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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“At every point, everyone had to make a decision about the best use of the property.”
— Duncan Dwyer, co-owner with his wife Julie Jenkins of Jenkins Beach in Dedham. The couple closed the beach after they bought the property from Jenkins’ father in 2023 and have been caught between a desire to have it open to the public in some fashion and the logistical and legal challenges of doing so.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
A popular Dedham beach will be closed to the public again this summer. Jenkins Beach has been closed to visitors since 2023, when a Jenkins family member and her husband bought it and started extensive renovations.
Old Town firefighters warned that proposed cuts could lead to worse service. The Fire Department would shrink from 24 first responders to 20 if the proposed budget goes forward.
A documentary on Bangor’s homelessness crisis will debut this summer. “InhuMAINE” will be one of five films shown during the New England REEL Recovery Film Festival, which raises money for the Maine Association of Recovery Residences.
This Maine island home for sale comes with its own bowling alley. The midcoast property was listed Monday at $1.6 million, and has already attracted plenty of interest from out-of-state buyers.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Judge sides with Maine and other states, orders AmeriCorps grant funding restored
- Bill to allow waiver of Maine’s ‘Death with Dignity’ waiting period draws emotional debate
- Bill making it easier to restrain and seclude students passed by Maine lawmakers
- There will be no parking on this downtown Bangor street
- 3 Bangor residents arrested in drug raid
- New country store opens in Orrington
- Aroostook man barred from nursing homes after being convicted of a sex crime
- Employee housing is still a problem for Acadia despite new seasonal apartments
- Bucksport’s 1st poet laureate resigns
- New Belfast food truck park will offer gourmet hot dogs and rolled ice cream
- Popeyes to open 4th Maine restaurant
- Northern Maine is getting its 1st junior hockey league
- Unique golf tournament split between Bangor and Bar Harbor gets even more popular
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“This bill is so harmful that even Elon Musk, Trump’s right-hand man in slashing the U.S. government, has called it a ‘disgusting abomination.’”
Editorial: Americans are rightly concerned about Republicans’ ‘big beautiful bill.’ Mockery won’t help.
LIFE IN MAINE
“Life of Chuck” director Mike Flanagan says he did “nerdy” Stephen King things when he visited Bangor. The Bangor Daily News spoke with Flanagan about why he chose Chuck Krantz, what it’s like working with his literary hero Stephen King and more.
Fish long enough, veteran anglers say, and you’re bound to encounter a bit of misfortune. Don’t worry; here’s what you should do if you get a fish hook stuck in your skin this summer.