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...
Firefighter Katie Paige has experienced a delay in her recovery from injuries sustained in the devastating Robbins Lumber explosion. News of the setback in recuperation comes from Paige’s husband Paul, according to a national website monitoring her treatment at Maine Medical Center. Paul said doctors have determined that some of Katie’s skin grafts are not
The whales have won a big match with Prince Edward Island’s lobster industry in a case being closely monitored by Maine’s fishermen. Government fisheries police told the island’s lobstermen to remove their traps for a two-week period, after wildlife officers discovered migrating right whales moving through the area. With a worldwide population of just 380,
Jennifer Gingrich sounds like a leftist when she calls herself a feminist but then she blows her cover by adhering to some logical principles, like keeping boys out of girls locker rooms. “Humans can’t change sex and men don’t belong in girls spaces or sports,” Gingrich’s X profile says as a precursor. So Gingrich caught
“Wild, unpredictable, and hilarious.” That’s how Boston Magazine described Eddie Andleman in 1988, the year he won the mag’s title as “Best Radio Talk Show Host.” Andelman “transforms the usually numbing sports call-in format into the kind of comedic theater even non-sports fans can enjoy,” the magazine said. He died Monday at age 88. “We
The entertainment suits at CBS, the network scrambling to save “60 Minutes,” now have a new crisis on their hands. Byron Allen, their chosen pick to replace Stephen Colbert on The Late Night Show, is proving to be a disaster, Daily Beast’s William Vaillancourt reports. Ratings for Allen’s show have dropped 64 percent since he
While sunbathers in southern Maine have recently been on alert for great whites, this time it was great blacks. Bears, that is. Old Orchard Beach Police Department on Sunday said they first received reports of a bear sighting in the area of Saco Avenue near the fire department. The bear was observed within blocks of
The decision by the top official of Maine’s community colleges to step down as a new governor takes office is a rare window into who is really running that educational system. In announcing last week he was quitting, David Daigler emphasized that “we have new state leadership coming in.” Daigler may be foretelling what he
Encouraging news for firefighter Katie Paige following her latest surgery related to potentially life-threatening injuries she suffered in the Robbins Lumber explosion May 15 in Searsmont. Paige successfully came out of surgery and is now recovering, according to a national website following her case. Doctors determined that no additional major procedures are needed, as her
If you have an extra chair at your Fourth Of July barbecue bitter public servant Chellie Pingree says “sorry I can’t make it.” In an SNL-trademarked Debbie Downer video message Saturday on Facebook, the First District congresswoman confirmed she’s the hit of the party. Not! Looking tired, disheveled and depressed, the wrinkled, aging 71-year-old Democrat
West Marine, a long-established boat-supply chain across the country, is going into bankruptcy. The company’s financial problems will shutter dozens of stores nationwide including Portland and Southwest Harbor in Maine. In Massachusetts, store shutdowns include Marblehead and Vineyard Haven. The company noted several factors forcing it into bankruptcy, including supply chain disruptions, extreme weather events,
A veteran University of Virginia political analyst who looks for excuses to favor the Democrats isn’t buying what Graham Platner is selling. Despite Polymarket calling Platner a 32-point odds-on favorite to beat GOP U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, Larry Sabato is calling the race a toss-up. The longtime Virginia political analyst shows Maine as key to
It was only a matter of time before Graham’s exes started telling tales out of school – including the pie-plate caper. “You’ll be shocked to learn that Graham Platner’s ex-lovers are now coming out of the woodwork,” said Steve Robinson, editor in chief of The Maine Wire For instance: “I very briefly was talking to
The presumptive Maine Democrat U.S. Senate nominee is suggesting potential embarrassing pictures or texts may still come out of, from and about his past. Graham Platner appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” show Wednesday after his big primary win the day before to address potential additional fallout. Platner’s overwhelming 50-point victory over Gov. Janet Mills came
If you’ve got a can of rat poison out in the barn, guard it with your life. The rodenticide is now illegal across Maine. The Board of Pesticide Control has voted to ban its sale, action in keeping with LD 356. The law, which the Legislature adopted last year, directed the board to prohibit the
The top two Boston sports radio nets are taking out all the stops to try to attract ratings. It’s an eclectic mix, for sure. On the one hand is 98.5’s host Christopher Gasper reporting on having prostate cancer. On the other is 93.7’s Meghan Ottolini complaining about the price of gas on her way to
U.S. Central Command has released stunning video of a Bath-built warship carrying out multiple strikes in the Iran war. The attacks by the USS Michael Murphy were launched Wednesday under orders from President Trump, Pentagon officials announced. “The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression,” the U.S. Navy said. “U.S. forces remain
Seven in ten of the state’s “liberals” just unapologetically voted for a guy who: √ Has a Nazi tattoo √ Called cops bastards√ Said black people don’t tip √ Deacribed rural Mainers as stupid √ Suggested rape victims get what they deserve √ Accused a soldier of stupidity by surviving gunfire √ Sexted women online
A bitter, heretofore-secret contract dispute between a Saco high school and the city’s education leaders has gone public. Superintendent Jeremy Ray issued an equally-angry response to Thornton Academy’s headmaster, Rene Menard, who wrote to taxpayers pleading for support. Thornton is a private high school that contracts with the city for secondary education. Menard claims in
The state’s two-term-limited governor is still holding out hope she can become the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate. Despite Janet Mills losing the primary to neophyte Graham Platner by some 50 points, she’s banking on the controversy-plagued Platner to eventually decline the nomination. Platner, 41, a Sullivan ex-Marine whose Nazi tattoo, misogynistic behavior and anti-establishment
The apparent Maine primary U.S. Senate Democrat nominee is blaming a former Navy SEAL for an allegedly fake memoir. Graham Platner is accusing Marcus Luttrell of “lying” in his popular war memoir about his combat experience in Afghanistan. Platner claims Luttrell used a ghostwriter who supposedly ripped off another SEAL’s book to create a work