A Maine “journalist” who says he “goes places – and tells stories – that other media won’t” also does something…
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Maine’s Secretary of State will imminently release the ballot wording for a referendum question to go before voters this November…
Portland residents and business owners are speaking out and asking the City Council for help to address what they say…
The body found in the attic of a Grant Street apartment building more than two weeks ago has been identified…
Does your heart pound with dread every time the electric bill lands in your mailbox? If so, you’re not alone.…
If the Portland Press Herald could credibly blame the vice president of the United States for banning adults from a…
The Maine Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee held a public hearing Monday on a bill that proposes to increase…
“Material weaknesses” and “significant deficiencies” are the worst possible items an auditor can find in any financial organization. Yet when…
A bipartisan group of Maine representatives joined together on Thursday to kill a “Defend the Guard” bill from Rep. Benjamin…
Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would exempt Maine seniors from paying property taxes. LD 1541 was sponsored by…
The new-and-improved versions of what was always basic journalism are now on sale at your favorite local constabularies. The Bangor…
The New Hampshire Free State Project (FSP) hosted its annual NH Liberty Forum this past weekend, featuring presentations from a…
Maine Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) has filed an emergency petition to the United States Supreme Court, asking for their intervention…
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A Maine man accused of carrying out a violent carjacking in Massachusetts over the weekend has been apprehended in New…
In Maine, we know we can do better. Many of us recall days when life was predictable, safe, affordable, normal…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) approved 40 financial orders on April 24 to adjust state budgets for the fiscal year…
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Don’t you wish there were cameras set up on Maine highways to catch you speeding, so you can get tickets…
A 67-year-old Wesley man and former school bus driver for the Machias Bay Area School System (AOS 96) has been…
A proposed constitutional amendment requiring at least two-thirds support to increase Mainers’ taxes is up for a public hearing early…
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced a bill that aims to provide property tax relief to Maine homeowners, as…
A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection to a Tuesday shooting on Bartlett Street in Lewiston. Lewiston Police announced on…
The Maine state GOP lawmaker who got officially silenced by Democrats for defending girls’ high-school sports is now fighting her…
The owner of a plant store in Lewiston is facing aggravated drug trafficking charges after a search of the property…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on Thursday signed a proclamation recognizing the Armenian genocide just months after appointed a now-resigned…
Imagine two nuclear-armed, global superpowers sleepwalking into a war that would, by conservative estimates, cost at least 10,000 American lives…
Thomas College, a private post-secondary institution in Waterville, Maine, is under scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice following a…
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda is moving…
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President Donald Trump an executive order on Thursday to end “disparate-impact liability,” which essentially compels employers to consider race when…
Cumberland County Sheriff’s detectives faced an unexpected, hours-long standoff with a career criminal after arriving at a Baldwin home to…
President Donald Trump aims to restore “common sense” to school discipline practices with a Wednesday executive order that will end…
A Democrat-led bill aimed at softening the criminal possession thresholds for crack cocaine was advanced by the Maine Legislature’s Criminal…
Bangor Publishing Company — the company that owns both the Bangor Daily News (BDN) and a lesser-known marketing agency —…
Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program was the center of sustained attention Wednesday afternoon in Augusta as…
A Guilford-based business is touting a simple trick to avoid disruptions caused by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade negotiations:…
After Russia escalated its assault on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv overnight, U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to be shifting…
The Maine native who made a cottage industry out of poking fun at downeasters is about to have the last…
Noting an uptick of crime in Maine committed by individuals out on bail for a previous offense, Sen. David Haggan…
Rep. Kristen Cloutier (D-Lewiston) withdrew a bill earlier this month that would have put taxpayer-funded tampons in public school boys’…
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The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) held public hearings for four Democrat-led bills on Tuesday aimed…
The Maine legislature will meet Thursday for the third session day in a row. Thursday’s calendar is light in both…
Lewiston Police are investigating a pair of shooting incidents that occurred on the same street over two separate days this…
Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Phillips) penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi, signed by nearly every Republican in…
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) is undeterred by the “No Kings” signs that have become prominent at recurring ‘Hands Off’…
Amber Lavigne was cleaning her daughter’s bedroom when she discovered a chest binder, a device used to facilitate female-to-male gender…
Robert Charles has vowed to turn Maine completely red in 2026.Here is how he plans to do it:
