Alex Seitz-Wald

Just in — Bellows responds:

The move appears to make Bellows the first Democratic elected official threatened with impeachment over opposition to Donald Trump and his policies in his second term.

Maine GOP Proposed Impeaching Secretary of State Over ICE Snub Republican legislative leaders demanded action after Shenna Bellows declined to grant undercover license plates to ICE agents.

SCOOP: Maine GOP Leaders Proposed Impeaching Sec. State Shenna Bellows Over ICE Snub.

Republican legislative leaders demanded action after she declined to grant undercover license plates to ICE agents. www.midcoastvillager.com/news/maine-g...

District Attorney: ICE Raids are Unnecessary and Unwanted Natasha Irving said unjustified violence against people in her district will not go unanswered.

NEW: Maine District Attorney says ICE raids are "unnecessary and unwanted," and are "terrorizing" her constituents.

"Maine is the safest state in the country...do not bring violence and chaos to our doorstep." www.midcoastvillager.com/news/publics...

FEC.gov contribution details from Sara Gideon's campaign account: Indicates two $2,000 donations to Janet Mills's campaign account.

Sara Gideon's 2020 campaign sent $4,000 to Janet Mills in Q4. (h/t @aseitzwald.bsky.social).

Also: Hard to tell for sure from the raw data but it *looks* like Gideon's campaign made more in interest on her approx $3.3M stash in Q4 than she gave to candidates/charities.

Beyond gross. #MEpolitics

EXCLUSIVE: In her first-ever interview, Graham Platner's wife, Amy Gertner, reveals to the @midcoastvillager.bsky.social that she and her husband are traveling to Norway for IVF treatments in the middle of the campaign after finding U.S. options unaffordable. www.midcoastvillager.com/news/health/...

The Streisand Effect working overtime today.

I can imagine. My dad got a place in (and then later movedFT to) a CO mountain town that was still recovering from the mining bust. Then we watched it explode with wealth. Telluride! My half-sister used to ride horses across what is now downtown Mountain Villager. Maine somehow stays Maine (for now)

I miss Nor-man Gold-Man (as he always pronounced it on air)! Been a few years since I last saw or spoke to him, but he was thoroughly enjoying retirement in LA. Loved doing the show, but it was a lot of time in a studio every day. He took me and my wife to dinner at the Magic Castle and seemed great

Hey political reporter friends, burnt out on DC and looking for a change? The @bangordailynews.bsky.social is looking for a Senior Political Reporter. www.journalismjobs.com/1692129-seni...

Why I don't think AI can ever really replace reporters: It can't bring new information into the world, only help you access what is already out there.

What makes me optimistic about the future of local news, despite the bleak present. From my convo with @oknox.bsky.social. www.usnews.com/news/u-s-new...
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Q&A: Rural Maine Newspaper Editor Alex Seitz-Wald | The Daily Yonder Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a

Catching up after Thanksgiving:

Sat down with @aseitzwald.bsky.social of The Midcoast Villager for last week’s Q&A in @dailyyonder.bsky.social. We talked shop about rural news, earning trust, and what to make of the media industry in 2025.

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Susan Collins signs petition being circulated to put a referendum on the Maine ballot in 2026 barring trans students from school bathrooms and sports teams of the gender they identify with.

Tune in to @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social tomorrow to catch the @midcoastvillager.bsky.social newspaper and cafe in their pre-Thanksgiving food issue!

Sigh, billions wasted on the billionaires. I would be good at being a billionaire and just chilling out!

They’re telling us there’s a chance: Why the debate nonqualifiers won’t quit (yet) Why the longest long shots of the still-bloated 2020 Democratic presidential field say they're staying in the fray.

"There is nothing to do there except work. Seriously, there's no recreational activities,” Steyer said.

Fun guy!

Link: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

I once asked Tom Steyer why he wasn’t on a beach in Fiji sipping Mai Thais, like I would if I had a billion dollars.

“If I were in Fiji sipping a Mai Tai, I would be despondent.”

OK, not a beach guy. What about chilling on his gorgeous 1,800-acre cattle ranch?

A local brewery had invited @SenatorCollins @JanetMillsforME and @grahamformaine to a drinking contest. Please please make this happen! Democracy demands it.

Alex Seitz-Wald left broadcast news for a local Maine paper. The 2026 campaign won’t let him escape the national scene. - The Boston Globe The Globe spoke to Alex Seitz-Wald about transitioning from NBC to the Midcoast Villager — and how coverage of Graham Platner’s controversial US Senate campaign bridged the gap.

Pleasure chatting with @aidanryan.bsky.social about leaving national politics for local news in Maine and getting sucked right back into the campaign drama.

Great questions about the dynamics between local and national news. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/11/b...

I picked a hell of a year to move to Maine to retire from national politics.

BREAKING: Rep. Jared Golden announces he won't seek reelection: "I don’t fear losing. What has become apparent to me is that I now dread the prospect of winning."

www.midcoastvillager.com/voices/opini...

DO NOT CONGRATULATE:

BREAKING: Former Maine college student wins New York City mayoral race.

Took my daughter to vote with me before school, which was convenient because the whole town votes in her school’s gym.

This is better than fine.

Opinion | I Thought Graham Platner Was Finished. What I Saw in Maine Changed My Mind.

I've long been a fan of @michellegoldberg.bsky.social but especially appreciate her candidness about the evolution of her thinking on Graham Platner after coming to Maine and seeing what's happening on the ground. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...

Here’s the NYT story and here’s the entirety of Mamdani references on Bowdoin’s website. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

A Bowdoin grad is about to maybe become the next mayor of New York, but you wouldn't know it from the college itself, which has made no mention of Zohran Mamdani's campaign on its website, frustrating some alumni.

As one quipped, the NYT wrote about Mamdani’s ties to Bowdoin before Bowdoin did.

Maybe I'll have to eat these words, but every day I drive to work and check if the Platner yard signs are still there from the day before. Yup. And every day for the past week, I've tried to find a voter who supported Platner but have since abandoned him — haven't found one yet.