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DA Dysfunction: Top ADA Exits Jackie Sartoris’ Office Amid Allegations of Toxic Work Environment By Jon Fetherston on Nov 08, 2025 06:49 am
A senior prosecutor has departed the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office amid allegations of internal conflict and concerns about workplace culture under District Attorney Jackie Sartoris, sources told the Maine Wire. An office spokesperson confirmed that Assistant District Attorney Valerie Adams is no longer employed with the office. The confirmation followed information provided to the [...]
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Child Walking To School In Maine’s Largest City Attacked By Stranger In Second IncidentBy Ted Cohen on Nov 07, 2025 03:59 pm
A King Middle School student on the way to school in Portland was attacked Thursday by a stranger, the second time this year threats to students at the school have required police involvement. Principal Amy Marx told parents in a statement that a student was grabbed by the wrist by an unknown individual walking to [...]
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Nation’s First Trans-Identifying State Legislator Pleads Guilty to Child Sex CrimesBy Seamus Othot on Nov 07, 2025 03:44 pm
The nation’s first-ever transgender-identifying state lawmaker, a former New Hampshire Democratic representative for Nashua, pleaded guilty this week to the charge of sexual exploitation of children after convincing his partner to send him sexually explicit images of children at a daycare. [RELATED: Horrific Text Messages Show How Trans NH State Rep Allegedly Used Daycare Connections [...]
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Armed Homeless Sex Offender with Extensive Criminal History Apprehended After Fleeing Police in StetsonBy Seamus Othot on Nov 07, 2025 03:39 pm
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 [...]
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Legendary Maine Weather, Wisdom Standby Folds Due To Change In Reading AtmosphericsBy Ted Cohen on Nov 07, 2025 03:31 pm
The headlines back then were: Mississippi became the 20th state, the Erie Canal’s construction began, and James Monroe was sworn in as the fifth U.S. president. That all happened way back in 1817 – when Maine was still part of Massachusetts – the year before The Pine Tree State woke up to its first Farmer’s [...]
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Susan Collins Urges USDA to Provide Drought Relief to Maine’s Fruit Growers and Livestock ProducersBy Libby Palanza on Nov 07, 2025 02:35 pm
Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins (R) has asked U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to provide disaster assistance to Maine’s specialty crop and livestock producers. This comes in the wake of numerous struggles for the industry, including extreme weather, high costs, and labor shortages. She also drew attention to the drought conditions experienced throughout [...]
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Lewiston Killer Finally Cops to Manslaughter after Pleading Not Guilty for Murder in 2023 ShootingBy Seamus Othot on Nov 07, 2025 01:53 pm
A Lewiston man with an extensive criminal history pleaded guilty on Thursday to a manslaughter charge after a 2023 shooting incident that killed a man and eventually culminated in his arrest following a dramatic hours-long standoff. [RELATED: Killer Of Canadian Tourist In Old Orchard Beach Among Three New City Councilors In Bangor…] Jerry Thibodeau, 38, [...]
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One Of Maine’s Largest Pulp Mills Lays Off 144 In Production DownturnBy Ted Cohen on Nov 07, 2025 01:39 pm
Woodland Pulp of Baileyville has announced it is going dark temporarily due to lack of business and in the face of continuing challenges facing the industry. The company “will pause manufacturing at its Baileyville pulp mill and wood chip plant from late November to mid-December,” a spokesman said. Woodland is Washington County’s largest employer, and [...]
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4,000 Maine Households to Receive Help Paying for Heat Despite Record-Setting Government ShutdownBy Libby Palanza on Nov 07, 2025 12:54 pm
The Maine State Housing Authority announced Wednesday that an initial round of Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) payments will be issued despite the ongoing government shutdown, which has now stretched to a record 38 days and counting. In order to provide this assistance despite the lack of federal funding, MaineHousing has explained it will be [...]
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A Strange Set of “Heroes” Indeed: Never-Trumper George Conway Honors Acquitted Sandwich Tosser With An Assault On Our EarsBy DCNF on Nov 07, 2025 08:01 am
Anti-Trump attorney George Conway celebrated the former Justice Department employee who threw a footlong Subway sandwich at a United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent Thursday with a musical tribute to the tune of a Bob Marley song. A Washington, D.C., jury acquitted former DOJ employee Sean Dunn on a misdemeanor assault charge despite the incident [...]
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A senior prosecutor has departed the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office amid allegations of internal conflict and concerns about workplace culture under District Attorney Jackie Sartoris, sources told the Maine Wire. An office spokesperson confirmed that Assistant District Attorney Valerie Adams is no longer employed with the office. The confirmation followed information provided to the [...]
