The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department is currently searching for suspects who used construction vehicles to rampage through a solar farm, according to a Monday press release. [RELATED: Heatwave Strains New England’s Power Grid After Nat Gas Generator Taken Offline…] On Monday morning, sheriff’s deputies arrived at the Novel Energy Solutions Solar Farm in New Gloucester following reports that suspects used on-site construction equipment to rampage through the solar field, destroying the photovoltaic panels. Investigators arrived…

A Greenwood motorcyclist was killed on Monday during a three-vehicle crash in Raymond. [RELATED: Hermon Woman Indicted on Manslaughter Charges After Allegedly Causing Fatal Crash While Drunk-Driving…] At approximately 7:27 p.m., deputies from the Cumberland Sheriff’s Department responded to the intersection of Webb’s Mills Road and Tarkiln Hill Road in Raymond with the Raymond Fire Department for reports of a three vehicle crash. Based on a preliminary investigation, police believe that Seth Hodgkins, 20, of…

By Jonathan Bush I’m running for governor because the state government is way too big and way too bossy. We need to shrink it and I’m the guy to do it. The Mills administration is managing every Maine industry centrally out of Augusta. That creates the confusing bureaucracy and economic strangulation that provides cover to the fraudsters we are all seeing exposed in the Maine Wire. There are so many examples of big government silliness.…

RHODE ISLAND — A day after news surfaced that Providence Mayor Brett Smiley called for the removal of a privately funded mural of Iryna Zarutska, a murdered Ukrainian refugee, the owners of “The Dark Lady” establishment have decided to permanently remove it. [Related: Woke Rhode Island Mayor Targets Mural Of Murdered Ukrainian Refugee In Attempt To Revise History] The development marks the latest escalation after the blue state handlers confirmed they do not align with…

York County GOP Chair Heidi Sampson and Independent York Sheriff Candidate Brian Pellerin challenged David Corbett’s petition to run for the sheriff as a Republican last week, accusing him of lying about his qualifications for the position. [RELATED: Cumberland County Chief Deputy Announces Independent Run for York County Sheriff…] According to state law, someone must have at least two years of supervisory experience in law enforcement or corrections in order to qualify to run for…

A midcoast Maine homeowner who was annoyed his neighbor’s trees were ruining his harbor view may have found a solution – pesticide. State officials suspect a Rockport man drilled holes in the trees outside Ruth Graham’s $2.8 million Mechanic Street house and injected them with poison. Stephen Antonson, who owns a house next door to Graham, had previously asked her to trim her trees. Barring that, he wanted to buy a sliver of her property…

The polls be damned, Republican Bobby Charles has decided who’s going to be the Democrat gubernatorial nominee in Maine.Charles, clearly leading the GOP field in recent polling, has fired off a challenge – not to Shenna, not to Hannah, not to Angus.But to Nirav Shah.Let the general-election race begin. Now, says Bobby Charles, who besides picking the Democrat winner has also selected himself as the GOP primary victor.“REPUBLICAN FRONTRUNNER BOBBY CHARLES CALLS ON NIRAV SHAH…

AUGUSTA — Honda Motor Company announced it will cancel the production and development of three electric vehicle (EV) concepts after recording losses that total approximately $7.5 billion dollars, triggering a thorough reassessment of their electrification strategy. In an official corporate release out of Tokyo, the decision comes following a broader slowdown in the U.S. EV-demand and shifts in regulatory landscapes. The models were originally slated to be manufactured in Ohio and targeted a 2026 rollout.…

Maine’s most colorful shore birds are making their trek back to land to do the yearly breeding thingy.“After months at sea, the orange-beaked birds are gathering along coastal cliffs in a short but sensational migration,” reports National Geographic.The Atlantic puffins spend most of their lives out on the ocean, but each April the urge to breed draws the black-and-white creatures back to land in huge numbers.The large coastal colonies breed, nest, and raise a single…

LEWISTON, Maine — Former Lewiston City Councilor Eryn Soule announced this week that she is launching an independent campaign for Maine State Senate in District 21, positioning her candidacy around public safety, mental health and addiction services, and education reform. Soule, who previously represented Lewiston’s Ward 5 on the city council, said her campaign will focus on practical solutions and community-centered leadership rather than partisan politics. “Serving as City Councilor for Ward 5 was one…

LEWISTON, Maine — Hundreds of tips about adult autism group homes have poured into The Maine Wire in recent days after the outlet reported on conditions inside a residence managed by Lighthouse Health Services in Auburn. Conditions were so severe that one resident’s sister removed her brother herself. In that case, the sister told The Maine Wire that promises made by Lighthouse Health Services about her brother’s care turned out to be fictional. She said…

The Saco Police Department arrested a duo of Burlington, Vermont, residents on Friday following a string of vehicle burglaries from the previous week. [RELATED: Saco Man Leads Police on Multi-Town Chase…] Police received multiple calls on August 26-27, reporting a series of vehicle break-ins. In two cases, the suspects allegedly smashed the windows to gain entry. Police were able to determine that the suspects were driving an old Subaru Forester and obtained a picture of…

State and federal law enforcement agencies have known about the existence of a sprawling network of Chinese-owned marijuana grows in Maine for at least two years. Yet the sites have continued to operate, for the most part, with apparent impunity. According to a leaked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo, there are nearly 800 Chinese-owned illegal marijuana growing operations in the U.S., and almost 300 of them are located in rural Maine. [RELATED: Triad Weed: How…

Rex Heuermann has now copped to having murdered eight women, including a Scarborough mother.Heuermann was arrested three years ago in a string of Gilgo Beach, N.Y., killings that shocked Long Island for more than a decade. He was set for trial this fall but for unexplained reasons decided to admit to the killings. His lawyer claimed Wednesday his client wanted to spare the victims’ families the trauma of trials. So apparently a cold blooded serial…

Amid great fanfare, the Portland Press Herald not long ago announced it was establishing what it was calling a “fact-checking” team to keep their competitors on their toes.But one would assume that a squad that was created to do nothing but make sure everyone else got the facts straight would at least do the same in-house.Big mistake on that assumption, no pun intended.Judging from the most recent faux pas they can’t even keep their own…