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Maineโ€™s Liberal Elites Don’t Like Jet Noise – But Apparently Only When They’re On The Ground

By Ted CohenApril 24, 202610 Commentary 2K Views

The latest effort by neighbors of the airport in the state’s biggest city are making noise again – about jet…

Crime

Two Arrested After MDEA Investigation Into Fentanyl Trafficking in Pittsfield, Canaan Area

By Jon FetherstonApril 24, 20260 Crime

PITTSFIELD, Maine โ€” Two Pittsfield residents were arrested Wednesday night following a months-long Maine Drug Enforcement Agency investigation into fentanyl…

Crime

Counterfeit Canadian Maple Syrup Scandal Getting Stickier By The Minute

By Ted CohenApril 24, 20263 Crime 3K Views

Maple producers in Maine’s northern neighbor are demanding that an alleged criminal syrup supplier be held accountable. In court documents,…

Crime

Bath Man Out on Bail Arrested During MDEA Raid

By Seamus OthotApril 24, 20260 Crime 4K Views

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested a Bath man on Wednesday after he was allegedly found with significant quantities…

Crime

Freeport Man Tased after Crashing Into Cumberland Sheriff’s Cruiser While Fleeing Police

By Seamus OthotApril 24, 20260 Crime 1K Views

The Cumberland Sheriff’s Department arrested a Freeport man on Thursday after he allegedly crashed into a cruiser while attempting to…

News

Nikeโ€™s โ€˜Walkers Toleratedโ€™ Boston Marathon Sign Was Meant To Fire Up Runners. Oops

By Ted CohenApril 24, 20260 News

Nike got a brisk reminder last week of how edgy marketing can easily blow up in a brandโ€™s face, according…

News

Sanford Townspeople Up In Arms Over Unsightly Anti-Cop Graffiti Along The Main Drag

By Ted CohenApril 24, 20263 News

โ€œMay I ask who is the dumb a55 that has the home on Main Street in Sanford that has all…

News

Trump Issues โ€˜Shoot and Killโ€™ Order as U.S.-Iran Standoff Deepens in Strait of Hormuz

By Jon FetherstonApril 24, 20260 News

WASHINGTON – The military standoff between the United States and Iran escalated Thursday as President Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces…

News

Gov. Janet Mills Celebrates Expansion of Free School Meals Program in Supplemental Budget

By Libby PalanzaApril 24, 20266 News

As part of the supplemental budget signed into law earlier this month created a new grant program designed to expand…

News

Bush Campaign Says GOP Candidate Has Raised More Than $2.1 Million in Maine Governorโ€™s Race

By Jon FetherstonApril 24, 20265 News

SOUTH PORTLAND โ€” Republican gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Bush has raised more than $2.1 million in his campaign for Maine governor,…

News

Pats Coach Effectively Admits Affair After Latest Photo Drop, Pulls Out Of NFL Draft

By Ted CohenApril 24, 20260 News

Just hours after a new set of damning pictures of a married Superbowl star with his alleged mistress hit the…

News

Housing in Maine is Some of the Most Expensive in the Nation

By Libby PalanzaApril 23, 202614 News 2K Views

Housing in Maine is among the most expensive in the country, according to a new report shared by personal finance…

News

Bombshell New Snaps Show Pats Coach, NFL Scribe, Kissing In NYC Bar Six Years Ago

By Ted CohenApril 23, 20264 News

NFL three-time Superbowl winner Mike Vrabel has a new slew of scandalous pix to splain to Mrs. Vrabel. The New…

Crime

Vermont City Bans Birthday Suits, Citing Inquiry From Nude Taxi Driver

By Ted CohenApril 23, 20260 Crime

A female cab driver says it’s only fare she should be allowed to carry passengers while she is nude. But…

News

Five Drug Addicts Arrested After Complaint from Brewer Hotel Staff

By Seamus OthotApril 23, 20262 News 2K Views

The Brewer Police Department arrested five drug addicts last week after receiving a request from hotel staff to remove them…

Crime

Missing Teens from Gardiner Discovered During Portland Traffic Stop

By Seamus OthotApril 23, 20261 Crime 2K Views

The Portland Police Department recovered two missing teens from Gardiner early Thursday morning in a traffic stop that also led…

Crime

York Deputies Arrest Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting a 9-Year-Old in 2021 and Evading Justice for Years

By Seamus OthotApril 23, 20260 Crime

The York County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man on Wednesday who has evaded police since 2021 after he was accused…

