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DCNF EXCLUSIVE: Kids Are Being Taken From ā€˜Non-Affirming’ Parents. Here’s One Family’s Fight To Get Their Son Back

By DCNFOctober 17, 20241 News 2K Views

John was out shopping for his youngest son’s birthday in July 2021 when he received a panicked call from his wife.…

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Electricity Maine to Refund 20,000 Customers, Pay $315,000 Fine Over Unfair Billing Practices

By Libby PalanzaOctober 17, 20243 News

Electricity Maine will be required to refund about 20,000 customers and pay a $315,000 fine as part of a settlement…

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FBI Quietly Issues Drastic Revision to 2022 Crime Stats Showing Dramatic Increase in Violent Crime

By Seamus OthotOctober 17, 20243 News

The FBI has drastically revised its 2022 violent crime statistics, showing a significant uptick in violent crime from 2021 to…

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Maine Teacher Who Went on Unhinged Anti-Trump Rant Caught on Video Stealing Trump Campaign Sign

By Edward TomicOctober 17, 202411 News 5K Views

Ann Cook, a Maine public school teacher who in 2022 was recorded going on a bizarre racially-charged political rant in…

Crime

Former Portland Teacher Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography

By Edward TomicOctober 16, 20244 Crime

A former Portland educator has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for possessing child sexual…

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South Portland City Councillor Takes Out Full Page Newspaper Ad Urging People to Vote for Kamala

By Seamus OthotOctober 16, 202420 News 1K Views

Current South Portland City Councilor Natalie West took out a full-page ad in the local South Portland Sentry newspaper urging…

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19-Year-Old Arrested for Forest Avenue Shooting that Left Juvenile Victim with Life-Threatening Injuries

By Edward TomicOctober 16, 20248 News 1K Views

Portland Police announced on Wednesday that they have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection to an early Tuesday morning shooting…

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Families of Lewiston Shooting Victims Announce Plan to Sue the U.S. Department of Defense

By Seamus OthotOctober 16, 20244 News

Families of the people killed in the October 25 Lewiston mass shooting filed a statement Tuesday threatening to sue the…

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Previously Deported Dominican National Reentered US to ‘peddle poison,’ Arrested for Carjacking, Drug Trafficking: ICE

By Edward TomicOctober 16, 20244 News

A Dominican national who earlier this year was deported after being convicted of dealing fentanyl was arrested by federal immigration…

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Brothers Busted at Lewiston Apartment with Cocaine, Fentanyl, Guns

By Edward TomicOctober 16, 202415 News 1K Views

Two brothers are facing drug trafficking charges after police raided their apartment in Lewiston, discovering a cocaine, fentanyl, guns and…

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ā€˜The Race We Have’: Harris Senior Advisor Blames Dems’ ā€˜Freak Out’ Over Race On Unreal Polls Showing Harris With Lead

By DCNFOctober 15, 20244 News

Vice President Kamala Harris’ senior campaign advisor David Plouffe said Sunday the Democratic Party’s panic over the close race with…

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Maine Public School Principal Sends Democratic Party Recruitment Email to Freshmen Students, Soliciting Them to be Canvassers, Phone Bankers for Kamala

By Edward TomicOctober 15, 202427 News 6K Views

The principal of a public high school in South Paris forwarded a recruitment email from the Maine Democratic Party to…

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Bodycam Footage Shows Female Basketball Player Mourned by Georgetown Attacking Police Officer with Knife Before Being Shot: Graphic

By Seamus OthotOctober 15, 20247 News 9K Views

The Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Department released disturbing footage from September of an officer fatally shooting a former Georgetown University…

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Sex Trafficking Of Migrant Girls Has Exploded Under Biden-Harris Admin, Human Trafficking Expert Says

By DCNFOctober 15, 20243 News 2K Views

An anti-sex trafficking activist claims that the trafficking of migrant girls has exploded since the beginning of the Biden-Harris administration,…

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Maine’s Taxpayer-Funded Racial Equity Board Hires New Operations Director

By Edward TomicOctober 15, 20247 News

The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous & Tribal Populations (PCRITP), Maine’s taxpayer-funded racial equity board, has hired…

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New EPA Rules Require Replacement of All Lead Pipes Within Decade, Maine Receives Millions from Federal Gov’t for Lead Mitigation

By Libby PalanzaOctober 15, 20241 News

Earlier this month, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that all lead pipes nationwide must be replaced within the…

