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AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s 2026 U.S. Senate race is moving from petition season into open combat, and…
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AUGUSTA, Maine – A legislative effort to honor the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk cleared the Maine House without a roll call and without controversy, but it came to a halt in the Maine…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is restoring nearly $500,000 stolen from two Mainers via a cryptocurrency investment scam. [RELATED: Trump Signs Order to Prevent the Creation of a CBDC, Promote Cryptocurrencies…] According to the…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s 2026 U.S. Senate race is moving from petition season into open combat, and the timing could hardly be worse for Gov. Janet Mills (D). Mills quietly submitted signatures on Wednesday, March…
The Houlton Police Department worked with Border Patrol agents on Thursday to arrest two alleged drug traffickers and execute a search warrant. [RELATED: Houlton Man Arrested for Domestic Violence and Distributing Child Porn…] Houlton Police…
Democrat-candidate Graham Plater is no longer sorry for his Totenkopf tattoo, as the controversy rollercoaster takes another turn. In a fresh interview, Platner reversed his stance on the tattoo again, titling it an “eminently reasonable…
Bath Iron Works’ Destroyer Makes St. Patrick’s Holiday Port Visit Ahead Of Upcoming Commissioning
It’s “old home days” for an Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer – the newest in the Navy – built in Bath, Maine. The USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG-124) floated March 13 into Boston Harbor for…
The alleged leader of an international conspiracy that deployed digital attacks targeting ATMs across the United States, funneling millions in jackpot theft to the designated foreign terror organization (FTO) Tren De Aragua, has been added…
Androscoggin Sheriff Searching for Suspects Responsible for String of Burglaries and Car Theft
The Androscoggin Sheriff’s Department is searching for two suspects believed to be responsible for a car theft and a string of burglaries in Turner, Auburn, and Sabattus on Friday. [RELATED: Bangor Burglar Busted Breaking Into…
https://youtu.be/Tv3OXw87gpk In this episode of The Pastor’s Office Podcast, Pastor Travis Carey sits down with Steve Robinson, editor-in-chief of The Maine Wire, for an in-depth conversation about the growing problem of misinformation in media, government,…
President Donald J. Trump said the United States has beaten and “completely decimated” Iran militarily, economically, and “in every other way,” while also urging nations that depend on oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz…
PORTLAND, Maine — The City of Portland will increase cruise ship tariff fees beginning January 1, 2027, under a new rate structure aimed at funding waterfront improvements and encouraging the use of cleaner fuels while…
RHODE ISLAND — New legislation in Rhode Island introduced by state lawmakers would prohibit state and local law enforcement from hiring any applicant who was previously employed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation have called upon the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to reopen the recently closed Tax Assistance Centers (TACs) in Bangor and Augusta. TACs are physical offices offering support to those who…
The Falmouth School Department and Superintendent Steve Nolan are facing a lawsuit for allegedly not providing students the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. A high school student and his father filed suit on…
York Sheriff Appoints Convicted Money Laundering Attorney to Board Overseeing Jail where Corrections Officers Keep Being Indicted
York County Sheriff William L. King appointed an attorney previously convicted for his role in a drug-related money laundering scheme to a board responsible for overseeing the York County Jail, where corrections officers keep being…
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Quietly Backs Down, Restores Federal Funding to MDOC While Trans-Identifying Murderer Terrorizes Women’s Prison
President Donald Trump’s administration restored federal funding to the Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) after it was removed because the department houses violent trans-identifying males with women. [RELATED: DOJ Pulls Federal Funding from Maine’s Department…
Top New England Patriots Exec: “Nothing But Respect” For Player Charged With Choking Woman. Seriously?
The legacy media is sworn to fear – else they would be asking New England Patriots officials about a star wide-receiver’s criminal charges.The Pats released wide receiver Stefon Diggs earlier this month, making him a…
LEWISTON, Maine — A Lewiston property owner is challenging actions taken by the Lewiston Planning Board during its March 9, 2026 meeting, arguing that the board was formally adjourned before several agenda items were addressed…
ELLWORTH, Maine — A 28-year-old Lamoine woman was arrested Thursday, March 12, 2026, after agents with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s Downeast Drug Task Force, based in Ellsworth, conducted surveillance outside a local business and…
New England Legacy Press Members Hold Convention To Bemoan The Death Of Their Lazy Journalism
Funny how the very newspapers that are failing are the same ones that don’t cover news.The annual convention of the New England Newspaper & Press Association featured a speaker who said that “for the first…
A midcoast Maine House seat is looking to go red after eight years trending blue, with no announced liberals so far in the race this year. Ray Thombs of Union announced he’s seeking the GOP…
Registered nurses at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor say they’re walking off the job March 23.The strike notice to hospital administrators is the nursing union’s first since 2015.The RNs say they are…
VIRGINIA — A man who recently pled guilty to providing support to the Islamic State was released from federal prison in 2024, yesterday he opened fire in a classroom at Old Dominion University, killing one…
Maine Medical Marijuana Boss Launches New Initiative – Theatrical Production Based On ‘Alternative Lifestyles’
Having run the state’s successful medical-marijuana campaign, Jonathan Leavitt has found a new calling – theater.Leavitt has now written, and will be directing, a show called “An Evening at Dave’s Sauna,” based on “a legendary…




























































