An attempted firearms purchase led to the arrest of a Jamaican citizen who the town of Old Orchard Beach had hired as a police officer, FOX News reported on Monday afternoon. Jon Luke Evans entered the U.S. legally in September 2023, but overstayed his visa, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) stated. He was due to return top Jamaica on October 1 of that year but never boarded his flight home. The Maine Wire…

The planet-wide intrigue stemming from a high-brow alleged affair between two top-level NY execs has now moved to Kennebunk, Maine. That’s where Astronomer ex-CEO Andy Byron’s wife Megan retreated after reportedly leaving her and her tech tycoon husband’s multimillion-dollar home in Northborough, Massachusetts, in the wake of the Coldplay concert “jumbotron” controversy. She is reportedly recovering from the indignity created by her philandering husband in a $2.4 million mansion in Kennebunk, according to the New…

Penobscot County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a raid on a Passadumkeag residence on Tuesday, leading to the arrest of three career criminals and the seizure of a synthetic opioid described by the department as “significantly more powerful than fentanyl,” law enforcement agencies said [RELATED: Massive Northern NH Drug Bust Leads to 17 Arrests…] Law enforcement executed a search warrant at a Pleasent St. residence following an investigation from multiple deputies. At the residence, deputies discovered Methamphetamines,…

While a new report from a state agency shows a slight decrease in homeless persons in Maine compared to the same period last year, a brief visit to Portland is enough to demonstrate that the problem persists and – in the summer months – may be more disparate throughout a state with ample places for outdoor camping. The Maine State Housing Authority released its point-in-time homeless report Monday, the findings of which were based on…

As part of a $4.5 million slate of upgrades, a new security fence currently being erected around the Blaine House has raised eyebrows around Augusta in recent days. The Maine’s governor’s mansion will be getting a new stone and metal fence similar to the one currently surrounding the State House across the street. This will replace the wooden picket fence that previously ran along the perimeter of the property. Construction of the fence is now…

The picturesque seaside town of none other than Camden, Maine is now attracting a new breed of tourists – cops from Ireland investigating an apparent murder. Police from Ireland came to Camden to interview the former wife of Michael Kelley, a suspect in the suspicious death of Michael Gaine. Kelley had lived on Gaine’s farm in Kerry, where Gaine’s chainsawed remains were found in a slurry pit. Kelley and his then-partner – court filings describe…

Both the House and Senate have failed to adopt a measure that would have authorized cities and towns throughout Maine to collect up to a two percent local option sales tax on temporary rental accommodations. Sponsored by Rep. Gary Friedmann (D-Bar Harbor), LD 746 would have allowed municipalities to generate revenue from this tax and use it for whatever purpose they deemed necessary. This additional two percent tax would have been levied alongside the state’s…

Three protesters, including the Concord City Democrats chair, were arrested on Tuesday after they refused to leave a New Hampshire legislative committee room while lying on the floor and staging a “die-in” to protest Medicaid cuts in the proposed state budget. [RELATED: Janet Mills Signs New Penalties into Law for Noncompliance with Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program…] “That is a Medicaid die-in because that’s what’s going to happen,” said Concord City Democrat chair…

The internet has blown up with speculators discussing how two Mount Katahdin hikers died amid obvious warning signs to abandon the risky mission. By all accounts the most likely reason Esther Keiderling, 28, and her father Tim Keiderling, 58 died was accidental exposure to the cold. Officials of Rifton Equipment, which employed the Keiderlings, said the pair likely succumbed to hypothermia. The common refrain among disbelievers when hikers are caught unprepared is “how could this…

It may be a sign of the times that both chambers of the Maine Legislature passed a bill on Monday allowing a limited amount of home distilling of spirits for personal consumption, legalizing it at the state level while it remains illegal federally. [RELATED: Committee Votes in Favor of Home Distilling Law Despite Opposition from Four Skeptical Reps…] The bill, LD 631, was passed in both the House and Senate “under the hammer” without the…

Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) arrests in the Houlton border sector, encompassing all of Maine’s border with Canada, reached a 24-year high last month as a result of stricter enforcement activities across the state. [RELATED: Maine’s Chief Border Patrol Agent Retires as Houlton Sector Leadership Shakeup Continues…] “Here in Maine, Border Patrol Agents are working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to keep our border secure. If you attempt to cross the border…

Wiscasseteers who long ago trademarked their town “prettiest village in Maine” apparently haven’t been to Camden. To see the waterfall torrent that rips its way beneath Route 1, under rickety storefronts held up by wooden pilings, across from a natural tree-shaded amphitheater, eventually dumping into the Atlantic Ocean is an experience to behold, many residents and almost all visitors agree. But all the beauty on God’s great earth inevitably must become a sitting duck for…

Biddeford High School was put on lockdown Friday morning after a reported threat that led to the arrest of an armed man outside of the school, according to authorities. At approximately 9 a.m., a student alerted the school resource officer to a potential threat, prompting an immediate lockdown of Biddeford schools, Chief of Police JoAnne Fisk said Friday. Just minutes after the reported threat reached Biddeford Police, officers arrived at the high school and shortly…

The Legislature’s Transportation Committee voted unanimously Thursday morning to reject a bill proposed by Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) intended to block Secretary of State Shenna Bellows from issuing Real IDs to Mainers. Irrespective of Rep. Libby’s bill, Sec. Bellows’ office has been slow in issuing Real IDs, or the form of federally-required identification for boarding planes or entering government facilities, to Mainers. Less than a third of state residents are believed to have one currently…

A violent male criminal using the name Ashley Lynn Bushey, 54, is currently being housed in a women’s prison following a series of drug trafficking and assault arrests. [RELATED: Trans-Identifying Murderer Given Taxpayer-Funded Sex Change Drugs Alleges Mistreatment and Wants Sentence Reduction and Transfer to Women’s Prison…] According to the Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) records, Bushey has previously gone by the names Jason Robert Bushey and Dale Michael Norwood. Bushey, a six-foot-two man, is…