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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“It went from 20-30 bags to, ‘How much can I stuff in this vehicle?’”
— Matthew Alley on the origin of his Potato Man business selling bags of Caribou Russets out of his trailer, an example of an ongoing Maine tradition of selling local food along roadsides.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Can Jonathan Bush separate from Maine’s crowded GOP primary field? The health tech entrepreneur from a family with two Republican presidents now finds himself in the party of Donald Trump.
Graham Platner is using TV ads to drown out Janet Mills’ attacks. The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate has reserved more than $430,000 in TV and digital advertising this week.
Meet the woman running to be Penobscot County’s chief prosecutor. If elected, Chelsea Lynds would fill the seat held almost exclusively by R. Christopher Almy since 1985.
Commercial air service at Presque Isle’s airport has changed since the early 2000s. The airport now sits at a potential pivot point with JetBlue hoping to retain its contract and American Airlines is vying to replace it.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Elizabeth Warren endorses Graham Platner
- Gubernatorial candidates at Wabanaki forum agree on tribal sovereignty
- Maine lawmakers approve emergency funding for public defender system
- Downtown Bangor horror shop moving to larger space
- Indian restaurant to open in downtown Bangor this month
- Milford school evacuated after bomb threat
- Division and the town budget are the biggest issues in Clifton, candidates say
- 1 person dies in Penobscot County house fire
- 40th HIV case reported in Penobscot County outbreak
- A grant will pay Aroostook town’s police to patrol ATV trails
- JetBlue and American Airlines bid to serve Presque Isle airport
- Down East man peddles affordability by selling potatoes in Maine parking lots
- Camden residents petition town not to outsource police chief job
- Downtown Rockland takeout food stand sold to new owner
- Vinalhaven lobsterman petitions Supreme Court over GPS tracking mandate
- Mother and 2 kids back in Maine after 4 months in ICE detention
- Decomposed body found in Portland woods
- Trio of Maine basketball stars earn prestigious DIII honors
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Whether someone receives a critical alert should not depend on which county line a jail sits behind.”
Opinion: Maine shouldn’t be the last state to protect victims with real-time alerts
LIFE IN MAINE
So you sank your car in a Maine lake. Now what?
A new Indian restaurant is set to open in downtown Bangor later this month.