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Maine’s Homelessness Crisis Features Prominently Among Legislature’s Preliminary List of Bills Potentially Up for Consideration in Early 2024

By Libby PalanzaOctober 10, 20233 Top News

State lawmakers are currently poised to consider a number of changes to the laws surrounding homelessness — an issue that…

News

Dark Money Network Funding Maine Progressives Under Investigation by DC Attorney General: Free Beacon

By Edward TomicOctober 10, 20230 News

Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb has issued subpoenas to the liberal dark money giant Arabella Advisors and its multibillion-dollar…

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Energy Committee Republicans Say Question Three Means “Politician-Controlled” Electricity for Maine

By The Maine WireOctober 10, 20238 News

The following op-ed was submitted to the Maine Wire by the Republican members of the Energy Committee and reflects the…

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US Embassy “Deeply Disappointed” After Russia Upholds Detention of WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich

By Edward TomicOctober 10, 20231 News

A Moscow court on Tuesday rejected an appeal of the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin graduate Evan…

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Janet Mills Deletes Facebook Post Touting Portland Homeless Camp Alongside Maine Mountains and Lakes

By Steve RobinsonOctober 10, 20233 News 2K Views

Maine Gov. Janet Mills committed an apparent social media blunder on Monday evening, posting images of Portland, Maine’s notorious Marginal…

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Legal Battle Over Use and Dissemination of Maine’s Voter Rolls Goes Before First Circuit Court of Appeals

By Libby PalanzaOctober 9, 20233 Top News

Oral arguments took place this morning before Boston’s First Circuit Court of Appeals in the case against the Maine Secretary…

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Bonny Eagle School District Removes Some Controversial Titles From School Libraries and Requires Parental Permission for Others

By Libby PalanzaOctober 9, 20232 News 1K Views

Schools in the Bonny Eagle School District (MSAD #6) have begun taking steps to ensure that underage students are not…

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Maine Man “motivated by sheer greed” Sentenced to 1.5 Years for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $1 Million in PPP Loans

By Edward TomicOctober 6, 20233 News 3K Views

A South Thomaston man was sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison earlier this week for fraudulently obtaining over $1 million…

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Maine Resettlement Agencies Set to Double Number of Refugees Taken in for FY24: Maine Public

By Edward TomicOctober 6, 202312 News 1K Views

Maine’s three refugee resettlement agencies have been approved to resettle double the amount of refugees in fiscal year 2024 (FY24)…

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Maine Will Receive $412,000 from Settlement with Blackbaud for Data Breach Impacting Millions of Consumers: AG Frey

By Edward TomicOctober 6, 20233 News

The State of Maine, alongside 49 other states, has reached a settlement with the software company Blackbaud after a 2020…

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Trans Runner Who Destroyed Female Competition at Maine Cross Country Meet has Maine Medical Center Director of Clinical Ethics Father, Bates Feminist Ethicist Mother

By Edward TomicOctober 5, 202320 News 13K Views

A Maine cross country runner who competed last year in the Western Maine Conference (WMC) Boys Cross Country meets is…

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Sex Offender Out on Probation Arrested in Lewiston After Allegedly Aggressively Exposing Himself, Attempting to Enter Vehicle

By Edward TomicOctober 5, 20230 News

A Maine sex offender out on probation was arrested in Lewiston Wednesday after he allegedly aggressively exposed himself and attempted…

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Portland Park and Ride Homeless Encampment Sweep Date Set for Nov. 1

By Edward TomicOctober 5, 20232 Featured

Residents of Portland’s largest homeless encampment at the Marginal Way Park and Ride lot now have less than a month…

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High School Students in Hermon Required to Obtain Parental Permission Before Accessing Explicit Library Books

By Libby PalanzaOctober 5, 20231 Top News

Parents of Hermon High School students were asked earlier this year to decide whether their student should be allowed access…

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Hunter Biden Pleads Not Guilty to Three Felony Gun Charges

By Edward TomicOctober 5, 20230 News

Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to three felony firearm possession charges during his arraignment in a Delaware federal court on…

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“We’re in the midst of an unprecedented crisis”: Portland Mayor Focuses on Housing, Homelessness in State of the City Address

By Edward TomicOctober 5, 20234 Top News

Portland Mayor Kate Snyder delivered her final State of the City Address as mayor Monday afternoon, focusing primarily on the…

