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Democrat Bill Would Fund Drug Recovery Centers Exclusively Governed by LGBTQ-Identifying Former-Addicts

By Seamus OthotMay 8, 20250 News

Rep. Laurie Osher (D-Orono) presented a bill before the Committee on Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday that would establish…

News

Unanimous Bill Allowing Providers to Charge for COVID-19 Vaccine Goes Into Law Without Gov. Janet Mills’ Signature

By Libby PalanzaMay 8, 20250 News

A bill repealing the prohibition against charging uninsured patients for COVID-19 vaccinations that received unanimous support in the Legislature became…

News

Majority of Judiciary Committee Poised to Reject Requiring State to Fulfill FOAA Requests within 30 Days

By Libby PalanzaMay 8, 20250 News

Maine lawmakers are divided over a bill that would require state agencies and officials to fulfill Freedom of Access Act…

News

Shenna Bellows Releases Final Questions Wording for Voter ID Referendum Question

By Libby PalanzaMay 7, 20250 News 3K Views

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has released the final question wording for the voter ID citizens initiative introduced in Augusta…

Commentary

As a Senator, Shenna Bellows Voted to Make Ballot Questions Straightforward – But as Secretary of State, She Ignores the Law She Once Supported

By John AndrewsMay 7, 20250 Commentary 1K Views

On June 20th, 2019, Governor Janet Mills (D) signed LD 534, a bill to make ballot initiative questions easier to…

Commentary

Maine Should Support Sound Money By Passing LD 372

By The Maine WireMay 7, 20250 Commentary

By Matthew Cortez As inflation cuts into Mainers’ savings, individuals and businesses are actively seeking ways to protect their hard-earned…

News

The Tarlan Ahmadov Cover-up: Maine Official’s Resignation Over ‘Health’ Exposed as Cover for Controversial Rehiring

By Edward TomicMay 7, 20250 News 4K Views

During the bad old days of the Soviet Union, a state official could legally shirk punishment by pretending to sick…

News

Homeless Man with 18 Outstanding Warrants for Felony Robbery, Theft, Drug Possession Arrested in Portland

By Edward TomicMay 7, 20250 News

Portland Police on Tuesday arrested a homeless man who had 18 outstanding warrants for his arrest, including for four felony…

News

U.S. Marshals in Maine Issue Wanted Poster for Dangerous Biker Gang Member

By Seamus OthotMay 7, 20250 News 10K Views

The Maine District of the U.S. Marshals Service issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for Kristofer G. Haken, 46, an…

News

Having Gone From Motorcycle Gangs To Fashionable Art, Rockland Gets Randy Again

By Ted CohenMay 7, 20250 News 1K Views

A midcoast Maine city that went from raucous motorcycle gangs to boutique coffee houses has now once again flipped the…

News

Democrat Bill Would Impose Environmental Restrictions on More Household Appliances

By Seamus OthotMay 7, 20250 News 2K Views

The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources voted unanimously last month in favor of a bill from Rep. Arthur Bell…

Commentary

Calling America a Democracy Undermines Our Republic and Erodes Individual Liberty: Reagan Paul

By Reagan PaulMay 7, 20250 Commentary

As a conservative lawmaker, I am deeply troubled by the growing trend to label the United States a “democracy” rather…

National

Martin Nomination Will Likely Die in Senate Judiciary Committee, Majority Leader Thune Says

By Maine Wire StaffMay 7, 20250 National 1K Views

Ed Martin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, is unlikely to clear the…

National

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Top House Committees Sound Alarm On Suspected Chinese Spy Bases Just 90 Miles Off US Coast

By DCNFMay 7, 20250 National

Two House committees called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday to provide a classified briefing addressing the…

News

GOP Senator Looks to Bring the Four-Day Workweek to Maine in Proposed Pilot Project

By Libby PalanzaMay 7, 20250 News

Sen. Rick Bennett (R-Oxford) has sponsored a bill creating a pilot project to “promote, incentivize and support” the use of…

News

Lawmakers Mull Ban on Housing Discrimination Against “Public Assistance” Recipients

By Libby PalanzaMay 7, 20250 News

The Maine State Legislature’s Housing and Economic Development Committee heard public testimony Tuesday on a bill that would make it…

