Monday, Dec. 2, 2024

Quote of the Day

“All zoning does is remove a barrier to access the market, right? So it’s construction costs and interest rates together that are the problem.”

— Kevin Bunker, founder of Developers Collaborative, on the challenges cities like Rockland face in luring housing projects.

Today’s Top Maine Stories

These are the famous names and familiar faces considering a run for Maine governor. Gov. Janet Mills will reach her term limit in 2026, opening the field for new challengers.

Maine has hired a firm to review DHHS programs following abuse at Hampden care homes. But the mother of one of the men who was abused is concerned it won’t make a difference.

Bangor’s homebrewing supply store has closed. It’s the latest sign of declining interest in homebrewing in Maine and reflects that people are drinking less even as the number of craft breweries has grown.

This city shows why zoning alone won’t solve Maine’s housing crisis. Though zoning reduces the price of land, that’s only around 5 percent of a developer’s budget, said Kevin Bunker, founder of Developers Collaborative.

News from Around the State

• The plan to use hemp to solve Maine’s ‘forever chemicals’ problem hits a major snag

• $1.2M grant aims to help Brewer students explore career paths

• Aroostook holiday-themed dating game is looking for single men

• Aroostook woman spent over a week helping North Carolina hurricane victims

• Person dies after jumping from Penobscot Narrows Bridge

• Maine’s ‘humble Farmer’ Robert Skoglund has died

• Mainer who attended controversial Elan School doubts fire was payback

• Man who shot dog on Maine hiking trail turns himself in

• Police fatally shoot man in Westbrook

• Indiana uses third-quarter surge to defeat UMaine women 78-53

• Penn pulls away late to defeat UMaine men’s basketball team

• Breen hat trick, assist lead UMaine hockey team to win over RPI

• UMaine men’s hockey team keeps on scoring and sweeps RPI

• UMaine men’s basketball team defeats Navy in Philadelphia

Maine in Pictures

Robert Skoglund, aka The humble Farmer of St. George, seen here in this 2009 file photo, hosted a radio show on Maine Public Radio for 28 years. Skoglund’s daughter confirmed over the weekend that he had died. Credit: Gabor Degre / BDN

From the Opinion Pages

Life in Maine

This Maine woman has grown cranberries from a grocery store bag. It may not be for you though -- individual plants can take three to four years to mature and don’t produce that much fruit.

Are you thinking of hunting with a drone this winter? While it can be an amusing and rewarding way to use new technology, there’s some legal guardrails you should know about.

Modern-day muzzleloading is easier than you might think. Today’s technology is “a far cry from your grandfather’s black powder ‘smokepole,’” Bill Graves writes.

When the snow starts to fly, Maine homesteaders’ minds go to their animals' winter safety. You can keep your chickens warm and healthy this winter with a few tweaks to your coop.

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