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South Portland Man Arrested with Two Stolen Handguns

By Seamus OthotOctober 23, 20250 Crime 2K Views

The Maine State Police arrested a man in Portland on Friday during a routine traffic stop after he was allegedly…

Crime

Man Gets Just 50 Days in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Sexually Assaulting a Minor in St. Albans

By Seamus OthotOctober 23, 20250 Crime 2K Views

A 32-year-old man will serve less than two months in jail after sexually assaulting a minor in St. Albans in…

News

SNAP Funding for November Halted Amid Federal Government Shutdown

By Jon FetherstonOctober 23, 20250 News

Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been halted for November amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, leaving…

Sports & Entertainment

NFL Commish Roger Goodell Needs to Ditch the White Wine at Prout’s Neck, Drink Beer Like a Man

By Ted CohenOctober 23, 20250 Sports & Entertainment

Former Bears linebacker Dick Butkus, arguably the most notorious animal in NFL history, once described his “goal” when he went…

News

Frank Perdue May Have Killed Belfast’s Chicken Industry, But Now His Widow’s Taking a Bath on Their NH Estate

By Ted CohenOctober 23, 20250 News 2K Views

Chicken magnate Frank Perdue’s marketing genius killed Belfast, Maine as the Chicken Capital of the World – but his magic…

News

Washington County Asks Residents for $11 Million Bond to Help Correct Years of Financial Mismanagement

By Libby PalanzaOctober 23, 20250 News 3K Views

Voters in Washington County are being asked this fall to approve an $11 million bond to help the area fill…

News

Frustration Deepens in Newburgh as State Stays Silent on Amazon Ballot Box Scandal

By Jon FetherstonOctober 23, 20250 News 6K Views

Frustration is reaching a boiling point in Newburgh as local officials say they’ve received no communication from state or federal…

Education

Augusta Prepares for Important Vote on Three School-Board Seats

By Seamus OthotOctober 23, 20250 Education 2K Views

Augusta voters have a chance to reverse the woke agenda and put a conservative majority on their school board, with…

News

Bobby Charles Blasts Nirav Shah’s COVID Record in Maine Governor Campaign Statement

By Jon FetherstonOctober 22, 20250 News 2K Views

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles sharply criticized former Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah’s (D) handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing…

News

Cumberland County Republicans Honor Charlie Kirk’s Legacy with “Turning Point” Event

By Jon FetherstonOctober 22, 20250 News 1K Views

The spirit of revival was in abundance when the Cumberland County Republican Committee hosted a community event Tuesday evening to…

News

What Falmouth Residents Are Voting On This Fall

By Libby PalanzaOctober 22, 20250 News

Falmouth voters will have the chance next month to weigh in on two local referendum questions — one to repeal…

News

Portland Attorney Ordered to Pay Over $1.3 Million in Damages to Former Client

By Libby PalanzaOctober 22, 20250 News 5K Views

A Portland attorney has recently been ordered by a Maine Superior Court justice to pay over $1.3 million in damages…

News

Massachusetts Man with Revoked License Arrested for Causing Three-Car Crash in Bangor

By Seamus OthotOctober 22, 20250 News 1K Views

The Bangor Police Department arrested a Massachusetts man on Sunday after he allegedly caused a three-car crash when he fell…

Politics

GOP Senator From Bush Era To Run For Old Seat — But First Must Take Down Another Ex-Lawmaker

By DCNFOctober 22, 20250 Politics

Former Republican New Hampshire Sen. John E. Sununu will make another run for his old seat which he held from…

News

Domestic Violence Charged-Fugitive Arrested in Norway, Maine After 12-Hour Standoff

By Seamus OthotOctober 22, 20250 News 1K Views

The Norway Police Department arrested a fugitive wanted on domestic violence charges since 2024 on Tuesday following a 12-hour standoff.…

News

Portland City Councilors’ Refusal to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance Sparks National Controversy

By Jon FetherstonOctober 22, 20250 News 3K Views

A long-simmering debate in Portland politics has resurfaced as several city councilors continue to decline to stand for the Pledge…

News

“California Man” Gongping Cheng Found With Numerous False Identities After Fleeing NH Police

By Seamus OthotOctober 22, 20250 News

The New Hampshire State Police arrested a California man, Gongping Cheng, 39, of Monterey Park, on Monday after he was…

