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Midcoast Maine Paper Jettisons Managing Editor, Five Additional Staffers In “Financial Decision”

By Ted CohenMay 20, 20265 News 1K Views

The Midcoast Villager, recently lavished with blind fawning praise by CBS News for its alleged innovations, has abolished the jobs…

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JD Vance Reveals Immigration Fraud Investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar

By Seamus OthotMay 20, 20264 News 2K Views

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating immigration fraud allegations against Somali-born Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) Vice President J.D.…

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Democrat Drama: CD2 Candidates Team Up to Demand Baldacci Disavow Out-of-State Donor PAC Following National Dems Endorsement

By Seamus OthotMay 20, 20261 News

Three Democrats running for the Second Congressional District Seat banded together on Wednesday and penned a letter to frontrunner Joe…

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Janet’s Late Pingree Endorsement Did No Favors For Hannah – Who Latest Polls Show Losing Big-time To The Shah Of Maine

By Ted CohenMay 20, 202610 News 1K Views

Nirav Shah shows a lead far beyond margin of error in five polls published May 19th by the New York…

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LePage Says Maine Fraud Problem Is “Even Worse Than I Thought” After JD Vance Visit

By Jon FetherstonMay 20, 20262 News 1K Views

BANGOR, Maine – Former Gov. Paul LePage joined Maine’s Morning News on WVOM Wednesday morning, telling host Ric Tyler that…

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Madison Man Charged with Drug Trafficking after Vehicle Search

By Seamus OthotMay 20, 20260 News

The Somerset Sheriff’s Department arrested a Madison man on Monday following a vehicle search in connection with an ongoing investigation…

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Augusta Residents Can Air Their Greviances About Homelessness Problems in Upcoming Forum

By Seamus OthotMay 20, 20263 News

Augusta residents will have an opportunity later this month to voice their concerns over the city’s homelessness problems and hear…

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Lewiston Council Finalizes Municipal Budget One Week After Voters Reject School Spending Plan

By Jon FetherstonMay 20, 20260 News

LEWISTON, Maine — One week after Lewiston voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed $129.71 million school budget, the Lewiston City Council…

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Fraudulent Massachusetts Healthcare Biller Will Pay Penalty But Faces No Jailtime

By Seamus OthotMay 20, 20264 News

A healthcare fraudster operating out of Massachusetts agreed on Monday to pay back $1.4 million to resolve allegations of Medicare…

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Mills Orders Flags Lowered to Honor Three Fallen Maine Public Servants

By Jon FetherstonMay 20, 20260 News

AUGUSTA, Maine – Gov. Janet Mills has ordered United States and State of Maine flags to be flown at half-staff…

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ATF, State Fire Marshal Continue Complex Investigation into Deadly Robbins Lumber Explosion

By Jon FetherstonMay 20, 20261 News

SEARSMONT, Maine – State and federal investigators are continuing to treat the deadly fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber in…

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DOJ Threatens Maine Over ICE Undercover Plates as Bellows Fires Back

By Jon FetherstonMay 20, 20260 News

AUGUSTA, Maine – The U.S. Department of Justice is threatening legal action against the State of Maine over a Bureau of…

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Vance Says Trump Administration Will Keep Targeting Fraud, Pushes Iran Toward Nuclear Deal

By Jon FetherstonMay 19, 20262 News

WASHINGTON – Vice President JD Vance used a White House press briefing Tuesday to highlight the Trump administration’s fraud crackdown…

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Collins and King Join Democratic Senators in Calling for Federal Gov’t to Release $360M in Weatherization Funds

By Libby PalanzaMay 19, 20265 News

Both of Maine’s delegates in the United States Senate, Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Sen. Angus King (I), have joined…

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Platner’s Reddit Trail Returns to Haunt Maine Democrats as Vulgar Military Posts Surface

By Jon FetherstonMay 19, 202614 News 5K Views

SULLIVAN, Maine – Just when it seemed Graham Platner’s controversies had reached what some at The Maine Wire jokingly call…

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Harassment Order Filed Against Lewiston Activist as Bartlett Street Parking Lot Controversy Deepens

By Jon FetherstonMay 19, 20265 News 3K Views

LEWSITON, Maine – Matthew Theriault of Mid Valley Motors Towing and Recovery filed a harassment order Friday against Lewiston community…

