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Maine House Passes Net Neutrality Bill

By John AndrewsJune 5, 20250 News 1K Views

The Maine House passed a net neutrality bill Wednesday with bipartisan support, as three Republican lawmakers crossed party lines to…

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Judiciary Committee Divided on Interaction with Immigration Agencies – Moves on Three Bills to Vote, Delay, and Table

By John AndrewsJune 5, 20250 News

The Maine State Legislature’s Judiciary Committee came to three different recommendations on Wednesday to three bills prescribing how state and…

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DHS Publishes Then Deletes List of Sanctuary Jurisdictions Obstructing Immigration Enforcement– Including Three in Maine

By Seamus OthotJune 5, 20250 News

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a list of jurisdictions with “sanctuary” policies that obstruct immigration enforcement late…

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Which School Boards Could Be the Springboards of Change in Maine Come June 10?

By Seamus OthotJune 5, 20250 News 1K Views

Long-time U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill famously said “all politics is local,” and he could just have easily been talking…

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Extra 4% Tax on Income Over $1 Million on Track for Adoption After Committee Dems Recommend Hike

By Libby PalanzaJune 5, 20250 News

A Harpswell Democrat’s bill to levy an additional four percent tax on income earned over $1 million in order to…

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Maine State Police Police Identify Woman Found Dead in Lewiston

By Edward TomicJune 5, 20250 News 1K Views

The Maine State Police on Wednesday released the identity of a woman found dead at a home in Lewiston earlier…

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Vermont’s Becca Balint Has a Curious Sense of Privilege With Her Need for Illegal Immigration

By DCNFJune 5, 20250 News

‘Iโ€™m Going to Be Really Crudeโ€™: Dem Rep Bluntly Says America Needs Migrants To Wipe Asses (Screenshot/YouTube/Representative Becca Balint)

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Feeling the Pain in Maine

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesJune 5, 20250 Commentary

You learn every day talking with people, listening to their stories, absorbing their anger, fear, and concerns and channeling that…

News

Senate Dems Push New Penalties for Noncompliance with Maineโ€™s Paid Leave Program

By Libby PalanzaJune 5, 20250 News

After rejecting a number of bills aimed at repealing or amending Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program…

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Another Portland Homeless Man Arrested for Another Downtown Stabbing

By Edward TomicJune 4, 20250 News 1K Views

A Portland homeless man was arrested Wednesday morning for allegedly stabbing another homeless man in the city’s downtown area. Portland…

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Committee Says Gun Bills Headed to Floor Will Have Serious Impacts on Criminal Justice System

By John AndrewsJune 4, 20250 News 2K Views

The Maine Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee met Wednesday afternoon to finalize its recommendations on three hotly-debated firearm-related…

Commentary

โ€œI Thought He Was Dead But I Guess I’ll Vote For Him Anywayโ€ – Maine Dynastic Politics Can Be Hard To Beat, and Now They’re Going Head-to-Head

By Ted CohenJune 4, 20250 Commentary 1K Views

The latest version of a Maine political dynasty may be about to take down another electorally powerful family in the…

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April Is the Cruelest Month: Maine Border Patrol Reports Ongoing Spike in Illegal Alien Apprehensions

By Edward TomicJune 4, 20250 News

U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) in Maine is reporting a recent spike in apprehensions, including the removal of 42 illegal aliens…

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Ruh-Roh, Raggy: Karine Jean-Pierre Is Leaving Democratic Party for Betraying Uncle Joe

By DCNFJune 4, 20250 News 1K Views

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Chinese Nationals Caught Trying to Smuggle Dangerous Biological Agent Into the U.S.

