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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Lauren Jones, a spokesperson for real estate executive David Jones, who notched 3% support in Maine’s Republican gubernatorial primary.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Maine GOP gubernatorial candidates may skip the party’s unity breakfast if Bobby Charles wins. It’s the latest signal that Republican candidates may not be in lockstep as Republican President Donald Trump’s approval ratings continue to lag.
A Maine House candidate could win his primary despite dropping out of the race. Not long after launching a bid for the Legislature, teacher and football coach Lawrence “Skip” Bessey decided to end his campaign for the District 58 seat.
Maine has become a top destination for people moving within the U.S. The state gained 7,406 more residents than it lost from July 2024 to July 2025, according to a report from SEO Backlinks.
Roadside mourners on Monday honored Searsmont’s assistant fire chief who was fatally injured by a lumber mill silo explosion. Wayne Woodbury was among a dozen firefighters and Robbins Lumber workers who were in harm’s way on May 15 when a silo at the mill exploded.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Bangor police officer reunites cockatiel with her humans
- There will be no parking on these downtown Bangor streets Wednesday evening
- A downtown Bangor street will be reduced to 1 lane tomorrow
- Eddington school closure to be decided by voters in November
- Fort Kent schools net $1.18M for health and safety upgrades
- New county administrator says coming to Aroostook ‘felt like home’
- Woman dies in Fort Kent fire
- Messages on climate change on display at Acadia after judge rules against Trump order
- Someone burned down a Stockton Springs home
- Divers recover body from Rockport pond
- Weekend earthquake shook Maine town
- ICE arrests another Maine jail guard
- 80-year-old killed in Maine dump truck collision has been identified
- Bears are showing up in a Maine beach town
- Fire that destroyed oceanfront Wells home ruled accidental
- Husson University student wins Downeast-Metro golf tourney
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Maine voters chose the 48-year-old Democrat over the 74-year-old Republican because they had tired of her 24-year incumbency.”
Opinion: Maine US Senate race has echoes of 1972 defeat of Sen. Margaret Chase Smith
LIFE IN MAINE
For nearly 50 years, Maine has sponsored a state moose hunt. But its roots stretch back for more than a century.
Experienced anglers offer insight at Maine’s White Nose Pete Fly Fishing Festival.