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House Takes Step Towards Fighting Soft-on-Crime Cashless Bail Policies

By Seamus OthotMay 19, 20263 News

The U.S. House passed a bill on Thursday requiring an annual report on state and local governments that allow cashless…

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Sen. Susan Collins Praises Confirmation of Maine’s New U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal

By Libby PalanzaMay 19, 20260 News

Sen. Susan Collins (R) released a statement Monday reacting to the confirmation of Andrew B. Benson as the United States…

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NH Man Stabbed to Death Outside Gas Station in Broad Daylight – Suspect Still at Large

By Seamus OthotMay 19, 20260 News 4K Views

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is investigating after an NH man was stabbed to death outside a gas station…

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Suspects Throw Motor Oil at Waldo Deputy Before High-Speed Chase Related to Dispensary Break-Ins

By Seamus OthotMay 19, 20263 News 1K Views

A group of five teenagers was arrested on Monday after they allegedly led police on a multi-town chase in a…

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ICE Blasts Maine Sanctuary Policies: “Politicians Should Be Ashamed”

By Jon FetherstonMay 19, 20264 News 1K Views

AUGUSTA, Maine – As Portland, Lewiston, and Bangor moved to restrict cooperation with federal immigration authorities, the political battle over…

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Vermont Republican State Senator Worried That People Identifying As Animals May Skirt Proposed Bestiality Law

By Ted CohenMay 19, 20264 News 2K Views

Vermont case reminiscent of Maine middle schoolers identifying as cats. As Vermont’s state legislature considers expanding the range of sexual…

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Republican Candidate Says MMTC Cut Him from Advisory Role After Campaign Site Listed His Service for Months

By Jon FetherstonMay 19, 20262 News

WATERVILLE, Maine – A Republican candidate for the Maine House says he was removed from an advisory role at a…

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Lewiston School Committee Approves $1.16 Million in New Cuts After Voters Reject Budget

By Jon FetherstonMay 19, 20260 News

LEWISTON, Maine – The Lewiston School Committee met Monday night to take another run at its fiscal year 2027 budget…

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‘Graham Has Great Sperm’ And His Father Has A Great Checking Account

By Ted CohenMay 19, 202611 News 1K Views

Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s father paid for him and his wife to receive fertility treatments in Norway, according…

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Maine High School Accidentally Serves Dirt To Students, Giving New Meaning To “Farm To Table”

By Ted CohenMay 19, 20262 News

When dessert turns into a science experiment… A trio of students at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro got a…

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Legendary Cop Who Found OJ Simpson’s Bloody Glove Dead Of Throat Cancer At 74

By Ted CohenMay 19, 20261 News

LAPD Detective Mark Fuhrman also helped solve a Connecticut murder that had a Maine connection. An LAPD cop who famously…

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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Virginia Redistricting Case, State Court Decision Blocking Use of New Dem-Leaning Map Stands

By Libby PalanzaMay 19, 20260 News

The United States Supreme Court has rejected a request from Virginia officials to review a decision issued by the state’s…

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Democrat Gubernatorial Hopeful Shah Urges Maine Voters To Be On Alert For Ebola Virus In … The Congo?

By Ted CohenMay 19, 20267 News

Nirav Shah has just begun running a campaign commercial advising Maine residents to worry about a pandemic 7,000 miles away.…

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Maine’s Largest Daily Bleeding Its Future As Maine Wire Grabs And Grows Insurmountable Lead

By Ted CohenMay 19, 20263 News

The Portland Press Herald, which over 165 years built a dominance to become Maine’s media king, may now be on…

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Senate Confirms New U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine in Party-Line Vote

By Libby PalanzaMay 18, 20269 News 2K Views

The United States Senate confirmed Andrew B. Benson as the United States Attorney for the District of Maine and David…

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Platner’s Platform: The Radical Policies Behind the Persona

By Seamus OthotMay 18, 202617 News 3K Views

Much of the discussion surrounding Graham Platner and his candidacy has focused on his Nazi tattoo, past controversial comments, fake…

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Lisbon Cannabis Shop Burglary Involving Stolen Car Mirrors Similar Break-Ins in Turner

By Seamus OthotMay 18, 20260 News

Masked suspects in a stolen vehicle allegedly robbed a cannabis shop in Lisbon early Saturday morning while driving a stolen…

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Bangor Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison For Trafficking Fentanyl from Massachusetts to Maine

