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UMaine men’s basketball remains winless

UMaine men’s basketball remains winless

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 23:56

The Black Bears fall to 0-5, losing at Merrimack.

Watch Varsity Maine’s football highlights from Week 11

Watch Varsity Maine’s football highlights from Week 11

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 23:56

The best plays from the regional finals and eight-man state championships.

Illness to keep Cooper Flagg out of NBA game for 1st time

Illness to keep Cooper Flagg out of NBA game for 1st time

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 22:23

Sources told ESPN that Flagg would miss the game after being added to the injury...

Donald Trump signs bill to release Epstein files after fighting it for months

Donald Trump signs bill to release Epstein files after ...

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 22:23

Over the weekend, the president did a sharp U-turn on the files once it became c...

Public hearing dates set for Bangor ethics complaints

Public hearing dates set for Bangor ethics complaints

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 19:53

The three potential violations were raised in September during a chaotic period ...

Chellie Pingree Stock Trades Targeted By Legislation Banning Members of Congress From Playing Market

Chellie Pingree Stock Trades Targeted By Legislation Ba...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 18:07

A Democrat congresswoman from Maine is among a host of Washington lawmakers trad...

Janet Mills Officially Certifies Results of November Referendum Election

Janet Mills Officially Certifies Results of November Re...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 18:07

On Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills (D) officially certified the results of the statewi...

Susan Collins Announces Approval of $48.4 Million Plan to Expand Maine’s Broadband Internet Access

Susan Collins Announces Approval of $48.4 Million Plan ...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 18:07

Sen. Susan Collins (R) heralded the news on Tuesday that Maine’s $48.4 million p...

Thieves Steal Copper Pipe from Bailey Island Gift Shop Causing Dangerous Propane Leak

Thieves Steal Copper Pipe from Bailey Island Gift Shop ...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 18:07

The owner of the Land’s End Gift Shop in Bailey Island caught two people on came...

Susan Collins now wants to repeal part of shutdown deal she took credit for crafting

Susan Collins now wants to repeal part of shutdown deal...

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 18:07

The language would reward eight GOP senators who had their phone records accesse...

Waterville man sentenced to 6 months for threatening to hunt down, kill immigrants

Waterville man sentenced to 6 months for threatening to...

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 18:07

Benjamin Brown told authorities he was venting online and he didn't intend to th...

Charles Rotmil, Holocaust survivor who shared his story with Maine students, dies at 93

Charles Rotmil, Holocaust survivor who shared his story...

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 18:07

A teacher, painter and filmmaker, Rotmil was one of Maine's most crucial voices ...

Republican lawmakers request review of driver’s licenses for noncitizens following deadly crashes

Republican lawmakers request review of driver’s license...

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 18:07

Rep. Amy Arata and Sen. Bruce Bickford are asking for a review of whether noncit...

Maine electric bills to rise $12 to $16 in January

Maine electric bills to rise $12 to $16 in January

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 18:07

Maine regulators on Wednesday approved increases to the standard offer for Centr...

Waterville council approves new city manager’s contract

Waterville council approves new city manager’s contract

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 18:07

Nicholas Cloutier says he wants people to know he is 'in it for the long term.'

Religious Freedom Lawsuit Challenges Statues of Saints Slated to Be Placed Outside Mass Public Safety Building

Religious Freedom Lawsuit Challenges Statues of Saints ...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 16:03

A city in Massachusetts has found itself in the spotlight over an ongoing effort...

Maine Cops Again Seeking Tips In Unsolved 1991 Waterville Explosion/Fire Double Homicide

Maine Cops Again Seeking Tips In Unsolved 1991 Watervil...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 16:03

Lorna Brackett and Vincent White were last seen drinking together 34 years ago a...

New Lewiston Police Chief to be Announced on Monday at City Hall Ceremony

New Lewiston Police Chief to be Announced on Monday at ...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 16:03

Lewiston officials say the city is days away from naming its next police chief, ...

South Berwick Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Over $37K in Covid-Era Unemployment Benefits

South Berwick Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Over $37K in...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 16:03

A South Berwick woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of theft of governme...

‘Short Film Concert’ Friday at the LHE/PAC

‘Short Film Concert’ Friday at the LHE/PAC

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 16:03

FRYEBURG — Asbury Shorts USA, New York City’s longest running short film exhibit...

Ellsworth to shut off water citywide for several hours Thursday

Ellsworth to shut off water citywide for several hours ...

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 16:03

The outage applies only to water department customers, who should expect to have...

Deal proposed to end conflict between food trucks, Lobster Festival in Rockland

Deal proposed to end conflict between food trucks, Lobs...

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 16:03

The owners of two food trucks were sharply critical of what they say were heavy-...

Living in the ‘Trumpocene’ era | Letter

Living in the ‘Trumpocene’ era | Letter

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 16:03

We are living in the Anthropocene era. Instead of meteors and volcanoes changing...

Physicality, chemistry drive Winthrop football’s defense into state final

Physicality, chemistry drive Winthrop football’s defens...

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 16:03

The Ramblers have held every opponent to 13 points or less but will be tested by...

Winslow football’s rushing attack ready for challenge of Winthrop defense

Winslow football’s rushing attack ready for challenge o...

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 16:03

The Black Raiders have put up video-game numbers, but to win a Class D title, th...

Gray Schools Went on “Lock Out” As Police Searched for Armed Suspect Who Fled Law Enforcement

Gray Schools Went on “Lock Out” As Police Searched for ...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 13:40

Three schools in Gray’s Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 15 went on a...

