Underwater tunnels across the world that depend on rubber gaskets to keep out the ocean were not supposed to leak for 100 years.But a new engineering study says the gaskets are deteriorating much faster than thought due to the underwater pressure and salt-water exposure.Engineers analyzed the rubber gaskets that go between the pre-fabbed steel sections to see how they were faring.They used the 3.5-mile Yuliangzhou Tunnel in China as their example.The underwater tunnel is a…

BELFAST, Maine – Two 19-year-old Belfast men are facing arson charges after an early morning structure fire on Patterson Hill Road, according to authorities. On Friday, March 27, 2026, at about 2:45 a.m., the Belfast Fire and Police Department were dispatched to 81 Patterson Hill Road in Belfast for a reported structure fire. When officers arrived, Belfast Police found the structure fully involved in flames. Police also located two individuals nearby, identified as Isaac Cummings,…

Early Friday morning, the United States Senate agreed by voice vote to partially fund the Department of Homeland Security, excluding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as well as some parts of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This represents a major step towards ending the now 42-day long shutdown impacting a number of critical government agencies, including TSA, FEMA, The Coast Guard, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Under the package approved by the…

The Topsham Police Department arrested a man on Tuesday on drug charges after he was allegedly found with a significant amount of cocaine during a drug investigation. [RELATED: Milford Probation Search Leads to Seizure of Backpack of Drugs and Arrest of Repeat Offender…] On March 1, Topsham officers responded to the area of West School House Crossing Road for reports of an unspecified “issue.” During the investigation, officers met several people at a residence and…

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted against two bills this week that would increase immigration enforcement, one that would make fraudsters deportable, and another targeting foreigners who harm police dogs. Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) broke with his party majority and supported the bill to deport animal abusers, but voted with Pingree on the other bill. Both bills passed despite Democratic opposition. [RELATED: Pingree Votes Against Condemning Violent Anti-ICE Riots in LA While Golden Supports Resolution…] On…

AUBURN, Maine — Republican gubernatorial candidate Garrett Mason used a Saturday evening speech at the Androscoggin County Republican Lincoln Dinner to introduce himself in personal terms, highlight his background in both business and government, and urge Republicans to unify ahead of the election. Mason, a former Maine state senator who represented parts of Androscoggin County, began by speaking about his family and home life, describing the house he lives in as the one his father,…

In a salute to the recent election of Bowdoin College’s most famous socialist alum as mayor of America’s largest city, a group of the storied school’s students has formed a new political organization. The group – called Bowdoin College Socialists – says it agrees with Democrat Socialists of America’s characterization of Zohran Mamdani’s NYC’s mayoral election as “the biggest electoral victory for the socialist movement in the last century.” Bowdoin College Socialists said they see…

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member and transgender-identifying male Wil Theime, who goes by Ramona, secured victory in the Brunswick Town Council race by a single vote after campaigning on rent control. [RELATED: DSA Endorsed Brunswick Town Council Candidate Wants Rent-Control for the Town…] “I’m proud to announce that I won my race tonight… by one vote. Off to a recount,” said Theime on Bluesky. https://bsky.app/profile/ramonaforbrunswick.bsky.social/post/3m4ufaqwnz22r Theime won the District 6 Town Council seat…

The Portland City Council has voted to penalize commercial property owners if storefronts are vacant for over six months unless they agree to allow the City to bring in temporary art installations. Fines for empty storefronts will range from $500 to more than $7,500, depending upon how long the space has gone without housing a business. The $250 fine would be levied for commercial spaces left vacant between six months and a year, while spaces…

Maine, New Hampshire, and nine other states now have more adults over 65 than minors, based on a Thursday report from the U.S. Census Bureau that also revealed that Maine has the oldest population of any state. [RELATED: Czech Study Finds Fertility Rate “Substantially Lower” in Women Vaccinated for COVID-19 Versus Those Not…] Using 2024 data, the Census Bureau revealed a significant increase in the percentage of the U.S. population over 65, which rose by three…

The White House’s iconic white pillars were covered over by the colors of the LGBT pride flag for a Wednesday pride event hosted by First Lady Jill Biden while her husband was away at Camp David preparing for his Thursday evening debate with former President Donald Trump. [RELATED: Biden Administration Hosts Cast of LGBT Show ‘Queer Eye’ at the White House…] “Pride is a celebration. But it’s also a declaration: That we will not be…

Pride Portland, a Portland based LGBT non-profit, took to Instagram to announce the Portland pride parade, which they claim will be the largest pride festival in the northeast U.S. The event will include cross-dressing performer “Letta Dicken,” who recently made national headlines for offering a salacious performance to children under the age of ten in Windham. [RELATED: Drag Queen “Letta Dicken” Braves Unsubstantiated Dangers to Perform for Children at Maine LGBT Event…] The event will…

Asian transnational criminal organizations operate more than 270 illegal marijuana cultivation sites in Maine, according to a leaked U.S. Department of Homeland Security memo. An investigation by the Maine Wire has identified more than 100 of those sites, as previously reported here. Of those properties — almost all purchased within the last three years by single Chinese adults from New York or Massachusetts — 69 of the property transactions involved mortgages originated by Quontic Bank,…

Fox News, the purported conservative cable news network, matches employee donations to numerous left-wing charities and activist groups, according to a report from Blaze Media. [RELATED: Fox News Encourages Employees to Donate to LGBT Charities, Monitors Them With ‘Woke AI’] While putting on airs of supporting conservative causes, Fox will apparently match employee charitable contributions to the Satanic Temple, the Trevor Project, Planned Parenthood, and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), insider sources told Blaze…

While snowmobiling in Millinocket, Greer Hermann hit a patch of ice, sending his sled into a turbulent roll, subsequently hitting a tree and violently ejecting him.A Baxter State Park ranger who just happened to be riding by called for assistance and rendered medical aid.It took searchers and emergency medical responders two hours to remove Herman from the woods before he was Life-Flighted to a Bangor hospital. Hermann, 22, a plumber and construction worker, remains hospitalized…