QUOTE OF THE DAY
“You can hear them shouting ‘woo-hoo!’ as they glide uphill toward the park.”
— Glenn Tucker, owner of Acadia Outfitters in Bar Harbor, on customers who rent e-bikes to tour Acadia National Park.
TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES
Unsealed federal court documents shed light on how police found an illegal marijuana grow house next to a day care. A tracking device on a minivan and camera on a pole watching a house factored in the investigation.
Coastal Mainers rocked by January’s storms are jacking up their homes. Maine’s sea levels have risen 8 inches since 1950, and the state is expecting a rise of 1.5 feet by 2050.
Half of all bikes in Acadia are now electric. Despite early controversy, the soaring popularity indicates that many park visitors see them as more of a boon than a bust.
An Aroostook service agency was chosen six years ago to pilot a “whole-family” restructuring program. The results sparked interest from agencies around the country.
MAINE IN PICTURES
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Maine’s supreme court asked large law firms for help with public defender crisis. They didn’t.
- Susan Collins leads push to require American flags be made in the US
- Maine farms and forests will get millions in federal funds
- Bangor’s Broadway I-95 ramps will be closed nights
- Milo police chief threatens to ban ATV riders from using roads
- Ellsworth appoints new police chief
- Former Hancock teacher pleads guilty to assault of student
- Camden delays vote on future of downtown dam
- Maine school district will vote on whether to restore transgender protections
- Neighbors hadn’t seen 2 girls for weeks before grim discovery in small Maine town
- 79-year-old Maine woman critically injured when she tried to start brush fire with gas
- Victims of Maine farmhouse fire identified
- Man pleads guilty to robbing Maine bank using drive-through lane
- Mainer charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting woman
- Maine’s supreme court asked large law firms for help with public defender crisis. They didn’t.
- Susan Collins leads push to require American flags be made in the US
- Maine farms and forests will get millions in federal funds
- Bangor’s Broadway I-95 ramps will be closed nights
- Milo police chief threatens to ban ATV riders from using roads
- Ellsworth appoints new police chief
- Former Hancock teacher pleads guilty to assault of student
- Camden delays vote on future of downtown dam
- Maine school district will vote on whether to restore transgender protections
- Neighbors hadn’t seen 2 girls for weeks before grim discovery in small Maine town
- 79-year-old Maine woman critically injured when she tried to start brush fire with gas
- Victims of Maine farmhouse fire identified
- Man pleads guilty to robbing Maine bank using drive-through lane
- Mainer charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting woman
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“For some, house guests are a touch of heaven. For others, they are like the black flies that start in early June and, as tourist season stretches into the fall, keep arriving into September, and even October.”
Editorial: It’s summer in Maine. That means house guests.
LIFE IN MAINE
A family in Jefferson is on a quest to preserve a rare red cattle breed. Getting one red calf is a game of odds that George Humphrey may never win in his lifetime, but he’s committed to trying.
Two anglers used a high-paced and high-tech method to catch 104 fish on Sebago Lake. One of the fishermen, Josh Treadwell, likened it to playing a video game.
Do you want to apply for an antlerless deer permit? The deadline is almost here.