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In a Wednesday op-ed in the Portland Press Herald, Cumberland County District Attorney Jackie Sartoris expressed her concern over rampant…
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has officially come to Maine. The Imagination Library — first founded by Parton in 1995 –…
A group of pro-Palestine groups will hold a rally Friday at Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Bath, Maine, to “protest…
A man was arrested and charged with murder in Portland in relation to the death of a 61-year-old man in…
A Maine man has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston in connection to his role in a methamphetamine…
Republican presidential candidates Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson both failed to meet the signature requirement to appear on Maine’s 2024…
Republican U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins has sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine…
Maine State Rep. Austin Theriault, R-Fort Kent, is set to receive support from House Speaker Mike Johnson’s newly formed “Grow…
Portland Fire Chief Keith Gautreau joined Maine Public Broadcasting’s Jennifer Rooks on Monday’s Maine Calling program to discuss the city’s…
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council has voted to approve a slate of changes to bring their zoning ordinances into compliance…
Following a four-day trial, a federal jury in the District of Maine convicted a Massachusetts man Friday of sex trafficking…
Portland’s Encampment Crisis Response Team (ECRT) has started implementing a plan to move homeless individuals from the Harbor View Park…
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce recently held a closed-to-the-public meeting with the Mills Administration to receive an informational presentation…
A Benton man accused of killing a 62-year-old in Fairfield has been arrested after he intentionally drove his vehicle into…
A state lawmaker from Guilford unveiled a proposal on Friday to protect the rights of Mainers to bear arms in…
A South Portland juvenile has been detained after violating conditions of his release related to charges of Terrorizing, Criminal Solicitation…
The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations (PCRITP) on Wednesday appointed Bowdoin College Professor Theo…
The Portland Police Department announced Friday morning that they are investigating a death at the city’s largest homeless encampment underneath…
Following autopsies from the Maine Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the deaths of two adults found in Searsmont Monday…
A Lewiston man was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor for his role in an illegal “straw purchasing”…
In a Wednesday morning segment on WGAN Morning News with host and CEO of the Maine Policy Institute Matt Gagnon,…
Last week, Sen. Angus King (I) announced that he intends to push Congressional leaders to include a provision in the…
The University of Maine System (UMS) announced Wednesday that they will be offering free tuition to those who were physically…
A Massachusetts magician who performed for young children across New England for over 20 years pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal…
Maine is set to receive millions of more dollars in federal funding to continue making eco-friendly changes to the Lincolnville…
State Sen. Eric Brakey (R-Androscoggin), a long-time libertarian crusader and a fixture at the State House, announced Wednesday that he…
Americans on average now need an additional $11,434 a year to afford the same standard of living they enjoyed in…
Officers from the Wilton Police Department and investigators from the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) busted a massive illegal…
Law enforcement raided an illegal, industrial-scale marijuana grow operation Tuesday morning in Wilton, ME at 128 Weld Road, the former…
A man and woman were arrested in Westbrook last Friday after allegedly trespassing into a home and setting up a…
When the Legislature reconvenes early next, lawmakers are poised to consider several bills related to Mainers’ property taxes. According to…
The Maine State Police are investigating the deaths of two adults who were found Monday deceased at a home in…
A black public housing tenant and her family have filed a lawsuit against the Auburn Housing Authority (AHA) and two…
A Florida man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Bangor for trafficking methamphetamine from Florida into Maine with…
A report published last week by the left-wing dark money-funded think tank the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) advocates…
Two people are dead after two separate incidents of tent fires in Portland and Sanford over the weekend. A Portland…
A Buxton man was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning after allegedly firing several rounds from a firearm…
Early Tuesday morning U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents of the Houlton Sector apprehended 20 Romanian nationals who had illegally…
The Mainer who won $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot earlier this year has now filed a lawsuit against his daughter’s…
The Maine American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) put out a press release Tuesday claiming that the rejected Portland City Council…
By Jennie Taer of the Daily Caller News Foundation PORTLAND, Maine — Illegal marijuana grows run by Chinese nationals have sprung…
Go. Janet Mills (D) and Maine State Attorney General Aaron Frey announced Monday that they will work with the Independent…
Over a dozen students at Wiscasset Middle High School (WMHS) staged a walkout Monday morning in protest of school staff…
The Portland City Council voted against an order to legalize homeless camps in public parks through the winter months after…
A Gorham man who was previously arrested in May of this year on the charge of operating of a methamphetamine…
Democrats on Maine’s legislative council recently approved a proposal which would repeal Maine’s current law limiting town municipal spending. The…
The Independent Commission to Investigate the Facts of the Tragedy met publicly today for the first time. Established by Gov.…
A Lewiston refugee resettlement agency is looking to hire an additional case manager to serve only Afghan refugee clients, according…
Rep. Michael Soboleski’s (R-Phillips) attempt to appeal his failed proposal to ensure enforcement of Maine’s cannabis laws once again failed…
The State of Maine intends to develop the untouched Sears Island in Searsport to build and ship offshore wind turbines,…
