Operation Blitz-Cringe: Graham Platner Swaps Nazi Skull for Morbidly Obese Celtic Wolf

Graham Platner, the bearded socialist running for U.S. Senate in Maine, has unveiled the new tattoo he got to cover up the Nazi skull on his chest. In place of the Totenkopf, or "death's head," symbol adopted by Holocaust perpetrators during World...

Eating Apples

SEVERAL YEARS BACK, caught in life’s busyness and reflecting on how often we plod through our daily routines without deeply experiencing singular moments, I was startled by the happiness I felt while eating fruit straight from trees. Now I make it...

Caribou and MaineDOT partner to study development options along Route 1

The city of Caribou and the Maine Department of Transportation are moving forward to study access points that would support development along a state-controlled stretch of Route 1 in the city. Within that corridor, which runs from the Dow Siding...

How ‘No Kings’ Takes The ‘Move’ Out Of Movements

You cannot defeat a king with a parade. The failure of “No Kings” is the refusal to build real power beyond a single day of protest. “If participants are motivated by hope of psychic completion—by community and a strong sense of belonging—and such...

Melissa bringing deadly and destructive rains to the Caribbean

[En español] Tropical Storm Melissa has already brought death and destruction to the Caribbean, as the nearly stationary tropical storm begins to intensify. Melissa claimed its first fatality on Thursday night, when a falling tree killed an...

From The Crypt: 25 Overlooked Horror Movies To Unearth This Halloween

Cynthia Bond stars in the 1990 cult horror gem 'Def by Temptation.' Vinegar Syndrome Sure I watch lots of classic horror movies every Halloween season, from 1980s slashers like Friday the 13th to modern meta takes like Scream to black-and-white...

NH ranks as third-best state to own a dog

Customers at McGovern Subaru can do more than wait while their vehicles are getting serviced — they can give Fido a bath. The Newington dealership provides a special room with two tubs where customers and employees can wash their dogs. Shampoos,...

September tonnage: Freight recession continues as carriers struggle to hang on

Trucking capacity is contracting, and the latest tonnage reports indicate that the reduction in available trucks and drivers is having a positive impact on freight rates. However, tariffs and regulatory and economic uncertainty continue to prolong...

Can Economic Populism Save the Democratic Party?

The Democratic Party sees itself as a party of the working class. To the extent it has any shared self-identity at all, it is that. But the Democratic Party is no longer the party of the working class. Does it matter if you define the working...

Pulling back the curtain on the government shutdown

We've been hearing it for 24 days now "Reckless Republican shutdown.” “Created by the Democrats.” “They shut the government down.” “The Democrat Party is literally holding the American people hostage.” There's a lot of finger-pointing going around...

Trump plans to open almost all of US coast to offshore drilling

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is readying a proposal to open almost all U.S. coastal waters to new offshore oil drilling despite opposition from state governors and the president’s previous efforts to close off some of the territory. The...

Another Paris select board member quits as road commissioner suspended

PARIS — Immediately following an executive session Oct. 20, Selectman Michael Bailey resigned, the second in the past month to do so. The Select Board placed Paris Road Commissioner and Highway Director James Hutchinson on paid administrative...

Creating caches: Winter reparation

On a recent walk in the Maine woods, I heard a red-breasted nuthatch calling softly to itself. It was 6 feet above me in a large white pine, climbing down the tree headfirst. Looking through my binoculars, I saw that the nuthatch was carrying a...

Vote Sauerbrey for City Council

When I ponder the future of our Union, there are troubling signs in every corridor, institution and corner of this 250-year-old democratic experiment. Yet, I am witnessing that a new slew of candidates in Texas, Maine, Colorado and even Idaho are...

Catch the Current episode 40: ‘Hug a shrimp importer if you know one’

Where in the world is Undercurrent News this week? Catch the Current co-hosts Amanda Buckle and Lorin Castiglione share some updates from the Groundfish Forum in Tokyo, Japan, where a team of reporters have been live blogging all week from the...

‘Encouraging news’ in fight against invasive plant in Sokokis Lake

Editor’s Note: The following first appeared in The Maine Monitor’s free environmental newsletter, Climate Monitor, that is delivered to inboxes every Friday morning. Sign up for the free newsletter to stay informed of Maine environmental news....

Shopper calls out thrift store after stumbling upon absurd item for sale: 'Wow'

"Out of control." by Samantha HindmanOctober 24, 2025 A Redditor's latest thrift find has sparked disbelief — not because of its rarity, but because of its price tag. In a post shared to the r/ThriftGrift community, the OP described spotting an...

From Jay to Livermore Falls to Farmington, trails boost well-being

A section of the Whistle Stop Trail in Jay is seen Oct. 9, showcasing fall foliage along the former rail corridor that links Jay, Livermore Falls, Wilton and Farmington. (Rebecca Richard/Franklin Journal) JAY — Whether walking to unwind after work...

Brain Rot 2: Legal Corruption, Cuomo Rascist AI Slop Edition

The term brain rot has been applied to LLMs and long covid but it’s also a useful term to describe the American legal corruption system in the Trump 2.0 era. I’ve written previously about the way the U.S. Supreme Court’s novel method of deciding...

Skowhegan lawmaker raises concerns over removal of Kennebec dams

Rep. Jennifer Poirier, R-Skowhegan, says she wants to know more about the environmental and economic impacts when it comes to removing dams along the Kennebec River. SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A Skowhegan lawmaker is speaking out about a proposal to...