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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Stephen Brough, a Bangor resident who has made several unsuccessful runs for City Council, on why he wouldn’t run again. Pay for city councilors in the Queen City is less than in most of Maine’s largest cities.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Only 11 people arrested during ICE’s Maine surge had criminal records. New data undercut the federal government’s claim that agents targeted the “worst of the worst” criminals during a five-day sweep in January.
Bangor city councilors are among the worst paid of the state’s largest cities. Local leaders have suggested raising the yearly stipend to encourage more people to run who may not otherwise be able to afford it.
Landlords weren’t happy about Presque Isle’s proposed vacant building law. Their backlash prompted the city to drastically redraft the ordinance, removing a registration requirement and hefty fees that accompanied it.
A remote island near the Canadian border is for sale for $259,000. Little Dochet Island is part of Robbinston, Maine, but sits in the St. Croix River, which the U.S. and Canada share.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Maine now accepting applications for paid family and medical leave
- Surging diesel prices squeeze Maine truckers and loggers, as Iran war rolls on
- Reality TV star says she spent $1M to build Maine camp at center of court battle
- 3 Bangor police officers acted in self-defense when they shot man
- Veazie Community School named best in the country
- Trial begins for Stetson man accused of 1986 kidnapping and murder of 11-year-old girl
- National parks educator hired as Houlton’s rec director
- Fire that destroyed Trenton motel ruled accidental
- Supreme Court won’t hear Maine case about parental rights on gender in schools
- New York man accused of trafficking cocaine out of Maine Airbnb
- Maine woman injured in NH snowmobile crash
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Fixing health care can seem like a complex and intractable problem, but this work has shown that when people come together, we can find practical solutions that move us in the right direction and make a real impact in people’s lives.”
Opinion: We studied Maine’s health care problems. Here are solutions we support.
LIFE IN MAINE
This setup takes wildlife photos that your trail camera never will. Photographer Ethan Eisenhaur explains the magic of camera traps.
Maine’s season-opening whitewater race is captured in photos and video.
This Maine girl had the best reaction after finding her first deer antler.