News

Dr. Oz Gives Governors Nationwide 10 Days to Respond After Letter Demanding Crackdown on Medicaid Providers

By Seamus OthotApril 23, 20262 News

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz issued another warning about Medicaid fraud on Thursday with a…

News

Lewiston Resident Calls for Rule Changes to Allow Shooting Survivors to Speak as Council Conduct Draws Scrutiny

By Jon FetherstonApril 23, 20260 News

LEWISTON, Maine – A Lewiston-area resident is calling on city officials to reconsider public comment rules to ensure survivors of…

News

NGO Federal Revenue Down In Maine After Trump Sets USRAP Record Targeting Refugee Industrial Complex

By Maine Wire StaffApril 23, 20264 News 2K Views

Independent-research data shows Maineโ€™s resettlement of hundreds of refugees and other humanitarian-related arrivals in recent years, aligning with nonprofits and…

News

Angus King Joins Democratic Senators in Challenging President Trump’s Election Integrity Executive Order

By Libby PalanzaApril 23, 20266 News

Sen. Angus King (I) has joined a group of Democratic senators in pushing back against President Donald Trump’s election integrity…

News

Fire Breaks Out On Maine Guided-Missile Destroyer, Injuring Three Sailors

By Ted CohenApril 23, 20261 News 1K Views

Three crewmen on the Maine-built USS Zumwalt were injured in a fire aboard the ship, USNI News reported. The blaze…

News

Canadian Schizophrenic Who Stabbed Servicemembers Granted Travel To Saudi Arabia, Somalia To Meet Wife

By Maine Wire StaffApril 23, 20264 News

A Canadian man diagnosed with schizophrenia who is off the hook for stabbing military personnel at a Toronto recruiting center…

News

Promises Made, Victims Shortchanged: Lewiston Families Demand AG Force Maine Community Foundation to Answer for Missing Relief Money

By Jon FetherstonApril 23, 20261 News

LEWISTON, Maine – The families and survivors of Maineโ€™s deadliest mass shooting are once again being forced to do what…

News

Lewiston Police Respond to Overnight Gunfire, Three Charged After Targeted Shooting

By Jon FetherstonApril 23, 20260 News

LEWISTON, Maine โ€” Lewiston Police responded to reports of multiple gunshots early Tuesday morning, quickly apprehending several individuals and charging…

News

Unpopular ‘Suitcase Chicken’ Ban Likely To Be Lifted For Food Stamp Recipients

By Ted CohenApril 23, 20263 News

The low-income population by law denied supermarket rotisserie chickens just had a stroke of good cluck, thanks to a group…

News

Henpecked Pats Coach Says โ€˜I Will Miss Football Draft To Go Into Counseling:โ€™ ESPN

By Ted CohenApril 23, 20260 News

The married NFL coach caught on camera allegedly spending quality intimate time with a female reporter he denied was an…

News

The SPLC Was Paying the Klan; Maine’s Press and Politicians Were Citing Them

By Steve RobinsonApril 22, 202611 News 2K Views

For years, when a Maine politician wanted to lend borrowed credibility to a partisan smear, or when a Bangor Daily…

News

Luna Home Care Still In Operation Out of Yet Another Home Care Hub Office Despite Failing to Repay $260k in Overbilled MaineCare Funds

By Seamus OthotApril 22, 202611 News 2K Views

The Portland-based Luna Home Care has continued to draw in millions of dollars in Medicaid funding despite failing to pay…

News

#DeflateGate 2.0: Pats Coach Attends Own Funeral In Wake Of Alleged Affair With NFL Scribe He Pretends Never Happened

By Ted CohenApril 22, 20261 News 2K Views

Judging from the sad, somber, deflated look on his drawn face Tuesday, the embattled New England Patriots head coach musta…

News

Jonathan Bush Touts Tax Cuts, School Choice at Cumberland County GOP Meeting as Stephanie Anderson Announces Bid for District Attorney

By Jon FetherstonApril 22, 20266 News

Standish, Maine – Republican gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Bush spoke Tuesday at the Cumberland County GOP meeting, where he introduced himself…

National

Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire Indefinitely as Financial Pressure on Tehran Mounts, But Strait Blockade Keeps Tensions Boiling

By Jon FetherstonApril 22, 20264 National

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended the ceasefire between the United States and Iran indefinitely, buying more time…

News

New Hampshire Democrat Accuses Parents Of โ€œStochastic Terrorismโ€ For Defending Children From Sexual Exploitation

