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mainemonitor has been a member of Linktree for 4 months and joined in March 2026. The social media accounts linked to from mainemonitor are: • Facebook • Instagram • YouTube • Threads • X Besides social media accounts, themainemonitor has populated their site with: • Maine's candidates for governor propose big plans for property taxes • A price hike led Palmyra to ditch its fire protection deal with Newport • Annual Town Meetings • Local governments across Maine spent $3 million in opioid settlement funds last year. • Double your donation now! • Paganism is on the rise in Maine • York County is rebuilding its destroyed dunes. Officials warn it’s just the start to save the coastline • $4.6 million awarded for wetland restoration around the state • Donate Now • Wilton Police using AI to generate reports with software developed by 19-year-old tech CEO • Two bills before Legislature aim to ease municipal costs for emergency services, shelters • Knox County can’t find anyone interested in forming its next budget • Maine State Library Commission to start rulemaking process for new standards • A compromise on school board recalls is moving through the Maine Legislature • Use of antipsychotic meds in nursing homes remains flat • Building trails with stronger storms in mind • Maine teacher prep programs call foul after getting F’s for how they teach reading • Maine’s red flag law goes live in February. What will that look like? • Washington County commissioners vote not to support bankruptcy bill now before the Legislature • Learn More • Mother of 4 detained in Portland as immigration enforcement ramps up in Maine • An immigration lawyer or an ICE supporter? In the end, Lewiston council picked neither for open seat • ICE is keeping Maine’s Congressional Delegation in the dark about its operations in the state • Sign up for newsletters • The Monitor, MCPIR announce trio of personnel moves • Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland, leave his car running in the street with a smashed window • There’s ‘nothing’ in this isolated corner of Maine, and that’s why people like it • ‘A lawless force’: Democratic candidates criticize deportation surge in Maine • The outlook for 6 forest pests and diseases in Maine • Her labor turned dangerous. The closest hospital had just stopped delivering babies. • A majority of Washington County municipalities agree to prepay 2025 tax anticipation note • How Maine Republicans see Donald Trump’s immigration policy after a fatal shooting • Emergency bill to let towns, counties file for bankruptcy protection garners little support • They watched immigration agents in Maine. Then one fired projectiles at their cars. • A pastor searched for a missing congregant. He found a car with the keys on the floor • As Senate Republicans lose confidence in Kristi Noem, Susan Collins dodges question about her leadership • Susan Collins says ICE ended its enforcement surge in Maine • From Janet Mills to Ron DeSantis, school cellphone bans are catching on • Indigenous organization trained 30 new doulas • ICE observers say immigration agents tried to intimidate them. One man is pursuing legal action • Maine’s first turtle tunnel is working • ICE coverage in Maine • An aggressive campaign against Hannaford doesn’t seem to be hurting business • Washington County Commission to send tax bills to municipalities for 2026 • ICE demanded Maine sheriff’s employment records following his criticism of arrest • Bankruptcy bill tabled for possible second public hearing • Democrats say running against corruption is a winning midterm message • ‘It’s okay to ask for help’: Groups from different faith backgrounds discuss their work helping Mainers in need • The crowded race to replace a term-limited lawmaker includes her husband • ACA tax credit negotiations have stalled. Senators can’t even agree on a reason why. • What can we learn from zooplankton? • Read More • Boom or dust? How tariffs are helping this Maine sawmill but creating more uncertainty for others • Sign up for our newsletters • Susan Collins announces reelection bid • Maine Japanese restaurant chain says 5 arrested cooks had valid work permits • Maine considers how to untether itself from federal vaccine rollbacks • The immigration enforcement boom is helping this Bangor-area company • Maine leaders pitch solutions to enhance grid as temperatures drop and electricity prices soar • See where Maine’s outsized share of $460M in federal earmarks is going • Washington County commissioners approve final payoff of 2025 debt • Republicans are using fraud scandals against Democrats in key races • Maine county facing budget crisis pays down a big loan and hopes to get another • How would Maine’s proposed climate superfund work? • Immigration agents wouldn’t tell her their names. What are the rules in Maine? • As data centers look to rural New England, Maine considers a moratorium • Bankruptcy bill amended to force county governments to conduct timely audits • Greenville is being eyed for Maine’s latest battery storage project • Should Maine allow associate dentists without doctoral degrees? Dentists don’t think so • Caitlin Andrews joins The Monitor as housing reporter • The Maine Monitor: Nonpartisan, independent, in-depth journalism