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NH Woman Found Dead With Gunshot Wound Near Concord “Tent Site”

By Seamus OthotNovember 4, 20250 News

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is investigating a suspicious death after a woman was found dead with a gunshot…

News

Man Busted for Burglarizing Lewiston Smoke Shop

By Seamus OthotNovember 4, 20250 News

The Lewiston Police Department arrested a man on Thursday after he allegedly burglarized a smoke shop. [RELATED: Burglar Makes Bomb…

News

Rockland Police Arrest Juvenile for Shooting Incident that Spawned from Social Media Dispute

By Seamus OthotNovember 4, 20250 News 1K Views

The Rockland Police Department arrested a juvenile on Monday following an alleged shooting incident sparked by a dispute over social…

Sports & Entertainment

Formerly Troubled Maine Mountain Gets Over The Hump, Named Top Ski Area In East

By Ted CohenNovember 4, 20250 Sports & Entertainment

Saddleback ski area, which underwent a period of tough sledding, has grabbed the No. 1 best place to ski in…

National

Charlie Kirk, Guest Discussed Dangers Of Zohran Mamdani’s ‘Luxury Beliefs’ In Host’s Final Long-Form Interview

By DCNFNovember 4, 20250 National

“The Charlie Kirk Show” on Sunday published the final long-form interview that Charlie Kirk conducted, during which he and his…

News

Supreme Court to Hear Trump Tariff Case Wednesday in Test of Presidential Power

By Jon FetherstonNovember 4, 20250 News

President Donald Trump’s long-standing battle over tariffs — a defining element of his presidency and economic worldview — will face…

News

Portland Council Installs New Snow Ban Parking Enforcement Fee

By Jon FetherstonNovember 4, 20250 News

The Portland City Council voted Monday night to raise the penalty for parking during a snow ban from $40 to…

National

“Big Time” Dick Cheney Dead at 84

By Maine Wire StaffNovember 4, 20250 National

Former vice president, secretary of defense, White House chief of staff and congressman from Wyoming Richard Bruce Cheney has died…

Healthcare

Janet Mills Again Urges Lawmakers to Extend Expanded Health Insurance Tax Credits As Open Enrollment Begins

By Libby PalanzaNovember 4, 20250 Healthcare

Maine’s Gov. Janet Mills (D) has again issued a statement urging lawmakers to extend the expanded health insurance tax credits…

News

Suspected Drunk Driver Causes Significant Structural Damage After Crashing Into Auburn Store

By Seamus OthotNovember 4, 20250 News

An alleged drunk driver crashed into a Broad Street convenience store in Auburn on Friday, rupturing a gas line and…

News

Brunswick Man Who Drunkenly Broke Into Shapleigh Woman’s Home Believed He Was at a Party in Sanford

By Seamus OthotNovember 3, 20250 News

The York County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Shapleigh home on Sunday after the homeowner allegedly found that a drunken…

Politics

Angus King Backs Bill to Fund SNAP, WIC During Ongoing Government Shutdown

By Libby PalanzaNovember 3, 20250 Politics

U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) has signed onto a bill that would keep benefits from both Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…

News

Maine Voters Decide Major Ballot Questions, Local Races on Tuesday

By Jon FetherstonNovember 3, 20250 News 3K Views

Voters across Maine head to the polls Tuesday, November 4, to decide two major statewide ballot questions and several local…

News

Nearly 700,000 Ineligible People Have Been Removed from SNAP Rolls Since Trump Took Office: Rollins

By Seamus OthotNovember 3, 20250 News 4K Views

The Trump Administration has removed SNAP benefits from nearly 700,000 people receiving them illegally, based on recipient data provided by…

News

Trump Administration to Partially Fund SNAP Following Court Orders

By Jon FetherstonNovember 3, 20250 News

The Trump administration said Monday it will partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) after two federal judges ordered…

News

Farmington Principal Faces Scrutiny After Dressing as ICE Agent for Halloween

By Jon FetherstonNovember 3, 20250 News 5K Views

The principal of Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington is under fire after dressing as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

News

Veteran Maine Lobsterman Trapped By Massachusetts Drug, Firearms Dragnet

By Ted CohenNovember 3, 20250 News 9K Views

A longtime, fourth-generation Friendship lobsterman is facing multiple charges following his arrest Sunday, police said. Sam Lash, 39, was taken…

