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Maine Fifth-Highest Taxes Nationwide – An Embarrassing Record Only Democrats Can Love

By Ted CohenApril 3, 20262 News

A leading consumer says the Pine Tree State has one of the highest tax burdens in the country.WalletHub compared property…

News

Trump Calls Out Maine in Friday Truth Social Post Naming VP JD Vance as Nation’s ‘Fraud Czar’

By Jon FetherstonApril 3, 20261 News

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President JD Vance has been tapped to take a leading role in combating fraud nationwide, a…

News

‘Nothing But Trash:’ Maine Congresswoman Needs To Help Her Adopted Maine Town

By Ted CohenApril 3, 20261 News

The island Chellie Pingree farms “organically” has a growing problem – mounds of trash.The few trash attendants North Haven had…

News

SOS Office Recommends Republican York Sheriff Candidate Be Allowed to Run Following Hours-Long Hearing, Despite His False Attestation

By Seamus OthotApril 3, 20261 News

Maine Director of Elections Heidi Peckham issued a recommendation that the Secretary of State (SoS) allow David Corbett to run…

News

Maine Democrat Graham Platner Called Jesus a ‘Zombie’ and the Virgin Mary ‘A Skank’ In Unearthed Reddit Post

By Ted CohenApril 2, 20263 News 3K Views

The bearded oyster running for U.S. Senate has been outed yet again for offensive, off-color cracks.Washington Free Beacon reports a…

News

Southern Maine Editor Decries Public Drug Dealing Along Sidewalk Near School

By Ted CohenApril 2, 20260 News

The editor of a Biddeford news outlet has run an open letter to the community disclosing his possessing multiple videos…

News

Trump Boots Bondi, Hands DOJ to Loyalist Todd Blanche Amid Growing Fallout

By Jon FetherstonApril 2, 20260 News

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi and moved Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche…

Crime

New Portland Man Arrested for Arson Incidents in 2023 and 2024

By Seamus OthotApril 2, 20260 Crime 3K Views

The Maine Fire Marshal’s office arrested a New Portland man on Tuesday on two arson warrants from 2023 and 2024…

Energy & Environment

Average Tank of Fuel Oil in Maine Now $475. More Expensive Compared to February

By Libby PalanzaApril 2, 20264 Energy & Environment

The cost of heating fuel in Maine has remained above $5 per gallon, according to the Maine Department of Energy…

News

Partisan Vote Advances Bill Supporting Conversion of Vacant Schools into Residential Housing

By Libby PalanzaApril 2, 20265 News

House lawmakers have advanced along nearly partisan lines a bill supporting the conversion of vacant school buildings into residential housing.…

News

YouTuber Resolves Fraternal Disagreement With Excavator and ‘Sword Of Truth’

By Ted CohenApril 2, 20260 News

A social-media guy with a sense of humor – or more aptly sense of honor – decided the ultimate way…

News

After Attacking Trump and Oz, Maine’s Mills Quietly Cracks Down on Medicaid Fraud Free-for-All

By Steve RobinsonApril 2, 20263 News 3K Views

Amid a nationwide reckoning over Medicaid fraud committed largely by “New Americans,” Maine Gov. Janet Mills is taking the unprecedented…

News

Pingree Targets Faulkingham Fallout While Ignoring Claims of Political Retaliation

By Jon FetherstonApril 2, 20268 News 2K Views

AUGUSTA, Maine – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Hannah Pingree took to social media Wednesday to weigh in on the child labor enforcement case…

News

Northeastern Superintendent Syndicate Featuring Maine Progressive Ladies Ravages Massachusetts Town Budgets.

By Maine Wire StaffApril 2, 20263 News 1K Views

In Massachusetts, a Maine-made progressive superintendent has once again blown out the education budget of Lexington, Massachusetts public schools. As…

Crime

Mills Ignores Feminist Group’s Questions About Trans Inmates in Women’s Prison

By Seamus OthotApril 2, 20264 Crime

New England Women’s Solidarity (NEWS), a feminist organization, is sending a letter to Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) criticizing her for…

Commentary

Graham Platner’s Wife Emerges To Cut A New Commercial

By Ted CohenApril 2, 20269 Commentary 1K Views

The wife of the leading Democrat U.S. Senate candidate from Maine has suddenly come out of hiding to pitch “universal…

News

Massachusetts Man Arrested After Repeatedly Threatening to Murder Trump on Facebook

