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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 Iโ€™ve worn a badge in Maine for decades, but never have I felt more powerless…

News

Beware the Oceanโ€™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 NYCโ€™s next mayor should be well-equipped to handle the Big Appleโ€™s…

News

Maine Lawmakers Punt on Bill Tying the Fate of Unique Electoral Vote Distribution System to Nebraska

By Libby PalanzaJune 27, 20250 News

State lawmakers have delayed deciding on a bill that ties the fate of Maine’s unique method of distributing its electoral…

News

Legislators Shoot Down Constitutional Amendment That Would Have Required Two-Thirds Vote to Raise Taxes

By Libby PalanzaJune 27, 20250 News

Earlier this month, Maine lawmakers rejected along partisan lines a resolution that would have amended the state’s constitution to require…

News

Another Poll Gives LePage Slight Edge Over Golden in Second District Congressional Race

By Maine Wire StaffJune 27, 20250 News 2K Views

New poll findings released on Thursday give former Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) a three-point lead over incumbent U.S. Representative…

News

Border Patrol Shuts Down Bangor Japanese Restaurant for Enforcement Operation

By Seamus OthotJune 27, 20250 News 7K Views

Armed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, along with agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), raided the Kobe Ninja…

News

Ranked Choice Voting Expansion Recalled from the Governor’s Desk at the Eleventh Hour

By Libby PalanzaJune 26, 20250 News 3K Views

Maine lawmakers have made a last-minute move putting the brakes on the controversial effort to expand the use of ranked…

News

Flaming Pile of Garbage Leads to Detour in Biddeford Amid Cleanup Efforts

By Seamus OthotJune 26, 20250 News

Biddeford drivers were delayed and their driving patterns disrupted Thursday when they were forced to find a way around Pomerleau…

News

Thanks to Mike Tipping, Proposed Tax on Maine’s Millionaires Lives to Fight Another Day

By Libby PalanzaJune 26, 20250 News

A proposed tax hike on Maine’s millionaires designed to increase funding for public pre-K-12 education has been carried over into…

News

Grim Demographic Data Reveals that Maine has the Oldest Population in the Nation

By Seamus OthotJune 26, 20250 News

Maine, New Hampshire, and nine other states now have more adults over 65 than minors, based on a Thursday report…

News

On Final Day of Session, Legislature Lifts Its Gag Order on Rep. Laurel Libby

By Maine Wire StaffJune 26, 20250 News

Maine’s House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to remove an effective gag order and restore the floor speaking privileges of…

News

Czechย Study Finds Fertility Rate “Substantially Lower” in Women Vaccinated for COVID-19 Versus Those Not

By Seamus OthotJune 26, 20250 News 2K Views

A new study from the Czech Republic published last week found that the rate of successful conceptions resulting in the…

Blog

Understanding Ella Emhoff’s Trauma

By Sam PattenJune 26, 20250 Blog 2K Views

When tragedy gives way to triumph, it can be a beautiful thingโ€”not unlike a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly. That…

News

FBI Reportedly Probing 3 Hospitals For Allegedly Mutilating Kids In Trans Medical Procedures

By DCNFJune 26, 20250 News 2K Views

The FBI is investigating a trio of childrenโ€™s hospitals for allegedly and potentially violating a federal law against genital mutilation…

News

Lawmakers Strip Funding from Bipartisan Bill Supporting Maine’s Child Care Industry They’d Unanimously Passed

By Libby PalanzaJune 26, 20250 News

After receiving unanimous, bipartisan support, Maine lawmakers have largely reversed course on a series of programs designed to bolster the…

News

Pingree Votes With Minority of Democrats Against Tabling Yet Another Measure to Impeach Trump

By Seamus OthotJune 25, 20250 News 1K Views

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted with a minority of House Democrats against tabling a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump…

News

Bowdoin Grad – Likely Next NYC Mayor – Railed Against โ€˜Zionistsโ€™ And โ€˜White Supremacistsโ€™ While In Maine

By Ted CohenJune 25, 20250 News 2K Views

The likely next mayor of New York City who has recently tried to deny his alleged anti-semitism left an explosive…

News

Not on Vacation: New York Man Out on Probation for Bank Robbery Arrested in Maine for Drug Trafficking

By Edward TomicJune 25, 20250 News 1K Views

A New York man out on probation for a bank robbery was arrested on drug charges on Monday after the…

News

Trump Makes NATO Chief Call Him โ€˜Daddyโ€™

By DCNFJune 25, 20250 News

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO, called him โ€œdaddyโ€ as a way…

News

Local Man Charged in Westbrook Bicycle Theft After Previous Arrest for Stolen Gun

