QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I didn’t want to say out loud what it was, because it seemed crazy.”
— Orla O’Brien, an associate research scientist recalling a sighting during recent aerial whale survey near Nantucket
TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES
Voters handed expected primary wins to Joe Biden and Donald Trump, but they weren’t necessarily happy about it. See the full tallies here.
Orono reelected two incumbents and a newcomer to the Town Council and is moving its next municipal election to a different time of year.
Four years into a pandemic-inspired transition to telework, Bangor-area brokers and city officials are looking for office space.
Families and staff are scrambling after learning their Presque Isle nursing home will close.
In the Atlantic Ocean, the first endangered right whale baby of the season died from a ship collision, and a different whale species reappeared for the first time in 200 years.
MAINE IN PICTURES
MORE NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- ‘My worst fear became a reality’: Maine warden tells how he survived fall through ice
- Maine House narrowly backs ditching Electoral College for national popular vote
- New bill would overhaul how Maine’s cannabis industry is regulated
- CMP asks state to approve $162M storm recovery reimbursement
- Mother of Sen. Susan Collins dies at 96
- Madawaska hires interim town manager
- Ellsworth city planner to be interim manager during transition
- Bill would boost state funding for MMA to compete with other maritime academies
- Motorcyclist killed in Canton collision
- Former Maine guardsman gets 4 years in prison for sexually abusing child
- Democrat wins race to succeed the late Rep. Lois Galgay Reckitt of South Portland
- Voters in wealthy Portland suburb reject 107-unit affordable housing project
- Lithium-ion battery sparks fire at Portland hotel
COMMUNITY NEWS
Lots of folks in Maine are likely familiar with the Feztival of Trees events that Shriners around the state hold each holiday season. The idea is clever enough for students at Orono High School to do their own fundraiser inspired by it. Instead of trees, however, people can purchase raffle tickets to bid on one of many different Easter baskets filled with goodies from local businesses and organizations. At the end of the fundraiser, the tickets will be drawn and winners will be named for each of the 36 baskets. The event is set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the school’s cafe, and proceeds benefit the activities of the classes of 2024, 2026 and 2027.
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“These incidents are further evidence that it is time to sideline the practice of court storming. The bad behavior and overexuberance of some fans, unfortunately, have shown it is simply not worth the risk.”
Editorial: Coaches right to call foul on court storming
LIFE IN MAINE
Winter mountaineering presents many challenges and risks. But as BDN outdoors contributor Ron Chase writes, a well-prepared hiker can overcome those challenges and manage the risks. The most dangerous thing may be driving to and from the trailhead.
Big Wadleigh Pond is a 157-acre trout pond located in northwest Piscataquis County. It is a popular destination for trout fishermen, and one of only a dozen Maine waters that are home to the native Arctic charr.
Nobody knows exactly when the first movie was shown in Maine, but the odds are that it was sometime in 1896.