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When star Boston radio journalist Kirk Minihane tweeted the other day he was “pretty sure no one has ever been featured on @DatelineNBC and a then contestant on @FamilyFeudABC” he was only half right. There was one other guy besides him who has been on both Dateline and Family Feud. That guy was Timothy Bliefnick, who went viral for a dark-humor joke he made to Family Feud host Steve Harvey on the show in 2020. Harvey had asked him “what’s the biggest mistake you made at your wedding?” and he replied “saying I do.” The clip resurfaced widely across media…

Randolph Mantooth, who played TV’s “Emergency!” paramedic firefighter John Gage and marshaled Ellsworth’s fire parade a half-century ago, has died. Mantooth, 80, who passed away earlier this month in California, teamed up with costar Kevin Tighe, who played TV’s paramedic firefighter Roy DeSoto, as the celebrity grand marshals for the 1975 Ellsworth Fireman’s Parade. Their appearance that summer was a hugely popular event in Hancock County, drawing thousands of spectators and over 150 fire units from all over New England and Canada. The festivities, archived by Northeast Historic Film, concluded with a traditional fireman’s muster, featuring ladder climbs, hose hookups…

USA Today is doing damage control over a controversial column by Nancy Armour on Wednesday about Caitlin Clark that invoked murdered Emmett Till and linked some of Clark’s fan base to “white nationalists.” After Armour’s column about the Indiana Fever star sparked a firestorm Thursday, Front Office Sports says it asked USA Today’s editors whether they stood by her article. “Nancy is a columnist and her column is clearly labeled opinion,” USA Today spokes Lark-Marie Anton told FOS. “Please note that the column has been updated for clarity, and Nancy has addressed the matter. We will not be commenting further.”…

The owner of The Cookie Jar of Maine says she has been nabbed for failure to account for a state sales tax. Laura Pomerleau said she was shocked when an armed state revenue agent drove into her parking lot. He handed her a document stating “Notice to cease retails sales.” “The guy was very, very nice ,” Pomerleau posted on Facebook. “He said ‘go in and call this number.’” Pomerleau said she agreed to start including the tax. The homespun cookie chef said she has been pilloried on Facebook for not knowing she had to itemize the tax. “What I…

Stephen Kerrigan, chair of the Massachusetts Democrat Party, is on probation after being arrested last month on drunk driving charges, according to documents obtained by NewsCenter 5. An officer of the Southborough Police Department was monitoring traffic on Turnpike Road at 12 a.m. June 13 when Kerrigan’s BMW SUV was seen driving in the middle of both lanes, according to WCVB. The officer stopped the SUV and described speaking with Kerrigan, who was alone in the vehicle. “He stated he was going home from a restaurant,” the officer wrote. “As I was speaking with Stephen, his eyes appeared to be…

A Newport, Maine native may now be a star player for the National Basketball League’s Dallas Mavericks. But when it comes to Family Feud, Cooper Flagg is being accused of cheating by Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports. Portnoy’s team competed against Flagg’s family Thursday night on the widely-popular ABC-TV show. Called Celebrity Family Feud, the teams were competing to raise money for charity. In Round 4 of the game, Flagg’s mother Kelly played against Portnoy team member Kirk Minihane, a Boston media celebrity. The question from host Steve Harvey was “what’s the one thing that makes New York Pizza so…

A former State Department official who led Jewish outreach for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign has publicly broken with his former boss, accusing the Vermont independent of promoting candidates such as Maine’s Graham Platner whose rhetoric and positions fuel antisemitism. In an interview with Jewish Insider at the Aspen Security Forum, Joel Rubin didn’t mince words, claiming that the senior Jewish Vermont U.S. senator and his movement are harming American Jews by boosting “anti-Israel, antisemitic candidates.” Rubin specifically criticized Sanders and progressive strategists for the promotion of candidates such as Platner, whose scandals included his famous Nazi tattoo. Democrat…

Just weeks after retiring as the legendary bubbly Fox News weather gal, Janice Dean is settling a bitter score. Dean reveals on X that her bosses gagged her after she continually criticized New York Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo. While at Fox, the widely popular forecaster spent a lot of air time blasting Cuomo for his disastrous management of the COVID pandemic. When she wasn’t talking about the weather forecast, she was accusing Cuomo of killing thousands of seniors – including her in-laws. “Someday I’ll tell you all the story of how I was banned from talking about Andrew Cuomo after…

“We continued to ask Graham for the billionth time in this race if there was any information he had not shared,” says one adviser. “He continued to say no.” Graham Platner fought angrily to the bitter end to stay in the U.S. Senate race as advisers tried to persuade him he was finished, according to a new report. “Headlines had been bad enough already, and his campaign aides spent much of their time dealing with lurid rumors,” says the Vanity Fair’s Aidan McLaughlin, “that there was a sex tape on the verge of leaking. That notes from his therapist were…

A $3 million sailboat built in mid-coast Maine a half-century ago competed over the weekend in one of Michigan’s most iconic summer traditions – the 102nd Bayview Mackinac Race. Nearly 1,700 sailors and 200 boats competed in the world’s longest freshwater yacht race this weekend – a 259-nautical-mile course. The stunning wooden-hulled 105-foot Whitehawk – complete with its own fireplace – and built by O. Lie-Nielsen Boat Yard along Rockland’s shoreline, was among the 200 yachts in the grueling race. The Cove Island Course of the Bayview Mackinac Race takes the contestants about 18 hours. Hosted in Lake Huron, the…

Cooper Flagg will lead his family against David Portnoy and Barstool Sports members on Celebrity Family Feud. The show is scheduled for 8 p.m.Thursday, July 23rd at 8 p.m. on ABC, according to Chris Pooper of i95rocks.com. Flagg, the NBA rookie of the year and member of the Dallas Mavericks who is from Newport, Maine, will be joined by his twin brother Ace who plays basketball for the University of Maine. He will also be joined by his mother and father, Kelly and Ralph Flagg, and his grandfather David Bowman. The Flagg family will be playing for the Ronald McDonald…

Womanizing Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel’s job is apparently safe. The team’s owner, appearing on First Take Friday, spoke for the first time on the scandalous affair the married Vrabel had with an NFL reporter. “We’re privileged to have Mike as our head coach,” Robert Kraft said, according to NBC Sports. “You know, no one is infallible.” Kraft’s option of course was to deny that Mike had a tryst with the also-married Dianna Russini, despite steamy photos of the two published earlier this year in the New York Post. But Kraft is apparently standing by his man, who only half-heartedly…

