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, 2+ day ago   (629+ words) Bangor, Maine, is weighing proposed ordinance changes after historic property owners raised concerns about repair costs, material choices, and delays on older homes. The changes would affect owners who need approval before altering the exterior appearance of homes and buildings…...

3+ mon, 12+ min ago   (519+ words) Maine is known for lobster shacks and roadside fried-seafood stands. But down on the working waterfront in Stonington, there's a restaurant doing something a bit different. Fin & Fern has built a loyal following by pairing local seafood with handmade pasta,…...

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, 2+ week ago   (321+ words) A high-profile rift within the Democratic party widened on Monday when Massachusetts Representative Jake Auchincloss publicly reiterated his stance against Graham Platner, the party’s presumptive U.S. Senate nominee in Maine. Speaking on CNN, Auchincloss called Platner’s past Nazi tattoo scandal…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (266+ words) A dish of baked potting soil was accidentally served as dessert during a community charity event at a Maine high school last week. The incident occurred on Wednesday during the annual Empty Bowl Supper at Medomak Valley High School, a…...