Healthcare

MaineHealth Mistakenly Sent Out More than 500 Death Notices to Customers 

By Jon FetherstonNovember 3, 20250 Healthcare

A computer system error at MaineHealth resulted in 531 patients being mistakenly notified of their own deaths, the health-care system…

Crime

61-Year-Old Bangor Man Arrested After Attacking a McDonald’s Worker with a Knife

By Seamus OthotNovember 3, 20250 Crime

The Bangor Police Department arrested a 61-year-old man on Sunday after he allegedly stabbed a McDonald’s employee, leaving the worker…

News

Conservative Activist Plans to Sue the Augusta PD After He Was Arrested but Not Charged with Any Crimes

By Seamus OthotNovember 3, 20250 News 3K Views

Conservative activist and parental rights advocate Nicholas Blanchard is planning to sue the Augusta Police Department after he was arrested…

Commentary

Prospect of a Red Flag Law? The Red-Headed Stepchild on Tuesday’s Ballot

By Sam PattenNovember 3, 20250 Commentary

For all the sound and fury surrounding Question 1 on Tuesday’s ballot, Question 2 seems like a forgotten sibling about…

Sports & Entertainment

The New England Patriots May Owe You $100

By Jon FetherstonNovember 3, 20250 Sports & Entertainment 2K Views

Football franchise the New England Patriots may owe some fans more than $100 following approval of a tentative settlement stemming…

News

Elon Musk’s Criticism Sparks Scrutiny of Maine Nonprofits Amid Rising Homelessness and Drug Addiction

By Jon FetherstonNovember 3, 20250 News 3K Views

A blunt assertion by entrepreneur Elon Musk has reignited debate over whether nonprofits are truly reducing homelessness and drug addiction…

News

Trained To Fly At BNAS, World Popular Boeing Pilot “Capt. Steeeve” Retires After 40 Years

By Ted CohenNovember 3, 20250 News 2K Views

“Captain Steeeve,” a Maine-trained Navy pilot and social-media sensation for his plain-spoken explanations about flying, has hung up his wings.…

News

Lewiston Lawmaker Kristen Cloutier Resigns from Maine House, Joins Senate President’s Staff

By Jon FetherstonNovember 3, 20250 News 2K Views

State Rep. Kristen Cloutier announced Thursday she is resigning from her seat representing District 94, effective immediately, after seven years…

News

Maine Mom Awarded $25 Million For Daughter’s Death Following Misdiagnosis

By Libby PalanzaNovember 3, 20250 News 8K Views

Daughter Jasmine Vincent, image from a friend’s GoFundMe page

Politics

Platner Holds Portland Rally, Urges ‘Building Power in Community’ Ahead of Election Day

By Jon FetherstonNovember 3, 20250 Politics

Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner held a campaign rally Sunday at Portland’s State Theatre, offering a familiar message about community…

National

Former CIA Director John Brennan Gets Heated When Confronted Over Hunter Biden Laptop Disinformation Attempt

By DCNFNovember 3, 20250 National 2K Views

Brennan attempts to look smarter than he is by wearing glasses – Screenshot MSNBC

News

Maine State Police Trooper Stops Wrong-Way Driver on I-295 in Bowdoinham

By Jon FetherstonNovember 3, 20250 News 1K Views

A Maine State Police trooper safely stopped a wrong-way driver traveling north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 295 late…

News

How Easily Could Platner Have Had His Nazi Tattoo Removed Before It Nearly Tanked his Campaign?

By The Maine WireNovember 3, 20250 News

Progressive Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has faced massive backlash in recent weeks, culminating in the revelation that he…

News

Maine Podcaster Billy Bush Puts It On Thick for Woman Being Sued In Alleged Cop Killing

By Ted CohenNovember 3, 20250 News

Presidential cousin Billy Bush is supporting controversial media darling Karen Read in her campaign to get cleared in a recent…

News

Maine Sailing, Fishing Community Rocked By Catalina Yacht and Powerboat Company Going Out Of Business

By Ted CohenNovember 3, 20250 News 13K Views

The sudden shutdown of Catalina Yachts has hundreds of Cat owners across Maine dumbfounded – and worried. The sailboat manufacturer…

News

Former Maine TV Director Parodies Charlie Kirk’s Murder As Ex-Boss Says ‘Don’t Look At Me’

