Today is Monday. Temperatures will be low 70s with sunny skies throughout 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.
Not everyone got homes after Bangor cleared homeless encampment
Newly obtained records illuminate the slow, difficult work of finding people homes who were living off Valley Avenue in the winter.
Maine’s dueling utility referendums could create legal standoff
If Question 3 passes, a ratepayer watchdog expects five to 10 years of legal wrangling over constitutionality and the price of utility assets.
Maine’s top court will hear arguments about Sunday hunting
Sunday hunting proponents say the ban denies them a day to get food, while opponents want one day a week where they don’t encounter hunters.
Inside a pioneering affordable housing project in a pricey Maine city
Firefly Field is coming to fruition after stiff opposition from neighbors and during a housing affordability crisis hammering the area.
A dog named Pua has captivated this small Maine town
Pua ran from his new human the day was adopted, was caught two weeks later and escaped again after just a few hours.
A search for books leads Aroostook librarians to a World War I gun
The artifact’s history ties together an inventor from Sangerville, an English queen, German forces and a gun called “The Devil’s Paintbrush.”
The impossible rise of Cooper Flagg
Hailing from a tiny rural town, the 16-year-old is playing basketball at a level nobody from the Maine has before.
Thanks for making my years at the BDN so memorable and rewarding
Pete Warner says goodbye to the BDN after more than four decades.
PLUS: You can read Pete’s tips about scouting areas for hunting deer and about his grueling climb up Katahdin’s Cathedral Trail.
Down East boy with rare disease enjoys a thrilling day as a game warden
“I jumped up out of the woods and told him to put his hands up, and we put him in handcuffs,” Connor Haskins said.
Inspired by iconic wildlife, this Maine outdoorsman’s art career has taken off
Hunter Law focuses on painting detailed depictions of animals, many featuring landscapes or other wildlife incorporated within the same image.
That diseased tomato is not just blemished, it’s unsafe to eat
With this summer’s near record rainfall and humidity, conditions were just about perfect for everything from blight to rot.
Your best fall photos from around Maine
Fall in Maine is a truly unique experience, and our readers have captured some beautiful photos of the season over the years.
In other Maine news …
Limestone will continue fire protection at former Loring base but wants more from owners
Aroostook County musician retires after 72 years at St. Mary’s Church
YouTube’s favorite Maine lobsterman shows you how to put a lobster to sleep
Ellsworth opens its 1st new police station in 90 years
Sorrento voters keep fire chief and reject recall ordinance
Lincoln teen dies from suspected drug overdose
Sword-waving man arrested after standoff in Porter
Juvenile taken into police custody after appearing outside South Portland High School
Injury-riddled Hampden football team withstands Old Town, wins 42-13
Orono’s Ruth White resets own course record at Festival of Champions
Out-of-staters show out in boys’ division at Festival of Champions in Belfast
NCAA reverses decision to penalize UMaine men’s hockey player for time in Latvian league
UMaine women’s soccer rallies for tie to remain unbeaten
UMaine breaks 9-game losing strike with victory over Stony Brook
Victor Ostman is looking for redemption after disappointing end to Black Bears’ hockey season
