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Troy Jackson Takes Aim at Jonathan Bush with Campaign Video Promising Higher Taxes Filmed Outside His Home

By Seamus OthotApril 21, 20266 News

Alleged mortgage fraudster, former Democratic Senate President, and current gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson took aim at his Republican opponent Jonathan…

National

ActBlue Sued In Landmark Lawsuit Citing Federal Election Fraud And Foreign Contributions

By Maine Wire StaffApril 21, 20262 National

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a landmark lawsuit against ActBlue on Monday, accusing the Democratic Party’s preferred fundraising vehicle…

News

U.S.-Iran Talks Stall as Ceasefire Deadline Looms Wednesday

By Jon FetherstonApril 21, 20261 News

WASHINGTON – Negotiations to end the war between the United States and Iran have hit a critical impasse as a…

News

Collins Announces Release of LIHEAP Funds, With More Than $4.3 Million Headed to Maine

By Jon FetherstonApril 21, 20261 News

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that $427.4 million in Low-Income Home…

News

Former Lewiston Man Sentenced in Federal Stalking Case for Posting Explicit Images of Victim Online

By Jon FetherstonApril 21, 20260 News

PORTLAND, Maine — A man formerly from Lewiston has been sentenced in federal court after admitting to a stalking campaign…

News

President Trump Praises Maine Destroyer Crew For First Water Kill In Iran War

By Ted CohenApril 20, 20262 News

The Maine built warship that stopped an enemy cargo ship dead in the water is drawing high fives from the…

News

Two Child Welfare Reform Bills Remain in Limbo as Maine Legislature Adjourns

By Libby PalanzaApril 20, 20262 News

As lawmakers wrap up their work for the session, two bills aiming to reform the state’s child welfare system have…

News

IRS Slaps 1% Tax On Overseas Cash Transfers, Adds Quarterly Reporting Requirements

By Maine Wire StaffApril 20, 20263 News

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) imposed new regulations which will implement a 1 percent excise tax on certain overseas money…

News

Market Basket CEO’s Firing By His Own Sisters Upheld After Prolonged Family Legal Battle

By Ted CohenApril 20, 20261 News 2K Views

The Market Basket board was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday. Delaware Court of…

News

Presque Isle and New Sweden Men Plead Guilty to Federal Child Porn Charges

By Seamus OthotApril 20, 20260 News 2K Views

Men from Fort Fairfield and Presque Isle pleaded guilty on Friday to child pornography charges in two unrelated cases. [RELATED:…

News

Janet Mills Signs Unanimous Bill Creating New Office of the Child Advocate into Law

By Libby PalanzaApril 20, 20266 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a unanimously approved bill into law replacing the Child Welfare Services Ombudsman program with…

News

Fort Fairfield School Defends Controversial Performance That Featured An LGBTQ Activist Known for His Risqué Online Presence

By Seamus OthotApril 20, 202611 News 5K Views

Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 20’s Fort Fairfield School sparked controversy after it hosted a dance performance from a group…

News

Democrats Announce “Small Town PAC” With New ActBlue Donation Portal

By Maine Wire StaffApril 20, 20263 News

This morning, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced creation of the “Small Town PAC”, the Democratic Party’s latest attempt to secure…

News

“We Don’t Negotiate, We Dismantle” – New Federal Task Force Launches Website, Provides Mission Statement

By Maine Wire StaffApril 20, 20263 News

The Homeland Security Task Force launched a new website, as announced by the FBI on Friday, outlining efforts to dismantle…

News

Iranian National Arrested In Los Angeles For Smuggling Arms To Sudan

By Maine Wire StaffApril 20, 20260 News

An Iranian national who became a lawful permanent resident in 2016, now residing in the United States, was arrested at…

News

UPDATE: Arrest Made in Congress Street Stabbing Near Longfellow Square; Suspect Charged with Domestic Violence Aggravated Assault

By Jon FetherstonApril 20, 20266 News

PORTLAND, Maine — Portland Police have made an arrest following Saturday’s stabbing incident on Congress Street, providing new details in…

Crime

Portland to Mark National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Amid Ongoing Concerns Over Public Safety and Quality of Life

By Jon FetherstonApril 20, 20264 Crime

PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Police Department and the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office will commemorate National Crime Victims’ Rights…

News

Fatal Motorcycle Crash on I-95 in Sidney Under Investigation by Maine State Police

