QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Catherine Cyr, associate curator at the Maine Maritime Museum, who helped put together a new show in Stonington featuring photos by Josephine Ginn Banks. Banks captured the area at the height of its granite cutting around the turn of the 20th century.
TODAY’S TOP MAINE STORIES
The closure of 2 downtown Bangor venues dealt a blow to the city’s cultural scene. Artists who relied on the stages are now wondering where they’ll go to keep performing for the community.
Donald Trump’s new Republican platform is creating tension on the right. Its softer stance on abortion is not sitting well with a segment of Maine conservatives.
A fading Down East mansion for sale comes with a man to fix it up. Local stonemasons crafted the house in 1915 on a private, artificial peninsula on Bog Lake, a 15-minute drive from Machias.
An exhibition of long-lost photos show Stonington in its granite-cutting heyday. “Images of Stonington’s Past: Early Twentieth Century Photography by Josephine Ginn Banks” opens Thursday.
Invasive fruit flies spared strawberries in the Bangor area, but other summer berries ripening across the state, including blueberries, might not be so lucky.
MAINE IN PICTURES
A dog sits in a vehicle in Houlton, near the U.S.-Canada border crossing. The new Centers for Disease Control rules for bringing dogs back into the United States will change on Aug. 1. Without proper documentation, your dog will not be allowed back into the U.S. Credit: Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli / Houlton Pioneer Times
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
State trooper fatally shoots Limerick man after police chase
Maine man killed in Hollis crash
Unity Environmental University’s online pivot wins students but rankles alums
Bangor police officer who caused U-turn crash is 9-year veteran
Chellie Pingree quiet after ‘dour’ meeting on Joe Biden that Jared Golden didn’t attend
Passamaquoddy rep who has fought for clean water to be honored
It’s about to get harder to bring dogs into the US
Maine town warned of mosquito-borne illness
Residents ask Fort Kent for emergency route into trailer park after fire
Why thousands of Mainers lost power in Hancock County Monday night
Maine man who prompted shelter-in-place order found dead in river
Man shot by New York police was Maine doctor with history of misconduct
Maine deputy charged with domestic violence after allegedly firing shot into ground
Expanded MaineCare coverage saved Maine hospitals $126M during pandemic
Former Holy Cross coach lands UMaine softball job
Cooper Flagg’s ‘Maine attributes’ helped him shine against USA Olympians
Cooper and Ace Flagg to host youth camp at UMaine in August
Hayes, Spaulding share lead after 1st round of Maine Amateur golf championship
Cape Elizabeth’s Maxwell’s Farm to close after 50 years
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“These seemingly innocuous devices give responsible parents a false sense of security with the assumption that the inflatables will keep their kids safe and help teach them to swim. But in practice, consistent floatie use increases the risks of accidental drowning.”
Opinion: Floaties increase drowning risk for children
LIFE IN MAINE
What do migrating birds do in the summer between their arrival and fall departure? Before Bob Duchesne was a bird guide, he figured they just hung around waiting to be identified.
If you catch a togue in Moosehead Lake, you should keep it. According to a state biologist, the lake has too many of the fish.
For some Appalachian Trail thru-hikers, Katahdin is not the end of the road. The International Appalachian Trail follows the remnants of a 250-million-year-old Pangean mountain range across the ocean to Greenland, Europe and Africa.
