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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Origin USA, a Maine-based apparel company, in a social media post claiming it made a pullover that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was photographed wearing following his arrest.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
The Bangor City Council shared its top priorities for 2026 in a meeting with state lawmakers Monday. Homelessness and housing are among the major challenges for the new year.
A study found that new public medical school in Penobscot County is out of reach. The report, submitted to the Legislature, says raising the estimated $210.5 million for the school is “potentially unrealistic for Maine.”
Shawn Moody is unlikely to run for Maine governor in 2026. The Gorham Republican ran for the seat in 2010, and then again in 2018, where he won the primary but lost to Janet Mills.
This new map shows if you can add an in-law apartment to your Maine home. Accessory dwelling units have gained attention recently during the state’s housing shortage.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- The health care bills coming up in the Maine Legislature
- Maine environmental legislation to watch in 2026
- Maine library standards put on hold after backlash
- Maine to get $1.9M in settlement with Bitcoin kiosk operator
- Maine is one of the least religious states in the country. Here’s what the data show.
- UMaine alum nominated for Critics’ Choice Award for role in Netflix show
- 33rd HIV case detected in Penobscot County outbreak
- 2 people and 8 animals rescued from ‘stubborn’ Corinth house fire
- Man charged in Bangor homicide arrested for violating house arrest
- Maine man allegedly stole 2 tractors
- Maine National Guard won’t sell Calais Armory
- Nicolas Maduro photographed wearing Maine company’s sweatshirt after capture
- Maine AG finds deadly use of force justified in 2025 Oxford County police shooting
- Formidable girls basketball team from northern Maine looking for 1st state title
- MDI boys basketball runs away from Brewer in battle of top players
- UMaine hockey found its blueprint for success in statement series against Denver
- Cooper Flagg is confronting the invisible ‘Rookie Wall’
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“It won’t solve every challenge facing Maine’s cannabis market, but it could make compliance and survival more attainable.”
Opinion: Making sense of Donald Trump’s cannabis ‘rescheduling’
LIFE IN MAINE
Thinking of sitting in someone else’s deer stand? Here’s what happened to one Maine hunter who did.
Meet the venomous Maine spider that comes out in the winter.