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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…

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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…

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“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…

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$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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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Form Energy Receives $147 Million in Federal Grant to Build World’s Largest “Iron-Air” Battery in Lincoln

By Libby PalanzaAugust 6, 202415 News 3K Views

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Maine $147 million to construct a multi-day energy storage system in Lincoln…

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ICE Shuts Down Program Providing Taxpayer-Funded Cell Phone Minutes to Detained Migrants

By Edward TomicAugust 6, 20243 News

Migrants detained in facilities operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer receive over eight hours of…

Commentary

Liberal Feminists Have Betrayed Young Girls to Gender Ideology

By The Maine WireAugust 6, 202410 Commentary 1K Views

As the girls rounded the corner into the last stretch before the finish line, I couldn’t help myself: “Go, girls,…

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Rule Eliminating Medical Debt from Most Credit Reports Proposed by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

By Libby PalanzaAugust 6, 20241 News

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a rule that would remove medical debt from most credit reports. The…

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Nearly 100 Illegal Aliens on Terrorist Watchlist Released into US Under Biden-Harris Admin: House Judiciary Report

By Edward TomicAugust 6, 20245 News

Nearly 100 migrants on the terrorist watchlist were released in the United States after illegally crossing the southern border under…

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Westbrook Police Investigation into Fraudulent Vehicle Purchasing Scheme Ends with Prison Sentence for 20-year-old

By Edward TomicAugust 6, 20244 News

An investigation launched early last year into a fraudulent vehicle purchasing scheme that targeted online sellers has concluded with the…

Commentary

The Coup That Was Not a Coup

By Steve RobinsonAugust 6, 20245 Commentary 1K Views

Once upon a time, a newspaper editorial was a beacon of thought, a voice that carried weight and commanded respect.…

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Chellie Pingree Flies Business Class for Billionaire-Funded Luxury Junkets While Preaching Climate Change Doomerism

By Seamus OthotAugust 5, 202419 News 2K Views

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has been extremely vocal in her climate change alarmism, including a new push on social…

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Report Details Chinese Interference in Trudeau Regime’s Canada

By Steve RobinsonAugust 5, 20246 News

A declassified report by the Canadian National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) revealed earlier this year extensive foreign…

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Official Design Revealed for Proposed Replacement of Maine State Flag

By Libby PalanzaAugust 5, 202422 News 1K Views

The Maine Secretary of State revealed Monday the final design for the proposed state flag upon which voters will be…

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Defense Secretary Reverses Plea Deal with 9/11 Plotter Amid Public Outcry

By Seamus OthotAugust 5, 20243 News

President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, dramatically reversed course on a plea deal the Biden-Harris administration made with…

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Chinese-owned TikTok Sued for Alleged Violations of U.S. Child Privacy Laws

By Libby PalanzaAugust 5, 20240 News

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against social media platform TikTok and its Chinese-owned parent…

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U.S. State Dept. Accidentally Gave $293 Million to Taliban Since Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal: Report

By Seamus OthotAugust 5, 202412 News 51K Views

A new report from the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has revealed that the U.S. State Department…

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‘No other option’: Lewiston City Councilor Admits to Peeing in Public Alleys and Parking Garages ‘Several times’

By Edward TomicAugust 5, 202412 News 2K Views

Lewiston City Council President Scott Harriman last week weighed in on a debate surrounding the installing of public toilets in…

Top News

These Five Questions Will Be On the Ballot in Maine This November

By Libby PalanzaAugust 2, 202419 Top News 4K Views

Mainers will be asked this November to weigh in on two referendum questions and three separate bonds with a total…

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Sedgwick Man Faces up to 60 Years in Prison for Producing, Sharing Child Pornography

By Edward TomicAugust 2, 20243 News

A Sedgwick man is facing up to 60 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to producing and sharing child…

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Tax Credit for Disaster Mitigation Efforts on Working Waterfronts Proposed by Sens. King and Cassidy

By Libby PalanzaAugust 2, 20243 News

Sens. Angus King (I) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) have introduced legislation that would allow working waterfronts to claim a thirty…

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Missouri AG Investigating Life Time Fitness for Allowing Man into Women’s Locker Room

By Edward TomicAugust 2, 20242 News 2K Views

After reports of a biological man using the women’s locker room at a Missouri Life Time Fitness, the state’s Attorney…

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July Labor Data Shows Highest Unemployment Rate Since October 2021

By Seamus OthotAugust 2, 20244 News

The July jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has revealed the highest unemployment rate in almost three…

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Controversial “Yard South” Project Seeks Contract Zone to Develop “Mixed-Use Neighborhood” Near Bug Light

By Libby PalanzaAugust 2, 20243 News

The controversial Yard South project in South Portland submitted its application to the city for a contract zone Wednesday. If…

