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Democrat Governor Prays Her Favorite, Occasionally Anti-Trump, Maine Taxpayer and SCOTUS Diss POTUS

By Ted CohenDecember 9, 20250 News

Governor Janet Mills (D) will soon learn whether she’s really political bedfellows – even though odd ones – with the…

News

Old Orchard Cops Break Up Weekend Drug Fest, Arrest Two Women

By Ted CohenDecember 8, 20250 News 1K Views

A tip about a suspicious vehicle led Old Orchard Beach police to a significant drug bust Saturday afternoon. Police officers…

News

Bangor Ingrates Protest War On Eve Of Pearl Harbor Day’s Solemn Remembrance

By Ted CohenDecember 8, 20250 News

Bangor hooligans were out in force to whine about the cost of preserving freedom on the eve U.S. remembering its…

News

Senator Harrington Demands Answers on Governor Mills’ Expanding No-Bid Contract Empire

By Jon FetherstonDecember 8, 20250 News 1K Views

State Sen. Matthew Harrington (R) is demanding immediate transparency from Gov. Janet Mills (D) after what he describes as a…

News

New Hampshire State Police Chase Ends In Kidnapping Charges for Man Who Wouldn’t Stop

By Ted CohenDecember 8, 20250 News

A man is facing kidnapping charges after a high-speed chase through New Hampshire. State troopers attempted a traffic stop Saturday…

News

Westbrook Suspect In Neighbor’s ‘Abusive’ Murder Pleads Not Guilty

By Ted CohenDecember 8, 20250 News

A Westbrook man who allegedly murdered his neighbor is denying the charge. James Fowler, 48, pleaded not guilty Monday in…

News

Androscoggin County Man Charged With Animal Cruelty In Wanton Cat Killing

By Ted CohenDecember 8, 20250 News

An Androscoggin County man has been charged in connection with shooting and killing a cat, police said. Jake Cyr, 34,…

News

‘Do Your Job’ Petition Blasts City Clerk, Mayor Over Osman Residency and Indictment Crisis

By Jon FetherstonDecember 8, 20250 News

A growing chorus of frustrated Lewiston residents is demanding accountability from City Hall, accusing city leaders of failing to enforce…

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National Media Picks Up Maine Wire Reporting on Fraud Allegations Surrounding Somali-Run “Non-Profit”

By Maine Wire StaffDecember 8, 20250 News 4K Views

Multiple national news outlets published reports on Monday citing whistle-blower allegations about fraud and corruption by the Maine-based Gateway Community…

News

Maine Man Gets Life Sentence for Killing Westbrook Couple in Front of Children

By Jon FetherstonDecember 8, 20250 News

A Maine man who admitted to gunning down a Westbrook couple as their children watched from the backseat has been…

News

Five Arrested in Livermore Falls Drug Trafficking Investigation, Maine Officials Say

By Jon FetherstonDecember 8, 20250 News 2K Views

Five people were arrested Thursday in connection with a months-long drug trafficking investigation in Livermore Falls, the Maine Drug Enforcement…

News

Bates College Faculty Hit Pause on Controversial Race, Power, Privilege Requirement

By Jon FetherstonDecember 8, 20250 News

Bates College faculty have unanimously voted to delay a sweeping new mandatory curriculum on race, power, privilege, and colonialism, pushing…

News

Child Vanishes on School Transport Route, Driver’s License Address at Lewiston Nonprofit Prompts Concern, Emergency Meeting Called for Monday

By Jon FetherstonDecember 8, 20250 News 12K Views

An MSAD 72 elementary school student being transported to an out-of-district placement by a substitute van driver went missing for…

Crime

“They Made It Too Easy!” Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar Attempts To Paint Alleged Perpetrators Of $1,000,000,000 Fraud Scheme Into Victims

By DCNFDecember 8, 20250 Crime

Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar appeared to suggest Sunday on CBS News that the victims of a massive COVID relief…

News

What an Indictment Means — and What Comes Next for Lewiston Councilor-Elect Iman Osman

By Jon FetherstonDecember 8, 20250 News 1K Views

Lewiston residents will get a new primary in how the criminal justice process and local politics can intersect as a…

News

Judge Blocks State’s Bid for 500-Foot Buffer Zone Around Portland Planned Parenthood in Portland

By Jon FetherstonDecember 8, 20250 News 4K Views

A Cumberland County judge has rejected the state’s push to impose a sweeping 500-foot buffer zone around the Planned Parenthood…

