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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Mayor Paul Bissonette after American Iron and Metal proposed reopening a landfill to accept mercury-contaminated material.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Survivors of the 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston and family members of victims are suing the Army and a New York hospital. The lawsuit alleges military officials failed to heed warning signs about Robert Card II before he carried out the deadliest rampage in Maine history.
The dispute between Northern Light Health and Anthem may force tens of thousands of Mainers to switch doctors. In certain regions, there aren’t many options besides Northern Light, one of the state’s largest health care providers.
Piscataquis County’s sheriff said the state used a “heavy hand” when it threatened to close his jail. Sheriff Robert Young said conditions at the county jail were not dangerous when it failed a state inspection.
A founder of Maine Beer Company wants to take on U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. Dan Kleban announced Wednesday morning that he is running for the Democratic nomination to challenge the fifth-term Republican senator in 2026.
An Eagle Scout project helps people reach a Cold War plane crash deep in Maine’s woods. Landin Spooner, a 17-year-old senior at Caribou High School, built wooden walkways and added signs leading to the crash site in Stockholm.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Judge orders release of Ecuadorian man arrested by Border Patrol in Maine
- A guide to researching Maine nursing homes and assisted living facilities
- Old Town councilors and residents split on city’s plan to use location-tracking data
- Judge finds Bangor homeowner violated city’s vacant property ordinance
- Federal report describes what happened in fatal Bangor plane crash
- There will be traffic delays on outer Hammond Street the next 2 days
- Mississippi man allegedly fired a gun while driving through Bangor’s Capehart neighborhood
- Stephen King reimagines ‘Hansel and Gretel’ with Maurice Sendak’s unpublished drawings
- A new Aroostook festival celebrates Maine and Americana music
- Bucksport rejects proposal to dump mercury-contaminated waste in landfill
- Belfast hires firm to handle environmental cleanup of downtown properties
- Searsport schools attempting to pass 3rd budget proposal
- This town is getting Maine’s 1st ‘baby box’
- 50 years later, legendary Maine basketball players have turned rivalries into friendships
- Don’t let the score fool you. UMaine’s football opener was a solid performance.
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Eliminating or reducing funding for these programs, as the administration’s budget proposes, will have an immediate and devastating impact on Maine’s most vulnerable residents.”
Opinion: Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts will harm Maine