Thousands of communities across the country have No Kings demonstrations scheduled for June 14, which is also the same day as the Trump administration has planned a pomp-filled military parade in Washington, D.C. June 14 is the day the Continental Congress voted to form the Continental Army in 1775.

A few hundred protesters gathered in Freeport as the morning began, while larger demonstrations are expected later in Portland, Augusta, Lewiston-Auburn and elsewhere.

Authorities have identified two men who were found dead at a home in Maine earlier this week as a juvenile boy is charged with murder.

Governor Janet Mills is responding to the Minnesota lawmaker shootings that left Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband dead, and Sen. John Hoffman and his wife injured. Mills posted a message on X,

Shackford Head in Eastport is a rugged promontory extending nearly a mile out from Moose Island into the turbulent tidal waters of Cobscook Bay. Shackford Head State Park protects the 90-acre headland, where some 3 miles of hiking trails lead to fine views of Seward Neck, downtown Eastport, Lubec, New Brunswick’s Campobello Island and more.

Investigators announced Thursday they've solved the murder of an Ayer woman in 1980. The Middlesex District Attorney now says Joseph Leo Boudreau, formerly of Ogunquit killed 48-year-old Katharina Reitz Brow. The DA says genetic testing led to a DNA match of evidence at the scene that could only be Boudreau.

The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Maine Pick 4 Evening" game were: 4, 5, 7, 9 (four, five, seven, nine)

The Maine Celtics will have a new head coach for the second straight season with a familiar face taking over at the helm in 2026. Michael Scotto of Hoopshype reports former Celtics guard Phil Pressey is set to be named head coach of Boston’s G League affiliate.

Lifelong Buckfield resident James Jordan died on March 16, 2024, and in death, he offered the town his nearly 14-acre property on Depot Street.

A father and son were killed in Chelsea, Maine on Wednesday night. Their wife and mother says the suspect is a 16-year-old relative and that the men were stabbed to death.