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Trust Fades in Lewiston as Simple Questions Go Unanswered in Council Appointment Dispute

By Jon FetherstonFebruary 2, 20260 Top News 2K Views

LEWISTON, Maine — Confusion and mistrust continue to surround the appointment of a new city councilor in Lewiston, as officials…

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Senate Funding Package Sent Back to the House for Final Approval as Federal Government Enters Partial Shutdown

By Libby PalanzaFebruary 2, 20260 Top News

The United States Senate voted Friday in support of a major funding bill to keep the federal government open. Included…

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Trump Claims India Trade Deal: Tariffs Cut to 18% After Modi Pledges to Halt Russian Oil Buys

By Jon FetherstonFebruary 2, 20260 News

WASHINGTON – President Donald J. Trump said Monday that he reached a new trade deal with India after a phone…

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Fugitive With Four Active Arrest Warrants Arrested in Otisfield

By Seamus OthotFebruary 2, 20260 News 1K Views

The Oxford Sheriff’s Department arrested a fugitive wanted on four outstanding warrants after he was found hiding in Otisfield. [RELATED:…

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Armed and Armored Burglar Arrested in Portland After Fleeing Police on Electric Scooter

By Seamus OthotFebruary 2, 20260 News

The Portland Police Department arrested a Falmouth man on Sunday after he allegedly broke into a home carrying a firearm,…

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Bangor Man Named “Innocent” Arrested for Assaulting Resident Under His Care at a Hermon Group Home

By Seamus OthotFebruary 2, 20260 Top News 1K Views

The Penobscot Sheriff’s Department arrested a Bangor man on Saturday after he allegedly assaulted a resident of a group home…

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Maine’s Poster Boy As World’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ Paints Bleak Future For Fellow Actor With ALS

By Ted CohenFebruary 2, 20260 News 2K Views

The acclaimed Hollywood actor who put Lewiston, Maine on the map is trying his best to spin on a sick…

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Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Church Storming Incident

By DCNFFebruary 2, 20260 Top News

Harold Hutchison is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation Federal agents arrested former CNN host Don Lemon Thursday…

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Maine Fishing Vessel Was Featured In TV Documentary Along With Dragger Now Missing Off Massachusetts

By Ted CohenFebruary 2, 20260 Top News 2K Views

A dragger from Gloucester, Massachusetts that helped anchor a TV show about the perils of New England fishing is believed…

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Kennebec Sheriff Investigating Shooting Incident in Farmingdale

By Seamus OthotFebruary 2, 20260 News

The Kennebec Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting incident caught on video last Friday outside a Farmingdale apartment building. [RELATED:…

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Trump Declares Cuba an Emergency, Targets Oil Suppliers with New Tariff Threat

By Jon FetherstonFebruary 2, 20260 Top News

WASHINGTON – President Donald J. Trump on Thursday night signed an executive order declaring a national emergency tied to Cuba…

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Monday Night: Portland City Council Weighs Emergency Vote to Join Lawsuit over Federal Immigration Enforcement Surge

By Jon FetherstonFebruary 2, 20260 Top News

PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland City Council is set to vote Monday, February 2, 2026, on an emergency resolve that…

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Opinion: Mills’ $300 “Relief” Check Is a Campaign Prop While MaineCare Burns

By Jon FetherstonFebruary 2, 20260 Top News

Here we go again. Janet Mills wants you to say “thank you” for $300 while MaineCare burns. In her final…

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EPSTEIN FILES: Maine Gov Janet Mills Accused of Child Abuse Cover-up, Cocaine Trafficking in Newly Released SDNY Documents

By The Maine WireFebruary 1, 20262 News 77K Views

Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ name has surfaced in the latest U.S. Justice Department release of files related to the late…

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Memo To Janet Mills: Take A Page From Graham Platner’s Campaign Playbook, Try Talking To ‘Media Snakes’

By Ted CohenFebruary 1, 20260 Top News 2K Views

Two candidates walk into a bar. They’re approached by reporter Jon Fetherston of The Maine Wire. Janet Mills, 78, one…

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‘Those People Will Suffer’: Trump Sets Stage For Federal Law Enforcement Engagement With Rioters

By DCNFFebruary 1, 20260 Featured 3K Views

Anthony Iafrate is with the Daily Caller News Foundation President Donald Trump stated Saturday his administration will not intervene in…

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‘Secret (Maine?) Seaweed’ Triggers Class-Action Lawsuit Against Costco’s Popular Rotisserie Chickens

