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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Bill Gaynor, the real estate agent who sold the two most expensive homes in Maine last year.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
A mother is suing over an undiagnosed STD she passed on to her twins. Three and a half years later the babies continue to live with developmental delays, Alanna Love’s attorney said.
Bangor may start a needle exchange amid a growing HIV outbreak. A local church is also welcoming a syringe service.
Meet the man who brokered the most expensive home sales in Maine last year. Bill Gaynor was the listing agent for the only two home sales to top $11 million.
A luxury campground owned by a Maine hotelier is facing a foreclosure auction. The foreclosure is the latest public setback for Tim Harrington, who has a documented history of stiffing his contractors.
Jeffrey Epstein tried to meet with George Mitchell long after his 2008 conviction. The name of the former U.S. senator appears more than 300 times in files from criminal investigations of Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit against Trump administration’s Medicaid cuts
- Maine’s population surpassed 1.4 million last year, mostly from domestic migration
- Domestic abuse spurred more than half of Maine homicides in 2025
- Bangor Catholic school among those targeted with threats
- Home decor shop to open in downtown Bangor this spring
- YMCA to take over Old Town Community Center
- ICE surge sparks community involvement in Aroostook beyond protesting
- Dozens in Fort Kent protest ICE
- Calais considers resolution opposing new Maine law restricting police cooperation with ICE
- Washington County is sending towns its latest tax bills
- State now says the entire Machias dike needs to be replaced
- Man driving electric scooter allegedly forced his way into a Maine home and assaulted man
- Maine’s 1st turtle tunnel is working
- 5.6 seconds in Maine that proved hockey can be an ‘evil game’
- UMaine senior in running to be New England’s top American-born hockey player
- Former UMaine players keep throwing punches in historic hockey fights
- Cooper Flagg grew up watching the Celtics. Now he’s playing against them.
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“At a time when the president acting alone has become increasingly normalized, it is worth pausing to recognize those in Congress who are working to restore the balance the framers intended.”
Opinion: Susan Collins’ stand on war powers deserves recognition
LIFE IN MAINE
Conditions for the upcoming Can-Am sled dog races look good thanks to a cold winter.
Tag along on a Maine smelting trip with Outdoors contributor Christi Elliott.
This ammo upgrade might make or break your big-game hunt.