News

House Minority Leader Takes Aim at Vague DEI Language with Bill to Require State Agencies and Schools to Define Their Use of the Word ‘Equity’

By Seamus OthotMay 7, 20250 News

Rep. Katrina Smith (R-Palermo) presented a bill on Monday on behalf of House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor),…

News

Medway Traffic Stop Uncovers Meth, Fentanyl, and Stolen EBT Cards

By Edward TomicMay 7, 20250 News 1K Views

A traffic stop in Medway late last month led to two arrests and the seizure of over 30 grams of…

News

Tesla Terrorism Comes to Portland as Unidentified Man Caught on Camera Keying Car

By Seamus OthotMay 6, 20257 News 2K Views

An unidentified man was caught on camera allegedly keying a Tesla on Sunday outside a Portland Hearts of Pine soccer…

News

Homeless Man With 8 Warrants Charged with Assault on Portland Cop

By Edward TomicMay 6, 20253 News

A homeless man who had eight outstanding warrants for his arrest was taken into custody on Monday after allegedly assaulting…

News

What Romanian Runoff Says about the Russian Ruse

By Sam PattenMay 6, 20251 News

Eastern European elections rarely make headlines in the U.S., but when Vice-President JD Vance spoke to the Munich Security Conference…

News

Knox-County Democrat Wants to Spoil Your Firework Fun

By Seamus OthotMay 6, 20253 News 1K Views

Sen. Anne Beebe-Center wants to limit celebrations and curtail Mainers’ fun with a bill to reduce the hours allowed for…

News

AG Frey Signs on to Yet Another Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration, This Time Targeting RFK

By Seamus OthotMay 6, 20256 News 1K Views

Maine Attorney General (AG) Aaron Frey has joined a group of twenty attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Secretary…

Crime

Border Patrol Finds 11 Illegal Aliens in Vehicle in Maine

By Edward TomicMay 6, 20254 Crime 2K Views

Border Patrol agents in Maine arrested nearly a dozen illegal aliens who were found in a vehicle during a traffic…

News

Tax Committee and Mills Administration Ax Bid to Cut Kids Some Slack on State Income Filings

By Libby PalanzaMay 6, 20254 News

The Legislature’s Taxation Committee has unanimously rejected a bill exempting any money earned by Maine kids from state income tax.…

News

Lawmakers Divided Over Bill Eliminating Maine’s Income Tax and Require “Zero-Based Budgeting”

By Libby PalanzaMay 6, 20254 News

A bill that aims to abolish Maine’s income tax and require state agencies to regularly engage in “zero-based budgeting” may…

News

Another Trans Athlete Dominates Girls’ Track Meet as Maine Continues to Claim Discrimination Is Not Real

By Seamus OthotMay 6, 202518 News 7K Views

Once again, a Maine transgender-identifying male athlete seized victory over girls at a high school track meet on Friday, as…

News

Mills Admin to Use ‘Restorative Justice’ Practices to Dismiss Charges Against Juvenile Offenders in York, Cumberland Counties

By Edward TomicMay 6, 202512 News 2K Views

The Maine Department of Corrections (DOC), through its Division of Juvenile Services, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to…

Featured

Are You Ready for Another King?

By Maine Wire StaffMay 6, 202522 Featured 3K Views

There’s a new Angus in Maine’s political arena and he’s gunning for the seat his father held for two terms…

News

Religious Exemptions, PFAS on Wind and Solar and Stand Your Ground – Legislative Scouting Report for May 6

By John AndrewsMay 6, 20254 News

When the House gavels in on Tuesday, it is looking at a 60-page calendar with 20 divided reports, or bills…

News

Mills Admin Dismissed Maine Democrat’s June 2024 Concern Over No-Bid Contracts Before State Auditor Revealed $2.1 Billion Fraud, Cronyism Risk

By Steve RobinsonMay 5, 20258 News 1K Views

A top Maine Democrat raised red flags in 2024 regarding the Mills Administration’s handling of non-competitive, no-bid contracts more than…

News

Education Committee Unanimously Rejects Proposal to Make Community College Permanently Free in Maine

By Libby PalanzaMay 5, 20254 News

Members of the Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee have unanimously voted against a Democrat-led proposal to make community college…

