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A Few Details Begin to Trickle Out of Two-Week Old Union Murder ProbeBy Maine Wire Staff on Jul 17, 2025 06:57 am
Wednesday was a grim, two-week mark since the killing Sunshine “Sunny” Stewart, 47, a Tenants Harbor resident who went paddle-boarding on Union’s Crawford Pond on June 2 but never returned to the campground at which she intended to spend the summer. While authorities have said little about their investigation, small details have come to light [...]
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Comey’s Daughter Reportedly Fired From DOJBy DCNF on Jul 17, 2025 06:30 am
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Maine PUC Looks to Boost Green Energy Production on Land Contaminated by “Forever Chemicals”By Libby Palanza on Jul 16, 2025 05:59 pm
Maine’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has launched an effort to support the production of renewable energy on agricultural land contaminated by “forever chemicals,” or PFAS. The agency opened a request for proposals (RFP) to purchase energy or renewable energy credits from projects located on contaminated land. The PUC is looking to procure up to 1,573,026 [...]
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Caught Making Trouble On An International Flight? Welcome To Maine’s Penobscot County JailBy Ted Cohen on Jul 16, 2025 05:53 pm
A few dozen international flying customers got a special treat – a quick peek at beautiful Bangor, Maine – on their flight from Cancun to London. Imagine – dressed to the nines in first class sipping a martini and suddenly your seat-mate gets slapped with a pair of cuffs. Helluva way to ruin a quick [...]
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DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Epstein-Funded MIT Lab Hosted Panel On Giving Pedos Child Sex RobotsBy DCNF on Jul 16, 2025 04:23 pm
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Maine’s Largest Paper Curiously Forgot About Its Close Connection To A Bath School LawsuitBy Ted Cohen on Jul 16, 2025 03:30 pm
The newspaper that broke the news of a misconduct lawsuit against a midcoast school failed to mention the paper’s intimate connections with Hyde School. The question is: Why? And how could they?! After all, Sumner Hawley of Bath, who founded the school with Joe Gauld, was married to Jean Gannett, daughter of Portland Press Herald [...]
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President Trump Extends Federal Hiring Freeze for Another Three MonthsBy Libby Palanza on Jul 16, 2025 03:26 pm
President Donald Trump (R) has issued a three-month extension of the federal hiring freeze that was set to expire earlier this month. Jobs in the military and positions related to immigration enforcement, national security, and public safety continue to be exempted from this freeze and positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs, medical personnel, food [...]
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Socialist Portland City Councilor Blames Poor Downtown Conditions on ICE, County, State — Everyone Except CityBy Edward Tomic on Jul 16, 2025 02:48 pm
Portland City Councilor Kate Sykes, self-described socialist and former co-chair of the Maine Democratic Socialists of America, gave a speech at the council’s Monday meeting blaming the deteriorating conditions of the city’s downtown area on federal immigration enforcement, the county and the state — every level of government except the city. Councilor Sykes’ remarks came amid [...]
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Four Mainers Awarded National Merit ScholarshipsBy Maine Wire Staff on Jul 16, 2025 02:32 pm
Four Maine high school students will be joining the ranks of approximately 800 selected nationally this month who will be getting a little extra help towards the ever-rising costs of college this fall, thanks to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). Each year, tens of thousands of students nationally apply for NMSC scholarships, and awardees [...]
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Lewiston Police Release Video of Gunman Opening Fire Toward Immigrant Nonprofit’s BuildingBy Edward Tomic on Jul 16, 2025 12:33 pm
Lewiston Police are investigating a shooting that occurred on Monday outside of an immigrant advocacy nonprofit’s building. Police say that just before 3 p.m. on Monday, officers responded to 256 Bartlett St., the address of the Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services (MEIRS) building, for reports of gunshots. MEIRS, originally formed in Lewiston in 2008 as [...]
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Wednesday was a grim, two-week mark since the killing Sunshine “Sunny” Stewart, 47, a Tenants Harbor resident who went paddle-boarding on Union’s Crawford Pond on June 2 but never returned to the campground at which she intended to spend the summer. While authorities have said little about their investigation, small details have come to light [...]
The post A Few Details Begin to Trickle Out of Two-Week Old Union Murder Probe appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Comey’s Daughter Reportedly Fired From DOJBy DCNF on Jul 17, 2025 06:30 am
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Maine PUC Looks to Boost Green Energy Production on Land Contaminated by “Forever Chemicals”By Libby Palanza on Jul 16, 2025 05:59 pm
Maine’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has launched an effort to support the production of renewable energy on agricultural land contaminated by “forever chemicals,” or PFAS. The agency opened a request for proposals (RFP) to purchase energy or renewable energy credits from projects located on contaminated land. The PUC is looking to procure up to 1,573,026 [...]
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Caught Making Trouble On An International Flight? Welcome To Maine’s Penobscot County JailBy Ted Cohen on Jul 16, 2025 05:53 pm
A few dozen international flying customers got a special treat – a quick peek at beautiful Bangor, Maine – on their flight from Cancun to London. Imagine – dressed to the nines in first class sipping a martini and suddenly your seat-mate gets slapped with a pair of cuffs. Helluva way to ruin a quick [...]
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DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: Epstein-Funded MIT Lab Hosted Panel On Giving Pedos Child Sex RobotsBy DCNF on Jul 16, 2025 04:23 pm
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Maine’s Largest Paper Curiously Forgot About Its Close Connection To A Bath School LawsuitBy Ted Cohen on Jul 16, 2025 03:30 pm
The newspaper that broke the news of a misconduct lawsuit against a midcoast school failed to mention the paper’s intimate connections with Hyde School. The question is: Why? And how could they?! After all, Sumner Hawley of Bath, who founded the school with Joe Gauld, was married to Jean Gannett, daughter of Portland Press Herald [...]
