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...
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
Emergency responders rescued a 10-year-old boy from the Androscoggin River on Saturday after a father reported that he had been swept downstream. [RELATED: Police Revive Woman Found Floating in Androscoggin River With CPR and Narcan…] At approximately 8:17 p.m., the father called 911, reporting that his son had entered the water near 807 Howes Corner
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) warned against underestimating Graham Platner’s electoral chances in a Wednesday memo following his primary victory and urged Republicans to campaign with “urgency.” [RELATED: Anti-Platner Website Targets Democratic Senate Candidate After Campaign Fails to Secure Name-Based Domain…] “For Democrats, this race is not about the individual on the ballot; it
Peru, Maine, residents voted on Tuesday to saddle themselves with draconian new homeowners association-style rules governing how they use their property, including strictures on yard maintenance, vehicle repairs, and parking. [RELATED: Peru, Maine, Sexual Assault Suspect Found Dead After Threatening Suicide During Police Standoff…] Voters in Peru were confronted at the ballot box with a
Conservative activist Nicholas “Corn Pop” Blanchard lost his special election for the Augusta School Board’s open at-large seat on Tuesday to the radical leftist policy director of Maine’s Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP), Gabi Berube Pierce. [RELATED: OCP Policy Director and Radical Leftist Running for Augusta School Board Previously Raised Funds for Abortion and “Gender
President Donald Trump referred to Graham Platner as a thug and speculated that he was the worst person to ever run for office during an Oval Office event after Platner’s primary victory. [RELATED: Maine Democrat Gov. Janet Mills Refuses To Concede Crushing U.S. Senate Primary Loss To Graham Platner…] “I watched that thug who’s up
President Donald Trump renewed his endorsement of former Governor Paul LePage for congress on Monday, just one day ahead of the primary, and strangely predicted a Democratic primary victory from former state auditor Matt Dunlap, despite him polling behind frontrunner Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot). [RELATED: Formerly Moderate Democrat Congressional Candidate Matt Dunlap Stands By Platner
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and all but one Democrat in voting to pass yet another Ukraine aid package, despite her repeated complaints about Iran War spending. [RELATED: Bellows, Warren and Pingree Stand by Graham Platner as New York Times Report Raises Further Questions About His Treatment of Women…] “Given the
The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) is planning to cut up to $400 million worth of construction and upgrade projects from its agenda amid massive transportation budget problems, according to a new memo obtained by the Bangor Daily News. [RELATED: Maine Faces $949.2 Million Budget Shortfall for 2026-2027…] “MaineDOT plans and delivers projects years in
A new internal poll conducted on behalf of the Pine Tree Results PAC, working to elect Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), found the incumbent tied with Graham Platner after recent polling has shown the Democratic challenger leading. [RELATED: Platner Attempts to Shore-up Campaign With New Statement Touting Fundraising and Highlighting Internal Poll Maintaining Lead Over Collins…]
The U.S. House voted narrowly on Wednesday in favor of a war powers resolution to end the Iran War with support from all Democrats and four Republicans. President Donald Trump called the vote “meaningless.” [RELATED: Collins Votes to End Iran War After Previous Vote to Allow It To Continue…] “Yesterday, in a meaningless vote, the
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) was one of just four Democrats to vote in favor of a bill aimed at cracking down on childcare fraud perpetrated through the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). [RELATED: YouTuber Nick Shirley Exposes Alleged Somali Daycare Center Which Reportedly Reaped $4,000,000 From Taxpayers…] The house passed the bill 217-207,
Bangor’s controversial pride flag rainbow crosswalk cost taxpayers $2,590 even before it was repainted after drivers left skid marks on it. [RELATED: Bangor Public Works Paints Pride Crosswalk Using City Resources…] Bangor Public Works sent employees to paint the crosswalk on May 27, prompting social media comments suggesting that the politically motivated project caused traffic
Graham Platner’s campaign issued a damage control memo on Wednesday, bragging about his fundraising numbers and a new internal poll showing him maintaining a reduced lead over Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) amid his new cheating and sexting scandal. [RELATED: Staff Departures, Sex Scandals, Nazi Tattoo and Vulgar Reddit Posts Leave Graham Platner Campaign Looking Like
The Maine Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified the body of a woman on Tuesday more than a decade after she was found dead in Portland. [RELATED: Portland Police Arrest Murder Suspect in Connection with 2017 Killing…] In 2015, a woman was found dead on Portland’s East End Beach. For over a decade, the
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) celebrated the early completion and delivery of an Arleigh Burke-class naval destroyer on Tuesday after the delivery was announced by the U.S. Navy. [RELATED: Bath Iron Works Secures Contract to Construct New Navy Destroyer…] “@USNavy has accepted delivery of the future USS Patrick Gallagher from Bath Iron Works more than two
Noble High School in Berwick took down an Israeli flag found flying above an American flag on school property on Monday after an image of it began circulating on social media. Principal AJ Dufort explained that the flag was not placed by the school and that they believe it was flown by vandals. [RELATED: Noble
Longshot Democratic Senate candidate David Costello renewed his calls for Graham Platner to debate him just one week out from the Democratic primary after a new cheating scandal was added to the mountain of bad press plaguing the candidate’s campaign. [RELATED: Platner, Costello Mum On Status Of Joint Bangor Anti-Collins Rally; Costello: ‘Don’t Ask Me,
The formerly moderate Democratic congressional candidate Matt Dunlap reaffirmed his support for Graham Platner on Monday despite the new cheating scandal plaguing the presumptive Democratic Senate nominee. [RELATED: Staff Departures, Sex Scandals, Nazi Tattoo, and Vulgar Reddit Posts Leave Graham Platner Campaign Looking Like a Political Train Wreck…] “Do you still continue to support Graham
A parental rights group doubled down on its demand that Graham Platner be barred from school property across Maine after new revelations that Platner was sending sexually explicit messages to women on Kik, a chat site described as a “predator’s paradise” by the The Center on Sexual Exploitation. [RELATED: Maine Democratic Senate Candidate Graham Platner