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Mills Ranked Third-Worst Governor for Fiscal Responsibility, Worse than California’s Gavin Newsom, and Nearly as Bad as Tim Walz: CATO Institute

By Seamus OthotOctober 15, 202413 News 2K Views

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) has the third-worst fiscal policy of any governor in the country, according to a report from…

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Maine Migrant Advocacy Group Targets Recently Naturalized ‘New Mainers’ with Voter Registration Efforts

By Edward TomicOctober 15, 20242 News

The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition (MIRC), a Portland-based immigrant advocacy nonprofit organization, is looking to target recently naturalized “New Mainers”…

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Harris Unveils Plan for Race Based Handouts as Trump Makes Gains with Black Male Voters

By Seamus OthotOctober 15, 20246 News

Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled her new “Opportunity Agenda for Black Men” on Monday, promising 1 million fully forgivable loans…

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Juvenile in Stable Condition After Being Shot at Portland Apartment Building

By Edward TomicOctober 15, 20241 News

A juvenile is in stable condition after being shot early Tuesday morning at an apartment building on Forest Avenue in…

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Conflicting Narratives Swirl over Alleged Third Trump Assassination Attempt

By Seamus OthotOctober 15, 20240 News

The Riverside County, California Sheriff’s Department arrested a man reportedly trying to enter a Coachella Trump rally on Sunday with…

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MiaPAC Report from the US Southern Border

By Michael SoboleskiOctober 15, 20242 Commentary

The following article was prepared by the Maine Issues & Action PAC, a political advocacy committee formed by Rep. Mike…

News

Presque Isle Indefinitely Tables Ordinance Regulating Homeless Encampments in 4-2 Vote

By Libby PalanzaOctober 14, 20249 News 1K Views

Presque Isle City Councilors decided this past Friday to indefinitely table an ordinance that would have placed limits on public…

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Maine Commercial Fishing Organizations Awarded Federal Grants to Support Youth “Training and Workforce Development” Efforts

By Libby PalanzaOctober 14, 20241 News

Maine’s Congressional delegation announced Friday that two commercial fishing associations have been awarded a significant amount of federal grant funding…

Crime

Police Investigating Shots Fired on Eleanor Street in Portland

By Edward TomicOctober 14, 20242 Crime

Portland Police responded late Sunday night to reports of gunfire on Eleanor Street. At about 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct.…

Energy & Environment

South Portland City Council to Hold Workshop on Proposal to Phase Out Use of Two-Stroke Gas-powered Lawn Equipment

By Edward TomicOctober 14, 202428 Energy & Environment 2K Views

At a workshop on Tuesday the South Portland City Council will discuss a proposed ordinance that would eventually prohibit the…

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Police Arrest 2, Seize Fentanyl, Meth, Mushrooms During Lewiston Drug Bust

By Edward TomicOctober 14, 20244 News

A search of a Lewiston apartment by police and agents with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) last week resulted…

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Kamala Harris Plagiarized Parts of her Book on Criminal Justice: Report

By Seamus OthotOctober 14, 20246 News

Vice President Kamala Harris allegedly plagiarized significant portions of her 2009 book on criminal justice, according to an investigation conducted…

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Maine Attorney General, Secretary of State Ask Maine Wire for State Records Showing Non-Citizen Voting

By The Maine WireOctober 14, 202412 Top News 3K Views

Maine’s Attorney General and Secretary of State sent a letter to the Mane Wire on Friday asking the investigative news…

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Progressive Nonprofit Brags About Handing Out Voting Guides to Noncitizen Immigrants in Left-Wing Media

By Edward TomicOctober 14, 20247 News 1K Views

Just one day after the Maine Wire dropped a bombshell report on whistleblower records indicating multiple noncitizens have illegally voted…

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Appeals Court Considers New Maine Law Blocking Foreign Spending in Elections and Referendums

By Libby PalanzaOctober 11, 202410 News

A temporary injunction halting enforcement of a Maine law blocking foreign spending in local and state elections and referendums was…

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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Challenge to “Ghost Gun” Regulations

By Libby PalanzaOctober 11, 20241 News

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday morning in a case challenging the federal government’s 2022 rule aiming to…

Crime

Maine Man to Serve 2 Years in Jail, Become Lifetime Sex Offender Registrant After Pleading Guilty to Sexual Assault

By Edward TomicOctober 11, 20242 Crime

A Cornville man will serve two years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of sexual assault, following an…

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Afghan Arrested in Connection with ISIS Terrorist Plot Worked for the CIA Before Coming to the US: Report