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President Trump Extends Federal Hiring Freeze for Another Three MonthsBy Libby Palanza on Jul 16, 2025 03:26 pm
President Donald Trump (R) has issued a three-month extension of the federal hiring freeze that was set to expire earlier this month. Jobs in the military and positions related to immigration enforcement, national security, and public safety continue to be exempted from this freeze and positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs, medical personnel, food [...]
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Socialist Portland City Councilor Blames Poor Downtown Conditions on ICE, County, State — Everyone Except CityBy Edward Tomic on Jul 16, 2025 02:48 pm
Portland City Councilor Kate Sykes, self-described socialist and former co-chair of the Maine Democratic Socialists of America, gave a speech at the council’s Monday meeting blaming the deteriorating conditions of the city’s downtown area on federal immigration enforcement, the county and the state — every level of government except the city. Councilor Sykes’ remarks came amid [...]
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Four Mainers Awarded National Merit ScholarshipsBy Maine Wire Staff on Jul 16, 2025 02:32 pm
Four Maine high school students will be joining the ranks of approximately 800 selected nationally this month who will be getting a little extra help towards the ever-rising costs of college this fall, thanks to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). Each year, tens of thousands of students nationally apply for NMSC scholarships, and awardees [...]
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Lewiston Police Release Video of Gunman Opening Fire Toward Immigrant Nonprofit’s BuildingBy Edward Tomic on Jul 16, 2025 12:33 pm
Lewiston Police are investigating a shooting that occurred on Monday outside of an immigrant advocacy nonprofit’s building. Police say that just before 3 p.m. on Monday, officers responded to 256 Bartlett St., the address of the Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services (MEIRS) building, for reports of gunshots. MEIRS, originally formed in Lewiston in 2008 as [...]
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Senate Passes White House Plan to Cut $9 Billion in Federal Spending by a Whisker – Collins Votes AgainstBy Libby Palanza on Jul 16, 2025 06:51 am
The United States Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s (R) plan to reverse $9.4 billion worth of federal spending, with Vice President JD Vance casting the decisive vote late Tuesday evening. In what is known as a rescission package, the Senate debated a proposal put forward by the White House to pull back billions of [...]
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Federal Judge Blocks Maine’s New Limits on Super PAC Contributions Citing First Amendment ViolationsBy Libby Palanza on Jul 16, 2025 06:38 am
On Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Wolf permanently enjoined the State of Maine from enforcing the new limits on Super PAC contributions approved by voters last November. According to Judge Wolf, the Supreme Court’s fifteen-year-old ruling in Citizens United “forecloses limits on contribution to independent expenditure groups.” She also found that the law’s disclosure requirements [...]
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Memorial Donations Skyrocket For Popular Midcoast Maine Paddleboarder Killed By Still-Unknown SuspectBy Ted Cohen on Jul 16, 2025 06:30 am
A public fund-raising campaign to help pay for a Maine paddleboarder’s funeral costs has so far brought in more than twice its goal. The GoFundMe campaign for Sunshine Stewart had raised more than $32,000 by July 16. Stewart, 48, of Tenants Harbor was found dead July 3 in Union, the victim of a homicide, according [...]
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Border Patrol Selects 24-Year Agency Veteran for Deputy Chief of Houlton SectorBy Edward Tomic on Jul 15, 2025 04:52 pm
The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) has selected Craig Shepley as the new Deputy Chief Patrol Agent (DCPA) of Maine’s Houlton Sector. Shepley, a 24-year Border Patrol veteran, assumed the role of Houlton Sector Chief Patrol Agent in late June, taking over from the former acting chief Christopher Kuhn. “I am truly excited to be here [...]
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Maine Supreme Court Mulls Lawsuit Against MDOL Over Rules for New Paid Leave ProgramBy Libby Palanza on Jul 15, 2025 04:52 pm
The Maine Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday morning in the case against the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) over rules adopted for the state’s newly-instituted Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. The Maine State Chamber of Commerce, which represents the interests of businesses in the state, and Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of [...]
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First Campaign Finance Filings Give Early Indications of How 2026 Race for Maine Governor is Shaping UpBy Maine Wire Staff on Jul 15, 2025 03:57 pm
The same people who decry the role of money in politics — ie. the media — are often the same ones who avidly report on campaign fundraising as a metric of how the respective candidates are faring. With the today’s deadline for publicizing financial filings over the first six months of next year’s race for [...]
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Maine’s 48-Year Billboard Ban – Celebrate or Curse the Solar Panels That Sprouted in Boards’ Wake?By Ted Cohen on Jul 15, 2025 03:39 pm
Maine’s top environmental lobby is patting itself on the back for nearly a half century of billboard-free Maine. But critics say the other side of the don’t-you-just-love the vistas coin are solar “farms” that arguably are much uglier than roadside signs that once promoted “Howard Johnson’s, Next Exit.” “Yeah, awesome, so now 30’x60′ billboards poking [...]
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Is Jonathan Bush Really Running for Governor?By Sam Patten on Jul 15, 2025 11:34 am
When the legacy media in Maine latches onto an idea, many who have been around the block more than once take a skeptical pause. For reasons that are themselves eyebrow arching, Maine’s “mainstream” press seem intent on the idea that long-time summer person and recent year-rounder Jonathan Bush should be the Republican nominee for governor [...]
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Transient Woman Arrested in Rockland After High-Speed Chase and Drug SeizureBy Edward Tomic on Jul 15, 2025 11:32 am
Rockland police arrested a transient woman early Tuesday morning following a vehicle pursuit and the discovery of narcotics during a traffic stop in Thomaston. Just after midnight on July 14, officers stopped a vehicle for defective equipment. During the stop, police identified multiple traffic violations, including the operator driving with a suspended license. Officers observed [...]