By Edward TomicJune 25, 20250 News

Westbrook Police on Monday announced the arrest of a local man, previously charged with stealing from a vehicle and possessing…

News

Mills Supports Republican Alternative to Red Flag Gun Grab Law as November Ballot Question Looms

By Seamus OthotJune 25, 20250 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) expressed support on Tuesday for a Republican-led effort that would strengthen the state’s existing “Yellow Flag”…

News

Troy Jackson Fashions Himself Maine’s Own Zohran Mamdani, Is Jubilant About NYC Socialist’s Win

By Seamus OthotJune 25, 20250 News 2K Views

Gubernatorial candidate and former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat, expressed his strong support on Monday for New York…

News

‘Welcome Aboard the U.S. Border Patrol Express’ – Maine Border Patrol Puts Out Promo Video Showing Deportation Flight Set to Guns N’ Roses

By Edward TomicJune 25, 20250 News 1K Views

Maine’s U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Sector on Wednesday released a promotional video to social media depicting a deportation flight set…

News

Median Sale Price of Maine Homes Rose to Historic $425,000 in May

By Libby PalanzaJune 25, 20250 News

Homes in Maine are 6.52 percent more expensive right now than they were at this same time last year, selling…

National

Socialist Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Democrat Mayoral Primary, Besting Andrew Cuomo

By Maine Wire StaffJune 25, 20250 National

While the Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are busy lamenting the fact that their party’s national…

News

Pingree Reintroduces Bill to Help Organic Dairy Farmers By Collecting Industry Data

By Seamus OthotJune 25, 20250 News

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) reintroduced the “Organic Dairy Data Collection Act” on Tuesday with two Republican co-sponsors, aiming to help…

News

Maine Reduces Some Red Tape for Child Care Providers

By Libby PalanzaJune 25, 20250 News

Maine has now taken steps to reduce some of the red tape for child care facilities by amending the requirements…

News

Trump Admin Green-Lights Migrant Detention Facility Guarded By Alligators

By DCNFJune 25, 20250 News

The Trump administration is funding a project in Florida that seeks to turn an airfield in the Everglades โ€” surrounded…

News

RETROSPECTIVE: Whatโ€™s More Important To Janet Mills, โ€œNew Americanโ€ or โ€œNative American?โ€ Take a guess…

By Ted CohenJune 25, 20250 News 2K Views

If you’re a โ€New Americanโ€ then Maineโ€™s Democrat governor loves you. But if you’re Native American, don’t count on Janet,…

News

Two Maine Men Arrested After Leading Police on Multi-Town Chase in a Red Truck

By Edward TomicJune 25, 20250 News 1K Views

Two people were arrested on Monday after fleeing from a theft and leading police on a multi-town chase. Brunswick Police…

News

Four Arrested in Brooks Drug Bust After Months-Long Investigation

By Edward TomicJune 24, 20250 News 1K Views

Four individuals were arrested last week in Brooks following a months-long investigation into drug trafficking in Waldo County, authorities announced.…

News

Mills Wants to Keep the Door Open for “Future Generations” to Seize Tribal Lands

By Seamus OthotJune 24, 20250 News 1K Views

Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) nixed a bill from House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) on Friday that…

News

All Maine School Boards Have Just Over a Year to Decide on Their Student Cell Phone Use Policies

By Libby PalanzaJune 24, 20250 News

By August of next year, all Maine school boards will be required to adopt a policy regarding the use of…

News

Nukes and Cukes: In Negotiating with Iran, the Patient and the Determined Always Have the Edge

By Sam PattenJune 24, 20250 News

There’s an old Persian saying that goes “if either side walks away from a negotiation feeling good, it was a…

News

Supreme Court Hands Trump Admin Victory On Efforts To Deport โ€˜Worstโ€™ Illegal Migrants

By DCNFJune 24, 20250 News

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to more quickly deport illegal migrants to countries not specified in their removal…

News

Oxford Senator Rick Bennett Sheds GOP to Run for Maine Governor as an Independent

By Seamus OthotJune 24, 20250 News 1K Views

State Senator Rick Bennett (R-Oxford) announced on Tuesday that he will be running as an independent for Governor of Maine…

News

Three More Mills Vetoes – Tribal Eminent Domain, LGBTQIA+ Recovery Housing, Ferry Power Grab

By John AndrewsJune 24, 20250 News 1K Views

On Monday, June 20, Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, issued vetoes on three bills concerning tribal land rights, recovery…

News

China Tries Getting Rich In Americaโ€™s Backyard

By DCNFJune 24, 20250 News

Some major Chinese companies are attempting to gain a foothold in new markets such as Brazil, the New York Times…