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Majority of Americans Trust Republicans More Than Democrats To Keep Country Safe & Prosperous: Gallup Poll

By Libby PalanzaOctober 5, 20231 Top News

Most Americans are inclined to trust Republicans over Democrats to effectively deal with the myriad of problems facing the country…

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Portland City Council Rejects Proposal to Add Bunk Beds to Shelter Amidst Homelessness Crisis

By Libby PalanzaOctober 5, 20230 Top News

The Portland City Council rejected a proposal to add bunk beds to one of the city’s homeless shelters in an…

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State of Maine Ratifies Two-Year Contract with Law Enforcement Union as State Employee Union Protests Continue

By Edward TomicOctober 5, 20230 News

The Maine State Law Enforcement Association (MSLEA) ratified a two-year contract with the State of Maine over the weekend, granting…

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Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise Announce Run for Speaker of the House

By Libby PalanzaOctober 4, 20234 News

Roughly twenty-four hours after the House of Representatives voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the speakership, Rep. Jim…

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“We need to do a lot more enforcement”: Cumberland DA Jackie Sartoris Talks Portland Homeless Encampments on WGAN

By Edward TomicOctober 2, 20233 News

Cumberland County District Attorney Jackie Sartoris joined Matt Gagnon on Newsradio WGAN Monday morning to discuss Portland’s encampment crisis and…

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Maine Hotel’s Fight with Self-Appointed ADA ‘Tester’ Heads to Supreme Court

By Libby PalanzaOctober 2, 20232 News

Later this week, the Supreme Court will be hearing a case that originated in Maine several years ago — Acheson…

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State of Maine Sends Out $166 Million in EBT Cards to Kids

By Edward TomicOctober 2, 20237 News 3K Views

Parents across Maine have been left confused in recent days by their children receiving Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards in…

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Mills Gives Out $2.4 Million in Latest Round of Climate Change Grants

By Edward TomicOctober 2, 20237 News

Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Friday the latest round of grants awarded through the state’s Community Resilience Partnership, which since…

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Entire Maine Delegation Votes for Stopgap Funding Bill to Avert Government Shutdown, Excludes Funding for Ukraine Proxy War

By Edward TomicOctober 2, 20232 News

The impending federal government shutdown was averted late Saturday after President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill that passed…

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Two Men Arrested in Sanford Stabbing and Bike Theft Case

By Edward TomicSeptember 29, 20230 News

The Sanford Police Department announced Friday that two men were arrested in connection to the non-fatal stabbing of homeless man…

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South Portland High School Locked Down This Morning After Suspicious Individual Spotted Near Entrance

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 29, 20231 News

South Portland High School (SPHS) went into lockdown this morning while the South Portland Police Department (SPPD) investigated a suspicious…

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Longest-Serving Female Senator, Dead At 90

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 29, 20233 News

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) — the longest-serving woman in the United States Senate — has died at the age…

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Angus King and West Virginia Senator Partner to Designate September as ‘National Recovery Month’ Amid Rise in Overdoses

By Edward TomicSeptember 29, 20233 News

Maine Sen. Angus King and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) earlier this week introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate…

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Senate Unanimously Approves Official Business-Appropriate Dress Code

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 29, 20232 News

The United States Senate has unanimously reversed course today by officially codifying a business casual dress code days after moving…

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‘Enough is Enough’: Portland Business Owners Speak Out About Crime and Violence in City’s Homeless Encampments [VIDEO]

By Edward TomicSeptember 29, 20236 News 3K Views

Portland business owners and retail workers joined the organization “Enough is Enough” to release a video Thursday drawing attention to…

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Low Approval Ratings for Congress and Biden Persist as Government Shutdown Looms: Gallup Poll

By Edward TomicSeptember 29, 20232 News

Job approval ratings for Congress and President Joe Biden remain low ahead of an impending government shutdown, according to polling…

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Sanford Man Stabbed Multiple Times After Having His Bike Stolen Near City’s Homeless Hot Spot

By Edward TomicSeptember 28, 20230 News

A Sanford man is in stable condition after being stabbed multiple times early Thursday morning by two men who stole…

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Maine ACLU Demands Portland Stop ‘Criminalizing Homelessness’, Calls Encampment Sweeps ‘Inherently Racist’