By Ted CohenNovember 3, 20250 News 2K Views

The head of Maine’s leading news TV network apparently felt forced to distance himself from a controversial ex-employee who for…

News

Ring Of Truth? U.S. Senate Probes Popular Maine Wedding Planner Allegedly Ripping Off Customers

By Ted CohenNovember 1, 20250 News 3K Views

A senior U.S. senator is calling for an investigation into a wedding planning conglomerate used by many young Maine couples.…

News

Mills Applauds Federal Rulings Ordering USDA to Release SNAP Funds Amid Shutdown

By Jon FetherstonNovember 1, 20250 News

Governor Janet Mills on Friday praised two federal court rulings that compel the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release emergency…

News

Courts Order SNAP Benefits to Continue Amid Shutdown

By Jon FetherstonNovember 1, 20250 News 1K Views

BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges on Friday ordered the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to continue during the ongoing…

News

Maine Family Planning Ends Primary Care Services After Court Upholds Trump-Era Medicaid Funding Ban

By Jon FetherstonOctober 31, 20250 News 1K Views

One of Maine’s largest abortion care providers will end its primary care services on Friday after a federal court ruled…

News

Bowdoin Sex Offender Arrested in Rockland After Making Contact With a Minor in Camden

By Seamus OthotOctober 31, 20250 News 2K Views

The Rockland Police Department arrested a registered sex offender this week after he allegedly made contact with a minor. They…

News

Trump Dramatically Reduces Number of Refugees To Be Accepted into the U.S.

By Seamus OthotOctober 31, 20250 News

The Trump Administration has drastically reduced the refugee admission cap for fiscal year 2026, dropping it from 125,000 to just…

News

Janet Mills Faces Questions Over Age, Health Transparency in 2026 Senate Bid

By Jon FetherstonOctober 31, 20250 News 1K Views

Maine Gov. Janet Mills, 77, has declined to commit to releasing her medical records as she runs for U.S. Senate…

News

The Ghost of Bicycle Larry Still Rides in Randolph

By Sam PattenOctober 31, 20250 News

Twenty-one years might be a social generation, but in other terms it is just the blink of an eye. Whether…

News

Bangor Police Announce Search for Missing Woman Over Two Years After She Was Last Seen

By Seamus OthotOctober 31, 20250 News 2K Views

The Bangor Police Department requested public assistance on Friday in the search for a missing woman who was last seen…

News

Maine Voters Head to the Polls on Tuesday as Election Integrity Advocates Call for Transparency and Fairness

By Jon FetherstonOctober 31, 20250 News

With early voting now closed, Maine voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 4, to cast their ballots…

News

Finance Chief Quits Graham Platner Campaign, “Citing Differences in Standards” as Internal Turmoil Deepens

By Jon FetherstonOctober 31, 20250 News 2K Views

The national finance director for U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has resigned, citing “differences in professional standards” with the campaign,…

News

What the Heck? Bath Woman Rams Brunswick Police Cruiser Twice During Pursuit

By Seamus OthotOctober 31, 20250 News

A Bath is facing a slew of charges after allegedly ramming into a Brunswick police cruiser twice on Thursday while…

Sports & Entertainment

The Gruesome Crescent Street Halloween Crime That Still Haunts Rockland, Maine

By Ted CohenOctober 31, 20250 Sports & Entertainment

On Halloween night 1940, a quiet Rockland neighborhood became the scene of one of Maine’s most disturbing crimes. Eighty-five years…

News

Trump Urges Republicans to End Filibuster to End Government Shutdown

By Jon FetherstonOctober 31, 20250 News

President Donald Trump urged Republicans to eliminate the Senate filibuster to bring an end to the month-long government shutdown on…

News

Attempted Bank Fraud in Houlton Leads to Cross-Border Chase Into Canada Involving Canadian Mounted Police

By Seamus OthotOctober 31, 20250 News

An alleged fraudulent theft attempt at a Houlton bank on Friday sparked a police pursuit, with suspects fleeing into Canada…

News

Western Maine School Shut Down, Road Closed Amid Bomb Threat

By Ted CohenOctober 31, 20250 News

Brownfield-Denmark Elementary School was terrorized Thursday by a bomb threat, later determined to be a prank. The Facebook website Western…

