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Trump Orders Deadly Christmas Strike on ISIS Targeting Christians in Nigeria

By Jon FetherstonDecember 26, 20250 News 1K Views

President Donald J. Trump announced late Tuesday that the United States launched a “powerful and deadly” military strike against Islamic State terrorists operating in…

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Fire Marshal Probing Pittsfield House Fire That Killed Two Dogs

By Jon FetherstonDecember 26, 20250 News

Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a residential fire that tore through a home on Canaan Road…

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Zelenskyy and Trump to Meet Sunday to Discuss Ukraine Security Guarantees

By Jon FetherstonDecember 26, 20250 News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida over the weekend to discuss security guarantees…

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Maine State Police Confirm Murder-Suicide in Tremont After Couple Found Dead

By Jon FetherstonDecember 26, 20250 News 2K Views

The Maine State Police have confirmed a murder-suicide following the discovery of two deceased adults at a Tremont residence earlier…

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Did Maine Politics Break in 2025? Senate Wars, Street Protests, and Lingering Questions on Electoral System

By Jon FetherstonDecember 26, 20250 News 1K Views

Maine politics in 2025 were defined by confrontation, controversy, and growing public distrust, as a high-stakes U.S. Senate race, mass…

National

Minnesota’s Lt. Gov. Takes Pandering To Somalis To The Next Level

By DCNFDecember 26, 20250 National

Democratic Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan praised Somali migrants in the state during a visit to a market in a…

News

Chellie Says Both She and Angus Are Ready To Retire, ‘Hand The Mantle To Our Kids:’ NBC News

By Ted CohenDecember 26, 20250 News 3K Views

Maine leads the nation in one important category, a national news network recently suggested: dynastic politics. Looking ahead to the…

News

More Than Two Years after Lewiston Shooting, Scrutiny Deepens over Donations Going to Unrelated Non-Profits

By Jon FetherstonDecember 26, 20250 News 2K Views

More than two years after the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history, victims and their families say they are still…

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Federal Investigators Scrutinize Deqa Dhalac’s Past Nonprofit Ties Amid Expanding Medicaid Fraud Probe

By Jon FetherstonDecember 26, 20250 News 3K Views

A widening investigation by the U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee into alleged Medicaid fraud has placed new scrutiny on…

National

Congress Faces Mountain Of Unfinished Business After Christmas Break

By DCNFDecember 26, 20250 National

After its Christmas break concludes, Congress is set to return in January with a host of unfinished business that could…

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Trump Crime Crackdown Coincides With Sharp Drop in Murders as D.C. Guard Deployment Sparks Legal Fight

By Jon FetherstonDecember 26, 20250 News

A sweeping crime crackdown launched by the Trump administration, including the controversial deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s…

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Economic Divide Widens Sharply Between Portland and Rural Maine, Report Finds

By Jon FetherstonDecember 26, 20250 News 3K Views

A new statewide economic analysis released this month paints a stark picture of prosperity split sharply between the greater Portland…

News

Missing Maine Teen Featured Again On Popular National Crime-Story TV Broadcast

By Ted CohenDecember 26, 20250 News 4K Views

Former prosecutor and well-known TV crime fighter Nancy Grace is spotlighting a suspiciously-missing Maine girl. On her Christmas-eve show, “Crime…

News

Flu Cases Explode Across Maine as Early, Severe Season Slams Hospitals

By Jon FetherstonDecember 26, 20250 News 2K Views

Influenza cases are surging across Maine far earlier and harder than health officials typically see, with new data showing infections…

News

White House Orders Military to Enforce Venezuelan Oil “Quarantine” as Trump Turns Up Economic Pressure

By Jon FetherstonDecember 26, 20250 News

The White House has ordered U.S. military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing a so-called “quarantine” of Venezuelan oil…

News

Maine GOP Files FOAA for Fraud Report Data Amid No-Bid Contract Spending and Welfare Fraud Allegations

By Seamus OthotDecember 24, 20250 News 2K Views

As Gov. Janet Mills’ (D-Maine) administration has blown millions on no-bid contracts, and allegations of Medicaid fraud have touched upon…

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Scarborough Firefighters Perform Extrication After Afternoon Crash

By Jon FetherstonDecember 24, 20250 News

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Scarborough firefighters were called to the scene of a serious motor vehicle crash Friday afternoon that required…