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Man Arrested in Waterville Drug Bust After Clogging Toilet Trying to Flush Away Crack and Fentanyl

By Edward TomicAugust 2, 20243 News

A man’s attempt to hide illegal drugs from law enforcement by flushing them down the toilet of a Waterville residence…

Immigration

Illegal Alien Wanted on Florida Armed Robbery, Grand Theft Warrants Caught Stealing $3,000 in Booze and Lobster at Maine Supermarket

By Steve RobinsonAugust 2, 20249 Immigration 2K Views

A Canadian-born illegal alien with outstanding warrants for grand theft and armed robbery was caught stealing more than $3,000 of…

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New England’s Top Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Clinic Operator Projects $8.6 Million Deficit Over Next Three Years

By Libby PalanzaAugust 2, 202415 News

Northern New England top abortion clinic operator — which covers Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont — is projecting an $8.6…

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Taxpayer-funded Report Sounds the Alarm: 19 Maine Kids Have Accidentally Ingested Marijuana in 2024

By Libby PalanzaAugust 2, 20244 News

Nineteen Maine children have accidentally ingested cannabis products in 2024, according to a new report from a government panel, while…

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Local Hero Gets Portland City Employee Ticketed by Reminding Parking Control: ‘This is not a communist state’

By Edward TomicAugust 1, 20246 News 3K Views

An anonymous local hero was able to get a Portland city employee a parking ticket after reminding the city’s parking…

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Trump Calls for Abolishing Tax on Social Security Payments

By Seamus OthotAugust 1, 20244 News

Former President Donald Trump has called for abolishing another tax, this time aiming at older voters with calls to stop…

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9/11 Terrorist Attack Plotter Gets Plea Deal from Biden-Harris Administration

By Seamus OthotAugust 1, 20243 News

The Biden-Harris Administration announced on Wednesday that it had secured a plea deal with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind behind…

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After Three Months, Still No Charges for Illegal Alien Who Caused Car Crash That Killed Maine Woman

By Edward TomicAugust 1, 20244 News 1K Views

Over three months since an illegal alien caused a car crash on I-95 in Wells that left a Maine woman…

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Arizona Border Officers Intercept Over 1,000 Pounds of Fentanyl in Largest Seizure in Agency’s History

By Edward TomicAugust 1, 20240 News

Last month border agents in Arizona intercepted a shipment of approximately four million fentanyl pills in the largest seizure of…

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Portland Shooting Ruled a Homicide After Gray Woman Dies from Gunshot Wound

By Edward TomicAugust 1, 20241 News

One of the four victims that was hospitalized after a Tuesday evening shooting on Forest Avenue in Portland has died…

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U.S. Marine Vet Paul Whelan & WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Released in Russian Prisoner Swap

By Seamus OthotAugust 1, 20241 News

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a graduate of Bowdoin College, were released…

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Northeast Saw Fewest Reports of Human Trafficking, Related Drug Offenses from 2013-2022: New FBI Special Report

By Libby PalanzaAugust 1, 20242 News

A special report released Tuesday by the FBI examined the number of drug offenses in connection with human trafficking incidents…

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Founder of Charity for Ukrainian Orphans Sentenced in Maine Federal Court for Visa Fraud, Tax Evasion

By Edward TomicAugust 1, 20244 News

A Kentucky woman who founded a charitable nonprofit organization meant to host Ukrainian orphans in the U.S. was sentenced on…

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‘White Dudes for Harris’ Holds Cringeworthy Race-Based Zoom Call

By Seamus OthotJuly 31, 202414 News

The newly established ‘White Dudes for Harris’ group hosted a fundraising event over Zoom in which numerous white male celebrities…

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Chellie Pingree Co-Sponsors Amendment Eliminating Presidential Immunity, Reversing SCOTUS Ruling

By Libby PalanzaJuly 31, 202411 News

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D) has co-sponsored a bill introducing a Constitutional amendment that would reverse the Supreme Court’s recent…

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Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Assassinated in Tehran; Israel: “No Comment”

By Seamus OthotJuly 31, 20242 News

Iran’s state media announced on Tuesday night that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in a strike on Iran’s capital…

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Illegal Alien ‘gotaway’ Charged with Carjacking, Running Over and Killing Maryland Woman

By Edward TomicJuly 31, 20242 News

The man accused of stealing a 54-year-old Maryland woman’s car in broad daylight over the weekend in Virginia on Sunday,…

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Angus King Invokes Genghis Khan in Renewed Call for Increased DoD Focus on Laser Beams

By Edward TomicJuly 31, 20244 News

In a Tuesday hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senator from Maine Angus King (I) invoked 13th…

