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City of Portland Looks to Hire Two Full-Time Migrant Resettlement Case Managers

By Edward TomicMarch 18, 20249 Top News

The City of Portland has posted job advertisements for two new full-time case manager positions in their migrant Resettlement Program,…

News

Distressed Passenger Sparks Portland Police Chase, Suspect Faces 12 Charges

By Edward TomicMarch 18, 20242 News

A Portland man is facing 12 criminal charges after leading police on a 20-minute chase Sunday afternoon. Portland Police said…

News

Commentary: Nuclear Energy Is the Only Way to Achieve Maine’s Climate Goals

By Roy MatthewsMarch 16, 202421 News 2K Views

In response to a rise in climate anxiety, particularly among young voters, politicians have made numerous “climate pledges” to transition…

News

Independent Commission Reveals Failures and Missed Opportunities by Law Enforcement Before Lewiston Shooting

By Edward TomicMarch 15, 202411 News

The Independent Commission tasked by Maine Gov. Janet Mills with investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the Oct. 25, 2023…

Top News

Leftists Blamed Libs of TikTok for the Death of LGBT Teen Allegedly Beaten to Death by Bullies. She Actually Died of a Drug Overdose

By Seamus OthotMarch 15, 20249 Top News 1K Views

The death of Oklahoma high schooler who identified as “non-binary” caused an uproar among left-wing activists and media, with many…

Crime

Bangor Man Found With 38 Bags of Fentanyl Pleads Guilty to Drug, Firearm Charges

By Edward TomicMarch 15, 202420 Crime

A Bangor man who was found with drug paraphernalia and a firearm during a traffic stop pleaded guilty Friday in…

News

Florida Ship Intercepted Boat of Haitian Illegals carrying Firearms and Drugs

By Seamus OthotMarch 15, 20243 News

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) announced on Friday that Florida Fish and Wildlife Officers apprehended a ship of Haitian potentially illegal…

Politics

Chellie Pingree Removes the Ukrainian Flag From Her X Profile, Quickly Puts it Back After Being Questioned

By Edward TomicMarch 15, 202414 Politics

Democratic Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) has been a staunch supporter of sending U.S. aid to Ukraine aid in their effort…

Top News

Streaming Service Subscriptions May Soon Be Taxed in Maine

By Libby PalanzaMarch 15, 202410 Top News 1K Views

The State of Maine may soon begin taxing subscriptions to streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify. The proposed…

Crime

Portland High School Student Brought a BB Gun to School, Prompting Police Response

By Edward TomicMarch 15, 20243 Crime

A Portland High School student brought a BB gun to school Thursday morning, prompting a response from police, according to…

News

Haitian Migrant Accused of Raping Child at Mass Hotel Being Used as Shelter

By Edward TomicMarch 15, 20247 News

A Haitian migrant living in a hotel being used as an emergency shelter in Rockland, Massachusetts is being held without…

Crime

California Man Pleads Guilty to Coordinating Meth Trafficking Operation to Downeast Maine

By Edward TomicMarch 15, 20240 Crime

A California man has pleaded guilty to charges related to his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in Downeast Maine.…

News

California Man Accused of Running Massive Drug Trafficking Operation Out of Caribou Home

By Edward TomicMarch 15, 20241 News

A California man is facing multiple felony drug trafficking charges after a months-long investigation and sting operation led to the…

News

Lumbery Owners Asks Cape Elizabeth to Reimburse Costs Incurred During Protracted Legal Battle with Town

By Libby PalanzaMarch 15, 20242 News

Michael Friedland of the Lumbery — a small business located in the Cape Elizabeth town center on Route 77 that…

News

Residents of Crime-Ridden San Francisco Neighborhood Sue City Over Open Drug Markets, Homeless Encampments 

By Edward TomicMarch 14, 20241 News

A group of residents in a crime-ridden San Francisco neighborhood have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the city of not…

News

Collins Probes U.S. National Security Heads Over Biden’s Failed Afghanistan Withdrawal, Terrorism, and Foreign Criminal Operations in Maine

By Steve RobinsonMarch 14, 202411 News

Washington, D.C. – Key U.S. intelligence officials have faced a series of probing questions from lawmakers this week, including Maine…