By Seamus OthotApril 2, 20262 News

The FBI arrested a Great Barrington, Massachusetts man on Wednesday after he allegedly made repeated threats on Facebook vowing to…

News

Three Arrested During Drug Raid in Milford

By Seamus OthotApril 2, 20260 News 2K Views

The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department arrested three alleged drug traffickers on Tuesday during a warrant execution at a Milford residence.…

News

Lewiston Ward 5 Community Mixer Draws Sparse Crowd, Little Public Engagement

By Jon FetherstonApril 2, 20263 News 2K Views

LEWISTON, Maine — A community mixer hosted Wednesday evening by Lewiston Ward 5 City Councilor Chrissy Noble offered residents a…

News

Former UMaine Football Player Wanted on 2024 Sexual Assault Charges Arrested in Florida

By Seamus OthotApril 2, 20261 News 3K Views

The Brunswick Police Department assisted U.S. Marshals on Tuesday in the arrest of a former UMaine football player and Bowdoin…

News

Portland Starts Policing Empty Storefronts While Ignoring Why Businesses Don’t Want to Open There

By Jon FetherstonApril 2, 20265 News 4K Views

PORTLAND, Maine – The City of Portland is now moving to fine property owners for vacant downtown storefronts, shifting the…

News

Trump Says U.S. Military Objectives in Iran ‘Nearing Completion’ After One Month of Operation Epic Fury

By Jon FetherstonApril 2, 20260 News

WASHINGTON – President Donald J. Trump delivered a primetime address to the nation Wednesday night, providing an update on Operation…

News

Addicted Tiger Leaves Girlfriend For Treatment; Vanessa’s Ex Fears For Kids

By Ted CohenApril 1, 20261 News

Pill-popping pro golfer Crash Woods says he’s “seeking treatment” outside the U.S., leaving Vanessa Trump behind to mull whether she’s…

News

SCOTUS Declines to Hear Maine Mom’s Case Against School District for Allegedly Withholding Information About Her Child’s Gender Transition

By Libby PalanzaApril 1, 20267 News 2K Views

The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear a Maine mom’s case against a Damariscotta school in which she…

News

Bangor Man Attacked with Compound Bow While Trying to Purchase It

By Seamus OthotApril 1, 20265 News 2K Views

A Bangor man allegedly attacked another man with a compound bow while at his house on Sunday. [RELATED: Bangor Man…

News

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Birthright Citizenship Case With President Trump in Attendance

By Libby PalanzaApril 1, 20262 News

The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday morning in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s (R) stance on…

Featured

Maine Democrats Push Late-Night ‘Millionaire’s Tax’ in Budget Move, Drawing Sharp GOP Backlash

By Jon FetherstonApril 1, 202612 Featured 2K Views

AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine Democrats moved late Tuesday night to add a new “millionaire’s tax” to their supplemental budget proposal,…

Maine and New England

Maine Bass Seasonal Fishing Tournaments Gearing Up With Word To The Wise: Don’t Stalk The Competition

By Ted CohenApril 1, 20260 Maine and New England

If anyone thinks this competitive fishing thing is something to be messed with, perish that thought.As Maine’s serious bass anglers…

News

“We’d Like 55 Sandwiches To Go” Sounds Like The Infamous Imus Prank But It Was For Real

By Ted CohenApril 1, 20260 News

A Maine sandwich shop got an order so big it just had to be a prank.The caller told George’s Sandwich…

Crime

Bangor Man Arrested on Numerous Child Sexual Assault Charges

By Seamus OthotApril 1, 20261 Crime 3K Views

The Penobscot Sheriff’s Department arrested a Bangor man on Friday for numerous alleged child sexual assault offenses committed over the…

News

Emergency Clarification of Maine’s Ban on Paper Statement Fees Signed into Law

By Libby PalanzaApril 1, 20261 News 2K Views

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill clarifying what constitutes a “billing statement” under state law. Last year, Maine…

News

Susan Collins Says Next Term Would Be Her Last But Poor Chellie Heard That One 18 Years Ago

By Ted CohenApril 1, 20261 News

Bets are on that the Democrat congresswoman from southern Maine will be voting for the Republican Senate candidate come November.Yup,…

News

Maine State Police Bomb Squad Responds to Bowdoinham Mortar Round, Winslow Grenade

By Jon FetherstonApril 1, 20260 News

The Maine State Police Bomb Squad responded Saturday to two separate incidents involving military explosives discovered at private residences in…