By Seamus OthotJune 4, 20250 News 1K Views

The FBI arrested two Chinese citizens, Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, on Tuesday after they were caught allegedly…

Top News

Sex, Drugs, and Fried Rice: The Real Story of Lewiston Illegal Alien Xing Feng “Tommy” Dong

By Steve RobinsonJune 4, 20250 Top News 2K Views

Hereโ€™s the version youโ€™re getting from Maineโ€™s dying legacy media: A brave and loving New Mainer from China who did nothing…

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China-Friendly Liberal Elected as US Allyโ€™s Next President

By DCNFJune 4, 20250 News

A left-leaning politician who said South Korea should not be as โ€œantagonizingโ€ toward communist U.S. adversaries has been elected as…

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Trump Celebrates Persecuted Christians on First Day of Pride Month in Stark Contrast with Joe Biden

By Seamus OthotJune 4, 20250 News

President Donald Trump issued a proclamation celebrating persecuted Christians on June 1, the start of Pride Month, marking a significant…

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Mills Admin to Pay $159 per Seat English Language Classes for Adult ‘Multilingual Learners’

By Edward TomicJune 4, 20250 News

The Maine Department of Education (DOE) issued a no-bid contract this week spending nearly $30,000 on English language classes for…

News

Bill Seeking Legislative Oversight of Agency Rule-making on Track to Be Killed by Maine Dems

By Libby PalanzaJune 4, 20250 News

One Maine GOP lawmaker has sought to establish a new special committee tasked with reviewing routine technical rule-making by state…

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Nearly 1,500 Illegals Arrested in Massachusetts as Part of Month Long ‘Operation Patriot’

By Seamus OthotJune 4, 20250 News

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with the help of multiple federal agencies, arrested nearly 1,500 illegal aliens during the…

News

House Rejects Even More Amendments to Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

By Libby PalanzaJune 4, 20250 News

The Maine House of Representatives considered an additional series of bills during Monday’s session pertaining to the state’s new Paid…

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Portland Sex Offender to be Released Despite High Risk to Re-Offend

By Seamus OthotJune 4, 20250 News 3K Views

A Portland sex offender, Steven Ricci, 61, is set to be released at the end of June despite what the…

News

Flipping and Tripping, the House Votes by a Margin of One to Legalize Magic Mushrooms

By John AndrewsJune 3, 20250 News 2K Views

Maine’s House of Representatives narrowly voted to decriminalize the possession of one ounce or less of psilocybin for persons 21…

Blog

Democracy in Maine is Officially Dead: Trahan

By The Maine WireJune 3, 20250 Blog 2K Views

In a democratic republic, such as ours, power is vested in the people. And the people are guided by a…

News

Lewiston Man Charged with Disseminating Sexually Explicit Material of Child Under 12

By Edward TomicJune 3, 20250 News

A 30-year-old Lewiston man was arrested on Monday after an investigation showed that he allegedly used a social media account…

News

Maine House Narrowly Votes to Make Work Harder for Builders with New Licensing Requirements

By Seamus OthotJune 3, 20250 News 3K Views

The Maine House narrowly passed a bill on Monday that will make life and work more difficult for Mainers employed…

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South Portland Homeless Services Provider Reaches $350,000 Settlement with DOJ Over Alleged False Drug Testing Claims

By Edward TomicJune 3, 20250 News

The Opportunity Alliance, a homeless and substance abuse service provider based in South Portland, has agreed to a nearly $350,000…

National

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Harvard Commencement Speaker Worked For Org Tied To Chinaโ€™s Military

By DCNFJune 3, 20250 National

[Image created by DCNF with screenshot from Yurong Luanna Jiang YouTube + China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation website]

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Laurel Libby and Angus King Currently Lead Their Parties in Recent Maine Gubernatorial Survey

By Libby PalanzaJune 3, 20250 News 2K Views

Early frontrunners in the 2026 Maine gubernatorial race suggest the field is still just beginning to develop on both the…

News

Bottoms Up: House and Senate Both Pass Bill to Allow Limited Home Distilling of Booze

By Seamus OthotJune 3, 20250 News

It may be a sign of the times that both chambers of the Maine Legislature passed a bill on Monday…

News

Legislative Showdown: Maine GOP Leaves House Chamber in Defiance, Accusing Majority of Betrayal

By John AndrewsJune 3, 20250 News

Tensions flared in the Maine House chamber Monday night as Republican lawmakers staged a walkout in protest over extended legislative…

News

Brunswick Brewery Under Federal Investigation for Potential Employee Wage and Benefits Violations

By Edward TomicJune 3, 20250 News

Flight Deck Brewing in Brunswick is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division for…

News

Democrats Stifle Efforts to Repeal or Amend Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

