As tony Yarmouth celebrates its annual clam festival this weekend, a clam shack down south in Sanford is throwing in…
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A group of ten Republican senators, including Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, have sent a letter to the Trump Administration…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) has joined her counterparts in sixteen states in calling on Secretary of Education Linda McMahon…
The Trump Administration has delayed distributing $6.8 billion worth of federal funding for certain education programs it is currently reviewing…
Earlier this week, the State of Maine was listed as a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over…
Midcoast Mainers breathed a collective sigh of relief on Thursday to learn that Sunny Stewart’s killer was in custody, but…
As tragic as the seemingly senseless killing is of a well-liked camper on a pond in midcoast Maine, it’s also…
17-year-old Deven Young of Frankfort appeared in court on Friday morning via Zoom from the Long Creek Youth Detention facility…
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The Portland City Council voted Monday night to spend $15 million in order to open the door for future development…
The United States Senate voted early Thursday morning to pass President Donald Trump’s (R) plan to cut $9 billion in…
News that the Maine State Police have made an arrest in the murder of Tenants Harbor resident Sunshine “Sunny Stewart,…
Justine Hawkes’ family was about to do some laps off Harpswell – until … Jaws showed up. “Caution everyone, hubby…
A man formerly of Caribou, Maine, was sentenced on Tuesday to eight years in federal prison for the possession of…
A national group that says it monitors and counters threats to our constitutional rights and promotes government transparency and constitutional…
The outcome of a stand-off on a Bangor roof Wednesday was up in the air for seven hours as a…
Maine’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has launched an effort to support the production of renewable energy on agricultural land contaminated…
A few dozen international flying customers got a special treat – a quick peek at beautiful Bangor, Maine – on…
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The newspaper that broke the news of a misconduct lawsuit against a midcoast school failed to mention the paper’s intimate…
Portland City Councilor Kate Sykes, self-described socialist and former co-chair of the Maine Democratic Socialists of America, gave a speech at…
Four Maine high school students will be joining the ranks of approximately 800 selected nationally this month who will be…
Lewiston Police are investigating a shooting that occurred on Monday outside of an immigrant advocacy nonprofit’s building. Police say that…
On Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Wolf permanently enjoined the State of Maine from enforcing the new limits on Super…
A public fund-raising campaign to help pay for a Maine paddleboarder’s funeral costs has so far brought in more than…
The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) has selected Craig Shepley as the new Deputy Chief Patrol Agent (DCPA) of Maine’s Houlton…
The Maine Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday morning in the case against the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) over…
The same people who decry the role of money in politics — ie. the media — are often the same…
Maine’s top environmental lobby is patting itself on the back for nearly a half century of billboard-free Maine. But critics…
When the legacy media in Maine latches onto an idea, many who have been around the block more than once…
Rockland police arrested a transient woman early Tuesday morning following a vehicle pursuit and the discovery of narcotics during a…
While a new report from a state agency shows a slight decrease in homeless persons in Maine compared to the…
A Maine camp with real connections to famed secret agent James Bond has just hit the market – for a…
As part of a $4.5 million slate of upgrades, a new security fence currently being erected around the Blaine House…
A 14-year-old male was injured in a shooting at an affordable housing complex in Lewiston early Sunday morning, according to…
A man from Connecticut was arrested on Saturday on multiple charges after allegedly traveling to a park in Lewiston to…
The Maine State Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash in Albion that left one child dead, and another minor…
Portland Police announced Monday morning that their Hazardous Devices Unit investigated a “suspicious package” at the corner of Congress and…
A lawsuit against a private high school in Bath by students alleging abuse has sparked a widespread debate over its…
A new searing biography of flying ace Amelia Earhart is raising serious questions whether she was a willing participant when…
Late last week the spokeswoman for the Maine State Police broke her silence on the brutal slaying July 2nd of…
Questions remain as New Hampshire State and local police remain closed-lipped after someone was shot multiple times in a Sanbornton,…
Police arrested a Bangor man on Thursday for allegedly attacking his pregnant wife at the Vacationland Inn in Brewer and…
A church fighting to stop a major university in Maine from selling a Belfast property it had won the right…
Maine’s Democrat governor is touting her drug-overdose accomplishments amid growing public scrutiny on China’s invasion of the Pine Tree State.…
The Maine Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ wording of a citizens initiative requiring voters…
Earlier this week, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals voided the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new rule making it easier…
As violence has increased against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents enforcing federal law, with apparent encouragement from many Democrat…
The Massachusetts GOP took to social media on Thursday to thank The Maine Wire for its work to expose the…
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that they have charged multiple juveniles between ages 9 to 16 from…
A Francestown, New Hampshire man sparked a police standoff on Wednesday after he allegedly shouted at a mail-man, tried to…
