QUOTE OF THE DAY
“God heard you, and the horrible events on Oct. 25 happened.”
— Rep. Michael Lemelin, R-Chelsea, said on the House floor on Wednesday, suggesting the passage of an abortion bill brought God’s wrath to Lewiston last October.
TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES
A Republican lawmaker from Chelsea is blaming the Lewiston mass shooting on a bill expanding abortion rights in Maine. His remarks drew a mixed reaction from Republicans. After the floor debate, the Democratic-controlled House advanced a bill to protect out-of-state patients who seek abortion or gender-affirming care here.
A former Washburn police officer is accused of falsifying reports in the case of a missing man. The arrest of Sgt. Chandler Cole is the latest development in the months-long missing person case of Erik Foote.
Maine’s housing market may be leveling off, but conflicting trends make it unclear how much prices are stabilizing and, in a market that’s still hot in places, why.
The U.S. Postal Service will move some of its Hampden operations to southern Maine. The consolidation comes after months of objections from workers and top political leaders.
A new pub, a new vintage record store and a home goods shop are coming to a prominent section of downtown Ellsworth. The centerpiece, Black Moon Public House, will feature a massive antique wooden bar that owner Katina Stanwood rescued from a storage barn in Pennsylvania.
Bangor International Airport is adding hundreds of parking spaces. The change is to accommodate a growing number of passengers.
MAINE IN PICTURES
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Maine abortion-rights amendment fails to garner support from House Republicans
- What new limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water mean for Maine
- Citizen scientists in Maine collect eclipse data and make astronomy more equitable
- Maine woman has had more than a dozen surgeries for a misunderstood dental condition
- Retired Bangor firefighter saves family during devastating blaze
- Bangor man dies weeks after he was pulled out of mobile home fire
- 2 accused of damaging cars and garbage cans throughout Bangor
- Bangor man pleads guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges
- Ashland council rules that towns can pick which services they pay for
- Acadia gets $1.3 million for bus system improvements and almost $1M for climate change projects
- Red’s Eats in Wiscasset set to open for season
- Rockland police charge youths ‘well known’ to law enforcement
- Woman airlifted to Bangor hospital after collision with logging truck
- Maine driver who clipped and flipped horse and buggy gets misdemeanor charge
- Massachusetts man gets 15 years for trafficking meth, fentanyl and other drugs into Maine
- Person dies at Cumberland County Jail
- Boat wreck litters Cape Elizabeth beach
- South Portland’s Foulmouthed Brewing is closing, but the beer may keep flowing
- 5 northern Maine baseball teams to watch this spring
FROM THE SPORTS DESK
It was an eventful week for University of Maine hockey, with multiple players on both the men’s and women’s teams transferring or entering the transfer portal, or in the case of players Bradly Nadeau, Donovan Houle and Viktor Ostman, going pro. In other UMaine sports news, every team is on the road this week, with track and field, softball and baseball all at away games through Sunday.
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“It came earlier than we expected, with the moon seeming to bleed like a pool of black ink into the fiery orb of the sun, gradually snuffing out its light, until it was gone — utterly. People clapped. My granddaughter ran between our chairs, calling out, ‘Dark! Dark!’”
Opinion: Total solar eclipse reaffirms Rachel Carson’s message of awe
LIFE IN MAINE
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