived, the victim had escaped the room, but officers…

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins ordered a complete shutdown of livestock trade across the Southern border on Wednesday in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly New World Screwworm (NWS) that burrows into mammals and eats them alive. [RELATED: New USDA Initiative Cracks Down on Chinese Ownership of U.S. Farmland…] “I have ordered an immediate shutdown of live cattle, bison, and horse trade through the southern U.S.–Mexico border. This decisive action comes after Mexico confirmed another case of New World Screwworm in Veracruz. As promised, @USDA remains vigilant to ensure the protection of America’s livestock…

As violence has increased against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents enforcing federal law, with apparent encouragement from many Democrat lawmakers, Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) joined Rep. Don Bacon (R-Nebr.) in sponsoring a bill aimed at increasing penalties for violence against law enforcement. [RELATED: Anti-ICE Activists Charged in Alleged Plot to Ambush Federal Officers, Shooting a Police Officer…] “At a time when violence against law enforcement is trending upward, we must do more to protect the protectors,” said Rep. Golden. “This bill takes a strategic two-pronged approach: First, it makes clear with new criminal provisions that violence against federal law enforcement officers, judges…

The Massachusetts GOP took to social media on Thursday to thank The Maine Wire for its work to expose the illegal Chinese-operated marijuana empire operating in rural Maine, which they believe led to a federal bust that targeted multiple illicit grows in Mass. [RELATED: Feds Charge Seven Chinese Nationals in Bay State Drug, Money Laundering, Smuggling Scheme…] “@TheMaineWire made this happen. Without new media, foreign nationals would still be running this drug ring with impunity under Democratic leadership,” said the Mass GOP. https://twitter.com/massgop/status/1943364859904634986 The bust led to charges for seven Chinese nationals, who authorities believe were smuggled into the U.S.,…

CVS Health’s Omnicare unit must pay $948.8 million in penalties and damages following a federal ruling on Monday in a whistleblower lawsuit accusing the company of massive Medicare fraud involving over 3 million false claims for federal reimbursement. [RELATED: NH Federal Court Charges Mass Man for Running a $6.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme as Part of Broader Probe…] Manhattan U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon issued the ruling for a case that began in 2015, when a whistleblower accused the company of fraudulently submitting reimbursement claims for to Medicare, Medicaid, and the military’s Tricare program for non-covered drugs worth over $135…

A Francestown, New Hampshire man sparked a police standoff on Wednesday after he allegedly shouted at a mail-man, tried to destroy his vehicle, and seriously injured the local police chief before barricading himself in his house for hours. [RELATED: Authorities Investigating Suspected Murder-Suicide at Mexican Restaurant in Berlin, NH…] After a call from around 9:30 a.m., Francestown Police Chief Frederick Douglas responded to reports about a man, Richard Vannostrand, 47, of Francestown, shouting at a local mail carrier and attempting to destroy his vehicle. Vannostrand allegedly refused to cooperate with Chief Douglas and allegedly assaulted him, causing “significant” injuries that were not…

A week after the national release of the documentary, High Crimes: The Chinese Mafia’s Takeover of Rural America in partnership with the Tucker Carlson News Network, Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson appeared on Thursday’s episode of Carlson’s podcast. [RELATED: Watch Now — High Crimes: The Chinese Mafia’s Takeover of Rural America…] “If it weren’t for you, I don’t think anybody would have any idea what was happening in the state of Maine,” said Carlson told Robinson. https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1943354536468382051?t=60 Carlson and Robinson discussed the purchase of hundreds of rural Maine houses by Chinese organized criminals – often with U.S. taxpayer-subsidized funds, who…

