Dirigo Report
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Updated 2:01 PM
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Next update 4:00 PM
Maine news. Updated hourly.
Updated hourly, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
EXTREME HEAT BEARING DOWN ON MAINE: Know the Warning Signs Before It Hits
NEWS CENTER Maine · 1:29 PM · 31m ago
Heat Advisory: Southern Maine Through Tuesday Night, July 1
Yarmouth Doctor Takes Plea Deal in Sex Trafficking Case
Two Families Displaced After Overnight Fire Tears Through Westbrook Multi-Unit Home; Pets Still Missing
AUGUSTA
STATEHOUSE
Maine Governor Candidates Face the Data Center Question: Moratorium, or Not?
Portland Press Herald · 1:29 PM · 31m ago
SCHOOLS / TOWN HALLS
Lincoln Suspends Deep Budget Cuts After Public Outcry Over Fire Department Staffing
The Maine Monitor · 8:41 AM · 5h ago
Lincoln Town Council Pulls Budget After Residents Threaten Referendum Over Emergency Service Cuts
NEWS CENTER Maine · 1:43 PM · 17m ago
WEATHER / POWER
Heat Wave Possible by Week's End; Hot and Humid Conditions on the Way
NEWS CENTER Maine · 12:57 PM · 1h ago
WEIRD MAINE
RUMFORD TOWN HALL TO HOST MMA BRAWL... THE BUILDING HAS SURVIVED SINCE 1915...
Portland Press Herald · 4:00 AM · 10h ago
AROUND THE STATE
Hiker Airlifted from Knife's Edge on Katahdin
Portland Press Herald · 8:46 PM · 17h ago
Six Juveniles, Some as Young as 10, Accused in Bingham Burglary Spree
WGME CBS 13 · 6:49 AM · 7h ago
Belfast City Pool Closed Again This Fourth of July; City Won't Say Why
Bangor Daily News · 1:28 PM · 32m ago
Caribou Passes $15M Budget; Property Taxes Set to Rise 6%
The County · 10:06 AM · 3h ago
CAPE / PORTLAND / SOUTHERN MAINE
Yarmouth Family Physician Pleads Guilty in Freeport Massage Company Sex Trafficking Probe
NEWS CENTER Maine · 12:59 PM · 1h ago
11-Year-Old Cyclist Struck by Driver Near Brighton Avenue; Minor Injuries Reported
Portland Press Herald · 12:05 PM · 1h ago
Portland Driver Had Green Light, Cellphone in Hand When He Hit 11-Year-Old Cyclist
Bangor Daily News · 11:15 AM · 2h ago
Cape Elizabeth Parking Ban Near Cliff House Beach Draws Complaints From Greater Portland Residents
Portland Press Herald · 1:55 PM · 5m ago
Cumberland County Prosecutors Drop Charge Against Yarmouth Doctor
Portland Press Herald · 12:46 PM · 1h ago
BUSINESS / REAL ESTATE
Maine Issued Permits for 7,500 Homes in 2025, First Statewide Snapshot Shows
Mainebiz · 9:22 AM · 4h ago
Maine Bars Bangor Wedding Caterer After Judge Calls Evidence 'Overwhelming'; Repayment Unlikely
Bangor Daily News · 1:02 PM · 58m ago
Rail Investment Flows Into Maine as Cross-Border Freight with Canada Grows
The Piscataquis Observer · 8:34 AM · 5h ago
The Only Grocery Store for Miles in Central Aroostook Heads to Foreclosure Auction
The County · 10:01 AM · 4h ago
NATIONAL STORIES WITH MAINE ANGLE
Collins Wants Guardrails on the Iran Deal; Both Sides Immediately Open Fire
The Maine Monitor · 9:40 AM · 4h ago
Outside GOP Spending Swamps Platner Campaign by $4.3 Million, Internal Memo Shows
The Hill · 12:33 PM · 1h ago
COURTS / COPS
Kennebunk Elementary Principal Resigns Following Police Investigation
Portland Press Herald · 10:41 AM · 3h ago
Norridgewock Man Hospitalized After Fentanyl Bust; Investigators Seize 324 Grams
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel · 1:33 PM · 27m ago
Maine Will Keep Defending Trans Athlete Policies After Supreme Court Upholds Bans in Other States
Maine Morning Star · 12:46 PM · 1h ago
Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship
Portland Press Herald · 10:48 AM · 3h ago
Lewiston Council Calls Special Session on Youth Gun Violence After Weeks of Shootings
The Maine Wire · 11:47 AM · 2h ago
Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Transgender Girls and Women in School Sports
Portland Press Herald · 10:15 AM · 3h ago
CULTURE / FOOD / EVENTS
Fire Departments Across the Country Write to Morrill After Andrew Cross Was Killed at Robbins Lumber
NEWS CENTER Maine · 7:19 PM · 18h ago
No Gas, No Problem: Portland Chefs Are Running Full Menus off Induction Cooktops
Portland Press Herald · 11:00 AM · 3h ago
AROUND MAINE
A Smell, A School, and a State Investigation
Midcoast Villager · 10:00 AM · 4h ago
Why Aroostook has become a ballooning hotspot
The County · 6:56 PM · 19h ago
Dead-end road to success: Out-of-the-way shop still crafting high-end shotguns 4 decades on
Harpswell Anchor · 11:29 AM · 1d ago
Characters of the County: Jakobi Hagar Thrives on Discipline and Detail
The Lincoln County News · 8:28 AM · 1d ago
Shead graduate and family to serve on hospital ship in Africa
The Quoddy Tides · 5:00 AM · 4d ago