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They Break It, Others Rewrite It: How The Maine Wire Became Maine’s Agenda-Setter

By Jon FetherstonDecember 24, 20250 News 1K Views

For years, Maine’s legacy media landscape operated with a familiar hierarchy: big newspapers and TV stations decided what mattered, and…

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Indicted, Address in Question: Lewiston Councilor-Elect Osman Faces Removal Fight as Mayor Calls for Resignation

By Jon FetherstonDecember 24, 20250 News 2K Views

LEWISTON, Maine — Iman Osman, a Lewiston city councilor-elect and current school committee member, is heading toward a collision with…

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Two Arrested in Augusta Arson Case, Suspects Charged Were Out on Multiple Bail Conditions

By Jon FetherstonDecember 24, 20250 News

State fire investigators have arrested two men in connection with a house fire in Augusta that authorities say was intentionally…

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Collins Election Cybersecurity Measure Becomes Law in Massive Defense Bill

By Jon FetherstonDecember 24, 20250 News

Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Sen. Mark Warner (D) aimed at strengthening the security of…

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Trump Administration to Resume Garnishing Wages of Defaulted Student Loan Borrowers in 2026

By Jon FetherstonDecember 24, 20250 News 1K Views

The federal government will resume wage garnishment for student loan borrowers in default beginning in early 2026, ending a pandemic-era…

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Famous Bath Couple Close To Throwing Dishes In Argument Over CBS Corporate Shuffle

By Ted CohenDecember 24, 20250 News 1K Views

Longtime midcoast Maine summer visitors Connie Chung and Maury Povich nearly got into it in a verbal battle over a…

Crime

Christmas Comes Early via Mistrial for Alleged Chinese Agent Who Helped Run NY Governor’s Office

By DCNFDecember 24, 20250 Crime

A federal judge declared a mistrial Monday in the corruption case against a former top aide to Democratic New York…

News

Governor Mills Shuts Down State Offices Ahead of Christmas Eve Storm

By Jon FetherstonDecember 23, 20250 News

Governor Janet Mills has ordered all State of Maine government offices closed Wednesday, December 24, as an overnight storm system…

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DHHS Cuts Off Medicaid Payments to Gateway Communities as Audit Finds Over $1M in Overbilling, Fraud Allegations Escalate

By Jon FetherstonDecember 23, 20250 News 14K Views

Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services has suspended MaineCare payments to Gateway Community Services after a newly completed state…

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Mills Admin Gave $300K Grant to Non-Profit for Drug Addicted Trans People

By Seamus OthotDecember 23, 20250 News 2K Views

Amid the Mills Administration’s unchecked spending, including thousands of pages and billions of dollars on no-bid contracts, it’s also expending…

News

U.S. House Oversight Demands Treasury Records on ‘Scandal-Ridden’ Maine Nonprofit Over MaineCare Billing

By Jon FetherstonDecember 23, 20250 News 2K Views

A powerful congressional committee is demanding federal financial records tied to a Maine nonprofit that has come under scrutiny following…

News

Former Nebraska Republican Senator Discloses “Death Sentence” Cancer

By Ted CohenDecember 23, 20250 News

Former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) announced he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The two-term ex-senator, 53, wrote…

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Illegal Ecuadorian Facing Arson Charge in New York Caught in Rangeley

By Seamus OthotDecember 23, 20250 News 1K Views

The U.S. Border Patrol Houlton Sector arrested an Ecuadorian illegal immigrant in Rangeley early this month with a criminal history…

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Feds Issue Ban on Foreign Made Drones, Citing National Security Concerns

By Seamus OthotDecember 23, 20250 News

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) banned the sale of new models of foreign-made drones this week, citing national security concerns…

News

MSP Investigating Two Adults Found Dead in Tremont

By Seamus OthotDecember 23, 20250 News

The Maine State Police are gathering information after local police discovered two dead adults in Tremont. [RELATED: Maine State Police…

National

$1M Spent Teaching Ferrets to Binge-Drink: Here Are Some Of The Wackiest Things Featured In Rand Paul’s New Report Alleging $1,639,135,969,608 In Gov’t Waste

By DCNFDecember 23, 20250 National 1K Views

Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul released the latest edition of his annual “Festivus” report Tuesday detailing over $1 trillion in…

