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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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When a Secret Service agent assigned to protect a former first lady accidentally shot himself in the leg Friday there was a doctor in the house.But unfortunately it was a fake one who identifies as “Dr.” Jill Biden.The shooting occurred at Philadelphia International Airport, according to The Associated Press.Not to ascribe any untoward get-me-out-of-this-awful-assignment-at-any-cost motive or anything but agents assigned to first-lady details are considered the runt of the litter.The coveted assignment in the world…
Influenza cases are surging across Maine far earlier and harder than health officials typically see, with new data showing infections and hospitalizations more than doubling in a single week. According to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 864 flu cases were reported statewide for the week ending Dec. 20, up sharply from 320 cases the week before. Hospitalizations tied to influenza also spiked, jumping from 27 to 69 over the same period. “We…
Two 18-year-old suspects were busted on Tuesday after they allegedly stole liquor from a corner store in Wayne. [RELATED: New York Minor Busted in Rockland for Drug Trafficking…] “These two young men were obviously not thinking with a clear mind, as there are other way to satisfy your sweet tooth. They also forgot there are cameras everywhere, so don’t commit crimes in your pajamas,” said the Kennebec Sheriff’s Department At approximately 2:30 a.m., Deputy Elijah…
The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office arrested a West Bath woman on Tuesday on arson and animal cruelty charges after she allegedly burned down her own goat barn. [RELATED: Possible Arson Under Investigation After Early Morning Fire at Portland Apartment Building…] At approximately 5:45 p.m., officers arrested Grace Burnham, 38, of West Bath, at her home. There was a fire at the same residence on March 14. That fire destroyed a small barn on the property…
PORTLAND, Maine — Portland Police issued a criminal summons for assault to 54-year-old Gregory Watson of Portland on March 18, 2026, stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred nearly a month earlier on Congress Street, according to information released by the department. Authorities say the summons relates to an incident reported on February 20, 2026, on Congress Street, one of Portland’s primary downtown corridors. Police have not released details about the nature of the alleged…
The Maine Trust for Local News needs to be schooled on the meaning of “conflict of interest.”A new restaurant review in the state’s largest daily newspaper listed Miss Portland Diner among the 32 best eateries in Maine’s largest city. The diner is owned by – drum roll – Stefanie Manning, who when she’s not flipping eggs is the trust’s top executive.The food experts picking the paper’s 32 best food joints include restaurant owners, chefs and…
The age-old requirement that college seniors must pass a swimming test is being dumped due to fears it discriminates against people of color.Dartmouth College just became the latest school to drop a mandatory swimming test from its graduation prerequisite.In doing so, the Ivy League school joins a handful of other elite institutions that have abandoned their swimming requirements in recent years, including Williams, Hamilton and Washington and Lee.“The shift says less about the merits of…
Police in Paris, Maine, are investigating an Oxford Hills Middle School substitute teacher over allegations that he inappropriately touched a 12-year-old female student, the Maine Wire has learned. “The incident is under investigation,” Paris Police Chief Michael Dailey said in an email. “We are working with the school and the [School Resource Officer]SRO and piecing it all together,” he said. The investigation follows complaints submitted to the school by South Paris resident Amy Borland, the…
The most recent Massachusetts abortion data revealed that the number of abortions provided in the state more than doubled from 2023-2024, driven in large part by out-of-state women and “telehealth” abortions. [RELATED: Maine Has More Abortion Clinics Per Woman than Any Other State…] “While the governor insists that abortion is not only health care but a human right as well, Massachusetts Citizens for Life maintains that life itself is the first and most important human…
A tour bus carrying Massachusetts seventh and eighth graders caught fire in New Hampshire on Friday, but a swift evacuation saved all students from injury. [RELATED: Two Belfast Men Charged With Arson After Early Morning Structure Fire…] At around 6:30 p.m., NH State Troopers responded to reports of a bus fire on I-93 northbound near mile marker 99 in Woodstock. The 911 caller reported that a bus was actively on fire and the occupants were…
In this episode, Pastor Travis Carey is joined by his longtime friend and fellow minister, Pastor Paul Trovarello, for a candid and powerful conversation about the reality of addiction. Drawing from their shared history at Calvary Chapel in Bangor, Paul reflects on his own journey through the Calvary Residential Discipleship program and his subsequent call to ministry. They discuss how addiction impacts nearly every family in America and emphasize that the road to recovery begins…
HARTFORD — Legislators in Connecticut are looking at possibly imposing a new 2-cent tax per ounce on sweetened beverages, including artificially sweetened drinks, with revenue said to provide free breakfast and lunch to every student in state public schools. The measure would apply the tax at the distributor level on sodas, energy drinks, sweetened coffee, diet drinks, syrups, and powdered options. Connecticut’s existing sales tax paired with a 10-cent bottle depot means a 12-pack of…
The Florida boat that flipped killing a Maine couple and their friend was going as fast as 80 mph at the time, witnesses told a Cape Coral TV station. The accident happened Saturday evening on a river in Cape Coral, just south of Fort Myers near the Cape Coral Yacht Club in the Caloosahatchee River. The sole survivor of the four passengers on what was described as an MTI 390 speedboat was discharged Wednesday from…
The Lewiston Housing Authority’s plan to purchase and convert the Ramada Inn into transitional housing appears to have been halted following the Board of Appeals decision to deny their request for a zoning variance earlier this week. According to the Lewiston Sun Journal, the Lewiston Housing Authority was seeking a zoning variance that would lower the minimum dwelling unit size from 300 square feet to 282 square feet — the size of 80 percent of…
UPDATE: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) tweeted late Monday that the FBI fears the whistleblower in this story will be killed if unmasked. https://twitter.com/RepLuna/status/1665830527117434881 House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) announced Monday that he will initiate the process of holding FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress for not complying with a subpoena of an FBI document alleging a criminal bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden. https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1665769178442383360?s=20 On Monday the FBI brought…