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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…

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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…

Video

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…

News

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 3K 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…

Featured

Hunter Biden Storms out of Contempt of Congress Hearing After Making Surprise Appearance on Capitol Hill

By Edward TomicJanuary 10, 20246 Featured

Hunter Biden made an unexpected appearance on Capitol Hill Wednesday at the House Oversight Committee’s markup on a resolution to…

Commentary

Reagan Paul: Sears Island May Be the Next Victim of Maineโ€™s Radical Climate Agenda

By Reagan PaulJanuary 10, 20243 Commentary 2K Views

Sears Island has long been known as a place of tranquility and home to abundant wildlife, migratory birds, botanical resources,…

News

One Dead, One Injured After Head-On Crash on Forest Ave in Portland

By Edward TomicJanuary 10, 20241 News

A head-on crash on Forest Ave. in Portland Tuesday left one person dead and another injured, according to Portland Police.…

Commentary

What Does National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Do All Day?

By Sam PattenJanuary 10, 20242 Commentary

Official Washington is laying it on thick when it comes to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austinโ€™s โ€œsecretโ€ hospitalization for colon…

News

Bellows Urges Maine Superior Court to Handle Trump Case Rather Than Await U.S. Supreme Court

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 9, 20245 News

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, as well as Kimberly Rosen, Thomas Saviello, and former Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling, have…

Featured

Effort to Open Impeachment Inquiry Into Shenna Bellows Fails

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 9, 202410 Featured

The Maine House of Representatives today voted 60-80 against initiating an impeachment inquiry into Secretary of State Shenna Bellows for…

Top News

Collins “Shocked” at U.S. Defense Secretary’s Secretive Hospitalization, Calls for Transparency

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 9, 202416 Top News

Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) called on U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to be more forthcoming about the details of…

Politics

Troy Jackson Snaps at Aroostook County Voter: “Don’t bother me with your foolishness”

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 9, 202411 Politics 2K Views

It’s a familiar phrase to any Mainer who followed the New England Patriots’ dynasty years under Tom Brady and Bill…

Top News

Maine Healthcare Costs Soar as Competition Dwindles

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 9, 20241 Top News

Healthcare costs in Maine, already higher than most other states, are continuing to increase, and a D.C.-based center-left think tanks…

Top News

Illegal Marijuana Vexes Northern Maine Town Officials as Out-of-State Criminals Prosper

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 9, 202415 Top News 5K Views

Town officials in northern Penobscot County suspect that out-of-state criminal organizations are illegally growing and trafficking marijuana in their towns,…

News

Trump Asks Maine Superior Court to Postpone Proceedings Until SCOTUS Issues Ruling

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 8, 20241 News

On Friday, the Supreme Court granted cert for former President Donald Trump’s appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to…

News

Maine Considers Joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 8, 202422 News 2K Views

Maine’s electoral college votes may soon be poised to go toward the winner of the national popular vote in presidential…

Crime

Woodville Woman Ordered to Pay Over $100,000 For Fraudulent Use of Multiple Welfare Programs

By Edward TomicJanuary 8, 20245 Crime

A Woodville woman has been ordered to pay over $100,000 in restitution after being being sentenced for Social Security fraud,…

Maine and New England

Massachusetts Plans For Budget Cuts Due to Low State Revenue

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 8, 20240 Maine and New England

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey will have to make cuts to her $56 billion budget for fiscal year 2024, according to…

Immigration

Growing Number of Americans See Border Situation as Crisis, Support Tougher Enforcement from Biden Admin: CBS News

By Edward TomicJanuary 8, 20245 Immigration

A growing number of Americans view the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border as a crisis and seek tougher enforcement policies…

News

SCOTUS to Review CO Supreme Court’s Decision Blocking Trump from the Ballot

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 8, 20241 News

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted former President Donald Trump’s request to review the Colorado Supreme Court’s December ruling…

