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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Ellis David Perry, who filled out rental applications for 15 apartments and scheduled showings for seven before finding housing in Belfast through a social media plea.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk spoke at a Maine event a month before he was fatally shot on Wednesday. The Turning Points USA co-founder, who was killed Wednesday afternoon, made an appearance at Dunegrass Gold Club in Old Orchard Beach on Aug. 2. The shooter remains at large.
After weeks of apartment hunting, Ellis David Perry scored a place in Belfast through a social media plea. The lucky break came with a comment on his Facebook post that mentioned a “for rent” sign someone had seen at an intersection.
A Maine lawmaker “strongly denies” a charge of illegal campaigning. Rep. Nina Milliken, D-Blue Hill, faces a misdemeanor charge for allegedly campaigning too close to a polling place during municipal elections earlier this year.
The Bangor City Council launched an ethics investigation into text messages between councilors. The council voted 7-2 Monday to move forward with the investigation, which was brought forward by Councilor Joe Leonard.
Here’s how a global aerospace company landed in northern Maine. The arrival of a Boeing 777 on Wednesday marked a new era for the runway that once teemed with B-52s and KC-135 tankers.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Janet Mills is interviewing staff for a potential Senate run
- Lawmakers probe contract with MaineCare transportation provider after bankruptcy
- Maine high court justice should be publicly reprimanded, state committee reaffirms
- New cafe in Old Town to offer organic and gluten-free baked goods
- These are the candidates running for Presque Isle City Council
- Caribou-based school district OKs 3rd budget at referendum
- Closure of Bucksport landfill won’t start until next year
- New landowners couldn’t cut public access to Belfast’s waterfront walkway
- His stay at a Maine nursing home was supposed to be temporary. He died within 6 months.
- Man dies after vapors ignited while refueling boat on Maine lake
- The Bangor High School snack shack needs volunteers. So I picked up a shift.
- These 2 Bangor soccer players are already stepping up in a big way
- New Caribou boys cross country coach knows what it takes to win
- Medomak girls soccer takes down Waterville 4-0
- ‘It takes time’: UMaine soccer still finding its footing to start season
- Knee injury cuts freshman season short for former Bangor soccer star now at UMaine
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“We watched in disbelief. The test no longer existed. The silence in the room was overcome by the crackled sounds coming from my old television.”
Opinion: Sept. 11 was a defining moment, for me and my students
LIFE IN MAINE
A Maine bowhunter’s two-year chase ended with a velvet buck at 3 yards.
These Maine birds will tell you when winter is near. “We easily notice arrivals, but departures often pass unnoticed,” Bob Duchesne writes.
“Steel Magnolias” at the Bangor Opera House is a rollercoaster ride of laughter and tears.