Today is Friday. Temperatures will be in the high 30s, with mostly cloudy skies up north and a chance for a mixture of rain and snow to the south. See what the weather for the rest of the day will be here.
Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
Jared Golden opposes Janet Mills’ gun reform package
“We don’t need an expansion of gun control that affects all firearms and all gun owners,” the Democrat said in a Thursday statement.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump have huge leads entering Maine primaries
The poll released Thursday found 77 percent of likely Republican voters support Trump as their first-choice candidate and that 75 percent of likely Democratic voters support Biden going into Maine’s March 5 primary.
Mainers may get to vote on limiting contributions to political committees
The petition effort got more than 76,000 valid signatures from registered voters, easily clear the required threshold of 67,682 signatures.
Bangor company accused of illegally possessing 190 catalytic converters
AIM Recycling is accused of breaking a 2022 law that aimed at preventing catalytic converter thefts.
Bangor international market and hair braiding business will close for good
Owner Angela Okafor announced the business’ permanent closure in a Facebook post on Thursday, but did not include details on when its final day will be.
Snow camels and kangaroos lived on the streets of Bangor one winter a century ago
Belgian-born artist Valentin Henneman crafted elaborate, life-size, highly realistic snow sculptures on the front lawn of his Bangor property.
Bucksport officials dismayed after state softens stance on landfill closure
The landfill now belongs to American Iron and Metal, the scrap metal recycler that bought the shuttered paper mill in 2014.
The latest Tourney updates:
- Dexter girls roll by Mattanawcook in C North semifinal
- Calais pulls away from Hodgdon to win C North boys semifinal
- Mount View boys dominate Fort Fairfield to earn C North final berth
- Southern Aroostook girls defeat Jonesport-Beals to reach D North final
- Recap: Orono’s alley-oop shot was the play of the day
- Katahdin girls stun Wisdom in D North semifinal action
- Penobscot Valley smothers Fort Kent to reach ‘C’ girls final
Bangor boys basketball remains optimistic after 1-win season
Bangor was king of Maine boys basketball just five years ago.
NBA star Kevin Durant says Maine’s Cooper Flagg oozes ‘raw talent’
“The intangibles that he has, his measureables, his raw talent, I can see that through the TV.”
How to improve your bird identification skills
“After all, the birds aren’t going to identify themselves,” BDN birding expert Bob Duchesne writes.
In other Maine news …
Maine Democrat rolls out another effort to expand tribal rights over Janet Mills’ opposition
Maine home values climbed nearly 9 percent in January
Aspen Dental patients’ personal information exposed in data breach
3 accused of drug trafficking after leading police on car chase into Bangor
Woman accused of firing gun on her porch near downtown Lincoln
An old Maine school could become housing for new teachers
Locals protest Sears Island as site for offshore wind port
Maine businessman allegedly made and sold drugs out of his diner for decade
Waterville teen accused of stealing cars allegedly inspired by viral videos
Rangeley festival will celebrate total solar eclipse
Sunday River ski lift evacuated after mechanical issues
Maine brewery was among 2023’s best, according to craft beer magazine
2 arrested for attempted carjacking in Portland
UMaine men’s basketball beats UMBC to end losing streak
UMaine women squander lead and lose to UMBC
UMaine hockey looks to snap skid against surging Northeastern
