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...
America’s Best Restaurants Roadshow couldn’t resist checking out a new monster lobster roll that’s just been rolled out in midcoast Maine. In their latest episode, team hosts Theo Williams, Danyel Detomo, Luis Rivera, and J. Russell stopped by the Taste of Maine Restaurant in Woolwich with one goal in mind: trying the eatery’s massive new
The upstart Maine Wire now has literally twice as many followers as the state’s longest-established big daily. Well, formerly big daily. The Maine Wire is now showing 188,000 Facebook followers compared to 94,000 for the Portland Press Herald. The Maine daily has 152 years on The Maine Wire but who’s counting. Lots to be said
A church in the small northern Maine town of Orrington believes it’s never too early to set an example of service for the youngest among us. The church, Calvary Chapel Bangor, has kicked off a week of Military Bible Camp for kids as young as age five. After all, how better to symbolically celebrate America’s
In one of the largest malpractice cases ever in Maine, a jury has sided with a victim of alleged hospital negligence. Robert Giordano sued Northern Light and A.R. Gould Hospital in Presque Isle claiming doctors failed to identify bone calcification in his spinal canal and failed to follow emergency protocols, rapidly leading to his paralysis.
For the first time this year, a person in Maine has tested positive for the rare tick-borne illness known as Powassan virus. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the person tested positive in Penobscot County, according to WGME-TV. It is the first reported case of the virus in Maine this year. “We
A college grad drafted 50 years ago by the Philadelphia Flyers who played for their Maine farm team has received hockey’s top honor. Brian Burke, 70, has been voted in to the Hockey Hall of Fame. After graduating from Providence College, Burke in 1977 played one AHL season with the Calder Cup champion Maine Mariners
A Maine college that recently sued its host city to force judicial approval of a new research pier now suddenly wants the public to know how loved it is. University of New England went out and hired a pollster to try to prove how popular it is with the average Mainer. Apparently school officials decided
The winners of the state’s latest annual Moose Permit Lottery included famed professional driver Kyle Busch, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announced. The late racing star, showing an address of Denver, North Carolina, won the right to hunt antlered moose this fall. The state announced the moose kill winners over the weekend
A U.S. senator who became a brave early backer of Maine Democrat Senate hopeful Graham Platner may not be setting the best example of ethics for his protege. Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona has been found to have used leftover campaign money for family travel and Super Bowl seats, Politico writer Irie Sentner reported Sunday.
A small Kennebunk child was fighting for her life over the weekend after nearly drowning in a hotel pool, authorities said. Fire Chief Justin Cooper and a firefighter responded Saturday morning to the Hampton Inn pool off Independence Drive in Kennebunk for a report of a young girl in cardiac arrest and not breathing. “Personnel
Rafael Devers tried to wave off a pinch runner over the weekend but the Giants first baseman lost the fight. The former Red Sox third baseman, who originally played for the team’s Double-A affiliate in Portland, proved once again to be a drama queen. When San Francisco manager Tony Vitello tried to substitute Jonah Cox
Searsmont EMS Chief Sarah Tompkins is facing up to six more months in intensive care from injuries in the lumber mill fire that killed two firefighters. Tompkins remains hospitalized at Maine Medical Center as she continues recovering from severe injuries suffered in the May 15 Robbins Lumber explosion. Tompkins sustained devastating third-degree burns over 60
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is advising political observers not to count out Sen. Susan Collins. On ABC’s This Week, Christie called the five-term GOP senator from Maine “one of the most resilient politicians” he has ever met. Christie, who has two failed presidential campaigns under his belt, predicted her challenger is in for
A number of vehicle registrants across Maine are being tagged with New Hampshire toll violations amid the recent plate changeover. When Maine began switching from chickadee plates to the new pine tree motif, vehicle owners were expected to pay an extra $25 to keep their old numbers. But some who chose to receive new randomly
Costco says its popular $4.99 rotisserie chickens contain “seasonings” but not “preservatives.” The grocery giant has asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit claiming it fraudulently advertised its chickens as containing no preservatives. An ingredient at the heart of the legal fight is carrageenan, of which a Rockland, Maine plant has been a key
The iconic Maine artist Winslow Homer’s monumental 1800s etchings will be featured in an exclusive Portland exhibit. The show opens on July 4th Eve at Portland Museum of Art, which stewards Homer’s art studio at Prouts Neck. “The show brings together Homer’s rarely seen etchings, alongside related paintings and watercolors, many tied to his time
Dick’s Sporting Goods is planning a huge “House of Sport” in the Maine Mall after it moves from an adjacent, smaller mall. I95Rocks.com is reporting that the nationwide sports outfitter in gearing up to open an “experiential” retail outlet with batting cages, turf fields and a rock-climbing wall. The new facility will be located in
The Maine Wire chief editor’s description of a U.S. Senate candidate’s alleged oyster business as a fake campaign prop turns out to be true, despite an alleged media critic claiming he’s wrong. Steve Robinson came under fire from a group that calls itself Politifact for saying on national TV that Graham Platner’s oystering is a
The Maine-born professional cheerleader sleeping with ex-Pats star coach Belichick wants answers from his UNC bosses. Jordon Hudson, the 49-years-younger-than-Belichick girlfriend, has filed a Freedom of Information request with his bosses at University of North Carolina demanding to explain if she’s been banned from the team’s locker rooms. USA Today says the headline-seeking Hudson, who
On a clear, dark, quiet summer night, the light of the moon shimmering on outer Casco Bay, the 111-foot tug Helen McAllister was proudly doing its work, guiding a massive gasoline barge into Portland Harbor. Suddenly, before the captain could react, the barge overtook the tug, the towline going taught, flipping the Helen McAllister, sinking