Author: Stephanie Wittenbach

Stephanie Wittenbach is a reporter for The Maine Wire based in Bangor, Maine. She grew up in Los Angeles, California and graduated from Emerson College. She can be reached at wittenbach@themainewire.com

Former President Donald Trump said Monday he’s ready to release all remaining files related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. “I released a lot, as you know. And I will release everything else,” former Trump said of the JFK files, in an interview Monday with The Messenger. This comes after Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nephew of the late President Kennedy, blamed the CIA for his uncle’s assassination in 1963. The Democratic presidential candidate made the controversial remarks during an interview with John Catsimatidis on his WABC 770 AM show Cats Roundtable in early May. “I think there is…

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A controversial bill that would prevent Maine law enforcement from cooperating with other states if out-of-state minors have come to Maine seeking sex-change procedures or medical treatments drew closer to passage Friday. Supporters of LD 1735, “An Act to Safeguard Gender Affirming Healthcare,” believe the measure will protect minors who come to Maine from states that have banned child sex-change surgeries and hormone therapies, like puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. In theory, minors who live in Kentucky, Mississippi, or other states that have prohibited minors from undergoing sex-change surgeries or receiving puberty blockers would be able to come to Maine…

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