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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Harrison Wolfington, a broker at Laflin & Wolfington Home Systems in Augusta, on the spate of price cuts in the state’s housing market.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Graham Platner knew the Nazi associations with one of his tattoos was a problem long before video of it surfaced this week, a former staffer says. The insurgent Senate candidate tried to get ahead of the controversy during a Monday appearance on “Pod Save the Nation.”
Maine is seeing a spate of price cuts in the housing market. It’s the latest signal suggesting the market may finally be turning in favor of buyers.
A decade after the closure of the Verso paper mill, Bucksport still feels its absence. A new museum memorializes the river town’s decadeslong papermaking history.
Bangor reproductive health clinic is owed tens of thousands of dollars that MaineCare said it would pay for contraceptive services. If that keeps up, Mabel Wadsworth may have to stop providing long-acting reversible contraceptives.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- USDA warns Maine that food stamps won’t be issued in November
- Maine public defense commission names new director
- Handler of Maine comfort dog that died in hot car resigns
- Penobscot County administrator gives his notice
- Howland is infested with rats
- Maine man accused of lying to VA about being paralyzed walks into court
- Ellsworth to give proceeds from foreclosed home sale to former owner following public criticism
- 2 Ellsworth hydrants unavailable for summer house fire still out of service
- Down East man dies in Sullivan crash
- He showed up uninvited to a Maine man’s home, and then allegedly started stabbing him
- Opposing coaches expect both UMaine basketball teams to be among conference best
- ‘I’m competitive as hell’: Cooper Flagg ready to bring his winning ways to NBA
- Can Cooper Flagg handle playing NBA point guard? His Maine high school coach and trainer have no doubt.
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“The president of the United States shared a video of himself, wearing a crown, dropping poop on his fellow citizens.”
Editorial: A president who dumps on America isn’t fit for office
LIFE IN MAINE
Maine’s ruffed grouse are a treat for sight, sound and taste
The Penobscot Theatre Co.’s production of Henry James’ 19th century ghost story, “The Turn of the Screw,” is sure to leave you unnerved, Judy Harrison writes.