Bob Marley, arguably Maine’s funniest export, was forced to dive into the lake by his camp when his sweatpants caught on fire while making s’mores. Marley posted a Facebook video explaining the comedy of errors that suddenly weren’t so comedic. He says he was making the candy treats on his campfire with his uncle Jimmy when Jimmy’s s’more got overcooked. While helping rescue his 79-year-old uncle’s s’more from the fire, the blaze jumped from the embers into the leg of his sweatpants. “Bobby your leg is on fire,” Jimmy reportedly shouted. “I know Jimmy,” Marley replied as he sprinted toward…

The days of Maine’s Democrat congresswoman’s secretly trading stock could be coming closer to an end. Chellie Pingree, who last year was caught hiding her market trades, may soon have to count her money in full view of her constituents. Elaine Luria, a former House Democrat mounting a comeback bid for a battleground Virginia district, is campaigning in favor of a congressional stock-trading ban. “It’s incumbent on members of congress to set an example,” Luria said, according to the Washington Post. Luria formerly opposed the ban – until she lost her seat to a Republican, Jen Kiggans. The defeat apparently…

The Sports Hub is cleaning WEEI’s clock in the latest Boston radio war ratings. The Toucher and Hardy morning show set the standard in the spring Nielsen Audio Ratings. 98.5 The Sports Hub finished first overall and in all day segments in sports radio’s primary demographic, says Boston.com’s Chad Finn. Overall, the Sports Hub earned a 12.4 overall share among men 25-54 in the period from April 2-June 24. Fellow sports station WEEI was seventh with a 4.2, according to Finn. Toucher and Hardy had a 16.1 share in the period, the best among any radio show in the market…

A woman was flown by LifeFlight to a Bangor hospital after her family, including two young children, were hit by a vehicle on a Lincoln sidewalk. Lincoln Police arrested Carl Hartley, 57, of Mattawamkeag on Saturday and charged him with operating under the influence and possession of drugs, according to i95rocks.com’s Cindy Campbell. Officials say he was allegedly in possession of methamphetamine. The incident happened at approximately 3:20 pm at the intersection of Main Street and West Broadway in Lincoln. Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash involving multiple pedestrians, including one that was trapped underneath the…

For the first time in more than 30 years, scallopers will now have access to northern New England’s scallop fishery, thanks to President Trump. Trump announced he is pulling down the restrictions after hearing from frustrated scallopers. The desire to ease restrictions on scallop fishing came out of an Oval Office meeting between Trump and scallop fishermen, who complained they were not allowed to fish in parts of Georges Bank, White House counselor Peter Navarro said. The move follows an executive order from Trump aimed at increasing domestic seafood production by directing the Commerce Department to loosen regulations and by…

The U.S. Navy’s expensive effort to install hypersonic missiles on three Zumwalt-class destroyers is two years behind schedule, according to government auditors. In addition to problems stemming from both the destroyers and the missiles, the Navy and Army are reportedly not coordinating the project, being done at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Missile flight testing scheduled for 2025 has now been pushed back to next year – two years late. The Government Accountability Office cites rising costs, schedule delay and reliability issues with the Maine-built destroyers, according to Michael Peck of NavyTimes.com. The Zumwalts suffer from unreliable power systems…

The president’s efforts to require voters to document their citizenship is apparently dead thanks to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Murkowski, who claims to be a Republican, said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed she won’t support the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, confirming she can’t be swayed. “While I support the bill’s core tenets – ensuring that only American citizens vote and requiring identification when voting – I remain opposed to it,” Murkowski wrote after President Trump pleaded with the Senate to pass it. The SAVE America Act would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, limited forms…

Northern Maine woodsman Troy Jackson looked ready for prime time at Thursday night’s Democrat U.S. Senate debate, while Secretary of State Shenna Bellows came off as halting and nervous. Judging from online comments, YouTube viewers watching the WCSH-moderated debate thought Jackson won the night hands down. Former Center for Disease Control director Nirav Shaw and Jordan Wood kept awkwardly looking down at their notes during opening statements, clearly unprepared. Wood looked about as unsure of himself as his on-again, off-again on-again candidacy, in one day, out the next, then back in. The dress-wearing Ashley Webb, a trans female, was notable…

If you want to rub elbows with a bunch of blue bloods and their toys, the place to be this weekend is Boothbay Harbor. The Classic Yacht Owners Association will be racing dozens of expensive boats around the harbor. The race is part of what’s known as the Classic Yacht Challenge Series. To qualify for the series, boats must compete in at least five races in a minimum of three regattas, including one event outside their home district. The competition July 18 and 19 is called the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta and Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge, where dozens of…

Retired NHL great Claude Lemieux allegedly admitted to relapsing after 12 years of sobriety the night he died by suicide, according to TMZ Sports. Lemieux’s family had noticed a change in his behavior over the past year, leaving his wife of 30 years, Deborah, to confront him. After he allegedly acknowledged that he had relapsed, Deborah told him to leave the house, according to the outlet. Lemieux then was found hanging in the family’s furniture store May 28, roughly five hours later by his son, Brendan. Deborah had called Brendan after confronting her husband, and Brendan went to the home…

Kevin Cullen, the columnist who’s previously been disciplined by the Boston Globe for lying, is back up to his old tricks, according to a leading broadcaster. Kirk Minihane, a veteran radio guy in Boston, turned Cullen in eight years ago after Minihane suspected a column he wrote about the Boston Marathon bombing was all a fabrication. Now Minihane says that one of Cullen’s latest columns in which he claims he’s not a gambler – written from a Boston casino – is riddled with untruths. “Just so you know the Globe has an opinion writer who just makes s*** up,” Minihane…

A newly released census report gives Maine an honored distinction – the high percentage of old people. The Pine Tree State ranks No.1 in the nation with seniors. Twenty-four percent of Maine residents are over 65, placing it tops nationally. Vermont is No. 2 with 23 percent. The common consensus has been that Florida is where old people congregate but the Sunshine State gets a bad rap – it ranks No. 4 nationwide with 22 percent of old people. No. 3 is West Virginia, which beats Florida by 0.1 of a percent when it comes to geezers. Maine has 330,000…

Joey Chestnut has finally proved he’s mortal, failing to take a top competitive eating trophy in a New Hampshire wings contest. But New England can still claim to be the land of gluttony – a thirsty guy named Eric Booker downed seven cans of Moxie in two minutes. First the bad news – Chestnut went down in defeat trying to win a wings-eating contest in neighboring New Hampshire. Chestnut finished second in the inaugural Wings Eating Competition at The Brook casino in Seabrook on Saturday, according to Jordan Verge of i95rocks.com. James Webb won the competition after eating 7.77 pounds…

