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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I want to be housed and I’ve worked very hard to get housed.”
— Jennifer Marshall, a resident of the Bangor homeless encampment along the CSX railroad tracks that was cleared by the train company Monday morning.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Taxpayers across Maine are paying attention to their county governments after a series of budget crises forced an often-ignored layer of Maine’s government into the spotlight.
Susan Collins met with 16 senators from both parties last week hoping to craft a compromise to extend the Affordable Care Act tax subsidies.
The railroad company started clearing the last of Bangor’s largest homeless camp. About five people were still at the site Monday morning, down from a peak of 40 recently.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Storm will bring fresh snow to most of Maine before Christmas
- Here’s how the Maine AG’s office is spending its share of the opioid settlement
- Federal court says Trump administration’s denial of bond hearings for ICE detainees is unlawful
- Penobscot County towns to appoint new school board members after 4 resign
- Firefighters quickly put out Eddington blaze
- Missing Lagrange boy has been found
- Earthquake shakes small Penobscot County town
- Unique Aroostook course featured in new book on Maine golf
- Bidding war triples price on former Madawaska border crossing
- Down East man convicted of 3 murders claims lawyer was ineffective
- To fight loss, Passamaquoddy speakers are talking new life into their language
- Prominent downtown Ellsworth building to become a dentist’s office
- Bath Iron Works wants to build Trump’s new ‘battleship’
- Brunswick-Topsham back in business with opening of new bridge
- Dog dies in Maine house fire
- Judge dismisses case against Maine man accused of threatening Donald Trump
- Woman allegedly fled to Maine to escape Virginia sex crimes case
- Watch the buzzer beater that gave UMaine women stunning win over Harvard
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Trump essentially yelled at Americans to stop complaining and to believe that there is no economic hardship.”
Editorial: Congress has another chance to keep health insurance more affordable
LIFE IN MAINE
White Christmases are actually a fairly rare occurrence in Maine. Winters in general are slowly getting warmer, and precipitation in December, January and February tends toward rain as much as it does snow.
This canned holiday staple was invented by a Mainer — and people have strong opinions.
Maine high school basketball may have already witnessed the best game of the season, and it’s only December.