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Gov. Mills and AG Frey Request Subpoena Power for Commission Investigating Lewiston Mass Shooting

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 25, 20243 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D) and Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey have introduced legislation to grant subpoena power to the commission…

Crime

Corinna Counselor Ordered to Pay MaineCare $13,000 for Falsifying Treatment Records

By Edward TomicJanuary 25, 20242 Crime

A counselor from Corinna, Maine was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor Wednesday for falsifying treatment records in order…

News

Trump: All Donors to Nikki Haley Will be ‘permanently barred from the MAGA camp’

By Edward TomicJanuary 25, 20241 News

Former President Donald Trump bashed his GOP primary opponent Nikki Haley Wednesday evening and warned that anyone who contributes to…

News

Maine DHHS ‘LGBTQI+’ Policy Directs Caseworkers to Shield Children’s ‘Gender Identity’ from Parents, Facilitate Access to Sex Change Hormones and Surgeries

By Edward TomicJanuary 25, 202415 News 1K Views

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ (Maine DHHS) Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) introduced a new…

Top News

BREAKING: Mills to Send Moderate Maine Supreme Court Justice Jabar Packing

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 24, 20246 Top News 3K Views

Gov. Janet Mills (D) will not be reappointing Justice Joseph M. Jabar, a longtime Maine jurist who has served in…

News

Independent Commission Investigating Lewiston Shooting Will Hear Testimony from Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office Thursday

By Edward TomicJanuary 24, 20242 News

The Independent Commission tasked by Maine Gov. Janet Mills with investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the Oct. 25 mass…

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Rural Mainers Urge Ban on Seizing Private Land Via Eminent Domain for Wind Project Backed by Foreign Asset Funds

By Seamus OthotJanuary 24, 202410 News 2K Views

Mainers appeared in Augusta on Wednesday to defend their right to private property during a public hearing on a bill…

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Maine Supreme Court Will Await SCOTUS Ruling Despite Democrat Bellows Renewed Push to Bar Trump from Maine’s Ballot

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 24, 202416 News

[UPDATED: Wednesday evening, the Maine Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Supreme Court will have the final say on whether…

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Susan Collins Won’t Endorse Nikki Haley for 2024 But Stops Short of Backing Donald Trump

By Edward TomicJanuary 24, 20247 News

Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins has said she will not be endorsing Donald Trump in 2024, even if the former…

Top News

Falmouth Parents Rip Woke School District for Keeping Football Coach After Players Complained of Racism, Lack of Safety

By Seamus OthotJanuary 24, 202410 Top News 3K Views

Members of the Falmouth High School Football Team and their parents published a 41-page-long list of grievances against Coach John…

Politics

Conservative Group Releases 2023 Legislative Scorecard for Maine Lawmakers

By Edward TomicJanuary 24, 20249 Politics

The Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) Foundation’s Center for Legislative Accountability released a legislative scorecard Tuesday rating the conservative voting…

RFK News

RFK Jr. Collects Necessary Signatures to Appear on New Hampshire Ballot

By Edward TomicJanuary 24, 20241 News

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has collected the 3,000 signatures required to qualify for the 2024 general election…

News

Trump Notches Big Win in New Hampshire Despite Left-Wing Raid on Open Primary

By Seamus OthotJanuary 24, 20245 News

New Hampshire held its first-in-the-nation primary on Tuesday, following shortly after Iowa’s caucus declared for former Republican President Donald Trump…

News

Portland Democrat Wants to Amend Maine’s Constitution to Establish a “Right to Housing”

By Edward TomicJanuary 24, 202424 News

Democratic State Rep. Benjamin Collings of Portland is seeking to amend Article I of the Constitution of Maine to include…

Top News

Top Maine Democrat to Hunters: Support Gun Control If You Want to Keep Hunting

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 23, 202423 Top News 3K Views

Maine sportsmen had better fall in line with the Democratic Party’s upcoming push for gun control if they want to…

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Janet Mills Endorses Planned Parenthood-Backed Abortion Amendment to Maine Constitution

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 23, 202414 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has officially come out in support of an amendment to the state’s constitution that would codify…

