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NEWPORT, Maine – A fatal crash late Tuesday night shut down portions of Interstate 95 in Newport after a passenger vehicle stopped in the northbound travel lane was struck by a tractor-trailer, according to Maine State Police. Police said the crash happened at approximately 11:36 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, near mile marker 157. Maine State Police received multiple reports of a vehicle stopped in the northbound lane before troopers arrived and learned a…
Two Maine colleges are taking home the bacon when it comes to making the national grade in their dining halls.A pair of new nationwide college-food surveys rank Bowdoin College in Brunswick as No. 2 and Bates College in Lewiston as No. 7 when it comes to good eats. The top accolades come from the Princeton Review, which rated Bowdoin’s excellence, and Niche.com, which cited Bates’. So there’s some friendly (but heated) competition going on when…
Lawmakers have asked the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to consider weighing in on the constitutionality of expanding the use of ranked-choice voting to all state elections. The request for the court’s opinion came almost immediately after the House advanced the bill in early February. LD 1666 has remained as unfinished business before the Senate in the weeks since it was sent to the chamber for final approval. Maine has used ranked-choice voting for federal offices…
A former Brunswick Naval Air Station pilot who went on to fly 40 years for a major airline believes the corporate jet that crashed earlier this week in Bangor was struck down by an ice storm. Steve Scheibner, whose widely followed YouTube channel focuses on determining how airplanes crash, analyzed the Bombardier Challenger 600 crash that took six lives Sunday night. In an analysis he posted Tuesday, Scheibner, known internationally by his YouTube handle as…
Just when you thought a young Mainer might be catching a break, The Establishment struck back with a new poll showing Governor Janet Mills with what appears to be a ten point lead in the primary race between her and Sullivan oyster farmer Graham Platner for the Democrat Party nomination to take on U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) next fall. Platner led Mills in a couple other polls, but this one – conducted by a…
Valerie Adams, a former Assistant District Attorney in Cumberland County, confirmed she will run for District Attorney in 2026, days after her departure from the office drew public attention and questions about internal working conditions. Adams said she plans to formally launch her campaign at the start of the new year. Her announcement comes amid reporting that she was dismissed from the office immediately after informing District Attorney Jackie Sartoris on November 4 that she…
A Maine “journalist” who says he “goes places – and tells stories – that other media won’t” also does something other media don’t – gives away free pot. Now there’s journalism we can get behind! Or heck, get high on. That Crash Barry, he’s a Cracker Jack! Seems Barry, who prides himself on journalistic independence, decided one way to increase his numbers – or “hits,” so to speak – is giving away, well, hits. To…
The dreaded Blood Tribe…If you followed Maine’s Main Stream Media this summer, you would think this fascist cult was proliferating like wildfire across the state, infesting every nook and cranny with white supremacist recruitment papers and telling their followers to storm the capitol in Augusta. Wait, sorry, that last part was actually House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross. Regardless, Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson courageously decided to see for himself how vast and fortified the infamous…
The Skowhegan select-board chairman says town officials had no choice but to remain silent during an investigation of their town manager.Whitney Cunliffe says that amid the police probe of Nicholas Nadeau’s alleged sexual exploitation of a minor “it would not have been appropriate or responsible for me to comment publicly before law enforcement spoke publicly on it.”Nadeau, 32, shot and killed himself earlier this month during a police investigation of whether he had shared graphic,…
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) directed $2 million in federal taxpayer funding to a non-profit that seeks to address homelessness in Bangor by building tiny homes for homeless people. [RELATED: A Warning for Maine: NYC Spent $81,700 Per Homeless Person Last Year…] Sen. King’s office told the Bangor Daily News about the funding on Wednesday; it will go to the non-profit Dignity First. “People are discovering that if you can get homeless people into housing, then…
LEWISTON — A cease harassment notice served through the Lewiston Police Department against a local resident was later voided after police determined the interactions in question involved communication with an elected official acting in his official capacity. Andrew Jones reported to the Maine Wire on Monday evening that he was served earlier in the day with a cease harassment notice issued by Ward 3 City Councilor and District 94 State Representative Scott Harriman. Jones said…
A fitness center has announced it’s vacating the Maine Mall, becoming the shopping mecca’s fourth loss in three months.The Orangetheory Fitness location at the South Portland mall is planning to close permanently on April 10, reports WCYY.com.The Maine Mall Orangetheory is inviting all current members to continue their fitness at the Westbrook location, part of the Rock Row development.Orangetheory Fitness initially opened at the Maine Mall more than seven years ago in what was once…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control moved to designate four overseas charity organizations after presenting evidence the entities gave material support to Hamas and enabled its terrorist activities, the Trump administration’s latest step towards dismantling deceptive funding networks that prey on charitable organizations. [Press Release: Treasury Continues to Disrupt Hamas’ Sham Charity Network as the Group Refuses to Disarm] The move targets specific entities operating in Turkey and…
A Republican candidate for governor is pushing back after the Maine Democratic State Committee accused him of racism in response to his recent criticism of alleged fraud within MaineCare and other state programs. In a lengthy video on social media, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles said Democrats are attempting to discredit him for calling attention to what he described as millions of dollars in taxpayer losses tied to improper billing, uncompleted contracts, and a lack…
If you’re still worried that your Maine lobster will feel pain when you toss it into boiling water, relax. Now you can buy an electric appliance that will stun the lobster or, basically, kill it almost instantly. CrustaStun, now available at your favorite online appliance dealer. And for only $4,595.73! Who knew? News that you can stun your bug to death, sparing it the indignity of a possibly painful boiling, comes amid the ongoing debate:…