Maine Food Pantries and How to Find One Near You

The delay of SNAP benefits in November will send Maine residents to food pantries, some for the first time. Maine Food Pantries Bracing for Influx of SNAP Recipients Earlier this month, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the...

Maine is recalling cannabis vapes because of unsafe pesticide levels

Maine is recalling cannabis vapes because of unsafe pesticide levels. This recall targets a strain called “Watermelon Chimera” produced by NorCO Outdoor Cannabis, according to the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy. That came after a consumer...

U.S. Senate vote on nullifying tariffs on Canada shows opposition to Trump trade policy

Open this photo in gallery:Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia is the Democrat pushing resolutions to terminate the national emergencies being used to impose tariffs.J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press The Senate passed legislation Wednesday that...

Maine State Police Seeks Help Identifying Woman in Connection to Bank Fraud

MARS HILL, Maine (WAGM) - The Maine State Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the person pictured above. She is wanted for committing fraud at several banks in the Bangor area and Friday in Mars Hill. She is believed to be driving...

Where to find food in Seacoast NH and Maine if SNAP benefits stop

New clients are seeking assistance from Seacoast food pantries due to the four-week-long U.S. government shutdown and the looming halt of federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. On Nov. 1, federal funding for SNAP is set...

Maine Governor Janet Mills joins the Senate Race to Unseat Susan Collins

On Tuesday, Oct. 14, Maine’s Governor Janet Mills (D) announced her campaign to represent Maine in the U.S Senate. Her campaign joins the other 13 candidates vying for the Class 2 Senate seat in what could be the most competitive election of 2026....

Maine Ballot Questions Reflect National Political Issues

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine voters will decide a pair of high-profile ballot measures addressing elections and gun violence in a statewide referendum election next week. Question 1 would make several changes to the state’s voting procedures, most...

I bought my dream farm on 70 gorgeous acres of Maine land for just $180k... then everything went terribly wrong

A single mother-of-two battled seemingly insurmountable obstacles to buy a dream Maine farmhouse for a bargain price... but heartbreak was afoot. When Magan Reese purchased a quaint New England cottage on 70 acres of rolling hills for $180,000...

Fast-growing Maine bakery’s newest location is a ’50s-themed diner

The founder of a new chain of bakery shops in eastern Maine says customer demand is the primary driver to his business’ rapid expansion. Since Jonathan Beal began baking five years ago, eastern Maine’s appetite for his Sweet Cheeks cakes and...

Investigation continues into claims of Maine absentee ballots found in Amazon box

PORTLAND (WGME) -- The investigation continues into a woman's claims she found 250 blank absentee ballots shoved into an Amazon box. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says the Newburgh woman claims she received the ballots on September 30,...

Two women arrested after cross-border police chase from Maine into Canada

HOULTON, Maine (WGME) -- Two women have been arrested after a police chase that started in northern Maine ended in Canada. According to police, 37-year-old Rachael Kennedy of Kansas tried to use a fake passport to steal from the Katahdin Trust...

Head Start continues feeding families in Maine with renewed financial support

BATH, Maine (WGME) -- Funding is restored for programs across Maine that help feed low-income families. "Midcoast Maine Community Action" says programs across the state have been notified that the "Child and Adult Care Food Program" funding is now...

Maine food pantries brace for lapse in SNAP funding

With SNAP benefits scheduled to run out for many at the start of November, Maine food pantries are bracing for the challenges that lapse could bring."I just feel bad for people," said Christine Martin, a client at the Saco Food Pantry. "Because...

The disagreement among Maine Republicans on voter ID and absentee voting

The effort to create a voter ID law and restrict absentee voting in Maine may be in a tight race ahead of Election Day, but it also faces a vast spending disadvantage and disagreement among Republicans over whether the referendum goes too far....

Grouse hunters find plenty of birds and laughs in Maine’s North Woods

T11, R13 WELS — There’s nothing quite like a hunting trip to the North Maine Woods. Our group, which features brother Bill Lander of Dedham and Chris Lander of Orrington, learned that in 2024. We enjoyed unprecedented success hunting grouse and...

Democrats, Sanders, Jacobin defend Maine’s Graham Platner following Nazi tattoo revelation

Graham Platner with a Totenkopf tattoo on his chest. [Photo: Crooked Media]Since it was revealed earlier this month that Graham Platner, the Bernie Sanders-endorsed Democratic candidate for Maine’s Senate seat, had a Totenkopf skull and crossbones...

Maine landfill plans to finally treat contaminated water that runs into the Penobscot River

OLD TOWN, Maine — The operator of Maine’s largest landfill is moving ahead with a treatment system for PFAS chemicals, something the state is requiring as part of a controversial 61-acre expansion plan. Casella Waste Systems, whose subsidiary...

Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project names next executive director

The Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project, a nonprofit dedicated exclusively to mobilizing pro bono attorneys to expand access to civil justice, has hired Nell Brimmer as its new executive director. Brimmer succeeds Kathryn Reid, who served as the...

Maine’s 'Realtor of the year' has longtime experience with Maine Listings

The Maine Association of Realtors selected Martin Cates as the 2025 Realtor of the Year. Cates has served as a director of the association and served in many volunteer positions for not only the association but also the statewide multiple listing...

Waterville business offering a free slice to kids

WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - A restaurant and convenience store in Waterville has been offering free pizza slices to kids since they opened last year, but lately, they say they’ve gotten busier and busier. Owners of OnlyPans, located on Water...