If fly fishing is a sport of the well-heeled (and out-of-staters), then a group of Maine working stiffs is out…
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The fallout from the indictment of City Councilor-elect and school committee appointee Iman Osman continued to spiral Friday, triggering a…
Beginning on January 1, Mainers who subscribe to streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify may see a new charge…
The Florida boat that flipped killing a Maine couple and their friend was going as fast as 80 mph at…
A Facebook group whose 21,000 members are focused on “car spotting” are suddenly obsessed with a Christmas tree on the…
Three people with connections to Maine were killed over the weekend in a high-speed boating crash in the Florida Keys,…
A national, 127-year-old outdoors-life publication says a Jackman woodsman “might be the most patient and persistent hunter on the planet.”…
Portland ushered in the holiday season Friday night as crowds filled Monument Square for the city’s annual tree-lighting ceremony. The…
A 78-year-old woman breathed a well-deserved sigh of relief after summiting Mount Katahdin in Maine on November 21. Or, maybe,…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) joined tens of thousands of Maine voters on Sunday when she signed a petition to place…
Maine’s top summer visitor once told a federal official that a interplanetary alien made contact with humans at a secretive…
In one of the first cases of its kind, a Maine man has been charged with two weapons violations involving…
Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines told a large crowd in Maine that allowing transgender women to compete in…
More than 700 people turned out Sunday for the first annual “Tailgate for Common Sense,” the event held at Aquaboggan…
California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell launched his governor bid Thursday night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, portraying himself as the Golden…
The nation’s pre-eminent veterans cemetery has created a new memorial for the first Navy ship named after the state of…
Art historians had predicted that a portrait previously owned by a Maine billionaire would sell for $150 million. They were…
A 40-foot red spruce from a Portland Housing Authority property will become this year’s Monument Square holiday tree, with crews…
A dizzingly-expensive art collection that belonged to a cosmetics heir and his Maine widow is expected to fetch a half-billion…
A Saco physical education teacher has cinched his third Guinness World Record, this time for the most high school three-pointers…
The University of Southern Maine (USM) is hosting what it describes as “the largest campus and community drag show in…
South Portland residents voted Tuesday to approve a natural grass field for their high school’s athletic complex by a decisive…
Saddleback ski area, which underwent a period of tough sledding, has grabbed the No. 1 best place to ski in…
Football franchise the New England Patriots may owe some fans more than $100 following approval of a tentative settlement stemming…
“Captain Steeeve,” a Maine-trained Navy pilot and social-media sensation for his plain-spoken explanations about flying, has hung up his wings.…
The sudden shutdown of Catalina Yachts has hundreds of Cat owners across Maine dumbfounded – and worried. The sailboat manufacturer…
On Halloween night 1940, a quiet Rockland neighborhood became the scene of one of Maine’s most disturbing crimes. Eighty-five years…
The popular longtime TV face of a favorite Maine department store has moved on to her next act. Karmo Sanders,…
Troopers from the Maine State Police Northern Field Troop responded around 3:32 p.m. to the 32000 Road in Township 41,…
The government of Nova Scotia has just cleared the way for North America’s first seaside whale sanctuary. Maine’s friendly neighbor…
The infamous attempted mutiny by a Soviet naval commander came to an abrupt end a half-century ago in the Penobscot…
Former Bears linebacker Dick Butkus, arguably the most notorious animal in NFL history, once described his “goal” when he went…
A Maine parents’ group is working to gather 70,000 signatures in order to put a referendum question on the 2026…
Cabot Cove, Maine was actually in California but, as Hollywood producers might say, what’s a few thousand miles among friends?…
South Portland residents will be asked yet again to approve a multi-million dollar plan to restore the city’s high school’s…
Fifty years after being dubbed the “Muhammad Ali Of Sardine Packers,” Maine’s greatest has hooked another title. Rita Willey, 87,…
Maine horror novelist Stephen King, who put his foot in it last month when he falsely criticized conservative Charlie Kirk,…
Pumpkinfest — what has long been a non-political, family-oriented festival of seasonal fun in midcoast towns of Newcastle and Damariscotta…
The ouster of the Dancing With The Stars hostess from Maine has been selected as one of the popular show’s…
An octogenarian claiming to be the oldest woman to “thru-hike” the Appalachian Trail sorta kinda didn’t. Like, nothing against being…
“Environmentalist” and gay-rights actor Robert Redford predictably found friendly audiences when he spoke at Colby and Bowdoin. Redford, who died…
As the UMaine Black Bears kick off their fall football season they’ve got a new form of mascot competition. A…
The Portland Press Herald has been outed in a sitcom – emphasis on ‘com’ – about a failing newspaper. “We’re…
A pair of lovebirds may be the culprits suspected of vandalizing the sign at Katahdin ‘s uppermost reach. Baxter State…
A little-known disease attacks the body’s neuromuscular system making it difficult for those afflicted by it to get around, but…
A Winter Harbor fifth-generation lobsterman has been defeated in a humorous, international competition that centers on provoking a voracious, razor-toothed…
Bob Marley gets a good laugh at just about anything he can but apparently Budweiser suits don’t appreciate a good…
An elderly Gray woman allegedly smashed her car through a Brunswick tennis gym on Thursday, sped through multiple active courts,…
