QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Photojournalist Paul Cunningham, who spent 12 years helping build the sailing vessel Virginia, a replica of the first ship built by Europeans in North America, while documenting each step with his camera.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Northern Light is ending employee pensions. Workers under the age of 55 will be switched to a plan based on employee contributions to an investment account, replacing the traditional employer-funded pension that guarantees payments for life.
A midcoast town is again seeking money to clean up a giant toxic carpet pile. The 300,000 cubic yards of waste have littered a property since the late 1990s, when the material was imported as berms for a rifle range.
The Brunswick firefighting foam spill highlights a widespread problem Maine has ignored. Aqueous film-forming foam, once thought to be “safe as dish soap,” became a staple tool for many fire departments because it worked remarkably well.
An Ellsworth dentist is facing an 11-count civil suit in federal court that was filed this week by a former dental assistant. Lucinda Burns, who worked for Aaron Palmer as a dental assistant for nine years, accused him of instigating an extramarital affair and of committing multiple labor and wage violations as her employer.
Maine’s original burlesque revival troupe is still packing houses 21 years later. For a time, the company’s annual Nutcracker show with a cone bra-wearing Sugar Plumb Fairy was the hottest ticket in town.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- These Maine towns felt the strongest winds in Wednesday’s overnight storm
- Here is where the most rain fell in eastern and northern Maine
- It will take several days to restore power to all Mainers
- Storm causes widespread power outages in Aroostook County
- Mainer ‘in shock’ after Joe Biden pardons him in largest single-day act of clemency
- Regulators plan to roll out new rules for short-term rentals in Maine’s unorganized territories
- Bangor man accused of murder told police he didn’t remember killing his friend
- Aroostook school district moving to a 1-week harvest break
- Familiar face returns as interim superintendent of Deer Isle-area schools
- Longtime Waldo County commissioner dies
- Shaw’s Fish and Lobster Wharf for sale in New Harbor
- Plow hits and injures woman in Skowhegan
- Veteran police officer dies after crashing on Maine-NH interstate bridge
- Two-time UMaine women’s soccer All-American seeks pro contract
- UMaine hockey needs fewer mental errors, more consistency, says coach
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“The text — and intent — of bills in the Maine Legislature shouldn’t be hidden from the public. Yet, lawmakers have increasingly introduced bills that contain little more than a title.”
Editorial: Legislative rules changes should bring more transparency and accountability
LIFE IN MAINE
When you catch a Canada lynx on camera, it’s a moment you should savor. These elusive cats tend to stalk gracefully through the Maine woods without anyone being wise to their movements.
A new book documents the re-creation of “Maine’s First Ship.” Photojournalist Paul Cunningham spent 12 years helping build the sailing vessel Virginia while documenting each painstaking step with his camera.
Here are 10 common bird-feeding mistakes to avoid. Because there are right ways to feed birds, and oh-so-many wrong ways.