News

Maine Pols Urge Biden VA Sec to Secure Funding for Maine Veterans’ Homes

By Libby PalanzaMarch 14, 20240 News

All four members of Maine’s Congressional delegation have reached out to the federal government for an update regarding a proposed…

News

‘The last thing we need is a raise’: Jared Golden Urges Against Pay Raise for Members of Congress

By Edward TomicMarch 14, 20249 News

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02) sent a letter Wednesday requesting that congressional appropriations leaders not include a pay raise…

News

Bangor Man Sentenced to 14 Years After Being Caught with Fentanyl, Cocaine, Firearm While Out on Bail

By Edward TomicMarch 14, 20240 News

A Bangor man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after he was caught by police in possession of…

News

Wholesale Inflation Surges “Unexpectedly” in February 2024

By The Maine WireMarch 14, 20247 News

In an unexpected development that could spell ongoing challenges for the U.S. economy, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday that…

News

‘Please carry Narcan, do not use alone’: Sanford PD Responds to Three Overdoses in 24 Hours

By Edward TomicMarch 14, 20242 News

The Sanford Police Department are calling on the public to carry Narcan — an opioid overdose reversal drug — and…

News

Potential TikTok Ban Passes U.S. House of Reps with Strong Bipartisan Support

By Libby PalanzaMarch 13, 20244 News

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in favor of a bill that would ban TikTok from all devices in…

News

Angus King Says Russia is Selling Off $151 Billion Stockpile of Gold to Bypass Western Sanctions

By Edward TomicMarch 13, 20247 News

U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) sent a letter to Biden administration officials Tuesday calling for additional…

Business

Maine’s Marijuana Biz Set for Major Overhaul

By Steve RobinsonMarch 13, 20244 Business 4K Views

Big Picture: A major bill that would overhaul Maine’s marijuana regulations is moving through the State House, with $100s of…

Crime

Man Out on Bail With Warrants for Assault, Drug Possession Arrested for Robbery of Lewiston Convenience Store

By Edward TomicMarch 13, 20246 Crime

Lewiston Police announced Wednesday that an arrest has been made in connection to a robbery of a local convenience store.…

News

Second Attempt to Impeach Maine Secretary of State Over Trump Ballot Ban Fails

By Libby PalanzaMarch 13, 20246 News

A second effort to impeach Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) for her December decision attempting to remove former…

Politics

Golden Votes to Condemn Biden’s Border Policies, Urge Reining in Taxpayer-Funded Benefits for Illegal Aliens

By Edward TomicMarch 13, 202410 Politics

Democratic Maine Congressman Jared Golden (CD-2) voted in favor of a House Resolution Wednesday condemning the Biden administration’s immigration policies…

News

The Rematch Officially Begins: Trump and Biden Both Clinch Their Party Nominations

By Seamus OthotMarch 13, 20240 News

Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden each secured their party nominations on Tuesday, following four state primaries. [RELATED:…

News

DeSantis Deploys National Guard to Stop Potential Haitian Migrant Arrivals as Gang Leaders Seize Island Nation

By Edward TomicMarch 13, 20244 News 2K Views

In order to preempt a potential influx of illegal immigration from Haiti as the island nation devolves into chaos and…

Top News

Maine AG Aaron Frey Defends Revamped “Transgender Trafficking” Bill Condemned by Red State AGs

By Edward TomicMarch 13, 20247 Top News

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey says he is “dismayed” at the condemnation of a proposed bill that would expand legal…

News

Maine Lawmakers May Get the Final Say on Controversial EV Mandate

By Libby PalanzaMarch 13, 20244 News

The Legislature is considering a bill that would give state lawmakers the final say on the Maine Board of Environmental…

News

Republican Lawmakers Express Staunch Opposition to Repeal of 2005 Limit on Municipal Property Tax Increases

By Libby PalanzaMarch 13, 20243 News

Lawmakers in Augusta are considering the repeal of a 2005 law placing limits on the degree to which municipalities can…

News

UK Bans Puberty Blockers for Minors as Maine Pushes Sanctuary Status for “Gender-Affirming” Treatments

By Seamus OthotMarch 13, 20242 News

Health care providers in the United Kingdom will stop routinely prescribing puberty blockers to minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria, the…

National

Maine Ranks as 13th Most Dependent State on Federal Tax Dollars

By The Maine WireMarch 13, 20241 National

Maine is the 13th most federally dependent state in the nation, according to a recent study published by WalletHub’s financial…