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Trump Threatens Russia With Tariffs Over Ukraine WarBy DCNF on Jul 15, 2025 07:07 am
President Donald Trump threatened to levy “severe” tariffs on Russia on Monday if it does not make peace with Ukraine in the coming weeks while meeting with NATO Secretary Mark Rutte. If Russian President Vladimir Putin does not make a peace deal with Ukraine within 50 days, Trump said the U.S. would institute a 100% tariff on [...]
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The United States Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s (R) plan to reverse $9.4 billion worth of federal spending, with Vice President JD Vance casting the decisive vote late Tuesday evening. In what is known as a rescission package, the Senate debated a proposal put forward by the White House to pull back billions of [...]
The post Senate Passes White House Plan to Cut $9 Billion in Federal Spending by a Whisker – Collins Votes Against appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Federal Judge Blocks Maine’s New Limits on Super PAC Contributions Citing First Amendment ViolationsBy Libby Palanza on Jul 16, 2025 06:38 am
On Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Wolf permanently enjoined the State of Maine from enforcing the new limits on Super PAC contributions approved by voters last November. According to Judge Wolf, the Supreme Court’s fifteen-year-old ruling in Citizens United “forecloses limits on contribution to independent expenditure groups.” She also found that the law’s disclosure requirements [...]
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Memorial Donations Skyrocket For Popular Midcoast Maine Paddleboarder Killed By Still-Unknown SuspectBy Ted Cohen on Jul 16, 2025 06:30 am
A public fund-raising campaign to help pay for a Maine paddleboarder’s funeral costs has so far brought in more than twice its goal. The GoFundMe campaign for Sunshine Stewart had raised more than $32,000 by July 16. Stewart, 48, of Tenants Harbor was found dead July 3 in Union, the victim of a homicide, according [...]
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Border Patrol Selects 24-Year Agency Veteran for Deputy Chief of Houlton SectorBy Edward Tomic on Jul 15, 2025 04:52 pm
The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) has selected Craig Shepley as the new Deputy Chief Patrol Agent (DCPA) of Maine’s Houlton Sector. Shepley, a 24-year Border Patrol veteran, assumed the role of Houlton Sector Chief Patrol Agent in late June, taking over from the former acting chief Christopher Kuhn. “I am truly excited to be here [...]
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Maine Supreme Court Mulls Lawsuit Against MDOL Over Rules for New Paid Leave ProgramBy Libby Palanza on Jul 15, 2025 04:52 pm
The Maine Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday morning in the case against the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) over rules adopted for the state’s newly-instituted Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. The Maine State Chamber of Commerce, which represents the interests of businesses in the state, and Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of [...]
The post Maine Supreme Court Mulls Lawsuit Against MDOL Over Rules for New Paid Leave Program appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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First Campaign Finance Filings Give Early Indications of How 2026 Race for Maine Governor is Shaping UpBy Maine Wire Staff on Jul 15, 2025 03:57 pm
The same people who decry the role of money in politics — ie. the media — are often the same ones who avidly report on campaign fundraising as a metric of how the respective candidates are faring. With the today’s deadline for publicizing financial filings over the first six months of next year’s race for [...]
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Maine’s 48-Year Billboard Ban – Celebrate or Curse the Solar Panels That Sprouted in Boards’ Wake?By Ted Cohen on Jul 15, 2025 03:39 pm
Maine’s top environmental lobby is patting itself on the back for nearly a half century of billboard-free Maine. But critics say the other side of the don’t-you-just-love the vistas coin are solar “farms” that arguably are much uglier than roadside signs that once promoted “Howard Johnson’s, Next Exit.” “Yeah, awesome, so now 30’x60′ billboards poking [...]
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Is Jonathan Bush Really Running for Governor?By Sam Patten on Jul 15, 2025 11:34 am
When the legacy media in Maine latches onto an idea, many who have been around the block more than once take a skeptical pause. For reasons that are themselves eyebrow arching, Maine’s “mainstream” press seem intent on the idea that long-time summer person and recent year-rounder Jonathan Bush should be the Republican nominee for governor [...]
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Transient Woman Arrested in Rockland After High-Speed Chase and Drug SeizureBy Edward Tomic on Jul 15, 2025 11:32 am
Rockland police arrested a transient woman early Tuesday morning following a vehicle pursuit and the discovery of narcotics during a traffic stop in Thomaston. Just after midnight on July 14, officers stopped a vehicle for defective equipment. During the stop, police identified multiple traffic violations, including the operator driving with a suspended license. Officers observed [...]
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Trump Threatens Russia With Tariffs Over Ukraine WarBy DCNF on Jul 15, 2025 07:07 am
President Donald Trump threatened to levy “severe” tariffs on Russia on Monday if it does not make peace with Ukraine in the coming weeks while meeting with NATO Secretary Mark Rutte. If Russian President Vladimir Putin does not make a peace deal with Ukraine within 50 days, Trump said the U.S. would institute a 100% tariff on [...]
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Beyond Hope: Will There Ever Be Answers in Union Slaying, Mainers Begin to WonderBy Sam Patten on Jul 14, 2025 06:59 am
Late last week the spokeswoman for the Maine State Police broke her silence on the brutal slaying July 2nd of a Tenants Harbor woman in Union – not to inform the public on the status of the now ten day old investigation, but instead to lash out against a national news network for suggesting a [...]
