Thursday, May 9, 2024

Quote of the Day

“I think it’s an incredibly important tool. We’ve spent half a million dollars to put it in place. It’s going to take something to get it going.”

— Penobscot County Sheriff Troy Morton on his realization that a new dash and body cam system is likely to require an additional full-time staff member to manage the footage.

Today’s Top Maine Stories

A former Washburn cop accused of falsifying records has a new court date. Chandler Cole was arrested in March in relation to the case of Erik Foote, who was missing for nearly three months before he was found dead in April.

The body found in the Penobscot River earlier this week was that of a missing Greenbush man. Jeremy James Hill, 47, had been missing since mid-April.

Three members of the Milo Select Board who held an “illicit” meeting have resigned. What that means for the governance of the town is unclear.

Maine lawmakers recommended funding for rape kit tracking system. Maine is the only state that hasn’t adopted any of a national sexual assault survivor advocacy group’s recommendations on testing and tracking this key piece of sexual assault evidence.

A new women’s consignment shop has opened in Bangor. The store is the latest secondhand clothing store to open downtown with the mission of pushing back against wasteful fast fashion.

Alewives are swimming up the restored Bagaduce watershed in greater numbers. Several projects have contributed to a return of the fish, which provide food for bigger wildlife and a growing source of income for Maine fishermen. On the Kennebec River, a deadline is approaching to comment on relicensing four dams.

Maine in Pictures

More News from Around the State

• Austin Theriault highlights Donald Trump endorsement in TV ad for Maine’s 2nd District race

• Police identify woman found dead along Penobscot River

• Maine restaurateurs team up to overhaul Bangor golf course food program

• Unloaded gun found in Bangor Walmart parking lot

• Meet Orono’s 3 finalists for town manager

• Dash cams delayed after Penobscot sheriff ‘grossly underestimated’ work involved

• Fort Kent schools delayed on Wednesday after nearby gunshots reported

• Longtime Maine Maritime training ship makes final voyage

• Teen appeals decision to try him as adult in Waldo County slaying

• Rockland officials OK controversial ice cream shop

• Neighbor interrupts alleged burglar who stole guns from midcoast Maine home

• 30 pounds of fentanyl pills misdelivered to central Maine home

• 11 police officers on leave after Maine shootout

• Maine firefighters put out literal dumpster fire

From the Sports Desk

In University of Maine sports news, the women’s basketball team welcomed two new transfer guards for the next season, and the 1998-99 NCAA championship-winning men’s hockey team will be inducted into the UMaine sports hall of fame in October. Up north, the annual Meduxnekeag Canoe Race last weekend was plagued by low water but enjoyed nice weather. And Larry Mahoney reports that American players — who must cross the Canadian border to enter — are staying away from Aroostook Valley golf course this season, located between Fort Fairfield and Four Falls, New Brunswick.

From the Opinion Pages

Life in Maine

When hunting turkeys, it helps to speak the language. Bill Graves describes the types of turkey calls and how to use them.

You can forage dinner near a parking lot. Learning to identify common plant species in Maine can be helpful wherever you happen to find yourself.

Would you cross the border to play a round of golf? Americans who used to play the border-straddling Aroostook Valley golf course have found the post-pandemic protocols off putting.

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