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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, who has seen the school lose funds over the past months due to policies backed by the Trump administration.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
UMaine was thrust into a quiet struggle with the Trump administration over federal funding just months after President Donald Trump took office in January. Joan Ferrini-Mundy, the university’s president, compared the funding disruptions to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Task forces met to gauge effects, and officials engaged the congressional delegation to press for answers.
Gov. Janet Mills’ reluctance to announce if she will seek to oust U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is holding up the Democratic campaign. With Mills still potentially in the running, other lesser-known candidates would face a steep uphill battle to primary her.
A former lawmaker is planning 40 manufactured homes in Augusta, with room for hundreds more. Former state Sen. Matthew Pouliot recently bought property that sits north of Western Avenue between Leighton and Prescott roads.
A Bangor syringe exchange service shut down shortly after opening. Needlepoint Sanctuary received a notice from the city of Bangor shortly after it believed it found a permanent location on Ohio Street.
Northern Light Health and Inland Hospital in Waterville are facing a lawsuit from a woman who says a surgeon removed her bladder instead of an ovarian cyst. Emily Mitchell of Skowhegan claims the surgeon failed to follow proper safety protocols during what should have been a routine surgery.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Small-town divides force a 3rd school budget vote in rural Maine
- Transgender priest joined dozens of Maine faith leaders to testify against anti-trans bills
- Angus King no longer backs Israel aid due to ‘starving children in Gaza’
- Jared Golden and fishing groups push to delay right whale protections to 2035
- Maine police chief wants to unseat Chellie Pingree
- Maine joins multi-state lawsuit against Trump administration over efforts to collect SNAP recipients’ data
- Limited space can’t stop Bangor’s urban gardeners from growing their own food
- Part of Stillwater Avenue will be reduced to 1 lane for I-95 bridge inspection
- ATV rides to benefit cancer patients are spreading across Maine
- Georgia man was allegedly armed and wearing body armor when he drove through Maine border crossing
- Ellsworth hires 1st head of new parks and rec department
- Tourism and dry weather again force Stonington to haul in drinking water
- Eastbrook man charged in crash that killed wife
- Teens removed from Searsport house following drug bust
- Man allegedly stabbed another man several times in Portland
- Portland street medicine partnership provides care for the city’s most vulnerable
- 2 women die after weekend camper explosion in Maine
- $3M learning center will help shape the next generation of Maine golfers
- South Portland Puffins spoil title defense for Bangor Babes
- He grew up playing youth soccer in Bangor. Now he’s at a national college powerhouse.
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“This year, the Legislature enacted more than 650 bills that are now law, and the vast majority of them actually passed with overwhelming bipartisan support.”
Opinion: State lawmakers found bipartisan solutions to many of Maine’s challenges
LIFE IN MAINE
It’s time to look for monarch butterflies and participate in some citizen science aimed at helping prevent the beautiful insects from going extinct.
If you’re looking to catch salmon and trout on Sebago Lake, a new setup may be just the thing you need to land a few fish.
The deadline for Maine’s antlerless deer lottery is almost here. If you want your shot at bagging a “doe” this year, get your entry in before July 31.