In a unanimous 7–0 vote Tuesday night, the Lewiston City Council approved a non-binding resolve urging the incoming council to…
In a unanimous vote that underscored deep public skepticism and mounting concerns over transparency, the Lewiston City Council voted Tuesday…
As Auburn considers adopting an ordinance on “syringe service programs” (SSP) that provide needles to drug addicts, the City Council…
If Maine voters were looking for a warning sign about the direction of Janet Mills’ U.S. Senate bid, they just…
A state senator who was a Republican before he decided the only ostensible way to win the governor’s office was…
A former Auburn post office employee pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge on Monday after she was found stealing…
The State of Maine and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows have filed a motion to dismiss the case brought recently…
Maine State Police Troopers arrested a Manchester, New Hampshire man on Sunday after he was allegedly driving drunk the wrong…
Lewiston Police arrested a man early Sunday following a reported domestic altercation in which a gun was fired inside a…
By Brooke Thompson Often when the topic of homeschooling comes up, skeptic rolls their eyes as if they know more…
Ex-Senate President Troy Jackson has a sexy idea designed to appeal to your wallet. That’s right, a Democrat who says…
Maine elections chief Shenna Bellows has a new ally trying to stop the federal government from making sure illegals aren’t…
The U.S. Mint will introduce special circulating coins in 2026 to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary, renewing a tradition that…
President Donald Trump said Monday that he plans to classify the deadly drug fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction,”…
A Bonny Eagle School District student was killed on Tuesday morning when he was struck by a school bus, school…
A new omnibus poll from Pan Atlantic Research, a Portland-based research company headed by former Maine Democratic Party chair Victoria…
Iman Osman quietly completed his term on the Lewiston School Committee Monday night, attending his final meeting without participating as…
Portland Mayor Mark Dion warned Monday night that looming federal budget cuts could strain city services while raising sharp concerns about the…
Despite claims from two Rockland councilors that they have received threats in the wake of their anti-ICE votes, police say…
Gov. Janet mills (D) announced on Monday she will allow a bill restricting how Maine law enforcement may cooperate with U.S. Immigration…
A Dixmont man is facing attempted murder charges following a Friday rampage in which he allegedly attacked his friends and…
A multi-town pursuit beginning in Chelsea on Sunday culminated in a police shootout with a man wanted on felony charges…
An off-duty Ogunquit police officer helped the New Hampshire State Police apprehend a suspect during a pursuit on Saturday after…
Kelly Hinkle of Columbia Falls has a novel way of celebrating the end of a hard fishing season – by…
The Livermore Falls Police Department arrested three New York men on Monday and seized significant quantities of drugs after responding…
A Friendship lobsterman drove his boat at two other fishermen, threatening to cut a third mariner’s throat, police say. Chad…
The parent company of the Maine Trust for Local News has failed to file timely proof of its 501(c)3 nonprofit…
The City of Lewiston is preparing to vote next week on whether to approve an artificial intelligence data center at…
The federal government is threatening to pull $73 million in transportation funding from New York over what officials say is…
A guy who lived on the streets of Portland is the prime suspect in the murder Sunday of “All in…
No human is garbage. No human should ever be treated badly or cast out because of their country of origin.…
Governor Mills, Is It Me — or Is It You? Governor, I’ve asked myself this question more than once over…
Regional School Unit (RSU) 10’s new Mountain Valley Community School will have a co-ed locker room when it opens in…
A legal challenge over voter participation rules ahead of a Democratic caucus in Lewiston moved into court Friday, adding tension…
The United States Senate considered two proposals this week to extend the expanded health insurance tax credits first introduced during…
A Massachusetts federal judge has ruled against the Trump Administration in a case concerning their plan to end billions of…
If fly fishing is a sport of the well-heeled (and out-of-staters), then a group of Maine working stiffs is out…
Just months after two tragic incidents in which illegal immigrants killed pedestrians while operating under Maine driver’s licenses, the taxpayer-funded…
Penobscot Sheriff’s deputies responded to two alleged domestic violence incidents on Tuesday in separate towns within one hour of each…
Portland Public Health is expanding targeted outreach efforts after state health officials reported a sharp increase in new HIV diagnoses…
The top lobbyist for Maine’s lobstering community is again challenging claims the supply is being “overfished.” After a recent meeting…
A routine stop at a fast-food restaurant turned into a question of policy and principle this week after an Augusta…
Twenty House Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues Wednesday to rebuke the Trump administration on federal union organizing. The bipartisan legislation, spearheaded…
The top editor of the largest paper in northcentral Maine apparently feels forced to let you know their staff knows…
An incarcerated sex offender incurred an additional charge of witness tampering on Wednesday after he allegedly smuggled a letter out…
A Portland cable and internet-service provider is laying off 176 workers from its call center, transitioning their work to other…
A Democrat U.S. Senate contender from Maine is suddenly showing off a new suit, while taking a dig at a…
Federal regulators voted Thursday to extend a shutdown preventing New England fishermen from catching shrimp. New England fishermen, especially those…
New accounts from former Bates College classmates are raising serious questions about the past conduct and political character of Democratic…
Portland city officials have hired a national consulting firm to review the city’s 10-year-old inclusionary zoning ordinance amid growing criticism…
