Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024

Quote of the Day

“If we can get the word out and make someone’s fall or winter go easier, and it lowers their stress level and keeps peace in the barnyard, we’re happy to do it.”

— Robert Ginn on the free “rooster rodeos” he and his friend Andrew Doiron have organized to collect unwanted birds for auction or resale.

Today’s Top Stories

Maine police unions blasted a proposal to expand their overseers’ disciplinary powers. The unions said the police academy's plan would subvert the authority of other entities that hold them accountable.

Two lawmen linked to Maine’s deadliest shooting are vying for the job as county sheriff. The officers were allies when they faced tough questions about their interactions with an Army reservist who last year killed 18 people.

Two groups have collaborated to conserve 29 acres on a midcoast mountain. Among the land trust’s holdings are nearby Mirror Lake and Grassy Pond, which are sources of drinking water for six coastal communities.

An Aroostook County hospital is dropping its child psych unit. The change, which comes as hospitals around the state are facing financial challenges, is part of a cost-cutting plan.

Here’s why Jared Golden and Austin Theriault are cherry-picking each other’s records. Disputes in Maine’s 2nd District race show how politicians often end up on different sides of the same issue.

News from Around the State

• Mosquito-borne disease found in 3 more Maine counties

• Study reveals climate change toll on Maine’s kelp forests

• New study says bodycams on the rise for law enforcement agencies in Maine

• Bangor is again suspending its Saturday public bus service

• Driver crashes car into Bangor cafe

• Construction to bottleneck downtown Bangor street for 2 weeks

• Crews battle fire at Charleston logging operation

• Cyclist who crashed in Acadia has died

• Saltwater threatens midcoast Maine’s drinking supplies

• Midcoast restaurant named one of country’s best by The New York Times

• Common Ground Country Fair breaks attendance records

• Midcoast town planning tax deal to fund waterfront upgrades

• Neil deGrasse Tyson will speak at Unity Environmental University’s commencement

• Tractor-trailer hauling prefab walls rolls over in Maine after driver falls asleep

• Portland is looking for the perfect holiday tree for Monument Square

• Trucker gets 5 years in prison for crash that killed Maine couple

• Maine best friends to face off as soccer coaches for the 1st time

• George Stevens boys soccer moves to 1st place with 5-2 win over Orono

From the Opinion Pages

From the Sports Pages

The University of Maine women’s ice hockey team has its home opener this weekend in Orono, against Quinnipiac University. The puck drops at the Alfond Arena at 6 p.m. Friday and at 3 p.m. Saturday. In high school football, there are three key games all set for 7 p.m. Friday: Stearns/Schenck High School is at Orono High School, Bangor High School is at Lawrence High School in Fairfield, and Hampden Academy is at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro.

Life in Maine

On a rainy summer day, Mainers from Doxer-Foxcroft to Yarmouth arrived in parking lots with roosters in cat carriers, dog crates, boxes and children’s tents.

Soloist Jon Kimura Parker gave a stunning interpretation of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 at the first concert of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s season.

A Princeton woman shot an 834-pound bull moose with black powder rifle. The moose had an antler spread of 61.5 inches and 25 scorable points.

“The Shawshank Redemption” turns 30 this week. Here are four things you may not know about it.

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