Tuesday, April 2, 2024

“I have never heard of autism in dogs. How would you assess your dog? I would love to know exactly how you would classify your dog as autistic.”

— Dr. Kate Domenico, president of the Maine Veterinary Medical Association, on a study that found many dog owners believe vaccinating their pets will give them autism.

Today’s Top Maine Stories

Bangor might get more snow this spring than all winter. A nor’easter coming this week could dump up to 14 inches.

An abortion-rights amendment fell short in the Maine Senate. Lawmakers also pushed back a referendum on a new state flag to 2026.

A company wants to build a tidal power dam near Cobscook Bay. Others have tried and failed to turn the Down East bay’s mighty tides into electricity.

The last building of a bygone Belfast potato processing business has been torn down. The demolition, two years after a fire that destroyed the Penobscot McCrum plant, reveals a prime piece of downtown real estate.

A new Dover-Foxcroft store offers comic books, crystals and other niche items you might otherwise need to go to Bangor to find.

Maine in Pictures

More News From Around the State

• Republicans on Maine’s coast defend accused Jan. 6 rioter’s role at a party event

• Maine could get $30M to improve its vast trail system

• Technical education is becoming increasingly popular in Maine

• Potential sinkhole blocks lane of busy Bangor intersection

• A 2nd new mural is coming to a downtown Bangor street

• Medway settles lawsuit alleging man died after EMTs failed to give oxygen

• Man fell through pond ice while fleeing from Penobscot sheriff’s deputies

• Farming runoff has damaged 4 Aroostook brooks

• 105-year-old WWII veteran from St. John Valley gets more than 1,500 birthday cards

• Aroostook schools are planning to close or dismiss early for eclipse

• Washington County libraries are preparing for the future

• Woman dies after being hit by minivan while crossing road in Palmyra

• Hundreds rallied in Portland for permanent ceasefire in Gaza to commemorate ‘Land Day’

• A Gorham road is being closed because of a sinkhole

From the Opinion Pages

Life in Maine

A new novel reimagines the folk hero Paul Bunyan. In “Bunyan and Henry, or, The Beautiful Destiny,” Mark Cecil brings the towering lumberjack down to size and pairs him in adventure with another American legend, steel driver John Henry.

More than half of pet owners don’t believe in vaccinating their animals. It’s leaving veterinarians in Maine frustrated by clients who refuse the important medical care for their pets.

The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands is pausing its plans to build structures within the Allagash Wilderness Waterway after it met with criticism from recreationists and guides.

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