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Golden, Pingree Steered $500,000 from “Inflation Reduction Act” to Democratic Activists

By Edward TomicAugust 22, 202429 Featured 3K Views

Maine’s Democratic members of Congress, Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree, supported a $500,000 taxpayer-funded “environmental justice” grant for a left-wing…

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Secret audio reveals Maine teacher ranting about politics, mocking Trump-supporting parents

By Steve RobinsonOctober 16, 20226 Featured 2K Views

Shocking audio obtained by The Maine Wire reveals a Maine public school teacher subjecting a student to a racially charged…

News

David Jones to Host Lewiston Cleanup Event Saturday, Says City Has Failed to Address Trash, Needles and Encampments

By Jon FetherstonMay 4, 20261 News

LEWISTON, Maine – Republican gubernatorial candidate David Jones will be in Lewiston on Saturday for a volunteer cleanup event aimed…

News

From His Maine Deathbed Rebuked Democrat Ex-U.S. Rep Blasts Fellow Dem Graham Platner As Too Leftist To Win

By Ted CohenMay 4, 20260 News

Barney Frank, reprimanded as a congressman after hiring and then living with a male prostitute, now is giving Democrats advice?…

News

Mainers Now Able to Begin Taking Paid Family and Medical Leave

By Libby PalanzaMay 4, 20262 News 1K Views

As of May 1, most employees in Maine are eligible to take up to twelve weeks of paid leave to…

News

Home Health Care Fraud Is Alive and Well in Ohio Just Like in Maine

By Seamus OthotMay 4, 20261 News

Maine isn’t the only state where Somali immigrants have used the home health care system to draw millions in taxpayer…

Politics

Field Notes: The Democratic Convention

By Maine Wire StaffMay 4, 20261 Politics

By Neil Harper I was walking off a small ceremony shoot on a beach in Wells, Maine, photographing a young…

News

Lewiston Police Recover Multiple Firearms During Weekend Enforcement Efforts After Violent Assault Investigation

By Jon FetherstonMay 4, 20262 News 1K Views

LEWISTON, Maine – The Lewiston Police Department provided an update on recent enforcement actions tied to ongoing public safety concerns…

Commentary

Systemic Racism

By Jonathan ReismanMay 4, 20260 Commentary

“The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating based on race.”— Chief Justice John…

News

Janet Failed Because Of Her Incompetence, Not Because She Is Old

By Ted CohenMay 4, 20262 News

The Democrat Party of late has found a convenient excuse for losing – senility. The leftists did it with Biden…

News

GetUp Crew’s ‘Pebbles’ Exits Mornings At Boston’s Hot 96.9, Ending 40 Years Behind The Mic

By Ted CohenMay 4, 20260 News

After more than three decades as a morning drive fixture in Boston, Susan Semedo is dialing up retirement. From the…

News

Lewiston Beat-Down Leads to Arrests of Seven Minors

By Seamus OthotMay 4, 20262 News

A group of seven Lewiston juveniles were arrested last week after they were allegedly caught on camera ganging up to…

News

Platner’s “Average Man” Image Faces New Scrutiny as Campaign Finances Draw Attention

By Jon FetherstonMay 4, 20264 News

Portland, Maine – Graham Platner has built his U.S. Senate campaign around the image of an average Maine working man.…

News

New DOJ Report Details Anti-Christian Bias Under Biden

By Seamus OthotMay 4, 20260 News

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias released a lengthy report last week detailing the…

News

Smoke Detectors Credited with Helping Rumford Family Escape Early-Morning Duplex Fire

By Jon FetherstonMay 4, 20260 News

RUMFORD, Maine – A Rumford family and their two dogs escaped safely from an early-morning duplex fire Thursday after functioning…

News

Glenburn Basement Fire Ruled Accidental After MAP Gas Container Ignites Near Wood Stove

By Jon FetherstonMay 4, 20260 News

GLENBURG, Maine – A Glenburn homeowner suffered minor injuries Saturday evening after a MAP gas container ignited near a wood…