By Libby PalanzaJune 3, 20250 News

House lawmakers in Augusta rejected two bills during Monday’s session taking aim at Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave…

News

Maine Legislative Republicans Denounce Democrat Ploy to Block Public Hearing on “Red Flag” Gun-Grab Bill

By Edward TomicJune 3, 20250 News 2K Views

Who’s afraid of a public hearing? Maine legislative Republicans held a press conference on Monday to call out a move…

News

Rep. Laurel Libby’s Bill Expanding Maine’s Public School Choice Program Rejected Along Party Lines

By Libby PalanzaJune 3, 20250 News

An effort to make the process of Maine public school students transferring from one district to another more transparent was…

News

Mainers Are Stuck with Annual Inspection Stickers as Lawmakers Reject Bill to Make Requirement Biannual

By Libby PalanzaJune 3, 20250 News 3K Views

Taking your car in every year for its inspection sticker is a familiar ordeal to all Maine drivers, and a…

News

Lawmakers Kill Bid to Abolish Maine’s Income Tax and Require “Zero-Based Budgeting”

By Libby PalanzaJune 3, 20250 News

Maine legislators have killed a bill that would have abolished the state’s income tax and required agencies to regularly engage…

Blog

At Bates, Better Late Than Never

By The Maine WireJune 2, 20250 Blog 1K Views

by Robert Muldoon When Bates College did not release its admissions applications figures this March or April — as it…

News

Ogunquit Police Officers Will be Wearing Pride Patches for June

By Seamus OthotJune 2, 20250 News 1K Views

Ogunquit police officers will be wearing new “LGBTQ+ pride patches” throughout June for “Pride Month,” which is typically celebrated through…

News

Portland Police Arrest Allegedly Crack Carrying Fugitive Wanted by US Marshals

By Edward TomicJune 2, 20250 News

Portland Police last week apprehended a fugitive wanted by federal law enforcement after officers chased him down and found him…

News

On One Day in May, Maine Border Patrol Sends Off Flight of 42 Illegals for Deportation Processing

By Seamus OthotJune 2, 20250 News

The Maine Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) sent 42 illegal immigrants out of state for further deportation proceedings on a…

News

Woke Welders of South Portland Hold Rally to Stop Deportation of Two Brazilian Nationals in the U.S. Illegally

By Seamus OthotJune 2, 20250 News

South Portland’s People’s Inclusive Welding (PIW) held a rally with other groups on Friday to protest the arrest of two…

News

Maine House Passes Bill to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-Round

By John AndrewsJune 2, 20250 News 3K Views

Lawmakers in Maine’s House of Representatives voted unanimously on Monday to pass โ€œAn Act to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round…

News

Androscoggin District Votes to Put Proposed Policy Change on Title IX to Legal Counsel for Guidance

By Seamus OthotJune 2, 20250 News

The Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 52 school board voted Thursday night to send a potential change to its transgender…

National

Boulder Attacker was in US Illegally, Injured 8 and Screamed “Free Palestine” in Violent Spree

By Maine Wire StaffJune 2, 20250 National

An Egyptian man using a makeshift flamethrower and incendiary devices attacked a peaceful event on Boulder, Colorado’s Pearl Street pedestrian…

News

DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Planned Parenthood Used Your Tax Dollars To Train Educators That Biological Sex Is A โ€˜Mythโ€™

By DCNFJune 2, 20250 News 1K Views

(Art generated by DCNF using AI)

Commentary

The End of the Session is Near…or is it?

By John AndrewsJune 2, 20250 Commentary

On Monday, the end of the legislative session could be in sight, or then again it could be extended The…

News

The Final Crunch is On: Maine House Legislative Scouting Report for June 2

By John AndrewsJune 2, 20250 News

On Monday, the Maine House of Representatives will meet for a legislative session to tackle a whopping 45 divided reports…

News

Rockland Rep’s “Housing Advocate’s” Wage Bill Dies, As Her Own Record Shows Troubling Double Standard

By Ted CohenJune 1, 20250 News 3K Views

A proposal by a Knox County Democrat legislator for a โ€œregional living wageโ€ – supposedly to help people afford housing…

News

House GOP Calls on Dems to Release Proposed Budget as Maine’s Legislative Session Nears End