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Child Walking To School In Maine’s Largest City Attacked By Stranger In Second IncidentBy Ted Cohen on Nov 07, 2025 03:59 pm
A King Middle School student on the way to school in Portland was attacked Thursday by a stranger, the second time this year threats to students at the school have required police involvement. Principal Amy Marx told parents in a statement that a student was grabbed by the wrist by an unknown individual walking to [...]
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Nation’s First Trans-Identifying State Legislator Pleads Guilty to Child Sex CrimesBy Seamus Othot on Nov 07, 2025 03:44 pm
The nation’s first-ever transgender-identifying state lawmaker, a former New Hampshire Democratic representative for Nashua, pleaded guilty this week to the charge of sexual exploitation of children after convincing his partner to send him sexually explicit images of children at a daycare. [RELATED: Horrific Text Messages Show How Trans NH State Rep Allegedly Used Daycare Connections [...]
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Armed Homeless Sex Offender with Extensive Criminal History Apprehended After Fleeing Police in StetsonBy Seamus Othot on Nov 07, 2025 03:39 pm
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 [...]
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Legendary Maine Weather, Wisdom Standby Folds Due To Change In Reading AtmosphericsBy Ted Cohen on Nov 07, 2025 03:31 pm
The headlines back then were: Mississippi became the 20th state, the Erie Canal’s construction began, and James Monroe was sworn in as the fifth U.S. president. That all happened way back in 1817 – when Maine was still part of Massachusetts – the year before The Pine Tree State woke up to its first Farmer’s [...]
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Susan Collins Urges USDA to Provide Drought Relief to Maine’s Fruit Growers and Livestock ProducersBy Libby Palanza on Nov 07, 2025 02:35 pm
Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins (R) has asked U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to provide disaster assistance to Maine’s specialty crop and livestock producers. This comes in the wake of numerous struggles for the industry, including extreme weather, high costs, and labor shortages. She also drew attention to the drought conditions experienced throughout [...]
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Lewiston Killer Finally Cops to Manslaughter after Pleading Not Guilty for Murder in 2023 ShootingBy Seamus Othot on Nov 07, 2025 01:53 pm
A Lewiston man with an extensive criminal history pleaded guilty on Thursday to a manslaughter charge after a 2023 shooting incident that killed a man and eventually culminated in his arrest following a dramatic hours-long standoff. [RELATED: Killer Of Canadian Tourist In Old Orchard Beach Among Three New City Councilors In Bangor…] Jerry Thibodeau, 38, [...]
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One Of Maine’s Largest Pulp Mills Lays Off 144 In Production DownturnBy Ted Cohen on Nov 07, 2025 01:39 pm
Woodland Pulp of Baileyville has announced it is going dark temporarily due to lack of business and in the face of continuing challenges facing the industry. The company “will pause manufacturing at its Baileyville pulp mill and wood chip plant from late November to mid-December,” a spokesman said. Woodland is Washington County’s largest employer, and [...]
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4,000 Maine Households to Receive Help Paying for Heat Despite Record-Setting Government ShutdownBy Libby Palanza on Nov 07, 2025 12:54 pm
The Maine State Housing Authority announced Wednesday that an initial round of Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) payments will be issued despite the ongoing government shutdown, which has now stretched to a record 38 days and counting. In order to provide this assistance despite the lack of federal funding, MaineHousing has explained it will be [...]
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A Strange Set of “Heroes” Indeed: Never-Trumper George Conway Honors Acquitted Sandwich Tosser With An Assault On Our EarsBy DCNF on Nov 07, 2025 08:01 am
Anti-Trump attorney George Conway celebrated the former Justice Department employee who threw a footlong Subway sandwich at a United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent Thursday with a musical tribute to the tune of a Bob Marley song. A Washington, D.C., jury acquitted former DOJ employee Sean Dunn on a misdemeanor assault charge despite the incident [...]
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Ok so I just have to say that the first article below really demonstrates the new mind set of the Socialist Democrat's today that they know that they left will believe anything that flows out of their mouth. Question? So the staff that departed socialist (SD) Platner his key staff........realized they got on the wrong train?
Platner Flatly States Critical Claims from Former Staffer Are “False” at Bath EventBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 07, 2025 06:15 am
U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) held a town hall at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath Thursday evening, where he fielded a range of questions about his campaign, his personal background and the recent departure of former political director Genevieve McDonald. Platner, who grew up in Eastern Maine and later served deployments in [...]