News

Rockland Police Search for Man in Connection to Reported Assault

By Edward TomicJune 24, 20250 News 1K Views

Rockland Police are searching for a man in connection to a reported assault on Sunday. Police say they are attempting…

News

Residential and Condo Associations in Maine Can No Longer Ban Members from Installing EV Chargers

By Libby PalanzaJune 24, 20250 News

Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations may soon begin cropping up in more housing developments and condo associations throughout Maine in…

News

Angus King Co-Sponsors Republican-Led Bill Mandating Steps to Combat Chinese Espionage

By Seamus OthotJune 24, 20250 News

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) signed on as a co-sponsor of a Republican-led bill aimed at fighting Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…

News

Here Are the Tax and Fee Increases Mainers Can Expect from the Budget Janet Mills Signed into Law on Monday

By Libby PalanzaJune 24, 20250 News 13K Views

Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed the $320 million supplemental budget into law Monday that contains a number of increased taxes…

Featured

Maine Wildlife Chief on Covering Up Dark Web Drug Scandal Involving Ex-Husband: “Canโ€™t talk about personnelโ€ฆ”

By Steve RobinsonJune 23, 20250 Featured 10K Views

Stephen S. Walker gives a speech to the Brunswick Town Council after resigning his District 2 seat. During Saturday’s annual…

News

โ€œEnvironmentalโ€ Group Trashing Maine Mills Actually Opposes Two Clean-Energy Sources — Oops!

By Ted CohenJune 23, 20250 News 1K Views

An โ€œenvironmentalโ€ organization promoted by Maineโ€™s legacy press complaining about paper-mill emissions apparently forgot about its opposition to not just…

News

ICE Agents Face a Massive Five-Fold Uptick in Assaults While Carrying Out Their Duties

By Seamus OthotJune 23, 20250 News

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are facing a massive 500 percent increase in violent assaults against them while they…

News

Recent Maine Cyber Attacks Could Worsen Now That Iran Needs A Novel Way To Avenge Trump’s Bunker Busters

By Ted CohenJune 23, 20250 News

It’s a perfect summer day in Maine for setting traps – but unfortunately Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is thinking of…

News

Mills Administration Doles Out $110,000 to Combat Substance Abuse Among Lewiston’s Somali Population

By Edward TomicJune 23, 20250 News 1K Views

The Mills administration will be granting over $100,000 to a behavioral services provider to partner with immigrant advocacy nonprofits in…

News

As Iran Strikes US Air Base, New Figures Indicate Biden Let Hundreds Of Iranians Into Homeland

By DCNFJune 23, 20250 News

Border Patrol agents reportedly released hundreds of Iranian nationals into the U.S. during President Joe Bidenโ€™s time in office, drawing…

News

WCSH-6 Hosts a Drag Queen, aka “Mother,” to Present Weather Forecast in Celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month

By Seamus OthotJune 23, 20250 News 8K Views

One of Maine’s prominent left-wing television news stations, News Center Maine (WCSH-6), had a drag queen, Jake Boyce – using…

News

Legislative Scouting Report– Mills Budget Signing Paves Way for Special Session Adjournment

By John AndrewsJune 23, 20250 News

Maineโ€™s 132nd Legislature is winding down and set to conclude its special emergency session by Wednesday or Thursday, following two…

News

UPDATED: Golden Finally Comments on US Strike on Iran, Statement Closer to that of Collins than Others

By Seamus OthotJune 23, 20250 News 1K Views

As the world waits to see the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb three of Iran’s nuclear facilities…

News

Trapped in the Past: Maine Democratic Socialists Rage at the End of National Convention’s Mask Mandate in 2025

By Seamus OthotJune 23, 20250 News 3K Views

The Democratic Socialists of Maine criticized their national parent organization in an Instagram post on Sunday after the Democratic Socialists…

News

Mills First Two Vetos Nix Farmworker Unionization and Indigent Defense Bills

By John AndrewsJune 23, 20250 News 2K Views

Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed two bills Wednesday, June 18 targeting farmworker unionization and legal representation for indigent defendants, citing…

News

Lewiston Police Investigate Second Shooting Near Masjidu Salaam Mosque

By Edward TomicJune 23, 20250 News

Lewiston Police on Friday announced that they are investigating a shots fired incident that occurred near the Masjidu Salaam Mosque,…

News

Live in Maine? Your Streaming Service Subscriptions May Soon Be Subject to a New Tax

By Libby PalanzaJune 23, 20250 News 3K Views

Mainers who subscribe streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, and Spotify can likely expect to see a new tax…