News

Ex-Marine Graham Platner Taught Military Tactics, Recruited for Socialist Paramilitary Group in Maine

By Steve RobinsonOctober 22, 20250 News 5K Views

Reddit posts reviewed by The Robinson Report show Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, was a member of Maine’s…

Crime

Biddeford Man Busted in Portland for Drug Trafficking Following Traffic Stop

By Seamus OthotOctober 22, 20250 Crime

The Portland Police Department arrested a Biddeford man on drug trafficking charges on Monday following a traffic stop in which…

News

Bowdoin College’s Favorite Anti-Israel Grad’s Hamas Cheerleading Surfaces Again

By Ted CohenOctober 22, 20250 News

With Zohran Mamdani now solidifying his double-digit lead in NYC’s mayor race, his pro-terrorist rap singing is getting new attention.…

News

NH Activist Charged With Wrongful Voting Claims She Was Just Fulfilling Her Mother’s Dying Wish

By Seamus OthotOctober 21, 20250 News 2K Views

A New Hampshire woman is facing wrongful voting charges after she was arrested for allegedly requesting an absentee ballot in…

News

Maine Fraternal Order of Police Urges ‘No’ Vote on Question 2, Calls Measure a ‘Disaster Waiting to Happen’

By Jon FetherstonOctober 21, 20250 News 3K Views

The Fraternal Order of Police, Maine’s largest police union representing more than 1,000 law enforcement officers statewide, announced its formal…

Politics

Graham Planter’s Senate Bid Rocked Again — This Time Over Nazi-Linked Tattoo

By Jon FetherstonOctober 21, 20250 Politics 5K Views

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Planter is once again at the center of a political firestorm after a newly released…

News

Maine “Comfort” Dog’s Handler Quits In Wake Of Pup’s Hot-Car Death

By Ted CohenOctober 21, 20250 News

The state official responsible for caring for Maine’s first official comfort dog who died in a hot car has resigned,…

Crime

Kennebec Sheriff’s Department Requesting Arrest Warrant for a Scarborough Man Who Stole a Camper and Fled to NH

By Seamus OthotOctober 21, 20250 Crime 1K Views

The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department is working to secure an arrest warrant for a Scarborough man who allegedly stole a…

News

Maine Parents Group Collecting Signatures for a Referendum Vote to Bar Males from Girls’ Sports

By Seamus OthotOctober 21, 20250 News 3K Views

A Maine parents’ group is working to gather 70,000 signatures in order to put a referendum question on the 2026…

News

NH Man Faces Attempted Murder Charges After Stabbing A Lebanon, Maine Man Seven Times

By Seamus OthotOctober 21, 20250 News

A New Hampshire man is facing attempted murder charges after he allegedly showed up unannounced at a Lebanon, Maine, home…

News

Former Gov. LePage, Lewiston Victims Demand Transparency Over Distribution of Donated Funds

By Jon FetherstonOctober 21, 20250 News 2K Views

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) joined survivors and families of victims from the Lewiston mass shooting in calling for…

Sports & Entertainment

Broadway Celebrates the Actress Who Put Cabot Cove, Maine On the Map – But In the Wrong Place

By Ted CohenOctober 21, 20250 Sports & Entertainment

Cabot Cove, Maine was actually in California but, as Hollywood producers might say, what’s a few thousand miles among friends?…

Commentary

Maine’s Rurality Reality: Demographics and Disparate Impact

By Jonathan ReismanOctober 21, 20250 Commentary 2K Views

Maine is promulgating climate, energy and equity policies that have had an adverse disparate impact on rural Maine and the…

National

Who Is Holding CIA to Account for Low Quality, Inaccurate Analysis?

By DCNFOctober 21, 20250 National

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) provided U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Middle East aide Jared Kushner intel that contradicted…

News

Cumberland County Commissioners Split Over Future of ICE Contract

By Jon FetherstonOctober 21, 20250 News 2K Views

Cumberland County commissioners are sharply divided over whether to continue or end a long-standing contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs…

Healthcare

New England Senators Reintroduce Bill Aimed at Lowering Drug Costs

By Jon FetherstonOctober 21, 20250 Healthcare

U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reintroduced legislation Thursday aimed at lowering prescription drug costs by speeding…

News

Lynx ‘Needlessly Killed’ in Perham, Maine; Wardens Looking for Big Cat-Killing Culprit