Featured

No Arrests as Franklin County Raids Suspected Illegal Marijuana Operation Tied to Properties in Cambridge, Embden, and Skowhegan: Triad Weed

By Steve RobinsonMarch 12, 20249 Featured 2K Views

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department did not make any arrests as they raided a property on the Industry Road in…

News

Boeing Whistleblower Dead from Alleged Suicide Amid Legal Case Against the Aircraft Manufacturer

By Seamus OthotMarch 12, 20243 News

John Barnett, longtime employee of aircraft manufacturer Boeing who had turned whistleblower, was found dead from a gunshot wound in…

News

Operators of Sham Marriage ‘Agency’ that Helped 600+ Noncitizens Fraudulently Obtain Green Cards Sentenced

By Edward TomicMarch 12, 20243 News

Four California-based individuals have been sentenced in federal court in Boston for their roles in running a large-scale marriage fraud…

News

Dick’s: Liberal Sporting Goods Company Stops Selling Guns in Rural Maine

By Seamus OthotMarch 12, 202415 News 1K Views

The last of four Dick’s Sporting Goods locations in Maine has stopped the sale of all firearms in the state,…

Immigration

Nigerian National Convicted of Sex Crime Against Child in Rhode Island After Overstaying Visa Arrested by ICE

By Edward TomicMarch 12, 20242 Immigration

An unlawfully present Nigerian national who was convicted of indecent solicitation of a Rhode Island child after overstaying a tourist…

News

Biden Orders U.S. Military Deployment to Gaza on Humanitarian Mission Amid Left-Wing Protests

By Seamus OthotMarch 12, 20243 News

President Joe Biden has ordered the U.S. military to construct a temporary pier in the Mediterranean Sea in order to…

News

Collins, King Join Bipartisan Push to Keep AM Radio Service in New Vehicles

By Edward TomicMarch 12, 20243 News

U.S. Senators from Maine Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) are backing a bill that would require automakers to…

News

Maine’s Congressional Delegation Offers Mixed Response to Biden’s State of the Union Address

By Seamus OthotMarch 12, 20245 News

Following a highly divisive State of the Union Speech (SOTU), which saw President Joe Biden comparing former President Donald Trump…

News

Biden Apologizes for Calling Illegal Alien Suspected of Murdering Nursing Student “an Illegal”

By Seamus OthotMarch 12, 20246 News

President Joe Biden apologized for calling the illegal immigrant who is suspected of murdering 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley “an…

News

Maine Receives $2 Million in Federal Funding for Mental Health Initiatives Related to Lewiston Mass Shooting

By Libby PalanzaMarch 12, 20241 News

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced Friday that it received more than $2 million in federal…

News

AUA Study: Sex-Change Surgeries May INCREASE Suicidality

By Steve RobinsonMarch 12, 20240 News

As the debate over transgender school policies and sex-change procedures for minors has played out nationwide and in Maine, a…

Business

State Bureaucrats May Dictate Where Food Waste from Some Businesses, Schools Goes

By Libby PalanzaMarch 12, 20240 Business

Maine lawmakers have approved a bill prohibiting many entities — including schools, grocery stores, and small businesses — from sending…

News

“This has nothing to do with trying to do special favors for new Mainers”: Cumberland DA Defends Non-Prosecution of Traffic Violations on WGAN

By Edward TomicMarch 12, 202412 News 1K Views

Cumberland County District Attorney Jackie Sartoris joined Matt Gagnon on WGAN Morning News Monday to defend her recently adopted policy…

News

Maine School District Will Explore Restructuring Elementary, Middle Schools to Improve ‘programmatic equity’

By Edward TomicMarch 11, 202414 News 3K Views

Later this month Maine Regional School Unit 22 (RSU 22) is set to consider various options for “restructuring” the district’s…

Featured

Collins Grills FBI Director Wray Over Rural Maine’s Triad Weed Epidemic

By Steve RobinsonMarch 11, 202414 Featured 2K Views

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray on Monday about what his agency is doing to help…

Featured

GOP AGs Threaten Maine Over “totalitarian” Child Sex-Change Bill

By Steve RobinsonMarch 11, 202412 Featured 1K Views

An effort by Democratic state lawmakers to establish Maine as a “sanctuary state” for child sex-change procedures and late-term abortions…