The search for an Augusta man who jumped after his dog into the Kennebec River near Bath on Sunday appears to have come to a tragic conclusion on Wednesday when authorities recovered a body from the shore of Wood Island – adjacent to the man’s disappearance. [RELATED: Marine Patrol, Coast Guard Search for Missing Augusta Man Who Tried to Rescue His Dog in the Kennebec River…] At 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the Maine Marine Patrol announced that their search for Robert Stolt, 22, of Augusta led to the discovery of a body washed up on shore. Locals on nearby Crawford Island…

A meeting of the seemingly very local Westbrook City Council Facilities and Streets Committee took a surprising turn on Monday night when Council President Claude Rwaganje’s proposal to memorialize an alleged genocide in the Congo turned contentious. Rwaganje proposed that the city of Westbrook find a place for a donated memorial stone commemorating a 2004 massacre in a Burundi refugee camp against members of the Banyamulenge ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of Congo. During his testimony at the local council meeting, Rwaganje lamented what he believes is the failure of the international community to intervene in a genocide alleged…

Paul LePage, former Maine Governor and current frontrunner for the hotly contested 2nd Congressional District (CD2) House seat occupied by incumbent Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), announced on Wednesday that he has raised over half-a-million dollars in just 57 days since announcing his candidacy. [RELATED: Another Poll Gives LePage Slight Edge Over Golden in Second District Congressional Race…] “I’m humbled by the support we’ve received in just a few short weeks. It’s incredibly heartening to see so many Mainers step up and stand with me in this new fight. From day one, we’ve seen incredible energy from working people who are…

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the new National Farm Security Action Plan on Tuesday, focusing on the importance of agriculture for national security, and taking steps against Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland. [RELATED: New Map Breaks Down Chinese Ownership of Farmland by State…] “This Action Plan puts America’s farmers, families, and future first—exactly where they belong. Under President Trump’s leadership, American agriculture will be strong, secure, and resilient. He will never stop fighting for our farmers and our ranchers,” said Rollins. “Foreign ownership of land near strategic bases and US military installations poses a serious threat to…

A group of 11 anti-ICE activists are facing federal charges for an alleged July 4 plot to ambush and assassinate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers working at the ICE-operated Prairieland Detention Center in Alverado, Texas. [RELATED: New Details on Portland Woman Identified as a Member of Antifa “Militia,” Threatened Agents…] “Ten to 12 individuals dressed in black, military-style clothing, began shooting fireworks and engaging in acts of vandalism at the facility, and this was part of an organized attack. Today, my office has charged 10 individuals with three counts of attempted murder of a federal officer,” said Acting U.S.…

President Donald Trump struck a blow against the “net-zero” climate agenda on Monday with an executive order targeting “unreliable, foreign controlled” renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. [RELATED: National Pro-Solar Group Works to Kill a Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Some of the Harms of Net Energy Billing…] “For too long, the Federal Government has forced American taxpayers to subsidize expensive and unreliable energy sources like wind and solar. The proliferation of these projects displaces affordable, reliable, dispatch-able domestic energy sources, compromises our electric grid, and denigrates the beauty of our Nation’s natural landscape,” said President Trump in…

The Maine Marine Patrol is searching the Kennebec River for the missing Robert Stolt, 22, of Augusta, who went missing near Bath on Sunday while fishing with his dog. [RELATED: Dog Helps Nab Wagg: NH Man Leads Police on an Early Morning Chase Across New Hampshire and Maine…] Stolt was fishing when his dog jumped out of his 23-foot boat near Lines Island. Stolt then plunged into the water after the dog in an attempt to rescue it. A witness called 911 and reported seeing two people in the water, and the Maine Marine Patrol received notice around 2:10 p.m.…

A Hampton, New Hampshire man led NH State Police on a multi-town chase, straying into Maine, involving multiple Maine law-enforcement agencies and culminating in Kittery. [RELATED: NH 18-Year-Old Opens Fire at Hampton Beach, Shooting Three People, Sparking a Manhunt Leading to Arrest…] Early Sunday morning, the Hampton, NH police department attempted to pull-over Jason J. Wagg, 48, driving a 2016 Jeep, in connection with a disturbance at a local business. He allegedly fled West on Route 101, and reportedly attempted to strike police officers and vehicles with his car during his escape. NH State Troopers received notice around 2:20 am…

