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Man Arrested After Lewiston Police Find Crack Cocaine, Ecstasy, Handguns During Search at Motel

By Edward TomicJanuary 4, 20249 Crime

Lewiston Police announced Wednesday that a man was arrested following the execution of a search warrant at a local motel…

Crime

Cumberland County Courthouse Among Multiple Maine Courthouses Evacuated Due to Bomb Threats

By Edward TomicJanuary 4, 20240 Crime

The Cumberland County Courthouse in Portland was evacuated Thursday morning due to a bomb threat, according to a Portland Police…

News

Portland Police Report End of Year Surge in Drug Overdoses

By Edward TomicJanuary 4, 20243 News

The Portland Police Department issued a press release Thursday reporting a recent increase in drug overdoses and fatalities during the…

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As Christians in Nigeria are Slaughtered by Islamic Extremists, Maine’s Immigrant Services are Largely Unaware of the Problem

By Seamus OthotJanuary 4, 20248 News

Christians in Nigeria are being slaughtered by Islamic terrorist groups, but the world, and Maine’s immigration services, remain largely unaware…

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Microsoft and OpenAI Facing Multiple Legal Battles Over Alleged Copyright Infringement

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 3, 20240 News

Several lawsuits have been filed against OpenAI — the developer behind ChatGPT — and Microsoft for their allegedly unlawful use…

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Gun Control Advocates Flock to Maine State House as Legislature Kicks off Second Session

By Edward TomicJanuary 3, 20247 News

Hundreds of gun control advocates flooded the Maine State House Wednesday as the 131st Legislature returned for its second session,…

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Maine Capitol Police Issue Evacuation Order for the Maine State House Following an Emailed Bomb Threat to State Houses Across the Country

By Seamus OthotJanuary 3, 20241 News

The Maine State House was evacuated on the first day of its 2024 legislative session due to a bomb threat…

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Congressional Investments for 2023 Released Shows Huge Gains for Tech Investors, Suspicious Trades from Some

By Seamus OthotJanuary 3, 20241 News

Annual Congressional trading reports show that Congress has made huge returns on investments in 2023, along with making some suspicious…

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Resolution Initiating Impeachment Inquiry into Secretary of State Shenna Bellows Filed in Maine House of Reps

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 3, 20246 Top News

Rep. John Andrews (R-Paris) has filed a resolution that, if approved, would initiate an impeachment inquiry against Maine Secretary of…

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Pro-Palestine Protestors Once Again Target One of Maine’s Largest Blue-Collar Employers

By Seamus OthotJanuary 3, 202411 Top News 1K Views

Protestors gathered today outside the General Dynamics production facility in Saco Maine, complaining that the company is supplying Israel’s “genocide”…

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U.S. Recommends Only Six Months in Prison for Ray Epps Who Incited People to Enter the Capitol on Jan. 6

By Seamus OthotJanuary 3, 20245 News

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended only six months in prison and a $500 fine for James Ray…

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Missouri Governor Bans Nationals of Foreign Adversaries from Purchasing Agricultural Land Near Military Bases

By Edward TomicJanuary 3, 20242 News

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that he has issued an Executive Order prohibiting individuals and businesses from certain nations…

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Law Prohibiting Out-of-Pocket Insurance Costs for Abortions Takes Effect in Maine

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 3, 20242 News

As of January 1, private health insurance providers in Maine were no longer allowed to subject abortion coverage to cost-sharing…

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ICE Detains Venezuelan Illegal Alien, Released at Border, for Carrying Machete, Butcher’s Knife, Brick at U.S. Capitol

By Edward TomicJanuary 3, 20240 News

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Washington, D.C. took custody of a Venezuelan national last week for allegedly…

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Left-Wing Activists Leverage Lewiston Tragedy to Push Expansive Gun Control

By Seamus OthotJanuary 2, 20248 News

The Maine Gun Safety Coalition (MGSC) is hosting a protest Wednesday morning at the Maine State House to pressure lawmakers…

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Bellows Hit With Ethics Complaint – Soboleski Says Secretary Violated Maine Law by Failing to Recuse from Trump Case

By Seamus OthotJanuary 2, 20249 News 2K Views

Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Philips) filed an official ethics complaint against Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows for failing to recuse…

