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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“There are people in this town who believe that higher property taxes and more spending are just the way things have to be.”

— Lincoln Town Council Vice Chair David Ireland, where voters are petitioning to recall a slate of four councilors after months of upheaval, including going through three town managers.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Bobby Charles is the Maine Republican gubernatorial frontrunner. He’s also a pariah. When five of Charles’ rivals were asked at a debate whether they would support him if he won the nomination, not one raised a hand.

The raw political battle for control of a Maine mill town. Since the November election, Lincoln’s Town Council has burned through three managers, including one who backed out of the job before he started.

Maine’s coast might have more than 1,000 shipwrecks. There are hundreds of shipwrecks known to lie in Penobscot Bay alone, and hundreds more dot Maine waters, many of them unknown. 

Maine man creates a 45-acre pasture to feed his “millions and millions” of bees. Paul Borowski has cultivated his Sangerville pasture to produce honey as well as beehive colonies and queens to sell.

NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

MAINE IN PICTURES

Paul Borowski is surrounded by honeybees as he opens a hive at one of his bee yards in Sangerville on Tuesday. He has turned 40-plus acres of former potato fields into an organic no-till “bee pasture,” the first of its kind in Maine. It takes years to become a skilled beekeeper, he said. “Plus, you have to be resilient to venom.” Credit: Elizabeth Walztoni / BDN

FROM THE OPINION PAGES

Vietnam veterans wave to parade goers as they walk along Main Street in the 2025 City of Bangor Memorial Day Parade. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN

“On Memorial Day, we honor the soldiers and sailors who have died in service to our country. We honor their willingness to risk their lives in pursuit of the ideals of the nation. ”

Editorial: Memorial Day remains a time for reflection and gratitude

LIFE IN MAINE

I climbed Katahdin three times. Here’s what I remember most. “I am grateful for the gift that is Katahdin and believe every Mainer capable of doing so should make the climb at least once,” Outdoors contributor Al Raychard writes.

Something crazy happened during this spring’s bird migration in Maine. “Some birds arrived on time. Some didn’t. Then it got crazy,” Outdoors contributor Bob Duchesne explains.

Five places off the beaten path in Acadia to visit this summer. With 47,000 acres in Acadia, there are still quite a few spots where locals and visitors can enjoy the park’s beauty without facing the summertime crowds.