By Ted CohenFebruary 1, 20260 News

The famous $4.99 Costco chickens, of which the company reportedly sells 150 million a year, are facing a lawsuit over…

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US Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Digital Privacy Case Against Paramount

By Libby PalanzaFebruary 1, 20260 Top News

Digital privacy will soon be coming before the United States Supreme Court as Justices have agreed to hear a case…

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Maine Lawmakers Consider Refining Definition of “Billing Statement” Nearly A Year After Banning Banks from Charging Paper Statement Fees

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 31, 20260 News

Nearly a year ago, Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed a bill into law prohibiting banks from charging customers a fee…

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Liberals Are Denying The Great White Shark Population Is Increasing To Protect Their Government Grants

By Ted CohenJanuary 31, 20260 News 1K Views

An increase in shark attacks should be blamed on the great whites, not on humans ignoring the warnings to stay…

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President Donald Trump Sues the IRS and Treasury Department for $10B Over Accusations Related to Leaked Tax Returns During 2020 Election Cycle

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 31, 20261 News

President Donald Trump (R) has sued the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department for $10 billion over allegations that…

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Mills, Frey Demand ICE Reveal Identities of 206 Arrested in “Enhanced” Maine Operation

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 31, 20262 Featured

AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills (D) and Attorney General Aaron Frey (D) say they are demanding answers from the…

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As Many Maine Businesses Take a Long Weekend to Protest ICE, Others Dare to Stay Open While Making Anti-ICE Statements

By Seamus OthotJanuary 30, 20263 News 3K Views

As businesses across the state are closing on Friday in protest against ICE as part of a “National Shutdown” that…

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Westbrook Police Arrest Maintenance Worker for Stealing Medication

By Seamus OthotJanuary 30, 20260 News 3K Views

The Westbrook Police Department was busy on Wednesday, arresting a maintenance worker who allegedly stole medication and a sex offender…

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Senate Funding Vote Fails as DHS-ICE Fight Raises Shutdown Risk

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 30, 20260 Top News

WASHINGTON — A procedural vote to advance a government funding package failed in the Senate on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026,…

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Farmers’ Almanac Saved at the Last Minute after New York Digital Media Buyout

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 30, 20260 News 1K Views

LEWISTON, Maine – The Farmers’ Almanac, a long 208-year-old publication held by the Geiger family in Lewiston, has been acquired…

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Now On ‘X:’ Bill Belichick Breaks Up With Maine Squeeze, Which Means They’re Now ‘X’s’

By Ted CohenJanuary 30, 20260 Commentary 5K Views

A Twitter “satirist” has attracted more than 3.7 million clicks after reporting that the embattled former head coach of the…

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Woman Arrested following Bangor Stabbing Incident

By Seamus OthotJanuary 30, 20260 News 1K Views

The Bangor Police Department arrested a woman on Thursday following a stabbing incident at a Bangor home the previous Saturday.…

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Noble High School Student Killed in Crash with Amtrak Train

By Seamus OthotJanuary 30, 20260 News 2K Views

A Noble High School student was killed on Thursday after a crash between a pickup truck and an Amtrak Downeaster…

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Martel says Lewiston Council President Warned Him over Maine Wire Comments, Pressed him on “Allegiance” in Tense Phone Call

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 30, 20260 Featured 2K Views

LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston City Councilor Bret Martel says City Council President David Chittim called him directly after Martel criticized…

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Four Illegal Immigrants Busted in Calais After Suspicious Activity at ATM

By Seamus OthotJanuary 30, 20260 Top News 1K Views

Border Patrol agents working out of the Calais border station apprehended four illegal immigrants on Saturday after reports of suspicious…

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Treasury’s Bessent Pitches “Trump Accounts,” Promises $1,000 Seed Investment for Kids and Private-Sector Matching

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 30, 20260 Featured

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday January 28, 2026, laid out a sweeping case for what he…

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Somali Cabbie From Lewiston Who Forged Federal Paperwork Nabbed By ICE In Vermont

By Ted CohenJanuary 30, 20260 Top News

A Somali immigrant convicted in Maine for falsifying his citizenship application is now facing new charges, this time in Vermont.…

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Mills Maintains Radical Anti-ICE Rhetoric After They End Crackdown on Maine

By Seamus OthotJanuary 29, 20260 Featured

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) failed to lower the temperature of her anti-ICE rhetoric on Thursday, even as she responded to…