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Shenna Bellows Once Worked for Non-Profit Run by Portland Socialist Who Filed Trump Complaint

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 2, 20242 News 1K Views

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has found herself at the center of a national media firestorm following her decision…

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Trump Petitions Maine Superior Court to Review Bellows’ Decision Blocking Him From the 2024 Ballot

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 2, 20240 News

Former President Donald Trump has appealed the ruling issued last week by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to remove…

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Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 2, 20244 Maine and New England

On Tuesday, Harvard President Claudine Gay announced her resignation. She will return to her position as a faculty member. The…

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Bath Iron Works Receives $34 Million from Navy for Six Workforce Initiatives

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 2, 20243 News

The United States Navy has appropriated $34 million for six new workforce initiatives at Bath Iron Works (BIW) as part…

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Triad Weed: Maine State Police Bust Cannabis Grow Ops in Belgrade, Seize 2,300 Plants

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 2, 20245 Top News 3K Views

The Maine State Police announced on Tuesday that they had busted up two illegal cannabis growing operations in Belgrade. The…

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Genderfluid, Cisgender, or Two-Spirit? Maine Democrats Ask Lawmakers to Disclose “Gender Identity” Before All-Day Racial Equity Seminar

By Seamus OthotJanuary 2, 20246 News

Maine’s Democratic lawmakers are headed to the Augusta Civic Center on Thursday for an all-day “Racial Equity Training” seminar. But…

Housing

‘Unhoused Lives Matter’: Sweep at Harbor View Park Encampment Blocked by Protestors, Line of Cars

By Edward TomicJanuary 2, 20244 Housing

The City of Portland began clearing out the large homeless encampment underneath the Casco Bay Bridge in Harbor View Park…

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Triad Weed: Illegal Marijuana Grow in China, Maine Busted, 970 Plants Seized, Three Arrested

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 2, 20241 Top News 2K Views

The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office arrested three Chinese adult males and seized 970 marijuana plants from an illegal commercial-scale cannabis…

Commentary

Shenna Bellows Is Not a Victim: Editorial

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 2, 202422 Commentary 2K Views

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is not a victim and she is not oppressed, cry as she may on…

News

Ohio’s Republican Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Genital Mutilation of Minors, Claiming His Decision is Pro-Life

By Seamus OthotJanuary 2, 20240 News

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) vetoed a bill last week which would have outlawed sex change procedures and drugs for minors,…

News

Will New Jeff Epstein Documents Shed Light on George Mitchell’s Ties to Infamous Pedophile?

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 2, 20244 News 4K Views

A New York judge is poised to release nearly 200 names linked to the vast child sex trafficking ring run…

Featured

The Best of the Maine Wire: 2023

By The Maine WireDecember 31, 20233 Featured

It’s been a transformational year for the Maine Wire. Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson officially took the reins in February, and now…

News

Portland City Councillors Compare Clearing Homeless Camps to Attitude of Slaveholders

By Seamus OthotDecember 31, 20231 News

The City of Portland moved forward with the clean-up of the Casco Bay Bridge homeless encampment on Tuesday, a move…

Top News

Maine’s Collins, Golden & King Voice Opposition to Trump Ballot Blockade; Pingree Backs Bellows

By Seamus OthotDecember 31, 202320 Top News 1K Views

All but one of Maine’s U.S Congressional Delegation issued statements opposing Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ decision Thursday to…

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Bellows’ Trump Ballot Ban Becomes Flashpoint in Maine’s Toss-Up CD2 Race

By Libby PalanzaDecember 29, 202310 Top News 1K Views

The Republican candidates vying for a chance to run against U.S. Rep. Jared Golden in Maine’s conservative 2nd Congressional District…

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“Unbiased” Bellows Cashed in on Left-Wing Mega-Donors in Failed 2014 Senate Bid

By Seamus OthotDecember 29, 202320 News 19K Views

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who opted Thursday to block former President Donald Trump from the 2024 Maine GOP…

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Maine Secretary of State Brakey Bans Hillary Clinton from Dem Primary Over “War Crimes”

By The Maine WireDecember 29, 20237 Commentary 3K Views

Notes from a parallel universe… AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine Secretary of State Eric Brakey declared Thursday that former U.S. Secretary…

Housing

Portland Reschedules Homeless Encampment Sweeps to Jan 2 Due to Rain, New Years Holiday

