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SCOTUS Will Allow Arizona’s “Proof of Citizenship” Voter Registration Law — With Limits

By Libby PalanzaAugust 23, 20243 National

A Supreme Court order Thursday will allow Arizona to enforce a state law requiring proof of citizenship for voters registering…

Crime

New Hampshire AG Files Civil Rights Act Complaint Against Man Accused of Vandalizing Jewish Temple

By Edward TomicAugust 23, 20245 Crime

New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella has filed Civil Rights Act complaint against a man accused of vandalizing a Jewish…

Education

Portland Schools’ Equity Push Aims for All Students to Have Equal Outcomes, Equal Experiences

By Edward TomicAugust 23, 202422 Education 1K Views

The Portland public schools are aiming to ensure that all students have equal outcomes and equal experiences, according to a…

Immigration

Missing Kids: Feds Lose Track of Hundreds of Thousands of Illegal Alien Children Since 2019

By Seamus OthotAugust 23, 202410 Immigration

The federal government is unable to track hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children who have crossed over the U.S.-Mexico…

Business

Minimum Wage Hike, Tip Credit Elimination Will Not Appear on the Ballot in Portland

By Libby PalanzaAugust 23, 20241 Business

The Portland City Council voted earlier this week against placing two wage-related proposals on the ballot this November. The first…

Energy & Environment

Scientists Find Link Between Fluoride in Water, Lower Intelligence

By Seamus OthotAugust 23, 20246 Energy & Environment

Chalk another win for the conspiracy theorists… In new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…

Featured

Golden, Pingree Steered $500,000 from “Inflation Reduction Act” to Democratic Activists

By Edward TomicAugust 22, 202429 Featured 3K Views

Maine’s Democratic members of Congress, Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree, supported a $500,000 taxpayer-funded “environmental justice” grant for a left-wing…

Immigration

Two Maine Jails Are Releasing Illegal Aliens Without Notifying ICE, Agency Says

By Edward TomicAugust 22, 202415 Immigration 3K Views

Two county jails in Maine have been designated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as being in “limited cooperation”…

Business

Jack Daniel’s Corks DEI Agenda Over Fear of Becoming the Next Bud Light

By Seamus OthotAugust 22, 20244 Business

Conservative American consumers have become a massive problem for left-wing corporate leaders thanks in large part to conservative activist Robby…

Maine and New England

Shenna Bellows Rules Cornel West Eligible to Appear on Maine’s Presidential Ballot

By Libby PalanzaAugust 22, 20246 Maine and New England

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) has ruled that independent presidential candidate Cornel West will be allowed to appear…

Business

Ford Cancels Plans for Fully-Electric Three-Row SUV, Shifts Overall EV Strategy

By Libby PalanzaAugust 22, 20243 Business

Ford Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it will be shifting to a new strategy for the development of electric vehicles…

Media

Betting Markets Move in Trump’s Favor After Democrat’s DNC Spectacle in Chicago

By Seamus OthotAugust 22, 20242 Media

Presidential candidates typically enjoy a bounce in their polling numbers following a successful national convention, but the odds given to…

National

American Pharmaceutical Giants Conducted Medical Experiments with the Chinese Military: House Report

By Seamus OthotAugust 22, 20243 National

A new report from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has revealed that American pharmaceutical companies…

News

Maggots Found in Democrats’ DNC Food: FBI

By Steve RobinsonAugust 21, 202410 News 1K Views

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has said its investigating after Democrats attending the Democratic National Convention in Chicago made a…

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Harley-Davidson Pumps Brakes on “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion”

By Seamus OthotAugust 21, 20242 Business

Harley-Davidson, the famous motorcycle brand, has issued a statement recanting its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) company policies after it…

Energy & Environment

Nation’s First Floating Offshore Wind Research Array Slated for Construction in Gulf of Maine

By Libby PalanzaAugust 21, 202418 Energy & Environment

The State of Maine and the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have reached an agreement on a floating…

Immigration

Democrats’ Platform Promises Mass Amnesty, Path to Voting for Illegal Immigrants

By Seamus OthotAugust 21, 202411 Immigration

The Democratic National Convention’s (DNC) new 2024 platform, which comes as Vice President Kamala Harris is set to become the…