News

Supreme Court Takes Aim at Birthright Citizenship, Shaking Belief in a 150-Year-Old Immigration Loophole

By Jon FetherstonDecember 8, 20250 News 1K Views

In a seismic move that has rattled Democrats and immigration activists nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear…

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Kiernan Majerus-Collins, Now Candidate, Creates Chaos As Osman Scandal Revives His String of Controversies

By Jon FetherstonDecember 8, 20250 News 2K Views

As Lewiston plunges deeper into the scandal surrounding councilor-elect Iman Osman, attorney and Democratic legislative hopeful Kiernan Majerus-Collins is once…

News

Bangor Daily Tells Its New Political Reporter: ‘If You See the Press Herald There, Leave Immediately’

By Ted CohenDecember 6, 20250 News 2K Views

The only Maine daily other than those owned by you know who says it has decided to ignore any news…

News

Skowhegan Cops Nab Serial Burglar – And Emphasize He Won’t Be Singing Christmas Carols This Year

By Ted CohenDecember 6, 20250 News

Kyle Lloyd, photo courtesy of the Skowhegan Police Department

News

Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Bobby Charles Pushes Back After Maine Democrats Call Him ‘Racist’

By Jon FetherstonDecember 6, 20250 News 3K Views

A Republican candidate for governor is pushing back after the Maine Democratic State Committee accused him of racism in response…

News

Lewiston School Committee Melts Down Over Osman Scandal, Parks Claims “Threats” But Police Get No Report

By Jon FetherstonDecember 6, 20250 News 3K Views

The fallout from the indictment of City Councilor-elect and school committee appointee Iman Osman continued to spiral Friday, triggering a…

Education

School Boards Holding Firm, For Now, Against MHRC Efforts to Strong Arm Them on Title IX Policies

By Maine Wire StaffDecember 5, 20250 Education 2K Views

The board of the Spruce Mountain school district, or RSU 73, voted on Thursday night to stick with their amended…

News

Illegal Iraqi National Accused of Lying on Gun Background Check Arrested in Ellsworth

By Jon FetherstonDecember 5, 20250 News 1K Views

An Iraqi national living unlawfully in the United States was arrested in Ellsworth after federal agents say he attempted to…

News

Trump Wins, Again, As Supreme Court Clears Texas GOP Redistricting Map for 2026

By Jon FetherstonDecember 5, 20250 News

President Donald Trump scored another major political victory Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas to move forward with…

News

Maine Native American D-Day Veteran Hero Charles Shay dies at 101 in Normandy

By Ted CohenDecember 5, 20250 News

Just three weeks after receiving one of France’s highest military honors, a decorated WWII veteran from Maine has died. Shay,…

News

Hallowell Children Launch Letter-Writing Campaign to Gov. Janet Mills Asking for Clean Water for Christmas

By Jon FetherstonDecember 5, 20250 News 2K Views

Children in town of Hallowell, on the Western bank of the Kennebec River, are asking Maine Governor Janet Mills for…

News

Holiday Heist on Casco Bay: Thieves Steal 40,000 Oysters from Falmouth Farm

By Jon FetherstonDecember 5, 20250 News

In what authorities are calling a brazen and costly theft, a Falmouth oyster farmer has lost years of work and…

Healthcare

Democrats Torpedo Bipartisan Talks With Take-It-Or-Leave-It Obamacare Plan

By DCNFDecember 5, 20250 Healthcare

Democrats on Thursday proposed a three-year extension of the soon-to-expire enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies despite the measure’s near-certain failure to…

National

Creepy Dude Mark Warner Lashes Out After Trump Admin Nabs J6 Pipe Bomber Suspect

By DCNFDecember 5, 20250 National 1K Views

Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner expressed bitterness on Thursday about President Donald Trump’s administration celebrating the capture of the man…

News

Lewiston Braces for Chaos as Indicted Councilor-Elect Osman Refuses to Step Down

By Jon FetherstonDecember 5, 20250 News 2K Views

A political firestorm in Lewiston is intensifying as Councilor-elect Iman Osman, now indicted on theft-related charges, insists he will take…

News

Maine’s Revenue Pitch Rises Again as Tax Hikes Fuel Forecast — Mills Silent on Surging Burden

By Jon FetherstonDecember 5, 20250 News 1K Views

Maine’s Revenue Forecast Committee delivered a fresh projection Monday showing state revenues continuing to climb over the next two fiscal…

News

Fire Marshal Investigating Fatal Fire in Sumner

By Seamus OthotDecember 5, 20250 News

The Maine State Fire Marshal is investigating a fatal fire at a Sumner home that was powered exclusively by solar…

News

How Much Does Maine Spend on Heating Assistance? And Who Benefits the Most?

