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06/12/2026

After city councilors voted to disable them in South Portland, city officials said the Flock cameras are no longer sharing data with Maine agencies. Contractors will remove the cameras as soon as possible.

After city councilors voted to disable them in South Portland, city officials said the Flock cameras are no longer sharing data with Maine agencies. Contractors will remove the cameras as soon as poss...

06/12/2026

The city's new transportation study will look at development patterns that could reduce the need for car travel in the city.

The city's new transportation study will look at development patterns that could reduce the need for car travel in the city.

06/12/2026

The Jay town manager said JGT2 Redevelopment reported that the planned data center operator had pulled out of the development.

The Jay town manager said JGT2 Redevelopment reported that the planned data center operator had pulled out of the development.

06/12/2026

Do you notice a change in the sun’s light before and after the Summer Solstice? 🌞

In this clip, author Cynthia Reeves reads from her novel “The Last Whaler” for our June Book Club chat, which premieres next Tuesday, June 16 at 5 pm on our YouTube channel.

“The Last Whaler” brings readers almost 100 years into the past as a couple faces challenging odds during a perilous winter in the Arctic.

Sign up for our email list, find a local bookseller, and get a link to join our Goodreads group when you visit our website and click on “community.”

06/12/2026

Five thousand season ticket deposits for the Portland Hearts of Pine's new women's team sold out in the first hour of sales, according to the soccer club.

The sellout comes just a week after the club announced it was granted a USLW League franchise.

Hannah Sirois, vice president of fan experience, said it shows that Maine believes in the soccer community that the Hearts of Pine has built.

Due to FIFA World Cup excitement Sirois said the Hearts of Pine will hold three free events over the next few weeks to celebrate.

Friday night the State Theatre will host an event that kicks off at 9 p.m.

Friday, June 19th, the 3 p.m. FIFA World Cup game will be shown in Monument Square in Portland, followed by the Hearts away game at 7 p.m.

06/11/2026

The committee Protect Girls' Sports in Maine said Thursday that it plans to appeal the decision, arguing that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows exceeded her constitutional authority when she invalidated more than 12,000 petition signatures.

The committee Protect Girls' Sports in Maine said Thursday that it plans to appeal the decision, arguing that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows exceeded her constitutional authority when she invalidat...

06/11/2026

Graham Platner has already received more primary votes than any other Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Maine history.

Platner has received more than 150,000 votes on primary Election Day so far, according to data compiled by the Associated Press. An analysis of state election data show that's more than any of his predecessors going back to 1918 — the first year Maine began electing U.S. Senators by popular vote.

His vote share was also significantly more than all eight of the Republican candidates running for governor combined as of Thursday, with more than 90% of the votes counted. The GOP primary turnout was the highest it's been since 1994.

An analysis of early absentee data also suggests the combat veteran and oyster farmer may have benefited from the state's second use of semi-open primaries, which allows unenrolled voters to participate in the parties' nomination contests.

More than 18,000 unenrolled voters cast absentee ballots as of Tuesday afternoon. Seventy-five percent of those voters voted in the Democratic primary.

So far, Platner has won every town in Maine except three, Hersey, Moose River and Weston, which went to Gov. Janet Mills.

✍️ Steve Mistler/Maine Public

06/11/2026

The insurers say the increases are due in part to the high cost of care, some of which is driven by technological advances and specialty medications.

The insurers say the increases are due in part to the high cost of care, some of which is driven by technological advances and specialty medications.

06/10/2026

President Donald Trump unleashed on Graham Platner Wednesday, repeatedly calling the Democrat a "thug" and a loser one day after the Democrat easily clinched the party's Senate nomination.

Trump made the comments during an Oval Office ceremony to sign a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill. He didn't mention Platner by name. But it was clear who the president meant as he spent more than three minutes bashing Platner while repeatedly referring to Democrats as "Dumb-o-crats" as the Republican lawmakers around him chuckled.

"I watched that thug that's up in Maine," Trump said. "He's a thug and they are trying to make excuses for him. I mean, he is worse than any human being that has run for office probably."

The Platner campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment. But throughout his campaign, the candidate has described Trump as deeply corrupt, immoral and a threat to American democracy. And he has accused his opponent this fall, Republican Sen. Susan Collins, of failing to stand up to the Trump administration.

Platner, a Marine Corps veteran and oysterman from Hancock County, won more than 70% of the primary vote on Tuesday roughly 10 months after the political newcomer exploded onto the national stage with his populist, progressive campaign. This was despite a string of controversies surrounding his past personal life that included revelations that he had sent sexually explicit text messages to several women early in his marriage and news stories describing turbulent and "toxic" relationships with former romantic partners.

Platner has said repeatedly that he was not always the best boyfriend during the "dark" years when he battled PTSD resulting from four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. But he has cast his campaign as offering proof of redemption and has refuted any allegations that he behaved threateningly toward women.

The Democrat has also cast the attacks on his personal life as proof that his candidacy threatens the political establishment in D.C. because they are trying to shift the focus away from the issues.

06/10/2026

New Grantchester in 10..9..8..7..6..5 more days!