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48+ min ago (168+ words) Maine Black Bears (3-7) at Fairfield Stags (5-3) Fairfield, Connecticut; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fairfield plays Maine after Kaety L'Amoreaux scored 31 points in Fairfield's 93-73 victory against the Richmond Spiders. The Stags are 2-0 on their home court. Fairfield averages 17.9 assists per game to lead the MAAC, paced by L'Amoreaux with 4.6. The Black Bears are 0-4 in road games. Maine is fifth in the America East with 21.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Adrianna Smith averaging 6.4. Fairfield makes 45.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.7 percentage points higher than Maine has allowed to its opponents (42.0%). Maine averages 57.2 points per game, 13.8 fewer points than the 71.0 Fairfield gives up. TOP PERFORMERS: L'Amoreaux is shooting 49.0% and averaging 19.9 points for the Stags. Meghan Andersen is averaging 18.3 points. Smith is averaging 18.1 points, nine rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Black Bears. Asta Blauenfeldt is averaging 10.5 points....

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (1570+ words) Maine has earned its reputation as the seafood capital of America, and for good reason'the Atlantic waters surrounding this rugged coastline deliver some of the freshest catches you'll ever taste. Whether you're craving butter-drenched lobster rolls, briny oysters, or crispy fried clams, the Pine Tree State serves up culinary treasures that'll make your taste buds do a happy dance. Get ready to embark on a delicious journey through Maine's most spectacular seafood destinations that deserve a spot on your 2026 travel itinerary! Portland's culinary scene exploded when Eventide opened its doors, transforming the humble bivalve into an art form that even oyster skeptics can't resist. This hip eatery has mastered the perfect balance between sophistication and approachability, serving up impeccably fresh oysters alongside inventive New England classics. Their famous brown butter lobster roll has achieved legendary status'imagine succulent lobster meat bathed…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (1825+ words) Lucas Seg'bia traveled 1,000 miles or more on Memorial Day weekend from a job site in Bar Harbor to an electronic music festival in New Jersey where he was DJing. Seg'bia, a carpenter originally from Brazil, had just finished a long work week and hadn't even had time to change his clothes before hitting the road. He only had a few days off, but he wanted to attend the festival because it was his community, and being a DJ helped him make friends and pick up English. Seg'bia knew immigrants were being picked up all over the country under the Trump administration's increased enforcement effort, but neither he nor a friend driving his car that weekend were worried. He had overstayed his visa but he worked hard, had no criminal record and said a family member who is a U.S. citizen had…...

6+ hour, 56+ min ago (70+ words) The University of Maine hockey team ended a three game losing streak with a win over UMass Lowell. Gervonta Davis speaks on Jake Paul fight cancellation: "He was getting his a" beat in camp" ... The University of Maine hockey team ended a three game losing streak with a win over UMass Lowell. The University of Maine hockey team ended a three game losing streak with a win over UMass Lowell....

10+ hour, 52+ min ago (258+ words) The effect of 10% tariffs on Canadian wood imports was the subject of a public hearing before the state's Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission Wednesday. Dana Doran is executive director of the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast who says his members are'struggling to stay afloat. "If they buy wood from Canada it's hit by a 10% tariff on those raw logs. If they export any of their finished product they're subject to any of the export tariffs," Doran said. "So we've seen a chaotic situation that has occurred over the past 8 weeks because of the situation with tariffs." Doran says if the U.S. had more domestic manufacturing of building and construction products it would have a bigger share of the marketplace, which could blunt tariffs. But Canada, he says, has 60% of that market. Collin Beal, a Woodland Pulp mill contractor says tariffs and…...

11+ hour, 31+ min ago (837+ words) The claim jumbled details from reports from political outlets in Maine that said relatives of Abdullahi Ali, a Somali politician and businessman in Maine, threatened a journalist whose employer repeated critical reporting about Ali. Snopes verified that the comments in question appeared to be threats but could not independently verify the commenters' reported relation to Ali. In December 2025, a rumor circulated online that Abdullahi Ali, a Somali politician in Maine, had placed a murder bounty on a journalist who reported on allegations of Medicare fraud by Ali. One X user who shared the claim wrote (archived): BREAKING: A Somali politician in Maine has placed a BOUNTY on the head of a journalist for reporting fraud in Maine's Mainecare (medical). WTF is happening in America?! Time to KICK these LOWLIFE'S OUT. Users on Facebook (archived) and Instagram (archived) also shared a…...

13+ hour, 18+ min ago (242+ words) AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - The public was invited to speak in front of a Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission on the impacts they are seeing from the federal tariffs. The commission consists of legislators as well as experts in the industry. They took in suggestions from the community on legislative changes that the state can do to help combat the impact of the tariffs on Maine's economy. Those who spoke said that the state has seen a decrease of 18% in exports to Canada with industries such as logging hurting the most. Also adding that Maine and Canada have long been a partnership for various industries including trade and tourism and the tariffs are negatively impacting that relationship. Some, however, recognize while there is change now, it doesn't mean the end of these partnerships. Merritt is also the President of the Maine International…...

13+ hour, 44+ min ago (428+ words) Our Communities. Our Teams. Our Future. We're proud to make high school sports coverage free for everyone'because these moments matter. At Maine State Credit Union, we're here for the people and ... You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. With a Centralmaine.com subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do not have any active subscriptions. To get one, go to the subscriptions page. - Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Our Communities. Our Teams. Our Future.We're proud to make high school sports coverage free for everyone'because these moments matter. At Maine State Credit Union, we're here for the people and places that make Maine strong. Let's Go! Learn more at mainestatecu.org. 1. Maine Central…...

13+ hour, 56+ min ago (637+ words) St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Lewiston is one of several hospitals suing the federal government over changes to a program that provides low-cost prescription drugs to rural hospitals. The changes would cause "irreparable harm" to many hospitals that serve low-income residents, the suit says. Under the changes proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, starting Jan. 1, hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program would have to pay drug manufacturers the full market price upfront and could only be reimbursed after the drugs have been administered to patients. In a statement in July, the Trump administration said the changes are part of a pilot program to test the rebate model. According to Tom Engels, administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration within HHS, the pilot "addresses concerns we have received from both covered entities and manufacturers,…...

17+ hour, 28+ min ago (333+ words) Flood watches and warnings remain in effect as heavy rain continues to pummel western Washington. WASHINGTON (TNND) " The center of the alleged scheme, this time in Maine, is Dr. Abdullahi Ali, the Executive Director of Health Services contractor Gateway Community Services. In an interview with NewsNation, a whistleblower alleged that, for years, false records were filed for services that were never provided. Christopher Bernardini, who worked for Gateway for years, said the agency was then reimbursed with tax dollars from Maine's Medicaid program, and later with federal tax dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program. In an interview on Wednesday with The National News Desk, Maine State Sen. Matt Harrington said, "It's disgusting to me that they would do this." Harrington said Maine Gov. Janet Mills should have launched one month ago, when the allegations first surfaced. "There's clear evidence from…...