By Libby PalanzaDecember 5, 20250 News

Data shared by the Maine State Housing Authority shows that Mainers from the northern-most parts of the state have so…

News

Bangor Brass So Tired Of Homeless DIY Encampments Councilors Now May Build A Government Version

By Ted CohenDecember 5, 20250 News 1K Views

The East-Central Maine version of liberal Portland, besieged like its southern big-sister city with rag-tag “homeless” encampments, is going high…

News

Mainers’ Streaming Service Subscriptions Will Be Subject to 5.5% Sales Tax Starting in 2026

By Libby PalanzaDecember 4, 20250 News 2K Views

Beginning on January 1, Mainers who subscribe to streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify may see a new charge…

News

Maine’s “Independent” U.S. Senator Targeted By Leftists For Not Being A Real Democrat – And He’s Loving It

By Ted CohenDecember 4, 20250 News 1K Views

A liberal political lobby announced Wednesday it’s going after Maine’s Angus King for going soft on President Trump. But in…

News

Paris Police Bust Burglar Caught on Camera Stealing at Large After Two Arrests Last Month

By Seamus OthotDecember 4, 20250 News

The Paris Police Department arrested an alleged homeless burglar on Wednesday, who had been arrested and released twice in November.…

News

Rockland Police Arrest South Thomaston Man After Finding Him With Drugs and a Firearm

By Seamus OthotDecember 4, 20250 News

The Rockland Police Department arrested a South Thomaston man on Tuesday after officers allegedly saw him hiding drug paraphernalia during…

News

Lewiston Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession as City Faces Mounting Firearms Incidents

By Jon FetherstonDecember 4, 20250 News 2K Views

A Lewiston man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm, adding yet another…

News

Lewiston School Committee Members Call for Osman to Resign After Indictment, Mayor Changes Tune

By Jon FetherstonDecember 4, 20250 News

Four members of the Lewiston School Committee on Thursday called for Ward 5 representative Iman Osman to resign following his…

News

House Passes Bill to Check Chinese Government Influence on American Schools, Pingree Votes No

By Seamus OthotDecember 4, 20250 News

The U.S. House of Representatives acted to combat the influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on American schools on…

News

Shenna Bellows Joins Coalition Opposing Use of Immigration Database for Determining Voter Eligibility

By Libby PalanzaDecember 4, 20250 News

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has joined eleven of her counterparts in sending a letter to the Department of…

News

Hermon GOP Committee Claims Mills’ Internal Polling Shows Her Losing U.S. Senate Primary

By Ted CohenDecember 4, 20250 News

If it seems Senate hopeful Janet Mills is stepping up her social-media campaign, there may be a reason. The Hermon…

News

Trump Reverses Costly Biden-Era Environmental Standards for Vehicles

By Seamus OthotDecember 4, 20250 News

President Donald Trump took action on Wednesday to repeal the burdensome fuel standards imposed by the Biden Administration that, according…

News

FBI Arrests Suspect in 2021 DC Pipe Bomb Case After Nearly Five-Year Investigation

By Jon FetherstonDecember 4, 20250 News

A suspect accused of placing two pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol on January 5, 2021, is in federal custody…

Maine and New England

Progressive Poll Pegs Platner at Still 20 Points Ahead of Mills in Democrat Primary Race

By Sam PattenDecember 4, 20250 Maine and New England

Democrat Senate hopeful Graham Platner has weathered the news about his tattoo and past Reddit posts, as a new poll…

News

Lewiston Mayor Asks for Resignation After Councilor-Elect Osman Indicted, Residency Under Fire

By Jon FetherstonDecember 4, 20250 News

The political firestorm surrounding councilor-elect Iman Osman exploded this week after he was federally indicted on charges of receiving stolen…

News

What Happened to Lewiston, Maine? A Proud Mill City Now on the Brink as Leaders Stay Silent

By Jon FetherstonDecember 4, 20250 News 3K Views

Lewiston, Maine, once stood as a monument to American resilience, a booming mill city powered by the Androscoggin River, strengthened…

