QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Nate Sessions, Harrison Select Board member, on his town’s dysfunction.
TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES
The lakeside town of Harrison bills itself as the “Friendly Village.” But politics there have been anything but friendly, with parking lot confrontations, social media mudslinging and budget fights.
The mother of a man abused at a Hampden care facility said the punishment was too light for the one worker who has pleaded guilty so far. “I wouldn’t have agreed with the plea bargain if I knew what I know now,” she said.
Maine’s surviving cranberry farmers are finally expecting a bumper season. There are only 15 cranberry farms left in the state, down from 40 in 2003.
These are the takeaways from Maine’s watchdog agency investigations into four child deaths. The reports examined the deaths of Hailey Goding, Maddox Williams, Jaden Harding and Sylus Melvin.
Maine’s 66 lighthouses were added to a list of the most endangered historic places. Some of the state’s coastal beacons sustained significant damage during January’s devastating twin storms.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- What the looming longshoremen strike means for Maine shipping
- A drier Maine summer goes out with a parched September
- UMaine System lays off 13 IT employees
- Aroostook industrial park is full thanks to unique business model
- New Aroostook arts center has already attracted nearly 100 members
- Maine home sales rose in August despite tight supply
- Aroostook town will soon have a drive-thru boba tea business
- 5 people sickened after eating eggs from Orland farm
- Photos: Common Ground Country Fair attracts thousands on opening day
- Maine police officer was justified in killing Massachusetts man after high-speed chase
- 76-year-old rescued after falling 8 feet on Maine Appalachian Trail
- Hiker rescued after suffering head injury in fall on Tumbledown Mountain
- Woman charged with manslaughter in Maine infant’s death
- 20-year-old Waterville man charged with murder
- Maine police arrest 4 on drug charges following traffic stop
- These Maine high school quarterbacks aren’t rivals. They’re best friends.
- UMaine women’s soccer opens defense of league title with win over Binghamton
- UMaine football rallies for 20 unanswered points to beat Merrimack
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“We have seen in Harris a collaborative and capable leader committed to bringing people together, and we believe her when she says that she is committed to being a president for all Americans, regardless of political party.”
Opinion: We chaired the Maine Republican Party. We endorse Kamala Harris for president.
LIFE IN MAINE
A Maine program that provides wild game meat to food pantries has been around since 1996, but less than half the processors registered with the state take part in the program.
If you thought broadheads were just sharp points at the end of a stick, then hang on. BDN Outdoors contributor Chris Sargent writes about getting lost in a sea of broadhead companies, styles, designs and sales pitches.
After months of salads, grilling and other summer treats, it can be satisfying to heat up the kitchen on a cool fall day and cook and bake classic Maine comfort food.
These mites are almost too small to see, but they can harm your grain stores. They can eat the nutritional parts of the grain that your livestock need and sometimes spread disease-carrying fungi.
What started as a hobby of collecting the nests, eventually became a side business to remove hornets for people. And Tice Jacques does that without using any pesticides.
Autumn is great hiking weather if you’re prepared. Here are a few tips to make your hikes a little more comfortable and safer.