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New York Man Arrested for Online Threats on X Against ICE Agents, Agents’ Children

By Edward TomicJuly 9, 20250 News

A New York man was arrested last week for allegedly making posts on the social media platform X threatening to…

News

DCNF EXCLUSIVE: USAID Quietly Sent Thousands Of Viruses To Chinese Military-Linked Biolab 

By DCNFJuly 9, 20250 News

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) shipped thousands of viral samples to a lab in Wuhan over the course…

News

Feds Charge Seven Chinese Nationals in Bay State Drug, Money Laundering, Smuggling Scheme

By Steve RobinsonJuly 8, 20250 News 3K Views

Seven Chinese nationals are facing federal charges for allegedly running a multi-million-dollar illegal pot empire hidden in quiet neighborhoods across…

News

Lewiston Police Arrest Man for Possession of Sexually Explicit Material of a Child Under 12

By Edward TomicJuly 8, 20250 News 1K Views

A Lewiston man was arrested last week on multiple counts of possession of sexually explicit material of a child under…

News

Anti-ICE Activists Charged in Alleged Plot to Ambush Federal Officers, Shooting a Police Officer

By Seamus OthotJuly 8, 20250 News 3K Views

A group of 11 anti-ICE activists are facing federal charges for an alleged July 4 plot to ambush and assassinate…

News

Maine Supreme Court Reviewing Shenna Bellows’ Wording of Voter ID Referendum Question

By Libby PalanzaJuly 8, 20250 News 2K Views

The Maine Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday morning in the lawsuit challenging Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ wording of…

News

Trump Strikes a Blow to Climate Agenda With Order Ending Subsidies for Solar, Wind, and Other ‘Renewables’

By Seamus OthotJuly 8, 20250 News

President Donald Trump struck a blow against the “net-zero” climate agenda on Monday with an executive order targeting “unreliable, foreign…

Crime

Murder Rap Catches Up to Maryland Fugitive Hiding in Auburn, Maine: U.S. Marshals

By Steve RobinsonJuly 8, 20250 Crime 2K Views

A Maryland man wanted for murder and multiple assaults was nabbed by federal agents in Auburn after nearly a year…

News

Laurel Libby’s Lawsuit Against Maine Speaker of the House Declared Moot After Her Rights Were Restored

By Libby PalanzaJuly 8, 20250 News

Auburn Republican Rep. Laurel Libby’s lawsuit against Maine Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) has become moot after her…

News

Marine Patrol, Coast Guard Search for Missing Augusta Man Who Tried to Rescue His Dog in the Kennebec River

By Seamus OthotJuly 8, 20250 News 1K Views

The Maine Marine Patrol is searching the Kennebec River for the missing Robert Stolt, 22, of Augusta, who went missing…

News

Maine Republican Lawmakers Demand Firing of Professor Over Bias Against Conservative Student

By Edward TomicJuly 8, 20250 News 1K Views

Nearly 50 Maine Republican lawmakers on Monday sent a letter to the presidents of the Maine Community College System (MCCS)…

Maine and New England

Charles Reports $325,000 Raised in First Quarter of Campaign, Haul Likely Leads GOP Field

By Maine Wire StaffJuly 8, 20250 Maine and New England

Republican candidate for Governor of Maine Robert “Bobby” Charles issued an early statement on Monday about his fundraising results for…

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TRENT ENGLAND And JASON SNEAD: Time To Say Goodbye To Ranked Choice Voting

By DCNFJuly 8, 20250 Commentary

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National

Tucker Carlson Asks Iran’s President Point-Blank If They Have Tried To Kill Trump

By DCNFJuly 8, 20250 National

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News

Dog Helps Nab Wagg: NH Man Leads Police on an Early Morning Chase Across New Hampshire and Maine

By Seamus OthotJuly 8, 20250 News

A Hampton, New Hampshire man led NH State Police on a multi-town chase, straying into Maine, involving multiple Maine law-enforcement…

News

Waterville Teacher Update: Back to Unhinged Posts, But No Longer Employed by the School

By Seamus OthotJuly 8, 20250 News 7K Views

JoAnna St. Germain, the Waterville teacher who made international headlines in May for her Facebook posts calling for President Donald…

Maine and New England

Louis Sigel Registers As Democratic Primary Opponent to Jared Golden for Maine’s 2nd CD

