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8-Year-Old Girl Struck and Killed in Van Buren Ambulance Crash

By Seamus OthotAugust 28, 20250 News 2K Views

In a tragic and ironic accident, an eight-year-old girl was struck and killed in Van Buren by an ambulance on…

News

Wanted Bethel Man Sparks Police Standoff Following Effort to Arrest Him for Theft and Weapons Charges

By Seamus OthotAugust 28, 20250 News 1K Views

A Bethel man wanted on multiple warrants, including a firearms charge from New Hampshire, sparked a police standoff on Friday…

News

Colossal NH Drug Bust Leads to 27 Arrests, Clearing of Homeless Encampment, and Seizure of $100,000 Cash

By Seamus OthotAugust 28, 20250 News 3K Views

A massive drug bust in Franklin, New Hampshire, carried out on Tuesday and Wednesday, led to the arrests of 27…

News

Suspicious Killing of Maine Chef Leaves Colleagues In Grief Over Bizarre Discovery

By Ted CohenAugust 28, 20250 News 5K Views

A Portland restaurant is mourning its head chef who was suspiciously found dead in a hospital parking lot. Declan Perry,…

Commentary

BDN’s Op-Ed Page Is Where Weird Ideas Go to Die

By Sam PattenAugust 28, 20250 Commentary

Susan Collins is probably used to getting a lot of free advice from various people by now, many of whom…

News

Maine Supreme Court Deems MDOL’s Rules for Paid Leave Program Legal and Constitutional

By Libby PalanzaAugust 28, 20250 News 1K Views

The Maine Supreme Court has ruled against Bath Iron Works (BIW) and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce in their…

News

Maine Man Arrested After Trying to Run Over Border Patrol Agents Taking Illegals Into Custody

By Seamus OthotAugust 28, 20250 News 5K Views

A Thomaston man was arrested on Monday after he allegedly tried to run over border patrol agents while they were…

Business

Cannabis Firms Sue Over Unregulated “Hemp Loophole” Products Flooding Market

By Steve RobinsonAugust 28, 20250 Business 2K Views

Three subsidiaries of a major cannabis company filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing a network of out-of-state manufacturers and local smoke…

News

Mediation Now a Possibility in Stalled Contract Negotiations Between Northern Light and Anthem

By Libby PalanzaAugust 28, 20250 News

Northern Light Health announced Tuesday that their leadership is now open to engaging in mediation with Anthem Blue Cross Blue…

Crime

Police Chief Says Children Injured In Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting ‘Expected To Survive’

By DCNFAugust 28, 20250 Crime

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News

Man Who Fired a Rifle in the Direction of Police During Standoff Will Now Avoid All Jail Time Following Plea Deal

By Seamus OthotAugust 27, 20250 News 3K Views

An Owls Head man will spend no time in jail thanks to a plea agreement after he caused a police…

News

Topsham Pedophile Serving Time for Child Abuse Slapped With 20 More Years in Prison After New Evidence Discovered

By Seamus OthotAugust 27, 20250 News 2K Views

Convicted pedophile Henry Eichman, 65, of Topsham, was sentenced to an additional 20 years in prison this week on federal…

News

Angus III’s Business Roundtable: ‘How You Can Get Rich Just Like Daddy’

By Ted CohenAugust 27, 20250 News 1K Views

The heir to the Angus King name and fortune is so generous he’s sharing his tips on wealth with Joe…

News

Lewiston Police Chase Involving 17-Year-Old Driver Leads ICE to Son, Mother

By Steve RobinsonAugust 27, 20250 News 3K Views

A 17-year-old was arrested early Thursday after police said he led officers on a short chase through downtown Lewiston before…

News

‘Big Brother’ Syndrome? Maine Town’s Surveillance Cameras ‘Snooping on Everyday Folks’

By Ted CohenAugust 27, 20250 News 2K Views

Things are looking up in a small northern Maine town – and residents are outraged. Looking up in two senses.…

News

Lisbon Man Struck a 72-Year-Old Pedestrian Before Fleeing the Scene, Later Arrested in Brunswick

By Seamus OthotAugust 27, 20250 News 1K Views

The recent string of vehicles crashing into pedestrians continued on Sunday when a Lisbon man allegedly struck a 72-year-old woman…

News

Hecklers Target Sen. Collins at Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Road Reconstruction in Downtown Searsport