The limp rag doll known as the Portland Press Herald pretended Monday to be nonpartisan. But true to form the joke of a daily newspaper then showed its true illiteracy. To wit, political columnist (so-called) Steve Collins was so proud of himself calling for “an impartial investigation” of an ICE-involved shooting Monday in Biddeford. So far so good Steve. Then he added, “not one led by Trump’s hired hands.” And…then… “Nothing ICE is doing is worth the bloodshed and trauma it is causing. Today’s killing in Biddeford just emphasizes that reality.” Says the “impartial” Steve Collins. So within the blink…

If the meek David Costello ever wants to be taken seriously as a statewide candidate, he needs to, well, get serious. The Democrat from Brunswick was defeated June 9 in the party’s U.S. Senate primary, receiving 17,560 votes. Now that primary victor Graham Platner has withdrawn from the race amid a rape accusation, Costello could, should and rightly claim the mantle as Platner’s ballot replacement. As it stands now, he’s among eight announced contenders wanting to be chosen by the state party as its default choice to compete against five-term GOP Sen. Susan Collins. That means he needs to gather…

“Graham has great sperm. Can I say that?” – Amy Gertner, January 12, 2026 The wife of the Democrat from Maine driven out of a U.S. Senate race by an alleged rape victim hasn’t said Word One defending her husband. In fact, the New York Post is running shots of Amy Gertner heading to the beach. “Graham Platner’s wife takes a beach trip one day after her accused rapist husband suspends Maine Senate campaign,” the tabloid headlined Thursday. “Amy Gertner, the wife of disgraced Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, appeared beach-bound less than 24 hours after her husband announced he…

The gay community is publicizing Jordan Wood as a logical alternative to Graham Platner, touting his sexual preference as an asset. “I am told that a gay man can’t win,” Wood said as he announced his candidacy. “Cynics are wrong.” He was quoted by the website LGBTQ Nation, which headlined his being gay could help him “become Maine’s next U.S. senator.” Wood announced for the Senate last year but instead opted to run for the U.S. House after Jared Golden said he wasn’t running for re-election. After losing that race Wood decided to re-enter the Senate race once Graham Platner…

‘Psycho’ Platner recruiter Dan Moraff may be a Valley Girl in drag. The strange-talking socialist political operative under fire for failing to properly vet Graham Platner was himself once blocked from a congressional campaign for alleged sexual harassment. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-PA, barred Dan Moraff from her 2022 congressional campaign after receiving at least three complaints of sexual misconduct against him, according to a story Friday in Payday Report. “Now, Moraff, who recruited Graham Platner to run for Senate in Maine, is at the center of a massive controversy after he admitted that he spent only a few days…

A leading voice among Democrats of Maine blasted the party’s top manager for producing a video targeting Graham Platner for their political mess. Valli Geiger, a state rep from Rockland, is also denying that the party’s voter choice for U.S. Senate who withdrew from the nomination Wednesday after being accused of rape handpicked her as his replacement. “Let me first say that many members of the press are reporting that I am Graham Platner’s preferred candidate,” Geiger posted on her Facebook page. “This is not true. I am one of several people who have supported Graham’s platform, that Graham is…

In a 1988 SNL skit featuring Jon Lovitz playing Mike Dukakis debating George H.W. Bush, Lovitz said “I can’t believe I’m losing to this guy.” The line, which became iconic, must be what Maine’s two-term 78-year-old governor was saying leading up to the Democrat primary for U.S. Senate. After the votes were counted on what became that fateful June 9th, Mills had indeed lost to “this guy” – by a staggering 50 points. “This guy” was a man named Graham Platner, a 41-year-old Blue Hill, Maine native, son of parents who divorced when he was just 6 years old but…

Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau has been hired to run a city housing agency, prompting taxpayers to call out insider greasing. “So the Speaker of the House lands the executive director job at Biddeford Housing Authority, and we’re supposed to believe there’s no conflict of interest?” asked SF O’Leary on Facebook. “Give me a break. This is exactly why so many people think Maine politics is one big insiders’ club. The people making the rules shouldn’t be the same people walking into the jobs that benefit from them.”The housing agency issued a press release earlier this week announcing Fecteau’s hiring.…

The mayor of the largest city in Maine’s southernmost county was recently allowed by a Biddeford news outlet to extol all his “successes.” Then just days later a competing outlet, the Biddeford Buzz, published a piece of reality – that the mill city is by all appearances a drug-infested cesspool. The Buzz ran a story about a downtown business that is finding used hypodermic needles in its mailbox. So is Democrat Mayor Liam LaFountain selling a fraudulent alternate reality? From all appearances the answer is a resounding yes. While the mayor was telling everyone what a great job he was…

The Rockland state rep recruited Wednesday by a former U.S. Senate Democrat candidate has been all talk no action helping the poor. Maine State Rep. Valli Geiger, who Wednesday told WMTW-TV that Graham Platner wants her to replace him as the nominee, has an embarrassing housing-advocacy incident in her past, despite selling herself as the progressive friend of the downtrodden. Geiger told the TV station that Platner, who resigned later in the day from the race after facing a rape allegation, called her and said, “’Valli you are a fighter, you have been with this movement since the beginning,’” and…

The Victory Chimes, an historic schooner built in 1900 with a deep history of chartering in Maine, has sunk in Brooklyn during Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s America 250th maritime celebration. The vessel, which was to be converted into a floating restaurant, sank over the July 4th holiday in the Henry Street Basin during a squall, according to Midcoast Villager. Brad Vogel, who covers maritime happenings in Brooklyn, was quoted as saying the boat had been in disrepair, showing signs of rot. The boat was towed out of Rockland Harbor three years ago with the plan being to convert it into a…

The Broncos thought about hiring former Patriots coach Bill Belichick just so he could get a shot at breaking Don Shula’s 347 wins, a new ESPN report says. Belichick is 14 wins shy of Shula’s all-time record leading NFL teams to victory, reports Jordy McElroy of PatriotsWire. Under a plan hatched last season by then-Broncos coach Sean Payton, Denver would hire Belichick as a temporary replacement until he won 15 games. Payton, a friend of Belichick’s, considered taking his plan to Denver’s management, but “in the end it was too complicated,” according to ESPN’s Seth Wickersham. The idea was that…