By Edward TomicDecember 29, 20233 Housing

The City of Portland has rescheduled its planned sweeps of the various homeless encampments throughout the city for January 2…

News

Maine DEP Calls Press Herald Report “Inaccurate,” Says ZEV Mandate Vote Will Not Go to Lawmakers in 2024

By Libby PalanzaDecember 29, 20238 News 1K Views

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) has told the Maine Wire that reporting from the Portland Press Herald…

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Northern Border Encounters in Maine’s Houlton Sector Remained High in November

By Edward TomicDecember 29, 20232 News

Encounters at the northern U.S.-Canada border in Maine’s Houlton Sector remained high through November, according to the most recent data…

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Maine Housing Awards $8.7 Million in Tax Credits for Affordable Housing, Including Earmarks for LGBTQ Mainers Over 55

By Edward TomicDecember 29, 202312 News 1K Views

The Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) announced Thursday that it has allocated $8.7 million in state and federal tax credits…

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Socialist Strimling Solicits Cash for Scam Group after Bellows Blocks Trump from Ballot

By Seamus OthotDecember 29, 202311 News 1K Views

The socialist activist and former Portland mayor who filed an objection to former President Donald Trump’s ballot eligibility in Maine…

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NYC Mayor Blocks Illegal Alien Buses From Entering “Sanctuary City” Without Warning

By Seamus OthotDecember 29, 20233 News

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D), who bragged during his campaign about NYC being a “sanctuary” for illegal aliens,…

News

Daily Mail Torches “LIAR” Janet Mills Over Bogus Claim National Weather Service Didn’t Forecast Storm

By Steve RobinsonDecember 29, 20234 News

The Daily Mail, one of the biggest newspapers in western civilization, roasted Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on Thursday for…

Featured

Maine Republicans Prep Effort to Impeach Shenna Bellows

By Steve RobinsonDecember 29, 202359 Featured 5K Views

Republican lawmakers in Maine are preparing impeachment orders against Secretary of State Shenna Bellows following her decision to remove former…

Commentary

The Audacity of Shenna Bellows

By Sam PattenDecember 28, 202361 Commentary 16K Views

Ten years ago, I wrote a column for the Bangor Daily News (back when it ran actual news) entitled “The…

News

Bellows Boots Trump, Biden’s Top GOP Foe, from Maine’s Primary Ballot

By Libby PalanzaDecember 28, 202347 News 2K Views

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has blocked former President Donald Trump from appearing on Maine’s primary ballot next year.…

National

Biden Admin Refuses RFK’s Secret Service Request for the Third Time Despite Multiple Security Threats

By Seamus OthotDecember 28, 20234 National

The Biden Administration has once again refused to provide independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with protection from the…

News

Colorado GOP Asks SCOTUS to Review Trump Ballot Block

By Libby PalanzaDecember 28, 20232 News

The Colorado Republican Party has officially asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear…

Immigration

Report Highlights Higher Welfare Use Among Households Headed by Illegal Immigrants with U.S.-Born Children

By Steve RobinsonDecember 28, 20236 Immigration

Households led by illegal immigrants with U.S.-born children, often referred to as “anchor babies,” are more likely to utilize welfare…

Commentary

Bates College Profs Fear DEI Surveillance from Students: The Federalist

By The Maine WireDecember 28, 20235 Commentary 1K Views

In an eye-opening examination of higher education’s current climate, Bates College stands as a stark example of the struggles with…

Featured

Trump Blasts Biased Bellows, Calls for Recusal in Ballot Case

By Steve RobinsonDecember 27, 20236 Featured 1K Views

Former Republican President Donald Trump has called for Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to disqualify herself from rendering a…

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Maine Seeks to Expand “Diversity-Equity-Inclusion” Hiring as DEI Comes Under Criticism Across U.S.