By Ted CohenOctober 20, 20250 News

The Maine Warden Service is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to the individual who for no known reason…

News

South Portland City Council to Consider Resolve Expressing Concern Over Statewide Question 1

By Libby PalanzaOctober 20, 20250 News 2K Views

The South Portland City Council is set to consider a resolve Tuesday night that appears to indirectly encourage opposition to…

News

Democrat Lobbyists Calling On Senate Hopeful Janet Mills To Finally Shoot Straight With Native Americans

By Ted CohenOctober 20, 20250 News

Just as Gov. Janet Mills was putting her nascent senate campaign in drive this week she got broadsided from her…

News

Original KISS Lead Guitarist, Dead At 74, Kicked Off 1998 Reunion Tour In Maine

By Ted CohenOctober 20, 20250 News

The rock legend who helped found KISS and electrified audiences for decades with his lead-guitar magic made a big splash…

News

Burglar Makes Bomb Threat Against Bangor Non-Profit After Officers Discover Him Inside Their Building

By Seamus OthotOctober 20, 20250 News

Officers from the Bangor Police Department’s bomb squad responded to an alleged bomb threat made on Sunday against a local…

Crime

Drunk Driver Arrested After Fleeing Police Responding to a Separate Crash Related to a Domestic Disturbance

By Seamus OthotOctober 20, 20250 Crime 1K Views

A domestic disturbance in Greenbush on Friday led to two vehicle crashes, including one involving an alleged drunk driver who…

News

Auburn Police Searching for Suspect in Drive-By Shooting That Left Two Bullet Holes in a Local Residence

By Seamus OthotOctober 20, 20250 News

The Auburn Police Department is searching for a “dark-colored pickup truck” after a local resident was startled on Saturday evening…

News

Former Arizona Congresswoman Raising Money to Push Red Flag Laws Ballot Referendum in Maine

By Seamus OthotOctober 20, 20250 News

Former Arizona Congresswoman and current gun control activist Gabby Giffords is looking for late-game donations to convince Mainers to support…

Commentary

Nirav Shah For Governor?

By Tom DesjardinOctober 20, 20250 Commentary 2K Views

I have studied Maine history my entire adult life and spent 20 years in state government and politics, and it…

News

Nirav Shah Announces Run for Governor 

By Jon FetherstonOctober 20, 20250 News

Former state health official Dr. Nirav Shah, best known for leading the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention through…

News

Police Shooting Ruled Justified After Topsham Officers Fired on a Man Approaching with a Machete

By Seamus OthotOctober 20, 20250 News

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey determined on Monday that a Topsham police officer acted in justifiable self-defense during a January…

Politics

Geek Team Founder Bill Clarke Announces Run for U.S. Senate as a Republican

By Jon FetherstonOctober 20, 20250 Politics

Bill Clarke who has previously run for office in Maine with the U.S. Taxpayers’ Party, is now seeking to challenge…

News

Appropriations & Tax Committee Republicans Call for Public Hearing on Working Class/Senior Tax Cuts

By Jon FetherstonOctober 20, 20250 News 1K Views

Republican members of the Maine Legislature’s Appropriations and Taxation Committees on Friday called for a November public hearing to consider…

News

Maine’s First AI Data Center To HQ At Former Loring AFB, Jumpstart Redevelopment Efforts

By Ted CohenOctober 20, 20250 News 2K Views

Maine’s first large-scale AI data center is being planned for the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone. Developed by…

National

Vance, Second Lady Celebrate 250 Years Of Marines ‘Kicking Ass,’ ‘Taking Names,’ And Hanging Pirates

By DCNFOctober 20, 20250 National

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance touched down Saturday afternoon at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to…

News

Impacts to Maine Budget Due to Government Shutdown

By Jon FetherstonOctober 20, 20250 News 1K Views

The patient still lives, but the prognosis is grim, Maine’s top fiscal official told lawmakers on Friday regarding the federal…

News

South Portland Residents to Vote on Multi-Million Dollar Athletic Complex Project This November

By Libby PalanzaOctober 19, 20250 News 2K Views

South Portland residents will be asked yet again to approve a multi-million dollar plan to restore the city’s high school’s…

Politics

Graham Platner’s Political Director Resigns

By Jon FetherstonOctober 19, 20250 Politics 1K Views

Former state Rep. Genevieve McDonald has resigned as political director from Graham Platner’s U.S. Senate campaign following the release of…

Commentary

Graham Platner Wrote Some Dumb Stuff, So What?

