For years, the sprawling former Great Northern Paper mill site in Millinocket has represented something increasingly rare in rural Maine:…
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Democrat leaders called a news conference to criticize Bobby Charles – but ended up with a major-league PR gaffe. Charles,…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has agreed to participate in four televised debates this fall, setting up an early test for…
Maine lobster is now set to be excluded from Canada’s tariffs on U.S. goods, imposed in response to tariffs President…
The chief executive officer of a coastal Maine community is winning high praise for tackling an ugly problem long in…
Governor Janet Mills’ (D-Maine) controversial $300 “affordability” checks, ostensibly intended to provide financial relief to struggling Mainers, are now going…
Patients at hospitals owned by Central Maine Healthcare may be eligible for up to $5,000, plus a year of free…
The annual fundraising garden party to benefit Marginal Way in Ogunquit broke all records with its most-recent effort. The event,…
BREWER, Maine — Vice President JD Vance returned to Maine on Monday with a message that blended manufacturing, border security…
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree rarely approach President Donald Trump from the same political direction,…
Something unusual is happening in Maine. For a state of roughly 1.4 million people, tucked into the northeastern corner of…
The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) provided an update on Thursday on its ongoing investigation into the collapse of the…
BREWER, Maine – Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to deliver remarks at noon Monday, Aug. 24, at CompoTech, a…
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), a left-wing super PAC, finally decided to add Matt Dunlap to its Red to…
Residents of Hidden Circle Mobile Home Park in Jay have completed a months-long process to purchase the land beneath their…
Maine has suddenly become a regular stop for some of the most powerful figures in President Donald Trump’s administration and…
The legacy liberal journalistic Bible of Massachusetts has abandoned U.S. Sen. Ed Markey in favor of his much-younger fellow Democrat.…
Health insurance rates for Mainers are going up, again, according to guidance published by the Maine Bureau of Insurance. If…
More than 80 percent of Maine is now abnormally dry or in drought, with severe drought returning to the Midcoast…
Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage picked up a major business endorsement Thursday as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce threw its…
An Allagash man who has known Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson for decades says he personally witnessed Jackson strike…
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday on social media that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her…
Maine is now part of the nationwide outbreak of the intestinal parasite Cyclospora linked to Mexican-produced iceberg lettuce, the Maine…
His tousled hair is still blonde and he looks like a younger version of himself. He’s a professional beach boy,…
Two Massachusetts teenagers on a joy-ride through New Hampshire allegedly sparked a high-speed pursuit on Friday, culminating in damage to…
A young Maine woman who stepped forward at just 18 years old to save a threatened candlepin bowling alley from…
Everybody and their cousins are walking toward the stadium. Hordes of Hearts of Pine jerseys moving together in one direction.…
Hawes, Fish and Mallar oppose Yellen Pines deal as residents question costs, drug use and long-term financial risk BANGOR, Maine…
Another adult autism MaineCare company was terminated in March — on the same day Gov. Janet Mills attacked Dr. Mehmet…
Paradise Residential Services CEO Jocelyne Ininahazwe and her family enjoyed luxury Mercedes brands while the disabled Mainers who relied on…
This Maine shark thing is starting to get, like, serious. A shark here or there, OK. But now marine patrol…
As the UMaine Black Bears get ready to kick off their fall football season, they’ve got a leg up on…
The Navy has given a ceremonial send-off to the USS San Juan, decommissioning the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine that spent…
The website Thrillist.com clearly has a sense of self, judging by its latest culture survey of U.S. towns with the…
Twelve maternity units have closed since 2015. As Hannah Pingree calls for a moratorium, her six years inside the Mills…
The MaineHealth Board of Trustees voted Thursday to approve what is being referred to as a regional model for women’s…
A Lewiston High School student-athlete is heading to Ohio this weekend to represent Maine on a national stage, competing against…
The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a 50-49 vote at approximately 4:31 a.m. Saturday, elevating…
Maine lobsterman Frank Thompson has asked the United States Supreme Court to weigh in on his challenge of a regulation…
Screenshot The timing could hardly be worse for Old Orchard Beach businesses. A significant water main break on West Grand…
HOLDEN, Maine – Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) has received the endorsement of the National Rifle Association’s Political Victory…
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) urged water treatment facilities across the state to take security measures after Iran…
Two so-far unidentified culprits stole a lobsterwoman’s catch, prompting anger among downeast locals. Lindsay McDaniels lost hundreds of dollars in…
Iconic fashion icon Martha Stewart is putting on her tease act again, posing at age 85 in a bathing suit.…
The Scarborough Police Department warned beachgoers on Tuesday that there have now been two confirmed shark sightings in waters near…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R) announced Tuesday that she will vote against the confirmation of Todd Blanche…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Assistant Senate Republican Leader Matt Harrington is urging MaineHealth to halt any immediate decision to eliminate labor…
No sooner did an infamous former congresswoman stop in Portland for a lobster than the food critics pounced. Ex-U.S. Rep.…
The Harringtons scored a major victory in their effort to pass a food sovereignty ordinance in Clinton on Tuesday when…
The first of Maine’s controversial $300 “affordability” checks are now in the mail, nearly seven months after Gov. Janet Mills…
