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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“You would think there are only two options; we do nothing and go broke or we build a new jail.”
— Doug Dunbar, a member of the group No Penobscot Jail Expansion, which proposes creating jail diversion programs instead of building another jail.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
While Penobscot County leaders push for a new jail, he’s spent years fighting against it. Doug Dunbar of No Penobscot Jail Expansion brings a unique perspective to the debate.
The owner of shuttered Bangor and Ellsworth restaurants was hit with another lawsuit. David Reesman — who owned The Grind House in Bangor and two Margaritas restaurants — is being sued by a food delivery company.
What do shoppers think of the aggressive campaign against Hannaford? The New England Consumer Alliance, located in Pennsylvania, began by focusing on Hannaford’s sale of eggs from caged hens.
An eight-unit apartment complex may be coming to Belfast. The two-bedroom apartments — proposed by a solar developer — would be built to high energy-efficiency standards.
Here are four homes in Piscataquis County that sold last month. Located in Maine’s most rural county, the homes had an average sale price of $303,500, well above the region’s median.
UMaine has had a solid history of in-state players since the hockey program began in 1977-78 but has rarely had more than two at a time. It’s simply “not realistic” for UMaine hockey to have a roster full of Maine-born players.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Bill proposes PFAS help for Maine’s private well owners
- Judge rules federal agents violated rights of workers who fled them in Bethel
- ICE observers say immigration agents tried to intimidate them. One man is pursuing legal action.
- Mainer Amy Allen goes for Grammy repeat
- Downtown Bangor’s only candy store is open
- Vacant Bangor house burns in ‘significant’ fire
- Bangor woman accused of knife attack acted in self-defense, lawyer says
- Aroostook students to take the stage in Poetry Out Loud finals
- Aroostook’s 1st fat freezing spa launches in Fort Kent
- 12 Northern Maine General staff to lose their jobs as programs shut down
- Local restaurant to fill Ruby Tuesday space at Aroostook mall
- Homeowner fights off armed intruder in early-morning Brunswick burglary
- Rockland police seek driver who hit person on electric scooter
- Midcoast lighthouse needs seasonal stewards
- Blauenfeldt, Smith lead UMaine women’s basketball to comfortable win
- Providence hockey rallies late to beat UMaine in OT
- Cooper Flagg’s 34 points not enough as Mavericks fall to Rockets
- This has been a very good week for Ace and Cooper Flagg
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“When law enforcement departs from clear identification, transparent authority, and accountability, public trust erodes.”
Opinion: Legitimacy, accountability are essential for effective and trusted law enforcement
LIFE IN MAINE
This is where Maine’s fly-fishing legends were made. From Warden’s Pool to Upper Dam, Maine rivers shaped generations of anglers — and the writers, guides and fly-tyers who became legends.
When do pellet guns make sense for hunting and pest control? “When I purchased my first pellet gun, it wasn’t for traditional hunting but for pest control around the house,” Outdoors contributor Al Raychard writes.
Maine riders, horses and skiers braved the cold Saturday in Bangor to participate in skijoring, an extreme winter sport that’s growing in popularity. For many of the competitors, it was the second or third time they’d ever tried it.