Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024

Quote of the Day

“Any small-business owner will tell you it’s his or her life, and their spouse will agree.”

— Andy Lacher, owner of BookStacks in Bucksport. He plans to sell the bookstore after 27 years in business.

Today’s Top Maine Stories

The Lewiston mass shooter may have been planning an ambush at the parking lot where he died. The new detail appears in Homeland Security reports released by Maine State Police on Tuesday.

Cooper Flagg’s new footwear sponsorship could benefit the shoemaker as much as the young basketball star. New Balance isn’t known for basketball shoes or youth appeal. Historically, its focus has been on running, lifestyle footwear and occasionally “dad shoes.”

Maine schools are starting another year with not enough teachers. While the full extent of this year’s shortage is not yet clear, it now appears to be affecting a wider range of classroom subjects across Maine.

The longtime owner of a Bucksport bookstore is planning to sell the business. Andy Lacher, who opened BookStacks in 1997, has a succession plan for the Main Street mainstay.

The Bangor Symphony Orchestra is eyeing holding performances at the Cross Insurance Center. The group wants to use federal pandemic recovery funding from the city to make the acoustically cavernous space more suitable for symphony orchestra performances.

Maine in Pictures

More News from Around the State

• RFK Jr. withdraws name from Maine ballot after suspending presidential campaign

• Health insurance rates will increase in Maine’s individual and small group markets

• Maine’s university system opens year with highest enrollment since 2021

• Mainer arrested as suspect in Pennsylvania slaying

• Old Town man gets 36 months in prison for downloading child porn

• Caribou couple sue bank, real estate company over foreclosure and flooding

• We looked into whether this Maine lobster can predict the weather

• Chinese national charged following marijuana raids in central Maine

• Pollution threats are growing deep in Maine lakes

• Man and 4 children accused of assaulting 13-year-old in Maine mobile home park

• Truck that fell through Maine covered bridge was 6 times weight limit

• Man allegedly tried to rob a Maine post office

• Analysis: UMaine football team should be significantly improved

From the Sports Desk

High school and college football starts up in earnest this weekend, and what better way to kick it off than with Thursday’s exhibition game pitting longtime rivals the Bangor Rams and the Brewer Witches against each other at Cameron Stadium in Bangor? Kickoff is at 7 p.m. The Bangor Daily News’ Sam Canfield profiled each team, with Brewer looking for a turnaround season, and Bangor eyeing finishing with a winning record. UMaine football’s home opener is also set for 7 p.m. Friday at Alfond Stadium, against Colgate University. The BDN’s Larry Mahoney said UMaine’s wide receiver corps is its biggest strength this year.

From the Opinion Pages

Life in Maine

A Bangor transportation museum turns 50 this year. Here are six of the most interesting things you’ll see there, starting with a horse-drawn dental wagon.

A 12-year-old who beat cancer bagged his first bear on youth day. Kellan Tilton had never hunted bear before, but he dropped the 150-pound boar with one shot from his father’s old lever-action rifle.

If you’re sneezing from plant pollen this week, the culprit might not be the species you think.

Campobello has a Fog Fest for a good reason. BDN Outdoors contributor Ron Chase writes about a kayaking trip around the New Brunswick island a stone’s throw from Maine’s Bold Coast.

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