QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Malachi Winslow, a 24-year-old realtor who does business from Augusta to Wells and posts about properties on TikTok.
TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES
This young Maine TikToker will jump into the ocean to sell a house. Mitchell Tebo has built a following by filming tours of his listings and posting to TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.
A spate of restaurant closures are hitting communities across the state. The closures signal a shift in Maine’s broader economic landscape.
Belfast is expanding its City Hall into the old courthouse next door. The move is expected to increase the size of the community’s meeting space to around 240, up from an 80-person capacity.
The federal government turned down Maine’s request for a $456 million grant that would cover most of the cost of building an offshore wind port on Sears Island, officials confirmed Tuesday. It is a notable setback to a project eyed for completion in 2029.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- What to expect in Maine on Election Day
- More frozen waffles sold at Hannaford recalled over listeria contamination
- Maine’s community college system sees record-breaking fall enrollment
- Bangor’s Joshua Chamberlain Bridge opened to the public 70 years ago
- Versant Power truck rolled over on outer Broadway in Bangor
- Refrigerated trailer stolen from Dysart’s parking lot
- Presque Isle will open a new warming center to meet growing need
- Aroostook’s 1st comic con hits Houlton in November
- Search continues for Aroostook girl who has been missing for a month
- Endorsements spark clash between Ellsworth candidate and council
- 2 dead, 2 hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure at Freedom home
- Midcoast Maine isn’t easy to get around without a car. That could change.
- Portland firefighters are phasing out foam containing PFAS
- Analysis: UMaine football has put itself in playoff conversation after Villanova win
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Though the end goal of our tribes being treated like the other 570 federally recognized tribes has been elusive, we are slowly but surely making inroads with legislators across the state.”
Opinion: Legislative scorecard is building tribal sovereignty through education and awareness
LIFE IN MAINE
When you drive by a shed store, it might be easy to think the small buildings could be turned into a place to live. But there are things you should know to make your shed habitable.
A Maine hunter had quite a surprise this moose hunting season. What appeared to be a healthy spikehorn wasn’t quite the average moose.
Ron Chase and his group of Chowderheads recently headed to Vermont for a yearly whitewater festival. Each September, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases water from Ball Mountain Dam on the West River in Jamaica, Vermont, making for spectacular paddling conditions.