By Jon FetherstonApril 20, 20260 News

SIDNEY, Maine — Maine State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred Saturday evening on Interstate 95 in…

Crime

Auburn Man at Center of Twin Cities Manhunt Arrested After Lockdowns Shook Lewiston

By Jon FetherstonApril 20, 20260 Crime 3K Views

AUBURN, Maine — The man whose actions triggered a massive manhunt across Lewiston and Auburn on Thursday forcing schools, hospitals,…

News

Maine Destroyer Fires At, Disables Iranian Vessel That Refused Orders To Stop On Command

By Ted CohenApril 20, 20260 News

In the first such incident in the Iran war, a U.S. ship has intercepted a rogue enemy vessel in the…

News

Trump Warns of Escalation After Reported Ceasefire Violation in Strait of Hormuz as Deadline Looms

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 20267 News

WASHINGTON – President Donald J. Trump issued a stark warning, Sunday morning, following what he described as a ceasefire violation…

News

When Graham Platner Waves, the Media Looks the Other Way

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 202615 News 2K Views

PORTLAND, Maine — Graham Platner (D) closed out his Saturday night campaign rally at the Holiday Inn in downtown Portland…

Commentary

Editorial: They Call You a Racist — Until the Facts Come Out

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 202610 Commentary

They call you a racist. But you are not. It is one of the oldest moves in the modern political…

Commentary

Maine GOP Straw Poll Confirms What Many Mainers Already Knew: The Maine Wire Is Setting the Pace

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 20266 Commentary

AUGUSTA, Maine – New results from a Maine GOP straw poll confirmed what many readers across the state have known…

Healthcare

Trump Signs Order to Fast-Track Psychedelic Treatments, Citing Veteran Trauma and Mental Health Crisis

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 20264 Healthcare

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order aimed at accelerating federal review of psychedelic drugs for…

News

Collins, Bipartisan Senate Group Press OMB to Release Remaining LIHEAP Funds

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 20264 News

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is leading a bipartisan push to have the White House Office of Management and…

News

Blood on Congress Street: Another Portland Stabbing Fuels Fears About City’s Decline

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 20269 News

PORTLAND – Another violent scene unfolded in downtown Portland on Saturday, when police responded to a stabbing near Joe’s Super…

Featured

Warren Talks Tough on Corruption, But Deqa Dhalac in Platner’s VIP Section Told a Different Story

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 202616 Featured 2K Views

PORTLAND, Maine – When Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) came to Maine on Saturday night at the Holiday Inn in…

News

Hero Principal Named Prom King After Taking Bullet Stopping Ex-Student Shooter

By Ted CohenApril 19, 20260 News

An heroic Oklahoma high school principal shot tackling a Columbine-obsessed school shooter was crowned prom king and hailed by students…

Maine and New England

Lobsters Denied Aspirin Feel Pain, Driving Scientists To Call For A Ban On Boiling Maine’s Trademark Seafood Alive

By Ted CohenApril 18, 20261 Maine and New England 2K Views

A new study shows that lobsters actually do have nerve endings, but don’t give up on your July 4 barbecue…

News

Bowdoin College Socialists Reject Order To Stop Political Activity, Invite Zohran Mamdani’s Father To Give Lecture

By Ted CohenApril 18, 20260 News

The Bowdoin Socialists are promoting a noted guest lecturer later this fall amid administration orders to tone down their allegedly…

News

CMP Asks Maine PUC for Permission to Raise Rates

By Libby PalanzaApril 18, 202621 News 2K Views

Central Maine Power (CMP) has asked the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to approve a new rate change. This move…

Crime

Law Enforcement Across the State Warn of Scammers Claiming to Be Cumberland Officials Demanding Payment

By Seamus OthotApril 18, 20264 Crime

Law enforcement agencies across the state, including the Maine State Police, are warning Mainers about a new scam sending false…

News

Lawsuit Pitting Maine’s Right to Food Amendment Against Fly-Fishing Only Rules Heads to State Supreme Court

By Libby PalanzaApril 17, 202614 News 2K Views

The Maine Supreme Court is set to consider a case challenging the state’s rules prohibiting most forms of fishing in…

Crime

Maine-educated Son Of Cher Painted By Mom As A Virtual Zombie Amid NH Criminal Cases

By Ted CohenApril 17, 20262 Crime

Emmy-winning singer Cher is begging a judge to appoint an adult to supervise her ‘drug-addicted, gravely disabled’ son, who is…

News

Twitter Wonders: Where Is Scarborough Roger Amid A Brewing NFL Canoodling Scandal?