News

‘GOP’s Bush Is High On Platner – Because The Democrat Oyster King Is Easier For Collins To Beat:’ Breitbart

By Ted CohenMay 4, 20262 News

Conservative businessman and Maine gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Bush tells Breitbart News the GOP has a “much better chance”of holding its…

News

Belichick’s Maine Squeeze Wins Disney World Cheerleading Competition, Then It Was Off To The Derby For The Young Couple

By Ted CohenMay 4, 20260 News

Maine-born Jordon Hudson has captured top honors from her latest cheerleading contest, cheered on by ‘WAG’ Bill Belichick. Downeast-Maine’s Hudson,…

News

Portland Police Launch Constable Program as City Expands Community Outreach Downtown

By Jon FetherstonMay 4, 20262 News

PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Police Department has launched a new Constable Program, adding a uniformed, non-law-enforcement presence in the…

Top News

Bobby Charles Internal Memo Claims Monster Lead on Crowded GOP Field With RCV Wildcard

By Maine Wire StaffMay 4, 20261 Top News

As reported in the Robinson Report Republican Robert “Bobby” Charles holds a nearly 40-point lead over his closest competitors in…

News

Trump Announces ‘Project Freedom’ in Strait of Hormuz as Iran War Sends Shockwaves Through Gas Prices

By Jon FetherstonMay 4, 20263 News

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Sunday that countries around the world have asked the United States to help free…

News

‘25% Chance Vrabel Will Be Out As Pats Coach – Especially If Russini Sings:’ PFT Live’s Mike Florio

By Ted CohenMay 3, 20263 News 2K Views

‘NFL reporter Dianna Russini had insider info from boy pal Mike Vrabel on illegal trade.’ – Tony Farmer The betting…

News

Maine Midcoast Town Cracks Down On Dog*hit, River Pollution, Banning Park Pets

By Ted CohenMay 3, 20268 News 2K Views

Due to deteriorating water quality in the St. George River, pets are now banned from a midcoast park. Thomaston officials…

News

Shuttered York County Family Shelter To Open Anew Under Management By Embattled Seeds Of Hope Group

By Ted CohenMay 3, 20264 News

A Biddeford homeless overnight shelter, enmeshed in a budget battle with city councilors, announced Friday it’s opening a second facility.…

News

Jayson Tatum Got Paid $3 Million Saturday Night To Help His Team Lose

By Ted CohenMay 3, 20266 News 1K Views

Celts, B’s, Sox: #BeanBust 2026 When the owners of a pro sports team agree to pay a player $60 million…

News

Bush Packs Auburn Stops as Campaign Momentum Builds With Tax-Cutting Message

By Jon FetherstonMay 3, 20266 News 1K Views

AUBURN, Maine — Republican gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Bush spent a busy Saturday on the campaign trail in Auburn, drawing supporters…

News

Trump Reviews Iranian Proposal as Diplomacy Effort Could Shape Outcome of Ongoing War

By Jon FetherstonMay 3, 20260 News

President Donald J. Trump said he will soon review a plan submitted by Iran, signaling skepticism that the proposal will…

News

Kennedy Rips Graham Platner, Says Democratic Party Controlled by ‘Woke Wing’

By Jon FetherstonMay 3, 20265 News 2K Views

NEW YORK – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) took aim at Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner during an…

News

Howie Carr Damns Ogunquit, Maine’s Leftist Barney Frank With Faint Praise For Repudiating Nazi Oyster King

By Ted CohenMay 2, 202610 News 3K Views

The top jock on the Boston waves who’s made a career out of humiliating then-Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Barney Frank now…

News

Sabres Eliminate Spoked Wheels, Bruins Demolished By Scrappy Buffalo Team

By Ted CohenMay 2, 20263 News

The Boston Bruins’ season has ended in heartache for New England ice diehards who’d prayed for an 11th hour comeback.…

