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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 โ€œcar spottingโ€ 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 Portlandโ€™s Failed Liberal Policies

By Ted CohenDecember 3, 20250 News

Former Portland cop and Cumberland County Sheriff Mark Dion fancies himself as Maineโ€™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 โ€˜Prelude To Warโ€™ With Venezuela

By DCNFDecember 3, 20250 National

Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that the Trump administrationโ€™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 Donโ€™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

Trumpโ€™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 Marshalโ€™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

Trumpโ€™s New โ€˜Trump Accountsโ€™ Savings Program Poised to Reshape Childhood Wealthโ€”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 Maineโ€™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 Creuzotโ€™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 โ€œmight be the most patient and persistent hunter on the planet.โ€…

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 Osmanโ€™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 Maineโ€™s Somali Communities

By Jon FetherstonDecember 1, 20251 News 4K Views

The Trump administrationโ€™s sharp escalation of immigration enforcement is creating new uncertainty across Maineโ€™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. โ€œTurkey…

Commentary

Minnesotaโ€™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 Nicolรกs Maduroโ€™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 cityโ€™s annual tree-lighting ceremony. The…

Immigration

Tom Homan Predicts Deportation Of Most Third World Migrants Over Risks From Screening Docs

By DCNFDecember 1, 20250 Immigration

White House border czar Tom Homan predicted Sunday the Trump administration will deport the majority of Third World migrants due…

Media

White House Launches โ€˜Media Offender Of The Weekโ€™ Website Targeting โ€˜Fake Newsโ€™

By DCNFDecember 1, 20250 Media

The White House debuted a new page on its website Friday aimed at lambasting media outlets over โ€œfake newsโ€ coverage…

News

โ€˜Leave Now or Face the Consequencesโ€™: President Trumpโ€™s Ultimatum to Maduro Ignites Global Flashpoint

By Jon FetherstonDecember 1, 20250 News

President Trump delivered one of the most direct and forceful warnings of his presidency this weekend, issuing a stark ultimatum…

News

Not the Duke of Hazard: Harrison Man Arrested After High-Speed Chase Across State Lines

By Jon FetherstonDecember 1, 20250 News

A Harrison man was taken into custody Thursday after leading police on a lengthy high-speed chase that began in Maine…

News

Portland Mayor Warns City Is โ€œRunning Out of Runwayโ€ as Homelessness Crisis Deepens

By Jon FetherstonDecember 1, 20250 News 6K Views

Portland Mayor Mark Dion is sounding the alarm over the cityโ€™s worsening homelessness crisis, warning that the stateโ€™s largest city…

News

Three Arrested in South Berwick Thanksgiving Home Invasion and Assault, Police Say

By Jon FetherstonDecember 1, 20250 News

South Berwick police arrested three suspects after a reported home invasion and assault early Thursday morning, authorities said. Police responded…

News

Army Veteran Joins Growing Field in Campaign for Maineโ€™s Second Congressional Seat

By Jon FetherstonDecember 1, 20250 News 1K Views

An Army veteran from East Machias has entered the race for Maineโ€™s Second Congressional District, joining the field challenging Democratic…

News

Western Maine, Southern New Hampshire Shaken Up in Holiday Week Earthquakes

By Ted CohenDecember 1, 20250 News

Just as residents were getting ready to carve the Thanksgiving turkey west of Maine’s largest city, a pair of earthquakes…

News

Mysterious Marijuana-Linked Vomiting Disorder Gets Official WHO Code as Emergency Room Cases Surge

By Jon FetherstonDecember 1, 20250 News 5K Views

A rare and often misunderstood vomiting disorder tied to long-term marijuana use has gained formal recognition from global and U.S.…

News

Steep Rent Hike at Arundel Mobile Home Park Leaves Seniors and Low-Income Residents Scrambling

By Jon FetherstonDecember 1, 20250 News 1K Views

Residents of Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park in Arundel are bracing for a sharp rent increase set to take effect…