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Four Hospitalized After Shooting in Portland

By Edward TomicJuly 31, 20244 News

The Portland Police Department is investigating an apparent shooting that occurred near Morrill’s Corner Tuesday evening that resulted in four…

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Conservative Legal Scholars Criticize Biden’s Proposal to Impose Term Limits, Code of Conduct on SCOTUS

By Libby PalanzaJuly 30, 20244 News

President Joe Biden (D) has called for major changes to the United States Supreme Court, including the imposition of term…

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RFK Jr. Qualifies for Maine Ballot Access

By Seamus OthotJuly 30, 20244 News

Robert Kennedy Jr. officially qualified on Tuesday to appear on Maine’s general election ballot as an Independent candidate for president.…

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Bipartisan “All-American Flag Act” Co-Sponsored by Susan Collins Sent to Biden for Signature

By Libby PalanzaJuly 30, 20249 News

A law requiring that all American flags purchased by the federal government be manufactured entirely in the United States was…

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Intelligence Officials Claim Russia is Using Everyday Americans Online to Spread Alleged Misinformation

By Seamus OthotJuly 30, 20248 Top News

Intelligence officials are once again claiming that Russia is spreading “misinformation” through social media and using unwitting Americans to repeat…

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Lame Duck Biden Pitches SCOTUS Term Limits, End to Presidential Immunity

By Seamus OthotJuly 30, 20242 News

On Monday morning, President Joe Biden announced a new plan to reform the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) and create a…

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Tom Cotton Introduces Bill to Revoke Visas from Non-Citizens Convicted of Illegal Activity While Protesting

By Seamus OthotJuly 30, 20242 News

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced a bill on Wednesday which would remove temporary legal status from any non-citizens convicted…

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Ex-Mass. High School Basketball Coach Charged With Transporting Former Student Across State Lines for Sex

By Edward TomicJuly 30, 20241 News

A former basketball coach at a Massachusetts high school is facing federal charges for allegedly transporting a former student across…

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UPDATE: One of Two Escapees from Maine Juvenile Detention Center Identified, Another Arrested in Massachusetts

By Edward TomicJuly 30, 20241 News

On Monday, South Portland Police released the identities of one of the two male teens who escaped from South Portland’s…

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Google, Facebook Suppress Information on Trump Assassination Attempt, Censor Iconic Photograph

By Seamus OthotJuly 29, 20244 News 1K Views

Massive tech companies Google and Meta (formerly known as Facebook) have begun to subtly reduce the visibility of information regarding…

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Mainers Pan OSHA Regs Expected to Burden Rural Volunteer Fire Departments

By Libby PalanzaJuly 29, 202410 News

The public comment period for a set of rules proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has now…

Crime

“CAR BOMB No Cops Alarms or WE ALL DIE’: Westbrook Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Key Bank, Threatening Teller

By Edward TomicJuly 29, 20244 Crime

A Westbrook man pleaded guilty in federal court in Portland on Monday to robbing a bank in South Portland in…

Featured

Torture Enthusiast and Serial Liar John Brennan Cancels Maine Speaking Event Over “Security Concerns” for Former CIA Chief

By Seamus OthotJuly 29, 20249 Featured 1K Views

Disgraced torture apologist and serial liar John Brennan, who previously served as CIA Director during several of the Agency’s high-profile…

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Man Charged with Attempted Murder After Allegedly Shooting Woman in Portland

By Edward TomicJuly 29, 20244 News 1K Views

A Portland man is facing a charge of attempted murder after allegedly shooting a woman in the arm early Monday…

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Bombshell Report Reveals that Local Law Enforcement Doesn’t Trust the FBI Because of Their Political Bias

By Seamus OthotJuly 29, 20243 News

A new 229-page-long whistleblower report has revealed a crisis in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) brought about by the…

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Portland Habitual Offender Arrested for OUI after Crashing Van with False Plates into Three Vehicles, Including Police Cruiser

By Edward TomicJuly 29, 20244 News

A crowd of pedestrians leaving an event at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium narrowly avoided being struck by a habitual offender driving…

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Law Enforcement Still Searching for Unidentified Youths who Escaped Long Creek, Fled in Stolen Car

By Edward TomicJuly 29, 20246 News

Law enforcement are still searching for two minors who escaped from South Portland’s Long Creek Youth Development Center on Friday and…

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Illegal Migrant Shoots Texas Police Officer Multiple Times During Domestic Violence Call: Report

By Edward TomicJuly 29, 20243 News

A Venezuelan national living in the United States illegally shot a Texas police officer multiple times during a domestic violence…

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Obama Finally Endorses Kamala for President

By Seamus OthotJuly 28, 20244 News

Former President Barack Obama released a statement early Friday morning endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, finally…

