QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I’m talking about Austin all over the country.”
— House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, during a visit to Maine to headline a fundraiser for Republican congressional candidate Austin Theriault, who is challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden in Maine’s 2nd District. Ousting Golden is a top GOP priority in 2024, Johnson said.
TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES
The state of Maine released guidelines for gun dealers on Tuesday advising them to keep detailed sales records to help enforce a controversial 72-hour waiting period that takes effect later this week.
Four midcoast newspapers are merging into a new publication. The Midcoast Villager will debut at the end of September.
What we know about a plan to build the world’s largest multi-day battery system in Lincoln. Form Energy was awarded a $147 million federal grant to construct the 85-megawatt iron-air energy storage facility at the former mill.
House Speaker Mike Johnson called ousting Jared Golden a top Republican goal in 2024. Johnson was in Maine on Wednesday to headline a fundraiser for 2nd District challenger Austin Theriault in Scarborough before traveling to Auburn to open a Republican “battle station” office.
MAINE IN PICTURES
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Wet weekend ahead as remnants of Tropical Storm Debby head for Maine
- Versant Power wants to rat out suspected illegal marijuana grow houses in Maine
- New bans on panhandling in medians spark debate over free speech rights
- Snowboard maker sells family’s historic Maine home with mountain view
- Convicted Maine fraudster files an appeal and is denied in same day
- An Old Town man is missing
- Dead basking shark washes ashore in Blue Hill
- Concerns grow in Belfast about possible closure of maternity ward
- Coast Guard raising sunken fishing boat that leaked fuel off midcoast
- Another small Maine town is disbanding its police force
- A 13-year-old Maine boy is missing
- Police identify pedestrian killed in Falmouth hit-and-run
- Man remains hospitalized days after deadly Portland shooting
- Pedestrian killed by train in Portland
- Budget airline will offer nonstop flights to another Florida city from Maine
- Massachusetts team rallies to beat Hampden in Legion regional
- America East women’s soccer coaches pick UMaine to repeat
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Instead of demeaning immigrants, no matter how they got here, we should see the value, which goes well beyond economics, that they bring to the U.S.”
Editorial: Immigrants add value to the US
LIFE IN MAINE
A new company in Belfast dedicated to giving audiences “an immersive theater” experience staged its first production on a small patch of grass behind a downtown storefront, which more or less describes the setting of the play.
Don’t be alarmed if you’re by a fruit tree and lock eyes with a caterpillar the size of your hand. It will soon build a coconut-like cocoon and emerge as a moth with no mouth.
Looking to get a bit creative with your summer kitchen? These unusual plant parts may be the tastiest thing in your garden.
The tastiest thing on the road? OK, maybe, but read this first: How to eat roadkill in Maine.