By Libby PalanzaJune 1, 20250 News

Maine House Republicans have called upon Democratic lawmakers to produce their proposed budget documents, including the details of their plan…

News

Linneus Man Becomes 20th Sentenced in Northern Maine Drug Trafficking Ring

By Edward TomicJune 1, 20250 News 1K Views

A Linneus man on Tuesday became the 20th person to be sentenced for his role in a northern Maine drug…

News

“Student Wage” Proposal Rejected Along Nearly Partisan Lines in Augusta

By Libby PalanzaMay 31, 20250 News 1K Views

Maine’s attempt to establish a so-called student wage has been rejected along nearly partisan lines in the State Legislature. Under…

News

Constitutional Amendment Targeting Maine’s Repeated Use of Special Legislative Sessions Fails

By Libby PalanzaMay 31, 20250 News

Maine lawmakers have officially shot down a proposed constitutional amendment that would have effectively prevented future Legislatures from engaging the…

News

Democrat Judiciary Chairs Deny Bills to Repeal 72-hour Waiting Period for Gun Purchases Floor Votes or Debate

By Edward TomicMay 31, 20250 News 1K Views

Democratic lawmakers on the Maine Legislature’s Judiciary Committee on Friday afternoon chose to carry over two bills that would abolish…

News

Heritage Foundation Sues Janet Mills For Allegedly Violating FOAA, Failing to Turn Over Docs on Her Position on Trans Sports Spat with Feds

By Libby PalanzaMay 30, 20250 News 5K Views

The Heritage Foundation has filed a lawsuit against Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) for allegedly violating the state’s Freedom of…

News

MDEA and Washington County Sheriff Arrest 11 in Two Raids on Thursday that Net Fentanyl, Cocaine and Meth

By Maine Wire StaffMay 30, 20250 News 13K Views

A joint operation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday at two…

News

Alleged Salvadoran Terrorist Wanted by Interpol for Murder Arrested in Maine

By Edward TomicMay 30, 20250 News 2K Views

U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents from Maine’s Rangeley Station last week arrested a Salvadoran illegal alien gang member wanted by…

Blog

Maine Needs New Leadership for Immigration, Education, Safety, and Voter Integrity: Poliquin

By Bruce PoliquinMay 30, 20250 Blog

Maine’s in one heck of a mess. Our country is changing course for the better, but Maine Democrats who run…

News

Maine School Suspends Student for Barking at “Furry” Who Allegedly Used Gay Slur

By Steve RobinsonMay 30, 20250 News 19K Views

A public school in Maine has suspended a middle school student for barking like a dog at another student who…

News

President Trump Temporarily Allowed to Continue Collecting “Liberation Day” Tariffs Amidst Appeal of Federal Trade Court Ruling

By Libby PalanzaMay 30, 20250 News

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump (R) will temporarily be allowed to continue collecting tariffs under…

News

SCOTUS Frees Agencies from Considering Indirect Environmental Impacts in Utah Railroad Case

By Libby PalanzaMay 30, 20250 News

The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of an oil railroad expansion in Utah Thursday in a decision…

News

Bid for More Timely Reimbursement to Maine Hospitals for Medicaid Services Likely to Get Voted Down by Dems

By Libby PalanzaMay 29, 20250 News 1K Views

Maine lawmakers appear poised to reject a bill directing the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to reimburse hospitals…

News

Collins Concerned by Medicaid Cuts in Big Beautiful Bill

By Seamus OthotMay 29, 20250 News 1K Views

Sen. Susan Collins weighed in on Tuesday on President Donald Trump’s highly controversial “Big Beautiful Bill” spending package, which is…

News

Alleged Bug Light Robbers Now Implicated in Portland’s Peppermint Park Shooting Late Last Year

By Edward TomicMay 29, 20250 News 2K Views

Three 18-year-olds have been arrested in connection to a December 2024 shooting at Portland’s Peppermint Park, including two suspects who…

News

Chinese Communist Party-Backed University Offers To Poach Harvard Foreign Student

By DCNFMay 29, 20250 News

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announced recently it will open its doors to foreign Harvard students…

News

Out Maine Secures Grants to Send Pro-Trans Children’s Books Across the State’s Schools, Libraries, and Even Pediatricians’ Offices

