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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Something else that we try to get across to the public is you can get so much more from a horse than just riding … That if you stop asking from them, they give you way more.”

— Kelly Saunders of Bagaduce River Equine Rescue, which recently found a home for two horses that had been surrendered to the organization.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Archaeologists in Penobscot County are attempting to date an artifact believed to be 10,000 years old. The two dig sites on the banks of the Penobscot River are located between the Knapp Cemetery and the Blackman Stream in Bradley.

Spotty attendance at a small Bangor commission stalls slate roof debate. The request is scheduled for the October meeting, nearly a year after he first asked for permission to replace his roof with the fake slate.

Housing and business developments are stalling for years in Brewer. Officials are looking into streamlining the city’s approval process to make Brewer more enticing to developers.

Why Maine is losing out on a wood building boom. Cross-laminated timber has long been used in Europe but is relatively new in the U.S., and Maine only recently added it to its building code.

Coastal Maine horse rescue is expanding. The rescue has seen a need to take in more horses since the pandemic but had difficulty finding suitable space to expand.

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

MAINE IN PICTURES

Millard Dority wanted to use locally sourced wood manufactured into cross-laminated timber for the expansion of Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor, but the closest producer of the construction material is in Illinois. The library’s experience showed a hole in Maine’s strategy to open up a market that could use more of the wood it produces, something that could reshape the forest economy. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN

FROM THE OPINION PAGES

The Community Caring Collaborative’s Family Futures Downeast program seeks to get children ready to start school while helping parents return to the classroom. Credit: Courtesy of the Community Caring Collective

“I also see innovative programs around the state that are helping Maine families build a brighter tomorrow.”

Opinion: In these challenging times, inspiration is everywhere

LIFE IN MAINE

Chris Young, Mitchell Tenpenny dazzle at Bangor waterfront. See photos from the Friday night concert at Bangor’s waterfront.

Two young farmers work to protect a fertile strip of Maine’s developing coast. Moon Beam Farm in Blue Hill is part of a corridor of high-quality agricultural soil that stands out on the rocky coastal peninsula.

The salmon fishing on this lake is on fire. With morning temperatures dipping into the 30s across Maine, anglers are landing large landlocks on Sebago right now.

I hired a Maine guide in the past. Here’s what I’m learning about bear baiting on your own. “​​I’m holding out hope that a hungry bear somewhere in the area will literally get wind of the scents, make a beeline to my bait and chow down,” Outdoors contributor Pete Warner writes.

A Maine birder’s 657-species addiction. “The 1960s edition of Peterson’s guidebook fell into my hands at an impressionable age. I wanted to find every single bird in that book and check them all off. I still do,” Outdoors contributor Bob Duchesne writes.