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City of Portland Selects Stantec to Lead Long-Range Transportation Plan

By Jon FetherstonMay 18, 20267 News

PORTLAND, Maine – The City of Portland has selected Stantec to lead the development of Portland in Motion, a comprehensive…

News

Actor, Trump Hater Harrison Ford Gives The Most Painfully Boring, Uninspiring Commencement Speech In History

By Ted CohenMay 18, 20265 News

Harrison Ford, who has repeatedly called President Trump a criminal, just gave a criminally vacuous speech to an Arizona State…

Commentary

OpEd: The Cost of Devotion and the Coldness of the Crowd

By Maine Wire StaffMay 18, 202618 Commentary

​The atmosphere at a youth ball game is usually a soundtrack of summer: the crack of the bat, the enthusiastic…

Commentary

OpEd: An Endorsement of Jonathan Bush

By Maine Wire StaffMay 18, 20268 Commentary

By Lisa Keim – Oxford County Commissioner, District 2 Like many of you, I look around Maine today and barely…

News

Maine Playwrights Honor Memory Of Iconic “Marden’s Lady” Who Raised Bargains To Whole New Level

By Ted CohenMay 18, 20261 News

No one did more for putting a discount Maine department store on the map than Karmo Sanders and her famous…

News

Maine Summer Haunt Loses Legal Right To Ban Big Cruise Ships in Spring And Fall

By Ted CohenMay 18, 20263 News

A federal judge has given Bar Harbor permission to limit cruise ships during the peak summer months. But Lance Walker…

News

OK City Thunder’s Gilgeous-Alexander Captures 2nd Consec NBA MVP As Teammate Tells Critics ‘STFU’

By Ted CohenMay 18, 20260 News

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won his second NBA MVP award, joining the most elite pro-ball club honors in athletic history. Gilgeous-Alexander…

News

Girlfriend Of Married Pats Coach Pictured Dining With Husband Chided By Boston Media Watchdog

By Ted CohenMay 18, 20260 News

Boston Radio Watch finds udderly laughable a new shot of Dianna Russini eating out with the alleged father of her…

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Three Maine Destroyers Return To U.S. After Historic Deployment Abroad

By Ted CohenMay 18, 20260 News

“Home is the sailor, home from sea.” – Robert Louis Stevenson After nearly a year at sea, three warships forged…

News

Portland Fire Department Marks National EMS Week, Honoring First Responders and Pre-Hospital Care Providers

By Jon FetherstonMay 18, 20261 News

PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Fire Department is celebrating National Emergency Medical Services Week from May 17 through May 23,…

News

ATF Joins Investigation Into Fatal Robbins Lumber Explosion in Searsmont

By Jon FetherstonMay 18, 20264 News

SEARSMONT, Maine – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has joined the Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office in…

News

Trump Warns Iran ‘Clock Is Ticking’ as Peace Talks Stall Over Nuclear Demands

By Jon FetherstonMay 17, 20265 News

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Sunday, declaring that the “clock is ticking” as…

News

New England PGA’s Keegan Bradley Misses Cut, Scolded For Playing Too Slow

By Ted CohenMay 17, 20260 News

Woodstock, Vermont original Keegan Bradley had a rough two days of golf, so to speak. New England’s favorite big-time golf…

News

From Gateway to “Zombie” Home Health Agencies: How Maine’s Fraud Scandal Became a National Story

By Jon FetherstonMay 17, 20268 News

For months, Mainers were told not to believe what they were seeing. Vacant offices. Questionable billing. Nonprofits refusing to fully…

News

Maine GOP State Rep In Synch With VP’s Politics Is Doing A New Poll – On Veep Lobster Rolls

By Ted CohenMay 17, 20266 News

“Help out, Mainers! What’s the BEST lobster roll for @VP? JD Vance wants to know where to get the best…

Top News

Fresh Off Maine Rally, Vance Dominates New Hampshire GOP Poll

By Tom ShattuckMay 17, 20262 Top News

A new New Hampshire Journal poll of Republican voters in New Hampshire suggests Vice President JD Vance has emerged as…

News

Embattled Vrabel’s First Game Slated Against Team That Beat Him In Previous Super Bowl

By Ted CohenMay 16, 20260 News

If the NFL’s Canoodling Coach of the Year survives the Russini affair fallout, he’ll be going up against his nemeses…

