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Maine's Lobster Fishermen Have Seen Better Days

Catch declined for 4th straight year, as industry is hit by inflation, tariffs, climate change

(Newser) - Maine's lobster catch declined for the fourth straight year, state fishing regulators said on Friday, as the industry continues to grapple with soaring business costs, inflation, and a changing ocean. The haul of lobsters, Maine's best known export and a key piece of the state's identity and...

Good News for GOP: Collins Launches Reelection Bid

Moderate Republican senator seen as the party's best chance in Maine

(Newser) - Susan Collins is asking Maine voters for a sixth term, and the stakes extend far beyond her state. The 73-year-old Republican senator formally launched her re-election bid on Tuesday, casting herself as an experienced moderate in an increasingly polarized Senate. "True leaders bring both sides together to seek common...

Collins Takes Flak After ICE Announcement in Maine

Democratic rivals for Senate seat say she hasn't done enough to rein in agency

(Newser) - Sen. Susan Collins is touting a behind-the-scenes win on immigration enforcement in Maine, and her Democratic rivals are treating it as a political opening, not a victory. After a week of stepped-up Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity that led to 206 arrests and rattled immigrant communities, Collins announced Thursday that...

Collins: ICE Is Scaling Back Operations in Maine

Senator says DHS chief Noem told her that 'enhanced' missions are over in the state

(Newser) - ICE agents have pulled back from an aggressive operation in Maine, according to Sen. Susan Collins, who says the move came after she pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to stand down. The immigration enforcement push drew bipartisan criticism after more than 200 people were arrested in the state this...

Private Jet Carrying 8 Crashes in Storm
Airport: No Survivors
in Maine Plane Crash
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Jan 26, 2026 5:08 PM CST

Airport: No Survivors in Maine Plane Crash

Bangor airport says all 6 people on business jet's manifest died in Sunday crash

(Newser) - Police and Bangor International Airport say there were no survivors in a plane crash Sunday night, reports the Bangor Daily News . The airport said that six people were on the business jet's manifest and that all of them were killed. Earlier Monday, the FAA said seven people died and...

ICE Agent to Woman Recording: You're Going in 'Nice Little Database'

Officer calls woman 'domestic terrorist' in Portland, Maine, sparking outrage over civil liberties

(Newser) - An immigration officer in Maine is under scrutiny after video surfaced of him telling a woman she'd be entered into a "domestic terrorist" database for recording him. The clip, posted Friday on X by self-described "free speech activist" Nathan Bernard, shows an unidentified woman recording an Immigration...

Border Patrol Strikes Out on Undercover License Plates

Maine official says state doesn't want them used for 'lawless purposes'

(Newser) - An official in Maine said Wednesday that she turned down a request for more undercover license plates for US Customs and Border Protection vehicles, citing "abuses of power" in Minnesota and elsewhere during the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operation. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, said...

New England's Shrimp Aren't Doing So Hot

Fisherman shutdown extended 3 more years as shrimp population dips due to warming waters

(Newser) - Regulators voted Thursday to extend a shutdown preventing New England fishermen from catching shrimp, a historic industry that has recently fallen victim to warming oceans. New England fishermen, especially those from Maine, used to catch millions of pounds of small pink shrimp in the winter, but the business has been...

Canadian Senator Is Angry About Last Disputed Island

He wants government action over US tour operator claiming island is on 'the Maine Coast'

(Newser) - A Canadian senator is urging Ottawa to reaffirm its claim over Machias Seal Island, an uninhabited speck of land that remains the only piece of territory disputed by Canada and the United States. The renewed attention comes after Senator Jim Quinn of New Brunswick objected to an American tour operator'...

Plan to Dine on Wild Turkey Tonight? Read This

States grappling with high PFAS levels in turkeys and deer

(Newser) - If you have a wild turkey on the dinner table this Thanksgiving, be sure you know where it came from. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has issued "do not eat" advisories for wild turkeys and deer in parts of the state, citing elevated concentrations of forever...

Democrat in District Trump Won Won't Run Again

Jared Golden has often split with his party

(Newser) - Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat who holds his party's most Republican-leaning seat in the US House, announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection, potentially giving the GOP a strong opportunity to flip the Maine seat next year. Golden, known for his moderate record and willingness to cross party lines,...

Maine, Texas Make the Call on 2 Key Voting Measures

Maine rebuffs sweeping plan on voter ID, while Texas OKs move to block noncitizens from voting

(Newser) - Maine and Texas are the latest states to become involved in a nationwide GOP push to enact strict voter ID laws and highlight the exceedingly rare problem of noncitizen voting, with voters deciding ballot measures on those issues on Tuesday. Texas voters approved a measure to amend the state constitution...

Maine Voters Approve Red Flag Gun Law

Some Democrats, including the state's governor, opposed the measure

(Newser) - Two years after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, Maine residents voted Tuesday to make it easier for family members to petition a court to restrict a potentially dangerous person's access to guns, the AP reports. A ballot question asked residents if they wanted to build on the...

531 (Living) Patients Get News of Their Death

MaineHealth accidentally sends out letters to very-much-alive customers informing them of their death

(Newser) - Some days it's just not worth picking up the mail: bills, junk, and if you're particularly unlucky, a notice of your own death. Such is the case for 531 quite-alive customers of MaineHealth , who were sent letters directed to their next of kin with premature instructions on how...

Maine Senate Hopeful: I'm No 'Secret Nazi'
Maine Senate
Hopeful Covers
Nazi-Linked Tattoo
UPDATED
Oct 23, 2025 3:00 AM CDT

Maine Senate Hopeful Covers Nazi-Linked Tattoo

Graham Platner said it would have taken too long to get it removed

(Newser) - Graham Platner, one of the Democrats running for Senate in Maine in a bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins, tells WGME that on Tuesday he had a controversial tattoo covered up. The skull-and-crossbones tattoo had drawn criticism because it appeared similar to a "Totenkopf" symbol worn by the...

In Maine, She Hopes to Become Oldest Freshman Senator Ever

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, 77, announces run to oust Republican Susan Collins, 72

(Newser) - She's in: Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, will try to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins in 2026, reports the New York Times . Mills, a two-term governor who cannot run for reelection, announced the move on Tuesday. She is expected to face a crowded Democratic primary, however. If she...

Woman's Amazon Order May Have Contained Voting Surprise

Maine investigating claim that missing absentee ballots ended up in resident's package

(Newser) - Authorities in Maine are investigating an allegation that dozens of unmarked ballots to be used in this November's election arrived inside a woman's Amazon order. The town of Ellsworth reported to the state last week that it was missing a shipment of 250 absentee ballots, Secretary of State...

Moose Gets Himself Stuck in Abandoned Well

Maine wardens free bull moose in complex 5-hour rescue

(Newser) - A bull moose that fell into an abandoned well in Maine was pulled to safety during an elaborate five-hour rescue. The operation happened Wednesday after Cole Brown, whose family owns the forested land in northern Maine, spotted a pair of antlers. He heard a noise and initially thought it was...

Invasive Tick Found in Maine for the First Time

Even one Asian longhorned tick can cause an infestation, lab warns

(Newser) - Researchers have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the US the pest has been discovered. The University of Maine and state conservation officials said Monday they confirmed the presence of the Asian longhorned tick in the...

Mass Shooting Victims Sue US Government for Negligence

Its actions, or lack thereof, 'directly' caused the 2023 shooting in Maine, lawsuit alleges

(Newser) - Survivors of Maine's deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims are suing the federal government, alleging that the US Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call "one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history," per the...

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