News

Saco Crash Leads to Death of Motorcyclist

By Seamus OthotMay 2, 20260 News

A tragic crash on Friday left a 53-year-old Saco man dead after he allegedly struck another vehicle head-on while passing.…

News

Sox Fans Reach New Height Of Frustration, Fly Banner Over Fenway Urging John Henry To Go Away

By Ted CohenMay 2, 20260 News 1K Views

A sports-betting company hired a plane to hover above the Boston Red Sox with a banner blasting team ownership. The…

News

Spirit Airlines Shuts Down After Failed $500 Million Bailout Talks

By Jon FetherstonMay 2, 20265 News

Dania Beach, Florida – Spirit Airlines has shut down operations, ending more than three decades in the air after the…

News

What Are They Afraid Of? Maine Wire Repeatedly Blocked from Democratic Events

By Jon FetherstonMay 2, 202618 News 2K Views

“Welcome thy stranger.” “Love thy neighbor.” Those are the words Maine Democrats like to repeat, until the person asking questions…

Politics

McCarthy Goes Up On Air With Six-Figure ‘Lobster Tank’ Ad, Casting Maine Voters as the Investors

By Maine Wire StaffMay 2, 20266 Politics 1K Views

Owen McCarthy, the health-tech entrepreneur seeking the Republican nomination for governor, took his first swing at television this week with…

News

Federal Law Enforcement Recover and Return Ancient Artifacts Stolen from Mediterranean

By Seamus OthotMay 2, 20263 News

ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) returned 26 ancient Greek artifacts to the Mediterranean nation last week after they were recovered…

News

SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Case Challenging Termination of Temporary Protected Status for 350k+

By Libby PalanzaMay 2, 20266 News

The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case concerning the federal government’s efforts to end temporary…

Commentary

Angus King III Misses Golden Opportunity To Break Out Of The Crowded Democrat Gubernatorial Pack

By Ted CohenMay 1, 20268 Commentary 2K Views

Angus King III proved during the first key statewide Democrat primary pivotal televised debate he doesn’t have Daddy’s killer instincts.…

Crime

Woman Pleads Guilty to Operating Illegal Chinese Marijuana Grow in Piscataquis County

By Seamus OthotMay 1, 20269 Crime 2K Views

A Chinese woman from New York pleaded guilty on Monday to drug possession charges related to her operation of two…

Energy & Environment

Massive Lithium Deposit Found in Maine and NH That Could “Replace Imports for a Century or More”

By Seamus OthotMay 1, 202620 Energy & Environment 6K Views

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) identified a possible 900,000 metric ton deposit of lithium in the Northern Appalachians, with the…

News

Maine GOP Senator Holding Democrats Responsible For Ignoring Endangered Children Praised By Outspoken Victim

By Ted CohenMay 1, 20262 News 1K Views

A foster child who was ripped from her mother and nearly later died of addiction is applauding a Republican state…

Commentary

Is Atlas Shrugging?

By The Maine WireMay 1, 20265 Commentary 1K Views

You can hold off for just so long, but as Peter with his finger in the dike learned, the dam,…

News

Democrats Running for Governor Struggle to Separate Themselves in Statewide Debate, as Pingree Leads Viewer Poll

By Jon FetherstonMay 1, 202612 News

PORTLAND, Maine – The five Democrats running for governor took the debate stage Thursday night in a statewide “Commitment 2026”…

News

Collins Votes to End Iran War After Previous Vote to Allow It To Continue

By Seamus OthotMay 1, 202613 News

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) voted on Thursday in favor of a War Powers Resolution to end the war in Iran…

News

Two-Foot-Long, Two-Pound, $180 ‘Lobzilla Roll,’ Named For Its Maine Precursor, Makes A Splash In Connecticut

By Ted CohenMay 1, 20264 News

A Connecticut businessman is celebrating a seafood joint he just bought by offering a whopper of a lobster roll that…

Crime

Accused Teen Killer of Midcoast Paddleboarder Competent For Trial

By Ted CohenMay 1, 20264 Crime

A state judge has ruled that 18-year-old Deven Young is competent to stand trial for the murder of Sunshine “Sunny”…