JoAnna St. Germain, the Waterville teacher who made international headlines in May for her Facebook posts calling for President Donald Trump and his supporters to be murdered, appears to no longer work as a teacher for the city’s high school and seems to have returned to calling for violence online. [RELATED: Waterville Teacher Who Drew Int’l Attention for Calling for Assassinations Apologizes, Blames Trauma and Insomnia…] “Peaceful protest only goes so far in squaring up with these monsters,” said St. Germain in her most recent Facebook Post, criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. St. Germain, a former English teacher…

New Hampshire authorities are investigating a potential murder-suicide that took place on Sunday at a Mexican restaurant in Berlin, just north of Mount Washington. [RELATED: Answers Elusive in Killing of Tenants Harbor Woman…] Officers responded at around 9:45 a.m. on Sunday to La Casita Mexican Restaurant at 4 Hillside Avenue in Berlin, NH, after 911 callers reported gunshots coming from inside the building, before the restaurant was set to open for the day at 11:00 a.m. Berlin police officers entered the building to discover the 25-year-old Sandra Marisol Fuentes Huaracha, an employee of the restaurant, dead from gunshot wounds behind…

York County Sheriff’s deputies responded on Saturday to 7 Jackson’s Corner Store at 1486 Alfred Road in Lyman to reports of a man reportedly accosting and fighting with store patrons before chasing people with a hockey stick, and then with his vehicle. [RELATED: Female Massachusetts Cop Later Shot By Fellow Officers During Restraining-Order Melee Allegedly Attacked Boyfriend In Maine…] Deputies arrived at the store on Saturday afternoon, and heard witnesses claim that a suspect, Randy Marcotte, 64, of Alfred was chasing people around. While deputies were responding, Marcotte allegedly fled in a white Dodge pickup truck. Deputy Titcomb saw the…

The Trump Administration’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is working to get LGBTQ branding materials off of American streets with the SAFE ROADS initiative that requests clear and consistent “crosswalk and intersection markings,” targeting pride-themed street markings. [RELATED: WCSH-6 Hosts a Drag Queen, aka “Mother,” to Present Weather Forecast in Celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month…] “Roads are for safety, not political messages or artwork,” said Duffy in comments provided to the Daily Signal. “Today I am calling on governors in every state to ensure that roadways, intersections, and crosswalks are kept free of distractions,” he added. Duffy sent out a letter…

The U.S. Department of Education is reviewing multiple federal grants that would have been released on Tuesday, delaying the release of funds until the review can be completed and halting grants intended for programs such as “migrant education.” [RELATED: AG Frey Signs on to Yet Another Lawsuit Against the Trump Admin, This Time Targeting DOE Mental Health Cuts…] The Maine DOE (MDOE) issued a priority notice for schools across the state on Saturday, warning that some funding that was expected to be released at the start of this month will remain on hold as it is reviewed by the federal…

Maine’s increasingly litigious Attorney General (AG) Aaron Frey signed on to yet another lawsuit against the federal government on Monday, this time targeting the Trump Administration’s cuts to mental health funding for schools. [RELATED: SCOTUS Disregards AG Aaron Frey’s Counsel, Raising Questions About the Usefulness of his Grand Crusading…] “I cannot think of a more worthy priority than ensuring children receive mental health services they need. These funds were Congressionally designated, with bipartisan support, for this critical service in the wake of the Uvalde tragedy. Withholding these funds is not only cruel, it is illegal,” said Frey. The lawsuit, filed…

Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) sputtered his way through a Tuesday end-of-session interview with Matt Gagnon on WGAN, in which he downplayed Maine’s worsening education performance, and claimed that the legislature has largely followed Gov. Janet Mills’ repeatedly broken campaign promise of no new taxes. “There haven’t been that many revenue increases until recently, as you know the governor had a pretty strong stance for, for quite a while on no new taxes and we, we pretty much fell, fell within those guidelines, that guideline for much of the time I served in the legislature, [sic]” said Speaker Fecteau…

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) will avoid making a decision on the controversial sanctuary state bill that passed through the legislature, according to her spokesman Ben Goodman on Tuesday, pushing the decision to the start of next legislative session. [RELATED: Maine to Become Sanctuary State for Illegal Alien Criminals Under Bill Heading to Janet Mills’ Desk…] Goodman told the Bangor Daily News that Gov. Mills had concerns with the current state of Rep. Deqa Dhalac’s (D-South Portland) LD 1971. That bill would essentially turn Maine into a sanctuary state by dramatically restricting local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities like…

A newly released memo from Assistant Attorney General Brent Shumate directed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Division last month to prioritize stripping citizenship from naturalized citizens who commit heinous and serious crimes, among other priorities. [RELATED: Trump Admin Charges 324 – Including Lewiston Man – in $14.6 Billion Welfare Fraud Operation…] “The benefits of civil denaturalization include the government’s ability to revoke the citizenship of individuals who engaged in the commission of war crimes, extrajudicial killings, or other serious human rights abuses; to remove naturalized criminals, gang members, or, indeed, any individuals convicted of crimes who pose an ongoing…

The Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” reconciliation spending package on Tuesday with a tie breaking vote from Vice President J.D. Vance and opposition from Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), whose proposed amendment failed earlier on the same day. “I strongly support extending the tax relief for families and small businesses. My vote against this bill stems primarily from the harmful impact it will have on Medicaid, affecting low-income families and rural health care providers like our hospitals and nursing homes,” said Sen. Collins, explaining her vote on X. https://twitter.com/SenatorCollins/status/1940083760340640138 “While I continue to support the tax relief…

Leo Anzivino, Jr., 34, of Teaticket, Massachusetts, is facing charges of healthcare fraud and money laundering for his alleged role in a New Hampshire-based scheme to defraud Medicare of over $6.3 million via a medical equipment company. “As part of making healthcare accessible and affordable to all Americans, HHS will aggressively work with our law enforcement partners to eliminate the pervasive health care fraud that bedeviled this agency under the former administration and drove up costs,” said Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. According to a federal indictment, Anzivino agreed to be listed on official documents…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is revoking the temporary protected status from Haiti, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Friday, potentially impacting over 520,000 Haitian immigrants and opening them up to possible deportation. [RELATED: Biden Admin to Allow an Additional 309,000 Haitian Migrants to Seek Temporary Protected Status in US…] “The environmental situation in Haiti has improved enough that it is safe for Haitian citizens to return home. We encourage these individuals to take advantage of the Department’s resources in returning to Haiti, which can be arranged through the CBP Home app. Haitian nationals may pursue lawful status…

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino vowed to crack down on government corruption and root out Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence schemes on Sunday in response to the additional charges filed against a New York official who allegedly acted as an unregistered CCP agent and defrauded state taxpayers. [RELATED: Angus King Co-Sponsors Republican-Led Bill Mandating Steps to Combat Chinese Espionage…] “The (FBI) Director (Kash Patel) and I are absolutely committed to cleaning up the plague of public corruption. We are also committed to weeding out CCP scheming and illicit influence campaigns. Corrupt public officials are on notice, this case is not…

The Regional School Unit (RSU) 73 School Board, serving Jay, Livermore, and Livermore Falls, voted on Thursday night to alter policies to comply with the federal interpretation of Title IX Antidiscrimination Laws and bar transgender-identifying males from female sports, locker rooms, and restrooms. [RELATED: Another Maine School District Removes Pro-Trans Policy after Overwhelming Board Vote…] “I find it so unfortunate that the conversation tonight seems to be about separating our kids, that’s not what this (is) considering what is fair, what’s healthy, what’s safe, for all students, not one particular group of students,” said Rep. Sheila Lyman (R-Livermore Falls) speaking…