News

Harrington Praises Sanford Leaders, Calls for Stronger Law Enforcement Tools to Address Homelessness Crisis

By Jon FetherstonOctober 31, 20250 News

State Sen. Matthew Harrington (R-York) is praising the Sanford City Council for urging state lawmakers to take stronger action on…

News

Threat of Violence Forces Closure of Two North Berwick Schools on Halloween

By Jon FetherstonOctober 31, 20250 News

Two schools in North Berwick were closed on Friday — Halloween — after officials received a report of a possible…

Crime

U.S. Marshals Lug Illegal Alien Listed on Mass Sex Offender Registry Hiding in Maine

By Steve RobinsonOctober 31, 20250 Crime 3K Views

Federal authorities have arrested a convicted sex offender and illegal alien hiding out in Maine, according to the U.S. Marshals…

News

Major Campaign Finance Case Scheduled for Oral Arguments Before SCOTUS This December

By Libby PalanzaOctober 31, 20250 News

The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a case that may have a major impact…

News

Biddeford Man Arrested on Aggravated Drug Trafficking Charges

By Jon FetherstonOctober 30, 20250 News

A Biddeford man has been arrested on charges of aggravated drug trafficking following a two-month investigation by the Maine Drug…

News

Lincoln Deputies Seize a Pound of Cocaine During Newcastle Traffic Stop

By Seamus OthotOctober 30, 20250 News

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department seized a pound of cocaine and arrested a man on probation on Monday during a…

News

Maine Community College Enrollment Up 3% This Fall

By Libby PalanzaOctober 30, 20250 News

Enrollment this fall at Maine’s community colleges is up three percent over last year, marking yet another historic high for…

News

DSA Endorsed Brunswick Town Council Candidate Wants Rent-Control for the Town

By Seamus OthotOctober 30, 20250 News 2K Views

Rent control could be coming to Brunswick if Ramona Thieme, the only candidate across the state currently running to receive…

News

Lewiston Man Arrested for Kidnapping after Trying to Force His Ex-Girlfriend to Steal from a Walmart

By Seamus OthotOctober 30, 20250 News

The Auburn Police Department arrested a Lewiston man on Wednesday after he allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and tried to force…

News

Maine’s Emergency Heating Assistance Program On Hold As Government Shutdown Continues

By Libby PalanzaOctober 30, 20250 News

The Maine State Housing Authority announced Wednesday that the Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP) will not be opening on November…

News

21 Democrat Governors Pressure Trump Over SNAP Funds as Shutdown Sparks Political Blame Game

By Jon FetherstonOctober 30, 20250 News

Governor Janet Mills (D) joined the chief executives of 20 other states Thursday in calling on President Trump to release…

News

Fire Marshal Searching for Arsonist who Sparked a Fire at a Vacant Sanford Mill

By Seamus OthotOctober 30, 20250 News

The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office is searching for an arsonist who allegedly started a fire on Monday at a…

News

Convicted Maine Killer Joseph Eaton Dies in Massachusetts Prison

By Jon FetherstonOctober 30, 20250 News 2K Views

A man serving a life sentence for killing his parents and two-family friends in Maine, before wounding three others in…

News

‘Honest Mistake’ or Cover-Up? Maine Officials Offer No Answers After Ballots Found in Amazon Box

By Jon FetherstonOctober 30, 20250 News

Just days before Mainers head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, the controversy surrounding 250 absentee ballots found inside…

News

RIP Karmo Sanders: Maine’s Legendary Beloved “Marden’s Lady” Dead At 74

By Ted CohenOctober 30, 20250 News

The popular longtime TV face of a favorite Maine department store has moved on to her next act. Karmo Sanders,…

News

Governor Mills Keeps Low Profile as Democratic Senate Race Heats Up in Maine

By Jon FetherstonOctober 30, 20250 News

Governor Janet Mills has kept a notably low profile in her campaign for the U.S. Senate, even as her Democratic…

Blog

No One is Trying to Take Away Absentee Voting, But Dems Are Banking on the Boogeyman to Kill Q1

By Sam PattenOctober 30, 20250 Blog

It takes a surfeit of sympathy really to feel badly for a Member of Congress, but when one votes for…

News

Maine State Police are Investigating the Death of a Kennebunk Man Found in Northern Hancock County