By Maine Wire StaffJuly 7, 20250 Maine and New England

Louis Sigel, a Kennebec County Democrat has submitted paperwork with the Federal Elections Committee (FEC) to challenge incumbent Congressman Jared…

News

Authorities Investigating Suspected Murder-Suicide at Mexican Restaurant in Berlin, NH

By Seamus OthotJuly 7, 20250 News 4K Views

New Hampshire authorities are investigating a potential murder-suicide that took place on Sunday at a Mexican restaurant in Berlin, just…

News

Maine Tourism Is in High Gear: Karen’s Tariff Concerns Overblown as Weather Draws Visitors from Near and Far

By Ted CohenJuly 7, 20250 News 1K Views

The state’s top tourism association official says Maine is on par for a great season – tariffs or no tariffs.…

News

Alfred Man Arrested for Threatening People with a Hockey Stick Found With a Variety of Melee Weapons

By Seamus OthotJuly 7, 20250 News

York County Sheriff’s deputies responded on Saturday to 7 Jackson’s Corner Store at 1486 Alfred Road in Lyman to reports…

News

State Fire Marshal Probes Fireworks Malfunction at Sunday River Resort that Left 3 Injured

By Edward TomicJuly 7, 20250 News

The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fireworks malfunction that injured three crew members during a display at…

News

Sanford Police Announced String of Major Arrests, Including 3 in MDEA Drug Bust

By Edward TomicJuly 7, 20250 News 2K Views

The Sanford Police Department on Monday announced five major arrests from last week, including three people arrested at a home…

News

Trump-Deranged Maine Community College Prof Replaced in Teaching Role After Gun Control Meltdown

By Edward TomicJuly 7, 20250 News 5K Views

After Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) professor Carol Lewandowski received significant backlash for providing unprofessional and discriminatory feedback to a…

News

Desperate Much? Wealthy White Liberals Reportedly Telling Elected Dems To ‘Get Shot’ Opposing Trump

By DCNFJuly 7, 20250 News 2K Views

Some House Democrats told Axios that their constituents have encouraged them to prepare for violence and “be willing to get…

News

Female Massachusetts Cop Later Shot By Fellow Officers During Restraining-Order Melee Allegedly Attacked Boyfriend In Maine

By Ted CohenJuly 7, 20250 News 6K Views

A vacationing cop repeatedly slugged her firefighter boyfriend in an otherwise-sleepy western Maine town amid a pre-July 4th violent domestic…

Maine and New England

Answers Elusive in Killing of Tenants Harbor Woman

By Sam PattenJuly 7, 20250 Maine and New England 14K Views

Since Thursday, when authorities declared the death of a Tenants Harbor woman on or near a pond in Union to…

Energy & Environment

How America Can Break Free From China’s Minerals Stranglehold

By DCNFJuly 7, 20250 Energy & Environment

America has a real shot at ending its dangerous reliance on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for rare earth…

News

Maine’s Largest Paper Caught Publishing Apparently False Claims About Jeopardy Couple It Once Employed

By Ted CohenJuly 7, 20250 News 2K Views

The Portland Press Herald appears to have been erroneously reporting that two of its former staffers would be the first…

Commentary

Bowdoin Graduate Zohran Mamdani and the Echoes of David Duke: Josh Filler

By Joshua FillerJuly 5, 20250 Commentary

In 1991, the Republican Party faced a daunting challenge. A former Ku Klux Klan leader, David Duke, had made it…

News

Janet Mills Announces Creation of Maine’s New Cabinet-Level Department of Energy Resources

By Libby PalanzaJuly 4, 20250 News 3K Views

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill into law creating the Maine Department of Energy Resources, a cabinet-level department…

News

Maine Politicians React to Big Beautiful Bill’s Passage

By Libby PalanzaJuly 4, 20250 News 2K Views

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a national budget bill that includes many of the key policies of President…

News

“What the F*&%!?” Janet Mills Freaks Out When Questioned Over Cocaine Use

By Steve RobinsonJuly 4, 20250 News 4K Views

Maine Gov. Janet Mills lost her cool on a Fox News reporter who asked her about re-surfaced allegations that she…

News

Trump’s Media War: $56M in Settlements from ABC, CBS, and Facebook

By Steve RobinsonJuly 4, 20250 News

ABC News, Facebook, and Paramount’s CBS have all paid millions to Trump over attempts to silence, censor, or maliciously impair…