News

Maine Warden Service Planning Search for Man Missing Since 2017

By Seamus OthotMay 1, 20262 News

Ted Cohen contributed to this article. The Maine Warden Service is mounting a search operation on Saturday looking for a…

Crime

Three Arrested After Dropping Bag of Drugs in Auburn Liquor Store Parking Lot and Returning for Them Later

By Seamus OthotMay 1, 20262 Crime 1K Views

The Auburn Police Department arrested three suspects on Wednesday after they allegedly dropped a bag of drugs in a liquor…

Commentary

Legacy Columnist Who Lied About Aging Governor Pal Now Accusing The Maine Wire?

By Ted CohenMay 1, 20263 Commentary

After Portland Press Herald writer Steve Collins admitted earlier this week he had lied about fellow Democrat Janet Mills, he’s…

News

One Suspect Arrested Amid String of Shootings in Lewiston

By Seamus OthotMay 1, 20262 News

Amid a string of shootings reported across Lewiston on Thursday, police arrested one suspect for allegedly recklessly discharging a firearm.…

News

Make Heaven Crowded Tour Comes to Portland on May 15 — A Conversation With Chip Moore of TPUSA Faith | The Pastor’s Office

By Travis CareyMay 1, 20261 News

When Charlie Kirk was assassinated on September 10, something began happening across America that nobody planned and nobody saw coming.…

Crime

Fired Chick-fil-A Employee Gets Even By Stealing $80,000 Worth of Mac & Cheese

By Ted CohenMay 1, 20263 Crime

Even after he was fired by a Chick-fil-A outlet, Keyshun Jones still had access to its cash register codes. So…

Commentary

Leading Democrat U.S. Senate Primary Candidate Deems Opponent’s Resignation As A Commitment To Winning

By Ted CohenMay 1, 20261 Commentary

Not sure Graham Platner meant to say what he did by trying to praise Janet Mills as she exited stage…

Commentary

Ex-Boston Herald Reporter Defends Patriots Beat Reporters For Lazy Vrabel Affair Coverage

By Ted CohenMay 1, 20261 Commentary

Boston radio talker Mike Felger is trying his best to explain why the city’s sports reporters are missing the grits…

News

Small-time Blogger’s Scoop: Bizarre Discrepancy With NFL Reporter Who Had Affair With Patriots Coach

By Ted CohenMay 1, 20262 News 2K Views

The disgraced NFL reporter who the New York Post caught canoodling with the Pats coach and later credited with saving…

News

Platner, Bellows, Sheline, Harriman Stay Silent as Gun Violence and Fear Rise in Lewiston

By Jon FetherstonMay 1, 20265 News 1K Views

LEWISTON, Maine — Fear is rising in Lewiston as reports of repeated gunfire incidents rattle neighborhoods, but when confronted directly…

Featured

WGME Debate Faces GOP Backlash as Midgley Pushes for Wessels Inclusion and Bobby Charles Boycotts

By Jon FetherstonApril 30, 20267 Featured 3K Views

PORTLAND, Maine – A dispute over next week’s WGME-TV Republican gubernatorial debate is intensifying after candidate Robert Wessels said he…

News

SCOTUS Unanimously Allows Group of Faith-Based Pregnancy Centers to Bring 1A Lawsuit Against NJ

By Libby PalanzaApril 30, 20260 News

The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that a group of faith-based pregnancy centers is able to bring a…

Crime

Cape Elizabeth Man Arrested at Scarborough Hotel With $60k in Illegal Drugs and Three Pounds of Fentanyl

By Seamus OthotApril 30, 20262 Crime

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested a Cape Elizabeth man on Wednesday after he was allegedly found with $60,000…

News

Janet Mills Signs Measure Requiring Pay Scale Disclosures into Law

By Libby PalanzaApril 30, 20264 News 3K Views

Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed a bill into law Friday requiring businesses with more than ten employees to include a…

