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Graham Platner gets a lift from friendly Maine crowd after week of damage control in Senate campaign

Graham Platner has been met by an enthusiastic and supportive crowd at a town hall-style event in Maine.

 

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Graham Platner says Maine voters will ‘have my back’ despite scandals ahead of Senate primary

Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, insists voters will support him despite controversies about his past.

 

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Graham Platner denies an ex-girlfriend’s report that he once twisted her arm, held her in a room

An ex-girlfriend alleges U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner repeatedly grabbed her hard enough to leave marks, pulled her from a cab by the wrist, and, in one incident, twisted her arm behind her back and held her in a room when they dated more than a decade ago.

 

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Sen. Bernie Sanders stands by Graham Platner after controversy over sexually explicit texts

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he is standing by Graham Platner in the wake of media reports that the Maine Senate candidate previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women.

 

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Trump’s DOJ sues 4 Democratic-run states over denying undercover license plates for federal agents

State officials are defending their policies of limiting the issuance undercover license plates to federal immigration authorities after President Donald Trump’s administration sued them over the matter.

 

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Investigators say fatal Maine lumber mill fire was accidental and started in silo

Authorities say the fire and subsequent explosion at a Maine lumber mill that killed a firefighter and injured a dozen other people was accidental and originated at the base of a silo.

 

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner stands by ad slamming Red Sox over private equity

Graham Platner began Memorial Day weekend by releasing an ad on the cable station that airs Boston Red Sox games accusing team owners of ruining the storied franchise.

 

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Maine’s transgender sports initiative halted by invalid signatures

Maine’s secretary of state says an initiative intended to limit transgender students’ ability to participate in sports has been removed from the ballot because of invalid signatures.

 

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Judges in Maine and Wisconsin dismiss Justice Department’s attempts to force turnover of voter rolls

Federal judges in Maine and Wisconsin have dismissed lawsuits filed by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking to compel the states to hand over voter registration information to the federal government.

 

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Eastern US sweats through another hot day before rain, cold move in

Wednesday has been another hot day across the eastern U.S. That comes a day after several spots broke daily heat records.

 

Firefighter killed, 11 injured in lumber mill explosion and massive fire in Maine

A large fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Maine’s midcoast region has killed a firefighter and injured at least 11 other people.

 

Vance promotes Trump administration’s work to counter fraud while criticizing Democrats in Maine

Vice President JD Vance is highlighting the Trump administration’s efforts to combat fraud in a visit to Maine ahead of the state’s primary elections for several high-profile races.

 

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Republican Sen. Susan Collins discloses her longtime tremor after scrutiny in Maine’s Senate race

Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins says she has long had a condition called an essential tremor. Collins says the condition is benign and does not interfere with her duties in Washington as she’s in the midst of a tough reelection fight.

 

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Endangered whale protections may be delayed to 2035 under Trump-backed plan

President Donald Trump’s administration supports a proposal to delay rules to protect a vanishing species of whale in favor of commercial fishing interests.

 

Maine 18-year-old charged in death of paddleboarder ruled competent to stand trial

A Maine judge has ruled an 18-year-old man charged with murder in the killing of a paddleboarder is competent to stand trial.

 

Maine Gov. Mills drops Democratic US Senate bid against Platner, lamenting a lack of campaign funds

Democratic Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner says he hopes to work with Gov. Janet Mills to turn Republican Sen.

 

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Janet Mills has the resume for her Senate bid. Is that enough to win over Maine’s Democratic voters?

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has decades of experience in public office and the backing of the party establishment as she seeks the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate.

 

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Rare two-colored lobster caught by fishermen off Cape Cod donated to aquarium

A Cape Cod seafood company has donated a rare two-colored lobster to a science center, sparing the critter from the kettle because of its remarkable coloration.

 

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Farmers in Vermont expected a sheep to have twins. She ended up having rare sextuplets

A sheep at Clover & Bee Farm in Underhill, Vermont, gave birth to a rare batch of six lambs earlier this month.

 

Nation’s first state moratorium on data centers vetoed by Maine’s governor

Maine’s Democratic governor has vetoed what would have been the country’s first state moratorium on the construction of data centers.

 

The data center boom meets resistance in Maine as lawmakers pass a yearlong freeze

Maine’s legislature has passed the nation’s first statewide moratorium on energy-hungry data centers.

 

New Yorkers flock to Manhattan park for lovable woodcocks’ bobbing strut

American woodcocks continue to attract onlookers in a New York City park. The curious birds are known for their bobbing walks and kazoo-like calls.

 

A project to save rural synagogues grows from Maine to Montana

The Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College is growing as Passover ends this year. It’s located at Colby, the Maine liberal arts school.

 

How Graham Platner is using trivia games and happy hours to help power his Maine Senate campaign

Democrat Graham Platner is attracting support for his Maine Senate campaign from voters willing to forgive his past transgressions and embrace his populist message.

 

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Navy shipyard workers approve a contract deal with Bath Iron Works, ending weeklong strike

Hundreds of employees at one of the U.S. Navy’s biggest shipbuilding contractors have voted to approve a deal with Bath Iron Works, ending a weeklong strike.

 

One of the largest salt mines in the world exists under Lake Erie

The Whiskey Island salt mine in Cleveland is critically important to providing enough road salt to keep streets safe during the harsh winters of the Northeast and Great Lakes states.

 

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Hundreds go on strike at major Navy shipbuilder in Maine over wages and benefits

Hundreds of designers, clerks and technicians are on strike in Maine at one of the U.S. Navy’s largest shipbuilding contractors.

 

Mills and Platner spar over attack ad in intensification of Maine primary to face Susan Collins

Democratic U.S. Senate hopefuls Gov. Janet Mills and Graham Platner are sparring over an advertisement released by the Mills campaign criticizing Platner’s past online comments.

 

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Scientists made a breakthrough in the study of whale sounds. Here’s a look at the numbers

Researchers on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the discovery could help scientists understand how the animals communicate.

 

Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean

Researchers say the discovery of the oldest known recordings of whale sounds could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate.

 

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