News

Maineโ€™s Midcoast Decries Oldest Penobscot Bay Ferry $1 Giveaway

By Ted CohenDecember 1, 20250 News

Rockland-area island hoppers are questioning the state’s decision to give away their oldest – and nostalgic – means of getting…

News

Arrest Made in Biddeford and Falmouth Walmart Robberies

By Jon FetherstonNovember 28, 20250 News 1K Views

A Portland man has been charged in connection with robberies at Walmart stores in Biddeford and Falmouth earlier this month,…

News

Trump Declares Moot All of Biden’s Executive Orders Signed by Autopen

By Jon FetherstonNovember 28, 20250 News

President Donald Trump declared Friday that he is nullifying a broad slate of executive actions issued under President Joe Biden,…

News

Indigenous Lobstermen In Nova Scotia With Shared Maine Roots Face Legal Battle Over Their Livelihood

By Ted CohenNovember 28, 20250 News

A full-blown legal fight has broken out between Nova Scotiaโ€™s entrenched lobstermen and indigenous fishermen with close relatives in Maine.…

News

Trump Announces Female National Guardsmen Has Died Following DC Shooting

By DCNFNovember 28, 20250 News

President Donald Trump announced that one of the two West Virginia National Guardsmen who was shot Wednesday in Washington, D.C.,…

News

Maine Physicians On Lookout For A Rare But Potentially Fatal Meat-Allergy Tick Illness

By Ted CohenNovember 28, 20251 News 1K Views

A tick-borne virus that, if not caught early and treated, can be deadly may be spreading to New England, officials…

News

‘Bowdoin College Socialists’ Form in Nod to Standard Bearer Zohran Mamdani, Reject Jews’ Fears He’s Racist

By Ted CohenNovember 28, 20250 News 1K Views

In a salute to the recent election of Bowdoin Collegeโ€™s most famous socialist alum as mayor of America’s largest city,…

News

Arrest Made in Scarborough Bank Robbery

By Jon FetherstonNovember 28, 20250 News

A 27-year-old Warren man suspected of robbing a Scarborough bank was arrested in New Jersey after being involved in a…

News

House Explodes in Oakland, Cause Still a Mystery

By Jon FetherstonNovember 28, 20250 News

A house on Oakland’s Lakeview Drive exploded Thursday afternoon, injuring a man and scattering debris across the neighborhood, officials said.…

Housing

Cumberland County Home Prices Surge Again as October Market Heats Up

By Jon FetherstonNovember 28, 20250 Housing

Single-family homes in Cumberland County, Maine became significantly more expensive in October, underscoring a growing inventory and persistent demand in…

News

Greater Portland Metro Awarded $4.25M Federal Grant to Upgrade Bus Fleet, Expand Service

By Jon FetherstonNovember 28, 20250 News

Greater Portland Metro has won a $4.25 million federal grant to modernize its bus fleet and expand service, the transit…

News

Meth Found On Van Driver Suspected Of Killing Passenger In Maine Highway Crash

By Ted CohenNovember 28, 20250 News

A suspect nabbed Thursday in a fatal hit-and-run may have been hopped up on drugs, according to state police. Cops…

News

Taxpayer Funded UMaine-Farmington Prof Frustrated Hotline Meant to Help Illegals Evade ICE Not Fast Enough

By Seamus OthotNovember 27, 20250 News 2K Views

ICE agents were allegedly spotted on the University of Maine Farmington Campus last week, inspiring taxpayer-funded professors to attempt recording…

Crime

Breaking: Jeanine Pirro Provides Shocking Detail About 2 National Guardsmen Shot In DC

By DCNFNovember 27, 20250 Crime 1K Views

United States Attorney Jeanine Pirro of the District of Columbia said during a Thursday press conference that two West Virginia…

