Today is Tuesday. Temperatures will be in the mid- to high 70s from north to south, with showers across northern and eastern Maine and clouds eventually parting for mostly sunny skies down south. Heavy rain from overnight may cause flooding across the state. See what the weather for the rest of the day will be here.
Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
Maine newspaper empire will sell to a national nonprofit
The purchase of Masthead Maine’s newspapers by the National Trust for Local News is in collaboration with the Maine Journalism Foundation.
Northern Lights are likely visible in Maine this week but clouds might ruin everything
Cue sad space trombones: Maine’s, ongoing stretch of wet weather will probably prevent witnessing the rare midnight light show.
UMaine researchers want to understand how PFAS are absorbed into crops
PFAS have been linked to a number of human health issues including cancer, kidney malfunction and low birth weights.
Down East strip was nicknamed ‘Bone Island’ for human remains found there
St. Croix Island International Historic Site is maintained by the National Park Service and Parks Canada as the only international historic site in the parks system.
A judge ordered Nathan Reardon to dissolve his companies. His father took over instead.
Nathan Reardon, 45, was the first Mainer charged with illegally receiving a federal pandemic business loan.
Bangor firefighters pack council chambers to lobby for premium pay
About 50 Bangor firefighters filled the council chambers during a Monday night meeting lobbying for the council to use federal COVID-19 relief for premium pay.
Electric scooters are coming to Orono this summer
Orono will be the second Maine town to launch a fleet of electric scooters aimed at residents and college students.
All the answers to your questions about e-bikes in Maine
This is where you can and cannot ride an e-bike in Maine.
There’s never been a Maine athlete like Cooper Flagg
It appears that the sky’s the limit for Cooper Flagg.
UMaine’s Quinn McDaniel drafted by San Francisco Giants
The two-time All-America East first teamer from Eliot hit .354 for the America East-champion Black Bears this past season.
This 1st Sebago salmon highlights a memorable family fishing outing
BDN Outdoors editor Pete Warner took his children fishing, following in the footsteps of his late father, Bill Warner.
We paddled 17 miles to see puffins on a Maine island
Eastern Egg Rock, in outer Muscongus Bay, is one of a handful of locations along the Maine coast where Atlantic puffins come to nest.
In other Maine news …
A way-too-early preview of Maine’s 2024 elections
Legislature approves $100M to address housing shortage and homelessness
Legislature shores up finances of Maine emergency medical service providers
Maine homeschooling numbers remain high following COVID spike
Maine police forces pledge to hire more female officers by 2030
Runway crack caused by heat closed Bangor airport for hours Friday
Man facing murder charge accused of trying to get fellow inmate to commit arson
Officials urge caution in Maine water bodies after drowning
Watch this moose take a late-night stroll around an Auburn park
Death of man found in car in Madison ruled homicide
Woman’s death in South Paris jail under investigation
Little owl recovering after Westbrook hit-and-run
Man killed in crash at Portland car rental business
6 Mainers to be inducted into state’s swimming and diving hall of fame