News

Maine Democrats Seek Millions in New Funding for Homeless Shelters

By Edward TomicJanuary 23, 20248 News

Maine State Rep. Colleen Madigan (D-Waterville) has sponsored a bill that would provide the state’s “low-barrier” homeless shelters with a…

Featured

Mainers Gather for Public Hearing on Amendment Enshrining Abortion in State Constitution

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 23, 202413 Featured

Many Mainers turned out to the State House Monday to make their voices heard at the Judiciary Committee’s public hearing…

Immigration

Dem Govs Call on Biden Admin, Congress to Secure Southern Border, Increase Deportations

By Edward TomicJanuary 23, 20243 Immigration

A coalition of nine Democratic state governors, led by Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, sent a letter to the…

News

Lewiston Man Dead After Firing on Capitol Police in Augusta

By Seamus OthotJanuary 23, 202410 News 1K Views

A Lewiston man was killed Sunday night during a firefight with five police officers in Augusta. “Several officers fired upon…

Crime

Portland School Placed on Lockdown Over Alleged Threatening Comments Made by Student

By Edward TomicJanuary 23, 20241 Crime

Portland’s Arts and Technology and Casco Bay High Schools were put on lockdown Monday afternoon over alleged threatening comments made…

Featured

Maine Court Orders Government Entity to Pay $130,000 for Unlawfully Withholding Public Records in Bad Faith

By Edward TomicJanuary 23, 20241 Featured

The Kennebec County Superior Court has ordered the Maine County Commissioners Association Self-Funded Risk Management Pool (Risk Pool) to pay…

Commentary

“Anyone But Trump” Is the Loser’s Strategy: Patten

By Sam PattenJanuary 23, 20245 Commentary

I got the weirdest email the other night from Donald Trump. He said he loved me. It was very confusing,…

News

Fetterman Again Bucks Dems with Calls for Border Security

By Seamus OthotJanuary 23, 20243 News

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) doubled down on his calls for a secure border despite receiving strong criticism from his…

News

Man Accused of Ransacking Downtown Portland Building

By Edward TomicJanuary 23, 20242 News

Portland Police announced Monday that a man has been arrested in connection to the ransacking of a downtown Portland building…

Immigration

Obama, Bush, Clinton NGO Partners with “Miles4Migrants” and American Express Global Business Travel to Fund Flights for Migrants into US

By Edward TomicJanuary 23, 20242 Immigration 1K Views

A non-governmental organization (NGO) partnered with former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton is teaming up…

News

Haitian Illegal Alien Charged with Raping Developmentally Disabled Person Arrested by ICE After Being Released

By Edward TomicJanuary 23, 20244 News

A 31-year-old Haitian national who is unlawfully present in the United States, and who was recently charged with raping a…

News

Former Maine Republican Party Chair Demi Kouzounas to Run For Senate Against Angus King Next November

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 23, 20241 News

Former Maine Republican Party Chair Demi Kouzounas announced last week that she will run for U.S. Senate against Sen. Angus…

News

Portland Budget Woe: Decline in State, Federal Funding, Staffing Shortages, Shelter for Homeless and Asylum Seekers

By Edward TomicJanuary 23, 20247 News

The Portland City Council held a workshop Tuesday to discuss the challenges the city expects to face in crafting their…

Commentary

Biden’s Open Border and Mills’ Migrant Resettlement Agency a Bad Recipe for Mainers: Lockman

By Larry LockmanJanuary 23, 202411 Commentary 1K Views

The mother of all migrant magnets has been under construction in Augusta for two decades, if not longer. Engineered and…

Media

UFC’s Dana White Defends Fighters’ Free Speech to Left-Wing Canadian Media

By Seamus OthotJanuary 22, 202412 Media

While in Canada for a UFC match, mixed martial artist Sean Strickland was asked by a Canadian reporter about his…

News

Maine’s LUPC Confirmation Hearing Once Again Becomes an Unusually Contentious Issue

By Seamus OthotJanuary 22, 20241 News

Maine’s Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (ACF) failed to confirm the nomination of yet another member of the state’s…

News

Biden White House Laments Roe Downfall

By Seamus OthotJanuary 22, 20244 News

On Monday, the White House issued two statements commemorating what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe V. Wade,…

News

‘In the Red’: Democratic Socialists of America Face 7-Figure Budget Cuts, Layoffs Due to $2 Million Deficit, Members Say

