Josh Keefe

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Josh Keefe is a government accountability reporter for The Maine Monitor with a focus on Maine’s child welfare system and indigent defense system.

Previously, he worked as an investigative reporter for The Tennessean in Nashville and Bangor Daily News. Originally from Veazie, he now lives in Portland.

His accountability reporting on Tennessee’s child welfare system, Maine county law enforcement, and the Maine Army National Guard has been recognized by the Sidney Hillman Foundation, New England First Amendment Coalition, Maine Press Association and Tennessee Press Association.

Contact Josh with questions, concerns or story ideas: joMEMONsh themainemonitor org

Language(s) Spoken: English

composite image showing Janet Mills and Graham Platner in separate posed photos.

I’m a Maine reporter who went to high school with Graham Platner. Here’s what explains his success

Platner is not just running ahead of Gov. Janet Mills for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He’s possibly the most remarkable political story in the country.

ByJosh Keefe

April 11, 2026

the doors leading to the CBP office and a driving school.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has a new internal affairs office in Bangor owned by Dana White. You’d never know it was there

The office responsible for investigating employee misconduct is now sandwiched between a college and a driving school.

ByJosh Keefe

March 21, 2026

people discussing the aftermath of the incident.

Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland, leave his car running in the street with a smashed window

The man is in the country on a work visa after receiving a master’s degree at UMaine, his colleagues said.

ByRose Lundy Josh Keefe

January 22, 2026

An immigration lawyer or an ICE supporter? In the end, Lewiston council picked neither for open seat

On Tuesday, officials representing Maine’s second largest city chose a youth counselor to serve on the council instead, after a long and heated public meeting where tensions about ICE filtered into the debate.

ByJosh Keefe

January 21, 2026

photo from a september press conference.

State police ‘is not a person,’ can’t be sued in police brutality case, attorney general argues

The state is responding to a lawsuit filed after a trooper repeatedly punched a handcuffed man in the face.

ByJosh Keefe

January 12, 2026

Maeghan Maloney speaking with members of the media.

District attorney drops drug trafficking case after violating discovery rules

Maeghan Maloney’s office dropped six aggravated trafficking charges against a Massachusetts man after a judge ruled her office had acted in “bad faith.”

ByJosh Keefe

December 15, 2025

“Bad faith”: Judge rebukes slow district attorney’s office as prosecutors across Maine buckle under high caseloads

Three recent examples show how cases can languish or prompt sanctions when prosecutors fail to turn over discovery.

ByJosh Keefe

November 9, 2025