No wonder it took Vermont socialist U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders so long to finally urge Graham Platner to quit his senate bid. Sanders has his own rape-related skeleton, which surfaced when he was running in 2016 for president. During Sanders’ first run for the presidency an article he once wrote on his “rape fantasy” came to light, throwing his campaign into a virtual talespin. Screenshot So it’s not surprising that Bernie was so tepid in his advice Tuesday to Platner, who a former girlfriend accused of rape Monday in a Politico article. Vermont’s senior U.S. senator was effectively the last…

The betting markets are proving to be a good friend of former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson as a possible Democrat replacement for Graham Platner. Polymarket is showing Jackson beating No. 2 Nirav Shah by 55 points and No. 3 Shenna Bellows by 59 points as the default candidate in case Platner drops out of the U.S. Senate race. Kalshi is nearly as generous to Jackson, showing him beating Bellows, the current secretary of state, 52 to 21, its bettors showing her as No. 2. “He’s a favorite of the Platneristas,” Steve Robinson, editor-in-chief of The Maine Wire, said after…

Democrat candidate for governor Hannah Pingree split from her protege Sunday, proposing a moratorium on AI data centers, her first major policy split with Gov. Janet Mills. Mills, the two-term-limited governor who was previously Pingree’s boss in the state policy office, recently vetoed an AI center ban. Pingree, who Mills late in the primary campaign endorsed for the Democrat nomination to succeed her, apparently decided over the weekend fighting AI data centers has widespread popular voter appeal going in to November’s general election. Staking out an “environmental” platform is likely to attract not only Democrats but unenrolled independents, a third…

Dirty little secret – the flames that are arguably ending Graham Platner’s U.S. Senate candidacy were fanned by Democrats, not Republicans. It was the Democrat establishment that spent months planting stories about Platner’s sordid past, not Republicans. Republicans actually prefer to run their candidate Susan Collins against Platner, who they think comes across as two radical for the average Mainer. Mills is a much harder candidate for five-term Collins to beat. Sure, Graham Platner is a new face, half Janet Mills’ age, energetic, youthful, filled with ideas designed to help the working class and – the best part – take…

A conservative Washington news outlet is reporting Graham Platner, accused of rape Monday, will be withdrawing from Maine’s Senate race. “A well-placed source told the Washington Reporter that Platner is poised to drop out,” the outlet said in what it’s calling an “exclusive.” In a related development, California congressman and key Platner supporter Ro Khanna called on Platner to quit. Platner, plagued by scandal after scandal, denied claims by a woman who told Politico he sexually assaulted her. But for the first time in facing allegations of criminal behavior, Platner publicly admitted he is “taking the time to reflect” and…

Vermont’s senior senator, a key supporter of Maine Democrat U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner, Sunday rejected the alleged hypocrisy of flying charters while blasting oil-executive salaries. “Independent” Bernie Sanders’ use of private jets for his political campaigns and tours has drawn scrutiny from critics who argue it contradicts his advocacy against corporate wealth and environmental issues. In an interview on Fox News, Sanders pushed back on the apparent contradiction. “You campaign and you do three or four or five rallies a week,” he told Fox News anchor Bret Baier. “The only way, the only way, you can get around to…

The owner of a midcoast campground where paddleboarder Sunshine Stewart was bludgeoned to death last year is urging campers to “put a light/candle out on your dock” in Stewart’s memory. Katharine Lunt, who runs Mic Mac Campground in Union, posted the memorial on the Crawford Lake Association’s homepage on Facebook. Stewart, 48, died from a homicide by strangulation and blunt force trauma on a small island in the lake on July 3, 2025, police said. After a weeks-long investigation, cops arrested ex-mental patient Deven Young of Frankfort in connection with her murder. Young, 17, was staying at the campground with…

A former WEEI host who was let go by the station a couple months ago has joined 98.5 The Sports Hub, according to the Boston Herald. Andy Hart, axed from WEEI three months ago, allegedly for daring to talk about the affair between Pats coach Mike Vrabel and NFL reporter Dianna Russini, made his hosting debut Friday on 98.5. Hart was with Patriots.com before joining WEEI seven years ago, the Herald’s Rick Sobey pointed out Friday. He and Nick Stevens were let go from WEEI in April while former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson remained at the station. Then a few…

Storm clouds formed two years ago over News Center Maine’s Jason Nappi, canned for spending too much time promoting local restaurants. The popular meteorologist lost his TV gig, he said at the time, for social-media posts promoting the restaurant scene. Nappi had now started his own weather app, Jason Nappi Weather, a personal milestone in his return to public meteorology. “I want to say thank you,” Nappi posted earlier this week on Facebook. “The response to the Jason Nappi Weather App has honestly meant more than I can put into words. Seeing so many people download it, use it, and…

Crazy Legs Conti, a Belmont, Massachusetts native, lost the annual July 4 Coney Island hot-dog eating contest Saturday to veteran scarfer Joey Chestnut. But Conti didn’t mind – he ate hot dogs for America’s 250th birthday by dedicating his effort in memory of Eddie Andelman, the longtime Boston radio celebrity who died just three weeks ago. Boston Radio Watch publicized Conti’s effort, honoring him for his selfless dedication to Andelman’s memory. “Shoutout to the great Eddie Andelman as Belmont’s own Jason “Crazy Legs” Conti dedicated today’s contest to his idol,” BRW posted on X. “Crazy Legs is one of the…

A southern-Maine community Facebook page with a mission of promoting nothing but motherhood and apple pie – and downplaying controversy – shut off public reaction to a scary holiday melee created by teenage thugs. The Biddeford + Saco Community Group with 34,000 followers found it too much to bear after a Biddeford mother posted about her family being terrorized at the city’s riverfront Rotary Park. So the group moderators shut off comments, blocking followers from discussing Christine Huber’s post after dozens expressed sympathy with what happened to her and her family. Huber said she was at the park when “a…

A juvenile great white shark tagged with a radio beacon last fall just north of Maine has been on quite a trip. Scientists tagged the 450-pound beauty last fall in the Bay of Fundy, just north of Portland. Brookes, as the shark is named, then swam down the entire east coast, around the southern tip of Florida, north to the panhandle in Gulf of Mexico, back down and again around the tip of Florida, then back north to the bay between Maine and Canada, arriving Saturday July 4. What better a way for a carefree young shark to cap a…