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State Police Urge Mainers to Look Out for Antique Pickup Truck Stolen from Massachusetts

By Seamus OthotJanuary 29, 20260 Top News

The Maine State Police urged people on Thursday to be on the lookout for an antique pickup truck stolen from…

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Global Home Care Overbilled Medicaid by Nearly $100k While Raking in Millions in Taxpayer Funding

By Seamus OthotJanuary 29, 20260 Top News 1K Views

The Lewiston-based, Somali-operated Global Home Care has continued to rake in millions in MaineCare benefits despite overbilling the taxpayer-funded program…

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Ex-Maine Navy Pilot, Retired Veteran International Boeing Captain, Believes Ill-fated Bangor Jet Ran Into Ice Pellets

By Ted CohenJanuary 29, 20261 News 2K Views

A former Brunswick Naval Air Station pilot who went on to fly 40 years for a major airline believes the…

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Down East Maine Pulp Worker, a UMaine Student, Killed In Accidental Gas Release

By Ted CohenJanuary 29, 20260 News 4K Views

A Woodland Pulp worker who was exposed to a gas leak at the Baileyville mill has died, officials said. The…

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Blanchard Files Second Federal Lawsuit, Accusing Augusta School Board of Silencing Critics During Public Comment

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 29, 20261 News 2K Views

AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine political activist Nicholas Blanchard has filed a second federal lawsuit, this time targeting the Augusta Board…

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Rep. Yusuf Yusuf Tied in to Vast Network of Million-Dollar Somali-Run Medicaid Recipients and Money Transfers

By Seamus OthotJanuary 29, 20260 News 7K Views

Somali-born state Rep. Yusuf Yusuf (D-Portland) runs a home care business with apparent ties to an interconnected network of Somali-operated…

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Secretary Grima Wormtongue Speaks to the Minions

By Jonathan ReismanJanuary 29, 20261 Commentary 1K Views

Secretary of State and Democratic Gubernatorial hopeful Shenna Bellows (D) was in the news recently for her decision to change…

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Platner Puts Collins on ICE Blast at Portland Protest

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 29, 20261 Featured 1K Views

PORTLAND, Maine – Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, sharply criticized Sen. Susan Collins on Thursday during a…

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Frozen Pipes, Heaters Spark Accidental Structure Fire in Norway, Fire Marshal Says

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 29, 20260 News

NORWAY, Maine — The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office says a structure fire on Everett Drive in Norway was accidentally sparked…

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Portland Weighs Siding with Minnesota in lawsuit over ICE tactics as Mayor Dion Warns that Evictions Could Spike

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 29, 20260 Top News

PORTLAND, Maine — Portland Mayor Mark Dion and the City Council met in executive session Monday night, Jan. 26, to…

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Collins says ICE has Ended “Enhanced” Operations in Maine after Pressing Noem to Pause Crackdown

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 29, 20260 Featured

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) announced Thursday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ceased its…

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Trio of Veteran-Focused Bills Signed into Law by President Donald Trump

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 29, 20260 Top News

President Donald Trump (R) signed a trio of bills focused on America’s veteran population into law last week. All three…

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Controversy Over Requiring Public School Classrooms to Display the Ten Commandments Brought Before Full 5th Circuit Court of Appeals

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 28, 20260 News 5K Views

The fight over new laws in Texas and Louisiana requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments continued this…

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PETA Vows To Go Full Steam Ahead, Appealing Judge’s Order Tossing Out Its Maine Lawsuit

By Ted CohenJanuary 28, 20260 News 1K Views

The animal-rights group that lost its bid to put the Maine Lobster Festival out of business says it plans to…

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Maine’s Acadia National Park Borders On A Big Fail When It Comes To ‘Digital Detoxing’

By Ted CohenJanuary 28, 20260 News 1K Views

Acadia may be the fifth-most-visited national park in the country, but as a “digital detox” it’s just not cutting it.…

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LD 2150: The Democrat Bill to Allow the State to Silence Journalists They Don’t Like

By Seamus OthotJanuary 28, 20260 Top News 2K Views

A Democrat-led bill set for a public hearing on Thursday would give government agencies the power to bar concerned citizens…

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Mills Plan To Send “Poor Mainers” Cash From ‘Rainy Day Fund’ Far Exceeds Federal Poverty Guidelines

By Ted CohenJanuary 28, 20260 News 4K Views

A taxpayer-financed slush fund that Democrat Gov. Janet Mills is proposing violates the government’s definition of poverty. If that isn’t…