News

Maine Town Gives Sophomore Gov. Janet Mills A Sobering Lesson In Leadership – By Honoring Native Americans

By Ted CohenJuly 4, 20250 News 1K Views

Pretty unusual for a small Maine town to be educating the state’s governor – except if it’s the indigenous-deaf Janet…

News

DCNF EXCLUSIVE: ‘Trans’ Inmate Back In Male Prison Years After Allegedly Raping Female Cellmate

By DCNFJuly 4, 20250 News 2K Views

A violent “transgender” male prisoner was quietly transferred back to a men’s prison in June, years after he was accused…

News

Top Maine Stories the Mainstream Media is Ignoring

By Edward TomicJuly 3, 20250 News 3K Views

Here at The Maine Wire, we consider it our responsibility to bring the public news they would not otherwise read…

Crime

Lewiston Police Launch Crime Suppression Initiative to Curb Rising Violence, Shootings

By Edward TomicJuly 3, 20250 Crime 1K Views

The Lewiston Police Department announced on Thursday that they have launched a new initiative they are calling a crime suppression…

News

Trump Admin Wants Pride Flags Off the Streets, Literally

By Seamus OthotJuly 3, 20250 News 2K Views

The Trump Administration’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is working to get LGBTQ branding materials off of American streets with the…

News

Two Men Arrested in Hancock Drug Bust After Month-Long Investigation

By Edward TomicJuly 3, 20250 News 1K Views

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested two men on Tuesday following a raid on a Hancock residence as part…

News

Authorities Seize Over $60,000 in Cocaine in Winslow Drug Raid

By Edward TomicJuly 3, 20250 News

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA), in collaboration with the Winslow Police Department and Maine State Police, arrested two men…

News

Nationwide Notice Pauses DOE Grants for Migrant Education, Impacting Maine Programs

By Seamus OthotJuly 3, 20250 News 1K Views

The U.S. Department of Education is reviewing multiple federal grants that would have been released on Tuesday, delaying the release…

News

Pentagon Demands Billions For Missile Defense As Trump Pushes Revolutionary ‘Golden Dome’

By DCNFJuly 3, 20250 News

The Department of Defense (DoD) is asking for a large-scale funding increase for domestic and international defense systems, according to…

News

US Pumps Brakes On Ukraine Weapons Shipments As American Stockpile Shrinks

By DCNFJuly 3, 20250 News

The U.S. halted shipments of precision weapons and missile defense systems to Ukraine as the Pentagon fears America’s own stockpile…

Media

“Dead Man Thanks Maine Cop For Killing Him Dead”

By Ted CohenJuly 3, 20250 Media 2K Views

With the July 4th holiday on our doorsteps, the legacy media in Maine is celebrating its own brand of independence…

News

AG Frey Signs on to Yet Another Lawsuit Against the Trump Admin, This Time Targeting DOE Mental Health Cuts

By Seamus OthotJuly 3, 20250 News 1K Views

Maine’s increasingly litigious Attorney General (AG) Aaron Frey signed on to yet another lawsuit against the federal government on Monday,…

News

Northern Light Health Signals Staffing and Program Cuts Imminent Amidst Financial Struggles

By Libby PalanzaJuly 3, 20250 News 1K Views

One of Maine’s largest health care providers has announced that it will be taking steps to reduce costs as it…

News

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey Responds to SCOTUS Ruling in Birthright Citizenship Case: “I Am Disappointed”

By Libby PalanzaJuly 3, 20250 News

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued a response Friday to the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in the case concerning…

News

Legislature Votes Down Multiple Attempts to Amend Maine’s Public School Transfer Program

By Libby PalanzaJuly 3, 20250 News

A York Democrat’s bill to expand the administrative process behind Maine’s public school transfer program died between chambers after the…

News

‘Did Jesus Pack Heat?’ – Maine Community College Professor Attacks, Discriminates Against Christian Conservative Student for Views on Gun Control

By Edward TomicJuly 2, 20250 News 3K Views

A professor at Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) attacked and discriminated against a Christian conservative student for writing an essay…

News

Ryan Fecteau Splutters Through End-of-Session Interview on Maine’s Budget and Education, Say Augusta Has ‘Largely’ Kept Mills’ 2018 No Tax Hike Pledge

