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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Everybody wants the town to prosper in the winter and everybody wants it to be successful, but you’ve got to be thoughtful about it.” – Marc Cannon, one of the wealthy summer residents suing Mount Desert to block a workforce housing project
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
What’s behind the property tax hikes that are driving Mainers from their homes? High property values and the accompanying municipal revaluations are partly to blame, but there are other factors.
The latest change to Bangor’s most dangerous intersection doesn’t seem to be working. The busy Stillwater Avenue crossing has already seen 48 crashes this year, causing 11 injuries, according to state data, putting it atop a list of the city’s 10 worst intersections.
This is how six wealthy summer residents halted a workforce housing project on Mount Desert Island. Proponents say the island desperately needs housing and year-round residents, but opponents argue that project is flawed and is out of character for the neighborhood.
We asked people how to say Maine’s most difficult-to-pronounce place names. Many failed, but what can you expect in a state with a combination of multiple languages, far-flung towns founded centuries ago and obstinate, idiosyncratic people?
The FBI said Sunday it was investigating “what appears to be an attempted assassination” of Donald Trump. It is the latest jarring moment in a campaign year marked by unprecedented upheaval and came roughly two months after Trump was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania.
MAINE IN PICTURES
Two boys stand in the middle of a street in a photo taken by Maine photographer Mark Rockwood on Munjoy Hill in Portland more than 50 years ago. Rockwood is, for the first time, exhibiting a series of pictures he made in the city between 1971 and 1972. Credit: Courtesy of Mark Rockwood.
MORE MAINE NEWS
Food trucks are on the rise in Aroostook County
Police identify woman who died in Augusta 5-car crash
A Maine photographer is revealing pictures he took 50 years ago of gritty Portland kids
Bigger park and an amphitheater among recommendations for former Maine State Prison site
Former town official to take on interim role in wake of Machias manager’s death
Human remains found in southern Maine prompt criminal investigation
Body found off Texas Avenue in Bangor
These 5 Aroostook residents disappeared without a trace
IHOP coming to Houlton truck stop
Pitbull and T-Pain ‘Party After Dark’ in Bangor
Ellsworth City Forest hopes to triple in size thanks to new state funding
Shenna Bellows is concerned about mail-in ballots being counted in time
Tire store to open in former Ellsworth pharmacy vacant since 2018
Lawmakers call for Brunswick airport’s executive director to resign
Maine labor report predicts growth in health care jobs as population ages
Police chase from Milford to Holden ends in death of suspect
Forever chemicals found in Androscoggin River after foam spill
Gwen Walz says Maine Democrats must have ‘hard conversations’ to win in November
FROM OPINION
“Clearly, when it comes to AI manipulation, the voting public has to be ready for anything.”
Opinion: How to avoid AI-enhanced attempts to manipulate the election
LIFE IN MAINE
Watch this raccoon family enjoy a healthy feast of apples.
These recipes can help you serve or preserve the delicious cherry tomatoes from your summer garden.