By Ted CohenApril 17, 20266 News

Maine’s own NFL commissioner – Roger Goodell of Scarborough – is among the missing in the growing chatterbox surrounding the…

Crime

Ex-Maine Midcoast Army Paratrooper Accused Of Murdering Irish Farmer Beaten In Prison

By Ted CohenApril 17, 20260 Crime

A former Waldo County man awaiting trial for the gruesome chainsaw murder of an Ireland farmer has been assaulted while…

News

Otisfield Man Arrested for Threatening to Bomb Elementary School

By Seamus OthotApril 17, 20263 News

The Oxford County Sheriff’s Department arrested an Otisfield man on Wednesday after he allegedly threatened to bomb the Otisfield Elementary…

Crime

Maine Website Honors Memory Of Troubled Scarborough Mom Murdered By Monster Psychopath

By Ted CohenApril 17, 20260 Crime

Megan Waterman was a struggling single mother trying to make ends meet.Unfortunately the Scarborough woman decided a quick way to…

News

‘Operation Panty Drop’ Helps USS Gerald R. Ford Crew Get Needed Supplies After Fire

By Ted CohenApril 17, 20265 News

When a humorous website dedicated to the U.S. Navy’s nuclear power program heard about a laundry-room fire at sea, it…

News

Trump Halts Funding To Miami Catholic Charities, Maine Chapter Gave Gateway Community Services Cash Grants

By Maine Wire StaffApril 17, 202620 News 3K Views

President Trump’s administration halted flow of $11 million dollars in federal funding to a Catholic Charities program run in Florida…

News

RFK Calls Out “Pay and Chase” Medicaid Payment System That Paid Claims the HHS Knew Were Fraud

By Seamus OthotApril 17, 20262 News

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized the “pay and chase” system for Medicare and…

Commentary

Parents Wanting Their Teen Boys To Have Breasts Fretting Over Precedential Gender Lawsuits

By Ted CohenApril 17, 20264 Commentary

The leftists over at National Public Radio have their panties in a wad, fearing boys may soon lose the right…

News

Love Wins? Oxford Police Searching for Vandals Responsible for Defacing Public Property with Message of Tolerance

By Seamus OthotApril 17, 20264 News

The Oxford Sheriff’s Department is searching for a vandal responsible for painting a message of tolerance and love over public…

Crime

Massive Waldoboro Police Operation Leads to Arrest of New Yorker Charged with Kidnapping

By Seamus OthotApril 17, 20261 Crime 3K Views

A massive police operation in Waldoboro early Wednesday morning led to seven arrests, including kidnapping charges for an 18-year-old New…

News

Temporary Block on AI Data Centers Heads to Gov. Janet Mills’ Desk, Faces Uncertain Future

By Libby PalanzaApril 17, 20269 News

The Maine State Legislature has approved a first-of-its-kind temporary ban on large data centers. Whether or not it will receive…

Maine and New England

Collins Praises New USDA Office of Seafood as Boost for Maine Fishing Industry

By Jon FetherstonApril 17, 20263 Maine and New England

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) on Thursday welcomed the creation of the new USDA Office of Seafood, calling…

Blog

The Pastor’s Office Ep. 7 – ISRAEL (w/ Guest Pastor Greg Huston

By Travis CareyApril 17, 20260 Blog

In this episode, Pastor Travis and Pastor Greg Huston tackle one of the most controversial and rapidly shifting conversations in…

News

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons Submits Resignation as Enforcement Crackdown Continues Nationwide

By Jon FetherstonApril 17, 20264 News

WASHINGTON – -Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons has submitted his resignation to Homeland Security Secretary…

Crime

Auburn Man Triggers Lockdowns Across Lewiston-Before Police Say No Gun Was Observed

By Jon FetherstonApril 17, 20264 Crime

LEWISTON, Maine  — A large-scale police search for an Auburn man believed to be armed and in crisis triggered lockdowns…

News

NFL Reporter Crissy Froyd Fired By USA Today After Slut-shaming Dianna Russini for Mike Vrabel ‘Cmanoodling Photos’

By Ted CohenApril 16, 20260 News

A USA Today NFL writer was handed her walking papers Thursday after calling out a fellow reporter for compromising sports…

News

Maine’s New ‘Child Advocate’ Is Simply ‘Lipstick On A Pig,’ Says Outspoken Victim Of Foster System