By Seamus OthotAugust 27, 20250 News

A contingent of left-wing hecklers banded together to shout at U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) on Tuesday as she headlined…

News

Chinese Impostor Points Up Mortgage Scheme Leveraged By Cannabis Cartels in Maine

By Steve RobinsonAugust 27, 20250 News 4K Views

Solon property once the site of an illegal grow targeted for receivorship

Education

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Here’s How Parents Can Protect Their Rights As Kids Head Back To School

By DCNFAugust 27, 20250 Education

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News

‘So Close Yet So Far:’ Deadly Maine Plane Crash Was Part Of A Global Flying Marathon

By Ted CohenAugust 27, 20250 News 1K Views

Photo from Luigi Accusani’s Facebook page

News

Ex-Wife of Maine Legislator Pleads Guilty to Stealing Opponent’s Campaign Signs

By Seamus OthotAugust 27, 20250 News

The ex-wife of Rep. Holly Eaton (D-Deer Island) pleaded guilty on Thursday to two counts of criminal mischief after stealing…

News

Domestic Incident in Bowdoinham Sparks 30 Minute Shelter in Place Order – Shows Yellow Flag Law Works

By Seamus OthotAugust 27, 20250 News

A domestic situation involving an armed man on Monday sparked a shelter-in-place order in Bowdoinham from the Sagadahoc County Emergency…

News

Killer in NH Murder-Suicide Had Mistakenly Been Let Out On Bail

By Ted CohenAugust 27, 20250 News 4K Views

Photo courtesy of the Town of Berlin

News

Cumberland Sheriff’s Department Warns Against Online “Hate Speech” on Its Facebook Page

By Seamus OthotAugust 26, 20250 News 2K Views

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department took to social media on Tuesday to complain about alleged “hate speech” in the comments…

News

Judge Rejects Maine Abortion Clinics’s Request to Temporarily Restore Medicaid Funding Amidst Legal Challenge

By Libby PalanzaAugust 26, 20250 News 2K Views

A federal judge in Portland has ruled against requiring the federal government to temporarily allow Planned Parenthood affiliates to receive…

Featured

Nine Arrested, Fentanyl and Gun Seized in Pre-Dawn Skowhegan Drug Raids, Sheriff Says

By Steve RobinsonAugust 26, 20250 Featured 5K Views

Nine people were arrested after Somerset County sheriff’s detectives hit two Skowhegan homes with simultaneous drug search warrants just after…

News

Janet Mills Has A Native American Problem That Her Democrat Friends Don’t Want To Acknowledge

By Ted CohenAugust 26, 20250 News 3K Views

Funny how those empty campaign promises that come back to bite you are made all the more painful when your…

News

Bangor Man Arrested for Domestic Assault and Subjecting Victim to Day-long “Multiple Assaults”

By Seamus OthotAugust 26, 20250 News 2K Views

Police arrested a Bangor man on Friday after he allegedly subjected a victim to multiple assaults throughout the day while…

News

Rumford Police Release Names of Two Suspects Arrested In Connection with Shootout and Shelter-in-Place Order

By Seamus OthotAugust 26, 20250 News 1K Views

The Rumford Police Department released more information late on Monday regarding two arrests made earlier this month after a high-stakes…

News

Huge Lizard Loose In Old Town Prompts Panic From Some, Dire Warnings From Others: Hum-Ho’ers Beware

By Ted CohenAugust 26, 20250 News 1K Views

A four-foot lizard is on the run in central Maine, sending chills down the spines of Bangor-area residents. The lizard…

News

Maine Killing Victim Found Wrapped With Duct Tape Outside Cape Cod Hospital Was From Portland

By Ted CohenAugust 26, 20250 News 3K Views

The Maine man discovered dead in a bloody car parked near South Shore Hospital in Massachusetts has been identified. Declan…

News

Lewiston Man Faces Drunk Driving and Firearm Charges After Shutting Down MA’s Bourne Bridge

By Seamus OthotAugust 26, 20250 News

A Lewiston man faces charges after he allegedly caused the complete shutdown of one of the two bridges connecting Cape…

News

Maine Republican Leaders Say Bellows Should Resign If She Can’t Prioritize the Driver License-Issuing Duties of Her Day Job Over Her Campaign for Higher Office

By Seamus OthotAugust 26, 20250 News 2K Views

Maine’s House and Senate Republicans excoriated Secretary of State Shenna Bellows in a letter last week asking why an Angolan…

