Shawn Patrick Ouellette
@shawnpouellette.bsky.social
Mainer, Photojournalist at the Portland Press Herald
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Why this federal shutdown could be different for Maine
Why this federal shutdown could be different for Maine
Unlike in the past, the state has not received any details about which departments or services would be affected, Gov. Janet Mills said.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Why this federal shutdown could be different for Maine
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City staff spent months reaching out to social service partners, churches and private shelters, unsuccessfully seeking a downtown location for this winter. Now, the city finds itself left with a spot that officials, advocates and homeless people all agree is not ideal.
Portland’s plan for winter warming shelter draws concern, but options are limited
City staff spent months reaching out to social service partners, churches and private shelters, unsuccessfully seeking a downtown location for this winter. Now, the city finds itself left with a spot ...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
City staff spent months reaching out to social service partners, churches and private shelters, unsuccessfully seeking a downtown location for this winter. Now, the city finds itself left with a spot that officials, advocates and homeless people all agree is not ideal.
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Central Maine Power has filed its 5-year infrastructure plan, which includes rate changes that would increase an average Maine household's monthly bill by about $17 next year. While state officials have condemned the proposal, CMP argues it's necessary to ensure reliability. @pressherald.com
CMP bills could rise up to $35 per month under 5-year plan
But the utility says those distribution cost increases will come around the same time that other, temporary charges expire, so the actual change in customers' bills could be much less.
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September 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Central Maine Power has filed its 5-year infrastructure plan, which includes rate changes that would increase an average Maine household's monthly bill by about $17 next year. While state officials have condemned the proposal, CMP argues it's necessary to ensure reliability. @pressherald.com
A surfer falls from his board as a large wave he was surfing comes crashing down Friday at Higgins Beach, Scarborough.
August 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A surfer falls from his board as a large wave he was surfing comes crashing down Friday at Higgins Beach, Scarborough.
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The job market weakened sharply during the late spring and early summer as Trump's tariffs began to take effect. Trump responded by calling for the firing of a key labor statistician.
Trump calls for firing of senior Labor official after job market weakens in July
Trump called for the firing of the Labor statistics official after data earlier showed employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, while job gains for the previous two months were largely erased.
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August 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The job market weakened sharply during the late spring and early summer as Trump's tariffs began to take effect. Trump responded by calling for the firing of a key labor statistician.
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Rick Carlisle was only at the University of Maine two seasons, but his coach with the Black Bears still considers him a Black Bear. My column:
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Only 2 years in Orono, but Rick Carlisle is still a Black Bear to his old coach
Skip Chappelle remains close to the best player he coached with the Black Bears, Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle.
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July 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Rick Carlisle was only at the University of Maine two seasons, but his coach with the Black Bears still considers him a Black Bear. My column:
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Maine is home to several hundred people with roots in Iran who are now wrestling with the U.S. bombing of 3 nuclear facilities last weekend.
Mainers from Iran reflect on recent U.S. bombing of native land
Maine is home to several hundred people with roots in Iran who are now wrestling with the U.S. bombing of 3 nuclear facilities last weekend.
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June 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Maine is home to several hundred people with roots in Iran who are now wrestling with the U.S. bombing of 3 nuclear facilities last weekend.
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My first column from tonight's NBA draft in Brooklyn. I'll have another later. #mesports #NBADraft
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Cooper Flagg mania takes center stage in Brooklyn
The 18-year-old from Newport, Maine, is the indisputable toast of the NBA draft.
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June 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
My first column from tonight's NBA draft in Brooklyn. I'll have another later. #mesports #NBADraft
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Lucas Segóbia and his long-time friend, Marcos Henrique, were on their way to a worksite outside Portland. Segóbia was coming back from a DJ show in New Jersey when a Maine state trooper stopped them because the car’s license plate was not in the center of the car.
Searsport woman says she is desperately trying to find fiancé held by Border Patrol
Lucas Segóbia and Marcos Henrique were taken into custody Monday night after a traffic stop and have been shuffled between jails this week.
