MAINE — A highly coordinated network of over 500 activist groups organized nationwide “No Kings” protests across the United States over the weekend, featuring participation from communist and socialist organizations in Maine. The protests occurred in multiple U.S. cities, including flagship events in St. Paul, Minnesota and revolution-themed rallies in Maine, all cohesive efforts led set forth by an organization titled Indivisible. Indivisible is a Democratic political advocacy organization that is funded by George Soros with…

A Bangor physician was subjected to a barrage of verbal threats connected to his race inside Timber Kitchen and Bar last Saturday, an incident captured on video that has since spread widely across social media and intensified public scrutiny of how the city handles harassment and intimidation in public spaces. The encounter, recorded by a witness and shared repeatedly online, shows a man aggressively confronting the doctor inside the Bass Park Blvd. restaurant. Viewers quickly…

The Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar has dismissed a professional misconduct complaint against Kennebec and Somerset County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney, concluding the matter without a hearing and with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled. The complaint stemmed from Maloney’s 2023 contact with a staff member of the Family Violence Project regarding Pamela Boivin, an Oakland woman who alleged she was drugged and sexually assaulted at a Waterville bar. Boivin’s lurid story about…

The nuclear-powered attack submarine named for a shark was supposed to be the most advanced, the lead boat of its class.Nearly three years after the USS Thresher was launched by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, it met a tragic fate.The 279-foot sub sank April 10,1963 during deep-diving tests, taking all 129 crew members to their watery graves.At 1 p.m. April 12, the 62nd Annual USS Thresher Memorial Service will be held at R. W.…

The Clinton Police Department arrested a Waterville subject to an active arrest warrant on Monday after he allegedly stole from a Make-a-Wish Foundation donation jar intended to benefit children with life-threatening illnesses. [RELATED: Clinton, Maine Police Department Breaks The Stodgy Mold, Now An International Internet Sensation…] On Monday morning, the Clinton Police published an image from Clinton Variety conveniance store security footage showing a suspect. The suspect allegedly stole from a container on the store…

AUGUSTA — Maine taxpayers will immediately shoulder nearly $88 million in new General Fund spending under emergency legislation designed to defend the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program from federal changes that shift billions in benefit cost to states with high error rates.  The measure, Legislative Document No. 2122 (H.P. 1437), introduced on Jan. 7, 2026 by House Speaker Ryan Facteau (D-Biddeford) and cosponsored by various Democratic legislators, directs the Department of Health and Human Services…

BATH, Maine — Maine’s two U.S. senators made a coordinated push Thursday to secure continued Pentagon funding for additional Navy destroyers at Bath Iron Works, warning that inconsistent federal contracts could threaten one of Maine’s most critical industries and weaken America’s naval readiness at a time of growing global instability. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Independent Sen. Angus King visited the Bath shipyard alongside Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle, where they toured manufacturing…

With a turnout estimated at over 500 Mainers, demonstrators gathered outside the State House in Augusta on Saturday to show their support for protecting girls in school sports from transgender athletes unfairly impacting the playing field, protestors and speakers at the event said. “We will protect our girls and we will NOT back down!” Assistant House Minority Leader Katrina Smith (R-Palermo) said, explaining “They are the ones who have pushed their agenda on us and…

The King progeny running for Maine governor as a Democrat is apparently not all in with his party allowing boys in girls’ locker-rooms.During a debate this week, the son of the state’s junior U.S. senator declined to say whether he will vote with the liberals against the upcoming referendum.“King said athletic associations and schools are capable of handling that specific issue themselves, but that he, too, will stand up for Mainers whose rights are being…

Reps. Mike Soboleski (R-Philips), Katerina Smith (R-Palermo), and Alicia Collins (R-Sidney) visited the Maine Correctional Center on Friday and spoke with Katie Mountain, an inmate who previously told The Maine Wire that she had been threatened and sexually assaulted by trans-identifying male murderer Andrew Balcer. [RELATED: Liberty’s Prison: Female Prisoner Claims Corrections Officers Retaliated After She Complained About Assault By Trans-Identifying Male Inmate…] “This guy, Balcer, he is an agitator, a predator . He’s mean.…

A public high school in Maine is among the first in the state to adopt biometric scanning technology to track student attendance. Caribou High School in Aroostook County (RSU 39) has contracted with IdentiMetrics to implement a system that scans students’ fingerprints, stores the data, and creates a tracking system so that administrators can have an easier time keeping track of the roughly 460 students. According to a letter from school Principal Jamie Selfridge, the…

Doesn’t take much to get Pats fever stirred up.The NFL teams fans reached fever pitch on Facebook when FlightRadar24 posted a pic of the telltale plane.Speculation was rampant.What’s the Pats jet doing in Maine?Facebookers guessed it was being used by the Pentagon for a troop movement.Pats owner Robert Kraft often lets the military use his plane to ferry troops across the globe.The Bangor Airport is home to an Air National Guard refueling wing.Bangor is also…

The Associated Press, which for 180 years has been an aggregate newspaper company, has finally realized legacy papers are a fool’s errand. The company announced Monday it’s offering buyouts across the board in a transition to AI.The news organization says it’s becoming more focused on visual journalism and developing new revenue sources, particularly through companies investing in artificial intelligence, to cope with the economic collapse of many legacy news outlets. Once the lion’s share of…

Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Benefits Authority announced Thursday that it will be holding a meeting next month to solicit public comment on the state’s new PFML program. On Tuesday, September 9 at 9am, the PFML Benefits Authority will be meeting at the Maine Department of Labor in the Frances Perkins Room to receive feedback from employees and employers on their experience with the program so far. The Authority will be gathering immediately…

Sen. Susan Collins (R) announced Friday that she was able to preserve $190 million in federal funding for Maine’s rural hospitals after the state missed key milestones and failed to provide adequate information to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the award’s implementation. In reaching out to CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, Sen. Collins underscored how critical the funding is for Maine’s rural hospitals and health care providers and urged CMS to…