A pair of top Boston bloggers who critique the city’s talk-radio shows are taking aim at WBZ’s Mike Felger’s braggadocio. Boston Media Critic and Boston Radio Watch, two competing bloggers on X, turned radio-host Felger into a virtual meme Thursday. They both lampooned Felger taking credit for coming in on his day off to discuss Wednesday’s blockbuster trade by the Celtics of Jaylen Brown. Felger did his broadcast Thursday from Nantucket, telling listeners he simply couldn’t stay away. “I want it on this,” Felger said. “Who wouldn’t want it on this? I was supposed to be off today but I…

While The Maine Wire is attempting to get the state’s see-no-evil, hear-no-evil lame-duck governor to actually do her job, the state’s daily newspaper of record is finding it all quite funny. “Gov. Mills is having fun at Maine theaters” is an actual headline from Thursday’s rag of record. While Jon Fetherston of The Maine Wire is reporting a serious piece about Janet Mills completely ignoring the growing gun violence in the state’s second-largest city, the Portland Press Herald is lapping up her string of visits to Maine theaters. “Mills, who ended her campaign for U.S. Senate in April, dressed up…

A Maine wedding foodie has been banned from working as a caterer in the state, People.com is reporting. Bethany Gregory is prohibited from catering for 20 years after allegedly using money from future contracts to fund her business without being able to provide services or refunds, according to court documents obtained by People. The state Attorney General’s Office alleged that Gregory routinely breached contracts. The complaint alleged that Gregory “engaged in unlawful business practices by routinely breaching contracts for catering services,” canceling contracts at the last minute without refunds, People.com’s Chiara Kim reported. Gregory didn’t file an answer or pleadings…

A federal appeals panel comprised of Democrat-appointed judges has unanimously sided with the Trump administration’s controversial national parks sign policy. Liberal groups had won permission in a lower court to restore signs President Trump ordered be removed by the National Park Service. The signs and exhibits contained material about slavery and climate change. Trump last year had directed the Interior Department to take down any “false revision of history” from federal parks, monuments and memorials. In their ruling Thursday, an Obama judicial appointee and two Biden-appointed circuit judges rejected claims by Trump critics the signs cause“substantial injury” to American history.…

The Boston Celtics have finally had enough of the ten-year veteran who in the end proved to be a legend in his own mind. Jaylen Brown, fined twice by the NBA earlier this year for criticizing the refs, has been traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, according to several sports-news outlets. In return for the five-time all-star, the green will get Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday. Brown is coming off his best season in the NBA, averaging 28.7 points per game, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists over 71 games, delivering as Boston’s…

Maine’s southern-district congresswoman falsely claims the Supreme Court’s “transsexual” ruling “bullies kids.” In fact, the decision merely keeps boys out of girls’ sports. It doesn’t forbid boys claiming to be girls from playing on transsexual teams. The bottom line is so-called trans kids are welcome to be athletes – but not on mixed-gender squads. The court, in an opinion written by Brett Kavanaugh, said that “the states may maintain women’s and girls’ sports for biological females. They may determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports based on biological sex.” That of course is not what Chellie Pingree is claiming as…

The NPR editor whose job is to critique the network’s news department says she can’t justify the outlet falsely reporting that a Supreme Court justice was retiring. “It’s inexplainable,” Kelly McBride said late Tuesday. But McBride says someone needs to explain it. McBride made her views on the gaffe known in a column while correspondent Nina Totenberg was apologizing to Samuel Alito for falsely reporting he was stepping down. Totenberg, for whom the reporting error was just the latest in a career built on questionable cozy relationships with the high court’s justices, called it “the biggest mistake of my career”…

Getting to the majors comes easy for some, but most others simply have to first pay their dues. One pitch … one hit … one catch … one game … at a time … Venezuelan native Franklin Primera is one of the rookies doing it the hard way, all based on a dream – playing one day on the grass of Fenway Park in his adopted homeland. Actually Dreamland, where many players in their teens from third-world countries hope to get.It all starts for them playing sandlot ball a world away as little boys, mimicking the big leaguers in the…

NPR “reporter” Nina Totenberg reported Tuesday the retirement of conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, a piece the outlet later admitted was false. The story was soon taken down and replaced with an editor’s note saying it had been “published in error.” Totenberg’s fake article was headlined “Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, retires.” The archived version of the NPR homepage shows that the article held a top featured spot for the brief period it was live, according to Mediaite. “Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the Supreme Court’s opinion reversing Roe v. Wade, is retiring,…

The managing editor of the state’s largest daily is literally begging readers to tell her why they read the rag of record. Actually Julie Arenstam is trying to figure out what they don’t like about her cute little newspaper. Arenstam posted a story noting that “by now you’ve probably gotten a few reminders about a reader feedback survey we launched recently.” The translation of “a few reminders” is “why the f**k won’t you respond to our ‘reader survey?’” “If you’ll indulge me for a moment, I want to talk about why it’s so important to us,” Arenstam writes. “What is…

Who’s on first? Or more aptly who will come in first? If you’re having trouble handicapping the state’s gubernatorial race, don’t be looking to the Portland Press Herald for any reliable inkling. To wit, two weeks ago the paper’s self-avowed Democrat political columnist told readers he was afraid the so-called independent candidate for governor would end up splitting the vote, denying the Democrats a victory this November. Now suddenly, in a new phase of metamorphosis, Steve Collins has decided ‘no, never mind, forget what I said.’ Now Collins has decided he had it all wrong, that “independent” Rick Bennett can’t…

Mainers need to rally and overrule the Democrat killjoys who refused to sponsor a booth at the Great American State Fair in Washington. Otherwise, Pennsylvania may wind up stealing the spotlight with its own “Spirit of 250” exhibit. “Pennsylvania’s found a way to get Pennsylvania to the State Fair,” says James Fisk, an avid follower of The Maine Wire. “Are there any Mainers who can get Maine there since our state government refused to participate?” Fisk raises a great question which was prompted when he read that Pennsylvania’s bipartisan congressional delegation overruled party pooper Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro and organized…

Over the course of the last six decades, those regularly traveling along Route 26 in Maine have become familiar with a classic throwback motel as they pass through the small town of Woodstock. It’s known as the Mollyockett Motel, a classic motor lodge is located in Bryant Pond, a village in Woodstock that’s been conservative broadcast icon Tucker Carlson’s famous Maine haunt for decades. Carlson often does his eponymous podcast out of the western Maine town. He has vacationed there for more than four decades, owns a rustic cabin on Christopher Lake, and in 2019 purchased a former town garage…

