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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Twin Rivers Paper Co. CEO Tyler Rajeski on the company’s ongoing dispute with the town of Madawaska over the value of its mill property. The town recently denied a request from Twin Rivers for a $25 million tax abatement.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Angus King’s son is running for governor as a Democrat. The Portland 54-year-old begins the race as a political unknown in his own right despite being named for his well-known father.
Paul LePage moved from Florida to Augusta to run his next campaign. The Republican former governor filed to run for the 2nd Congressional District in 2026, a contest both national parties care about.
Lawmakers want to force Maine to keep docking ferries overnight on islands. The state says the shift to the mainland is better for ferry workers who live there, but the idea hasn’t been popular with islanders.
A Guatemalan man was arrested in Bangor on a charge of entering the U.S. illegally. Baltazar Alonzo-Perez was arrested during a 10-day statewide sweep by Border Patrol, during which 39 people were taken into custody.
Madawaska rejected a $25 million tax abatement request from its largest employer. Twin Rivers Paper Co. balked at a massive bump in the valuation of its mill, but the town says it corrected an earlier assessing mistake.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Maine case could become the Supreme Court’s test in transgender athlete debate
- Maine is among states suing Trump administration for blocking wind energy development
- Maine joins lawsuit to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services
- With new techniques, Maine landowners shape forests for maximum carbon storage
- Maine counties and municipalities have spent about $7M of their opioid settlement funds
- Etna woman indicted after she allegedly fatally stabbed boyfriend in chest
- Challenger Learning Center of Maine completes transformative upgrades
- Police report ‘serious’ crash in Hermon
- 4 arrested in Down East drug raids
- Ellsworth warns some residents to boil tap water
- Deer Isle removes 15-foot high ash pile from transfer station
- Maine woman killed in head-on crash with 3 pickup trucks
- Maine fisherman accused of possessing illegal lobsters
- Bangor Christian girls basketball coach moving to new role leading boys team
- Jameson 3-run homer leads surging Brewer softball team to win over Bangor
- Ruth White breaks her own UNH record in the 10,000 meters
- Even ties are exciting as Portland Hearts of Pine brings pro soccer to Maine
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Trump has unequivocally positioned himself above the law by refusing to comply with a specific Supreme Court directive — directly challenging our Founders’ establishment of the separation of powers with three co-equal branches of government.”
Opinion: Supreme Court and Congress shouldn’t wait to stop Trump
LIFE IN MAINE
Penobscot Theatre’s latest play is a funny, insightful look at the fall of the Soviet Union. The Bangor company is just the second to produce “Mother Russia,” which premiered earlier this year at Seattle Repertory Theatre.
Ruth White broke her own University of New Hampshire record in the 10,000 meters. It didn’t take long for the Orono runner to surpass her own school record and set another one for the conference championship event over the weekend.
Two Maine paddling legends tackled the Meduxnekeag Canoe Race. J.D. Burke and Brady Burke were first canoe team across the finish line, a successful run after a several-year hiatus for them.