By Edward TomicJanuary 22, 202415 News

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are in a “financial crisis” amid a $2 million budget deficit which may require…

Featured

Maine AG Backs Abortion Constitutional Amendment for “Persons Who Have a Uterus”

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 22, 202412 Featured

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey (D) endorsed a proposed amendment to Maine’s State Constitution on Monday that would enshrine the…

Top News

House Budget Committee Hosts Bipartisan Press Conference Regarding Bill to Establish a ‘Fiscal Commission’

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 19, 20243 Top News

On January 18, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) hosted a press conference discussing H.R. 5779, known as the…

Top News

Amendment Enshrining Abortion in Maine’s Constitution Scheduled for Public Hearing

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 19, 202415 Top News

On Monday, January 22, lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing for a proposed amendment to Maine’s…

News

Former IRS Contractor Took His Job To Leak Trump’s Tax Information: DOJ

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 19, 20246 News

According to the U.S. Justice Department, former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) contractor Charles Littlejohn took his job with the tax…

News

Shenna Bellows Appeals Superior Court’s Order to Revisit Trump’s Ballot Eligibility After SCOTUS Decides CO Case

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 19, 202425 News 1K Views

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has appealed the Kennebec County Superior Court’s ruling in the case concerning former President Donald…

News

Waldoboro Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

By Edward TomicJanuary 18, 20247 News

A Maine man pleaded guilty Thursday in a Washington, D.C. federal court to assaulting law enforcement during the breach of…

Crime

Suspect in Multiple Recent Portland Burglaries Arrested

By Edward TomicJanuary 18, 20241 Crime

Portland Police announced Thursday that a suspect has been arrested in connection to multiple recent burglaries in the Portland area…

News

Maine DHHS Announces New Child Welfare Director, Vows “Rapid Management Audit”

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 18, 20242 News

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced Thursday that it will be making “structural changes” to the…

Media

Argentinian President Javier Milei Cheers Free Market Capitalism Over Socialism at World Economic Forum

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 18, 20244 Media

Argentinian President Javier Milei, who was elected last month after promising a radical departure from the socialist policies that have…

News

Arizona CBP Officers Intercept Man Attempting to Smuggle 492,000 Fentanyl Pills Across US-Mexico Border

By Edward TomicJanuary 18, 20240 News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Wednesday that officers at an Arizona port of entry arrested a 19-year-old man…

News

Some Maine Lawmakers Want to Legalize Possession of All Recreational Drugs, Even Cocaine and Heroin

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 18, 202417 News 1K Views

A bill aimed at decriminalizing drugs and related paraphernalia, as well as expanding support for and access to addiction treatment…

News

“Please, think of the rats”: Rodent Lovers Urge Portland City Council to Save Rats Infesting Site of Former Homeless Camp

By Edward TomicJanuary 18, 202410 News 1K Views

During their Wednesday evening meeting, the Portland City Council heard public comment from several people calling on the city to…

Crime

Kiddie Porn Hoarder Eliot Cutler, Caught with 80,000 Images of Children Getting Raped, Released Early for “Good Behavior”

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 18, 202410 Crime 2K Views

Hancock County Jail Administrator Timothy Richardson announced Thursday that Eliot Cutler, the former Maine gubernatorial candidate who was arrested for…

Politics

Maine Socialist Hires PR Firm to Capitalize on Trump Ballot Eligibility Complaint

By Edward TomicJanuary 18, 20242 Politics

Former Portland Mayor and active member of the Maine Democratic Socialists of America (Maine DSA) Ethan Strimling has hired a…

Crime

Wade Man Receives 15 Year Prison Sentence for Possessing Enough Fentanyl to Kill Over 2.5 Million People

By Edward TomicJanuary 18, 20240 Crime

A Wade man was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to 15 years in prison after a November…

National

Feds, Banks Spied on U.S. Citizens Who Bought “MAGA” and “Trump” Gear, Says Jordan

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 18, 20242 National

The federal government engaged in systemic financial surveillance of U.S. citizens who supported former Republican President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep.…

News

“Enforce the Immigration Laws”: Maine Democrat Lays Blame for U.S. Border Catastrophe on Biden