18-year-old Divaris Ojani Ruiz of Manchester, New Hampshire, was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly opened fire at Hampton Beach, shooting three people in a drive-by incident and sparking a manhunt involving backup from Massachusetts. [RELATED: Officer Involved Shooting Results in Three Bangor Police Placed on Temporary Leave…] Hampton Police responded to reports of a shooting and arrived at the scene at 333 Ocean Boulevard shortly after the incident. When they arrived, they learned that three people had been shot and sustained non-life-threatening injuries, and multiple vehicles had been damaged. Two people were shot in the foot, and another was…

Officers from the Rockland Police Department arrested Jose Henriquez-Paulino, 24, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Wednesday on drug trafficking charges following a routine traffic stop. [RELATED: Rockland Police Search for Man in Connection to Reported Assault…] Police were conducting routine proactive traffic enforcement on Old Country Road around 2:00 PM when they pulled over Henriquez-Paulino for a driving irregularity. During the stop, officers became suspicious that Henriquez-Paulino was trafficking drugs. A search reportedly revealed over 55 grams of illegal drugs, including cocaine, crack cocaine, and fentanyl, along with firearms and other evidence of drug trafficking. Officers arrested Henriquez-Paulino, and he is…

A China, Maine, man was arrested on Thursday after allegedly assaulting his parents, breaking into their house with a splitting maul, and threatening to murder them. Kennebec County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 51 14th Fire Road in China after a caller, presumably one of the victims, called 911, and dispatch heard a shouted threat of “I’m here to kill you,” shortly before the call was cut off. Deputies arrived and discovered that the 40-year-old Jacob Merrill, of China, had allegedly assaulted his parents outside by their fire pit, causing them to retreat inside their house. He then reportedly used a…

A Massachusetts man allegedly led the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department on a multi-town chase on Wednesday after taking his friend’s car and driving it drunk and without a license while trying to escape law enforcement at dangerous speeds. [RELATED: Local Man Charged in Westbrook Bicycle Theft After Previous Arrest for Stolen Gun…] At around 9:00 p.m., deputies received a call warning that Edward Goodwin, 30, of Marshfield, Massachusetts, had taken his friend’s car and was driving drunk. Deputy Michael Pina spotted the vehicle in question driving on Route 15 in Abbot toward Monson. He turned on his lights and siren…

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted against a resolution on Thursday condemning the violent anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) riots in Los Angeles, California, that began earlier this month, with rioters assaulting law enforcement and burning cars. [RELATED: Gov. Mills Joins Other Democrat Governors Condemning Trump’s Use of National Guard to Restore Order in Los Angeles During Anti-ICE Riots…] Rep. Pingree joined 194 other Democrats in opposing the resolution from Rep. Young Kim (R-CA). The resolution had four major parts: affirming the right to peaceful protest, condemning the violence committed against law enforcement, calling on state and local leaders to work…

Three Bangor police officers are on leave following a Wednesday officer-involved shooting, after they returned fire at a suspect who allegedly first opened fire on them. [RELATED: Border Patrol Shuts Down Bangor Japanese Restaurant for Enforcement Operation…] According to Bangor Police Sgt. Jason McAmbley, speaking to the Bangor Daily News, officers responded to a house on Broadway at around 2:45 p.m., after receiving a call from a person at the house warning that another person there had a firearm and was threatening to commit suicide. When officers arrived, the suspect allegedly refused to drop his gun at their request. The…