News

75 Maine House Democrats Went Silent on Faulkingham — The Same Silence Mainers Keep Hearing on Fraud

By Jon FetherstonApril 1, 202615 News 2K Views

AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Department of Labor’s final enforcement action against House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham has already…

News

Shooting of 22-Year-Old Woman in Lewiston Leads to Murder Charges for Suspect

By Seamus OthotApril 1, 20260 News 1K Views

The Maine State Police arrested a Lewiston woman on murder charges on Friday after she allegedly shot and killed a…

News

Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Strengthening Federal Election Integrity and Mail Ballot Security

By Jon FetherstonApril 1, 20260 News

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive order from the Oval Office outlining new federal actions…

News

MSP Investigating Fatal Crash on I-95 in Newport

By Jon FetherstonApril 1, 20260 News

NEWPORT, Maine – A fatal crash late Tuesday night shut down portions of Interstate 95 in Newport after a passenger…

News

Sanford Man Faces Multiple Theft Charges in Alleged Unlicensed CDL Training Scheme

By Jon FetherstonApril 1, 20260 News

SANFORD, Maine – A Sanford man is facing multiple felony charges after Maine investigators alleged he operated an unlicensed commercial…

Featured

Trump to Deliver National Address on Iran War as Military Operations, Regional Tensions Continue

By Jon FetherstonApril 1, 20262 Featured

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver a national address at 9:00 p.m. ET tonight, Wednesday, April 1,…

Healthcare

Massachusetts Abortion Numbers More than Double in One Year with Increase Spurred by Out-of-State Women

By Seamus OthotApril 1, 20262 Healthcare

The most recent Massachusetts abortion data revealed that the number of abortions provided in the state more than doubled from…

National

Supreme Court Rules 8-1 to Strike Down Colorado’s Ban on LGBTQ Conversion Therapy for Minors

By Libby PalanzaMarch 31, 20267 National 2K Views

The United States Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Tuesday that Colorado’s ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy for children is unconstitutional under…

News

Maine Author Stephen King Protege’s Novel Cited As Among ‘Best Books of All Time’

By Ted CohenMarch 31, 20260 News

A book about the difficulties of adolescence has just been voted one of the top books ever written.Stephen Chbosky wrote…

News

‘Half-Man, Half-Woman’ Vows To Fight Olympic Committee Banning Men From Female Events

By Ted CohenMarch 31, 20260 News

An Olympic competitor who was born with ‘both genders’ says he/she should be able to compete against women.Caster Semenya is…

News

Hysteric Preservationists Persuade Judge To Kill Trump’s Ballroom

By Ted CohenMarch 31, 20260 News

A federal judge Tuesday ordered President Trump to suspend construction of a $400 million ballroom it demolished the East Wing…

News

Alleged Alcohol-Related Crash Leaves Bucksport Man Dead

By Seamus OthotMarch 31, 20261 News 2K Views

An allegedly alcohol-related single-vehicle crash in Penobscot on Saturday tragically left a Bucksport man dead. [RELATED: Hermon Woman Indicted on…

Business

‘Don’t Know How To Break This To You, Boss’

By Ted CohenMarch 31, 20260 Business

Underwater tunnels across the world that depend on rubber gaskets to keep out the ocean were not supposed to leak…

News

Spring’s ‘In The Air:’ Maine’s Popular Atlantic Puffins Are Returning To Shore In Annual Breeding Rite

By Ted CohenMarch 31, 20260 News

Maine’s most colorful shore birds are making their trek back to land to do the yearly breeding thingy.“After months at…

News

Portland MDEA Bust Leads to Arrest of New York Man with a Pound of Cocaine and Nearly $40k in Cash

By Seamus OthotMarch 31, 20262 News 3K Views

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested a New York man on Friday and seized over a pound of cocaine…

News

Maine Podcaster Billy Bush Roasts Tiger Woods, Calls Him ‘A Loser’ Whose Trump Girlfriend May Bolt

By Ted CohenMarch 31, 20260 News

A famous link to the Bush brand in Maine has come down on golf phenom Tiger Woods, calling the ill-fated…

News

Westbrook Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges Following Months-Long Investigation

By Seamus OthotMarch 31, 20260 News 2K Views

The Westbrook Police Department arrested a 23-year-old man last week following a months-long investigation into the alleged dissemination of child…

