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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Julia Bassett Schwerin, a broker and realtor at Advisors Living Real Estate based in Cape Elizabeth, on Maine’s real estate market.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Maine is experiencing two drastically different housing markets. Homes in Maine’s southern and coastal regions are much more expensive and harder to come by than properties in central and northern Maine.
This Maine candidate went from a Democrat to a Republican tied to Paul LePage. Ben Midgley’s evolution places him in a unique spot among the field of Republican contenders seeking to succeed Gov. Janet Mills next year.
Meet the groups pushing Maine school boards to change transgender policies. PRIE’s mission is to train school board candidates how to win elections and train parents and grandparents on how to speak up at local meetings.
How the University of Maine System is preparing for a looming enrollment cliff. As colleges and universities prepare for fewer high school graduates, online programs have become a part of their plans to keep their budgets and tuition bases stable.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Graham Platner’s national finance director has resigned
- Question 1 would limit access for Indigenous voters in Maine, Wabanaki leaders say
- Maine’s iconic 207 area code will last until at least 2050
- MaineHealth mistakenly sent ‘estate’ letters to 531 living patients
- Northern Light vows to treat Anthem patients in-network as contract negotiations continue
- McDonald’s employee stabbed in Bangor; suspect charged
- Bangor food pantries see growing demand as government shutdown delays SNAP benefits
- A Bangor woman has been missing for more than 2 years
- Stephen King’s rock ‘n’ roll radio station has been sold again
- Yearslong removal of Dover-Foxcroft’s historic dam begins
- Aroostook town’s telethon raises nearly $200K for park
- ACLU investigates alleged rights violations in Houlton Border Patrol traffic stop
- Property taxes and development top issues for Ellsworth council candidates
- Transgender student policies shape Belfast’s school board race
- Convicted sex offender found with child in Rockland
- Northern Light Health moves up closure date of Waterville walk-in clinic
- Jury awards Maine mother $25M in wrongful death lawsuit against health provider
- One of the state’s last independent hospitals plans to merge with MaineHealth
- Dexter quarterback scored 5 touchdowns but his best play was throwing a block
- UMaine hockey erupts for 8 goals to sweep Boston University
- UMaine football defeats Stony Brook for its 5th win in a row
- Top Canadian kicking prospect has been perfect so far for UMaine football
- With season on the line, gutsy win sends UMaine women’s soccer to playoffs
- Bangor-area runners help power UMaine cross country to 1st-ever America East title
- For both Rick Carlisle and Cooper Flagg, the path to the NBA ran through Maine
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“A single protest might not cause policy change. But protesting plays a vital role in civic life.”
Opinion: Protest matters, it just takes time.
LIFE IN MAINE
He inherited an epic model railroad. Now he wants to share it with Maine. Frank Briggs created the railroad in exacting detail: an ice house, lumber mill, farm, service stations, a switching yard and neighborhoods.
A Maine grand slam was completed in just six days. Gerry Bassett of Warren completed a rare big game grand slam, harvesting a moose, bear, turkey and deer in less than a week last month.
A 51-year-old Maine doctor bags first grouse with mentor’s guidance. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has a program that connects experienced hunters with newcomers.