By Jon FetherstonOctober 30, 20250 News

Troopers from the Maine State Police Northern Field Troop responded around 3:32 p.m. to the 32000 Road in Township 41,…

News

Maine Among the Worst States in America Where Drug Abuse Poses Deadly Threat

By Ted CohenOctober 30, 20250 News

Maine has the ninth-highest rate of fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. – and is the only New England state…

News

Lewiston Council Candidate’s Purported Address at Center of Residency Dispute, Federal Drug Case

By Jon FetherstonOctober 30, 20250 News 4K Views

A downtown Lewiston apartment building that was condemned more than a year ago is at the center of renewed controversy…

News

Mills Taps $1.25 Million to Bolster Food Aid as Federal Shutdown Halts SNAP Benefits

By Jon FetherstonOctober 30, 20250 News

Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday that she is releasing $1.25 million in state and private funds to help offset the…

Crime

Oh Man! Aide To Democrat Massachusetts Gov. Healey Busted For Cocaine Smuggling

By DCNFOctober 30, 20250 Crime

A member of Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s staff has been fired following his arrest on charges of drug trafficking…

News

Kennebunk Select Board Member Makes Non-Apology for Calling Protesting Parents Pedophiles

By Seamus OthotOctober 30, 20250 News

Kennebunk Select Board Vice Chair Leslie Trentalange issued a non-apology during Tuesday’s board meeting after she claimed that parents concerned…

National

Four Republicans Team Up With Democrats To Block Trump’s Canada Tariffs

By DCNFOctober 30, 20250 National

The Senate approved a resolution blocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada on Wednesday evening, dealing a symbolic blow to…

News

Houlton to Remove Surveillance Cameras, Destroy Data Under Settlement Agreement

By Jon FetherstonOctober 30, 20250 News 2K Views

The town of Houlton has agreed to remove all its surveillance cameras and destroy data collected while the system was…

Immigration

Maine Immigrant Groups Set Up Hotline to Warn Illegals of ICE Activity

By Seamus OthotOctober 29, 20250 Immigration 1K Views

A coalition of pro-illegal immigrant nonprofits established a Maine hotline last week for people to report sightings of Immigration and…

News

Collins May Need MAGA Republicans to Secure GOP Senate Seat in 2026

By Jon FetherstonOctober 29, 20250 News 1K Views

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins may face the toughest reelection fight of her career, and one of the most competitive in…

News

NH Construction Workers Find Woman’s Body Near a Work Site in Derry

By Seamus OthotOctober 29, 20250 News 1K Views

Construction workers in Derry, New Hampshire, discovered the body of a woman near their worksite on Monday, just one day…

News

Lincoln County Committee Recommends Just $1 in Funding for Lenient “Restorative Justice” DA

By Seamus OthotOctober 29, 20250 News 1K Views

The Lincoln County Budget Advisory Committee recommended earlier this month that just one dollar go toward funding District Attorney (DA)…

Politics

First Circuit Court of Appeals to Consider Challenge of Maine’s New Super PAC Contribution Limits

By Libby PalanzaOctober 29, 20250 Politics

Maine State Attorney General Aaron Frey, alongside a number of other defendants, have appealed a lower court ruling that nixed…

News

Damariscotta Homeowner Finds Body of Missing Man on His Property

By Seamus OthotOctober 29, 20250 News 3K Views

A Damariscotta landowner called the police on Sunday after he discovered human remains later identified as belonging to a man…

Politics

NYT: ‘NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani Honed His Radical Racist Dogma At Bowdoin College’

By Ted CohenOctober 29, 20250 Politics

The Democrat Socialist poised to become the next boss of America’s largest blue city came out of a Maine college…

News

Mills Blames Trump, Republicans and Lauds AG Frey as Maine Joins SNAP Lawsuit

By Jon FetherstonOctober 29, 20250 News

Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday used the ongoing federal shutdown to attack the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress, as…

Energy & Environment

SeaWorld’s Worst Nightmare: New Whale Sanctuary Off Maine Coast Announced – Free Willy!

