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The Victory Chimes, an historic schooner built in 1900 with a deep history of chartering in Maine, has sunk in…
After hearing passionate testimony from residents, elected officials and advocates, the Auburn City Council voted Monday night to table a…
Politicians, progressive organizations and celebrity supporters are rushing to distance themselves from Graham Platner, raising questions about whether they were…
Graham Platner’s campaign posted an urgent job listing for a new research director responsible for “defense strategies” on Tuesday, one…
No wonder it took Vermont socialist U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders so long to finally urge Graham Platner to quit his…
In the wake of Graham Platner dropping out and potentially being replaced by Troy Jackson, Shenna Bellows or Nirav Shah,…
LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston residents will have the final say on whether the city’s syringe exchange program should operate under…
Embattled Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing mounting pressure to withdraw from the race following serious allegations of…
The betting markets are proving to be a good friend of former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson as a possible…
The battle over whether Maine voters will be allowed to decide the future of girls’ sports and private spaces is…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) broke his silence and called on Graham Platner to withdraw from the race on Tuesday afternoon,…
As Democratic politicians and groups across the country rushed to disavow Graham Platner amid a new rape allegation, left-wing megadonor…
At a time when Americans are marking the nation’s 250th anniversary, one of the country’s most recognizable television personalities has…
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized weeks after suffering a medical emergency at his Washington, D.C., home, with his office…
Democrat candidate for governor Hannah Pingree split from her protege Sunday, proposing a moratorium on AI data centers, her first…
As audiences increasingly move away from traditional television broadcasts and printed newspapers in favor of digital news, Maine Wire TV…
Dirty little secret – the flames that are arguably ending Graham Platner’s U.S. Senate candidacy were fanned by Democrats, not…
Why now? For months, Democratic leaders defended, endorsed, or remained silent as controversy after controversy engulfed their U.S. Senate nominee,…
A conservative Washington news outlet is reporting Graham Platner, accused of rape Monday, will be withdrawing from Maine’s Senate race.…
AUGUSTA, Maine — With mounting calls from Democratic leaders for U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner to withdraw from the race,…
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner on Monday categorically denied a new allegation of sexual assault leveled by a former…
The new rape allegation made against Graham Platner by a former girlfriend on Monday place his Democratic supporters in an…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Democrats may soon discover that their decision to rally around Graham Platner was not simply a…
The Auburn City Council is scheduled to consider final approval Monday night of a new ordinance regulating syringe service programs,…
Vermont’s senior senator, a key supporter of Maine Democrat U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner, Sunday rejected the alleged hypocrisy of…
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office has announced the results of the two remaining recounts from the June 9 primary…
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, a newly released Gallup poll suggests national pride has fallen to its…
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has responded to the United States Supreme Court’s decision to uphold state laws barring biological…
Crazy Legs Conti, a Belmont, Massachusetts native, lost the annual July 4 Coney Island hot-dog eating contest Saturday to veteran…
A new Preble Street report identified more than 100 people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in a single section of Portland, raising…
GOP lawmakers say Gov. Janet Mills allowed political differences with President Donald Trump to cost Maine a valuable opportunity to…
President Donald Trump delivered a 35-minute national address Friday night from the National Mall as part of the “Salute to…
As Americans prepared to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used a nationally televised address…
The United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday to restrict the use of geofence warrants that allow law enforcement to…
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…
President Donald Trump delivered a forceful, nationally televised rebuke of communism Friday during an Independence Day event at Mount Rushmore…
Is Maine godless? Bobby Charles doesn’t think it has to stay that way. Fresh off securing the Republican nomination for…
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing renewed scrutiny following a report from NBC News that multiple women who…
Nearly three years after the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history, Lewiston is once again confronting a public safety crisis…this…
Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) has been receiving threats of death and violence on social media, she revealed on Wednesday, with…
The United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday that limitations on “coordinated party expenditures,” or money spent by a political…
President Donald Trump took his inaugural flight aboard a newly designated interim Air Force One on Wednesday, traveling from Joint…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) had a slim three-point polling lead over Graham Platner for the first time in the race…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner continued his statewide campaign Wednesday with a well-attended rally in Cumberland, where supporters gathered…
Buying a new car is becoming a financial burden many working Americans can no longer afford. New-vehicle prices are climbing…
SACO, Maine — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) joined local, state and federal officials in Saco Tuesday to mark the…
Maine’s southern-district congresswoman falsely claims the Supreme Court’s “transsexual” ruling “bullies kids.” In fact, the decision merely keeps boys out…
The United States Supreme Court voted 6-3 Tuesday to uphold state laws barring biological males from playing on female-only sports…
A top Maine labor spokesman and vocal supporter of Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing backlash after using…