The “local” part of “Maine Trust for Local News” has just gotten a lot less so with word that Skowhegan…
A week after the national release of the documentary, High Crimes: The Chinese Mafia’s Takeover of Rural America in partnership…
A New Hampshire federal judge announced Thursday that he will certify a class action lawsuit against the Trump Administration over…
Every so often on a slow day a certain kind of fellow gets bored and says “hey let’s blow up…
The Auburn Police Department’s Proactive Community Enforcement (PACE) Unit executed a search warrant at the Center Street Value Inn, resulting…
Residents of Owls Head, a small town in mid-coast Maine, have seen their property tax bills skyrocket this year. Because…
The search for an Augusta man who jumped after his dog into the Kennebec River near Bath on Sunday appears…
The Lewiston Police Department announced on Wednesday that they arrested three individuals and seized multiple firearms in recent days as…
A meeting of the seemingly very local Westbrook City Council Facilities and Streets Committee took a surprising turn on Monday…
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One week after the brutal slaying of a Tenants Harbor woman on a pond in Union, what is taking hold…
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office last week executed a search warrant at a house in Fairfield, resulting in three arrests…
A man has been arrested on aggravated assault charges after allegedly stabbing a 21-year-old in the neck outside of a…
Paul LePage, former Maine Governor and current frontrunner for the hotly contested 2nd Congressional District (CD2) House seat occupied by…
The sponsors of the upcoming bivalve fest in Yarmouth, Maine are under pressure to come up with some vegetarian options.…
New Maine Energy Law Promises Ratepayer Relief, but Instead Delivers Political Cover for Democrats in the 2026 Midterms. Maine’s ratepayers…
Negotiations between Northern Light and Anthem have reportedly stalled as the expiration date of their current contract quickly approaches at…
Seven Chinese nationals are facing federal charges for allegedly running a multi-million-dollar illegal pot empire hidden in quiet neighborhoods across…
A Lewiston man was arrested last week on multiple counts of possession of sexually explicit material of a child under…
The Maine Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday morning in the lawsuit challenging Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ wording of…
Auburn Republican Rep. Laurel Libby’s lawsuit against Maine Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) has become moot after her…
The Maine Marine Patrol is searching the Kennebec River for the missing Robert Stolt, 22, of Augusta, who went missing…
Nearly 50 Maine Republican lawmakers on Monday sent a letter to the presidents of the Maine Community College System (MCCS)…
Republican candidate for Governor of Maine Robert “Bobby” Charles issued an early statement on Monday about his fundraising results for…
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A Hampton, New Hampshire man led NH State Police on a multi-town chase, straying into Maine, involving multiple Maine law-enforcement…
JoAnna St. Germain, the Waterville teacher who made international headlines in May for her Facebook posts calling for President Donald…
Louis Sigel, a Kennebec County Democrat has submitted paperwork with the Federal Elections Committee (FEC) to challenge incumbent Congressman Jared…
New Hampshire authorities are investigating a potential murder-suicide that took place on Sunday at a Mexican restaurant in Berlin, just…
The state’s top tourism association official says Maine is on par for a great season – tariffs or no tariffs.…
York County Sheriff’s deputies responded on Saturday to 7 Jackson’s Corner Store at 1486 Alfred Road in Lyman to reports…
The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fireworks malfunction that injured three crew members during a display at…
The Sanford Police Department on Monday announced five major arrests from last week, including three people arrested at a home…
After Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) professor Carol Lewandowski received significant backlash for providing unprofessional and discriminatory feedback to a…
A vacationing cop repeatedly slugged her firefighter boyfriend in an otherwise-sleepy western Maine town amid a pre-July 4th violent domestic…
Since Thursday, when authorities declared the death of a Tenants Harbor woman on or near a pond in Union to…
America has a real shot at ending its dangerous reliance on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for rare earth…
The Portland Press Herald appears to have been erroneously reporting that two of its former staffers would be the first…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill into law creating the Maine Department of Energy Resources, a cabinet-level department…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a national budget bill that includes many of the key policies of President…
Pretty unusual for a small Maine town to be educating the state’s governor – except if it’s the indigenous-deaf Janet…
Here at The Maine Wire, we consider it our responsibility to bring the public news they would not otherwise read…
The Lewiston Police Department announced on Thursday that they have launched a new initiative they are calling a crime suppression…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested two men on Tuesday following a raid on a Hancock residence as part…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA), in collaboration with the Winslow Police Department and Maine State Police, arrested two men…
The U.S. Department of Education is reviewing multiple federal grants that would have been released on Tuesday, delaying the release…
With the July 4th holiday on our doorsteps, the legacy media in Maine is celebrating its own brand of independence…
Maine’s increasingly litigious Attorney General (AG) Aaron Frey signed on to yet another lawsuit against the federal government on Monday,…
One of Maine’s largest health care providers has announced that it will be taking steps to reduce costs as it…