Councilor-elect Doris Labranche and Councilors Fran Hudson and Mike Joseph are facing calls to step down after Bowman, among the only openly transgender town managers in the nation, resigned due to “hateful” rhetoric from councilors and residents.
Dylan Tusinski
Staff Writer
Dylan Tusinski is an investigative reporter with the Maine Trust for Local News' quick strike team, where his stories largely focus on money, drugs and government accountability. He has written about international drug trafficking rings, Maine's housing crisis, political polarization and much more. He previously worked for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville from 2023 to 2025. When he's not on the clock, Dylan can often be found at the nearest Grateful Dead cover band show or minor league hockey game.
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Revolutionary War veteran Asa Redington, one of Gen. George Washington’s guards, honored in Waterville
Redington, a member of Gen. George Washington’s elite Commander-in-Chief’s Guard during the first years of independence, was commemorated Monday by local and national historical groups.
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Hundreds turn out at Augusta Indoor Flea Market
Organizers say over 150 vendors and around 750 attendees turned out for the first day of the flea market at the Augusta Civic Center, which continued through Sunday afternoon.
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Winslow councilor-elect threatens resident with legal action over social media post
Doris Labranche, who won election to Winslow’s Town Council in the past week, said screenshots of her posting anti-transgender rhetoric were ‘taken out of context’ and threatened a resident with a cease and desist order for posting them online.
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Freedom carbon monoxide poisoning victims identified
Cansheng Zhao, 31, and Bolin Zhao, 31, both of Brooklyn, New York, died Oct. 22 at 555 Belfast Road as the result of a carbon monoxide leak, authorities say, at a property that had been busted for growing unregulated cannabis.
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Ruptured pipe sends 150,000 gallons of Winslow’s untreated sewage into Kennebec River
State officials say no action will be taken to remediate the spill, which occurred when a barge struck and punctured the pipe carrying all of Winslow’s untreated sewage beneath the Kennebec River.
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Winslow Town Manager Ella Bowman resigns, citing ‘hateful’ rhetoric from residents, councilors
Bowman, who says she is among the only openly transgender town managers in the nation, said heightened vitriol among constituents and town councilors prompted her sudden departure.
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Incumbent councilor, first-time candidate win Winslow council elections
Dale Macklin and Doris Labranche won election to two open seats on the Town Council amid a tumultuous year in Winslow’s politics.
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‘Our democracy in action’: High turnout reported as voters across central Maine flock to polls
Poll workers across the region dealt with lines of voters Tuesday, even after heavy absentee voting. ‘We want people to know their vote is safe, and it counts,’ said one official.
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Why are so few Mainers running for local office?
Voters Nov. 5 will find that many communities are having trouble filling municipal positions. Age, apathy and growing vitriol from the public are leaving their mark, officials say.