By Seamus OthotMay 29, 20250 News 1K Views

Out Maine, an LGBTQ non-profit that pushes radical gender ideology on children, received three new grants this month to help…

Commentary

โ€˜Thinking About’ Running For Office In Maine? Either Do It Or Don’t, but Dithering Impresses No One

By Ted CohenMay 29, 20250 Commentary

Remember the good ole days in Maine when would-be politicians would run for office on nothing but grit – knowing…

News

Mexico Man and Maine ‘Menace’ Arrested for Rumford Tractor Supply Robbery

By Edward TomicMay 29, 20250 News

A Mexico man with an extensive criminal history in Maine described by police as a “known menace” has been arrested…

News

RSU 40 School Board Race Might Get Boys Out of Girls’ Spaces and Sports in Knox/Lincoln County District

By Seamus OthotMay 29, 20250 News

The upcoming June 10 election for the Regional School Unit (RSU) 40 school board could have significant consequences for girls…

News

Biden-Era Censors Embedding Overseas: Mike Benz and Marco Rubio Speak to Threat of Offshoring ‘Dis-info’ War

By Sam PattenMay 29, 20250 News

Remember the Disinformation Complex that thrived under the Biden administration and effectively throttled conservative media online? Three years ago this…

News

Man Accused of Firing Gun at Passing Vehicles Arrested After Standoff with Lewiston Police

By Edward TomicMay 29, 20250 News

A man accused of firing a gun at passing vehicles in Lewiston on Tuesday evening was arrested after a standoff…

News

Elon Muskโ€™s Time At DOGE Comes To End

By DCNFMay 29, 20250 News

Billionaire Elon Musk announced Wednesday on X that his time working in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has officially…

News

FBI To Probe Possible โ€˜Targeted Violenceโ€™ Against Christians In Seattle

By DCNFMay 29, 20250 News

The FBI is investigating possible โ€œtargeted violence against religious groupsโ€ in Seattle after leftists crashed two Christian events over the…

News

Majority of Voters Support DOGE & Deportations, Economy Remains Top of Mind for Many: Major Poll

By Libby PalanzaMay 28, 20250 News 1K Views

President Donald Trump’s (R) approval rating is holding steady at 47 percent, while a strong majority of Americans have expressed…

Blog

Cannabis Consultant Who Helped Black-Market Chinese Growers Infiltrate Maine Tells All [WATCH]

By Steve RobinsonMay 28, 20250 Blog 2K Views

Eddie DuGay is a Navy veteran, a former Democratic member of the Maine House of Representatives, and a former aide…

News

Lewiston Woman Faces Multiple Drug Charges After Auburn Traffic Stop

By Edward TomicMay 28, 20250 News 2K Views

A Lewiston woman is facing a slate of drug charges after being found with over 20 grams of fentanyl during…

News

California Tries to Split the Baby with Trans Sports Issue While Mills Maintains Staunch Opposition to Change

By Seamus OthotMay 28, 20250 News

California made a minor but potentially significant policy change to mitigate the damage done by allowing transgender-identifying males to compete…

News

Maine Dep’t of Corrections Refuses Supervised Release Program for Prisoner Following Outcry from BLM Activists

By Seamus OthotMay 28, 20250 News 3K Views

The Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) has denied access to the Supervised Community Confinement Program (SCCP) for Mark Cardilli, a…

News

ICE Arrests 40 Illegal Aliens, Including MS-13 Member and Child Sex Offender, in Nantucket and Marthaโ€™s Vineyard Sweep

By Edward TomicMay 28, 20250 News

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal law enforcement agencies on Tuesday conducted an immigration enforcement operation on…

News

US Customs and Border Patrol Agents Assist Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Take Six Into Custody

By John AndrewsMay 28, 20250 News 2K Views

On the evening of Tuesday, May 27th shortly before 7pm, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office made a routine stop for…

Blog

Why Are Maine’s New License Plates Being Made in Canada?

