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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Bill Townsend, a Calais native who was a semifinalist for the inaugural Teacher in Space Project the year that New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe was chosen for the ill-fated 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle mission.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Here’s everything we know about the moments leading up to Bangor’s deadliest plane crash. The Bangor Daily News collected information from flight tracking websites, air traffic control recordings and statements from local and federal officials to piece together what happened before the crash and in the hours that followed.
Janet Mills proposed $300 relief checks in a State of the State speech colored by her U.S. Senate campaign. Usually the final State of the State is when a governor cements their legacy by convincing the Legislature to embrace their goals, but Mills is looking ahead.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents fired paintball-like projectiles at the car of two people who were watching them at a Home Depot. A witness who figured they might be pepper balls said the shots left a liquid mark, similar to drying glue.
A former Bangor Grange meeting hall is for sale. While the building shows signs of wear and tear, it holds glimpses of its more-than-a-century-long history.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Susan Collins urged Kristi Noem to pause ICE surges in Maine and Minnesota
- The outlook for 6 forest pests and diseases in Maine
- 4th victim of Bangor plane crash identified
- FAA says 4 passengers and 2 crew died in Bangor plane crash
- Plane that crashed in Bangor has history of failing in icy weather
- Bangor airport will be closed until at least Thursday for crash investigation
- 2 Bangor-area men indicted for child exploitation and sex trafficking
- There’s no overnight parking in downtown Bangor the next 2 nights
- Development director named Houlton interim town manager
- Products from Maine marijuana chain test positive for pesticides
- 2 seriously injured after gas leak at Down East pulp mill
- A majority of Washington County municipalities agree to prepay taxes
- School bus driver charged in Ellsworth crash
- Rail transportation giant to relocate nearly 2 dozen jobs out of Maine
- UMaine System approves $20M purchase of downtown Portland building
- Allen sisters lead Bangor Christian girls basketball to 3rd win over Penobscot Valley
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“In the ultra-partisan environment within which you operate, Democratic calls for change will be dismissed as mere partisan bickering.”
Opinion: Republicans must take the lead to get ICE under control
LIFE IN MAINE
A former Calais teacher was almost on the ill-fated 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle mission.
Don’t have Valentine’s Day plans? Try eating alligator while ice fishing in northern Maine.
This week’s winter storm brought record snowfall to Bangor.