By Edward TomicSeptember 28, 20238 News

The ACLU of Maine joined the Communist Party for Socialism and Liberation and other advocacy groups Tuesday to urge the…

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Good Boy! South Portland Police K-9 Finds Burglary Suspect Hiding in Dumpster

By Edward TomicSeptember 28, 20230 News

A South Portland Police K-9 team successfully located a burglary suspect Wednesday who had fled the scene and hidden himself…

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Sex Therapist’s “Raising Sexually Healthy Children” Workshop Flyer Passed out to 1st and 3rd Graders in Maine

By Edward TomicSeptember 28, 20238 News 1K Views

A flyer advertising a sex therapist’s “Raising Sexually Healthy Children” workshop hosted by the Greely Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) was…

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Trio of Arrests, Including Two NYC Men, Made in 6 Year Old Maine Arson and Murder Case

By Edward TomicSeptember 27, 20231 News 1K Views

The Maine State Police announced Wednesday that they have made three arrests in relation to an arson, robbery, and homicide…

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Feds Allege Amazon Uses Illegal Tactics to Hold Monopoly Over Online Retail

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 27, 20230 News

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Tuesday that it has taken legal action — alongside a number of state attorneys…

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Voluntarily Homeless: Portland Spent $65,000 Offering Shelter and Housing to 100 “Unhoused Individuals” — Only 18 Accepted

By Edward TomicSeptember 27, 20237 News 3K Views

Information released this month by Portland officials revealed that the city’s effort to place roughly 100 homeless individuals in shelters…

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Safety vs Privacy: Maine Lawmakers Weigh Proposals to Restrict State-Sponsored Spying

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 27, 20230 News

When the State Legislature reconvenes next year, Maine lawmakers will consider two proposals that would strengthen Mainers’ right to privacy…

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“Put that right down! That is inappropriate material!”: Maine Parent Confronts Town Council with Pornographic Book in School Libraries

By Edward TomicSeptember 27, 202310 News 4K Views

A Cumberland, Maine, Town Council meeting became heated Tuesday evening when a parent confronted the Councilors with sexually explicit images…

Commentary

Troy Jackson’s Lawsuit Reeks of Dirty Politics: Lockman

By Larry LockmanSeptember 27, 20234 Commentary 1K Views

By now most Mainers have heard about the scandal surrounding Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, the top lawmaker in Maine…

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“No More Handouts Without Accountability”: Democrat San Francisco Mayor Wants to Require Drug Testing, Treatment for Welfare Recipients

By Edward TomicSeptember 27, 20232 News

The Democratic Mayor of San Francisco announced a plan Tuesday morning to address the city’s drug and homelessness crises that…

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Gang of Lewiston Preteens Broke Into Lewiston School, Caused $40k in Damage

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 27, 20234 News

The former Longley Elementary School in Lewiston — currently being used for adult education classes — was broken into and…

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Portland Man Fatally Stabs Himself after Police Respond to Burglary Attempt

By Edward TomicSeptember 26, 20232 News

A Portland Police response to report of an attempted burglary ended in a man’s suicide early Tuesday morning, according to…

Education

Nearly Half Of Homeschool Parents Cite ‘Liberal’ Public Schools As Motivating Factor: POLL

By DCNFSeptember 26, 202312 Education 19K Views

The Daily Caller News Foundation Kate Anderson on September 26, 2023 Almost half of parents turning to homeschooling today say they…

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Offshore Wind Making Everything More Expensive, From Lobsters To Electricity: FRANK LASSEE

By DCNFSeptember 26, 20236 Commentary 7K Views

The Daily Caller News Foundation – Frank Lasee on September 26, 2023 National Lobster Day is a good time to…

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House Republicans Launch Probe into Biden Energy Secretary’s Disastrous Taxpayer-Funded EV Road Trip

By Edward TomicSeptember 26, 20236 News 15K Views

House Republicans announced Tuesday that they have launched an investigation into President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm over…

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IRS Grants Tax Extension to Feb. 15 for Mainers Affected by Hurricane Lee

By Edward TomicSeptember 26, 20230 News

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Monday that Maine taxpayers affected by Hurricane Lee will now have until Feb. 15,…

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Portland City Council to Consider $134,000 150-Bed Expansion to Homeless Shelter by Emergency Declaration

By Edward TomicSeptember 26, 20233 News

The Portland City Council will host a second public workshop Tuesday on possible policy solutions to the city’s homeless encampment…