Commentary

Maine Failed Democrat U.S. Senate Candidate Janet Mills Going Shopping At Reny’s To Dry Her Tears

By Ted CohenApril 30, 20269 Commentary 2K Views

Outgoing Maine Gov. Janet Mills, who threw in the towel Thursday on her U.S. Senate dream, is looking for a…

News

Platner Praises Mills’ Service, Vows to Unite Democrats After Governor Suspends Senate Bid

By Jon FetherstonApril 30, 202612 News

AUGUSTA, Maine – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner issued a statement Thursday praising Gov. Janet Mills’ public service and…

Crime

Shooting Rocks Lewiston as Platner, Bellows Plan Little Mogadishu Rally with Dark Money Allies

By Jon FetherstonApril 30, 20265 Crime 2K Views

Hours before two of Maine’s leading Democratic candidates were prepared to speak with supporters on Lisbon St. in downtown Lewiston,…

Energy & Environment

Mills Establishes Data Center Advisory Council Amid Backlash Following Her Veto

By Seamus OthotApril 30, 20264 Energy & Environment

Gov. Janet Mills established a new “Maine Data Center Advisory Council” with an executive order on Friday following backlash from…

News

Disgraced Former Lewiston Councilor Iman Osman Due Back in Court Friday as Attorney Seeks Dismissal of Gun-Theft Case

By Jon FetherstonApril 30, 20263 News

AUBURN, Maine – Former Lewiston City Councilor Iman Osman, whose brief time in elected office collapsed under the weight of…

Crime

Skowhegan Man Faces Grave Consequences After Vandalizing Cemetery

By Seamus OthotApril 30, 20263 Crime

A Skowhegan man is facing grave consequences after he was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly vandalizing a graveyard. [RELATED: Love…

Commentary

Portland Press Herald Democrat Columnist Suddenly Reveals He Knew Janet Was Too Old For A Senate Campaign

By Ted CohenApril 30, 20262 Commentary

The Maine governor’s political bedfellow over at the state’s largest paper just stuck a shiv in his good pal. Columnist…

News

Windham Crash Sends Pickup Careening Through Commercial Building

By Seamus OthotApril 30, 20261 News

A Windham crash sent a pickup truck careening through an empty commercial building on Wednesday after a driver allegedly failed…

Commentary

Ex-WEEI Star Kirk Minihane Tees Off On Competition, Threatens ‘To Go Help WEEI’

By Ted CohenApril 30, 20261 Commentary 1K Views

Boston WEEI’s former on-again, off-again, foul-mouthed-but-ratings-king Kirk Minihane is on again – his own show that is – blasting his…

News

Shah Moves Quickly to Back Platner After Mills Drops Senate Bid, Cementing Democratic Realignment

By Jon FetherstonApril 30, 20265 News

AUGUSTA, Maine – Democratic gubernatorial front-runner Dr. Nirav Shah wasted little time Thursday morning throwing his support behind Democratic U.S.…

Crime

Westbrook Police Make three Arrests After Recovering Four Stolen Vehicles

By Seamus OthotApril 30, 20262 Crime 3K Views

The Westbrook Police Department recovered four stolen vehicles and arrested three suspects on Sunday after two of them attempted to…

News

Maine Comedian Pranks DOT Rest Stop “Snack Wisely” Signs – Placed Near Candy Vending Machine

By Ted CohenApril 30, 20262 News

Bob Marley in his latest Facebook video is questioning the audacity of Maine’s transpo officials suggesting you “snack wisely.” Marley,…

News

PETA Scolds Indianapolis 500 Driver For Joking About Killing A Bird At 230 MPH

By Ted CohenApril 30, 20262 News

French race car driver Romain Grosjean has angered animal rights group PETA for ‘flippant’ comments after hitting a bird while…

News

Red Sox Exec, Ex-UMaine Black Bear, Spends $20 Million To Imprint His Name On Athletic Arena

By Ted CohenApril 30, 20260 News 2K Views

UMaine is lauding yet-another massive cash haul from a former Black Bear who is now the multi-millionaire vice chairman of…

