Maine Women's Basketball Goes to 2-0 in America East with 60-48 Win over Vermont

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January 7, 2024

Maine Women's Basketball Goes to 2-0 in America East with 60-48 Win over Vermont

The Maine Women’s Basketball Team improved to 2-0 in America East Conference play with a 60-48 win over Vermont on Saturday, January 6th in The Pit at UMaine.

Vermont led 14-12 at the end of the 1st Quarter, but the Black Bears led 29-26 at the Half. After a 20-10 3rd Quarter, Maine led 49-36.

Anne Simon led the way for Maine with her 10th straight double-double. She scored 20 points while ripping down 10 rebounds. Adrianna Smith had 15 points for the Black Bears.

Maine shot 21-51 (41.2 percent) from the field. They were just 2-12 from beyond the 3-point arc and were 16-22 from the free throw line.

Vermont was led by Keira Hanson with 20 points including 6 3-pointers. Emma Utterback had 11 points with 3 3-pointers.

The Catamounts were 18-57 (31.6 percent) from the field and 11-34 from beyond the 3-point arc. They were 1-4 from the free throw line.

Maine is now 9-7 overall and 2-0 in America East.

Vermont is also 9-7 overall and 1-1 in America East.

Maine will travel to Durham to play the University of New Hampshire on Thursday, January 11th. The game tips off at 6 p.m. with the pregame starting at 5:30 p.m.

Congratulations to Don Shields who broadcast his 500th career Black Bear Game on January 6th!

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Car catches fire on Maine Turnpike in Kennebunk

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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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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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