News

Smoker Blaze at Former Portland Barbecue Spot Briefly Disrupts Morning Traffic

By Jon FetherstonDecember 4, 20250 News

An early-morning fire at the former Noble Barbeque building on Forest Avenue brought a full Portland Fire Department response Wednesday,…

News

Portland Students Walk Out, March on City Hall to Protest ICE Detentions of Classmates

By Jon FetherstonDecember 4, 20250 News

More than 500 Portland-area high school students walked out of class Wednesday and marched through the city’s downtown in a…

News

Florida Speedboat Was Going 80 MPH When It Flipped Over, Killing Maine Owner, Two Others, Witnesses Say

By Ted CohenDecember 4, 20250 News 2K Views

The Florida boat that flipped killing a Maine couple and their friend was going as fast as 80 mph at…

News

Scallon Condemns Trump While Portland Schools Face Scrutiny Over Transparency Concerns

By Jon FetherstonDecember 4, 20250 News

Portland Public Schools Superintendent Ryan Scallon issued a forceful statement Wednesday denouncing President Donald Trump’s recent comments about Somali immigrants,…

News

Portland Opens Remote Warming Center for the Homeless as Bitter Cold Moves In

By Jon FetherstonDecember 4, 20250 News

With temperatures expected to plunge into dangerous territory beginning Thursday, Portland officials will activate the city’s winter warming center, a…

News

Portland Murder Suspect Refuses Court Appearance Over Jail Clothes, Delaying Case Again

By Jon FetherstonDecember 4, 20250 News

A Portland man accused of stabbing his roommate to death has pushed his bail hearing into next year after refusing…

News

Porsche Driver Under Fire for Bringing a Christmas Tree Across the Border Into NH From Maine

By Ted CohenDecember 3, 20250 News 2K Views

A Facebook group whose 21,000 members are focused on “car spotting” are suddenly obsessed with a Christmas tree on the…

Crime

Year-Long Auburn Drug Investigation Leads to Three Arrests and Seizure of Drugs Worth $75k

By Seamus OthotDecember 3, 20250 Crime 1K Views

A year-long investigation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) culminated in the arrests of three alleged drug traffickers in…

Crime

Man Arrested in Rockland on Drug Charges Subject to Nine Sets of Bail Conditions

By Seamus OthotDecember 3, 20250 Crime

Police in Rockland arrested a man on drug charges on Thanksgiving Day who was already subject to nine separate active…

News

Maine’s Emergency Heating Assistance Program Opens After Month-Long Delay Due to Government Shutdown

By Libby PalanzaDecember 3, 20250 News

Beginning Wednesday, December 3, the Maine State Housing Authority will be opening its Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP) for the…

News

Former Maine Gubernatorial Democrat Dreamer Now Defending Portland’s Failed Liberal Policies

By Ted CohenDecember 3, 20250 News

Former Portland cop and Cumberland County Sheriff Mark Dion fancies himself as Maine’s next governor. After all, the law-school grad…

News

Orneville Sex Offender Arrested Following Brutal October Assault Against Two Women

By Seamus OthotDecember 3, 20250 News 2K Views

The Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department arrested a lifetime sex offender registrant from Orneville on Tuesday following a “brutal” October assault…

News

MSP Gamble on Tips from Inmates with New Deck of Cards Depicting Cold-Case Murder Victims

By Seamus OthotDecember 3, 20250 News

The Maine State Police launched its new Cold Case Deck of Cards program on Wednesday, which will distribute cards featuring…

Commentary

Alice in Wonderland’s Cautionary Canto Reveals a Broken Craft in a Swampy Setting

By Sam PattenDecember 3, 20250 Commentary 2K Views

“Two things for you to think about,” the high-priced, quite possibly best in the business First Amendment lawyer told me.…

News

Councilor Gallant Says Lewiston School Committee “Failed the Public” by Blocking Osman Investigation

By Jon FetherstonDecember 3, 20250 News 1K Views

A Lewiston city councilor is sharply criticizing the city’s School Committee after it voted last Monday to block an investigation…

News

Lewiston Political Crisis Deepens as Osman Faces Indictment, Residency Scrutiny, and School Committee Turmoil

By Jon FetherstonDecember 3, 20250 News 4K Views

Iman Osman, 36, who was elected in November to represent Ward 5 on the Lewiston City Council, was indicted Wednesday…

