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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Sarah Carey, founder of the new Castine Film Festival, which takes place Saturday with a wide-ranging selection of 12 films from six countries of varying lengths, topics and languages.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Over the past decade, the Maine State Police reviewed nearly three dozen complaints about troopers using physical force and never once found it to be excessive. That pristine record struck some experts and legal professionals as implausible in light of dashcam footage published Wednesday by the Bangor Daily News and The Maine Monitor that shows a trooper repeatedly punching a handcuffed man in the face while he lay pinned to the ground.
Washington County’s former treasurer illegally moved money this year. While there is no indication the public money was misused, the transfers helped obscure years of cash flow problems.
Jared Golden is not saying how he will vote on the Republican plan to avert a government shutdown. The Democrat, who represents the more conservative 2nd District, generally supports deals to keep the government open.
Milford is reconsidering its school’s future as it struggles to pass a budget. Local officials are considering joining a regional school unit or making the town’s K-8 a charter school.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Susan Collins questions former CDC chief on her firing by RFK Jr.
- Maine disappears from federal ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ list
- Maine mother sues makers of Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft over addictive games
- Leaf-peeping season has started in Maine
- 2 pedestrians hit by cars in 2 weeks on UMaine campus
- A family-owned Aroostook farm store and embroidery is booming
- Drowned Maine scallopers added to fishermen’s memorial after initial uncertainty
- Castine residents watched more than 1,000 films to put together new festival
- Hunter gets permit to kill nuisance black bear in Bar Harbor
- Neighbors complain as smokers forced to gather outside Belfast housing complex
- 2nd man dies after Maine propane explosion
- Mainer gets 7 years in prison for crash that left man dead
- This big NFL injury could mean more playing time for former UMaine Black Bear
- Watch these Maine hockey players show off their wakesurfing skills
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Remembering the whole past is ‘divisive’ only to those lacking the integrity to confront it.”
Opinion: Hiding a horrific photo doesn’t erase America’s prejudiced history
LIFE IN MAINE
Experience the thrill of fall fishing in Maine as the season winds down. Discover the challenges and rewards of adapting to changing conditions.
Here’s how technology is changing bird photography and birding in Maine
This Maine corn maze was named the nation’s best for the fourth year in a row.