Sports & Entertainment

Legendary Canadian 1973 ‘Triple-Crown’ Jockey Who Had A Thing For Maine Dead At 84

By Ted CohenAugust 26, 20250 Sports & Entertainment

The most celebrated jockey in the annals of horseracing lived in Canada — but kept a post-office box in Van…

Healthcare

Children’s Hospital Scrubs All Mention Of Notorious Gender Clinic Director From Website

By DCNFAugust 26, 20250 Healthcare

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News

Germany Charges US Citizen For Offering Military Secrets To China

By DCNFAugust 26, 20250 News

German prosecutors on Monday announced that they had charged an American citizen with allegedly attempting to provide sensitive U.S. military information to…

News

Mills Conspicuously Fails to Call for Peace in Ukrainian Independence Day Message

By Seamus OthotAugust 26, 20250 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) issued a statement on Sunday celebrating Ukrainian Independence Day, but made no mention of peace -…

News

Mainers Remain Split 60/40 Over Trump, Want Epstein Docs Released: Pine Tree State Poll

By Libby PalanzaAugust 25, 20250 News 2K Views

A new Pine Tree State Poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center sought to discern Mainers’ opinions on…

News

Diseased Squirrels With Horns Spotted in Maine

By Ted CohenAugust 25, 20250 News 5K Views

Squirrels covered in pus-filled, wart-like tumors, skulking through backyards. You’re thinking, “that’s just nuts.” But it’s not as squirrelly as…

News

Maine Senate Republicans Blast Mills Admin Over Billion-Dollar Contract to Bankrupt MaineCare Contractor

By Libby PalanzaAugust 25, 20250 News 4K Views

Augusta Republicans issued a statement Monday morning in response to the news that ModivCare—the out-of-state company awarded a multi-million dollar…

Blog

Democrats Fantasizing About Retiring Susan Collins Need To Get Real Already

By Ted CohenAugust 25, 20250 Blog

The landscape is littered with self-described political wannabes thinking they can take on the party elites to win the big,…

News

Lewiston Police Data on Shootings, Drug Overdoses Show Massive Crime Increase Since 2019

By Seamus OthotAugust 25, 20250 News 5K Views

Law enforcement records obtained by the Maine Wire paint a startling picture of life and crime in Lewiston, Maine’s second-largest…

News

Kevlar-vested Portland Press Herald ‘Strike Team’ Slow To Pounce Despite Ballyhooed Paramilitary Readiness

By Ted CohenAugust 25, 20250 News 1K Views

Is the Maine Trust for Local News staff, threatening to expand its union, preparing for a ‘strike’ if it doesn’t…

Maine Wire TV

Brewer Gains on Bangor in Snap Survey

By Maine Wire StaffAugust 25, 20250 Maine Wire TV

In the sort of cross-river rivalry known best perhaps to citizens of Lewiston and Auburn, there has long been ‘brewing’…

Top News

Maine Man Who Faked Drowning Death Near Canadian Border Caught in Missouri by U.S. Marshals

By Steve RobinsonAugust 25, 20250 Top News 2K Views

A Maine man who vanished in 2024 after paddling off with a canoe, triggering a multi-day, multi-agency search and fears…

News

Texas Blocked from Displaying the Ten Commandments in Certain Public School Classrooms

By Libby PalanzaAugust 25, 20250 News

A judge issued a temporary ruling Wednesday that the State of Texas cannot require the Ten Commandments to be displayed…

News

Man’s Body Found In Bloody Maine Car Parked Near Massachusetts Hospital’s Emergency Room

By Ted CohenAugust 25, 20250 News 3K Views

A bullet-riddled car with Maine plates was found abandoned over the weekend in a Massachusetts hospital parking lot, police said.…

News

FBI Celebrates Guilty Plea of Lewiston Cyberstalker

By Seamus OthotAugust 25, 20250 News

The FBI took to X on Monday to celebrate the conviction of a Lewiston man who pleaded guilty on Thursday…

News

Drunk Driving Illegal Arrested by Maine State Police Sentenced to 10-Months for Illegal Re-Entry After Removal

By Seamus OthotAugust 25, 20250 News 2K Views

An illegal alien from Mexico was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Portland to ten months in prison on…

News

Missouri School Teacher Arrested for Producing Child Porn Says Traces His Perversion Back to His Counseling at a Maine Boys Camp

By Seamus OthotAugust 25, 20250 News 2K Views

A Kansas City, Missouri, elementary school teacher charged with child pornography production on Wednesday reportedly told investigators that his “dark…

News

How Do Illegals Wind Up with Maine Drivers Licenses?