A proposal to amend the City of Portland’s loitering and camping ordinances to allow for homeless individuals to camp in…
Last week, Representatives Mike Soboleski and Austin Theriault, who are both running for congress in Maine’s Second Congressional District, joined…
Today, the Legislative Council considered appeal requests from a handful of Democrat lawmakers who had proposed bills concerning the homelessness…
Housing availability and affordability was a common theme at today’s Legislative Council appeals hearing. Last week, the Council voted down…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today that she has introduced a bill alongside Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) titled the “Supporting…
Republican U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins was briefed Thursday by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram on efforts…
Maine State Police announced Thursday that a Bangor man has been arrested in connection to a robbery at a laundromat…
Rep. Joshua Morris (R-Turner) appealed the Legislative Council’s decision to reject his proposed bill requiring legislative oversight of electric vehicle…
A proposal by Rep. Barbara Bagshaw (R-Windham) of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee to lift the enrollment cap on…
East Millinocket Police are still attempting to learn the true identity of a “John Doe” arrested on drug trafficking charges…
Gov. Janet Mills and Maine’s congressional delegation sent a letter Thursday to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) urging…
The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) has found a contamination rate of 42 percent in samples taken from the…
Just over a week ago, mobile sports betting apps went live. Mainers have already bet almost four million dollars –…
Legislators are poised to consider a bill concerning the purchase and sale of single-use plastic water bottles by state and…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced yesterday that she, alongside twenty-five other governors, is asking Congress to provide additional funding for…
Portland city officials provided updates regarding the homeless encampment below the Casco Bay Bridge during a Tuesday evening Health and…
Maine Senators Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) have co-sponsored legislation aimed at boosting export opportunities for the state’s…
Wiscasset Middle High School (WMHS) Principal Gina Stevens faces potential dismissal over accusations that she had a hidden camera installed…
Update: This story was updated to reflect a change in the location of the meeting. It will now be held…
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council voted unanimously to dismiss without prejudice the lawsuit filed more than a year ago against…
Following the Maine Wire’s Report on the Illegal Marijuana grow facilities throughout the state operated by Chinese criminals, Rep. Michael…
The Portland City Council voted Monday evening to declare a limited state of emergency in order to temporarily expand the…
Republican U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins has introduced a bipartisan bill, the “Working Waterfront Preservation Act,” alongside Sen. Jack…
Robert Cross, businessman and former U.S. Department of Agriculture employee, suspended his campaign Monday for the 2024 Republican primary race…
Asian transnational criminal organizations operate more than 270 illegal marijuana cultivation sites in Maine, according to a leaked U.S. Department…
Rep. Ann Fredericks (R-Sanford), Rep. Lucas Lanigan (R-Sanford), and Sen. Matt Harrington (R-York), submitted a formal letter Saturday objecting to…
Although homelessness featured prominently among the list of legislative requests made by lawmakers in advance of next session, none of…
The Portland City Council is set to consider Monday a proposed order that would amend city ordinances to allow homeless…
Kevin Kelley, spokesman of Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ Independent Commission to investigate the facts surrounding the Lewiston shooting, has clarified…
This week for the first time in U.S. history, the cost of interest on the national debt passed $1 trillion…
According to the yearly surveys conducted by the Maine State Housing Authority, homelessness has more than tripled throughout the state…
The Maine State Legislature next year will consider establishing a “Civil Rights Unit” to educate the public on hate and…
In a Nov. 6 letter to Portland’s State Senators and Representatives, Mayor Kate Snyder requested the lawmakers’ assistance in identifying…
The Sanford City Council is considering eliminating two polling locations in future elections, a move Republicans say will disproportionately inconvenience…
The Maine Legislature will consider a bill next year that aims to address the proliferation of illegal Chinese-owned marijuana growing…
A new 179-bed shelter for single asylum seekers in Portland’s Riverton neighborhood is set to open on Nov. 29. [RELATED:…
The Maine Republican Party announced Thursday that they will nullify the ranked-choice voting process for the upcoming 2024 GOP Presidential…
The federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) may become the subject of yet another lawsuit if it moves forward…
U.S. Senators from Maine Susan Collins and Angus King announced Wednesday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the…
U.S. Congressman from Maine’s 2nd District Jared Golden was one of 22 House Democrats to vote Tuesday in favor of…
Maine’s electrical utilities will not be seized by the state and placed under the control of a quasi-governmental body following…
The City of Portland has elected City Councilor Mark Dion to be their new mayor. After no candidate crossed the…
More than 200 colleges across the country, including two in Maine, collectively received billions in funding from foreign powers, including…
Illegal Chinese marijuana grows have taken over much of rural Maine. The government is either incapable — or unwilling –…
In response to a Citizen’s Challenge of Educational Media complaint against the book “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe, an MSAD…
The U.S. dollar has lost more than one-fifth of its purchasing power since 2019, according to an email sent Monday…
A Waterville man who pledged his allegiance to the radical Islamist terrorist group ISIS and conspired to provide terrorists with…
Mainers will go to the polls Tuesday to make their voices heard on a series of eight ballot questions –…
A man who allegedly threatened to retrieve an AR-15 and shoot patrons at the South Portland Buffalo Wild Wings on…