Half a century for kids. That’s the remarkable run so far for a group of otherwise-tough, leather-vested, tattooed guys -…
A Polish executive innocently dragged into a viral internet scandal says he now feels the pain of the innocent Kennebunk…
Tore it down to go skinny dipping with Snoop Dog
UK cops cuffed and stuffed Irish comedy writer – and Maine trans critic -Graham Linehan earlier this week for posting…
If your body is resting in the anatomical morgue at Maine’s only medical school, you’re in for a honorarium, albeit…
Two New York women died Saturday after a pontoon boat in Eustis flipped over, dumping seven passengers into the water,…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took a semi-pro Maine soccer player from Angola into custody last Wednesday as he…
A Maine man has died while swimming after a boat that was drifting away on a Belgrade pond, the second…
The most celebrated jockey in the annals of horseracing lived in Canada — but kept a post-office box in Van…
Veterans needing a friend and pups wanting hugs can be matches made in heaven. “With a goal of ending veteran…
It’s scarier even than a great white shark because there’s not even a hint of a warning. You never see…
If you’re in the Midcoast region and you’re looking for some family-friendly fun this Saturday afternoon, you might check out…
Imagine the gossip at Roger Goodell’s oceanside Prout’s Neck palace’s summer cocktail parties. Is the NFL commissioner sitting in a…
A fire chief in a popular southern Maine beach town says five surfers nearly died after ignoring orders to keep…
A Mechanic Falls man who disappeared four decades ago while on a solo worldwide sailing dare will be honored by…
A veteran Maine radio jock says he’ll never forget: ladies and gentlemen, the one, the only, Hulk Hogan… walking into…
Not a good idea to stop on the main road into Acadia or Baxter to bear-watch. No, not because the…
A world-renowned 20th-century sculptor who put Rockland, Maine on the map loved scrounging in trash bins for scrap wood. That’s…
The Coast Guard is calling for increased mast inspections of commercial wooden sailing ships in the wake of a fatal…
Never try to outdo the animal-rights clique when it comes to creating a media spectacle. To wit, People for Ethical…
The planet-wide intrigue stemming from a high-brow alleged affair between two top-level NY execs has now moved to Kennebunk, Maine.…
Whomever dropped an invasive fish into a northern Maine lake is going to be on the hook, big time, if…
Bad-Boy Black Sabbath phenom Ozzy Osbourne, who died Tuesday at age 76, once got his *** thrown out of Portland,…
A tough Sanford woman is celebrating a naked loss in a fourth try at $100,000 on Discovery Channel’s top-rated survivor…
Justine Hawkes’ family was about to do some laps off Harpswell – until … Jaws showed up. “Caution everyone, hubby…
A new searing biography of flying ace Amelia Earhart is raising serious questions whether she was a willing participant when…
Earlier this week, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals voided the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new rule making it easier…
The sponsors of the upcoming bivalve fest in Yarmouth, Maine are under pressure to come up with some vegetarian options.…
The Portland Press Herald appears to have been erroneously reporting that two of its former staffers would be the first…
If only he were able to gnaw through his ankle bracelet, the Liver King could quit the Texas heat for…
Just when you figured it was safe to go in to the water comes word of not only one, but…
The internet has blown up with speculators discussing how two Mount Katahdin hikers died amid obvious warning signs to abandon…
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 unidentified man was caught on camera allegedly keying a Tesla on Sunday outside a Portland Hearts of Pine soccer…
A disciple of a legendary Washington sports reporter originally from Maine has manufactured a new arena for bashing Trump -…
The Maine native who made a cottage industry out of poking fun at downeasters is about to have the last…
Duke superstar freshman and Newport native Cooper Flagg has confirmed that he is officially entering the NBA draft. Flagg, the…
When the head-turning girlfriend of former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick takes the stage in this year’s Miss…
When Joe Biden’s would-be successor’s campaign was tanking, the now-retiree came up with a plan he thought would help rescue…
The Maine Gambling Control Unit (MGCU) reported that sportsbooks in the state accepted $52.7 million in bets during December, a…
Women across the globe have lost nearly 900 sports medals due to policies allowing biological males to compete against them,…
Politicians, from former Republican President Donald Trump to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), attended the historic Al Smith dinner…
Presidential candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with CNN’s Dana Bash, alongside and her running mate Gov.…
Bill Belichick, the longtime head coach of the New England Patriots foot team, has cited Massachusetts’ income surtax as a…
On Friday, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed three bills into law intended to protect minors from radical gender…
Not a single 8th grade student at left-wing activist and basketball legend LeBron James’ I Promise School in Ohio has…
The Maine Principals’ Association (MPA) on Wednesday adopted a new “Gender Identity Participation Policy” to make it easier for transgender…
Just over a week ago, mobile sports betting apps went live. Mainers have already bet almost four million dollars –…
It was a perfect September setting at Gillette Stadium on Sunday for Patriot football: a misty overcast, intense humidity, and…
In a video posted to his Instagram account Wednesday, Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz said he is the victim…
Country Music Television (CMT) has stopped airing country music star Jason Aldean’s song “Try That in a Small Town” and…