Crime

Man Who Led Police on Multiple Chases Through Portland Area Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Firearm

By Edward TomicAugust 21, 202412 Crime

A man who led police on multiple chases through the Portland area late last year has pleaded guilty to the…

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Feds Admit 819k Jobs Created Under Biden-Harris Never Existed

By Seamus OthotAugust 21, 202410 News

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) job growth numbers have been revised down once again under the Biden-Harris Administration, this…

Commentary

The Harris Economic Agenda Is a Plan to Impoverish America

By Steve RobinsonAugust 20, 20245 Commentary

The new leader of the Democratic Party, Vice President Kamala Harris, has unveiled a slate of economic proposals that would…

News

Cape Elizabeth School Board Unanimously Supports $94.7 Million School Improvement Referendum

By Libby PalanzaAugust 20, 20243 News

The Cape Elizabeth School Board voted unanimously on Aug. 12 to support the $94.7 million referendum approved for the ballot…

Crime

ICE Arrests Brazilian Illegal Alien Charged in Massachusetts with Attempted Murder, Stalking, Kidnapping

By Edward TomicAugust 20, 20246 Crime

A Brazilian national who entered the U.S. illegally in 2021 has been taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs…

News

Independent Commission Investigating Lewiston Shooting Releases Final Report

By Edward TomicAugust 20, 20245 News

The Independent Commission to Investigate the Facts of the Tragedy in Lewiston on Tuesday released its final report on the…

News

No New Information on Armed Gunman Who Staged Coordinated Assault on U.S. Military Base

By Seamus OthotAugust 20, 20244 News

An unknown number of armed gunman attempted to assault a U.S. military base in Texas Saturday morning, resulting in an…

News

Biden Admin Implements ‘Keeping Families Together’ Parole Program for Noncitizen Spouses, Stepchildren

By Edward TomicAugust 20, 20244 News

Starting on Monday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USICS) began accepting parole applications for an estimated 550,000 noncitizen spouses and…

News

Free Abortions Offered at DNC Chicago as Democrats Crown Harris

By Seamus OthotAugust 20, 20247 News

The first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), where Kamala Harris is set to officially receive the party’s nomination,…

News

Collins, King Sign Letter Urging DOL to Exempt Volunteer Fire Depts from New OSHA Regs

By Libby PalanzaAugust 20, 20244 News

Sens. Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) have signed onto a letter urging the Acting Secretary of the Department…

Crime

Auburn Man Under Investigation for Selling Marijuana to Juveniles Accused of Robbing, Assaulting Teen

By Edward TomicAugust 20, 20244 Crime

A 38-year-old Auburn man who is the subject of a long-term drug trafficking investigation related to the sale of marijuana…

Crime

Juvenile Injured in Lewiston Drive-By Shooting

By Edward TomicAugust 20, 20249 Crime

A juvenile male was injured in a drive-by shooting that occurred early Monday morning near the intersection of Pine and…

News

Harris Copies Another Policy Proposal from Trump-Vance

By Seamus OthotAugust 20, 20241 News

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential election, has cribbed yet another policy proposal from her…

Crime

Man Accused of Baseball Bat Attack at Portland Homeless Shelter

By Edward TomicAugust 20, 20243 Crime

A man is facing multiple assault charges after being arrested in connection to a baseball attack outside Portland’s Homeless Services…

News

Maine’s New Anti-China Cybersecurity Law Takes Effect

By Seamus OthotAugust 18, 20247 News 1K Views

The state of Maine’s new laws barring government officials from using or purchasing Chinese hardware and other technologies is officially…

News

Massive International Data Breach Could Have Compromised Social Security Numbers and Other Records of Nearly All Americans

By Seamus OthotAugust 17, 20244 News

A new class action lawsuit filed in Florida has revealed a massive data breach that reportedly left roughly 2.9 billion…

News

July Unemployment Remains Low, Workforce Participation Below National Average: MDOL Report

By Libby PalanzaAugust 17, 20243 News

The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) released the state’s July employment numbers Friday, revealing that while Maine’s unemployment rate is…

