QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Robert Lalli, superintendent of the Wiscasset wastewater treatment plant, on the threat the facility faces from sea level rise.
TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES
A Portland nonprofit will take over a struggling Bangor homeless shelter in February. The announcement comes a month before Penobscot Community Health Care’s deadline for closing the shelter if a new owner couldn’t be found.
Rising seas increasingly threaten coastal Maine wastewater plants. Maine’s climate action plan estimated the cost of replacing low-lying facilities could reach up to $93 million.
A Bangor marine biologist launched a line of frozen cookie dough made with seaweed. The Selkie Sea Biscuit, a lemon cookie with flakes of seaweed, has a subtle seaweed taste, but it isn’t overwhelming, Jessie Muhlin said.
Starting this election season, the Bangor Daily News will be experimenting with new formats to help you understand the stakes ahead of November. You’ll see new ways of presenting news, from explainers of breaking events and stories that explicitly explain the stakes to Q&As and first-person essays from experts. Our aim is to ensure you understand everything you need to know about this election and have every question answered before you fill out your ballot.
MAINE IN PICTURES
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Camden National acquires NH bank in nearly $87M deal
- Hackers may have accessed Millinocket hospital’s patient files
- Professional recording studio opens in Aroostook next week
- Former Washburn cop accused of falsifying records pleads not guilty
- FAA issues no-fly zone near Presque Isle for rocket launch
- Madawaska man in critical condition after Monday crash
- Machias town manager dies unexpectedly
- A Maine judge rejects effort to dismiss decades-old rape case
- Man charged with crashing 2 vehicles that weren’t his in Ellsworth
- Man in critical condition after falling off bicycle in Acadia
- Here are the sunken, abandoned boats Maine most wants to remove
- Maine DEP to test Brunswick homeowners’ water for PFAS after foam spill
- Maine sheriff’s office considers body cameras with artificial intelligence
- Woman who died after car hit her in Buckfield has been identified
- Somali Mainer returns to East Africa to run for regional president of his former state
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Residents of many Maine municipalities have seen their property tax bills increase dramatically over the past few years. While the actual tax rates may remain unchanged, the assessed values of homes have, in some cases, increased by up to 60 percent since 2019, which can add hundreds or even thousands of dollars to the yearly bill. We want to hear from you how rising property taxes have affected your life. Are you finding it difficult to keep up with payments? Click here to share your thoughts.
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“For those of us who witnessed and experienced that horrific day in real time, there is little chance of ever forgetting.”
Editorial: Even those too young to remember 9/11 know to ‘never forget’
LIFE IN MAINE
In 1959, a historic football game took place in Bangor, after a few days of practice at local fields. Notable as the only NFL game ever played in Maine, its roster was also packed full of names that would go down in football history.
Mainers aren’t buying enough local food, a new study found. To meet the state’s goals, that number needs to increase to 30 percent from 2022’s 3.4 percent by the end of the decade.
Hampden Academy senior Andrew Cote pulled off the unimaginable on Friday night. He caught back-to-back-to-back kickoffs for touchdowns in the season opener.