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City of Portland, Maine Approves New Outdoor Seating on Commercial St.

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2 years ago

May 8, 2024

City of Portland, Maine Approves New Outdoor Seating on Commercial St.

Now THIS is one of the cooler things I’ve seen a bar come up with in the Old Port in Portland. My good friends Roger & Zeke, who recently opened up the unique little dive bar that replaced Silver House called Porttown Public House, just recently got a very cool approval by the state of Maine for outside seating on Commercial St.

I’ve never seen anything like it, and I’m not just saying that because they’re my good friends. I remember 6 months ago they told me about the idea to create some kind of outside seating by the summertime, and 6 months later they delivered.

I was on a run downtown when I jogged past, stopped in my tracks, and said to myself “oh my god they actually did it”. It looks SO COOL, and it’s even cooler that they got the cities approval for the summertime. Check this out:

You’re wondering if there’s going to be any sports on here though, aren’t you. The answer is absolutely. The guys installed a couple mini TV’s right inside the windows you see pictured above just incase you can’t see the HUGE TV’s they have hanging on the walls inside. Tust me, you can absolutely see those very clear from the outside stools already.. I tested it hehe.

Roger Zeghibe, the owner, and my dear friend who is also the owner of a bigger staple pub in Boston, Beantown Pub, said “Krissy, it’s starting to look like a cooler run-off of Beantown Pub, and everybody loves the Beantown Pub!”. He’s not wrong. This summer will absolutely be one for the books here. Go show them some love and tell them Krissy told you to hehe.

Pictured above is Roger, and pictured below is the moment he told me he had a vision of creating outside seating for this bar 6 months ago! Cheers to getting a dream done guys!

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Car catches fire on Maine Turnpike in Kennebunk

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9 hours ago

May 31, 2026

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Car catches fire on Maine Turnpike in Kennebunk

KENNEBUNK, Maine (WGME) — A car caught on fire on the Maine turnpike Saturday.

It happened in Kennebunk in the southbound lanes of the turnpike.

A car caught on fire on the Maine turnpike Saturday. (Courtesy of Kennebunk Fire Rescue)

You can see a large cloud of black smoke coming from the scene.

Nobody was hurt.

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Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames.

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In Maine governor’s race, connection is preferable to cronyism | Letter

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20 hours ago

May 31, 2026

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In Maine governor’s race, connection is preferable to cronyism | Letter

After Maine’s first Democratic gubernatorial debate, I commented that the candidates seemed to be vying with each other to be agreeable. Would it last? Back then, I thought I’d be happy with any of them as Maine’s next governor.

Not so now, as I observe the cronyism of Shenna Bellows, Troy Jackson and Hannah Pingree, whose plan to rank each other when they vote provides a blueprint for gaming the ranked-choice voting system in the primary. The political insiders are forming an alliance against the outsiders, Nirav Shah and Angus King III.

Shah’s campaign responded that it would stay focused on winning voters’ support, a more principled approach, in my estimation.

I prefer a governor who listens and learns from his constituents over one experienced at alliances and deal-making. I want integrity and leadership, not manipulation and exclusion.

I no longer believe that Bellows, Jackson or Pingree would make a good governor.

Moriah Freeman
Brunswick

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WSJ: Maine Senate candidate’s wife says she found explicit texts on his phone

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1 day ago

May 30, 2026

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WSJ: Maine Senate candidate’s wife says she found explicit texts on his phone

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – A Wall Street Journal article reports that Amy Gertner, the wife of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, told campaign aides she found sexually explicit text messages on Platner’s phone after he launched his bid for office last year.

According to the report, Gertner disclosed the messages while aides were conducting opposition research, and she asked a campaign aide to review what Platner had sent—reportedly to several women—to determine whether it could become a liability for his campaign.

The Wall Street Journal reports Gertner believed she was confiding in someone she considered a friend.

The article also states the couple discussed the messages in marriage counseling.

In a statement from Gertner provided by the Platner campaign, she wrote that they have gone through counseling and that their marriage today “is stronger than ever before.”

Amy Gertner provided a statement through the Platner campaign.

“I confided deeply personal details about my marriage to someone I considered a friend. In the months since, I have had to watch as she spread malicious gossip to anyone who would take her call. I trusted this person with the most private chapter of our lives – the early days of our marriage before any campaign was on our mind – and I am deeply hurt by her betrayal and the invasion of our privacy.

“It is no secret that Graham and I have struggled on our fertility journey. We did the hard work that marriage requires. We went to counseling. We were honest with each other in ways that weren’t easy. And we came through it, not in spite of how much we’ve been through, but because of how much we love each other and the life we’ve built. Our marriage today is stronger than ever before.

“I know who Graham is. I know the man I married and the husband he has been to me on the best and the worst days of my life. That hasn’t changed, and it won’t.” – Amy Gertner

Platner and Gertner married in 2024, according to the report.

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