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Dangerous Company: Sam Patten’s Memoir Is a Riveting Insight Into 25 Years of American Foreign Policy

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 26, 20230 News

Sam Patten had to survive getting nearly stabbed to death, twice, in order to live long enough to write the…

News

New Maine CDC Director Recommends Masks and Latest COVID Booster for Everybody Ages 6 months and Older

By Edward TomicSeptember 25, 202324 News 3K Views

The new Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC) Dr. Puthiery Va joined the taxpayer-funded Maine Calling radio…

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Canadian House Speaker Apologizes After Parliament Gives ‘Hero’ Nazi Veteran a Standing Ovation

By Edward TomicSeptember 25, 20230 News

Canadian Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota issued an apology Sunday for recognizing a 98-year-old Nazi Waffen-SS veteran…

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NASCAR Driver Austin Theriault Joins the Race for Maine’s Second Congressional District

By Edward TomicSeptember 25, 20230 News

The field for the Republican primary race in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District grew Monday when former NASCAR driver and State…

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Temporary Ban on New Hotel, Homeless Shelter Construction Under Consideration by Bar Harbor Town Council

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 25, 20230 News

The Bar Harbor Town Council is currently considering a proposal to temporarily ban the construction of new hotels in the…

News

Portland Police Warn of Bitcoin ATM Extortion Scam

By Edward TomicSeptember 25, 20232 News

The Portland Police Department issued a warning Monday regarding an extortion scheme scammers are using to take people’s money using…

Business

Chinese Foreign Nationals Entering U.S. Illegally at Record Levels

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 25, 20232 Business

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has encountered more Chinese foreign nationals attempting to enter the country illegally in fiscal year…

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Maine Private School Teacher Was Fired After Criticizing Critical Race Theory and Posting Jordan Peterson Videos

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 25, 20234 News 2K Views

A school teacher at private school in Maine was fired after he vocally criticized so-called “diversity, equity, and inclusion” programming…

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Maine on Track for Record Level of Eviction Filings This Year

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 25, 20230 News

Data from the Maine Judicial Branch shows that evictions in the state have increased dramatically since the end of the…

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Dem Senator Indicted Over Alleged Bribery Scheme

By Edward TomicSeptember 22, 20231 News

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, and his wife were indicted Friday on federal bribery charges for…

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McDonald’s Is Being Sued Over a Spilled Cup of Excessively Hot Coffee — Again

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 22, 20231 News

Roughly thirty years after the inciting incident behind the infamous lawsuit that has since come to serve as the posterchild…

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Report of Gun Leads to Arrests, Fentanyl Seizure at Auburn Homeless Encampment

By Edward TomicSeptember 22, 20235 News

Auburn Police received a call Wednesday reporting that a man in the area of 21 Center Street was displaying a…

News

Portland Mayoral Candidates Explain How They Would Tackle the City’s Homelessness Crisis

By Edward TomicSeptember 22, 20236 News 1K Views

In a Tuesday evening debate hosted by CBS 13, Fox 23 and the Bangor Daily News, Portland’s 2023 mayoral candidates…

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Boston University Launches Inquiry into Ibram X. Kendi’s $43 Million Antiracism Center Amid Mass Layoffs, Accusations of Financial Mismanagement

By Edward TomicSeptember 22, 20236 News 4K Views

Boston University announced Wednesday that it is launching an inquiry into Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research (CAR)…

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Southern Maine Dems Complain Millinocket Too Far a Drive for Them to Protest Pickett Mountain Mining Project

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 22, 20239 News 1K Views

Democratic lawmakers from southern Maine are crying foul over public meetings concerning the proposed Pickett Mountain mining project. The Land…

Maine and New England

Morris Calls on Mills’ Insurance Superintendent to Probe Senate President Jackson [AUDIO]

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 22, 20230 Maine and New England

The senior House Republican on the legislative committee that oversees insurance in Maine joined WVOM’s George Hale and Ric Tyler…

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Maine Dad Says High School Clinic Sent 17-Year-Old Daughter Home with Secret Baggy of Zoloft, Sicced Child Protective Services on Him For Complaining

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 21, 202368 News 133K Views

A Fairfield father says that a federally funded health clinic operating within Lawrence High School provided his minor daughter with…

Commentary

Mills: “Please Vote No On Question 3”

