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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Camden Town Manager Audra Caler, whose town has created a detailed set of guidelines barring employees from using generative artificial intelligence without approval.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Maine towns experiment with AI without policies to govern it. Officials across Maine are beginning to experiment with AI despite few policies to guide them amid questions about accuracy, bias and privacy.
Parents say Orrington school ignored slurs, injuries and other bullying. A group of parents is calling for more transparency in the way bullying complaints are handled at Center Drive School.
Why so many homelessness service providers are struggling in Bangor. Rising costs and increasing demand are making it even harder to provide services in smaller cities such as Bangor.
More tourists than ever are visiting a remote part of Acadia. The Schoodic Peninsula, located on the eastern side of Frenchman Bay, has long been one of the quieter portions of the national park.
Search warrant sheds light on efforts to shut down illegal marijuana grows in Maine. The search warrants targeted four properties in rural Maine towns: Dexter, Norridgewock, Ripley and Stetson.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Trump administration wants rosters of Maine school sports teams for trans athlete lawsuit
- Maine lawmaker charged with illegally campaigning inside her town’s polling place
- Wardens are investigating a Mainer who prompted a search by allegedly faking his death
- As health insurance rates skyrocket, Maine officials urge Congress to extend tax credits
- How Maine schools are using generative AI in the classroom
- Driver shortage prompts Bangor to scale back public bus service
- Bangor is eliminating lane on 14th Street for pedestrian path
- Man rescued after spending night stranded on Soper Mountain
- Seaplane crashes on Moosehead Lake; pilot rescued
- Aroostook nurses’ strike unnecessary, hospital CEO says
- Northern Maine has Maine’s 1st virtual-reality mega-theme park
- Eastern Maine service agency ending its ‘lifeline’ rural transportation service
- Acadia National Park breaks visit record for 2nd month in a row
- Searsport exhibit shows evolution of wedding dresses over the past century
- Accused killer in Cushing homicide seeks to throw out statements
- Kennebec County man pleads guilty to child pornography charge
- Maine woman and son found safe
- Girls soccer teams welcome chance to travel hundreds of miles to face this tough opponent
- High school football is back in the Bangor area
- Bangor welcomes Deering to Class A football with a 21-0 beatdown
- Maine soccer player is now his high school’s top point getter after scoring 6 goals in single game
- After multiple lightning delays, UMaine football stumbles late again
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Giving workers the ability to leverage their Social Security contributions through loans at Treasury rates, rather than credit card rates, could be transformative.”
Opinion: Instead of attacking the rich, allow Social Security borrowing to boost financial security for all
LIFE IN MAINE
Residents’ stories make Bucksport’s new “time capsule” book. The oral-history-style volume, “Tell Your Story, Write Your Story, Share Your Story,” explores what life is like in Bucksport today.
Maine coyote night hunt caught on video. This video showcases an exciting night hunt filmed in late August by a passionate coyote hunter and caller.
How to go rockhounding for Maine gems and crystals. Tourmaline, beryl, garnet, amethyst and sparkling lepidolite all lie buried in Maine granite.