Armed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, along with agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), raided the Kobe Ninja House Japanese Grill in Bangor on Thursday, potentially leading to arrests. [RELATED: ICE Agents Face a Massive Five-Fold Uptick in Assaults While Carrying Out Their Duties…] The restaurant, located at 829 Hogan Road, was closed during the operation on Thursday afternoon, and appeared to remain closed after law enforcement had left. Border Patrol agents were seen outside with guns, helmets, masks, and bulletproof vests, according to a reporter from the Bangor Daily News who was on site. Other agents can…

Biddeford drivers were delayed and their driving patterns disrupted Thursday when they were forced to find a way around Pomerleau Street, which was closed as authorities worked to deal with a flaming pile of garbage dumped in the road. [RELATED: Biddeford Big Shots Convicted on Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges Following Violent Robbery…] At around 4:30 a.m., the Biddeford Regional Communication Center received a call informing them of a garbage truck catching fire on Pomerleau Street. Complying with protocol for a truck fire, the driver emptied his flaming load of trash onto the street. The Biddeford Fire Department arrived to…

Maine, New Hampshire, and nine other states now have more adults over 65 than minors, based on a Thursday report from the U.S. Census Bureau that also revealed that Maine has the oldest population of any state. [RELATED: Czech Study Finds Fertility Rate “Substantially Lower” in Women Vaccinated for COVID-19 Versus Those Not…] Using 2024 data, the Census Bureau revealed a significant increase in the percentage of the U.S. population over 65, which rose by three percent from 2023-2024 to 18 percent, while the percentage of minors nationwide dropped by 0.2 percent. In 2004, minors made up 25 percent of the…

A new study from the Czech Republic published last week found that the rate of successful conceptions resulting in the live birth of a child was “substantially lower” for women vaccinated against COVID-19 compared with unvaccinated women, based on nationwide data. [RELATED: Unanimous Bill Allowing Providers to Charge for COVID-19 Vaccine Goes Into Law Without Gov. Janet Mills’ Signature…] “We conclude that at least from June 2021, SC [successful conception] rates in the Czech Republic for women vaccinated against COVID-19 before SC were substantially lower than for those who were unvaccinated before SC. These hypothesis-generating and preliminary results call for…

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted with a minority of House Democrats against tabling a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump on Tuesday, put forward by Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), based on his decision to bomb three of Iran’s nuclear facilities. [RELATED: UPDATED: Golden Finally Comments on US Strike on Iran, Statement Closer to that of Collins than Others…] Pingree joined 78 other Democrats in voting against a motion to table Rep. Green’s resolution, “Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for High Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) was one of the 128 Democrats to vote to…

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) expressed support on Tuesday for a Republican-led effort that would strengthen the state’s existing “Yellow Flag” gun laws instead of an effort led by gun control activists to implement stricter “Red Flag” measures. [RELATED: Republicans and Sportsmen Offer Competing Measure to “Red Flag” Bill That Strengthens Yellow Flag Law…] “The proposed competing measure enhances the current law without putting a burden on families and neighbors who want to keep themselves and others safe without putting themselves on the line,” said Gov. Mills in a statement acquired by the Bangor Daily News. Democrats in the legislature are…

Gubernatorial candidate and former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat, expressed his strong support on Monday for New York City’s likely future mayor, Zohran Mamdani, who wants to defund the police, create government-run grocery stores, and spend millions in taxpayer funds on transgender procedures. [RELATED: Socialist Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Democrat Mayoral Primary, Besting Andrew Cuomo…] “I don’t know if you heard about what happened in New York City yesterday, but I could kiss everybody down there. The big-money elite, the people with all the power, didn’t win the mayor’s race,” said Jackson. https://twitter.com/TroyJackson207/status/1937863141905539558 Mamdani, a current NYC Assemblyman,…

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) reintroduced the “Organic Dairy Data Collection Act” on Tuesday with two Republican co-sponsors, aiming to help organic dairy farmers by instructing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to collect more data on production costs. [RELATED: Rep. Pingree Downplays Violating Law Governing Market Trades as an “Oversight”…] “Organic dairy farmers across the country are continuing to grapple with volatile markets, persistent inflation, and unfair trade practices that drive up costs and squeeze already-thin margins. Without targeted action, we risk more farm closures, weakened regional food systems, and fewer organic choices for consumers,” said Rep. Pingree. Reps. Tony…

Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) nixed a bill from House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) on Friday that would have nipped in the bud the use of eminent domain to seize tribal land even after the bill passed through the legislature with strong bipartisan support. [RELATED: Public Hearing Reveals Bipartisan Support for Tribal Sovereignty Bill Opposed by Gov. Mills…] “L.D. 958 is a solution in search of a problem, and yet it could have serious unintended consequences years from now that are impossible to know today. It would be a mistake to permanently bar future generations from exercising…

State Senator Rick Bennett (R-Oxford) announced on Tuesday that he will be running as an independent for Governor of Maine in a clear departure from GOP he once chaired. His gambit comes with a rejection of partisan politics and is an apparent effort to follow in the footsteps of two men who managed to win the Blaine House without a party label in 1974 and 1994 respectively. [RELATED: Republican Senator Votes to Keep Transgender Policies in Schools While Democrat Senator Recites a Poem…] “A lot of the energizing elements in the Republican Party are not what I think respond to…

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) signed on as a co-sponsor of a Republican-led bill aimed at fighting Chinese Communist Party (CCP) espionage by requiring a report on the Department of Justice (DOJ) efforts to counter Chinese covert activities. [RELATED: Former U.S. Army Intel Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Transfer Military Secrets to China…] “For decades, the Chinese Communist Party has consistently worked to undermine our national security, weaken our economy and steal intellectual property,” said Sen. King in a statement last week. “The first step in combatting any threat is to ensure we have a clear understanding of the facts.…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are facing a massive 500 percent increase in violent assaults against them while they carry out their duties and attempt to deport illegal immigrants, according to an exclusive Friday report from Breitbart. [RELATED: Worcester City Councilor Assaults ICE Officers in Attempt to Prevent Arrest of an Illegal Immigrant Who Assaulted a Pregnant Woman…] “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released new data revealing ICE law enforcement is now facing a 500 percent increase in assaults against them while carrying out enforcement operations. Just this week, an ICE officer was dragged 50 yards by a…

One of Maine’s prominent left-wing television news stations, News Center Maine (WCSH-6), had a drag queen, Jake Boyce – using the stage name Chartreuse Money – present its weather forecast on Saturday in collaboration with Pride Portland. [RELATED: Trump Celebrates Persecuted Christians on First Day of Pride Month in Stark Contrast with Joe Biden…] “Honey it is 80 degrees in Portland now honey, and we are feeling the effects. The sun is out, all it took was a Pride Parade to bring the sunshine out today, but honey it is hot all over the state,” said Boyce. The broadcast, produced…

As the world waits to see the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb three of Iran’s nuclear facilities on Saturday, Maine’s congressional delegation provided varying reactions to the strikes. [RELATED: How Iran Could Shake Up Global Economy In Response To US Strikes…] Reactions ranged from condemnation of the strikes by Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) to strong support from Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), with a more nuanced response from Sen. Angus King (I-Maine). Rep. Golden did not comment until late on Monday in a statement that reads as generally supportive of the Trump administration’s action. Rep. Pingree accused President…

The Democratic Socialists of Maine criticized their national parent organization in an Instagram post on Sunday after the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) resolved that, from this point forward, masks will be strongly encouraged rather than required for their 2025 national convention. [RELATED: ‘In the Red’: Democratic Socialists of America Face 7-Figure Budget Cuts, Layoffs Due to $2 Million Deficit, Members Say…] “The National Political Committee’s decision to make masking optional, despite years of advocacy from DSA’s Disability Working Group puts members at risk, and has already had an impact on our delegation,” said the Maine DSA. “COVID is still…

