Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024

Quote of the Day

“How do I move on from this? It’s not closure. It feels hollow and empty.”

—Shannon Richard, after the woman who shot her son, Daniel Ford-Coates, was sentenced to prison for manslaughter on Tuesday.

Today’s Top Maine Stories

Home values have skyrocketed in a strange group of Maine towns. Outside of the pricey coast, some cheaper inland areas have also seen a double-digit increase in home values.

A Bangor woman got 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a man. Now that the woman who killed Daniel Ford-Coates has been sentenced, his mother has to figure out what’s next.

A Maine lawmaker wants to prevent blank ballots from forcing ranked-choice runoffs. The bill from Rep. David Boyer, R-Poland, is a response to the strange race between Rep. Jared Golden and his Republican challenger Austin Theriault.

Maine hunters hope to see the state’s 72-hour gun purchase waiting period repealed. The gun rights group behind the lawsuit hopes the case makes it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

News from Around the State

• Belfast becomes one of few U.S. cities to divest from Israel

• Brewer appoints new city manager

• Hancock County looks to build new emergency center outside Ellsworth

• Northern Maine hospital given D grade for patient safety

• Wrong-way Maine driver allegedly played chicken with cop on I-95

• Church sues UMaine System after revoked sale of Belfast center

• Bucksport shelter owner pleads not-guilty in dog deaths

• Motorcyclists injured in Dexter crash

• More than 50 Shih Tzus rescued from inhumane conditions in Maine home

• Bangor installs holiday tree downtown

• How a Maine botanical garden hangs 66 miles of holiday lights every fall

• Maine Democrats win 2 legislative recounts — with 9 more to go

• 20 Wyeth paintings owned by LL Bean’s late granddaughter are set to be auctioned

• Analysis: Maine’s electric vehicle goals won’t take us where we want to go

• Report: Tourism to Maine dipped 9 percent this past summer

• Construction begins on 84-mile bike trail in Piscataquis

Maine Town of the Week

Note: Last week we launched a new Morning Update section, featuring a fun factoid about a different Maine town each week. Got a good one? Email us at news@bangordailynews.com.

STOCKTON SPRINGS: Stockton Springs didn't get the "Springs" added to its name until 1889, more than 30 years after its initial founding as Stockton, at the request of a local businessman who hoped to bottle the spring water that bubbled up from a natural spring in the town. Those ambitions never came to pass. Though Maine's Center for Disease Control does not recommend drinking from unregulated roadside springs, and the hand pump that stood atop a hill in Stockton that offered passersby a drink of ice cold spring water was paved over years ago, the name of the town remains.

Maine in Pictures

Crews begin stringing lights on the holiday tree in West Market Square in downtown Bangor on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. The tree will be accompanied this year by a new animated light and music show, which will premiere at the tree lighting on Dec. 7. Photo by Marie Weidmayer.

From the Opinion Pages

Life in Maine

An 87-year-old slice of cake and other weird items are at the Bangor Historical Society. From private money printing plates to shoes that could fit Paul Bunyan, and more.

A rising star violinist conquered an ‘unplayable’ concerto in Orono. It was only the second time Lun Li had performed it with a full orchestra and he caressed the music to life at a breakneck speed, Judy Harrison writes.

It’s easier than you think to make cranberry juice at home. If you’re buying fresh cranberries for Thanksgiving, consider stocking up.

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