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Nine Protesters Arrested for Criminal Trespass Outside Susan Collins’ Portland Office

By Seamus OthotJanuary 28, 20260 Top News 2K Views

The Portland Police Department arrested nine protesters outside of Sen. Susan Collins’ (R-Maine) office on Tuesday after they refused to…

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New Maine Fishermen’s Organization Demands Accountability From Mills Administration

By Ted CohenJanuary 28, 20260 Top News

A newly formed fishermen’s coalition is calling on Democrat Gov. Janet Mills to support its fight against potentially harmful industry…

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Trump Blasts Hall of Fame Voters after Bill Belichick Misses First-Ballot Induction, Ties Snub to NFL’s Revamped Kickoff

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 28, 20260 Top News

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ripped the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection process after legendary coach Bill Belichick was…

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Law-bster Suit Against Maine Seafood Festival Fails To Catch A Wave, Tossed Out By Judge

By Ted CohenJanuary 28, 20260 Top News

An animal-rights group has lost its bid to outlaw the midcoast’s annual, internationally-popular Maine Lobster Festival. PETA was trying to…

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Mills Uses Odd State of the State Speech to Lash Out at Feds, Pitch New Checks, and Demand “Universal Healthcare”

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 28, 20261 Featured 2K Views

AUGUSTA, Maine – Governor Janet Mills (D) used her State of the State address to deliver a sweeping political message…

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Ben Midgley wins York County GOP Caucus Straw Poll for Governor

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 28, 20260 News

YORK COUNTY, Maine – Republican gubernatorial candidate Ben Midgley won a straw poll held at the York County Republican official…

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Numbers Don’t Lie – Bangor Crash Was Among The Deadliest Plane Disasters In Maine History

By Ted CohenJanuary 27, 20260 News 3K Views

Though the number of fatalities in Sunday’s corporate-jet crash remained in dispute, either way it was one of the state’s…

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Gov. Janet Mills to Propose $2.25 Million in State Support for “Reproductive Health Care Providers” in Upcoming Supplemental Budget

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 27, 20260 News 1K Views

Maine’s Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Tuesday that she intends to recommend that the state spend $2.25 million in support…

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Absentee Voting Begins Today for House District 94 Special Election Scheduled for February 24

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 27, 20260 News

Absentee voting is now underway for the special election being held in House District 94 to fill the seat left…

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Legendary Bangor Bookseller, Keeper Of Trinkets And Folklore, Eric Furry Dead At 74

By Ted CohenJanuary 27, 20260 News 1K Views

For some 45 years Eric Furry held court at his popular hangout known as Pro Libris Books on Third Street.…

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Portland Mental Health Clinic Agrees to $20k Settlement After Mishandling Scheduled Drugs

By Seamus OthotJanuary 27, 20260 News

A Portland mental health clinic and its providers agreed to pay a $20,000 settlement after Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigators…

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Maine’s ‘Coldest Missing-Person Case’ Becomes A YouTube Documentary

By Ted CohenJanuary 27, 20260 News 2K Views

The 2011 pre-Christmas mystery surrounding a missing 20-month-old continues to tug at her family. But cops still have no answers…

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Maine Catholic Advocates For Victims Of Clerical Sexual Abuse Again Denied Chance To Meet With Their Priest

By Ted CohenJanuary 27, 20260 News

A group of Catholic parishioners from southern Maine say they have been prevented a second time from meeting with a…

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Doomed Maine Plane’s Wings May Have Been Weighted Down By Ice In Fatal Crash, History And Analysts Suggest

By Ted CohenJanuary 27, 20260 News 1K Views

The model of plane that tragically crashed in a Bangor snowstorm earlier this week has been susceptible to wing-ice buildup.…

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ACLU’s “Eyes on Ice” Training Teaches Activists to Film Federal Agents and Warns Them Not to Do What got Two Minneapolis Protesters Killed

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 27, 20260 News 1K Views

WASHINGTON – A national coalition of left-leaning advocacy groups led by the ACLU hosted a Monday night virtual training dubbed…

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Amy Sussman says One Nonprofit will Return Lewiston Shooting Donations — after Spotlight on Fund Scandal

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 26, 20260 News 5K Views

LEWISTON, Maine — Amy Sussman, the aunt of Lewiston mass shooting victim Maxx Hathaway, said Monday that one nonprofit that…

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Controversial Expansion of Ranked Choice Voting Again on the Docket in Augusta After Last Minute Recall from Gov. Janet Mills’ Desk