The Maine State Police will take over responsibility for the Capitol Police force, consolidating law enforcement operations at the State…
A Florida man was sentenced to two years in prison in the U.S. District Court in Bangor on Friday following…
The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) announced on Wednesday a number of Subway sandwich shop locations throughout the state will…
Just when you thought a young Mainer might be catching a break, The Establishment struck back with a new poll…
A citizen’s initiative aimed at ending the sale and production of recreational cannabis in Maine can now begin collecting signatures…
Dustin Duren, sentenced to 45 years Thursday for blowing off his girlfriend’s head, apparently is quite satisfied with his fate.…
The Houlton Police Department arrested a man late last month after he was allegedly found distributing child pornography. [RELATED: Houlton…
Renys’ decision to close its Congress Street store on December 31 marks more than the end of a 15-year run…
York deputies arrested two wanted thieves in Lebanon on Wednesday after one was found hiding in a residence and the…
Maine’s unemployment rate held steady in September at 3.2 percent, a figure that remained unchanged from the previous month. Despite…
The Trump Administration has rolled out TrumpCard.gov, a new federal portal outlining the structure of the high-dollar immigration initiative known…
The Rockland Police Department arrested an Arkansas sex offender on Sunday for failing to comply with sex offender registration, less…
The nomination of Judge Andrew Benson to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine cleared a major hurdle…
Critics abound, and they always will. They should. Pursuing truth is a high calling. Our Founders urged us to test…
A New York City man has admitted he carried out a years-long scheme that combined mortgage fraud and an illegal…
A Wood Road home was leveled Tuesday night after a fast-moving fire tore through the structure, prompting a multi-agency response…
An expensive new taxpayer-financed roundabout in Damariscotta was supposed to improve safety at a dangerous spot. But the only thing…
Having disastrously failed at a job promotion, ex-VP Kamala Harris is nonetheless trying to be stone-cold serious about her legacy.…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) of Maine on Wednesday announced their nominees to the…
The Federal Reserve enters its latest policy meeting under the heaviest political and economic pressure in years, with Chair Jerome…
The Sanford Police Department arrested an alleged robber on Sunday who reportedly stole from a Springvale 7-Eleven gas station six…
Getting her car fixed with federal trail-maintenance money gave prosecutors a hint she wasn’t operating on all cylinders. They ended…
The Brunswick Police Department busted two alleged poachers on Monday after they were discovered with two dead deer early in…
A new omnibus poll from Pan Atlantic Research, a Portland-based research company headed by former Maine Democratic Party chair Victoria…
Regional School Unit (RSU) 9 school board member Griffin Mayhew, 26, representing Wilton, died unexpectedly on Monday, just months after…
Regional School Unit 24 voted Tuesday night to reaffirm its policy requiring students to use bathrooms and compete on sports…
Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Sen. Angus King (I) announced Tuesday that ten Maine organizations will be receiving a combined…
The political firestorm surrounding Gateway Community Services, the Somali-run nonprofit accused of defrauding Maine’s Medicaid system, is rapidly escalating, and…
Bharat Awasarmol, 49, residing in New Jersey, pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to fraud charges related to a…
Two out-of-state investment companies that are buying up trailer parks are among six nationwide under congressional scrutiny. The Joint Economic…
Australia has become the first country in the world to impose a nationwide ban blocking children under 16 from using…
Current Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap, now running for the Second Congressional District House seat soon to be vacated by…
Another day in Lewiston brought yet another cascade of questions, contradictions, and controversies, from nonprofit leaders refusing to comment, to…
Portland’s Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a 30-story tower that would become the tallest building in Maine, clearing the…
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On Monday, a federal judge struck down President Donald Trump’s (R) Executive Order pausing wind energy projects that he signed…
The captain of a Vinalhaven-bound ferry had just left the Rockland dock when his crewmen suddenly told him he needed…
A new wave of fake federal agents is sweeping Maine, which now leads all U.S. states in scammer border cops…
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) has reached out to members of the Trump Administration urging them to provide relief to…
A member of the Goffstown, New Hampshire, school board claimed that allowing a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter would cause…
By Owen McCarthy I grew up in a trailer in Patten, the son of a logger and a lunch lady.…
Illegal border crossers who need sanctuary from U.S. limits on their conveniently discovered “freedoms” have a home in Rockland, Maine.…
The Trump administration on Monday rolled out a $12 billion relief package, funded by tariff revenue, aimed at farmers who…
A tense MSAD 72 school committee meeting Monday night erupted with calls for accountability after a seven-year-old special-needs student disappeared…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is partnering with Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) on new legislation aimed at reshaping Affordable Care…
An Androscoggin County man charged with fatally shooting a cat says he did so because the animal was clearly suffering…
Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced late last month that the Department of Education (DOE) will be outsourcing several of its…
A substitute teacher at Montello Elementary in Maine’s second-largest city is under fire after telling a room of third-graders that…
Led by Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D), Maine’s Congressional delegation has joined together to introduce a…
Governor Janet Mills (D) will soon learn whether she’s really political bedfellows – even though odd ones – with the…