By Sam PattenOctober 18, 20250 Commentary 2K Views

Most of us who won’t be voting in the Democrat primary next year noticed something interesting this week: within 24…

News

Livermore Domestic Violence Incident Escalates to Gunfire, State Police Tactical Team Engaged

By Seamus OthotOctober 17, 20250 News 2K Views

An alleged domestic violence incident in Livermore on Thursday that included gunfire and prompted a response from the Maine State…

News

Senate Democrats Block Consideration of Defense Funding Bill, Collins Criticizes Shutdown

By Jon FetherstonOctober 17, 20250 News

Senate Democrats on Thursday voted to block consideration of the fiscal year 2026 Defense Appropriations Bill, prompting sharp criticism from…

News

Norridgewock Raid Leads to Drug Seizure at Home Near a School

By Seamus OthotOctober 17, 20250 News

A raid in Norridgewock on Wednesday led to the arrest of two repeat offenders and the seizure of cocaine and…

News

FBI Arrest New York Man for March Murder in Palmyra, Quattlebaum Gets the Horns

By Seamus OthotOctober 17, 20250 News

FBI agents arrested a New York man in the Bronx on Wednesday following a months-long investigation into a murder that…

News

Jared Golden Joins the Ranks of Democrat Politicians Urging Mainers to Reject Question 1

By Libby PalanzaOctober 17, 20250 News 1K Views

Democrat U.S. Representative from Maine’s Second District Jared Golden urged voters to reject Question 1 at the ballot box this…

News

Maine Media Focuses on Republicans “Seizing” on Bellows’ Ballot Scandal Rather Than the Breach Itself

By Seamus OthotOctober 17, 20250 News

As Secretary of State Shenna Bellows—and her gubernatorial campaign—deals with the fallout from a Newburgh woman discovering 250 (unordered) absentee…

Politics

‘He Was Sending Seniors To Their Death’: Mouthy Mamdani Re-Directs, Downplays Anti-Police Tweets

By DCNFOctober 17, 20250 Politics

Socialist New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani suggested at a debate Thursday that he would not defund the New…

News

Ex-Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton Indicted on Charges of Mishandling Classified Information

By Jon FetherstonOctober 17, 20250 News

A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted former Trump national security adviser John Bolton on 18 counts of illegally hoarding…

News

DOJ Brings Terrorism Charges Against Antifa Members Who Attacked a Texas ICE Facility

By Seamus OthotOctober 17, 20250 News

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) leveled terrorism charges against two Antifa members involved in an alleged attempt to murder…

News

Trump And Kash Patel Give Major Update On Sweeping Crime Crackdown

By DCNFOctober 17, 20250 News

President Donald Trump and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel announced a major update on Wednesday about the…

News

Shenna Bellows Orders Conservative Group to Stop Mailing Partially Prefilled Voter Registration Cards

By Libby PalanzaOctober 16, 20250 News 4K Views

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has ordered Common Sense for Maine to stop prefilling the party affiliation section on…

News

Standish Woman Arrested for Murder of her Boyfriend

By Seamus OthotOctober 16, 20250 News 3K Views

A Standish woman was arrested on murder charges on Thursday after she allegedly shot her boyfriend earlier this month. [RELATED:…

News

Amid Amazon Prime Ballot Scandal, Shenna Bellows Picks New Election Day Ballot Courier, Ditches UPS

By Jon FetherstonOctober 16, 20250 News 3K Views

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows hasn’t provided voters with any new information regarding the discovery of 250 absentee ballots…

News

Beers, Sneers and Trump Highlight Mills Campaign Stop at Maine Brewing Company in Freeport

By Jon FetherstonOctober 16, 20250 News 2K Views

Gov. Janet Mills made a campaign stop Thursday morning at Maine Beer Company in Freeport, where brewery co-founder Dan Kleban,…

News

Maine U.S. Senate Hopeful Platner Once Called Cops Bastards But Now Claims “It’s Not Who I Am”

By Ted CohenOctober 16, 20250 News 1K Views

The Marine veteran-turned-oyster-farmer — a rising Democratic Senate candidate in Maine — once called himself a “communist,” dismissed “all” police…