By Seamus OthotOctober 11, 20244 News

An Afghan foreign national with ties to the terror group ISIS worked for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) before his…

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DCNF EXCLUSIVE: Migrants Are Overwhelming School Districts In Key Swing State, Saddling Taxpayers With Hefty Price Tag

By DCNFOctober 11, 20249 News

A massive influx in non-English speaking students in Pennsylvania is overwhelming school districts across the state, and the logistical strain…

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ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Charged with Forcibly Raping Massachusetts Child

By Edward TomicOctober 11, 20241 News

A Guatemalan national living illegally in the U.S. since at least 2011 has been arrested by U.S. Immigrations and Customs…

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Fire at Orrington Trash Facility Completely Extinguished After Nearly Ten Days

By Libby PalanzaOctober 11, 20241 News

The trash fire which started at a trash facility in Orrington on October 1 has finally been extinguished, according to…

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Sanford City Council Plans to Fight Back Against Maine’s State-Imposed Fentanyl Syringe Distribution Scheme

By Edward TomicOctober 11, 20244 News

At their meeting next Tuesday, the Sanford City Council will consider adopting a resolution seeking to reform the city’s state-licensed…

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Maine Democrat Rep’s Ex-Wife Caught on Camera Stealing Her Opponent’s Political Sign

By Seamus OthotOctober 11, 20245 News

The ex-wife of State Rep. Holly Eaton (D-Deer Isle) allegedly stole a political sign supporting the independent candidate trying to…

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Mills Admin, Press Herald Entered ‘partnership’ for $117k Taxpayer-Funded Marketing Campaign Aimed at Voters, Emails Show

By Edward TomicOctober 10, 20247 News 3K Views

The Maine Department of Education (Maine DOE) entered into a “partnership” with the nonprofit Maine Trust for Local News in…

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Harris Campaign Resorts to Cringeworthy World of Warcraft Stream to Draw Support for Tim Walz

By Seamus OthotOctober 10, 20242 News 2K Views

The Kamala Harris Campaign collaborated with a World of Warcraft streamer Wednesday night to provide commentary on a Gov. Tim…

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Exclusive: Records Show Votes Cast Under Names of Non-Citizens in Multiple Maine Elections Since 2016

By Steve RobinsonOctober 10, 202450 News 16K Views

Whistleblower records obtained by the Maine Wire, along with voter registration records from the Maine Secretary of State’s office, show…

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NEFSA Petition Urging Janet Mills to Halt Development of Offshore Wind in Gulf of Maine Receives Over 2,500 Signatures

By Libby PalanzaOctober 9, 202410 News 3K Views

The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) will be sending Gov. Janet Mills a petition with over 2,500 signatures urging…

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Shots Fired Report at Ogunquit Inn Housing 20 Noncitizen ‘Scholar’ Visa Holders Leads to Seizure of 3 Firearms

By Edward TomicOctober 9, 202418 News 2K Views

Law enforcement seized three firearms from an Ogunquit inn housing 20 noncitizen “scholar” visa holders after a report of shots…

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Trans Student Had History of Sexual Harassment Prior to Assault, Biting Attack That Left Maine Girl Concussed, Vision Impaired

By Steve RobinsonOctober 9, 202453 News 86K Views

The transgender Maine high schooler who assaulted a high school girl on Friday was the subject of previous sexual harassment…

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‘Do No Harm’ Data Show Maine Hospitals Are Helping Children Get Sex-Change Drugs, Surgeries: Report

By Seamus OthotOctober 9, 20246 News 1K Views

A new database from Do No Harm has revealed the number of children across Maine who have undergone gender transition…

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Multiple U.S. Cities Stop Putting Fluoride in Water Supply After Federal Ruling Acknowledges Risk to Children

By Seamus OthotOctober 9, 20240 News 4K Views

Multiple U.S. cities and counties across the country have stopped putting fluoride in their water supplies after a federal judge…

Top News

Nurse Has License Suspended after Sexually Harassing, Photographing Patients

By Seamus OthotOctober 9, 202426 Top News 11K Views

The Maine State Board of Nursing suspended the medical license of nurse Matthew Clifford Field after he allegedly sexually harassed…

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Peru Woman Gets 15-Year Prison Sentence for Selling More Than 1.5 Kilos of Meth to Undercover Officer

By Edward TomicOctober 9, 20240 News

A Peru, Maine woman has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for drug trafficking charges after selling more…

