QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Milo Rossi, a 2022 University of Maine graduate, on his full-time career debunking archaeological pseudoscience on his popular social media accounts.
TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES
Three Northern Light Health executives resigned last week as the system struggles to come out of a downward financial spiral. It’s on track to lose more than $100 million this year, and the shakeup has some concerned that more cuts are coming. Already Northern Light is outsourcing 500 food and hospitality service jobs.
Millions watch this University of Maine graduate’s videos debunking archaeological pseudoscience. For Milo Rossi, the facts are far more interesting than the fiction.
Many groups are trying to boost voter registration among young Mainers. While just 35 percent of 18-year-olds in the state are registered, that’s not totally bleak or unique to Maine.
No Aroostook downtown was more devastated by the closure of Loring Air Force Base than Limestone’s. Now that the former base appears to be turning around, Limestone wants to keep more storefronts on Main Street.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- BDN wins Maine’s best daily newspaper, Sawyer Loftus named journalist of the year
- A Maine warming center had to close. Then the community stepped in.
- Hannaford recalls 5 frozen waffle varieties over possible listeria contamination
- Maine will give Elon Musk’s satellite dishes to remaining homes without internet
- Kamala Harris eyes Maine’s 2nd District in a hunt for every possible electoral vote
- Joe Biden names UMaine president to National Science Board
- Maine lobsters change habitats amid environmental shifts, UMaine study finds
- ‘Renewable’ natural gas grows in Maine
- Maine receives $65M to improve electrical grid for renewable energy
- No one is scared of the Paul Bunyan statue in Bangor, Boston Globe
- Firefighters battle blaze at vacant Brewer home
- $5K reward offered for arrest and conviction of whomever stole front-end loader in Clifton
- Aroostook consignment shop attracts shoppers statewide
- Sharp hikes in water bills blindside Loring businesses and residents
- Castine finds no evidence for claims about Maine Maritime student behavior
- More property owners break Bar Harbor’s short-term rental rules
- Man airlifted to Bangor hospital after Unity crash
- Missing man found dead on shore of Maine town
- Owner of dog shot by Searsport police charged with arson
- Skeletal remains found in Jay
- Man allegedly shot Maine woman in the neck
- Portland City Council candidates decry outside spending in local races
- Missing North Waterboro woman has been found safe
- UMaine women’s basketball is ready to adapt after losing 2 key players to injuries
- David Breazeale overtime goal rallies UMaine hockey past Quinnipiac
- UMaine men’s hockey earns hard-fought 2-1 win over Quinnipiac
- UMaine football shocks Villanova for 8th-straight Homecoming win
- Division III transfer has made positive impact for UMaine football
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“As we rush toward Election Day, there will be a significant number of Americans who oppose Pennsylvania’s vote.”
LIFE IN MAINE
Time is running out to decide what you’ll be for Halloween. There are obvious choices for a Maine-themed costume: a lobster, a moose, a lumberjack. But you can get more creative than that.
David Tracy Moskovitz and Bambi Jones have dedicated years to conserving forestland. On Saturday, they became the first Maine winners of the Leopold Conservation Award.
Pierre “Pete” Labat played for the memorable 1961 University of Maine football team. The estates of Labat and his wife, Catherine, have made the largest single gift from an individual to support UMaine athletics in the university’s 159-year history.