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Platner’s “Average Man” Image Faces New Scrutiny as Campaign Finances Draw Attention

Jon FetherstonJon FetherstonMay 4, 2026
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Resident Arrested After Murdering Employee of Portland Shalom House Group Home

By Seamus OthotMay 5, 20260 News
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Convict Working Outside of Prison Under Maine’s Community Work Release Program Escapes

By Seamus OthotMay 5, 20260 News
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Clerk’s Office Confirms Osman Case Moving Forward as Legal Fight Unfolds Amid Mounting Controversies

By Jon FetherstonMay 5, 20260 News
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Banned Maine Wire Invites Top State Democrat Leader To Appear On Outlet’s TV Show

By Ted CohenMay 5, 20264 News
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Portland City Council Approves Expanded ICE Non-Cooperation Ordinance, With Mayor Mark Dion Casting Lone No Vote

By Jon FetherstonMay 5, 20261 News
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David Jones to Host Lewiston Cleanup Event Saturday, Says City Has Failed to Address Trash, Needles and Encampments

By Jon FetherstonMay 4, 20264 News
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From His Maine Deathbed Rebuked Democrat Ex-U.S. Rep Blasts Fellow Dem Graham Platner As Too Leftist To Win

By Ted CohenMay 4, 20264 News 1K Views
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Mainers Now Able to Begin Taking Paid Family and Medical Leave

By Libby PalanzaMay 4, 20265 News 2K Views
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Home Health Care Fraud Is Alive and Well in Ohio Just Like in Maine

By Seamus OthotMay 4, 20264 News
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Systemic Racism

By Jonathan ReismanMay 4, 20261 Commentary

Maine State Police Take Lead in Search for Missing Hampden Man Douglas Dunphy

May 5, 2026

Ex-GMA Host Joan Lunden Makes Swing Through Maine Amid Book Tour Exposing The Seedy Side

May 5, 2026

After Dashed Stanley Cup Dreams, Bruins Coach Signaling He Wants His Bosses To Hire More Defensemen

May 5, 2026

Jaylen Brown Not Happy Playing Second Fiddle To Jayson Tatum, May Demand The Celtics Trade Him

May 5, 2026

Resident Arrested After Murdering Employee of Portland Shalom House Group Home

May 5, 2026

Ex-Patriots Star’s Former Personal Chef Breaks Down Before Jury Recounting His Assaulting Her

May 5, 2026

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After Dashed Stanley Cup Dreams, Bruins Coach Signaling He Wants His Bosses To Hire More Defensemen

By Ted CohenMay 5, 20260 News
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From His Maine Deathbed Rebuked Democrat Ex-U.S. Rep Blasts Fellow Dem Graham Platner As Too Leftist To Win

By Ted CohenMay 4, 20264 News 1K Views
Politics

Field Notes: The Democratic Convention

By Maine Wire StaffMay 4, 20263 Politics
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Systemic Racism

By Jonathan ReismanMay 4, 20261 Commentary

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Trump Targets Ilhan Omar Over “$19B” Minnesota Fraud Claim and Singles Out Maine in Widening Crackdown

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DOJ Launches Investigation Into Maine Prison Policies, Escalating Clash Between Trump Administration and Gov. Janet Mills

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Three Charged for Smuggling Billions in Sensitive AI Tech to China

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Navy Fires Commander Of Maine-built Battleship For Undisclosed Reasons

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

By Jon FetherstonApril 19, 2026
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By Ted CohenApril 16, 2026

Ex-GMA Host Joan Lunden Makes Swing Through Maine Amid Book Tour Exposing The Seedy Side

By Ted CohenMay 5, 2026

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By Ted CohenMay 5, 2026

Jaylen Brown Not Happy Playing Second Fiddle To Jayson Tatum, May Demand The Celtics Trade Him

By Ted CohenMay 5, 2026

Resident Arrested After Murdering Employee of Portland Shalom House Group Home

By Seamus OthotMay 5, 2026

Ex-Patriots Star’s Former Personal Chef Breaks Down Before Jury Recounting His Assaulting Her

By Ted CohenMay 5, 2026

Convict Working Outside of Prison Under Maine’s Community Work Release Program Escapes

By Seamus OthotMay 5, 2026

Three Injured After Early-Morning Fire at Warren Rental Building

By Jon FetherstonMay 5, 2026

Clerk’s Office Confirms Osman Case Moving Forward as Legal Fight Unfolds Amid Mounting Controversies

By Jon FetherstonMay 5, 2026

Banned Maine Wire Invites Top State Democrat Leader To Appear On Outlet’s TV Show

By Ted CohenMay 5, 2026

Lewiston Taxpayers to Rally at City Hall as Revaluation Anger Boils Over

By Jon FetherstonMay 5, 2026

Portland City Council Approves Expanded ICE Non-Cooperation Ordinance, With Mayor Mark Dion Casting Lone No Vote

By Jon FetherstonMay 5, 2026

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By Seamus OthotMay 5, 2026

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By Steve RobinsonApril 6, 202612K Views

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By Steve RobinsonMarch 23, 20267K Views

Connecticut Man, and Woman Arrested During Greenbush Drug Investigation

By Seamus OthotApril 3, 20267K Views

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By Seamus OthotMarch 18, 20266K Views

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By Maine Wire StaffApril 3, 20266K Views

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By Jon FetherstonMarch 18, 20265K Views

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By Seamus OthotApril 9, 202613K Views

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