Crime

Two Bangor Residents Arrested After Drunk Driving Hit-and-Run

By Seamus OthotDecember 3, 20250 Crime

Two Bangor residents were arrested on Monday after they allegedly fled the scene of a drunk driving crash. [RELATED: Brunswick…

News

Southern Maine Drivers’ Ed Teacher Charged With Assaulting Student

By Ted CohenDecember 3, 20250 News

The owner of a York driving academy is facing assault and disorderly-conduct charges, police said. Stephen Graziano, a driving instructor…

National

Rand Paul Says Trump Boat Strikes ‘Prelude To War’ With Venezuela

By DCNFDecember 3, 20250 National

Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats is bringing the United…

News

Federal Government Releases $40 Million in Heating Assistance Funds for Mainers

By Libby PalanzaDecember 3, 20250 News

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) announced Tuesday that the federal government has released nearly $40 million in heating assistance for Mainers.…

News

Trump Administration Says It Will Withhold SNAP From Democrat-Led States if They Don’t Provide Data

By Jon FetherstonDecember 3, 20250 News

Trump administration officials said Tuesday they will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting…

News

Trump’s Comments on Somali Immigrants Coincide with Planned Federal Enforcement Operation in Minnesota

By Jon FetherstonDecember 2, 20250 News

Federal authorities are preparing a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota aimed at Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the United…

News

Fatal House Fire in Cambridge Under Investigation

By Jon FetherstonDecember 2, 20250 News

The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fire that broke out Monday evening at a home on Andrew…

News

Tractor-Trailers Continue to Ignore Road Closure in Lyman, Frustrating Residents and Officials

By Jon FetherstonDecember 2, 20250 News 4K Views

Residents in Lyman say tractor-trailers continue to travel down Route 35 southbound despite the road being clearly closed as crews…

News

Trump’s New ‘Trump Accounts’ Savings Program Poised to Reshape Childhood Wealth—Supercharged by $6.25B Dell Gift

By Jon FetherstonDecember 2, 20250 News

A sweeping new childhood savings initiative backed by President Donald Trump is set to launch in 2026, offering millions of…

News

Trio with Maine Ties Killed in Florida Speedboat Crash

By Jon FetherstonDecember 2, 20250 News

Three people with connections to Maine were killed over the weekend in a high-speed boating crash in the Florida Keys,…

News

Maine to Again Consider Bill Requiring State Agencies to Undergo Zero-Based Budgeting Every 10 Years

By Libby PalanzaDecember 2, 20250 News

Maine lawmakers have scheduled a work session for a bipartisan bill that would subject state agencies to zero-based budgeting once…

News

Collins Pushes Nearly $40 Million in Heating Aid to Maine After Federal Shutdown Delays

By Jon FetherstonDecember 2, 20250 News

Nearly $40 million in long-awaited home heating aid is finally headed to Maine after the Department of Health and Human…

News

Maine Warns of Transit Meltdown as Federal CDL Crackdown Exposes Fraud, Safety Failures Nationwide

By Jon FetherstonDecember 2, 20250 News 2K Views

Maine leaders are sounding alarms over a federal effort to tighten commercial driver’s license rules, but their warnings focus on…

News

Bath-Built Guided Missile Stealth Destroyers Under Government Scrutiny, Eyed For Upgrades

By Ted CohenDecember 2, 20250 News 1K Views

The Zumwalt class of stealth destroyers, built at Bath Iron Works, are under fire from Congress for failed systems, according…

News

Relatives Of Jogger Killed By Car Dispute Cops Who Say She Ignored A Traffic Light

By Ted CohenDecember 2, 20250 News 4K Views

The family and friends of an avid Portland runner are insisting she didn’t cross the street against the light before…

News

U.S. Optimism Grows as Witkoff and Kushner Head to Moscow for High-Stakes Talks with Putin to End War

By Jon FetherstonDecember 2, 20250 News

The White House said it is “very optimistic” as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner prepare to meet Vladimir Putin in…

News

Maine Gets First Major Snow Storm of the Winter Season

By Libby PalanzaDecember 2, 20250 News

As the first major snow storm of the season sweeps through Maine, many schools, businesses, and state offices have closed…

News

Citywide Parking Ban Declared in Portland from 10PM Tuesday Through 6AM Wednesday

By Jon FetherstonDecember 2, 20250 News

Portland has issued a full, overnight street-parking ban, due to the winter snow storm, beginning at 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, December…

Featured

Maine Officials Fear Congressional Subpoena Amid House Oversight Probe of Medicaid Spending on Illegal Aliens