Crime

Portland Police Announce Seizure of 37.7 grams of Fentanyl Across 3 Arrests Over Past Week

By Edward TomicMarch 11, 20242 Crime 2K Views

Portland Police announced Monday that over the past seven days they have seized a total of 37.7 grams of fentanyl…

Commentary

Mortifying State of the Union

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesMarch 11, 20247 Commentary

Seldom in American history has a president so boldly insulted the American people, played demagogue, or taken us for fools…

News

Hebron Academy Teacher Arrested for Inappropriate Sexual Relationship with Minor Student

By Seamus OthotMarch 11, 20243 News 3K Views

A Maine teacher was arrested Thursday following information that she had been engaging in inappropriate sexual relations with a minor…

Top News

Triad Weed: New York Man Arrested As Maine Sheriff Raids Two More Foreign-Run Drug Houses

By Steve RobinsonMarch 11, 20242 Top News 2K Views

Authorities in Piscataquis County have cracked down two more illegal marijuana operations, executing two search warrants on March 7 that…

Crime

Brewer Sex Offender Registrant Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

By Edward TomicMarch 11, 20240 Crime

On Friday, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Brewer man who was a 10-year sex offender…

Crime

14-Year-Old Accused of Weekend Shooting in Lewiston

By Edward TomicMarch 11, 20242 Crime

Lewiston Police announced Sunday that a 14-year-old male has been charged in connection to a weekend shooting on Pierce Street.…

News

Maine DEI Board Says No Conflict of Interest with $12,000 Grant to Co-Chair’s Sister

By Edward TomicMarch 11, 202410 News

Maine’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, & Tribal Populations (PCRITP) has determined that no conflict of interest…

News

Massive New England Renewable Transmission Line Plan Scrapped After Project Deemed “Not Viable”

By Seamus OthotMarch 11, 20243 News 2K Views

A massive $2 billion energy transmission line through New England has been scrapped after the company undertaking the project deemed…

News

Congressional Spending Package Would Have Funded an LGBT Community Center Which Hosts “Kink and Fetish” Parties

By Seamus OthotMarch 11, 20240 News

Congressional Democrats were forced to remove funding for an LGBT community center from a massive federal spending package after public…

News

Maine Liberals Seek New Second Amendment Restrictions, Including 5-Round Limit

By Seamus OthotMarch 11, 202416 News 2K Views

Maine’s far left lawmakers are advocating for a series of gun control bills in response to the Oct. 25 mass…

News

Sanctuary City New York Deploys National Guard to Protect Subways Amid Crime Wave

By Seamus OthotMarch 11, 20240 News

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has ordered the New York National Guard to deploy at stations throughout New York…

Top News

USA Today Blames Libs of TikTok Operator for Bomb Threat Hoax in Maine Capitol

By Seamus OthotMarch 8, 20245 Top News 1K Views

USA Today published an article blaming Chaya Raichik, operator of the anti-woke X account Libs of TikTok, for the bomb…

News

No Labels Moving Forward with Plans to Run a “Unity Ticket” This November

By Libby PalanzaMarch 8, 20244 News

No Labels has officially announced that it will be moving forward with candidate selection for its presidential ticket ahead, according…

Top News

Maine State House Evacuated After Second Bomb Threat Hoax of the Legislative Session

By Seamus OthotMarch 8, 20242 Top News

Maine’s State House was evacuated Friday morning following a bomb threat emailed to one legislator, which was quickly determined to…

Maine and New England

Lewiston Shooter Robert Card’s Brain Showed Evidence of Trauma from Serving as Army Hand Grenade Instructor: Family

By Edward TomicMarch 8, 20243 Maine and New England

Lewiston mass shooter Robert Card, who killed 18 people and injured more than a dozen others in two Oct. 25,…

News

$15 Million Municipal Reimbursement for Short-Lived Senior Citizen Property Tax Program Signed Into Law

By Libby PalanzaMarch 8, 20243 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed into law a bill allocating more than $15 million to reimburse municipalities for the…

News

Maine to Require Internet Service Providers to Prorate Final Bills and Credit Customers for Prolonged Outages

By Libby PalanzaMarch 8, 20240 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed into law this past Thursday a bill that requires internet providers to prorate for customers…