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Paul LePage Endorses Austin Theriault: Jared Golden “caught a bad case of the D.C. Disease”

By Paul LePageOctober 9, 20247 Commentary 4K Views

I have always put people over politics. And I’m writing today because I know that Austin Theriault will do the…

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News Center Maine Cites ‘Error in Computer System’ for Cutting Off GOP Candidate Austin Theriault’s Closing Statement During CD-2 Forum

By Edward TomicOctober 8, 202424 News 1K Views

At the close of a Monday evening forum between Maine’s Second Congressional District candidates Congressman Jared Golden (D) and State…

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Sanford Police Hunt for Suspect in Dollar Store Stabbing

By Edward TomicOctober 8, 20243 News

Police are actively looking for a suspect believed to be responsible for a stabbing at a dollar store in Sanford’s…

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Database: More than 13,000 Gender Reassignment Procedures on Minors Between 2019-23

By The Center SquareOctober 8, 20245 News

Kate Guenther | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Sex reassignment procedures and surgeries on children have gained national…

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In the Name of Equity, Portland City Councilor Anna Trevorrow Refuses to Condemn Hamas’ Oct. 7 Terrorism

By Edward TomicOctober 8, 202418 News

On the anniversary of terrorist attack against Israel carried out by the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023,…

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Maine’s Congressional Delegation Seeks Special Enrollment Period for Medicare Advantage Patients Impacted by Northern Light/Humana Split

By Libby PalanzaOctober 8, 20241 News

Maine’s Congressional delegation has sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and medicaid Services (CMS) urging the creation of…

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VIDEO: Stolen Trump Signs Mysteriously Appear Behind Maine Democrats’ HQ

By Seamus OthotOctober 8, 202410 News 2K Views

Shortly after Trump for President signs placed alongside Piscataquis County roads began disappearing, an amateur sleuth discovered the signs piled…

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Maine DEP Continues to Monitor Level of “Forever Chemicals” Following Toxic Foam Spill at Former Brunswick Naval Air Station

By Libby PalanzaOctober 8, 20240 News

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced Thursday the results of ongoing efforts to test the surface water near…

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Maine Saw Fourfold Increase in Veteran Homelessness in 2022, Numbers Remain High Post-Pandemic: MaineHousing

By Edward TomicOctober 7, 20248 News

The number of veterans experiencing homelessness in Maine nearly quadrupled from 2021 to 2022, and remains at levels higher than…

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King, Collins, Pingree Pushed to Expand FEMA Migrant Shelter Program Now Facing Criticism in Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

By Edward TomicOctober 7, 202410 News

Federal tax dollars that could be supporting relief efforts in disaster-stricken parts of Appalachia were instead diverted resettle tens of…

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“Ghost Guns” Coming Soon to SCOTUS

By Libby PalanzaOctober 7, 20242 News

The United States Supreme Court reconvened on Monday for the start of its October 2024 term. Among the cases on…

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Lewiston Man Arrested for Role in January 6 Protest

By Seamus OthotOctober 7, 20244 News

The FBI arrested 64-year-old Lewiston resident, Andre Maurice Bonneau, in Maine on Thursday for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol and…

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Heating Oil Use Declines 6% as Mainers Adopt Subsidized Electric Heat Pumps

By Libby PalanzaOctober 7, 20245 News

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, the share of Maine households using oil as their primary source…

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Russian ā€˜Merchant Of Death’ Back In Arms Game, Selling To Terrorists After Being Freed Under Biden Admin: REPORT

By DCNFOctober 7, 20241 News

The infamous Russian ā€œMerchant of Deathā€ who was released from custody by the Biden administration in a 2022 prisoner swap…

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State Launches Webinar Series as Maine’s New Payroll Tax & Paid Leave Mandate Looms

By Libby PalanzaOctober 7, 20242 News

The second public comment period for Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program closed Monday after receiving nearly…

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ā€˜Transparently Crooked’: Biden-Harris Admin Might Just Be Buying Votes With New Medicare Changes, Experts Say

By DCNFOctober 7, 20242 News

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in September that it would be reducing certain Medicare prescription drug…

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Biden-Harris Admin Awards $495M Taxpayer Grant to Foreign-Owned Energy Project in Maine

By Libby PalanzaOctober 7, 20246 News 2K Views

When LS Power withdrew its proposal to build a controversial high-power transmission line across Maine this summer, the news created…

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Venezuelan Illegal Immigrants Arrested Following Texas Armed Robbery