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Cape Elizabeth Man Charged After Firing Shot at Repossession Agent, Police SayBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 07, 2025 06:07 am
A Cape Elizabeth man was arrested Wednesday after police say he fired a gun at a repossession agent who was attempting to take his vehicle. Police responded to a report of a shooting at 21 Longfellow Drive, where a repossession agent had arrived to collect a vehicle. As the agent was removing the vehicle, police [...]
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19-Year-Old Arrested After Recklessly Discharging a Firearm in LewistonBy Seamus Othot on Nov 07, 2025 06:06 am
Lewiston police arrested a 19-year-old on Tuesday after he allegedly fired a gun from a parking lot in a mixed urban residential and commercial area. [RELATED: Rockland Police Arrest Juvenile for Shooting Incident that Spawned from Social Media Dispute…] At around 9:30 p.m., police responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot [...]
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Collins Teams Up with Michigan Colleague to Craft Bipartisan Bill to Protect Maine’s Specialty CropsBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 07, 2025 05:48 am
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday aimed at protecting American specialty crop farmers from unfair foreign trade practices. The bill, called the Fairness for Fruits and Vegetables Act, would create new mechanisms to monitor trade data and address market conditions that lawmakers say disadvantage U.S. producers. The measure [...]
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California Redistricting Shift Expected to Strengthen Democrats Nationally, Raises Transparency and Trust Concerns with Implications for MaineBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 06, 2025 06:14 pm
California voters have approved Proposition 50, a redistricting measure that temporarily removes congressional map-drawing authority from the state’s independent redistricting commission and grants that power to the Legislature for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 election cycles. Given the partisan breakdown in the state capital of Sacramento, the resulting maps are expected to favor Democratic candidates [...]
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Liberal Incumbent Loses to Pro-Business Challenger in Augusta City Council RaceBy Seamus Othot on Nov 06, 2025 05:58 pm
Conservatives picked up an additional seat on the Augusta City Council election on Tuesday after a newcomer defeated the incumbent in one of the city’s two at-large council seats up for re-election. [RELATED: Liberals Claim Victory in Augusta School Board After Two Conservative-Leaning Candidates Ran and Split the Vote…] Augusta residents had three council seats [...]
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New York Murder Suspect Caught Riding an Electric Scooter in WinterportBy Seamus Othot on Nov 06, 2025 05:55 pm
The U.S. Marshal Service apprehended an alleged New York murderer on Tuesday after he was found riding an electric scooter in Winterport. [RELATED: U.S. Marshals Lug Illegal Alien Listed on Mass Sex Offender Registry Hiding in Maine…] “You cannot outrun justice when the U.S. Marshals in Maine are on your trail. Through enhanced interagency collaboration, [..]
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Northern Light and Anthem Reach Agreement After Months of NegotiationsBy Libby Palanza on Nov 06, 2025 05:52 pm
After many months of negotiations, Northern Light and Anthem have finally agreed upon a new contract, allowing patients to continue receiving in-network coverage for their care. Details of the contract have not been released, but the agreement will be applied retroactively to November 1, meaning that all care from Northern Light will be considered in-network [...]
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Florida Land Ruling Could Turn Up the Heat on Maine’s Triad Weed Grow HousesBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 06, 2025 05:50 pm
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 [...]
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Drug-Using Squatters Removed from Paris HomeBy Seamus Othot on Nov 06, 2025 04:21 pm
Police in Paris, Maine, arrested two alleged drug abusers on Monday while enforcing a writ of possession to remove squatters from a residence. [RELATED: South Paris Man Dead After Being Struck by “Mini-Cannon” During a Private Fireworks Display…] At around 10:30 a.m., the Paris Police Department, along with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department and the [...]
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U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) held a town hall at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath Thursday evening, where he fielded a range of questions about his campaign, his personal background and the recent departure of former political director Genevieve McDonald. Platner, who grew up in Eastern Maine and later served deployments in [...]
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Cape Elizabeth Man Charged After Firing Shot at Repossession Agent, Police SayBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 07, 2025 06:07 am
A Cape Elizabeth man was arrested Wednesday after police say he fired a gun at a repossession agent who was attempting to take his vehicle. Police responded to a report of a shooting at 21 Longfellow Drive, where a repossession agent had arrived to collect a vehicle. As the agent was removing the vehicle, police [...]
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19-Year-Old Arrested After Recklessly Discharging a Firearm in LewistonBy Seamus Othot on Nov 07, 2025 06:06 am
Lewiston police arrested a 19-year-old on Tuesday after he allegedly fired a gun from a parking lot in a mixed urban residential and commercial area. [RELATED: Rockland Police Arrest Juvenile for Shooting Incident that Spawned from Social Media Dispute…] At around 9:30 p.m., police responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot [...]
