Monday, June 9, 2025

Quote of the Day

“I don’t think any of us are looking to do anything crazy … Bringing some modern technology to houses isn’t detrimental by any means.”

— Steven Farren, who has been grappling with Bangor officials over efforts to replace his historic home’s aging roof with newer, more affordable roofing materials instead of slate.

Today’s Top Maine Stories

The man at the center of the high-stakes bet over a shuttered trash incinerator. Evan Coleman is at the helm of his biggest gamble yet, reviving the shuttered Orrington trash incinerator, valued at $16.1 million in 2024.

Bangor historic home owner hopes slate roof debacle is a “wake up call” for city leaders. Steven Farren hopes his conflict with the city has encouraged it to relax requirements it places on historic homes.

Homes you can buy are barely being built in Maine's biggest cities. First-time buyers have few options in today’s tight real estate market.

The new plan to rein in the “runaway costs” of Maine’s solar subsidies. The measure is drawing pushback from solar firms and clean energy advocates who argue it will slash a program helping around 100,000 Mainers.

Acadia National Park considers more parking at congested Bar Harbor lake. One immediate benefit of construction projects at the park might be better parking options at Eagle Lake.

News from Around the State

Canadian wildfire smoke causing unhealthy air over Maine

The debate behind 2 changes that would give Maine’s farmworkers more rights

Bangor restaurant responds to PETA protest with half-off chicken

WWII soldier's remains gets police escort in journey home to Dover-Foxcroft

Photos: First responders pay tribute as WWII vet’s remains escorted across Maine

8 candidates running for 4 seats on Bar Harbor council

A women’s addiction treatment center is opening in rural Knox County

This Maine baseball team has something many don’t: A coach with major league experience

Maine in Pictures

Cows lay in the robotic milking barn at the University of Maine’s J. F. Witter Teaching & Research Center in Old Town on Friday. Credit: Linda Coan O’Kresik / BDN. Maine has lost a third of its dairy farms since 2020, and state officials kicked off Maine Dairy Month by highlighting robotic milking as one way to keep dairy farming sustainable in Maine. Credit: Linda Coan O’Kresik / BDN

From the Opinion Pages

Life in Maine

Right now is the most exciting time to fish for bass. "That’s why cool June mornings and flat June evenings make me think of bass fishing the spawn, and this brings back such good memories of time spent in a boat with my dad,” BDN Outdoors contributor Tom Roth writes.

School is almost out for summer, and there’s plenty to do in Maine to keep people of all ages entertained during the hotter months.Check out our guide to making the most of summer in Maine for tips on how to plan a road trip, places to hike and some of our recommendations on where you should grab a bite to eat while traveling.

What to do if you spot a bear on the Orono Bog Walk. The Orono Bog Boardwalk was closed for part of last week due to a sighting of a bear and her two cubs.

UMaine’s new robotic milker shows the future of the state’s dairy industry. Robotic milking has been used in America since 2000, but this is just the third robotic milking barn of its kind in Maine.

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