Commentary

Maine’s Gender Bender Industrial Complex is a House of Cards

By Larry LockmanAugust 16, 202411 Commentary 2K Views

I come bearing both good news and bad news from the frontlines of Maine’s culture wars. First the bad news.…

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Harris’ Housing Plan: Give New Buyers $25,000, Hope Prices Don’t Go Up

By Steve RobinsonAugust 16, 20249 Top News

Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, is expected to unveil a slate of economic proposals on…

News

Hearing Held for Challenges to Cornel West’s Ballot Access in Maine

By Libby PalanzaAugust 16, 20243 News

The Maine Secretary of State’s Office held a hearing Wednesday afternoon regarding the challenges filed against Cornel West’s petition to…

News

Cash-Strapped Sanctuary State On Track For Record Number Of Deportation Cases

By DCNFAugust 16, 20247 News 1K Views

Federal immigration authorities in Massachusetts, a state that has spent millions to house migrants, are on track to process a…

News

Minimum Size of Legal Lobster to Increase Next July

By Libby PalanzaAugust 16, 20243 News

As of next summer, Maine lobstermen will be subject to a new rule increasing the minimum legal catch size by…

Featured

Three Dead Mainers, Few Answers: Unsolved Farmington Murders and a Cannabis Farmer’s Suicide Leave Behind a Mystery

By Steve RobinsonAugust 15, 20243 Featured 11K Views

Two days after Christmas 2023, the bodies of Jean C. Robinson, 76, and her daughter, Allison “Joy” Cumming, 53, were…

News

JD Vance and Tim Walz to Participate in Vice Presidential Debate Hosted by CBS on Oct. 1

By Libby PalanzaAugust 15, 20241 News

Vice presidential candidates U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) have agreed to participate in a debate…

News

Harris Campaign Caught Faking Mainstream Media Headlines to Make Google Search Results More Positive

By Seamus OthotAugust 15, 20248 News

A recent investigation from Axios has revealed that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has been re-writing mainstream media headlines and…

Top News

Kamala Harris to Back Government Price Controls

By Steve RobinsonAugust 15, 202415 Top News 1K Views

Vice President Kamala Harris will unveil a plan to use the federal government to control grocery stores prices at Friday…

News

Sagadahoc Dems Back Sheriff Merry Despite Lewiston Shooting Fallout

By Seamus OthotAugust 15, 20242 News

The Sagadahoc County Democrats have decked their Topsham HQ out with signs in support of Democratic Sheriff Joel Merry for…

News

Zynflation: Nicotine Pouches to Soar in Maine Thanks to 42% Excise Tax Hike

By Seamus OthotAugust 14, 202410 News 3K Views

The price Mainers will pay for tobacco-free nicotine pouches, a popular alternative to chewing tobacco and cigarettes, has begun to…

News

WHO Declares Monkeypox an International Health Emergency…Again

By Seamus OthotAugust 14, 20249 News

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared monkeypox an international public health emergency for the second time in two…

News

Biden Admin Cements Gas Stove Rule After Insisting It Isn’t Going After Gas Stoves

By DCNFAugust 14, 20245 News

The Biden administration locked in a gas stove rule on Monday after insisting that it is not trying to ban…

Immigration

Trump Must Enlist the States to Secure the Border: Filler

By Joshua FillerAugust 14, 20243 Immigration

It was a chart showing the Biden-Harris Administration’s disastrous mass illegal migration numbers that helped save Donald Trump’s life from…

News

State Commission Blocks Versant Power Plan to Expose Illegal Chinese Marijuana Grows in Maine

By Seamus OthotAugust 14, 202413 News 1K Views

Maine’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted unanimously on Tuesday to reject a proposal from Versant Power that would have helped…

News

Cape Elizabeth Town Council Sends $94.7 Million School Improvement Plan to Voters, Rejects $42 Million Alternative

By Libby PalanzaAugust 14, 20243 News

The Cape Elizabeth Town Council has voted unanimously to put a $94.7 million school improvement plan on the ballot in…