News

House Oversight Requests Bank Records Linked to Maine Medicaid Agency, Somali Rep Dhalac

By Steve RobinsonDecember 23, 20250 News 2K Views

State Rep. Deqa Dhalac, the former assistant executive director of Gateway Community Services, has become ensnared in a congressional investigation…

News

Watch Hunter Biden Claim With Straight Face That Laptop From Hell Never Existed

By DCNFDecember 23, 20250 News

Hunter Biden told podcaster Shawn Ryan in an interview that aired Monday that former Republican Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New…

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Waterville Man Rams Police Cruiser While Fleeing in Stolen Vehicle

By Seamus OthotDecember 23, 20250 News

A suspect allegedly trashed a Waterville police cruiser on Sunday after ramming it with a stolen vehicle while attempting to…

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Portland Lands $2.1M Federal Grant for Brighton Avenue Traffic Safety Overhaul

By Jon FetherstonDecember 23, 20250 News

The City of Portland has secured a $2.12 million federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant to carry out…

News

Maine AG’s Office Quietly Spends Millions on Opioid Settlement Funds with Limited Disclosure

By Jon FetherstonDecember 23, 20250 News 2K Views

Over the past five years, the Maine Attorney General’s Office, led by Aaron Frey (D) has secured more than $260…

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Portland Opens $150K Public Art Commission for New Harbor Park

By Jon FetherstonDecember 23, 20250 News

The City of Portland Public Art Committee has announced an open call for artists to submit qualifications for a new…

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Railroad Company Begins Clearing Bangor Homeless Camp Along Train Tracks

By Seamus OthotDecember 22, 20250 News 2K Views

The CSX railroad company began clearing a Bangor homeless encampment on Monday morning that was located on their property near…

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Nationwide Crackdown on Child Exploitation Helps 205 Victims and Nabs Nearly 300 Offenders, Two in Maine

By Seamus OthotDecember 22, 20250 News

A new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) crackdown on child exploitation came to the aid of 205 minor victims and…

News

Shenna Bellows Clawing For Campaign Dollars By Dangling Her Cat “Sid”

By Ted CohenDecember 22, 20250 News 1K Views

When a politician resorts to using animals as props, you know there must be a problem. Embattled Maine Democrat Secretary…

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Trump Unleashes ‘Massive Strike’ on ISIS in Syria After Americans Killed

By Jon FetherstonDecember 22, 20250 News

President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military has launched large-scale attacks on ISIS targets in Syria, one week after…

News

RSU 10 Comes to Senses, Will Not Have Co-Ed Locker Room After Parental Backlash

By Seamus OthotDecember 22, 20250 News 3K Views

The RSU 10 school district reversed course on its plans to include a co-ed locker room in its newly constructed…

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Westbrook Police Arrest Fugitive Wanted for Sex Crimes in Virginia

By Seamus OthotDecember 22, 20250 News 1K Views

The Westbrook Police Department arrested a fugitive from Virginia on Wednesday who was wanted for sexually abusing minors. [RELATED: Howland…

Business

Tech Behemoth Gobbles Up Power Company In $5 Billion Deal To Juice Data Centers

By DCNFDecember 22, 20250 Business

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, announced on Monday that it will acquire the data center and energy infrastructure company Intersect for…

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Traffic Stop Turns Into Drug Bust, Old Orchard Beach Man Charged With Cocaine, Meth Trafficking

By Jon FetherstonDecember 22, 20250 News 1K Views

What began as a routine traffic stop Friday night quickly escalated into a serious drug arrest, with police seizing large…

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Fire Destroys RSU 20 Bus Garage in Searsport, State Fire Marshal Investigating

By Jon FetherstonDecember 22, 20250 News

A fire tore through the RSU 20 bus garage in Searsport Saturday afternoon, destroying the building and prompting an active…

News

MSEA Accuses Mills Admin of Lying, Alleges Lowball Raises and “Unlawful Takeaways”

By Steve RobinsonDecember 22, 20250 News

Gov. Janet Mills twice won re-election with the backing of the state workers union. Now union officials are struggling to…

News

Trump White House Promises ‘Biggest Tax Refund Cycle Ever’ Coming for American Families

By Jon FetherstonDecember 22, 20250 News

The Trump White House is predicting what it calls the largest tax refund season in U.S. history, with senior economic…