By Ted CohenApril 16, 20260 News

A leading Maine foster-children’s spokeswoman who’s been railing against the state’s dismal record with juveniles says a new so-called advocate…

News

Trump’s Ballroom Battle Goes Another Round As Angry Judge Again Orders President To Stop Construction

By Ted CohenApril 16, 20264 News

The on-again, off-again legal fight between the president and “historic preservationists” over a new White House dance floor was on…

News

Iran War Shrapnel-Damaged KC-135 Stops In Maine En Route to Oklahoma For Repairs

By Ted CohenApril 16, 20260 News

A KC-135 tanker showing damage from getting shot at in Saudi Arabia flew into Bangor International Airport for a fuel…

News

Collins Brings Maine Mother’s Dyslexia Fight to Washington

By Jon FetherstonApril 16, 20267 News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins brought the story of one Maine mother’s long struggle to get help for…

News

Two Maine Destroyers Seen Escorting Bush Aircraft Carrier Headed To The Mideast

By Ted CohenApril 16, 20261 News

The role of Bath-built destroyers in the Iran war is growing by the day, two of them featured in the…

News

Erika Kirk Assassination Fears Prompt Cancelled Turning Point USA VP Rally

By Ted CohenApril 16, 20260 News

The widow of murdered TPUSA head Charlie Kirk took a rain check on a rally with the vice president over…

Business

Fourteen Tequila Shots Later, Former Cruise-Ship Drunk Awarded $300,000 By Allegedly Sober Jury

By Ted CohenApril 16, 20264 Business

A jury has decided that a woman claiming she was “over served” on a cruise is entitled to far more…

News

Regreddit Shows Graham Platner’s A+ Grade For Hamas Tactical Proficiency, Democrat “Digs” Raid Killing IDF Soldiers

By Maine Wire StaffApril 16, 20268 News 2K Views

The private military contractor turned Democrat candidate is once again mentioned in recently-surfaced Reddit posts, this time revealing his comments…

News

Disgraced, Exiled Top NBC Anchor Announces ‘Comeback’ Decade After Network Firing

By Ted CohenApril 16, 20261 News 1K Views

Former longtime network anchor Brian Williams, now known more for embellishing than the great ratings he once had, is getting…

Crime

Traffic Stop in Canaan Leads to Drug Arrests

By Seamus OthotApril 16, 20261 Crime

The Somerset Sheriff’s Department arrested two women on Monday on drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop that allegedly led…

News

Refund Finally Moves to VictimsFirst as Pressure Mounts on Maine Community Foundation Over $1.9 Million Nonprofit Grants

By Jon FetherstonApril 16, 20265 News 1K Views

LEWISTON, Maine – A long-awaited refund tied to a Lewiston benefit concert has now been received and is being deposited,…

News

Father Of Modern Snowboarding Craze, Whose Son Is A Vermont Corporate ‘Board’ Guru, Dead At 89

By Ted CohenApril 16, 20260 News

A Utah man who worked behind the scenes to bring snowboarding into the mainstream in North America has died.Paul Alden…

News

Unanimous Measure Creating New Office of the Child Advocate Heads to Gov. Janet Mills’ Desk

By Libby PalanzaApril 16, 20264 News

A bill establishing a new Office of the Child Advocate has now been sent to Gov. Janet Mills’ (D) desk…

Crime

Man Admitted to Psychiatric Hospital After Random Stabbing in Auburn

By Seamus OthotApril 16, 20263 Crime

The Auburn Police Department charged a man with aggravated assault on Tuesday after he allegedly stabbed someone on Goff Street.…

Commentary

Milo Mill Turns To Sawdust As Lumbra Hardwood Falls Victim To Maine Economy

By Maine Wire StaffApril 16, 202613 Commentary 4K Views

Lumbra Hardwoods of Milo, Maine will be closing its doors after nearly 75 years of business – ceasing operations this…

Featured

Hormuz Blockade Puts Maine on Notice as Global Oil Fight Begins to Reshape Economy

By Jon FetherstonApril 16, 202610 Featured 2K Views

WASHINGTON – As of April 2026, the Strait of Hormuz is under a dual blockade involving both Iranian and U.S.…

News

The $50 Million Salad: Green Gurus Who Landed Biden Loan Committed Fraud, Lawsuit Claims