News

Committee Supports State Constitutional Amendment to Provide Right to Hunt and Fish

By Seamus OthotMay 5, 20254 News

The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife voted on Wednesday in favor of a bipartisan proposed constitutional amendment…

News

Opposing Sides Testify on Voter ID Initiative that Would Bring Maine into Alignment with Most of America, and Almost All of Europe

By Libby PalanzaMay 5, 20256 News

Lawmakers on the state legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee held public hearings Friday afternoon on several proposed voter ID…

Crime

Infamous Chinese Mafia Cannabis Grow in Maine a Total Loss After Inferno at Former Shoe Factory

By Steve RobinsonMay 5, 20254 Crime 4K Views

The infamous cannabis grow at 128 Weld Road in Wilton, just behind the former Bass Shoe Factory, is a total…

News

Three Juveniles Arrested After Auburn Armed Robbery Leads to 10-hour Standoff with Police

By Edward TomicMay 5, 20257 News 1K Views

Three juvenile suspects are facing felony charges after allegedly participating in an armed robbery at an apartment building in Auburn…

News

Dominican National Tied to Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Hub Faces ICE Detainer in Maine

By Edward TomicMay 5, 20255 News 2K Views

A Dominican national who in 2022 was one of a dozen people charged in a major drug trafficking bust in…

Maine and New England

Don’t Have Your Real ID Yet? Distracted Secretary of State Asks Feds for Another Extension

By Maine Wire StaffMay 5, 20255 Maine and New England

In two days, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin enforcing a long-expected deadline for airline travelers to producer Read…

News

Oregon Man Accused of Slamming Bangor Police Officer’s Head Into Pavement

By Edward TomicMay 5, 20256 News 1K Views

A 34-year-old Oregon man was arrested in Bangor on Wednesday after allegedly assaulting a police officer during an altercation at…

News

If You’re Watching a Good Show and Can’t Be Bothered to Go to the Store to Use Your SNAP Benefits…

By Seamus OthotMay 5, 20253 News

Have you ever been in the middle of a binge session of Real Housewives and heard your stomach grumble? If…

News

Former Governor Paul LePage to Announce for Second District Congressional Seat

By Maine Wire StaffMay 5, 202516 News 3K Views

Former two-term Republican Governor Paul LePage has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and is expected to announce his…

National

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: House Subcommittees To Hold Hearing Investigating ‘Woke Nonsense’ At Bureau Of Prisons

By DCNFMay 5, 20257 National

(Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-NJ, with President Trump, Screen Capture – CSPAN)

Energy & Environment

‘Got To Go’: DOE To Cut Off Billions Of Dollars’ Worth Of Biden-Era Green Energy Projects

By DCNFMay 5, 20256 Energy & Environment

(Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Screen Capture/SCPAN)

News

Maine Kids Need Us – Teach Confidence, Not Helplessness

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesMay 5, 20255 News

American kids – especially kids in Democrat-afflicted states like Maine – are not being taught self-reliance, mental strength, critical thinking,…

News

Kentucky Derby’s Sore Loser, Anti-Trump Protégé Of Famed Maine Sports Writer: ‘Journalism Under Siege’

By Ted CohenMay 5, 20258 News 1K Views

A disciple of a legendary Washington sports reporter originally from Maine has manufactured a new arena for bashing Trump -…

Top News

Tom Homan’s ICE Turns 39 “New Mainers” Into Deportees: CBP

By Steve RobinsonMay 3, 202523 Top News 4K Views

Nearly 40 illegal aliens present in Maine without authorization and living in the U.S. illegally were detained in communities across…

News

Maine School Districts Must Allow Male Athletes in Girls’ Sports, Drummond Woodsum Memo States

By Edward TomicMay 2, 202551 News 7K Views

A progressive Maine law firm that represents several school districts throughout the state issued a memo alongside the Maine School…

News

Incarcerated Rumford Man Facing New Felony Firearm Charges After Police Search Warrants

By Edward TomicMay 2, 20257 News

A Rumford man being held at the Oxford County Jail following his arrest earlier this month on drug charges is…

Maine and New England

Maine Drops Lawsuit Against USDA, $3M Federal Funding Freeze Lifted

By Maine Wire StaffMay 2, 20254 Maine and New England 4K Views

It appears Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has been taking counsel from the late troubadour Kenny Rogers, who famously sang:…

