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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— From an opinion issued Thursday by a panel of judges finding that Justice Catherine Connors did not violate the state’s Code of Judicial Conduct by participating in two foreclosure cases before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Hospitals warn of dire consequences if Maine passes a bill to make health care cheaper. Supporters say similar caps in other states are a sign it could work here.
Racing the Can-Am sled race takes time, discipline and a deep love of dogs. Musher Lea Allen is dedicated to all three of those principles.
Bucksport officials and residents blasted the owner of a landfill over attempts to skirt a state deadline to close it. The objections are based on environmental concerns and the company’s past actions with assets of the former paper mill.
A 115-year-old former train station is for sale in central Maine. The 3,439-square-foot building sits on a roughly 1-acre lot near downtown Gardiner on the Kennebec River.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Graham Platner deletes social media post after backlash over source
- ICE tells Shenna Bellows it won’t target Maine voting stations in November
- Ethics Commission staff say Maine Democrats failed to file reports on fall campaign spending
- Maine high court justice did not violate code of conduct, judges rule
- Maine National Guard deployed to Rhode Island for blizzard cleanup
- Bangor man guilty of murdering his friend, jury finds
- Farmington students will help Aroostook town rebrand itself
- Greenville firefighter was convicted of having child sexual abuse images in 2021
- Husson University will offer free tuition for students from Piscataquis County
- FBI investigating alleged assault on border officer in Lubec
- Bar Harbor looks to cut Chamber funding for July Fourth fireworks
- 3rd victim dies days after Rhode Island hockey rink shooting
- Central Maine man allegedly caught moving 2 kilos of cocaine
- Man allegedly called in a bomb threat to Maine jail where he was being held
- Man charged in Maine crash that killed dog
- UMaine football will be paid $625K to play Penn State next year
- Late basket gives UMaine women’s basketball a win over Albany
- UMaine men’s hockey seeks to climb standings with crucial Northeastern series
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“The working class bears the brunt of these shutdowns.”
Opinion: Congress must end partial shutdown and make health care more affordable
LIFE IN MAINE
Co-founder of the iconicKenduskeag Stream Canoe Race “Sonny” Colburn has died at 93
Arctic seals have returned to Belfast Harbor this winter.
Legendary Maine girls basketball player Tracy Guerrette is having more fun as a coach.