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Collins Teams Up with Michigan Colleague to Craft Bipartisan Bill to Protect Maine’s Specialty CropsBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 07, 2025 05:48 am
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday aimed at protecting American specialty crop farmers from unfair foreign trade practices. The bill, called the Fairness for Fruits and Vegetables Act, would create new mechanisms to monitor trade data and address market conditions that lawmakers say disadvantage U.S. producers. The measure [...]
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California Redistricting Shift Expected to Strengthen Democrats Nationally, Raises Transparency and Trust Concerns with Implications for MaineBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 06, 2025 06:14 pm
California voters have approved Proposition 50, a redistricting measure that temporarily removes congressional map-drawing authority from the state’s independent redistricting commission and grants that power to the Legislature for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 election cycles. Given the partisan breakdown in the state capital of Sacramento, the resulting maps are expected to favor Democratic candidates [...]
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Liberal Incumbent Loses to Pro-Business Challenger in Augusta City Council RaceBy Seamus Othot on Nov 06, 2025 05:58 pm
Conservatives picked up an additional seat on the Augusta City Council election on Tuesday after a newcomer defeated the incumbent in one of the city’s two at-large council seats up for re-election. [RELATED: Liberals Claim Victory in Augusta School Board After Two Conservative-Leaning Candidates Ran and Split the Vote…] Augusta residents had three council seats [...]
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New York Murder Suspect Caught Riding an Electric Scooter in WinterportBy Seamus Othot on Nov 06, 2025 05:55 pm
The U.S. Marshal Service apprehended an alleged New York murderer on Tuesday after he was found riding an electric scooter in Winterport. [RELATED: U.S. Marshals Lug Illegal Alien Listed on Mass Sex Offender Registry Hiding in Maine…] “You cannot outrun justice when the U.S. Marshals in Maine are on your trail. Through enhanced interagency collaboration, [..]
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Northern Light and Anthem Reach Agreement After Months of NegotiationsBy Libby Palanza on Nov 06, 2025 05:52 pm
After many months of negotiations, Northern Light and Anthem have finally agreed upon a new contract, allowing patients to continue receiving in-network coverage for their care. Details of the contract have not been released, but the agreement will be applied retroactively to November 1, meaning that all care from Northern Light will be considered in-network [...]
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Florida Land Ruling Could Turn Up the Heat on Maine’s Triad Weed Grow HousesBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 06, 2025 05:50 pm
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 [...]
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Drug-Using Squatters Removed from Paris HomeBy Seamus Othot on Nov 06, 2025 04:21 pm
Police in Paris, Maine, arrested two alleged drug abusers on Monday while enforcing a writ of possession to remove squatters from a residence. [RELATED: South Paris Man Dead After Being Struck by “Mini-Cannon” During a Private Fireworks Display…] At around 10:30 a.m., the Paris Police Department, along with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department and the [...]
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Golden Announces He Won’t Seek Re-Election in 2026, Drops Out of Re-Election BidBy Seamus Othot on Nov 06, 2025 06:17 am
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) will not seek re-election in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, he announced on Wednesday, citing increased political polarization and rising political violence, including the assassination of Charlie Kirk, as reasons for his decision. [RELATED: Jared Golden Receives Poor Polling News…] “After much deliberation, I’ve decided not to seek reelection in 2026. [...]
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Senate Confirms Maine Attorney Joshua Dunlap to First Circuit in Party-Line VoteBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 05, 2025 04:48 pm
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 [...]
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Democrat State Rep Tiffany Roberts Announces Run Against U.S. Rep Chellie PingreeBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 05, 2025 04:45 pm
State Rep. Tiffany Roberts (D-South Berwick) has formally filed paperwork to run for Maine’s First Congressional District, setting up a Democratic primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree in 2026. Roberts, now serving her fourth term in the Maine House, submitted her campaign-finance filing Tuesday ahead of a planned campaign launch in her hometown. She [...]
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Falmouth Residents Vote to Keep Pesticide and Fertilizer Ban, Approve $13.7 Million for Town Facility UpgradesBy Libby Palanza on Nov 05, 2025 04:39 pm
Falmouth residents have narrowly rejected an effort to repeal the town’s new pesticide and fertilizer ordinance, with about 55 percent of those who turned out to the polls voting against the measure. Approved Tuesday by a wider 61 percent margin was the proposed $13.7 million bond to expand the town’s public works facilities. [RELATED: What [...]
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Brunswick Trans-Identifying Socialist Candidate Who Wants Rent Control Wins by Single VoteBy Seamus Othot on Nov 05, 2025 04:35 pm
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member and transgender-identifying male Wil Theime, who goes by Ramona, secured victory in the Brunswick Town Council race by a single vote after campaigning on rent control. [RELATED: DSA Endorsed Brunswick Town Council Candidate Wants Rent-Control for the Town…] “I’m proud to announce that I won my race tonight… [...]
