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Platner Withdraws from Senate Race, Leaving Door Open for New Candidate to Step In

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Bangor and Augusta Tax Assistance Centers Now Reopened

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DOJ Warns States: Election Officials Could Face Criminal Prosecution Over Noncitizen Voting

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Rep. Katrina Smith Seeks Ethics Review of Speaker Ryan Fecteau’s Housing Authority Employment

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I Covered Graham Platner Up Close. What I Saw Was a Campaign Built on Image, Excuses and a Democratic Party Willing to Look Away.

By Jon FetherstonJuly 9, 20266 Politics
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Opinion: Maine Democrats Give It to Platner Good and Hard, but Not in a Gay Way

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Platner’s Exit Throws Maine Democrats Into Turmoil as Party Scrambles to Pick New U.S. Senate Nominee

By Jon FetherstonJuly 8, 202612 Maine and New England
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Opinion: Graham Platner’s Collapse Is a Maine Embarrassment and a National Democratic Scandal

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Historic Rockland Schooner Sinks In New York Harbor On Bowdoin College Alum Zohran Mamdani’s Watch

By Ted CohenJuly 8, 20269 News
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Platner’s Support Collapses, but Where Were His Democratic Allies When the Warning Signs Were Already There?

By Jon FetherstonJuly 8, 20269 News
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Platner Campaign Urgently Hiring Research Director Responsible for “Defense Strategies” In Job Listing Posted Day After Rape Allegation

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Bangor and Augusta Tax Assistance Centers Now Reopened

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DOJ Warns States: Election Officials Could Face Criminal Prosecution Over Noncitizen Voting

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Rep. Katrina Smith Seeks Ethics Review of Speaker Ryan Fecteau’s Housing Authority Employment

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Platner’s Handpicked Successor For U.S. Senate Once Sandbagged Housing For The Poor

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Bangor Man Arrested for Firing Rifle at Woman During Altercation at His Home

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Opinion: Maine Democrats Give It to Platner Good and Hard, but Not in a Gay Way

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Platner’s Handpicked Successor For U.S. Senate Once Sandbagged Housing For The Poor

By Ted CohenJuly 9, 20267 News
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Opinion: Maine Democrats Give It to Platner Good and Hard, but Not in a Gay Way

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Opinion: Graham Platner’s Collapse Is a Maine Embarrassment and a National Democratic Scandal

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Platner’s Support Collapses, but Where Were His Democratic Allies When the Warning Signs Were Already There?

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Bangor and Augusta Tax Assistance Centers Now Reopened

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DOJ Warns States: Election Officials Could Face Criminal Prosecution Over Noncitizen Voting

By Jon FetherstonJuly 9, 2026

Rep. Katrina Smith Seeks Ethics Review of Speaker Ryan Fecteau’s Housing Authority Employment

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By Ted CohenJuly 9, 2026

Bangor Man Arrested for Firing Rifle at Woman During Altercation at His Home

By Seamus OthotJuly 9, 2026

Opinion: Maine Democrats Give It to Platner Good and Hard, but Not in a Gay Way

By Tom ShattuckJuly 8, 20262K Views

Platner’s Exit Throws Maine Democrats Into Turmoil as Party Scrambles to Pick New U.S. Senate Nominee

By Jon FetherstonJuly 8, 2026

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By Seamus OthotJuly 8, 20261K Views

Historic Rockland Schooner Sinks In New York Harbor On Bowdoin College Alum Zohran Mamdani’s Watch

By Ted CohenJuly 8, 20262K Views

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By Jon FetherstonJuly 8, 2026

Bangor Signs $95k Contract for Robots to Scan Sidewalks for ADA Compliance

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