Good morning. Temperatures will be in the high 60s to low 70s throughout the state.
Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
Former Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy named new chancellor of University of Maine System
–The incoming head of the University of Maine System is a former Connecticut governor whose tenure was marked by bipartisan disapproval. Dannel Malloy, who will replace Chancellor James Page after he leaves office on June 30, angered liberals with his fights over changing tenure rules and support for austerity measures amid budget shortfalls and conservatives with his support for raising taxes and stronger gun regulations. Here’s what you need to know about Malloy, and here’s a video of his first public remarks after Thursday’s announcement.
Last year’s record for Acadia visits brought big money into Maine
–Acadia National Park had 3.53 million visits in 2018, the highest number ever estimated for the park in its 102-year history. For each of those visits, a person visiting the national park spent on average roughly $110 in Maine, the National Park Service said. When factoring in the estimated 5,600 jobs supported by those visits — which range from hotel workers to guides and park staff — tourism at Acadia last year contributed $520 million to the state economy.
With Maine’s workforce shrinking, here’s what some recruiters want employers to know
–A team of panelists that included two UMaine coaches, the chief human resources officer at the Jackson Laboratory and a Bangor Area Staffing Solutions representative offered a variety of perspectives on how to sell the state to people from outside it, such as by emphasizing the light traffic, low crime rates and general laid-backness of the people who live here. They also offered more strategic suggestions for workplaces and the policymakers who are considering how to help them.
The Thursday evening panel was the second in a series of events organized by the Bangor Daily News which are meant to promote informal discussion about four topics critical to Maine’s future.
The coast of Maine could get another fish farm
–If Kingfish Zeeland’s project moves forward, it would be the third such company in two years to announce plans to open in Maine, joining Nordic Aquafarms in Belfast and Whole Oceans in Bucksport. The Dutch company, which was founded in 2015, told Seafood Source this month that it had considered 22 sites along the U.S. East Coast but narrowed the list to two sites in Maine.
Do this: Improve your outdoor etiquette
–Last week we asked our readers what outdoor behaviors annoy them the most, and you were not shy about weighing in. Here’s a list of the most common complaints we received. While you’re browsing through the gripe pile that follows, do us a favor, if you would. Ask yourself: “Is this me? Do I do this?” If you find yourself feeling a bit guilty, it might be time to make a few changes. (Nobody really wants to be that annoying person, do they?)
In other news…
Maine
Maine moves closer to banning single-use plastic shopping bags
Maine town declares itself a Second Amendment sanctuary
Maine House rejects effort to link Electoral College to national popular vote
Bangor
For Bangor Mall to compete with Amazon, new owners will have to be creative
Candidate for Orrington board withdraws but still will be on ballot
Bangor man charged with manslaughter after December car crash
Business
Friendly’s closes another Maine restaurant. There’s only one left.
Jordan’s Furniture head says new Maine anchor store can help mall buck trend of falling retail sales
Auburn frozen seafood company nabs deal to sell in Target
Opinion
Maine needs a long-term economic plan. That plan needs to be inclusive.
Abortion bans are a result of the crumbling of church-state separation
A new mantra for the Trump administration: ‘I honestly don’t care anymore’
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