Former U.S. Army Sergeant Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attempting to transfer military secrets that he illegally retained to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). [RELATED: Chinese Nationals Caught Trying to Smuggle Dangerous Biological Agent Into the U.S…] Schmidt served in the Army from 2015 to 2020, where he was last stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington as a member of the 109th Military Intelligence Battalion. In his role with the Intelligence Battalion, Schmidt had access to top-secret information, which he illegally retained. After leaving the military, he attempted to contact the CCP via the…

Cumberland County District Attorney (DA) Jackie Sartoris took to Maine’s liberal news on Thursday to defend a county corrections officer, Gratien Milandou-Wamba, 32, after he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for allegedly overstaying his visa. [RELATED: Cumberland County Corrections Officer Detained by ICE for Overstaying Visa is Being Held in New Hampshire…] “What we’re doing right now is taking people who have legitimate asylum claims, who have registered with the government, who are endangered in their country of origin, and we’re saying, ‘Well, sorry, we have now changed our minds because of this 3,000 quota,’” Sartoris told…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discovered a nearly 3,000-foot-long, sophisticated cartel drug smuggling tunnel that was actively under construction, extending from Tijuana, Mexico, over 1,000 feet into the suburbs of San Diego, California. [RELATED: National Guard Joins Feds in Massive California Marijuana Raid That Leads to Arrest of 70 Illegals…] “As we continue to strengthen the nation’s air, and maritime border security, it’s not surprising that foreign terrorist organizations would resort to underground routes,” said Jeffrey D. Stalnaker, Acting Chief Patrol Agent of the San Diego Sector. “Disruption of narcotics smuggling tunnels is critical to protecting American lives. I’m…

Previously sealed court documents have revealed shocking new information about a Portland woman and member of the Antifa New England “militia” arrested in May for allegedly threatening to murder law enforcement officers. [RELATED: Portland Woman Arrested for Alleged Threatening Phone Calls to Border Patrol Agent: DOJ…] The U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of 40-year-old Alice Jones on May 15, but provided scant details, only saying that she allegedly threatened the “Supervisory United States Border Patrol Agent and others.” A previously sealed search warrant application for Jones’s home on Washington Ave. in Portland from FBI Special Agent Andrew Allaire…

A combined force of 500 federal agents, law enforcement officers, and National Guardsmen carried out a massive enforcement activity in California on Wednesday at illegal marijuana grow sites spanning 787 acres, which led to the arrest of over 70 illegal immigrants. [RELATED: Illegal Chinese Neurotoxins Are Coming to Maine’s Blackmarket Cannabis Grows: Maine Threat Brief…] The operation targeted a grow site in the Southern California town of Thermal, and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested assistance from a variety of agencies, including the National Guard, given to the magnitude of the operation. https://twitter.com/DEALOSANGELES/status/1935486892130345115 Footage from reporter Ali Bradley shows parts…

The controversy surrounding Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) censure continued on the House floor on Wednesday when House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) denied her the right to speak into the record on behalf of her constituents, who were for two months deprived of their voice when she could not vote. [RELATED: SCOTUS Restores Rep. Laurel Libby’s Right to Vote, Enjoins Maine Dems’ Censure of Her…] “There is no bill before us, thus I will not be participating in debate, I simply want to be heard on the record,” said Rep. Libby. https://twitter.com/laurel_libby/status/1935504254112018510 Libby was censured by Speaker Fecteau after she posted…

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled 6-3 on Wednesday to uphold a Tennessee ban on transgender surgeries and drugs for minors, setting an important precedent for the protection of children across the country and enraging LGBTQ activists. [RELATED: House Passes Bill to Bar Males from Girls’ Sports One Day After Senate Nixes Similar Bill…] “Contrary to the representations of the United States and the private plaintiffs, there is no medical consensus on how best to treat gender dysphoria in children,” said Justice Clarence Thomas in his concurring opinion. “There are particularly good reasons to question the expert class here, as…