The Livermore Falls Police Department arrested three New York men on Monday and seized significant quantities of drugs after responding to reports of a violent break-in. [RELATED: FBI Arrest New York Man for March Murder in Palmyra, Quattlebaum Gets the Horns…] The Androscoggin County Regional Communications Center received an emergency call from a Livermore Falls resident, requesting urgent assistance before the call was disconnected. Police responded to the caller’s location and determined that an active…

Critics abound, and they always will. They should. Pursuing truth is a high calling. Our Founders urged us to test each other’s mettle. Emerson praised those who “earn the appreciation of honest critics.” Theodore Roosevelt warned of being the “Man in the Arena.” So, here we go! As leading candidate to be Maine’s next Governor, critics are on me like black flies in June, and that’s okay. Credible polling – the nation’s best – has…

A new omnibus poll from Pan Atlantic Research, a Portland-based research company headed by former Maine Democratic Party chair Victoria Murphy, offered a snapshot of key 2026 races that showed the establishment Democrat candidate for the U.S. Senate enjoying a double digit lead over the renegade upstart. Two key primary races on the ballot next summer will be for the governorship, as well as for one of Maine’s two seats in the United States Senate.…

Regional School Unit (RSU) 9 school board member Griffin Mayhew, 26, representing Wilton, died unexpectedly on Monday, just months after he first took office in June. [RELATED: Community Split Over Mt. Blue Principal’s Halloween Costume, But RSU 9 Confirms Black is Back on the Job…] “Griffin was an exemplary young man whose commitment, kindness, and thoughtfulness were evident throughout his service on the Board along with his support of student activities at Mt. Blue Campus.…

Another day in Lewiston brought yet another cascade of questions, contradictions, and controversies, from nonprofit leaders refusing to comment, to a school bus driver using a non-residential address on his state-issued license, to an indicted city councilor-elect insisting he will take office despite lingering residency concerns. The day began, for this reporter on Tuesday, with a stop at Gateway Community Services, the Lewiston nonprofit now making national headlines for alleged MaineCare overbilling. Staff appeared visibly…

Three people with connections to Maine were killed over the weekend in a high-speed boating crash in the Florida Keys, authorities said. The victims, identified as Rebecca Knight, Brenna Millet, and Craig Millet died after the vessel in which they were riding struck a channel marker near Key Largo, according to local officials. The crash occurred late Saturday, and investigators said the impact threw all occupants into the water. Knight, a former Maine resident, was…

Portland Public Schools are facing a growing backlash from current and former staff, students, and community members who say the district’s ongoing restructuring under Superintendent Ryan Scallon has destabilized classrooms, weakened student support systems, and driven out multiple educators of color. Those concerns boiled over at Tuesday night’s school board meeting, where speakers accused district leadership of making sweeping changes without transparency or accountability. Adding to the tension, the district’s two student representatives announced they…

A York County K-9 unit assisted with two arrests on Sunday night after deputies stopped two drivers, one of whom was allegedly transporting drugs while driving under false license plates. [RELATED: Drug Raids Involving K-9 Units Lead to Seizure of Fentanyl, Firearms, and Over a Kilogram of Methamphetamines…] Deputy Alex Markellos initiated a traffic stop in Alfred on the evening of November 23 after he noticed that the driver, Jeffrey Hodgkins, 34, of Waterboro, was…

The Portland City Council nixed a proposal by the Portland Police Department to purchase its first drone, dealing a setback to the department’s efforts to expand its aerial capabilities for operations. On Monday night, council members rejected the acquisition of a roughly $45,000 drone from Axon, a company whose products integrate with existing law-enforcement systems. The department argued that the device could be used for missing-person searches, suspect standoffs and crime scene reconstruction. Police Chief Mark…

Acadia hikers who feel they can’t get high enough without cannabis – despite Cadillac Mountain being the highest point on the Atlantic coast – better curb their habit. U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi says tokers caught in Acadia and other federal lands will once again face “rigorous” prosecution as DOJ rescinds its policy of ignoring low-level offenses. The new get-tough-on-weed policy represents an about-face from a years-long government policy of not prosecuting for simple possession. “Marijuana…

Three former York County Corrections Officers were indicted on November 4 after they allegedly accepted bribes from a prisoner to smuggle contraband into the jail. [RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: York County Corrections Officer Was Living With a Fugitive, Faced No Disciplinary Action for Months…] “We take allegations such as these very seriously,” said York County Sheriff William King in a Thursday press release. “As soon as we learned of the allegations, we took immediate action. It is…

Deputies of the Penobscot County Sheriff arrested an armed, homeless sex offender in Stetson with help from some canine friends after he allegedly fled through the woods while absconding from probation following multiple felony convictions. [RELATED: Former Maine DOC Probation Officer Decorated for Pursuit of Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges…] At approximately 10:22 a.m. on Thursday, Penobscot deputies responded to a residence on Mullen Road in Stetson after probation officers requested assistance…

A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed Florida to begin enforcing a state law that restricts real estate purchases by Chinese citizens, a decision that could shape how other states – including Maine – respond to foreign-linked property ownership and land use. The 2-1 ruling from the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found that challengers backed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) did not have standing because they have lived in Florida for…

By Paul T. McCarrier Maine’s October 27 recall of Yani vape cartridges wasn’t a fluke—it was a warning. The Office of Cannabis Policy yanked thousands of “Watermelon Chimera” live resin carts from 21 stores after tests showed unsafe pesticide levels. Triggered by a single consumer complaint, the fiasco exposed a system strangled by its own rules. The adult-use (AU) program’s maze of “safeguards”—testing mandates, METRC tracking, endless paperwork—creates the illusion of safety while protecting no…

Maine litigator Joshua Dunlap has been confirmed to the U.S .Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, becoming the only active Republican-appointed judge on the Boston-based court. The Senate approved his nomination Tuesday in a 52-46 party-line vote. Dunlap will fill the seat vacated by Judge William Kayatta Jr., a Barack Obama appointee who previously mentored Dunlap when both worked at the Maine law firm Pierce Atwood. Dunlap has spent nearly his entire career at…