Morning Update: What you need to know in Maine today

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Given my advanced age and so on, I think if I can give four years of service to Oxford County and do a decent job, then I’ll be satisfied with that stint.”

— H. Sawin Millett, an Oxford county commissioner whose term will end just after his 90th birthday. The average age of a county commissioner in Maine is 68, with relatively few younger adults seeking the jobs.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

A Caribou tennis coach’s alleged abuse was known by the school and police years before his arrest. John Habeeb, who died by suicide last month, was first accused of sexual abuse by a student in 2023.

Republicans are picking apart Graham Platner’s Reddit archive post by post. Out-of-state groups backing U.S. Sen. Susan Collins are flooding the airwaves with a mix of old and new broadsides against the political newcomer.

Craving a Maine lobster roll? Here’s how much you should expect to pay. We will maintain a lobster roll price index for a second consecutive year.

Most of Maine’s county commissioners are in their 60s and 70s. The average age is 68, and some are serving well into their 80s, with relatively few younger adults seeking the jobs.