The Maine Wire

New allegations about Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s past conduct emerged this week after a New York Times report detailed accounts from former romantic partners who described volatile relationships, heavy drinking, and, in one instance, alleged physical intimidation. According to reporting by Katie Glueck and Lisa Lerer of The New York Times, three women [...

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, [...]

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The Rockland Police Department arrested a Thomaston man on Wednesday after he allegedly consumed illegal drugs in front of police during a bail check. [RELATED: Rockland Police Arrest Drug Traffickers During Routine Stop Following Brief Struggle…] At approximately 6:20 p.m., the Rockland Police Department stopped Lance Chipman, 39, of Thomaston to conduct a bail check. [...]<...

The Maine State Police arrested a New Hampshire man on Thursday in connection with the decades-old murder of Maxine Bitomski, 73, of Kittery. [RELATED: Police Arrest Winslow Man for 1987 Murder of Alice Hawkes…] At approximately 6:13 a.m., the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit and the Portsmouth, NH, Police Department arrested Daniel Jolly, 59, [...]

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LEWISTON, Maine — More than a hundred residents, law enforcement officials, elected leaders, educators, and gubernatorial candidates gathered Wednesday night at Calvary Chapel of Lewiston for an emotional and often blunt community conversation about the growing wave of youth gun violence in the city. The forum, organized by the Maine Wire and hosted by Calvary [...]

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