News

Maine Supreme Court Dismisses Conservative Lawsuit Targeting Parliamentary Trick

By Libby PalanzaAugust 14, 20246 News

The Maine Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit against Gov. Janet Mills (D), Senate President Troy Jackson (D-Aroostook), and Speaker…

News

Biden-Harris Admin Will Expedite Asylum Seeker Processing at U.S.-Canada Border: DHS

By Seamus OthotAugust 14, 20244 News

The White House is preparing new policies that will expedite the processing of so-called asylum seekers who attempt to enter…

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Credit Card Debt Held by Americans Skyrocketing

By Seamus OthotAugust 14, 20246 News

A report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (N.Y. Fed) published last week revealed a new all-time high…

Featured

With Inflation Reduction Act Poised to Spike Medicare Drug Costs, White House Preps Election Eve Bailout

By Steve RobinsonAugust 14, 20243 Featured

The White House wants to give an estimated $5 billion in taxpayer money to health insurance companies in order to…

News

American Society of Plastic Surgeons Refuses to Support WPATH Standards for Child Gender Transitions

By Seamus OthotAugust 13, 20247 News 2K Views

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has become the first major American medical association to express opposition to the controversial…

News

Sanford Mayor Didn’t Trust Christian Academy to Host Polling Location Due to ‘conflict of interest’

By Edward TomicAugust 13, 20249 News 1K Views

At a Sanford City Council meeting last week, during which it was decided that the city’s three polling locations would…

News

40% of “Inflation Reduction Act” Projects Delayed or on Hold: Report

By Seamus OthotAugust 13, 20244 News

A new report from The Financial Times has revealed the disastrous state of the various industrial and infrastructure projects often…

News

Catholic School Denied Injunction in Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against State of Maine

By Libby PalanzaAugust 13, 20246 News

A federal judge has declined to issue a preliminary injunction suspending enforcement of a clause in the Maine Human Rights…

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RFK, Cornel West’s Access to Maine’s Presidential Ballot Challenged Over Fraud Allegations

By Libby PalanzaAugust 13, 20244 Top News

Update: The challenge filed against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s petition to appear on Maine’s presidential ballot in November was withdrawn…

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Does Foreign Policy Even Matter for the 2024 Democratic Ticket?

By Sam PattenAugust 13, 20244 Commentary

In selecting Minnesota Governor Tim Walz – a man with even less foreign policy experience than herself if that is…

News

Amid International Crises, White House Takes Aim at Common Consumer Grievances

By Seamus OthotAugust 13, 20246 News

The White House on Monday unveiled a new initiative, “Time Is Money,” aimed at reducing the burdens to Americans caused…

News

The Return of the King: Trump Returns to X for Musk Interview Amid Euro Censorship Threats

By Seamus OthotAugust 12, 20245 News

Years after former President Donald Trump was banned from X—at the time still called Twitter—in the immediate aftermath of the…

Crime

Illegal Alien, Wanted for Attempted Murder in Brazil, Deported After Being Released into US by Biden Admin

By Edward TomicAugust 12, 20242 Crime

An illegal alien wanted for attempted murder in Brazil was deported last month by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

News

Gorham Seeking $12 Million for School Renovation Projects, Tennis Courts After Tax Hikes Pass by Just 2 Votes

By Libby PalanzaAugust 12, 20244 News

In November, Gorham residents will be asked to approve $12 million in spending for a set of three improvement projects…

News

Pelosi Says X Quit Letter “Didn’t Even Sound Like Joe Biden,” POTUS Admits Dem Bigs Pushed Him Out

By Seamus OthotAugust 12, 20241 News

During a new interview with President Joe Biden on CBS’s Sunday Morning Show, the lame-duck president revealed more about his…

News

Copycat: Kamala Makes Pitched No Taxes on Tips — Weeks after Trump

By Seamus OthotAugust 12, 20243 News

Vice President Kamala Harris, facing questions and criticisms about the policies she’s running on as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee,…

Maine General Hospital News

Portland May Ask Nonprofits to Pay Fair Share for Municipal Services

By Edward TomicAugust 12, 20248 News

The City of Portland is expected to reopen discussion of implementing a Payment-in-Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) program in order to…

News

Maine Mom: My Daughter “Went to War” in Tim Walz’s Place After Order to Join Minnesota National Guard

