South Portland residents approved two of the three bonds on this year’s ballot but rejected a $12.3 million proposal to fund the “design, construction, and equipping of improvements to the South Portland High School athletic…

Four suspects were arrested on drug charges last week after the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office found approximately $40,000 in methamphetamine, fentanyl and crack cocaine during their second search of a Solon residence in just under…

As nationwide focus revolved around last Tuesday’s Presidential and Congressional elections, eleven states also decided on their governors. [RELATED: Golden, Pingree, and King Retain Seats as GOP Wins Trifecta Nationally…] Not one of the 11…

Nearly 60 percent of Portland voters supported a measure Tuesday allowing local emergency wage provisions to go into effect only when a state of emergency is declared by the City, as opposed to when one…

Voters in Bar Harbor narrowly rejected a proposal Tuesday that would have overturned a 2022 ordinance capping the number of cruise ship passengers allowed to disembark per day at 1,000, replacing it with an updated…

A Maine doctor has been arrested and charged with sex trafficking after being accused of running an illicit massage business as a front for prostitution. Peter O’Donnell, 68, of Yarmouth, was taken into custody by…

On the heels of a disappointing election Tuesday for Maine Republicans, in which they failed to obtain a majority in the State House of Representatives, Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) successfully defended his position…

On Tuesday, Mainers made their voices heard not only on a number of key state, federal, and local elections, but also on five ballot questions, including one citizens initiative, three bonds with a total combined…

Voters in Cape Elizabeth narrowly rejected a $94.7 million school improvement plan that included the construction of a new middle school for $89.9 million. The bond for the proposed “Middle Ground School Project Design” was…

The Lincoln Academy in Newcastle is offering a support room for high school students struggling emotionally with President Donald Trump’s landslide victory on Tuesday. The Maine Wire received an internal email from Kelly Duffy, the…

Maine’s Second Congressional District race between incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden and Republican State Rep. Austin Theriault is headed into uncertain territory after the final results from the Secretary of State’s office found neither…

Republicans in the State House of Representatives—fresh off yet another disappointing election cycle—are poised to cast votes for leadership positions within the minority caucus for the 132nd Legislature. Although former House Republican Leader Rep. Billy…

Republican State Rep. Austin Theriault will demand a recount of the election results from his race against Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep Jared Golden, the Maine Wire can confirm. Currently, Golden holds a lead over Theriault…

Wes Pelletier, a longtime member of the Maine Democratic Socialists of America (Maine DSA) was elected to the Portland City Council on Tuesday, making him the second democratic socialist who will be serving on the…

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden emerged victorious in the highly contentious battle for Maine’s Second Congressional District seat, defeating challenger State Rep. Austin Theriault (R-Fort Kent) after a close race. Rep. Golden secured a slim,…

Former President Donald J. Trump (R) has been elected to serve as the 47th President of the United States. The president-elect secured his win early Wednesday morning when Pennsylvania and Wisconsin were called in his…

Former President Donald J. Trump survived coordinated lawfare, two assassination attempts, collusion among major tech companies, and a sustained negative campaign from the Washington, D.C., establishment and Vice President Kamala Harris to become the 47th…

Two Maine citizens have threatened to sue Secretary of State Shenna Bellows for improper voter roll maintenance unless action is taken within ninety days. Alex Titcomb — co-founder and Executive Director of The Dinner Table…

President Joe Biden doubled down on insulting former President Donald Trump’s supporters in Pennsylvania on Saturday after going viral for referring to them as “garbage.” [RELATED: Deplorable, Irredeemable, Garbage: MAGA World Laughs and Cheers as…

Two Portland City Councilors are seeking to put a 180-day prohibition on the approval of new hotel projects in the city in order to prevent what they call the “serious public harm” posed by continued…

Vice Presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) campaigned in New Hampshire on Sunday, two days before the election, after recent polling showed that the previously left-leaning state is in play. Sen. Vance spoke at the…

Three congressmen accused U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday of failing to provide active-duty service members with the resources they need to vote, after service members spoke about their struggles with absentee ballots.…

In the spirit of transparency, here are the emails exchanged with the Boston Globe reporter who covered the Maine Wire’s investigative report showing that noncitizens are registered to vote in Maine and that votes are…

The Boston Globe on Monday published a front-page story featuring the Maine Wire’s investigative report which found noncitizens are registered to vote in Maine and votes have been cast in their names since 2016. For…