Energy & Environment

Hereโ€™s Why Your Electricity Bill May Skyrocket This Holiday Season

By DCNFNovember 27, 20250 Energy & Environment

As the holiday season arrives, one prevailing headache set to keep hammering Americans is exorbitant electricity costs. Though the Trump…

News

Scarborough Police Hunt Bank Robbery Suspect Who Fled in Maroon Trailblazer

By Jon FetherstonNovember 27, 20250 News

Scarborough police are searching for a man who robbed the Chase Bank on Hannaford Drive Wednesday afternoon before fleeing in…

News

Fire Drive Squatters Out of Abandoned Augusta Home

By Seamus OthotNovember 27, 20250 News

A trio of squatters fled from an abandoned home in Augusta on Saturday after it caught fire, authorities say. [RELATED:…

News

Maine County Moves to Four-Day Workweek While Keeping Public Hours Unchanged

By Jon FetherstonNovember 27, 20250 News 6K Views

Hancock County Commissioners have approved a four-day workweek for county employees but agreed to keep operating hours unchanged to preserve…

News

Maine City Councilor Violating Charter Rule Forbidding Municipal Employees From Holding Elected Office

By Ted CohenNovember 27, 20250 News

A Calais city worker says he has no plans to resign from the city council despite voters deciding he should.…

Sports & Entertainment

Garden Stater Becomes Oldest Woman Ever To Hike Appalachian Trail Within One Year

By Ted CohenNovember 27, 20250 Sports & Entertainment

A 78-year-old woman breathed a well-deserved sigh of relief after summiting Mount Katahdin in Maine on November 21. Or, maybe,…

News

Mass Man Wanted by U.S. Marshals Arrested After Crashing Into NH Police Cruiser During Chase

By Seamus OthotNovember 27, 20250 News

The New Hampshire State Police arrested a Massachusetts fugitive wanted by the U.S. Marshals on Tuesday after he allegedly slammed…

News

Maine Sues HUD Over Changes to Homeless Support Funds, Adding to Long List of Lawsuits Against Feds

By Jon FetherstonNovember 27, 20250 News

The State of Maine has joined a coalition of 20 other states in suing the U.S. Department of Housing and…

News

Jay Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison After Selling Drugs and Guns to Confidential Informant

By Seamus OthotNovember 27, 20250 News

A Jay man was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday after selling drugs to a confidential informant and…

News

Former Maine Forest Service Director, Bangor Council Chair, Mourned By Family, Colleagues and Friends

By Ted CohenNovember 27, 20250 News

A former director of the state forestry division who also served on two Maine city councils is being remembered for…

News

Just Lying Around: Cumberland County Bomb Squad Called to Remove WWII British Artillery Shell

By Seamus OthotNovember 26, 20250 News

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department received an unusual call on Tuesday when they were asked for assistance with an unexploded…

News

City of Portland to Field Citywide Survey to Gather Resident Feedback on Services

By Jon FetherstonNovember 26, 20250 News

Portland officials are launching a community survey aimed at gathering broad public input on city programs and services, inviting residents…

News

Fire Closes Route 302 in Westbrook

By Jon FetherstonNovember 26, 20250 News 2K Views

A portion of U.S. Route 302 in Westbrook was shut down Monday after a fire broke out in a building…

News

NH Woman Accused of Murdering Mother-In-Law Found Hiding on Mount Desert Island

By Seamus OthotNovember 26, 20250 News 2K Views

A New Hampshire woman was arrested in Southwest Harbor, Maine on Tuesday after she allegedly murdered her mother-in-law in Exeter,…

Politics

Legislative Council Accepts 16 Bill Proposals it Previously Rejected During Appeals Process

By Seamus OthotNovember 26, 20250 Politics

Did a powerful state council charged with setting the legislative agenda act in haste last month when it summarily tossed…

News

Portland School District Faces Backlash Over Alleged Retaliation Against Staff of Color, Walk Out Planned