By Steve RobinsonApril 16, 20267 News 4K Views

For the past three years, Vertical Harvest Maine L3C — a project of Wyoming architect Nona Yehia — has been…

News

Tax Hikes vs. Tax Cuts: Maine Governor’s Race Draws Sharp Line Between Democrats’ Revenue Plans and Republicans’ Push to Slash Taxes

By Jon FetherstonApril 16, 20262 News

AUGUSTA, Maine – As Maine’s 2026 governor’s race takes shape, one dividing line is becoming increasingly clear: Democratic candidates are…

News

Bush Unloads on Maine Democrats’ Tax Agenda, Pledges Major Tax Cuts in Governor’s Race

By Jon FetherstonApril 15, 20268 News 2K Views

AUGUSTA, Maine — Republican gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Bush rolled out his tax plan Wednesday morning at a press conference in…

Maine and New England

‘Shark Tank’ Lobster Rolls On The Move – Fast Food Maine Style Headed For Missouri

By Ted CohenApril 15, 20260 Maine and New England

Cousins Maine Lobster of TV “Shark Tank” fame has announced a new food-truck in the heartland.A new midwest franchise representing…

News

Connecticut A State Of Mind – Especially For A Gov’t Worker Who’s Been Phoning It In For A Year From Germany

By Ted CohenApril 15, 20260 News

When members of a town redevelopment board in Connecticut met for an update from its executive director, he didn’t show…

News

First American Climber To Scale Mt. Everest, World’s Highest Point, Dies at 97

By Ted CohenApril 15, 20260 News

“For 20 minutes of his life, Jim Whittaker was on top of the world,” reports the Los Angeles Times.Whittaker and…

News

Maine Destroyer Blocks Iranian Cargo Ship In Strait Of Hormuz, Forcing It To Return

By Ted CohenApril 15, 20261 News 1K Views

U.S. Central Command says a Maine-built warship forced an Iranian vessel back to port.The USS Spruance, built by Bath Iron…

Crime

U.S. Marshals Nab Rhode Island Child Molestation Fugitive in North Berwick

By Steve RobinsonApril 15, 20263 Crime 3K Views

A Rhode Island man wanted on five felony child molestation charges was arrested Monday at a residence in North Berwick…

Crime

Game Wardens Searching for ATV Driver Who Fled and Nearly Struck a Warden

By Seamus OthotApril 15, 20262 Crime 2K Views

Maine’s game wardens are searching for a suspect who allegedly fled twice on an ATV and came close to running…

Education

Susan Collins Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators, Including Angus King, in Calling for DOE to “Revise and Reissue” TRIO Grant Program Applications

By Libby PalanzaApril 15, 20265 Education

Sen. Susan Collins (R) has joined forces with Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in leading a bipartisan group of senators, including…

News

Maine Democrats’ PFAS Crusade is Coming for Your Coffee Maker

By Jon FetherstonApril 15, 202611 News 5K Views

AUGUSTA, Maine – A controversy that is still not widely known to many Mainers is beginning to break into public…

News

APB For Cat Results In Purrfect Pool Rescue

By Ted CohenApril 15, 20261 News

For Animal Control Appreciation Week, Bangor Police are recapping “some of ACO Trisha Bruen’s memorable calls.”“Often she is called upon…

News

Tired Portland Press Herald Announces New App For A “Faster, More Personalized Experience Than Mobile Web Browsing Alone”

By Ted CohenApril 15, 20261 News

The state’s largest paper Wednesday said it’s going high tech (even while it’s scrambling for readers on its regular browser).The…

News

Disgraced NFL ‘Coach Canoodling’ Writer Blocks Followers on X After Posting Resignation

By Ted CohenApril 15, 20261 News

“Only some accounts can reply”No sooner did NFL reporter Dianna Russini quit her job amid a canoodling scandal than she…

News

Newest Girl Scout Cookie Flavor ‘Confused And Artificial,’ But Please, Don’t Blame The Girls

By Ted CohenApril 15, 20260 News

A team of taste testers whose job it is to rate eats bad or good is giving a big thumbs…

Crime

Self-driving Car Hits And Kills A Mother Duck, Sparking Neighborhood Outrage

By Ted CohenApril 15, 20264 Crime

Those darn “self-driving” cars strike again, no pun intended.In a recent Texas incident a car “driven” by a computer ran…

Crime

Chinese Agent Caught Smuggling Bio-Material Into United States From China On J-1 Visa