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Maine Marijuana Magnate Denied Review by U.S. Supreme Court, Now Faces Added Federal ChargesBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 05, 2025 04:27 pm
Lucas Sirois, the Franklin County businessman accused of leading a multimillion-dollar marijuana conspiracy in western Maine, is now facing new federal charges. Sirois effort to challenge the government’s conspiracy case at the highest level has come to an end. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear his appeal, leaving a lower court ruling against [...]
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Liberals Claim Victory in Augusta School Board After Two Conservative-Leaning Candidates Ran and Split the VoteBy Seamus Othot on Nov 05, 2025 04:17 pm
Liberal candidates dominated in Augusta’s school board election on Tuesday, retaining two seats and gaining a third previously held by a conservative after two conservative-leaning candidates ran for the same seat and split the vote. [RELATED: Augusta Prepares for Important Vote on Three School-Board Seats…] Going into the election, three seats were up for re-election [...]
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EXCLUSIVE: Parents Group Gathers 53,000 Signatures to Put Protecting Girls’ Sports on the 2026 BallotBy Seamus Othot on Nov 05, 2025 01:23 pm
There was a ray of hope for Maine conservatives amid a string of failures at the voting booth on Tuesday, coming in the form of a very successful signature-gathering campaign from the Protect Girls’ Sports in Maine Ballot Question Committee (BQC), which aims to put a referendum question on the midterm ballot to ban males [...]
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Back to Basics for Biddeford as Residents Vote for Charter Commission By Jon Fetherston on Nov 05, 2025 11:24 am
Biddeford voters have approved the formation of a charter commission, signaling support for a formal review of the city’s governing document. The measure passed by a wide margin on Tuesday with 3,457 votes in favor and 2,305 opposed. The approval sets in motion a multi-step process to examine the city charter, which outlines the structure [...]
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Kennebunkport Voters Nix New Town HallBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 05, 2025 11:22 am
For the second year in a row, voters in Kennebunkport rejected a proposal to construct a new town hall, defeating the $8.3 million bond question during the November 4 election. The rejected plan would have funded the construction of a new facility to replace the existing municipal offices, but town voters once again opted against [...]
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Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) will not seek re-election in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, he announced on Wednesday, citing increased political polarization and rising political violence, including the assassination of Charlie Kirk, as reasons for his decision. [RELATED: Jared Golden Receives Poor Polling News…] “After much deliberation, I’ve decided not to seek reelection in 2026. [...]
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Senate Confirms Maine Attorney Joshua Dunlap to First Circuit in Party-Line VoteBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 05, 2025 04:48 pm
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 [...]
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Democrat State Rep Tiffany Roberts Announces Run Against U.S. Rep Chellie PingreeBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 05, 2025 04:45 pm
State Rep. Tiffany Roberts (D-South Berwick) has formally filed paperwork to run for Maine’s First Congressional District, setting up a Democratic primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree in 2026. Roberts, now serving her fourth term in the Maine House, submitted her campaign-finance filing Tuesday ahead of a planned campaign launch in her hometown. She [...]
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Falmouth Residents Vote to Keep Pesticide and Fertilizer Ban, Approve $13.7 Million for Town Facility UpgradesBy Libby Palanza on Nov 05, 2025 04:39 pm
Falmouth residents have narrowly rejected an effort to repeal the town’s new pesticide and fertilizer ordinance, with about 55 percent of those who turned out to the polls voting against the measure. Approved Tuesday by a wider 61 percent margin was the proposed $13.7 million bond to expand the town’s public works facilities. [RELATED: What [...]
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Brunswick Trans-Identifying Socialist Candidate Who Wants Rent Control Wins by Single VoteBy Seamus Othot on Nov 05, 2025 04:35 pm
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member and transgender-identifying male Wil Theime, who goes by Ramona, secured victory in the Brunswick Town Council race by a single vote after campaigning on rent control. [RELATED: DSA Endorsed Brunswick Town Council Candidate Wants Rent-Control for the Town…] “I’m proud to announce that I won my race tonight… [...]
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Maine Marijuana Magnate Denied Review by U.S. Supreme Court, Now Faces Added Federal ChargesBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 05, 2025 04:27 pm
Lucas Sirois, the Franklin County businessman accused of leading a multimillion-dollar marijuana conspiracy in western Maine, is now facing new federal charges. Sirois effort to challenge the government’s conspiracy case at the highest level has come to an end. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear his appeal, leaving a lower court ruling against [...]