News

Portland Police Seek Tips in Unsolved Fatal Altercation Outside Read Street Club

By Jon FetherstonDecember 22, 20250 News

Portland police are asking for the public’s help in an unsolved fatal incident that left a 33-year-old man dead following…

News

Lewiston Police Probe “Active Crime Scene” After Two Overnight House Fires, Witnesses Report Explosions

By Jon FetherstonDecember 22, 20250 News 2K Views

Lewiston police are investigating two residential fires that broke out Saturday night, one of which was initially treated as an…

Education

Elementary School May Fire DEI-Expert Principal For Allegedly Making Antisemitic Comments On Parent’s Voicemail

By DCNFDecember 22, 20250 Education 2K Views

A Montgomery County, Pa., elementary school principal is on administrative leave Friday after admitting he used antisemitic language, Philadelphia-area media…

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Where Is Shenna Bellows? From Ballot Chaos to Botched Plates, Secretary of State Faces Crisis of Confidence

By Jon FetherstonDecember 22, 20250 News 2K Views

The controversies surrounding Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows continue to pile up, raising serious questions about competence, accountability, and…

News

Origin Of 2011 Maine Plate Connected To Suspected Triple New England Killer Remains A Mystery

By Ted CohenDecember 22, 20250 News 1K Views

The Maine license plate that was allegedly attached to a rental car used in a triple homicide remains as mysterious…

News

Maine Home Prices Slide After Brief Record High

By Jon FetherstonDecember 22, 20250 News

Maine’s red-hot housing market showed fresh signs of volatility in November, as the statewide median home sale price dropped below…

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Mills Lets Second Controversial Bill Slip Into Law, Ghost Gun Rules Take Effect Without Signature

By Jon FetherstonDecember 22, 20250 News 2K Views

Governor Janet Mills (D) has again opted not to sign a controversial piece of legislation, allowing new “ghost gun” regulations…

Crime

The Beastly Baby Grows Up

By Sam PattenDecember 21, 20250 Crime

Every generation in American life is marked by a crime that captures its dark side and because of that becomes…

News

Half of RSU 63 School Board Resigns- Leaves System in Chaos

By Jon FetherstonDecember 21, 20250 News 11K Views

Nearly half of a Bangor-area school board abruptly resigned this week, leaving the district without a quorum and unable to…

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New Space-Focused Executive Order Promises Moon Landing by 2028, Nuclear Reactor Beginning by 2030

By Seamus OthotDecember 19, 20250 News

President Donald Trump took executive action on Thursday aimed at ensuring American dominance in space exploration, commerce, and defense, pushing…

News

Feds Charge Pittsfield Man in Child Exploitation Case After Dog Assault Allegations

By Jon FetherstonDecember 19, 20250 News

A Pittsfield man already accused of sexually assaulting a dog – an attack that left the animal paralyzed and ultimately…

News

Reddit Post Led To Suspect In Brown, MIT Murders Who Was Using A Fake Maine Plate

By Ted CohenDecember 19, 20250 News

The five-day manhunt for a suspect in three campus murders ended with help of nothing more than a Reddit post,…

News

Portland Redirects Opioid Settlement Cash to Expand Services for Unhoused, Addicts

By Jon FetherstonDecember 19, 20250 News 1K Views

The Portland City Council voted unanimously on December 15 to broaden how the city spends its Opioid Settlement Funds, expanding…

News

Howland Sex Offender Let Off With Time Served After Passport Fraud Conviction

By Seamus OthotDecember 19, 20250 News 1K Views

A Howland sex offender convicted of passport fraud was sentenced to time served on Thursday during his sentencing hearing, after…

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MaineHealth Promises to Work to Circumvent HHS Changes Protecting Children from Transgender Surgeries

By Seamus OthotDecember 19, 20250 News 2K Views

MaineHealth is not happy that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) took action to prevent hospitals that…

News

Maine Foundation Let “Steering Committee” Steer Lewiston Shooting Donations to Their Own NGOs

By Steve RobinsonDecember 19, 20250 News 3K Views

An investigation by The Robinson Report suggests migrant NGOs with no connection to the Lewiston shooting survivors were allowed to…

News

Trump Orders Federal Offices Closed Christmas Eve and December 26th – Making Christmas Great, Again

