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Junior hockey: Maine Nordiques battle past New Jersey Titans

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2 years ago

January 21, 2024

Two players selected earlier in the week for the NAHL Top Prospects Tournament lifted the Maine Nordiques to a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Titans in an East Division game at the Middletown Ice World in Middletown, New Jersey, Saturday night..

“It was a war tonight,” Nick Skerlick said. “It took every ounce to make things happen. I think the kids did a pretty damn good job to the criticism we gave them last night.”

Charles Tardif scored in the first period, while Tomek Haula scored the game-winning goal for Maine (27-9-4) midway through the third.

The league’s Top Prospects Tournament is scheduled for early February, and Tardif and Haula are slated to be joined by teammates JP Steele and Aiden Dixon.

“I want to note I really am proud of Charles Tardif with his 25th goal of the season, which ranks the highest for most regular season goals for a Maine Nordique,” Skerlick said. “I thought Tomek Haula was really good, and he was really good defensively as well.”

Stefan Owens had 24 goals during the 2020-21 regular season.

Jake Bernadet, Kellen Murphy, Shane Kozlina and David Helledy all recorded assists for the Nordiques.

Dominick Rivelli scored late in the second period for New Jersey (19-15-2, 40 points), with Dominik Bartecko and Odlin Ford setting the tally up.

Carter Richardson stopped 32 shots for the victory and Dylan Krick had 28 saves for the Titans.

Skerlick said he liked the effort of both of his goalies this weekend. Thomas Heaney got the start in Friday’s 5-2 loss. Skerlick was pleased with his defensemen also.

“Both goalies played outstanding all weekend. I want to give credit to Tommy, too,” Skerlick said. “… At the end of the day, he played outstanding, and Carter was really good tonight. Those guys were special for us all weekend. I want to give credit to JP Steele; I want to give credit to all the defensemen tonight — Seth Murch was incredible. It was a full defensive effort tonight.”

Maine caps its 10-game road trip when it takes on the Johnstown Tomahawks next Friday and Saturday.

“We are really going to focus on team energy this week and sticking with each other because I feel this road trip, being on the road, being with each other all the time I feel created a few blemishes between teammates when things get tough,” Skerlick said. “We’re really going to stick to our details, team bonding, and family first before heading to play the most physical team in the division.”

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Car catches fire on Maine Turnpike in Kennebunk

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8 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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18 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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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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