By The Maine WireSeptember 21, 20238 Commentary 1K Views

Gov. Janet Mills published the following radio address on Wednesday, finally weighing in decisively against a campaign by the Maine…

News

Mills Backs Goal of Increasing Heat Pump Installations Four-Fold By 2030 In Her Role As Co-Chair of the US Climate Alliance

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 21, 20233 News

The United States Climate Alliance — of which Gov. Janet Mills (D) is a co-chair — announced today a new…

News

Unanswered Questions After South Portland Cops Called to Human Rights Commission Chair’s Home: 911 Transcript

By Edward TomicSeptember 21, 20232 News 1K Views

Unanswered questions linger regarding a July 911 call to the South Portland Police Department asking police to respond to the…

News

Children’s Book in Maine Schools Tells Kids to Trust Corporate Media — Not Their Parents: News Literacy Project

By Edward TomicSeptember 21, 202314 News 12K Views

Maine school libraries are stocking a children’s graphic novel meant to teach “news literacy” that contains thinly veiled allusions to…

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Maine’s Workforce Participation Rate Remained Below National Average in August: MDOL

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 21, 20230 News

Maine’s unemployment rate has remained relatively consistent these past few months — leveling out around 2.5 percent — according to…

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Biden Admin Extends Temporary Protected Status to 472,000 Venezuelan Nationals Living in the US

By Edward TomicSeptember 21, 20230 News

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced Thursday that approximately 472,000 Venezuelan nationals living in the United States…

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Fraudulent FTX Crypto Scheme Funneled Cash to Left-Wing Groups Through Arabella Advisors: Lawsuit

By Edward TomicSeptember 21, 20232 News

Joseph Bankman, the father of the infamous former crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried, allegedly held a role on the advisory board…

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Portland Public Schools Enrolled More Than 300 Homeless Students for 2022-2023 School Year

By Edward TomicSeptember 21, 20231 News

There were approximately 320 students from homeless families enrolled in the Portland Public School (PPS) system during the 2022-2023 school…

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State Rep Mike Soboleski Officially Announces Campaign for Maine’s Second Congressional District

By Edward TomicSeptember 21, 20231 News

Maine State Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Phillips) announced Thursday that he is officially entering the Republican primary election for a chance…

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Mills Directs $6.5 Million of COVID-Era Funds to Maine Electrical Grid Upgrades, Favoring ‘Minority and Ethnically Diverse’ Business Owners

By Edward TomicSeptember 21, 20238 News 8K Views

As part of the nearly $1 billion in federal funds Maine received from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, Gov.…

News

“Insurance Fraud is Not a Victimless Crime”: Senior House Republican Calls for Mills Admin to Investigate Troy Jackson’s Insurance Practices

By Edward TomicSeptember 21, 20231 News

Maine State Rep. Josh Morris (R-Turner), ranking Republican member of the Legislature’s Insurance Committee, sent a letter Wednesday to Acting…

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Bar Harbor Town Council Unanimously Dissolves Cruise Ship Committee

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 20, 20230 News

The Bar Harbor Town Council voted unanimously earlier this week to dissolve the Council’s cruise ship committee. The committee was…

News

Who is Hansjörg Wyss, the Billionaire Swiss National Bankrolling Progressive Media and Politics in Maine?

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 20, 20231 News 4K Views

Mainers learned this week that left-wing mega donor Johann Georg Wyss, known as Hansjörg Wyss, bankrolled a national nonprofit’s purchase…

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Another One: False Report of Armed Student on Private School Campus Sends Neighboring Public Schools into Lockdown Tuesday Morning

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 20, 20230 News

Four Kennebec County schools went into lockdown yesterday due to reports of an armed student on the nearby Kents Hill…

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Biden DHS Secretary Appoints Ex-Intel Officials Who Lied About Hunter Biden’s ‘Laptop from hell’ to New DHS ‘Experts Group’

By Edward TomicSeptember 20, 20231 News

Three former intelligence officials who falsely tried to discredit the infamous Hunter Biden laptop story as Russian disinformation have been…

National

Susan Collins Jokes That She Plans to ‘Wear a Bikini’ to DC as Senate Relaxes Dress Code for Stroked-out Fetterman

By The Maine WireSeptember 20, 20234 National

Maine Sen. Susan Collins jokingly told reporters Monday that she plans to wear a bikini on the Senate floor in…

