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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Maybe if we could get them to start taking care of themselves before they get to that point, then everybody in the community, and the fishermen, would be better off. But I also understand why they can’t.”

— Stacey Roberts, a nurse at a primary care clinic in Stonington. A new program called Healthy Harvesters wants to help area fishermen get health care — if they will come.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

A Bangor Democrat proposed a ban on Maine police contracting with ICE agents. The measure comes as the Trump administration faces accusations of unlawfully detaining an asylum-seeker in Maine.

Shenna Bellows will run for governor in 2026. She also plans to keep her job as secretary of state in the run-up to the election.

Millinocket is looking to curb short-term rentals. ​​A boom in vacation rentals has made them an outsized presence in a town with little housing stock and few long-term rental options.

Island fishermen could get health care through this new program. Most fishermen don’t have health insurance until they’re old enough for Medicare. Younger harvesters often don’t qualify for subsidized programs because they make money seasonally.

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

MAINE IN PICTURES

Flying at each other through the air during a scrap, squirrels compete for food that was under a backyard bird feeder. Credit: / Credit: Courtesy of Earlene Lawrence / Moments in Time Photography

FROM THE OPINION PAGES

Aquaculture apprentice Kat Lipp sorts thousands of thumbnail-sized, baby oysters at Mere Point Oyster Co. in Brunswick on July 1, 2024. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN

“Maine has an exceptional track record of supporting families, communities and industries from the ocean’s bounty.”

Opinion: Maine has an ocean of potential

LIFE IN MAINE

Maine will be in the path of a partial solar eclipse this weekend. “Eclipses are just a game of light and shadow that are played by the sun, moon and Earth,” said Auriane Egal with the Planetarium in Montréal.

An Easton woman caught two brawling squirrels on camera. You just have to see these photos.

Watch what happens when an opossum and a hare find a moose carcass in the woods. You might assume at least one of the two is a diehard herbivore.