By Seamus OthotMay 18, 20262 News

A Bangor man was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday after he admitted to trafficking fentanyl from Massachusetts…

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NH Wrong-Way Driver Arrested After Slamming Head-On Into Police Cruiser with Mainer in the Car

By Seamus OthotMay 18, 20267 News

A New Hampshire woman was arrested on Sunday after she allegedly slammed head-on into an NH State Police cruiser while…

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Lewiston Man Charged After Robbing 7/11

By Seamus OthotMay 18, 20263 News

The Lewiston Police Department arrested a man on Friday after he allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven gas station. [RELATED: Two Suspects…

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City of Portland Selects Stantec to Lead Long-Range Transportation Plan

By Jon FetherstonMay 18, 20267 News

PORTLAND, Maine – The City of Portland has selected Stantec to lead the development of Portland in Motion, a comprehensive…

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Actor, Trump Hater Harrison Ford Gives The Most Painfully Boring, Uninspiring Commencement Speech In History

By Ted CohenMay 18, 20265 News 1K Views

Harrison Ford, who has repeatedly called President Trump a criminal, just gave a criminally vacuous speech to an Arizona State…

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OpEd: The Cost of Devotion and the Coldness of the Crowd

By Maine Wire StaffMay 18, 202618 Commentary 11K Views

​The atmosphere at a youth ball game is usually a soundtrack of summer: the crack of the bat, the enthusiastic…

Commentary

OpEd: An Endorsement of Jonathan Bush

By Maine Wire StaffMay 18, 20268 Commentary 1K Views

By Lisa Keim – Oxford County Commissioner, District 2 Like many of you, I look around Maine today and barely…

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Maine Playwrights Honor Memory Of Iconic “Marden’s Lady” Who Raised Bargains To Whole New Level

By Ted CohenMay 18, 20261 News

No one did more for putting a discount Maine department store on the map than Karmo Sanders and her famous…

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Maine Summer Haunt Loses Legal Right To Ban Big Cruise Ships in Spring And Fall

By Ted CohenMay 18, 20263 News 3K Views

A federal judge has given Bar Harbor permission to limit cruise ships during the peak summer months. But Lance Walker…

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OK City Thunder’s Gilgeous-Alexander Captures 2nd Consec NBA MVP As Teammate Tells Critics ‘STFU’

By Ted CohenMay 18, 20260 News

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won his second NBA MVP award, joining the most elite pro-ball club honors in athletic history. Gilgeous-Alexander…

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Girlfriend Of Married Pats Coach Pictured Dining With Husband Chided By Boston Media Watchdog

By Ted CohenMay 18, 20260 News

Boston Radio Watch finds udderly laughable a new shot of Dianna Russini eating out with the alleged father of her…

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Three Maine Destroyers Return To U.S. After Historic Deployment Abroad

By Ted CohenMay 18, 20260 News

“Home is the sailor, home from sea.” – Robert Louis Stevenson After nearly a year at sea, three warships forged…

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Portland Fire Department Marks National EMS Week, Honoring First Responders and Pre-Hospital Care Providers

By Jon FetherstonMay 18, 20261 News

PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Fire Department is celebrating National Emergency Medical Services Week from May 17 through May 23,…

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ATF Joins Investigation Into Fatal Robbins Lumber Explosion in Searsmont

By Jon FetherstonMay 18, 20264 News 1K Views

SEARSMONT, Maine – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has joined the Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office in…

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Trump Warns Iran ‘Clock Is Ticking’ as Peace Talks Stall Over Nuclear Demands

By Jon FetherstonMay 17, 20265 News

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Sunday, declaring that the “clock is ticking” as…

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New England PGA’s Keegan Bradley Misses Cut, Scolded For Playing Too Slow

By Ted CohenMay 17, 20260 News

Woodstock, Vermont original Keegan Bradley had a rough two days of golf, so to speak. New England’s favorite big-time golf…

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From Gateway to “Zombie” Home Health Agencies: How Maine’s Fraud Scandal Became a National Story

By Jon FetherstonMay 17, 20268 News 1K Views

For months, Mainers were told not to believe what they were seeing. Vacant offices. Questionable billing. Nonprofits refusing to fully…

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Maine GOP State Rep In Synch With VP’s Politics Is Doing A New Poll – On Veep Lobster Rolls

