Ben Bragdon – Page 58 – Centralmaine.com

Staff Writer

Ben Bragdon is managing editor of the Sun Journal. Prior to that, he was deputy managing editor for news at the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Ben was previously editorial page editor for those newspapers and Central Maine Sunday for more than 10 years. Before that, he was managing editor for weekly newspapers at Current Publishing in Westbrook. He began his career as a reporter at the Piscataquis Observer in Dover-Foxcroft and editor at the Moosehead Messenger in Greenville. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Boston University.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: Despite the divisive rhetoric, local schools and communities are not at odds

February 25, 2023February 24, 2023

Chicago Tribune (TNS)

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Maddie Ripley’s win a victory for all those who paved the way

by The Editorial Board February 24, 2023February 23, 2023

Ripley, the first girl to win a wrestling state title in Maine, shares her victory with Lisa Nowak and others who fought to overcome sexism.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: We shouldn’t need body bags to learn from Ohio’s train disaster

by Faye Flam February 21, 2023February 19, 2023

Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Deadly Force Review Panel report doesn’t shed enough light

by The Editorial Board February 19, 2023February 17, 2023

The Maine Deadly Force Review Panel was created in 2019 to answer the toughest of questions raised when a police officer shoots someone: Was the shooting, even if legally justified, at all avoidable? In its third annual report, released last month, the panel lays out clearly how access to health care can keep someone from […]

Op-Eds, Opinion

Community Compass: Mooring rules in Winthrop about safety, public access

by Elizabeth Peters February 18, 2023February 17, 2023

For almost two years the same small group of people have made accusations, stacked town meetings with spouses and family members, and worked to pressure the town of Winthrop to repeal the mooring ordinance. A few even ran for town council. This small troupe are doing this to protect what they perceive as their “grandfathered” […]