Alex Seitz-Wald
@aseitzwald.bsky.social
Small town newspaper editor in Midcoast Maine, former national political reporter for NBC News. Dad, Bearded-American, collector of hobbies.
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."
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November 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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."
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DO NOT CONGRATULATE:
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
DO NOT CONGRATULATE:
Took my daughter to vote with me before school, which was convenient because the whole town votes in her school’s gym.
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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.
October 31, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is better than fine.
Here’s the NYT story and here’s the entirety of Mamdani references on Bowdoin’s website. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
October 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Here’s the NYT story and here’s the entirety of Mamdani references on Bowdoin’s website. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Despite everything, this room is absolutely packed for Graham Platner in Damariscotta.
October 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Despite everything, this room is absolutely packed for Graham Platner in Damariscotta.
Good added context about the @midcoastvillager.bsky.social here that didn't make it into the NYT. We're building on a rich history of small-town news innovation here -- and have plenty of Village Soup momentoes around the office.
October 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Good added context about the @midcoastvillager.bsky.social here that didn't make it into the NYT. We're building on a rich history of small-town news innovation here -- and have plenty of Village Soup momentoes around the office.
Thanks for this, Dan! Great added context. I read your book last year, great primer for my new role.
And thought you'd appreciate these old signs sitting in our hallway waiting to be hung. (That's "The Free Press" poking out from behind the Village Soup one)
And thought you'd appreciate these old signs sitting in our hallway waiting to be hung. (That's "The Free Press" poking out from behind the Village Soup one)
October 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Thanks for this, Dan! Great added context. I read your book last year, great primer for my new role.
And thought you'd appreciate these old signs sitting in our hallway waiting to be hung. (That's "The Free Press" poking out from behind the Village Soup one)
And thought you'd appreciate these old signs sitting in our hallway waiting to be hung. (That's "The Free Press" poking out from behind the Village Soup one)
Me peepin’ leaves right now
October 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Me peepin’ leaves right now
This ME-Sen poll and this account are fake. No such poll on Emerson Polling's website or X feed. And take a close look at the account's handle: @PoliticPollss when the real one it's impersonating is @Politics_Polls.
October 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This ME-Sen poll and this account are fake. No such poll on Emerson Polling's website or X feed. And take a close look at the account's handle: @PoliticPollss when the real one it's impersonating is @Politics_Polls.
Nothing but respect for MY ballroom! 🇺🇸 🫡
October 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Nothing but respect for MY ballroom! 🇺🇸 🫡
The UAW just endorsed Graham Platner, the day after Gov. Janet Mills jumped into the race for Maine Senate.
October 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The UAW just endorsed Graham Platner, the day after Gov. Janet Mills jumped into the race for Maine Senate.
🚨🍻🦞 NEWS: Maine Beer Company co-founder Dan Kleban
suspends his short-lived Senate campaign to endorse Janet Mills the day she announces.
suspends his short-lived Senate campaign to endorse Janet Mills the day she announces.
October 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🚨🍻🦞 NEWS: Maine Beer Company co-founder Dan Kleban
suspends his short-lived Senate campaign to endorse Janet Mills the day she announces.
suspends his short-lived Senate campaign to endorse Janet Mills the day she announces.
Just gonna take a nice big sip of coffee as I check on Bangor City Council elections. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/07/b...
October 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Just gonna take a nice big sip of coffee as I check on Bangor City Council elections. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/07/b...
🌳 🚨 Jonathan Bush — cousin of W. and Jeb, nephew of H.W., brother of Billy — is going to make a "major announcement" next week after forming an exploratory committee for Maine Governor.
October 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🌳 🚨 Jonathan Bush — cousin of W. and Jeb, nephew of H.W., brother of Billy — is going to make a "major announcement" next week after forming an exploratory committee for Maine Governor.
Massive crowd for Graham Platner in Rockport, Maine at Flatbread (disclosure: my family’s favorite pizza place). This is the overflow…
October 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Massive crowd for Graham Platner in Rockport, Maine at Flatbread (disclosure: my family’s favorite pizza place). This is the overflow…
Massachusetts is next up in the vexillological culture war and one look at the figure in the center of their current flag is probably all you need to know to guess the battle lines. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/15/m...
September 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Massachusetts is next up in the vexillological culture war and one look at the figure in the center of their current flag is probably all you need to know to guess the battle lines. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/15/m...
Loved talking to local filmmaker Ian Cheney about the Camden International Film Festival and his cool new production office/black-box theater/candy store, which happens to be directly across the street from the @midcoastvillager.bsky.social newsroom. www.midcoastvillager.com/life/village...
September 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Loved talking to local filmmaker Ian Cheney about the Camden International Film Festival and his cool new production office/black-box theater/candy store, which happens to be directly across the street from the @midcoastvillager.bsky.social newsroom. www.midcoastvillager.com/life/village...
This week’s front page of the
@midcoastvillager.bsky.social:
An artist collective housed in an old elementary school has 20 days to raise $1.8 million.
@midcoastvillager.bsky.social:
An artist collective housed in an old elementary school has 20 days to raise $1.8 million.
September 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This week’s front page of the
@midcoastvillager.bsky.social:
An artist collective housed in an old elementary school has 20 days to raise $1.8 million.
@midcoastvillager.bsky.social:
An artist collective housed in an old elementary school has 20 days to raise $1.8 million.
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner teaching gov candidate Troy Jackson to shuck his first oyster.
August 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner teaching gov candidate Troy Jackson to shuck his first oyster.
Graham Platner shucking his oysters before a speech on a farm in Belmont, Maine tonight.
August 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Graham Platner shucking his oysters before a speech on a farm in Belmont, Maine tonight.
Graham Platner was named "Most Likely to Start a Revolution" in his high school yearbook.
This image has been going around conservative FB in Maine, so I asked the campaign if it's real. Not only did they confirm its authenticity, but pointed out they're the ones who posted it.
This image has been going around conservative FB in Maine, so I asked the campaign if it's real. Not only did they confirm its authenticity, but pointed out they're the ones who posted it.
August 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Graham Platner was named "Most Likely to Start a Revolution" in his high school yearbook.
This image has been going around conservative FB in Maine, so I asked the campaign if it's real. Not only did they confirm its authenticity, but pointed out they're the ones who posted it.
This image has been going around conservative FB in Maine, so I asked the campaign if it's real. Not only did they confirm its authenticity, but pointed out they're the ones who posted it.
The @midcoastvillager.bsky.social on @msnbc.com! Thanks for having me and providing an opportunity to promote local journalism.
August 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The @midcoastvillager.bsky.social on @msnbc.com! Thanks for having me and providing an opportunity to promote local journalism.
We call this pulling a Green Book www.vox.com/culture/3909...
December 16, 2024 at 4:23 PM
We call this pulling a Green Book www.vox.com/culture/3909...
this is my first post here! In my culture, it's customary to share a Dad Joke when first meeting...
December 5, 2024 at 8:12 PM
this is my first post here! In my culture, it's customary to share a Dad Joke when first meeting...