A sports podcaster says he has discovered the apparent reason ESPN has ignored covering the extramarital affair between a top NFL coach and a reporter. Tony Farmer is reporting that Patriots owner Robert Kraft and ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter are business partners in a sports-betting company. Farmer has been perplexed why ESPN, which otherwise scoops the Boston sports media on story after story, hasn’t touched writing about the affair between married Pats coach Mike Vrabel and the also-married Dianna Russini. Russini was a top New York Times reporter covering the NFL until she resigned after the New York Post…

United Airlines First Officer Daniel Lustman had a special passenger on a recent flight from Portland, Maine to Chicago, Illinois – his airlines captain father. Capt. Rob Lustman had to retire from flying the big jets after he was diagnosed with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Lustman the son flew his dad in the latter’s retirement flight out of Maine. The elder Lustman received an emotional farewell to flying with family, friends, and coworkers celebrating his career, People.com reported. The younger Lustman said his pilot father first put him in the front seat of a small plane when…

O.J. Simpson, who was the first Buffalo player to have his name enshrined in the NFL team’s Wall of Fame, is being stripped of the honor. Once the team’s new stadium, now under construction, is finished Simpson’s name will be nowhere to be found. Team officials said they’ve decided the name of the star player – acquitted of killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend in 1995 – will no longer be in their so-called Family Circle. “We have made an organizational decision that he is not fit to display inside our new stadium,” team operations president Bill Guelli said over…

The state’s Southern-District congresswoman thinks she’s just discovered Facebook, judging from her new anti-Trump publicity campaign. Democrat 17-year U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree has suddenly, mysteriously started posting videos complaining about Republicans every time she returns home to her organic island retreat from Washington. “OK, we’re already back in Maine” Minnesota-born Chellie tells viewers from the ferry deck. “Uh let me talk a little bit about this dysfunctional week at the hand of the Republicans who run the House of Representatives.” Just before Pingree posted her latest postcard from the midcoast she put one up decrying the fact it was time…

After moving from Vermont to Maine to buy a breakfast joint, Sara and Dave LeBlanc find themselves in a real cockfight. The couple, who run a place called The Omelette factory in Ogunquit, bought a couple of metal rooster statues to decorate their new establishment. But the Ogunquit code officer cried fowl, claiming the roosters are unpermitted signs. Seems the stiffs in prissy Ogunquit don’t allow roosters to double as signs. So the cock of the walk cited the LeBlancs for having illegal signs he deems as advertising, not artwork. The couple says they actually bought the roosters to help…

When Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner accused his GOP incumbent rival of potential criminality she pulled out the “d” word. But Sen. Susan Collins would have a high hill to climb proving – as she suggested – that Platner defamed her during a Thursday press conference. Making a legal case for defamation is virtually impossible for a public figure such as a United States senator. The law sets a much higher, virtually impossible, burden of proof for a public figure to win a defamation lawsuit. A politician or celebrity, think Susan Collins, must first prove that allegedly false, damaging…

The Philadelphia Flyers have sent Garnet Hathaway and a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Panthers in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick. The Flyers wanted to open up bottom-six winger spots for emerging young prospects in their system such as Porter Martone, Alex Bump, and Denver Barkey, according to NBC Sports. Hathaway, 34, was entering the final year of his contract with a $2.4 million salary cap hit. To facilitate the trade, the Flyers retained 50 percent of his remaining salary. “Panthers acquire gritty winger Garnet Hathaway from Flyers,” was the way ESPN’s headline encapsulated…

America’s Best Restaurants Roadshow couldn’t resist checking out a new monster lobster roll that’s just been rolled out in midcoast Maine. In their latest episode, team hosts Theo Williams, Danyel Detomo, Luis Rivera, and J. Russell stopped by the Taste of Maine Restaurant in Woolwich with one goal in mind: trying the eatery’s massive new Monster Lobster Roll. The new monstrosity is a full 3 feet long, loaded with 2½ pounds of fresh Maine lobster meat, including tail, claw, and knuckle. “It’s a seafood lover’s dream and comes with a $259.99 price tag” reports i95rocks.com.“ The original version is no…

A Maine-trained Olympic gold winning skier says drug charges against him are being dropped. Bode Miller says any drugs found in his car were his passengers, not his. Miller was arrested June 6 in eastern Idaho, according to court records, and pleaded not guilty to possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia the following week. Jeromy Stafford, Miller’s attorney, told ABC News in a statement Wednesday that “no drugs were found on Bode’s person.” Stafford’s statement said he spoke with Fremont County, Idaho, prosecutor Lindsey Blake, who “agreed to dismiss all charges against Bode Miller.” Miller said…

A broadcast conglomerate that owns a slew of New England radio stations – including WBZ and WEEI – has announced massive across-the-board budget cuts. The effect on specific outlets owned by IHeartMedia has yet to fully play out. The company, moving forward with layoffs and a restructuring plan aimed at cutting costs, has roughly 10,000 employees across the country. The layoffs include popular WSRS morning host Chris Zito, who airs in Worcester and Springfield, Massachusetts. Zito is out after 15 years. The company is looking to save $50 million a year in personnel costs, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The…

The upstart Maine Wire now has literally twice as many followers as the state’s longest-established big daily. Well, formerly big daily. The Maine Wire is now showing 188,000 Facebook followers compared to 94,000 for the Portland Press Herald. The Maine daily has 152 years on The Maine Wire but who’s counting. Lots to be said for being young and hungry. If anyone needs a prime example as to why the scrappy Maine Wire is far eclipsing the sorry Press Herald they need only cast their eyes at the latest example of what Maine’s oldest daily actually considers news. https://twitter.com/TheMaineWire/status/2070168199455260977?s=20 To…

A church in the small northern Maine town of Orrington believes it’s never too early to set an example of service for the youngest among us. The church, Calvary Chapel Bangor, has kicked off a week of Military Bible Camp for kids as young as age five. After all, how better to symbolically celebrate America’s 250th than with a military-themed Vacation Bible School Military Academy? Apparently that’s the wrong question, judging from a church critic on Reddit. “As part of the event, a military helicopter landed on the church lawn for a demonstration aimed directly at the kids,” the poster…

Besides being a highly-successful TV personality, Fox’s Janice Dean effectively dethroned two blowhards – a Democrat governor and his CNN correspondent brother. Longtime popular TV forecaster Janice Dean announced Thursday her health struggles are forcing her unexpected retirement. Dean, 56, has multiple sclerosis, the challenges of which she was forced to acknowledge finally have become inconsistent with maintaining a very public career. “I can no longer continue working,” Dean said in her message on X. “Stepping away is necessary for my health.” Before starting her career in broadcasting, Dean was a Canadian code-enforcement officer later working at several radio and…

