QUOTE OF THE DAY
“While I don’t plan to vote for him, Donald Trump is going to win. And I’m OK with that.”
— U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, in an OpEd published by the Bangor Daily News on Tuesday.
TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES
In a BDN column, Jared Golden said Donald Trump will beat Joe Biden. “And I’m OK with that,” he wrote.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that Donald Trump has broad immunity from prosecution. Jared Golden and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins struck a similar tone in their reactions.
Court records give a look inside dozens of illegal marijuana grow operations in Maine. The documents paint a picture of what police have called unsafe living conditions, with exposed electrical wiring and marijuana in various stages of growth.
Bangor and Penobscot County have six months to figure out how to spend $5.6 million. The federal pandemic relief funding must be spoken for by the end of this year or it vanishes.
Downeast Salmon Federation will remove the Cherryfield dam with a $9.1 million grant. The federation has been working with the town since 2014 to balance the needs of the endangered Atlantic salmon against the concerns of the town.
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Police investigating infant death in Bangor
- Accused scammer from Bangor who claimed to be Irish heiress has been extradited to UK
- 2,500 gallons of fuel spilled in train derailment north of Bangor
- Houlton Maliseet Indians to build wired teen space with $1.2M state grant
- Sparklers cause fire that destroys Aroostook home
- Maine man charged with driving drunk off 35-foot cliff in Acadia National Park
- White shark bit dead porpoise found on Maine island
- Ellsworth fills top 2 roles in finance department
- Rats infest parts of a Maine town
- New Swanville restaurant offers seasonal farm-to-table cuisine
- Tractor-trailer carrying peat moss burns on I-95
- Motorcyclist succumbs to his injuries after Casco crash
- Man dies after dislodged tire hit his vehicle on Maine Turnpike
- Mainer escaped serious injury after his SUV went under tractor-trailer
- 3-year-old Maine boy shot in the hand
- Maine man sentenced for crashing car into 4 state troopers
- Mainer found guilty of killing landlord in front of his pregnant girlfriend
- Meteorologists in Maine find signs of downburst but no tornadoes after intense storm
- No impacts from Hurricane Beryl expected in Maine
- Stormy skies should clear on the Fourth of July
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“We hope that those not in compliance will take the available course without delay, and help save lives in the name of Tyson and all the Mainers we’ve tragically lost to overdoses.”
Editorial: EMS workers need to follow Maine law and take naloxone training
LIFE IN MAINE
Joshua Chamberlain, the Civil War hero from Brewer, features in Maine’s state song. He was played by Jeff Daniels in “Gettysburg” and is character in multiple novels — Rick Riordan even made him a demi-god in his “Percy Jackson” series of fantasy novels. This is why.
No matter how many laws and ordinances are passed, little will stop people from being jerks with fireworks. If you’re one of them, it’s not too late to change.
It’s shaping up to be a banner year for Japanese beetles. If you don’t want them around, try these ideas.
