Today is Thursday. Temperatures will be in the high 40s to low 50s, with heavy rain throughout the state. Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
Belfast City Manager Erin Herbig, who took office just a week before the pandemic came to Maine, reflects on her first year on the job. Credit: Abigail Curtis / BDN
When she was sworn in as Belfast’s new city manager on March 9, 2020, Erin Herbig was facing ordinary issues as budget drafting and resolving development disputes. But on March 12 that changed.
Fort Fairfield Town Councilor Bob Kilcollins talks in February about the Second Amendment sanctuary resolution the town passed. A number of other Maine towns have followed suit, as local politics becomes increasingly nationalized. Credit: Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli / BDN
National partisanship is now trickling down to local politics.
Kyle Fitzsimons of Lebanon has been charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Credit: Courtesy of federal court documents
Kyle Fitzsimons allegedly threatened to “give it to her hard.” He also allegedly told a staffer that “we’re coming for her,” meaning Chellie Pingree.
Jonathan Perkins of Portland sits at a desk in his Munjoy Hill apartment, where he runs one of the leading online marketplaces for non-fungible tokens, the digital collectibles that are fueling a new financial craze. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN
Many dismiss it as a bubble, but Jonathan Perkins’ company SuperRare said Tuesday that it drew a $9 million round of venture capital from billionaire investors including Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.
Dancers with the Portland Ballet rehearse at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center on Wednesday March 31, 2021 in preparation for their first in-person, live performance since an outdoor show last fall. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN
Nell Shipman, the ballet’s artistic director, said it’s time they got back on stage in front of a live audience.
The first major overlook on Hatchet Mountain Trail offers an open view of Hobbs Pond, Bald Mountain and Ragged Mountain.
Many hiking trails are great to visit during this time of year, and the sunshine and birdsong beckon us outdoors in the spring, to hike and explore the waking wilderness.
