QUOTE OF THE DAY
“If you want your taxes down, that’s not going to happen if Main Street doesn’t look cool.”
— Madawaska resident at a meeting seeking public input on priorities for new town manager.
TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES
Orrington is now a minority owner of a shuttered trash incinerator. No one will say who’s behind the majority share.
Maine regulators turned down a chance to push a transition to electric vehicles. But they didn’t disagree with the idea.
ESPN gives UMaine women’s basketball a 2 percent chance of beating Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Head coach Amy Vachon isn’t conceding anything.
The controversial “world’s tallest flagpole” proposal is gone, but residents voted against it anyway. Columbia Falls could be forgiven for wanting to play it safe.
The Bangor Water District will be issuing credits or refunds. It started with a customer who spoke up after being overcharged by $5.46.
MAINE IN PICTURES
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Maine Democrats meet behind closed doors with ATF official
- Bangor woman allegedly caught with $10K worth of crack cocaine and fentanyl
- Aroostook town officials seek protection from Select Board member
- Madawaska residents say what they want a new town manager
- Company seeks ownership of more than 100-year-old shipwreck off Bar Harbor
- Troubled solar company loses lucrative Knox County airport contract
- Maine’s lighthouses could be designated as threatened heritage sites
- 2 men charged with burglarizing Maine post offices, robbing carriers at knife point
- Gardiner Hannaford is reopening more than 3 months after devastating flooding
- A Maine doctor is willing to go to jail for opposing the war in Gaza
- Winds overturn small plane parked at Portland International Jetport
FROM THE SPORTS PAGES
This is the biggest weekend for the University of Maine Black Bears in over a decade. UMaine’s two most popular programs — men’s ice hockey and women’s basketball — both enter into the NCAA championships this weekend. It all kicks off at noon Friday when the 15th seed UMaine women’s basketball team faces second seed Ohio State University. It’ll be on ESPN. Then the men’s hockey team will battle Boston University at the TD Garden in Boston. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on NESN and ESPN+.
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“From the moment we first learned about this possible development, our position has been that if a wind port is needed in Penobscot Bay, it should be built on Mack Point, not Sears Island. We still believe this.”
Opinion: Offshore wind makes sense for Maine, but at Mack Point
LIFE IN MAINE
A big change is on tap for the UMaine’s next hockey season: Beer will be sold at games.
Cats can go wherever they like. Owners of most other animals face penalties when their beasts trespass.
Breaking this boating rule can get you a ticket, BDN Outdoors contributor Chris Sargent writes. No breaks for locals, either.