By Maine Wire StaffApril 22, 202612 News

New Hampshire – A Democrat state senator said supporters of single-sex spaces that avoid combining females with biological males are…

Commentary

When Crimes Become Civil, Accountability Disappears

By Maine Wire StaffApril 22, 20262 Commentary

By Chief Eric Small Maineโ€™s latest criminal justice reform, L.D. 1189 (Public Law 2025, Chapter 496), took effect this year…

Crime

Downeast Maine Goodwill Evacuated As Bomb Squad Called In To Inspect A Potential Explosive Device

By Ted CohenApril 22, 20260 Crime

Cops ordered the evacuation of a Goodwill store along the northeast coast after staffers found a grenade among the pickins.…

News

Collins Presses Kennedy on Womenโ€™s Health Research, NIH Funding Cuts at Senate Hearing

By Jon FetherstonApril 22, 20260 News

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins ยฎ used a Senate hearing on the Department of Health and Human Servicesโ€™ fiscal…

News

Bangor Man Busted for Attempting to Break Into Vehicles in His Underwear

By Seamus OthotApril 22, 20263 News

A Bangor man was arrested on Wednesday morning after he allegedly tried to break into vehicles while in his underwear.…

News

Three Maine Guided-Missile Vessels Make U.S. Naval History Over 40 Years Using Deck Blasters

By Ted CohenApril 22, 20262 News

When the USS Spruance fired its five-inch gun at an Iran cargo ship earlier this week it made Maine -…

Crime

South Portland Drug Addict Crashes Into Two Police Cruisers While Fleeing Traffic Stop

By Seamus OthotApril 22, 20265 Crime

A South Portland woman allegedly crashed into two police cruisers on Friday after fleeing a traffic stop while driving under…

News

Portland To Los Angeles, Identical Text Scam Web Emerges After Feds Raid West Coast SIM Farm

By Maine Wire StaffApril 22, 20260 News

Homeland Security Investigations agents partnered with local law enforcement in Southern California to disrupt multiple fraud operations this week, seizing…

Crime

Convicted Maine Pedo Eliot Cutler Lies To Cops, Provides Fake Passwords, Charged With 5th Violation

By Ted CohenApril 22, 20261 Crime

Ex-failed Maine gubernatorial wannabe and porn king Eliot Cutler may be in jail, but he’s still up to no good,…

News

โ€˜Domโ€™s Pies Came With Something Extra Besides Pepperoni – A Secret Tax:โ€™ Lawsuit

By Ted CohenApril 22, 20260 News

A pie lover who saw a strange fee on his Dominos receipt is suing the pizza conglomerate. The case alleges…

News

DOJ Slaps SPLC With 11-Count Federal Indictment Over Alleged Scheme to Secretly Pay Extremists

By Jon FetherstonApril 22, 20265 News

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced an 11-count federal indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center,…

News

Janet Mills Signs Bill Extending Affordable Housing Income Tax Credit Through 2036

By Libby PalanzaApril 22, 20263 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a partisan bill into law extending Maine’s Affordable Housing Income Tax Credit through 2036.…

Crime

Portland Police Report Weekly Arrests and Calls for Service, Highlight Stabbing and Vehicle Theft Incidents

By Jon FetherstonApril 22, 20261 Crime

PORTLAND, Maine โ€” The Portland Police Department released its latest weekly calls for service report on April 21, 2026, outlining…

News

Former Mayor Says ICE Is Needed to Fix Lewiston Budget, Chittim Tries to Silence Shooting Survivor

By Jon FetherstonApril 22, 20264 News

LEWISTON, Maine โ€” Lewiston City Hall was hit from both sides Tuesday night, as former Mayor Robert Macdonald blasted the…

Commentary

Mud Season

By Jonathan ReismanApril 21, 20264 Commentary 1K Views

Between April showers and the upcoming June primaries, Maine is in for a likely record-breaking mud season. A post tax-day…

News

U.S. Forces Seize Oil Tanker Linked To Iran In Time For Evening Dinner

By Maine Wire StaffApril 21, 20262 News

U.S. forces conducted a maritime interdiction in part of Operation Epic Fury, boarding and seizing an oil tanker tied to…

Crime

Burger King Brawl: Fight at South Portland Fast Food Restaurant Leads to Multiple Employees Being Pepper Sprayed

By Seamus OthotApril 21, 202610 Crime 5K Views

The South Portland Burger King at 375 Gorham Road erupted in chaos on Sunday when a group of four juvenile…