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 18, 20245 News

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02) called on President Joe Biden to “enforce the immigration laws” after voting Wednesday in favor…

Politics

UMaine Law Professor Can’t Say Whether U.S. Bill of Rights Limits Federal Government or Citizens

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 18, 202412 Politics

An adjunct professor at the University of Maine School of Law flubbed an elementary question about constitutional law and the…

Featured

Maine Sheriff Raids 8th Illegal Chinese-Owned Marijuana Grow in 8 Months

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 17, 202410 Featured 6K Views

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department led a raid on a property in Cornville on Wednesday that led to the discovery…

Top News

“The error is significant”: South Portland Faces $4 Million Budget Shortfall After Mistakenly Failing to Increase Property Taxes Enough

By Edward TomicJanuary 17, 202416 Top News 2K Views

The City of South Portland is working to close a $4 million shortfall in their current fiscal year budget they…

News

Maine Court Orders Secretary of State Bellows to Revisit Trump’s Ballot Eligibility After SCOTUS Decides Colorado Case

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 17, 20247 News 1K Views

The Maine Superior Court on Wednesday ordered Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to revisit her decision blocking former President Donald…

News

Whoops: Biden Admin Flip Flops on Whether Iran-backed Houthi Terrorists Are Terrorists

By Edward TomicJanuary 17, 20241 News

President Joe Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday that the U.S. government is designating the Iranian-backed Houthis –…

Top News

Frigid Midwest Temps Cause Headaches for Electric Vehicle Owners as Mills Admin Looks to Force EV Adoption in Maine

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 17, 202415 Top News

As temperatures plunged below freezing for much of the country this week, there have been numerous reports of electric vehicles…

Politics

“Transgender Trafficking” Bill Hits Roadblock After Deadlocked Committee Vote

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 17, 202416 Politics 3K Views

The Maine Judiciary Committee faced intense scrutiny today as it postponed a Work Session on a controversial bill that would…

National

SCOTUS Could Change How Government Agencies’ Power is Defined and Shaped by Chevron Doctrine

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 17, 20243 National

The United States Supreme Court is set to consider Wednesday a pair of cases that have the potential to redefine…

News

Portland Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Fried Chicken Restaurant

By Edward TomicJanuary 17, 20242 News

Portland Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred late Tuesday afternoon at a local fried chicken restaurant. Police say…

News

Jared Golden Signs Letter Urging Biden Admin to Send More Weapons to Ukraine

By Edward TomicJanuary 17, 202412 News

Democratic Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) signed onto a letter Tuesday alongside two of his House Democrat colleagues calling on the…

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Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Stealing Mainers’ Identities to Fraudulently Obtain Unemployment Benefits During Pandemic

By Edward TomicJanuary 17, 20240 Crime

A former Arizona man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor Tuesday to five years in prison for stealing…

Politics

Maine House Speaker’s Plan to Give Illegal Aliens Driver’s Licenses is Dead – For Now

By Edward TomicJanuary 17, 20246 Politics

A bill proposed by Maine House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) that would have allowed illegal aliens to obtain driver’s…

News

Maine Lawmakers Consider Decriminalizing Possession of Hard Drugs and Paraphernalia

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 17, 20244 News

Lawmakers in Augusta are considering Wednesday a bill that would decriminalize the possession of drugs and related paraphernalia, including LD…

News

Sun Journal Writer Falsely Claims Texas Policy Led to Migrant Deaths

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 16, 20247 News

Following the drowning deaths of three migrants, including two minors, Sun Journal writer Steve Majerus-Collins falsely reported on X that…

News

Restoring Economic Promise to East Millinocket

By Tom ShattuckJanuary 16, 20244 News

The Maine Wire’s investigation into illegal Chinese marijuana grows took an unexpected twist the other day, when editor-in-chief Steve Robinson…

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The Maine Wire Investigates Notorious Northern Maine Neo-Nazi Camp

By Tom ShattuckJanuary 16, 20249 Video 2K Views

The dreaded Blood Tribe…If you followed Maine’s Main Stream Media this summer, you would think this fascist cult was proliferating…

News

Biden Admin Tells Texas National Guard to Abandon Border by Wednesday January 17

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 16, 20245 News

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered the Texas National Guard to cease its activities at the U.S.-Mexico border…

