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, 12+ hour ago   (577+ words) There are more than 360 named waterfalls in Maine. And that's just the named ones! You could visit a new waterfall every day and still not see every gushing cascade in the state. From the majestic 360-foot Angel Falls to the…...

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   (251+ words) Rockland's downtown area is nicely compact, with plenty of shops, restaurants, and attractions within walking distance of each other. The city's layout centers on Main Street, a straightforward corridor that keeps nearly everything within reach. This type of layout is…...

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…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (570+ words) Embattled Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner finally addressed the infidelity scandal roiling his campaign after putting his wife forward to answer for him in a solo video that critics likened to a hostage film. Platner, 41, and his wife, Amy…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1720+ words) Maine’s wild blueberry industry is facing one of its toughest years in decades after a perfect storm of drought, poor pollination and rising production costs wiped out an estimated $28 million in farmers’ income (1). The state typically produces 99% of America’s wild…...