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Liberals Claim Victory in Augusta School Board After Two Conservative-Leaning Candidates Ran and Split the VoteBy Seamus Othot on Nov 05, 2025 04:17 pm
Liberal candidates dominated in Augusta’s school board election on Tuesday, retaining two seats and gaining a third previously held by a conservative after two conservative-leaning candidates ran for the same seat and split the vote. [RELATED: Augusta Prepares for Important Vote on Three School-Board Seats…] Going into the election, three seats were up for re-election [...]
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EXCLUSIVE: Parents Group Gathers 53,000 Signatures to Put Protecting Girls’ Sports on the 2026 BallotBy Seamus Othot on Nov 05, 2025 01:23 pm
There was a ray of hope for Maine conservatives amid a string of failures at the voting booth on Tuesday, coming in the form of a very successful signature-gathering campaign from the Protect Girls’ Sports in Maine Ballot Question Committee (BQC), which aims to put a referendum question on the midterm ballot to ban males [...]
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Back to Basics for Biddeford as Residents Vote for Charter Commission By Jon Fetherston on Nov 05, 2025 11:24 am
Biddeford voters have approved the formation of a charter commission, signaling support for a formal review of the city’s governing document. The measure passed by a wide margin on Tuesday with 3,457 votes in favor and 2,305 opposed. The approval sets in motion a multi-step process to examine the city charter, which outlines the structure [...]
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Kennebunkport Voters Nix New Town HallBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 05, 2025 11:22 am
For the second year in a row, voters in Kennebunkport rejected a proposal to construct a new town hall, defeating the $8.3 million bond question during the November 4 election. The rejected plan would have funded the construction of a new facility to replace the existing municipal offices, but town voters once again opted against [...]
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Portland Voters Approve Minimum Wage Hike, Keep Pious Ali on City CouncilBy Jon Fetherston on Nov 05, 2025 06:56 am
Voters in Maine’s largest city decisively approved a minimum wage increase on Tuesday, endorsing a city councilor’s proposal to raise the current $15.50 per hour to $19 per hour in increments over the next couple years. Nearly 63 percent voted in favor of the hike, versus only 35.5 percent who opposed it. Portland businesses had [...]
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South Portland Voters Approve Natural Grass Frield for School Athletic ComplexBy Libby Palanza on Nov 05, 2025 06:41 am
South Portland residents voted Tuesday to approve a natural grass field for their high school’s athletic complex by a decisive margin of 54 percent in favor to 46 percent opposed. In parallel, a resounding 73 percent opposed the alternative of an artificial turf field which only 23 percent supported. Unlike last year’s substantially more costly [...]
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Botched Voter ID for Maine Effort Tanks on Election DayBy Seamus Othot on Nov 05, 2025 12:19 am
The effort to bring Voter ID to Maine began with a record-breaking collection of more than 170,000 signatures but ended Tuesday night with an embarrassingly fizzle as less than 40 percent of Mainers voted “Yes on One” to approve the election integrity measure. According to Decision Desk HQ, the vote stood at 215,641 against (62 [...]
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Bowdoin College’s Most Famous Racist Muslim Grad Defeats Disgraced Old White Pervy Pol For NYC MayorBy Ted Cohen on Nov 04, 2025 11:56 pm
Maine’s only top liberal arts college can now claim to have spawned the first communist, Muslim, Jew-hating mayor of America’s largest city. Zohran Mamdani, 34, Bowdoin College class of 2014, kicked humiliated former NY Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, 67, to the moon and back in Tuesday’s election. Voters had a choice between a young Democratic [...]
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Mainers Approve Red Flag Gun Control Law as Gun Groups Prep Legal ChallengeBy Libby Palanza on Nov 04, 2025 11:50 pm
Mainers voted Tuesday to approve a new statewide “red flag” law, which will now function alongside the uniquely tailored yellow flag policy adopted several years ago. As of late Tuesday night, with a little less than two-thirds of the votes counted, support for the red flag law proposed in Question 2 outweighed opposition by a [...]
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NH Woman Found Dead With Gunshot Wound Near Concord “Tent Site”By Seamus Othot on Nov 04, 2025 07:52 pm
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is investigating a suspicious death after a woman was found dead with a gunshot wound near a “tent site” in Concord. [RELATED: Maine State Police are Investigating the Death of a Kennebunk Man Found in Northern Hancock County…] On Friday morning, the Concord Police Department received reports that a [..]
