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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, the Republican chair of the House Appropriations Committee, said Wednesday as the U.S. government prepares to reopen. The bill to reopen the U.S. government did not include the Affordable Care Act subsidies that Democrats once insisted were crucial.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Acadia is winding down for winter just as the government prepares to reopen. The snow on Veterans Day led the park to close Summit Road on Cadillac Mountain on the morning the U.S. House passed a bill to end the 43-day shutdown and President Donald Trump signed it into law Wednesday night.
Troy Jackson’s allies are talking to him about switching races. It would further upend Maine’s midterm contests, but some supporters think the gubernatorial candidate stands the best chance against Paul LePage for Golden’s 2nd Congressional District seat.
Houses near Maine’s biggest ski mountains aren’t cheap, but these three are less than $500,000. Each is within a 20-minute drive of Sunday River, Sugarloaf or Saddleback.
Work began on an expansion to Bangor’s only low-barrier homeless shelter. The 7,000-square-foot Hope House Health and Living Center addition is expected to open by the end of 2026.
Hemp, not marijuana, was behind a $13 million growhouse raid, according to a defense attorney for accused ringleader Lucas Sirois, whose trial started Wednesday.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Democrat Jordan Wood leaves Senate race to run for Jared Golden’s seat
- Bill to end shutdown would sweep popular THC drinks from Maine shelves
- Appeals court to hear arguments on law cutting Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds
- Garbage truck dumps load of burning trash in Bangor
- You can now park on Bangor streets during the winter
- Broadway in Bangor will be closed for 2 nights next week
- Bangor’s Festival of Lights returns next month
- Earthquake rattled the ground near Dover-Foxcroft
- Human remains found in Aroostook County identified as missing woman
- McCain Foods to acquire Penobscot McCrum’s Washburn potato plant
- Federal shutdown creates uncertainty for Maine cancer patient struggling to stay warm
- Houlton man jailed for allegedly stealing cigarettes
- Maine police will NOT ask for your DNA over the phone
- Belfast conservation group buys site of former salmon farm project
- 5 hospitalized after truck hit a tree in a Maine road and then hit an SUV
- Augusta credit union clerk foils New Jersey woman’s forgery attempt
- Maine police chief drops out of race against Chellie Pingree
- Brothers coach different Maine soccer teams to championships in same season
- Undersized defenseman brings ‘a lot of pop’ to ice for UMaine hockey
- Don’t tell UMaine football, but every game is a playoff game from here on out
- 10th-ranked North Carolina State cruises past UMaine women’s basketball
- Watch this scary moment for Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“A 1% increase in the employment of individuals with disabilities adds nearly $25 billion to the U.S. GDP each year, making it clear that inclusion benefits us all by reducing reliance on government benefits.”
Opinion: Maine’s students deserve a federal government that keeps its promise
LIFE IN MAINE
These four lesser known Maine mountains are worth a hike, according to seasoned BDN Outdoors contributor Aislinn Sarnacki.
Here’s how to compost in cold weather, because winter is coming.
A Milford man was shot while hunting in 1992, and it changed his life forever.