By Seamus OthotJuly 2, 20250 News 2K Views

Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) sputtered his way through a Tuesday end-of-session interview with Matt Gagnon on WGAN, in…

News

Police Arrest 68-Year-Old Man for Fatal Hit-and-Run of Bicyclist in Scarborough

By Edward TomicJuly 2, 20250 News 2K Views

A 68-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly fatally striking a bicyclist with his vehicle and then leaving the scene…

Commentary

Democrat Tax Hikes Mean More Madness for Maine

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesJuly 2, 20250 Commentary

There is no polite way to say this: Democrat income tax increases, which the Maine’s legislature passed in the eleventh…

News

Greene Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges After Being Found with Firearm, Drugs in Lewiston

By Edward TomicJuly 2, 20250 News

A Greene man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to federal charges after he was pulled over in Lewiston and found with…

News

Kicking the Can Down the Road: Mills Pushes Decision on Sanctuary State Bill to Next Session

By Seamus OthotJuly 2, 20250 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) will avoid making a decision on the controversial sanctuary state bill that passed through the legislature,…

Healthcare

‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Shutter Hundreds Of Planned Parenthood Clinics

By DCNFJuly 2, 20250 Healthcare

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Crime

How Plea Bargains Cheat Justice

By Sam PattenJuly 2, 20250 Crime

Cling though one might to the old saying ‘you can’t judge a book by its cover,’ it’s difficult to look…

News

Conservative Watchdog Sues Feds For Concealing Biden-Era Docs On Race-Based Organ Transplant Rules

By DCNFJuly 2, 20250 News

America First Legal (AFL) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against three federal agencies alleging they failed to honor information requests on discriminatory…

News

Maine Unanimously Rejects Effort to Ban Dynamic Pricing in Restaurants and Grocery Stores

By Libby PalanzaJuly 2, 20250 News

Maine lawmakers unanimously rejected a Democrat-led effort to ban dynamic pricing in restaurants and grocery stores throughout the state. Although…

News

New DOJ Memo Prioritizes De-Naturalizing Criminal Citizens, Opposing Sanctuary Policies, and Fighting Gender Ideology

By Seamus OthotJuly 2, 20250 News

A newly released memo from Assistant Attorney General Brent Shumate directed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Division last month…

News

A Closer Look at Medicaid Work Requirements Designed for Savings and Sustainability in the Big Beautiful Bill

By Libby PalanzaJuly 2, 20250 News 2K Views

The United States Senate narrowly passed on Tuesday the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a national budget bill that includes…

Crime

Arrest Made in Fatal Lewiston Shooting of 17-Year-Old

By Edward TomicJuly 2, 20250 Crime

A 23-year-old Lewiston man has been arrested in Minnesota and transported back to Maine where he has been charged with…

News

Bath Man Accused of Firing Rifle in Residential Neighborhood in Belgrade

By Edward TomicJuly 1, 20250 News 1K Views

A Bath man was arrested on Saturday after allegedly firing a rifle multiple times in a residential area in Belgrade.…

News

Big Beautiful Bill Passes Senate Without Collins’ Support after Senate Rejected Her Plan to Finance Rural Hospital Fund with Tax Increase on Ultra Rich

By Seamus OthotJuly 1, 20250 News

The Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” reconciliation spending package on Tuesday with a tie breaking vote…

News

Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Using Stolen Debit Card Numbers to Make Purchases Around Portland Area

By Edward TomicJuly 1, 20250 News

A Massachusetts man was sentenced in federal court in Maine on Tuesday for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft after…

News

NH Federal Court Charges Mass Man for Running a $6.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme as Part of Broader Probe

By Seamus OthotJuly 1, 20250 News

Leo Anzivino, Jr., 34, of Teaticket, Massachusetts, is facing charges of healthcare fraud and money laundering for his alleged role…

News

Ellsworth Man Sentenced for Role in Downeast Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

By Edward TomicJuly 1, 20250 News

An Ellsworth man on Monday was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for a conspiracy to traffic drugs from…

News

Westbrook Police Respond to Allegations of AI-Generated Photo from Brackett Street Drug Bust

By Edward TomicJuly 1, 20250 News

The Westbrook Police Department on Tuesday issued a statement responding to allegations that they had used an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated…

News

Most Mainers Oppose President Trump and the Big Beautiful Bill, But Stark Divides Emerge Along Party Lines: Pine Tree State Poll