Maine Republican lawmakers are blaming years of Democratic healthcare policies for the proposed closure of the labor and delivery unit…
LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston City Administrator Bryan Kaenrath has unveiled a new initiative aimed at curbing the city’s escalating youth…
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has announced that it will be splitting up the purchase of the state’s electricity…
Troy Jackson’s rapid elevation as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate has brought renewed attention to a political record marked…
“Yes to Responsible Housing. No to Belfort Landing.” The message is impossible to miss. White signs stand in front yards…
Another day, another shooting has shaken Lewiston, as police continue to grapple with a wave of gun violence that has…
For more than a decade, Jama Mohamed has been one of the most influential figures in Lewiston’s Somali immigrant community.…
Maine ended the 2026 fiscal year with a General Fund revenue surplus of more than $148 million, delivering a major…
By Jon Fetherston Here is a nickel’s worth of free advice for every Republican running for office in Maine: Stop…
A slim majority of Independents in Maine are opposed to the use of ranked choice voting in the state, according…
Augusta resident Troy Jackson, the former Senate President from Allagash, has secured the Maine Democratic Party’s inside nod to take…
The Maine Democratic Party will gather Saturday in Bangor to select a replacement for former U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner,…
Another late-night shooting has rattled a Lewiston neighborhood after gunfire struck an occupied apartment building on Pierce Street, underscoring the…
The owner of The Cookie Jar of Maine says she has been nabbed for failure to account for a state…
Conservative grassroots organization Common Sense for Maine gathered Republican activists, candidates and supporters Thursday afternoon at Dunegrass Country Club, where…
By allowing the deadline to challenge the Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ finding of a “credible allegation of…
The left-wing FRAME Strategies lobbying firm with ties to Troy Jackson has been running the astroturfed “Chickadee Network” to boost…
An innovative space for emerging creatives could be coming to Sanford, thanks to efforts by local artist Meagan Boulter. Boulter…
LEWISTON, Maine — In a dramatic reorganization of city leadership Tuesday night, the Lewiston City Council voted 6-1 to remove…
A $3 million sailboat built in mid-coast Maine a half-century ago competed over the weekend in one of Michigan’s most…
LEEDS, Maine — Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles is calling on Democratic nominee Hannah Pingree and independent candidate Rick Bennett…
AUBURN, Maine — Following more hours of testimony from state officials, healthcare providers, city staff, addiction recovery advocates and residents,…
A coalition of 39 U.S. senators, including Maine Independent Angus King and 38 Democratic senators, is demanding answers from the…
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced Sunday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers will soon be required to…
Republican State Senate candidate John Andrews announced a plan on Monday to create a new executive branch office dedicated to…
AUGUSTA, Maine — A conservative advocacy organization founded, by state Rep. Laurel Libby, has released a detailed accounting of what…
An Amtrak passenger train en route from Brunswick, Maine, to Boston struck a trespasser on the tracks Monday morning, according…
Two historic hand-powered fire engines from Bath, Maine, joined teams from across New England on Saturday for the first Hand…
While Maine Democrats spent the weekend selecting delegates to replace former U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner following his withdrawal from…
Lawrence Lockman Now that the communist porta-potty pervert Graham Platner has had his fifteen minutes of fame, what’s next in…
Bangor removed two downtown public restrooms this week after years of misuse by homeless drug users and tens of thousands…
If you want to rub elbows with a bunch of blue bloods and their toys, the place to be this…
A newly released census report gives Maine an honored distinction – the high percentage of old people. The Pine Tree…
Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles said Thursday that Maine’s sanctuary policies have undermined cooperation between state, local, and federal law…
The United States House of Representatives passed a bill by a wide margin that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent…
A six-unit apartment building in Yarmouth was destroyed in an overnight fire that displaced all of its residents, according to…
Median home sale prices in Maine reached an historic high last month, coming in at $436,000. Home sale volume has…
Chris and Karen Harrington have gathered the required signatures to put their proposed food sovereignty ordinance on the Clinton Select…
A shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents occurred in Biddeford on Monday morning. Reporting from the scene…
The limp rag doll known as the Portland Press Herald pretended Monday to be nonpartisan. But true to form the…
A shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents occurred in Biddeford on Monday morning. Early reporting from the…
If the meek David Costello ever wants to be taken seriously as a statewide candidate, he needs to, well, get…
BANGOR, Maine — The Maine Democratic Party will convene an emergency nominating convention later this month, placing the power to…
For years, Mainers have been told everything is fine. If you question the direction of the state, you’re accused of…
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are set to return to Maine this weekend for the first time since 2021, headlining…
Graham Platner announced in a video shared Wednesday night that he would be filing paperwork to withdraw from the race…
The Maine Democratic Party has released the official rules governing how candidates may seek the party’s nomination for U.S. Senate…
A leading voice among Democrats of Maine blasted the party’s top manager for producing a video targeting Graham Platner for…
Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau has been hired to run a city housing agency, prompting taxpayers to call out insider…
AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine voters were told the state needed a stronger red flag law for moments when warning signs…