Seamus Othot is a reporter for The Maine Wire. He grew up in New Hampshire, and graduated from The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, where he was able to spend his time reading the great works of Western Civilization. He can be reached at [email protected] or (401) 216-9160.
Interview with Jerry Leeman: Today we bring you a story about a handful of fishermen rallying against a billion-dollar green industrial project, shady foreign corporations, and our own federal and state government. All are conspiring to generate a cash cow for...
By Greg Yates The criminal case People v Gosselin took place in a little red house structure known as the “Town of Highland Justice Court” located in Sullivan County, New York. This little red structure is also known as the Barryville Town Hall, where court is...
The new rape allegation made against Graham Platner by a former girlfriend on Monday place his Democratic supporters in an extremely difficult position. They must now choose between staying the course and defending Platner, despite their past condemnations of sexual abuse, or maintaining their integrity and rejecting Platner. [RELATED: Bellows, Warren, and Pingree Stand by
An estimated 627 non-citizen MaineCare recipients are set to lose their taxpayer-funded healthcare on October 1 following changes made by President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill budget, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced on Wednesday. [RELATED: Just One Maine Prosecution for $70 Theft Part of New Nationwide Crackdown on Medicaid
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) had a slim three-point polling lead over Graham Platner for the first time in the race in a new late-June poll from Fox News released on Monday, just days after a New York Times poll showed Platner’s lead shrinking. [RELATED: Platner’s Polling Lead Continues to Shrink in New York Times/PPH Poll…]
A Lewiston 18-year-old allegedly shot two people in the face late Wednesday night before he was eventually arrested while evading police. [RELATED: After Hours of Testimony, Lewiston Leaders Leave Without a Plan as Youth Gun Violence Crisis Deepens…] The alleged shootings took place just hours after city officials failed to take any action or present
Maine’s Office of New Americans (ONA) announced that self-described “opportunity optimizer” and longtime Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and migrant services worker Julia Trujillo Luengo will serve as its new permanent director starting on July 30. Luengo will be the office’s first permanent director since Tarlan Ahmadov resigned from the position in disgrace after just
A bipartisan majority of House representatives passed a controversial bill on Monday aimed at protecting minors from harmful online content, which has drawn privacy concerns from some in light of draconian online safety measures in Europe. [RELATED: AI Bill Claiming to Protect Minors Could Institute Online Age Verification Requirements to Maine…] “This legislation represents an
Graham Platner’s consistent polling lead over incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) continued to shrink in a New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll released on Sunday. [RELATED: Platner Attempts to Shore-up Campaign With New Statement Touting Fundraising and Highlighting Internal Poll Maintaining Lead Over Collins…] The poll surveyed 608 likely Maine voters on numerous issues, including
Chris and Karen Harrington have gathered more than two-thirds of the 149 signatures they need to help pass a food sovereignty ordinance in Clinton, after a state official showed up at their house and stopped them from selling baked goods and dairy at their farm stand. [RELATED: Clinton Family Farmers Take Action after State Regulators
Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) was inaccurately telling students in its health science program that they needed to receive a COVID vaccine or lose their place in the program, despite the state ending the COVID vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in 2023. The policy remained in place until Thursday, when the parent of a student,
Clinton family farmers are taking action after an inspector from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (ACF) arrived at their house on Tuesday and ordered them to stop selling milk and sourdough bread at their farm stand. [RELATED: Farmers’ Almanac Saved at the Last Minute after New York Digital Media Buyout…] “I was
The National Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) expressed its support for Democratic Second Congressional District (CD2) nominee Matt Dunlap after doubts surfaced about his electoral chances against former Governor Paul LePage. [RELATED: National Dem Support for Dunlap Uncertain Following Upset Ranked-Choice Voting Victory…] “In a working-class, rural district like ME-02, the path to victory runs
The Maine State Police Department is investigating after a Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) worker from Lewiston was struck by a vehicle while working on a Gardiner job site. [RELATED: Two Maine DOT Workers Killed After Driver Failed to Stop at a Stop Sign in a Waterville Work Zone…] At approximately 1:43 p.m., state troopers
The Sanford Fire Department rescued a person stuck in a dump truck on Wednesday after he was allegedly picked up while sleeping in a dumpster. [RELATED: Bath Fire Department Looking for Suspect Who Burned American Flag Outside City’s Masonic Temple…] The fire department responded to reports of an injured person, and arrived to discover that
A black bear was found wandering around downtown Portland on Friday before it was eventually tranquilized and taken into custody. [RELATED: Bear Sightings Send Famous Maine Coastal Beach Town Into Jaws-like Panic…] At approximately 10:30 a.m., the Portland Police Department responded to reports of a bear sighting in the area of York Street. The animal
Thrice-censured radical left-wing Bangor City Councilor Joseph Leonard went on an anti-ICE tirade during Monday’s council meeting before an ordinance aimed at limiting city cooperation with immigration enforcement failed. [RELATED: Bangor City Council Working on Ordinance to Restrict Cooperation with Immigration Enforcement…] “This is a criminal organization, but I don’t expect our rapist pedophile facist
National Democratic support for Maine’s Second Congressional District (CD2) nominee Matt Dunlap remains uncertain after his upset victory over front-runner and nationally endorsed candidate State Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot), thanks to ranked-choice voting. [RELATED: Wood Gets Shafted: “Courageous” Democratic Candidate Responds After Party Endorses Baldacci Instead of Him…] “The onus is on Dunlap to make
The York County Commissioners voted narrowly on Wednesday to refuse to issue a proclamation commemorating LGBTQ Pride Month, sparking a lengthy social media response from openly gay Commissioner Justin Chenette. [RELATED: Bangor’s Rainbow Crosswalk Cost Taxpayers $2,590 Before Repairs…] “My heart is heavy with the defeat of our Pride proclamation. By a single vote. The
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) celebrated Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) strong support for her bipartisan push for affordable insulin after the socialist endorsed Graham Platner’s campaign against her. [RELATED: Collins, King Announce More Than $16 Million for Economic Development Projects Across Maine…] “I find it extremely interesting that Ranking Member Sanders has proposed nine amendments to
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) signed onto letters complaining about the U.S. National Park Service’s money to fund beautification projects for Washington, D.C., and opposing the proposed triumphal arch. [RELATED: “I’m the Johnny Appleseed of Bath Mats:” Amid Rampant Healthcare Fraud, Angus King Wants Medicare Funded Bath Mats…] “The issue here isn’t architecture. Or patriotism. It’s
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ruled last week that independent Androscoggin sheriff’s candidate Kevin Nichols is ineligible to run for the position following a challenge from incumbent Democrat Eric Samson. [RELATED: Republican Oxford Sheriff Candidate Admits to Errors After Incumbent Republican Files Ethics Complaint Against Him…] The ruling, handed down on June 10, essentially secures