State Sen. Matthew Harrington (R-York) is praising the Sanford City Council for urging state lawmakers to take stronger action on…
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Two schools in North Berwick were closed on Friday — Halloween — after officials received a report of a possible…
A Biddeford man has been arrested on charges of aggravated drug trafficking following a two-month investigation by the Maine Drug…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department seized a pound of cocaine and arrested a man on probation on Monday during a…
Enrollment this fall at Maine’s community colleges is up three percent over last year, marking yet another historic high for…
Rent control could be coming to Brunswick if Ramona Thieme, the only candidate across the state currently running to receive…
The Auburn Police Department arrested a Lewiston man on Wednesday after he allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and tried to force…
The Maine State Housing Authority announced Wednesday that the Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP) will not be opening on November…
Governor Janet Mills (D) joined the chief executives of 20 other states Thursday in calling on President Trump to release…
The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office is searching for an arsonist who allegedly started a fire on Monday at a…
A man serving a life sentence for killing his parents and two-family friends in Maine, before wounding three others in…
Just days before Mainers head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, the controversy surrounding 250 absentee ballots found inside…
The popular longtime TV face of a favorite Maine department store has moved on to her next act. Karmo Sanders,…
Governor Janet Mills has kept a notably low profile in her campaign for the U.S. Senate, even as her Democratic…
It takes a surfeit of sympathy really to feel badly for a Member of Congress, but when one votes for…
Troopers from the Maine State Police Northern Field Troop responded around 3:32 p.m. to the 32000 Road in Township 41,…
Maine has the ninth-highest rate of fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. – and is the only New England state…
A downtown Lewiston apartment building that was condemned more than a year ago is at the center of renewed controversy…
Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday that she is releasing $1.25 million in state and private funds to help offset the…
A member of Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s staff has been fired following his arrest on charges of drug trafficking…
Kennebunk Select Board Vice Chair Leslie Trentalange issued a non-apology during Tuesday’s board meeting after she claimed that parents concerned…
The Senate approved a resolution blocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada on Wednesday evening, dealing a symbolic blow to…
The town of Houlton has agreed to remove all its surveillance cameras and destroy data collected while the system was…
A coalition of pro-illegal immigrant nonprofits established a Maine hotline last week for people to report sightings of Immigration and…
Construction workers in Derry, New Hampshire, discovered the body of a woman near their worksite on Monday, just one day…
The Lincoln County Budget Advisory Committee recommended earlier this month that just one dollar go toward funding District Attorney (DA)…
Maine State Attorney General Aaron Frey, alongside a number of other defendants, have appealed a lower court ruling that nixed…
A Damariscotta landowner called the police on Sunday after he discovered human remains later identified as belonging to a man…
The Democrat Socialist poised to become the next boss of America’s largest blue city came out of a Maine college…
Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday used the ongoing federal shutdown to attack the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress, as…
More than $2 million has been raised in opposition to Question 1 on this November’s ballot, a citizens initiative that…
A rooming house at 33 Birch Ave. in Ellsworth has become a flashpoint for neighborhood frustration after years of complaints…
At least it gets them off the streets, right? (The needles, that is.) Bangor, Maine is now establishing a needle…
How smart would it be to tie the economic fate of Midcoast Maine to Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Some residents of…
Maine officials have activated a loan guarantee program aimed at helping federal and state employees impacted by prolonged government shutdowns.…
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department is searching for the culprit in an alleged Sunday hit-and-run incident after the driver allegedly…
The Lewiston Police Department is asking local looters to return items stolen from a condemned convenience store during a Sunday…
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., has called on progressive candidate Graham Platner to withdraw from the Democratic primary for the U.S.…
The Waterville Police Department is investigating two apparently unrelated shooting incidents that took place on Sunday and Monday, and has…
Two Maine towns are telling residents to exercise caution after confirmed cases of rabies were reported in raccoons. The Maine…
The South Portland Police Department sought help from the public on Tuesday in locating the owners of a trio of…
With Halloween just a few days away, the latest deadline for Anthem and Northern Light to negotiate a new contract…
Lance Lucas-Wallace, photo courtesy of Cumberland County Jail
Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat running to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins during the midterm elections, is under fire…
Maine’s Legislative Council met on Thursday to determine which proposed pieces of legislation will be considered as bills during the…
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) is once again facing scrutiny for factually-challenged remarks, this time targeting Sen. Susan Collins…
Unsafe levels of chlorfenapyr present in cannabis vape cartridges have led the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy to issue a…
An Otisfield man is facing assault charges after he was arrested on Saturday for allegedly shooting a woman in the…
Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins (R) is among a group of GOP lawmakers co-sponsoring a bill to ensure that Supplemental Nutrition…