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Maine Receives $69 Million “Climate Resilience Grant” from Federal Government

By Libby PalanzaJuly 28, 20249 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D), alongside several members of the federal government, announced Friday that Maine has been awarded a $69…

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Maine Businesses Receive $4.3 Million in Federal Funding for “Clean Energy Investments”

By Libby PalanzaJuly 28, 20248 News

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced Friday that Maine will be receiving a total of $4.3 million in federal…

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Mainers Divided Over FBI’s Ability to Investigate Assassination Attempt, Harris Leads Trump Statewide: Pine Tree State Poll

By Libby PalanzaJuly 28, 202428 News

Vice President Kamala Harris (D) currently holds a sizable lead over former President Donald Trump (R) in Maine, according to…

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Sen. Hawley: Whistleblower Alleges Secret Service Refused Drone Usage for Trump Rally

By Edward TomicJuly 26, 20247 News

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Thursday sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas revealing…

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Memorial Golf Tournament to be Held for Children of Couple Tragically Murdered in Westbrook Last Year

By Edward TomicJuly 26, 20242 News

The Rowe Auto Group will be holding a memorial golf tournament in September to benefit the children of a couple…

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Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine on Anti-Israel Protests: No Comment

By Edward TomicJuly 26, 20244 News

The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine (HHRC Maine), a nonprofit organization that describes itself as an “educational resource…

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After Snubbing Netanyahu’s Congressional Address, Kamala Issues Statement Condemning Anti-Israel Protests in D.C.

By Seamus OthotJuly 26, 20242 News

After boycotting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s congressional address on Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris released a statement condemning violent…

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Cover up: GovTrack Removes an Old Post Which Claimed Kamala Harris was the Most Liberal Senator of 2019

By Seamus OthotJuly 26, 20249 News

The ostensibly non-partisan organization GovTrack, which seeks to educate the public on congressional politics, has confirmed to Fox News that…

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Angus King Signs Onto Letter Probing OpenAI Over Safety Concerns

By Edward TomicJuly 26, 20244 News

U.S. Senator from Maine Angus King (I) on Monday joined four of his colleagues on a letter pressing OpenAI for…

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Maine AG Files Lawsuit Against Bath Couple for Alleged Racial Harassment

By Seamus OthotJuly 26, 20249 News

Maine’s left-wing Attorney General Aaron Frey announced on Wednesday that he has filed a civil complaint against a couple from…

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Cape Elizabeth to Hold Public Hearing on Two Proposals Aimed at Addressing Aging Public School Buildings

By Libby PalanzaJuly 26, 20241 News

The Town of Cape Elizabeth is now considering two separate proposals aimed at addressing the aging buildings that currently house…

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Maine Organic Farmers Join Texas Ranchers in Lawsuit Against the EPA Over Alleged Failure to Regulate “Forever Chemical” Contamination

By Libby PalanzaJuly 26, 20243 News

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) joined a lawsuit earlier this week against the federal Environmental Protection Agency…

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Lawsuit Against Vineyard Wind Project Heard by First Circuit Court of Appeals

By Libby PalanzaJuly 25, 20246 News

Oral arguments were heard Thursday by the First Circuit Court of Appeals in a lawsuit against the Department of the…

Immigration

Jared Golden Sides with Republicans on House Resolution Condemning Kamala Harris as ‘Border Czar’

By Edward TomicJuly 25, 20245 Immigration

Democratic Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) was one of six Democrats to side with House Republicans to pass a resolution on…

Maine and New England

Maine to Receive Part of $450 Million Federal Grant to “Accelerate the Adoption of Heat Pump Technology”

By Libby PalanzaJuly 25, 202416 Maine and New England

Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Tuesday that Maine is expected to receive between $45 million and $72 million in federal…

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Jared Golden Will Not Commit to Voting For Kamala if She Ultimately Wins the Democrat Nomination Next Month

By Seamus OthotJuly 25, 202410 News

During a new interview with Axios, Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) refused to commit to voting for Vice President Kamala Harris…

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Elon Musk Denies Reports that He Plans to Donate $45 Million Per Month to Trump’s Campaign

By Seamus OthotJuly 25, 20241 News

During an interview with Conservative commentator Jordan Peterson released on Monday, Elon Musk denied claims made by the Wall Street…

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Homes in Maine Nearly 5.5% More Expensive Compared to June 2023, Available Housing Stock at 3-Year High

By Libby PalanzaJuly 25, 20243 News

Compared to June of last year, home sales in Maine have decreased by more than 10 percent, while prices have…

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Maine Media Flocks to Portland Abortion Clinic to See VP Harris’ Husband Speak

By Libby PalanzaJuly 24, 202411 News

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris (D), was at a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in…

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