By Libby PalanzaJuly 1, 20250 News 2K Views

Like the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, ths majority of blue state Mainers told pollsters they do not want the…

News

DHS Cancels Temporary Protected Status for Hundreds of Thousands of Haitian Immigrants

By Seamus OthotJuly 1, 20250 News

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is revoking the temporary protected status from Haiti, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced…

News

Maine’s Liberal Hub Thinks A Paint Festival Will Make Drug-Addicted Sidewalk Loungers Disappear

By Ted CohenJuly 1, 20250 News 1K Views

Political leaders in Maine’s largest municipal welfare magnet have a new idea for pretending that public drug use and urination…

News

Take the Money and Run: South Portland Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Bank of America

By Edward TomicJuly 1, 20250 News

South Portland police say three masked suspects allegedly assaulted and threatened an ATM technician during a robbery at Bank of…

News

18 GOP Senators Vote in Favor of Collins’ Measure To Raise Taxes On Millionaires

By DCNFJuly 1, 20250 News

Sen. Susan Collins and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (United States Senate/Wikimedia Commons)

News

Socialist Portland City Councilor Says Constituents Are ‘Creeps’ and ‘Sociopaths’ For Wanting City to Address Homelessness Issue, Calls Mayor ‘F—ing Stupid’

By Edward TomicJuly 1, 20250 News

Socialist Portland City Councilor Wes Pelletier on Sunday gave a speech at an event in Monument Square in which he…

News

Watch Now — High Crimes: The Chinese Mafia’s Takeover of Rural America

By Steve RobinsonJune 30, 20250 News 4K Views

https://twitter.com/BigSteve207/status/1939793686344196362 The Chinese Mafia is building a black-market marijuana empire across rural America—buying homes, churches, and even schools. They’re lacing…

Crime

Trump Admin Charges 324 – Including Lewiston Man – in $14.6 Billion Welfare Fraud Operation

By Steve RobinsonJune 30, 20250 Crime 3K Views

The Trump Administration announced Monday a massive fraud investigation that has resulted in 324 defendants facing charges for more than…

News

Newly Surfaced DOJ Docs Discredit Janet Mills’ Claims About Cocaine Investigation

By Steve RobinsonJune 30, 20250 News 5K Views

Thirty-seven year-old allegations of cocaine abuse have returned to haunt Maine Gov. Janet Mills thanks to a resurfaced U.S. Department…

News

Tough-Talking, Maine-Educated Green Beret Army Physician Announces Run For Texas Governor

By Ted CohenJune 30, 20250 News 2K Views

A retired Special Forces surgeon who earned his medical degree in Maine is running for Texas governor – and vowing…

News

Effort to Ensure Maine Hospitals Get Paid for Medicaid Services Stalled — Despite Broad Support for Drinkwater Bill Mandating Timely Reimbursement

By Libby PalanzaJune 30, 20250 News

The Maine Legislature has yet to make a final decision on the proposal requiring the Maine Department of Health and…

News

Homeless Man Arrested for Arson in Connection to Residential Fire in Princeton

By Edward TomicJune 30, 20250 News

A 39-year-old unhoused man has been charged with arson following a fire at an unoccupied residential property in Princeton, according…

News

Dan Bongino Promises Crackdown on CCP Influence and Public Corruption After a New York Employee Worked as a CCP Agent and Committed Fraud

By Seamus OthotJune 30, 20250 News

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino vowed to crack down on government corruption and root out Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence…

News

Jay School Board Votes to Bar Males from Female Sports and Private Spaces, Marking Another Maine District to Comply with Federal Guidelines

By Seamus OthotJune 30, 20250 News 1K Views

The Regional School Unit (RSU) 73 School Board, serving Jay, Livermore, and Livermore Falls, voted on Thursday night to alter…

News

Six Arrested in Westbrook Drug Bust

By Edward TomicJune 30, 20250 News 2K Views

Last week a traffic stop in Westbrook during a routine patrol led to a significant drug bust on Brackett Street,…

News

Irish Homicide Cops Reportedly In Maine Seeking Intel On Suspected Former Midcoast Resident

By Ted CohenJune 30, 20250 News 2K Views

The picturesque seaside town of none other than Camden, Maine is now attracting a new breed of tourists – cops…

News

Unemployment Rates Consistent in Maine, But Tourism and Hospitality Hiring Slower Than Normal

