2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (657+ words) An Ogunquitat, Maine family has faced a $950 fine for their two six-foot-tall metal rooster statues, according to local reports. They still aren’t taking them down — and their community is rallying around them to help keep the statues up. “Some penalties…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (594+ words) (The Center Square) — Maine is being pressured to ramp up oversight of its Medicaid programs amid increasing federal scrutiny of alleged fraud and wasteful spending. On Tuesday, the group Lead Maine delivered more than 3,000 certified voter signatures to the state…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (865+ words) PORTLAND, Maine — Democratic US Senate hopeful Graham Platner is facing a firestorm over everything from his treatment of women to a Nazi-linked tattoo, but try telling that to the crowd at an Elks Lodge here Sunday. The embattled candidate took…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (941+ words) Speaking to a crowd of hundreds in a costal resort town, with Tuesday's primary around the corner, the first-time candidate pitched himself as a man with an imperfect past who remains Democrats' best chance to oust Republican Sen. Susan Collins…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (533+ words) SULLIVAN, Maine — Alleged sleazeball Senate hopeful Graham Platner's dirty laundry is the talk of his tiny Maine town just days ahead of a nail-biter primary — with some saying the Democrat's unsavory behavior is not fit for office. Platner — who is…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (523+ words) WASHINGTON — He’s even lost “The View.” Hosts of ABC’s “The View” turned on Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner, ripping the horny oyster farmer for his alleged extramarital sexting scandal, voicing their disgust at his behavior. “It is disturbing; it is…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (357+ words) Maine’s housing market is cooked, and not in a fresh lobster kind of way. The state that once offered some of the most affordable coastal real estate on the East Coast has quietly transformed into one of the hottest housing…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (804+ words) With Cold War-era relics, wild, open spaces, and varied animal life, this spot is the perfect place for a summer hike or winter snowshoeing expedition. If you're driving north along the U.S. East Coast, just before crossing into Canada, the northern…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1051+ words) “What was the nature of the controversy of Graham’s tattoo he received while in the Marines?” an emcee recently asked at a local community center. The answer? “It was claimed to be a Neo-Nazi tattoo (totenkopf).” This was not a…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (730+ words) Maine supports about 25,000 black bears, with the highest densities in the North Woods, where continuous forest provides ideal habitat and supports long-term stability. Bear diet shifts seasonally, from spring vegetation to summer berries and fall mast, with hyperphagia driving intense…...