QUOTE OF THE DAY

“If we can get the word out and make someone’s fall or winter go easier, and it lowers their stress level and keeps peace in the barnyard, we’re happy to do it.”

— Robert Ginn on the free “rooster rodeos” he and his friend Andrew Doiron have organized to collect unwanted birds for auction or resale.

TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES

Maine police unions blasted a proposal to expand their overseers’ disciplinary powers. The unions said the police academy’s plan would subvert the authority of other entities that hold them accountable.

Two lawmen linked to Maine’s deadliest shooting are vying for the job as county sheriff. The officers were allies when they faced tough questions about their interactions with an Army reservist who last year killed 18 people.

Two groups have collaborated to conserve 29 acres on a midcoast mountain. Among the land trust’s holdings are nearby Mirror Lake and Grassy Pond, which are sources of drinking water for six coastal communities.

An Aroostook County hospital is dropping its child psych unit. The change, which comes as hospitals around the state are facing financial challenges, is part of a cost-cutting plan.

Here’s why Jared Golden and Austin Theriault are cherry-picking each other’s records. Disputes in Maine’s 2nd District race show how politicians often end up on different sides of the same issue.

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

MAINE IN PICTURES

A kelp forest on Cashes Ledge, a rich region of marine biodiversity located approximately 90 miles off the coast within the Gulf of Maine. Kelp forests have persisted off Maine’s northern coast but south of Casco Bay they have almost disappeared. Credit: Courtesy of Brian Skerry / Bigelow Laboratory

FROM THE OPINION PAGES

Palestinians look at the destruction on Sept. 10, 2024, after an Israeli airstrike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Muwasi, Gaza Strip. Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana / AP

“Rather than developing new ways to kill people, leaders should be pursuing new ways to bring hostages home and secure a peace between enemies.”

Editorial: Waging war not likely to achieve peace in the Middle East

FROM THE SPORTS PAGES

The University of Maine women’s ice hockey team has its home opener this weekend in Orono, against Quinnipiac University. The puck drops at the Alfond Arena at 6 p.m. Friday and at 3 p.m. Saturday. In high school football, there are three key games all set for 7 p.m. Friday: Stearns/Schenck High School is at Orono High School, Bangor High School is at Lawrence High School in Fairfield, and Hampden Academy is at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro.

LIFE IN MAINE

On a rainy summer day, Mainers from Doxer-Foxcroft to Yarmouth arrived in parking lots with roosters in cat carriers, dog crates, boxes and children’s tents.

Soloist Jon Kimura Parker gave a stunning interpretation of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 at the first concert of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s season.

A Princeton woman shot an 834-pound bull moose with black powder rifle. The moose had an antler spread of 61.5 inches and 25 scorable points.

“The Shawshank Redemption” turns 30 this week. Here are four things you may not know about it.