News

Prominent Democrat Voices are Angry with Their Party Establishment for Urging Mills to Run for Senate Against the More Radical Platner

By Seamus OthotOctober 16, 20250 News

Maine’s Democratic senatorial primary is revealing a potential split in the party between the established Democrats who urged Gov. Janet…

News

Collins Backs Nomination of Former Lewiston Police Chief as U.S. Marshal for Maine

By Jon FetherstonOctober 16, 20250 News

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced her support for the nomination of David St. Pierre, the former Lewiston police chief, to…

News

World’s Fastest Sardine Snipper – From Rockland – Honored With Her Own Festival

By Ted CohenOctober 16, 20250 News

Fifty years after being dubbed the “Muhammad Ali Of Sardine Packers,” Maine’s greatest has hooked another title. Rita Willey, 87,…

Politics

‘Shut Up!’: Classy Dame Nancy Pelosi Loses It At Reporter Asking Simple Question About J6

By DCNFOctober 16, 20250 Politics 1K Views

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raged at a LindellTV reporter on Wednesday who asked if she is concerned about being…

News

Body Found After Tuesday Morning Fire in Harpswell

By Jon FetherstonOctober 16, 20250 News 2K Views

State fire investigators are examining the cause of a deadly blaze that broke out early Tuesday morning at a single-family…

News

Mennonite Community in Dexter Leaving the State Over Religious Beliefs, Intransigence from Secretary of State

By Seamus OthotOctober 16, 20250 News 10K Views

Mennonites in Dexter are leaving Maine for religious reasons after the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), headed by Secretary of…

Education

GOP Lawmaker Wants New Federal $1,700 Tax Credit to Apply to Maine Student Scholarship Donations

By Libby PalanzaOctober 16, 20250 Education

Republican lawmakers in Maine have announced plans to introduce legislation implementing one of the new tax credits created by the…

News

Maine Liberal Icon Stephen King, 78, To Retire ‘Before I Start To Drivel’

By Ted CohenOctober 16, 20250 News

Maine horror novelist Stephen King, who put his foot in it last month when he falsely criticized conservative Charlie Kirk,…

News

Pro-Palestinian Activists Try – and Fail – to Disrupt Damariscotta’s Pumpkin Festival

By Sam PattenOctober 16, 20250 News 6K Views

Pumpkinfest — what has long been a non-political, family-oriented festival of seasonal fun in midcoast towns of Newcastle and Damariscotta…

News

No Kings Rallies Return, Critics Say Movement ‘All Rhetoric’

By Jon FetherstonOctober 15, 20250 News 4K Views

The “No Kings” movement is returning to Maine this weekend with rallies planned in several cities and towns across the…

News

A Day After Trump Awards Kirk Medal of Freedom, Turning Point USA Holds First Maine Chapter Meeting

By Jon FetherstonOctober 15, 20250 News 1K Views

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — One day after former President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom posthumously to Turning Point…

Politics

Portland Jetport Declines to Show DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s Video on Government Shutdown

By Libby PalanzaOctober 15, 20250 Politics

The Portland Jetport is now among the several airports nationwide declining to play a video from Department of Homeland Security…

News

Missing 13-Year-Old Found With Man Wanted for Domestic Violence in Portland

By Seamus OthotOctober 15, 20250 News

Following a week-long investigation, Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies found a missing 13-year-old girl from Pownal in a Portland apartment on…

Commentary

Echoes of Bill Hathaway in Mills’ Quixotic Quest

By Sam PattenOctober 15, 20250 Commentary

When the late, one-term U.S. Senator Bill Hathaway passed away a little more than a decade ago, Mainers were too…

News

Lurking at Large: Portland Man Issued Summons But Not Jailed Following Carjacking Attempt

By Seamus OthotOctober 15, 20250 News

A South Portland man was issued a criminal summons after the Cumberland County Jail refused to admit him due to…

News

American Youth Currently Identifying as non-Binary or Non-Heterosexual Declining: Report

By Seamus OthotOctober 15, 20250 News 1K Views

The percentage of young Americans in college and high school identifying as non-binary or non-heterosexual dropped significantly in 2025, according…

News

Lyman Residents Sound Alarm as Tractor Trailers Ignore Bridge Closure, Raising Questions about CDL Enforcement