News

Lawmakers Block Bill Creating Tax Deduction for Home Electricity Costs

By Libby PalanzaMarch 8, 20243 News

Lawmakers in Augusta have shut down a bill that would have created a new tax deduction allowing Mainers to subtract…

News

Leaked Docs Show Top Transgender Association Violating Medical Ethics, Hiding Harms of “Gender-Affirming Care” – WPATH

By Edward TomicMarch 7, 20244 News

Leaked internal documents from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), the leading global medical body behind developing “standards…

News

Chinese National Indicted for Stealing AI-Related Trade Secrets From Google

By Edward TomicMarch 7, 20242 News

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday that a Chinese National residing in California has been charged with four counts…

News

Maine Bureaucrats Seek Power to Investigate Businesses With No Evidence of Wrongdoing Based on Hunches

By Seamus OthotMarch 7, 202412 News 2K Views

Maine’s new Director of Labor Standards wants to change the state’s Bureau of Labor Standards (BLS) into an enforcement agency,…

News

Maine Moves One Step Closer to Joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

By Libby PalanzaMarch 7, 202421 News 2K Views

House lawmakers in Augusta voted to approve joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an agreement that could bring about…

News

One-in-Five Portland Dems Blank Primary Ballots After Gaza Ceasefire Campaign Against ‘Butcher Biden’

By Edward TomicMarch 7, 20245 News

Although incumbent President Joe Biden handily won Maine’s Democratic presidential primary election on Super Tuesday, he appears to have been…

News

Cumberland Voters Resoundingly Defeat Controversial Proposal for Drowne Road Affordable Housing Development

By Libby PalanzaMarch 7, 20242 News

Voters in the Town of Cumberland resoundingly defeated the controversial proposal to construct a 107-unit affordable housing development on the…

News

Angus King Introduces Legislation That Would Ban Energy Exports to China, Russia, Other Foreign Adversaries

By Edward TomicMarch 7, 20248 News

Maine Senator Angus King, a self-described independent who caucuses with Democrats, has introduced legislation that would ban energy exports, which…

News

Maine’s Taxpayer-Funded “News” Website Ignores Massive Public Opposition to New Transgender Trafficking Bill, Only Quotes Planned Parenthood

By Edward TomicMarch 7, 20244 News

Maine Public, a nonprofit news outlet funded in large part by taxpayer dollars, published a perfunctory article Tuesday covering the…

Top News

Nikki Haley Announces Campaign Suspension after Trump Wins Sweeping Victories on Super Tuesday

By Seamus OthotMarch 7, 20240 Top News

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has announced that she is dropping out of the Republican presidential race after former…

News

ICE Boston Deports Unlawfully Present Brazilian Convict Accused of Strangulation, Assault and Battery

By Edward TomicMarch 7, 20242 News

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Monday that deportation officers in Boston have removed an unlawfully present Brazilian national…

Commentary

State of the Union: Just What Will President Biden Say?

By Sam PattenMarch 7, 20241 Commentary

Back before it much mattered — ie. when he was just a senator from Delaware, just the chairman of the…

Commentary

Illegal Immigration: We Are at War

By Robert "Bobby" CharlesMarch 6, 202414 Commentary 1K Views

Today, we are all Laken Hope Riley. If the name does not move you, it should. We are losing young people…

News

Massive Turnout for Public Hearing on Last-Minute Bill Creating “Legal Right” to Abortion and “Gender-Affirming Care” in Maine

By Libby PalanzaMarch 6, 20245 News 1K Views

Lawmakers in Augusta held a public hearing Tuesday for a bill that would institute legal protections for those seeking or…

News

Facebook and Other Meta Services Suffer Worldwide Outages, Spurring Concerns of Cyberattack

By Seamus OthotMarch 6, 20241 News

Facebook, Instagram, and other services operated by Mark Zuckerberg’s META experienced a worldwide outage as users were unable to log…

Featured

Angus King Denies Ukrainians Are Embezzling Any U.S. Tax Dollars, Claims Putin Will Invade Poland

By Seamus OthotMarch 6, 202427 Featured 1K Views

Maine Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), a top proponent of sending billions of US tax dollars to the Ukrainian regime, denied…

Featured

Maine’s Far Left Media Censor MASSIVE Turnout Opposed to Transgender Trafficking, Abortion Tourism Bill

