WATERVILLE, Maine – Waterville Police Chief Bill Bonney told The Maine Wire in an interview Tuesday morning that his opposition…
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LEWISTON, Maine – In a wide-ranging interview with The Maine Wire, Lewiston Police Chief Carly Conley painted a sobering picture…
SEARSMONT, Maine — The fire and explosion that devastated the Robbins Lumber mill complex in Searsmont is believed to have…
AUGUSTA, Maine – Tickborne illnesses are rising sharply across Maine and much of the United States, with state health officials…
LEWISTON, Maine — Three Massachusetts residents were arrested Friday night after Lewiston Police say a stolen dump truck rammed a…
Biddeford city councilors are refusing to spend taxpayer money to help fund La Kermesse, a popular annual festival celebrating Franco-American…
Construction of the USS J. William Middendorf has begun with ceremonial first-steel cut. The new warship “will strengthen the U.S.…
After two weeks and more than 10,000 votes, Boston.com readers have crowned New England’s top suntanning enclave in its Battle…
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who couldn’t even manage a plate rollout, has announced her new political bedfellow -…
WOOLWICH, Maine – A large pro-Trump sign that stood for years on a ledge overlooking Route 1 in Woolwich has…
A New Hampshire firefighter pleaded guilty to a string of arson charges on Wednesday following a four-year investigation into a…
Vermont case reminiscent of Maine middle schoolers identifying as cats. As Vermont’s state legislature considers expanding the range of sexual…
LEWISTON, Maine – The Lewiston School Committee met Monday night to take another run at its fiscal year 2027 budget…
“It is with heavy hearts we share the passing of a Biddeford legend, Bob Cote, who served as our manager…
Scientists are urging the public to be vigilant after the first white shark of the year has been confirmed off…
PORTLAND, Maine — TPUSA Faith’s “Make Heaven Crowded Tour 2026” came to the Portland Expo Center Friday night, bringing a…
SEARSPORT, Maine – A reported silo explosion in Searsmont on Friday morning triggered a massive emergency response, with first responders…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins pressed the heads of the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration during a federal…
GORHAM — A growing controversy is unfolding in Gorham after absentee ballots for the June 9, 2026 school budget validation…
LEWISTON, Maine – Lewiston voters on Tuesday rejected a proposed $130 million school budget, sending district officials back to the…
WASHINGTON – Multiple Maine airports will receive more than $13.6 million in federal funding for infrastructure improvements through the Federal…
LEWISTON, Maine – Lewiston voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of a $129.71 million public school…
The self-described digger of Maine journalism is boasting about its “local news service … in direct response to what people…
A Liberty man was charged on Tuesday after he allegedly attacked a member of the town’s Select Board. [RELATED: St.…
Fenway welcomed back legendary 42-season announcer Joe Castiglione earlier this week to call a game for old time’s sake. WEEI…
The “lifestyle” columnist for Maine’s largest daily is worried that the state’s largest city is losing the fight to newcomers.…
PORTLAND, Maine – The 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary debate opened with two notable absences Thursday night, as CBS 13 moderator…
LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston police are investigating after a 14-year-old boy was shot Thursday afternoon on Avon Street. The Lewiston…
SOUTH PORTLAND — In an unusual move in Maine’s Republican gubernatorial primary, Jonathan Bush announced that fellow GOP candidate Robert…
Brian Hayden Jr. of Wells began operating his father’s earthmoving machines when he was just 5 years old. Hayden’s adroit…
The White House has expressed support for making the moratorium on new regulations pertaining to North Atlantic Right Whale valid…
Barney Frank, reprimanded as a congressman after hiring and then living with a male prostitute, now is giving Democrats advice?…
Due to deteriorating water quality in the St. George River, pets are now banned from a midcoast park. Thomaston officials…
Angus King III proved during the first key statewide Democrat primary pivotal televised debate he doesn’t have Daddy’s killer instincts.…
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) identified a possible 900,000 metric ton deposit of lithium in the Northern Appalachians, with the…
LEWISTON, Maine — Fear is rising in Lewiston as reports of repeated gunfire incidents rattle neighborhoods, but when confronted directly…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Senate Democrats voted Wednesday to adjourn sine die, ending the Second Regular Session of the 132nd…
A federal court has found fraudulent efforts by an art hawker to make and sell copies of iconic Maine artist…
PORTLAND, Maine – The four Democrats running for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District nomination took the debate stage Tuesday night, televised…
LEWISTON, Maine – Lewiston taxpayers are furious after receiving new property revaluation notices showing massive increases in assessed values, setting…
Local boy does good. Great, actually. Cooper Flagg, born in Newport, Maine, took home the NBA’s 2025-26 Rookie of the…
A registered dietitian nutritionist is doing our work for us with a breaking blueberry alert. Before you grab a pint…
If Biddeford city officials thought they were getting calm after a storm by hiring a rookie manager, they were off…
AUGUSTA, Maine – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins addressed the crowd Friday at the Maine GOP Convention, urging Republicans to unite…
Graham Platner continues to dominate the Maine Democratic Senate race in an April internal poll that shows his lead over…
PORTLAND, Maine — Graham Platner (D) closed out his Saturday night campaign rally at the Holiday Inn in downtown Portland…
A new study shows that lobsters actually do have nerve endings, but don’t give up on your July 4 barbecue…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) on Thursday welcomed the creation of the new USDA Office of Seafood, calling…
WASHINGTON – As of April 2026, the Strait of Hormuz is under a dual blockade involving both Iranian and U.S.…
Cousins Maine Lobster of TV “Shark Tank” fame has announced a new food-truck in the heartland.A new midwest franchise representing…