News

Increased Housing Stock and Lower Prices Creating a More “Balanced” Maine Housing Market, Realtors Say

By Libby PalanzaMay 2, 20256 News

The number of homes available for sale in Maine has increased substantially since last year, and home prices have also…

Crime

Portland Police Looking for Man who Allegedly Lunged Out of Car at 15-year-old Girl

By Edward TomicMay 2, 20257 Crime

The Portland Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who allegedly lunged out of his car…

News

Maine’s Largest Newspaper in Line for Anti-Gun Journalism Award Mislabels the Nominees

By Ted CohenMay 2, 20255 News

If Maine’s anti-gun crowd resents the fake award the Portland Press Herald is boasting about possibly receiving for doing nothing,…

Maine and New England

Portland May Launch $40,000 Indoor Soccer Program for Asylum Seekers in City’s Shelters, Part of a Broader Strategy of ‘Resistance’

By Edward TomicMay 2, 202516 Maine and New England 2K Views

The Portland City Council at their next meeting will consider launching a $40,000 indoor soccer program for the asylum-seeking migrants…

News

Sec. Bellows Changed Maine Elections, Yet the Question Remains: for Better, or for Worse?

By John AndrewsMay 2, 202510 News 2K Views

Over her term in office to date, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has changed the way that Maine runs its…

News

Maine Man Housed in Women’s Prison After 2024 Aggravated Assault and Drug Trafficking Charges

By Seamus OthotMay 2, 202515 News 2K Views

A violent male criminal using the name Ashley Lynn Bushey, 54, is currently being housed in a women’s prison following…

Blog

Attorney Who Filed Bogus Bar Complaint Against Aaron Frey’s Primary Opponent Just Before AG Election Lands Job in AG Aaron Frey’s Office

By Steve RobinsonMay 2, 202511 Blog 3K Views

The attorney who filed a recently dismissed professional misconduct complaint against Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney (D) has landed…

News

Dover-Foxcroft’s Chad Perkins Proposes Restoring Second Amendment Rights to Non-Violent Felons

By Maine Wire StaffMay 2, 20253 News

Thursday saw an array of anti-gun bills debated in public hearings before the Maine State Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, but an…

News

Portland Faces State Crackdown Over Welfare Program Violations, GA Over-billing — Risks Losing Millions

By Edward TomicMay 2, 202519 News 2K Views

Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) formally notified the City of Portland of multiple violations in its General…

News

Democrat Led Bill Would Upend Democratic Tradition and Remove Mainers’ Say in Their Local School Budgets

By Seamus OthotMay 1, 202515 News 1K Views

A group of Democrat legislators, headed by Rep. Mana Abdi (D-Lewiston), would take away Mainers’ say in their local school…

News

SCOTUS to Rule on the Constitutionality of the Nation’s First Catholic Charter School

By Libby PalanzaMay 1, 20253 News

The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday concerning the constitutionality of the nation’s first religious charter school. Originating…

News

Waterboro Republican Wants to Prevent Schools from Ever Forcing Students to Mask Again

By Seamus OthotMay 1, 20257 News

Rep. John Edar (R-Waterboro) is working to ensure that Maine schools never repeat the dangerous precedent set during the COVID-19…

News

Criminal Law Advisory Committee Opposes Slate of Bills from Bath’s David Sinclair

By Maine Wire StaffMay 1, 20254 News

The Maine Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee held a work session April 30 at which it considered slate of…

News

DCNF EXCLUSIVE: Web Of Illegal Marijuana Grows Tied To Chinese Communist Party Front Group

By DCNFMay 1, 20259 News 5K Views

A group of men charged with running an illegal marijuana farm in rural Maine have extensive ties to a Chinese…

News

Catholic Charities Maine to Close Bangor Refugee Office Due to Cuts, Policy Changes from Trump Administration

By Edward TomicMay 1, 202518 News

Catholic Charities Maine, one of three refugee resettlement agencies in the state, announced last week that it plans to close…

News

NH School Officials Are Trying to Hide DEI Material from The Public Eye

By Seamus OthotMay 1, 20258 News

The Manchester, New Hampshire school district is working to conceal its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) related materials from the…