By Seamus OthotDecember 27, 20237 News

The State of Maine has posted a hiring ad for a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) coordinator for the procurement…

News

Maine State Employees Union Caves to Mills’ Low-Ball Contract Offer After Year of Failed Bargaining

By Seamus OthotDecember 27, 20234 News

The Maine Service Employees Association (MSEA), a branch of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), has negotiated for a significant…

Immigration

Illegal Alien Encounters Continue to Increase at Both Land Borders: DHS

By Justin DelMonicoDecember 27, 20230 Immigration

The number of foreign nationals attempting to cross into the U.S. illegally continued to surge at both American land borders…

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South Portland School Board May Restructure Elementary Schools to Improve “Diversity”

By Libby PalanzaDecember 27, 202313 News 1K Views

The South Portland Board of Education is considering ways to improve “diversity” and reduce racial and socioeconomic “segregation” across the…

Top News

Bangor News Outlet Removes “False Criticism” from Headline to Make Storm Story Janet-Friendly

By Steve RobinsonDecember 27, 20238 Top News 2K Views

The media arm of the Bangor Publishing Company edited the headline of a story on Wednesday to make it less…

News

Far-Left Advocacy Group Targeted Homeless People, Ineligible Voters With Election Guides in 2023

By Seamus OthotDecember 27, 20232 News

The League of Women Voters of Maine (LWV), a progressive nonprofit that is aligned with the Maine Democratic Party, targeted…

News

FEMA Will Begin Assessing Maine Storm Damage Following Mills’ Tardy Request for Federal Aid

By Seamus OthotDecember 27, 20236 News

Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will begin assessing recent storm damages throughout…

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U.S. Air Force Conducts Retaliatory Airstrikes After Troops Injured in Drone Attack in Iraq

By Justin DelMonicoDecember 27, 20233 News

The U.S. Air Force conducted several airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq over Christmas. After the airstrikes, Secretary of…

Crime

Westbrook 16-Year-Old Accused of Multiple Vehicular Burglaries, Including Theft of Firearm

By Edward TomicDecember 24, 20234 Crime

The Westbrook Police Department announced Thursday that a 16-year-old male has been arrested in connection to a series of motor…

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Biden Commutes or Pardons a Slew of Criminals Guilty of Drug Related Crimes

By Seamus OthotDecember 24, 20233 News

On Friday, President Joe Biden issued a general pardon for anyone who has committed crimes of possession or use of…

News

Foreign Holdings of U.S. Agricultural Land Continue to Rapidly Increase According to USDA Data

By Justin DelMonicoDecember 24, 20232 News

On December 14 the U.S. Department of Agriculture published the findings of their yearly study to determine the amount of…

Top News

Secretary of State Delays Decision on Trump’s Access to Maine Primary Ballot in Light of Colorado SCOTUS Ruling

By Libby PalanzaDecember 23, 202312 Top News

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has delayed issuing a decision on former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on…

Featured

National Weather Service Strongly Suggests Janet Mills Lied About Storm Warnings

By Steve RobinsonDecember 23, 202318 Featured 6K Views

The National Weather Service (NWS) on Friday released a stinging rebuke of Gov. Janet Mills claim that the service failed…

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Maine BEP’s Vote on Controversial ZEV Mandate Delayed Until Next Year

By Libby PalanzaDecember 23, 20237 News

The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (Maine BEP) has delayed voting on the set of controversial California-style vehicle emissions regulations…

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Two Maine Women Who Went Missing During This Week’s Storm Found Dead

By Seamus OthotDecember 23, 20230 News 2K Views

Two women who have been missing since Monday, after their truck was swept away in the recent storm, were found…

News

The Heavily Criticized “Aroostook Renewable Gateway” Suffers Another Setback

By Seamus OthotDecember 23, 20235 News 2K Views

The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has been forced to delay development of the Aroostook Renewable Energy Gateway because the…

Crime

18 Romanian Illegal Aliens Who Stormed Maine-Canada Border Released Into Community: Collins

By Seamus OthotDecember 23, 202310 Crime 2K Views

In November, 20 Romanian citizens were detained illegally crossing the U.S.-Canada border into Hodgdon, Maine. Two of them were held…

Top News

Maine Legislators Respond To Trump’s Ban from Colorado Ballot, Possible Removal from Maine Ballot

By Seamus OthotDecember 21, 202314 Top News 1K Views

Following the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s GOP primary ballot, the Maine…

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‘Strong Maine Communities’ PAC to take Central Role in Pushing Maine Democrats’ Talking Points

By Edward TomicDecember 21, 20232 News

The Maine Democratic Party Platform Committee revealed during a remote meeting Wednesday night that “Strong Maine Communities” and an accompanying…

