Ben Bragdon – Page 88 – Centralmaine.com

Staff Writer

Ben Bragdon is managing editor of the Sun Journal. Prior to that, he was deputy managing editor for news at the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Ben was previously editorial page editor for those newspapers and Central Maine Sunday for more than 10 years. Before that, he was managing editor for weekly newspapers at Current Publishing in Westbrook. He began his career as a reporter at the Piscataquis Observer in Dover-Foxcroft and editor at the Moosehead Messenger in Greenville. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Boston University.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Judge’s ruling should change handling of police misconduct records

by The Editorial Board June 2, 2022June 1, 2022

It is clearly in the public’s interest to know the details when police officers are disciplined.

Deadline for June 14 endorsement letters

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

All candidate endorsement letters for the June 14 election must be received by 5 p.m. on Monday, June 6. Please send letters of no more than 150 words, along with your name, home address and phone number for verification, to: [email protected]

Op-Eds, Opinion

Ramesh Ponnuru: The gun debate needs to break old patterns

May 31, 2022May 30, 2022

Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Compass: Gov. Mills has led efforts to truly support veterans

by John Schneck Special to Central Maine Newspapers May 30, 2022

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. As a veteran of the U.S. Navy who served in Vietnam, I often set aside time to remember the honorable people who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and how much I miss them to this very day. It is also an opportunity to reflect — not […]

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Every fallen soldier’s family deserves a grave to visit on Memorial Day

by The Editorial Board May 30, 2022May 27, 2022

The remains of Richard G. Salsbury, who was killed in action in World War II, were recently returned to Canaan, part of an effort to identify the remains of tens of thousands of missing service members.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Paul Mills: Linn Wells and the Monday Memorial Day

by Paul Mills May 30, 2022May 30, 2022

Linn Wells pulled no punches. It was Saturday, May 30, 1970. The longtime Bowdoin coach, eight-year Navy veteran and television sportscaster was outraged. Now station manager and “roving reporter” for Farmington’s WKTJ, Wells was broadcasting from an event in his hometown of Wilton being conducted in defiance of a new state law. He had nothing […]