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 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) identified a possible 900,000 metric ton deposit of lithium in the Northern Appalachians, with the largest concentrations in Maine and New Hampshire, which “could replace imports for a century or more.” [RELATED: How America Can Break Free From China’s Minerals Stranglehold…] “USGS mineral science is the leading edge in the
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) voted on Thursday in favor of a War Powers Resolution to end the war in Iran just ahead of the war’s 60-day mark despite an earlier vote to allow it to continue. [RELATED: Collins Votes Against Iran War Powers Resolution, Warns It Would “Send the Wrong Message” to Tehran…] “As I
Ted Cohen contributed to this article. The Maine Warden Service is mounting a search operation on Saturday looking for a Franklin man who went missing in 2017. [RELATED: Missing Thomaston Father, Dorman’s Dairy Kin, Found Dead; Darryl Sanborn’s Cause of Death ‘Pending’…] Russell Burnett, 47, of Franklin, was first reported missing to the Hancock County
Gov. Janet Mills established a new “Maine Data Center Advisory Council” with an executive order on Friday following backlash from her own party over her decision to veto a controversial moratorium on data center construction. [RELATED: Maine Lawmakers Uphold Mills’ Surprise Veto of AI Datacenter Moratorium…] “It is necessary, important and urgent that the State
A Windham crash sent a pickup truck careening through an empty commercial building on Wednesday after a driver allegedly failed to stop at a stoplight. [RELATED: Hermon Woman Indicted on Manslaughter Charges After Allegedly Causing Fatal Crash While Drunk-Driving…] At approximately 12:51 p.m., a Chevrolet Silverado operated by Lisa Wing, 25, of Naples, and a
The Maine District of the U.S. Marshals Service issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for Kristofer G. Haken, 46, an allegedly dangerous biker gang member wanted federally as well as in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Haken, of Londonderry, New Hampshire, has a November 8, 2024, arrest warrant for two counts of elevated aggravated assault
The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources voted unanimously last month in favor of a bill from Rep. Arthur Bell (D-Yarmouth) that would prohibit the sale of an array of new appliances that fail to comply with Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) rules. [RELATED: Trump Ends War on Water Pressure with Executive Order to ‘Make
Rep. Katrina Smith (R-Palermo) presented a bill on Monday on behalf of House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor), addressing vague Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) language by requiring agencies to define what they mean by “equity.” [RELATED: AI Startup Reveals DEI-Related Language Embedded in Maine Education Laws…] “At its core, LD 1593 is
An unidentified man was caught on camera allegedly keying a Tesla on Sunday outside a Portland Hearts of Pine soccer game, and the vehicle’s owner is offering a $500 reward to anyone who can identify the alleged vandal. [RELATED: Alleged ‘Queer’ Tesla Vandal Charged In Connection With GOP Firebombing…] “Last night at the @hearts_sc game,
Sen. Anne Beebe-Center wants to limit celebrations and curtail Mainers’ fun with a bill to reduce the hours allowed for commercial fireworks usage and increase penalties for violations that came up for public comment during a public hearing on Monday. [RELATED: Lewiston Democrat Wants State Workers to Get Days Off for Muslim Holidays…] “I submitted
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda is moving forward with a new road map announced this week for phasing out synthetic, petroleum-based food dyes from the nation’s food supply. [RELATED: FDA Bans Cancer-Linked Food Dye Ahead Of RFK Jr’s Confirmation Hearing…] “If they
Cumberland County Sheriff’s detectives faced an unexpected, hours-long standoff with a career criminal after arriving at a Baldwin home to conduct a routine bail check. [RELATED: Lewiston Police Respond to Two Shootings in Two Days on Same Street…] Detectives arrived at the residence on Sand Pond Road in Baldwin, only to discover Jermaine Faulk in
President Donald Trump an executive order on Thursday to end “disparate-impact liability,” which essentially compels employers to consider race when hiring or risk legal penalties, and restore meritocracy to hiring in areas where the federal government has discretion. The goal of the action, his order reads, is to “guarantee equal opportunity, not equal outcomes.” [RELATED:
President Donald Trump aims to restore “common sense” to school discipline practices with a Wednesday executive order that will end the consideration of race and “equity ideology” when determining how students will be punished. [RELATED: Two-on-One Student Assault on Lewiston School Bus Caught on Viral Video…] “The Federal Government will no longer tolerate known risks
The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) held public hearings for four Democrat-led bills on Tuesday aimed at increasing race-based education requirements for Maine schools and increasing costs for Maine taxpayers. [RELATED: Harpswell Rep Quietly Withdraws Bill That Would Have Made LGBTQ Education Mandatory for Maine Schools…] While Maine faces a federal
Rep. Kristen Cloutier (D-Lewiston) withdrew a bill earlier this month that would have put taxpayer-funded tampons in public school boys’ bathrooms, marking a victory for the Mainers who agree that men cannot menstruate. [RELATED: Maine Democrats Push Bill to Require Tampons in Boys’ Bathrooms Across the State’s Public Schools…] Rep. Cloutier’s bill, LD 155, died
Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Phillips) penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi, signed by nearly every Republican in the Maine state legislature, calling for a review of they called the Maine’s burdensome, costly and unfair “clean energy” policies. [RELATED: Mainers Overflow Hearing to Speak Out on Both Sides of Proposed Net Energy Billing
President Donald Trump’s administration issued stop-work orders earlier this month on three University of Maine (UMaine) offshore wind development projects, funded through a $12.6 million grant, for alleged violations of grant terms. [RELATED: Trump Places Indefinite Halt on Offshore Wind Development and New England Fisherman Celebrate…] “Here is the letter from the Trump Administration to
China may be integrating advanced artificial intelligence technology into its illicit bioweapons programs, according to the State Department’s 2025 report on international compliance with weapons agreements. [RELATED: Chinese Satellite Company Directly Helping Houthi Terrorists Attacks on U.S. Interests: State Department…] “China probably is unable to make complex scientific equipment without Westerninnovation. It probably is capable
The federal jurist assigned to the federal lawsuit against Maine for refusing to bar transgender-identifying men from women’s sports, U.S. Magistrate Judge John Nivison, recused himself from the case on Friday after previously recusing himself from Rep. Laurel Libby’s (R-Auburn) lawsuit against her censure order. [RELATED: DOJ Files Civil Suit Against Maine, Rep. Libby and