By Seamus OthotAugust 25, 20250 News 4K Views

Angolan illegal aliens struck and killed two pedestrians in Maine last week. In both instances, they were legally sanctioned to…

News

Waldo Man Takes on the Town, But the Jury’s Still Out on Whether He’ll Be Heard

By Sam PattenAugust 25, 20250 News 2K Views

Peter Velanzon took citizen activism to a new level this year when he appealed to the Maine State Legislature for…

National

‘Gentleman In All Respects’: Ghislaine Maxwell Insists Trump Never Acted Inappropriately With Epstein

By DCNFAugust 25, 20250 National

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Energy & Environment

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Kills Massive Offshore Wind Project

By DCNFAugust 25, 20250 Energy & Environment 1K Views

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News

Nine-Year-Old Boy Shoots Shocking Video Of Deadly Maine Plane Crash

By Ted CohenAugust 25, 20250 News 4K Views

A 9-year-old Vassalboro videographer became an overnight worldwide internet sensation with spectacular footage he took of a fatal Bangor plane…

News

Maine Judge Tapes Courtroom Door Shut To Keep Out Public In Midcoast Murder Hearing

By Ted CohenAugust 25, 20250 News 5K Views

The public has now been shut out – literally – from updates on the status of a teenaged suspected campground…

News

Clawback: ‘Painless’ Way to Cook Your Labor Day Lobster With New $5,000 ‘CrustaStun’ Appliance

By Ted CohenAugust 24, 20250 News

If you’re still worried that your Maine lobster will feel pain when you toss it into boiling water, relax. Now…

News

Colorado Company Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Contract for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation in Maine Files for Voluntary Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

By Libby PalanzaAugust 24, 20250 News 2K Views

An out-of-state company that was previously awarded a multi-million contract by the State of Maine to provide transportation to MaineCare…

News

Lisbon Man Will Spend Three Years in Prison After Stealing Border Patrol Equipment from the Site of a Quadruple Murder

By Seamus OthotAugust 23, 20250 News 2K Views

Arden Shaw, 52, will spend three years behind bars after he was sentenced on Thursday for stealing federal U.S. Border…

News

July Marked 5th Consecutive Month of Inventory Increases for Maine Housing Market

By Libby PalanzaAugust 23, 20250 News

Maine’s housing market appears to be shifting more in buyers’ favor as the number of homes being listed for sale…

News

Is the Portland Jetport Equipped to Detect Smuggled Monkey Meat? Thankfully for Michigan, Detroit’s Is

By Ted CohenAugust 23, 20250 News

When the mayor of Maine’s largest city insisted a federal airport-improvement grant doesn’t mean ICE is involved he never mentioned…

News

Good Riddance: Vicious Aroostook County Killer Dies Behind Bars At 87, Cheating Justice of 28 Years

By Ted CohenAugust 22, 20250 News 3K Views

Twelve years ago — after jurors convicted him of gruesomely murdering his girlfriend — Ted Jaime told them, “I am…

News

Auburn Man Sentenced to 56 Years for Kidnapping, Raping, and Attempting to Murder a 13-Year-Old Girl in 2022

By Seamus OthotAugust 22, 20250 News 3K Views

An Auburn man who kidnapped and raped a 13-year-old girl in 2022 before attempting to murder her will now spend…

News

Gray Woman Struck and Killed by Illegal Alien Driver One Day After Another Illegal Killed a Pedestrian in Lewiston

By Seamus OthotAugust 22, 20250 News 3K Views

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed that not one, but two illegal aliens from Angola killed pedestrians in Maine…

News

Portland Mosquitoes Found Carrying West Nile Virus

By Seamus OthotAugust 22, 20250 News

Mosquitoes in Portland tested positive for the West Nile Virus, the Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced on Thursday,…

News

FBI Raids Critical Ex-Trump Aide’s House Looking For ‘Classified Docs,’ But Deep Stater Andy McCabe Comes to Bolton’s Rescue

By Ted CohenAugust 22, 20250 News 2K Views

The FBI raided Trump critic John Bolton’s home at dawn Friday, reportedly in search of secret government documents that the…

News

Midcoast Maine Lawyer Arrested For Possession of Child Pornography

By Ted CohenAugust 22, 20250 News 7K Views

A Camden attorney is facing a felony charge for possessing sexually-explicit material, officials said on Thursday. Thomas Karod, 56, was…

