Kevin McCarthy ousted / Maine housing crisis / PERC auction delayed again

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Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.

Jared Golden saw ‘no reason’ to defend Kevin McCarthy in leadership fight

The House on Tuesday voted 216-210 to remove McCarthy as speaker.

Report: Maine needs to nearly double housing production through 2030

The study was released by the Mills administration and MaineHousing ahead of an affordable housing conference in Portland on Wednesday.

PLUS: Maine’s last housing boom came in the mid-2000s, when more than 8,500 new permitted housing units were permitted in both 2005 and 2006.

Historic districts not to blame for Portland’s housing woes, new report states

“There is not a noticeable increase in comparative home prices, rents or household incomes after historic district designation goes into effect.”

With rents hard to find on Main Street, some Ellsworth biz owners decide to sell

“The timing and economy seem ideal. Downtown in terms of retail space and office space is pretty much occupied.”

How is Bangor’s homelessness crisis affecting you?

Have you changed your commute to avoid downtown? Are you feeling compassion fatigue from seeing people who are struggling every day?

Bangor child care center expanding to a 2nd location in Hermon

The Neighborhood Early Childhood Center, which serves children from 6 weeks old to 5 years old, will open a center at 50 Dave’s Way in Hermon.

Bangor Symphony kicks off season with stunning performance of Grieg’s only concerto

Edvard Grieg wrote for the entire keyboard, and Margarita Shevchenko’s fingers literally danced over the Collin Center’s Steinway.

Hampden 4-year-old released from hospital after falling into pool

He was discharged from the hospital on Sept. 28 and is “recovering well” at home with his family, police said.

Orrington to pay thousands in fees as trash incinerator auction is delayed again

The foreclosed PERC facility stopped operations May 2, but continued accepting trash from Orrington residents until early September.

This Maine native was snubbed for a Nobel Prize after helping discover insulin

The 1923 prize was controversial in that it left off the other co-discoverers of insulin, including Washington County native Charles Best.

UMaine men’s basketball still hasn’t determined its starting lineup

“To win at a high level you have to have guys out there you can count on to execute when the lights are on,” coach Chris Markwood said.

Watch these playful red foxes romp about a Maine yard

The two could be littermates, judging from the frisky way they are romping around here.

This is one of the most important things a bow hunter should do

“Practicing in the back yard will help you figure out how close you need to be to a game animal for a successful archery hunt,” BDN Outdoors contributor Chris Sargent writes.