Top News

“Critical Race Feminisms and Tap Dance” – Elite Maine College Boasts Courses Aimed at “Exposing” and “Undermining” “Whiteness”

By Edward TomicJanuary 16, 202410 Top News 1K Views

Colby College, a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine, has a course in its Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies…

News

Ramaswamy Suspends Presidential Campaign, Endorses Donald Trump After Finishing Fourth in Iowa

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 16, 20242 News

Former President Donald Trump quickly emerged as the winner of Monday night’s Republican caucuses in Iowa, while entrepreneur and author…

Politics

Trump Wins Iowa Caucus, DeSantis Edges Out Narrow 2nd Place Finish Over Haley

By Edward TomicJanuary 16, 20243 Politics

Former President Donald Trump achieved a record-setting victory in Monday evening’s 2024 Iowa Republican Caucus with 51 percent of the…

Top News

Five Months Later, “National Trust” Won’t Say Who Funded Takeover of Maine Newspapers

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 16, 20245 Top News 2K Views

Five months after telling its staff and readers that it planned to disclose “the funders” behind the purchase of five…

News

Cape Elizabeth Democrat Pushes Bill to Hold Firearm Manufacturers and Distributors Liable for Damages Resulting From Illegal Sales

By Edward TomicJanuary 15, 202422 News

On Tuesday the Maine Legislature’s Judiciary Committee will hold a work session on a bill sponsored by State Rep. Rebecca…

Top News

Maine Receives $15 Million from Biden Admin to Install EV Chargers Across the State

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 15, 202410 Top News

The Maine Department of Transportation (Maine DOT) announced Thursday that Maine will be receiving a $15 million taxpayer-funded grant from…

Politics

“Not MAGA”: Donald Trump Bashes Vivek Ramaswamy Ahead of Iowa Caucus for “deceitful campaign tricks”

By Edward TomicJanuary 15, 20247 Politics

As the 2024 Republican presidential primary election season is set to kick off with the Iowa Caucus Monday evening, former…

News

Angus King Joins Collins in Pushing for Full Health Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives for Military Families

By Edward TomicJanuary 15, 20247 News

Independent U.S. Sen. Angus King from Maine announced Friday that he has joined legislation that would guarantee access for military…

Crime

Portland Man Arrested for Murder at Forest Ave YMCA

By Edward TomicJanuary 15, 20242 Crime

Portland Police announced Monday that a man has been arrested on murder charges in connection to an assault last Friday…

News

SCOTUS to Consider Constitutionality of TX and FL Laws Prohibiting Social Media Platforms from Censoring Users’ Content

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 12, 20241 News

The Supreme Court is scheduled next month to hear a pair of cases concerning the constitutionality of laws in Florida…

Politics

Biden Hit With Bipartisan Criticism From Congress Over Bombing of Houthi Targets in Yemen

By Edward TomicJanuary 12, 20242 Politics

President Joe Biden is facing backlash from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers for not seeking Congressional approval prior to authorizing…

News

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey Signs Letter Urging Ban On Civilian Use of 5.56 Ammunition

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 12, 202419 News 3K Views

On January 9, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey signed a letter authored by New York Attorney General Letitia James which…

News

Maine Senate Confirms Brigadier General Diane Dunn to Lead Maine National Guard in 33-1 Vote, Sen. Brakey Opposed Due to Dunn’s Stance on ‘Defend the Guard’

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 12, 202411 News

On Thursday, the Maine Senate voted 33-1 in favor of appointing retired Army Brigadier General Diane Dunn as the new…

News

Maine DHHS Indiscriminately Issues $13.5 Million in Food Stamps for Those Affected by the December Storm

By Seamus OthotJanuary 12, 20247 News 1K Views

Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced Friday that it is automatically issuing money to anyone receiving Supplemental…

News

Maine House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross Pushes Legislation to Allow Illegal Aliens to Obtain Driver’s Licenses

By Edward TomicJanuary 12, 202417 News 1K Views

Maine House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) has introduced a bill for the second legislative session that would remove the…

News

New Laws Approved by Voters Last November Go Into Effect

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 12, 20240 News

The three citizen initiatives approved by voters in November of 2023 officially went into effect last Friday, all of which…