By Ted CohenOctober 29, 20250 Energy & Environment

The government of Nova Scotia has just cleared the way for North America’s first seaside whale sanctuary. Maine’s friendly neighbor…

News

Breaking Down the Disproportionate Amounts Raised and Spent on Question 1 So Far This Year

By Libby PalanzaOctober 29, 20250 News 2K Views

More than $2 million has been raised in opposition to Question 1 on this November’s ballot, a citizens initiative that…

Housing

Ellsworth Rooming House Draws Years of Complaints, Neighbors Say City Has Failed to Act

By Jon FetherstonOctober 29, 20250 Housing 9K Views

A rooming house at 33 Birch Ave. in Ellsworth has become a flashpoint for neighborhood frustration after years of complaints…

News

Come One, Come All – Bangor’s Latest Needle Exchange Is Open For Business

By Ted CohenOctober 29, 20250 News

At least it gets them off the streets, right? (The needles, that is.) Bangor, Maine is now establishing a needle…

News

Will a “Vampire” Suck all the Energy Out of the Midcoast?

By Sam PattenOctober 28, 20250 News 2K Views

How smart would it be to tie the economic fate of Midcoast Maine to Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Some residents of…

News

Maine Launches Loan Program to Aid Workers Affected by Government Shutdowns

By Jon FetherstonOctober 28, 20250 News

Maine officials have activated a loan guarantee program aimed at helping federal and state employees impacted by prolonged government shutdowns.…

News

Cumberland Sheriff Searching for Older Woman in Pownal Hit-and-Run Investigation

By Seamus OthotOctober 28, 20250 News

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department is searching for the culprit in an alleged Sunday hit-and-run incident after the driver allegedly…

News

Lewiston Police Beg Looters to Return Items Stolen from a Condemned Store

By Seamus OthotOctober 28, 20250 News 2K Views

The Lewiston Police Department is asking local looters to return items stolen from a condemned convenience store during a Sunday…

News

Massachusetts Man Tries to Mansplain Maine Dems, Tells Platner and Dunlap to Get with the Program and Quit

By Jon FetherstonOctober 28, 20250 News 1K Views

Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., has called on progressive candidate Graham Platner to withdraw from the Democratic primary for the U.S.…

News

Waterville’s Week Begins With Multiple Bangs as Police Investigate Two Shootings

By Seamus OthotOctober 28, 20250 News

The Waterville Police Department is investigating two apparently unrelated shooting incidents that took place on Sunday and Monday, and has…

News

Rabid Raccoon Uptick In Maine, Latest Cases In Penobscot County, Downeast Prompt Warnings

By Ted CohenOctober 28, 20250 News

Two Maine towns are telling residents to exercise caution after confirmed cases of rabies were reported in raccoons. The Maine…

Commentary

Keeping Illegals Out of the Driver Seats of Big Trucks Is Long Overdue: Thank You, President Trump

By Ted CohenOctober 28, 20250 Commentary

It’s easy to see why President Trump wants to ban illegals from driving tractor-trailer trucks. If you can’t speak English…

News

Trio of Missing Goats Found Wandering About Cape Elizabeth, Cause of Meandering Still a Mystery

By Seamus OthotOctober 28, 20250 News

The South Portland Police Department sought help from the public on Tuesday in locating the owners of a trio of…

News

Halloween Deadline Approaches for Northern Light and Anthem to Reach Agreement

By Libby PalanzaOctober 28, 20250 News

With Halloween just a few days away, the latest deadline for Anthem and Northern Light to negotiate a new contract…

News

Brunswick Man Arrested After Fleeing Scene of Fatal Hit-and-Run with a Bicycle

By Seamus OthotOctober 28, 20250 News 2K Views

Lance Lucas-Wallace, photo courtesy of Cumberland County Jail

National

We Love You, Curtis, But… Socialist Bowdoin Alum Zohran Mamdani’s Once Massive Lead Evaporates With Just One Week To Go, Poll Shows

By DCNFOctober 28, 20250 National

Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, a self-avowed socialist, has seen his lead greatly shrink over the past…

Politics

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Janet Mills Under Fire For Having Backed Free Health Care For Illegal Migrants

By DCNFOctober 28, 20250 Politics 4K Views

Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat running to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins during the midterm elections, is under fire…

Politics

Maine’s Legislative Council Cherry Picks Which Proposals Will and Won’t be Considered as Bills in the Coming Session

By Seamus OthotOctober 28, 20250 Politics 1K Views

Maine’s Legislative Council met on Thursday to determine which proposed pieces of legislation will be considered as bills during the…

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