News

Scumbag Steals from Make-a-Wish Donation Jar in Clinton

By Seamus OthotMarch 31, 20263 News 2K Views

The Clinton Police Department arrested a Waterville subject to an active arrest warrant on Monday after he allegedly stole from…

News

Motorcyclist Killed in Three Vehicle Crash in Raymond

By Seamus OthotMarch 31, 20261 News

A Greenwood motorcyclist was killed on Monday during a three-vehicle crash in Raymond. [RELATED: Hermon Woman Indicted on Manslaughter Charges…

News

Mainers Bear Nation’s 5th Highest Tax Burden

By Libby PalanzaMarch 31, 20268 News 2K Views

Mainers bear the fifth highest overall tax burden nationwide, according to a recent study published by personal finance website WalletHub.…

Featured

Lewiston City Council to Decide Future of Colisée With Proposed $250,000 Loan Vote

By Jon FetherstonMarch 31, 20260 Featured

LEWISTON, Maine – The future of Lewiston’s historic Colisée, home to one of the most famous boxing matches in Maine…

News

Maine’s Celebrity Democrat Oyster King Called Out For Epstein Connections Amid U.S. Senate Race

By Ted CohenMarch 31, 20263 News 5K Views

Note: Subsequent to our publication of this story, the Daily Mail changed it’s story to note that although “Spyros Niarchos appeared…

Commentary

Opinion: The ITC Must Stop Overlooking Maine’s Working Coast

By Maine Wire StaffMarch 31, 20264 Commentary

By Braeden WebberWhen you think of Maine, you think of lobsters. Maine’s working coast consists of lobster boats heading out…

News

Lawsuit Seeks to Block Maine Transgender Sports Ballot Measure, But Maine Girl Dads Says Challenge Will Fail

By Jon FetherstonMarch 31, 20263 News

AUGUSTA, Maine – Three Maine voters have filed a legal challenge seeking to overturn the Secretary of State’s certification of…

Commentary

Bush: Done with fraud and the Soviet Central Planning Committees in Augusta? Want to shrink government? Vote for me.

By Maine Wire StaffMarch 31, 20261 Commentary

By Jonathan Bush I’m running for governor because the state government is way too big and way too bossy. We…

Healthcare

Applications Open for Maine’s Paid Family Leave Program, Benefits Start May 1

By Libby PalanzaMarch 31, 20263 Healthcare 1K Views

Applications for Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program opened Monday, allowing Mainers to take up to twelve…

Crime

Hermon Man Faces Domestic Violence Charges Following Bangor Broad Street Assault

By Seamus OthotMarch 31, 20260 Crime 4K Views

The Bangor Police Department arrested a Hermon man on Sunday after he reportedly threatened a woman with a firearm. [RELATED:…

Commentary

Providence Bolsheviks Tear Down Mural Of Slain Ukrainian Refugee

By Maine Wire StaffMarch 31, 20261 Commentary

RHODE ISLAND — A day after news surfaced that Providence Mayor Brett Smiley called for the removal of a privately…

News

$167 Million Powerball Wasn’t Enough Of A Win For Kentucky Lucky Accused Of Burglary Stealing $12,000

By Ted CohenMarch 31, 20261 News

Pity the plight of winning hundreds of millions in the coveted Powerball sweepstakes.The man who won the $167 million Powerball…

News

Epstein Emails Put Harsh New Focus on Operative Who Claimed Ties to Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey as Other Scandals Swirl Around Her Orbit

By Jon FetherstonMarch 31, 20260 News

BOSTON – Newly surfaced Jeffery Epstein-related records obtained by The Maine Wire are casting an ugly light on a Massachusetts…

News

NH Governor Signs Order Promoting Nuclear Power Expansion as Maine Suffers Skyrocketting Energy Costs

By Seamus OthotMarch 31, 20262 News

New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at ramping up nuclear energy production in the…

Healthcare

Susan Collins Preserves $190M in Federal Funding for Maine’s Rural Hospitals

By Libby PalanzaMarch 31, 20262 Healthcare

Sen. Susan Collins (R) announced Friday that she was able to preserve $190 million in federal funding for Maine’s rural…

News

Trump Administration Launches Official White House App Promising Direct Access to Presidential Updates

By Jon FetherstonMarch 31, 20260 News

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced Monday the launch of a new official White House mobile application designed to provide…

News

Professional Bolivian Clowns Take To The Streets After Getting Booted From Classrooms