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Man Busted for Burglarizing Lewiston Smoke ShopBy Seamus Othot on Nov 04, 2025 07:46 pm
The Lewiston Police Department arrested a man on Thursday after he allegedly burglarized a smoke shop. [RELATED: Burglar Makes Bomb Threat Against Bangor Non-Profit After Officers Discover Him Inside Their Building…] Earlier last week, the Lewiston police issued a statement including the suspect’s image from security footage, asking for public assistance in identifying the suspect. [...]
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Rockland Police Arrest Juvenile for Shooting Incident that Spawned from Social Media DisputeBy Seamus Othot on Nov 04, 2025 05:38 pm
The Rockland Police Department arrested a juvenile on Monday following an alleged shooting incident sparked by a dispute over social media posts. [RELATED: Lewiston Police Arrest Drug Trafficker and Juvenile Involved in Earlier Shooting During Search Warrant…] On Friday, Halloween, at around 9:00 p.m., Rockland police responded to reports of shots fired at the city’s [...]
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Formerly Troubled Maine Mountain Gets Over The Hump, Named Top Ski Area In EastBy Ted Cohen on Nov 04, 2025 11:44 am
Saddleback ski area, which underwent a period of tough sledding, has grabbed the No. 1 best place to ski in the region, SKI Magazine says. The mag’s poll also treated Maine to the No. 2 most-popular ski area selected by its readers – nearby Sugarloaf. Poor Vermont, which boasts the best moguls in these parts, [...]
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Charlie Kirk, Guest Discussed Dangers Of Zohran Mamdani’s ‘Luxury Beliefs’ In Host’s Final Long-Form InterviewBy DCNF on Nov 04, 2025 11:39 am
“The Charlie Kirk Show” on Sunday published the final long-form interview that Charlie Kirk conducted, during which he and his guest, Manhattan Institute senior fellow Rob Henderson, discussed Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s harmful beliefs. Kirk recorded the roughly 80-minute interview with Henderson shortly before he was assassinated on Sept. 10, according to the [...]
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Voters in Maine’s largest city decisively approved a minimum wage increase on Tuesday, endorsing a city councilor’s proposal to raise the current $15.50 per hour to $19 per hour in increments over the next couple years. Nearly 63 percent voted in favor of the hike, versus only 35.5 percent who opposed it. Portland businesses had [...]
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South Portland Voters Approve Natural Grass Frield for School Athletic ComplexBy Libby Palanza on Nov 05, 2025 06:41 am
South Portland residents voted Tuesday to approve a natural grass field for their high school’s athletic complex by a decisive margin of 54 percent in favor to 46 percent opposed. In parallel, a resounding 73 percent opposed the alternative of an artificial turf field which only 23 percent supported. Unlike last year’s substantially more costly [...]
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Botched Voter ID for Maine Effort Tanks on Election DayBy Seamus Othot on Nov 05, 2025 12:19 am
The effort to bring Voter ID to Maine began with a record-breaking collection of more than 170,000 signatures but ended Tuesday night with an embarrassingly fizzle as less than 40 percent of Mainers voted “Yes on One” to approve the election integrity measure. According to Decision Desk HQ, the vote stood at 215,641 against (62 [...]
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Bowdoin College’s Most Famous Racist Muslim Grad Defeats Disgraced Old White Pervy Pol For NYC MayorBy Ted Cohen on Nov 04, 2025 11:56 pm
Maine’s only top liberal arts college can now claim to have spawned the first communist, Muslim, Jew-hating mayor of America’s largest city. Zohran Mamdani, 34, Bowdoin College class of 2014, kicked humiliated former NY Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, 67, to the moon and back in Tuesday’s election. Voters had a choice between a young Democratic [...]
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Mainers Approve Red Flag Gun Control Law as Gun Groups Prep Legal ChallengeBy Libby Palanza on Nov 04, 2025 11:50 pm
Mainers voted Tuesday to approve a new statewide “red flag” law, which will now function alongside the uniquely tailored yellow flag policy adopted several years ago. As of late Tuesday night, with a little less than two-thirds of the votes counted, support for the red flag law proposed in Question 2 outweighed opposition by a [...]
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NH Woman Found Dead With Gunshot Wound Near Concord “Tent Site”By Seamus Othot on Nov 04, 2025 07:52 pm
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is investigating a suspicious death after a woman was found dead with a gunshot wound near a “tent site” in Concord. [RELATED: Maine State Police are Investigating the Death of a Kennebunk Man Found in Northern Hancock County…] On Friday morning, the Concord Police Department received reports that a [..]