News

Portland Mayor Denies Councilors’ Claims That City Agreed to Cooperate with ICE in Exchange for $18 Million Transportation Grant

By Libby PalanzaAugust 22, 20250 News 1K Views

Portland Mayor Mark Dion has denied claims that the City agreed to cooperate with federal ICE agents in order to…

National

Legal Expert Jonathan Turley Says Letitia James Might Not Be Done Losing To Trump Yet

By DCNFAugust 22, 20250 National 1K Views

Jonathan Turley. Photo: Screenshot/Rumble/Fox News

National

The Very Best People: IRS Memo Reveals Abrupt End To Clinton Foundation Probe In 2019

By DCNFAugust 22, 20250 National

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News

North Korea Built Secret Missile Base On Chinese Border Capable Of Striking US

By DCNFAugust 22, 20250 News

North Korea built a secret missile base just miles from the Chinese border, likely housing missiles capable of hitting the…

News

Secretary of State Accepting Public Comments for 2025 Citizens’ Guide to the Referendum Through August 26

By Libby PalanzaAugust 22, 20250 News

Mainers have until August 26 to submit statements for inclusion in the 2025 Citizens’ Guide to the Referendum Election, the…

News

Chinese-Born U.S. Navy Sailor Convicted of Acting as a Spy for the Chinese Communist Party

By Seamus OthotAugust 22, 20250 News

Chinese-born U.S. Navy sailor Jinchao Wei, 25, was convicted on Wednesday of acting as a spy for the Chinese Communist…

News

Brewer Police Host Two-Day Tactical Training Against Live Shooters to Make Maine Schools and Other Public Places Safer

By Sam PattenAugust 21, 20250 News 1K Views

With less than two weeks to go until kids across Maine go back to school, law enforcement and some educators…

News

Maduro Throws A Fit As US Warships Reportedly Set To Deploy Off Venezuelan Coast

By DCNFAugust 21, 20250 News 1K Views

Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro issued multiple provocative statements as U.S. naval vessels reportedly sail towards the coast of the South…

News

Maine Down 1,100 Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 3.2%

By Libby PalanzaAugust 21, 20250 News

Maine’s unemployment rate for July came in at 3.2 percent, roughly one percentage below the regional average for New England.…

News

Records Sealed In Case Against Alleged Killer Of Midcoast Maine Paddleboarder

By Ted CohenAugust 21, 20250 News 2K Views

An online petition has been launched urging prosecutors to charge a teen murder suspect as an adult. The petition sponsored…

News

Autopsy of NH Murder Suicide Victims Reveals Mother Murdered Her Young Children and Husband Before Turning Gun on Herself

By Seamus OthotAugust 21, 20250 News 4K Views

Autopsy results for a New Hampshire family found dead in their home on Monday revealed that the mother likely killed…

News

Piscataquis Sheriff’s Dept Searching for Solar Panel Thief

By Seamus OthotAugust 21, 20250 News

The Piscataquis Sheriff’s Department asked the local community for information on Wednesday regarding the theft of solar panels in Parkman.…

News

Chinese National Busted in Boston for Trying to Solicit Sex from a Minor in a Sting Operation

By Seamus OthotAugust 21, 20250 News

The FBI arrested a Chinese national on Tuesday night as part of a sting operation after he allegedly tried to…

News

‘Access Hollywood’ Star Billy Bush Now Broadcasting Live From A Maine Island Near You

By Ted CohenAugust 21, 20250 News 1K Views

Famed “Hot Mics” host Billy Bush has announced a new iteration of his podcast – “Morning Mics” – coming live…

News

DCNF EXCLUSIVE: How Fauci And A Deep State Cabal Suppressed Intel In Historic Deception

By DCNFAugust 21, 20250 News

Senior American intelligence officials concealed classified intelligence that COVID-19 came from a lab from the president and the public, granting…

News

As Texas Prepares to Vote on Redistricting Plan, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey Laments Process

By Libby PalanzaAugust 21, 20250 News 1K Views

Debate in the Texas House of Representatives kicked off Wednesday on the Republican-backed redistricting plan as Democratic lawmakers returned to…

News

New Invasive Tick Species from China Capable of Creating Infestations Discovered in Cumberland County

By Seamus OthotAugust 20, 20250 News 12K Views

A new invasive species of tick native to China and other countries in the region was discovered in Maine for…

