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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...
Kevin Cullen, the columnist who’s previously been disciplined by the Boston Globe for lying, is back up to his old tricks, according to a leading broadcaster. Kirk Minihane, a veteran radio guy in Boston, turned Cullen in eight years ago after Minihane suspected a column he wrote about the Boston Marathon bombing was all a
It’s rare in politics to see real courage. Real courage shines through in the face of real consequences or injury. Jon Fetherston has demonstrated real courage this past week and he should be commended for it. Jon Fetherston is a reporter for the Maine Wire, but before that he had a long track record of
The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance (MassFiscal), in partnership with Americans for Prosperity (AFP), will host a town hall Thursday evening in Boston focused on government spending, taxpayer accountability, and what organizers describe as the need for greater transparency and oversight in state government. The event will feature Fox News contributor Joe Concha alongside state and media
The Maine Wire has picked up a staggering 4,000 in additional Facebook followers in just the past couple of days alone, bringing its total to 204,000. The Maine Press Association is extolling the alleged accomplishments of its resigning executive director who has watched The Maine Wire steamroll the antiquated legacy newspaper club during her tenure.
‘Psycho’ Platner recruiter Dan Moraff may be a Valley Girl in drag. The strange-talking socialist political operative under fire for failing to properly vet Graham Platner was himself once blocked from a congressional campaign for alleged sexual harassment. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-PA, barred Dan Moraff from her 2022 congressional campaign after receiving at least
The Maine Democratic Party has released the official rules governing how candidates may seek the party’s nomination for U.S. Senate following Graham Platner’s decision to suspend his campaign, offering the first detailed explanation of a process party leaders have repeatedly described as “transparent.” The release comes as Democrats race against the clock to replace their
No wonder it took Vermont socialist U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders so long to finally urge Graham Platner to quit his senate bid. Sanders has his own rape-related skeleton, which surfaced when he was running in 2016 for president. During Sanders’ first run for the presidency an article he once wrote on his “rape fantasy” came
The battle over whether Maine voters will be allowed to decide the future of girls’ sports and private spaces is now in the hands of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. The state’s highest court heard oral arguments on July 1 in a fast-moving legal dispute over the Protect Girls’ Sports in Maine citizen initiative, which
As Democratic politicians and groups across the country rushed to disavow Graham Platner amid a new rape allegation, left-wing megadonor and horror author Stephen King expressed hope that the Democratic candidate would remain in the race, before backpedaling and deleting his post. [RELATED: Two Ex-Congressional Chiefs Of Staff Claim Platner Is Quitting Race; U.S. Rep.
Why now? For months, Democratic leaders defended, endorsed, or remained silent as controversy after controversy engulfed their U.S. Senate nominee, Graham Platner. Now, following a newly reported sexual assault allegation made by former girlfriend Jenny Racicot, an allegation Platner has categorically denied, many of those same leaders are calling for him to end his campaign.
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
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, a newly released Gallup poll suggests national pride has fallen to its lowest level in the survey’s history, highlighting deep political and generational divides over how Americans view their country. The poll found that only 33 percent of Americans say they are “extremely proud” to be American,
Storm clouds formed two years ago over News Center Maine’s Jason Nappi, canned for spending too much time promoting local restaurants. The popular meteorologist lost his TV gig, he said at the time, for social-media posts promoting the restaurant scene. Nappi had now started his own weather app, Jason Nappi Weather, a personal milestone in
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing renewed scrutiny following a report from NBC News that multiple women who previously had personal relationships with him are now working with a progressive advocacy organization that is providing legal assistance and helping coordinate media communications. According to NBC News, attorney and progressive social media influencer Cheyenne
Communities across Maine have opened cooling centers to provide relief from dangerously high temperatures and humidity expected to continue through the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The National Weather Service has issued extreme heat warnings and heat advisories for large portions of the state. Heat index values could reach between 105 and 110 degrees in
The City of Portland will activate cooling centers this week as dangerous heat is expected to settle over the city from Wednesday through Friday. The downtown Portland Public Library, located at 5 Monument Square, will serve as the city’s cooling center on Wednesday, July 1, and Thursday, July 2, during its normal operating hours of
A top Maine labor spokesman and vocal supporter of Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing backlash after using the phrase “first against the wall” in a social media comment aimed at a Democratic strategist who refused to support Platner. Andy O’Brien, the communications director for the Maine AFL-CIO, made the comment as Democrats
NPR “reporter” Nina Totenberg reported Tuesday the retirement of conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, a piece the outlet later admitted was false. The story was soon taken down and replaced with an editor’s note saying it had been “published in error.” Totenberg’s fake article was headlined “Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the opinion overturning