News

British Commentator To Sue Charity For Denying Internships To White People; U.S. ABA Case Supports Claim

By Ted CohenApril 30, 20261 News

An aspiring white law student has filed legal notice alleging discrimination against a black-only internship in a case similar to…

Crime

Homeless Man from Oregon Arrested in Bangor for Assaulting a Woman In Broad Daylight On the Street

By Seamus OthotApril 30, 20262 Crime

The Bangor Police Department arrested a homeless man from Oregon on Monday after he allegedly assaulted a woman in broad…

News

Federal Judge Smacks Down Augusta School Board in Free Speech Fight With “Cornpop” Blanchard

By Jon FetherstonApril 30, 20260 News

AUGUSTA, Maine – Nicholas “Cornpop” Blanchard just scored a major First Amendment victory over the Augusta School Board. After roughly…

News

Dhalac Exits Augusta as Gateway Scandal and Federal Oversight Probe Follow Her Out the Door

By Jon FetherstonApril 30, 20267 News 2K Views

AUGUSTA, Maine— State Rep. Deqa Dhalac’s time in Augusta politics is effectively winding down, but the questions surrounding her past…

News

Whistleblower Bombshell: Walz Fraud Scandal Erupts as Maine Democrats Prepare to Welcome Him as Keynote Speaker

By Jon FetherstonApril 30, 20264 News 1K Views

PORTLAND, Maine – As Maine Democrats prepare to welcome Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as the keynote speaker at this weekend’s…

News

Passing Driver Spots Body in Lake Auburn

By Seamus OthotApril 30, 20260 News

The Auburn Police Department is investigating after they recovered a body from Lake Auburn on Wednesday. [RELATED: Missing Thomaston Father,…

Maine and New England

Senate Democrats Adjourn Sine Die, Killing Bipartisan Child Welfare Oversight Reform

By Jon FetherstonApril 30, 20266 Maine and New England

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Senate Democrats voted Wednesday to adjourn sine die, ending the Second Regular Session of the 132nd…

News

Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Congressional Map As An “Unconstitutional Racial Gerrymander”

By Libby PalanzaApril 29, 20262 News

The United States Supreme Court has struck down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana as an “unconstitutional racial gerrymander.” The…

News

Mayor Of York County’s Largest City Rejects College President’s Plea For Marriage Counselor

By Ted CohenApril 29, 20264 News

The president of University of New England’s proposal for a mediator to negotiate with Biddeford officials has landed with a…

News

Maine’s Minimum Salary for Teachers Raised to $50,000 Annually by Fall 2029 Under New Supplemental Budget

By Libby PalanzaApril 29, 20268 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has continued to tout provisions of the $500 million supplemental budget in the weeks since she…

News

Bellows Sets Hearing Date for Challenge to Ballot Initiative Barring Males from Girls’ Sports and Spaces

By Seamus OthotApril 29, 20263 News 1K Views

The men behind Maine Girl Dads will defend their ballot initiative to bar males from girls’ sports and spaces at…

News

Protest at Massachusetts ICE Facility Leads to Arrests of Eight Mainers

By Seamus OthotApril 29, 20266 News 1K Views

A group of 11 anti-ICE protesters, including eight Mainers, was arrested in Burlington, Massachusetts, for trespassing at an ICE facility…

News

California Tech Company Facing Federal Lawsuit for Hiring Foreigners While Discriminating Against U.S. Workers

By Seamus OthotApril 29, 20263 News

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Team filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against California-based tech company Cloudera for allegedly…

Business

Maine Lawmakers Uphold Mills’ Surprise Veto of AI Datacenter Moratorium

By Seamus OthotApril 29, 20260 Business 1K Views

Maine’s Legislature voted on Wednesday to uphold Gov. Janet Mills’ (D-Maine) surprise veto of a bill that would have placed…

News

New England Patriots Scouting Around For Possible Replacement Of Embattled Head Coach Mike Vrabel

