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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker in a decision that Brewer’s school policies against bullying and hazing did not apply to the late Shawn McBreairty, who sued the school district for threatening legal action over an online post by McBreairty about a transgender student using the girls’ bathroom that included a photo of the student.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Maine Republicans’ anti-transgender bills go beyond sports. The many bills up for hearings today have no clear path to passage in the Democratic-controlled Legislature, but some in the majority party are on the fence. Here’s how to watch.
The Trump administration is holding up money for Lewiston mass shooting victims. Although bipartisan support exists for the state funding, the Maine Resiliency Center is awaiting word on roughly $8 million from the federal government.
Renovations to Bangor City Hall are expected to be finished this summer. The most noticeable work focuses on the first floor of the building, where the city relocated many core municipal services to make them easier to find.
A decades-old Aroostook flower shop has a new owner and name. A business boom in Caribou, along with a childhood dream, brought Larkspur & Rose owner Melinda Barnard back to the area.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Are you flying without a Real ID? Tell us about your experience
- Susan Collins and Angus King press Trump officials on frozen funds and canceled contracts
- Bangor police arrest man who once wanted to build a homeless commune in Bradford
- Judge: Brewer schools policy didn’t apply to Shawn McBreairty’s post about transgender teen
- Aroostook man arrested on attempted sex trafficking charges
- 79-year-old dies in Down East crash
- Down East school district rescinds transgender policy
- Maine selectman says the odds don’t favor a recount after 1-vote loss
- Belfast man accused of using fire poker in fatal attack on his wife
- Court blocks Belfast church’s lawsuit to stop sale of UMaine facility
- Camden will sue resident for feeding birds despite rat infestation
- Rockland police arrest Warren man and allegedly find drugs on him
- Man allegedly stole $1K in quarters from Maine business
- Man killed in North Anson crash
- Maine hospital is ending 2 psychological programs for children
- Maine woman pleads guilty to shooting brother’s fiancée
- Surging Brewer softball team has high expectations
- Maine ties would make this NBA team an interesting landing spot for Cooper Flagg
- Catch up with former UMaine baseball players trying to make it to the major leagues
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“There have been disagreements about what the words in the Constitution say and mean, but no president has said they are not bound by it.”
Editorial: Donald Trump doesn’t know if he has to uphold the Constitution. That’s horrifying.
LIFE IN MAINE
This fisherman caught a big brookie after fishing Moosehead for 20 years. “If we hadn’t gone into the cove that deep, we never would have gotten it,” said Alton Wilson, who will be 74 in June.
Canoe racing is returning to the Allagash. The inaugural Tylor Kelly Allagash Dash, slated for May 18, is a 15-mile downriver Class II whitewater canoe and kayak race.
Here’s how to treat a painful rash caused by the browntail moth caterpillar. The caterpillars have poisonous, irritating hairs that can cause a blistery rash similar to poison ivy.