Maine’s Democrat-controlled legislature has approved a measure that will create a $12M fund for the benefit of Maine’s abortion clinic…
President Donald Trump’s administration issued stop-work orders earlier this month on three University of Maine (UMaine) offshore wind development projects,…
Maine Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) has filed an emergency appeal of an April 19 ruling on her lawsuit against Maine…
The head of U.S. Border Patrol Houlton (USBP) Houlton Sector, Chief Patrol Agent (CPA) Juan Bernal, retired during a ceremony…
A homeless man is facing a dozen counts of aggravated reckless conduct with a firearm for allegedly firing a handgun…
A reclusive Swiss liberal billionaire whose cash helped buy Maine’s largest paper is now being targeted by several states over…
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The Montreal Canadiens are in a playoff series and Wednesday is Franco-American Day in the legislature. It’s a good week…
An Ecuadorian national now faces federal charges for allegedly attempting to transport a group of illegal aliens through Vermont. On…
The attempt by an out-of-state dreamer to start a new version of Maine’s once-popular liberal weekly has apparently gone up…
The Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar has dismissed a professional misconduct complaint against Kennebec and Somerset County District…
China may be integrating advanced artificial intelligence technology into its illicit bioweapons programs, according to the State Department’s 2025 report…
There’s an old saying in Washington that goes “where you stand is where you sit,” which is to say too…
The federal jurist assigned to the federal lawsuit against Maine for refusing to bar transgender-identifying men from women’s sports, U.S.…
Duke superstar freshman and Newport native Cooper Flagg has confirmed that he is officially entering the NBA draft. Flagg, the…
The “non-profit” group running Maine’s largest newspaper is refusing to disclose the salary of the new CEO, amid executive-compensation issues…
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A group of renegades from Maine’s upper reaches tired of liberal Gov. Janet Mills (D) are forming their own faction…
The Winthrop and Monmouth Police Departments both rescinded their applications for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) partnership program on…
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce confirmed on Thursday that the Chinese satellite company, Chang Guang Satellite Technology, is “directly”…
Why would a nationally-recognized Democrat pollster pen an article about her political research in the state of Maine? It could…
Portland Police have made an arrest following a Sunday shooting that left a 36-year-old woman with non-life threatening injuries. Police…
A 39-year-old Portland man was arrested early Sunday after a nearly two-hour standoff with police, during which he threatened officers…
Pope Francis passed away early Monday morning at the age of 88 after a 12-year pontificate, just hours after making…
A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers have introduced a bill aiming to increase the value of the state’s Property Tax…
Democrat lawmakers are looking to expand the use of ranked choice voting (RCV) to all Maine elections, including for the…
New Hampshire U.S. District Judge Joseph N. Laplante ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration must give 72 hours’ notice…
Both nationally, and especially in places like Maine, housing is becoming unaffordable for too many. This trend kills the American…
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Maine’s House Democrats slipped a surprise vote onto Thursday’s legislative calendar to force through a proposed equal rights amendment to…
Democratic lawmakers in the Maine House of Representatives on Thursday voted down a bill that would have shifted the financial…
Rhode Island-based U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose reportedly issued a ruling late on Friday denying Maine State Rep. Laurel…
The Auburn Police Department’s Proactive Community Enforcement (PACE) Unit this week executed a search warrant at a Seventh Street residence,…
If you wanted to build a name for yourself with Maine Democrats to lay the foundations to run against Republican…
President Donald Trump moved to reinvigorate the U.S. seafood industry and restore U.S. dominance on Thursday with an executive order…
A Rumford woman accused of elder abuse and financial exploitation for allegedly stealing more than $1,000 from an elderly relative…
When anti-Trump Maine businesses called a news conference recently to lobby against the administration’s proposed and imposed tariffs, the fawning…
Tarlan Ahmadov stepped down as director of the Maine Office of New Americans in early April — just three months…
Yet another bill aiming to allow Maine municipalities to adopt a local option sales tax has been introduced in Augusta…
It’s been a busy week for law enforcement in the Paris area. On Thursday, a Maine State Police tactical team…
The Maine Rail Group (MRG), a pro-railway non-profit lobbying organization, is presenting survey data claiming that 58 percent of Mainers…
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Over the past year, Maine has seen a series of high-profile raids on Chinese-run massage parlors suspected of operating as…
Maine lawmakers on the Taxation Committee have unanimously rejected three proposals to increase the state’s homestead exemption, a program designed…
Rep. Cheryl Golek (D-Harpswell) withdrew a bill from consideration on Monday that would have mandated LGBTQ education curriculum in all…
Rumford Police arrested both a fugitive who had been evading law enforcement for nearly a year and a domestic violence…
Maine Republicans are working to end some of the new restrictions placed on gun ownership in the state last year…
A report of shots fired in the Town of Paris on Wednesday led to a high-speed police chase involving multiple…

















































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