Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024

Quote of the Day

“Psych is a specialty, and we go into psych for a reason. And just like any other specialty, like OB or OR, you hope that when you have a loved one that goes into the hospital that the nurse caring for your loved one is in the area that they want to be in, not because they’ve just been displaced.”

— Terry Caron, a registered nurse at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent, after workers learned abruptly that the hospital is closing its child adolescent psychiatric unit. Nine out of the 12 nurses who worked there were moved to other parts of the hospital where they lack experience.

Today’s Top Stories

Our voter guide outlines what will be on your ballot and how to cast your vote in November’s election. Along with presidential and congressional races, Mainers will face a slate of referendums on Nov. 5, including several bonds, limiting donations to political action committees and changing the state flag back to the original 1901 design.

Here are three things we learned in the debates between Jared Golden and Austin Theriault. The stakes are high in one of the country’s biggest elections.

Here are four bold housing ideas from Maine State House candidates. From reusing state-owned buildings to helping the manufactured housing industry, ideas are coming from both sides of the aisle.

The federal government seized two Maine houses that were used as illegal marijuana grows. ​​It’s the latest step in the federal government’s crackdown on illegal marijuana grow houses across the state.

News from Around the State

• Angus King asks watchdog agency to review suicide prevention programs for reservists

• Versant Power fined $90K for missing customer service targets

• Democratic campaign signs are disappearing in Aroostook County

• Northern Maine nurses say they were given little notice of child psych unit closure

• ​​Missing motorcyclist found dead in Aroostook County

• New Ellsworth bakery will have seating and a drive-thru

• Car crash knocks out power on the Blue Hill peninsula

• 6 candidates are vying for 3 council seats in Belfast

• Wiscasset and Maine Yankee close to settling tax dispute

• Maine middle school abruptly closes because of safety issues

• Maine woman gets 15 years for selling meth to undercover officer

• South Portland wants to merge its bus system with Greater Portland Metro

• ​​Sanford police say Family Dollar stabbing was part of an ‘ongoing fight’

Maine in Pictures

From the Opinion Pages

Life in Maine

As the playoff push continues in high school football, regular season games gain added importance. Here are four North Division games to keep an eye on this weekend.

The elusive woodcock might be the most thrilling and least hunted upland bird in Aroostook County, BDN Outdoors Contributor Bill Graves writes.

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