Friday, Aug. 2, 2024

Quote of the Day

“To be in that category of famous horror writers, when I think I’m just teeny tiny, Each time I was nominated, I thought it was just a fluke.”

— Author Cindy O’Quinn, winner of the prestigious Bram Stoker Award for horror fiction. The Aroostook County resident joins a list of famed recipients that includes Stephen King, Peter Straub and George R.R. Martin.

Today’s Top Maine Stories

Police have identified the woman and two young girls found dead in Mechanic Falls over the weekend. Their deaths were ruled a murder-suicide.

A Facebook group is roasting the bad parking in Bar Harbor. For decades, the scenic downtown village has hosted a seasonal crunch of cars, including a few with drivers who struggle to park or can’t be bothered.

Bath has seen three rabies cases in animals this summer. The way the city is developed may have played a role, a state biologist told the Bangor Daily News.

The site of a former potato freezer in Belfast is now prime real estate for sale. “The potential of this lot cannot be overstated,” the listing says, going on to tout its "potential to enrich Belfast's future growth."

A new Ecuadorian eatery is opening in a Veazie kitchen incubator. The start-up’s menu features authentic dishes such as ceviche, empanadas and fritadas.

Maine in Pictures

More News from Around the State

• Planned Parenthood affiliate covering Maine faces ‘serious’ financial trouble

• New agreement guarantees community college graduates admission to Maine’s public universities

• Man accused of burglarizing 3 downtown Bangor businesses

• Northern Light to close Dexter health care office

• Officials lift weight restriction on Madawaska-Edmundston bridge

• Court denies appeal of Jonesport fish farm’s local permits

• Midcoast school district will bring back transgender protections

• Bowdoin College welcomes release of graduate Evan Gershkovich from Russia

• Damariscotta chef accused of stealing from Hannaford self checkout

• Bangor Savings Bank robbed in Rockland

• New Balance will close its Norridgewock factory

• Is this Westbrook bridge the new Auburn Walmart pole?

• A Biddeford man is missing

Things to do this Weekend

It’s another big weekend at the Maine Savings Amphitheater, with Foreigner, Styx and REO Speedwagon on Saturday and the Smashing Pumpkins on Sunday. It’s also weekend two of the Bangor State Fair, which closes out on Saturday evening, and the Maine Lobster Festival continues through Sunday in Rockland. At 7 p.m. Saturday, Penobscot Theatre Co. hosts its “50 Years of Musical Theatre” concert experience, featuring songs from beloved PTC productions past. Saturday also brings the Bluegrass and Blueberries Festival at the Winterport Union Meeting House, set for noon to 4 p.m.

From the Opinion Pages

Life in Maine

Aroostook County author Cindy O’Quinn joined the likes of Stephen King, Peter Straub and George R.R. Martin when she won the coveted Bram Stoker Award for horror writing.

Keeping foods from going bad takes some extra diligence when it’s hot. The widely taught “danger zone” is from 40 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. But there’s an “amplified danger zone" for the microorganisms that can make you sick.

Baby birds are everywhere, but identifying them isn’t easy, Bob Duchesne writes.

Thanks for reading! Did someone forward you this email? To subscribe to the Morning Update and all other BDN newsletters, click here.