By Seamus OthotOctober 7, 20240 News 1K Views

Dallas police arrested four suspected Venezuelan gang members last week after they allegedly robbed a woman at gunpoint in her…

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U.S. Marshals and Maine Police Arrest 40 Violent Fugitives in Joint Operation

By Edward TomicOctober 7, 20240 News

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) on Friday announced that they have arrested 40 fugitives wanted for various violent offenses as…

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Venezuelans Flown to U.S. Under Biden-Harris Program Will Not Have Legal Status Renewed: Report

By Seamus OthotOctober 7, 20243 News

The Biden-Harris administration has decided not to extend the temporary legal status for more than 100,000 Venezuelans brought into the…

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Bath Residents Are About to Take a Bath in Property Tax Hikes

By Libby PalanzaOctober 7, 20245 News 2K Views

Add Bath to the long and growing list of Maine towns set to see property taxes head higher. Residents of…

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‘Maine Labor Climate Council’ Pushing Offshore Wind is Front Group for Dark Money Progressive Activist Org

By Edward TomicOctober 4, 202411 News 1K Views

The Maine Labor Climate Council, a purported coalition of labor unions pushing for offshore wind development in the Gulf of…

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Maine Voting Has Already Started in 104 Towns Despite Oct. 7 Start Date for Early Voting

By Steve RobinsonOctober 4, 202412 Top News 2K Views

Maine cities and towns — but not all of them — have already begun voting in the 2024 elections, with…

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Maine Education Association PAC Spends $75k on Digital Ads for Democratic State Senate Candidates

By Edward TomicOctober 4, 20247 Maine and New England

A political action committee (PAC) founded by the Maine Education Association this week spent $75,500 on digital advertisements in support…

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Dockworker Strike That Threatened to Cripple the Economy Ends Days After it Began

By Seamus OthotOctober 4, 20247 News

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has agreed to suspend its strike for a massive pay increase, just three days after…

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Ellsworth Man Sentenced to 12 Years, Fined $90k for Second Child Pornography Conviction

By Edward TomicOctober 4, 20241 Crime

An Ellsworth man on federal supervised release for a previous conviction for possessing child pornography this week was sentenced to…

Politics

Maine Dems, Media Outlets That Touted Doug Emhoff’s Visit to Maine Silent on Domestic Violence Allegations

By Steve RobinsonOctober 4, 20246 Politics 1K Views

Maine Democrats who welcomed Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff to Maine and appeared alongside him at a Portland abortion clinic for…

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WATCH: Highlights from Golden v. Theriault ME-CD2 Debate

By Steve RobinsonOctober 4, 20241 News

Incumbent Democrat U.S. Rep. Jared Golden faced off against State Rep. Austin Theriault (R-Fort Kent) last night in the first…

Maine and New England

U.S. Border Patrol Union Endorses Austin Theriault for Maine’s Second District – ME-CD2

By Steve RobinsonOctober 3, 20243 Maine and New England

The National Border Patrol Union endorsed State Rep. Austin Theriault (R-Fort Kent) Thursday in his bid to unseat incumbent Democrat…

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Maine Dem Bragged About Liberal Spending Spree Hours Before State’s Billion Dollar Shortfall Revealed

By Steve RobinsonOctober 3, 202424 Top News 4K Views

A Democratic State Representative published an op-ed bragging about the 2023-2024, Democrat-led state spending spree just hours before the Mills…

News

Maine’s Heat Pump Program for Mobile and Manufactured Homes Still Requires Removal of Existing Heating Systems — Why?

By Libby PalanzaOctober 3, 20248 News 6K Views

In the fall of 2023, Efficiency Maine announced that it would not be requiring homeowners to disconnect their older heating…

Crime

Burglary Spree Hits 20+ Motor Vehicles in One Night: Gorham PD

By Edward TomicOctober 3, 20243 Crime

The Gorham Police Department is warning residents to lock their cars after responding to more than 20 motor vehicle burglaries…

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Feds Seek Indefinite Delay of Trial for Ukraine-loving Trump Assassin Ryan Routh

By Libby PalanzaOctober 3, 20246 News

Prosecutors in the case against Ryan W. Routh — the suspect in the second assassination attempt on former President Donald…

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Melania Trump Comes Out in Support of Abortion

By Seamus OthotOctober 3, 20245 News

Former First Lady Melania Trump has expressed support for abortion in her soon-to-be-released memoir, a position that conflicts with her…

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Venezuelan Gang Member ‘running free’ in NYC for Weeks After Ignored Detainer, Finally Arrested by ICE