News

Seppala Sled Dog Speaks Out in Rare Interview on Maine Today, and Tomorrow

By The Maine WireMay 1, 20259 News

In recognition of the Maine Legislature’s passing a law to recognize the Seppala Sled Dog as the state’s official canine…

News

Conservative Icon Dead At 86; David Horowitz’s Journey Included Calling out Marxism at Bates College

By Ted CohenMay 1, 20258 News

Twenty-five years ago famed conservative David Horowitz got invited to lecture at Bates College – and then got scolded by…

National

Trump Administration, Ukraine Reach Landmark Minerals Deal Vesting U.S. in War-Stricken Nation’s Future

By DCNFMay 1, 20255 National

(Screenshot/ABC News)

News

Maine Media’s Homeless Poster Child Caught up in Fentanyl Ring Arrested Again for Criminal Trespass

By Edward TomicApril 30, 20258 News 2K Views

The Portland homeless man who became a media darling and was featured in well over a dozen articles in Maine…

News

Copy-Cop Who Threatened to Shoot Portland Resident Is Taken Into Custody

By Edward TomicApril 30, 20252 News

A Portland woman has been charged with terrorizing after being accused of impersonating a cop and threatening to shoot an…

News

Maine Gun Owners Leery of Rising Red Flag Campaign Six Months Before November Referendum

By Maine Wire StaffApril 30, 20259 News

While Maine already has in place a Yellow Flag law that includes a due process element before authorities may strip…

News

Maine Banks and Credit Unions Soon to Be Banned from Charging Paper Statement Fees

By Libby PalanzaApril 30, 20254 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bipartisan bill into law prohibiting banks from charging customers a fee for opting…

News

Waterville Teacher Calls on the Secret Service to Assassinate Trump, Says She’d Do It Herself if She Could

By Seamus OthotApril 30, 2025107 News 37K Views

An English teacher at Waterville Senior High School took a break on Tuesday from instructing students on grammar and syntax…

Blog

Borrowed Time: America’s Debt Spiral and the Road Back to Sanity

By The Maine WireApril 30, 20256 Blog

If America were a household, we’d be the kind that earns $50,000 a year, spends $70,000, then hosts a pizza…

News

Crimes Committed by Perpetrators on Bail or Early Release Continue as Some Seek More Leniency

By Seamus OthotApril 30, 20255 News

Is the generous application of bail in pre-trial criminal cases, or early release when it comes to convicted and incarcerated…

News

Maine Awards $3 Million in Grants for Research Supporting Farmers Impacted by “Forever Chemical” Contamination

By Libby PalanzaApril 30, 20256 News

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) announced on Tuesday $3 million in grants for research supporting farmers…

News

Portland Teens Charged with Gunpoint Robbery at Bug Light Park Both Released After 2 Days

By Edward TomicApril 30, 202526 News 2K Views

Two 18-year-old suspects who were charged with multiple felony level counts after allegedly robbing two victims at gunpoint at Bug…

Crime

Two Juvenile Suspects Charged for South Portland Robbery, Alleged Display of Handgun

By Edward TomicApril 30, 20253 Crime

Two juvenile suspects were arrested and charged this week in connection to a robbery of a residence in South Portland…

News

26% of Mainers Cite the Political Left as the Most Pressing Problem Facing Maine: Pine Tree State Poll

By Libby PalanzaApril 29, 202526 News 1K Views

More than a quarter of Mainers feel that the most important problem facing the state right now is the political…

News

ICE Releases Enforcement Statistics for First 100 Days of Trump’s Second Term

By Edward TomicApril 29, 20257 News

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday released immigration data and arrest totals for the first 100 days of…

National

No English, No Engine: Trump Signs Language Requirement For Truckers

By DCNFApril 29, 202514 National

(Screen Capture/PBS NewsHour)

News

“Independent Investigative Journalism” Is Like ‘Cracker Jacks’ – It Comes With A Free Prize

By Ted CohenApril 29, 20256 News

A Maine “journalist” who says he “goes places – and tells stories – that other media won’t” also does something…

News

Will Shenna Bellows Thwart the Will of Mainers with Tricky Wording? How Her Effort to Quash Voter ID Plays Out in November Will Ultimately Tell

By Maine Wire StaffApril 29, 202516 News

Maine’s Secretary of State will imminently release the ballot wording for a referendum question to go before voters this November…