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Man Busted for Burglarizing Lewiston Smoke ShopBy Seamus Othot on Nov 04, 2025 07:46 pm
The Lewiston Police Department arrested a man on Thursday after he allegedly burglarized a smoke shop. [RELATED: Burglar Makes Bomb Threat Against Bangor Non-Profit After Officers Discover Him Inside Their Building…] Earlier last week, the Lewiston police issued a statement including the suspect’s image from security footage, asking for public assistance in identifying the suspect. [...]
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Rockland Police Arrest Juvenile for Shooting Incident that Spawned from Social Media DisputeBy Seamus Othot on Nov 04, 2025 05:38 pm
The Rockland Police Department arrested a juvenile on Monday following an alleged shooting incident sparked by a dispute over social media posts. [RELATED: Lewiston Police Arrest Drug Trafficker and Juvenile Involved in Earlier Shooting During Search Warrant…] On Friday, Halloween, at around 9:00 p.m., Rockland police responded to reports of shots fired at the city’s [...]
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Formerly Troubled Maine Mountain Gets Over The Hump, Named Top Ski Area In EastBy Ted Cohen on Nov 04, 2025 11:44 am
Saddleback ski area, which underwent a period of tough sledding, has grabbed the No. 1 best place to ski in the region, SKI Magazine says. The mag’s poll also treated Maine to the No. 2 most-popular ski area selected by its readers – nearby Sugarloaf. Poor Vermont, which boasts the best moguls in these parts, [...]
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Charlie Kirk, Guest Discussed Dangers Of Zohran Mamdani’s ‘Luxury Beliefs’ In Host’s Final Long-Form InterviewBy DCNF on Nov 04, 2025 11:39 am
“The Charlie Kirk Show” on Sunday published the final long-form interview that Charlie Kirk conducted, during which he and his guest, Manhattan Institute senior fellow Rob Henderson, discussed Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s harmful beliefs. Kirk recorded the roughly 80-minute interview with Henderson shortly before he was assassinated on Sept. 10, according to the [...]
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Leftists Murdered Charlie KirkSep 10 2025
Charlie J. Kirk, a 31-year-old Christian, husband, father, and proud American patriot, was slaughtered Wednesday for championing the values of Western Civilization.
The irony is bitter and tragic: a man who rose to prominence through his embrace of free and open discourse, especially with those who disagreed with him, was silenced by an act of cowardly violence. His life was defined by civil debates about ideas, and he was murdered for it.
In just 31 years of life, Charlie built an organization and movement more impressive and meaningful than his critics could have ever imagined. It is a legacy that, God willing, will live on, endure, and continue to evangelize the values of Christian faith, liberty, Americanism, and rigorous public debate.
Charlie was fearless. He knew the danger he faced every time he carried a message of freedom, biblical faith, and American virtue into hostile territory. Yet he chose courageously to continue fighting for the kind of nation and civilization in which he wanted his two young children to grow and prosper.
In the days and weeks ahead, those who knew him best will offer more fitting tributes to his life and legacy. But having recently spent a few brief hours with Charlie in Old Orchard Beach at a Maine Civic Action event, I am shaken by this evil and vile act of political terrorism.
In the short time I knew him, Charlie was humble, genuine, authentic, and firmly rooted in biblical values. Despite the magnitude of his fame, he was considerate and conscientious. The despicable act that ended his life has robbed our country of a good man and a force for what is good in America.
"Shallow are the souls that have forgotten how to shudder."
- Leon Kass
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Charlie J. Kirk, a 31-year-old Christian, husband, father, and proud American patriot, was slaughtered Wednesday for championing the values of Western Civilization.
The irony is bitter and tragic: a man who rose to prominence through his embrace of free and open discourse, especially with those who disagreed with him, was silenced by an act of cowardly violence. His life was defined by civil debates about ideas, and he was murdered for it.
In just 31 years of life, Charlie built an organization and movement more impressive and meaningful than his critics could have ever imagined. It is a legacy that, God willing, will live on, endure, and continue to evangelize the values of Christian faith, liberty, Americanism, and rigorous public debate.
Charlie was fearless. He knew the danger he faced every time he carried a message of freedom, biblical faith, and American virtue into hostile territory. Yet he chose courageously to continue fighting for the kind of nation and civilization in which he wanted his two young children to grow and prosper.
In the days and weeks ahead, those who knew him best will offer more fitting tributes to his life and legacy. But having recently spent a few brief hours with Charlie in Old Orchard Beach at a Maine Civic Action event, I am shaken by this evil and vile act of political terrorism.
In the short time I knew him, Charlie was humble, genuine, authentic, and firmly rooted in biblical values. Despite the magnitude of his fame, he was considerate and conscientious. The despicable act that ended his life has robbed our country of a good man and a force for what is good in America.
"Shallow are the souls that have forgotten how to shudder."
- Leon Kass
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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
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