Sen. Susan Collins (R) announced Monday that the recently closed Tax Assistance Centers (TACs) in Bangor and Augusta have now…
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I first met Graham Platner not as a supporter, not as an ally, and certainly not as someone who agreed…
It is rare to see a self-styled alpha populist so thoroughly emasculated as we have just witnessed with Graham Platner.…
SULLIVAN, Maine – The stunning collapse of Democratic nominee Graham Platner’s U.S. Senate campaign has plunged Maine Democrats into an…
The Victory Chimes, an historic schooner built in 1900 with a deep history of chartering in Maine, has sunk in…
The battle over whether Maine voters will be allowed to decide the future of girls’ sports and private spaces is…
As Democratic politicians and groups across the country rushed to disavow Graham Platner amid a new rape allegation, left-wing megadonor…
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.…
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…
Storm clouds formed two years ago over News Center Maine’s Jason Nappi, canned for spending too much time promoting local…
An estimated 627 non-citizen MaineCare recipients are set to lose their taxpayer-funded healthcare on October 1 following changes made by…
Crazy Legs Conti, a Belmont, Massachusetts native, lost the annual July 4 Coney Island hot-dog eating contest Saturday to veteran…
GOP lawmakers say Gov. Janet Mills allowed political differences with President Donald Trump to cost Maine a valuable opportunity to…
A southern-Maine community Facebook page with a mission of promoting nothing but motherhood and apple pie – and downplaying controversy…
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…
The Robbins family has announced the death of Alden J. Robbins, who died on July 2, 2026, from injuries he…
President Donald Trump delivered a forceful, nationally televised rebuke of communism Friday during an Independence Day event at Mount Rushmore…
Mainers planning to run errands, visit government offices, mail packages or travel over the Independence Day weekend should expect a…
Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) has been receiving threats of death and violence on social media, she revealed on Wednesday, with…
Communities across Maine have opened cooling centers to provide relief from dangerously high temperatures and humidity expected to continue through…
The City of Portland will activate cooling centers this week as dangerous heat is expected to settle over the city…
Maine communities from York County to Aroostook County are preparing for a busy week of Independence Day celebrations, with fireworks…
Mainers need to rally and overrule the Democrat killjoys who refused to sponsor a booth at the Great American State…
The U.S. Treasury Department has permanently barred from the banking industry a former Quontic Bank mortgage officer who originated dozens…
Maine – For years, Maine families have watched the cost of buying a home move further out of reach. Home…
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…
United Airlines First Officer Daniel Lustman had a special passenger on a recent flight from Portland, Maine to Chicago, Illinois…
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has spent more than four decades building what was once considered a fringe political…
After moving from Vermont to Maine to buy a breakfast joint, Sara and Dave LeBlanc find themselves in a real…
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…
America’s Best Restaurants Roadshow couldn’t resist checking out a new monster lobster roll that’s just been rolled out in midcoast…
The upstart Maine Wire now has literally twice as many followers as the state’s longest-established big daily. Well, formerly big…
The Lewiston City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday, June 30, as the city continues to confront a wave…
Graham Platner has built his campaign for U.S. Senate around a carefully crafted image: the working-class Marine veteran, the man…
After Scotland and its passionate fanbase, known as the Tartan Army, basically took over Boston during the World Cup, Patriots…
A Maine college that recently sued its host city to force judicial approval of a new research pier now suddenly…
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted unanimously this past Tuesday to launch an investigation into the Casco Bay Ferry’s…
Susan Collins Campaign Manager Steve Abbott delivered an energetic and often pointed speech Saturday at the Maine GOP Unity Breakfast,…
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is advising political observers not to count out Sen. Susan Collins. On ABC’s This…
HALLOWELL, Maine — Republican leaders, candidates, activists, and volunteers gathered Saturday morning at the Maine GOP’s Unity Breakfast at Maple…
A number of vehicle registrants across Maine are being tagged with New Hampshire toll violations amid the recent plate changeover.…