News

Portland Crime Victims Event at City Hall Highlights Survivor Support, Restorative Justice โ€” but DA Shuts Down Maine Wire Question

By Jon FetherstonApril 21, 20267 News 1K Views

PORTLAND, Maine โ€” Portland Mayor Mark Dion opened Tuesdayโ€™s National Crime Victimsโ€™ Rights Week press conference at Portland City Hall,…

Crime

New Yorker’s Fraud Scheme Steals $167,000 of Hannaford Groceries Throughout New England

By Seamus OthotApril 21, 20264 Crime 3K Views

A New York man was indicted on federal charges in Concord, New Hampshire, after he allegedly used fraud to obtain…

News

Mainers Mock Attorney General Via Email Tipline for Reporting ICE Activities

By Seamus OthotApril 21, 202610 News 2K Views

Mainers mocked Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine,) expressed support for ICE, and criticized Attorney General Aaron Frey via the email tip…

Commentary

Economics 101: You Get What You Reward

By Robert WesselsApril 21, 20261 Commentary

Every state sends a signal about what it values. Through its laws, its taxes, and its priorities, a state quietly…

News

Maine-educated Son Of Cher Waives Arraignment, Assault Trial Set For June

By Ted CohenApril 21, 20260 News

The son of the female half of Sonny & Cher was given a trial date Tuesday on a slew of…

Crime

Two Minors Arrested for String of Burglaries and Car Thefts Across Androscoggin and Cumberland Counties

By Seamus OthotApril 21, 20263 Crime

Two juveniles were arrested this month following an extensive investigation into a string of burglaries and car thefts spanning multiple…

Crime

NH Police Officer Shot and Suspect Killed During Ashland Traffic Stop

By Seamus OthotApril 21, 20261 Crime

An Ashland, New Hampshire man was shot and injured during a traffic stop on Monday that led to a shootout…

Crime

Missing 17-Year-Old Girl from NH Found During Portland Traffic Stop Along with Two Suspects

By Seamus OthotApril 21, 20263 Crime

The Portland Police Department located a missing 17-year-old girl from New Hampshire and made two arrests during a traffic stop…

Crime

Police Recover Vehicle Stolen from Clinton Variety Store After Thief Crashed Into a Pond

By Seamus OthotApril 21, 20261 Crime

The Clinton Police Department recovered a stolen vehicle on Monday after the suspect reportedly drove it into a pond and…

News

Platner Internal Polling Gives Him 35 Point Lead Over Mills, Up From 27 Point Lead Found in March Poll

By Seamus OthotApril 21, 20260 News

Graham Platner continues to dominate the Maine Democratic Senate race in an April internal poll that shows his lead over…

News

Maine Destroyerโ€™s Opening Fire Was Rare Use Of Lethal Force In Iran Naval Blockade: โ€˜Business Insiderโ€™

By Ted CohenApril 21, 20260 News

The Navy destroyer blasting an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel’s engine room in the north Arabian Sea over the weekend shows rare…

News

Maine to Receive Additional $4.3 Million in Federal Funding for Home Heating Assistance

By Libby PalanzaApril 21, 20262 News

Sen. Susan Collins (R) has announced that Maine will be receiving an additional $4.3 million in home heating assistance funding…

Crime

Trump Admin Purges 75 More Visas Linked To Sinaloa Cartel In Further Network Dismantling

By Maine Wire StaffApril 21, 20260 Crime

The State Department announced it is imposing visa restrictions on 75 individuals who are family members or associations with persons…

News

Troy Jackson Takes Aim at Jonathan Bush with Campaign Video Promising Higher Taxes Filmed Outside His Home

By Seamus OthotApril 21, 20266 News

Alleged mortgage fraudster, former Democratic Senate President, and current gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson took aim at his Republican opponent Jonathan…

National

ActBlue Sued In Landmark Lawsuit Citing Federal Election Fraud And Foreign Contributions

By Maine Wire StaffApril 21, 20262 National

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a landmark lawsuit against ActBlue on Monday, accusing the Democratic Partyโ€™s preferred fundraising vehicle…

News

U.S.-Iran Talks Stall as Ceasefire Deadline Looms Wednesday

By Jon FetherstonApril 21, 20261 News

WASHINGTON – Negotiations to end the war between the United States and Iran have hit a critical impasse as a…

News

Collins Announces Release of LIHEAP Funds, With More Than $4.3 Million Headed to Maine

By Jon FetherstonApril 21, 20261 News

WASHINGTON, D.C. โ€” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that $427.4 million in Low-Income Home…