By Jon FetherstonNovember 26, 20251 News 2K Views

Portland Public Schools are facing a growing backlash from current and former staff, students, and community members who say the…

News

After Decades of Illegal Entries, Repeat Offender Faces New Charge in Portland Federal Court

By Jon FetherstonNovember 26, 20250 News

A Mexican national with a lengthy history of unlawful entries and repeated removals appeared in federal court Tuesday, pleading not…

News

Media Watchdog: ‘Maineโ€™s Biggest Newspaper Company May Phase Out Printing, Go All Digital’

By Ted CohenNovember 26, 20250 News

The state’s largest media conglomerate has announced it is partnering in a new project with โ€œGoogle News Initiativeโ€ – which…

News

Drunk Portland Man Arrested After Fleeing NH Police in Truck Stolen from Saco

By Seamus OthotNovember 26, 20250 News 1K Views

The New Hampshire State Police arrested a Portland man early Sunday morning after he allegedly fled at high speeds while…

News

Two Previously-Deported Illegal Aliens Caught Working at Calais Paving Company

By Seamus OthotNovember 26, 20250 News 2K Views

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two Mexican illegal aliens earlier this month when they were found working for a paving…

News

Lewiston School Committee Blocks Probe Into Somali Member’s Claim to Live in Condemned Building

By Jon FetherstonNovember 25, 20250 News 2K Views

The Lewiston School Committee on Monday conducted a closed door executive session listed on the agenda as โ€œto enter into…

News

Blame Game: Mills, MPA and MDOE Played Hot Potato on Question of Trans-Identifying Males in Female Sports

By Seamus OthotNovember 25, 20250 News 2K Views

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is championing her decision to force female high school athletes to compete against males who…

News

Clifton Standoff Leads to Rescue of Victim and Arrest of 71-Year-Old on Domestic Violence Charges

By Seamus OthotNovember 25, 20250 News 1K Views

The Penobscot Sheriff’s Department arrested a 71-year-old man in Clifton on Monday on domestic violence charges after he allegedly threatening…

News

Western Maine Newspaper Group First Stiffs, Then Fires Freelancers In Cost-cutting Campaign

By Ted CohenNovember 25, 20250 News 3K Views

The Maine Trust for Local News has notified a slew of its western Maine freelance writers they are off the…

News

Maine Celtics Billionaire Executive Buys $58 Million NY Hampton’s Oceanfront Home

By Ted CohenNovember 25, 20250 News 1K Views

The CEO of the Maine Celtics just wrote a real estate check for nearly $60 million. Wycliffe Grousbeck, who heads…

News

Grinch Busted After Breaking into Bangor Home, Unwrapping Christmas Presents

By Seamus OthotNovember 25, 20250 News

A Milford man was arrested in Bangor on Sunday after he reportedly broke into an apartment, unwrapped the Christmas presents,…

News

SMCC Turning Point USA Chapter Draws Crowd, Confrontation at First Campus Tabling Event

By Jon FetherstonNovember 25, 20250 News 2K Views

Southern Maine Community Collegeโ€™s new Turning Point USA chapter made its public debut Monday, hosting its first tabling event amid…

News

Encampment Near Portland High School Sparks New Safety Concerns for District and Neighborhood

By Jon FetherstonNovember 25, 20250 News

A homeless encampment that appeared this week nearby Portland High School has renewed concerns about student safety, marking yet another…

News

Trump Teases โ€˜Something Goodโ€™ Happening On Ukraine Peace, But โ€˜Donโ€™t Believe It Until You See Itโ€™

By DCNFNovember 25, 20250 News

President Donald Trump on Monday teased that โ€œsomething goodโ€ could be on the horizon in the Ukraine peace deal as…

News

Multi-Agency Search For Missing Peaks Island College Professor Called Off

By Ted CohenNovember 25, 20250 News 3K Views

A focused, multi-pronged search for a missing Massachusetts journalism professor off the coast of Maine has been suspended, officials said.…

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