News

Southern Maine Pie Legend Who Managed The Ovens For A Half-Century Dead At 82

By Ted CohenMay 16, 20261 News

“It is with heavy hearts we share the passing of a Biddeford legend, Bob Cote, who served as our manager…

News

We the People: No One Is Coming to Save Maine — It Is Up to Us

By Jon FetherstonMay 16, 202613 News

“We the People.” Those are not just the first three words of the United States Constitution. They are the foundation…

News

Maine Ski Diehards: Hearts Melting – But New Hampshire And Vermont Are Still Dying For You

By Ted CohenMay 16, 20261 News

It’s all over but the shouting for Maine’s ski areas but the addicted have three other New England holdouts. Black…

News

US Senators Vote Unanimously to Withhold Their Own Pay During Government Shutdowns

By Libby PalanzaMay 16, 20267 News

The United States Senate unanimously approved a resolution Thursday agreeing to withhold their own pay during future government shutdowns. Under…

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New England Shark Season Begins With First Sighting Of JAWS As Memorial Day Holiday Looms

By Ted CohenMay 16, 20263 News

Scientists are urging the public to be vigilant after the first white shark of the year has been confirmed off…

News

Fatal Explosion at Searsmont Lumber Mill Leaves Firefighter Dead, Several Injured

By Jon FetherstonMay 16, 20260 News

SEARSMONT, Maine – A firefighter was killed and multiple people were injured Friday morning after an explosion occurred during fire suppression…

News

TPUSA Faith’s ‘Make Heaven Crowded Tour’ Draws Peaceful, Family-Friendly Crowd to Portland Expo

By Jon FetherstonMay 16, 20265 News

PORTLAND, Maine — TPUSA Faith’s “Make Heaven Crowded Tour 2026” came to the Portland Expo Center Friday night, bringing a…

News

Sweden Man Arrested for Burglarizing Seasonal Camps

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20262 News

The Oxford Sheriff’s Department arrested a Sweden man on Thursday after he allegedly burglarized multiple seasonal camps in the Sweden…

News

Sheline’s Lewiston Denial: Mayor Offers Optimism as Residents Face Gunfire, Fear and Failed Leadership

By Jon FetherstonMay 15, 20260 News

LEWISTON, Maine — As Lewiston residents continue to confront shootings, youth violence and growing fear over public safety, Mayor Carl Sheline…

News

SCOTUS Allows Women to Continue Accessing Abortion Medication by Mail as Lower Courts Consider Louisiana Challenge

By Libby PalanzaMay 15, 20260 News

The United States Supreme Court has moved to continue allowing women access to mifepristone, a drug used in medication-induced abortions,…

News

Five Juveniles Ages 13-16 Arrested for String of Madison Vehicle Break-ins

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20262 News

The Somerset Sheriff’s Department arrested a gang of five teenagers on Monday following an investigation into a string of car…

News

72-Year-Old To Spend 10 Years in Prison After Laundering $46 Million in Fraudulently Obtained Welfare Benefits to China

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20263 News

A California man will spend the next ten years in prison after he pleaded guilty to his role in a…

News

Bridgton Man Arrested After Being Found with Psychedelics and Fentanyl Amid Drug Trafficking Investigation

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20261 News

The Bridgton Police Department arrested a Bridgton man on Tuesday after he was allegedly found in possession of psychedelics and…

News

U.S. Suspends 1,500 Maine Borrowers Amid Investigation Into $93 Million PPP Loan Fraud Following Vance Visit

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20269 News

Just one day after Vice President JD Vance visited Maine and promised to crack down on the massive amount of…

News

Three Troubled Maine Destroyers Salvaged By Major New Mission, Planned Weapons Upgrades

By Ted CohenMay 15, 20260 News

A trio of guided-missile destroyers built at Bath Iron Works is being given a new strategic thrust to help salvage…

News

Bangor Man Arrested for Stealing a Woman’s Hat and Pushing Her Out of Her Wheelchair

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20264 News

The Bangor Police Department arrested a man on Thursday after he allegedly stole a woman’s hat and pushed her out…

News

Rumford Man Charged After Distracted Driving Crash That Destroyed a Canton Barn

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20260 News

A Rumford man is facing distracted driving charges after allegedly crashing his pickup truck through a Canton barn early Thursday…