News

Proposed Bill Preventing Foreign Nationals from Hostile Nations from Owning Land in Maine Narrowly Fails

By Seamus OthotJanuary 12, 20248 News 1K Views

At Tuesday’s meeting of Maine’s legislative council, Rep. Katrina Smith (R-Palermo) proposed a bill that would stop hostile foreign governments,…

News

Yarmouth Elementary School Replaces Valentine’s Day with “Friendship Day” to be “Inclusionary”

By Edward TomicJanuary 12, 202415 News 2K Views

Yarmouth Elementary School (YES) Principal Ryan Gleason announced Thursday in a letter to families that instead of celebrating Valentine’s Day…

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Rand Paul Launches ‘Never Nikki’ Initiative Bashing Nikki Haley’s “thirst for war”

By Edward TomicJanuary 12, 20242 News

Just days in advance of the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucus, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) launched an initiative Friday…

News

Democrats Kill Bill to Protect High-School Sports in Maine

By Seamus OthotJanuary 12, 20244 News

At Tuesday’s meeting of Maine’s Legislative Council, committee member Trey Stewart (R-Aroostook) proposed a bill to protect the integrity of…

News

Resolution Supporting Israel’s Right to Defend Itself Against Hamas Rejected by Democrats Who Supported a Similar Proposal about Ukraine

By Seamus OthotJanuary 12, 20240 News

At Tuesday’s meeting of Maine’s Legislative Council, Rep. Reagan Paul presented an emergency proposal for a resolution supporting Israel’s right…

News

Independent Commission on Lewiston Shooting to Hold Series of Public Meetings, Featuring Testimony from Law Enforcement, Victims, Army Personnel

By Edward TomicJanuary 11, 20242 News

The Independent Commission tasked by Maine Gov. Janet Mills with investigating the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston will hold…

News

Chris Christie Takes Shot at Haley as He Drops Out of Republican Primary

By Seamus OthotJanuary 11, 20243 News

During a town-hall campaign event in Windham NH, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced that he is dropping out…

Crime

Violent MA Felon Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl in Androscoggin, Cumberland Counties

By Edward TomicJanuary 11, 20244 Crime

A Massachusetts man with multiple previous convictions was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison for distributing and possessing with…

Top News

Trump Asks Maine Court to Consider Evidence of Shenna Bellows’ Personal Relationships with Strimling, Saviello

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 11, 202413 Top News 2K Views

Former President Donald Trump has asked the Maine Superior Court to consider evidence that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows allegedly…

News

Most Mainers Say Bellows’ Blocked Trump for Partisan Reasons: UNH Poll

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 11, 20245 News

The majority of Mainers feel that “partisan politics” factored into Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ decision to disqualify former President…

Business

Hertz to Sell 20,000 EVs, Buy More Gas-Powered Cars

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 11, 202410 Business

Rental car giant Hertz is looking to offload 20,000 Electric Vehicles (EVs) and reinvest the proceeds of those sales into…

News

Theriault Launches CD-2 Ad Campaign After Gaining Endorsement from House Speaker Mike Johnson

By Edward TomicJanuary 10, 20242 News

State Rep. Austin Theriault (R-Fort Kent) launched a digital advertisement campaign Wednesday for his 2024 bid to unseat Democratic Congressman…

Top News

Green Activists Block Franklin County LUPC Nomination in Proxy Fight Over Pickett Mountain Mine Project

By Seamus OthotJanuary 10, 20243 Top News

At a hearing on Monday, Maine’s committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (ACF), held what was meant to be the…

News

South Portland City Clerk Reveals How Easily Non-Citizens Can Vote in Maine Elections

By Seamus OthotJanuary 10, 202420 News 2K Views

An email exchange with the South Portland City Clerk and Registrar of Votes has revealed how easily non-citizens can vote…

News

Massachusetts to Give Non-Citizens, Illegal Aliens Financial Aid for In-State Schools

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 10, 20245 News

On Tuesday, an application that allows illegal immigrants residing in the state to access financial aid and in-state tuition rates…

News

Truck Takes 45-Foot Fall into Water from Tukey’s Bridge in Portland

By Edward TomicJanuary 10, 20243 News

Emergency crews are responding to a truck that crashed through guardrails and went over the side of Tukey’s Bridge in…

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