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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“It’s a lot of travel but it’s worth it. It has been a blast … They have all been great to us. Everyone has been wicked nice. Having everyone come together like a community makes it so enjoyable.”

— Senior right wing Eddie Goff, one of four high school hockey athletes who travel more than 100 miles roundtrip to practice and play for the Twin City Titans, a cooperative high school team based in Bangor and Brewer.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

A plane carrying eight people crashed at Bangor International Airport on Sunday. Investigators worked throughout the night during the winter storm to piece together an initial picture of what happened.

Maine is using outdated rules to close down the Hawk Ridge Compost Facility in Unity Township. The rules don’t cover the cleanup of wetlands and ecosystems, which state tests have shown are contaminated with high levels of “forever chemicals.”

Blue Hill-area towns are being asked to reduce school choice to boost local academy numbers. George Steves Academy, which has lost more than a third of its enrollment, has gone through two rounds of layoffs to stabilize finances.

I’m the new Ellsworth and Acadia reporter for the Bangor Daily News. “My goal is to serve my readers by chasing the news, adding context to the unfamiliar and asking questions so they don’t have to,” Sabrina Martin explains.

A film documenting Bangor’s homelessness crisis debuted in Aroostook County. Rogan O’Donnell spent 19 months filming people in Bangor’s “Tent City.” 

Hampden asked Penobscot County for tax break if it builds new jail in town. A proposed agreement aims to offset a new jail’s impact on the town’s taxpayers.

Major winter storm to bring up to 20 inches of snow to Maine. The storm began moving into southern Maine on Sunday afternoon, reaching northern communities after midnight.

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

MAINE IN PICTURES

Roughly 1,200 people gathered in Monument Square after marching along Congress Street in Portland on Friday night to protest an immigration enforcement surge in Maine last week. Credit: Linda Coan O’Kresik / BDN

FROM THE OPINION PAGES

Maine Gov. Paul LePage unveils a new “Open for Business” sign beneath the “Welcome to Maine” sign along Interstate 95 near the New Hampshire border in Kittery in March 2011. Credit: Rich Beauchesne / Portsmouth Herald via AP

“After seven years of one-party rule in Augusta, the results are impossible to ignore. Maine is unaffordable for many of the people who live and work here.”

Opinion: We can choose a more affordable direction for Maine

LIFE IN MAINE

These high school hockey players travel 100 miles just to practice.

Outdoor contributor Dylan Savageau discovered a hidden ice fishing spot few anglers know about.

Why are these granite posts are outside some Maine homes?

What to know about these 3 closed eastern Maine colleges that left long legacies in the region.