News

Mills Claims She’s Tough on Fraud In Response to Vance Visit

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 202610 News

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) issued a response to Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud visit to Bangor on Thursday, claiming that…

News

Caribou Drug Bust Leads to Five Arrests Following Month-Long MDEA Investigation

By Seamus OthotMay 15, 20261 News

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested five Caribou residents in a Northern Maine drug bust following a month-long investigation.…

News

BREAKING: Reported Silo Explosion in Searsmont Triggers Massive Emergency Response, Multiple Injuries Reported

By Jon FetherstonMay 15, 20260 News

SEARSPORT, Maine – A reported silo explosion in Searsmont on Friday morning triggered a massive emergency response, with first responders…

News

Trump Wraps Successful Beijing Summit with Xi, Securing Trade Commitments and Projecting American Strength

By Jon FetherstonMay 15, 20260 News

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump wrapped up a two-day diplomatic state visit to Beijing on Thursday, meeting with Chinese President…

News

Maine Public Advocate Files Complaint Over Energy Company’s Alleged Mischaracterization of $360M NH Transmission Line Project

By Libby PalanzaMay 15, 20262 News

The Maine Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) has filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against Eversource…

News

Legendary Boston Radio Celeb Kirk Minihane Touts Maine Wire’s Top Editor For President

By Ted CohenMay 15, 20260 News

Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson is being drafted for a future GOP presidential bid. Boston radio’s Kirk Minihane on the…

Blog

The Bible, the Border, and the State of Maine | The Pastor’s Office Ep. 11 (w/ Guest Jon Fetherston)

By Travis CareyMay 15, 20263 Blog

$1 billion in fraud. A non-verbal child found at a mosque. Maine law enforcement told to “stand down” on Chinese…

News

GOP’s Veep Has Fun At Expense Of Maine’s Leftist Media’s Awkward Framing Of ‘Alleged’ Democrat Gov’t Fraud

By Ted CohenMay 14, 202610 News

The Republican vice president ventured into Maine’s purple congressional district Thursday at an embarrassing cost to the state’s liberal “journalists.”…

News

Vance Brings Anti-Fraud Message to Bangor, Praises Maine Wire Reporting and Backs LePage Congressional Bid

By Jon FetherstonMay 14, 20266 News

BANGOR — Vice President JD Vance came to Bangor Thursday with a blunt message for Maine: the fraud problem is…

News

Vice President J.D. Vance Takes Questions from Maine Wire Reporters at Bangor Event

By Libby PalanzaMay 14, 20263 News

Vice President J.D. Vance took questions from Maine Wire reporters Jon Fetherston and Seamus Othot Thursday afternoon at his appearance…

Top News

Vance Praises Maine Wire’s Fetherston, Robinson in Bangor Amid Anti-Fraud Push

By Maine Wire StaffMay 14, 20265 Top News

Show moreShow less BANGOR, Maine – Vice President JD Vance singled out The Maine Wire’s Jon Fetherston and Steve Robinson…

News

AG Frey Announces $1 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds For Kittery Social Services Hub

By Seamus OthotMay 14, 20267 News

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and Rep. Michele Meyer (D-Maine) announced a $1 million investment of opioid settlement funds on…

News

NH Woman Kidnapped, Taken to Vermont, Tortured, and Held for Ransom by Massachusetts and Connecticut Suspects

By Seamus OthotMay 14, 20264 News

A New Hampshire woman faced a horrifying ordeal when she was allegedly kidnapped, taken to Vermont, tortured, and held for…

News

SCOTUS Opens Door for Alabama to Use 2023 Congressional Map Ahead of Primary Election

By Libby PalanzaMay 14, 20262 News

The United States Supreme Court has paved the way for Alabama’s new congressional map, drawn up in 2023, ahead of…

News

Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as 17th Federal Reserve Chair in Historically Divisive Vote

By Jon FetherstonMay 14, 20260 News

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve, approving President…

News

Maine Butcher Blames Food Stamp Rules On Longtime Portland Market’s Shutdown

By Ted CohenMay 14, 20266 News

A staple neighborhood meat and grocery store that got nabbed with a fraudulent food-stamp sale announced it’s closing after nearly…

News

TPUSA Faith’s ‘Make Heaven Crowded Tour’ Coming to Portland Expo as Critics Plan Counter-Event