A leading national conservative news outlet is literally celebrating Tuesday’s New York City congressional primary defeat of Democrat Jack Schlossberg. “Against all odds, Manhattan voters made the right call on Tuesday: They handily rejected Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg, the 33-year-old influencer with four trust funds and no actual employment history, in New York’s 12th Congressional District,” writes the outlet’s Andrew Stiles. Schlossberg, son of Caroline Kennedy, lost to New York state Assembly Member Micah Lasher, in a closely-watched and crowded Democratic primary for an open congressional seat in the heart of Manhattan, Associated Press reported. During the campaign, Schlossberg claimed…

In one of the largest malpractice cases ever in Maine, a jury has sided with a victim of alleged hospital negligence. Robert Giordano sued Northern Light and A.R. Gould Hospital in Presque Isle claiming doctors failed to identify bone calcification in his spinal canal and failed to follow emergency protocols, rapidly leading to his paralysis. “The jury’s verdict provided validation for our client that this tragic situation never should have happened,” Portland lawyer Travis Brennan told the Bangor Daily News. “We are deeply sympathetic to Mr. Giordano and his wife and recognize the profound impact that his condition is having…

For the first time this year, a person in Maine has tested positive for the rare tick-borne illness known as Powassan virus. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the person tested positive in Penobscot County, according to WGME-TV. It is the first reported case of the virus in Maine this year. “We are seeing about the third-highest rate of ticks that we’ve seen in the past 10 years right now,” Alison Hinckley of the National Center for Disease Control told NPR. The Maine CDC says Powassan virus is rare but appears to be spreading. The virus is…

Dianna Russini says her life has been heavily impacted after photos of her hugging Mike Vrabel were exposed by Page Six of the New York Post. “This has had a significant impact on my life, both professionally and personally,” she told The New York Times – her former employer – via text message. The married Russini stopped short of admitting whether she and the also-married Pats coach shared any intimacy. She also didn’t elaborate on what she meant by “significant impact.” Russini – who also referred to herself as a “former journalist” – asked the Times not to quote from…

A college grad drafted 50 years ago by the Philadelphia Flyers who played for their Maine farm team has received hockey’s top honor. Brian Burke, 70, has been voted in to the Hockey Hall of Fame. After graduating from Providence College, Burke in 1977 played one AHL season with the Calder Cup champion Maine Mariners in Portland before – of all things – attending Harvard Law School. He later re-emerged in hockey as a longtime executive. After graduating from Harvard Law, Burke became an NHL player agent. In 1987, he was hired by Pat Quinn to be the director of…

The Maine-schooled skier who has won more races than any U.S. male in history is facing drug charges. Bode Miller, 48, was arrested in Idaho on charges of possession of a controlled substance and another for possession of drug paraphernalia, People.com reports. Miller was found with 4.1 grams of psilocybin, commonly known as hallcinogenic mushroom, per a police affidavit obtained by TMZ. The famed skier was released on a $5,000 cash bond. Miller has pleaded not guilty, per the court records. He has won six Olympic and 79 World Cup medals. Miller won gold at his fourth Olympics, the 2010…

Ranch dressing has apparently become such a hit with international World Cup visitors that travelers have been trying to bring bottles home in their carry-on bags, prompting reminders from TSA about liquid limits. “Some visitors leave with souvenirs. Others leave with America’s favorite dressing,” Kraft wrote in an Instagram post on June 18. “Introducing Kraft TSA Compliant Ranch, a travel-friendly way to bring the taste of America home.” Seeing an opportunity, Kraft Foods is teasing a pack of TSA-compliant ranch packets that would let fans take their newfound favorite condiment home without running into airport security issues. The promotion follows…

After Scotland and its passionate fanbase, known as the Tartan Army, basically took over Boston during the World Cup, Patriots owner Robert Kraft wants to return the favor. The Patriots confirmed to WBZ-TV Tuesday that Kraft has reached out to the NFL to express interest in the team playing a game in Scotland in the future. The NFL doesn’t currently have a venue designated for NFL games in Scotland. A Patriots spokesperson said finding teams who want to play in new international markets is something the league encourages, according to WBZ. “That just feels like the natural next progression for…

A Maine college that recently sued its host city to force judicial approval of a new research pier now suddenly wants the public to know how loved it is. University of New England went out and hired a pollster to try to prove how popular it is with the average Mainer. Apparently school officials decided a self-serving poll would be a good way to persuade regulators to approve their plans to build a controversial pier in the Saco River. After all, it may be all they have at this point to get their pier built, what with Biddeford city officials…

The winners of the state’s latest annual Moose Permit Lottery included famed professional driver Kyle Busch, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announced. The late racing star, showing an address of Denver, North Carolina, won the right to hunt antlered moose this fall. The state announced the moose kill winners over the weekend at Acton Fairgrounds, Busch being among 2,645 recipients of antlered permits. Busch, who died unexpectedly last month, was a familiar face to racing fans in Maine, having competed several times at the Oxford Plains Speedway. He raced in the Celebration of America 300 last July,…

A U.S. senator who became a brave early backer of Maine Democrat Senate hopeful Graham Platner may not be setting the best example of ethics for his protege. Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona has been found to have used leftover campaign money for family travel and Super Bowl seats, Politico writer Irie Sentner reported Sunday. Platner already has enough ethical issues of his own to frame a barn, from Nazi tattoos to extramarital sexts to a fishy oyster business, so getting tied up in a new scandal tied to a key supporter is a pre-November surprise no candidate would relish.…

A small Kennebunk child was fighting for her life over the weekend after nearly drowning in a hotel pool, authorities said. Fire Chief Justin Cooper and a firefighter responded Saturday morning to the Hampton Inn pool off Independence Drive in Kennebunk for a report of a young girl in cardiac arrest and not breathing. “Personnel provided immediate and extensive resuscitative efforts on scene,” McCann said. “The patient was transported by ambulance to MaineHealth Biddeford and subsequently flown by medical helicopter to MaineHealth Portland, where she remains in critical condition,” he added.