The NPR editor whose job is to critique the network’s news department says she can’t justify the outlet falsely reporting…
More than three hours of testimony from police, prosecutors, educators, juvenile justice officials and community leaders painted a sobering picture…
The United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday to uphold the country’s current understanding of birthright citizenship, striking down President…
A bipartisan majority of House representatives passed a controversial bill on Monday aimed at protecting minors from harmful online content,…
NPR “reporter” Nina Totenberg reported Tuesday the retirement of conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, a piece the outlet later…
The Lewiston City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday night as Maine’s second-largest city faces a deepening youth violence…
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a split-decision day for President Donald Trump on Monday, handing him a sweeping victory on…
The managing editor of the state’s largest daily is literally begging readers to tell her why they read the rag…
Mainers need to rally and overrule the Democrat killjoys who refused to sponsor a booth at the Great American State…
Review Ironbound RestaurantHancock, Maine We come off a long news day already half-cooked from the road. Jon Fetherston, Graham Pollard,…
Graham Platner’s consistent polling lead over incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) continued to shrink in a New York Times/Portland Press…
The United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday morning that ballots received up to five days after an election may…
Chris and Karen Harrington have gathered more than two-thirds of the 149 signatures they need to help pass a food…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner was absent from this year’s Oysterfest in Freeport, and his company, Waukeag Neck Oyster…
Over the course of the last six decades, those regularly traveling along Route 26 in Maine have become familiar with…
Riders using Greater Portland Metro and BSOOB Transit will soon pay more to use most bus services as both transit…
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has spent more than four decades building what was once considered a fringe political…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) joined Gov. Janet Mills (D), Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline, Auburn Mayor Jeffrey Harmon, and local…
As Lewiston prepares for a special City Council meeting Tuesday night to address a surge in youth gun violence, U.S.…
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.…
After moving from Vermont to Maine to buy a breakfast joint, Sara and Dave LeBlanc find themselves in a real…
The United States Supreme Court upheld the federal government’s authority to turn away people at the border before they have…
By Jon Fetherston Wait. What? Are we seriously expected to believe this? Democrats like Graham Platner, Hannah Pingree, and Chellie…
When Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner accused his GOP incumbent rival of potential criminality she pulled out the “d”…
Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) was inaccurately telling students in its health science program that they needed to receive a…
Clinton family farmers are taking action after an inspector from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (ACF) arrived…
Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles is challenging his Democratic opponents to publicly reject campaign contributions from Augusta lobbyists, Central Maine…
Maine House candidate Austin Theriault (R) announced Thursday the launch of the People Over Politics PAC, a new leadership political…
A broadcast conglomerate that owns a slew of New England radio stations – including WBZ and WEEI – has announced…
The National Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) expressed its support for Democratic Second Congressional District (CD2) nominee Matt Dunlap after…
Besides being a highly-successful TV personality, Fox’s Janice Dean effectively dethroned two blowhards – a Democrat governor and his CNN…
A federal judge in Boston has blocked key aspects of President Donald Trump’s 2025 election integrity Executive Order from taking…
The Lewiston City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday, June 30, as the city continues to confront a wave…
A federal judge ruled Monday that voter registration records cannot be run through the recently overhauled Systematic Alien Verification for…
A leading national conservative news outlet is literally celebrating Tuesday’s New York City congressional primary defeat of Democrat Jack Schlossberg.…
Graham Platner has built his campaign for U.S. Senate around a carefully crafted image: the working-class Marine veteran, the man…
President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a scheduled Capitol Hill ceremony to sign the landmark, bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing…
Just one Mainer is facing federal charges amid a new nationwide crackdown on Medicaid fraud announced on Tuesday, despite Vice…
Lewiston residents have gathered enough signatures to put a referendum question on the ballot to impose stricter rules on the…
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office has announced the results of the Senate District 30 recount, impacting residents of Gorham…
The United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of the Trump Administration Tuesday in a case concerning the federal…
Thrice-censured radical left-wing Bangor City Councilor Joseph Leonard went on an anti-ICE tirade during Monday’s council meeting before an ordinance…
National Democratic support for Maine’s Second Congressional District (CD2) nominee Matt Dunlap remains uncertain after his upset victory over front-runner…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood and used the occasion to sharpen…
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted unanimously this past Tuesday to launch an investigation into the Casco Bay Ferry’s…
Sen. Susan Collins (R) led a small group of lawmakers in urging Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator…
The York County Commissioners voted narrowly on Wednesday to refuse to issue a proclamation commemorating LGBTQ Pride Month, sparking a…
A U.S. senator who became a brave early backer of Maine Democrat Senate hopeful Graham Platner may not be setting…
The Collins for Senator campaign announced the formation of a statewide coalition of Maine veterans supporting U.S. Sen. Susan Collins,…
Maine has one billionaire. Her name is Susan Alfond. Alfond, a Scarborough resident and heiress to the Dexter Shoe fortune,…