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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“There’s a real tension, and I think it’s a natural and appropriate tension, but I think it’s a tension nonetheless, between folks who want a quick solution to a problem … and making sure that you go about resolving that problem in a thoughtful and durable way … I don’t know that there’s a right answer.”

— Bangor’s new city manager, Carollynn Lear, on finding the right balance of speed and pragmatism in addressing the city’s issues.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Maine and other states mull a vaccine advisory group to push back on RFK Jr. Maine officials are talking with counterparts in other Democratic-led states about a possible vaccine advisory group.

What life is like inside Bangor’s first tiny home park. Now that tenants have had several months to settle into their miniature homes, the Bangor Daily News knocked on a few doors to see how residents like it.

Bangor’s new city manager shares her biggest priorities. Carollynn Lear arrives in Bangor at a time when housing, homelessness and infighting among city officials have become pressing concerns in the Queen City.

A Fort Kent native is representing the United States in the world’s longest horse race. The Mongol Derby spans more than 600 miles, about the same distance from New York City to Kelsy Stromski’s hometown of Fort Kent.

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

MAINE IN PICTURES

Davi Barreiros exercises his two huskies, Prince and Key (right), on Wednesday in Bangor. Barreiros, who lives in a tiny home in Randall Park, said the dogs love to run up and down the streets pulling him on a skateboard. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN

FROM THE OPINION PAGES

Then-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos accompanied by first-grade teacher Alexandra Lyons speaks to student Ayana Greene on May 31, 2018, during a visit of the Federal School Safety Commission at Hebron Harman Elementary School in Hanover, Maryland. DeVos listened to first-graders share stories about friendship during a field trip by a presidential commission seeking ways to stem a steady stream of school violence. The school specializes in mentoring and counseling as opposed to punitive discipline. Credit: Jose Luis Magana / AP

“Yes, some of the kids are difficult, and being an educator has never been harder. But, regrettably, way too much of the training provided to educators working with at-risk students is on crisis management.”

Opinion: Maine took a step backward on student restraint and seclusion

LIFE IN MAINE

A new novel captures Presque Isle’s early days. Maliseet heritage, French fur traders and a stolen Scottish brooch — all three cultures collide in a novel by Aroostook writer Barry Wright.

Dramatic habitat transitions affect Maine’s nesting songbirds. “Maine is a very special place for birds, and this becomes apparent when we dissect their large-scale use of various habitats throughout the state,” BDN contributor Bob Duchesne writes.

Meet the worm that grows more than a foot long and convinces its host to drown itself. Despite its spooky and somewhat threatening appearance when emerging from its host, horsehair worms are harmless to humans.