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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Lorna Ferguson of East Millinocket, whose great-nephew plays on the combined Stearns-Schenck football team.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Bangor City Council candidate promotes conspiracy theories online. Justin Cartier has promoted claims about 5G and child trafficking. He aims to lower taxes and address addiction issues.
Rival Maine mill towns consider a once-unthinkable merger. Talk of merging Millinocket, East Millinocket and Medway school districts is gaining momentum as officials mull the benefits and challenges it would bring.
The hidden costs of owning a home in Maine. From utilities and taxes to yard maintenance and emergency repairs, the cost of homeownership adds up.
Inside the talks that led a contaminated Maine compost plant to be shut down. Tests showing a Unity Township compost plant contaminated wetlands more than two miles away hastened a decision to close the facility, according to emails obtained by the Bangor Daily News.
As a Down East fishing village weathers many changes, one iconic symbol is being restored. Big Jim, a 40-foot-tall aluminum cutout of a fisherman wearing yellow rain gear, has resided in Gouldsboro since the 1970s.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- How the government shutdown is affecting federal workers across Maine
- The Bush family’s next candidate is ready to launch his run for Maine governor
- Products denied exemptions from Maine’s PFAS ban
- Bangor Mall sign still standing despite promise to tear it down
- Woman sues Waterfront Concerts and Bangor for alleged disability discrimination
- A vintage car was stolen near Bangor and then set on fire
- Brewer Walmart evacuated after hoax bomb threat
- 3 candidates are running for 2 Orono Town Council seats
- Boy airlifted in East Millinocket after being hit by vehicle
- 2nd Houlton councilor resigns in wake of town manager’s arrest
- Shutdown suspends auction of former Madawaska border crossing
- Librarian recalls traversing The County 60 years ago on Aroostook’s first bookmobile
- Eastport may dredge harbor so large cruise ships can dock
- Rockland man accused of assaulting and threatening child with knife
- 1 killed, 2 seriously hurt in Topsham head-on crash
- Maine rallies around small high school in running for $1M football prize
- Wide receiver makes rare back-to-back recoveries to set up win
- Undefeated Hermon football rolls past Skowhegan on homecoming
- UMaine hockey battles back to tie UNH in exhibition opener
- It was a memorable opening night at UMaine women’s new soccer complex
- Carter Peevy leads UMaine football to CAA victory over Bryant
- Ruth White continues dominant stretch with 3rd straight cross country win
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“It demoralizes those who are dedicated to the profession who are left with more work for less pay.”
LIFE IN MAINE
This Mainer learned to butcher sheep from YouTube. She wants you to do the same. Maine homesteaders are increasingly turning to home butchering to reduce stress on animals and save money, with the help of YouTube and online resources.
Maine hunters may soon be able to tag deer from their phones. The state will launch an electronic deer tagging pilot program, making reporting easier for hunters while providing valuable data for biologists.
Here are 14 easy ways to improve your safety while hiking. Safety is important to think about year round, but some aspects of it become even more important in the fall and winter in Maine.
You should take your “secret” fishing and hunting spots to your grave. “Over the years, as many do with their own secret fishing spots, I developed a sense of ownership of it, feeling as though it was mine,” Outdoors contributor Chris Sargent explains.