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This Spooky Stephen King-Style Road Trip Takes You To 12 Of Maine's Creepiest Places
13+ hour, 29+ min ago (1753+ words) Maine has a way of making the ordinary feel just a little off, like a foggy morning that never quite clears or a road that seems to stretch longer than expected. It's no surprise that Stephen King has called this…...
Maine budget passes, delivering $300 relief checks and a new tax on the wealthy
13+ hour, 52+ min ago (232+ words) AUGUSTA (WGME) -- A new budget has passed in Augusta which includes those $300 relief checks for hundreds of thousands of Mainers and a new tax on the wealthiest Mainers. The more than $500 million budget narrowly passed in the House Wednesday night…...
Sen. King and Sen. Collins push for more Pentagon funding for BIW ships
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (443+ words) BATH, Maine " Both of Maine's U. S. Senators, Republican Susan Collins and independent Angus King, visited U. S. Navy ship builder Bath Iron Works Thursday to make the case for continuous funding for more destroyers built by BIW. Collins said, "That makes no sense…...
Jim Libby to drop out of Maine governor's race after failing to qualify as clean elections candidate
16+ hour, 50+ min ago (430+ words) AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - State Sen. Jim Libby, a Republican, confirmed to WMTW that he plans to drop out of the race for Maine governor after he failed to qualify for Maine Clean Election Act funding. Maine Ethics Commission executive director…...
20 things to do in Bangor Maine if you love a little mystery
16+ hour, 22+ min ago (1811+ words) - This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure. The former residence of famous Maine native Stephen King, Bangor Manor, known locally as "Stephen King's House" is an imposing Victorian-style that looks like it's out of one of King's novels....
Bangor Fourth of July parade organizers striving for greater military representation in 2026 parade
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (98+ words) BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Preparations are already underway for Bangor's Fourth of July parade as we celebrate our country's 250th birthday. George Hale has been named the parade's grand marshal. George is a veteran himself, and parade planners are hoping to get…...
Portland, Maine, police make arrest in connection to 2017 killing
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (312+ words) Nearly nine years after the killing of a 54-year-old man in Portland, Maine, police said Thursday they have arrested a suspect. Sunao "Tom" Yamada of Portland was found dead in the area of Temple and Federal streets early in the…...
From thaw to thrill: "Doom and Bloom" spotlights Maine's dark fiction
6+ hour, 25+ min ago (104+ words) OLD TOWN, Maine (WABI) - Old Town is welcoming spring in a spooky way. Doom and Bloom is a speakeasy-style event for local authors to showcase some of their work. The goal is to celebrate Maine's history of dark fiction. Katie…...
Maine lawmakers make last-minute changes to school funding formula bill
11+ hour, 12+ min ago (517+ words) Lawmakers made last-minute changes Thursday to a bill that would reform Maine's fraught school funding formula after a fiscal note on the cost came back $25 million higher than expected. The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee initially passed LD 2226 with broad…...
Maine's Democratic majority pushes through budget with millionaire tax, relief checks
22+ hour, 38+ min ago (916+ words) The Democratic majority of the Maine Legislature cast its initial approval for a supplemental budget Wednesday night that increases taxes on millionaires and sends $300 relief checks to some Mainers, pulling from the state's rainy day fund to make that initiative…...