A poll by a travel journal of Maine seafood joints missed a bunch of the most popular ones.That’s according to…
A controversial bill advancing in the Massachusetts legislature raises red flags as Senate Bill, SB 2246, an act aiming to…
University of New England just became the first Maine cheerleading team to ever win back-to-back at NCA College Nationals.“One year…
A number of lobstermen fishing the Atlantic just north of Maine are allegedly hiding their catch to avoid taxes.So the…
A Hancock County judge has finally put the brakes on convicted porn king and disbarred lawyer Eliot Cutler’s attempts at…
The beleaguered, term-limited chief executive of Maine desperately trying against all apparent odds to get a job promotion is using…
A home health care business with ties to the infamous alleged fraud front Gateway Community Services faced an audit with…
AUGUSTA, Maine – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Hannah Pingree took to social media Wednesday to weigh in on the child labor enforcement case…
PORTLAND, Maine – The City of Portland is now moving to fine property owners for vacant downtown storefronts, shifting the…
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear a Maine mom’s case against a Damariscotta school in which she…
If anyone thinks this competitive fishing thing is something to be messed with, perish that thought.As Maine’s serious bass anglers…
The most recent Massachusetts abortion data revealed that the number of abortions provided in the state more than doubled from…
Mainers bear the fifth highest overall tax burden nationwide, according to a recent study published by personal finance website WalletHub.…
BOSTON – Newly surfaced Jeffery Epstein-related records obtained by The Maine Wire are casting an ugly light on a Massachusetts…
Faced with an aging fleet of ice-eating monsters, the government is looking to build seven new vessels for the Gulf…
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) directed $2 million in federal taxpayer funding to a non-profit that seeks to address homelessness in…
HARTFORD — Legislators in Connecticut are looking at possibly imposing a new 2-cent tax per ounce on sweetened beverages, including…
LEWISTON, Maine — The Lewiston City Council on Tuesday night heard emotional testimony from survivors, family members, and community advocates…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill into law expanding access to the state’s Fund To Address Food Insecurity…
The Way Way Store, which has it every which way, and from way, way back, is shutting down after a…
PORTLAND, Maine – Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing another entirely avoidable controversy after amplifying a post from…
Let’s hear it for Maine blueberries – you know, the ones that don’t get “recalled.”Four states are facing a serious…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Hampshire identified the man accused of shooting at a Border Patrol agent on Sunday…
LEWISTON, Maine — Voters in Maine House District 94 head to the polls Tuesday, Feb. 24 in a special election…
Amy McCrea has seen crime from both sides, first as a patrol officer and now as a victim-witness advocate.Bangor Police…
LEWISTON, Maine — Hundreds of tips about adult autism group homes have poured into The Maine Wire in recent days…
PORTLAND, Maine — More than a dozen residents at Portland Center for Assisted Living say they have been living with…
The commander of the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Mason has been relieved of duty, military officials announced Sunday.They didn’t disclose…
AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine’s winter electricity pain isn’t a fluke, it’s a structural problem, according to a February 2026 Brattle…
LEWISTON, Maine — The Lewiston City Council is poised to fast-track an emergency ordinance aimed at limiting how city employees…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills and her allies in the Legislature have often pitched LD 210 as routine budget…
Back in those early, heady days of the Biden administration there was some loose talk about nominating U.S. Sen. Angus…
AUGUSTA, Maine — State Rep. Reagan Paul (R) introduced a joint resolution Thursday, in the Maine House honoring Turning Point…
Maine Director of Elections and Voter Registration Heidi Peckham sent out a notice to municipal clerks warning them to follow…
LEWISTON, Maine – The Maine Community Foundation’s Feb. 9 website update meant to answer criticism over how Lewiston shooting-related donations…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) officially announced her re-election bid on Tuesday via an op-ed in the Bangor Daily News and…
The southern Maine sheriff who went from loving federal-ICE inmates to blasting the federal agency that helped pay his bills…
LEWISTON, Maine — More than two years after Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, the fight over who benefited from donations raised…
The Maine Army National Guard is paying tribute to a Presque Isle fisherman lost at sea off Gloucester, Massachusetts. Staff…
LEWISTON, Maine — Residents and elected officials returned once again to the Lewiston City Council chambers this week, urging city…
A Noble High School student was killed on Thursday after a crash between a pickup truck and an Amtrak Downeaster…
Somali-born state Rep. Yusuf Yusuf (D-Portland) runs a home care business with apparent ties to an interconnected network of Somali-operated…
PORTLAND, Maine – Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, sharply criticized Sen. Susan Collins on Thursday during a…
For some 45 years Eric Furry held court at his popular hangout known as Pro Libris Books on Third Street.…
The 2011 pre-Christmas mystery surrounding a missing 20-month-old continues to tug at her family. But cops still have no answers…
PORTLAND, Maine – ICE deputy assistant director is firing back at the growing chorus of Maine media and political criticism…
PORTLAND, Maine — The City of Portland will open an emergency overnight warming shelter this weekend, operating Friday, Saturday and…
Democrats on Maine’s Legislative Council voted on Thursday against considering an emergency bill that would require Secretary of State Shenna…
LEWISTON — Ifraax Saciid-Ciise, a Lewiston Somali interpreter and nonprofit director, is now the face of a widening backlash over…
The U.S. federal government is demanding a $28.7 million refund from Maine as an audit uncovers rampant documentation failures in…