By Jon FetherstonMay 14, 20265 News

PORTLAND, Maine – TPUSA Faith is bringing its “Make Heaven Crowded Tour” to the Portland Expo Center on Friday, May…

News

Puerto Rican Man Pleads Guilty After Wreaking Havoc on Flight Leaving Boston Airport

By Seamus OthotMay 14, 20265 News

A Puerto Rican man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of damaging or disabling an aircraft as his flight…

News

Vance Announces Federal Fraud Crackdown Hours Before Bangor Visit Focused on Maine Fraud Concerns

By Jon FetherstonMay 13, 202612 News

WASHINGTON – Vice President JD Vance announced a sweeping federal crackdown on Medicaid, Medicare, hospice and home health care fraud…

News

Skowhegan Homeless Shelter Ordered to Shut Down After Failing to Install Sprinkler System

By Seamus OthotMay 13, 20264 News

A Skowhegan homeless shelter was ordered to shut down on Wednesday following a months-long dispute surrounding code enforcement and the…

News

Collins Presses FBI, DEA on Illegal Marijuana Grow Houses in Maine

By Jon FetherstonMay 13, 20260 News

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins pressed the heads of the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration during a federal…

News

$56.7 Million School Budget Heads to Cumberland and North Yarmouth Voters for Validation

By Libby PalanzaMay 13, 20260 News

Voters in Cumberland and North Yarmouth have sent a combined $56.7 million school budget to the ballot for validation in…

News

U.S. Stops Enrolling New Hospices and Home Healthcare Agencies in Medicare As Vance Blocks $1.4 Billion in Funding

By Seamus OthotMay 13, 20265 News

The U.S. is placing a temporary pause on new Medicare billing enrollments for home healthcare and hospice providers amid a…

News

Hermon Burglary Leads to Two Arrests And Drug Seizure

By Seamus OthotMay 13, 20262 News

The Penobscot Sheriff’s Department arrested two suspects and is searching for more after an alleged burglary in Hermon on Monday…

News

Game Warden Killed in Avon Plane Crash

By Seamus OthotMay 13, 20262 News

A Maine game warden was tragically killed on Tuesday after his plane crashed in Avon. [RELATED: Top Air Canada Exec…

News

Welcome to Maine, Mr. Vice President — Now Let’s Expose the Fraud Machine

By Jon FetherstonMay 13, 202615 News

Vice President JD Vance, welcome to Maine. Thank you for coming! Thank you for acknowledging what too many elected officials,…

News

Lead Maine Hosts Ranked-Choice Voting Forum Ahead of Crowded 2026 Republican Gubernatorial Primary

By Jon FetherstonMay 13, 202610 News

LEWISTON, Maine – Lead Maine Founder and Executive Director Laurel Libby, a Republican state representative, hosted a ranked-choice voting forum…

News

Contentious Hearing Over Maine Girl Dads Ballot Initiative Puts Bellows’ Role Under Scrutiny

By Jon FetherstonMay 13, 202611 News

AUGUSTA, Maine – A contentious public hearing began Tuesday over a challenge to the Maine Girl Dads ballot initiative, a…

News

Gorham Ballot Error Raises Questions After Absentee Votes Sent Before Final Budget Approval

By Jon FetherstonMay 13, 20266 News

GORHAM — A growing controversy is unfolding in Gorham after absentee ballots for the June 9, 2026 school budget validation…

Maine and New England

Lewiston Voters Reject $130 Million School Budget Amid Tax Concerns and Citywide Frustration

By Jon FetherstonMay 13, 20263 Maine and New England

LEWISTON, Maine – Lewiston voters on Tuesday rejected a proposed $130 million school budget, sending district officials back to the…

News

Maine’s First Safe Haven Baby Box Opens at Rumford Fire Department

By Libby PalanzaMay 12, 20268 News

Maine’s first Safe Haven Baby Box was opened Tuesday at the Rumford Fire Department. These boxes “legally permits a mother…

News

SCOTUS Extends Stay in Case Over Distribution of Abortion Medication by Mail

By Libby PalanzaMay 12, 20260 News

The United States Supreme Court has issued a short extension of last week’s temporary stay allowing for women to continue…

News

Rep. Reagan Paul Requests That Maine DOE Assess True Hidden Costs of Green Energy Agenda

