Monday, Sept. 16, 2024

Quote of the Day

“Everybody wants the town to prosper in the winter and everybody wants it to be successful, but you’ve got to be thoughtful about it.”

– Marc Cannon, one of the wealthy summer residents suing Mount Desert to block a workforce housing project

Today’s Top Stories

What’s behind the property tax hikes that are driving Mainers from their homes? High property values and the accompanying municipal revaluations are partly to blame, but there are other factors.

The latest change to Bangor's most dangerous intersection doesn't seem to be working. The busy Stillwater Avenue crossing has already seen 48 crashes this year, causing 11 injuries, according to state data, putting it atop a list of the city’s 10 worst intersections.

This is how six wealthy summer residents halted a workforce housing project on Mount Desert Island.Proponents say the island desperately needs housing and year-round residents, but opponents argue that project is flawed and is out of character for the neighborhood.

We asked people how to say Maine’s most difficult-to-pronounce place names. Many failed, but what can you expect in a state with a combination of multiple languages, far-flung towns founded centuries ago and obstinate, idiosyncratic people?

The FBI said Sunday it was investigating “what appears to be an attempted assassination” of Donald Trump. It is the latest jarring moment in a campaign year marked by unprecedented upheaval and came roughly two months after Trump was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania.

Maine in Pictures

More Maine News

• Food trucks are on the rise in Aroostook County

• Police identify woman who died in Augusta 5-car crash

• A Maine photographer is revealing pictures he took 50 years ago of gritty Portland kids

• Bigger park and an amphitheater among recommendations for former Maine State Prison site

• Former town official to take on interim role in wake of Machias manager’s death

• Human remains found in southern Maine prompt criminal investigation

• Body found off Texas Avenue in Bangor

• These 5 Aroostook residents disappeared without a trace

• IHOP coming to Houlton truck stop

• Pitbull and T-Pain ‘Party After Dark’ in Bangor

• Ellsworth City Forest hopes to triple in size thanks to new state funding

• Shenna Bellows is concerned about mail-in ballots being counted in time

• Tire store to open in former Ellsworth pharmacy vacant since 2018

• Lawmakers call for Brunswick airport’s executive director to resign

• Maine labor report predicts growth in health care jobs as population ages

• Police chase from Milford to Holden ends in death of suspect

• Forever chemicals found in Androscoggin River after foam spill

• Gwen Walz says Maine Democrats must have ‘hard conversations’ to win in November

From Opinion

Life in Maine

🦝 Watch this raccoon family enjoy a healthy feast of apples.

⛰️ Sentinel Mountain is one of the smallest mountains in Baxter State Park, but it offers rewarding views of Katahdin and other peaks.

🍅 These recipes can help you serve or preserve the delicious cherry tomatoes from your summer garden.

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