News

Lewiston and Portland to Gain 129 Affordable Housing Units Thanks to $13M State Subsidy

By Edward TomicJune 23, 20250 News

The Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) last week announced that they have awarded over $13 million in state subsidies to…

News

Former U.S. Army Intel Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Transfer Military Secrets to China

By Seamus OthotJune 23, 20250 News

Former U.S. Army Sergeant Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attempting to transfer military secrets that he…

News

How Iran Could Shake Up Global Economy In Response To US Strikes

By DCNFJune 23, 20250 News

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National

Even Adam Schiff Doesnโ€™t Seem To Be A Fan Of AOCโ€™s Call To Impeach Trump Over Iran Bombing

By DCNFJune 23, 20250 National

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News

Cumberland County DA Weighs In to Defend Corrections Officer Who Allegedly Overstayed His Visa

By Seamus OthotJune 20, 20250 News 2K Views

Cumberland County District Attorney (DA) Jackie Sartoris took to Maine’s liberal news on Thursday to defend a county corrections officer,…

News

Susan Collins Defends Her Position on Congressional Oversight of Nation’s Capital after Ted Cruz Charge

By Sam PattenJune 20, 20250 News 2K Views

A seemingly throwaway line in a now viral interview by Tucker Carlson of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) put Maine…

News

Maine Think Tank Urges Janet Mills to Stick to Her 2017 Position and Veto Expansion of Ranked Choice Voting

By Libby PalanzaJune 20, 20250 News 1K Views

A Maine-based policy think tank has published an open letter urging Gov. Janet Mills (D) to veto a recently passed…

News

Border Patrol Busts 3,000 Foot Cartel Tunnel Connecting Mexico and San Diego

By Seamus OthotJune 20, 20250 News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discovered a nearly 3,000-foot-long, sophisticated cartel drug smuggling tunnel that was actively under construction,…

News

New Details on Portland Woman Identified as a Member of Antifa “Militia,” Threatened Agents

By Seamus OthotJune 20, 20250 News 2K Views

Previously sealed court documents have revealed shocking new information about a Portland woman and member of the Antifa New England…

News

Westbrook Police Nab Gray Man Suspected Accused of Stealing Tools from Local Business

By Edward TomicJune 20, 20250 News

Westbrook Police on Thursday announced the arrest of a Gray man in connection to their investigation into the theft of…

News

Bipartisan Bill Barring Maine Legislative Staff from Lobbying for One Year Signed into Law

By Libby PalanzaJune 20, 20250 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill into law prohibiting legislative staff from lobbying for at least a year…

News

Trump Admin Closes Biden-Era Loophole That Let China Scoop Up Americansโ€™ DNA

By DCNFJune 20, 20250 News

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new crackdown Wednesday on the flow of American DNA to labs in…

National

Whose Side Were They On? Former Obama Official Actually Thinks US Has A Lot In Common With Iran

By DCNFJune 20, 20250 National

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News

Maine Pledges Real Probe into Death Of Police Pup in a Cop Car – Meanwhile, Dog Owners Beware the Heat

By Ted CohenJune 19, 20250 News 1K Views

Maine’s top police spokeswoman promised Thursday that an investigation into the death of a chocolate-lab police pup will not be…

News

Maine Cities and Towns Will Not Be Allowed to Collect an Extra Tax on Temporary Rental Accommodations

By Libby PalanzaJune 19, 20250 News 2K Views

Both the House and Senate have failed to adopt a measure that would have authorized cities and towns throughout Maine…

News

Biddeford Big Shots Convicted on Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges Following Violent Robbery

By Edward TomicJune 19, 20250 News 2K Views

Two Biddeford men were found guilty on multiple federal charges, including robbery, drug trafficking, and illegal firearms possession, after a…

News

State Department Begins Scrutinizing Social Media Accounts Of Student Visa Applicants

By DCNFJune 19, 20250 News

The Department of State announced on Wednesday itโ€™s resuming the student visa application process with an increased focus on screening…

News

National Guard Joins Feds in Massive California Marijuana Raid That Leads to Arrest of 70 Illegals

By Seamus OthotJune 19, 20250 News

A combined force of 500 federal agents, law enforcement officers, and National Guardsmen carried out a massive enforcement activity in…

News

Speaker Fecteau and Leader Moonen Once Again Shut Down Laurel Libby’s Effort to Speak on House Floor

By Seamus OthotJune 19, 20250 News 2K Views

The controversy surrounding Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) censure continued on the House floor on Wednesday when House Speaker Ryan Fecteau…

News

Winthrop Drug Bust Nets Two Arrests and Deadly Cache of Fentanyl and Cocaine Worth Over $44,000

