5+ hour, 6+ min ago  (424+ words) WISCASSET, Maine " A Wiscasset mother says her 14-year-old son was strangled during a middle school PE class by an 18-year-old high school senior who should not have been allowed in the gym with younger students. The May 19 incident at Wiscasset…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago  (614+ words) Platner's campaign said it began airing an advertisement during Friday night's Red Sox game attacking private equity and Red Sox ownership, claiming the team had been "stripped for parts." The ad ended with Platner saying he approved the message because…...

12+ hour, 27+ min ago  (158+ words) MARIAVILLE, Maine " A home in Mariaville was destroyed Friday evening in a structure fire that investigators believe may have been caused by a lithium-ion battery. The Mariaville Fire Department responded to 266 Peninsula Drive just after 6 p. m. on Friday, May 22, after receiving…...

12+ hour, 28+ min ago  (159+ words) Mojo is getting extra treats these days. The Maine Coon apparently suspected her owners" home was filling with deadly carbon monoxide. William Aboud tells the Midcoast Villager that one night earlier this month Mojo began loudly meowing like she had…...

12+ hour, 32+ min ago  (504+ words) WASHINGTON " A gunman was shot and killed by U. S. Secret Service officers Saturday evening after authorities say he opened fire at a security checkpoint near the White House, triggering a temporary lockdown of the presidential complex and a massive law enforcement…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago  (389+ words) WASHINGTON-President Donald Trump announced that a peace framework to end the U. S. -Israel war with Iran has been "largely lnegotiated" and is awaiting final approval, though major points of disagreement remain unresolved. Trump said a preliminary Memorandum of Understanding has been…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (473+ words) WASHINGTON " The Trump administration has announced a major shift in immigration policy that will require most foreign nationals living in the United States on temporary visas to leave the country and pursue permanent residency through overseas consular processing. Under a…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (430+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump canceled plans to spend the weekend away from Washington and will skip his son Donald Trump Jr. s wedding celebration in the Bahamas, citing urgent government responsibilities as his administration continues diplomatic efforts surrounding the war…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (505+ words) Troy Jackson, Hannah Pingree, and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows have formed an alliance in the Democratic gubernatorial race, vowing on Friday to rank each other as second and third choices in an apparent gambit to overturn frontrunner Nirav Shah…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (665+ words) Graham Platner wants to be a United States Senator. That alone should require judgment, discipline, character, and basic moral fitness. Instead, Maine voters are being asked to ignore a growing list of disturbing controversies, obscene comments, bizarre behavior, and disqualifying…...