By Maine Wire StaffApril 15, 20262 Crime

A postdoctoral researcher at the Indiana University Bloomington pleaded guilty to smuggling samples of E. Coli bacterial DNA into the…

News

Manchester Fire Destroys B & S Paving Building; Investigators Rule Blaze Accidental

By Jon FetherstonApril 15, 20261 News

MANCHESTER, Maine – A large fire destroyed a metal building owned by B & S Paving in Manchester on Monday…

Media

Key Democrat State Moves To Criminalize Investigative Journalism To Protect Fraud

By Maine Wire StaffApril 15, 20265 Media 2K Views

A bill in California that targets investigative journalists from uncovering fraud in taxpayer-funded immigrant support programs is drawing extreme public…

News

Maine Lawmakers Head Home after Controversial Budget Push, as Fraud, Child Welfare Failures, Homelessness Still Haunt the State

By Jon FetherstonApril 15, 20262 News

AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Legislature is, for all practical purposes, done for the year. After racing to the statutory…

News

Trump Says Iran War ‘Very Close to Being Over’ as U.S. Maintains Strait of Hormuz Blockade

By Jon FetherstonApril 15, 20261 News

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said the war is “very close to being over,” signaling optimism even as the U.S.…

Crime

Portland Police Weekly Report Shows Warrants, Trespass Among Top Arrests; Traffic Stop Leads to Major Drug Trafficking Charge

By Jon FetherstonApril 14, 20263 Crime

PORTLAND, Maine — As part of its ongoing effort to provide transparency to the public, the Portland Police Department released…

Crime

New Hampshire Man Arrested in Lebanon Arson Case Involving Four Burned Vehicles

By Jon FetherstonApril 14, 20261 Crime

A New Hampshire man is facing charges after investigators determined that a fire that destroyed four vehicles on a wooded…

News

South Portland Residents May Be Asked to Vote on Kaler School Closure, Grade Level Reconfiguration

By Libby PalanzaApril 14, 20262 News

The City of South Portland has moved to close James O. Kaler Elementary and reconfigure students by grade level, but…

News

Trump Wins Lawsuit Allowing Venezuelan Gang Deportations,  Appeals Court Blasts Federal Judge

By Ted CohenApril 14, 20260 News

A federal appeals court has ordered a district judge to stop limiting President Trump from deporting foreign gangsters.The DC Court…

Crime

Bangor Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Knife a Month After His Burglary Arrest

By Seamus OthotApril 14, 20260 Crime 2K Views

The Bangor Police Department arrested a man on Monday in connection with a stabbing incident that took place over the…

News

Biden Unveils Portrait At School Where He Was Caught Cheating, Makes Joke About Black Man Resembling Obama

By Ted CohenApril 14, 20261 News

Awkward ole’ Joe Biden never disappoints – or fails to embarrass.Unveiling a portrait of himself at Syracuse University, Biden called…

News

Embattled NY Times NFL Reporter Quits Amid ‘Coach Canoodling’ Fallout

By Ted CohenApril 14, 20261 News

NFL writer Dianna Russini has abruptly resigned from The Athletic just days after her boss began investigating pix of her…

Commentary

Maine Legacy Media Pats Themselves On The Back – But For What Exactly?

By Ted CohenApril 14, 20261 Commentary

Now that “Local News Day” celebrants are over their self-aggrandizing fake-news hangovers, they are taking a victory lap in honor…

News

Maine Press Association Reprimands Its Own Members For Violating Court Media Rules

By Ted CohenApril 14, 20260 News

The state’s largest legacy-media organization is scolding its own reporters for allegedly ignoring judicial protocol governing trial coverage.In a general…

Commentary

Maine’s Big City Deceiving Taxpayers With The Old “Most Positions Are Vacant Anyway” Scam

By Ted CohenApril 14, 20260 Commentary

Portland city officials are pulling a fast one on the taxpayers by claiming they are eliminating jobs to cut taxes.It’s…

News

Woman Killed in Head-On Crash on Route 1 in Stockton Springs

By Jon FetherstonApril 14, 20260 News

STOCKTON SPRINGS, Maine – A woman from Old Orchard Beach was killed Monday evening in a head-on crash on Route…

Commentary

The New Millionaire Tax Is a Gamble We Can’t Afford

By Maine Wire StaffApril 14, 20266 Commentary

By Rep. Laurel Libby Last week, Augusta Democrats passed a supplemental budget that includes a new income tax bracket, adding…

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