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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Christopher “Dale” Damron, father of 14-year-old Stefanie Damron of New Sweden, who went missing a year ago.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Susan Collins and Angus King said little after the Justice Department shut down an investigation into Donald Trump’s border czar. Hidden cameras captured Tom Homan allegedly accepting a bag of cash from federal agents posing as businessmen seeking to win government contracts.
Bangor police officers posed for a photo with a City Council candidate known for neo-Nazi rhetoric. Richard Ward posted the photo to his campaign Facebook page with the caption, “Be a warrior for Christ and defend Free speech. Charlie Kirk will never be forgotten.”
Bangor’s lawsuit against the owner of the Bangor Mall continues. Witnesses for Namdar Realty Group testified for more than eight hours Monday, leaving no time for the city to present witnesses.
Stefanie Damron’s parents are holding onto hope a year after she disappeared. While law enforcement has asked the family to stay silent to protect the missing girl, her parents believe it’s time to change course. Read a timeline of the search.
Here’s the interest rate that the average Mainer can afford. The current rate would need to drop a full percentage point to be affordable under standard buying guidelines.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- What led to Maine having its worst August for wildfires in 20 years
- Bangor Mall sign to be demolished as repairs continue, management says in court
- Fatal shooting of Glenburn man ruled a homicide
- Presque Isle to vote on buying outdoor sports center
- Presque Isle hibachi restaurant opens after temporary state closure
- Superintendent quits after rural Maine school board axes transgender protections
- Castine man charged with having child sexual abuse images
- 9-year-old hit by Jeep while he was walking to Maine school
- Maine bicyclist seriously injured in hit-and-run
- Maine motorcyclist seriously injured after hitting deer
- Late-night earthquake shakes Maine town
- Mainer accused of sexual assault arrested after fleeing to Mexico
- Motorcyclist dies after crash with tractor-trailer in Hollis
- Spreading sand to save a Maine salt marsh
- UMaine athletics receives record $22.9M in gifts and pledges
- UMaine hockey ranked 7th in national poll
- Race car driver taken to ICU after crash at Hermon speedway
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Our national dialogue has become so vitriolic that a major television network commentator can publicly suggest involuntary euthanasia for homeless people who refuse mental health treatment.”
Opinion: I was a homeless person. Did I deserve to be put to death?
LIFE IN MAINE
Revisit the season of Waterfront concerts, a highlight of summer in Bangor.
The deaths of two Maine game wardens in 1922 are still a mystery.
A Maine guide has pulled 200 tires out of the Androscoggin River and estimates that 10,000 remain.