By Steve RobinsonMay 28, 20250 Blog 7K Views

Starting this month, the state of Maine has begun rolling out new license plates featuring a nod to the 1901…

News

Fight Between Harvard and Trump Administration Heats Up, President Floats Re-Directing Funds to Trade Schools

By Libby PalanzaMay 28, 20250 News 1K Views

In what is appearing increasingly to be a personally-driven showdown, President Donald Trump vowed this week to strip America’s oldest…

News

Trump Pledges to Deregulate Maine Fishing While Suggesting Resistance from State Leaders

By Seamus OthotMay 28, 20250 News 2K Views

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday to celebrate Maine fishermen and to discuss his work to remove…

News

York County Deputies Arrest Fugitive Wanted by New Hampshire on Multiple Warrants

By Edward TomicMay 28, 20250 News

A Maine man on the run from New Hampshire authorities due to a probation violation stemming from a domestic violence…

Coronavirus

Christiane Northrup Sees God’s Will in Long Sought Victory on COVID Vaccine Recommendation

By Maine Wire StaffMay 28, 20250 Coronavirus 3K Views

Four years ago, a founder of Maine Stands Up addressed a standing room only crowd in a Topsham church during…

News

Retired Portland Financial Analyst Joins GOP Field Seeking Maine Governorโ€™s Job

By Ted CohenMay 27, 20250 News 1K Views

A former Maine Medical Center finance director has thrown his hat into the ring with a growing field of Republicans…

Commentary

Who Gives “Permission” for Political Violence?

By Sam PattenMay 27, 20250 Commentary 1K Views

How long is the line between James Comey and Elias Rodriguez, the 31-year-old Chicago man accused of murdering two young…

News

Maine ACLU Seeks Release of Illegal Alien Previously Arrested for Terrorizing, Domestic Violence Assault

By Edward TomicMay 27, 20250 News 1K Views

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maine is challenging the detention of a noncitizen from the Democratic Republic of…

News

Jay Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting a Child Starting When She Was Just Six

By Seamus OthotMay 27, 20250 News 1K Views

Kenneth Marin, 61, of Jay, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday following a February conviction for repeatedly…

Crime

Somerset Sheriffโ€™s Raid on Fairfield Lodge Nets Fentanyl-laced Cocaine, and One Arrest

By Edward TomicMay 27, 20250 Crime 3K Views

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office last week raided the American Lodge in Fairfield, resulting in one arrest and the seizure…

News

Midcoast Maine Man’s Bird-Feeding Habits Under Fire For Allegedly Attracting Rats

By Ted CohenMay 27, 20250 News

The nanny state is now coming after a Camden man whose bird-feeding hobby town authorities say far exceeds the norm…

News

Husband of Hermon Middle School Teacher Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

By Seamus OthotMay 27, 20250 News 3K Views

Maine State Police arrested the husband of a Hermon Middle School teacher, Aaron M. Pinette, 42, on Friday on child…

News

Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center to Close its Doors this Summer, Citing Loss of Federal Funding

By Edward TomicMay 27, 20250 News 2K Views

The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center, a Portland-based migrant nonprofit that provides English language classes and other services to immigrants,…

News

Ex-Maine Farm Worker Identified as Suspect in Sheep Farmerโ€™s Disappearance in Ireland

By Ted CohenMay 27, 20250 News 5K Views

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News

Russia Launches Largest Drone Attack Of War As Trump Loses Patience With Putin

By DCNFMay 27, 20250 News

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National

โ€˜Potential Public Corruptionโ€™: FBI Will Review Three Unsolved Biden-Era Cases, Dan Bongino Says

By DCNFMay 27, 20250 National 1K Views

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Blog

Dulce et Decorum Est

By Sam PattenMay 26, 20250 Blog 1K Views

When I saw Alexi Whitney the second time, nearly forty years after the first, I was stunned.ย  My vague memory…

News

Honduran National Arrested in Maine After Illegal Reentry Faces Second Deportation

By Edward TomicMay 26, 20250 News 1K Views

A Honduran illegal alien who was arrested outside of a convenience store in Brownville in March has been sentenced and…

News

Mt. Ararat High School Athletics Director Announces Resignation Shortly After a Different Teacher Came Under Police Investigation

By Seamus OthotMay 26, 20250 News 7K Views

Topsham’s Mt. Ararat High School is losing its athletics director at the end of the school-year, according to a resignation…

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