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Questions Remain after an NH Resident Was Shot Multiple Times and No Arrests Were Made, With Police Reluctant to Provide DetailsBy Seamus Othot on Jul 14, 2025 06:07 am
Questions remain as New Hampshire State and local police remain closed-lipped after someone was shot multiple times in a Sanbornton, NH home, with no arrests made and none of the involved parties named. [RELATED: NH Man Causes Standoff After Attacking Mail Man and Seriously Injuring Local Police Chief…] The NH State Police issued a press [...]
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Immigration Raid at California Weed Farm Finds 10 Illegal-Alien Children Working There, As Anti-Ice Protester Appears to Fire a Gun at OfficersBy Seamus Othot on Jul 14, 2025 05:53 am
The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information on a man who appeared to shoot at immigration authorities during a massive Thursday raid at California marijuana farms that allegedly used child labor from illegal immigrant unaccompanied minors. [RELATED: Anti-ICE Activists Charged in Alleged Plot to Ambush Federal Officers, Shooting a Police Officer…] “On July [...]
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Bangor Man Arrested at a Brewer Hotel for Assaulting His Pregnant Wife With Broken GlassBy Seamus Othot on Jul 14, 2025 05:51 am
Police arrested a Bangor man on Thursday for allegedly attacking his pregnant wife at the Vacationland Inn in Brewer and destroying the room. [RELATED: Brewer Police Raid Leads to Narcotics Arrest of New York Man…] At around 4:30 p.m., the Brewer Police Department received a report from the alleged victim, who claimed that her husband, [...]
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Church Appeals Ruling in Religious Discrimination Case Against UMS Over Sale of Former Hutchinson CenterBy Libby Palanza on Jul 14, 2025 05:46 am
A church fighting to stop a major university in Maine from selling a Belfast property it had won the right to purchase to another buyer is filing an appeal against what a ruling in what it has called discriminatory action, new legal documents show. Earlier this year, a federal judge refused to grant a preliminary [...]
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USDA Shuts Down U.S. Mexico Livestock Trade to Contain Deadly Flesh-Eating Parasite Spreading in Mexico That Can Devastate Herds and Infest HumansBy Seamus Othot on Jul 12, 2025 10:41 am
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins ordered a complete shutdown of livestock trade across the Southern border on Wednesday in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly New World Screwworm (NWS) that burrows into mammals and eats them alive. [RELATED: New USDA Initiative Cracks Down on Chinese Ownership of U.S. Farmland…] [...]
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Maine’s “Success” Battling Overdoses Lost In The (Chinese) WeedsBy Ted Cohen on Jul 12, 2025 10:39 am
Maine’s Democrat governor is touting her drug-overdose accomplishments amid growing public scrutiny on China’s invasion of the Pine Tree State. While trying to celebrate her administration’s allegedly getting a handle on opioid overdoses, Janet Mills was being shadowed by a troublesome growth. After all, kinda hard focusing your constituents on your drug-fighting successes when surrounded [...]
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Late last week the spokeswoman for the Maine State Police broke her silence on the brutal slaying July 2nd of a Tenants Harbor woman in Union – not to inform the public on the status of the now ten day old investigation, but instead to lash out against a national news network for suggesting a [...]
The post Beyond Hope: Will There Ever Be Answers in Union Slaying, Mainers Begin to Wonder appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Questions Remain after an NH Resident Was Shot Multiple Times and No Arrests Were Made, With Police Reluctant to Provide DetailsBy Seamus Othot on Jul 14, 2025 06:07 am
Questions remain as New Hampshire State and local police remain closed-lipped after someone was shot multiple times in a Sanbornton, NH home, with no arrests made and none of the involved parties named. [RELATED: NH Man Causes Standoff After Attacking Mail Man and Seriously Injuring Local Police Chief…] The NH State Police issued a press [...]
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Immigration Raid at California Weed Farm Finds 10 Illegal-Alien Children Working There, As Anti-Ice Protester Appears to Fire a Gun at OfficersBy Seamus Othot on Jul 14, 2025 05:53 am
The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information on a man who appeared to shoot at immigration authorities during a massive Thursday raid at California marijuana farms that allegedly used child labor from illegal immigrant unaccompanied minors. [RELATED: Anti-ICE Activists Charged in Alleged Plot to Ambush Federal Officers, Shooting a Police Officer…] “On July [...]
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Bangor Man Arrested at a Brewer Hotel for Assaulting His Pregnant Wife With Broken GlassBy Seamus Othot on Jul 14, 2025 05:51 am
Police arrested a Bangor man on Thursday for allegedly attacking his pregnant wife at the Vacationland Inn in Brewer and destroying the room. [RELATED: Brewer Police Raid Leads to Narcotics Arrest of New York Man…] At around 4:30 p.m., the Brewer Police Department received a report from the alleged victim, who claimed that her husband, [...]
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Church Appeals Ruling in Religious Discrimination Case Against UMS Over Sale of Former Hutchinson CenterBy Libby Palanza on Jul 14, 2025 05:46 am
A church fighting to stop a major university in Maine from selling a Belfast property it had won the right to purchase to another buyer is filing an appeal against what a ruling in what it has called discriminatory action, new legal documents show. Earlier this year, a federal judge refused to grant a preliminary [...]
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USDA Shuts Down U.S. Mexico Livestock Trade to Contain Deadly Flesh-Eating Parasite Spreading in Mexico That Can Devastate Herds and Infest HumansBy Seamus Othot on Jul 12, 2025 10:41 am
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins ordered a complete shutdown of livestock trade across the Southern border on Wednesday in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly New World Screwworm (NWS) that burrows into mammals and eats them alive. [RELATED: New USDA Initiative Cracks Down on Chinese Ownership of U.S. Farmland…] [...]