The managing editor of the state’s largest daily is literally begging readers to tell her why they read the rag of record. Actually Julie Arenstam is trying to figure out what they don’t like about her cute little newspaper. Arenstam posted a story noting that “by now you’ve probably gotten a few reminders about a
Who’s on first? Or more aptly who will come in first? If you’re having trouble handicapping the state’s gubernatorial race, don’t be looking to the Portland Press Herald for any reliable inkling. To wit, two weeks ago the paper’s self-avowed Democrat political columnist told readers he was afraid the so-called independent candidate for governor would
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
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) joined Gov. Janet Mills (D), Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline, Auburn Mayor Jeffrey Harmon, and local community leaders Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of the new Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning, and Labor, known as Maine MILL, at the former Camden Yarns Mill along the Androscoggin River. The event also
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
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
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 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
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
AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices has voted to open an investigation into an anonymous website targeting Republican gubernatorial candidate Ben Midgley, escalating a dispute inside the already heated GOP primary for governor. The commission voted Wednesday to investigate midgleyexposed.com, a website that attacked Midgley and included a disclaimer
A public dispute between former Obama adviser Jon Favreau and former Biden adviser Neera Tanden has exposed a deeper divide within Democratic circles over transparency, personal conduct, and electoral strategy. The disagreement began after revelations involving Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, came under fire amid reports that he and his wife had
PORTLAND, Maine — In case you missed it, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is not just having a bad week. He is having the kind of campaign meltdown that makes even seasoned political operatives reach for the exits. Platner, the progressive oyster farmer and military veteran trying to unseat U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, has
Maine Public Broadcasting Network ran a national story Wednesday on the layoffs, not so much as even mentioning whether its own $2.5 million annual cut will result in job losses. Facing loss of taxpayer funding, NPR management slashed its workforce Wednesday, never addressing the root cause of the financial crisis – one-sided reporting favoring Democrats.
By Neil Harper of the Maine Wire I drive into the Fighting Oligarchy Tour at Thompson’s Point featuring Bernie Sanders, Graham Platner, and Troy Jackson. I park next to a man in a truck I had seen before at a previous Graham rally. He’s eating a sandwich. Meat and mustard fall from his mouth into
The state’s leading northern-Maine paper’s annual report shows an anemic following – far behind The Maine Wire – despite an advantage in legacy and workforce size. Graham Pollard, who is The Maine Wire’s digital media editor, compared Bangor Daily News’ readership to the Wire’s. Pollard’s source for Bangor’s following comes from its so-called 2025-2026 “Impact
The New Pan Atlantic Research Omnibus Poll spelled bad news for Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), cemented Bobby Charles and Nirav Shah as their parties’ gubernatorial frontrunners, and showed strong support for the referendum question banning males from girls’ sports. [RELATED: Janet’s Late Pingree Endorsement Did No Favors For Hannah – Who Latest Polls Show Losing
Barstool’s Pardon My Take host Hank Lockwood, under fire from Toucher & Hardy on 98.5, isn’t taking kindly to their whiny sniping. Lockwood got a big scoop, as we say, landing an exclusive with ex-Pats head coach Bill Belichick on America’s No. 1 sports podcast. Longtime Boston sports radio hosts Fred Toucher and Rob “Hardy”
The Midcoast Villager, recently lavished with blind fawning praise by CBS News for its alleged innovations, has abolished the jobs of six staffers, including a top editor. Christine Simmonds loses her managing editor position in the purge. Publisher Aaron Britt told the Bangor Daily News the job cuts were “purely a financial and business decision.”
WATERVILLE, Maine – A Republican candidate for the Maine House says he was removed from an advisory role at a public technical school program after his campaign website listed his service on the committee, even though the information had reportedly been public for roughly seven months before anyone objected. Shawn Packard, a media professional and
When dessert turns into a science experiment… A trio of students at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro got a very unexpected “menu item” last week after what started as a normal school science experiment somehow made its way into a cafeteria meal. The incident happened during the Empty Bowl Supper, last Wednesday, according to
The Portland Press Herald, which over 165 years built a dominance to become Maine’s media king, may now be on the road to no return. The Maine Wire has not only overtaken the state’s largest newspaper in a critical audience metric – it has built an unstoppable lead while the Press Herald hemorrhages money, lays
Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson is being drafted for a future GOP presidential bid. Boston radio’s Kirk Minihane on the heels of Robinson’s introducing Vice President JD Vance in Bangor posted on X that the muckraking editor is a good bet for the White House. “I think there’s a 14 percent chance Steve will be
The Republican vice president ventured into Maine’s purple congressional district Thursday at an embarrassing cost to the state’s liberal “journalists.” “We’ve got biased reporters in all states. It’s OK. Trust me, I can handle it,” J.D. Vance told a pro-GOP crowd as they shouted down ‘alleged’ questions from a TV guy. During a trip to
