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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Matt Sargent, who stumbled into a job at Freshwater Stone and Brickwork in Orland, a business he knew nothing about. He has remained there for six years, rising through the ranks. The company has been able to stay staffed by turning its attention to hiring locally.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Brewer wants to turn its biggest attraction into a “vibrant” city center. The changes have been discussed since 2000 and won’t happen quickly, but officials hope they will help the local economy and make the riverfront more walkable.
Bangor is assigning a cop to patrol a park where homeless people have been camping. The increased regulation of the park comes about a week after the city told a church it couldn’t allow homeless people to camp on its property.
A Bangor councilor will go before the city’s ethics board again. This time Wayne Mallar is being challenged over his hot mic rant about “illegals.”
EMCC’s new president wants to strengthen an already-thriving community college system. “Eastern Maine Community College was appealing to me because I wasn’t walking into a place I had to redo,” Julius Edwards told the Bangor Daily News.
This coastal Maine stone company fixed its workforce problem by hiring locally. The effort shows how one company is finding success navigating challenges that face Maine manufacturing businesses.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Janet Mills defends her data center ban veto after harsh Democratic criticism
- Maine school board finds budget cuts under heavy pressure from city councilors
- These are the top Maine towns that you want to live in
- That bad smell in Hampden is nothing to worry about, town says
- Orono library receives anonymous $500K gift for expansion
- Cause of fire that killed Winn woman cannot be determined, state says
- Firefighters save home from Milo fire
- Fire destroys unoccupied house in Ashland
- Free Down East dental clinic sees record number of patients
- Maine school board member censured after saying music program ‘sucked’
- Belfast is closer to allowing recreational cannabis sales
- Jury awards $102M in dispute over rights to Robert Indiana works
- Spark from generator suspected in fire at Augusta farmhouse
- Maine apartment building fire injures 2
- Woman arrested after Maine crash that left man seriously injured
- Portland police warn of potent drugs after 7 suspected overdoses in under 20 hours
- Bangor baseball rallies from 2-run deficit to beat Messalonskee and stay unbeaten
- UMaine baseball wins 4th-straight conference series
- UMaine linebacker signs undrafted free agent deal with Raiders
- Cooper Flagg named NBA Rookie of the Year
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“There are several things ordinary citizens can do to ensure the midterm elections are fair.”
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LIFE IN MAINE
A Maine man guiding in Alaska survived a grizzly attack. He says it was his fault.
Washington County’s only French cafe opened last week in Jonesboro.
A coastal Maine firehouse is for sale in the town of Bucksport.