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Maine’s “Success” Battling Overdoses Lost In The (Chinese) WeedsBy Ted Cohen on Jul 12, 2025 10:39 am
Maine’s Democrat governor is touting her drug-overdose accomplishments amid growing public scrutiny on China’s invasion of the Pine Tree State. While trying to celebrate her administration’s allegedly getting a handle on opioid overdoses, Janet Mills was being shadowed by a troublesome growth. After all, kinda hard focusing your constituents on your drug-fighting successes when surrounded [...]
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Maine Supreme Court Upholds Shenna Bellows’ Wording of Voter ID Referendum QuestionBy Libby Palanza on Jul 11, 2025 05:36 pm
The Maine Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ wording of a citizens initiative requiring voters to present some form of identification set to appear on the ballot this November. The challengers bringing the case had alleged that the wording of the question, as drafted by Secretary Bellows’ Office, was leading [...]
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Circuit Court Voids FTC’s Rules Making It Easier to Cancel Subscriptions, But Mainers Will Still Reap the Benefits Under New, Bipartisan LawBy Libby Palanza on Jul 11, 2025 05:30 pm
Earlier this week, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals voided the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new rule making it easier for customers to cancel unwanted subscriptions. Mainers, however, can still expect to see some of the promised benefits under a new law unanimously approved in both chambers of the Legislature and signed by Gov. Janet [...]
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Jared Golden Sponsors Bill Increasing Penalties for Violence Against Law Enforcement as Attacks SpikeBy Seamus Othot on Jul 11, 2025 05:29 pm
As violence has increased against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents enforcing federal law, with apparent encouragement from many Democrat lawmakers, Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) joined Rep. Don Bacon (R-Nebr.) in sponsoring a bill aimed at increasing penalties for violence against law enforcement. [RELATED: Anti-ICE Activists Charged in Alleged Plot to Ambush Federal Officers, Shooting [...]
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Massachusetts Republican Party Credits The Maine Wire for Triad Weed Bust in Their StateBy Seamus Othot on Jul 11, 2025 09:41 am
The Massachusetts GOP took to social media on Thursday to thank The Maine Wire for its work to expose the illegal Chinese-operated marijuana empire operating in rural Maine, which they believe led to a federal bust that targeted multiple illicit grows in Mass. [RELATED: Feds Charge Seven Chinese Nationals in Bay State Drug, Money Laundering, [...]
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Pro-Mamdani PAC Took Donation From Islamist Cleric Who Vouched For Terror Plot MastermindBy DCNF on Jul 11, 2025 07:21 am
A super PAC supporting Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for New York City mayor accepted $1,000 from a Muslim cleric linked to the architects of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and other terrorist plots. Imam Siraj Wahhaj donated to the super PAC Unity and Justice Fund in May, days before it funneled most of its money [...]
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Kids Behaving Badly: Six Juveniles Charged in Connection to Burglaries, Vandalism in BinghamBy Edward Tomic on Jul 11, 2025 07:19 am
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that they have charged multiple juveniles between ages 9 to 16 from the Bingham area in connection to several recent burglaries in the town. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the charges stem from the juveniles breaking into vacant properties in Bingham and causing extensive damage within the [...]
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CVS Omnicare Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Billion in Medicare Fraud CaseBy Seamus Othot on Jul 11, 2025 07:15 am
CVS Health’s Omnicare unit must pay $948.8 million in penalties and damages following a federal ruling on Monday in a whistleblower lawsuit accusing the company of massive Medicare fraud involving over 3 million false claims for federal reimbursement. [RELATED: NH Federal Court Charges Mass Man for Running a $6.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme as Part [...]
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NH Man Causes Standoff After Attacking Mail Man and Seriously Injuring Local Police ChiefBy Seamus Othot on Jul 11, 2025 07:09 am
A Francestown, New Hampshire man sparked a police standoff on Wednesday after he allegedly shouted at a mail-man, tried to destroy his vehicle, and seriously injured the local police chief before barricading himself in his house for hours. [RELATED: Authorities Investigating Suspected Murder-Suicide at Mexican Restaurant in Berlin, NH…] After a call from around 9:30 [...]
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“Local Maine News” Conglomerate Will Now Cover Skowhegan from 100 Miles Away in Ironic TwistBy Ted Cohen on Jul 11, 2025 07:07 am
The “local” part of “Maine Trust for Local News” has just gotten a lot less so with word that Skowhegan will now be covered from … Portland. Jake Freudberg, the local Skowhegan writer, has alerted devoted readers he is being replaced by a guy reporting from 100 miles away. Freudberg’s successor is Alex Lear, a [...]
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Recent Articles:Maine Wire Editor-In-Chief Steve Robinson Interviewed by Tucker Carlson’s about Chinese Mafia’s Infiltration of Rural Maine
The Maine Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ wording of a citizens initiative requiring voters to present some form of identification set to appear on the ballot this November. The challengers bringing the case had alleged that the wording of the question, as drafted by Secretary Bellows’ Office, was leading [...]
The post Maine Supreme Court Upholds Shenna Bellows’ Wording of Voter ID Referendum Question appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Circuit Court Voids FTC’s Rules Making It Easier to Cancel Subscriptions, But Mainers Will Still Reap the Benefits Under New, Bipartisan LawBy Libby Palanza on Jul 11, 2025 05:30 pm
Earlier this week, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals voided the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new rule making it easier for customers to cancel unwanted subscriptions. Mainers, however, can still expect to see some of the promised benefits under a new law unanimously approved in both chambers of the Legislature and signed by Gov. Janet [...]