Vice President J.D. Vance took questions from Maine Wire reporters Jon Fetherston and Seamus Othot Thursday afternoon at his appearance in Bangor. Cheers erupted in the venue at Fetherston’s introduction at the start of the question-and-answer period, prompting the Vice President to remark that “we like this guy.” Fetherston asked Vance to give advice to
Show moreShow less BANGOR, Maine – Vice President JD Vance singled out The Maine Wire’s Jon Fetherston and Steve Robinson for recognition during his visit to Bangor on Thursday, praising their reporting on fraud before a large crowd gathered at Bangor International Airport. “We’ve also got some reporters from the Maine Wire, people who have
Gerald Talbot rightfully got a beautiful sendoff column from the Portland Press Herald after he died recently at age 94. Columnist Steve Collins praised the state’s first black legislator for his many, innumerable civil-rights accomplishments. But Collins astonishingly left out of his remembrance what Talbot did for work outside of his legislative duties and groundbreaking
The self-described digger of Maine journalism is boasting about its “local news service … in direct response to what people told us they need.” But arguably the question is what the Maine Monitor is actually doing to ensure its followers are – in its words – “informed and engaged.” The Monitor claims to be “committed
When iconic singer Britney Spears finally decided enough was enough she came to a $12 million oceanfront Maine mansion to dry out. TMZ is reporting that the “Princess of Pop,” as she’s known, received detox and mental-health treatment at Borden Cottage in Camden. “Sources close to Spears” told TMZ she chose the “quiet, rural facility
BANGOR, Maine – As Maine’s 2026 governor’s race heats up, one issue continues to loom over Augusta: MaineCare fraud, improper payments, overbilling, weak oversight, and whether taxpayer dollars are being protected. On Friday, WVOM’S The Maine’s Morning News with Ric Tyler and Paul Wolfe asked why Democratic candidates for governor are not being pressed harder
The Bangor Daily News meet-and-greet at the Bangor Public Library exceeded expectations on Thursday with a crowd size straying into the double digits. Some attendees even appeared below retirement age. [RELATED: Bangor Newspaper Company Has Received More Than $2.4M from Mills Admin for “Public Affairs”…] The paper held its event from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30
The Portland Press Herald actually thinks it’s in the news business. With a blaring headline Wednesday night the paper wrote: “Susan Collins discloses medical condition“ Talk about the obvious. The paper was so proud of itself it boasted that Collins “said in a statement to the Press Herald Wednesday evening” she has a tremor. The
The national GOP podcaster Tucker Carlson, who lives part-time in Maine, has seen his 2028 presidential odds rise recently. Carlson’s 2028 presidential election odds recently hit an all-time high on the prediction market platform Polymarket as he has teased a potential presidential run. As of May 1, Carlson reached 7 percent odds, with his chances
The latest so-called “newsletter” from the top editor of Maine’s largest daily reads more like a letter home from summer camp. Or maybe it’s a letter home to mom for upcoming Mother’s Day, which coincidentally is Sunday. Either way, it’s the furthest thing from a “newsletter,” which in the infinite wisdom of the Maine Trust
An ex-network TV queen who says she got pushed out for a younger version is hawking a new memoir with a stop in Maine. “Back in one of our favorite places, Naples Maine, and how could we not stop for a bowl of chowder and a Maine lobster roll?” Joan Lunden posted on Facebook. Lunden
The top jock on the Boston waves who’s made a career out of humiliating then-Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Barney Frank now says Frank got one close to right, literally. “You know Democrats have lost the plot when even Barney Frank is saying his party has ‘embraced an agenda that goes beyond what is politically acceptable,’” Carr
After Portland Press Herald writer Steve Collins admitted earlier this week he had lied about fellow Democrat Janet Mills, he’s got gall complaining about The Maine Wire. Collins in his latest creative-writing exercise calls the news outlet beating him like a drum “the state’s leading farm of racist and discriminatory content.” At least it has
The disgraced NFL reporter who the New York Post caught canoodling with the Pats coach and later credited with saving a car-crash victim was apparently nowhere near the accident. The Post recently ran a story crediting Dianna Russini happening upon the New Jersey scene and rushing to rescue the trapped elderly driver even as her
The Maine governor’s political bedfellow over at the state’s largest paper just stuck a shiv in his good pal. Columnist Steve Collins, despite showering praise on Janet Mills as “courageous and compassionate,” offers his own albeit late confessional on what he really thinks of the woman who just quit her Senate campaign. Or more accurately
If Maine’s largest newspaper company had previously tried to mask its Democrat leanings, it has now dropped all semblance of balance. Steve Collins, who has been a statehouse reporter, announced he’s now wearing a new title – political columnist. “Since I’ll be writing a fair amount about state and local politics in this new role
It’s only a Wednesday. One month into Trump 2.0. And yet… Elite liberal media goobers are kicking and screaming through one of their worst weeks ever. It shouldn’t come as a surprise since beltway journalists somehow manage to discredit and make a mockery of themselves nearly every day of every single week. But these past
Prior to this November’s elections many voter’s concerns were identified. Concerns include high property taxes, high taxes in general, drugs and crime, overdose deaths, lack of affordable housing, high electrical rates, a steep decline in Maine’s student’s standing,...
The Portland Press Herald, one of Maine’s news websites, published a letter Sunday asking whether former President Donald Trump faked the second attempt on his life in order to raise campaign donations. “Is it possible that he staged the latest event to bamboozle gullible supporters into giving him even more cash?” asked Leonard Freeman of