News

Bed Bath and Beyond Begins Reopening Physical Stores Across America — But Not in California

By Libby PalanzaAugust 20, 20250 News 1K Views

After filing for bankruptcy over two years ago and becoming an online-only storefront, Bed Bath and Beyond Home has now…

News

South Portland Pastor from Congo Arrested by ICE for Overstaying 2016 Temporary Visa

By Seamus OthotAugust 20, 20250 News 2K Views

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Congolese man living in Westbrook and serving as a pastor in South Portland…

News

Police Investigating Potential Murder-Suicide after Two Adults and Two Young Children Found Dead in NH Home

By Seamus OthotAugust 20, 20250 News 1K Views

The New Hampshire State Police are investigating a grizzly scene after troopers and local police discovered two adults and two…

News

Union “Forcing” Owners Of Maine’s Biggest News Conglomerate To Spread The Wealth

By Ted CohenAugust 20, 20250 News 1K Views

The owners of Maine’s largest financially-challenged paper have a new headache on their hands – an expansionist union. The staffers…

Commentary

Defending Education: How Janet Mills And Susan Collins Respond To Title IX

By DCNFAugust 20, 20250 Commentary 2K Views

Maine Governor Janet Mills and her administration have refused to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order interpreting Title IX to…

News

Houlton Border Patrol Arrested Sudanese Coke Dealer Who Remained in the U.S. Despite 2019 Removal Order

By Seamus OthotAugust 20, 20250 News

Houlton Border Patrol Agents operating out of the Fort Fairfield Station recently apprehended a Sudanese illegal alien who ignored a…

Commentary

Trump Has Been Consistently Right About The Russia-Ukraine War — Now He Has A Chance To End It

By DCNFAugust 20, 20250 Commentary

With all eyes on Washington as President Donald Trump seeks to secure a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, it’s…

News

Amazon Trying To Establish A Beachhead In Southern Maine Amid Taxpayer Revolt

By Ted CohenAugust 20, 20250 News 2K Views

Jeff Bezos wants a piece of rural Gorham – but the natives aren’t buying it. Amazon got the council’s green…

News

Coast Guard Pauses Plans to Remove Navigation Buoys from the Gulf of Maine, Extends Public Comment Period

By Libby PalanzaAugust 20, 20250 News

The United States Coast Guard has paused plans to remove navigation buoys from the Gulf of Maine and the Atlantic…

Immigration

Wu Don’t Play: Mariachi Band Opens Democrat Mayor’s Pro-Sanctuary City Press Conference

By DCNFAugust 20, 20250 Immigration

Democrat Boston Mayor Michelle Wu featured a live mariachi band before her press conference about the Trump administration’s targeting of…

News

Maine Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Tying DoJ Grants to Adherence to Immigration Law

By Libby PalanzaAugust 20, 20250 News 1K Views

Maine has joined a coalition of twenty other Democrat-led states in suing the Trump Administration over its latest effort to…

News

Passenger of Illegal Alien Driver who Killed a Lewiston Woman was Also an Illegal, Had Maine Drivers’ License

By Seamus OthotAugust 19, 20250 News 3K Views

The passenger in the illegal-alien-driven vehicle that killed a woman in Lewiston on Friday was also an illegal immigrant from…

News

Tier III Lifetime Sex Offender Registrant Booted from Board of Maine Autism Society After Maine Wire Inquiry

By Seamus OthotAugust 19, 20250 News 4K Views

The Autism Society of Maine (ASM), a non-profit, dismissed board member Nicholas Pike, 29, on Monday after an inquiry by…

News

Mexican National Living Illegally in Maine Charged in Hallowell Rape

By Seamus OthotAugust 19, 20250 News 2K Views

The Hallowell Police Department arrested and charged a Mexican citizen who had overstayed his visa in connection with an alleged…

News

Maine’s Covid-Era CDC Director Nirav Shah Now Eyeing Potential Democratic Bid for Governor

By Seamus OthotAugust 19, 20250 News 1K Views

Former Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC) Director Dr. Nirav Shah, who headed the state’s COVID-19 pandemic response, told the…

News

14-Year-Old Out on Supervised Release Arrested For Setting Fires and Vandalizing Rangeley Home

By Seamus OthotAugust 19, 20250 News 1K Views

The Rangeley Police Department arrested a 14-year-old boy on Monday in connection with a Fire Marshal’s Office investigation into multiple…

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