The post Circuit Court Voids FTC’s Rules Making It Easier to Cancel Subscriptions, But Mainers Will Still Reap the Benefits Under New, Bipartisan Law appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Jared Golden Sponsors Bill Increasing Penalties for Violence Against Law Enforcement as Attacks SpikeBy Seamus Othot on Jul 11, 2025 05:29 pm
As violence has increased against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents enforcing federal law, with apparent encouragement from many Democrat lawmakers, Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) joined Rep. Don Bacon (R-Nebr.) in sponsoring a bill aimed at increasing penalties for violence against law enforcement. [RELATED: Anti-ICE Activists Charged in Alleged Plot to Ambush Federal Officers, Shooting [...]
The post Jared Golden Sponsors Bill Increasing Penalties for Violence Against Law Enforcement as Attacks Spike appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Massachusetts Republican Party Credits The Maine Wire for Triad Weed Bust in Their StateBy Seamus Othot on Jul 11, 2025 09:41 am
The Massachusetts GOP took to social media on Thursday to thank The Maine Wire for its work to expose the illegal Chinese-operated marijuana empire operating in rural Maine, which they believe led to a federal bust that targeted multiple illicit grows in Mass. [RELATED: Feds Charge Seven Chinese Nationals in Bay State Drug, Money Laundering, [...]
The post Massachusetts Republican Party Credits The Maine Wire for Triad Weed Bust in Their State appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Pro-Mamdani PAC Took Donation From Islamist Cleric Who Vouched For Terror Plot MastermindBy DCNF on Jul 11, 2025 07:21 am
A super PAC supporting Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for New York City mayor accepted $1,000 from a Muslim cleric linked to the architects of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and other terrorist plots. Imam Siraj Wahhaj donated to the super PAC Unity and Justice Fund in May, days before it funneled most of its money [...]
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Kids Behaving Badly: Six Juveniles Charged in Connection to Burglaries, Vandalism in BinghamBy Edward Tomic on Jul 11, 2025 07:19 am
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that they have charged multiple juveniles between ages 9 to 16 from the Bingham area in connection to several recent burglaries in the town. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the charges stem from the juveniles breaking into vacant properties in Bingham and causing extensive damage within the [...]
The post Kids Behaving Badly: Six Juveniles Charged in Connection to Burglaries, Vandalism in Bingham appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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CVS Omnicare Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Billion in Medicare Fraud CaseBy Seamus Othot on Jul 11, 2025 07:15 am
CVS Health’s Omnicare unit must pay $948.8 million in penalties and damages following a federal ruling on Monday in a whistleblower lawsuit accusing the company of massive Medicare fraud involving over 3 million false claims for federal reimbursement. [RELATED: NH Federal Court Charges Mass Man for Running a $6.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme as Part [...]
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NH Man Causes Standoff After Attacking Mail Man and Seriously Injuring Local Police ChiefBy Seamus Othot on Jul 11, 2025 07:09 am
A Francestown, New Hampshire man sparked a police standoff on Wednesday after he allegedly shouted at a mail-man, tried to destroy his vehicle, and seriously injured the local police chief before barricading himself in his house for hours. [RELATED: Authorities Investigating Suspected Murder-Suicide at Mexican Restaurant in Berlin, NH…] After a call from around 9:30 [...]
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“Local Maine News” Conglomerate Will Now Cover Skowhegan from 100 Miles Away in Ironic TwistBy Ted Cohen on Jul 11, 2025 07:07 am
The “local” part of “Maine Trust for Local News” has just gotten a lot less so with word that Skowhegan will now be covered from … Portland. Jake Freudberg, the local Skowhegan writer, has alerted devoted readers he is being replaced by a guy reporting from 100 miles away. Freudberg’s successor is Alex Lear, a [...]
The post “Local Maine News” Conglomerate Will Now Cover Skowhegan from 100 Miles Away in Ironic Twist appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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Feds Charge Seven Chinese Nationals in Bay State Drug, Money Laundering, Smuggling SchemeBy Steve Robinson on Jul 08, 2025 06:42 pm
Seven Chinese nationals are facing federal charges for allegedly running a multi-million-dollar illegal pot empire hidden in quiet neighborhoods across Massachusetts and Maine — complete with smuggled labor, secret grow houses, and mountains of cash. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston, the accused turned suburban homes into unlicensed marijuana grow operations, then laundered [...]
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Lewiston Police Arrest Man for Possession of Sexually Explicit Material of a Child Under 12By Edward Tomic on Jul 08, 2025 04:09 pm
A Lewiston man was arrested last week on multiple counts of possession of sexually explicit material of a child under 12. According to Lewiston Police, officers executed a search warrant at 118 Spring St. #2 last Thursday as part of an investigation into the dissemination of sexually explicit material of children. Police say electronic devices [...]
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Anti-ICE Activists Charged in Alleged Plot to Ambush Federal Officers, Shooting a Police OfficerBy Seamus Othot on Jul 08, 2025 04:04 pm
A group of 11 anti-ICE activists are facing federal charges for an alleged July 4 plot to ambush and assassinate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers working at the ICE-operated Prairieland Detention Center in Alverado, Texas. [RELATED: New Details on Portland Woman Identified as a Member of Antifa “Militia,” Threatened Agents…] “Ten to 12 individuals [...]
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Maine Supreme Court Reviewing Shenna Bellows’ Wording of Voter ID Referendum QuestionBy Libby Palanza on Jul 08, 2025 04:03 pm
The Maine Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday morning in the lawsuit challenging Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ wording of a citizens initiative set to appear on the ballot this November. The group bringing the case has alleged that question, as drafted by Secretary Bellows’ Office, is leading and misrepresentative of their proposal’s intent. While [...]
