By Karen Cummings, Special to The Conway Daily Sun
FRYEBURG, Maine — The gymnasium at the Molly Ockett School on Friday was filled to capacity for the meet-and-greet with Democrat Graham Platner, the young oyster fisherman who hopes to unseat Maine’s longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in November. But first he must beat Gov. Janet Mills in the primary, and recent polls show he is leading her by a wide margin.
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