By Steve RobinsonMarch 5, 202415 Featured 4K Views

Maine’s legacy and corporate media — including the Bangor Daily News, the major television stations, and the collection of news…

Top News

Gender X: Trans Activists Want “Emergency” Bill to Add Third Gender Option to State Forms

By Seamus OthotMarch 5, 20248 Top News

Maine legislators are considering a bill that would mark yet another step in Maine’s quest to adopt policies that accord…

News

Voter IDs Are Discriminatory, Burdensome, and Unnecessary: AG Garland

By Seamus OthotMarch 5, 202420 News

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland doubled down on the left-wing position that voter ID requirements somehow constitute racial discrimination. [RELATED:…

News

Maine Pharmacies Giving Out Prescriptions Without Verifying MaineCare Coverage Amid Weeks-Long System Outages

By Seamus OthotMarch 5, 20240 News

Following a mysterious cyberattack, Maine pharmacies have been instructed to fill prescriptions of MaineCare members without the ability to verify…

News

Two Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Portland Following Traffic Stop

By Edward TomicMarch 5, 20241 News

A traffic stop in Portland Sunday resulted in a pair of arrests on drug trafficking charges after police discovered fentanyl…

Top News

Maine Transgender Activists Launch Offensive Against Conservative States with Unprecedented Legal Scheme

By Steve RobinsonMarch 4, 20245 Top News 2K Views

HEARING – Tuesday @ 1:00 pm – Cross Building Room 220 Maine lawmakers will consider Tuesday a proposal to drastically…

Crime

Mass Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl to Biddeford Couple

By Edward TomicMarch 4, 20240 Crime

A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Portland to supplying a Biddeford couple with fentanyl to…

News

Migrants Arrive at US Border With Address of Portland, Maine Shelter: Mayor Mark Dion on WGAN

By Edward TomicMarch 4, 202418 News 3K Views

When speaking about the issue of large numbers of migrants coming to Maine, Portland Mayor Mark Dion told Matt Gagnon…

Top News

Bellows Hides From Maine Wire After SCOTUS Nukes Her Bid to Rig Maine’s Election: VIDEO

By Tom ShattuckMarch 4, 202415 Top News 1K Views

After SCOTUS handed Shenna Bellows a resounding defeat today in Trump’s ballot eligibility case, Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson paid…

Politics

Impeachment Round Two: Embattled Bellows Faces 2nd GOP Impeachment Effort After Left-Wing Justices Destroy Her Argument

By Edward TomicMarch 4, 20247 Politics

After the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that individual states do not have the authority to bar former…

Top News

Shenna Bellows Withdraws Disqualification of Trump from Maine’s Primary Following SCOTUS Ruling

By Libby PalanzaMarch 4, 20245 Top News

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has withdrawn her decision disqualifying former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot…

Crime

Three Face Charges After Rumford Hotel Drug Bust Nets More than $5,600 in Fentanyl

By Edward TomicMarch 4, 20243 Crime 1K Views

Three people were arrested on drug trafficking charges after police seized more than $5,600 worth of fentanyl during a search…

Crime

Man Charged with Murder in Connection to Weekend Shooting Near Portland’s Union Station Plaza

By Edward TomicMarch 4, 20249 Crime

Portland Police announced Sunday that they have arrested a suspect in relation to a homicide that occurred over the weekend…

Featured

SCOTUS Unanimously Rules That States Cannot Disqualify Trump from the Ballot

By Libby PalanzaMarch 4, 202411 Featured

The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump must be allowed to appear on the…

Crime

ICE Boston Deports Brazilian Fugitive Wanted for Child Rape Who Fled to US Under Tourist Visa

By Edward TomicMarch 4, 20242 Crime

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Friday that a Brazilian national who fled to the U.S. under a tourist…

Triad Weed

Maine Sheriff Busts Trio of Brooklynites as Crackdown on Triad Drug Trafficking Continues – Maine State Police AWOL

By Steve RobinsonMarch 2, 202432 Triad Weed 4K Views

Three more New Yorkers have been arrested in Somerset County for illegally growing and trafficking vast amounts of marijuana at…

News

State Awards $5.4 Million in Grants for Infrastructure Improvements Aimed at “Climate Resiliency”

By Libby PalanzaMarch 2, 20245 News

$5.4 million worth of grants from the state government have been awarded to municipalities throughout Maine to “protect vulnerable infrastructure…

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