QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Ken Wood, general manager of the Zone Corp., the Stephen King-owned radio station group, which announced Monday that it would go off the air for good on Dec. 31.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
A Maine mother who lost a son to suicide is frustrated by the state’s delayed installation of a suicide fence on the Penobscot Narrows Bridge. Stephanie Cossette said it’s re-traumatizing whenever another person jumps from the bridge.
More Mainers are looking to become landlords when buying their first home. First-time homebuyers are finding they can offset the high interest rates and hefty mortgage payments they’re facing with rental income.
Jared Golden said Joe Biden’s pardon for his son Hunter “undermines trust” in the presidency. The president pardoned his son Sunday despite previous pledges not to.
Maine farmers are turning their PFAS-tainted fields into a research hub for solutions. That work could potentially revitalize tainted farms, most of which are still operating but not at their previous capacity.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Mid-week storm will dump more snow across Maine
- Watchdog wants more info from utilities about Mainers overcharged for electricity
- Hand recount to begin in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race
- For Mainers on one state plan, few home care coordination options remain
- International student enrollment in Maine jumped 18 percent last year
- Maritime officials fear ‘catastrophic’ outcome if mariner shortage worsens
- Stephen King’s Zone Corp radio stations will cease broadcasting this month
- Maine artisan store closes for 2nd time
- Bangor city manager to retire next spring
- Traffic lights outside Bangor City Hall will be shut off Tuesday
- Avril Lavigne set for spring 2025 concert on the Bangor waterfront
- Suspect stole car in Bangor while baby slept inside
- 4 charged in Bangor attempted robbery and alleged police impersonation
- Corinth man arrested after Glenburn standoff
- Amity fire victim remembered as ‘kind and generous soul’
- FBI offers $15K reward for location of missing Aroostook girl
- Maine game wardens offer $2K each for information on 2 illegally killed moose
- ‘He always was a ham’: The humble Farmer releases his own video obit
- UMaine System rejects church’s appeal of sale of Belfast facility
- Construction giant acquires owner of Thomaston cement plant
- 17-year-old dies after crashing 50 feet down an embankment in Auburn
- Vehicle rolls onto its roof in middle of Maine’s I-295
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Pick any nonprofit around the state, doing any type of work, and they probably could use help with donations or with volunteers. So if you’re able to spare some money or time, think about what efforts are nearest and dearest to your heart, and take action with your wallet or with your presence.”
Editorial: A reminder to give back, on Giving Tuesday and throughout the year
LIFE IN MAINE
New rules for solar development would allow companies to pay to put panels on certain farmlands. The state is accepting public comments on the loosening of its solar restrictions that aim to protect valuable agricultural land.
It’s not uncommon for rodents to take up residence in vehicles during the winter when they need someplace to hunker down. Unfortunately, these tiny, furry critters are capable of wreaking tremendous havoc.
At the fall Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, two women were presented with the Fly Rod Crosby Lifetime Outdoor Achievement Award. This new award not only serves to recognize deserving recipients, but also to pay homage to a legendary Maine outdoorswoman.