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Trump Strikes a Blow to Climate Agenda With Order Ending Subsidies for Solar, Wind, and Other ‘Renewables’By Seamus Othot on Jul 08, 2025 03:29 pm
President Donald Trump struck a blow against the “net-zero” climate agenda on Monday with an executive order targeting “unreliable, foreign controlled” renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. [RELATED: National Pro-Solar Group Works to Kill a Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Some of the Harms of Net Energy Billing…] “For too long, the Federal [...]
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Murder Rap Catches Up to Maryland Fugitive Hiding in Auburn, Maine: U.S. MarshalsBy Steve Robinson on Jul 08, 2025 03:07 pm
A Maryland man wanted for murder and multiple assaults was nabbed by federal agents in Auburn after nearly a year on the run, the U.S. Marshals Service said Tuesday. Ja’bril Roynell Walters, 31, was arrested in Auburn and charged as a fugitive from justice, accused in Maryland of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, use of a [...]
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Laurel Libby’s Lawsuit Against Maine Speaker of the House Declared Moot After Her Rights Were RestoredBy Libby Palanza on Jul 08, 2025 02:44 pm
Auburn Republican Rep. Laurel Libby’s lawsuit against Maine Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) has become moot after her right to speak on the chamber floor was permanently reinstated on the final day of the legislative session. Under the agreement reached last month, the censure cannot be reinstated when lawmakers reconvene. For months, Rep. [...]
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Marine Patrol, Coast Guard Search for Missing Augusta Man Who Tried to Rescue His Dog in the Kennebec RiverBy Seamus Othot on Jul 08, 2025 11:46 am
The Maine Marine Patrol is searching the Kennebec River for the missing Robert Stolt, 22, of Augusta, who went missing near Bath on Sunday while fishing with his dog. [RELATED: Dog Helps Nab Wagg: NH Man Leads Police on an Early Morning Chase Across New Hampshire and Maine…] Stolt was fishing when his dog jumped [...]
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Maine Republican Lawmakers Demand Firing of Professor Over Bias Against Conservative StudentBy Edward Tomic on Jul 08, 2025 11:25 am
Nearly 50 Maine Republican lawmakers on Monday sent a letter to the presidents of the Maine Community College System (MCCS) and Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) calling for the termination of a professor for “inappropriate and discriminatory comments” made to a conservative student. The letter, spearheaded by Buxton Republican Rep. Nathan Carlow, was signed by [...]
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Charles Reports $325,000 Raised in First Quarter of Campaign, Haul Likely Leads GOP FieldBy Maine Wire Staff on Jul 08, 2025 08:11 am
Republican candidate for Governor of Maine Robert “Bobby” Charles issued an early statement on Monday about his fundraising results for the first quarter of his campaign for the 2026 election. In the 75 days since announcing his candidacy, Charles has raised $325,000, he said. “This top-line number reflects unprecedented statewide support,” Charles said in his [...]
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Seven Chinese nationals are facing federal charges for allegedly running a multi-million-dollar illegal pot empire hidden in quiet neighborhoods across Massachusetts and Maine — complete with smuggled labor, secret grow houses, and mountains of cash. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston, the accused turned suburban homes into unlicensed marijuana grow operations, then laundered [...]
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Lewiston Police Arrest Man for Possession of Sexually Explicit Material of a Child Under 12By Edward Tomic on Jul 08, 2025 04:09 pm
A Lewiston man was arrested last week on multiple counts of possession of sexually explicit material of a child under 12. According to Lewiston Police, officers executed a search warrant at 118 Spring St. #2 last Thursday as part of an investigation into the dissemination of sexually explicit material of children. Police say electronic devices [...]
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Anti-ICE Activists Charged in Alleged Plot to Ambush Federal Officers, Shooting a Police OfficerBy Seamus Othot on Jul 08, 2025 04:04 pm
A group of 11 anti-ICE activists are facing federal charges for an alleged July 4 plot to ambush and assassinate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers working at the ICE-operated Prairieland Detention Center in Alverado, Texas. [RELATED: New Details on Portland Woman Identified as a Member of Antifa “Militia,” Threatened Agents…] “Ten to 12 individuals [...]
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Maine Supreme Court Reviewing Shenna Bellows’ Wording of Voter ID Referendum QuestionBy Libby Palanza on Jul 08, 2025 04:03 pm
The Maine Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday morning in the lawsuit challenging Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ wording of a citizens initiative set to appear on the ballot this November. The group bringing the case has alleged that question, as drafted by Secretary Bellows’ Office, is leading and misrepresentative of their proposal’s intent. While [...]
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Trump Strikes a Blow to Climate Agenda With Order Ending Subsidies for Solar, Wind, and Other ‘Renewables’By Seamus Othot on Jul 08, 2025 03:29 pm
President Donald Trump struck a blow against the “net-zero” climate agenda on Monday with an executive order targeting “unreliable, foreign controlled” renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. [RELATED: National Pro-Solar Group Works to Kill a Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Some of the Harms of Net Energy Billing…] “For too long, the Federal [...]
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Murder Rap Catches Up to Maryland Fugitive Hiding in Auburn, Maine: U.S. MarshalsBy Steve Robinson on Jul 08, 2025 03:07 pm
A Maryland man wanted for murder and multiple assaults was nabbed by federal agents in Auburn after nearly a year on the run, the U.S. Marshals Service said Tuesday. Ja’bril Roynell Walters, 31, was arrested in Auburn and charged as a fugitive from justice, accused in Maryland of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, use of a [...]
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Laurel Libby’s Lawsuit Against Maine Speaker of the House Declared Moot After Her Rights Were RestoredBy Libby Palanza on Jul 08, 2025 02:44 pm
Auburn Republican Rep. Laurel Libby’s lawsuit against Maine Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) has become moot after her right to speak on the chamber floor was permanently reinstated on the final day of the legislative session. Under the agreement reached last month, the censure cannot be reinstated when lawmakers reconvene. For months, Rep. [...]