By Ted CohenApril 29, 20260 News 1K Views

The Daily Mail says a “Patriots insider” reports team management is looking at a former Steelers coach as a Mike…

News

Missing Thomaston Father, Dorman’s Dairy Kin, Found Dead; Darryl Sanborn’s Cause of Death ‘Pending’

By Ted CohenApril 29, 20260 News

The Maine State Police said late Tuesday they’ve found a missing Waldoboro man dead. Darryl Sanborn, 64, of Thomaston was…

Crime

MDEA Arrests Suspects from Boston and Unity During Waterville Drug Bust

By Seamus OthotApril 29, 20262 Crime

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested two alleged drug traffickers in Waterville on Monday following a six-month investigation involving…

Crime

Rockland Man Out on Bail Arrested During Drug Raid

By Seamus OthotApril 29, 20260 Crime

The Rockland Police Department arrested a man during a Tuesday warrant execution while he was out on bail following prior…

Maine and New England

Maine Island Artist’s ‘LOVE’ Legacy Wins $102 Million Lawsuit Over Counterfeit Reproductions

By Ted CohenApril 29, 20260 Maine and New England

A federal court has found fraudulent efforts by an art hawker to make and sell copies of iconic Maine artist…

Crime

Comey Maybe – Top ‘Russiagate’ Instigator/FBI Boss Indicted For Arranging Seashell Assassinate-Trump Symbolism

By Ted CohenApril 29, 20261 Crime

The nation’s former top cop was indicted – and the subject of a federal arrest warrant -Tuesday over a photo…

News

Quitting Top Job In Southern Maine Democrat-ruled City Before Even Getting Started Lauded As Superb Performance

By Ted CohenApril 29, 20260 News

In what had to be a Harvard Lampoon exercise, councilors held a standing ovation for a city manager who’s resigning…

Commentary

EDITORIAL: Maine Democrats Invite Tim Walz as Fraud Cloud Hangs Over Minnesota — and Mainers Should Be Furious

By Jon FetherstonApril 29, 20268 Commentary

Are you angry yet? Are you paying attention? Because you should be. The Maine Democratic Party is bringing Minnesota Gov.…

Crime

Penobscot Deputies Make Three Unrelated Domestic Violence Arrests in One Day

By Seamus OthotApril 29, 20260 Crime 1K Views

The Penobscot County Sheirff’s Department made three domestic violence arrests on Monday all following unrelated disturbances in Burlington, Milford, and…

Commentary

Sox Secretive Owner Hiding From Media After Ousting Manager; Stool Pigeons Doing His Dirty Work

By Ted CohenApril 29, 20261 Commentary

After traveling to Baltimore over the weekend to meet with – and fire – Alex Cora, Red Sox owner John…

Energy & Environment

Rep. Runte CCs All State Reps on Email Arguing Against Mills’ Veto of Data Center Moratorium

By Seamus OthotApril 29, 20261 Energy & Environment

Rep. Walter “Gerry” Runte (D-York) appears to have accidentally CC’d all state representatives on a lengthy email on Monday where…

News

Democratic CD2 Debate Puts Progressive Wish List on Full Display: Medicare for All, Anti-War Messaging, and Attacks on Trump Tariffs

By Jon FetherstonApril 29, 20260 News

PORTLAND, Maine – The four Democrats running for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District nomination took the debate stage Tuesday night, televised…

News

Lewiston Taxpayers Revolt as Revaluation Notices Spark Outrage Ahead of Budget Fight

By Jon FetherstonApril 29, 20267 News 1K Views

LEWISTON, Maine – Lewiston taxpayers are furious after receiving new property revaluation notices showing massive increases in assessed values, setting…

News

Minnesotan Entrepreneurs Flock to Do Business from Westbrook Office Where Seven Home Care Providers Opened in 2025 

By Seamus OthotApril 28, 202614 News 4K Views

A new hub for Somali-run home healthcare businesses appears to be taking shape at 100 Larrabee Road in Westbrook, where…

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