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 26, 20260 News 2K Views

After being recalled from Gov. Janet Mills’ (D) desk as the eleventh-hour last year, Maine lawmakers are scheduled to discuss…

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AG Frey Creates Email Address for Mainers to Report on Federal Law Enforcement

By Seamus OthotJanuary 26, 20260 Featured 1K Views

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey launched an email address on Monday, encouraging Mainers to report federal immigration enforcement activity, including…

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Maine’s Highest Court Kicks Sand In Face Of Out-Of-State Couple Who Suddenly Decided They Own The Beach

By Ted CohenJanuary 26, 20260 News 3K Views

A long-established Popham Beach family is claiming victory in a lawsuit brought by their New Jersey-transplant neighbors. The Hills have…

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Tired BIW Missile Destroyer Repelled Four Torpedo Attacks, Needs $61 Million Facelift

By Ted CohenJanuary 26, 20261 Top News 2K Views

The first Navy ship to be named for retired Rear Adm. James Stockdale, built in Bath, Maine, and recently fending…

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Westbrook Driver Busted After Striking School Bus in Standish and Causing a Road Closure

By Seamus OthotJanuary 26, 20260 News 2K Views

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Westbrook man on Friday after he allegedly crashed into an occupied school bus…

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House Advances $1.2 Trillion Spending Package with Bipartisan Support Ahead of Jan 30 Deadline to Avoid Government Shutdown

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 26, 20260 Top News

The United States House of Representatives has voted to advance a $1.2 trillion spending package ahead of the upcoming January…

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President Trump Sends Tom Homan to Minnesota, says he’ll Report “Directly” to the President as Governor Walz Seeks Cooperation

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 26, 20260 Top News

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signaled an intensified focus on Minnesota in a Truth Social post, saying he is sending…

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Portland PD Arrests Six Anti-Ice Protesters For Causing Disturbance at Residence Inn

By Seamus OthotJanuary 26, 20260 Top News 1K Views

The Portland Police Department arrested six anti-ICE protesters after they surrounded hotels on Friday night, banging drums and causing a…

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Governor Mills’ Final State of the State Set for Tuesday as ICE “Catch of the Day” sweeps Maine and MaineCare Scandals Pile Up

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 26, 20260 Top News 1K Views

AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills (D) will deliver her final State of the State address Tuesday night, stepping into…

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Top Portland Press Herald Editor Transforms Into Dr. Phil, Tells Readers ‘Everything Will Be Fine’ – As Long As They Keep The Money Coming In

By Ted CohenJanuary 26, 20260 Commentary

The executive editor of Maine’s largest paper has taken a page from a former Democrat White House aide who famously…

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Bangor Man Arrested in Rockland on Drug Trafficking Charges

By Seamus OthotJanuary 26, 20261 News 2K Views

The Rockland Police Department arrested a Bangor man on Friday while executing a search warrant as part of an investigation…

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Maine’s Iconic 105-Year-Old ‘Lobster Lady,’ Symbol Of Yankee Resilience, Has Died

By Ted CohenJanuary 26, 20260 News 2K Views

Virginia “Ginny” Oliver, known across the state as Maine’s “Lobster Lady,” has passed away at age 105. Oliver died quietly…

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GoFundMe Campaign Raises $10,000 For Family Of Orrington Baby Allegedly Beaten To Death By Her Father

By Ted CohenJanuary 26, 20260 News

A GoFundMe campaign has begun for the mother of an infant whose father is charged with her savage killing. The…

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Ex-sheriff, Successor, Once At Odds On ICE, Trade Seats In Awkward Display Of Political Gamesmanship

By Ted CohenJanuary 26, 20260 News 2K Views

The script for the made-for-TV movie in which an ex-sheriff blasts ICE while his successor embraces federal immigration enforcement has…

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Mills Shuts Down State Offices as Storm Threatens Maine With Up to 18 Inches of Snow, Dangerous Cold

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 26, 20260 Top News

AUGUSTA, Maine – Gov. Janet Mills (D) is urging Maine people to brace for a significant winter storm and lingering…

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State Police Launch Major Crimes Probe After Oakland Man Found Dead on Fairfield Roadside

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 26, 20260 News 2K Views

FAIRFIELD, Maine — Maine State Police are investigating the death of a 46-year-old Oakland man who was found on the…