By Steve RobinsonAugust 12, 202419 News 3K Views

A Maine mother says her daughter, Nicole M. Dunham of Orrington, was called up to join the Minnesota National Guard…

News

Major Lawsuit Challenges Maine’s Mandatory Slush Fund for Left-Wing Groups

By Steve RobinsonAugust 9, 202412 News 2K Views

A lawsuit filed in federal court on Thursday challenges the constitutionality of Maine’s Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program,…

News

Property Rights, the First Amendment, and Interest-Bearing Checking Accounts: A Brief Legal History of IOLTA Programs

By Libby PalanzaAugust 9, 20241 News

Established in the early 1980s, Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) programs have now become a common fixture nationwide. Despite…

News

Tractor Trailer Carrying Wind Turbine Blade Shut Down Part of Route 1 After Crashing into Bridge, Rolling Over

By Libby PalanzaAugust 9, 20247 News

A section of Route 1 in Mid-Coast region was shut down Friday after a tractor trailer truck carrying a wind…

News

Naples Man Arrested for Murder in Connection to Fatal Portland Shooting

By Edward TomicAugust 9, 20241 News 4K Views

After more than a week of investigating without an arrest, Portland Police announced on Friday that they have arrested a…

News

Smartmatic, Maker of U.S. Voting Machines, Roiled by International Bribery, Money Laundering Charges

By Seamus OthotAugust 9, 20248 News

Three executives from the electronic voting machine company Smartmatic, including one former employee and the company’s current president, have been…

News

MDOL Can Now Compel Wage Law Violators to Pay Employees More Than Three Times Amount Owed

By Libby PalanzaAugust 9, 20245 News

As of Friday, the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) will have the authority to order employers to pay back wages,…

News

Maine Sex Offender Registrant Accused of Committing Dozens of New Sexual Assaults Against Child

By Edward TomicAugust 9, 20244 News 1K Views

A registrant in the Maine Sex Offender Registry was arrested on Thursday after a juvenile victim and witnesses came forward…

News

Kamala Agrees to One Debate with Trump While Ignoring His Request for Two Others

By Seamus OthotAugust 9, 20248 News

Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, has agreed to a single debate with former President Donald…

Featured

Maine Gov’s Democrat Brother Admits ‘Republicans for Harris’ Organized by Harris Campaign [AUDIO]

By Steve RobinsonAugust 9, 202413 Featured 13K Views

Peter Mills, the former executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority, emerged this week as one of the top faces…

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Musk, Rumble Score Free Speech Win as “Brand Safety” Group Disbands Following X Lawsuit

By Libby PalanzaAugust 9, 20242 News

The Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) — which has come under scrutiny in recent months for allegedly trying to…

News

Westbrook Parking Lot Stabber Gets 9 Years for Attempted Murder, Terrorizing, and Assaulting a Cop

By Edward TomicAugust 9, 20242 News

A man found guilty of committing a stabbing attack in a Westbrook parking lot this January has been received a…

News

“Joyful Warriors” Harris and Walz Lean on Folk Band to Draw Crowd Amid Stolen Valor Scandal

By Seamus OthotAugust 9, 20244 News

On their first day of campaigning together, Vice President Kamala Harris and her newly announced running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim…

News

$5.8 Million in Grants Awarded to Businesses and Organizations Impacted by Severe Storms Last Winter

By Libby PalanzaAugust 9, 20240 News

Maine has awarded nearly $6 million worth of taxpayer-funded grants to businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted by the severe storms…

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The Ecology of Grief: MOFGA Event Admission Free Unless You’re White

By Steve RobinsonAugust 9, 20244 Top News 1K Views

The latest case of fighting racism with racism comes with an added dash of climate change hysteria-induced mental illness, courtesy…

News

Voter Suppression: Sanford City Council Limits Voting Sites Ahead of Presidential Election

By Edward TomicAugust 8, 20245 News 1K Views

Just 90 days away from the presidential election this November, the City of Sanford is moving forward with a proposal…

News

New Poll Reveals Most Americans Think the First Amendment Too Extreme

By Seamus OthotAugust 8, 20248 News

A new poll from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has revealed Americans’ opinions on the freedom of…