News

Former Lewiston Man Sentenced in Federal Stalking Case for Posting Explicit Images of Victim Online

By Jon FetherstonApril 21, 20260 News

PORTLAND, Maine โ€” A man formerly from Lewiston has been sentenced in federal court after admitting to a stalking campaign…

News

President Trump Praises Maine Destroyer Crew For First Water Kill In Iran War

By Ted CohenApril 20, 20262 News

The Maine built warship that stopped an enemy cargo ship dead in the water is drawing high fives from the…

News

Two Child Welfare Reform Bills Remain in Limbo as Maine Legislature Adjourns

By Libby PalanzaApril 20, 20262 News

As lawmakers wrap up their work for the session, two bills aiming to reform the state’s child welfare system have…

News

IRS Slaps 1% Tax On Overseas Cash Transfers, Adds Quarterly Reporting Requirements

By Maine Wire StaffApril 20, 20263 News

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) imposed new regulations which will implement a 1 percent excise tax on certain overseas money…

News

Market Basket CEOโ€™s Firing By His Own Sisters Upheld After Prolonged Family Legal Battle

By Ted CohenApril 20, 20261 News 1K Views

The Market Basket board was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday. Delaware Court of…

News

Presque Isle and New Sweden Men Plead Guilty to Federal Child Porn Charges

By Seamus OthotApril 20, 20260 News 2K Views

Men from Fort Fairfield and Presque Isle pleaded guilty on Friday to child pornography charges in two unrelated cases. [RELATED:…

News

Janet Mills Signs Unanimous Bill Creating New Office of the Child Advocate into Law

By Libby PalanzaApril 20, 20266 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a unanimously approved bill into law replacing the Child Welfare Services Ombudsman program with…

News

Fort Fairfield School Defends Controversial Performance That Featured An LGBTQ Activist Known for His Risquรฉ Online Presence

By Seamus OthotApril 20, 202611 News 5K Views

Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 20’s Fort Fairfield School sparked controversy after it hosted a dance performance from a group…

News

Democrats Announce “Small Town PAC” With New ActBlue Donation Portal

By Maine Wire StaffApril 20, 20263 News

This morning, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced creation of the โ€œSmall Town PACโ€, the Democratic Partyโ€™s latest attempt to secure…

News

“We Don’t Negotiate, We Dismantle” – New Federal Task Force Launches Website, Provides Mission Statement

By Maine Wire StaffApril 20, 20263 News

The Homeland Security Task Force launched a new website, as announced by the FBI on Friday, outlining efforts to dismantle…

News

Iranian National Arrested In Los Angeles For Smuggling Arms To Sudan

By Maine Wire StaffApril 20, 20260 News

An Iranian national who became a lawful permanent resident in 2016, now residing in the United States, was arrested at…

News

UPDATE: Arrest Made in Congress Street Stabbing Near Longfellow Square; Suspect Charged with Domestic Violence Aggravated Assault

By Jon FetherstonApril 20, 20266 News

PORTLAND, Maine โ€” Portland Police have made an arrest following Saturdayโ€™s stabbing incident on Congress Street, providing new details in…

Crime

Portland to Mark National Crime Victimsโ€™ Rights Week Amid Ongoing Concerns Over Public Safety and Quality of Life

By Jon FetherstonApril 20, 20264 Crime

PORTLAND, Maine โ€” The Portland Police Department and the Cumberland County District Attorneyโ€™s Office will commemorate National Crime Victimsโ€™ Rights…

News

Fatal Motorcycle Crash on I-95 in Sidney Under Investigation by Maine State Police

By Jon FetherstonApril 20, 20260 News

SIDNEY, Maine โ€” Maine State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred Saturday evening on Interstate 95 in…

Crime

Auburn Man at Center of Twin Cities Manhunt Arrested After Lockdowns Shook Lewiston

By Jon FetherstonApril 20, 20260 Crime 3K Views

AUBURN, Maine โ€” The man whose actions triggered a massive manhunt across Lewiston and Auburn on Thursday forcing schools, hospitals,…

News

Maine Destroyer Fires At, Disables Iranian Vessel That Refused Orders To Stop On Command

By Ted CohenApril 20, 20260 News

In the first such incident in the Iran war, a U.S. ship has intercepted a rogue enemy vessel in the…

News

Trump Warns of Escalation After Reported Ceasefire Violation in Strait of Hormuz as Deadline Looms