By Steve RobinsonDecember 2, 20250 Featured 2K Views

The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating Maine’s provision of Medicaid benefits to illegal aliens. But…

Immigration

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Indian Trucker Accused Of Killing Two In Horrific Crash

By DCNFDecember 2, 20251 Immigration

An Indian man accused of killing two individuals in a horrific highway crash entered the United States unlawfully under the…

Crime

Sound Familiar? Soros-Backed DA Ditches Death Penalty in Machete-Wielding Illegal Immigrant In Beheading Case

By DCNFDecember 2, 20250 Crime

Democratic Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot’s office will not seek the death penalty against an illegal immigrant charged with…

News

Maine Sportsman Wins National Acclaim For Bagging His First Deer Ever – After Hunting For 36 Long Years

By Ted CohenDecember 2, 20250 News 1K Views

A national, 127-year-old outdoors-life publication says a Jackman woodsman “might be the most patient and persistent hunter on the planet.”…

News

Feds Open Lending Tap for Drought Relief

By Libby PalanzaDecember 2, 20250 News

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is now making relief available to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in…

News

Sparks Fly at Confrontational Lewiston School Committee Monday Night

By Jon FetherstonDecember 2, 20250 News 5K Views

The controversy surrounding Ward 5 school committee member Iman Osman’s residency erupted into a full-scale public reckoning Monday night, as…

News

Special Election Scheduled for February 24 to Fill House Seat Vacated by Former Rep. Kristen Cloutier

By Libby PalanzaDecember 2, 20250 News

Eligible Lewiston residents will have the chance to go to the polls on February 24 to participate in a special…

News

Immigration Crackdown, Minnesota Fraud Scandal Create New Stress for Maine’s Somali Communities

By Jon FetherstonDecember 1, 20251 News 4K Views

The Trump administration’s sharp escalation of immigration enforcement is creating new uncertainty across Maine’s immigrant and refugee communities, recent reports…

News

Maine Grill Owner Steadfastly Refuses To Serve Fake, Woke Turkey Burgers

By Ted CohenDecember 1, 20250 News 1K Views

Paying homage to that stubborn, all-American, in-your-face spirit, an iconic southern-Maine business is refusing to compromise its red-meat principles. “Turkey…

Commentary

Minnesota’s Massive Somali Fraud Scandal Is a Warning to Every State, Including Maine

By The Maine WireDecember 1, 20250 Commentary 3K Views

It is now a national news story, even in the liberal media: a massive Somali-linked welfare fraud scandal. This troubling…

Maine and New England

Missing Midcoast Lighthouse Bell Found, To Replace Secret Interloper At Camden Town Landing

By Ted CohenDecember 1, 20250 Maine and New England 2K Views

It’s taken nearly three decades but the missing historic Curtis Island Lighthouse fog bell has been found – 70 miles…

Media

Remembering Conservative Icon William F. Buckley Jr., Who Would Have Been 100 Years Old on November 25

By Ted CohenDecember 1, 20250 Media

William F. Buckley was once seated at a conference table taking questions from an audience when a man asked him,…

News

Trump Moves to Shut Down Venezuelan Airspace, Sparking Fierce Backlash From Maduro Regime

By Jon FetherstonDecember 1, 20250 News

In a dramatic escalation of U.S. pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government, President Donald J. Trump declared over the weekend…

News

Shenna Bellows Signs Joint Letter to Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem Concerning Requests for Voter Data

By Libby PalanzaDecember 1, 20250 News 2K Views

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has signed onto a letter with a handful of her counterparts in blue states…

News

Elderly Kennebunk Man Seriously Injured After Truck Crashes Into Stone Wall in Baldwin

By Jon FetherstonDecember 1, 20251 News

An 81-year-old man from Kennebunk was seriously injured Tuesday evening when the Ford F-150 he was driving went veering off…

News

Just Nuts: Squirrel Disrupts Post-Holiday Bangor Airport Rush, Trips Power For 3,000 Residents

By Ted CohenDecember 1, 20250 News

Hard to believe a tiny nut-gathering beast can still disrupt life in the 21st century, even to the point of…

News

Portland Ushers In Holiday Season With Monument Square Tree Lighting

By Jon FetherstonDecember 1, 20250 News

Portland ushered in the holiday season Friday night as crowds filled Monument Square for the city’s annual tree-lighting ceremony. The…

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