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State Fire Marshal Probes Second Vacant-Home Fire in Ellsworth in 11 Days, After Water Street Blaze Ruled Incendiary

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 26, 20260 News

ELLSWORTH, Maine — The Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating an early-morning structure fire at a vacant residence…

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Private Jet Flips during Takeoff at Bangor AirPort with Eight Aboard as Winter Storm pounds Maine

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 26, 20260 News 9K Views

BANGOR, Maine — A private jet carrying eight people crashed during takeoff Sunday night at Bangor International Airport, prompting an…

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Maine State Offices Closed Monday due to Severe Weather

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 25, 20260 News

State offices will be closed all day Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, due to severe winter storm conditions. Gov. Janet Mills…

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Proposed Electronic Vehicle Inspection Program Rejected by Augusta Lawmakers

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 25, 20260 Top News 3K Views

A bill that would have allowed the State Police to establish an electronic surveillance system to track vehicle inspections has…

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Maine’s Democrat Senate Candidates Suddenly Become Frequent Fliers Trying To Get Political Mileage Out Of ICE Critics

By Ted CohenJanuary 25, 20260 News

The two leading contenders for a U.S. Senate seat from Maine suddenly changed their travel plans to exploit their anti-ICE…

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Is This What Democracy Looks Like?

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 25, 20260 Commentary 3K Views

Imagine spending your Saturday afternoon outside in 8-degree cold, holding signs and chanting hatred at the very people whose job…

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Mills Blames Trump, Demands ICE Pullout After Minnesota Killing Report—Calls Agents “Reckless” and Urges Congress to Cut Funding

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 24, 20260 Featured

AUGUSTA — Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday seized on reports of “yet another killing” in Minnesota involving federal immigration agents…

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Chaos Erupts In Minneapolis After Second Fatal Federal Agent-Involved Shooting

By DCNFJanuary 24, 20260 Top News

Jore Venture and Anthony Iafrate MINNEAPOLIS — Chaos erupted Saturday on the streets of Minneapolis shortly after a Border Patrol…

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Fire Marshall Investigating Harpswell House Fire That Left One Injured

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 24, 20260 Top News

HARPSWELL, Maine — The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fire that destroyed a home early Friday in Harpswell…

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Arrest made after domestic disturbance, standoff in Cross Lake Township

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 24, 20260 News

CROSS LAKE TOWNSHIP, Maine — Maine State Police arrested a 37-year-old man Thursday after responding to a reported domestic disturbance…

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ICE Official Slams Maine Critics of “Operation Catch of the Day,” Blasts Sheriff Joyce and Sanctuary Push in Exclusive Statement to The Maine Wire

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 24, 20260 Top News 5K Views

PORTLAND, Maine – ICE deputy assistant director is firing back at the growing chorus of Maine media and political criticism…

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Mills Hit California Fundraisers as ICE Swept Maine—Then Rushed Home to Slam Agents as “Secret Police”

By Jon FetherstonJanuary 24, 20260 Featured 3K Views

PORTLAND, Maine — Axios first reported that Gov. Janet Mills flew to California this week for a round of high-dollar…

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Maine Naval Air Museum Announces Reunion As ‘P-8’ Cousin of Predecessor ‘P-3’ Flies Defensive Cover For Trump

By Ted CohenJanuary 23, 20260 News 2K Views

Fifteen years after Congress closed the Brunswick Naval Air Station, the nonprofit museum that sprung up in its wake is…

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GoFundMe Fundraiser For Milford Family Of Dead Tot And Surviving Siblings Was Paused For Alleged Fraud

By Ted CohenJanuary 23, 20260 News 9K Views

The organizer of a fundraising campaign designed to benefit a victimized northern-Maine family says he got reported for an allegedly…

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Portland PD Issues Criminal Summons for Anti-Ice Protester Outside Hotel

By Seamus OthotJanuary 23, 20260 Top News 3K Views

The Portland Police Department issued a criminal summons for one of the protesters who gathered outside a Residence Inn on…

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Maine’s Largest Daily Feeling The Heat From A Digital News Outlet That Now Far Eclipses Its Readership

By Ted CohenJanuary 23, 20260 Commentary 3K Views

124,000 vs. 92,000. That would be the numbers of Facebookers who follow The Maine Wire and the Portland Press Herald,…

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Maine Considers Creating New Refundable Tax Credit for Energy-Efficient Home Improvements

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 23, 20260 News 4K Views

A new bill introduced in Augusta looks to make permanent in Maine law a version of the federal energy-efficient home…

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