QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Ariel Shaul of Spurs & Furs Ranch on a formative experience with her first horse, Merlin.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
The Maine State Police has spent a record amount on overtime. But after a drastic rise in vacancies and overtime, Maine’s largest police force is hopeful recruitment will lower that spending.
Jared Golden is being quiet about his political future. His allies are not, and are eying what comes next for Maine’s political arena when Janet Mills fulfills her second term as governor.
Donald Trump Jr. bought Maine hunting land from Austin Theriault’s family. The sale gives the Trump family a foothold in Maine on the heels of the Nov. 5 election that returned its patriarch to the White House.
This Maine town paid millions for a beach its people use for free. The purchase has led to thorny questions about what value the property that mostly consists of intertidal land has.
These are the three things the Bangor City Council chair wants to prioritize in 2025. From COVID funds to housing, the city has a long wishlist, all while remaining wary of changes in federal support in the upcoming year.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Hannaford resolves 2nd wave of website issues on Saturday
- Beware of these Maine rental scams
- 1 dead after Bangor fire
- Take a video tour inside one of Bangor’s new tiny homes
- Wrong-way driver evades police on I-95 in Old Town
- 1 dies in Amity building fire
- An Aroostook woman’s health crisis inspired her to open a fitness studio
- Mainers are giving up on vacationing on MDI
- Recount upholds Bar Harbor cruise ship limit
- Brunswick residents fear contaminated well water related to foam spill
- Man dies after York motorcycle crash
- Wells defeats Foxcroft for second straight Class D football state title
- Portland, Falmouth win A,B state football championships
- Fryeburg Academy shuts down Hermon to capture C state football title
- UMaine runner finishes 97th among 255 in NCAA Division I cross country championships
- Struggling UMaine women’s basketball team loses to Quinnipiac
- UMaine men’s basketball team wins on day their court is named for former coach
- UNH football scores 27 unanswered points to beat UMaine
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Researchers show that two-thirds of the PPP’s forgivable loans went to business owners and shareholders, not to employees or wage earners.”
Opinion: COVID-era stimulus programs contributed to working-class fury
LIFE IN MAINE
There are Maine stories you won’t find in the hit new Martha Stewart documentary. In fact, the film makes no overt mention of the state where Stewart has owned a home and vacationed since 1997.
Get as much meat as possible from your Thanksgiving turkey. This step-by-step approach will save you time and make for an impressive presentation. Also, try these apple, pecan and pumpkin dessert recipes.
Fall ticks are the worst. Here’s how to thwart them. “A friend of mine found about a dozen ticks crawling on his clothing yesterday after spending the morning walking through meadows, and I wasn’t surprised,” Aislinn Sarnacki writes.
This old Maine law is the reason that most stores, like Hannaford and Walmart, are closed on Thanksgiving. So, make sure you’ve stocked up on all your fixings for your Thanksgiving feast the day before!