By Jon FetherstonDecember 19, 20250 News

President President Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing all executive departments and federal agencies to close on Wednesday, December…

News

Trump Moves to Reschedule Marijuana, Expand CBD Research in Sweeping Executive Order

By Jon FetherstonDecember 19, 20250 News

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing major changes to federal marijuana and cannabinoid policy, aiming to expand…

Crime

Over $9 Billion Looted From Minnesota Medicaid Programs, Feds Say

By DCNFDecember 19, 20250 Crime

Federal prosecutors alleged Thursday that Minnesota may have lost billions of dollars to fraud in its Medicaid program, the latest…

News

Maine Parents Revolt After Town OKs Biological Boy on Girls’ Basketball Team

By Jon FetherstonDecember 19, 20250 News 5K Views

A once-quiet coastal town has been thrown into turmoil after local officials voted to allow an 8-year-old biological boy who…

Crime

Suspected Brown University Shooter Also Allegedly Killed MIT Professor, Car Had Unregistered Maine Plate

By DCNFDecember 19, 20250 Crime 2K Views

The man who was sought in connection with a mass shooting at Brown University is also suspected to have killed…

News

ICE Director Lyons Torches Governor Mills “Sanctuary” Move as Federal-State Clash Escalates

By Jon FetherstonDecember 19, 20250 News 1K Views

The widening rift between Maine’s Democratic leadership and federal immigration authorities intensified Thursday after state Sen. Matt Harrington (R) posted…

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Trump Endorses LePage for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District

By Jon FetherstonDecember 18, 20250 News

President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed former Maine Gov. Paul LePage for Congress in a post on Truth Social, praising…

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Police Arrest 14-Year-Old With Kill List at Windham High School

By Seamus OthotDecember 18, 20250 News 2K Views

The Windham Police Department arrested a 14-year-old student of Windham High School on Tuesday after he was allegedly discovered trying…

News

House Passes Bill to Ban Transgender Surgeries for Minors, Despite Opposition from Golden and Pingree

By Seamus OthotDecember 18, 20250 News

The U.S. House moved to ban transgender surgeries, hormone treatments, and puberty blockers for minors on Wednesday with a narrow,…

Commentary

Unanswered Questions and the Cost of Apathy in Maine

By Jon FetherstonDecember 18, 20250 Commentary 3K Views

Across Maine, unanswered questions are no longer isolated mysteries but instead form a pattern, one marked by official silence, selective…

News

Stiffing the Stiffs: Harvard Morgue Manager Going To Prison For Stealing and Selling Organs From The Dead

By Ted CohenDecember 18, 20250 News

A federal judge has sentenced the former manager of Harvard Medical School’s morgue to eight years in prison for stealing…

News

National Polling Suggests Majority Support Across the Board for Key School Choice Measures: YouGov/yes. every kid. foundation

By Libby PalanzaDecember 18, 20250 News

A new poll conducted by YouGov on behalf of the yes. every kid. foundation suggests that the majority of Americans…

News

Fire Marshal Investigating Early-Morning Blaze in Patten

By Jon FetherstonDecember 18, 20250 News

The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of a commercial building fire that destroyed a garage and damaged…

News

Bangor Man Flees Police at High Speeds Before Mile-Long Foot Chase Through the Woods

By Seamus OthotDecember 18, 20250 News

The Bangor Police Department arrested a man on Wednesday after he allegedly fled at high speeds during an attempted traffic…

News

Teenaged Thieves Arrested After Trying to Escape Rockland Police Detention

By Seamus OthotDecember 18, 20250 News

Two teenage alleged thieves were arrested on Thursday after they reportedly tried to escape detention by the Rockland Police. [RELATED:…

News

Trump Announces $1,776 “Warrior Dividend” Payments for U.S. Troops Ahead of Christmas

By Jon FetherstonDecember 18, 20250 News

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that members of the U.S. military will receive $1,776 checks before Christmas, a one-time payment…

News

Maine Part of Multi-State Settlement Forcing Hyundai, Kia to Fix Theft-Prone Vehicles

By Jon FetherstonDecember 18, 20250 News

Some car owners in Maine may now benefit from having joined a 36-state coalition forcing Hyundai and Kia to provide free, hardware-based anti-theft…

News

Baffled Scientists Kill 507-Year-Old Clam

By Ted CohenDecember 18, 20250 News

The clams found along Maine’s coast have something peculiar in common with an elderly cousin of theirs found worldwide. Peculiar…

