The board of the Spruce Mountain school district, or RSU 73, voted on Thursday night to stick with their amended policy that keeps girls sports exclusively for biological females despite a new lawsuit brought by the Maine Human Rights Commission alleging they are in violation of state law. The handful of Maine school districts that voted to change their policies about biological males participating in female sports over the course of this year are now…

A liberal political lobby announced Wednesday it’s going after Maine’s Angus King for going soft on President Trump. But in reality King set up this Trojan Horse to distance himself from the ongoing ribbing he takes for being a Democrat in “independent” garb. Nothing King does isn’t calculated. For instance, he recently boasted that his vote to confirm an anti-abortion federal judge was “a mistake.” But was it really? King likely knew exactly what he…

The political firestorm surrounding councilor-elect Iman Osman exploded this week after he was federally indicted on charges of receiving stolen firearms, an escalation that prompted Mayor Carl Sheline to break with tradition and publicly call for his resignation. Osman, who won the Ward 5 seat on Nov. 4, faces serious gun-theft charges that threaten not just his political future, but also the legitimacy of his recent election. The indictment was filed Wednesday. Compounding the legal…

It is now a national news story, even in the liberal media: a massive Somali-linked welfare fraud scandal. This troubling new chapter in welfare abuse has come to light, and it demands action from every public official in Maine. Taxpayer funded welfare systems are being exploited on a massive scale. These scams don’t just cost us money, they destroy trust. I’m sure you’ve seen the national headlines coming from Minnesota where investigators uncovered a widespread…

Conservatives picked up an additional seat on the Augusta City Council election on Tuesday after a newcomer defeated the incumbent in one of the city’s two at-large council seats up for re-election. [RELATED: Liberals Claim Victory in Augusta School Board After Two Conservative-Leaning Candidates Ran and Split the Vote…] Augusta residents had three council seats to vote on: the Ward 3 seat currently held by Michael Michaud and two at-large seats held by William Savage…

The public health and safety threat posed by discarded needles used most likely for intravenous drug use has been a persistent problem for Maine’s largest city, and one recent case illustrates the ambiguity of who is responsible for removing the sharp and dangerous hazards they present. A source contacted the Maine Wire on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, reporting discarded needles along railroad tracks near 185 Rand Road in Portland. The source said the syringes were…

Lucas Sirois, the Franklin County businessman accused of leading a multimillion-dollar marijuana conspiracy in western Maine, is now facing new federal charges. Sirois effort to challenge the government’s conspiracy case at the highest level has come to an end. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear his appeal, leaving a lower court ruling against him in place. But his legal problems appear to be compounding. Sirois, 45, alleged by prosecutors to be the head…

The sudden shutdown of Catalina Yachts has hundreds of Cat owners across Maine dumbfounded – and worried. The sailboat manufacturer – once considered the largest such business in the world – announced last week it was closing “temporarily” amid a boardroom battle. Florida Catalina President Patrick Turner announced the main factory was going dark til further notice. The shutdown comes amid a company reorganization following its purchase by renowned yacht dealer Michael Reardon, who allegedly…

A downtown Lewiston apartment building that was condemned more than a year ago is at the center of renewed controversy surrounding a local political candidate whose official address is listed there. According to internal city emails obtained by The Maine Wire, City Clerk Kathy Montejo raised concerns on Oct. 27 about whether School Committee member and City Council candidate Iman Osman is eligible to hold office or remain on the ballot. Montejo wrote that 210…

Unsafe levels of chlorfenapyr present in cannabis vape cartridges have led the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy to issue a recall for products marketed by Yani Maine. “This recall is a result of an investigation into a consumer complaint about an adverse health reaction,” the cannabis regulator said in a statement Monday.” “OCP’s investigation included testing on the batch of vape cartridges alleged to have caused the adverse reaction,” OCP said. “The products are being…

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Planter is once again at the center of a political firestorm after a newly released podcast video showed him casually describing how he got a Nazi-associated skull and crossbones tattoo while stationed overseas with the Marines. Planter told hosts of “Pod Save America” that he and fellow Marines were drunk in Split, Croatia, when they chose “a terrifying looking skull and crossbones off the wall because we were Marines and,…

Maine’s first large-scale AI data center is being planned for the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone. Developed by Loring LiquidCool Data Center and Green 4 Maine LLC, the facility is slated to open early next year. The center, which will use advanced liquid-cooling technology, will be powered partly by hydropower from New Brunswick. The facility will be housed in a warehouse at the former Air Force base. LiquidCool Solutions, has signed a “long-term”…

Gov. Janet Mills made a campaign stop Thursday morning at Maine Beer Company in Freeport, where brewery co-founder Dan Kleban, a former candidate for U.S. Senate, endorsed her bid for the seat. The two shared a beer to mark the endorsement, underscoring Mills’ push to unify the Democratic base behind her. But the event quickly moved away from beer and campaign smiles when reporters began pressing the governor on recent controversies. Asked by The Maine…

Turning Point USA on Thursday announced plans to host “The All American Halftime Show” on Feb. 8, 2026, a live event centered on the themes of faith, family and freedom. The show is scheduled to air opposite the NFL’s official Super Bowl halftime performance, which is set to feature international recording artist Bad Bunny. Earlier this week, President Trump said of Bad Bunny, “I’ve never heard of him, I don’t know who he is.” “I…

A South Portland man who fled the country after being indicted on multiple counts of gross sexual assault has been captured in Mexico and returned to the United States, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. The Maine Violent Offender Task Force announced Friday the arrest of Marc Assante, 37, in Hermosillo, Mexico, on a State of Maine warrant for seven counts of gross sexual assault. Assante was indicted by a York County grand jury on…