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May 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Lucas Segóbia and his long-time friend, Marcos Henrique, were on their way to a worksite outside Portland. Segóbia was coming back from a DJ show in New Jersey when a Maine state trooper stopped them because the car’s license plate was not in the center of the car.
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In Senate speech, Angus King invokes Margaret Chase Smith’s ‘Declaration,’ warns of current ‘crisis’
In Senate speech, Angus King invokes Margaret Chase Smith’s ‘Declaration,’ warns of current ‘crisis’
Citing Smith's 1950 'Declaration of Conscience' address, King said the issue is not President Donald Trump's agenda, but his apparent attempts to centralize power, including by 'ignoring the Constitut...
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April 30, 2025 at 10:28 AM
In Senate speech, Angus King invokes Margaret Chase Smith’s ‘Declaration,’ warns of current ‘crisis’
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Businesses in Portland’s Monument Square say safety concerns are growing
Businesses in Portland’s Monument Square say safety concerns are growing
Calls to police have more than doubled over the past 2 months compared to prior years, prompting city officials to look for ways to implement more routine patrols.
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April 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Businesses in Portland’s Monument Square say safety concerns are growing
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“For the administration to abruptly cancel grants and slash federal funding with little or no justification clearly puts our nation’s leadership in biomedical research in jeopardy,” Collins said in an interview this week. “It must be reversed.”
Collins criticizes Trump administration over scientific research cuts
The Senate Appropriations Committee, which Collins chairs, is holding a hearing Wednesday morning with top scientists affected by the cuts, including a researcher from MDI Bio Lab in Maine
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April 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“For the administration to abruptly cancel grants and slash federal funding with little or no justification clearly puts our nation’s leadership in biomedical research in jeopardy,” Collins said in an interview this week. “It must be reversed.”
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Proposed autism registry is ‘dangerous,’ Maine disability rights activists say
Proposed autism registry is ‘dangerous,’ Maine disability rights activists say
The Trump administration has announced a sweeping autism study that will use private medical records from federal and commercial databases.
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April 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Proposed autism registry is ‘dangerous,’ Maine disability rights activists say
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He coached Falmouth tennis for 53 years. Bob McCully now says his time is done.
He coached Falmouth tennis for 53 years. Bob McCully now says his time is done.
The career of the longtime Falmouth High boys tennis coach should be celebrated.
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April 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
He coached Falmouth tennis for 53 years. Bob McCully now says his time is done.
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As Maine’s battle with the Trump administration over transgender student athletes intensifies and enters the courts, legal experts say the consequences could be huge — and extend far beyond Maine.
Maine’s battle with Trump over Title IX could have national consequences
The way the Trump administration has approached the Title IX probes in Maine has been unusual, legal experts told The Maine Monitor, citing both the speed and lack of procedure.
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April 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
As Maine’s battle with the Trump administration over transgender student athletes intensifies and enters the courts, legal experts say the consequences could be huge — and extend far beyond Maine.
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Glad to see a respected news guy take the helm at the National Trust for Local News.
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Nonprofit owner of Maine newspapers hires new CEO
Tom Wiley, the president and publisher of The Buffalo News, will take over leadership of the National Trust for Local News.
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April 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Glad to see a respected news guy take the helm at the National Trust for Local News.
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I'll keep my skis out then.
I’m putting my snow shovels away today, so I am apologizing in advance for any freaky Maine snowy weather we have in the future!
April 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I'll keep my skis out then.
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Gov. Janet Mills didn’t hold back Monday. “Even a fifth grade civics student” knows the president can’t create laws through social media posts or executive orders, Mills said. “He’s not allowed to do that.”
Gov. Janet Mills blasts President Donald Trump on national TV
The Maine governor went on MSNBC's Morning Joe to talk about the state's legal battles with the Trump administration.
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April 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Gov. Janet Mills didn’t hold back Monday. “Even a fifth grade civics student” knows the president can’t create laws through social media posts or executive orders, Mills said. “He’s not allowed to do that.”