University of New England News

University of New England Launching Online Cannabis Industry Courses

By Edward TomicAugust 8, 20244 News

The University of New England (UNE) announced on Wednesday that it is launching four new online courses this fall for…

Featured

Austin Theriault Draws Huge Crowd with House Speaker Mike Johnson at Auburn HQ Opening

By Seamus OthotAugust 8, 202412 Featured

State Rep. Austin Theriault, the Fort Kent Republican running against Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, drew a massive crowd on…

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Felon Wanted for Domestic Violence Found with Firearm, Illegal Drugs in Auburn

By Edward TomicAugust 8, 20245 News

A man wanted for a felony domestic violence charge was found on Tuesday by Auburn Police in possession of a…

News

Wells Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Temporary Moratorium on Large-Scale Residential Development

By Libby PalanzaAugust 8, 20243 News

Wells voters overwhelmingly approved an ordinance Tuesday establishing a temporary moratorium on large-scale residential developments. According to the unofficial results…

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$50.1 Million Oxford Hills School Budget Rejected for Second Time

By Libby PalanzaAugust 8, 20241 News

Residents in the Oxford Hills School District (MSAD 17) have voted to reject a proposed FY25 school budget for a…

News

U.S. Rep Who Claimed Ability to Miraculously Heal Paralysis Loses Primary, Striking a Blow Against the Far Left “Squad” in Congress

By Seamus OthotAugust 8, 20243 News

The radically far-left Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) has been defeated in her district’s Democratic primary after prominently supporting Palestine and…

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USA Today Quietly Edits Misleading Article about Tim Walz after Details Emerge on His Military Career

By Seamus OthotAugust 8, 20248 News 2K Views

After Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday that she had selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate,…

News

Mills Admin Seeks to Spend $2.7 Million to Boost Recruitment of ‘racial, ethnic, and linguistic minorities’ into Workforce

By Edward TomicAugust 7, 202415 News

Maine’s Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is looking to spend an estimated $2.7 million in grants on efforts…

News

Mexico Maine Shuts Down Police Department Due to Law Enforcement Recruitment Crisis

By Seamus OthotAugust 7, 20247 News 1K Views

Amid a growing recruitment crisis among Maine’s law enforcement agencies, which have been struggling to continue normal operations with reduced…

News

Maine Receives More Than $500,000 to Improve Healthcare in Rural Parts of the State

By Libby PalanzaAugust 7, 20242 News

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has been awarded more than $500,000 to help improve healthcare in…

Maine and New England

Maine Has Fourth Highest Percentage of Maltreated Children Nationwide: WalletHub Report

By Libby PalanzaAugust 7, 20247 Maine and New England

Maine has the seventeenth most underprivileged children nationwide with the sixth worst health, according to a recent study by WalletHub.…

News

Mills Heaps Praise On Kamala’s Radical-Left VP Pick

By Seamus OthotAugust 7, 202418 News

Presumptive Democrat nominee Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday that she selected Minnesota’s far-left Gov. Tim Walz to be her running…

News

Google’s Exclusive Contracts to Serve as Default Search Engine on Devices and Web Browsers Ruled Anti-Competitive by Federal Judge

By Libby PalanzaAugust 7, 20242 News

A federal judge ruled Monday that Google has illegally maintained a monopoly over the search engine industry through anti-competitive business…

News

Portland Police Continue Investigation Into Fatal Forest Ave Shooting, No Arrests Made

By Edward TomicAugust 7, 20243 News

While no arrests have yet been made, Portland Police announced on Tuesday that the investigation into last week’s fatal shooting…

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Portland Man Dies After Being Struck by Amtrak Train Near Morrill’s Corner, Police Say

By Edward TomicAugust 7, 20241 News

A Portland man was struck and killed by a train near Morrill’s Corner on Tuesday evening, according to the Portland…

Top News

Kamala Launches “Republicans for Harris” While Walking Back Her Radical Past Positions

By Seamus OthotAugust 6, 20247 Top News

Following the cringe-worthy fundraising Zoom call from “White Dudes for Harris,” Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign has unveiled its newest…

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