News

Multiple DC Staffers Have Filmed Sex Acts in U.S. Capitol Complex

By Seamus OthotDecember 21, 20236 News

A staffer for U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) was fired for filming himself having anal sex with another man in…

News

Bidenomics: Nearly Half of Mainers to Spend Less on Christmas This Year

By Libby PalanzaDecember 21, 20231 News

Almost half of Mainers — 44 percent — say they will spend less on Christmas presents this year than they…

Immigration

“We’re fed up”: Texas Lt Gov Dan Patrick Suggests Taking Biden Off Ballot Over Border Crisis

By Edward TomicDecember 21, 20235 Immigration

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) joined Fox News host Laura Ingraham Tuesday to discuss the Colorado Supreme Court ruling…

News

Mills Claims Maine Prepares For Every Storm the Same Way — Preparations for Mild Hurricane Lee Say Otherwise

By Seamus OthotDecember 21, 20233 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) finally issued a press conference on the devastating storm that left hundreds of thousands of Mainers…

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Mills Suggests That She is Considering an Assault Weapons Ban

By Seamus OthotDecember 21, 202316 News 1K Views

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine), who in 2018 received an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association, is now open to…

News

Nearly $1 Million Worth of Grants Awarded to Six Maine Schools to “Recruit, Train and Retain” Educators

By Libby PalanzaDecember 20, 20238 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced this week that six educational institutions in Maine will be receiving a combined total of…

News

Susan Collins Calls for Action to Address Migrant, Fentanyl Crises in Senate Floor Remarks

By Edward TomicDecember 20, 202311 News

Amid an ongoing and worsening migrant crisis, Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins delivered remarks Tuesday calling for bipartisan solutions to…

Energy & Environment

Mills Admin Delays Electric Vehicle Mandate Vote Due to Storm Emergency

By Libby PalanzaDecember 20, 20239 Energy & Environment 2K Views

The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (Maine BEP) has postponed its expected vote on the controversial California-style vehicle emissions regulations,…

News

Winthrop Schools Struggle to Keep Electric School Buses on the Road Due to Water Leak Issues, Heating System Failures

By Edward TomicDecember 20, 20234 News 2K Views

Winthrop Public Schools (WPS) is struggling to keep its fleet of four electric school buses on the road due to…

News

Texas Gov Challenges Feds with Laws Empowering State to Enforce Border Security

By Justin DelMonicoDecember 20, 20232 News

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed three bills into law Monday which will allow Texas to enforce the U.S. border with…

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Colorado SCOTUS Boots Trump Off 2024 Ballot

By Libby PalanzaDecember 20, 20231 Top News

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Tuesday that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s primary…

Immigration

Jaw-Dropping Videos Show Illegal Aliens Streaming Over Unsecure U.S. Border By the Tens of Thousands

By Steve RobinsonDecember 19, 20236 Immigration 2K Views

Illegal immigration at the southern U.S. border, already on track in 2023 to break all previous annual records, has surged…

News

U.S. Announces Naval Operation in the Red Sea as Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels Disrupt Global Trade

By Justin DelMonicoDecember 19, 20232 News

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced Monday the beginning of a naval operation in the Red Sea and the…

News

Portland Delays Sweep of Casco Bay Bridge Homeless Encampment

By Edward TomicDecember 19, 20230 News

The Portland City Council voted Monday evening to pass a resolution expressing opposition to a planned sweep of the city’s…

News

$700 Million Settlement Reached with Google in Anti-Trust Lawsuit Filed by State Attorneys General

By Libby PalanzaDecember 19, 20231 News

Google has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by all of the attorneys general in the U.S. — including…

Energy & Environment

Staff of Natural Resources Council of Maine Look to Unionize Over Toxic Company Culture

By Steve RobinsonDecember 19, 20235 Energy & Environment 1K Views

Employees of the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), a left-wing nonprofit active in Maine politics, are seeking to unionize…

News

Biddeford Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for 2021 Theft of 22 Firearms from Auburn Gun Shop

By Edward TomicDecember 19, 20230 News

A Biddeford man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Portland for the theft of 22 firearms from a…

Top News

Janet Mills AWOL After Deadly Storm Grinds Maine to a Halt, Hundreds of Thousands Still Without Power As Temps Plunge

