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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Caribou City Councilor Paul Watson on the situation at a strip mall, where the owner has not fixed a broken sprinkler system. Because of the hazard, the city issued an order that may force six businesses to move out of the building.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
A Maine Game warden died after his plane crashed in western Maine. Joshua Tibbetts was helping to stock fish at the time over the town of Avon, where his plane was seen by a mother and daughter moments before it went down.
Six Caribou businesses may be forced out of a shopping plaza because their landlord won’t fix a broken sprinkler. It’s the city’s latest battle with Dana Cassidy, a prominent developer who owns commercial spaces throughout Maine.
A Canadian clock collector sold his decaying Bucksport church. The buyer, who owns a neighboring property, has talked with the town about restoring the former Methodist church.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Susan Collins asks if Pentagon anticipated Iran’s closure of Strait of Hormuz
- Opponents of Maine transgender sports referendum allege fraud at high-stakes hearing
- Graham Platner calls to end gas and diesel tax
- Read a full archive of Graham Platner’s deleted Reddit comments
- Man accused of burglarizing vehicle in Brewer
- Former Maine prison official sentenced to 5 years in prison for taking bribe
- Lincoln hires interim town manager without background check
- Greenville set to add much-needed supply to its housing stock
- It will be raining rabies vaccines in Aroostook starting today
- Jail, police and unorganized territory push final Aroostook budget up 11%
- Calls to remove Ellsworth dam grow after state issues 2nd water quality denial
- 20-year-old killed in Rockport crash
- Maine town will create harbormaster post as lobster co-op and seafood giant feud over wharf access
- Man and woman accused of kidnapping, beating and burning another man in Lewiston
- ICE activity is increasing in Maine, immigration rights advocates warn
- Maine woman accused of stealing an ambulance outside hospital
- Adrianna Smith, Brandon Holt cap UMaine careers with top student-athlete award
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Without fuel taxes, fewer roads and bridges will get repaired, improved or built.”
Opinion: Suspending the gas tax is not the answer to high prices caused by war with Iran
LIFE IN MAINE
Land sailing is going strong in Aroostook County after six years.
A disabled veteran was violently sick. The next day, he kept landing big bass.
These will be the newest members of the UMaine Sports Hall of Fame.