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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Rep. Will Tuell, R-East Machias, on House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham entering the Republican primary race for the state Senate seat that includes all of Washington County and part of Hancock County. Tuell said he doesn’t believe Faulkingham, who lives in the Hancock County town of Winter Harbor, is a viable candidate largely due to his county of residence.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Geopolitics is making this Republican state Senate primary a bitter one. House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham’s high standing in Augusta might be overshadowed by the history between Hancock and Washington counties.
This northern Maine home for sale is known locally as “The Castle on the Lake.” The interior includes a dramatic two-story foyer with a curved staircase, chandelier and balcony.
Bangor residents have 12 days to build a 42,000-piece puzzle. Located at the Bangor Public Library, the puzzle depicts an array of global landmarks and measures 5 feet high and more than 21 feet across when assembled.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Where the most snow fell in Maine on Wednesday
- State recommends major changes for Maine’s mobile home parks
- LifeFlight says increase in number of drones poses risk to pilots and patients
- Dominican gets 5 years for trafficking more than 44 pounds of fentanyl into Maine
- Andre Cushing reelected as Penobscot County Commissioners chair
- Pop-up experiment reinvents an Aroostook business
- Northern Maine nurses vote to keep their union
- Longtime Bar Harbor Planning Board chair abruptly resigns in ‘frustration’
- Bucksport Enterprise founder and community ‘dynamo’ dies at age 80
- Bucksport approves plans to build a Tractor Supply Company
- Mobile home park residents in Searsport want local voters to approve rent control rules
- Longtime Waldo County Commissioner Betty Johnson has died
- Isle au Haut woodworker marks 50 years as an island craftsman
- Brunswick council selects new leaders
- Maine police seize 16 pounds of meth in a series of raids
- New Lewiston city councilor pleads not guilty to theft
- Corrections officials say security has been bolstered at Maine youth center after escapes
- UMaine hockey faces another pivotal series against strong Providence team
- Gritty senior embraces doing the little things for UMaine women’s basketball
- Cooper Flagg plays through injury scare to lead Mavericks over Kings
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Today, our prison population is more than three times larger than it was in 1976, and it is aging rapidly.”
Opinion: Maine should bring back parole
LIFE IN MAINE
Presque Isle’s celebration for America’s 250th anniversary will be one of the most extensive in the state.
Here’s what to do with all that ash from your wood stove.
Read about a night of smelt fishing on a frozen Maine river.