Monument Square turned into the center of Maine’s soccer scene Friday as more than 1,000 fans packed downtown Portland for…
By: Jon Fetherston Graham Platner wants Maine voters to send him to Washington as a United States senator. Think about…
Maine election officials on Friday released final results from several key primary contests more than a week after voters went…
Dick’s Sporting Goods is planning a huge “House of Sport” in the Maine Mall after it moves from an adjacent,…
Graham Platner’s tax plan includes a new “global billionaire minimum tax” that would require the U.S. to coordinate taxpayer information…
The heartbreaking case of 10-year-old Braxtyn Smith of Bangor, who died in February 2024 after enduring severe and prolonged abuse,…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that 19 Maine organizations will receive more than $16 million in federal…
The South Portland City Council voted Thursday to immediately terminate the city’s contract with Flock Safety, a controversial surveillance company…
On a clear, dark, quiet summer night, the light of the moon shimmering on outer Casco Bay, the 111-foot tug…
Firefighter Katie Paige has experienced a delay in her recovery from injuries sustained in the devastating Robbins Lumber explosion. News…
The Portland City Council voted 7-2 on Monday night to reject a proposed Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) program…
The whales have won a big match with Prince Edward Island’s lobster industry in a case being closely monitored by…
Jennifer Gingrich sounds like a leftist when she calls herself a feminist but then she blows her cover by adhering…
Screenshot The Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating a structure fire in Stockton Springs that destroyed a home Sunday…
The Office of State Fire Marshal announced Sunday that 76-year-old Searsmont Assistant Fire Chief Wayne Woodbury has died following his…
Encouraging news for firefighter Katie Paige following her latest surgery related to potentially life-threatening injuries she suffered in the Robbins…
Maine Community College System (MCCS) President David Daigler has announced that he plans to step down from his position by…
Boston police were searching for two juvenile thugs accused of robbing a lemonade stand at gunpoint in broad daylight. A…
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office announced Thursday morning that three races are officially moving on to ranked choice voting…
Peru, Maine, residents voted on Tuesday to saddle themselves with draconian new homeowners association-style rules governing how they use their…
Maine Democrat Senate nominee Graham Platner has come under heavy fire for his many immoral and vile statements. These include…
If you’ve got a can of rat poison out in the barn, guard it with your life. The rodenticide is…
Roughly three out of five Mainers believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will have a negative effect on the country over…
AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine’s 2026 primary elections delivered decisive victories in some races while triggering the state’s ranked-choice voting system…
PORTLAND, Maine — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner delivered a combative and deeply anti-establishment speech Sunday evening at the…
A half-dozen children’s camps across Maine are among 30 such facilities caught up in a massive northeast bankruptcy filing. Simad…
PORTLAND, Maine – Prominent Democratic leaders Shenna Bellows, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Hannah Pingree have publicly embraced Graham Platner…
LEWISTON, Maine — More than a hundred residents, law enforcement officials, elected leaders, educators, and gubernatorial candidates gathered Wednesday night…
Two Navy veterans have raised questions about the veracity of Maine gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles’ military record and sharply criticized…
LEWISTON, Maine – The Lewiston City Council voted Tuesday night to formally censure Ward 3 Councilor Scott Harriman for what…
The Bath Fire Department is looking for information on the mysterious burning of a large American flag draped over the…
BUCKSPORT, Maine – A proposal to begin Bucksport Town Council meetings with the Pledge of Allegiance has sparked debate among…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) celebrated the early completion and delivery of an Arleigh Burke-class naval destroyer on Tuesday after the…
PORTLAND, Maine – Just how well is Graham Platner’s campaign going? That question has become harder to ignore as the…
BOSTON – A loud boom that rattled homes and startled residents across Massachusetts on Saturday afternoon was likely caused by…
Republican gubernatorial frontrunner Bobby Charles admitted to receiving MaineCare benefits in a Facebook post on Thursday and reaffirmed that statement…
WATERVILLE, Maine – Waterville Police Chief Bill Bonney told The Maine Wire in an interview Tuesday morning that his opposition…
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…