Commentary

The Road to Manhood: V. Paul Reynolds

By V. Paul ReynoldsSeptember 20, 20236 Commentary

“How does a boy become a man?” Out of the blue, that question was put to my middle-aged son by…

News

Parents Push Back Against Pornographic Books in Libraries at Chaotic Maine School Board Meeting

By Edward TomicSeptember 19, 202342 News 51K Views

Parents in the Maine School Administrative District #51 (MSAD #51) pushed back against pornographic books in the district’s school libraries…

News

EcoMaine, State Experts Still Can’t Say How Pink Plumes of Iodine Filled Portland’s Sky: Never-Before-Seen Emails

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 19, 20231 News

Confused Mainers watched as pink vapor billowed out the chimney of the EcoMaine waste management plant in Portland back in…

News

Topsham Middle School Students Sent Home This Morning Due To False Bomb Threat Received Late Sunday Night

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 18, 20230 News

Middle schoolers in Topsham were sent home this morning out of an abundance of caution after the school received a…

News

MDOE Reports 40% Increase In Educator Certification Applications, Schools Nonetheless Struggling To Fill Open Positions

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 18, 20231 News

Although Maine is still experiencing persistent teacher shortages, the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) saw a 40 percent increase in…

News

Major Progressive Donors, Including Swiss Foreign National Hansjörg Wyss, Funded Press Herald Purchase and Are Funding Yet Another News Outlet in Maine

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 18, 202310 News 16K Views

The majority of daily news outlets in Maine are now bankrolled by some of the country’s largest donors to the…

Commentary

Commentary: The Constitution Is Not Optional

By Tom DesjardinSeptember 18, 20232 Commentary

Ignoring the Constitution is Becoming an American Pastime In an effort to address the economically crippling labor shortage in New…

News

Federal Judge Rules Obama-era DACA Program for “Dreamers” Illegal

By Edward TomicSeptember 18, 20230 News

A Texas-based U.S. judge ruled Wednesday against an Obama-era immigration policy meant to prevent the deportation of and provide work…

News

Casco Bay High School Evacuated After Police Receive Hoax Text Claiming Active Shooter

By Edward TomicSeptember 18, 20230 News

A Portland high school was evacuated Monday morning after police received an unfounded text message claiming there was in active…

News

‘Stop the Sweeps’: Portland Communists Rally Against City’s Homeless Encampment Clean Ups

By Edward TomicSeptember 18, 20238 News 1K Views

The Communist Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), the Maine Democratic Socialists of America (MDSA), the Maine People’s Alliance (MPA),…

News

Study Claiming Aroostook Wind Corridor Will Save Mainers Money Authored by Maine PUC Commissioner’s Former Employer

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 18, 20233 News 1K Views

The sole study purporting to show that a massive $4.9 billion Aroostook County wind power project will benefit Maine ratepayers…

News

House Passes Bill Prohibiting States From Banning, Limiting Sale of Gas Powered Vehicles

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 15, 20231 News 4K Views

House lawmakers in Washington D.C. voted 222-190 in favor of a bill blocking states from attempting to eliminate the sale…

News

Natural Disaster Threatens Man-Made Disaster as Hurricane Lee Bears Down on Portland’s Growing Homeless Camp

By Edward TomicSeptember 15, 20234 News

Portland’s now-largest homeless encampment at the Marginal Way Park and Ride has approximately doubled in size since August, with a…

Healthcare

City of Portland Claims Migrant Crisis an “Act of God”

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 15, 202310 Healthcare 2K Views

The city of Portland has finally discovered who is responsible for the thousands of homeless migrants that have inundated the…

News

Maine Medical Association Endorses Universal Health Insurance Coverage

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 15, 20231 News

The Maine Medical Association (MMA) last week became the fifth state medical association in the country to endorse a policy…

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Westbrook High School Student Facing Charges After Bringing Gun To School, Sending Building Into Lockdown

By Libby PalanzaSeptember 15, 20230 News

Westbrook High School went into lockdown earlier Thursday morning when a student reported to school officials that another student was…

News

Foreign Investors Will Reap 92 Percent of Profits from Aroostook County’s King Pine Wind Power Scheme

By Steve RobinsonSeptember 14, 202314 News 9K Views

When the 170-turbine 1,000 megawatt King Pine Wind Farm in Aroostook County becomes operational near the end of the decade,…

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