85-Year-Old Durham Pedestrian Killed in Crash While Checking His Mailbox

85-Year-Old Durham Pedestrian Killed in Crash While Che...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 13:40

An 85-year-old Durham man was killed on Tuesday when he was struck by a car whil...

Rangeley Pot Kingpin Convicted on All Counts in $13M Black-Market Marijuana Scheme

Rangeley Pot Kingpin Convicted on All Counts in $13M Bl...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 13:40

A federal jury on Tuesday found 45-year-old Lucas Sirois of Rangeley guilty on a...

Photo of great white shark taken off Maine coast named as one of National Geographic’s best pictures of the year

Photo of great white shark taken off Maine coast named ...

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 13:40

Brian Skerry was roughly 15 miles off the coast of Harpswell when he briefly enc...

New guards will bring strength and ‘a little flair’ to UMaine women’s basketball next year

New guards will bring strength and ‘a little flair’ to ...

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 13:40

Ayla Corrigale of Ontario, Canada and Ava Sewall of Annandale, Virginia will be ...

Sebasticook Valley Federal Credit Union Supports Two Upcoming Tree Festivals in Central Maine

Sebasticook Valley Federal Credit Union Supports Two Up...

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 13:40

Sebasticook Valley Federal Credit Union will once again participate in two commu...

SUV sinks into Maine pond after reportedly being forced off road

SUV sinks into Maine pond after reportedly being forced...

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 13:40

The York County Sheriff's Office says a Ford Explorer crashed into Horn Pond in ...

New England conservation effort has saved 10 million rare and endangered seeds

New England conservation effort has saved 10 million ra...

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 13:40

The Native Plant Trust is the oldest seed bank in the country, and focuses speci...

Does Maine have the nation’s highest rate of French ancestry? | Fact brief

Does Maine have the nation’s highest rate of French anc...

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 13:40

About 6.3 million Americans, or roughly 1.9% of the nation's population, told th...

Parents’ rights groups, backed by conservative funders, bring the fight to Maine school boards

Parents’ rights groups, backed by conservative funders,...

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 13:40

The Gardiner-area school board is one of many across the state being confronted ...

Graham Platner’s federal disclosure offers few details on personal finances

Graham Platner’s federal disclosure offers few details ...

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 13:40

The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate filed his overdue financial disclosure ...

Illegal immigration and patriotism don’t go together | Letter

Illegal immigration and patriotism don’t go together | ...

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 13:40

One aspect of the letter “Patriotism is remembering there is only us” (Nov. 4) i...

85-year-old pedestrian struck in fatal Durham crash

85-year-old pedestrian struck in fatal Durham crash

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 11:00

Peter Lowe of Durham had been attempting to cross the Royalsborough Road to chec...

Father-son duo convicted of running $13M marijuana conspiracy in Maine

Father-son duo convicted of running $13M marijuana cons...

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 11:00

Lucas Sirois remains in custody of the U.S. Marshal Service until his sentencing...

Penobscot County names interim administrator

Penobscot County names interim administrator

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 11:00

Gary R. Lamb is replacing Scott Adkins, who announced his resignation in October...

Bar Harbor OKs new short-term rental rules that simplify inspection process

Bar Harbor OKs new short-term rental rules that simplif...

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 11:00

The biggest change clarifies the primary residence requirements for a short-term...

Lewiston man gets 15 years for manslaughter after deadly shooting

Lewiston man gets 15 years for manslaughter after deadl...

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 11:00

Jerry Thibodeau pleaded guilty to manslaughter earlier this month after the fata...

What does your CMP bill pay for?

What does your CMP bill pay for?

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 11:00

As electricity rates continue to climb, here's where the money ends up.

Waterville hires new city manager

Waterville hires new city manager

Centralmaine.com, Nov 19, 2025 - 11:00

Nicholas Cloutier, a Waterville native and employee of the Town of Scarborough, ...

Two-Time Gubernatorial Candidate Convicted of Possessing Child Porn Charged With Violating Probation

Two-Time Gubernatorial Candidate Convicted of Possessin...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 08:06

A former two-time Maine gubernatorial candidate, previously convicted of possess...

After Collins and Grassley Turn Up the Heat, OMB Unlocks $4.3 MM in Federal Oversight Funds

After Collins and Grassley Turn Up the Heat, OMB Unlock...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 08:06

WASHINGTON — The Office of Management and Budget has released nearly $4.3 millio...

Painting Owned By Late Cape Elizabeth Art Collector Sells For Record-Breaking $236 Million

Painting Owned By Late Cape Elizabeth Art Collector Sel...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 08:06

Art historians had predicted that a portrait previously owned by a Maine billion...

‘Quiet, Piggy’: Trump Blasts Reporter Over Question On Epstein Files

‘Quiet, Piggy’: Trump Blasts Reporter Over Question On ...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 08:06

President Donald Trump snapped at Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey when she pr...

Deep State Democrats Explicitly Tell Spy Agencies, Military To Disobey Trump

Deep State Democrats Explicitly Tell Spy Agencies, Mili...

The Maine Wire, Nov 19, 2025 - 08:06

Democratic Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin posted a video to social media Tuesday m...

Maine hunter beats Lyme disease to complete rare Grand Slam with her dad

Maine hunter beats Lyme disease to complete rare Grand ...

Bangor Daily News, Nov 19, 2025 - 08:06

Rebecca Blake, 33, has achieved a rare feat few hunters in the state accomplish:...