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By Paul T. McCarrier Maine’s October 27 recall of Yani vape cartridges wasn’t a fluke—it was a warning. The Office…
Maine’s only top liberal arts college can now claim to have spawned the first communist, Muslim, Jew-hating mayor of America’s…
For all the sound and fury surrounding Question 1 on Tuesday’s ballot, Question 2 seems like a forgotten sibling about…
It takes a surfeit of sympathy really to feel badly for a Member of Congress, but when one votes for…
It’s easy to see why President Trump wants to ban illegals from driving tractor-trailer trucks. If you can’t speak English…
An old Maine saying counsels “if you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.” If any real stock is to…
Pine Tree State Polls are rarely as interesting as the most recent one. As the current occupant of the Blaine…
The rock legend who helped found KISS and electrified audiences for decades with his lead-guitar magic made a big splash…
I have studied Maine history my entire adult life and spent 20 years in state government and politics, and it…
Most of us who won’t be voting in the Democrat primary next year noticed something interesting this week: within 24…
By Robert Wessels In light of everything that has unfolded over the past few weeks, including the discoveryof hundreds of…
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Steve Robinson talks about the documentary he published with the Tucker Carlson Network (TCN) — High Crimes: The Chinese Mafia’s Takeover…
The scourge of antisemitism has been on the rise for several years in the U.S., most recently on college campuses, and perhaps…
A group of Maine witches is hosting a “Samhain Soiree” pagan festival in Mercer featuring a “hands off ritual of…
By Robert Wessels I believe in protecting our communities. I believe in preserving the Constitution. Those two goals are not…
By Ben Midgley For too many Mainers, the opportunity to achieve the American Dream is passing by. As a father…
A Newburgh resident expecting an Amazon delivery of rice, paper plates and a toy lightsaber instead opened a box to…
The Maine State Police are investigating a homicide after officers discovered a man dead in a Corinth apartment while responding…
Ten years after the container ship El Faro sank in 40-foot seas, Rockland will be memorializing crew members who perished…
The NBC cable network’s canned political analyst who mocked Charlie Kirk’s murder says it’s more worried about ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel’s…
The field of U.S. Senate wannabes is growing by leaps and pounds – evidence the latest candidate worried you’re putting…
A leading political analyst is blasting – and trying to figure out – Stephen King for his ill-thought-out false claim…
By Paul Mills As someone who has spent a career protecting the most vulnerable in our community, from the elderly…
By David Bossie Forever the happy warrior, my good friend Charlie Kirk was tragically assassinated yesterday doing his life’s work…
By Ray Richardson Bill Diamond’s life was a study in devotion—devotion to family, to his community of Windham, to the…
Please, get it right. The Maine Trust for Local News (MTLN) seem not to like Republicans, or at least those…
Susan Collins is probably used to getting a lot of free advice from various people by now, many of whom…
The landscape is littered with self-described political wannabes thinking they can take on the party elites to win the big,…
A bullet-riddled car with Maine plates was found abandoned over the weekend in a Massachusetts hospital parking lot, police said.…
The owners of Maine’s largest financially-challenged paper have a new headache on their hands – an expansionist union. The staffers…
Maine Governor Janet Mills and her administration have refused to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order interpreting Title IX to…
With all eyes on Washington as President Donald Trump seeks to secure a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, it’s…
Despite being the oldest state in America, Maine has in recent years been surprisingly tolerant of young candidates seeking election…
Two decades ago midcoast fisherman Gary Thorbjornson went to sea and met the fate that befalls too many in his…
A well-known liar from Massachusetts’ biggest legacy rag is actually questioning the honesty of an Irish murder suspect from Maine.…
By now, you’ve seen the Axios report that shows Maine’s electricity costs increasing by 36.3% over the last year, in…
Public corruption is here. In Maine’s race for Governor, the entire Democrat caucus – Maine’s House Speaker and all Democrat…
Penobscot County sheriff’s deputies took two suspects into custody following an incident in Glenburn on Sunday, when a group of…
A bitter contract dispute in federal court is shining an unflattering spotlight on a booming, under-regulated corner of America’s hemp…
A former longtime top editor of Maine’s largest legacy newspaper is blasting its latest iteration as an “embarrassment.” Cliff Schechtman,…
By Kendall Tietz Maine was one of the first states to publicly denounce President Trump’s executive actions on gender policy.…
A Facebook post promoting the removal of Maine’s Democrat governor just got a nice free ad from the Mills-friendly Portland…
The “local” part of “Maine Trust for Local News” has just gotten a lot less so with word that Skowhegan…
Every so often on a slow day a certain kind of fellow gets bored and says “hey let’s blow up…
The sponsors of the upcoming bivalve fest in Yarmouth, Maine are under pressure to come up with some vegetarian options.…
In 1991, the Republican Party faced a daunting challenge. A former Ku Klux Klan leader, David Duke, had made it…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills lost her cool on a Fox News reporter who asked her about re-surfaced allegations that she…
Here at The Maine Wire, we consider it our responsibility to bring the public news they would not otherwise read…
