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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“We’ve had turnover after turnover in that office. People have come and talked to me and talked to a former co-chair. It’s all on you, Mike. All of it.”

— Clint Linscott, chair of the East Millinocket Select Board, one of three town officials who resigned Tuesday. Linscott and outgoing Town Administrator Denise Gibbs each cited problems with Selectman Mike Michaud, a former congressman and gubernatorial candidate, in their decisions to step down.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

ICE demanded the Cumberland County sheriff’s employment records after he criticized the agency. The subpoena came a day after Sheriff Kevin Joyce blasted immigration agents for arresting one of his guards.

The owner of a short-lived Bangor restaurant is still on the hook for a $54,000 loan, a judge ruled. Briar Jipson had signed two promissory notes when she bought the former Italian restaurant that she reopened as Lavano’s, according to the lawsuit.

The owner of the Bangor Mall must pay the city $1.1 million for code violations. The judge’s ruling came days after the city condemned the portion of the mall that once held a Sears.

A megadonor is funding ads for Maine’s newest Republican candidate. The ad buy is large and early for a state-level campaign in Maine and underscores Garrett Mason’s connections to national donors.

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

MAINE IN PICTURES

About 20 aircraft came to downtown Dover-Foxcroft during the inaugural Ski Plane Fly-In on Saturday morning. The ski planes parked on the frozen Piscataquis River to allow the community an up close look. Credit: Stuart Hedstrom / BDN

FROM THE OPINION PAGES

Gov. Janet Mills gives the State of the Budget address at the State House in Augusta on Jan. 28, 2025. Credit: Shawn Patrick Ouellette / Portland Press Herald via AP

“With so many unmet needs in Maine — thousands of people on waiting lists for health services, underpaid direct care workers, long-term care facilities closing, thousands of Mainers unable to afford health insurance — it is hard to justify these checks.”

Editorial: Janet Mills’ $300 checks fall short in addressing Maine’s affordability crisis

LIFE IN MAINE

This Maine house is older than the Constitution, and it’s for sale.

Shed hunting in Maineis no longer a quiet pursuit, contributor Drew Maciel writes.

A concert of new and familiar music by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra delivered joy Sunday and can be viewed online, Judy Harrison writes.