By Ted CohenMarch 30, 20261 News

In full clown dress, including the telltale red noses, clowns in Bolivia aren’t laughing.In fact, they’re outraged at a new…

News

Northern Maine Snowmobile Crash Nearly Kills Operator, GoFundMe Campaign Begun

By Ted CohenMarch 30, 20260 News

While snowmobiling in Millinocket, Greer Hermann hit a patch of ice, sending his sled into a turbulent roll, subsequently hitting…

News

Top Air Canada Exec Quits Under Fire For Not Knowing How To Speak French After Fatal Plane Crash

By Ted CohenMarch 30, 20260 News

The chief executive of Air Canada has resigned after backlash over a video he released primarily in English after a…

Commentary

Maine’s Largest Daily Brags On Bargain Education – While Its Own Columnist Says The Math Doesn’t Add Up

By Ted CohenMarch 30, 20261 Commentary

Amid great fanfare, the Portland Press Herald not long ago announced it was establishing what it was calling a “fact-checking”…

News

Maine Hospital Kicks Off New “Joyful Space” For Its Youngest Patients With An NFL Star

By Ted CohenMarch 30, 20260 News

Central Maine Medical Center has announced it’s designing a new section to brighten up their kids’ hospital stays.The new “Pediatrics…

Commentary

Ben Midgley is the Man for This Moment

By Jim HamperMarch 30, 202613 Commentary 2K Views

By Senator James Hamper The 2026 Republican Primary has blessed voters with some very good candidates to choose from. However,…

News

Maine to Receive $43 Million in Federal Funding for High-Efficiency Heat Pump Water Heaters

By Libby PalanzaMarch 30, 202613 News 2K Views

Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Friday that Maine is now slated to receive $43 million in federal funding to support…

News

Woke Rhode Island Mayor Targets Mural Of Murdered Ukrainian Immigrant In Attempt To Revise History

By Maine Wire StaffMarch 30, 20264 News

RHODE ISLAND — Mayor Brett Smiley in Providence, Rhode Island stated he would like a private mural that honors Iryna…

Media

Potentially Deadly Dog Virus Spiking In Central, Midcoast, Southern Maine

By Ted CohenMarch 30, 20264 Media 13K Views

Maine dog owners are being urged to take steps to protect their pets from a potentially deadly virus.The Midcoast Animal…

Commentary

Communist Trojan Horse — “No Kings” Protests — Call For Revolt In Maine And Abroad

By Maine Wire StaffMarch 30, 20268 Commentary 1K Views

MAINE — A highly coordinated network of over 500 activist groups organized nationwide “No Kings” protests across the United States…

News

Creepy Parachuting Spiders Spreading Across Northeast, Maine Could Be Next

By Ted CohenMarch 30, 20261 News 1K Views

A six-inch spider from Asia that can travel by air is expanding its “web” presence, penetrating deeper with the potential…

News

Tour Bus Carrying Massachusetts Children Catches Fire in NH

By Seamus OthotMarch 30, 20261 News

A tour bus carrying Massachusetts seventh and eighth graders caught fire in New Hampshire on Friday, but a swift evacuation…

News

Two Homeless People Busted after Portland Drug Investigation

By Seamus OthotMarch 30, 20261 News 4K Views

The Portland Police Department arrested two homeless men during a drug investigation on Sunday after responding to a report of…

Arson News

Two Belfast Men Charged With Arson After Early Morning Structure Fire

By Jon FetherstonMarch 30, 20260 News

BELFAST, Maine – Two 19-year-old Belfast men are facing arson charges after an early morning structure fire on Patterson Hill…

News

Portland Police Department Promotes Recruiter Meetings for August 2026 Academy Applicants

By Jon FetherstonMarch 30, 20261 News

PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Police Department is encouraging prospective officers to sign up for one-on-one virtual meetings with a…

Featured

Shah Acknowledges Democrats Fell Short on Fraud, Raises Concerns About Immigration Workforce, Climate Costs, and AI Growth at Biddeford Town Hall

By Jon FetherstonMarch 30, 20264 Featured

BIDDEFORD, Maine — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Nirav Shah delivered a wide-ranging policy message Sunday during a town hall in…

News

Early Morning Fire Damages Open Hearth Inn in Trenton

By Jon FetherstonMarch 30, 20260 News

TRENTON, Maine – An early morning fire heavily damaged the Open Hearth Inn in Trenton on Saturday, March 28, 2026.…

News

Maine’s Leading GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Has Picked His Winning Democrat Opponent