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 20267 News

WASHINGTON – President Donald J. Trump issued a stark warning, Sunday morning, following what he described as a ceasefire violation…

News

When Graham Platner Waves, the Media Looks the Other Way

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 202615 News 1K Views

PORTLAND, Maine โ€” Graham Platner (D) closed out his Saturday night campaign rally at the Holiday Inn in downtown Portland…

Commentary

Editorial: They Call You a Racist โ€” Until the Facts Come Out

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 202610 Commentary

They call you a racist. But you are not. It is one of the oldest moves in the modern political…

Commentary

Maine GOP Straw Poll Confirms What Many Mainers Already Knew: The Maine Wire Is Setting the Pace

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 20266 Commentary

AUGUSTA, Maine – New results from a Maine GOP straw poll confirmed what many readers across the state have known…

Healthcare

Trump Signs Order to Fast-Track Psychedelic Treatments, Citing Veteran Trauma and Mental Health Crisis

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 20264 Healthcare

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order aimed at accelerating federal review of psychedelic drugs for…

News

Collins, Bipartisan Senate Group Press OMB to Release Remaining LIHEAP Funds

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 20264 News

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is leading a bipartisan push to have the White House Office of Management and…

News

Blood on Congress Street: Another Portland Stabbing Fuels Fears About Cityโ€™s Decline

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 20269 News

PORTLAND – Another violent scene unfolded in downtown Portland on Saturday, when police responded to a stabbing near Joeโ€™s Super…

Featured

Warren Talks Tough on Corruption, But Deqa Dhalac in Platnerโ€™s VIP Section Told a Different Story

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 202616 Featured 2K Views

PORTLAND, Maine – When Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) came to Maine on Saturday night at the Holiday Inn in…

News

Hero Principal Named Prom King After Taking Bullet Stopping Ex-Student Shooter

By Ted CohenApril 19, 20260 News

An heroic Oklahoma high school principal shot tackling a Columbine-obsessed school shooter was crowned prom king and hailed by students…

Maine and New England

Lobsters Denied Aspirin Feel Pain, Driving Scientists To Call For A Ban On Boiling Maineโ€™s Trademark Seafood Alive

By Ted CohenApril 18, 20261 Maine and New England 2K Views

A new study shows that lobsters actually do have nerve endings, but don’t give up on your July 4 barbecue…

News

Bowdoin College Socialists Reject Order To Stop Political Activity, Invite Zohran Mamdaniโ€™s Father To Give Lecture

By Ted CohenApril 18, 20260 News

The Bowdoin Socialists are promoting a noted guest lecturer later this fall amid administration orders to tone down their allegedly…

News

CMP Asks Maine PUC for Permission to Raise Rates

By Libby PalanzaApril 18, 202621 News 2K Views

Central Maine Power (CMP) has asked the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to approve a new rate change. This move…

Crime

Law Enforcement Across the State Warn of Scammers Claiming to Be Cumberland Officials Demanding Payment

By Seamus OthotApril 18, 20264 Crime

Law enforcement agencies across the state, including the Maine State Police, are warning Mainers about a new scam sending false…

News

Lawsuit Pitting Maine’s Right to Food Amendment Against Fly-Fishing Only Rules Heads to State Supreme Court

By Libby PalanzaApril 17, 202614 News 2K Views

The Maine Supreme Court is set to consider a case challenging the state’s rules prohibiting most forms of fishing in…

Crime

Maine-educated Son Of Cher Painted By Mom As A Virtual Zombie Amid NH Criminal Cases

By Ted CohenApril 17, 20262 Crime

Emmy-winning singer Cher is begging a judge to appoint an adult to supervise her โ€˜drug-addicted, gravely disabledโ€™ son, who is…

News

Twitter Wonders: Where Is Scarborough Roger Amid A Brewing NFL Canoodling Scandal?

By Ted CohenApril 17, 20266 News

Maineโ€™s own NFL commissioner – Roger Goodell of Scarborough – is among the missing in the growing chatterbox surrounding the…

Crime

Ex-Maine Midcoast Army Paratrooper Accused Of Murdering Irish Farmer Beaten In Prison

By Ted CohenApril 17, 20260 Crime

A former Waldo County man awaiting trial for the gruesome chainsaw murder of an Ireland farmer has been assaulted while…

News

Otisfield Man Arrested for Threatening to Bomb Elementary School

By Seamus OthotApril 17, 20263 News

The Oxford County Sheriff’s Department arrested an Otisfield man on Wednesday after he allegedly threatened to bomb the Otisfield Elementary…

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