By Seamus OthotDecember 19, 202310 Top News 3K Views

Over half of Maine households lost power in the recent storm, and hundreds of thousands are still awaiting a restoration…

News

Trump-Appointed Federal Judge Halts Destruction of Arlington’s Confederate Memorial

By Neil McCabeDecember 19, 20232 News

A federal judge nominated by President Donald J. Trump issued a stay Monday delaying the Army from stripping the bronze…

Top News

Nearly a Third of Portland Public School Students Are Learning English, Seven Percent Are Homeless, as District Faces $10M Shortfall

By Edward TomicDecember 19, 20239 Top News

Portland School Board Chair Sarah Lentz presented the 2023 State of the Schools report to the Portland City Council Monday…

Energy & Environment

Maine, California Have the Fastest Rising Electricity Costs: U.S. EIA

By Justin DelMonicoDecember 19, 20236 Energy & Environment

Maine has the second fastest rising electricity costs of any state in the nation, only trailing behind California, according to…

Maine and New England

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Newly Inaugurated Portland Mayor Mark Dion on Homelessness, Rent Control, Welfare, & Socialists

By Edward TomicDecember 19, 20230 Maine and New England

The Maine Wire sat down Wednesday with the City of Portland’s newly elected and inaugurated Mayor Mark Dion for an…

News

70-Year-Old Westbrook Man Accused of ‘peeking in windows’ Charged with Violation of Privacy, Stalking

By Edward TomicDecember 19, 20230 News

Portland Police announced Monday that a 70-year-old Westbrook man has been arrested in connection to several reports of a man…

News

Fetterman Wants to Block Foreign Company from Buying U.S. Steel

By Seamus OthotDecember 19, 20231 News

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) said Monday that the U.S. government should not allow a Japanese company to move ahead…

News

Statue of Maine’s Only Supreme Court Justice Is Rotting in a Vassalboro Junkyard

By Seamus OthotDecember 19, 20231 News

Following the Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots of 2020, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Melville W. Fuller – the only Mainer…

Politics

Rachel Talbot Ross Wants to Give Money to Criminals and “Disinvested” Communities to Help Them Start Cannabis Businesses

By Seamus OthotDecember 18, 202311 Politics

Maine’s legislature will consider a bill proposed by Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) that would help former convicts and “disinvested”…

News

Following Legal Victory for Maine Lobstermen’s Association, State Receives $17 Million from NOAA to Improve Data on Right Whale

By Libby PalanzaDecember 18, 20231 News

Maine has received more than $17 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to improve data on the…

Top News

Here’s What Happened During Friday’s Eight Hour Hearing on Fmr. Pres. Trump’s Ability to Appear on Maine’s 2024 Primary Ballot

By Libby PalanzaDecember 18, 20238 Top News 2K Views

The Maine Secretary of State’s Office held an eight-hour hearing last Friday concerning former President Donald Trump’s (R) ability to…

News

Mainers Will Not Be Responsible for Paying Federal Taxes on the 870k-Plus $450 Checks Sent by Mills Admin. Earlier This Year

By Libby PalanzaDecember 18, 20230 News

Following a period of public confusion, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officially announced on Friday that the “winter energy relief…

News

Maine Senators Join Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Hamas’ Use of Rape in Oct 7 Attack on Israel

By Edward TomicDecember 18, 20234 News

U.S. Senators from Maine Susan Collins and Angus King announced Friday that they have joined a bipartisan resolution condemning the…

Crime

Man Shot and Killed by Portland Police After Pulling Gun on Officers During Traffic Stop

By Edward TomicDecember 18, 20233 Crime

A man was shot and killed by Portland Police officers Sunday night after reportedly pointing a gun at officers during…

Crime

MA ‘Career Offender’ Sentenced to 13 Years For Attempting to Sell Fentanyl to Scarborough PD and DEA During Sting Operation

By Edward TomicDecember 18, 20231 Crime

A Massachusetts man described by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine as a “career offender” was sentenced…

News

Maine Lawmakers Will Consider Bill Enshrining Abortion In State’s Constitution

By Seamus OthotDecember 18, 20233 News

Maine’s legislature will consider a bill proposed by Sen. Eloise Vitelli (D-Sagadahoc) that would enshrine abortion in the State’s constitution…

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