Maine fishing vessel accident leaves one dead, another injured

The U.S. Coast Guard says one man was killed and another injured after an incident aboard a Maine-based fishing vessel Friday. The Coast Guard received a distress call around 4 p.m. from the fishing vessel 25 to Life, located about 25 miles off the coast …

Vast majority of Maine voters don't want Collins to serve another Senate term

The vast majority of Maine voters want to see Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, retire from the Senate rather than seek another term, according to the results of a new poll. She was first elected as a senator in 1996. Collins, 72, has gained a reputation as a …

Reporting on Maine’s financial accountability requires real accounting | Letter

Jim Fossel’s April 20 column, “It’s not just about Maine state spending, it’s about accountability,” uses absolute dollars as the basis for his claims, thus distorting the facts on the state budget. He states that under Gov. Paul LePage, from …

One dead, another injured from rope snap on Maine scallop boat

30TH. THERE WAS A FATAL INCIDENT ABOARD A MAINE SCALLOP BOAT OFF THE COAST OF NAHANT, MASSACHUSETTS, ON FRIDAY. THE U.S. COAST GUARD RESPONDED TO THE VESSEL, NAMED 25 TO LIFE, WHERE THEY SAY A ROPE ON BOARD HAD SNAPPED. HITTING BOTH OF THE CREW MEMBERS AND …

Maine High School Baseball, Softball and Lacrosse Scores – Saturday April 26

The rain played havoc with the schedule on Saturday, with many contests postponed. Here are the High School Baseball, Softball and Lacrosse scores that were able to be played and reported on Saturday, April 26th. Baseball Softball Boys' Lacrosse …

Political Brew | Sen. Collins poll numbers, Maine fights anti-DEI push, lawsuit targets tariffs

Political analysts Democrat Genius Black and Republican Garrett Mason join host Donovan Lynch to talk the latest happenings in local and national politics. Author: newscentermaine.com Published: 2:19 PM EDT April 25, 2025 Updated: 2:19 PM EDT April 25, …

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Maine is sending a disturbing message to its female athletes | Letter

In April 2024, NHS England released the Cass Review, a comprehensive report that recommended a return to the more cautious, historically grounded “watchful waiting” approach. The report prompted the British health system — and several other countries — to …

For Democrats in Maine and beyond, the times they are a changin’ | Jim Fossel

David Hogg, the 25-year-old survivor of the Parkland shooting who was just elected vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, has a new mission: taking down incumbent Democrats. He’s started a new committee, Leaders We Deserve, dedicated solely to …

Making Maine’s roads safer will require some discomfort | Editorial

Reporter John Terhune did an elegant job of summarizing the status quo on our state’s highways last week. Opening a report about a bill debated during a legislative committee hearing Wednesday, he wrote: “Speeders on Maine’s highways are used to scanning …