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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Amanda Pollock, an Acadia National Park spokesperson, on Mount Desert Island’s growing black bear population.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Bears used to be a rare sight on MDI, but more frequent encounters may indicate they’ve settled in the tourist hotspot permanently. Scientists aren’t sure if it’s because the park’s bear population has grown or their behavioral patterns have shifted. If you see a bear while hiking in Maine, this is what you need to know.
Graham Platner and Gov. Janet Mills are running radically different campaigns as they vie for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate race. The divergent campaign styles put the spotlight on an uphill battle for Mills ahead of the June 9 primary.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed 14 new foreclosures on Maine properties financed through a low-income federal loan program. This is the second time in a year the USDA has targeted the state with a wave of filings.
A paralyzed Maine man has been awarded $6.5 million after a jury found Northern Light Health acted negligently in providing emergency surgery. Travis Getchell can only walk short distances with the assistance of braces on both legs after doctors failed to perform timely surgery on a debilitating nerve injury.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Graham Platner outraises rivals, while Susan Collins stockpiles cash
- Republican ad uses an AI deepfake of Graham Platner
- Maine gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Bush unveils tax plan
- Susan Collins joins with Republicans to block limits on Trump’s Iran war powers
- Jared Golden and Republicans kill latest bid to rein in Donald Trump’s Iran powers
- This private island with a rustic camp is selling for just $150K
- Northern Light Health’s finances are improving, credit rating agency finds
- 4 vehicles involved in pile-up crash at UMaine campus
- Brewer schools to pay $350K to widow of conservative activist in settlement
- Penobscot County gets $280K from FEMA to demolish house falling into river
- Caribou school district projects $1.7M budget increase
- Madawaska residents approve $1.15M tax abatement payment to paper mill
- Bar Harbor board approves exterior lighting plan for hospital expansion
- Bucksport’s landmark Chinese restaurant is under new ownership
- Midcoast man convicted in 2023 semen incidents arrested on child sex abuse material charges
- Maine man thrown from motorcycle in deadly crash
- Man accused of molesting children in Rhode Island found hiding in Maine
- UMaine men’s hockey navigates new NIL landscape while seeking bounceback season
- UMaine men’s hockey adds 6 players in transfer portal including 2 from rival schools
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