By Jon FetherstonOctober 15, 20250 News 3K Views

Residents in Lyman are raising concerns after a steady stream of tractor-trailers are continuing to travel down a road clearly…

News

Maine Airport’s Electric Aeronautics Partner Loses Key Funding Amid Multiple Mishaps, Grounding “Green Energy” Dreams

By Ted CohenOctober 15, 20250 News

An experimental electric-plane manufacturer that chose a midcoast Maine airport to debut cutting-edge technology is falling on hard times both…

News

Indefatigable Maine-built Navy Destroyer Helped Clear the Decks For Trump’s Gaza Peace Deal

By Ted CohenOctober 15, 20250 News

President Donald Trump’s widely-celebrated deal to end the Mideast war was built in part on the foundations of defensive work…

News

Mainstream Media Fawn Over Mills’ Candidacy, Pointedly Ignore Rocky Rollout of Her Senate Campaign

By Seamus OthotOctober 15, 20250 News 1K Views

Two-term Maine Democrat Governor Janet Mills, 77, formally announced her 2026 Senate bid to unseat the incumbent Sen. Susan Collins…

News

Mills Frames Senate Bid Around Trump, Dodges Questions on Ballot Scandal

By Jon FetherstonOctober 15, 20250 News 1K Views

Governor Janet Mills used her Tuesday speech at a rule of law seminar at Hannaford Hall on the University of…

News

“Dude!” Portland Police Tase Man Who Approached Them While Refusing to Drop Two Knives

By Seamus OthotOctober 15, 20250 News

A Portland police officer was forced to use his taser on an armed man on Sunday after he approached officers…

Politics

How Can Mainers Register to Vote Ahead of the November 4th Election?

By Libby PalanzaOctober 15, 20250 Politics

As online and mail-in voter registration came to an end at the close of business Tuesday, Mainers are still able…

National

Democrats Vote To Keep Government Shuttered For Eighth Time In Row, Two Weeks In

By DCNFOctober 15, 20250 National

Almost all Senate Democrats voted down a bipartisan effort to reopen the government on Tuesday as the funding lapse hit…

National

‘Happy Birthday, Daddy’: Watch As Charlie Kirk’s Widow Reads Birthday Message Daughter Had For Late Father

By DCNFOctober 15, 20250 National

Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk, read an emotional birthday message from her daughter…

News

Janet Mills Expresses Opposition to Question 1 on Next Month’s Ballot

By Libby PalanzaOctober 14, 20250 News 1K Views

Maine’s Gov. Janet Mills (D), who announced her intent to run for the United States Senate Tuesday morning, has officially…

Education

Maine’s Public Schools Are Failing to Meet the High Standards Set for Charter Schools: MPI Report

By Seamus OthotOctober 14, 20250 Education

The majority of Maine’s non-charter public schools would not only fail to meet at least one of the higher standards…

News

Maine Beer Company’s Dan Kleban Suspends Short-Lived Senate Campaign and Endorses Mills

By Seamus OthotOctober 14, 20250 News 1K Views

Beer brewer and short-lived Democratic Senate candidate Dan Kleban suspended his campaign on Tuesday, just 41 days after it began,…

News

Plane Crashes onto Massachusetts Highway in Stormy Weather, Kills Two

By Seamus OthotOctober 14, 20250 News

A Rhode Island married couple was killed on Monday when their small plane crashed near I-195 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, damaging…

Commentary

Protecting Trust, Protecting Every Vote

By The Maine WireOctober 14, 20250 Commentary

By Robert Wessels In light of everything that has unfolded over the past few weeks, including the discoveryof hundreds of…

News

Senator Rick Scott Plugs Maine’s Potential and Blames Chuck Schumer for Shutdown at MPI Lunch in Portland 

By Jon FetherstonOctober 14, 20250 News

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida delivered the keynote address Monday at the Freedom and Opportunity Luncheon hosted by the…

News

UMaine Hockey Fans Go Bananas Over Poor Skating Ability Of Team Mascot

By Ted CohenOctober 14, 20250 News 1K Views

A UMaine fraternity is coming to the defense of the school’s hockey mascot’s panned debut performance. Bananas T. Bear, aka…

News

Maine Fishing Vessel That Disappeared in 1929 Found Off New England Coast

By Ted CohenOctober 14, 20250 News 10K Views

A fishing boat built in Boothbay that went missing without a trace nearly 100 years ago has finally been located.…

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