Voters in Portland will head to the polls a week from tomorrow to decide whether to raise the city’s minimum…
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Silver Alert for 82-year-old Alison Macleod of Castine, who was last seen…
The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office was called in on two separate fires over the weekend in Turner and Farmington,…
The New Hampshire State Police are investigating the discovery of human remains in Merrimack, NH, on Sunday morning. [RELATED: Human…
The newly-hired campaign manager for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is stepping down, according to two people familiar with…
Kennebunk Select Board member Leslie Trentalange suggested during a school board meeting last week that concerned parents who don’t want…
An old Maine saying counsels “if you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.” If any real stock is to…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner spent Sunday afternoon on the defensive during a virtual town hall, attempting to rally…
A College Republicans chapter is facing criticism for disavowing its own guest speaker who gave a passionate speech in which…
A stolen pickup truck crashed into multiple vehicles Friday afternoon on Interstate 95 in Augusta, injuring two people and snarling…
The infamous attempted mutiny by a Soviet naval commander came to an abrupt end a half-century ago in the Penobscot…
The brash Maine military veteran whose U.S. Senate dream has been rocked by myriad scandals is revamping his campaign staff…
A future destroyer to be built by Bath Iron Works will be named for a former Navy secretary and WWII…
Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, to decide several competitive City Council races that will shape…
Pine Tree State Polls are rarely as interesting as the most recent one. As the current occupant of the Blaine…
Maine State Police are investigating a shooting in Waldo County that left one person injured Thursday afternoon. Troopers from the…
Experts suggest that buyers and sellers in Maine’s housing market are on a more level playing field this fall with…
Harvard University students and staff were ordered to shelter in place Friday after a reported shooting in Cambridge. The university…
Standing in downtown Lewiston on a rainy night this week, Republican candidate for Governor Robert “Bobby” Charles issued a direct…
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to take…
Maine State Police arrested a Livermore Falls man early Wednesday in connection with a child exploitation investigation and are asking…
Maine Rep. Jared Golden, one of the most vulnerable House Democrats seeking reelection in 2026, faces an uphill climb in…
Three individuals were arrested Wednesday following a month-long drug investigation in New Gloucester and Lewiston, according to the Maine Drug…
Democrats on Maine’s Legislative Council voted against a proposed bill that would have outlawed AI-generated child pornography on Thursday as…
Sullivan oysterman Graham Platner enjoys a significant lead over Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) in a heated Senate race despite recent…
Early polling indicates that Mainers are extremely closely divided over both of this November’s referendum questions, according to the latest…
A new analysis by the North Atlantic right whale protectionists actually shows the species thriving, not declining. But as predictable…
The Maine State Police arrested a man in Portland on Friday during a routine traffic stop after he was allegedly…
A 32-year-old man will serve less than two months in jail after sexually assaulting a minor in St. Albans in…
Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been halted for November amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, leaving…
Former Bears linebacker Dick Butkus, arguably the most notorious animal in NFL history, once described his “goal” when he went…
Chicken magnate Frank Perdue’s marketing genius killed Belfast, Maine as the Chicken Capital of the World – but his magic…
Voters in Washington County are being asked this fall to approve an $11 million bond to help the area fill…
Frustration is reaching a boiling point in Newburgh as local officials say they’ve received no communication from state or federal…
Augusta voters have a chance to reverse the woke agenda and put a conservative majority on their school board, with…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles sharply criticized former Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah’s (D) handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing…
The spirit of revival was in abundance when the Cumberland County Republican Committee hosted a community event Tuesday evening to…
Falmouth voters will have the chance next month to weigh in on two local referendum questions — one to repeal…
A Portland attorney has recently been ordered by a Maine Superior Court justice to pay over $1.3 million in damages…
The Bangor Police Department arrested a Massachusetts man on Sunday after he allegedly caused a three-car crash when he fell…
Former Republican New Hampshire Sen. John E. Sununu will make another run for his old seat which he held from…
The Norway Police Department arrested a fugitive wanted on domestic violence charges since 2024 on Tuesday following a 12-hour standoff.…
A long-simmering debate in Portland politics has resurfaced as several city councilors continue to decline to stand for the Pledge…
The New Hampshire State Police arrested a California man, Gongping Cheng, 39, of Monterey Park, on Monday after he was…
The Portland Police Department arrested a Biddeford man on drug trafficking charges on Monday following a traffic stop in which…
A New Hampshire woman is facing wrongful voting charges after she was arrested for allegedly requesting an absentee ballot in…
The Fraternal Order of Police, Maine’s largest police union representing more than 1,000 law enforcement officers statewide, announced its formal…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Planter is once again at the center of a political firestorm after a newly released…
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department is working to secure an arrest warrant for a Scarborough man who allegedly stole a…
A Maine parents’ group is working to gather 70,000 signatures in order to put a referendum question on the 2026…
A New Hampshire man is facing attempted murder charges after he allegedly showed up unannounced at a Lebanon, Maine, home…