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Marine Patrol, Coast Guard Search for Missing Augusta Man Who Tried to Rescue His Dog in the Kennebec RiverBy Seamus Othot on Jul 08, 2025 11:46 am
The Maine Marine Patrol is searching the Kennebec River for the missing Robert Stolt, 22, of Augusta, who went missing near Bath on Sunday while fishing with his dog. [RELATED: Dog Helps Nab Wagg: NH Man Leads Police on an Early Morning Chase Across New Hampshire and Maine…] Stolt was fishing when his dog jumped [...]
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Maine Republican Lawmakers Demand Firing of Professor Over Bias Against Conservative StudentBy Edward Tomic on Jul 08, 2025 11:25 am
Nearly 50 Maine Republican lawmakers on Monday sent a letter to the presidents of the Maine Community College System (MCCS) and Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) calling for the termination of a professor for “inappropriate and discriminatory comments” made to a conservative student. The letter, spearheaded by Buxton Republican Rep. Nathan Carlow, was signed by [...]
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Charles Reports $325,000 Raised in First Quarter of Campaign, Haul Likely Leads GOP FieldBy Maine Wire Staff on Jul 08, 2025 08:11 am
Republican candidate for Governor of Maine Robert “Bobby” Charles issued an early statement on Monday about his fundraising results for the first quarter of his campaign for the 2026 election. In the 75 days since announcing his candidacy, Charles has raised $325,000, he said. “This top-line number reflects unprecedented statewide support,” Charles said in his [...]
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2-20-2024 At the York GOP monthly meeting, School Superintendent Tim Doak was invited to give an update on the state of our schools and covered information ranging from special needs, endorsing Pre-K for addressing the needs of our youngest entering the schools, budget, shared IT expense, SEL Social Emotional Learning and a number of other issues the audience asked to Tim to address.
OPEN BORDER COSTS REVEALED
Republicans blow the lid off a program that spends over $56,000 per asylum seeker while spending far less addressing Maine’s homeless and nursing home crises
STATE HOUSE – Legislative Republicans held a press conference today to deliver shocking new numbers on state spending related to thousands of asylum seekers coming to Maine for free housing. The migration is part of Governor Mills’ pledge to bring in 75,000 new Mainers by 2029.
These costs have largely been hidden from the public and are now being exposed in an effort to demand accountability and a results-driven plan. Taxpayer money is being diverted away from pressing state needs as Mainers languish on housing lists for years or waiting lists for nursing homes.
WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE
Mainers List Their Concerns About the State
Today Maine House Representative Katrina J. Smith, District 62, a Republican from Palermo, asked the question, "What concerns you the most about Maine right now?"
There were over 184 responses, and here were some of the concerns raised:
According to U.S. Census Bureau facts, in 2022, per capita income in Maine was $39,718 and 10.8% of people in Maine are living in poverty.
Maine ranks in the top 10 states for the highest electricity rates, coming in at number 3 for 2024.
When it comes to affordable rent, Maine is the 5th least affordable state.
The cost of living index for Maine is 110.7.
In 2022, there were 151,212 small businesses in Maine.
Do you agree with the concerns on this list? What if any other concerns would you add to the list? Please add your concerns and suggestions in the comment section.
Please keep emailing me your local news tips, school/education news, community issues, crime concerns, issues you feel should be investigated, upcoming events, good news stories, neighbors helping neighbors, etc. to [email protected]
Today Maine House Representative Katrina J. Smith, District 62, a Republican from Palermo, asked the question, "What concerns you the most about Maine right now?"
There were over 184 responses, and here were some of the concerns raised:
- There are too many free benefits
- Illegal marijuana grows
- Election integrity
- The Secretary of State's decision to remove former President Trump from Maine's primary ballot
- The attack on legal gun owners' rights by the anti-gun lobby
- Governor Mills policies
- The cost of living was mentioned several times
- The cost of electricity, food, heating oil, and taxes in Maine
- The number of solar panel farms plastering the state
- A lack of affordable rentals and housing for hard-working Mainers was mentioned a few times
- Immigration
- Finding medical care in a timely manner
- The state not doing enough to take care of the homeless
- Maine is turning into California more and more
- Lack of common sense in Augusta
- The removal of the religious and philosophical exemptions for the huge list of mandatory childhood vaccinations to attend public school
- Underfunded nursing homes
- Maine is not attracting new businesses
- Energy bills are too high
- Poorly maintained roads
- High property taxes
- Poor use of taxpayer money
- Cost of living
- Housing for asylum seekers
- Government overreach
- Lack of support for Maine educators
- Quality of the schools
- Ranked choice voting
- Gender ideology
- Fentanyl overdoses
- Mental health
According to U.S. Census Bureau facts, in 2022, per capita income in Maine was $39,718 and 10.8% of people in Maine are living in poverty.
Maine ranks in the top 10 states for the highest electricity rates, coming in at number 3 for 2024.
When it comes to affordable rent, Maine is the 5th least affordable state.
The cost of living index for Maine is 110.7.
In 2022, there were 151,212 small businesses in Maine.
Do you agree with the concerns on this list? What if any other concerns would you add to the list? Please add your concerns and suggestions in the comment section.
Please keep emailing me your local news tips, school/education news, community issues, crime concerns, issues you feel should be investigated, upcoming events, good news stories, neighbors helping neighbors, etc. to [email protected]
Flag Day - June 14, 2023
County Meeting in Alfred
Kentucky Derby - May 6, 2023
Lincoln Day Breakfast - February 11, 2023
Host: York County Republican Committee
Rep. Heidi Sampson - January 18, 2023
Candidate for ME State GOP Chair