By Edward TomicOctober 3, 20242 News

A member of Venezuelan transnational criminal organization Tren de Aragua was free in New York City for three weeks in…

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EPA Says Navy “Retains the Ultimate Responsibility” for Addressing PFAS Foam Spill in Brunswick

By Libby PalanzaOctober 3, 20240 News

The federal Department of Environmental Protection (EPA) sent a letter on September 26 directing the U.S. Navy to ā€œtake any…

News

Chinese Nationals Charged After Spying on Michigan Military Base, Lying to Feds

By Seamus OthotOctober 3, 20242 News 2K Views

Five Chinese nationals have been charged after they were caught spying on Camp Grayling, a National Guard training facility located…

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Maine State Library Pays $12,000 for ‘toolkit’ to Teach Children About ‘climate change and climate action’

By Edward TomicOctober 3, 20244 News

The Maine State Library is spending nearly $13,000 in taxpayer funds to create a toolkit meant for “caregivers” to teach…

Crime

‘This crime is among the worst I have ever seen’: Federal Judge Sentences Lewiston Man to 35-Years in Prison for Child Sexual Exploitation

By Edward TomicOctober 3, 20246 Crime 1K Views

A Lewiston man was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Tuesday in a Portland federal court for sexually exploiting…

Featured

Maine Faces $949.2 Million Budget Shortfall for 2026-2027

By Steve RobinsonOctober 2, 202447 Featured 19K Views

The State of Maine is projected to face a massive shortfall of nearly $1 billion for fiscal years 2026 and…

News

What to Know About Maine’s “Office of New Americans”

By Michael SoboleskiOctober 2, 202418 News 10K Views

The following article was prepared by the Maine Issues & Action PAC, a political advocacy committee formed by Rep. Mike…

News

Just 5.5 Percent of Maine College Professors Are Registered GOP — UMaine Law Profs Include Zero Republicans

By Seamus OthotOctober 2, 20246 News

Only 5.49 of university and college professors working in Maine are registered Republicans, according to an analysis of professorial political…

News

Dem Donors Funded Potentially Illegal Effort To Swing High-Stakes Elections

By DCNFOctober 2, 20243 News

An organization under investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation received financial backing from a group of Democratic donors,…

News

Golden Voted for Blank Check Bailout for EV Makers Before Opposing Mills’ Green Mandates

By Steve RobinsonOctober 2, 20246 News

Electric Vehicles (EVs) have become a flashpoint in Maine politics over the past year thanks to an effort by the…

News

ā€˜High-Value Target’: Biden-Harris Green Tax Credit Prone To Fraud, Abuse, Gov’t Watchdog Finds

By DCNFOctober 2, 20241 News

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) lax information requirements for recipients of the Biden-Harris administration’s home energy rebates have left…

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Fire at Orrington Trash Facility Expected to Burn for Days, Potentially Caused by Lithium-Ion Battery

By Libby PalanzaOctober 2, 20241 News 1K Views

A fire broke out Tuesday night around 8:21pm at a trash facility in Orrington, causing Orrington Fire and Rescue to…

News

Mills Admin Outlines Recommendations for Meeting State Housing Production Goals by 2030

By Libby PalanzaOctober 2, 20246 News

A September report published by a state-level advisory committee argues that Maine must “incrementally increase the number of housing units…

News

Lewiston Police Announce Two Large Drug Busts, Six Arrests

By Edward TomicOctober 2, 20242 News 2K Views

The Lewiston Police Department on Tuesday announced that they had executed two search warrants, resulting in the seizure of a…

News

Rockland Police to Equip Officers with New Kevlar Cord Restraint Device

By Edward TomicOctober 2, 20240 News

The Rockland Police Department announced on Tuesday that their officers will now be equipped with a new Kevlar cord restraint…

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Three Women Allege Kamala Harris’ Husband Doug Emhoff Drunkenly Assaulted Ex-Girlfriend: Report

By Steve RobinsonOctober 2, 20246 Top News 8K Views

Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, has been heralded by Democratic politicians and left-wing media as offering America a…

Commentary

Portland Newspaper Dubs Guy Who Hacked 10-Year-Old Girl with Machete “Maine’s foremost justice advocate”

By Steve RobinsonOctober 1, 202428 Commentary 4K Views

The Bollard, a monthly newspaper published in Portland, has dubbed attempted murderer Leo R. Hylton, 34, Maine’s “foremost justice advocate”…

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