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Portland voters are being asked to weigh in on a $179.3 million school budget at the ballot box this June. As proposed, the school budget would…
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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced Monday the launch of a new official White House mobile application designed to provide Americans with direct access to presidential news, executive orders, and administration updates. In remarks unveiling the platform, President Donald J. Trump said the app will give users what he described as “front row access” to official White House information and communications. The application is now available for download through both the Apple and Android app…
PORTLAND, Maine — Calvary Chapel Greater Portland Senior Pastor Travis Carey pushed back this Thursday against growing criticism surrounding the May 15 event planned for the Portland Expo Center, arguing that opponents have falsely portrayed the gathering as a political rally rather than what he described as a Christian outreach event. In a video message directed to supporters and “common sense Mainers,” Carey said the church has been hit with a wave of negative attention…
The U.S. Department of Transportation closed a major loophole that allowed for unqualified illegal immigrants to obtain commercial driver’s licenses and operate heavy trucks without any verification of prior driving record or history, directly addressing an issue that extends to Maine highways. The policy change was announced by Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy on Feb. 12, 2026 which codified requirements to end issuance of non-domiciled commercial drivers licenses (CDL) to individuals without proper documentation or…
A study by a conservative media watchdog shows that the four major search engines are heavily promoting mostly liberal news.So now the numbers confirm what we’ve long suspected.Dan Schneider of the Media Research Center calls the approach a “subliminal form of propaganda” that could potentially be illegal, arguing that these platforms are suppressing conservative voices.Schneider, the organization’s vice president for Free Speech America, alleges that major news-aggregation apps are heavily biased toward liberal, left-leaning or…
PORTLAND, Maine – The City of Portland’s Housing & Economic Development Department says it has hired a new Waterfront Coordinator, bringing Heather Moretti into the role just before the holidays in December 2025. The Waterfront Coordinator organizes, facilitates, and promotes balanced economic development along Portland’s waterfront, and administers the Portland Fish Pier Authority Board of Directors as well as represents the City on various boards and committees related to waterfront and maritime activity. Moretti brings…
A new bill introduced in Augusta looks to make permanent in Maine law a version of the federal energy-efficient home improvement tax credit that lapsed at the end of last year. LD 2140, sponsored by Sen. Denise Tepler (D-Sagadahoc), would allow Mainers to claim up to several hundred dollars in refundable tax credits for making certain qualified upgrades to their homes. Refundable tax credits are able to be claimed regardless of whether or not taxes…
A multi-town pursuit beginning in Chelsea on Sunday culminated in a police shootout with a man wanted on felony charges and the arrest of two suspects. [RELATED: Police Shooting Ruled Justified After Topsham Officers Fired on a Man Approaching with a Machete…] Kennebec County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Curtis attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Dustin Smith, 33, on Hallowell Road in Chelsea in order to arrest him on multiple outstanding felony warrants. Instead of…
Emails show how a major Chinese chemical exporter is conspiring to evade U.S. tariff and trade policy to get synthetic THC analogues into America’s recreational drug market. How are convenience stores and gas stations throughout the U.S. able to supply so-called “gas station weed” to customers with minimal regulatory oversight and for dirt cheap prices? The answer may lie in messages from a relatively unknown chemical factory in China. An email chain obtained by The Robinson…
As the country mourns the horrific assassination of 31-year-old father, husband, and conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, some of the teachers educating Maine children appeared to be celebrating this instance of political violence. [RELATED: Waterville Teacher Update: Back to Unhinged Posts, But No Longer Employed by the School…] In the wake of the tragic shooting, social media user Ricky Klatt posted an Instagram story apparently expressing his support for the political assassination of Kirk and his…
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office last week executed a search warrant at a house in Fairfield, resulting in three arrests and the seizure of fentanyl, cocaine and cash. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the search warrant was obtained for the Ridge Road residence following a months-long investigation into alleged illegal drug sales by Seth Taylor, 34, of Fairfield. During the search of the residence and individuals present on Thursday, July 3, authorities seized approximately 36…
One of Maine’s prominent left-wing television news stations, News Center Maine (WCSH-6), had a drag queen, Jake Boyce – using the stage name Chartreuse Money – present its weather forecast on Saturday in collaboration with Pride Portland. [RELATED: Trump Celebrates Persecuted Christians on First Day of Pride Month in Stark Contrast with Joe Biden…] “Honey it is 80 degrees in Portland now honey, and we are feeling the effects. The sun is out, all it…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested Abdirahman A. Abdullahi, 26, of Portland, during a drug bust on Wednesday, seizing enough fentanyl to kill over 260,000 people along with significant amounts of cocaine base. [RELATED: Portland Police Nab Grant Street Shooter…] The MDEA Cumberland District Task Force and the Portland Police Department’s Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) stopped a Ford Escort on Portland’s Ocean Avenue. Law enforcement officials had been watching the driver, Abdullahi, as part…
The Biden administration has been accused of numerous instances of “lawfare,” that is, of using the legal system to persecute and intimidate political opponents and dissidents, in many cases jailing Americans who disagree with far left policies. The latest example was highlighted last week by journalist Christopher Rufo, who published an article in the City Journal. Rufo revealed, after speaking with a whistleblower and nurse at the Texas Children’s Hospital, Vanessa Sivadge, that doctors there…
Former twice-failed gubernatorial candidate and convicted sex offender Eliot Cutler is denying the latest charge of violating probation. Cutler, 79, appeared in court this week facing police claims that he failed to receive the sexual-addiction treatment that was part of his conviction plea deal.The disbarred lawyer was convicted of possessing child porn in 2023 and served eight months in jail before being released early for “good behavior.”He was arrested again this month for allegedly violating…
The Bangor Police Department arrested a man on Wednesday after he allegedly fled at high speeds during an attempted traffic stop, sparking a pursuit that culminated in a foot chase through the woods. [RELATED: Kennebec County Pursuit Ends in Police Shooting and Arrest of Man Wanted on Felony Charges…] Bangor Police Officer Brian Cronk attempted to conduct a routine traffic stop at around 12:28 p.m. in the area of Griffin Road and Broadway. The vehicle…