News

Mills Admin Shelled Out $250k to Texas Company To Follow Law Aimed at “Promoting Equity”

By Seamus OthotDecember 18, 20250 News

Amid the millions of dollars of government waste buried in the thousands of Gov. Janet Mills’ (D-Maine) no-bid contracts obtained…

News

Sheriff Releases More Details on Tragic School-Bus Crash that Killed a 5-Year-Old in Standish

By Seamus OthotDecember 18, 20250 News 1K Views

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office released the name of the Bonny Eagle School District bus driver who was behind the…

News

House Rejects Bipartisan Attempt To Block Trump From Using Military Force Against Venezuela

By DCNFDecember 18, 20250 News

The House of Representatives rejected a bipartisan attempt Wednesday evening to reign in President Donald Trump’s authority to use force…

News

Collins Delivers: $900.6B Defense Bill Heads to President’s Desk, Boosts Maine Shipyard and Troop Pay

By Jon FetherstonDecember 18, 20250 News

A sweeping $900.6 billion national defense bill backed by Susan Collins (R) has cleared Congress and is headed to the president’s…

News

Four GOP Lawmakers Sign House Democrats’ Petition to Force Vote on Extension of ACA Subsidies

By Libby PalanzaDecember 18, 20250 News

Four Republicans serving in the United States House of Representatives broke with party leadership Wednesday to sign onto a Democrat-led…

News

Bellows Cries “Federal Overreach” — While Ducking Ballot, Residency Questions at Home

By Jon FetherstonDecember 17, 20250 News 2K Views

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is pushing back hard against a federal lawsuit seeking voter information, even as she…

News

Parents of Child Killed in Rockland Bus Crash File Lawsuit Against RSU 13 and School Bus Driver

By Seamus OthotDecember 17, 20250 News 2K Views

The parents of 12-year-old Brayden Callahan, who was tragically killed when he was struck by a Rockland school bus in…

News

Pingree Votes No on Bill to Prevent Unaccompanied Minors From Being Fostered with Criminals and Illegals

By Seamus OthotDecember 17, 20250 News

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined the vast majority of Democrats in the House to oppose a bill on Tuesday that…

News

Maine Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison on Child Porn Charges

By Seamus OthotDecember 17, 20250 News

Steven W. Freeman, 47, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the U.S. District Court in Portland on Monday…

News

Leading Conservative Commentator, Devout Trump Supporter, Dead at 95

By Ted CohenDecember 17, 20250 News

Norman Podhoretz, a longtime chief editor of Commentary magazine who once said he lost many good friends over his support…

News

Eliot Cutler Denies He Ignored Judge’s Order To Stay Off Social Media Looking For Sex

By Ted CohenDecember 17, 20250 News

A former two-time Maine gubernatorial loser and convicted child-porn fiend is rejecting police claims he violated his probation by going…

News

Lewiston Council Kicks Residency Fight Down the Road, Unanimously Calls for Review of Iman Osman

By Jon FetherstonDecember 17, 20250 News

In a unanimous 7–0 vote Tuesday night, the Lewiston City Council approved a non-binding resolve urging the incoming council to…

News

Lewiston City Council Kills AI Data Center Deal After Public Revolt, Unanswered Questions

By Jon FetherstonDecember 17, 20250 News

In a unanimous vote that underscored deep public skepticism and mounting concerns over transparency, the Lewiston City Council voted Tuesday…

News

Auburn Residents Unanimously Oppose Plan to Bring “Syringe Service Programs” to Their City During Public Hearing

By Seamus OthotDecember 17, 20250 News

As Auburn considers adopting an ordinance on “syringe service programs” (SSP) that provide needles to drug addicts, the City Council…

News

One of the Worst Governors in America Endorses Janet Mills for U.S. Senate

By Jon FetherstonDecember 17, 20250 News 2K Views

If Maine voters were looking for a warning sign about the direction of Janet Mills’ U.S. Senate bid, they just…

News

Listen Up: Indy Governor Wannabe Rick Bennett is What Democrats Say Republicans Should Look Like, M’Ok?

By Ted CohenDecember 16, 20250 News 2K Views

A state senator who was a Republican before he decided the only ostensible way to win the governor’s office was…

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