News

No Increase in Native-Born Workers Over Five Years: U.S. BLS

By Seamus OthotJanuary 8, 20241 News

Employment data released last week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed record high levels of foreign-born workers participating…

Commentary

The Insurrection Case Against Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

By Joshua FillerJanuary 8, 20241 Commentary

With Colorado and now Maine having removed Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot due to his engaging in a so-called…

Featured

At Rural Maine Marijuana Grow, Cops Find Asian Passports, Plane Tickets from China, and Stolen Electricity

By Steve RobinsonJanuary 8, 202424 Featured 5K Views

When the Machias Police executed a search warrant at 414 East Kennebec Road in December, they suspected they find an…

Politics

Exclusive: Carol Swain Backs Rep. Stefanik for Education Secretary

By Neil McCabeJanuary 8, 20244 Politics

The professor and author plagiarized by the erstwhile Harvard president Claudine Gay told The Maine Wire she would support Rep.…

Featured

Town Clerks in Maine Accuse No Labels of Deceptive Voter Registration Practices

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 5, 202415 Featured 2K Views

Town clerks in Maine have raised concerns about the practices employed by No Labels in their effort to register voters…

News

No Labels Recognized as Maine’s Newest Political Party with Ballot Access

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 5, 20245 News

No Labels has officially gained access to Maine’s ballot after surpassing the state’s registration threshold for certification. The group has…

Comer News

House Republicans Set to Consider Holding Hunter Biden in Contempt of Congress for Defying Subpoenas

By Edward TomicJanuary 5, 20243 News

House Republicans will consider a resolution and accompanying report to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas,…

Crime

Portland Police Respond to Shooting at Union Station Plaza

By Edward TomicJanuary 5, 20244 Crime

Portland Police announced Friday that they responded to a shooting Thursday night at Union Station Plaza which injured one victim.…

News

Trump Hit with New 14th Amendment Ballot Challenge in MA

By Edward TomicJanuary 5, 202420 News

The Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization Free Speech for People (FSFP) filed a complaint Thursday challenging former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to…

News

Taxpayer-Funded “Place Justice Project” Bemoans “Problematic” Place Names in Maine

By Seamus OthotJanuary 5, 202437 News 3K Views

Maine’s taxpayer funded Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Tribal Populations (PCRITP) sponsored a hyper-woke webinar Tuesday…

News

Portland City Council Unanimously Passes Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Resolution After Contentious Public Comments

By Edward TomicJanuary 4, 202429 News 1K Views

The Portland City Council voted unanimously Wednesday in support of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing…

News

Dozens of House Republicans Visit the U.S.-Mexico Border as Congressional Debate Over Immigration Reform Continues

By Justin DelMonicoJanuary 4, 20241 News

On Wednesday, Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and dozens of other House Republicans traveled to Eagle Pass,…

News

Lobstermen Sue State Agency for Mandating Installation of 24-Hour Electronic Location Monitoring System on Their Boats

By Libby PalanzaJanuary 4, 202412 News

A group of five Maine lobstermen are suing Maine Department of Marine Fisheries (MDMR) Commissioner Patrick Keliher over new rules…

News

Janet Mills Finally Weighs in on Trump’s Ballot Removal

By Seamus OthotJanuary 4, 202411 News 2K Views

On Wednesday, Gov. Janet Mills’ (D-Maine) spokesman Ben Goodman announced Gov. Mills’ opinion on the removal of former President Donald…

News

Biden Justice Department Sues State of Texas Over New Law Authorizing Migrant Arrests, Deportations

By Edward TomicJanuary 4, 20240 News

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the State of Texas over a controversial new law empowering…

Crime

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…

News

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…

News

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…

News

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,…

News

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…

News

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…

Top News

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…

Top News

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”…

News

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…

News

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…

News

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…

News

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…

News

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…

News

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…

News

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…

News

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…

News

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…

Top News

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…

News

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…

Top News

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…

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