By Ted CohenMarch 29, 20262 News 1K Views

The polls be damned, Republican Bobby Charles has decided who’s going to be the Democrat gubernatorial nominee in Maine.Charles, clearly…

News

Senate Approves Partial DHS Funding Bill for TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, and CISA, Excludes ICE and CBP

By Libby PalanzaMarch 29, 20262 News

Early Friday morning, the United States Senate agreed by voice vote to partially fund the Department of Homeland Security, excluding…

News

‘Shot Across The Bow:’ Maine Boaters Vow To Stand Ground Against Waterfront College’s Planned Pier Construction

By Ted CohenMarch 29, 20261 News

A mariner’s association representing boaters is girding for battle with the University of New England over the school’s so-called research…

News

Saco Police Request Public’s Help Locating Missing 13-Year-Old Levi Eastman

By Jon FetherstonMarch 29, 20260 News

SACO, Maine — The Saco Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old boy who…

Featured

Collins Warns of ‘Organized Threat from the Radical Left,’ Urges Support for LePage in CD2 During Penobscot GOP Speech

By Jon FetherstonMarch 28, 20260 Featured 3K Views

BREWER, Maine – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R) delivered an extended address to attendees at the Penobscot Republican Committee’s Lincoln…

News

Chinese Siblings Charged After Placing Bomb Outside Air Force Base, One Escapes to China

By Seamus OthotMarch 28, 20265 News 2K Views

Two Chinese siblings were indicted on Thursday after they allegedly conspired to place an improvised explosive device (IED) at the…

News

Portland Press Herald Should Plead Guilty To Shallow Reporting In Tragic Murder Of Maine “Sex Employee ‘

By Ted CohenMarch 28, 20260 News

The state’s largest paper is quite proud itself reprinting stories by New York media outlets about a murderer deciding to…

News

Yemen-based Houthi Terrorist Group Releases Statement Claiming Successful Strike In Israel

By Maine Wire StaffMarch 28, 20263 News

UNITED STATES — A Houthi spokesman in Yemen announced Saturday that they have increased their operations in the Iran conflict…

Commentary

Tiger Now Has 17 ‘Majors,’ Only One Away From Tying The Nicklaus Record Of 18

By Ted CohenMarch 28, 20260 Commentary

The numbers are on Tiger Woods’ side – 15 Professional Golf Association (PGA) majors and two Roll Over Association (ROA)…

Commentary

Babel and Walter Cronkite

By Jonathan ReismanMarch 28, 20262 Commentary

As a young boy growing up in the ‘60s and ‘70’s, I distinctly remember watching and listening to Walter Cronkite…

News

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Reps Visit Maine Prison and Speak with Victims of Trans Inmate Despite “Tight Lipped” Officials

By Seamus OthotMarch 28, 202610 News 2K Views

Reps. Mike Soboleski (R-Philips), Katerina Smith (R-Palermo), and Alicia Collins (R-Sidney) visited the Maine Correctional Center on Friday and spoke…

News

Years-Old Howland Corner Store Arson Investigation Finally Leads to Arrest

By Seamus OthotMarch 28, 20263 News 1K Views

The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office arrested a Howland woman for arson on Friday following an extensive investigation into a…

News

SCOTUS Considers Legality of Accepting Ballots After Election Day

By Libby PalanzaMarch 28, 20260 News

The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case challenging the legality of counting late-arriving absentee ballots.…

News

Whitefield Man Arrested after Stealing from Rockland Apartment and Filling it with Skunk Essence

By Seamus OthotMarch 27, 20262 News 3K Views

The Rockland Police Department arrested a Whitfield man on Thursday after he allegedly broke into a Rockland apartment, stole a…

News

Kennebec Sheriff’s Department Busts Two 18-Year-Olds for Liquor Burglary

By Seamus OthotMarch 27, 20260 News 2K Views

Two 18-year-old suspects were busted on Tuesday after they allegedly stole liquor from a corner store in Wayne. [RELATED: New…

News

Vice President Vance Launches Federal Fraud Task Force Led by Andrew Ferguson, Promises Government-Wide Crackdown

By Jon FetherstonMarch 27, 20264 News

VP JD Vance- “Fraud became a massive problem” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President JD Vance convened the first meeting of…

News

Dude Planted A Quarter Pounder

By Ted CohenMarch 27, 20260 News

“I mean, I have had some plants with a lot of tomatoes on them, but never in my life have…

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