U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner and Maine gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson will join Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at 2 events over Memorial Day weekend.
Drew Johnson
Staff Writer
Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Pleasant Mountain and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a “Vacationlander”, Drew adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in 2021.
Posted inMaine, News
A Maine fisherman was lost at sea. His loved ones want to bring him home.
Freeman Short, an Aroostook County native, was 1 of 7 people aboard the Lily Jean when the fishing vessel sank off Massachusetts in January. His body was never found.
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Posted inMaine, News
Frost advisory issued for parts of south-central Maine
The National Weather Service warns temperatures could hover just above freezing in some areas Friday night into Saturday morning.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Maine State Police make arrest in 1987 killing of Alice Hawkes
Stephen Bouchard, 63, of Winslow, has been charged with murder in the death of his then-girlfriend almost 40 years after her body was found at their Westbrook apartment.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Susan Collins discloses medical condition
Maine’s 5-term senator says she has had a benign essential tremor throughout her career in the Senate and that it does not impact her work.
Posted inMaine, News
12-year-old reported missing found safe
The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office report she was found safe.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Graham Platner, supporters celebrate as Janet Mills ends U.S. Senate bid
With the governor out of the race, Platner is turning his attention to a likely general election matchup against Susan Collins.
Posted inMaine, News
State police investigating death of missing Thomaston man
Darryl Sanborn, 64, was last seen in Waldoboro on April 5.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Graham Platner and his wife announce miscarriage
The U.S. Senate candidate and his wife, Amy Gertner, had traveled to Norway for fertility treatments.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Judge gives Maine 30 days to review validity of trans referendum signatures
Earlier this week, the Office of the Maine Attorney General conceded that up to 3,014 signatures backing a referendum on trans participation in school sports might be invalid.