By Ted CohenMay 17, 20266 News

“Help out, Mainers! What’s the BEST lobster roll for @VP? JD Vance wants to know where to get the best…

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Fresh Off Maine Rally, Vance Dominates New Hampshire GOP Poll

By Tom ShattuckMay 17, 20262 Top News

A new New Hampshire Journal poll of Republican voters in New Hampshire suggests Vice President JD Vance has emerged as…

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Embattled Vrabel’s First Game Slated Against Team That Beat Him In Previous Super Bowl

By Ted CohenMay 16, 20260 News

If the NFL’s Canoodling Coach of the Year survives the Russini affair fallout, he’ll be going up against his nemeses…

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Southern Maine Pie Legend Who Managed The Ovens For A Half-Century Dead At 82

By Ted CohenMay 16, 20261 News 2K Views

“It is with heavy hearts we share the passing of a Biddeford legend, Bob Cote, who served as our manager…

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We the People: No One Is Coming to Save Maine — It Is Up to Us

By Jon FetherstonMay 16, 202613 News 2K Views

“We the People.” Those are not just the first three words of the United States Constitution. They are the foundation…

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Maine Ski Diehards: Hearts Melting – But New Hampshire And Vermont Are Still Dying For You

By Ted CohenMay 16, 20261 News

It’s all over but the shouting for Maine’s ski areas but the addicted have three other New England holdouts. Black…

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US Senators Vote Unanimously to Withhold Their Own Pay During Government Shutdowns

By Libby PalanzaMay 16, 20267 News

The United States Senate unanimously approved a resolution Thursday agreeing to withhold their own pay during future government shutdowns. Under…

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New England Shark Season Begins With First Sighting Of JAWS As Memorial Day Holiday Looms

By Ted CohenMay 16, 20263 News

Scientists are urging the public to be vigilant after the first white shark of the year has been confirmed off…

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Fatal Explosion at Searsmont Lumber Mill Leaves Firefighter Dead, Several Injured

By Jon FetherstonMay 16, 20260 News 2K Views

SEARSMONT, Maine – A firefighter was killed and multiple people were injured Friday morning after an explosion occurred during fire suppression…

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TPUSA Faith’s ‘Make Heaven Crowded Tour’ Draws Peaceful, Family-Friendly Crowd to Portland Expo

By Jon FetherstonMay 16, 20265 News 2K Views

PORTLAND, Maine — TPUSA Faith’s “Make Heaven Crowded Tour 2026” came to the Portland Expo Center Friday night, bringing a…

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Sweden Man Arrested for Burglarizing Seasonal Camps

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20262 News 1K Views

The Oxford Sheriff’s Department arrested a Sweden man on Thursday after he allegedly burglarized multiple seasonal camps in the Sweden…

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Sheline’s Lewiston Denial: Mayor Offers Optimism as Residents Face Gunfire, Fear and Failed Leadership

By Jon FetherstonMay 15, 20260 News 1K Views

LEWISTON, Maine — As Lewiston residents continue to confront shootings, youth violence and growing fear over public safety, Mayor Carl Sheline…

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SCOTUS Allows Women to Continue Accessing Abortion Medication by Mail as Lower Courts Consider Louisiana Challenge

By Libby PalanzaMay 15, 20260 News

The United States Supreme Court has moved to continue allowing women access to mifepristone, a drug used in medication-induced abortions,…

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Five Juveniles Ages 13-16 Arrested for String of Madison Vehicle Break-ins

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20262 News

The Somerset Sheriff’s Department arrested a gang of five teenagers on Monday following an investigation into a string of car…

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72-Year-Old To Spend 10 Years in Prison After Laundering $46 Million in Fraudulently Obtained Welfare Benefits to China

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20263 News 1K Views

A California man will spend the next ten years in prison after he pleaded guilty to his role in a…

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Bridgton Man Arrested After Being Found with Psychedelics and Fentanyl Amid Drug Trafficking Investigation

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20261 News 2K Views

The Bridgton Police Department arrested a Bridgton man on Tuesday after he was allegedly found in possession of psychedelics and…

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U.S. Suspends 1,500 Maine Borrowers Amid Investigation Into $93 Million PPP Loan Fraud Following Vance Visit

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20269 News 7K Views

Just one day after Vice President JD Vance visited Maine and promised to crack down on the massive amount of…

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Three Troubled Maine Destroyers Salvaged By Major New Mission, Planned Weapons Upgrades