News

Portland’s Monument Square in Crisis: Business Owners, Residents Demand City Action on Homelessness and Rampant Drug Use

By Edward TomicApril 29, 202517 News 2K Views

Portland residents and business owners are speaking out and asking the City Council for help to address what they say…

Maine and New England

Body Found in Attic of Portland Apartment Identified as Missing 49-year-old Man

By Edward TomicApril 29, 20253 Maine and New England 2K Views

The body found in the attic of a Grant Street apartment building more than two weeks ago has been identified…

News

While Maine Keeps Failing to Address Key Drivers of Soaring Electricity Prices, Hard-Pressed Ratepayers Struggle with the Costs

By Maine Wire StaffApril 29, 202516 News

Does your heart pound with dread every time the electric bill lands in your mailbox? If so, you’re not alone.…

News

Maine’s Largest Newspaper Now Blaming Republicans For Children’s Museum’s Ban On Adults

By Ted CohenApril 29, 20255 News 1K Views

If the Portland Press Herald could credibly blame the vice president of the United States for banning adults from a…

News

Bipartisan Maine Bill Proposes Higher State Reimbursement for Municipal Welfare Programs

By Edward TomicApril 29, 20259 News

The Maine Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee held a public hearing Monday on a bill that proposes to increase…

Featured

Dem Lawmakers Block Democrat State Auditor from Explaining Damning Report on $2.1 Billion Fraud Risk

By Steve RobinsonApril 28, 202522 Featured 4K Views

“Material weaknesses” and “significant deficiencies” are the worst possible items an auditor can find in any financial organization. Yet when…

News

Rep. Ben Hymes Takes His Defend the Guard Case to NH Liberty Forum after Bipartisan Majority Rejects His Bill in Maine House

By Seamus OthotApril 28, 20254 News

A bipartisan group of Maine representatives joined together on Thursday to kill a “Defend the Guard” bill from Rep. Benjamin…

News

Should Maine Seniors Be Exempt from Paying Property Taxes? These Lawmakers Think So

By Libby PalanzaApril 28, 202512 News

Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would exempt Maine seniors from paying property taxes. LD 1541 was sponsored by…

News

‘Crack’ Investigative Teams At Maine’s Biggest Newspapers Take Hold – But Of What, Exactly?

By Ted CohenApril 28, 20256 News 1K Views

The new-and-improved versions of what was always basic journalism are now on sale at your favorite local constabularies. The Bangor…

News

At NH Liberty Forum, Laurel Libby Describes the Barriers She’s Encountered to Free Speech

By Seamus OthotApril 28, 20257 News

The New Hampshire Free State Project (FSP) hosted its annual NH Liberty Forum this past weekend, featuring presentations from a…

News

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby Asks SCOTUS to Intervene in Lawsuit Alleging Violations of Constitutional Rights

By Libby PalanzaApril 28, 20256 News

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) has filed an emergency petition to the United States Supreme Court, asking for their intervention…

News

‘Stay Out Of Our Election’: Trump’s Hardball Agenda Looms Large As Canadians Vote In Key Election

By DCNFApril 28, 20258 News

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News

Maine Man Accused of Violent Carjacking Arrested in New Jersey

By Edward TomicApril 28, 202511 News

A Maine man accused of carrying out a violent carjacking in Massachusetts over the weekend has been apprehended in New…

Commentary

Oh, For Humble Leaders – In Maine and Beyond

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesApril 28, 202510 Commentary

In Maine, we know we can do better. Many of us recall days when life was predictable, safe, affordable, normal…

Maine and New England

Mills Approves Financial Orders to Address Payroll Shortfalls, Fund State Programs

By Steve RobinsonApril 28, 20258 Maine and New England 2K Views

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) approved 40 financial orders on April 24 to adjust state budgets for the fiscal year…

News

‘Blair Witch’ Gets The Heave-Ho From a Maine Town Named Freedom

By Ted CohenApril 28, 202514 News 3K Views

(Promo from The Blair Witch Project)

Immigration

‘Just Not True’: Marco Rubio Calls Out ‘Misleading’ Reports About Recent Deportations Of Three US Citizen Children

By DCNFApril 28, 20259 Immigration

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