By Seamus OthotMay 12, 20269 News

Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) sent a letter to Maine’s Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary James Danly on Monday, asking…

News

Chinese Born California Mayor Was Working As an Agent for the CCP

By Seamus OthotMay 12, 20261 News

The Chinese-born mayor of Arcadia, California, pleaded guilty on Monday to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government…

News

Veazie Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Following Child Porn Conviction

By Seamus OthotMay 12, 20260 News

A Veazie man was sentenced to ten years in prison on Friday after he enticed a minor to produce child…

News

Drunk-Driving-Duo Operating Deep in Maine’s Healthcare Industry Despite 2025 Arrest

By Seamus OthotMay 12, 20268 News

Two brothers arrested last year after allegedly admitting to drunk driving to police have ties to multiple home healthcare providers…

News

Maine Airports to Receive $13.6 Million for Infrastructure Improvements

By Jon FetherstonMay 12, 20262 News

WASHINGTON – Multiple Maine airports will receive more than $13.6 million in federal funding for infrastructure improvements through the Federal…

News

Two Suspects Arrested After Luring Man to Lewiston Apartment and Beating and Burning Him

By Seamus OthotMay 12, 20263 News

The Lewiston Police Department arrested two suspects on Monday after they allegedly lured a man to an apartment, assaulted him…

News

President Donald Trump Looks to Pause Gas Tax, Lawmakers Pledge to Introduce Legislation

By Libby PalanzaMay 12, 20260 News

President Donald Trump has announced that he is looking to suspend the nation’s gas tax in the face of rising…

News

Gerry Talbot Was The First Black Press Employee At Maine’s Largest Daily But That’s News To Leading Columnist

By Ted CohenMay 12, 20262 News

Gerald Talbot rightfully got a beautiful sendoff column from the Portland Press Herald after he died recently at age 94.…

News

Brewer Man Arrested for Theft After Police Spot Him Holding a Woman’s Wallet

By Seamus OthotMay 12, 20260 News

The Brewer Police Department arrested a man on Monday after he was allegedly spotted holding a stolen wallet and fled…

News

Couldn’t Wait For An Uber? Woman Steals Ambulance From Biddeford Hospital, Nabbed In Buxton

By Ted CohenMay 12, 20260 News

A Saco woman who apparently needed a quick pickup – and a fast one at that – went full triage,…

News

Two NH Residents Aboard Cruise Ship Struck By Hantavirus Outbreak, Unknown If They Are Sick

By Ted CohenMay 12, 20260 News

Two unidentified New Hampshire vacationers were among those evacuated Monday from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak,…

News

Bangor Woman Arrested for OUI After Driving to Police Station to Look for Man Arrested for OUI While She was a Passenger

By Seamus OthotMay 12, 20263 News

The Bangor Police Department arrested a couple on Sunday after one allegedly drove drunk and the other reportedly drove to…

News

Lewiston Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking after Selling Drugs to Confidential Source

By Seamus OthotMay 12, 20261 News

A Lewiston man pleaded guilty on Friday to drug trafficking charges after he sold drugs to a confidential source. [RELATED:…

News

A Maine Murder Solved Four Decades Too Late Is A Posthumous Mother’s Day Gift to Frances Hawkes

By Ted CohenMay 12, 20260 News

Frances Hawkes never got her one precious wish – to see her daughter grow into young adulthood. Hawkes died not…

News

Lewiston Voters Decide $129.7 Million School Budget Tuesday as City Grapples with Crime, Shootings and Rising Costs

By Jon FetherstonMay 12, 20263 News

LEWISTON, Maine – Lewiston voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of a $129.71 million public school…

Top News

Trump Heads to China as Iran Ceasefire Teeters on ‘Life Support’

By Jon FetherstonMay 12, 20260 Top News

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in Beijing Wednesday evening for a high-stakes three-day state visit with…

Politics

JD Vance to Deliver Remarks in Bangor as Anti-Fraud Effort Gains Focus

By Maine Wire StaffMay 11, 202611 Politics

BANGOR, Maine – The Maine Republican Party announced that Vice President J.D. Vance will travel to Bangor on Thursday to…

News

In-Person Absentee Voting Begins Monday May 11 for June 9th Primary Election

By Libby PalanzaMay 11, 20265 News

Early voting for the upcoming June 9 primary election is set to begin on Monday, May 11, 2026. On the…

News

Maine Monitor Execs Kick Off $70,000 Fundraising Drive – But What Exactly Are They Doing With The Money?