By Edward TomicJune 19, 20250 News 1K Views

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) and Winthrop Police Department announced the arrest of two individuals on charges of aggravated…

News

Principled Stand Winnows from Six to One as Dems Cave and Support Majority Budget Passage

By John AndrewsJune 19, 20250 News

What started out as a rebellion against their party, which they saw straying down the wrong path to ‘economic justice,’…

News

Stepfather of 4-year-old Found Dead from Gunshot in Lewiston Arrested for Manslaughter, Child Endangerment

By Edward TomicJune 19, 20250 News

The stepfather of the child who died from a gunshot wound to the head in a Lewiston apartment in May…

News

Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Trans Surgeries for Minors

By Seamus OthotJune 19, 20250 News

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled 6-3 on Wednesday to uphold a Tennessee ban on transgender surgeries and drugs for…

News

Angry Bird Of Prey Shuts Down Central-Maine Hiking Trails, Shames Nature Lovers

By Ted CohenJune 19, 20250 News 3K Views

A bird – voting with its feet – has won an election by acclamation in central Maine, effectively closing down…

News

Sanctuary City Bill Sparks Concerns for Law Enforcement and Public Safety, Challenges American Federalism

By Seamus OthotJune 19, 20250 News 2K Views

A contentious bill, essentially turning Maine into a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants by severely limiting local cooperation with Immigration…

Education

Top Trump Official Calls On Parents To Join Fight Against Leftโ€™s Education Takeover

By DCNFJune 19, 20250 Education

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News

Protesters Arrested After Staging “Die In” and Refusing to Leave NH Legislature Committee Room

By Seamus OthotJune 19, 20250 News

Three protesters, including the Concord City Democrats chair, were arrested on Tuesday after they refused to leave a New Hampshire…

News

Maine to Remain in National Popular Vote Compact After House and Senate Fail to Agree on Withdrawal

By Libby PalanzaJune 19, 20250 News

Maine will remain in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an agreement among the states that could bring about sweeping…

News

DEVELOPING: Maine’s Budget Sent to Gov. Janet Mills After Intra-Party Spat Temporarily Stalled Passage

By Libby PalanzaJune 18, 20250 News 2K Views

Lawmakers in Augusta are battling in Augusta this week over the second part of the state’s proposed biennial budget. But…

News

Failed Mills Tourism Summit Didn’t Move Needle on US-Canada Relations, Canadians Unsurprised

By Ted CohenJune 18, 20250 News 2K Views

If the failed Canadian summit sponsored by Maineโ€™s Democrat governor is any indication, she may want a reset on her…

News

Cumberland County Corrections Officer Detained by ICE for Overstaying Visa is Being Held in New Hampshire

By Seamus OthotJune 18, 20250 News 1K Views

32-year-old Gratien Milandou-Wamba, a Cumberland County Corrections Officer, is currently being held in a New Hampshire prison after being detained…

News

Farmington Man Arrested in Domestic Violence Shooting, Victim in Critical Condition

By Edward TomicJune 18, 20250 News

A 26-year-old Farmington man is in custody following a domestic violence shooting that left a woman critically injured, authorities confirmed…

News

Transient Man Accused of Assaulting Woman in Hermon Found by a K9 Named Memphis

By Edward TomicJune 18, 20250 News 2K Views

A transient man out of jail on 19 sets of bail conditions was arrested on Monday after allegedly assaulting a…

News

Police Investigating Drive-By Shooting in Lewiston, One Suspect Arrested

By Edward TomicJune 18, 20250 News

One man was arrested on Tuesday after Lewiston Police launched their investigation into a drive-by shooting that occurred outside of…

News

Sedgwick Man Gets 60 Years in Prison for Producing Child Pornography In What Judge Calls The “Most Thoroughly Disturbing Case” He’s Ever Seen

By Seamus OthotJune 18, 20250 News 1K Views

Travis Bessey, 30, of Sedgwick, was sentenced to 60 years in prison after he pleaded guilty last year to two…

News

Janet Mills Signs New Penalties into Law for Noncompliance with Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

By Libby PalanzaJune 18, 20250 News 3K Views

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill into law adding new penalties and enforcement measures to Maineโ€™s new Paid…

News

Plans to Restructure Maine’s Income Tax Code Appear to Be Paused for Now

By Libby PalanzaJune 18, 20250 News

Maine lawmakers appear to have put a pause on finalizing approval of a plan to restructure the state’s income tax…

News

MDOL Directed to Find the Best Method of Protecting PFML Funding from Being Repurposed

By Libby PalanzaJune 18, 20250 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a resolve into law directing the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) to study the…

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