By Ted CohenMay 15, 20260 News 2K Views

A trio of guided-missile destroyers built at Bath Iron Works is being given a new strategic thrust to help salvage…

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Bangor Man Arrested for Stealing a Woman’s Hat and Pushing Her Out of Her Wheelchair

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20264 News

The Bangor Police Department arrested a man on Thursday after he allegedly stole a woman’s hat and pushed her out…

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Rumford Man Charged After Distracted Driving Crash That Destroyed a Canton Barn

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20260 News

A Rumford man is facing distracted driving charges after allegedly crashing his pickup truck through a Canton barn early Thursday…

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Mills Claims She’s Tough on Fraud In Response to Vance Visit

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 202610 News 1K Views

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) issued a response to Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud visit to Bangor on Thursday, claiming that…

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Caribou Drug Bust Leads to Five Arrests Following Month-Long MDEA Investigation

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20261 News

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested five Caribou residents in a Northern Maine drug bust following a month-long investigation.…

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BREAKING: Reported Silo Explosion in Searsmont Triggers Massive Emergency Response, Multiple Injuries Reported

By Jon FetherstonMay 15, 20260 News 6K Views

SEARSPORT, Maine – A reported silo explosion in Searsmont on Friday morning triggered a massive emergency response, with first responders…

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Trump Wraps Successful Beijing Summit with Xi, Securing Trade Commitments and Projecting American Strength

By Jon FetherstonMay 15, 20260 News

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump wrapped up a two-day diplomatic state visit to Beijing on Thursday, meeting with Chinese President…

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Maine Public Advocate Files Complaint Over Energy Company’s Alleged Mischaracterization of $360M NH Transmission Line Project

By Libby PalanzaMay 15, 20262 News

The Maine Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) has filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against Eversource…

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Legendary Boston Radio Celeb Kirk Minihane Touts Maine Wire’s Top Editor For President

By Ted CohenMay 15, 20260 News 1K Views

Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson is being drafted for a future GOP presidential bid. Boston radio’s Kirk Minihane on the…

Blog

The Bible, the Border, and the State of Maine | The Pastor’s Office Ep. 11 (w/ Guest Jon Fetherston)

By Travis CareyMay 15, 20263 Blog

$1 billion in fraud. A non-verbal child found at a mosque. Maine law enforcement told to “stand down” on Chinese…

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GOP’s Veep Has Fun At Expense Of Maine’s Leftist Media’s Awkward Framing Of ‘Alleged’ Democrat Gov’t Fraud

By Ted CohenMay 14, 202610 News 3K Views

The Republican vice president ventured into Maine’s purple congressional district Thursday at an embarrassing cost to the state’s liberal “journalists.”…

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Vance Brings Anti-Fraud Message to Bangor, Praises Maine Wire Reporting and Backs LePage Congressional Bid

By Jon FetherstonMay 14, 20266 News

BANGOR — Vice President JD Vance came to Bangor Thursday with a blunt message for Maine: the fraud problem is…

News

Vice President J.D. Vance Takes Questions from Maine Wire Reporters at Bangor Event

By Libby PalanzaMay 14, 20263 News

Vice President J.D. Vance took questions from Maine Wire reporters Jon Fetherston and Seamus Othot Thursday afternoon at his appearance…

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Vance Praises Maine Wire’s Fetherston, Robinson in Bangor Amid Anti-Fraud Push

By Maine Wire StaffMay 14, 20265 Top News

Show moreShow less BANGOR, Maine – Vice President JD Vance singled out The Maine Wire’s Jon Fetherston and Steve Robinson…

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AG Frey Announces $1 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds For Kittery Social Services Hub

By Seamus OthotMay 14, 20267 News

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and Rep. Michele Meyer (D-Maine) announced a $1 million investment of opioid settlement funds on…

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NH Woman Kidnapped, Taken to Vermont, Tortured, and Held for Ransom by Massachusetts and Connecticut Suspects

By Seamus OthotMay 14, 20264 News 4K Views

A New Hampshire woman faced a horrifying ordeal when she was allegedly kidnapped, taken to Vermont, tortured, and held for…

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SCOTUS Opens Door for Alabama to Use 2023 Congressional Map Ahead of Primary Election

By Libby PalanzaMay 14, 20262 News

The United States Supreme Court has paved the way for Alabama’s new congressional map, drawn up in 2023, ahead of…