Giselle Bundchen took a pass on wishing her former football husband a Happy Father’s Day. Bundchen posted lavish, fawning dad’s day wishes Sunday to her current husband and to her father but none to Tom Brady. Brady and Bundchen were married 13 years and have two kids together. Even before they got divorced Giselle had apparently called it game over when she began spending time with her fitness instructor, Joaquim Valente. He’s now her husband and the father of their son. “Happy Father’s Day Joaquim,” she wrote on Instagram Sunday. “Thank you for leading by example, and for the values…

Rafael Devers tried to wave off a pinch runner over the weekend but the Giants first baseman lost the fight. The former Red Sox third baseman, who originally played for the team’s Double-A affiliate in Portland, proved once again to be a drama queen. When San Francisco manager Tony Vitello tried to substitute Jonah Cox to run for Devers from first after he walked Sunday, Devers tried to wave him off. At that point the first-base ump stepped into the disagreement and ordered Devers off the field. Despite his established power at the plate, Devers is a terrible base runner,…

Searsmont EMS Chief Sarah Tompkins is facing up to six more months in intensive care from injuries in the lumber mill fire that killed two firefighters. Tompkins remains hospitalized at Maine Medical Center as she continues recovering from severe injuries suffered in the May 15 Robbins Lumber explosion. Tompkins sustained devastating third-degree burns over 60 percent of her body during the explosion and remains under intensive medical care. She may face six months in the intensive care unit, followed by an additional four to six months of rehabilitation before she can return home, according to a national website monitoring her…

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is advising political observers not to count out Sen. Susan Collins. On ABC’s This Week, Christie called the five-term GOP senator from Maine “one of the most resilient politicians” he has ever met. Christie, who has two failed presidential campaigns under his belt, predicted her challenger is in for a “rude awakening” when the campaign intensifies this fall. “People who have bet a lot of money against Susan Collins have lost a lot of money over the years,” Christie said. “Mr. Platner is going to be in for quite a rude awakening when he…

A number of vehicle registrants across Maine are being tagged with New Hampshire toll violations amid the recent plate changeover. When Maine began switching from chickadee plates to the new pine tree motif, vehicle owners were expected to pay an extra $25 to keep their old numbers. But some who chose to receive new randomly assigned numbers are now getting fined for not transferring the change to their EZ Pass accounts. The problem is typically occurring when vehicles are passing crossing the I-95 border between Maine and New Hampshire. A new Reddit thread has been created by Maine drivers caught…

Costco says its popular $4.99 rotisserie chickens contain “seasonings” but not “preservatives.” The grocery giant has asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit claiming it fraudulently advertised its chickens as containing no preservatives. An ingredient at the heart of the legal fight is carrageenan, of which a Rockland, Maine plant has been a key U.S. supplier for the nation’s food industry since 1936. Costco has neither confirmed nor denied whether it uses the Maine plant as its carrageenan supplier. Carrageenan, an extract of seaweed, is commonly known as a food preservative. But Costco officials are choosing to call it…

A mental patient who fatally repeatedly-stabbed a halfway house care giver to death claims he didn’t know what he was doing. Armando Negrete, 40, of Portland is using the “incompetent to stand trial” excuse for savagely butchering Shalom House counselor Marlene McNeill last month. McNeill, 44, of Gorham was meeting with Negrete at Shalom House in Portland when she told him he was paranoid, police records reviewed by WMTW’s Jim Keithley show. Negrete pulled a knife and stabbed the program manager several times in the stomach, killing her. WMTW says a court hearing was cancelled this week after Negrete pulled…

Minor league baseball’s York Revolution declined to play its Pride Night game on Thursday and opted instead to forfeit after players refused to wear uniforms that featured a rainbow design, team officials said. The Revolution’s game against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs was going to mark the Pennsylvania team’s 11th Annual Pride Night, but players refused to don special jerseys that had rainbow sleeves. The Revolution forfeited, NBC reported. “This decision was not reached lightly,” according to a team statement. The spirit of Pride Night would’ve been compromised if players had been forced to wear uniforms that celebrated the community,…

Leslie Spellman left Barre, Vermont on a summer day in 1977, hitchhiking to Maine. The 27-year-old’s beaten body was discovered June 19, 1977, by Acadia National Park in Northeast Harbor, by a man on vacation with his family. Police are now seeking once again to find anyone who can shed light on the young woman’s violent death. Spellman, a yoga teacher, reportedly hitchhiked to Barre, Vermont from Hingham, Massachusetts with her sister Amy, her ultimate destination being Bar Harbor, a top Maine coastal vacation getaway. She was accompanied by her dog, Taylor, which was located a mile from her body.…

Former first spouse Jill Biden is pulling out all the stops trying to boost her lagging book sales. Apparently the way to sell a sleepy memoir is now trying to dramatize old Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance to make it seem like an anomaly. So let’s cue Dr. Jill talking Wednesday to so-called journalist Paola Ramos about debate night 2024: “We got on the elevator in the convention center and I look over at Joe. He looks, like, ashen, or clay-like, his coloring was really bad. “And I thought ‘well he looks terrible but I know things are going to…

The iconic Maine artist Winslow Homer’s monumental 1800s etchings will be featured in an exclusive Portland exhibit. The show opens on July 4th Eve at Portland Museum of Art, which stewards Homer’s art studio at Prouts Neck. “The show brings together Homer’s rarely seen etchings, alongside related paintings and watercolors, many tied to his time in Maine,” said Alexa Halper, exhibit spokeswoman. The rarely-seen etchings were created between 1884 and 1889 at Homer’s seaside studio in Scarborough. “The etchings, many of which highlight the sea and landscape, reveal the historic artist’s deep appreciation of Maine,” Halper said, “and showcase how…

An embittered, fired former key aide to President Trump is firing back, claiming the president has descended into “five-stage denialism” over his deal with Iran. Anthony Scaramucci said Thursday that his presidential nemesis is attempting to outrun his “abject failure” trying to end the war with Iran by making concessions. Scarymucci has been trying to settle a score with Trump since the president dismissed him in 2017 just ten days into his job as White House communications director after the Mooch let loose with an obscene tirade in a magazine interview. The failed aide’s criticism of Trump has been nonstop…

Dick’s Sporting Goods is planning a huge “House of Sport” in the Maine Mall after it moves from an adjacent, smaller mall. I95Rocks.com is reporting that the nationwide sports outfitter in gearing up to open an “experiential” retail outlet with batting cages, turf fields and a rock-climbing wall. The new facility will be located in the old Sears store at the Maine Mall that Dick’s bought last year. It will replace the current store located at a smaller strip mall off Gorham Road in South Portland. Meanwhile, Dicks is also relocating from its current location on Stephen King Drive near…