With the July 4th holiday on our doorsteps, the legacy media in Maine is celebrating its own brand of independence…
There is no polite way to say this: Democrat income tax increases, which the Maine’s legislature passed in the eleventh…
Thirty-seven year-old allegations of cocaine abuse have returned to haunt Maine Gov. Janet Mills thanks to a resurfaced U.S. Department…
By Chief Eric H. Small I’ve worn a badge in Maine for decades, but never have I felt more powerless…
When tragedy gives way to triumph, it can be a beautiful thing—not unlike a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly. That…
Facts are stubborn things, as John Adams said. No John Adams they, Portland Press Herald editors are now embarking on…
In Augusta these days, keeping up with the latest legislative head-scratchers can be a full-time job. But one proposal stands…
Maine’s largest paper buried the lead in announcing the retirement of a top veteran editor whose exit comes in the…
You learn every day talking with people, listening to their stories, absorbing their anger, fear, and concerns and channeling that…
The latest version of a Maine political dynasty may be about to take down another electorally powerful family in the…
In a democratic republic, such as ours, power is vested in the people. And the people are guided by a…
by Robert Muldoon When Bates College did not release its admissions applications figures this March or April — as it…
On Monday, the end of the legislative session could be in sight, or then again it could be extended The…
Maine’s in one heck of a mess. Our country is changing course for the better, but Maine Democrats who run…
A public school in Maine has suspended a middle school student for barking like a dog at another student who…
Remember the good ole days in Maine when would-be politicians would run for office on nothing but grit – knowing…
Eddie DuGay is a Navy veteran, a former Democratic member of the Maine House of Representatives, and a former aide…
Starting this month, the state of Maine has begun rolling out new license plates featuring a nod to the 1901…
How long is the line between James Comey and Elias Rodriguez, the 31-year-old Chicago man accused of murdering two young…
When I saw Alexi Whitney the second time, nearly forty years after the first, I was stunned. My vague memory…
Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage joined The Robinson Report for an interview about his decision to run for Maine’s Second…
State Auditor Matt Dunlap joined the Robinson Report podcast in Wednesday’s episode to talk about the controversy sparked by his…
Is the parent company of the Portland Press Herald and more than a half dozen other daily, weekly and bimonthly…
Portland-based progressive politicians just cannot help themselves. In the wake of beinghanded a historic loss with the hold on Maine’s…
Of all the challenges facing Maine, caring for our children – assuring their safety, ability to prosper, and live with…
State Sen. Jim Libby (R-Cumberland) has registered to run in the Republican Party primary for the 2026 gubernatorial election, according…
The new CEO of the parent company that owns the Portland Press Herald apparently wanted to quickly leave his imprint…
From Peace Pops to Capitol cops, Ben and Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen has long been a pioneer of cause-based marketing.…
In every corner of our great state, from the rocky harbors of Stonington to the farms of Aroostook, small businesses…
If The New York Times ever had any pretense of journalistic balance, it has now fully outed its true liberal…
During the not-so-long-ago Biden Administration years, certain Democratic officials seemed to operate under an unwritten rule: if your politics were…
Some states lead in nonsense – and public corruption. Sadly, Maine is one of these. As Maine’s Democrat-controlled legislative session…
The guy who put Bangor on the map has been bumped off as Maine’s most internationally famous person amid claims…
By Keenan Pasztor In 2024, the pageant world was rocked when Miss USA 2024 and Miss Teen USA 2024 both…
An ex-Portland Press Herald scribe who calls Trump “an authoritarian threat” will soon be joined on a Maine stage by…
If the aging members of Congress are too old to be in touch or effective, they have a role model…
On June 20th, 2019, Governor Janet Mills (D) signed LD 534, a bill to make ballot initiative questions easier to…
By Matthew Cortez As inflation cuts into Mainers’ savings, individuals and businesses are actively seeking ways to protect their hard-earned…
A midcoast Maine city that went from raucous motorcycle gangs to boutique coffee houses has now once again flipped the…
As a conservative lawmaker, I am deeply troubled by the growing trend to label the United States a “democracy” rather…
When the House gavels in on Tuesday, it is looking at a 60-page calendar with 20 divided reports, or bills…
American kids – especially kids in Democrat-afflicted states like Maine – are not being taught self-reliance, mental strength, critical thinking,…
A disciple of a legendary Washington sports reporter originally from Maine has manufactured a new arena for bashing Trump -…
If Maine’s anti-gun crowd resents the fake award the Portland Press Herald is boasting about possibly receiving for doing nothing,…
The attorney who filed a recently dismissed professional misconduct complaint against Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney (D) has landed…
In recognition of the Maine Legislature’s passing a law to recognize the Seppala Sled Dog as the state’s official canine…
Twenty-five years ago famed conservative David Horowitz got invited to lecture at Bates College – and then got scolded by…
If America were a household, we’d be the kind that earns $50,000 a year, spends $70,000, then hosts a pizza…
A Maine “journalist” who says he “goes places – and tells stories – that other media won’t” also does something…
If the Portland Press Herald could credibly blame the vice president of the United States for banning adults from a…