By Libby PalanzaJune 30, 20250 News

Maine’s unemployment rate remained steady in May at 3.4 percent, according to new data from the Maine Department of Labor…

Energy & Environment

‘Outright Massacre’: Senate GOP Takes Sledgehammer To Biden’s Green Energy Subsidies

By DCNFJune 30, 20250 Energy & Environment

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Maine and New England

Collins Votes to Advance “Big Beautiful Bill”

By Sam PattenJune 30, 20250 Maine and New England 2K Views

Senate Appropriation Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) supported a motion Saturday night to advance President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” towards…

News

Break A Rule At This Maine High School? No Worries. Take A Restorative Hike

By Ted CohenJune 30, 20250 News 2K Views

A midcoast Maine school is trying out a new lesson – disciplining students who step out of line with a…

Sports & Entertainment

“Maine – The Way Life Should Beef” Has Much to Offer Liver King Once His Legal Woes Are Resolved

By Ted CohenJune 29, 20250 Sports & Entertainment 3K Views

If only he were able to gnaw through his ankle bracelet, the Liver King could quit the Texas heat for…

News

NH 18-Year-Old Opens Fire at Hampton Beach, Shooting Three People, Sparking a Manhunt Leading to Arrest

By Seamus OthotJune 29, 20250 News 5K Views

18-year-old Divaris Ojani Ruiz of Manchester, New Hampshire, was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly opened fire at Hampton Beach,…

News

What’s the Plan, Man: Rick Bennett Needs a Quarter Million Votes to Win, Where Does He Think He’ll Get Them?

By Sam PattenJune 29, 20250 News 2K Views

Probably the most likable candidate for governor of Maine last time won less than two percent of the vote. Sam…

News

Massachusetts Man Gets Cuffed and Stuffed for Trafficking in Rockland

By Seamus OthotJune 28, 20250 News 1K Views

Officers from the Rockland Police Department arrested Jose Henriquez-Paulino, 24, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Wednesday on drug trafficking charges following…

News

Gone Wild: Man Arrested in China, Maine After Breaking Into a House with a Maul Shouting “I’m Here to Kill You”

By Seamus OthotJune 28, 20250 News 3K Views

A China, Maine, man was arrested on Thursday after allegedly assaulting his parents, breaking into their house with a splitting…

News

Pissed in Piscataquis, Massachusetts Man Leads Police on Multi-Town Chase Before Arrest – and Hangover

By Seamus OthotJune 28, 20250 News 1K Views

A Massachusetts man allegedly led the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department on a multi-town chase on Wednesday after taking his friend’s…

News

SCOTUS Reins In Federal Judges on Nationwide Injunctions, Yet to Rule on Birthright Citizenship

By Libby PalanzaJune 28, 20250 News

The United States Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling on Friday stating that federal judges do not have the authority…

News

Pingree Votes Against Condemning Violent Anti-ICE Riots in LA While Golden Supports Resolution

By Seamus OthotJune 27, 20250 News 1K Views

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted against a resolution on Thursday condemning the violent anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) riots in…

Commentary

Policing Without Power: What The Law No Longer Lets Us Do, and Why We Need Change

By The Maine WireJune 27, 20250 Commentary 6K Views

By Chief Eric H. Small I’ve worn a badge in Maine for decades, but never have I felt more powerless…

News

Beware the Ocean’s Stealthy Hunter – New England Great Whites May Be Swimming This Way, Again

By Ted CohenJune 27, 20250 News 1K Views

Just when you figured it was safe to go in to the water comes word of not only one, but…

News

Officer Involved Shooting Results in Three Bangor Police Placed on Temporary Leave

By Seamus OthotJune 27, 20250 News

Three Bangor police officers are on leave following a Wednesday officer-involved shooting, after they returned fire at a suspect who…

News

“No Brainer” Decision on Cannabis Consumption Lounges Delayed Until Future Legislative Session

By Libby PalanzaJune 27, 20250 News

Maine lawmakers have adjourned for the session without making a decision on a bill that would open the door for…

News

Bowdoin Hyjinks: Maine Student Who Got Caught Stealing Is Now Ready to Downsize NYC’s Finest

By Ted CohenJune 27, 20250 News 2K Views

The former Bowdoin grad who’s on goal to become NYC’s next mayor should be well-equipped to handle the Big Apple’s…

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