Today is Monday. Temperatures will be in the low to high 50s from north to south, with partly 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.
Arrested for the same crime, a husband and wife faced very different fates
“I like to think things can go back to normal. But in the back of my mind I always worry: Are we past the point of no return?”
It’s getting more expensive for Mainers to age in place
“I think we all want to stay in our homes and communities … that’s where people have a sense of belonging, a sense of community, where their family and friends might be, familiarity, a sense of independence.”
Hermon Planning Board approves new apartment complex
The proposal could bring more housing to the growing Bangor suburb at a time when communities are desperate for more homes.
After Tent City evictions, Bangor’s homelessness strategy is unclear
Officials could not say where the people removed from the encampment would go next, nor how many people at Tent City have been successfully rehomed.
A local student is the artist behind Bangor’s newest mural
Bangor High School student Jaeda Grosjean designed the downtown mural, which is visible from Center Street.
Canadians still reluctant to do business in Aroostook
“We are getting a little bit of Canadian traffic, but less than a quarter of what we used to.
Houlton’s first families have deep connections to the Salem witch trials
The Houlton, Putnam, Cummings, Carr, Towne, Bradford and Cloyce families figured prominently in the infamous 1692 trials.
Murder trial in Acadia hit-and-run set for next week
Raymond Lester, 37, is accused of killing his girlfriend by running her over with his car last summer.
This Mainer is pretty sure his ancestor beheaded an English king
This unconfirmed, fantastic story was passed down in the Pride family’s oral tradition for generations but never made it into any official history books.
UMaine should start selling beer at hockey games
UMaine athletic administrators are looking into adding beer and wine sales at the Alfond Arena for UMaine’s men’s and women’s hockey games.
This grouse adopted a hunting family
When the family let their dog Beau outside and called Brick out of the woods, the bird would come running every time.
Youth hunters bag big deer in state’s 1st 2-day hunt
The youth deer hunt was slow, thanks to school on Friday and rain on Saturday, but several kids were successful.
Be cautious but don’t panic about parasites in moose and deer meat when you bring it home
Depending on the amount of parasites in the meat — and how strong your stomach — you can enjoy the meals from a successful hunt.
In other Maine news …
Maine-based Farmers’ Almanac predicts cold and snowy winter
Students from a historically Black med school are delivering care across rural Maine
East Grand students work local jobs while school program pays their wages
Woodland residents allege potato waste turned their water orange
Enfield man accused of domestic violence and animal cruelty
George Stevens Academy closing 2 wings due to ‘compromised’ roofs
Man escaped serious injury when his vehicle rolled over in Portland