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Do nearly half of Mainers have a gun in their home? | Fact brief

by J. Craig Anderson Maine Trust for Local News February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

According to Gallup polling, 44% of U.S. adults say they live in a household with at least 1 gun.

Local & State, News

Summer feels so far away among snow-covered canoes in Rangeley

by Rose Lincoln February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

Canoes rest under piled-up snow on Rangeley Lake where temperatures hovered around zero over the weekend.

Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Fairfield man arrested after Waterville standoff

by Amy Calder February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

Police closed a portion of Main Street early Monday after a man refused to leave a Main Street home.

Community, Local & State, News, Outdoors, Sports

At Saddleback everyone knows Jack

by Rose Lincoln February 9, 2026February 10, 2026

Jack Cuva, 9, has become part of Saddleback’s personality and family atmostphere.

Local & State, News, Politics

Pete Hegseth to Maine BIW workers: ‘Nobody builds it better than you guys.’

by Billy Kobin February 9, 2026February 12, 2026

President Trump’s defense secretary visited on Monday the Bath shipyard that may help design and build the administration’s new ‘Golden Fleet’ of warships.

Local & State, News

Waterville, Winslow bridge to close for a week in March

by Amy Calder February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

The Ticonic Bridge replacement is expected to be completed May 2027.

Local & State, News

In ways big and small, Portlanders say ‘Go Pats’

by Reuben M. Schafir February 8, 2026February 8, 2026

Last-minute shoppers and early game-day sippers were all ready for the team’s return to the Super Bowl.

Business, Local & State, News

Boom or dust? How tariffs are helping this Maine sawmill but creating more uncertainty for others

by Emmett Gartner The Maine Monitor February 8, 2026February 9, 2026

Duties on Canadian imports are driving up domestic sales at some Maine lumber companies. Is it enough to overcome high operating costs and a slumping housing market?