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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Everything’s going to be OK.”
— Dr. Guy Hudson, who began his role as president of Northern Light Health last week. He arrives after a period of massive financial losses for the health system, hospital closures and a drawn-out dispute with the state’s largest health insurer.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Northern Light’s new president wants to keep building toward financial stability. In an interview with the Bangor Daily News, Dr. Guy Hudson said that although “we’re not quite there yet,” he feels the health care system is starting to turn the corner.
Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner got a new tattoo to cover the one that was recognized as a Nazi symbol. Despite having a “bad week,” the popular progressive Democrat drew a large, defiant crowd at a rally in Ogunquit.
Read up on the voter ID and “red flag” referendums on the Maine ballot. Both proposals have previously cropped up in Augusta but will now see voters settle them on Election Day.
Cooper Flagg made his regular NBA season debut Wednesday night. He didn’t score until the first possession of the second half, netting 10 points and 10 rebounds. But his hometown fans didn’t care how many points he scored.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Jordan Wood calls for Graham Platner to drop out of US Senate race
- Coast Guard proposal to remove buoys in Maine put on hold
- Bangor syringe provider one step closer to reopening
- Massachusetts man allegedly fell asleep at the wheel before 3-vehicle crash in Bangor
- Broadway will be closed again next week for I-95 bridge demolition
- Old Town’s assistant school superintendent wins award
- Maine regulators accuse owner of toxic Orrington site of trying to evade cleanup responsibilities
- Northern Maine farm receives statewide community service award
- Aroostook baker’s cookbook sells out before 1st printing arrives
- Caribou and MaineDOT partner to study development options along Route 1
- Colorado man pleads guilty to driving drunk in Acadia after getting stuck in roundabout
- Ellsworth won’t vote to eliminate tax assessment department until after election
- Stonington area mourns sudden loss of Doug Edinger
- Earthquake hits near Maine island
- 1 person and 1 dog die in Maine house fire
- Take an early look at the $80M basketball arena planned for UMaine
- This UMaine freshman hails from an unlikely hockey hotbed in the desert
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“From my experience, family members are often the first to see the warning signs if someone is in crisis.”
Opinion: I’m a career cop, gun owner, and Republican. I’m voting yes on Question 2.
LIFE IN MAINE
Maine expanded its “do not eat” advisory for wildlife due to PFAS contamination.
Fall fishing in Maine delivers one last big surprise of the season.
The nightmare every Maine hunter fears is a world without hunting, Al Raychard writes.