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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I don’t put bills in to slip things by people … I put bills in to solve problems.”
— Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick, whose proposal for new fees to raise state revenue for roads incorporates ideas from across the ideological spectrum.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Some Bangor restaurants appear to be years overdue for a health inspection. Only 43 businesses in the city have been inspected this year as of May 2, according to the state.
Former Gov. Paul LePage is running for Congress. The Republican filed for the 2026 race for the 2nd Congressional District late Sunday, setting up a potential contest between him and Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden.
Maine lawmakers are proposing new fees to pay for roads. The revenue-raising options are aimed at shoring up the Highway Fund that faces a roughly $280 million shortfall through 2027.
Maine’s biggest low-income housing builder is pivoting to condos. The group will begin creating homeownership options geared toward middle-income earners who have been shut out of the housing market.
This couple wants to create Maine’s biggest scallop farm in Penobscot Bay. Vertical Bay has applied for a 41.2-acre, 20-year aquaculture lease to see if scallop farming can support a sustainable small business.
DARE is making a comeback in Maine schools. The program’s lessons focus on teaching kids how to make good decisions and lead safe, healthy lives.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Trump administration says it will combat forever chemicals. Maine scientists are skeptical.
- Trump administration seeks to expand offshore oil and gas drilling in Gulf of Maine
- Maine lawmakers grapple with what constitutes child neglect
- Maine’s wildest new home for sale is a converted caboose
- Border Patrol arrests 39 across Maine in immigration crackdown
- Firefighters knock down stubborn fire at Old Town storage facility
- ‘America’s Most Wanted’ will highlight case of missing Aroostook girl
- Search continues for missing New Sweden teen
- Motorsports could be the next big draw to Aroostook County
- New wine bar opens in downtown Belfast
- Why a Maine newspaper opened its own cafe
- TSA system struggles to read New Hampshire’s Real IDs, causing delays
- Nokomis seeks to defend Class B state softball title with veteran lineup
- Old Town’s new 23-year-old football coach brings experience as player and assistant
- UMaine hires former Black Bear runner to help raise money for athletics
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“The U.S. military believed it crucial that the service members who sacrificed understood how fascism gained traction in Germany, Italy and Japan — and the pamphlet warned returning World War II service members that no nation, including the U.S., is immune to fascism.”
LIFE IN MAINE
One of North America’s oldest apple trees found on Maine island. Called the Drap d’Or de Bretagna, its cultivar came from France, likely brought to Maine by Castine’s early French settlers in the late 1600s.
Maine man pulls in nearly 7-pound native salmon at Sebago Lake. A man who caught a 38-inch lake trout nearly three years ago just hooked a native Sebago salmon that beats his personal best for the species.
A big lake trout stole a Maine teen’s rod. He caught the fish anyway. The fish, a 22-inch-long lake trout, was his biggest open-water fish so far, and drew cheers when he brought it in.
Use this duct tape trick to protect yourself from tick bites. It looks silly, sure. But it’s better than getting Lyme disease.