By Ted CohenMay 11, 20262 News

The self-described digger of Maine journalism is boasting about its “local news service … in direct response to what people…

News

Lewiston Police Charge 21-Year-Old After Sunday Gunfire Near Ash and Howe Streets

By Jon FetherstonMay 11, 20265 News

LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston police have charged a 21-year-old man with multiple felonies after officers responded Sunday afternoon to reports…

News

Trenton Man Arrested After Being Found With Multiple IEDs While Police Responded to Domestic Violence Reports

By Seamus OthotMay 11, 20260 News

A Trenton man was arrested on Saturday after he was allegedly found in possession of several improvised explosive devices (IEDs)…

News

Hanoi Jane’s Ex, ‘Environmentalist’ CNN Creator Ted Turner, Found Dead At 87

By Ted CohenMay 11, 20265 News

The tough-talking drawling multi-millionaire who made environment a household world and created TV’s first liberal cable sanctuary has died. But…

News

Gerald Talbot, Maine Civil Rights Trailblazer and First Black State Legislator, Dies at 94

By Jon FetherstonMay 11, 20263 News

AUGUSTA, Maine – Gerald Talbot, a major figure in Maine’s civil rights history and the first Black person ever elected…

News

Legendary Maine NHL Fighter, “Hath’s Heroes” Founder, Goes Home Empty-handed As Flyers Fall To The Hurricanes

By Ted CohenMay 11, 20260 News

Ex-Bruin and now Flyer right wing Garnet Hathaway of Kennebunkport, known for his bruising ice play, now has to spend…

News

Maine Girl Dads Ballot Fight Heads to Hearing as Signature Challenge Threatens November Vote

By Jon FetherstonMay 11, 202612 News

AUGUSTA, Maine — The battle over girls’ sports, school bathrooms, locker rooms, and the meaning of sex under Maine law…

News

Trump Rejects Iran’s Latest War Proposal, Demands Nuclear Concessions as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Drives Oil Prices Higher

By Jon FetherstonMay 11, 20266 News

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected Iran’s latest response to a U.S. proposal aimed at ending the war,…

News

Investigating Alleged Intentional Hit-and-Run in Lewiston After Man Reportedly Run Over on Bartlett Street

By Jon FetherstonMay 11, 20260 News

LEWISTON, Maine — Another violent incident unfolded Sunday in Lewiston, where police are investigating what appears to be an intentional…

News

Liberty Man Charged for Attacking Select Board Member

By Seamus OthotMay 11, 20261 News

A Liberty man was charged on Tuesday after he allegedly attacked a member of the town’s Select Board. [RELATED: St.…

News

After Cancer Battle, Veteran Red Sox Announcer Returns To The Booth To Call Balls and Strikes

By Ted CohenMay 10, 20263 News

Fenway welcomed back legendary 42-season announcer Joe Castiglione earlier this week to call a game for old time’s sake. WEEI…

News

Maine’s Southern NH Border City Donates $5,000 In Memory Of Electrocuted Dog, Apologizes To Frankie’s Family

By Ted CohenMay 10, 20264 News

Deborah Van Patten was walking her beloved Frankie behind a New Hampshire high school when her pup was electrocuted after…

News

Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Dem Restricting Effort Ahead of Midterm Elections

By Libby PalanzaMay 10, 20264 News

The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a redistricting proposal that would have allowed the state’s Democrat-controlled legislature to redraw…

News

Portland Police Department to Honor Fallen Officers During National Police Week

By Jon FetherstonMay 10, 20261 News

PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Police Department will recognize National Police Week from May 12 through May 18, honoring law…

News

David Jones Campaign Leads Lewiston Cleanup as City Faces Mounting Public Safety, Trash and Affordability Concerns

By Jon FetherstonMay 10, 20268 News

LEWISTON, Maine – Republican gubernatorial candidate David Jones brought his campaign to Lewiston on Saturday for a community cleanup aimed…

News

Former Clinton Pollster, Campaign Manager Says Platner Can’t Beat Collins – And That’s Coming From A Top Democrat

By Ted CohenMay 10, 202610 News

Political commentator Dick Morris dismissed the chances of Democrat Graham Platner defeating five-term U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, despite a recent…

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