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Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as 17th Federal Reserve Chair in Historically Divisive Vote

By Jon FetherstonMay 14, 20260 News

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve, approving President…

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Maine Butcher Blames Food Stamp Rules On Longtime Portland Market’s Shutdown

By Ted CohenMay 14, 20266 News 1K Views

A staple neighborhood meat and grocery store that got nabbed with a fraudulent food-stamp sale announced it’s closing after nearly…

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TPUSA Faith’s ‘Make Heaven Crowded Tour’ Coming to Portland Expo as Critics Plan Counter-Event

By Jon FetherstonMay 14, 20265 News 1K Views

PORTLAND, Maine – TPUSA Faith is bringing its “Make Heaven Crowded Tour” to the Portland Expo Center on Friday, May…

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Puerto Rican Man Pleads Guilty After Wreaking Havoc on Flight Leaving Boston Airport

By Seamus OthotMay 14, 20265 News

A Puerto Rican man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of damaging or disabling an aircraft as his flight…

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Vance Announces Federal Fraud Crackdown Hours Before Bangor Visit Focused on Maine Fraud Concerns

By Jon FetherstonMay 13, 202612 News 2K Views

WASHINGTON – Vice President JD Vance announced a sweeping federal crackdown on Medicaid, Medicare, hospice and home health care fraud…

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Skowhegan Homeless Shelter Ordered to Shut Down After Failing to Install Sprinkler System

By Seamus OthotMay 13, 20264 News 1K Views

A Skowhegan homeless shelter was ordered to shut down on Wednesday following a months-long dispute surrounding code enforcement and the…

News

Collins Presses FBI, DEA on Illegal Marijuana Grow Houses in Maine

By Jon FetherstonMay 13, 20260 News

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins pressed the heads of the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration during a federal…

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$56.7 Million School Budget Heads to Cumberland and North Yarmouth Voters for Validation

By Libby PalanzaMay 13, 20260 News

Voters in Cumberland and North Yarmouth have sent a combined $56.7 million school budget to the ballot for validation in…

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U.S. Stops Enrolling New Hospices and Home Healthcare Agencies in Medicare As Vance Blocks $1.4 Billion in Funding

By Seamus OthotMay 13, 20265 News

The U.S. is placing a temporary pause on new Medicare billing enrollments for home healthcare and hospice providers amid a…

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Hermon Burglary Leads to Two Arrests And Drug Seizure

By Seamus OthotMay 13, 20262 News 3K Views

The Penobscot Sheriff’s Department arrested two suspects and is searching for more after an alleged burglary in Hermon on Monday…

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Game Warden Killed in Avon Plane Crash

By Seamus OthotMay 13, 20262 News 1K Views

A Maine game warden was tragically killed on Tuesday after his plane crashed in Avon. [RELATED: Top Air Canada Exec…

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Welcome to Maine, Mr. Vice President — Now Let’s Expose the Fraud Machine

By Jon FetherstonMay 13, 202615 News 2K Views

Vice President JD Vance, welcome to Maine. Thank you for coming! Thank you for acknowledging what too many elected officials,…

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Lead Maine Hosts Ranked-Choice Voting Forum Ahead of Crowded 2026 Republican Gubernatorial Primary

By Jon FetherstonMay 13, 202610 News 1K Views

LEWISTON, Maine – Lead Maine Founder and Executive Director Laurel Libby, a Republican state representative, hosted a ranked-choice voting forum…

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Contentious Hearing Over Maine Girl Dads Ballot Initiative Puts Bellows’ Role Under Scrutiny

By Jon FetherstonMay 13, 202611 News 2K Views

AUGUSTA, Maine – A contentious public hearing began Tuesday over a challenge to the Maine Girl Dads ballot initiative, a…

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Gorham Ballot Error Raises Questions After Absentee Votes Sent Before Final Budget Approval

By Jon FetherstonMay 13, 20266 News

GORHAM — A growing controversy is unfolding in Gorham after absentee ballots for the June 9, 2026 school budget validation…

Maine and New England

Lewiston Voters Reject $130 Million School Budget Amid Tax Concerns and Citywide Frustration

By Jon FetherstonMay 13, 20263 Maine and New England

LEWISTON, Maine – Lewiston voters on Tuesday rejected a proposed $130 million school budget, sending district officials back to the…

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